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[Melindam]

Thanks. :)

[Sophie, The other one]

I've got a book set in Havana, Cuba. Feel like Cuba is central America rather than south so can't be used for those tasks. Happy to hear alternative opinions though!

[Melindam]

I'm with you, Sophie.

[Sophie, The other one]

Boo!

[Sammy]

Technically Cuba is neither, apparently. Some people claim it to be Central America, but officially it would be Latin America or the Carribean. Apparently the only island to have a real claim to being central American is Jamaica, or so I was told (by a Jamaican I used to work and share a staff house with, lol)

[Melindam]

Queen of the Elves

1 200-299
2 Author's initials in MORRIS DANCING
3 UNICORN mentioned in text
4 silver text on cover
5 set in a country with a monarchy

[Melindam]

I can claim 1 & 2 but will wait to finish after 15 March as it is a book from the Alien shelf. 🤭

[Cat]

Quick Recap

Tasks Unclaimed
Tagged indigenous 10 or more times
Vine, snake, or string like object on cover
Title or author name (first or last) starts with a Y
175-225
MPG Time travel
Page number is a prime number
UNICORN mentioned in text
silver text on cover

Tasks Claimed
MC gets lost Óz, a nagy varázsló Domi
Shoe(s) on cover Óz, a nagy varázsló Domi
Author initials in IRRWURZ Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes Cat
651+ The Passage Sammy
Someone dies or is found dead in the first chapter The Passage Sammy
A sequel or next in series with more than 5 year gap Come to Grief Cat
200-299 Sweep of the Blade Mel
Author's initials in MORRIS DANCING Sweep of the Blade Mel
Takes place in South America Argentina Sammy
Set in Africa or South America (>50%) We Are the Water People Sammy

[Melindam]

Domi's listening to his Oz book day by day, he'll finish in a few days. :)

[Cat]

I don't doubt it! I'm taking forever with the Terry biog. It's good, so I'm lingering.

[Sammy]

Just finished The One. Gonna go see what I can scare up to cover a task or 2 (won't be the Y-title/author one, as I have no audios that work right now, and I'm full up for print books for the rest of the month!).

[Melindam]

Grabbed Time Travel

[Sammy]

I have found a 32 page shortie about Argentina which can cover one of the south america tasks. Will have a look for south america/africa next.

[Sammy]

Found one set in Kenya! I'll work on those two today 😁

[Melindam]

🥰

[Sammy]

The Argentina book annoyed me. There was some (perhaps understandable, but I think unneccesary)) dumbing down of stuff for their child audience. Fair enough.

But since when were the Falkland Islands part of Argentina? 😕

[Sammy]

Grabbed the prime number task too.

[Sophie, The other one]

Sammy wrote: "The Argentina book annoyed me. There was some (perhaps understandable, but I think unneccesary)) dumbing down of stuff for their child audience. Fair enough.

But since when were the Falkland Islan..."

That would cause the Falklander I'm friends with to throw the book. She's v clear about their alleigences lie.

Will look through my reads to come up with a plan...

[Melindam]

Sammy wrote: "The Argentina book annoyed me. There was some (perhaps understandable, but I think unneccesary)) dumbing down of stuff for their child audience. Fair enough.

But since when were the Falkland Islan..."


Since Scotland is in England? 🤭

[Sammy]

It always gets to me when they get such things so blatantly wrong in a resource meant for teaching kids.

My daughter got given a booklet on different countries in Europe when she was at school, which proudly proclaimed the capital of the Netherlands was The Hague. So, so very wrong! But when I tried to point this out to the teacher, she basically called me an idiot that didn't know anything. 🙄

Then again, this was the same school that had a little diorama in reception with a card by it that said "An artefact is an art object", and completely freaked out at us for interfering with their teaching when my son piped up in class that "actually no, Pluto was no longer classed as a planet and hadn't been for years" - information he had gathered himself being doing this unthinkable thing called reading.

Needless to say, I don't consider it the best school ever.

Oh, and my son's year 3 teacher told me my son was stupid because he said his favourite colour was cyan, a shade of blue, and everyone knows it's actually a shade of red...

These are the people teaching our children...

