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April Subdue the Shelf Roll Requests
I would like my next roll (1), thank you.
Rolls for 4/26:Theresa 3-1
Olivermagnus 1
Joy 5
Cheryl 4-3
Hannah 6
Theresa, you will be moving Sue. Please let us know where she will be going.
Woot! I am soooooo excited! Let me see where Sue is currently languishing .... and see what I also get to read. I believe this moves me into Parlor Car, reuniting with Amy. Time for another jigsaw puzzle?
This will be my first participation in a special roll - either as the roller or the rollee. Interested to see what Theresa has in store for me here...
Oh- I just noticed the consolidated score board is a little behind. My last roll on 4/21 moved me to 75.
I'm usually not bothered about where I am specifically, but wanted to make sure Theresa and Antia know where I'm being moved from.
I just saw that, Sue, and thanks for confirming. Toot! Toot! Pack up your accoutrements and leash your hunky dogs, Sue, 'cause I am sending along some studly men to move you straight to the Royal Coach - #90 - Eventide! Relax and enjoy - as soon as you finish #75 that is.
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Good choice Theresa! Such a good book.
I am thrilled to be in the luxuries of the Parlor Car and its lounge service, attendant staff, exotic cocktails and superior food. My book is first in a series long on my TBR - A Study in Scarlet Women.
Oh My {{practicing my royal wave}}
thank you
Theresa!Loving my new spot but I'm getting the side-eye from the other passengers. They can tell by my rumpled traveling dress that I may not really belong here. Plus I have a little purple stain from the blueberry muffins they were serving in the First Class Cafe. (Everyone in the Royal Coach is daintily nibbling cinnamon rolls).
But I'll be happily ensconced with my new book shortly - as soon as I finish my current book of course! - and won't even notice anyone else. And of course, my hunky dog is ready to growl at anyone unwelcoming.
Sue wrote: "Oh My {{practicing my royal wave}} thank you Theresa!Loving my new spot but I'm getting the side-eye from the other passengers. They can tell by my rumpled traveling dress that I may not really b..."
Never fear - the Butler in the Royal Coach has already signaled the Wardrobe Attendant to give you a fresh kimono to relax in while your travel apparel is attended to.
P.S. you should have seen their condition on arrival - *sniff* 🙄
Theresa wrote: "Never fear - the Butler in the Royal Coach has already signaled the Wardrobe Attendant to give you a fresh kimono to relax in while your travel apparel is attended to. ."Ah Yes - Just delivered!
Looks like Cheryl also gets a special on her roll while she's hanging with Sue in the Royal Coach. CGI Tom is having champagne served throughout the train to celebrate all this good fortune! [A case of champagne was left behind on the platform by a group of Pentonix fans. We do not look gift horses in the mouth ... or leave cases of champagne just lying around.]From rules - Any combination totaling 7: You move 7 spaces and stay on that space, but you may read the book you land on OR one book forward or one book back - - your choice.
Sue wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Never fear - the Butler in the Royal Coach has already signaled the Wardrobe Attendant to give you a fresh kimono to relax in while your travel apparel is attended to. ."Ah Yes - ..."
That would be it! A special line ....of course.
Fixed you up Sue and you are now in the correct seat-watch that kimono, it is hanging into the aisle and Tom is tipsy from slyly sipping champagne while he passes it out. Don't want him falling into your lap....or maybe you do 😉
Joanne wrote: "Fixed you up Sue and you are now in the correct seat-watch that it kimono, it is hanging into the aisle and Tom is tipsy from slyly sipping champagne while he passes it out. Don't want him falling ..."I had to read that twice - at first I thought you were suggesting that I had hung my kimono in the aisle and was simply there in my seat hoping to be noticed by Fantasy Tom.
I can assure you that my open book is placed very strategically and all modesty is preserved.
But then no - it was just me letting my hem get all bedraggled in the aisle, letting the liquor cart just roll right over it.
Amy is reading her subdue book. Which is a quickie. But languishing because Amy has no time and is swamped. So yet another jigsaw puzzle and sangria on our mythical train. Sounds just like it hits the spot.
PSA...don't be like Amy, read your book
Amy has some fairly positive traits that you can emulate. Plus, she is indeed getting there. She is fitting the reading in.
PSA PART 2Be like Amy, take time to relax and contemplate your navel while drinking sangria.
I am ready for a new clerk level double dice roll today!Whipped through that Subdue book. Can't wait to review it. It had a slow sweetness to it. Very glad this challenge allows me to "get" to things I wouldn't have.
That is what I am liking about it too, Amy!
I would like my next roll (1) please. Thanks.
I am ready for another roll, please! (1)
I'm ready for another 🎲 dice roll (1) Thanks.
Roll requests for 4/27:Amy (2)
Ellen (1)
Joy (1)
Olivermagnus (1)
Hannah (1)
Nancy (1)
I would like my next roll (1), please.
I’m ready for my next roll please (1). I just finished my review.
Rolls for 4/27:Amy 1-3
Ellen 4
Joy 3
Olivermagnus 2
Hannah 1
Nancy 6
Amy, you will be moving HayJay315 so let me know what you decide on that front.
Whew! I start my new job tomorrow, so I’m off to create my new board.
Amy wrote: "Very glad this challenge allows me to "get" to things I wouldn't have."Every time a roll sends me past a book I didn't want to read I'm tagging it to be removed from my TBR in the future. For my own goals, this feels like a whole secondary level of Subdue the Shelf.
