You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

Team 4 members:

Ema
Alexandra
Mara
Kerri
Travis
Almeta
Pragya
Helen
Philly Beth
Anna
Rachel
Dawn
Tory
Robin

Woo Hoo! Go Bodacious Bingo Buddies!

Here is the best reading order for completing lines

First Book
✔Chic Lit – Ema One Hundred Names
✔Mystery - Dawn Towards Zero
✔Steampunk - Almeta The Detective
✔Biography - Helen Michael Morpurgo: War Child to War Horse. by Maggie Fergusson
✔SciFi - Travis Abaddon's Gate
✔Romance - Alexandra The Rosie Project
✔Non-Fiction - Anna Meetings with Morrissey
✔Crime - Beth Execution Dock
✔Fantasy - Mara Secondhand Spirits
✔Paranormal - Kerri Carrie
Chick Lit - Pragya
✔Mystery –RachelO Dead Man's Folly
✔Paranormal –Tory Being Human: Chasers
✔Dystopian – Robin Cinder

Second Book
✔Myth/Fable - Almeta Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
✔Science –Anna The Essential Difference: Male And Female Brains And The Truth About Autism
✔Action/Adventure – Alexandra The Physician
✔Suspense/Thriller - RachelO The Firemaker
✔Dystopian - Travis Shift Omnibus Edition (Silo, #2)
✔Short Stories - Ema Blood Is Red
✔Chick Lit Robin Winter Garden
✔SciFi - Kerri The Giver
✔Young Adult - Mara Never Fall Down
✔Cultural - Dawn The Joy Luck Club
✔Horror - Tory The Picture of Dorian Gray
✔Dystopian - Beth Oryx and Crake
✔Contemporary - Pragya The Edge of Never
✔Romance - Helen Mischief

Third Book
✔Science - Almeta The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
✔Fantasy - Travis Homeland
✔Horror - Dawn The Gunslinger
✔Suspense/Thriller - Kerri Turn of Mind
✔Cultural - Alexandra Hideous Kinky
✔Non-Fiction - Ema The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
✔Classic - Beth The Eye in the Door
✔Mystery - Mara Her Royal Spyness
✔Short Story - Tory In a Glass Darkly
✔Humor - Anna Service with a Smile

Last Books on First Card
✔Classic - Almeta Fantastic Voyage
✔Steampunk - Alexandra Heartless
✔Memoir - Kerri Bossypants
✔Suspense/Thriller - Anna The Lost Testament
✔Action/Adventure - Ema The Physician
✔Crime – Almeta The Red Box
✔Historical Fiction - Dawn The Damascened Blade
✔Biography - Travis Steve Jobs
✔Anna – Contemporary (must be card 1) Locked and Loaded
✔Mara - Memoir (must be card 1) The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
✔Helen – Fantasy (must be card 1) A Blink of the Screen: Collected Short Fiction

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Hi team - reporting for duty.

Hi team. I´m here and I can´t wait to start.

What? No new name yet? I thought for sure Almeta would be ready with one :)

jaxnsmom wrote: "What? No new name yet? I thought for sure Almeta would be ready with one :)"

lol! I'm trying for democracy!

If the others are awsome, we should at least be marvellous, brilliant, amazing etc. Right? Or team earworm :-)

Hi team, looking forward to starting.

Alexandra wrote: "If the others are awsome, we should at least be marvellous, brilliant, amazing etc. Right? Or team earworm :-)"

Breathtaking at the very least, Bodacious even.☺

Bodacious Bingo Buddies

What about the "dog theme" or the "farmer theme" or the "bingo theme"?

I have located a book for each genre listed on the BINGO board, so I can help out in any category that is needed.

Because I already have February books picked for these genres, My top preferences are:
Cultural
Myth/Fable
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Crime
Science
Mystery
Suspense/Thriller
Paranormal

Second choices are:
Steampunk
Dystopian
Fantasy
Horror

After that I have at least one book for each genre on my TBR, so I am willing to fill in any gaps.

Oh, and I'll do the "Free Space"!☺☻☺

What are everyone else's reading preferences?

My top preferences are
Suspense/thriller
Chick lit
Mystery
Crime
Memoir
Horror
Non-fiction
Humour

2nd choices would be
Historical fiction
Contemporary
Action/adventure
Romance
YA
Short stories.

