Card 1 Questions Recommendations

[Sally]

For April- you could look for a book about the Titanic.. it sunk April 12 or something,, so if it is a book about the titanic it takes place in April

[Beth]

Sally wrote: "For April- you could look for a book about the Titanic.. it sunk April 12 or something,, so if it is a book about the titanic it takes place in April"

Ooh, good thought. I have 2 April tasks.

[Cherie]

The great San Francisco earth quake of 1906 took place in April too.
I have both of the April tasks, so you can check out the books I have posted in my thread. I have 8 books listed with "April in the title" under card 1. I also have April & Oliver and Remembering April under other tasks.

As for "set in the month of April", I have The Cruelest Month

[Peggy]

Good idea Sally!

Chernobyl was in april too.

[Margo]

Those are great ideas! I played it safe with that on , Saving April. Middle of the road book that Inwill not love it but i trust that it will I hate it 😏

[♞ Pat]

Ok. So I'm still trying to work in a Trilogy task and it turns out that my most recent read

Finding Billy Battles

is the first book in the Billy Battles trilogy. It's not listed as such in the title, but in the blurb, the following appears ...

Complying with Billy's last request, the great-grandson assembles the journals into a compelling trilogy that reveals a man often trapped and overwhelmed by circumstances beyond his control, but who nevertheless manages to persevere for ten decades.

and in the author information it lists ...

Ronald E. Yates is an award-winning author of historical fiction and action/adventure novels, including the popular and award-winning Finding Billy Battles trilogy.

The full list is Billy Battles so you can see that books 2 & 3 are listed as the trilogy while the first book is not.

Will you accept it as the Trilogy task for Task 2 even though it's not specifically marked?

[Peggy]

Lol! Those puppy eyes are emotional blackmail!



Smart move ;-)

[Margo]

Haha! She won't be able to resist 😍

[Janice, Moderator]

No fair! LOL!

Yes, you may count it as part of a trilogy.

[♞ Pat]

Peggy wrote: "Lol! Those puppy eyes are emotional blackmail!



Smart move ;-)"


I will use whatever is at my disposal! LOL

Thanks, Janice. :-)

[Janice, Moderator]

*snort*

[♞ Pat]

The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian is burning up the wait list at the library right now. Looks like a good read!

[Sally]

Any recommendations for 1. Geography:
Nay Set in Vietnam or written by Vietnamese author

[Sally]

Any recommendations for 1. Geography:
Nay Set in Vietnam or written by Vietnamese author

[Janice, Moderator]

Sally wrote: "Any recommendations for 1. Geography:
Nay Set in Vietnam or written by Vietnamese author"

Already read for this task:
Inside Out & Back Again
The Things They Carried
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

I've read: Matterhorn

And - Goodread's list

[Marie (UK)]

Janice does this work for epic fantasy
Age of Myth

i have read 2 other and then found that the epic part has fallen off the MPG I don't think I can face another epic fail lol

[Janice, Moderator]

Marie (UK) wrote: "Janice does this work for epic fantasy
Age of Myth

i have read 2 other and then found that the epic part has fallen off the MPG I don't think I can face another epic fail lol"

I just looked and it's listed with both Epic and High fantasy, so you are good to go!

[Marie (UK)]

Janice wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "Janice does this work for epic fantasy
Age of Myth

i have read 2 other and then found that the epic part has fallen off the MPG I don't think I can face another..."

thanks Janice

[Margo]

Anyone got a recommendation for Science - Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover.

I've read The Android's Dream

[Cherie]

Margo wrote: "Anyone got a recommendation for Science - Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover.

I've read The Android's Dream"

I used this one for the task, Margo.
I liked it very much.

I also had this one on my list. I thought it looked ok.

There is also the Discworld book

[Margo]

I really like the sound of The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain but it is possibly the only Bryson my library doesn't have! Is it credit-worthy, I don't know but in a pinch LOL

The Wee Free Men is inspired thinking and a reread could well be in order!

I found this in my library since I posted, and it might be interesting, not sure.

Thanks Cherie, you've given me some great options 😊

[Lanelle]

I have down for that task. It's a good cozy mystery.

[Shirley]

Margo wrote: "Anyone got a recommendation for Science - Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover.

I've read The Android's Dream"
For this task, I read . It's an Agatha Christie style mystery set in New Zealand. Not all editions have a sheep on the cover though.

[Margo]

Lanelle and Shirley, two more books that my library doesn't have! The only books they do have with sheep on are kiddy ones.

While I was searching I found a book with a Rhys Bowen book, The Edge of Dreams, with a steam train on is, buffing steam. I know that's needed for another task. Searched through all the editions on GR and they don't have it. Thishappens to me regularly. I think it must EU vs US covers.

[Cherie]

Margo - I just saw Lucy's post with this book for sheep on the cover. A Wild Sheep Chase . I cannot find the exact same cover she used though.

[Lucy]

My library audiobook seems to be the only one with the cover it had. I had to get a page made on goodreads for it.

this is the edition.

I was going to recommend it for the task, but after reading it I decided not to. I only gave it 2 stars, it's by far my least favorite Murakami read so far.

[Margo]

My library doesn't have that one either, but thanks guys.

Lucy, how do you go about getting a page made on GR for a cover?

[Viji]

5: Science:
Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover.
Would Murder by the Book work for this task?
Thanks.

[Camilla]

Margo wrote: "Lucy, how do you go about getting a page made on GR for a cover?"