NancyJ wrote: "Whew! I start my new job tomorrow, so I’m off to create my new board."Don't forget about your new uniform fittings!
I noticed you mentioning in another thread having not read from the Women's Prize for Fiction nominees this year .... you should put them on your next board, especially if you have library holds already for them. I'm adding the books from my TBR that will help me finish other goals (I have a bunch of Edgar nominees from 2022 I want to read on my current board) and challenges for the year (like PS) as a way of hitting 2 birds with one stone. I use challenges to work through TBR anyway, so it all fits nicely.
I also like the sense of progress on multiple fronts. We all need that.
Sue wrote: "Amy wrote: "Very glad this challenge allows me to "get" to things I wouldn't have."Every time a roll sends me past a book I didn't want to read I'm tagging it to be removed from my TBR in the fut..."
So true! And as I ID books to put on the next board to fill in for what I read, I keep fnding books that have me asking 'why is this in my TBR Towers?' Or 'what was I thinking!' Those get sent to the circular file - or if a print book, the Donate Bag.
Of course, there are all those shiny new books finding their way onto my TBR Towers...
Anita, Joanne, Collective PBT Mind Brain - HELP!I have never used a Swap before, but I think I need one. I went to go order the Edge of Falling by Rebecca Serle, my #88 for Subdue. But.... This book is horrible, and I absolutely do not want to read it or go near it or think about it. The synopsis has everything I would hate in a thought, not to mention a book. Plus its rating is 3.46. I probably put it on my list because I loved In Five Years so much. But please don't make me do this. What are the rules of a swap and how do I use it? I was hoping for a roll of 6, 8, 9, or 10 by the way. I would even let you pick it, although I imagine I still stay on 88. Or do I need to swap with something earlier?
Miss Hayjay/Hayley..... My good friend who has all but recently disappeared. We appear to have lost her to business school. No time for trains. But she will be back, perhaps by summer? I hereby move you From your current #5 Clerk Level, to #18 - Which is the Book Thief by Marcus Zusak.
Hayley darling..... When you get moved, apparently you still have to read the book you were on first before you make the jump. But you couldn't have possibly rolled an 18 (13 spaces higher) and it was my favorite one for you within 15 spaces forward.
Amy wrote: "Anita, Joanne, Collective PBT Mind Brain - HELP!I have never used a Swap before, but I think I need one. I went to go order the Edge of Falling by Rebecca Serle, my #88 for Subdue. But.... This b..."
You can read any other book you want, does not have to be on your board, BUT it must be at least as long as the book you landed on - hardcover pages. Just note in your tracking that you used a swap and what book you used and number pages. I used a swap on my #34. I know JoAnne used one also.
You lose both your free swaps at end of Clerk. Might as well use them.
So like for instance..... This awful book is listed at 304 pages. Here is a list of books I have that are 304 pagesCelestial Persuasion
The lies I tell
the murder list
yellow bird sings
chester wheeler
fruit of the drunken tree
And.... attribution at 309. I can use one of these as long as I announce it?
Amy wrote: "So like for instance..... This awful book is listed at 304 pages. Here is a list of books I have that are 304 pagesCelestial Persuasion
The lies I tell
the murder list
yellow bird sings
chester w..."
Yes and check that the Amazon hardcover page lengths work - that is the pages guide being used. Just say in your tracking at your spot "swapped for 'xxxx' which has 'zzz' pages, which is same or longer."
Amy wrote: "So like for instance..... This awful book is listed at 304 pages. Here is a list of books I have that are 304 pagesCelestial Persuasion
The lies I tell
the murder list
yellow bird sings
chester w..."
What are you in the mood for?
Parts of Fruit of a Drunken Tree were difficult and violent.
I just went on a treasure hunt semi wild rampage in the house, and feel I must share. Three days before the quarantine in 2020, author Hank Philippi Ryan and noted local journalist and TV personality, came to my house to talk about her book Trust Me with my book club. We all enjoyed an amazing night together, and then it was quarantine. There is a photo of the 6 of us women with Hank, each holding up our copy of The Murder List. Her next book, which we all purchased from her and got signed. Come to think of it, I owned my copy of Trust Me as well. I have her short story atop by physical TBR in the hall. So friends, where the hell is the Murder List? It certainly could not have just walked away. My house is pretty organized and I do not remember seeing it since.... Now this is a true mystery.
I would go for The Murder List. But I love crime fiction.
Theresa wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "Whew! I start my new job tomorrow, so I’m off to create my new board."Don't forget about your new uniform fittings!
I noticed you mentioning in another thread having not read from..."
That's a good reminder. The Italian book will be a nice contrast to the indigenous books, but Kingsolver will have to wait (and I'll have to resist adding new holds.)
I love those "two birds, one stone" books. I've been doubling up tags, Subdue, and other challenges, and I finished the Around the World Challenge in March (I never came close to that before). The Seasonal Reading Challenge is more challenging.
My new subdue list has a some heavy books, so I need to sprinkle in some audios. I could still use 1 or 2 lighter (magical?) indigenous books.
Then why is Fruit of a Drunken Tree still on my TBR? is there anything about it that redeems the violence?
OK - I am announcing my swap. Amazon says the Edge of Falling is 304 pages. I am switching it for Celestial Persuasion by Mirta Ines Trupp which comes in at 311 pages. The Murder List is 352 pages and I cannot find it. It is hiding cleverly.
In the meantime, you all may vote as to whether Fruit of the Drunken Tree merits a continued spot on my TBR.
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