2011 June Monthly Challenge: Suggestions Thread

[Wan]

Joy wrote: "I am still wondering why everyone is so willing to let someone else define the rules. Ok, I get it, this is a challenge. Of course you want to stick to the challenge as close as you can ... you get..."

Why do you care Joy? They are asking the moderators not you. Just tune out and don't read them. Why bother with it? Just have fun!!! Enjoy reading. Peace out!!

[D.G.]

Vi wrote: "Ah, I decided to leave off that category this month for a change. Sorry Courtney."

I think that was a good idea. Not everybody is reading long series and happens to be up to book #6 right this month. :) In fact, of the 8 series of 6+ books I'm reading and have in FictFact, I'm only at book #6 in one of them and I'm not planning to read it anytime soon because it's too long (Outlander #6.)

[Courtney]

The series # category got my butt in gear to read the books my brother has been raving about so it was a good thing for me.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

As I recall, when the #category was first discussed it wasn't thought to have 'legs' much after '6' as it would be getting hard to find many suitable books with 6 words in the title - for those not following a series...

[Courtney]

Last month, I read 16 books. This month = 1. I'm off to such a sluggish start that I don't think I'll finish. I thought I'd have all this time to read at the pool, but my son is now attached at the hip. Hmmm... I'm thinking tire him out during the day and put him to bed at 7, LOL.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hahahaha - good plan Courtney! I would have thought the sun and exercise at the pool would have sorted that out for you :)

Good luck on the reading - I have to admit to being a bit slow this month as well...