The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
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Diane wrote: "Hi, sorry to be so late, I've had a busy day. My name is Diane and I live in Toronto, Canada -- hello to fellow Canadian Elizabeth as well as former teammates Emilienne and Janeylou! I am a mother ..."Welcome! To answer your shelf question — you can work on it as you go. (For example I personally usually don’t put books on that shelf until I’m reading them, but everyone is different.) You’re definitely not committed to any book in particular — so if you added one you’d planned to read but end up needing to take it off for whatever reason, you can. I won’t post books to our official spreadsheet until they’ve been read, so it doesn’t need to be on the shelf until you’re done with it.
Thanks, I think for my own tracking purposes I likely won't put them on until I have started them. I have another question -- do we make a post for books we plan to read before we read them so that you can sort out what card to use them for or do we only post books we have finished?
Hey Emilienne, a friend of mine posted in Instagram that today is National Cheese Day. Is that true in France??🙂🧀
Yesterday was national popcorn day!
Hi everyone, this is my first UNO challenge. My uno bookshelf is here : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... .My name's Catherine, I'm a 22-year-old student currently on a break from school. Thus, I have more time to read and I'm excited to get started.
Hi all....looks like we've got a full team now, dont think ive ever been on a team this big before 😄😄
Triathlete_Reads wrote: "Hi everyone, this is my first UNO challenge. My uno bookshelf is here : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... .My name's Catherine, I'm a 2..."
So, seeing your username, you are a triathlete? I always wanted to try the triathlon, but I fell in love with marathon running (which I hopefully can do as soon as my body is fully recovered from pregnancy and birth and stuff).
Kaley wrote: "megan wrote: "I'm megan. This is my third or fourth time playing UNO.
I particularly like to cover the difficult letter/color combos. It makes me step outside my comfort zone.
I live in Indianap..."
Just a random fact, I’ve visited Bloomington, Indiana (and stayed there nearly 2 months) because my boyfriend was a visiting professor there. I loved it! :)
Janeylou wrote: "Hi all....looks like we've got a full team now, dont think ive ever been on a team this big before 😄😄"Me neither, this is such a popular challenge!
We're all checked in! For those of you who are new to Uno, I know the rules can seem overwhelming at the beginning. Here are some breakdowns that I hope will be helpful for you.These are the letters to remember: Z, O, T, H, F, I, S, V, E, N, K, & P. These are the letters that correlate for the numbered cards 0-9 and the Skip card. When you're reading, be on the lookout for titles, author first and last, character first and last, and main settings that start with any of those letters.
Draw 2 — No one actually reads for this card. This card just allows us to use the same book for two cards in a hand.
So, for example, say we have a hand that has a Draw 2, 1, and 3, and I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — I could use that one book for both 1 (first in series) and 3 (H title) because of the Draw 2.
(You can see an example on the "Example" tab of our group spreadsheet. Hand 2 has a Draw 2 card you can look at.
Reverse — This is reading a book that anyone else on your team has already read. This is why it's beneficial to have your teammates as friends...because when you go to a book's main page, it will tell you which of your friends have read it. I will go through each book everyone posts and check for this anyway as a backup, so if you can't figure out how to tell, don't worry!
Wild — This just means that whatever book I place here has to fit for any card in the same hand. So, for example, our first hand is 4, 7, 5, Wild, 5, 1, and 3. Whatever I place for the Wild card has to fit the requirements for either 4, 7, 5, 1, or 3. Don't worry about reading anything specific for this either — I will place in something that fits.
Wild Draw 4 — This means we have to duplicate one of our color cards for the month. We have eight color cards for Feb. — 7 Blue, 3 Red, 0 Yellow, 9 Yellow, 2 Green, 5 Green, 6 Green, and 7 Green. Whatever we use for this must fit the requirements of one of those cards — and we can only use each one once.
Color cards — The number on these must fit the requirements for the corresponding number card, and the cover must also be more than 50% of that color. So, for example, our 7 Blue card — whatever we use for this must have a cover that is more than 50% blue and must fit for the 7 card requirements (title starting with V, author first or last name starting with V, etc.)
I don't like to claim cards beforehand. With the flexibility in card requirements, almost all books will work for something, so don't worry about reading something to fit a specific card. The only exception I make is for color cover cards -- since those are a little more difficult, I like to have those planned out in advance. (So if you have one you want to read for in February, shout it out below!)
When you finish a book, you'll post it to this thread in the following format.
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Cards it fits:
(If it has a cover color, please note that here as well)
So, for example...
Book: Heartless
Author: Marissa Meyer
Date read: Feb. 1, 2020
Cards it fits:
0 - standalone
3 - H title
Skip - character Catherine Pinkerton
I will then look at all the potential options for that book decide how to best use it for our hands and post it to the official spreadsheet.
