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[Varla Fiona]

OK, I'm gonna use my forfeit for this one. I just don't have the energy to read such a thinking book right now. Please can I have 477

[Lu]

477 - Read a book by an author that has an X, Z, or Q in their name or surname.

[Jennifer]

Just to check - the Indie author novel: must the book be listed on Goodreads as an Indie book or can I use any book which I download from Smashwords but is not specifically marked "Indie" on Goodreads?

[Liezel]

Read The Winter House for 276, can I have 476 next

[Varla Fiona]

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "477 - Read a book by an author that has an X, Z, or Q in their name or surname."
Good excuse to read What's Left of Me. Now to find a copy...

[Lu]

Varla Fiona wrote: "Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "477 - Read a book by an author that has an X, Z, or Q in their name or surname."
Good excuse to read What's Left of Me. Now to find a copy..."

I thought so too :)

Jennifer wrote: "Just to check - the Indie author novel: must the book be listed on Goodreads as an Indie book or can I use any book which I download from Smashwords but is not specifically marked "Indie" on Goodre..."

I think both should be fine. A way I normally judge it by, the book is not out in hardcover/paperback. And it is either self published or by an unknown ebook publisher, or published on amazon.

That help?

[Lu]

Liezel wrote: "Read The Winter House for 276, can I have 476 next"

476 - Read a book that is in the top 50 of your to-read list.

[Varla Fiona]

Finished 477

377 next please!

[Lu]

377 - Read a first in a series novel. Not a stand alone.

[Lauren (Sugar & Snark)]

Finished No.143

Can I have No. 128 Next please

[Lu]

128 - Read a Sci-Fi

[Lauren (Sugar & Snark)]

oh fuck!

[Lauren (Sugar & Snark)]

Oh hold on I actually have one on my to read list! It's not what I would consider Sci-Fi but that is what everyone else has shelved it under but who am I to argue! :)

[Lu]

You get a lot of sci-fi's that would be your style :)

[Varla Fiona]

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "377 - Read a first in a series novel. Not a stand alone."

Finished with Soulless. Was surprised how much I enjoyed it considering the fact that I generally don't enjoy romance or vampires & werewolves!! Looking forward to the others in the series.

No 347 please.

[Lu]

347 - Read a book with a main character whom does not have the use of one his/her five senses

[Varla Fiona]

OK, interesting idea. Any suggestions...

[Lu]

Maybe one of these? Not too sure tho:

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[Jennifer]

finished #127 - Indie author.
Read "The Finding" / by Nicky Charles

Can I please have #400 thanks

[Lu]

400 - Read a book and cook a MEAL that was inspired (or a big part of it) by the book.

[Barbara]

I read Polar Shift by Clive Cussler for task 126 - Read a book by a current author of the month (for this group).

Can I have task 350 please?

[Lu]

350 - Read a Russian themed novel, or set in Russia or Russian author.

[Lauren (Sugar & Snark)]

Finished No. 128
Can I have No. 129 next please.

[Lu]

129 - Read a book that has a staircase/stairs on the cover

[Barbara]

I read the Eternal Husband by Fjodor Dostoyevsky for task 350 - Read a Russian themed novel, or set in Russia or Russian author.
It is set in Russia and written by a Russian author. not to sure what you mean by Russian themed but it is about adultery and alcoholism (not a major theme but ehy do drink a lot) and these are themes thatt occur a lot in Russian books.

Can I have task 483 please?

[Lu]

483 - Read a Greek themed novel, or set in Greece or a Greek author or a Greek main character. (can be ancient Greece)

(Donno why you keep getting this)

[Barbara]

Just lucky I guess. *sighs*
You would think this being the 45th task I ask for that I would have gotten "Read Any Book" somewhere along the line. You could also call it a personal sacrifice. If I keep getting these kind of tasks other people will get the easier and more fun ones.
Ah well, I am sure I will have something somewhere in my personal library that will fit the bill.

[Lu]

I'll be mean to the next person :P

[Barbara]

Now you've said that I wonder if you haven't given me the hard and annoying tasks on purpose all along. :P

Don't worry! The hardest part in the task is that I have a lot of greek stuff but apparently no novels. So I went to my closest second hand store with a book department (which is less than 500m) and found a book that takes place on Crete. So all I have to do now is read it. :)

[Lu]

Lol I can't even cheat at monopoly! It would keep me up at night if I do anything like that :(

Whoohoo glad you got a book!

I always get confused between a novel and book, to me it is the same thing, just a fyi :)

[Barbara]

Me neither!
Like in our public transportation a lot of people don't buy tickets for short rides. But even if I go for one stop I have to buy a ticket. If I don't I get really nervous and have these visions that they will catch me and I have to go to to the police station (which they never do). It is just not worth the trouble.

Well, you know me I follow tasks to the letter. That helps me with finding loopholes. :) Sometimes however it works against me. So novel is novel and not short stories or non fiction or plays or epic poems. These are allowed when the task asks for a book. No worries. I got a novel and I will read it. :)

[Lauren]

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "I always get confused between a novel and book, to me it is the same thing, just a fyi :)"

It's simple - a novel is fiction, (but one story from beginning to end, and not something like short stories) :) A book can be any kind of fiction or non-fiction.

[Lu]

K so a book and novel can be the same thing?

[Barbara]

A novel is always a book, but a book is not always a novel.

[Lauren]

Yep, what Barbara said :)

Also, I've finished task 108 - read a book you started but didn't finish.

Can I have task 133 please?

[Lu]

133 - Read a book that has a heart on the cover (shape or organ).

[Lauren]

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "133 - Read a book that has a heart on the cover (shape or organ)."

:(

[Lu]

:(

[Barbara]

I have read The Island for task 483 - Read a Greek themed novel, or set in Greece or a Greek author or a Greek main character. (can be ancient Greece).
And don't worry Lu, it was one of the best books I read this year which I would not have read if it wasn't for this task!

Can I have task 297 please?

[Crusader]

Lauren (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "P.s. I never trust crusaders reviews :D "

What? Those are fighting words right there.

[Lu]

297 - Read a book that has one of The Days of the Week in the Title.

[Lauren]

I've finished task 133: cover with a heart:


Can I have no.134 please?

[Lu]

134 - Read a book about/has Gods/goddess in them.

[Lauren]

Does it have to be an actual god(dess)? What about a creature that a group of people believe is a god, regardless of whether that's actually the case?

[Lu]

Example?

[Barbara]

Don't want to ruin your idea, Lauren, but didn't you start that book before you got the task? (that is if you are talking about Kraken)

I think Lu means a character that actually does something?

[Lauren]

@Lu: A giant squid. It's dead, but some people believe it to be a god. It might actually turn out to be a god, I don't know. It's a weird book.

@Barbara: I am talking about Kraken, but are we not allowed to use book we've already started reading? I was only on about page 50 when I got the task.

[Barbara]

I honestly have no idea.
I have never gotten a task for which I could use a book I had already started.

[Lu]

I'm going to have to say no to Kraken :(

[Lauren]

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "I'm going to have to say no to Kraken :("

Is that because I already started it or because the kraken isn't a confirmed god, at least at this stage?

The task says it can be "about" a god or gods, so do they actually have to make an appearance? For example, if I were to read Christian fiction you could say that the book is about God, even if he isn't a character, and many people would argue that God doesn't actually exist. Kind of like the Kraken.