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SPRING CHALLENGE 2012: FIRE
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25.8. Helen's Task: Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Winners/Nominees
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ohhh i like the twist ;) and I think I know what book i'm going to use
I know what I'm going to read already and I feel like I just was able to cross one book of my massive list!
i love how none of us are asking about books...lol!
Dee wrote: "i love how none of us are asking about books...lol!"i think none of us wants to give away the secret!!
I think it's part of the fun of the task!
lol...the fun for me is going to be finding the book in the pile...hehe!
as i turn around and apparently its one of the few that i've actually put on the shelf...lol!
I'm so jealous, Dee. I am looking for a book (perfect for another task) that I know I saw a month or two ago and I cannot find it. The search is complicated by have books on three floors and in every room of this house. Okay, everyone, it's a thin blue book. I'll bake goodies for anyone who comes over and finds it for me.Sorry for hijacking your space Helen--but entering my house is kind of a space/time warp so it kind of fits.
lol!!! I had to go and buy another bookcase to put stuff on in my spare room after I hit up the borders going out of business sale...that makes 4 bookshelves that are stacked 2 high with MMPB and 2 deep...and then another stack on my DVD shelf
Well, I have 5 7ft tall oak (as in heavy) in the basement crammed full. and a floor to ceiling 4 ft wide next to the fireplace in the living room. Plus two short ones in two of the bedroom. A couple years ago I bought another one for the living room, but one shelf of that is reserved for library books. For a long time my basement stairs were lined on one side, but I have moved all those books on down to the basement, although they are just piled up or sitting in plastic milk cartons. I feel like one of those bad tv shows about hoarders or something.
I'm impressed that you reserve an actual shelf for library books, Donna Jo. I should do that...library books tend to get scattered around my house because they're temporary and it drives my husband BONKERS!
I have you all beat on book space! Rented a storage unit when I moved to a condo from my house. Half is full of my books. Have a large bookcase in my condo and keep rotating from my storage space to the condo. Keeps hubby from getting grumpy about stacks of books and keeps me touching and sorting books all the time. I think I have found the best of both worlds. Interesting Donna Jo - I also keep one shelf for library books also. That way, I can keep track of them.
By the way, the two for one special at the end is part of the fun of the task. I am chuckling that all of you are keeping your special finds secret.
I have four bookshelves, an entertainment bookshelf and a nightstand bookshelf full of books
How can a book be categorized as young adult and adult at the same time?
Oh, my goodness, Helen. The two books I had picked out turn out to be on both lists!
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Because all the genres are based on the shelves that GR users decided to use for the books. So, some users call it YA, some call it adult.
Bea wrote: "Oh, my goodness, Helen. The two books I had picked out turn out to be on both lists!"Great job -- see the value of a little research!! Maybe one of the books could be used for another task.
Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "How can a book be categorized as young adult and adult at the same time?"Sandy answered this question very diplomatically. Thank you Sandy.
I would have answered (much less diplomatically) by saying that we are all human and can barely agree on anything. Ergo, lot's of conflicting definitions of genre's for each book.
A little more diplomatically, a lot of books are "crossovers" -- can be used in multiple genre's.
Dee wrote: "lol!!! I had to go and buy another bookcase to put stuff on in my spare room after I hit up the borders going out of business sale...that makes 4 bookshelves that are stacked 2 high with MMPB and ..."Dee, I not only have your home space problems, but I have to buy a 3rd Kindle because I now have over 6000 ebooks! (Most of them are freebies).
Luckngrace wrote: "Dee wrote: "lol!!! I had to go and buy another bookcase to put stuff on in my spare room after I hit up the borders going out of business sale...that makes 4 bookshelves that are stacked 2 high wi..."I am awaiting for a 2nd Kindle in April (can I wait that long lol) x
Luckngrace wrote: "I have to buy a 3rd Kindle because I now have over 6000 ebooks! (Most of them are freebies). "
I thought I was bad with my Sony Reader--and I have the Kindle AND the Nook apps on my computer--spreading the wealth around, I guess.
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Luckngrace wrote: "Dee wrote: "lol!!! I had to go and buy another bookcase to put stuff on in my spare room after I hit up the borders going out of business sale...that makes 4 bookshelves that ar..."I got the Amazon Rewards Visa and got my last Kindle with points. Wheee! Free books, now free Kindle; who can beat that? Besides, I can't seem to keep them charged. I'm always reading and downloading.
For the spring challenge, I want to share award winners/nominees from two of my favorite genre's: Science Fiction and Fantasy. For this task, select an award winner or nominee book from each of the following categories. REQUIRED: Post the name of the book, the author, the year and whether the book was the award winner or nominee.
Category 1: HUGO AWARD for Best Novel -- awarded yearly by the World Science Fiction Society. "Retro Hugos" are included.
Hugo Awards
Category 2: NEBULA AWARD for Best Novel -- awarded yearly by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Nebula Awards
Sci/Fi and Fantasy deal with the supernatural and magic. For this task, you can acquire some of that magic with a little research. A few of the books are listed on both lists. If you read one of those, you can use the same book for both categories -- magically turning two into one. However, you must list the book twice and provide the pertinent information for each category.