That was a lot of information, but hopefully it helps to clarify things a little bit. If you have any questions, let me know. I'm here to help!
Reverse..is this a book that your friend has read for this challenge or anything they have read over the years
Janeylou wrote: "Reverse..is this a book that your friend has read for this challenge or anything they have read over the years"Anything any teammate has read before at any time. As long as it's marked as read on their shelves before you start reading it, it's allowable. It does not have to be read by them during this challenge.
I dont think anyone else reads MM apart from Em & Diane but ill definitely be able to find stuff on their shelves to read 😊
its still confusing to me. idk why.uno cards is one of my fav games to play. lol
Kimber wrote: "its still confusing to me. idk why.uno cards is one of my fav games to play. lol"
😄😄😄..ive never played it before
Some of my color books.Green:
In a Holidaze
Yellow:
The Rules of Magic
Blue:
How to Stop Time
Leave the World BehindInvisible Girl
Red:
The Mystery of Mrs. ChristieThe Cabin at the End of the World
The Sun Dog- my cover is red
Kimber wrote: "its still confusing to me. idk why.uno cards is one of my fav games to play. lol"
I think, from what Kaley says ..you just read what you want , tell Kaley and she puts it in the right places ....only the colour cards need a bit more organising
Janeylou wrote: "Kimber wrote: "its still confusing to me. idk why.uno cards is one of my fav games to play. lol"
I think, from what Kaley says ..you just read what you want , tell Kaley and she puts it in the ri..."
Janeylou wrote: "Kimber wrote: "its still confusing to me. idk why.
uno cards is one of my fav games to play. lol"
I think, from what Kaley says ..you just read what you want , tell Kaley and she puts it in the ri..."
Ok thank you:)
Ive got these for our colour cards ..if you think the colours ok7 blue
3 red
or
0 yellow
9 yellow
2 green .
5 green
6 hreen
7 green
Janeylou wrote: "I dont think anyone else reads MM apart from Em & Diane but ill definitely be able to find stuff on their shelves to read 😊"I have ready several. I'll even make a list if you want.
megan wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "I dont think anyone else reads MM apart from Em & Diane but ill definitely be able to find stuff on their shelves to read 😊"I have ready several. I'll even make a list if you want."
Ill have a look at your shelves ..thanks
Janeylou wrote: "Ive got these for our colour cards ..if you think the colours ok7 blue
3 red
or [bookcover:The Merchant of Death|..."If you aren't sure about the amount of color on the cover, you can try Tiny Eye Color Extractor:
Tiny Eye link
You'll need to right click on the image of your book cover (on it's GR page), and choose Copy Image Location. Paste that into the url box on the website. It will show you colors, but you'll need to un-click the two boxes under the colors that exclude background color.
I have tried Megan but i cant seem to do it ..not sure if its because im on my phone ..i dont have a 'copy image location ' option
Janeylou wrote: "I have tried Megan but i cant seem to do it ..not sure if its because im on my phone ..i dont have a 'copy image location ' option"If you're on a phone you can save the image of the book and upload it it where it says Upload File on the webpage.
Thanks Megan..ive done it 😁😁😁😁😁Unfortunately it says this book
is only 5.8% red ☹☹☹, will have to find another
Janeylou wrote: "Thanks Megan..ive done it 😁😁😁😁😁Unfortunately it says this book
is only 5.8% red ☹☹☹, will have to find another"You didn't un-check the two boxes below the colors. "Exclude background color from extracted colors"
Oops..didnt realise i had to do that ..I'll get the hang of it
Can't you just tell from looking at it that it's mostly red? Do all colored covers have to fed through the Tiny Eye linK?
I don’t think so. I think we just have to agree on the color, or the captains group will give it the go ahead.
So you don't have to use Tineye. It used to be the go-to for answering this, but it's not perfect, so sometimes it would come back saying something was orange when it really looked red, etc., and I think the mods probably got sick of all of us overusing it, so they introduced the "common sense" rule -- where if it looks like it is enough of that color, and most people would say that, then it's good to go.That said, I think most of those would be viable options. The only four I'm not completely certain about are:
That's not to say they can't be used. They're just a close enough call on the 50/50 rule that I'm not comfortable making the call by myself. If the team agrees they're enough of that color, then that'll be enough. If we can't agree, I can take them to the captains group and check there.
BUT you certainly do not have to take on all the color cards yourself! So don't think that you have to find replacements for the ones that don't work. It's a team effort :)
For example, I have a book I've been planning to read that'll work for 3 Red:
So I'd be willing to take on 3 Red. (Or a Wild Draw 4 card that duplicates 3 Red) I just wanted to give everyone a chance to claim first before I claim anything.
