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Ellie
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Nov 22, 2020 06:53AM
I've just read Monstress, Vol. 5: Warchild without realising the wolf one was filled. I don't think it will fit anything else but it would only work for name on that one (the wolves were not in this volume) so probably less points than Such Big Teeth. I'll go look at the articles to see if there's anything else but I think I'll just to use it for pages.
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Ellie wrote: "I've just read Monstress, Vol. 5: Warchild without realising the wolf one was filled. I don't think it will fit anything else but it would only work for name on that one (the wolves..."I've got that one on my christmas wish list! My children gave me vol 4 last christmas, so I hope that repeats itself this year :)
Johanne I hope you get it, this one was so good, very emotional.I think I can put it down for the girl with the prosthetic glitter arm, since Marika has a replacement arm (it just shoots out a monster, not glitter).
Hilde wrote: "Now you got me curious, Johanne - do you have such a thing as boarding schools in Denmark?! (Or is it perhaps ‘Folkehøyskole’, which come to think of it is kind of a boarding school).
Enjoy you..."
We don't really have boarding schools in the British sense, except one or two. He attends an "efterskole" (means afterschool), which is similar to højskole (means high school but is not at all the same), but for the last years of school, typically grade 8-10. Most people attend 1 year, my son is on his second year, he is 17 now and one of the oldest, but he needed the maturity and last spring was a bit amputated ... Efterskoler have different focuses, like sports, sailing, music, the one he attends is a role playing school, where all teaching is centered around role plays. So very cool. It's this one https://osterskov.dk/osterskov-in-eng...
My oldest son (20) is going to attend højskole from January - June :) so it will be quiet for my 11-year old and his parents.
Ellie wrote: "Johanne I hope you get it, this one was so good, very emotional.I think I can put it down for the girl with the prosthetic glitter arm, since Marika has a replacement arm (it just shoots out a mo..."
Oh yes, good one with the arm!
I will buy it if I don't get it, no worries :)
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No, the mod in the group just didn’t know how to use the spreadsheet 🤦🏻♀️
Ellie wrote: "I've just read Monstress, Vol. 5: Warchild without realising the wolf one was filled. I don't think it will fit anything else but it would only work for name on that one (the wolves..."Oh sorry Ellie - I didn't spot the wolf article until today, otherwise I would have mentioned it yesterday.
I've just started Queenie; do you guys think I could use it as a 'title' connection to the article about the little boy who made puzzles for Queen Elizabeth? Or is that too tenuous?
Ellie wrote: "I finished State of Sorrow and with it ATY!."Woho, congrats finishing off AtY for the year!:) I still have at 4-5 to go, not sure exactly how many.
Aimee wrote: "I've just started Queenie; do you guys think I could use it as a 'title' connection to the article about the little boy who made puzzles for Queen Elizabeth? Or is that too tenuous?Great fit in my eyes!
Thanks Ellie and Hilde, thought it would be best to check. I should hopefully finish it tomorrow as it seems like a quick read, so I'll add it to the spreadsheet then.
I played a bit around with the spreadsheet just now, and added a bit more tracking in the "Plans" tab. My thought was to get an idea of which articles were potentially covered by books in progress, and which are open for "grabs". Of course we have the option to use the article more than once if none of the unused ones fits, but I didn't take that into account in the planning tab. Also, I added the full title of the articles in column D, and notes on possible connections for some of the articles in column E. Please feel free to add connections here if/when you read the different articles. I noted down the books that people have mentioned so far. Does it look ok and possible to understand for everyone? Feel free to adjust to your liking :) And add in your books when you get the chance if they are not already there.
Also, we have earned one wildcard, great work everyone!
The spreadsheet is looking amazing!!Today I started A Quiet Kind of Thunder, which has a deaf character. I guess it could possibly count for the "Beethoven to the deaf" article.
Sandra wrote: "The spreadsheet is looking amazing!!Today I started A Quiet Kind of Thunder, which has a deaf character. I guess it could possibly count for the "Beethoven to the deaf" article."
Such a cute book, and yes I think that definitely counts as a connection.
Hilde wrote: "I played a bit around with the spreadsheet just now, and added a bit more tracking in the "Plans" tab. My thought was to get an idea of which articles were potentially covered by books in progress,..."Stellar work Hilde, the spreadsheet looks great!
