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Anita wrote: "Theresa ...I don't know if I am losing my mind, but I can't seem to find the typo you mentioned. Can you please tell me which paragraph? I don't know why."from message 273 above ...
The first person will select a number depending on how many participants we have i.e 1-20. I will have a spreadsheet of the prompts with each one being assigned a number. I will announce the prompt that was opened.
The second person can then "steal" the opened prompt away from the first person, OR open a new prompt. If the second person steals the opened prompt from the first person, the first person will then get to open another prompt.
The third person can still a prompt from either of the first two people, OR open a new prompt. It continues until the final prompt is selected.
(emphasis added by me ...)
NancyJ wrote: "I’m wondering the same thing. I’m good with this list too. It might make sense to finish my first list sooner, so I can see my second list before the swap."That's my plan. I want to do at least two full lists, and I feel like I got super lucky with my first set, so I've been using this as motivation to finish it up before the first swap. There are some scary prompts out there!! I should be done in plenty of time, and then I'll probably take the next set at a more relaxed pace.
Joy D wrote: "Question: How often do you plan to do these types of swaps, Anita? I have no prompts that I want to trade in for my current list, but I might for future lists."I think she said once a quarter
For anyone who has (as I do) A book with a family tree, I found this GR PopSugar listhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
It reminded me that several books by Louise Erdrich have family trees. I have some of hers I haven't read yet.
I thought of Lynda when I saw this cute cover, but others might need a book like this for the game. It’s on sale at audible in February. Oliver: The True Story of a Stolen Dog and the Humans He Brought Together
NancyJ wrote: "I thought of Lynda when I saw this cute cover, but others might need a book like this for the game. It’s on sale at audible in February. ..."Of course I added it. Thanks Nancy!
Joy D wrote: "Question: How often do you plan to do these types of swaps, Anita? I have no prompts that I want to trade in for my current list, but I might for future lists."Quarterly was my plan. Open to discussion.
So far, we don't have a lot of people signed up this go around, but I'll hold it regardless.
I love the idea of the trades, but I would also have completed my 12 before I threw one back... And I think I will only have finished 11 by February 20. I am waiting for a book from the library with a dog on the cover. Only if it comes in before I leave on the 14th will I have a remote chance for a new list to research. I think I might be waiting until the next quarter... Which, as you've guessed, really commits me to pre-historic..... I have three books out from the library thanks to Holly, Joanne, and one I found off Robin's list... We shall see. One of them should be palatable... Especially if paired with a hibiscus daquiri...
Olivermagnus wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "I thought of Lynda when I saw this cute cover, but others might need a book like this for the game. It’s on sale at audible in February. [bookcover:Oliver: The True Story of a Sto..."
Bet your Oliver was the 'ghost' writer! 😉😅
What a great find.
Anita wrote: "Joy D wrote: "Question: How often do you plan to do these types of swaps, Anita? I have no prompts that I want to trade in for my current list, but I might for future lists."Quarterly was my plan..."
There is still lots of time for signing up this round.
OMG - I just read up! I am ordering the Oliver book ASAP. Not only is the dog super cute (and the book short) it sounds heartwarming! What a find!
Anita wrote: "Quarterly was my plan. Open to discussion.So far, we don't have a lot of people signed up this go around, but I'll hold it regardless..."
Quarterly sounds good. I am not sure if I can finish my list and start a new one in time for this round, so I was just wondering. There are only a couple of prompts I've seen so far that I would put into a swap. I have been very impressed with the wide variety!
I want to congratulate PAM on finishing her first list and asking for her 2nd - impressive!
Great job, Pam!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I may have forgotten how to pick my own books now... ;)
When I first got my list and started my 2025 reading, I didn't think the prompts would end up being filled all that easily from whatever I was going to be reading for whatever reason. I really thought I'd have to plan the reading, mostly, making sure to slip in a book hear and there to meet the prompts. Silly me. You'd think after doing PS and even ATY for so many years, I'd just know that many would fill up from my casual and diverse reading. I just filled 2 PH prompts with the last 2 books I read and I had no inkling before reading them that they would fit any PH prompt!.
I love not having to plan - or not plan a lot.
Pam wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "I’m wondering the same thing. I’m good with this list too. It might make sense to finish my first list sooner, so I can see my second list before the swap."That's my plan. I want t..."