I'm not Lucy, but I'll answer anyway. It depends on whether it's a new edition with an ISBN/ASIN not already on GR or whether it's an alternate copy edition (i.e. the ISBN/ASIN is being reused with a different cover).

If new edition: you can either add the edition yourself by using the "Add a new edition" button on the book's page, or you can ask for the book to be added in the GR Librarians group "Adding new books" folder https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

If alternate copy edition: ask it to be added in the librarian group, we have accesss to a separate "add a alternate cover edition" button, which automatically moves the ISBN/ASIN to the newer version.

There are several GR librarians in YLTO as well, but I don't think we have a dedicated thread for asking for a librarian's help, or do we, Janice?

[Janice, Moderator]

Viji wrote: "5: Science:
Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover.
Would Murder by the Book work for this task?
Thanks."

Yes

[Janice, Moderator]

Camilla wrote: "There are several GR librarians in YLTO as well, but I don't think we have a dedicated thread for asking for a librarian's help, or do we, Janice? ..."

No, we don't. It probably would be a good addition. If you'd like to set one up, put it in the "Chit Chat about Books" folder.

[Lanelle]

Camilla wrote: "There are several GR librarians in YLTO as well, but I don't think we have a dedicated thread for asking for a librarian's help, or do we, Janice?"

This is a great idea, Camilla. There have been a few times where I have seen a error about a book's information and I didn't know who to contact to have it fixed.

[Camilla]

Janice wrote: "No, we don't. It probably would be a good addition. If you'd like to set one up, put it in the "Chit Chat about Books" folder."

Excellent, thank you Janice! I've set up a thread in that folder:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Viji]

Janice wrote: "Viji wrote: "5: Science:
Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover.
Would Murder by the Book work for this task?
Thanks."

Yes"

Thanks, Janice

[Lucy]

Camilla wrote: "Margo wrote: "Lucy, how do you go about getting a page made on GR for a cover?"

I'm not Lucy, but I'll answer anyway. It depends on whether it's a new edition with an ISBN/ASIN not already on GR o..."

Thank for answering Camillia. Life got in the way for me. But, yes, Margo, I usually just add the new edition myself.

[Anne ✨]

Did anybody find a good book for task Science: Nay - The theme is cloning.

I came across The Ghost Brigades, by John Scaldi but it's #2 in series, so thinking I'd need to read Old Man's War first...
The Ghost Brigades The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations.

Any other good cloning stories to consider?

[Janice, Moderator]

Anne ✨ wrote: "Did anybody find a good book for task Science: Nay - The theme is cloning.

I came across The Ghost Brigades, by John Scaldi but it's #2 in series, so thinking I'd need to read Old Man's War first...."

So far, only one person has completed that task and she read Brave New World.

I've read Never Let Me Go. Even though it was years ago that I read it, it left an impact. I also read Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang. I don't remember much about this book.

It's funny, I can never remember the title for Never Let Me Go, but I remember the story. The other book, I can't remember the story, but the title is unforgettable.

[Anne ✨]

Janice wrote: "Anne ✨ wrote: "Did anybody find a good book for task Science: Nay - The theme is cloning.

I came across The Ghost Brigades, by John Scaldi but it's #2 in series, so thinking I'd need to read Old M..."

Thanks Janice... Never Let you Go is a haunting book! I'll look at other title, hadn't heard of it...

[Cherie]

Oh, my gosh, Anne. You must listen to The Android's Dream for this task! There is a disgusting scene in the beginning, but it is funny, once you get over it. There will not be any connection for a long while, but you will get it before the ending. It is perfect for the task. You can read it if you want, but Wil Wheaton is not to be missed as a narrator, IMO.

[Anne ✨]

Cherie wrote: "Oh, my gosh, Anne. You must listen to The Android's Dream for this task! There is a disgusting scene in the beginning, but it is funny, once you get over it. There will not be any conne..."

I totally agree with you Cherie! I have listened to that book and LOVED both the story and the audio narration!!! Maybe I should just do a re-read LOL :)

[Cherie]

Anne - when I saw your question, I didn’t think to look and see if you had read it yet. 😛
If I had not listened to it so many times, I might have used it for the sheep task.

[Katrisa]

Hey Anne - I was looking up Indian fantasy/Sci-fi for the monthly challenge and found this book that sounds interesting and would work for the clone task
Clone

Kindle has it for like $5 - but for some reason I had to buy it through my amazon app and not my kindle app.

[Sally]

For a book set in April:
Lincoln was shot April 14, 1865 so a book about his assassination would work, I enjoyed
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

[Janice, Moderator]

Sally wrote: "For a book set in April:
Lincoln was shot April 15, 1865 so a book about his assassination would work, I enjoyed
[book:Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever|105..."

That would also work for Card 3, History, Yay. (book about Lincoln).

ETA - hahaha! That's the task you used it for.

[Sally]

Some other april events you could read about,,
Assassination of MLK
Jessie James was killed
Robert Perry 1st man to reach north pole
Apollo 13 mission
Titanic sank
California earthquake and fire
Space shuttle Discovery (Hubble telescope)
world's worst nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant
Adolph Hitler commits suicide

[Sally]

Janice wrote: "Sally wrote: "For a book set in April:
Lincoln was shot April 15, 1865 so a book about his assassination would work, I enjoyed
[book:Killing Li
lncoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed Ameri..."


LOL,, Yep,, I just finished it at about 3 this morning,, it was very interesting...

I can't remember what card,, but it could also be used for a NYTimes Best Seller