Looking good Hilde, I'm always in awe of people with spreadsheet skills. Mods: I put in the other/throther? book I'm reading: Mit italienske liv (My Italian Life). It can be used for several, but I thought of title as well: Is "Italian" (in Danish) close enough to "Italy's" in the article title? I'm fine if it isn't, it still works.
Edit: If it wasn't clear I put it in the planning tab, I haven't finished it.
Sorry team I've not read much over the weekend....and now I'm back working from home I've lost my biggest reading time - on my train commute. I am also listening to an audio book when I walk though Always and Forever, Lara Jean so hopefully that helps. I haven't had a chance to review how the links work - so I'll need some time to do that to work out how they fit.
Bec wrote: "Sorry team I've not read much over the weekend....and now I'm back working from home I've lost my biggest reading time - on my train commute. I am also listening to an audio book when I walk though..."i don't think you need to apologize. I had a busy weekend, running errands for my father. I may not have read as much as others, but I'm thrilled at what I could fit in.
I even started two new books today. (Not sure where either will go on the spreadsheet if I can finish them.
Absolutely no need to feel bad for the amount you read or don't read! This is for fun, and the great thing is that even if you don't read a lot you still contribute, and with a whole group it suddenly amounts to a lot. Are you closed down again, Bec? Where do you live?
Bec wrote: "Sorry team I've not read much over the weekend....and now I'm back working from home I've lost my biggest reading time - on my train commute. I am also listening to an audio book when I walk though..."You could use it for the article about the man writing letters, linked to Lara Jean's letters. (I know that's mostly in the first book but I'm fairly sure she writes letters all the way through, correct me if I'm wrong.)
Johanne wrote: "Absolutely no need to feel bad for the amount you read or don't read! This is for fun, and the great thing is that even if you don't read a lot you still contribute, and with a whole group it sudde..."I'm in Adelaide Australia. We have just been through a weird situation where we were locked down for 6 days, which then turned into 3 as someone lied about where they had been (which then it was thought he caught COVID off a pizza box so they were concerned it was a very deadly strain. Turns out he was working in the pizza store with someone who also had COVID so that's how he got it)...so then the lockdown was lifted, but we are still under stricter restrictions than we had been under until 1 Dec - so it's a work from home if possible directive.
Aimee wrote: "Bec wrote: "Sorry team I've not read much over the weekend....and now I'm back working from home I've lost my biggest reading time - on my train commute. I am also listening to an audio book when I..."Oh thanks...I'll keep a listen out for any letters in this book. Not yet, but I'm not that far though!
@Bec, yeah weird situations all around.
I finished Mit italienske liv (My Italian Life) and put it down for the article "Italy's oldest graduate". It's a memoir by a Danish journalist who lived in Italy for many years, and she's only a decade younger than the article's graduate. She speaks of some of the same themes: People who pick up their education as adults after having to work from childhood, because of poverty; fascism; and the article also mentions he wrote an autobiography. So obviously theme and place work. I also put it for title Italian/ Italy's - but please delete it if it has to be more exact.
I've added some names, numbers and places mentioned in the articles to the spreadsheet. Have to get back to work now!
Just finished Queenie so I've added it to the spreadsheet.I'm considering reading The Only Good Indians next as I was thinking it could fit with the article about the kids giving their school trip money to the Navajo tribe, but the MCs in The Only Good Indians are Blackfeet Native Americans, not Navajo. Am I overthinking it? I'm British so don't know much about Native Americans and I don't want to act like they're all a homogenous group.
Another option I have is Fledgling, a short novel by one of my favourite authors, but I'm not sure where it would fit. I might just read it anyway and see if I can find a connection as I go along, and if not the pages will always count anyway.
Added my pages from yesterday to the spreadsheet and we're one page away from another wildcard!
@Aimee, I'm Danish and don't really know how to answer that. But I'd say it's close enough. Maybe there are also themes in the book that resonate with the article in other ways than the specific tribe.
@Ellie, good idea with the info on the planning tab!
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I'm considering reading The Only Good Indians next as I was thinking it could fit with the article about ..."