Not a fan of Sci Fi, Dystopian, fantasy and have no idea what Steampunk is? But am willing to read pretty much anything else if it helps.

Kerri wrote: "My top preferences are
....
Chick lit
....

2nd choices would be
.....Romance...."

I am sooo not a fan of "chick lit" and "romance". I was hoping someone else would take up those genres!

I don't mind them occasionally in between my horror and murder mystery and other heavier reads. I sometimes need to read something light after those. I guess this is where the teamwork comes in, as I am hoping someone else will want to read Sci Fi.

Kerri wrote: "I don't mind them occasionally in between my horror and murder mystery and other heavier reads. I sometimes need to read something light after those. .."

I just grab a cozy mystery for that!

I can do classic biography fantasy sci fi dydtopian non fiction horror
Sci fi
Fantasy
Classic. These three probably my top 3 but let me check on that dystopian

Sci fi
Fantasy
Dystopian
Classic I'll call these my top 4. Had to double check a couple titles to make sure they were what I thought

I just checked the genres of my February books. Based on the GR-categorization these are:

Cultural
Contemporary
Steampunk
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Romance
YA

Apart from that I am sure I could also find something for any other categories (maybe chick lit and paranormal not so much but that probably is a question of definition).

Almeta wrote: "Alexandra wrote: "If the others are awsome, we should at least be marvellous, brilliant, amazing etc. Right? Or team earworm :-)"

Breathtaking at the very least, Bodacious even.☺

Bodacious Bingo..."

I like Bodacious Bingo Buddies a lot - had to google "bodacious" but it sounds good.

I will note I can definitely do 3 categories. Possibly a full 5 but 3 for sure. Bodacious bingo buddies is pretty good

I know this is not my thread, I just wanted to comment that I had read Almeta's comment as "Bootylicious". I'm still giggling.

Bodacious is probably the better option :P

Hello team! My top genres are: historical fiction, fantasy, suspense/thriller, horror, non-fiction.

I'm crashing the party too! Bodacious is very Bill and Ted! Great name!

Sarah wrote: "Bodacious is very Bill and Ted! Great name!"

Oh of course! Okay, okay, heading back out.

Rusalka wrote: "I know this is not my thread, I just wanted to comment that I had read Almeta's comment as "Bootylicious". I'm still giggling..... :P"

I gave it a brief thought, but decided Travis was probably too delicate!☻

I also have a short story read available

"Five different team members have to read the books in a line (four if the free space is in the line)."

I think we should first take advantage of the "Free Space" in our strategy.

a. Diagonal Top Left to Lower Right Corner

Chic Lit
Mystery
Free
Steampunk
Biography

b. Diagonal Top Right to Lower Left Corner

Suspense/Thriller
Dystopian
Free
Short Stories
Cultural

c. Down the N Column

Fantasy
Paranormal
Free
Contemporary
Myth/Fable

d. Across the Middle Row

SciFi
Romance
Free
Non-Fiction
Crime

That's 16 books among 12 people. (We are sure to get more members before February 8th!)

I guess we should find out how many books each of us thinks they may be able to read.

Almeta wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "I know this is not my thread, I just wanted to comment that I had read Almeta's comment as "Bootylicious". I'm still giggling..... :P"

I gave it a brief thought, but decided Travis..."

Lol

I reckon I can manage 1 book for sure, 2 possibly. I would be prepared to read the following:
Mystery
Crime
short stories
romance
biography
non-fiction.

I hope that's some kind of help.

I really can't figure what a science/nature book is other than a text book. Guess I've never read one.

Hello. Love the name. LOL about Travis being too delicate for bootylicious.

My preferences -
YA
Contemporary
Romance
Chick lit
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Crime
Mystery
Suspense/Thriller
Cultural

Travis of NNY wrote: "I really can't figure what a science/nature book is other than a text book. Guess I've never read one."

I quite understand. My "learning" has to be disguised as entertainment, or I am lost quickly. Fortunately some scientific minds also have a sense of humor.

These are old, but two of my favorites...because they don't read like a text book...and not condescending:
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher and Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

I have The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements on my list for February.

