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Fall 23 Read-a-Thon: Team Ship
Edie wrote It looks like someone deleted several of my books from the planning sheet.That was me Edie. I moved completed books from the planning sheet to the complete sheet. I checked before moving them from planning that the books were on the completed sheet. I messed up & I'm sorry. I will check better next time.
Hi Everyone, while I was looking at the spreadsheet I noticed we have only 2 prompts left to finish Parcheesi. I went on & used 3 dice rolls to complete the 3 prompts filled. Our current standing is 13 rolls accrued, 10 used, 3 remaining. We can always move rolls around as needed if we find ourselves short to complete a category.
Just finished Loathe to Love You with 57 pages read. Added it to rolls tracking, the completed list, and put it on Trivial Pursuit for book related to science. (All the lead characters are scientists.)Now I'm gonna start From the Desk of Zoe Washington...not sure yet where this will fit.
Sherri wrote: "Edie wrote It looks like someone deleted several of my books from the planning sheet.That was me Edie. I moved completed books from the planning sheet to the complete sheet. I checked before movin..."
No worries. It was easily remedied. I was just surprised. I find moving things around on spreadsheets quite challenging.
Sherri wrote: "Hi Everyone, while I was looking at the spreadsheet I noticed we have only 2 prompts left to finish Parcheesi. I went on & used 3 dice rolls to complete the 3 prompts filled. Our current standing i..."I am half way through Tom Lake which will fill in one of the missing prompts for Parchessi.
And then I went to the library and found some more books. Is it crazy to be currently reading 4 books... at least they are all different from each other.
Decided to finish another book in progress before really getting into the Zoe Washington book. So, I just finished The Best American Short Stories 2018. Unfortunately, it will only count towards pages read since I only had 73 pages left to read. But that is OK because, I am FINALLY finished with it! It only took me two months!
Congratulations Jessica you’re free. I’m working on a book for a popsugar prompt right now, the romance with a fat lead. I’ve tried a couple books this year for it and they’ve been duds so I finally have found a good one. Tastes Like Shakkar. Unfortunately it’s about people in New Jersey and not set in India.
OHH junk! Yeah I haven't done that prompt yet either. I thought I had one then I realized it's not a romance.
One more prompt to finish off a game of clue. Set in a large house or mansion.
Good Morning Team Ship. We are doing great. Our current standing is, rolls accrued 16, used 13, remaining 3. We only need one prompt to complete Clue. A book set in a large house or mansion. I noticed Katherine has in progress The Taste of Ginger which is marked for set in India. If this doesn't work I own Independence which is set in India. I can read it next. I won't finish The American Agent till Wednesday. I won't have time to read today till 2:00 pm.
I hope everyone has a good day today.
I should be completing The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich today which will count for a mansion. I should be done early afternoon.
Morning Shipmates! I just finished
. I'll try to add it to something that we don't have filled, yet, but not sure if that's possible.Yes, I am halfway through a book taking place in India. It's good, and I should probably have it finished by tomorrow.
Update: I put the book I finished in Risk-- a character who takes a risk. But if we need to move it to some place else later, that's totally fine.
I completed The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich and I put it in the mansion spot. Please feel free to move it if necessary.
So we've accomplished a game of Clue and The Game of Life. We have one more prompt to complete Risk, a book where war is involved. Great job guys!
Good Morning Team Ship. It's very exiting to look at the spreadsheet & see all the completed games. This is fun. I will finish The American Agent later today which can be used for the war prompt. I have no idea what I will read next. Thanks everyone for the hard work. Happy reading.
Good morning! I finished Of Women and Salt,and will work toward finishing Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay, which can go under the "where a war is involved" prompt. I will not finish it today!
Camping was great! I got blisters because my boots are new :(
The frost on the ground yesterday morning was a surprise - that wasn't in the weather forecast!
I read 130 pages yesterday. I started Britt-Marie Was Here which looks like it can count for several prompts. Hopefully it will be a quick read.
A request about the spreadsheet could you please fill in your audio column ie zeros if nothing read. Thank you.
Just finished Starfish. Fabulous read! Will add it to the completed tab and see where it can fit.Now to decide what to read next.... Love, Theoretically OR Firekeeper's Daughter????
MJ wrote Good morning! I finished Of Women and Salt,and will work toward finishing Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay, which can go under the "where a war is involved" prompt. I will not finish it today!
I finished The American Agent. I used it for a book relating to history & will let MJ use her book for "where a war is involved".
I have HOURS of work to do tonight... but I WILL finish The Taste of Ginger: A Novel !! :-) Then we will have our set in India prompt.
Katherine wrote: "I have HOURS of work to do tonight... but I WILL finish The Taste of Ginger: A Novel !! :-) Then we will have our set in India prompt."Love your commitment but work comes first.
Erica wrote: Love your commitment but work comes first..."Sorry, it's not commitment driving me here! It's sanity. Reading=Sanity. Sanity comes first! :-)
I'd prefer work to stay at work, but you can't predict when (union) members need assistance because management "goes nutso", and sadly, sub plans don't write themselves!
Katherine wrote: "Erica wrote: Love your commitment but work comes first..."Sorry, it's not commitment driving me here! It's sanity. Reading=Sanity. Sanity comes first! :-)
I'd prefer work to stay at work, but yo..."
True, sanity does come first.
