30.8 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle

[Kristina Simon]

30.8 -- Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle

Most of the physical books I have that I am trying to fit in SRC challenges are ones that belonged to my Uncle when he passed away. He not only collected them for himself and his family (he was an enabler of my reading habit for years), but also to sell. We still haven't been able to go through all of them, but just keep dividing them up between us a box or two at a time.

When he was alive we watched everything from cartoons to home & garden and read everything that piqued our interest, so books with the main page genre “Children’s” & “Sequential Art” ARE ALLOWED to be used for this task as long as they also fit all other SRC Requirements.

Choose TWO different options below and read TWO books. Books should be at least 250 pages each.

NOTE: ebooks without print versions cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. If you read an ebook or audiobook use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition.

REQUIRED: When posting, please list the options that you chose.

Option 1 :: I HEARD YOU LIKE BOOKS :: He worked in a bookstore and had every wall in his home office covered with stacks and stacks of books (on shelves every which way they could fit!), so he was perpetually surrounded by books. Read a book with the main page genre “Books about Books”.

Option 2 :: RED ALL OVER :: World AIDS Day is December 1st, and AIDS is the reason my Uncle is no longer with us. To remember all of all those who have died from or currently live with AIDS/HIV, read a book that has a cover that is at least 75% red.
REQUIRED: Include the cover when posting.


Option 3 :: DOUBLE RAINBOW :: Read a book about a main character who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. It should be clear from the main page description or genres.

Option 4 :: AN OLDIE, BUT HOPEFULLY A GOODIE :: He was always seeking out older books to read, pass along or resell. Go to your to-read shelf. Look at the 10 books that have been sitting on there the longest. Choose one of them to read.
REQUIRED: Include the date the book was added to your to-read shelf AND the date that you joined Goodreads (month/year) when posting. The month and year that you joined Goodreads can be found on your profile page beside "activity."

Option 5 :: GUILTY PLEASURES :: Read one of your guilty pleasure type books. They don’t have to be trashy romance or erotica...but it’s okay if they are. Maybe you don't want people to know you read an excessive amount of YA. Anything that might make you wish it was on your e-reader so no one could tell what you’re reading would qualify here.

Option 6 :: AS YOU WISH :: One of the last things that I watched with my Uncle was the movie The Princess Bride. It was one of his favorites as well as mine. Read a book in which royalty (defined for this task as: prince, queen, king, or princess) or pirates (or both!) play a significant role. This should be clear in the book’s main page description and/or in reviews on the main page. Required: If the role of royals or pirates is not obvious from the book's description, explain how the book fits the task.

[Morgan]

APPROVED! :D

Option 1 :: "books about books"
The Road to Middlemarch: My Life with George Eliot
How To Be a Heroine
When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II
The Camel Bookmobile
Lost in a Good Book
By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York Times Book Review
A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter
A Great Idea at the Time: The Rise, Fall, and Curious Afterlife of the Great Books
The Bookshop Book
What We See When We Read
The Book of Lost Things
The Shelf: From LEQ to LES: Adventures in Extreme Reading
The Shadow of the Wind
Twenty-five Books That Shaped America: How White Whales, Green Lights, and Restless Spirits Forged Our National Identity
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

Option 2 :: "red all over"





Option 3 :: "double rainbow"
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Bending the Landscape: Original Gay and Lesbian Horror Writing
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
When We Were Outlaws
Tales Of The Lavender Menace: A Memoir Of Liberation
Eating Fire: My Life as a Lesbian Avenger
A Place at the Table
Divide & Conquer
The Snow Queen
Middlesex
The Song of Achilles
Golden Boy
The Cold Commands

Option 5 :: "guilty pleasures"
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

Option 6 :: "as you wish"
Empress of the Night
Matilda: Wife of the Conqueror, First Queen of England
Command Me
Cress (Also Cinder/Scarlet -- in the same series -- would work.)
Graceling
Isabella: The Warrior Queen
The Courtship of Princess Leia
The Curse of Chalion
A Feast for Crows
Cinnamon and Gunpowder
The King's Deryni

[Morgan]

NOT APPROVED :(

Option 2 :: "red all over"
More orange than red...


