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World Mysteries Readathon - Team Chupacabra
Lorraine,I notice you have three books only marked for the translated from French/French author prompt.
Emily has The Birth of a Theorem and I have La Maison de Claudine (I'll finish my book today) for that prompt, so I was wondering: Do any of your 3 books fit any other categories, like "translated from non-English language," "set in France," "time period you want to learn more about," and another prompt nobody has books for yet?
oshizu wrote: "Lorraine,I notice you have three books only marked for the translated from French/French author prompt.
Emily has The Cousins and I have La Maison de Claudine (I'll finish my book today) for that..."
I will look into that. I am reading a book that will fit the French author prompt. So if I need to fill out other prompts after that I can changed books.
I have indicated the 3 books I completed today on the planning tab. I did not copy the columns because the program in use is not on my computer. I was just reentering the data, which is probably why I was missing info last time. So, I will let you copy and paste the 3 columns. (Hope my French makes sense 😊)Now If I understand we have enough book for the ‘Read 3 books written by a French author and/or that was translated from French’ prompt but are still missing book set in summer? if yes, I have borrowed 2 books from the library that works for that prompt. Let me know if you want me to read 1 or 2. I also borrowed a book that could work for the nonfiction prompt.
And I have one set in France.
I currently have 3 books left for the remaining 6 days of the readathon (not counting today), including one I added just now to fill the "gemstone" prompt.(1) Fevered Star: 2nd book to finish indigenous prompt
(2) Kamusari Tales Told at Night: trans. from Japanese, rural, less than 1k ratings
(3) The Betel Nut Tree Mystery: character with physical impairment
(4) A BIG MAYBE: I may be able to finish a book for the "gemstone" prompt but it's a YA fantasy and I usually don't enjoy that genre.
I will try.
Possible books (Not sure I'll be able to read much more than the above but...)
*The Paper Bark Tree Mystery -Read a 2nd book about a character with physical impairment to finish that prompt, unless somebody would like to help with that prompt.
*Read 2 books with a map in the front to finish that prompt, unless somebody wishes to help with that prompt
Otherwise, I'll wait and see what prompts need love after several more days.
Lorraine wrote: "I have indicated the 3 books I completed today on the planning tab. I did not copy the columns because the program in use is not on my computer. I was just reentering the data, which is probably wh..."Lorraine,
I copied your four completed books from the Planning to Completed tabs. :D
I'll leave you to add those books to the Tracking tab at your own convenience.
What about this book for the gem prompt?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Do we still need this prompt?
@Lorraine,You are still planning to read Un jour je m'en irai sans avoir tout dit and Petit traité de vie intérieure? If you read either, then that will complete the 'French author or translated from French' prompt. I have put Geai on the 'Set in France' prompt. Hope that's okay.
We will possibly need books for the summer prompt since so far only Emily's The Cousins is assigned to it. I also see your Zec la croche fits it. So if you read one more for this, that will complete the summer prompt.
Lorraine wrote: "What about this book for the gem prompt?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Do we still need this prompt?"
I don't think Gold will work for gemstones.
oshizu wrote: "I currently have 3 books left for the remaining 6 days of the readathon (not counting today), including one I added just now to fill the "gemstone" prompt.(1) Fevered Star: 2nd bo..."
That's some great selection.
I'll possibly have time to fit in 1-2 more books. I will try to find something for the physical impairment prompt.
I've finished The Book of Cold Cases and put it for the amateur sleuth prompt. Tamas will be done today. I will start Of Mice and Men as the second book for the banned book prompt today.
@Emily, here's the answer to your page points question from the mods:If a team finishes all of the prompts for the readathon then yes you can use any book to stack up page number points. Last year’s readathon had bonus prompts for teams who completed all of their prompts and this year I’ve decided to forgo extra prompts so that everyone can read whatever will help them in other challenges for the year! Basically, I’d like teams to focus on the prompts before moving into solely page number points.
