The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2020
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Eldarwen wrote: "I had lunch with my parents, grand-mother and a friend and her mother. Was a fun round though we ate far too much. I'm in a bit of a food coma at the moment haha. Raclette tends to do that ;-)I'm..."
Food coma is a suitable start to this! You have the week to recover enough energy to read.
Books that hang over you for that long get a bit painful. I feel too invested to ever stop them.
I have this copy so is on my list for this challenge. Not making me rush to it now E.
Glad to see you could finally make it, Jessica! :-) And happy to see that everyone else still seems to be around as well ;-)
Haha, yeaaahh... the reviews I've heard from friends about The Power are a little mixed so I may be paying more attention to its deficits than I might otherwise.I'll let you know once I'm further in, or done.
Sophie wrote: "Welcome aboard Jessica! I understand the problems with the app so say no more! Glad you've found us now.We've managed to cover all the cover colour books for this month. Please keep hold of it fo..."
I'm going for Reverse then (-: If I got this right, it can be any book some other team member already read, so I looked into your books and immediately found one that has been on my TBR for a while (-:
I also have books for number 6 (title starts with an S)
and Skip (author's surname starts with a P)
I also promised someone that I would buddy read "A Monster Calls" (I'm going to read the German version "Sieben Minuten nach Mitternacht") by Patrick Ness with him, so maybe we can use it for the challenge, too (-: Maybe number 9 (author's surname starts with an N).
Looks good!Most any book can fit into Uno - one of the beauties of this challenge. :-)
One thing to remember:The edition you're actually reading and thus putting on your Uno shelf is the one that counts.
So if you're reading an edition other than the English one, that is absolutely fine and we'll use that title to make the book fit for cards :-)
Eldarwen wrote: "RavenclawLibraryBooks wrote: "Green 1 (O) I could read either
or
or
"I ..."
ok will hold off
Sophie wrote: "I love Barter Books! Planning a trip to see my mother-in-law in Newcastle partly so I have an excuse to go in. Think Joe would love the model railway going round the ceiling.Looks like you've pic..."
Ee! I'm in Newcastle, hope you enjoy the trip!! :)
Ooookay, let's have a look at the other set of slightly more difficult cards (not really, but they do require a little bit of planning):Reverse cards
We have 6 of those.
Raven, Jessica and Kate F are already reading for 1 each.
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Edited: actually, I'll take one. Lots of books that Raven, Kate F and Jessica have read that I have on my TBR, so I'll pick one of those.
2 more takers needed! :-)
Jessica wrote: "I also have books for number 6 (title starts with an S)and Skip (author's surname starts with a P)
I also promised someone that I woul..."
If that is the edition of Sourcery you have available are you able to pause on reading it until next month? It has a gorgeous green cover.
Just so that we all have an idea which cards we need more of as the month goes on, we are starting with:0 (standalone, 0 in title, letter Z) - 3
1 (1st, 1 or O) - 7
2 (2nd, 2 or T) - 6
3 (3rd, 3 or H) - 7 one in place already
4 (4th, 4 or F) -3
5 (5th, 5 or I) - 9
6 (6th, 6 or S) - 11
7 (7th, 7 or V) - 7
8 (8th, 8 or E) - 8
9 (9th, 9 or N) - 8
Skip - 4 (K or P) - 4
Reverse - 6 (someone else has read) - 4 filled so far
Draw 2 - use a book twice in the hand - 3 of 4 filled
Wild - read 2 books for one card in the hand - 4 in total, 1 filled
I just realised 2 of the 3 books I've got in the spreadsheet I don't actually own!! Thought I did, just ordered them, will be here in time! Phew!
Well caught Kate! Will keep fingers crossed the post arrives in time
Eldarwen wrote: "Ooookay, let's have a look at the other set of slightly more difficult cards (not really, but they do require a little bit of planning):Reverse cards
We have 6 of those.
Raven, Jessica and Kate..."
I don't mind taking another reverse card.
I could read either
or
or
Personally, I'd go for one that doesn't have a red/blue/green/yellow cover! So, India Black would get my vote in that selection, Raven.There are 2 more months of Uno, and we're getting more colour cards with every month, so... we'll need a lot of those!! ;-)
Finally at a place with reliable wifi on my two week work trip. Will catch up now!Link to shelf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/22003621-kate?shelf=challenge-uno-2020
Eldarwen wrote: "Ooookay, let's have a look at the other set of slightly more difficult cards (not really, but they do require a little bit of planning):Reverse cards
We have 6 of those.
Raven, Jessica and Kate..."
I can read Ninth House
It was previously read by someone and has been on my TBR list since its release. Unless you all would prefer to save it for a number card. Just a thought.
That's great Sharon. I know I've read it before if no one else has.The same goes for India Black if Raven ends up reading that one.
Yay for reliable WiFi Kate H. I hope everything makes sense to you while you catch up. if not just ask
Thanks Sophie. I think I'm caught up and things make sense. Have played before so that shortens the learning curve a bit too! This week I'm outside Baltimore at a retreat center so too bad we didn't start this week because I have a ton of time to read as opposed to most conferences I'm at. Last week I was in Atlanta at a crazy busy conference then Charleston. I will be so glad to get home on Friday!First Books -
Beloved (read by Sophie) Reverse and other cards (will fill in later)
A Virgin River Christmas
Still Life
Are you suuuuure you want to read that gorgeous red cover for a reverse?? ;-))
But wow, that sounds like a busy schedule!!