Hot pink


Salmon maybe?


Not enough/little more pink...


Below 75% red...


(ebook only)

Option 3 :: works for "double rainbow", but not the length requirement. (*facepalm* that's what I get for approving at work and not focusing on all aspects. *me!fail*)
Mistik Lake

Option 5 :: "guilty pleasures"
doesn't meet SRC requirements for "children's"...
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

Option 6 :: "as you wish"
movie production (but *IS* an option if movies are your guilty pleasure!)
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

[Kristina Simon]

This thread is now open!

[Melissa]

I love this task already! <3 (Nothing to verify as yet, but just had to say that)

[Tara]

Melissa wrote: "I love this task already! <3 (Nothing to verify as yet, but just had to say that)"

Agree! Great options to pick from...wide range of possibilities! Another great tribute to a loved one!

[Sue]

Do any/all of these have enough red?

[Bea]

I am planning on reading , but just in case the library copy has a different cover, could you review these possibles?

[LouLouReads]

Please can you confirm "Books about Books" as main page genre for The Road to Middlemarch: My Life with George Eliot and How To Be a Heroine? (Not sure which I will read yet, as I am quite excited about both!)

[Morgan]

Tara Jo wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I love this task already!

Agree! Great options to pick from...wide range of possibilities! Another great tribute to a loved one!"

Thanks Tara Jo & Melissa :) I had a couple other things I was kicking around with family/friends I want to build a task around, but I couldn't shake the feeling that he should be first. Lindsey IL's task from Fall made me happy and was a big inspiration.

I'm glad you think it has loads of options, Tara Jo! I was trying to be as inclusive of genre preferences as I could--I made Cait S listen to everything I brainstormed and approve it before I sent it in. haha.

[Morgan]

Sue T wrote: "Do any/all of these have enough red? "

Hi Sue,

It's a yes for Jurassic Park and In Deep Shitake.

The Unhappy Medium reads a bit more orange to me though, so I'd have to say no to that one.

[Morgan]

Bea wrote: "I am planning on reading , but just in case the library copy has a different cover, could you review these possibles?

[bookcover:The Accidental Time Machine|21608..."

Hi Bea,

Unfortunately the Bone House looks more orange than anything to me, but all three of your other cover options are approved for option #2.

[Morgan]

LouLouReads wrote: "Please can you confirm "Books about Books" as main page genre for The Road to Middlemarch: My Life with George Eliot and How To Be a Heroine? (Not sure which I will ..."

Hi LouLouReads,

I'm having that problem this time around with a lot of the tasks so far. Just multiple options for everything. :)

The genre 'Books About Books' is verified for both options! Good luck choosing! ;)

[Sue]

Morgan wrote: "Sue T wrote: "Do any/all of these have enough red? "

Hi Sue,

It's a yes for Jurassic P..."

Thanks, Morgan.

[Morgan]

Judy wrote: "Could you confirm When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II for books about books ?-it's last on the main page.

Great task!"

Hi Judy,

Thanks :) & 'books about books' is verified for your selection!

[Bea]

Morgan wrote: "Hi Bea,
Unfortunately the Bone House looks more orange than anything to me, but all three of your other cover options are approved for option #2."

That's OK, Morgan. As you can see, I have other options.

[Jamie]

Hi, just a general question, you say 250 pages required, so does that mean ebooks aren't allowed?

[Morgan]

Bea wrote: "Morgan wrote: "Hi Bea,
Unfortunately the Bone House looks more orange than anything to me, but all three of your other cover options are approved for option #2."

That's OK, Morgan. As you can see,..."

Something we all have in common. ;) Too many options. haha.

