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ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2024
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COMPLETION POST Book: Confessions
Author: Kanae Minato
Pages: 240
Date: 6th FEB (GMT+7)
0 - Standalone
6- C: Shuya Watanabe
9-C: Naoki Shitamura
Maddy wrote: "And, one more thing. Look at me being all spammy today :D Can we maybe add another tracking thingy where I could track books that I have which could be reverse in the future if I actually get on ..."
Maddy, totally get your point.
The way I normally fill our spreadsheet is I try and cover the trickier letters (F, V, I, E, O) first alongwith the Reverses and Color Cards, so that hopefully by mid-month when the Mini Challenges come about we can focus on them and only have easier letters to fill (T, H, K, S, N).
But, feel free to totally add a comment in the Reverse column to any book you have at your disposal and quickly read if needed. That will definitely help.
Apoorv wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "I completed The Violin Conspiracy and I did enjoy it. Although I kind of guess ahead of time the twisty ending. I find it hard sometimes to find a book or movie that actually s..."Thanks Apoorv, it looks like someone moved it over to the Read tab already. I used to be a lot more proficient with spreadsheets, but having not used them in over 10 years now they just seem to get a bit confusing for me. I can appreciate being very well organized and all the pretty color coding though.
Can someone add another line for me to list another book? I am starting to read Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah today.
Maddy wrote: "And, one more thing. Look at me being all spammy today :D Can we maybe add another tracking thingy where I could track books that I have which could be reverse in the future if I actually get on ..."
I really enjoyed I'm Glad my Mother Died. I agree with other comments made about the book that she was very courageous to share so much about her childhood. I listened to the audiobook read by the Author and the only critique I had was that she seemed to speak a bit to fast.
Maddy wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "I have a question: Does anyone have one specific favorite author? I have heard of book friends that like one authors work so much they have a goal to read everything that autho..."Back in the way back days I used to read more horror/thrillers and read quite a bit of Stephen King and Dean Koontz.
Kelly wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "I have a question: Does anyone have one specific favorite author?"I have a few where I've read a significant portion of their back catalogue (Nora Roberts/JD Robb), most of a..."
I just added The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper to my TBR. It sounds very interesting. I have a annual reading goal to read one non-fiction book a month. So if anyone has favorite non-fiction books to share that would be great!
Apoorv wrote: "But, feel free to totally add a comment in the Reverse column to any book you have at your disposal and quickly read if needed. That will definitely help.."Aww, you get me :)
Yes, that is what I meant. Books someone has already read that I already own, so you can know beforehand what they fit and tell me to read it quickly if we need it, either reverse or some hard letters or something
JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Can someone add another line for me to list another book? I am starting to read Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah today."Done, have at it :)
JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "I just added The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper to my TBR. It sounds very interesting. I have a annual reading goal to read one non-fiction book a month. So if anyone has favorite non-fiction books to share that would be great!"The Five is good. One might even say very good.
Hmm...
This Book May Save Your Life: Everyday Health Hacks to Worry Less and Live Better - this is a funny one
Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens - funny and good if you like history. I do not like history, so it was an okay read for me
The Woman in Me - exceptional writing. Which is why I do not think she wrote it herself. Not much in content, but the writing is very good, provokes an emotional response.
Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them - I liked this one. More than Helter skelter, which just bored me to tears with the endless repetition and going in circles moving nowhere
The Gene: An Intimate History - this is a very science one, but good
A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them - this one is amazing
The Selfish Gene - another good one
Man’s Search for Meaning- another good one
Homo Deus: ‘An intoxicating brew of science, philosophy and futurism’ Mail on Sunday - The first book Homo sapiens bored me to death, but this one was more entertaining. I also read it after covid, so I laughed my ass off about his predictions about anything like the plague never ever happening again. Might be the reason why I liked it :D
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America - repetitive, but i liked it
Greenlights - he is funny. And I liked how he read it. Don't know how I would feel about reading it, but the listening was good
And to finish off with something amazing - The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women. Heartbreaking, but awesome 5 stars. And I am stingy with my stars
COMPLETION POST (first from me, hope I'm doing this right)Book: The Guest List
Author: Lucy Foley
Pages: 319
Date: 04-Feb-2021
UNO Cards it fits:
0: Standalone
1: Character O - Olivia
2: Title T - The Guest List
3: Character H - Helen
4: Author F - Foley, Lucy
5: Place I - Ireland
6: Character S - Slater, Will
Skip: Character K - Keegan, Jules
Lilly wrote: "COMPLETION POST (first from me, hope I'm doing this right)Book: The Guest List
Author: Lucy Foley
Pages: 319
Date: 04-Feb-2021
UNO Cards it fits:
0: Standalone
1: Character O - Olivia
2: Title T ..."