I definitely don't want to generalize and say all Native Americans are the same. But I suspect it would very difficult to find options for different tribes so I think it's appropriate to apply the more general "Native American".
ETA: I think it would also work for Own Voices.
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ETA: Lost track of time so running back to my work meeting after the lunch break :P I'll add to the spreadsheet after!
Weird connection, the main character in my previous book was called Sorrow and now someone pointed out that the dead girl's name in my current book translates as Sorrow too (Delores). I need to read some cheerier books!It's the Great British Bake Off final tonight, so not sure how much I'll get read today. We usually watch it on catch-up to avoid all the adverts but feel like it'll be hard to avoid spoilers this week.
We have the Danish version of bakeoff finale on saturday :)
Johanne wrote: "We have the Danish version of bakeoff finale on saturday :)"In a previous job I worked on an app for DRTV and I remember seeing your version. It was a bit surreal as the title sequence was exactly the same as ours.
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Haha Ellie I think the whole concept was bought with title sequence and all.
(they did use local contestants at least :D)
Laura wrote: "Aimee wrote: "Just finished Queenie so I've added it to the spreadsheet.I'm considering reading The Only Good Indians next as I was thinking it could fit with the ..."
Thanks Laura, that's what I was thinking too but wanted to check.
I ended up starting Fledgling last night and the MC survived a fire (the details are hazy because she is experiencing some memory loss about it, but she had severe burns at the start of the story) so I'm thinking of using it for the "woodpeckers coming back after forest fires" article.
Edit: have changed it to the "man rescued after cabin fire" article instead - as the story has progressed, more details of the fire have emerged and this one fits better.
Ellie wrote: "Johanne wrote: "We have the Danish version of bakeoff finale on saturday :)"In a previous job I worked on an app for DRTV and I remember seeing your version. It was a bit surreal as the title seq..."
I love watching other countries' versions of British / US TV shows. I grew up in France and remember watching the French version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, which had the exact same theme tune and set as the British version I watched when I visited my grandparents in England!
I finished The Hobbit, or There and Back Again and put it for "What's in their pockets", Bilbo and Gollum's famous riddle scene, "What has it got in it's pocketses?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3m0g...Would it be completely off to say "what's in their pockets" could be both a theme AND an object (pockets)?
I'll put it down for both, but if you think it's a stretch let me know.
Sorry I haven't posted.. I'm reading Eifel Gold, which I've penciled in for prompt 4, as it is set in Germany. I'm not sure if it can fit anywhere else, it's a mystery, the detective is a journalist (as is the author).
The other book I'm reading is Pachinko for which I can't seem to find a prompt. Of course I can use it just for the pages read, but if anyone has ideas ?
I started both before the RAT, otherwise I would have searched for something that fits better....
Read what you want Viktoria, we'll find a way to make it fit, or use the pages and get wildcards. :)
Finished my audiobook as well: Warcross. Putting it for videogames. Only 1 point but I can't find more connections.
...and starting a longer book now, so I won't fill more for a while, unless I find some graphic novels that fit.
Viktoria wrote: "Sorry I haven't posted.. I'm reading Eifel Gold, which I've penciled in for prompt 4, as it is set in Germany. I'm not sure if it can fit anywhere else, it's a mystery, the detectiv..."
Hi Viktoria! I read Pachinko a few months ago and loved it, hope you do too.
There are a couple of articles about immigration and citizenship ("Teacher becomes US citizen" and "Surprise fundraiser for immigrant family") - Pachinko would definitely fit as there's lots of discussion in it about what it means to settle in another country.
I'm just popping in to track my pages read. unfortunately real slow reading week for me this week. Last night I couldn't get to reading as my daughter was still awake and needing me past midnight...but I'm slowly chipping away at both the kindle book and audio book.
Aimee wrote: "Viktoria wrote: "Sorry I haven't posted.. I'm reading Eifel Gold, which I've penciled in for prompt 4, as it is set in Germany. I'm not sure if it can fit anywhere else, it's a myst..."
Thank you, I don't know why I didn't think of that theme initially, I was trying to find something connected to Japan or Korea or even kimchi hahahah
I will add it for one of those prompts/articles :)
Dumb question, but what is the minimum length for a book?I finished one, but it's 71 pages.
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