Congratulations Pam!
Sorry if this is a repeat question. I have a prompt - read a book under 200 Pages. Does it still have to be at least 150 pages?
Olivermagnus wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "I thought of Lynda when I saw this cute cover, but others might need a book like this for the game. It’s on sale at audible in February. Oliver: The True Story of a Sto..."
Congratulations!!! I just noticed that you finished your first list Jan 15. Way to go. Check my psychological shelf if you need a book for your prompt. It’s has more fiction than my psychology shelf. I also recommend The Last Days of Night for your number 10
Hannah, for your new list, the prompt with the word Love in the title, can I recommend the Love Elixir of Augusta Stern? I just loved it!
NancyJ wrote: "Sorry if this is a repeat question. I have a prompt - read a book under 200 Pages. Does it still have to be at least 150 pages?"
Great question, but no.
Just a reminder that we have February 20th as the last day to sign up for the prompt swap. Right now there are only six participants (which is totally fine). I will start getting it organized on the 20th, and there will be a separate thread for it.
Anita, I cannot remember if I signed up-can you let me know?
Anita wrote: "Just a reminder that we have February 20th as the last day to sign up for the prompt swap. Right now there are only six participants (which is totally fine). I will start getting it organized on th..."Thanks for the reminder, I’ll have to hurry and finish my first list.
Oddly, I still have to find a book under 200 pages that I want to read. I have a bunch around 207 pages, and a bunch under 150.
ETA- oh, awesome, I just saw your answer to my earlier question. I think I’ll read Serviceberry, which is 112 pages.
Woot woot! Glad I saw the sign up for the swap before the deadline :)
Amy wrote: "This is absolutely hilarious. Of course, Verse!!! You have me guffawing with laughter! It’s really great when your friends know you so well. If verse ever becomes the monthly tag, I’m gonna know wh..."No I'd toss it too even though I have to analyse it with the English class I've ended up with.
I have my new list! I could use a little help with #5. My library is mostly audios, so it’s hard to do a quick skim. Any suggestions?
5. A book incorporating in its format at least one non-prose method of written communication more than 3 times - letters, email, texts, diary or journal entries, lists, newspaper articles, obituaries, recipes, etc.
Do you think this could include poetry, charts, graphs or pictures?
Are there any books on a long lists for awards or Tob that fit?
Since you like to plan rather than just see what happens, it’s not a hard prompt to fill if you go for an epistolary, email or journal based novel (or something that incorporates letters or messages) or a recipe book or something. Poetry definitely. Graphic novels with dialogue. Since this isn’t statutory interpretation (!) I wouldn’t get fussy over charts just because they’re images rather than writing. They’re definitely non-prose forms of communication. But others might have different views.
NancyJ wrote: "I have my new list! I could use a little help with #5. My library is mostly audios, so it’s hard to do a quick skim. Any suggestions?
5. A book incorporating in its format at least one non-pros..."
i have 2 suggestions for you just off the top of my head:
Hamilton: The Revolution - it's got script, lyrics, his handwritten notes, plus photos, short essays and more. I think a few memos and letters. It's wonderful and you will want to listent to the cast recording as you read this. It's an extremely visual book. I don't even know why an audio version was done - it's like having an audiobook of a graphic novel!
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - if you haven't read it already - has some wonderful unusual prose chapters in it - texts, charts etc. - breaking up the narrative prose. It won the Pulitzer in 2011 along with other awards and I know you read a lot of those.
KateNZ wrote: "Since this isn’t statutory interpretation (!) ..."🤣🤣🤣 Good to see Attorney Katrine is on the job!
KateNZ wrote: "Since you like to plan rather than just see what happens, it’s not a hard prompt to fill if you go for an epistolary, email or journal based novel (or something that incorporates letters or message..."Right now I’m trying to decide if there is a prompt that I can offer in the swap game. I found a nonfiction health book that has a few recipes and lists, so that could work. The question though is do I WANT to read it right now? ; )
What do you think of these? I found a whole listopia, but there was a lot of sepia and other splashes of color.4. The cover is black and white only
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- odd color choice for her
Nancy - here's my review of the Jennifer Egan - my favorite chapter was slides! I read this in ebook:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of the Hamilton: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
NancyJ wrote: "What do you think of these?4. The cover is black and white only
[bookcover:Fugitive Telemetry|53205..."Use TinEye to determine if colors are mostly black and white: Go to https://labs.tineye.com/color/ and 'Enter image URL' by copy/pasting the URL for the cover of the book from the book page (right click and then click copy image address), then click 'Extract colors'.
