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Who You Are
Which of your personality traits are you most proud of?
What's your highest priority in life?
What do you look for in a friendship?
What’s your favorite thing about your current job?
What’s an essential part of your daily routine?
What’s your favorite family memory?
How do you show kindness to others?
What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done?
What is your definition of success?
What's your love language?
What’s on your bucket list?
If you had unlimited money to start your own business, what would it be?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
What dreams did you have as a little kid?
Personal Time
What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?
What was the best vacation you ever took?
Where’s the next place on your travel bucket list?
What are your hobbies?
What's one thing that can instantly make your day better?
Ideally, how would you spend your birthday?
How do you enjoy spending your alone time?
Do you like group activities, or prefer doing things solo?
If you could live in a book, which one would it be?
Favorites
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
What’s your comfort movie or show?
Do you have any pet peeves?
What's your favorite season?
What's your favorite board game?
What’s your favorite content genre?
What's your most prized possession?
Who is your favorite author?
What's more important: family or friends?
Who do you most like spending time with?
Do you have a favorite holiday?
Who or what never fails to make you laugh?
Beliefs
What causes are you passionate about?
Do you believe in second chances?
Do you believe in soulmates?
Do you believe in love at first sight?
Do you believe in astrology?
Weird Questions
What’s your game plan in a zombie apocalypse?
If you could have a super power, what would it be?
If you could time travel, when and where would you go?
Which famous person in history would you want to spend the day with?
If you came back in your next life as an animal, what animal would you be?
What would be the title of your memoir?
If you had to wear just one color for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Would you rather be a superhero or a villain?
If you won the lottery, what would you do with all the money?
What's something you've always wanted to learn how to do?
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Shaggy & Scooby
Captain: Erica
Captain: Sheena
Jillian
Sheyanne
JenK
Kathy
Emma R
Shelby
Batman & Robin
Captain: JennH
Captain: Roxana
Sherri
JessicaMHR
NancyJ
Joan
Kellie Lyn
Rachel
Thelma & Louise
Captain: J
Captain: Sophia
Chrissy
Kat
Allie
Tammie
Tamara
Susan
Kayleigh
Elphaba & Galinda
Captain: Traci
Captain: Kendra
Pat
Trish
Sue
Denise
Kelly Sj
Ciara
Timon & Pumbaa
Captain: Robin P
Captain: Andrea
Rora
Kate
Katherine
Nichole
Edie
Brittany
Tom & Jerry
Captain: Emily B
Captain: Nancy
Ira
Caitie
Elizabeth
Samantha
Fee
Joyce
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Q: I started reading a book before the Read-A-Thon. Does it still count?
A: Yes! As long as you have at least 100 pages left at the start of the challenge, you may count the book.
Q: What's the page requirements for this challenge?
A: A book must be at least 100 pages long. If it is a book with illustrations or a book of poetry, it must be at least 200 pages.
Are we continuing to add to 'the person below me' thread throughout the read-a-thon or is it/will be closed?
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Foiled my plans, darn it!! lolSeriously though, that's awesome. I've been wanting to participate but so busy trying to get myself caught up at home and work so I can read ALL THE books next week :D
Will you allow books of the Clean Sweep series as well as.
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Emily wrote: "Sure, any book that is on GR is fair game, as long as it meets the page requirements"I think Erica meant is it ok for the Bonus books from the TPBM game. Clean Sweep was recommended twice I think, but there are others in the series.
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Some of our members are very conscientious in following exact directions. For this Read-a-thon, creativity in answering questions is encouraged!
Literal truth is unnecessary - maybe your favorite food is actually pizza but you have a book with salad on the cover - use it! But if something does actually describe you, that's fine too. That would be one way to narrow down the many choices.
Remember you can use the title, the cover, or plot. For instance, questions on success, ideal vacation, favorite memory could be a cover with a picture of a home, a beach, a party, etc. A question about your hobbies or interests could be answered with a book that has such an activity, even if it's not obvious from the title or cover.
Robin P wrote: "General tip - Some of our members are very conscientious in following exact directions. For this Read-a-thon, creativity in answering questions is encouraged!
Literal truth is unnecessary - mayb..."
LOL. I like the idea of using fantasy answers. I could read a Pride and Prejudice retelling instead of looking for books about my husband, friends or myself. Thanks Robin!
NancyJ wrote: "Emily wrote: "Sure, any book that is on GR is fair game, as long as it meets the page requirements"I think Erica meant is it ok for the Bonus books from the TPBM game. Clean Sweep was recommended..."
Yes, thank you NancyJ that is what I was meaning. Sorry for my poorly worded question. That's what happens before coffee. ;)
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Emily wrote: "Haha! I think that's acceptable - if someone recommended the second book in a series, I think it's fine to read the first (or whatever)."Awesome thanks!
