The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE - UNO 2021
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Team Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "I am not sure what my first book will be as my reading has been all over the place lately and I am waiting on a couple of other challenges to start or give next tasks so I can set my books for the ..."What other challenges are you doing now Nikk? I have one more group challenge starting next week, but I'm trying to keep to 2-3 at once.
10 hours to start time. :D My first book is going to be No Nest for the Wicket - it will work for Card 9. Then I will read my coloured covers. I usually get up at 3 a.m. (our start time) but tomorrow is one of my few sleep-in days. We'll see if I can actually sleep in. Hope everyone is having a good night (or day) and I'll talk to you all tomorrow. Let's go Team Roger!
Can't wait to start! :) I will be starting with 
Have a good night!
I'm starting with this one! Excited!!!
Sure enough, this sleeping in thing didn't go very well. So I'm going to read for a bit and then try for a little more sleep before I have to drive to town. Hope everyone has a great first day/night of reading.And.....................go!
Allison Ann wrote: "Sounds good Jane. Please keep track of any other characters that might work. Always good to have options. :D"I'd forgotten we could use more characters than the MCs
I tried to access the spreadsheet but I have view only.
Should I have access so I can add all the characters my self?
Jane wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "Sounds good Jane. Please keep track of any other characters that might work. Always good to have options. :D"I'd forgotten we could use more characters than the MCs
I tried t..."
You can get access to our tracking spreadsheet and enter your own info. Go here and request access and Nikk will sign you up.
The main spreadsheet will always be view only to everyone who isn't a captain.
Finished my first book. If you are okay adding information to the tracking spreadsheet yourselves, then you just need to give us a head's up here and make sure the book is on your UNO shelfCompletion Post
No Nest for the Wicket by Donna Andrews - 2/01/21 - 4 stars
If you have trouble with the spreadsheet, then you can just post the info here and we will enter it into the spreadsheet for you.
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No Nest for the Wicket by Donna Andrews - 2/01/21 - 4 stars
2 - character Tony
3 - character Henrietta
4 - character Fred
6 - character Seth
7 - Meg Langslow #7
9 - title
Skip - character Pruitt
Any questions?
Jane wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "Sounds good Jane. Please keep track of any other characters that might work. Always good to have options. :D"I'd forgotten we could use more characters than the MCs
I tried t..."
HI jane,
Just request editing access and I will hook you :-)
Afternoon team. How did your first day of reading go? I'm currently reading Magpie Murders, it's very odd. I'm not sure where the story is going, but I'm looking forward to finding out. It has pretty consistently good reviews, which bodes well. In non-book news, yesterday I did my monthly shop, so today I repackage and prep all that food. It's about the only day I have the TV on for background noise. Usually Food Network, it seems appropriate. :D
What is everyone doing this lovely Tuesday/Wednesday?
It’s beautiful here today in Houston 60’s and sunny. I am sitting outside reading First to Die by Patterson.
Does anyone know if and where The Perks of Being a Book Addict group has a general book requirements post for its games? I'm making a spreadsheet of all my book clubs requirements so I can keep them straight. I'll make the sheet public in a bit if anyone is interested.
Celia wrote: "Does anyone know if and where The Perks of Being a Book Addict group has a general book requirements post for its games? I'm making a spreadsheet of all my book clubs requirements so I can keep the..."Sorry Celia, UNO is the only game I play on Perks, so I'm not sure if the requirements for this game are universal for the group. These are the rules for UNO though.
5. 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). Children's books checked in previous years can be seen on this shelf uno-childrens
Jennifer wrote: "It’s beautiful here today in Houston 60’s and sunny. I am sitting outside reading First to Die by Patterson."Sounds lovely. Are you liking the Patterson?
Finally starting my first uno book today -
Hope you enjoyed it Nikk. Finished a great second book last night. I've had a run of so-so cozies, so it was nice to finish one I actually want to read on in the series.\Completion Post
The Body in the Attic by Judi Lynn - 2/02/21 - 4 stars
For those of you who like to keep track of things, I update our cards in message 8 on the first page. There is also a Current Points Sheet that you can check out. It's not very accurate until the end of each month, because not every team updates daily, but it's still something to look at.
Hope everyone is having a great day.
Completion PostThe Poppy War - 3/02/21 - 5 stars
0 - character Nezha
1 - #1 in The Poppy War series
2 - Title
3 - character Chaghan
4 - place Federation of Mugen
5 - character Rin
6 - place - Snake Providence
7 - character Venka
8 - author Rebecca
9 - author Kuang
Skip - title
Awesome, thanks Lindsay. 5 stars eh? Guess I should put it on my TBR. :DYou haven't quite got all the characters right though. The title, name, etc. have to start with the card letter. So Nezha doesn't work for 0, but it will for 9. And Rebecca and Rin can't work for anything. And there can only be one location used, and it must be the main one. Otherwise, looks good.
Just double checking, no one else has read this yet have they?
BTW, everyone. Please don't use columns F, G and H in the tracking spreadsheet. Those are for the captains to keep track of what we have finalized. Thanks very much.
