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I've found an audio novella i want to read with fruit on the cover. I'll start it today
Hi everyone! I finished Shout yesterday and placed it in 'a YA novel'. I've started March: Book One.Neediest prompts are as follows:
- A dystopian novel (1 option; will give us another cornucopia with acorns)
- A book featuring a ghost (3 options; will give us another cornucopia with acorns)
- A yellow majority cover (1 option; will give us another cornucopia with acorns and if we read two fitting this prompt we'll be close to completing two of those cornucopias!)
- A book set in the 1900s (1 option; combined with the above we'll have a second cornucopia)
- A book that features sports (2 options)
- A book with an item of food on the cover (1 option)
Cool! I'll finish The wind that lays waste tomorrow :-)
Caitlin wrote: "Hi everyone! I finished Shout yesterday and placed it in 'a YA novel'. I've started March: Book One.Neediest prompts are as follows:
- A dystopian novel (1 option;..."
I can move my book Gemini Falls to set in 1900s if we have others for set in nature....it looks like we had some options for that one.
I was telling my daughter last night that I was doing a read-a-thon so to let me read (13 year old putting off going to bed). She thought the idea of a read-a-thon was the funniest thing she had ever heard...she was like - so like a marathon but with books....clearly had not heard of a read-a-thon. Not a book lover like me (I blame tiktok and snapchat!)
We are going so well team, and now have enough acorns to complete another Cornucopia! I have removed the colour from Cornucopia 1 on the planning page as we are ready to start a second round for that one.
It's very stormy here today so I might get a bit more reading done than I otherwise would...
I think for the dystopia category, I've got the only planned book. I have ordered one from the library but won't get it until Friday. 99% sure that will be fine, but I would feel safer if there was a backup plan!
Bec wrote: "I was telling my daughter last night that I was doing a read-a-thon so to let me read (13 year old putting off going to bed). She thought the idea of a read-a-thon was the funniest thing she had ev..."LOL
Meg wrote: "I think for the dystopia category, I've got the only planned book. I have ordered one from the library but won't get it until Friday. 99% sure that will be fine, but I would feel safer if there was..."I have one that I think can be described as a dystopia - some have called it that on GR - I will start it later today or tomorrow when I've finished my current read
I counted The Wind That Lays Waste as book set in or about nature, as weather and nature plays a quite big role - and we already have 2 about family.
Ira wrote: "I am reading Gathering Blue the could fit under dystopia. I have an hour left of the audiobook."oh excellent - I'll read something else then
Uhmm would we call this yellow or brown - or orange? :-)
It's a travel story - the Danish title is Steinbeck's Ghost - because the author is driving in the "footsteps" of Steinbeck in his Travels with Charlie in Search of America.
He writes a lot about Steinbeck and goes to see his museum - so I guess it could also be A book featuring a ghost?
Louise wrote: "Uhmm would we call this yellow or brown - or orange? :-)It's a travel story - the Danish title is Steinbeck's Ghost - because the ..."
Your cover does look kind of yellowish to me, especially as I have just finished a book that includes ghosts!
The prompt is "a majority yellow cover", and I would say the cover has more yellow than any other colour. What do others think? Meanwhile, my book Kayang & Me could be coded as featuring a ghost, an author who has died, set in 1900s or family dynamics.
And done! Now we just need to add acorns :-)
Okay, I have added acorns to Cornucopia 4, and added my book to complete Cornucopia 2, though we don't have enough acorns yet to fully complete that one. I have also updated the plans page to reflect what has happened on the Cornucopia pages - it's all getting confusing, but the books are being read thick and fast!