Make sure to uncheck the "exclude background colors" boxes too.
It's a very handy tool for those cover color based prompts.
Theresa wrote: "Nancy - here's my review of the Jennifer Egan - my favorite chapter was slides! I read this in ebook:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of the Hamilton: https://www..."
I really liked Goon Squad when I read it ( my vision was perfect then!) Can you believe I’ve never seen Hamilton? I saw some acts on tv, but it just isn’t the same.
I loved your new list!Almost any culinary book or food cozy mystery has at least three recipes. One of my favorite epistolary novels is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I also think you would like A Visit from the Goon Squad.
NancyJ wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Nancy - here's my review of the Jennifer Egan - my favorite chapter was slides! I read this in ebook:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of the Hamil..."
Well I'm sure there are many who have not yet seen it. If you lived in NYC, I might wonder....
Never fear, I saw it 3 times so balanced you out!
Attorney Katrine gave you excellent guidance - there are actually a lot of books out there these days incorporating texts and such into the narratives. Reading them in ebook would allow you to adjust the size and light to help read them. I'm finding print increasingly small in print books - especially older editions I own - and lean more and more on ebooks. I've been known to borrow it in ebook to read when light is iffy or my eyes are tired and the print is just too difficult. Aging eyes are no fun, right?
Theresa wrote: aging eyes are no fun. ."
True, and migraine auras make it harder.
I need some subjective human opinions on whether these work. Tin eye gives me too many shades of grey, with bits of other colors.
4. The cover is black and white only
.Are these all acceptable? Close enough?
They are too grey and black and solid. Almost no white. Need to see white and black distinctly - there must be a GR list.
Perhaps the person who suggested the prompt could weigh in on these questions? After all, that member is the only one who really knows the intention of the prompt.
Oh, and Nancy J ... I would definitely count poetry. There are a number of novels written entirely in verse. An excellent one, written for a middle-school age audience is Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. Or you might try Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. (I listened to the audio and it was excellent.)
Also Cara Black's Aime LeDuc series early editions work - and fit thriller.
- fab book! - some editions of the sequel are black and white.I think trick is to find books with distinct sections that are black and ones that are white. All those you listed are too solid shades of grey. I would visit a bookstore or peruse my bookshelves to find one as looking at digital images is harder.
Book Concierge wrote: "Perhaps the person who suggested the prompt could weigh in on these questions? After all, that member is the only one who really knows the intention of the prompt."Book Concierge wrote: "Oh, and Nancy J ... I would definitely count poetry. There are a number of novels written entirely in verse. An excellent one, written for a middle-school age audience is [book:Out of the Dust|2534..."
Good ideas. Poetry and verse work well on audio. Espitolary is better on paper, but some work on audio too. It depends on the amount of extraneous information such as headings addresses, etc. repetition of headings, addresses, etc, can get tedious.
I read out of the dust back in 2020 and I still remember the dust on everything. I felt like I could taste it. I wonder if the dust bowl was a preview of our future. we’re headed with climate change.
Theresa wrote: "Also Cara Black's Aime LeDuc series early editions work - and fit thriller. - fab book! - some editions of the sequel are black and white.I think trick is to find bo..."
Oh yes!!! I have the sequel planned for next month. Just a tiny bit of red. Thanks!
More possibilities:
NancyJ wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Also Cara Black's Aime LeDuc series early editions work - and fit thriller. - fab book! - some editions of the sequel are black and white.I think tri..."
You have good options now.
Joanne wrote: "Anita, I cannot remember if I signed up-can you let me know?"Anita wrote: "Just a reminder that we have February 20th as the last day to sign up for the prompt swap. Right now there are only six participants (which is totally fine). I will start getting it organized on th..."
Yes, you did! If anyone wants to sign up last minute, please go ahead. I'm going to get to work on organizing this tomorrow morning.
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The third person can still a prompt from either of the first two people, OR open a new prompt. It continues until the final prompt is selected.
Should be 'steal' ...
Also spotted a minor grammatical in second sentence - 'of' before offload should be "to".
Don't worry about it. I can't tell you how many times I end up editing each of my posts here.