Oshizu, don't try to read a book you aren't interested in, especially as we already have an option for the gemstone prompt! Are you more likely to enjoy a book set in a historical time period? If so, that would be an easy swap.
Going to try and do some intense reading today and get some books knocked off. Not sure if I can add anymore books besides the ones I planned but will do my best.
@UshahiI am actually reading Un jour je m'en irai sans avoir tout dit so that will completed the French author.
I have finished Zec la croche wich is good for the summer prompt. I am also waiting for a book title The summer book. so that should cover summer.
I will not be able to read as much today and tomorrow but will try to do some.
I have finished Un jour je m'en irai, sans avoir tout dit and Zec la croche. I have filled the planning section accordingly.I will not be able to access the spreadsheet on my computer before tomorrow afternoon. Trying to make changes in my iPad is outside of my expertise
No problem Lorraine! I have put your books on the tracking page.
Hello friends!Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography starts out as a tragic story so I switched my second book by an indigenous author to Fevered Star, which I finished just now. Really enjoyed it!
I see that Canadian Dragon completed a book for the "map" prompt, so I have re-added my "map" book to the Planning tab so we can finish that prompt. Yay!
For the rest of the readathon, I might be able to read one short-ish book each day. Will check to see which prompts still need help.
Lilac wrote: "Oshizu, don't try to read a book you aren't interested in, especially as we already have an option for the gemstone prompt! Are you more likely to enjoy a book set in a historical time period? If..."
Lilac,
Thank you! Yesterday, the gemstone prompt had no fits, so I wanted to try to bite the bullet but I'm VERY relieved it won't be necessary.
I've added instead two books in my favorite genre (historical mystery), but might replace one of them later. :D
Ushashi wrote: ".I'll possibly have time to fit in 1-2 more books. I will try to find something for the physical impairment prompt."Ushashi
That would be great if you find something. It's more fun when we finish prompts together! :D
I'll check again in a few days. We all have our reading moods and if you'd rather read something else, I can always read the next book in the series (after Betel Nut Mystery).
Also, I'll definitely be reading Kamusari Tales Told at Night, which is translated from Japanese.
But it also fits the "less than 1,000 ratings."
Where would you like me to slot it?
LeslieI see that you haven't typed in your page count or audio hours for the first five days.
Would you like some assistance with that?
Lorraine wrote: "What about this book for the gem prompt?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Do we still need this prompt?"
Lorraine
I loved Girl with the Pearl Earring. Have you read it?
Wikipedia defines it as a gemstone but, helas, I've already read this book. It's a historical fiction set in Holland, around 275 pages.
And of course there's the film adaptation starring Colin Firth. :D
Also, NOBODY should be trying to do stuf on the spreadsheet from an IPad. I moved your books over to the Completed tab earlier today. <3
Go Team Chupacapra!Can you believe we're already halfway through our 10-day readathon.
How's everyone doing? What's your favorite book so far? Read any duds the rest of us should avoid?
Perhaps we should all review our books on the Planning tab in another 2-3 days and remove any books we won't be able to finish by 11:59pm, Sunday, June 12th.
A big hug to Ushashi for keeping us all on track. 🧡
Leslie wrote: "@Oshizu yes I cannot edit the spreadsheet, I got out my computer today and still couldn’t get it. I have my count in the car so when my husband gets home I will give my count on here!"That will be wonderful, Leslie.
I'm always happy to input spreadsheet stuff on your behalf, friend!
Don't stress the spreadsheet at all.