Morning team. I had a lovely evening of reading last night. I'm really enjoying Magpie Murders. Very classic but I know there are twists coming up. :D I also started The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo because the library wants it back. :D Odd book, but gripping. So I'm doing well on reading so far this month. Hope you are all too.
Allison Ann wrote: "You can get access to our tracking spreadsheet and enter your own info. Go here and request access and Nikk will sign you up.The main spreadsheet will always be view only to everyone who isn't a captain...."
Thanks Allison, I have just requested access and I'll add more info for my first book when I get in and all from my second.
Completion PostsKeeper of the Lost Cities
Finish date- 5/02/2021- 5 stars
#1 - One in series
#2 - Character: Tiergan
#4 - Character: Fitz
#6 - Author: Shannon
#8 - Character: Emery
#Skip - Character: Keefe
Big Little LiesLiane Moriarty
Finish Date- 5/02/2021, 4 stars
#0 - Character: Ziggy
#2 - Character: Thea
#3 - Character: Harriette
#4 - Character: Fred
#6 - Character: Stu
#8 - Character: Ed
#9 - Character: Nathan
Skip- Character: Perry
Please fill these in the track sheet or final spreadsheet where these books fit. Thank you.
Anubha wrote: "Please fill these in the track sheet or final spreadsheet where these books fit. Thank you."Will do Anubha, thanks very much. Please put them on your UNO shelf when you have a chance.
Also, I've read Big Little Lies, so yay for our first Reverse. :D
1st to DieFinish date: 02/03/21, 4 stars
#1 Title
#2 Character: Thomas
#3 Character: Claire, Cindy, Chessy
Skip Author: Paterson
Thanks Jennifer. And that is our second Reverse. :DThis is how it should look though.
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1st to Die by James Patterson - 2/03/21 - 4 stars
1 - Women's Murder Club #1
2 - Ch - Thomas
4 - Title
6 - Location - San Francisco
SKIP - A - Patterson
REVERSE - Read by Allison
Thanks Jessamine. Looks like Anubha read that book too. We're are killing these REVERSE cards. :D
Completion PostThe Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett
Finish date- 06/02/2021- 4 stars
0- Standalone
2- Theroux
4- Farrah
6- Stella
Skip- Kennedy
Please add it to the tracking sheet, thank you.
Added. Thanks Jennifer and Anubha.
Completion PostMagpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz - 2/04/21 - 4 stars
Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer by Emily Brightwell - 2/05/21 - 4 stars
Holy Ghost by John Sandford - 2/06/21 - 3 stars
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Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Finish date: 02/06/21
3 stars
0 - stand alone
Completion PostExile
Shannon MessengerFinish date- 07/02/2021- 5 stars
1 - Character: Oralie
2 - 2nd in Series
4 - Character: Fitz
6 - Author: Shannon
8 - Place: Eternalia
Skip - Character: Keefe
Please add them to the track sheet, thank you :)
ALSO ADD,The Empire of Gold
S.A. Chakraborty0- Character: Zaynab
2- Title
3- 3rd in Series
6- Author
9- Character: Nahri
Skip- Kaveh
Thank you Celia, Anubha and Jessamine! Nice work team!
I finally finished Les Mis that I started back in December, so now my reading attention won't be divided. Planning to get some serious reading done this week!I like to get a real tome in about once a year. What was the last 1000+ page book you all read?
Celia wrote: "I finally finished Les Mis that I started back in December, so now my reading attention won't be divided. Planning to get some serious reading done this week!I like to get a real tome in about on..."
Congratulations Celia. That's quite a book to finish up. I read Les Mis back in university, in French. Perhaps someday I'll read the translation, see how it compares to what I remember.
The last 1000+ book I would have read would have been back in Tower Teams, late 2019. That challenge gives extra points for longer books, so I read a bunch of James A. Michener, Edward Rutherfurd and the first part of The Wandering Inn: Volume 1. Not great literature any of it, but enjoyable. :D
Just getting all our books caught up and then I'll post an update for how we are doing. First week done and dusted. How does everyone feel about their reading? Enjoying the challenge? Yesterday was crazy busy for me, so when I'm done my updates I am going to sit in my chair and just read for a couple of hours. Brutally cold out today, so I may do nothing else. :D
Everyone still okay with reading the coloured covers they chose? Here's our list. Still need a few repeats for the Wild Draw 4. Any takers?4 Yellow - Allison
1 Green - Celia
1 Green - Celia
3 Green - Anubha
9 Blue - Lindsay
WILD DRAW 4 - 8 Blue - Jessamine
WILD DRAW 4 - 9 Blue - Allison
WILD DRAW 4 -
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Celia wrote: "I finally finished Les Mis that I started back in December, so now my reading attention won't be divided. Planning to get some serious reading done this week!I like to get a real tome in about on..."
I think my last big book was also Les Misérables! I finished it November last year.
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Sounds good Jane. Please keep track of any other characters that might work. Always good to have options. :D