Robin P wrote: "General tip - Some of our members are very conscientious in following exact directions. For this Read-a-thon, creativity in answering questions is encouraged!
Literal truth is unnecessary - mayb..."
This helps. The challenge is creative and confusing for me. I’m definitely in the takes tasks literal group.
Emily wrote: "Haha! I think that's acceptable - if someone recommended the second book in a series, I think it's fine to read the first (or whatever)."Great. There is a Mrs Pollifax book on the list too, and they’re all free on audible right now.
Added: Since we can fantasize, I might use a Mrs Pollifax book to answer the question about what I like about my job, I’m retired, so I’ll imagine that I became a spy at 62 just like she did.
- For every 9th question answered/book read, a book from the recommendation thread must be read
Does this mean that the 9th, 18th, etc books must come from the list? (1 out of 9)
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Does it mean that the 10th, 20th etc. books must come from the list? (1 out of 10)
NancyJ wrote: "- For every 9th question answered/book read, a book from the recommendation thread must be read
Does this mean that the 9th, 18th, etc books must come from the list? (1 out of 9)
OR
Does it mea..."
On my team's spreadsheet completion thread it is book 10, 20, ect.
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Is there still room for me? I have been really sick for the past couple weeks so I didn't see this sign up but now that I feel better I went into my inbox and saw this message
If we only read part of a book, we can still count the pages or hours to earn wild card points, is that correct? I have some short stories I’d like to fit in, and I might start a book that I’m not able to finish in time.
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I'm reading the Large Print copy of The Wedding People which has 623 pages. Do I count the 623 pages or use the pages from the regular print The Wedding People which has 384?
Trish wrote: "Do all the questions we answer have to be different? Or can we repeat questions?"I was wondering the same thing this morning and reread the instructions and the last lines say, “ Multiple members can answer the same questions, but a member can't answer the same question more than once.”
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As for page count, go with the format that you read!
Emily wrote: "Yes, unlike most read-a-thons, the goal isn’t necessarily to check every (question) box, it’s to get to know each other. So we don’t want the same person answering the same question, but group memb..."Thanks, Emily.
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Thanks, Emily.
One of my team had a question about the TPBM/bonus book:"I had a question about the TPBM book. Are we allowed to skip it if say, no one has finished there TPBM book and we have more finished books to input. ie: we reach book 20 on the list and I have a book to input but it is not a TPBM book can I just put it in the next regular book spot without the TPBM line being filled?"
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However, if that holds up your group or makes this frustrating, then y’all can decide as a team that as long as someone has a book in progress for that spot, you can skip it and come back to it. I won’t be the challenge police on this one, and it’s not a competition, so do whatever makes this fun for your group.
I would definitely say you shouldn't skip more than one though (so you need to fill spot 20 before you get to spot 30).
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Emily wrote: "Your call. My thinking was that you could fill it early (like you could fill spot 20 before spot 19), but you needed to fill it before moving forward (so you would have to fill spot 20 before going..."Thanks, Emily!
Emily wrote: "You can also use your wild cards for TPBM books!"
And I forgot all about the wild cards. They don't seem as important here, as they are in previous readathons.
Around the Year in 52 Books
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Under a Dark Moon (other topics)
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The theme of this Read-a-Thon is Get to Know You!
When: When you wake up Saturday, March 1, to when you go to sleep Sunday, March 8
Each group will be asked a series of questions, which you will answer with the books you read. You can answer these questions using the title, cover, or plot of the book.
Examples:
Title
How do you enjoy spending your alone time? Under a Dark Moon
What animal would you be? The Fox Wife
Cover
What is an essential part of your daily routine?
How do you define success?
Plot
What's on your bucket list? The Unhoneymooners (Set in Hawaii)
What's your favorite hobby? The Gown (Protagonist who sews)
Wild Cards:
You can earn a Wild Card for every 2000 pages read or 30 hours of audiobook listened by the group. You have to answer the question in the threads when you use a Wild Card though!
Extra Bonus:
We posted a The Person Below Me thread last week, and it's been filled with amazing recommendations! For a bit of fun (and reading books recommended by our members), for every 9 questions you answer within the group, someone in your group must read one book from the recommendation thread!
The Spreadsheet
The spreadsheet for this challenge is a bit different from previous challenges. You'll see our normal tracking tab first, but then you'll see a completion tab. This is where you will copy the question you are answering, the book you read for it, a note about how it fits (if necessary), and who read it. Each 10 lines, you will have a line to put in a book from the recommendations thread! I've included some examples to guide you, but feel free to remove those lines when your group is up and running.
Remember, the goal of this read-a-thon is not necessarily to answer all the questions, but to get to know your group members! Multiple members can answer the same questions, but a member can't answer the same question more than once.