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Let's see how it goes and how the rest of your team reads.
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My first reaction was no but I googled it and he is considered a hero. He even has his own sidekick. I guess it means how you define hero.
I am being very ambiguous here so let me say it definitely: yes Sherlock Holmes is a hero.
Yay, thanks!I know that it's a little bit odd - the word 'hero' implies there should be more fighting and rescuing. but Holmes does always save the day, and as you mentioned, he's got a sidekick. He's also an expert fighter.
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What was the verdict?
Can we use 1 book (any) under 150 or only one under 150 that is a Terry Pratchet?
I don't remember that, but I can't imagine why we're allowed to use a book under 150 pages unless it's one of the Pratchett novels used for the challenge.
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To complete the challenge on an individual basis you will have to finish 25 tasks. 10 of these 25 will be the tasks you will read for the team challenge.
Does this mean that to complete the IC you have to complete the TC as well? In other words, if you complete 25 tasks, but only 9 of those tasks are for the TC, you will not have completed the IC until you do the 10th TC task.
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I know, and I doubt I'd ever complete 25 tasks without finishing the 10 TC ones, but I was just wondering. Especially for those people who signed up later and got stuck with crap tasks.
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This is foremost a team challenge. I threw in the individual challenge because I know there are people (me among them) who want to read all the tasks in a challenge and so it would give everyone an extra incentive to read because you could still earn new ranks once you're done with you're team challenge tasks.
I have an objection....Just kidding :) I'm fine with that, just wanted clarification.
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Lol. Like I said in the Witches of Lancre discussion it is a lot harder to create a challenge than you think. I thought I had everything covered but apparently the old proverb is true: one fool can answer more questions than 10 wise men can answer.
Does this count for the Wyrd Sisters task about a group of women: Fantastic Women: 18 Tales of the Surreal and the Sublime from Tin House.The collection is composed of stories by female authors.
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I've only read one so far, but the theme of the book is that the stories are all surreal. I doubt the characters would be linked in any way.Ah well, just trying my luck again.
Task 17, about two friends who haven't seen each other in a long time and are reunited again:- how long is a long time? Is two years enough?
- this is quite a hard task. Can we include a married couple or family members?
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Working on the premise that the married couple and or family members liked each other they would also be friends so they would count too.
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Lol, yeah, it was. But I hadn't thought about the specifics when I suggested it.
For task 28, does talking owls qualify as magical animals. If not, what would qualify
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What book are you reading, maybe that would make it easier to say yes or no?
the capture - 1st book in guardians of gahoole series.
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They would count as magical animals. Since they read and write and work metal and I don't think real owls do that.
Only read the first book, so haven't come to the part where they work metal, but I have to agree that real owls cant do that :). Must admit, the book was much better than I expected it to be and I will def. check out the rest of the series
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First we have the winner of the individual challenge: Lauren! Congrats Lauren you just beat Crusader who came second.
The second winner is the winner of the group challenge which is The City Watch! Congratulations you guys. That was a great team effort.
Of course the challenge will continue and everyone and every team can still earn stamps and cards and complete their challenges. Have fun reading!
Congrats guys! And amazing team effort from the City Watch, well done :)
Task 13 - would non-fiction about religion be acceptable for this task, or does it have to be fiction?
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Tell me which book you are thinking about and I will say yes or no.
Oh, bugger it's nothing like that :( Practically the opposite: God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens.
Unless perhaps you'd accept Hitchens as a major figure in an anti-religious movement?Yes, I know, I'm reaching now...
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Don't try so hard. You don't have to read a really religious book. There are for example a lot of mystery novels out there where the detective is a priest or a monk. Think about the brother Cadfael novels by Ellis Peters or the father Brown mysteries by G.K. Chesterton.
But if you do want a book that is a stretch I might even accept a book about one of the kings and/or ruling queens of England since they are the head of teh Anglican Church and can therefor be considered a part of a religious movement.
Also religious can be anything. It doesn't have to be christian. It can be taoist, buddhist, a druid or a shaman or a cult. It can even be about someone belonging to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
So you see there is a lot of room to play within the task especially since it asks for a book and not a novel so non-fiction is allowed, but what you want to do is really a stretch and I must say no to that.
I actually wasn't too worried about it :) After all, it was my choice to do that one. There's a book I really want to read where the main character is a priest, but I'm still waiting for it to arrive from BD, and I thought I could get that task out of the way faster with the book I'm reading now.Lol, are there any books featuring priests from the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
Now that's something I might read. ;)
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I googled it and there is a Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster out there and also something called the Loose Canon which is available as a free download (found it on wikipedia). So that might be something to read for that task.
Since a crown has been considered a hat (I recall seeing that somewhere), can a helmet be considered a hat too?
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After all your attempts to bend the rules I will give you this one :)
I will accept almost anything as long as it is something that is supposed to be put on a head.
7) Pyramids Read a book about ancient Egypt or where ancient Egypt plays a part or is about a culture based on ancient Egypt.
I recently read this: Nevermore. One of the characters believes that she is the incarnation of the goddess Isis, and demands to be called by that name. She also believes that another character, Harry Houdini, is the reincarnation of the god Osiris, and as a result takes a particular interest in him, and even tricks him into (view spoiler).
This is not a major part of the story - in my opinion it's completely pointless - but it is a notable aspect of the book. Can I use it for the Egyptian task? "where ancient Egypt plays a part"
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I want to give it six months. If someone signs-up in that time they will have to read the tasks. If not the remaining members have the option to fulfill the challenge by dividing the remaining tasks more or less evenly. I mean 10 tasks among three people will be 4-3-3. Of course if the members have already read these tasks that counts. If not they will still have 6 months to read the remaing books.
So Crusader if you are smart try to read the books from the 10 remaining tasks for your individual challenge that way you're covered :)