I think your book just need to fit in one rule.
or you can check the rules here
the rules
Apoorv wrote: "Ansel wrote: "Hi,everyone, I was actually waiting in the pre-challenge thread to wait for our team spreadsheet until I saw Melindam shared the link to Itn. I missed a few days, butI cant make this ..."The spring festival is on the way, so I was busy with the work. And the next year will be the year of dragon(the kind one- Chinese version).
And I am going to catch up with you guys!
Sorry on my phone trying to get the kids to bed so no nice links!Lilly - that looks perfect to me! I know Apoorv really appreciates having all the options in existence as it means it’s easier for him to wriggle the books in. Especially the pesky Draw 2 cards or 7/V and 5/I which always seem to be the hardest!
JoJo - I tend to read mainly true crime and medical case studies, then go down an absolute rabbit hole lol. I’ve read a few of the books Maddy has suggested so would absolutely recommend Cults, A Taste For Poison, The Devil in White City (and really any true crime that took place in the Golden Age), and Radium Girls.
I finished a book today! Sadly, i started it before Uno. Hopefully with school finally back, i can get into a bit more of a rhythm with my reading time.
I finally finished one! It's a self-hlep book, though i read the chinese version. We just need some fuel and chicken soups to boost morale.--------------------------------------------
Completion Post
Book: The Compound Effect
Author: Darren Hardy
Pages: 191
Date: 07-Feb-2023(I guess it's the date I finished)
UNO Cards it fits: 3, author's surname starts with H.(Hardy)
And I just request for the access of the tracking spreadsheet(which I assume is a different sheet, which I need to put imformation on that ? am I doing that right?
Anyway, I've done my first book in Feb. Good for me lol.
Maddy wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Can someone add another line for me to list another book? I am starting to read Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah today."Done, have at it :)"
Thank you. They have recently cut back hours at work, so the plus side of that is I have more time to read. Although I may only be able to afford to eat ramen and mac & cheese. lol
Kelly wrote: "Sorry on my phone trying to get the kids to bed so no nice links!Lilly - that looks perfect to me! I know Apoorv really appreciates having all the options in existence as it means it’s easier for..."
Thank you for all the recommendations! I will definitely be adding more books to my TBR
Maddy wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "I just added The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper to my TBR. It sounds very interesting. I have a annual reading goal to read one non-fiction book ..."This is a fantastic list, Maddy. A few of them have been on my radar, but I am definitely going to hunt for some of these books that I have no heard of before (Unruly, A Taste for Poison - sounds verrrry interesting). Thanks for sharing this.
Lilly wrote: "COMPLETION POST (first from me, hope I'm doing this right)Book: The Guest List
Author: Lucy Foley"
You got it bang on the money, Lilly!
Yaaaay, for your first read for the challenge! :)
Hope you liked this one - Lucy Foley can be a hit or miss for me. Haha.
Ansel wrote: "Apoorv wrote: "Ansel wrote: "Hi,everyone, I was actually waiting in the pre-challenge thread to wait for our team spreadsheet until I saw Melindam shared the link to Itn. I missed a few days, butI ..."Woot! Woot! Look who is back! Yaaaaay! :)
Hope the spring festival activities have been a lot of fun so far - couple of days till the start of the festivities, right? So exciting! :)
JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Although I may only be able to afford to eat ramen and mac & cheese. lol."LOL! Ramen and Mac & Cheese are certified happy foods! :P
Apoorv wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Although I may only be able to afford to eat ramen and mac & cheese. lol."LOL! Ramen and Mac & Cheese are certified happy foods! :P"
And Cereal too! : p
I completed Yellowface by R.F. Kuang and updated the spreadsheet with the completion date.
Ansel wrote: "Apoorv wrote: "Ansel wrote: "Hi,everyone, I was actually waiting in the pre-challenge thread to wait for our team spreadsheet until I saw Melindam shared the link to Itn. I missed a few days, butI ..."Happy New Year! Wishing everyone health, wealth, success and happiness in the year of the Dragon!
Apoorv wrote: "Lilly wrote: "COMPLETION POST (first from me, hope I'm doing this right)Book: The Guest List
Author: Lucy Foley"
You got it bang on the money, Lilly!
Yaaaay, for your first read for the challeng..."
Thanks for the feedback. This is my first Lucy Foley and I've heard it's her best. I quite enjoyed it, 4/5 stars.
COMPLETION POSTBook: Dungeons and Drama
Author: Kristy Boyce
Pages: 304
Date: 8th FEB (GMT+7)
0- Standalone
1 - P: Ohio
6 - C: Sophia
9- C: Nathan
COMPLETION POSTBook: Come to the Edge
Author: Christina Haag
Pages: 304
Date: Feb 6
0- Standalone
3-ALN: Haag
Book: Hero of Ages
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Pages: 572
Date: Feb 9
2-CFN: Tensoon
3-Third in Series
6-ALN: Sanderson
7-CLN: Venture
8-CFN: Elend
COMPLETION POSTBook: The Turn of the Key
Author: Ruth Ware
Pages: 337
Date: 09-Feb-2021
UNO Cards it fits:
0: Standalone
1: Character O - Olivia
3: Setting H - Heatherbrae House
6: Character S - Sandra Elincourt
7: Character V - Val
8: Character E - Elincourt, Bill
Skip: Character P - Petra Elincourt
I have FINALLY finished another book - that took entirely too long!! In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
328 pages
10 Feb (9th)
0: standalone
2: author FN
3: setting - Holcomb
5: title
6: char LN - Smith
Reverse: Maddy
I did! It was actually really good! Now I’m trying frantically to find a copy of And Every Word Is True by Gary McAvoy, which is another book about the case based on the notes left by one of the KBI agents. It was written in 2019.
