The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2023
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Team Platypus
I may or may not have just bought a heap of green and yellow books on Audible, lol.
Emelie wrote: "I could do 
Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist for 9 red, I think it is, if it's red enough."Looks red enough to me.
Sammy wrote: "I may or may not have just bought a heap of green and yellow books on Audible, lol."I am not even surprised haha
Emelie wrote: "I could do Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist for 9 red, I think it is, if it's red enough."It's yours :-)
This is what our colour cards for February currently look like:9 Blue - Sammy - Murder on the Orient Express
7 Green - Kayt - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
1 Red -
2 Blue - Eldarwen - Nightblade
9 Red - Emelie - Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist
4 Green - LaurLa - American Vampire
3 Red - Sammy - The Talented Mr. Ripley
3 Red - Audrey - Ruby Fever
Wild Draw 4 - Laura - 3 Red - Badger to the Bone
Wild Draw 4 - Sammy - 9 Blue - The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Wild Draw 4 - LaurLa - 3 Red - Ruby Fever
Wild Draw 4 -
2 more left, grab yours now! ;-)
Earth to Team Platypus!Are you still all alive? You are terribly quiet! It's very unusual ;-)
Still alive and doing a LOT of reading. Hubby is away for the week, so taking advantage of the quiet, lol.
Eli wrote: "If not, I'd like so start with Independence: Vintage Minis (because it can me a Wild Draw 4).Eli"
Uuuuuh, keep that yellow for March or April! Yellow covers are hard to come by, so definitely keep that close by. I would feel like we're "wasting" a yellow cover if we used it for a Wild Draw 4 hehe.
Eli wrote: "Hi, could 
or 
work at 1 Red?"The non-fiction book doesn't work for 1 Red - it doesn't fit any of the criteria for a 1 card as far as I can see. If you're unsure about the criteria, they're all listed in the rules ( = All About Uno).
As for Harry Potter, if you're actually going to read one of the RED Gryffindor editions, it could work, but depends on the book you're reading. You listed the collection here so it's hard to tell.
Double-check that when you're on a computer, it'll be easier on a larger screen :-)
I've been grabbing all the yellow books in audible sales if they looked even just a little interesting. I have 17 waiting tbr now, lol. Have a load of green too :D
Eldarwen wrote: "Eli wrote: "Hi, could or work at 1 Red?"The no..."
Is it set in Oslo?
Eldarwen wrote: "Eli wrote: "If not, I'd like so start with Independence: Vintage Minis (because it can me a Wild Draw 4).Eli"
Uuuuuh, keep that yellow for March or April! Yellow covers are hard ..."
Can we use it for a Draw 4? We don’t have any yellow cards, right?
That is true even. I only had in mind we still need red ones, didn't check others and didn't want to waste a yellow cover :-p
We seem to have multiple 0's this month, can I toss in reading
in for reading as a stand alone?
Sammy wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Eli wrote: "Hi, could or work at..."It's set in Oslo before they have to escape. And one of the main characters in Prince Olav. I have the Gryffindor edition in red, so it will work.
Eldarwen wrote: "Eli wrote: "If not, I'd like so start with Independence: Vintage Minis (because it can me a Wild Draw 4).Eli"
Uuuuuh, keep that yellow for March or April! Yellow covers are hard ..."
I will keep it for March or April :)
Eli wrote: "It's set in Oslo before they have to escape. And one of the main characters in Prince Olav. I have the Gryffindor edition in red, so it will work."If the majority of the book is set in Oslo, then yes, it will work. Otherwise not.
For non-fiction books, there are no characters, so Prince Olav cannot be a criteria for fitting a card.
Ok yay, for a red Gryffindor book, but which one? The link you posted was for the entire series. Which book would you read? The first one in the series? (Because I can't remember if there is an O character in the others, it's been a while since I've read them hehe.)
Kayt wrote: "We seem to have multiple 0's this month, can I toss in reading in for reading as a stand alone?"Sounds good!
Have you read anything by Feeney before?
Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone. I don’t have any other books that are red. I can go to the library tomorrow and see if I find any. But I’ll happily ready HP again.
Eldarwen wrote: "Kayt wrote: "We seem to have multiple 0's this month, can I toss in reading in for reading as a stand alone?"Sounds good!
Have you read anything by Feeney before?"
I have not so i am super super excited to give Feeney a try.
Eli wrote: "Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone. I don’t have any other books that are red. I can go to the library tomorrow and see if I find any. But I’ll happily ready HP again."If you want to read HP again, feel free to do so! :-)
That first book has a special magical feel to it, discovering Hogwarts and all the characters.. :-)
I'll slot you in for the 1 Red then!
Kayt wrote: "I have not so i am super super excited to give Feeney a try."I've read her
a couple of years ago and enjoyed it a lot.
Not very long now!!
Here is the Countdown to Start of the Challenge to get you excited! :-D
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
Eldarwen wrote: "Not very long now!!
Here is the Countdown to Start of the Challenge to get you excited! :-D
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown......"
