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Diane's April booksBook: Not Like Other Boys
Author: KA Merikan
Date read: April 13
Cards:
0 -- Standalone
3 - H -- MC last name Hunter
8 - E -- MC first name Ethan
9 - N -- Title
Skip - K -- Author first name
Diane wrote: "Well, that looks fun. I am fine for either option -- A is good."I agree with Diane.
Diane ive read all the AH Lee books
Kaley wrote: "Kimber✌ wrote: "
Will this work for anything?
Also im reading/ have Stephen King books and they r all almost all over 500 pages if that helps. Just let me know ."
Sev..."
Ok perfect!:)
I also have this book! Fyi
Completion post (finally!)Book: Becoming
Author: Michelle Obama
Date: April 13, 2021
It's a memoir so it doesn't fit too many cards but it does work for:
0 - standalone book
1 - author's last name: Obama
5 - setting: Illinois (Chicago)
Reverse: read by Megan
I finished it about 10 minutes before my local book group discussion... cutting it close! Now on to the next book.
Kimber✌ wrote: "Will this work for anything?
Also im reading/ have Stephen King books and they r all almost all over 500 pages if that helps. Just let me know ."
I am currently reading a Stephen King with more than 500 pages (I guess there is not one book of him which is shorter :D). So I think the long books will be covered :)
Yes, I think some of the tasks (the ones about page lengths, and the bonus spell-it-out tasks) will be easy to cover with just our normal reading, so I don’t think we will necessarily need to claim those. Just when you post your books, if they’re within the mini eligible period that starts tomorrow, state what they could be used for. For other tasks that require a little bit more planning, like a specific word in text, a specific plot point, etc. — those we may want to claim ahead of time.
I believe there are also several Stephen King books published in the 80s too aren’t there? And published in the 80s in one of the tasks too :)
Janeylou wrote: "Diane ive read all the AH Lee books"Thanks, updated the posts.
I'm not sure if it's one that needs to be claimed, but I am planning to read a book by EM Lindsey, an author whose first name begins with E.
Franziska wrote: "Kimber✌ wrote: "Will this work for anything?
Also im reading/ have Stephen King books and they r all almost all over 500 pages if that helps. Just let me know ."
I a..."
Yes! Ok cool:)
Completion postBook: To Sir Phillip, With Love
Author: Julia Quinn
Date: April 14
Cards:
1 - ch Oliver
2 - T title
5 - #5 in series
7 - ch Violet
8 - ch Eloise
Skip - ch Phillip
Also... are anyone else's notifications acting up? For the last few days, I've not been getting them until several hours after new comments. For example right now my latest notification was for Gwen's comment "six hours ago" ... even though three more people have commented since then, and that comment was actually from 14 hours ago...I'm trying to remember to check in on this thread even if I don't have a notification for it. But wanted to let you all know that if it takes me a long while to respond while it's daytime where I live, that could be why!
So it looks like the majority of votes are for A track! Here's is our task list.Required tasks
1* read a book with the letters E-I-G-H-T in the title — Janine
2* read a book published in the 80s — Janine
3* read a book that is #8 (or higher) in a series — Kaley
4* read a book with 8 in the page number — Kaley
5* read a book where the first word in the text starts with E
6* read a book where the title starts with E
7* read a book with an author name (first or last) starts with E — Diane
8* read a book with the word "neon" in the text — Diane
9* read a book with a character who goes to school or takes part in any kind of course — Janine
10* read a book with the word "walkman" in the text — Diane
11* read a book with a character who is a teacher — Janine
12* read a book with a character who smokes
13* read a book with a bad-ass character
14* read a book with a bright/neon pink cover (i.e. preferably not a pastel pink)
15*: read a book with "leg warmers" in the text or on the cover
16*: read a book where someone goes to the cinema
17*: read a book with a character who plays an instrument — Janine
18*: read a book with "shoulder pads" in the text or on the cover
19*: read a book with a character who goes to the hairdresser or stylist — Janine
20*: read a book with "spandex" in the text or on the cover — Kimber
21*: read a book with "headband" in the text or on the cover, or with a character who wears a headband — Diane
22*: read a book with "boombox" in the text or on the cover ("radio" will do as well) — Janine
23*: read a book with 101-150 pages
24*: read a book with 151-200 pages
25*: read a book with 201-250 pages
26*: read a book with 251-300 pages
27*: read a book with 301-350 pages
28*: read a book with 351-400 pages — Kimber
29*: read a book with 401-450 pages — Kimber
30*: read a book with more than 450 pages
31a*: read a book that you can connect to your own team's movie (be as creative as you wish) — Diane
32a*: read a book that you can connect to another team's movie (be as creative as you wish) — Diane
33a*: read a book with MPG Thriller or Mystery
34a*: read a book that is a stand-alone
35a*: read a book with MPG Young Adult
36a*: read a book from the Listopia The Movie was Better than the Book UPDATED LINK - When I pasted it used the wrong link. — Kimber
37a*: read a book from the Listopia The Book was Better than the Movie UPDATED LINK - When I pasted it used the wrong link. — Kimber
38a*: read a book from the Listopia Books That Are Also TV Shows — Kaley
Bonus tasks:
Spell-it-out! The non-uno letters of SUMMER SCHOOL (U, M, M, R, C, L)
B1*: U
B2*: M
B3*: M
B4*: R
B5*: C
B6*: L
Spell-it-out! The non-uno letters of LEGWARMERS (L, G, W, A, R, M, R)
B7*: L
B8*: G
B9*: W
B10*: A
B11*: R
B12*: M
B13*: R
B14*: read a book with a character who is a werewolf — Janine
B15*: read a book with a character who is a vampire — Janine
B16*: read a book with a character who is a detective or police officer — Janine
B17*: read a book with a fabulous dress on the cover — Janine
B18*: read a book with a same-sex relationship — Janine
B19*: read a book with a character who goes out dancing or clubbing — Janine
B20*: read a book with a character who works late into the night — Janine
B21*: read a book with a character who has to get up early — Janine
As far as claiming goes -- I think we should try to claim at least 1-22 and 31a-38a. The others I think can be filled in naturally by what we're reading anyway (I know many of you are reading for other challenges as well).