Depending on who's online at the time (Ushashi or me), one of us can easily input your info. ;d
Hey everyone, I finished The Cousins today and will be trying to get a start on Birth of a Theorem before the day ends as well. I should be able to finish Birth of a Theorem by Friday and then have time to read one more book over the weekend before the readathon ends Sunday night. Does anyone have any suggestions on what prompt I should try to target for my last book? I was thinking The Loveliest Dead for a book with less than 1000 ratings but if anyone thinks a different task is more important I can switch to something else
Leslie wrote: "Another question how do you add what I wrote in your posts? I know it doesn’t matter to the challenge but I have been trying to figure it out. Lol"Leslie
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Emily wrote: "Hey everyone, I finished The Cousins today and will be trying to get a start on Birth of a Theorem before the day ends as well. I should be able to finish Birth of a Theorem by Friday and then have..."Emily
Woot woot! 🥳
Lorraine wrote: "Girl with the pearl earring was on my TBR and I was able to borrow it! Working on it as soon as tomorrow. Thank you friend!."I'm so glad that book was already among your TBRs and also available at your library. what perfect luck.
Also, happy birthday, Lorraine! May you enjoy a wonderful day!
Lorraine wrote: "oshizu wrote: "Go Team Chupacapra!Can you believe we're already halfway through our 10-day readathon.
How's everyone doing? What's your favorite book so far? Read any duds the rest of us should a..."
Happy birthday, Lorraine!!
oshizu and Emily,I think oshizu can put Kamusari tales on the less than 1000 ratings prompt. With Emily reading The Loveliest Dead, it will be completed.
Leslie wrote: "@Oshizu yes I cannot edit the spreadsheet, I got out my computer today and still couldn’t get it. I have my count in the car so when my husband gets home I will give my count on here!"Yeah please put it up here. Whoever of us is online will update the spreadsheet.
I totalled up our points for the first 5 days and we're currently on 8,852! Go team Chupacabra!
I have entered La jeune fille à la perle (Girl with a Pearl Earring) on the spreadsheet. I hope to receive the Summer Book today or tomorrow. If not I will find something else for the summer prompt.
oshizu wrote: How's everyone doing? What's your favorite book so far? Read any duds the rest of us should avoid?
I enjoy this challenge even tough I would have prefered to know the prompts in advance to better prepare ! ahahah
Favorites book so far are Good girl, Bad girl by Michael Robotham. I just loved this author. And I thought that Un jour je partirai, sans avoir tout dit was very well written.
What about you and other team members?
Ushashi wrote: "oshizu and Emily,I think oshizu can put Kamusari tales on the less than 1000 ratings prompt. With Emily reading The Loveliest Dead, it will be completed."
Emily and Ushashi
Thank you! I will add a blue code to my Kamusari book, for sure!
Lorraine wrote: "I enjoy this challenge even tough I would have prefered to know the prompts in advance to better prepare ! ahahah"What do you mean, Lorraine? The prompts were announced at least a month before the readathon actually started.
P.S. Nice job with your reply! To distinguish the quote from your reply, make sure to keep the /i code with caret brackets <> at the end of your quote.
Lorraine wrote: "I have entered La jeune fille à la perle (Girl with a Pearl Earring) on the spreadsheet. I hope to receive the Summer Book today or tomorrow. If not I will find something else for the summer prompt."Ushashi
Lorraine will be reading A Girl with the Pearl Earring for the gemstone prompt. Hope it's okay, but I moved Dragonfly in Amber to the prompt you originally assigned it (historical period, 18th c).
This morning, I finished The Cat Who Saved Books and added it under the "translated" prompt as it's translated from Japanese. My main reason for reading this book, however, was as backup for the non-human character prompt.We have yet to hear from Leslie about her progress but in case she doesn't have time to finish The Call of Cthulu for the 2nd Team Mission (mythical creature0, perhaps Canadian Dragon's Sea Witch can be moved there instead?
It's just a backup plan.
ImportantI'd like to request, on our team leader Ushashi's behalf, that we all review the books we've added to the spreadsheet.
With only four days left in the readathon, we need to figure out as a team which prompts we can realistically finish by Sunday night.
We don't get any points for a half-finished prompt, so let's make Ushashi's life easier by giving her a clear picture of our reading plans for the next four days.