Thanks Kaley..i just popped those sugguestions up so that if they was gonna be shared out or whatever that you knew you could put me anywhere 😊
So the 15 'hands of cards'on the spreadsheet , we have to go down in order for claiming and can we be given more if we finish or is that it
Janine, you're ready to go 😂I have a 2 hours trip in a train tonight, I'll have a better look righthen.
Emilienne wrote: "Janine, you're ready to go 😂I have a 2 hours trip in a train tonight, I'll have a better look righthen."
I think im all sorted now Em....most of my books fornthis challenge will have to work in with my others that have specific themes for the week ..but i have my trusty notebook and pen so I'll be ok 😄😄
Hi!I only Have 1 green book
and one yellow
Few reds.
- my copy is red with yellow writing.(I did post this before but forgot to attach the covers)
But when we start I'll read anything just guide me because the rules r confusing for a first timer. Thanks:)
Blue Books:
To me these R blue but not sure.
Janeylou wrote: "So the 15 'hands of cards'on the spreadsheet , we have to go down in order for claiming and can we be given more if we finish or is that it"For February, that's it. They usually increase the number of hands by one each round. But we will have the mini challenge eventually where we can earn more points -- but there will be a maximum allowed points per round, cuz once we've finished our hands/mini challenge for the month, we're done till the next month!
You are correct that we have to finish a hand completely before we can get points for the next hand. So when I place our read books in hands, I will place them that way. There may be a few exceptions with cards that are harder to fill (5s and Reverse, in particular) where I may fill those up in later hands before our earlier hands are completed. But I don't think we'll have any trouble completing the hands, so it shouldn't be an issue. (And if for some reason it is, I'll move those around at the end of the month to make sure we can get all the points we can.)
Kimber wrote: "Hi!I only Have 1 green book"
I don't think The Mystery of Mrs. Christie is quite red enough.
The rest should work though! As long as this is the cover you have for the Stephen King book:
No need to list the blue ones if you aren't considering them for February!
Yes! Thats the book I have! Thanks!I'll list the blue.
Franziska wrote: "Triathlete_Reads wrote: "Hi everyone, this is my first UNO challenge. My uno bookshelf is here : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... .My ..."
Franziska wrote: "Triathlete_Reads wrote: "Hi everyone, this is my first UNO challenge. My uno bookshelf is here : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... .
My ..."
Franziska wrote: "Triathlete_Reads wrote: "Hi everyone, this is my first UNO challenge. My uno bookshelf is here : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... .
My ..."
Janeylou wrote: "Hi all....looks like we've got a full team now, dont think ive ever been on a team this big before 😄😄"
Yes, I'm a triathlete, but I haven't been working out much since Covid 19. I'd love to complete a marathon one day as I want to be able to do an olympic-distance triathlon.
For page counts can we count any edition ebook/kindle/paperback..and if so can we still use if one edition is below the 100pgIn one of my groups we can only use kindle editions ..in MM we always use the highest edition ...
So thought I'd best check
If i read a book that works for reverse at the beginning of the month , will it still be able to be used ..say for out 15th hand, or would it be best to save that book for reading at end of month
Do we need to add anything to the spreadsheet or are you and Franziska doing it all
Janeylou wrote: "Do we need to add anything to the spreadsheet or are you and Franziska doing it all"You don’t have to add anything on the spreadsheet, we do it :)
Franziska wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "Do we need to add anything to the spreadsheet or are you and Franziska doing it all"You don’t have to add anything on the spreadsheet, we do it :)"
Phew!!!! I dont always have the best relationship with spreadsheets 😄😄
Just noticed ..For each number card
has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with ?????
What do you mean by character..all the other challenges i do have asked for 2 MCs only ( all romance books )
Janeylou wrote: "For page counts can we count any edition ebook/kindle/paperback..and if so can we still use if one edition is below the 100pgIn one of my groups we can only use kindle editions ..in MM we always ..."
You use the edition you actually read. So if the edition you read is 100+ pages, you should be good.
Janeylou wrote: "If i read a book that works for reverse at the beginning of the month , will it still be able to be used ..say for out 15th hand, or would it be best to save that book for reading at end of month"You can read it at any time! We don’t have to read the books in order of hands. As long as it’s read within the month, it’s fine!
Janeylou wrote: "Just noticed ..For each number card
has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with ?????
What do you mean by character..all the other challenges i do have asked for 2 MCs o..."
This is defined as any character who is meaningful to the story. So it can be a secondary character as long as they have meaning. (To quote an example from the mods, someone who holds a door open for a character once wouldn’t count. But a MC’s friend, family member, etc. should all work.)
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