[Morgan]

Jamie wrote: "Hi, just a general question, you say 250 pages required, so does that mean ebooks aren't allowed?"

You are correct, Jamie. Ebooks without print versions, unfortunately, would not be allowed since they can't be verified for page count per SRC rules.

[Jamie]

Morgan wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Hi, just a general question, you say 250 pages required, so does that mean ebooks aren't allowed?"

You are correct, Jamie. Ebooks without print versions, unfortunately, would not be..."

I figured, just double checking before I start picking :-)

And I agree, fun task and such a nice dedication.

[Morgan]

Jamie wrote: "Morgan wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Hi, just a general question, you say 250 pages required, so does that mean ebooks aren't allowed?"

You are correct, Jamie. Ebooks without print versions, unfortunatel..."

Thanks :) And no problem. I have a couple I'm trying to fit in this season as well.

[Andy]

I'm hoping this cover looks red to you. I seem to have different ideas about what constitutes red.

[Kim]

Would this work for either option 2 (red) or option 6 (royalty)?



Thank you.

[Jennifer W]

How about for red?

[Book Concierge]

The Camel Bookmobile for option 1 - "books about books"

Freak Show for option 3 - gay character

[Rebecca NJ]

Would work for Option 2?

[Book Concierge]

Question re: Option 4 Option 4 :: AN OLDIE, BUT HOPEFULLY A GOODIE :: He was always seeking out older books to read, pass along or resell. Go to your to-read shelf. Look at the 10 books that have been sitting on there the longest. Choose one of them to read.
REQUIRED: include both the date the book was added to your to read list AND the date that you joined Goodreads when posting.


I don't keep my TBR on Goodreads, but in several Excel spreadsheets. My original spreadsheet got so long that in 2011 I started a new one. However, I really don't have a date I added anything to this list.

Is there any way that this task could work for me?

[Cat]

first off, a simple confirm of Book about book on Lost in a Good Book please?

and second, is Will Grayson, Will Grayson OK for gay character? It's not explicit in the blurb, but is a GLBT genre book, plus the following quote, from the author's site (http://johngreenbooks.com/will-grayson/) "Will Grayson, Will Grayson debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list for children’s chapter books, the first book starring gay characters ever to appear on the list."
On which note, if it meet's the "gay character" test, can you confirm absence of "Children" genre too?!

Thank you!

[Morgan]

Andy wrote: "I'm hoping this cover looks red to you. I seem to have different ideas about what constitutes red.
"

Hi Andy,

Yeah some of them I have to look at next to something else. That definitely looks red to me though! You're good to go. :)

[Morgan]

Kim wrote: "Would this work for either option 2 (red) or option 6 (royalty)?



Thank you."

Hi Kim,

It's not enough red to qualify it for option #2 (though that is a pretty cover!), but it definitely qualifies for option #6 since she was a princess and then Empress/Queen.

[Morgan]

Jennifer W wrote: "How about for red?"

Hi Jennifer W,

Looks good to me. :)

[Kim]

Morgan wrote: "Kim wrote: "Would this work for either option 2 (red) or option 6 (royalty)?



Thank you."

Hi Kim,

It's not enough red to qualify it for option #2 (thou..."

Thanks. Option six will do. I only need it to work for one option. :)

[Morgan]

Book Concierge wrote: "The Camel Bookmobile for option 1 - "books about books"

Freak Show for option 3 - gay character"

Hi BC,

Camel Bookmobile - Approved for 'books about books'.

Freak Show - Approved for gblt. A librarian friend reviewed this awhile back and gave it 4 stars, so hopefully you enjoy it if you end up reading it. :) I knew I'd seen it around before.

As for your other question, Option 4 wouldn't work for you since your TBR is housed elsewhere just for the sake of verification, etc. That's why I decided to leave the options up to the reader instead of leaving it to chance.

But I applaud you for spreadsheeting....I think if I tried with my TBR my brain would explode. ;)

[Morgan]

Rebecca NJ wrote: "Would work for Option 2?"

