The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
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Verónica wrote: "Would you say this is orange or yellow?"
I see more orange.
Felicity wrote: "more-The Trees - both authors are women whose names start with A
How to Train Your Earl - historical fiction
The Naked Duke - historical fiction
The House of Blue Mangoes- historical fiction"
The author of The Trees is not a woman, but I suppose just that their names both start with an A could work? I didn’t think of that.
oh- I saw Ali and thought woman. Oops
Felicity wrote: "oh- I saw Ali and thought woman. Oops"Makes sense!
Verónica wrote: "Soooo, as the spiked hair poet said... "Looks like we made it" people :D (it's Barry, Barry Manilow). At least we're done with our Feb cards, lets keep moving with the mini as long as our sight all..."I can do Blue 4, Blue 7, and Green 8. Unless that is too greedy. I’ll go ahead and put them on the ss since I plan to read them either way.
I have books for an 8 blue, a 2/4/6 red and a 4 green.I discovered this month that the cards that are hard to get are the 5s and 7s. I read some books I might not have read if I weren't trying for those cards. Can't say if that was a good or bad thing.
Hi, finished
.It fits Red 2, 4 or 6 cards.
It's Updated in the Spreadsheet and in my UNO shelf.
Great start to the month Vivi and Elena! Here’s hoping we finish before the last day of the month in March. My goal is to read more books in March than February (an all time record for me) but I have Spring Break in this month and a bit of book burnout going🥴I would love it if you would let us know if you recommend the books you are finishing. I’m always looking for new ideas.
OMG yes im always looking for book reccs!!!!!!GOOD MORNING everyone! happy march :) Im sorry about my absence last month, everything has been insane. I took way more of a role in some research stuff that Im doing and it really took a toll on my time and my brain; Im motivated to be better this month and next month for yall!!!!!!
Veronica and I are gonna do some chatting today to see what we think works better for everyone; Im okay with being planners and claiming cards if that is what yall want, but I still would like everyone to put every card option into the spread, just in case. We can have a copy of the official board for everyone to edit and change and a copy for just me and Veronica to use officially, if thats what yall want. Let me know :)
Im messaging our two absent members now; I'll let the pixie know that were missing them today too so hopefully we get some replacements quickly.
ALSOOO Im gonna finish the official spread today, (its just adding links to the books and stuff that I have to do lol what a time dump) and I'll let yall know when everything is completely done :)
happy march! So excited to see yall are already finishing books :D
Guys we were only 4 books away from FINISHING the mini which is AMAZING considering that we have two missing; go team!!!!!!!!!Can everyone do a double check to make sure that all of the their books so far are on their UNO shelf? They dont count if they arent; plus its easier for me to find :)
Good morning everyone :).Vivi and Elena, way to go!
I just want to give you a start up on March, according to the info on the spreadsheet as of today.
As Felicity mentioned, the 5(I) and 7(V) are harder to come by.
With the books on the spreadsheet we are on track with most of the cards, but if some of our teammates that hadn't planned or mood read can find some of those that would be great. Also 1(O) and 9(N), this month we got a lot of 9's.
As for the color cards, seems reds wont be much of an issue (as long as the books planned are finished of course). @Lynne you mentioned you could do Blue 4, Blue 7, and Green 8, do you have options for those? Or do you offer to find them? If it's too much we could leave open some of those options for the others to look for.
I'll try to give you another update on Friday if there's changes/books finished on the spreadsheet.
Happy March reading!
@Elena OMG were both planning on reading the secret history this month do you want to buddy read it??
My plan as of right now is to try and update the spreadsheet every other night; thats usually my work schedule. I cant promise I'll stick to it but were gonna give it the ole college try
Merchants in the City of Art: Work, Identity, and Change in a Florentine NeighborhoodDo you guys think this is yellow enough? Sorry for the lowkey spam
Verónica wrote: "Good morning everyone :).Vivi and Elena, way to go!
I just want to give you a start up on March, according to the info on the spreadsheet as of today.
As Felicity mentioned, the 5(I) and 7(V) ..."
Oops I had added my three books for the color cards to the February ss. I just moved them to March!
Thanks for the update. I haven’t planned the rest of my books for the month, but I’ll try to shoot for choices that work for 5, 7, and 9.
