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Team
๐ฐ Ashley
๐ฏ๏ธ Cat
โ Mel
โ๏ธ Sammy
๐ Sophie
๐ Team Google Sheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
๐ Task Set 1 - Biography
1. a book published in December
2. a book with a character who stays single till the end
3. a JA biography or a book about her works, her letters or her times OR a book of fiction featuring JA as a characer
4. a book with a character who has a big or extended family (your interpretation)
5. a book set in the South of England (statistical regions of London, the South East, the South West and the East) (view spoiler)
6. a book (novel, novella, short story, poem, play, essay) by an author admired or read by JA (view spoiler)
7. a book (novel, novella, short story, poem, play) by an author who admired JA or was influenced by her work (view spoiler)
8. a book with MPG Classic(s)
9. a book with a cover in soft pastels or muted tones (evoking regency aesthetics - your interpretation)
10. a book with any type of correspondence in the text
๐ Task Set 2 - Sense and Sensibility
1. a "Domestic fiction" book or from the GR shelf of the same name
2. a book featuring two contrasting main characters
3. a book published in October or with 11 in the publication date
4. a book with a teacup or teapot on the cover
5. a book with a character who can play the piano or can draw/paint
6. a book featuring a character moving houses
7. a book with MPG YA
8. a book with events that can be considered dramatic
9. a book with the letters HEARTBREAK in the title and/or author's name
10. a book featuring a journey to London
๐ Task Set 3 - Pride and Prejudice
1. First sentence of the book contains one of the following words: Truth, Man, Fortune, Want, Wife
2. an enemies-to-lovers or rivals-to-lovers book
3. a book with any big social gathering (where people are expected to dress up: party, wedding, ball...)
4. a book with a character who married for money or social position
5. a book featuring 3 or more sisters OR from the GR shelf Siblings
6. a book with a wealthy character
7. a book with Regency-era clothing on cover
8. a book where the publication date contains 1 & 3
9. a book with a character who was/is in the army
10. a book where the plot shifts between city and country
๐ Task Set 4 - Mansfield Park
1. a "country house" book or from the GR shelf of the same name
2. a book featuring a timid or shy character
3. a book with a morally ambiguous or manipulative character
4. a book with an actor character or where characters visit the theatre
5. a book where someone is (or think they are) hopelessly in love
6. a book featuring someone sailing or a sea voyage
7. a book with a with a horse or riding scene on cover
8. a book with "harp" in text
9. a book that is disliked or underrated (your interpretation) or from the shelf on GR with the same name: disliked / underrated
10. a book set in a country considered the West Indies (or Caribbean) (view spoiler)
๐ Task Set 5 - Emma
1. a book featuring a matchmaker or a meddlesome character
2. a book about society or social issues (your interpetation) OR from the GR shelf society or class
3. a book with a love triangle (your interpretation)
4. a book with a friends-to-lovers OR slow-burn romance
5. a book featuring a hypochondriac
6. a book set in a village or small town
7. a book with fruit on cover
8. a book featuring a jealous character
9. a book featuring a character who is a "newcomer"
10. a book with all the letters SECRET in title
๐ Task Set 6 - Northanger Abbey
1. a book with MPG Gothic or Mystery
2. a book with someone reading on the cover
3. a book that references or parodies another book OR from the GR shelf Parody
4. a book with a title containing a building or location
5. a book with the words "secret" and "passage" in text
6. a book with a misunderstanding in plot OR with a character who jumps to wild conlcusions
7. a book with a character whose sibling(s) behaves badly
8. a book where the publication date contains 1 & 7
9. a book with a plot twist that could be supernatural (or someone thinks it is)
10. a book with a character who eventually realises they were wrong about someone/something
๐ Task Set 7 - Persuasion
1. a book with a character whose first and last names both start with a vowel
2. a book that is partly set during autumn or winter
3. a book with all letters in BATH found in title
4. a book featuring a character in a seafaring profession
5. a book with a stately home/country house on cover
6. a book where a character visits or lives by the sea
