10.4 - Roll The Dice...

[Cynthia]

10.4 - Roll The Dice...
Do you feel lucky...are the dice on your side? For this task you will need to visit the website (3 Random Dice). The amount shown on the dice (+/- 10) will be the amount of pages that you will need to read for this task. I.E. if you rolled a 3,5,2 you would need to read a book between between 342 and 362 pages long (EXAMPLE: Son of a Witch (Wicked Years, #2)). You can only click on the link one time.

If you need suggestions OR have suggestions for books to read for this task post them here.

[Cait]

531 - ouch! :o)

ETA: Some options from my TBR:
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Cloud Atlas
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Cancer Ward
Midnight's Children

[Coralie]

You did better than me Cait - 546!

[Cassandra]

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (528)?

I got 215. I'm going with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

[Nicole]

You may want to kick me, but I was a little bummed about rolling 224. I kind of wanted to be forced to read a huge book since I tend to avoid them in the name of finishing the challenges. But still- most books I read are 300 and more!

[Felina]

I got 513. I think the dice roll website likes 5's. :)

[Bluemoon]

I agree with Felina it likes those 5's. I rolled 516. Not sure what I will read yet.

[Felina]

I'm doing The Blind Assassin

[Donna Jo]

You are all so lucky--I rolled 611. Don't even want to think of finding something that length right now! I don't mind reading something that long, but finding it is a pain.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

OK, you're making ME feel lucky. I got 442.

[Terri]

I rolled 545 ... I don't feel so bad now though, Donna Jo! lol!

[Rachel Lee]

I rolled 625 so now on to searching

[Petra]

Cait wrote: "531 - ouch! :o)

ETA: Some options from my TBR:
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Cloud Atlas
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Cancer Ward
[book:Midnig..."

Cait, I enjoyed Cancer Ward and found it to be a rather quick read despite it's size. I'd recommend it.

[Petra]

Felina wrote: "I'm doing The Blind Assassin"

Felina, good choice! I really enjoyed this book. Hope you do, too.

[Petra]

355! Now off to check my TBR list.

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

315..let me know if anything comes to mind!

[Petra]

Jamie wrote: "315..let me know if anything comes to mind!"

Running with Scissors (320 pgs) is on your TBR list. It's an interesting book with a bit of humour.

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

Ah nice! Thanks! I wanted to fit that book into the challenge!!

[Jennifer]

I rolled 422 and finally found one on my TBR shelf that's at the upper limit - 432 pages - Sarah's Quilt: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine and the Arizona Territories, 1906. Talk about cutting it close! ;)

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I moved Memoirs of a Geisha to this task (434 pages) and will find something else for the numerology task.

[Cindy AL]

Jennifer!!! thank you thank you!!! I rolled 435 and couldn't find anything at my house. I read the sequel to Sarah's Quilt, The Star Garden: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine, for another challenge and it was great. I've been meaning to read sarah's Quilt and now I've got a good reason...you are now officially the best!

[Donna Jo]

Oops, I lied. Actually, I just can't type, and it's 633 pages. Even my fingers are dyslexic today.

[Cait]

Thanks Petra, I'll go with Cancer Ward.

[Rachel]

I LOVE THIS TASK!! And I got lucky-- I rolled 2,2,3!!

[Jennifer]

Cindy wrote: "Jennifer!!! thank you thank you!!! I rolled 435 and couldn't find anything at my house. I read the sequel to Sarah's Quilt, The Star Garden: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine, for another ..."

I'm happy I could help! :)

Have you read These Is My Words? It's the first book of the trilogy and I LOVED it. In case anyone else is interested, the PB version that I have is 384 pages.

[Julia]

Arg! Frustrating!

I swear almost every romance novel i have clicked on from my TBR list is 384 pages! I rolled 262...

YES! Oh wonderful! I was looking for a place to put Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo! 272 exactly! Just made it...

[Cindy AL]

Not yet Jennifer, I'm reading them backwards, which is kind of bad because stuff happens :)! Star Garden is very good, though

[Jenna]

Jennifer L. wrote: "I rolled 422 and finally found one on my TBR shelf that's at the upper limit - 432 pages - Sarah's Quilt: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine and the Arizona Territories, 1906. Talk about cu..."

Jennifer...I also rolled a 422! Funny!

[Liz M]

Donna Jo wrote: "You are all so lucky--I rolled 633. Don't even want to think of finding something that length right now! I don't mind reading something that long, but finding it is a pain."