Kaylee wrote: "Merchants in the City of Art: Work, Identity, and Change in a Florentine NeighborhoodDo you guys think this is yellow enough? Sorry for the lowkey spam"
Between the bottom and the buildings, it looks yellow enough to me!
I do not see that we came close to our mini challenge. Is that somewhere other than with the monthly spreads? I only see 25 books.
Oh woopsies i did everything on the official OFFICIAL board, I can copy it so everyone can see :)
WOW! Just finished my first book for March and it was powerful. Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy. The animals of the world are dying and a woman wants to the follow the last of the arctic terns from the Arctic to Antarctica. Poetic, atmospheric, tragic and despairing but in the end a story of hope.
@Kaylee it is a great idea :) I am in no hurry, so any time you say suits me
Kaylee wrote: "OMG yes im always looking for book reccs!!!!!! (...) " ...Im okay with being planners and claiming cards if that is what yall want, but I still would like everyone to put every card option into the spread, just in case. We can have a copy of the official board for everyone to edit and change and a copy for just me and Veronica to use officially, if thats what yall want. Let me know :)"
I think that is a very good idea!
Being able to edit a copy of the official board will help us see what cards are 'taken/being read to' and what cards are 'left to take/read'. It might help us planners to pick books too.
Wanted to make sure I did this right. I entered my info in the copy of the Official Board but discovered the formula for the points for the book doesn't work so I manually input what the book earned us.
I do have a couple of books to add one that I finished in Feb. may work for the mini I will double check. I just finished one today that will start me for March. Finishing up at work and will add them later this evening
I just added another finished book to the board. Please let me know if I am hogging too many. I promise I won't keep up the 2 a day pace all month. HA HA
Vivi wrote: "Apoorva wrote: "Do I need to create a separate shelf for uno? As I've simply added a uno tag for all the books till now"You do have a uno shelf, here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
Yeah, I was confused between tags and shelves earlier. They are one and the same it seems.
I have read 4 books in Feb and added them to the UNO shelf.
Checking in...Yes! I’m here. I’m so sorry... we just got my daughter back home from a 3 1/2 month stay at an Eating Disorder Clinic 800 miles away. It’s been hectic. I will contribute toward March cards!
Welcome Jodi. As a mother of a teenage daughter, my heart goes out to you. Sending healing wishes for you and your family.
Happy Wednesday back! It's a pretty day here in Cincinnati, 64 degrees and sunny. May not sound too warm to some of you but we are enjoying it after a snowy and cold February. How's the weather where everyone else is?
Jodi wrote: "Checking in...Yes! I’m here. I’m so sorry... we just got my daughter back home from a 3 1/2 month stay at an Eating Disorder Clinic 800 miles away. It’s been hectic. I will contribute toward Marc..."
Welcome back Jodi!
It's great you and your daughter are together now. I wish all the best for you in this difficult times. I hope this UNO thing is something that can provide joy and distraction for a little while.
We got a lot of books finished and it's only Wednesday, yay! I'm embarrassed not to be one of the contributors, I haven't had much time this week, and today I've been in the kitchen since morning, it's my daughters' 11th birthday and I made cake and cookies and her favorite meals, and I'm soooo tired, and the kitchen looks like a battle zone. So I will probably finish my audiobook, my companion in the kitchen. Makes the cleaning bearable.
I live in Baja California, Mexico and today it's raining. The weather here is crazy. Yesterday was dry and sunny. Tomorrow who knows. We have a saying here: "Febrero loco, Marzo otro poco"... "February is crazy and March a little bit more". Yep, very accurate.
The place where I live, Antalya, Turkey, has a Mediterranean climate, so our winters are rainy and snowless. It is spring now, and we have nice warm sunny days
Hi.To complete the first two hands we need a 7(V), a Reverse and two 9(N)'s.
For the reverse we have on the table:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Secret History
The Immortalists
Someone has one of those on their weekend plans?
Please check if you have read any of books on the spreadsheet, maybe we have more.
For the 7 we have:
The Body Keeps the Score
How the Penguins Saved Veronica
Leaving Time
Into the Drowning Deep
I can take one of the 9's, the other options are:
How the Penguins Saved Veronica
Miss Benson's Beetle
String Boys
Five Plays of
Into the Drowning Deep
Please post a comment if you will take one of those cards. Or if you are reading something you might finish soon but didn't put it on the spreadsheet post a comment too.