Erica wrote, "What's the consensus on using Punching the Air, it's poetry, for the nonfiction prompt" Goodreads has the genre as fiction.
Good Morning Team Ship. I want to take a moment to celebrate our accomplishments. We have read 6,131 pages & listened to 66 hours of audio. That's a lot. Thanks for the hard work. We need one prompt for Parcheesi. A book with a two-word title. Does anyone know for sure if we don't count A, And, or The in titles? It's that way for the ATY challenge & it's been that way in the past. If not I have started a book that will count. I can't look up that rule right now but can later this morning if no one knows for sure.
We need one prompt for Risk. That is the war prompt. I believe MJ is working on that one. We need a nonfiction book for Trivial Pursuit.
I have started The Kitchen Front. I will add it to plans later this morning.
Yesterday I listened to 2 hours of audio and I only got to read 13 pages. Today should be a bit better.I'm not sure if a poetry book would count as non-fiction. I was thinking it wouldn't count.
If a book is a two word title with an A or The then I could count it. For instance if I was reading The Institute then I would count that as a two word book. Because The Institute wouldn't be counted as a one word book.
I've got about 60 pages left of a two word title book so I should definitely have that done today!
I finished Tom Lake which was such a great read... and "spoiler alert" had me a bit teary eyed at the end. Used it for "book with a two word title" and that finished off Parcheesi.
Joan wrote "If a book is a two word title with an A or The then I could count it. For instance if I was reading The Institute then I would count that as a two word book. Because The Institute wouldn't be counted as a one word book." Good point Joan. That makes sense. Just so I would know the rule for the prompt I asked Emily. They are counting A, and, or the for this prompt so Joan was right on. Thank You.
There I changed Why Fathers Cry At Night to the nonfiction prompt and filled the art/entertainment prompt with Punching the Air. All that is left for the first round of games is the War prompt.
Good Morning Team Ship. I will continue to read The Kitchen Front today & hope to finish tomorrow. If the war prompt isn't completed by then this book will work. I hope you all have a good Friday.
Good morning! I have less than 100 pages left on the book slotted in for the war prompt. I should finish it tonight. . It’s not a quick read!
Completed . Put in Clue -"character makes a mistake" which was the only option that didn't already have 2 books slotted in for it.
I have finished my book that fits the war prompt book! That prompt may have been filled in already though…I hope to read one more book before the readathon ends but I’m not sure which one that will be!
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What do the orange and green colours mean on the completed page?
MJ wrote: "I have finished my book that fits the war prompt book! That prompt may have been filled in already though…I hope to read one more book before the readathon ends but I’m not sure which one that wi..."
Green is completed once. Orange completed a 3nd time
Edie are your audiobook cells all zeros?
MJ wrote: "I have finished my book that fits the war prompt book! That prompt may have been filled in already though…I hope to read one more book before the readathon ends but I’m not sure which one that wi..."
The involves war prompt is waiting for you to fill it in.
Yesterday I was in a reading slump and realized in the evening so I decided to listen to my audiobook before bed so I didn't have a completely lost day of reading.I am currently working on a non-fiction memoir and a two-word titled book.
Good Morning Team Ship. Congratulations on finishing round 1. I feel like there are more categories & prompts to fill for this read-a-thon so this has been more of a challenge. The ship is on auto pilot now. We're reading & listening for pages & finishing what prompts we can. I'm still reading The Kitchen Front. I won't have time to read till after lunch so I may not finish today. If not I will finish Sunday for sure. Have a great Saturday.
Sherri wrote: "Good Morning Team Ship. Congratulations on finishing round 1. I feel like there are more categories & prompts to fill for this read-a-thon so this has been more of a challenge. The ship is on auto ..."You answered a question I didn’t ask! I was feeling a little deflated last night, thinking that we were done after the first “round” got completed!
And when I saw the first orange cell on the spreadsheet, I thought maybe it was pointing out an error!
I will fill in the spreadsheet soonish. It’s early morning here, and I have a cat on my lap who is preventing me from going to my laptop where I can update my sections of the spreadsheet.
Now I have to figure out what else I can read in the this weekend, now that I know there is no “finished.”
After looking at the completed page, I'm going to read Small Days and Nights, which fits the "set in India" prompt. I also want to read The Cat Who Saved Books, which will fit into my individual read-a-thon list, but I haven't looked at how it fits into the group list. I doubt I'll be able to finish both by tomorrow night.
Happy week-end everyone!
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I didn't get to read any pages yesterday but I listened to a book for 2 hours.Hoping to completeBritt-Marie Was Here today and maybe read a graphic novel tomorrow that will help.
Emily wrote: "Mod Note: Quick reminder that you have until the end of the day on Monday to post your individual challenge in the completion thread. We only have 5ish entries submitted so far, so you have a great..."Thanks for the reminder, Emily. This weekend I will be concentrating on finishing my last book for the Individual Challenge, so fingers crossed, you will have at least one more entry.
Happy Saturday! I just finished
I put it in Clue for the color prompt because the cover is a good combination of Prof. Plum, Col. Mustard and Ms. Scarlet. Will read more for "rolls" today, but not sure if I'll finish anything else. Hopefully I'll finish my audiobook tomorrow.
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I finished everyone in this room will someday be dead. It has 243 pages, so counted it in Parcheesi - page count of any combination of 2,3,4
I also added Poverty by American back on the Planning tab.