Hi Rebecca NJ,

Looks good to me! :)

[Morgan]

Catherine wrote: "first off, a simple confirm of Book about book on Lost in a Good Book please?

and second, is Will Grayson, Will Grayson OK for gay character? It's not explicit in the ..."

Hi Catherine,

Lost in a Good Book -- 'books about books' verified.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson -- 'gblt' verified. (The genre is good enough as an indication.) And also verified as no 'Children's'. Though if it does end up with 'Children's' that's okay for this task AND it's classified as UG on AR Bookfinder so you're covered all around. :)

[Victoria]

Another red enough question. . Gee it looks less red here than it does in person.

[Morgan]

Victoria wrote: "Another red enough question. . Gee it looks less red here than it does in person."

Hi Victoria,

Looks red enough to me :) It's so hard to tell sometimes. Earlier I was on my work computer and my monitor there is a dinosaur, so I was relieved to see things still looked the same here at home on my desktop. ;)

[Victoria]

Excellent, thank you!

PS, I like your challenge

[Teri-K]

Would this work for option 2?

Thanks.

[Morgan]

Victoria wrote: "Excellent, thank you!

PS, I like your challenge"

Thanks! :)

[Morgan]

Teri-k wrote: "Would this work for option 2?

Thanks."

Hi Teri-k,

While that is red, it looks a bit more like 40-50% to me. (Though I am curious about that series since I enjoy the Stephanie Plum books.) So I'd have to say no for that one.

[Teri-K]

That's why I asked. I'm sure I can find another place for it, though.

[Jennifer W]

Morgan wrote: "Jennifer W wrote: "How about for red?"

Hi Jennifer W,

Looks good to me. :)"

Thank you!

[Aleksandra]

Can I get approval
option 2
option 5

[Cait S]

I'm tempted to make you approve my very obviously fitting books. And then change them to some other very obvious fitting books and make you approve those too. Basically approve my entire TBR list. Thanks.

((*whispers* Your task is great, I'm really proud of you for finishing, holding it down for the team, etc etc. Good job <3))

[Morgan]

Aleksandra wrote: "Can I get approval
option 2
option 5 "

Hi Aleksandra,

Headhunters is approved for option 2.

I can see why Doctor Proctor's might make your guilty pleasure list! It looks cute. The only issue is that it doesn't meet SRC guidelines for children's books -- AR bookfinder lists it as: "IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5.0". AR Pts need to be at least 7 for SRC books. So unfortunately, I can't approve that one. Sorry! You can check any children's books here. I keep it open half the time while I look for books, because I read a lot of YA.

[Dee]

Morgan - question

I keep 2 TBR lists - one is my overall massive one; the other is my more tailored for the year...can I use the second one for this?

[Aleksandra]

Morgan wrote: "Aleksandra wrote: "Can I get approval
option 2
option 5 "

Hi Aleksandra,

Headhunters is approved for option 2. ..."

Thank you Morgan, I got many guilty pleasures so I will look for something different. :)

[Morgan]

Cait wrote: "I'm tempted to make you approve my very obviously fitting books. And then change them to some other very obvious fitting books and make you approve those too. Basically approve my entire TBR list. ..."

But you can text me for approvals too. ;) It's a super personalized experience for my BFF/partner in crime. lol. Thanks! You're my biggest cheerleader and my task approver.

[Morgan]

Dee wrote: "Morgan - question

I keep 2 TBR lists - one is my overall massive one; the other is my more tailored for the year...can I use the second one for this?"

Hi Dee,

Are both on goodreads? The spirit of option 4 is to pull from the very back of your list, so the massive one.

But I'm guessing that might you pull from the massive one to create the more tailored list, so potentially one fitting the task could already be present on the smaller list.

(If the smaller yearly one is the only one that you house on goodreads, then that would be the list you would choose from.)

Hope that helps or at least provides an answer of some sort.