To complete more in-progress cornucopias we need the following (plus acorns!)Cornucopia 2
- A dystopian novel (x2) -- we have 3 options for this
- A book with a majority red cover -- we have 1 option for this
- A book with a person's first name in the title -- we have 5 options for this
Cornucopia 4
- A book set in the 1900s -- we have 1 option for this
- A book with a majority yellow cover -- we have 0 options for this
Cornucopia 5
- A book that features sports (x2) -- we have 1 option for this
- A young adult novel -- we have 3 options for this
I have just started Bird Cloud which I need to read for AtY (I am reading in order and in the correct week) - it will work for set in the 1900s, as well as set in nature and featuring an animal.
I just finished Ace of Spades which I added as a young adult book but I'm happy for it to be reassigned.I'll think about where next in the morning when I can see straight!
Sue wrote: "I have just started Bird Cloud which I need to read for AtY (I am reading in order and in the correct week) - it will work for set in the 1900s, as well as set in nature and featurin..."Oops, it seems this book does happen mostly in the 2000s, so it will have to be nature or animals
I finished my audiobook Muster Dogs: The companion book to the ABC TV series and coded it as a book featuring an animal. This gave us enough acorns to allocate to complete our 3rd Cornucopia - great work team!
I'm starting Salt to the Sea. One of my few remaining ATY books. It would fit for YA, 1900's, maybe nature (a tragedy at sea?).
As we are short of books about sports (which is not my usual choice), I went looking and found Able: Gold Medals, Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings which is available free on the (Australian) ABC Listen app, so that will be my accompaniment for walking/gardening/cooking for the next couple of days
I've been struggling to get much reading time in this week, but I just finished The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, which fits for a book with a first name in the title!Hopefully I'll have more luck in the last few days
Erica wrote: "I'm starting Salt to the Sea. One of my few remaining ATY books. It would fit for YA, 1900's, maybe nature (a tragedy at sea?)."I think it would fit, a lot of the book is about how the characters survive the harsh climatic conditions.
I've settled on Lolly Willowes next as it seems to cover a lot of bases although, of course, what we mostly need are acorns.
Louise wrote: "You are a champ Sue :)"Ha - well although sport is not my thing, memoirs and biographies are, and this one appealed because it's by a particularly interesting sportsman who is a very inspiring wheelchair athlete, and our current Australian of the Year!
I wasn't able to do any reading yesterday, but I'm planning on doing some today. As a team I think we're doing great as we have 3 cornucopia's fully completed. It seems like out challenge is going to be getting more acorns, so I'll try to help with that! I've got The Age of Daredevils so I could read this as a book about sports? Are people happy this would fit? It's a story about people who were barrel jumpers on Niagara Falls. I don't think I've got any other books that feature sports.
Actually I've just realised the audio-book I'm listening to features sports. Its Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love and he talks about being the first male cheerleader at his high school. Is this ok to use as featuring sports?
I just finished Liam’s Town - but I think the only one it fits is name in the title - and we already have 2 of those. I've popped it in there anyway :)
We're doing so great, everyone! As others have said, our main focus at this point is acorns so reading of any and every type. Gogogo.If anyone wants to know particular prompts in need of attention, we have:
Cornucopia 1
- A book with a majority orange cover
- A book that is 400+ pages
- A book that was published in the fall
Cornucopia 2
- A dystopian novel (x2)
- A book with a majority red cover (x2)
- A book set in or about nature
Cornucopia 3
- A book set in a school
- A book with a black and white cover
- A book by an author who is not alive anymore
Cornucopia 4
- A book set in the 1900s
- A book with a majority yellow cover
Cornucopia 5
- A book that features sports (x2)
I seem to be all about Cornucopia 4. I've just finished Lolly Willowes and entered it as set in the 1900s. I quite enjoyed it. I don’t know if snark was invented by 1926 but the author had it in spades full.Tomorrow I'll start An Artist of the Floating World
for its yellow cover. I'll have my one year old granddaughter all day though, so how well I do may depend on how long she wants to nap.Night, night.
I randomly read The Ophelia Network which works for several options. I've put it as red cover for now since that seems the most in need.
