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I like this challenge :)I did a similar one on LibraryThing called You Read Mine, I'll Read Yours. I read a classic, hard sci fi, chick lit, and a western. I didn't like all of them, but I really enjoyed the reading experience anyway, chatting with my partner about the book I chose for them and the one I was reading, and also just experience genres I normally avoid.
This was also my motivation for nominating a task where you have to read a genre you normally avoid on Patchwork. It's always good to try new things, and you can find something you could like in every genre I'm sure.
So sign me up :)
Oh, but only for December onwards - I have exams :(
Lauren wrote: "I like this challenge :)I did a similar one on LibraryThing called You Read Mine, I'll Read Yours. I read a classic, hard sci fi, chick lit, and a western. I didn't like all of them, but I really..."
Thanks for signing up Lauren, tell you what seeing as people tend to be writing exams, lets start this Challenge in December.
People have the 23rd November to sign up, Lu will assign partners on the 24th November and the Challenge will start December 1st.
The challenge is for 3 months! so plenty of time to read the book your partner has chosen
Hope this will suit members better :-)
I'll do this! sounds like good fun! Just hope I have internet access in Prince Albert.
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haha, didn't mean it quite like that! more concerned about my budget! :P
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Emma
Lauren S
Novelyear
Crusader (I assume so?)
Lu
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Emma
Lauren S
Novelyear
Crusader (I assume so?)
Lu
Naz
I think the idea of giving people a selection of 3 books to choose from is a good idea. But the main idea here is to get people to widen out in their literary readings. So if you pick one book and your partner is happy about it then stick with it. This is why its called a challenge as you are going out of your comfort zone somewhat. If there are certain books that your partner will not read, then having a choice of 3 books is a good idea. Its at your discretion, or whether you are a sadist :-)Just kidding
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Emma
Lauren S
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Crusader (I assume so?)
Lu
Naz
Lauren F
Charl
Just a note to Lu, wondering if you can assign my partner before the 24th as I wont be here, and I would not like to rush in assigning a book for my partner to read. If you could do it this week that would be great?Is that ok with you?
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I'm a little confused - what are the criteria for picking a book for your partner? Do you choose a book (or selection of books) that is a mixture of what they like and avoid? Eg. I like sci fi but I don't read westerns so someone could pick a sci fi western for me?
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I would look at their star ratings, if they read a similar author and see if they like that type of thing, and see what they rated highest, and find a book I have read that is similar.
But to be safe you can give 2-3 options. The goal is to widen the person's reading experience without being mean and giving them something they would never read.
Oh, ok, so it's more like a recommendation based on what you already like?I'm a bit unsure because of the bit Emma mentioned about picking a classic if your partner doesn't have one on their shelf, or you can "pick one from your own list/knowledge that you know they probably would never try". Which is a bit more like getting them to try something new but not too far out out of their comfort zone?
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We have a round number:
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Lauren S
Monique
Crusader
Lu
Naz
Lauren F
Charl
I have had a request to end this earlier, and I doubt more will join.
So will assign everyone after my exam tomorrow!
Thanks Lu, that we can all work on books to assign our partners.
Lauren wrote: "Oh, ok, so it's more like a recommendation based on what you already like?I'm a bit unsure because of the bit Emma mentioned about picking a classic if your partner doesn't have one on their shel..."
The aim of this challenge is to get people to read something different, but at the same time we dont want to be sadistic about it. Lauren you hate Twilight and are not keen on the whole romance novels, Our other member Lauren doesnt like Harry potter, so it would be useless to choose books that the person is not going to enjoy, nor do we want to pick obvious books for our partner. Wouldnt be a challenge then. Like I mentioned if you wanted to you can give your partner a choice of 3 books (This is totally optional).
Hmm, I get it now, although it will certainly be a challenge to find something you think the other person would like but willl never try :) I think the 3 book choice is a good idea.Just for the record, this Lauren doesn't like Harry Potter either :)
lol noted Lauren, if I get you I am going to pick a good romance novel, preferably with vampires lol (Just kidding)
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Will randomize now
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Emma -- Crusader
Lauren S -- Lu
Monique -- Lauren S
Crusader -- Charl
Lu -- Naz
Naz -- Emma
Lauren F -- Monique
Charl -- Lauren F
Lu wrote: "Lauren needs some magic and vampires in her life! :P"Hey, I like magic and vampires, I just hate to see them wasted on love stories :)
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Truer words have never been spoken!
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SO WARNING CRUDENESS AHEAD
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Choose book for Crusader/s gave him an option of 3. Looking forward to getting my book from Naz
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Naz stalked me and I have chosen:
Thanks Naz, look forward to reading this.
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I wonder what books members were dreading getting.
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Well, I think you would really only be able to tell if the other person would enjoy the book if you've read it yourself.
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PS: Naz wow you are making it difficult for me! Our book choices differ a lot! But I think I have some :)
Lol Lu. I'm not a fussy reader so I thought you'd find this easy :POk Im going with
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I know I'm a bit early with this challenge, but it worked out that I could get it done earlier :)
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I choose for you, you choose for me
We've all seen groups where they do a Pick It for Me Challenge sometimes every month, sometimes less often, so I had this idea that we could do a similar thing but rather than just pick a book from your Partners TBR...maybe one that's been there for months and you think they wont read but know they'll like, pick one from your own list/knowledge that you know they probably would never try. The idea is to get people to explore their reading and books. This is not meant to be a 'sado fest' and by that I mean make someone read something thats way out of their comfort zone, but rather if P likes crime but has no classics on their shelf then suggest they read Charles Dickens...... Historical reader who likes a Touch of Romance? then they get Nicholas Sparks. You get my drift? The choice of books should be limited to those that readers could buy from a bookstore, borrow from the library , nothing expensive or obscure. And of course you could always give your partner a choice of either choosing a book from a certain author or offering them two or three books to choose from. There would be a time allowance of say two months to read your book to take into account library reservation systems etc.
We could randomly be assigned a particular partner when someone signs up for the challenge? Lu is going to set this up for us.
People have until the End of November to sign up, Lu will organize our random partners and then we can each get busy looking for a book for our partners.We need to have books for our partners by November 24th. This Challenge will start on the 1st DECEMBER.
So if you think you will be interested in this challenge then please sign up below. Hope we have fun with this.