[Sammy]

Melindam wrote: "Since Scotland is in England? 🤭."

and New Zealand is part of Australia 😂

[Melindam]

True! I forgot. 😆

[Sophie, The other one]

I spy some strings on the cover. Hopefully will have time to finish reading it soon.

[Sophie, The other one]

Sammy wrote: "It always gets to me when they get such things so blatantly wrong in a resource meant for teaching kids.

My daughter got given a booklet on different countries in Europe when she was at school, wh..."

Ooof that's some interesting choices by the teachers.

[Cat]

finished the Pratchett biography, which I was wise enough to be in private for the ending. destroyed me. very good.

Respun:

Echidna
1 350 to 450
2 CAVE in text
3 character uses a sword
4 Author name (first and last) contain all the letters in HERA
5 MC is a mother

[Melindam]

I keep putting off reading it. Not sure I'm ready emotionally.

[Sammy]

Yeah, I'm procrastinating that one too. Going to finish my Discworld readthrough first (eventually, lol!)

[Sammy]

another spin:

Jagrafess

1 500 to 650
2 "Satellite" in text
3 Purple and pink on cover
4 5 in page count
5 Book has an editor credited on GRs

[Sammy]

I've got the page count covered 😉

[Cat]

totally. but I did appreciate finishing it the week of the 10 year anniversary of his death - had some resonance.

[Melindam]

Cat wrote: "totally. but I did appreciate finishing it the week of the 10 year anniversary of his death - had some resonance."

I still remember getting up that day and seeing the notification in The Guardian about it. 😢

[Sammy]

Do you guys realise we're almost at 300 monsters? 🤪

[Cat]

Finally finished The Difference Engine, and the echidna.

Spun:
Typhon
1 500 to 650
2 mentions a volcano
3 lightning on cover
4 Title that contain all the letters of ZEUS
5 MC is a father

[Sammy]

Dang! I have several chunky books coming up, but they're all too long!

[Sammy]

do have one 500-pager, but won't be 'till about mid-april. happy to slot that in if we don't mind the wait.

[Sammy]

Have a few days of free reading, so found a shortie on audible+ I'll read tomorrow for the indigenous task 😁

[Melindam]

🥰

[Melindam]

Sammy wrote: "Do you guys realise we're almost at 300 monsters? 🤪"

Wow! We are fearsomely (& possibly insanely) awesome. 😆

[Sammy]

We are all of the above, methinks 😆

[Melindam]

Lords Winder & Snapcase

1. 350-450
2. Features a character who is considered mad/insane
3. MPG espionage
4. prominent nose on the cover
5. Features a totalitarian regime

[Sammy]

Finally chased off John Julian!

Zheng Yi Sao (China)

1 350 to 450
2 Takes place in China
3 Female MC in typically male occupation (your interpretation)
4 "24" in page number
5 Cover is 50% of more of one of the following: red, black, blue, white, yellow, or purple.

[Sammy]

I definitely have 1 and 3 with my current read, and I think the cover fits too?

[Sammy]

Have also found a Y title on audible + so we can get rid of the Yataveo 😁

[Sammy]

Yateveo done!

Tipua

1 350 to 450
2 Set in Australia or Oceania
3 Plant on cover
4 At least three vowels in one word in title
5 Author initials in MAORI

[Melindam]

Sammy wrote: "Yateveo done!

Tipua

1 350 to 450
2 Set in Australia or Oceania
3 Plant on cover
4 At least three vowels in one word in title
5 Author initials in MAORI"

I can take 3 & 4 for this one. :)

[Melindam]

Also, I will take the 500+ page count task in Typhon.

[Sammy]

I'm squeezing in a short maze book next, and will see what needs filling still after I finish that 😁

[Melindam]

I will only finish the 500+ pager after 1 April - colour cover ... 😊

[Sammy]

Yeah, I have a couple I'm sitting on until after we roll over too. Happy for them to be booted if anyone has anything in the meantime, otherwise will get there in a week or so 😆

[Sammy]

Zheng Yi Sao done, moving on...

Xu Hai (Japan)

1 350 to 450
2 Takes place in Korea, Japan, or Taiwan
3 "dwarf" in text
4 Same number more than once in page number (i.e 224)
5 MC is tricked (your interpretation)