Reading Challenge #5 - Tasks & Discussion

[Angela Sunshine]

Man!! How'd you break your nose??? What a huge bummer!

[Jesi]

Kellee wrote: "So- I just had to complain!! I am currently reading Redwall and it is really good so far, but the writing is really small and I broke my nose on Tuesday and have a really hard time reading... and t..."

**offers e-chocolate in sympathy** Yaknow... Redwall is on/in audio format, too...

[Kristen]

I vote for audiobook!

[Kellee]

Awww- thanks guys!!! I'm just going to have to tough it out I think. I was able to read like 20 pages today and I still have some time left before I go to bed. Hopefully it will just get better each day. I just had to complain to you guys because I know you'd understand :)

I love audiobooks, but I fall asleep when listening to them at home so the only time I listen to them is when I am driving, but I am not doing any driving right now because my vision is blurry.... (Hence why I have been reading Heist Society forever too because it is my audiobook right now...)

I broke my nose... well... not a glamorous story. I was staying at a hotel and they had a bath tub/shower and I was getting in and slipped and face planted against the wall then falling into the tub- gave me a broken nose, a nasty cut, a mild concussion, a lot of bruises, and whiplash... Not fun.

[Angela Sunshine]

Yikes! I'd go with a purse-snatching gone awry, or a wild night of high heels and bar hopping as my story, haha...

[Kellee]

AngelaSunshine wrote: "Yikes! I'd go with a purse-snatching gone awry, or a wild night of high heels and bar hopping as my story, haha..."

Man those are good ones!
The only ones we could come up with are head butted by a goat at a petting zoo OR getting kicked in the face by a horse.
I didn't like any of those, so I've just stuck with the story :)

[Amy]

Sorry to hear about your injury Kellee. I would have probably said I got into a brawl at a sale at the mall. LOL! I love my shopping!

Is there a place where all the genres are definied?

[Laura]

Awww Kellee, I'm so sorry about your nose. Audiobooks really are awesome, but they don't work for everyone. I hope it's feeling better, at least.

*bakes more brownies and lemon bars to ease the pain*

[Laura]

Amy wrote: "Sorry to hear about your injury Kellee. I would have probably said I got into a brawl at a sale at the mall. LOL! I love my shopping!

Is there a place where all the genres are definied?"

We have genre folders and a topic at the beginning of each folder where we discuss it, but I think for the Challenge, Angela's leaving it up to us to decide Amy.

[Kellee]

Amy wrote: "Sorry to hear about your injury Kellee. I would have probably said I got into a brawl at a sale at the mall. LOL! I love my shopping!

Is there a place where all the genres are definied?"

Which genre are you having trouble with?

[Kellee]

And thank you everyone for the kind words :)

[Amy]

Well stupid me asked a bit ago about dystopian, lost the post and didn't write it down. I was also wondering if dystopian, apocolcalyptic, post ap. were all one big category, or if we can break it up into three separate ones?

[Amy]

Thanks Heather! I appreciate it! I'm printing the descriptions so I won't have to ask again!

[Kellee]

Amy wrote: "Well stupid me asked a bit ago about dystopian, lost the post and didn't write it down. I was also wondering if dystopian, apocolcalyptic, post ap. were all one big category, or if we can break it ..."

Angela said we could break them up.

[Amy]

Awesome! Thanks Kellee!

[Kellee]

Amy wrote: "Awesome! Thanks Kellee!"

Welcome :)

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Does steampunk fall under Fantasy or Sci-Fi?

[Kellee]

Alyson wrote: "Does steampunk fall under Fantasy or Sci-Fi?"

Wikipedia says sci-fi

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Thanks Kellee.

[Kellee]

Oops Amy- I guess I was wrong. :)
Pooh- I guess we're limited to how they're listed on the list.

[Amy]

That's fine with me!

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Angela or Someone - Do nominations count as awards or do they actually have to win the award? And is it just 5 pts. no matter how many awards?

Thanks for clarifying...

[Laura]

Hi Alyson, I think the book has to win an award, not just be nominated, and I believe it's a 5 point maximum, no matter how many awards the book earned.

[Kellee]

Alyson wrote: "Angela or Someone - Do nominations count as awards or do they actually have to win the award? And is it just 5 pts. no matter how many awards?

Thanks for clarifying..."

We'll need to ask Angela to clarify. I know she did say that honors counts, so I am not sure. I was counting them....

Angela?

[Ashley]

I think it was decided that if Goodreads lists the award on the book's page in the information bar, it would count. So, Newbery and Printz honors count because GR lists them, but others might not.

[Kristen]

I'm pretty sure she said nominations don't count, but honors do.

[Angela Sunshine]

Sorry, I'll chime in now! Honors do count, but nominations do not. I have not been checking up on award statuses, if you guys have claimed the points I have just gone ahead and given them. Scouts honor and all that...

