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Logan (~Daeris the Shadow Elf Queen~) wrote: "Oh this looks like so much fun! Light vs. Darkness Read-a-Thon Duel
January 3-18
This can be our tracking post. If you've got a book you know you'll be reading in a certain page count category i..."
I just finished The Count of Monte Cristo, which fulfills the "over 901 pages" book.
How was it, Christine? I've been thinking about trying to tackle that one.
Ooooh I'm hoping to read that one this year, Christine. Hope to knock out a lot of old classics.
Kristie wrote: "How was it, Christine? I've been thinking about trying to tackle that one."It was a great book! The plot is pretty complex, and mid-book it was a bit of a struggle for me to keep all the characters straight, but I thought it was worth the effort.
~Melissa~ (~Cainis~ the Elf) wrote: "Way to go, Christine :)"Thanks! :-)
That's a great way to start the year Celine!!
Kristie wrote: "Logan - Do we already have some kind of spread sheet for the mini-challenge? Somewhere we can note where people sign up to read certain books for the challenge so that we know what is already going..."I completed The Great Gatsby for the "Paint Remover" segment of the Quest to Save Christmas mini-challenge!
I just finished Talon and Taboo For You. Both were good but I feel a reading slum coming. This can't be good. :/
Christine wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Logan - Do we already have some kind of spread sheet for the mini-challenge? Somewhere we can note where people sign up to read certain books for the challenge so that we know what ..."Sonia rearranged a few books and we are now finished with the Quest to Save Christmas! We got our 100 points! Woohoo!
Madame Malice wrote: "I just finished Talon and Taboo For You. Both were good but I feel a reading slum coming. This can't be good. :/"Reading slumps are the worst! How did you like Talon? That one's on my list to read this year.
Would you like recommendations or help picking from your shelves?
Talon was okay. It was the action packed dragon book I was expecting it to be. So that was disappointing.
Maybe recommendations will do. Something new and refreshing sounds nice. But I'm not sure what though...
Maybe recommendations will do. Something new and refreshing sounds nice. But I'm not sure what though...
What about something like
Of Metal and Wishes?It has a gritty feel to it like the Incarceron series, if you liked those (I peeked at your shelves to try and get a feel for what you read). It was one of my favorite books I read last year - strong world building that fully developed her plot, which is a retelling of Phantom of the Opera in a slaughterhouse. I loved it, and it was definitely different from anything else I read.
Huh. It does sounds interesting. I think I'll give it a try.
That book was the turning point for me too, Kristin. The books get so much more complex starting in #4 that they became much more engaging for me.
For our Read-a-Thon challenge, the only book size we have left to complete is the 751-900 page category. This might be a tough one! I can try to work my way through A Clash of Kings.
I was just curious, but do anthologies count towards our general book count? I'm reading one now because it contains an inbetween novella for a series I'm reading. Was just wondering if I should add it to my TT shelf when I'm done :)
Anthologies count if you read the whole book. You can find the novella you read and add it as a stand alone if it's over 100 pages.
Just finished up Seduced by the Game, 460 pages. It's an anthology of hockey-related romance novellas. I love hockey and found a couple of new series to read thanks to this book.
Hello dear elves! How is everyone today?Things have been a bit frazzled this past month, but hopefully I can start being a more active contributor here and not such a quiet captain.
If we are still doing the light vs. shadow elements, thought I would put it out there that I have just finished Moby Dick and Inkspell.
Also about to finish HP OotP so that's a big ol' chunk o' pages.
Also about to finish HP OotP so that's a big ol' chunk o' pages.
Glad things are calming down Logan!And awesome Taryn! I saw a few people were reading HP and meant to ask if anyone was going OotP since that seems to fit in the last category we need. How'd you like Moby Dick? That's one I'm going to get to one day.....
Dani wrote: "Glad things are calming down Logan!
And awesome Taryn! I saw a few people were reading HP and meant to ask if anyone was going OotP since that seems to fit in the last category we need. How'd you ..."
Oh perfect! That was just a bit of luck because to be honest I have no idea what has been happening in this group for a little bit. I joined another group challenge, and I'm not quite liking how militant it is, so I'm thinking about dropping it. But the challenges are so fun that I hate to leave just because I don't have the 'commitment' the others do. But that has been kind of taking up my Goodreads time. Sorry, rant. lol
Anywho....
I have to be honest. I really tried to like Moby Dick, but found it as boring as lots of others say it is. And not in the 'there's a lot of descriptions in here' way. There is almost little to no action, which is interesting since all pop culture references to it, etc. are about those really big fights with the whale and everything. But really there are chapters on describing the body parts of different kinds of whales, a whole chapter on why the color 'white' is representative of both good and evil, and long, long chapters on description of historical pictures of whales. I just couldn't even pretend to be remotely interested. That being said, it is my mom's favorite book in the entire world, which is why I struggled through to the end. She absolutely loves books about the sea, and so this was right up her alley. So, maybe find the most boring chapter in the piece, see if you can get through a couple of paragraphs and let that be your guide. ;)
And awesome Taryn! I saw a few people were reading HP and meant to ask if anyone was going OotP since that seems to fit in the last category we need. How'd you ..."
Oh perfect! That was just a bit of luck because to be honest I have no idea what has been happening in this group for a little bit. I joined another group challenge, and I'm not quite liking how militant it is, so I'm thinking about dropping it. But the challenges are so fun that I hate to leave just because I don't have the 'commitment' the others do. But that has been kind of taking up my Goodreads time. Sorry, rant. lol
Anywho....