Other entertaining or thought provoking ones have been:

interesting Almeta. I've never heard of any of those. I did find one book to fit the profile that was on my audible wishlist though The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
So if the science box needed a person I have no problem there either

Although if we used "bootylicious" it would give me an excuse to bust out the assless chaps

Travis of NNY wrote: "Although if we used "bootylicious" it would give me an excuse to bust out the assless chaps"

Oh dear! It's a good thing I wasn't drinking coffee or my screen might have been sprayed.

Janice wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Although if we used "bootylicious" it would give me an excuse to bust out the assless chaps"

Oh dear! It's a good thing I wasn't drinking coffee or my screen might have been..."

Apparently I no longer have to worry about Travis' delicate nature!☻

Apparently not! Hehehehe!

I had the same response Janice!

Do you agree with the "use of the free space" as our first strategy?

Almeta wrote: "Janice wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Although if we used "bootylicious" it would give me an excuse to bust out the assless chaps"

Oh dear! It's a good thing I wasn't drinking coffee or my screen ..."

Oh man... Travis, you now owe me two keyboards!

I don't know, I think now we're all curious about those chaps :)

Almeta wrote: "Are we going with Bodacious Bingo Buddies?

Do you agree with the "use of the free space" as our first strategy?"

Sounds like a plan. Maybe this is the right time to confess that I still have some small issues with the bingo-rules but I think I almost figured it out. So we´ll start with a. and four team members will read those genres while the next four will start with b. and so on?

I've been assigned here!! Happy days!! :)

I'm happy to read anything, well maybe not happy but I can track down something in any of the genres. So fit me in where ever you like. I'm up for 3-5 books depending on which genres.

A few years ago I snuck in a conversation something about wearing those chaps and I'm really surprised no one has ever bought me a pair as a gag gift. Personally I think my wife is afraid I'd find a way to come walking out with them on while company was at the house. But geez, could you imagine the look on peoples faces if I did. Hmmm. I think I have to go shopping now.

Alexandra wrote: "So we´ll start with a. and four team members will read those genres while the next four will start with b. and so on? ..."

That is kinda how I picture it.

I have been playing around with everyone's lists and trying to slot everyone in. It is a bit difficult to do, not knowing how many books everyone thinks they can read.

I've put something together based on the seven people who have submitted their preferences, and for them each to read two books.

We have five new members who haven't let us know what they want to read yet. This should make it easier for us to at least reach the four BINGOs with the Free Space. (Most reading only 1 book instead of 2.)

Is anyone else working on a matrix/plan?

I was looking at my books to find 5 to read and was pretty well ready to finalize my decision when I came to the next problem. Currently we don't know how many boards we can complete. I'm thinking 1 and a partial second one probably. I think first we need everyone to commit to a guaranteed number of book(s). That will take care of board 1 and then any extra books work toward a second board. Getting a set number of books to work with is probably more valuable than the genres as the genres is more flexible. I wouldn't worry too much on a plan until all members have checked in with that. Regardless of the genres I know I will read a minimum of 3 books.
Also anyone who only has an interest in 1 book has yo be a board 1 member. I'm not good at planning or explaining I'm more of a do-er I think what I said makes sense

Travis of NNY wrote: "I was looking at my books to find 5 to read and was pretty well ready to finalize my decision when I came to the next problem. Currently we don't know how many boards we can complete. I'm thinking..."

Yep, you have described the situation perfectly.

Some genres have only one or two people interested in them. I placed these people first. And considered only the Free Space lines, so far.

This experiment completed two lines...with basically one book apiece. When the additional members report their preferences and possible number of books, more lines will be completed.

Morning, Bodacious Bods! Very happy to be joining you!

I'm probably a 1-book-wonder, so slot me in wherever you've a gap that needs filling. I'd prefer to avoid horror, sci-fi & dystopian if poss, but I'm sure I can track something down from any genre if needs be.

Almeta, it sounds like you have a handle on what needs doing? Afraid I couldn't attempt to get my head round matrices and the like, so if you have a plan I'd be very happy to go with it. Just to check I understand, we're trying to fill as many lines as possible, rather than to complete the whole board, is that right?

I agree with RachelO, sounds like you have it sorted out Almeta, planning a matrix would do my head in. I'm happy for you to slot me in where needed, I
will be able to read 2 books.

Hello, I'm reporting for duty, too.
Just like RachelO and Kerry I'm happy to be of some help to Almeta and read what genre is needed. I'll be able to read 3 or 4 books.

Anna's here!