I don't know -- What do you all think? I know last month with tasks we ended up shuffling things around as time went on just because books unexpectedly fit tasks they hadn't been read for. So I kind of like the idea of leaving the "easier" tasks open for those types of situations ... but I also don't want to have two people start reading something that will work for an unclaimed task and accidentally have a feeling of stepping on each other's toes, you know?
The main challenge tasks will be the priority, because of the bonus points we get if we finish them, but I am guessing based on our reading last month that we will get into the bonus tasks as well. B14-B21 would be the ones we should claim since those would be harder to fill. (Though with this team, B18 will be filled easily without ever having to be claimed!)
Let me know your thoughts -- if we should claim just the more challenging ones and then let our other planned reads fill in the "easier" ones, or if we should claim all of them.
I'm going to take 38a just because the book I'm planning on starting next will fill that task.I also should be able to take either 1 or 3 (On the Way to the Wedding is #8 in the series and has E-I-G-H-T in the title) -- so once someone else claims one of those, I will claim the other.
Another note ... I just realized that when I pasted the task list yesterday, the listopia tasks didn't pull it the right lists.Here are the right lists. They've been corrected in the original post too. So if you checked the lists yesterday, be sure to check these instead!
36a*: read a book from the Listopia The Movie was Better than the Book
37a*: read a book from the Listopia The Book was Better than the Movie
There are also a few Stephen Kings on both, just FYI :)
The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art WorldPaul Robert Walker
14 April
4 - title
SKIP - Author first name
Kaley wrote: "I'm going to take 38a just because the book I'm planning on starting next will fill that task.I also should be able to take either 1 or 3 (On the Way to the Wedding is #8 in the ser..."
I need to read Fourth Point of Contact: The Warden and the General that has E I G H T in the title .
As regards some of the others, there seems a lot that have things that are in the text which are not as easy to find so ill spebd a bit of time later and see what i can find
Janeylou wrote: "Kaley wrote: "I'm going to take 38a just because the book I'm planning on starting next will fill that task.I also should be able to take either 1 or 3 (On the Way to the Wedding is..."
Perfect! I'll put you down for that and I'll use mine for the #8 in series.
And sounds good! I'm going to go through some books I'm planning to read and see if I can do a search to see if any of them have those words as well.
Kaley wrote: "Also... are anyone else's notifications acting up? For the last few days, I've not been getting them until several hours after new comments. For example right now my latest notification was for Gwe..."Hi ive been having problems with this also. Idk why. I dont use the app for challenges. I only use the website.
The book I'm reading for my blue cover has an 8 in the page count, so I potentially can cover that one if it doesn't end up working for anything more challenging.
Kimber✌ wrote: "Kaley wrote: "Also... are anyone else's notifications acting up? For the last few days, I've not been getting them until several hours after new comments. For example right now my latest notificati..."Same! I never use the app either. It's not very user-friendly! You'd think they'd make it a priority because I'm sure a lot of GR users use e-readers -- and it just seems like you'd want users to be able to jump from their readings apps to the GR app.... but they certainly make it challenging!
Ill read 36a
And 37a
Also ill be reading
And
If 36 and 37 r ok just let me know. Thank you 😊
Kaley wrote: "Kimber✌ wrote: "Kaley wrote: "Also... are anyone else's notifications acting up? For the last few days, I've not been getting them until several hours after new comments. For example right now my l..."I know! I agree!!
I also have books im reading that cover28- read a book with 351-400 pages
And
29- 401-450pages
So i can take those.
Wait #36a is a book we already read correct? Or do I need to read a book I haven't read yet?
Also 38a im reading all 3 mr Mercedes books and its a tv show. Does this work?
Kimber✌ wrote: "Wait #36a is a book we already read correct? Or do I need to read a book I haven't read yet?"It can be something you've already read, but it doesn't have to be. As long as it has been at least six months since you last read it, it's fine.