I have to be honest. I really tried to like Moby Dick, but found it as boring as lots of others say it is. And not in the 'there's a lot of descriptions in here' way. There is almost little to no action, which is interesting since all pop culture references to it, etc. are about those really big fights with the whale and everything. But really there are chapters on describing the body parts of different kinds of whales, a whole chapter on why the color 'white' is representative of both good and evil, and long, long chapters on description of historical pictures of whales. I just couldn't even pretend to be remotely interested. That being said, it is my mom's favorite book in the entire world, which is why I struggled through to the end. She absolutely loves books about the sea, and so this was right up her alley. So, maybe find the most boring chapter in the piece, see if you can get through a couple of paragraphs and let that be your guide. ;)
Woohoo! OotP will really help us out!Moby Dick sounds like not my cup of tea. I think I'll keep being okay with not reading that particular classic! :)
And Taryn, so with you on that other challenge. My head is just constantly spinning and I'm so happy to come here and have nothing but calm, dedicated readers who just want to chill and enjoy themselves.
Finished up The Husband's Secret within the last couple of days. 394 pgs Sorry I haven't been more helpful but real life has been hard over the last 2 months. Hoping to get back into my groove within the next couple of weeks as things start to go back to normal.
Ummm Logan and Taryn - what other challenge do you speak of .....so I can avoid :D
Oh yes, Taryn & Logan. So sorry to hear of that other challenge being stressful. Reading is fun and we join challenges for for added enjoyment, not stress. Yuck.
I just finished up a (kind of) stressful team challenge in Dec. My teammates were awesome - so glad I wasn't on one of the competitive teams. I never would have made it. There was a team where you couldn't post your book if it had less than 50 pts....... you had to read another one - are you kidding me?? We already had to read 10 books a month for this challenge - then to find time to read more.....ah yeah - no sorry!! Taryn and Logan - hope your challenge is over soon :)
Geez. Yeah, I don't have the time or patience for a lot of that. This challenge is awesome because I can read at my own pace (which has actually been rather quick lately) and chat with an awesome group of people. :) Yeah, this is definitely more my style. And Taryn, your review of Moby Dick sounds a lot like everything other review I've heard about it. I still want to read it, but with everything else that I REALLY WANT to read and that I know I'll enjoy, it just keeps getting pushed to the back burner.
Exactly, Dani. I love that NBRC challenges always try to keep the teams even based on how much you read, so that it lowers the pressure to try to read beyond your capability. It's no fun to have to race through a book or to have people breathing down your neck to finish. I want everyone on this team to enjoy their books, at their own pace. Each member is valuable and is making a contribution by reading even a single book.I'm working on a team challenge for us once the read-a-thon is done. Maybe something based on those awesome questions Taryn gave us to answer toward the beginning so we can remember the great things we learned about each other.
For Dani, Kate, Madame Malice, and Celine, here are some posts from the beginning of the challenge where we chatted and got to know each other. Feel free to chime in!
Questions Part 1
Questions Part 2
And if you want to generate your own elf name: http://elf.namegeneratorfun.com/
Logan (~Daeris the Shadow Elf Queen~) wrote: "Exactly, Dani. I love that NBRC challenges always try to keep the teams even based on how much you read, so that it lowers the pressure to try to read beyond your capability. It's no fun to have to..."Who wouldn't want to generate their own elf name??? I'll get to the questions later tonight, but I couldn't wait for the name. My elf name is Glamrenel :D
A team challenge sounds exciting, tho! Can't wait to see what you come up with!
Logan (~Daeris the Shadow Elf Queen~) wrote: "Exactly, Dani. I love that NBRC challenges always try to keep the teams even based on how much you read, so that it lowers the pressure to try to read beyond your capability. It's no fun to have to..."
Yay!!! A team challenge!
Yay!!! A team challenge!
Logan (~Daeris the Shadow Elf Queen~) wrote: "Exactly, Dani. I love that NBRC challenges always try to keep the teams even based on how much you read, so that it lowers the pressure to try to read beyond your capability. It's no fun to have to..."Where is the like button when you need it :D
That's quite a bit of questions! Sounds awesome.
So I finished Order of the Phoenix! Hope it helps out our challenge a little.
Woo! That fills our last category for the RaT, so now every other book we finish gets us more points. Just keep on reading!
Hi ladies. Sorry, I haven't been around too much on the threads. Classes started...and I have a calculus class that is only online and it is taking up a lot of my time. I have read the following so far this month:
I'm currently working on:
Wow, you've been busy reading too!
Great job Jenn! I hope classes are going well! I tried a calculus course on Coursera that was really interesting, but definitely challenging. Keep up the good work!
If anyone is itching for a team game, this Dance Party challenge looks pretty fun. I'm already signed up. :)
ALL DARKNESS TEAMS HAVE THE 6 CATEGORIES AND WE REACHED 200 BOOKS READ!!!WOOOOHOOOOO
GO DARK BEINGS!!!!!
Yay!! Are we still putting up more books? Aka when does that particular challenge end?
18th at 23:59. Is open to timezone variation... the date on the spreadsheet is the one that counts.
Flu on my birthday = everyone feeling sorry for me. What they don't realize is: excuse to sit in bed and read all day! Best bday ever!
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