With the right edition, one of these should work:
The Idiot 615 pages
The Portrait of a Lady 640 pages
The Once and Future King640 pages
Foucault's Pendulum 623 pages
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 639 pages
Shirley 624 pages
A Fine Balance 624 pages
A Prayer for Owen Meany 637 pages

[Manday]

I roled 121... honestly it was hard to find a book on my reading list that was this short. I decided on The Red Pony

[Petra]

Petra wrote: "355! Now off to check my TBR list."

I decided on The Anatomy of Deception (352 pgs)

[Donna Jo]

Liz wrote: "Donna Jo wrote: "You are all so lucky--I rolled 633. Don't even want to think of finding something that length right now! I don't mind reading something that long, but finding it is a pain."

Wit..."

Liz, you are a doll! I've been poking around all afternoon without ANY hits. And there are at least 4 on your list that I haven't read. Yay, Liz!!

[Kristina Simon]

Manday wrote: "I roled 121... honestly it was hard to find a book on my reading list that was this short. I decided on The Red Pony"

That's a really good one, though, Manday. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

[Liz M]

Donna Jo wrote: "Liz wrote: "Donna Jo wrote: "You are all so lucky--I rolled 633. Don't even want to think of finding something that length right now! I don't mind reading something that long, but finding it is a..."

It helps to have books in a spreadsheet that has a column for number of pages.... :D

And since the last time I exported my books to excel, Goodreads has made it really really easy.

Go to Goodread's help page and look for the help topic for "import books". Under that topic is a link for "export your books". Clicking on it automatically exports all your books on your shelf to an excel file. The file has a column for titles and a column for pages, from there you can sort the whole sheet by number of pages & scroll to the relevant section to look at the corresponding titles.

[Sarah (Mood Reader)]

Do we have to use the website or may we use our own dice?

[Usako]

I rolled 213 so 203-223 pages. Nothing on my owned tbr fits! The Boy Who Wore Striped Pajamas NEARLY fit but was over by ONE PAGE! 224 pages! AAAAAARRRRG :P

[Liz M]

Tanja wrote: "I rolled 213 so 203-223 pages. Nothing on my owned tbr fits! The Boy Who Wore Striped Pajamas NEARLY fit but was over by ONE PAGE! 224 pages! AAAAAARRRRG :P"

This edition of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is 208 pages.

ETA: Which is probably not the edition you own.

In general for this task, it's best to check the pages of an actual copy, as Amazon (where goodread's gets the book data) doesn't have accurate page counts -- I assume there are "standard default sizes" for books and the data tends to reflect those page numbers.

[Usako]

I'll have to check the page count of the physical book that I own. :)

[Donna Jo]

Liz wrote: "Donna Jo wrote: "Liz wrote: "Donna Jo wrote: "You are all so lucky--I rolled 633. Don't even want to think of finding something that length right now! I don't mind reading something that long, bu..."

I thought there had to be an easier way to do it! I'll try itwith my stuff.

[Louvaine]

Yikes! I rolled 661! What fits that--an encyclopedia? :)

[Usako]

Louvaine, try looking at the classics! :)

[Louvaine]

Good idea, I'll take a look. Long and literate, YEAH! :D

[Felina]

Or Fantasy series. The Wheel of Time series or A Song of Ice and Fire are excellent with huge books. If Fantasy is your thing. :)

[Cynthia]

Sarah wrote: "Do we have to use the website or may we use our own dice?"
Use the website.

[Jennifer N.]

Not to complain but I got 164. I'm not sure if I have any books that short on my TBR list.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival is 160 pages. Probably not on your TBR list, but it's certainly the right length.

[Christine US]

265 -- I can find something to work with that:)

[Liz]

Jennifer N. wrote: "Not to complain but I got 164. I'm not sure if I have any books that short on my TBR list."

here are some that would work from my tbr, if that helps at all.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
A Trail of Broken Promises
Pudd'nhead Wilson

[Liz]

I rolled a 225, so not tons of choices (I rerolled just for fun & ended up with a 324, which would have been a whole lot easier for me, but oh well!)

I'm considering these three from my tbr:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Like Water for Chocolate
Same Kind of Different as Me

[Petra]

Liz wrote: "I rolled a 225, so not tons of choices (I rerolled just for fun & ended up with a 324, which would have been a whole lot easier for me, but oh well!)."

Liz, from my Read list, I can recommend:
All the Broken Pieces (224 pgs)

...gosh, you're right.....that's a hard number of pages to match. That's the only recommendation I have for you.
Hitchhiker's Guide is interesting.