36a and 37a are OK. I've already got 38a covered. But it looks like the second Mr Mercedes book that you are currently reading we could fit in other places -- like MPG Mystery/Thriller. So we can still work them in :)
Ive got published in the 80s covered and same sex relationship Also i can do B14 - B21 , as long as His Fair Lady is fabulous enough
I can also do # 9 / 11/ 17 / 19But if anyone else wants to do any i asked for, feel free to take them 😊😊
I agree with just claiming those ones you mentioned. Will try to have a look at what is left and what I am planning to read.
Diane wrote: "I agree with just claiming those ones you mentioned. Will try to have a look at what is left and what I am planning to read."Ive left you all the hard ones Diane 😊😊😊..take some of above if you want
That's cool Janeylou, I am in the middle of listening to Mad Lizard Mambo and really think that Kai Gracen would be considered a bad-ass character, so could take #13. On the other hand, he was created in a lab by an evil genius and then found his humanity later, so was wondering if this would work for 31a, because he is like the Terminator character in that way.
Ack! I just found the word 'Neon' on page 35 of a book I am planning to read Thrown to the Wolves. Sentence: 'Unlike any medical equipment he'd ever seen, the caps were a bright, near neon purple.'
Diane wrote: "Ack! I just found the word 'Neon' on page 35 of a book I am planning to read Thrown to the Wolves. Sentence: 'Unlike any medical equipment he'd ever seen, the caps were a bright, ne..."Your on a roll Diane ..ask Kaley about Kai , would think Terminator harder to find tho so maybe there..such a great series though
OK, just found the word Walkman too -- In Pansies on page 49: ."...listening to whatever he listened to on that Sony Walkman he carried everywhere."
In Principles of Spookology, the word spandex is mentioned more than once. On page 156, "It was mostly a bunch of older people in tight, shiny spandex doing poses..."
OK, gonna stop searching and do some reading!
Janeylou wrote: "Diane wrote: "Ack! I just found the word 'Neon' on page 35 of a book I am planning to read Thrown to the Wolves. Sentence: 'Unlike any medical equipment he'd ever seen, the caps wer..."Yes, I think having a main character who was created, not born, would be a good connection to our movie!
Janeylou wrote: "Ive got published in the 80s covered and same sex relationship Also i can do B14 - B21 , as long as His Fair Lady is fabulous enough"
Hmm. I don't like the ones that are opinion-based because I'm not sure how fabulous they mean! We all have different interpretations of the word. When I think of fabulous I think of big and poofy. But that is just my interpretation. Any dress can be fabulous to someone.
It does look fancy, so it would probably work.
I also am probably overthinking it!
To make sure I have these right...Kimber:
28*: read a book with 351-400 pages — Kimber
29*: read a book with 401-450 pages — Kimber
36a*: read a book from the Listopia The Movie was Better than the Book
37a*: read a book from the Listopia The Book was Better than the Movie
Two other books that I still need to place (one will likely be for one of the difficult words in texts -- I still need to check what the other will work for.
Diane:
7* read a book with an author name (first or last) starts with E — Diane
8* read a book with the word "neon" in the text
10* read a book with the word "walkman" in the text
20*: read a book with "spandex" in the text or on the cover
20*: read a book with "spandex" in the text or on the cover
31a*: read a book that you can connect to your own team's movie (be as creative as you wish)
Janine:
2* read a book published in the 80s
9* read a book with a character who goes to school or takes part in any kind of course
11* read a book with a character who is a teacher
17*: read a book with a character who plays an instrument
19*: read a book with a character who goes to the hairdresser or stylist
B14*: read a book with a character who is a werewolf
B15*: read a book with a character who is a vampire
B16*: read a book with a character who is a detective or police officer
B17*: read a book with a fabulous dress on the cover
B18*: read a book with a same-sex relationship
B19*: read a book with a character who goes out dancing or clubbing
B20*: read a book with a character who works late into the night
B21*: read a book with a character who has to get up early
Look right?
(Diane if you were just pointing out books you found with the words but weren't claiming them, just let me know and I can remove those!)
Im going to read
And i think it has all the words we need if Diane doesn't claim them.
Its in my earlier post with Kaley.
Also im not getting any of these updates:( idk what is going on today with goodreads.
But what u have me down for is good.
so for 36a I can use The Dead Zone. I just read that book. so that will work
also 38a I'm reading the trilogy mr Mercedes and its also a tv series. fyi
ok so I'm using the app now and I'm getting all the updates. lol
That's fine, I am happy to read all those books.
ok Diane:)I can do 35a young adult. The Mall fits that.
Kimber✌ wrote: "ok Diane:)I can do 35a young adult. The Mall fits that."
Would you mind if I put this down for shoulder pads instead? I had this on your list but hadn’t placed it since it could cover a wide range. Shoulder pads is still open and I think that’ll be harder to find!
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Book: The Sea
Author: AH Lee
Date read: April 12
Cards:
3 - 3rd book in series
6 - S -- MC first name Sairis
Reverse-- Janeylou