Ok will read India Black.
Eldarwen wrote: "Are you suuuuure you want to read that gorgeous red cover for a reverse?? ;-))"I've got plenty more red where that came from! :)
Just noticed that all the reverse cards planned so far are things I've read! Just need E to pick one to complete the set.
Sophie wrote: "Just noticed that all the reverse cards planned so far are things I've read! Just need E to pick one to complete the set."That can be arranged ;-)
I think I'll go with Water for Elephants :-)Incidentally, my copy is also the World Book Night edition, which I got from a friend!
Sophie wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I also have books for number 6 (title starts with an S)and Skip (author's surname starts with a P)
I also promised som..."
I'll buy the ebook and I just looked it up, it doesn't have a green cover, but even if - I wouldn't be able to wait until March :D I'm newly addicted to Discworld and "Sourcery" is the next one, I want to read at least the next two Discworld books in February ("Sourcery" and "Wyrd Sisters") :D But I'm sure I'll find another green cover for March (-;
Sophie,I don't want to discourage you, but really.. The Power... I'm not quite feeling the writing style.
Though I do want to know how it all pans out so I'm going to keep at it. Maybe it'll get better. One can hope, right?
Jessica wrote: "Sophie wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I also have books for number 6 (title starts with an S)and Skip (author's surname starts with a P)
I al..."
Go for it then! Looks like it can cover 3 different cards already so sure more will come up as you read.
Eldarwen wrote: "Sophie,I don't want to discourage you, but really.. The Power... I'm not quite feeling the writing style.
Though I do want to know how it all pans out so I'm going to keep at it...."
Hmm this is not the news I was hoping for! Will see if it fits a card later on before I worry about it
So close! Trying to finish off a couple of books (including Perks of Being a Wallflower) before we get started. I might be slow to get started given that we're staying with friends in Bristol this weekend.
Halfway through and so far so good. Looking forward to seeing what happens in the rest. Reading it is making me wonder why I thought Sam was the main character from the film advertising (I haven't seen the film)
Probably because she's played by Emma Watson ;-)Honestly though, my first thought as to why that is was that this basically is a perfect summation of Charlie's character, to think that Sam is the main character.
(That sentence makes sense in my head..)
I've also decided to pick up
by Karina Halle.I feel like throwing in a light romance read with all the heavy fantasy I've got going at the moment and on the menu.
Eldarwen wrote: "Probably because she's played by Emma Watson ;-)Honestly though, my first thought as to why that is was that this basically is a perfect summation of Charlie's character, to think that Sam is the..."
I know exactly what you mean! They obviously got the casting and publicity right.
They work though. All the actors are well cast in this movie, I find. Absolutely love Ezra Miller as Patrick.
Perks is one of my favourite books! I hope you enjoy it!!!! Also 3 days to go!! Currently trying to finish The Boy Who Followed His Father To Auschwitz before starting the UNO Challenge :)
Kate wrote: "Perks is one of my favourite books! I hope you enjoy it!!!! Also 3 days to go!! Currently trying to finish The Boy Who Followed His Father To Auschwitz before starting the UNO Challenge :)"
Are you enjoying the book?
I always get goosebumps from just reading the synopsis of books like that and I have a hard time picking them up lately.
I'm not sure which cards are still needed, but can we make use of "The View from the Cheaper Seats" by Neil Gaiman in February? It's a non-fiction (essays and stuff), so no character names. 
Eldarwen wrote: "Kate wrote: "Perks is one of my favourite books! I hope you enjoy it!!!! Also 3 days to go!! Currently trying to finish The Boy Who Followed His Father To Auschwitz before starting the UNO Challe..."
I am, it's a true story, I tend to read more historical fiction or based-on true stories, so this is a lot more wordy and a lot of information (if you know what I mean?) but so far I would definitely recommend, if you're like me and enjoy these tragic stories. I'm actually going to visit Auschwitz in April for the first time - very anxious but looking forward to it, it's a strange feeling to look forward to going somewhere so horrible, but I'm a total History buff and I'm so interested in the WW's. But back to the question, yes I'm enjoying it, haha!
Jessica wrote: "I'm not sure which cards are still needed, but can wie make use of "The View from the Cheaper Seats" by Neil Gaiman in February? It's a non-fiction (essays and stuff), so no character names. [boo..."
It could work for a '7' card as it (-The) begins with a V :)
Jessica wrote: "I'm not sure which cards are still needed, but can wie make use of "The View from the Cheaper Seats" by Neil Gaiman in February? It's a non-fiction (essays and stuff), so no character names. "Oh we still have lots of cards! :-)
Non-Fiction books work as long as the title and/or author name work for a card, so in this case, as Kate already mentioned, for a 7 it would be great because of the V title. Otherwise, it would also work for a 9 card for the author's first name.
Kate wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Kate wrote: "Perks is one of my favourite books! I hope you enjoy it!!!! Also 3 days to go!! Currently trying to finish The Boy Who Followed His Father To Auschwitz before starti..."
I've been there, over 15 years ago, and it still haunts me when I come across books like this. Not all of it, but two particular parts/places of it. You'll probably know which ones they are once you go there. It's an odd place to visit, truth be told, but important, and definitely worth the trip. The only tip I can give you is to take your time.
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