@Lynne, you marked one book finished but it doesn't have any info on the cards (For Darkness Shows the Stars). Could you check that out please?
Verónica wrote: "Hi.To complete the first two hands we need a 7(V), a Reverse and two 9(N)'s.
For the reverse we have on the table:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Secret History
The Immortalist..."
So sorry, I have filled it in now.
I’ll be finished with Into the Drowning Deep tonight, so that can work for 7 or 9, whichever is needed.And my next book is The Eyre Affair, and I will have that done by Saturday, and that definitely works for 9 (not sure about 7).
Lynne wrote: "Verónica wrote: "Hi.To complete the first two hands we need a 7(V), a Reverse and two 9(N)'s.
For the reverse we have on the table:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Secret Histor..."
Thank you Lynne. That was a 9. So that leaves just the 7 and reverse.
Ooo how is into the drowning deep??? Ive been thinking about reading it
My book also works for the 7. So Lynne an I are on the 7 and 9. The Reverse it's still open.
I am reading The Mothers and should finish it tomorrow or the next day. That will work for a 9.
Kaylee wrote: "Ooo how is into the drowning deep??? Ive been thinking about reading it"Kaylee wrote: "Ooo how is into the drowning deep??? Ive been thinking about reading it"
I am loving it! It’s got sci-fi, horror, a little fantasy, a little f/f romance, and just plain good storytelling. I don’t usually read horror so I’m a little freaked out but in a fun way!
I'm going to try to stay away from long books out of my comfort zone this month. in February I tried 2 that that I wouldn't have read if not for the challenge, and were over 500pages, so it took me way more than usual to get through them.Hi Jodi, Glad your daughter is back home. the recovery process can be overwhelming, but hope that everything goes well for you and your daughter.
Would this count as yellow?
I finished
really liked it
I don't think the first book counts as yellow. I am with you on not reading books just for the challenge. Hopefully we won't feel the need to do that this month with a more up to date accounting of what needs read. I am hoping to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo soon. Did you read Daisy Jones and the Six? I really liked that one.
I am wondering, if Lynne used The Seven Husbands for a 8 green card and now Alejandra read it, can we count it as a reverse in hand one?
Felicity wrote: "I am wondering, if Lynne used The Seven Husbands for a 8 green card and now Alejandra read it, can we count it as a reverse in hand one?"Yes and done :).
Since we're too early in the game I think we can fit whatever we choose to read, we have a lot of cards available. Maybe by half we can start focusing more on the ones missing in the hands top-down. I just want you to know which ones can be completed so you take that as a guide if you're undecided on what to read next.
For the next hand we need a 6 Red, and 4(F). And there are more Reverse coming. My next read can fill one of those.
Also, please check if you have the books finished on your UNO shelf.I didn't find the books for:
Lynne -All the Stars and Teeth
Alejandra - The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo
We (Captain and Co-Captain) have to put a link of the books on the Official Spreadsheet, and it has to be the edition read by the team member.
I am reading The Chicken Sisters which will fulfill the 6. I should have it done in the next day or 2. Veronica- you should read Nothing to See Here. It was my first book written by Kevin Wilson and I read all the rest of his books last year. They are clever, quirky and fun with some serious themes.
@Felicity I started it yesterday ;)
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March cards are as follows (first color cards since they're such a pain in the arse), these are one of each:
2(T) Red *
4(F) Red
6(S) Red
4(F) Green
7(V) Green *
8(E) Green
0(Z) Blue
4(F) Blue
7(V) Blue
8(E) Blue *
6(S) Yellow *
* I have options for these on my list, but feel free to look for other since they can be used for the Reverse or Wild cards.
CARD QTY
9(N) 12
2(T) 9
6(S) 9
1(O) 8
5(I) 8
7(V) 8
3(H) 7
Skip(K,P) 7
4(F) 5
8(E) 5
Reverse 5
Wild 4
Wild Draw 4 4
0(Z) 3
For the planners, if you are able to take some time this weekend to add your list on the spreadsheet please do so. If you are a mood reader you can take this as a guide to see what could be your priorities on choosing.
I hope you enjoyed your Feb reading as much as I did. Looking forward to a fun March!