Yay!
Here is another maybe Red 1 if we need it. Probably will be my first or second book as I need to read it for Turf Wars by Sat.
Cool :-)We can use that for our last remaining Wild Draw 4 card if you're going to be reading it anyway!
Now that we have our Turf Wars tasks for this round, I know what I'm starting with in the first week!
(If I find an H character I'll substitute it for my Red 3 Draw 4)
(Blue 2 Draw 4 if I don't find an H in the above book)
(E author)
(E author)
(E author)What's everyone else starting with?
Ok this might be a silly question, but being new..... With our Uno shelf do we shelf them as we are planning to read them for the upcoming month, or once we have read them? I just want to make sure I am doing things right.
Kayt, I usually add a book to my Uno shelf as I start reading it. Otherwise I forget to add them when I finish!
Almost there team !!! I had to wrap up everything at work for my departure the past week but I'm now officially in my starting block ready to read for this challenge :)@Kayt: I do the same as Laura. I put it on my 'uno' shelf as soon as I put it on 'currently reading'.
I add mine when I finish, though my UNO shelf is at the top of the list, as I make current challenge shelves sticky :)
I do the same as Sammy hehe.There is no wrong or right way of doing it really, as long as the books end up on your shelf, latest when you finish them :-)
Kayt wrote: "Ok this might be a silly question, but being new..... With our Uno shelf do we shelf them as we are planning to read them for the upcoming month, or once we have read them? I just want to make sure..."With the Uno shelf, it's to make the challenge a lot easier on the captains/co-captains. So we can go to your shelf and sort by Date Read. That way anything on your shelf that is not yet read will get sorted to the bottom (or top depending on sort order). So we can mentally filter them out to make sure all your books are on the spreadsheet. I have had team mates who put all the books they want to read for Uno on the shelf. It's not my preferred way (not sure about Eldarwen), but if it helps you stay organized, it works for us.
@Kayt, @Jodi, @Emily, can you please post a link to your Uno shelf before the challenge starts? Thanks!
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...Reeeeally not long now!!
If you have any questions before we start, please do not hesitate!
If you're unsure about the game play, don't worry, you'll figure it out easily enough once the first completed books start coming in and the spreadsheet is being filled in :-)
It isn't very difficult.
For the new players among you, here is a sample for a completion post, which has also been posted to the first page of this thread for easy finding, in case you're unsure on how to do it or what we need from you :-)Completion Post:
Bookcover (especially important for colour cards)
Book: the edition you have actually read (for audios, use the default)
Date Read:
Pages: optional but (!) for any books tagged Childrens' and/or Middle Grade, please indicate that you have verified the wordcount
Rating: optional but could lead to interesting discussion :-)
Cards:
- please list all the cards the book works for
- clearly state the reason, preferably give full character names where they're indicated
Mini Challenge:
- which task(s) does the book work for?
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You don't have to do it exactly like this, but this is the basic information we need.
Childrens' and/or Middle Grade books / plays / poetry / manga / graphic novels etc:
As per the rules (if you're unsure, the rules are always there to be consulted), books that have one of these tags need to be verified to have a word count above 25.000 words. The easiest way to do this is to check arbookfind (.com or .co.uk or ..). Most books are listed on those sites, but not every site has the same books for some reason. Or check if the audio version is over 3 hours long. Again, this needs to be a length given by a reputable source, such as audible, bookbeats etc. (Youtube is not a reliable source for example.) Laura has posted this information on the first page of this thread.
If you plan on reading such a book, please do yourself a favour in order to avoid frustration and check the word count before you start reading, so you don't end up having read a book for the challenge, which we cannot actually use for the challenge.
Mini Challenge - this will be for later in the month ;-)
Laura wrote: "@Kayt, @Jodi, @Emily, can you please post a link to your Uno shelf before the challenge starts? Thanks!"Here's my UNO shelf
Laura wrote: "Kayt wrote: "Ok this might be a silly question, but being new..... With our Uno shelf do we shelf them as we are planning to read them for the upcoming month, or once we have read them? I just want..."I thought I had shared it already, but maybe not. Pls let me know if this works.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Thanks, you two!All good, Kayt :-)
Hi. Just checking in again. It looks like all the color cards etc have been snatched up. If you need me to read for a certain card, just let me know. :)
Jodi wrote: "Hi. Just checking in again. It looks like all the color cards etc have been snatched up. If you need me to read for a certain card, just let me know. :)"If you want to read for a colour card, I'll happily relinquish the 2 Blue if you have something that fits for it?
There will also be plenty of colour cards in the next rounds :-)
Sure, I can take it… I have lots of blue books.
I may be a day or so late starting my print books, as I still haven't finished Project Hail Mary. *sigh*I'm waiting on a pair of reading glasses. Once they come, I should be able to read print easier again :)
I'll be flying through the audios in the meantime though, lol. (except A Suitable Boy. I expect that one will take me a few days!)
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Gonna look if I have a book for the colour cards.