7. a book with author's initials in CAPTAIN
8. a book featuring a second chance romance
9. an MC with unpleasant family member(s)
10. a cover with a pen (quill) or letter or handwriting on cover
๐ Task Set 8 - Lady Susan, Juvenilia, Unfinished works
1. a "comedy-of-manners" book or from the GR shelf of the same name
2. a book with a scheming character
3. a book with a character who has an aristocratic title to their name
4. a book with a character who is an entrepreneur/developer (your interpretation)
5. a book with a street scene or promenade on cover
6. a book with the word "reputation" in text
7. a book with the word "health" or "wellness" in text
8. a book with an eccentric or exaggerated character (your interpretation)
9. a book set in a fictional world
10. a book from the GR shelf Humour (or Humor) or Absurd
๐ Task Set 9 - Moving Pictures
1. a book with character or author or narrator named Colin
2. a book with the words WET and WHITE and SHIRT in the text
3. a book with a character you consider to be "Clueless"
4. a book with a character who keeps a diary or journal
5. a book with a character working in the film industry
6. a book with a character described as "brooding"
7. a book where a character is transported either in Space (eg.: Portal fiction/alternate worlds, etc) OR Time
8. a book where a famous Fashion House is mentioned
9. a book with "Bollywood" in text OR tagged India at least 5x
10. a book with a character considered an influencer or who works in some web(or IT)-related field
๐ Task Set 10 - Retellings & Graphic Adaptations
1. Read a book featuring zombies OR all the letters in ZOMBIE in the title
2. a retelling set in the same period as the original novel
3. a modern retelling set in the 20th or 21st century
4. a gender-swap or LGBTQIA retelling
5. a retelling in a genre that is not Romance only (Mystery, Paranormal, Fantasy, etc..)
6. a retelling set in a country outside Europe and North America
7. an illustrated edition or a graphic adaption (graphic novel, comic book, manga, etc.) of any JA novel or a graphic novel (or manga, etc.) inspired by JA
8. a book with a cover art that reminsd you of / you associate with JA or her novels (your interpretation)
๐ This is the optional part of the challenge.
To cover the bonus tasks, you can use books you have read for the obligatory task sets 1-10 OR you can read new books instead.
๐ 1 book covers 1 task only.
Scavenger Bonus 1 - Names - Find the names in the text.
1. Elizabeth OR Bennet
2. Fitzwilliam OR Darcy
3. Elinor (or Eleanor) OR Dashwood
4. Edward OR Ferrars
5. Fanny OR Price
6. Edmund or Bertram
7. Emma OR Woodhouse
8. George OR Knightley
9. Catherine OR Morland
10. Henry OR Tilney
11. Anne OR Elliot
12. Frederick OR Wentworth
Scavenger Bonus 2 - Characters - Find similar characters in your books. (Some prompst have been added on the sheet.) They don't need to be 100% fits.
1. Mrs Bennet
2. Lady Catherine
3. Colonel Brandon
4. Mr Darcy
5. Lydia Bennet
6. Emma Woodhouse
7. Mr Collins
8. Tom Bertam
9. Sir Walter Elliot
10. Mrs Norris
11 Miss Bates
12 Mrs John Dashwood
Scavenger Bonus 3 - Regency words Find the words in text
Transport & Travel
1. carriage
2. chase
3. curricle
4. phaeton
5. gig
6. postilion
7. coach
8. barouche
9. chaise and four
10. horse(s)
Clothing & Fashion
1. bonnet
2. muslin
3. pelisse
4. shawl
5. waistcoat
6. petticoat
7. regimentals or uniform
8. stockings
9. breeches
10. cravat
Architecture & Houses
1. manor
2. estate
3. parsonage
4. rectory
5. assembly (room/s)
6. cottage
7. park
8. ha-ha
9. stables
10. library
Society & Status
1. ball
2. promenade
3. concert
4. country dance
5. lord or lady
6. fortune
7. dowry
8. rank
9. inheritance
10. income
Yay!Now, we can read for any task in any set, right? Not having to do them in order this time?
Because I will need to read my Sci-fi P&P by the end of December, and while we're good, I'm not sure we're "complete the entire challenge in two weeks" good ๐คฃ
Sammy wrote: "Yay!Now, we can read for any task in any set, right? Not having to do them in order this time?
Because I will need to read my Sci-fi P&P by the end of December, and while we're good, I'm not sur..."
Indeed, no set order this time, we can grab any tasks and also a book can be used for 1 "regular" + 1 bonus task. :)
Also, looking forward to your opinion of the SciFi P&P. ๐คญ
and it's books started after 15 Dec, right?
Cat wrote: "and it's books started after 15 Dec, right?"Yes. :)
Will hold fire on anything targeted to this challenge then!
