The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
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yea i usually read books over 100 pages.... Phew Panic over lolA Quick question... Which edition do we use... the one we read or the default?
Laura..devouring books like crumpets wrote: "I usually Plan my books per week rather than a few weeks in advance.... so i will fill in my books closer to the time...."There is no hurry. The only thing that matters is that once you finish a book, please add it to the tracking sheet with the read date + make sure the right edition is added to your UNO-shelf and marked as read.
Laura..devouring books like crumpets wrote: "yea i usually read books over 100 pages.... Phew Panic over lolA Quick question... Which edition do we use... the one we read or the default?"
Always the one you read, please!!
ok thanks so much... first time playing... looks so much fun i just need to get into the swing of things.
Laura..devouring books like crumpets wrote: "ok thanks so much... first time playing... looks so much fun i just need to get into the swing of things."You can ask Heather and me anything UNO-related. :)
You will get the hang of it soon.
Melindam wrote: "As mentioned before, Heather and I will be mostly happy with whatever you will be reading :), but we would like to do some planning around the colour cards + wild draw 4s (duplicating any of our ..."
Hi, Mel!
So, I already have 2 reading planned to be used for Reverse card. But I will start reading the Green Card and do + 2 Reverse. The books are:
The Corset - Green 2
The Color Purple previously read by Alma Concannon
The Tattooist of Auschwitz previously read by Lorna Macleod
I will wait for everyone to check the last column so, if I find any other book that fills that prompt, I can take it as a 3rd reading.
Barbara wrote: "Melindam wrote: "As mentioned before, Heather and I will be mostly happy with whatever you will be reading :), but we would like to do some planning around the colour cards + wild draw 4s (duplic..."
Awesome. Could you please also read the Green 2 book? I put your name down for that.
Can I also ask you to please link the right editions of your books on the SS with hyperlink?
Oh, I kind of have no idea how to do it ?_? Could you tell me how to do, and yes, I can do so!I will send one of them as an example:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
You can copy one of my books from the sheet, replace the GR link and the titleSorry, if I put it here, the formula kinda gets lost
=HYPERLINK("https GR link for book","Book title")
Barbara wrote: "I got it! I will do all of them now!"Fantastic, thank you.
Putting this here, so it doesn't skip our attention : )
As mentioned before, Heather and I will be mostly happy with whatever you will be reading :), but we would like to do some planning around the colour cards + wild draw 4s (duplicating any of our colour cards, each 1 can only be duplicated once) + the reverse cards as these are the trickiest as well as getting the most points.
So we request you to give those books priority in your reading.
In the February hands we have 8 colour cards + 5 WD4s to duplicate one of the colour ones
0 Blue - Alma
5 Blue - Melinda (it can also be used for 0, 6, 9)
6 Blue - Melinda (can also be used for 9)
9 Blue - Melinda (it can also be used for 5, 6)
1 Red - 1
7 Red - 1
2 Green - Barbara
9 Yellow - Lorna
WD4 - Lorna (9 Yellow)
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
Just to reiterate about colour covers
PRACTICAL COLOUR COVER Guide
The general agreement on colours is that
1. we use our eyes and common sense
2. in case you are uncertain about the colour percentage, you can use tineye to verify if it's over 50%
3. When in doubt whether a cover is 1 colour or another (ugghh, teal covers are my favourites :), please consult me and Heather. We or the captains' group will have a final say if a cover can be used for a colour card or not.
Thank you Lorna. If you could read the 2 books for 9 Yellow that would be great! Books read by other team members would also come in handy. Otherwise just grab any book you feel like reading.Can I also ask you to link your actual book editions to the titles listed on the ss? You can copy the formula of one of 1 my books to do that.
I tried to check out your blue book, but I did not know which edition you actually have.
I found 2, but the 1st is not blue enough, I think and the 2nd is a shade of teal that can be either seen as green or blue, so I wouldn't use it for a colour card.
i got some shorter reads which i will save for next month, will put those in SS and the ones i really need to get to but it wont be all i will read
Also does 3.5 books count as a third in series?
Melindam wrote: "Hi Lorna and Laura!So glad you are in our team. Your fresh enthusiasm is catchy, not that I lack any when it comes to UNO. :) And I am glad you like the movie and Bowie in those iconic leggings.
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I Just seen this... So sorry... i was on my Kindle up until now.... I am terrible at trying to work goodreads on it!!!!
Yes Crumpets!!!!! i love them with Marmite, Unfortunately we dont have them in Greece either, but i work in a hotel and spa and Hubby at the restaurant (During Summer season) Our customers from the Uk always bring me stsill would love your recipe..... Also Budapest Wow i really want to go one day, I went to Paris with my girls And hubby went to Budapest with the boys and brought me one of those secret boxes back from there, with some trinkets inside, i use it to keep the coin collection i have for my kids now... i love it
From my Sheffield friends I got a lovely little recipe book "Tea with the Bennets". That was the first crumpets recipe I tried which is made with milk. Then I tried 1 on BBC GoodFood. But this year I found the recipe by Warburton's on Pinterest which is the ultimate recipe for me. Actually I made a batch this morning as I was yearning for them. I prefer them with butter and marmalade. I can send you the recipe, but am currently on my phone, so I cannot link it here
that would be great if you can thanks, only have four bags left in freezer lol x
They wont last i have to share with my kids (both boys so greedy) and hubby.... Unfortunately they also have the same addiction as i do with them.