Now I'm back into some lighter stuff, I'm getting through the books!Strange Blood:
Azalea Crowley
328 pages
2: 2nd in series
6: title
8: char FN - Eadwulf
9: char FN - Norma
Skip: char LN - Pajimula
Kelly wrote: "I did! It was actually really good! Now I’m trying frantically to find a copy of And Every Word Is True by Gary McAvoy, which is another book about the case based on the notes left by one of the KB..."Good luck! Hope you find it :)
I completed reading Firefly Lane and updated the spreadsheet.
Ahem Ahem!!Ready to hit the bar?
Stay tuned...
Happy Monday team :)Sorry I've been MIA. I took an unexpected trip to my inlaws and decided not to bring the computer. Good news is that I completed three books while there.
Here is the first one:
COMPLETION POST:
Book: Destroy the Day
Author: Brigid Kemmerer
Pages: 550
Date: 07-Feb-2021
UNO Cards it fits:
1: Location O - Ostriary
2: Character T - Tessa
3: Third in series
6: Character S - Salister
7: Character V - Violet
8: Character E - Erik
Skip: Author K - Kemmerer
I completed The Talented Mr. Ripley and updated the spreadsheet. I don't work until this coming Sunday so I have a lot more time to read than I expected to have this week. Plus I took time off for my birthday this Friday. I never want to work on my birthday!
FEBRUARY MINI CHALLENGE IS HERE!!
Head on over here for more details!
The tracking spreadsheet is updated with a new tab that lists all the tasks.
Also, the main tracking page has a column where I urge you to write the task numbers, if your book applies to more than one mini task.
Books can be started at anytime after Feb 1,
but CANNOT be finished before the start of the Mini Challenge.
Countdown to the Mini Challenge Start: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
Can the whole title work? Like "In the Woods" seems like a pretty straight direction to me :D
Maddy wrote: "Page count verification 
https://www.amazon.com/We-Dont-Need-A......"
Thanks for the Amazon link.
Should be all set. Added the page number to the GoodReads page, should show up shortly.
Great! Thanks! :)As a side note, it is roughly the middle of the February so now would be a good time to let me know what you want me to find/focus on, so I can search my books ;)
Omg the mini challenge!! How exciting!! And a nice easy one to get us into the swing of it all. I’m concerned about the next two now.
Kelly wrote: "Omg the mini challenge!! How exciting!! And a nice easy one to get us into the swing of it all. I’m concerned about the next two now."Oh no. Should we be concerned? :D
For the mini-would Southern work for directional?
COMPLETION POSTBook: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Author: Benjamin Stevenson
Pages: 371
Date: 15 FEB (GMT+7)
1 - Series
skip - C: Katherine Millot
reverse - maddy
Blue
Hi everyone! For the FEB mini do I go in and fill out the thing myself or submit it somewhere and the captains help me fill it out like the completion post?
ltn wrote: "Hi everyone! For the FEB mini do I go in and fill out the thing myself or submit it somewhere and the captains help me fill it out like the completion post?"Preferably put all the information in the spreadsheet so it stays in one place - but if you are more comfortable with adding all the possible mini challenge options your book fits in a comment here, that should work too.
Maddy wrote: "Can the whole title work? Like "In the Woods" seems like a pretty straight direction to me :D"I want to say yes because it seems obvious, but I have asked the Mods to weigh in just to be sure. Will get back to you as to what they say.
Jax wrote: "For the mini-would Southern work for directional?"Tricky! South is definitely directional, but Southern would mean something from the South, so it isn't necessarily directing something. But, I have asked it in the Mods group just for confirmation. Will let you know what they say.
Maddy wrote: "Great! Thanks! :)As a side note, it is roughly the middle of the February so now would be a good time to let me know what you want me to find/focus on, so I can search my books ;)"
Will do a mid-month post, but I think the biggest focus right now would be the mini - especially the trickier ones like the "herbs and spices" or the "mixers".
We are doing well on the cards, more than half way through - but there always can be some last week push to complete any pending cards. Will keep the team updated in advance.
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Can we maybe add another tracking thingy where I could track books that I have which could be reverse in the future if I actually get on ..."
I think as we move further through the month, it'll start getting obvious where we need to focus our sights! It's definitely worth knowing that there's options - it can be a bit of a challenge if our reading choices are disparate haha.