Just ~3 days left, team. Let's get those acorns! Continuing on my listing of needy prompts, we have:Cornucopia 1
- (3 acorns)
- A book with a majority orange cover
- A book that is 400+ pages
Cornucopia 2
- (9 acorns)
- A dystopian novel (x2)
- A book with a majority red cover
Cornucopia 3
- (3 acorns)
- A book set in a school
- A book with a black and white cover
- A book by an author who is not alive anymore
Cornucopia 4
- (3 acorns)
- A book with a majority yellow cover
Cornucopia 5
- (6 acorns)
- A book that features sports
I am just starting In an Antique Land, which has a black and white cover, and have almost finished Able: Gold Medals, Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings, about sports
The book I'm reading now would work for yellow cover or 400 pages
I can as a minimum doA book by an author who is not alive anymore and
A book that features sports
A book with a majority red cover
before the challenge ends :-)
I'm in awe at how much some of you read....:)
Bec wrote: "I'm in awe at how much some of you read....:)"Me too!
I may be able to finish Salt to the Sea over the weekend but not sure. Will keep adding in my pages anyway.
I can do: - the majority orange cover or dystopia (The Prynne Viper
- more pages & hours towards our acorns
I'm not able to add this to the plans tab as it won't let me add a new column.
I should have a yellow cover finished today. It wasn’t so much the child minding that kept me away yesterday as my youngest daughter who has put in an offer on a flat after giving up on ever getting her own place since property prices went crazy in the UK. Everyone cross their fingers!
Lindsay wrote: "I can do: - the majority orange cover or dystopia (The Prynne Viper
- more pages & hours towards our acorns
I'm not able to add this to the plans tab as it won't let me add a new ..."
Hi Lindsay, I have added a few more columns to the Plans sheet. I had to adjust the spreadsheet a couple of days ago as I realised it wasn't counting the number of 'x's correctly, so will need to do that again when I get a moment. We have fully completed 4 Cornucopias now, and just need acorns to complete 2 more!
Joyce wrote: "I should have a yellow cover finished today. It wasn’t so much the child minding that kept me away yesterday as my youngest daughter who has put in an offer on a flat after giving up on ever gettin..."Oh, definitely fingers crossed Joyce - I know the feeling! I think property prices have gone crazy everywhere. My son in Canada recently managed to buy a house with his fiance, but my son here in Perth has had an awful time - he and his partner are renters - both artists who work from home and have a baby, and they were very lucky to find an affordable rental at the last minute before having to move back in with me! Luckily my far more astute daughter got into the property market years ago and is now sitting pretty.
Joyce wrote: "I should have a yellow cover finished today. It wasn’t so much the child minding that kept me away yesterday as my youngest daughter who has put in an offer on a flat after giving up on ever gettin..."Good luck to your daughter! The real estate market at the moment seems crazy.
We have 1-2 days left (depending on time zones!) and are doing great. As usual acorns are the main thing we need to acquire, so if anyone has some short books they'd like to hurry through now would be a good time, haha.
Cornucopia 1
- 3 acorns
- a book with a majority orange cover
- a book that is 400+ pages
Cornucopia 2
- 6 acorns
- a dystopian novel
- a book with a majority red cover
Cornucopia 3
- 3 acorns
- a book set in a school
- a book with a black and white cover
- a book by an author who is not alive anymore
Cornucopia 4
- 3 acorns
- a book with a majority yellow cover
Cornucopia 5
- 6 acorns
I finished An Artist of the Floating World and will update later. Today is likely to be a dead loss as the same daughter has her birthday and the day will go on cooking and feasting. I’ll aim to make up for it tomorrow though with as many quick-read pages as I can.
I finished another book but looks like we really need acorns not books.
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My next book will be Ace of Spades.
Looking for food on the cover was, so far fruitless (geddit?) One beautifully laid dinner table with no dinner, one pair of cocktails with no nibbles and one book with an actual apple but the worst Goodreads review score I've ever seen.