I probably won't be much use during the first couple of weeks (I usually read little to nothing during the last couple of weeks of the year), and things will get a little funky after that because my books will all be boxed up for a few months, but I will do my best.I'll attempt to bear in mind tasks for this challenge when I box everything, and move some of the more useful ones into the one box I plan to unpack while staying with my parents while waiting for our new house ๐
No worries, Sammy, we'll take it easy! ๐After Wheels is over, I will also slow down with hols and everything. Will need some random, slow-reading to recharge the batteries. ๐
Are ya'll looking for a 5th, or are you keeping the dance partners even? ๐
Ashley, you are welcome to join us! ๐
While we can still message, would U send me your email adress in a PM so I can share the sheet with you?
๐Yay! Thank you!eta- AND DONE.
Welcome aboard Ashley!We're a no pressure, read as much or as little as you want, kind of team.
Oh and everyone, it's Ashley's fault I have to read the sci-fi P&P book, as she's making me read a book with "planet" in the title for another challenge ๐
Sammy wrote: "Welcome aboard Ashley!We're a no pressure, read as much or as little as you want, kind of team.
Oh and everyone, it's Ashley's fault I have to read the sci-fi P&P book, as she's making me read ..."
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Mel, the removal of images will derail our plans for this!also, no external links? There go the Spreadsheet challenges!
Cat wrote: "In DMs, not comments (yet)"Yes, this is what I'm hoping, otherwise we're screwed. :(
Oh, ok. Kinda by-the-by when you can't DM people in the first place, I guess. I suspect it'll just be a first step though. Next step will be "subscribe to premium if you want to retain these features across the site" ๐
yeah....a premium charge model makes a kinda sense, otherwise it's moving backwards towards more the LibrayTHing / StoryGraph model
and if that's the case, I'd rather just use StoryGraph to record reading!
Agreed. I'm annoyed. And LT is just ugh! Sammy wrote: "Oh and everyone, it's Ashley's fault I have to read the sci-fi P&P book, as she's making me read ..."
Sammy - whoops! Sorry!
Ironically, the one thing I wish they'd do something about they are keeping.I'm so tired of being invited to the same group by the same people again and again. I've several times resorted to unfriending people because they wouldn't stop sending invites to groups I didn't want to join ๐
Sammy wrote: "Ironically, the one thing I wish they'd do something about they are keeping.I'm so tired of being invited to the same group by the same people again and again. I've several times resorted to unfr..."
Isn't that the truth! I've done the same - and I usually go through once or twice a year and delete myself from groups... ๐
Ashley wrote: "Sammy - whoops! Sorry!"I'll forgive you. It's not like it's the first dubious book I'll have read for challenges this year (or this week! ๐)
Sammy wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Sammy - whoops! Sorry!"I'll forgive you. It's not like it's the first dubious book I'll have read for challenges this year (or this week! ๐)"
Is that so? ๐คญ
On a happier note (I've been so upset about bl**dy Amazon/GR yesterday the whole evening... was wondering if we should whip up a donation for poor Jeff to compensate for the dent his Venice wedding caused to his finances and make him leave GR alone!)my special made-to-order bookcase has just arrived (it was a welcome early Xmas present from myself to myself).
The small company I ordered it from, had a limited offer for customers: putting 7 their favourite books on the cover of the bookcase.
Obviously it was hard to limit myself to 7, but here is the result and I find it lovely. The socks came as extra. ๐
Lovely!And I see some really awesome books on those shelves! ๐
Sammy wrote: "Lovely!And I see some really awesome books on those shelves! ๐"
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Sammy wrote: "Love the hedgehog too!"A friend gave it to me ages ago. ๐
And the comfy armchair was hubby's b'day present (view spoiler).
Awww, that's a great present. And it looks so comfy!And I am rapidly heading towards that particular birthday myself... yikes!
Sammy wrote: "Awww, that's a great present. And it looks so comfy!And I am rapidly heading towards that particular birthday myself... yikes!"
Yes, it is v comfy, now I should just find the time to sit more often in it.๐คฃ Currently Domi is claiming first dibs, saying that the wifi signal in our room is so much stronger than in his, but I occasionally manage to kick him out.
Just in case anyone hasn't signed the petition to save the DMs yet:https://www.change.org/p/urge-goodrea...