Canadian Dragon,I was looking at our spreadsheet today and saw that you've been assigned both Team Books, including the 394-page 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
If you'd rather read something else for your fourth book, I can easily (re)read Banana Yoshimoto's Kitchen which is only 160 pages.
I would hate for your last readathon days to feel like a slog. I tried to read a biography for the indigenous prompt and it was taking me FOREVER; then I switched to a fantasy by an indigenous author and I finished that book in one day. :D
Anyway, let me know.
Points!I've reread the readathon rules concerning points and saw that we get a point for every page read of completed books.
Pages Read: 1 POINT PER PAGE (only count pages for completed books)
Accordingly, I've reformatted our spreadsheet with extra rows for the multi-book prompts. I have gone ahead and added my page count for the books I've completed. For those of you listening to audio books, you have my sympathies.
Oh wait, the wonderful Lilac counted our total pages (including audio hours) as 8,852 pages in her post. I confess that I've since recalculated my Pages Read so our total is 8,791.
Note: We're still waiting on Leslie's progress.
Usashi, can we skip posting page count for individual reads and calculate Pages Read by following Lilac's example? That would be SOOOO much easier.
Just in case, I've reformatted the spreadsheet and added my pages for the books I've finished.
oshizu wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "What about this book for the gem prompt?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Do we still need ..."
Just finished The Girl with the pear earring! Loved it! Thanks for the suggestions and another prompts filled!
I have updated the spreadsheet planning tab with my completed book. I am still waiting for the Summer Book. If I do not get it by Friday morning I will look for another one. So no one should worry about that prompt.I have not added other books as I am unshure what is left to be done. But with 4 days left, I can add another 3 books (excluding the book for the summer prompt) as long as they are around 250 pages...
Ushashi, Oshizu,
if you can point a direction for me I'll look for another book I can start tomorrow. Do not worry, I will not read a book I do not like. As you say, it is not the time to fall into a reading slump ...
Hi Team Chupacabra! Just wanted to check in and let you know the Readathon Team Progress thread has been posted and is ready for team leaders to update their team’s reading so far! Be sure to comment your team’s progress before the readathon ends so that your team can earn bragging rights and post-readathon awards!!
Read 3 books featuring a character who has a physical disability or impairmentquestion: would PTSD count as impairment?
bailey wrote: "Hi Team Chupacabra! Just wanted to check in and let you know the Readathon Team Progress thread has been posted and is ready for team leaders to update their team’s reading so far! Be sure to comm..."
bailey
Thanks so much for dropping by.
One of our teammates never showed up and another hasn't posted their progress yet.
Lorraine wrote: "Read 3 books featuring a character who has a physical disability or impairmentquestion: would PTSD count as impairment?"
I don't think so. It's a mental health condition, not a physical one.
What about Jaqueline Woodson's Feathers?
I haven't read this book but I enjoyed some of the author's other books.
Here's some other suggestions:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...
(half the book suggestions feature mental health issues, though, not physical impairments)
My book (Betel Nut Mystery) is the sequel to The Frangipani Tree Mystery <-- Does your libaby have this book?)
oshizu wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "Read 3 books featuring a character who has a physical disability or impairmentquestion: would PTSD count as impairment?"
I don't think so. It's a mental health condition, not a ..."
Thanks Oshizu.
Canadian Dragon and i completed the "map in the front or back" prompt. Yay!Like Lorraine, I'm uncertain what else to read beyond
*Kamusari Tales Told at Night - less than 1k ratings
*The Betel Nut Tree Mystery - physical impairment (MC has a post-polio limp), orange cover, strong morals
oshizu wrote: "Canadian Dragon,I was looking at our spreadsheet today and saw that you've been assigned both Team Books, including the 394-page 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
If you'd rather read something else..."
Oshizu. I am open to read Kitchen if needed so you can read something else
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