And yes, 5 points total for awards whether it's won 1 award or 20.

[Kellee]

Man! I am 0 for 2. That is a really bad batting average.

[Laura]

Good news is, you're still a pro Kellee! :)

[Kellee]

Laura wrote: "Good news is, you're still a pro Kellee! :)"

Aw shucks, thanks Laura :)

[Laura]

hehe

[Ashley]

I feel like this question has been asked before, but I can't find it-

What is the difference between Manga and Graphic Novel? I hear both terms used interchangeably for the same books. (Specific books that I am thinking about right now are American Born Chinese and Maus)

Thanks!

[Kellee]

Ashley wrote: "I feel like this question has been asked before, but I can't find it-

What is the difference between Manga and Graphic Novel? I hear both terms used interchangeably for the same books. (Specific ..."

Ashley,

Both of those are graphic novels.
Manga are comics published in Asian countries. They usually read right to left instead of left to right and have a distinct style of drawing.

[Ashley]

Oh. Good to know. Thanks Kellee!!

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Thanks for the clarification I was wondering that myself.

[Kellee]

Welcome :)

Some Manga have been "Americanized" so they don't read right to left, but they are all originally from Asian countries.

Graphic novels can either be a volume of comics put together or just a story in comics. A single comic book is not a graphic novel.

I took a workshop :P

[Kristen]

You can tell by the style if it's a manga and they're all the same.. size? normally at least. Manga is actually a category under Graphic Novels, but it's so huge it kinda gets its own section at bookstores like Borders. :)

[Amy]

That's helpful that it gets it's own section. Will make my life easier when I go and look for something I want to read.

[[deleted user]]

Here is my prospective list:

A : An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
B : Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
C : Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
D : Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King
E : Eragon by Christopher Paolini
F : The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
G : A Great and Terrible Beauty Libba Bray
H : The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I : Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
J :
K :
L : The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
M : Madapple by Christina Meldrum
N :
O :
P : Pride and Predjudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Q :
R : Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
S : Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (I started this prior to July 1st, but I was not half way through it yet.)
T : Tiger Moon by Antonia Michaelis
U : Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
V : The Vampire Diaries The Awakening by L.J. Smith
W : Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
X : The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Y : Magyk by Angie Sage
Z :

[Mandy]

You've got some good ones Michelle. I'm especially glad to see An Abundance of Katherines, I loved that book!

[Angela Sunshine]

Jesi wrote: "AngelaSunshine wrote: "Okay, here's the summer A-Z Title challenge! We'll use the same ground rules as for the other challenges:

1. The Challenge begins at 12:00 A.M. local time on 1 July 2010 an..."

You did list them fine, BUT... there's a separate topic to report your points for reading challenge #5. I'll move these ones for ya.

[Jesi]

AngelaSunshine wrote: "Jesi wrote: "AngelaSunshine wrote: "Okay, here's the summer A-Z Title challenge! We'll use the same ground rules as for the other challenges:

1. The Challenge begins at 12:00 A.M. local time on 1..."

Already caught it.. :)

[[deleted user]]

Mandy wrote: "You've got some good ones Michelle. I'm especially glad to see An Abundance of Katherines, I loved that book!"

I am anxious to read it. It is one of my more anticipated selections. :D

[Amy]

Michelle......I had Rebel Angels on my list too but then looked at it and realized it was book TWO in the series. Have you read book one?

[[deleted user]]

Amy wrote: "Michelle......I had Rebel Angels on my list too but then looked at it and realized it was book TWO in the series. Have you read book one?"

No, I haven't. But it is letter G on my list so I will read it first and then the second. I have heard such tremendous things about that whole series.

[Amy]

Me too. I'm gonna go and try and find book one so I can start it.

[Ashley]

I've read the Gemma Doyle books and I really enjoyed them. The first wasn't my favorite, it was a little slow moving with all the world building, but I really enjoyed the series. I hope you two like them!

[[deleted user]]

Ashley wrote: "I've read the Gemma Doyle books and I really enjoyed them. The first wasn't my favorite, it was a little slow moving with all the world building, but I really enjoyed the series. I hope you two lik..."

I hope so too. And Amy, you'll have to tell me what you think.

[Tammy]

That is a fabulous series. The first one is called A Great and Terrible Beauty. There is a third book in the series also, The Sweet Far Thing. I loved these books, but I didn't really like the way it ended. ::shrugs::

[[deleted user]]

Devadasi7 wrote: "That is a fabulous series. The first one is called A Great and Terrible Beauty. There is a third book in the series also, The Sweet Far Thing. I loved these books, but ..."

Oooh, now I'm even more intrigued. Was it a sloppy ending or did you just have a preference toward a different outcome?