Warbatons too!!!!! thank you!!!!
Ok i have just put the Novellas down (Over 100 pages) i definitely intend to get to next month mainly on my kindle, i Audio book with Scribd.... as i audio my title pool diminishes, so with those books i tend to choose what to read next after i finish current read.... Also if i attempt a longer book on kindle need to be in the right mood for it.... or i will take an age to finish it.... but those novellas are a sure thing.
Ok off to read and have a glass of fermented grape juice (one of my 5 a day!!!)... will check in with you all on the morrow!!!!
That's what I like about UNO. If a book is above 100pages and the right genre, they count and you get the same amount of points as for long books. :)
I found a book that can work for a colored card and added it. Other than that I'll go where my mood takes me I think!
OK so I've added a few books. I don't know if they will work with the ones already added. Could you also explain about the colours? What is the number beside each colour. I've got two blue books and an red one, perhaps debatable?
Thank you Alma. I will have a look tomorrow. The numbers mean that beside the colour they also have to fit a number rule as well. i.e 7 Red - Has to have a character/author's name /title starting with V
Alma, if you think your blue or red books might match one of the color cards we need, let me know which ones and I'll be happy to take a look.
Wow - you've all been busy today!!! I don't know what I'll be reading 10+ days from now, so I'll fill in whatever we need if that's okay?
I'm here! Just got back from a long road trip with the family to look at colleges for my senior daughter. I'm in Minnesota, USA and looking forward to reading UNO with you all! It's my 4th year and super fun. I can't believe it's already here! :)I have never seen Labyrinth and it doesn't even sound familiar lol.
Hello Colleen and welcome! Labyrinth is a film worth checking out imho. :)
Lorna wrote: "Hey everyone :) I read that 1.5 books don’t count towards book 2 in a series so I need to make an amendment to the spreadsheet later today!I think I’ve decided (alongside my colours) what I’m goi..."
Yaayy! :)
BTW, if you read Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch that will fit "reverse" as I have read it. :)
Alma wrote: "OK so I've added a few books. I don't know if they will work with the ones already added. Could you also explain about the colours? What is the number beside each colour. I've got two blue books an..."Hi Alma,
I checked your books and
as a standalone (= card 0) suits the colour card 0 Blue perfectly. It is more than 50% blue.
Also, I filled in the tracking sheet with more data for your other books, so they can fit quite a few cards nicely. Have a look.
As you are reading them, you may find more character/place names that may fit other cards, then please add those as well.
Hi, all!I am more concerned now about the 9 Cards 7-V, because only 5 readings fit that prompt. This is the only prompt we are seemed to be "low" on choices.
We have 12 Reverse choices, which is great, team.
Hi Barbara,don't worry. I wouldn't plan too far ahead just for now. We don't need to have all cards accounted for before we begin.
Also our team will be adding further books as the challenge starts. Plus, in the middle of February will have an additional Mini Challenge with some special, exciting tasks where some further planning will be needed.
That does not mean more books per se, as those we read for the mini will also count for the regular cards.
In the middle of the month Heather and I will see where we are with filling cards and will let you know if we need some more targeted reading.
All I ask of you now to leave some books (depending on your monthly reading capabilities :) for after 14 Feb, when the Mini challenge starts. If you get to read some reserves at first, that would be great. BTW, I read Pride and Prejudice, so I put my name there in your list
Yes, it will not be revealed before, but it is connected to the general challenge theme: the 80s. There will be mini challenges is March and April as well, to allow teams to gain extra points.
Melindam wrote: "Hi Barbara,don't worry. I wouldn't plan too far ahead just for now. We don't need to have all cards accounted for before we begin.
Also our team will be adding further books as the challenge star..."
You are right! The goal is to have some fun and not making this something hard to deal with. Anyway, I am free to follow instructions when we get stuck. Let me know! (:
Last time I played UNO was 4 or 5 years ago. I remember that the theme was "Other types of UNO", and I am quite sure I was UNO Hello Kitty, and that was super funny, but I can't remember how everything worked, I guess I just followed the team's lead so lost I was on that time.
By the way, good news: The Labyrinth is on Netflix!!!!
Barbara, I absolutely appreciate your enthusiasm, but as you just said: make sure you chill out and have fun with us and UNO! :)We will let you know in time if we need more books for this card or that. And Heather and I can always reshuffle the books if necessary.
Netflix for Labyrinth! Great. :)
went to re watch labyrinth with my 6 year old Ioannis, we dont have it on netflix here... we ended up watching addams family... still a classic
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As for the books you intend to read, I am sure we will find good use for them as long as they meet the requirements (Books must be more than 100 pages in length and Children's books, Graphic Novels, Manga, Cook Books, Plays and Poetry books can not be used unless by word count they can be verified as more than 25,000 words using arbookfind.com or more than 3 hours of audio using a reputable website (e.g. audible, overdrive).
Heather and I can always move previously assigned books around to make sure, we can cover everything. (this is a usual practice :)