Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

THIS THREAD IS ONLY FOR THE POSTING OF READ BOOKS BY TEAM MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE CAPTAINS

Points:

For reading books
Books between 100 and 160 pages (100 pages or 25,000 words is the minimum) = 5 points
Books between 161 pages and 350 pages = 20 points
Books between 351 and 500 pages = 40 points
Books between 501 and 650 pages = 60 points
Books between 651 and 800 pages = 80 points
Books between 801 and 900 pages = 100 points
Books over 901 pages = 130 points

For current BOM (Book of the Month) discussions
Writing a day's worth of discussion questions = 40 points
Participating in a current BOM (participating in discussion) = 20 points
NOTE: We will accept one team member per book per team for writing a days DQs. If, by three days prior to the BOM starting, we don't have enough volunteers to write all DQs, then we will let more than one team member per team write questions. If we have more people than days sign up (prior to 3 days before start date) we will randomise the volunteers to determine those who can write DQs

For completing goals
For each book read That completes an open goal = 5 points

When you finish a book, if you can please post the following here we'd really appreciate it!

- the book (please link with the "add book/author" feature if possible)
- page numbers of the edition you read (the one on your shelf!)
- date read
- any open goals it may work for
- if it can count for any quests in the mini challenge
- if it was a BOM then if you wrote DQs or participated in the discussion

- OPTIONAL: anything interesting about the book that may count for a later open goal (for example, there's a gargoyle in the book)

(I basically stole that off a couple of other teams, hehe :))

Goals Update

• Read a book set in the time period "Prehistory" -- Denise or Tara Jo
• Read a book where the first word of the text is As --
• Read a book with the phrase "It takes two to tango" in a book -- Skandia
• Read a book with the word Ms, Mr, Mrs or Miss (plurals are acceptable) in the title --
• Read a book with a truck on the cover --

Reserved

Just finished listening to . 304 pgs for 20 points? Please let me know if you need anymore info. :)

Finished , 295 pages for 20 points on 11/7. Doesn't work for any current goals/BOM. :)

Finished yesterday. 200 pages for 20 points.

Finished . 343 for 20 points and Paul de Villers works for the last goal "Read a book where a character's first name starts with the letter P".

Finished , 384 pages for 40 points. No goals yet.

Lauriie wrote: "Finished . 343 for 20 points and Paul de Villers works for the last goal "Read a book where a character's first name starts with the letter P"."

Awesome! :D

New goal: Read a book where the title can be found verbatum in the book text

I wasn't able to find that in the few books we have so far, though I couldn't find a preview of No More Mr. Nice Guy so I don't know if it happens to work. :)

Just finished , 384 pages for 40 points. No goals yet.

Date Read: 11/8/15

finished by Andrea Camilleri pages 288 = 20 points, goalless so far. setting Italy, MC police investigator, setting near sea, MC Montalbano Salvo, character lost/abducted Fazio,

Maria's book Circling the Sun has overdrive on the first page

Used Wendi's book Did You Ever Have a Family for the goal "Read a book where the title can be found verbatum in the book text".

New goal: Read a book where the page numbers add to 20 (i.e. 345 pages = 3+4+5 = 12)

Skandia wrote: "Maria's book Circling the Sun has overdrive on the first page"

Awesome, thanks for catching that! :D

Used No More Mr. Nice Guy for the interjection goal.

New goal Read a book with the phrase "Have a kitten" in a book

I don't think this was in any of my books but I'll double check in a bit, and check any others we currently have left.

We also have "Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as overdrive - plurals and spelling acceptable" taken care of with Maria's Circling the Sun so I'll update that one once she's updated the finished date for her shelf (it won't go onto the spreadsheet until then :))

Finished on 11/8, 384 pages for 40 points. Don't think it covers any current goals. :)

Finished 395 pages for 40 points.

Date Read:11/8/2015
Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Pages: 306 pages
Points: 20
Bonus Points: 0
Open Goals Fit: n/a
Misc Info:
Total Points This Post: 20

Finished 288pg, points = 20, non-fiction, set in north korea, china, south korea, mother flees with daughter, one daughter lost, would work for goal character lost,

Finished 11/8****
Pages 472 points 40 goals none

Finished 11/8. 352 pages for 40 points. Goal- n/a.

Updated through here!

Finished by J.R.Ward
11/9/15, 400 pages

Finished
11/9/15, 455 pages for 40 pints

Finished for my history class. 730 pages for 80 points

Finished , pg 351, translated, plays 50% in Sweden + 50% in Latvia, mystery, series Kurt Wallander 2, drug smuggling/corruption

Finished Pages 368 11/9

If we get the goal where book takes place in car, airplane, ETC. This will work.

Finished on 11/9. 222 pgs at 20 pts. Goal: none at this time

Finished Pages 344 11/10
Title is in the book verbatim multiple times, 71 chapters, angels, demons

Finished 10/11 5* pg.223 @ 20 points, owl Hedwig, can't remember if the toads had a name but I think so, if pets come up...

Current goals updated at the top of the page!

Christine, adding your book now and I think we're up to date after that. (The toad is Trevor, but I believe the pet name goals were removed for this game. I'll still note it on the goalless tab, though! :))

Finished 10/11 5* pg 336 @20 points, serial killer, FBI, family has to move to an island, char Darcy, Rory, Tristan, Joaquin, Olive, there's a beach party, surfing

Finished on Nov 10. 438 pgs. @ 40 points. Goal: n/a

Denise wrote: "Current goals updated at the top of the page!

Christine, adding your book now and I think we're up to date after that. (The toad is Trevor, but I believe the pet name goals were removed for this ..."

My head is still half full with stuff from gladiator games

Finished Prince of Fools 11/10, 384 pages for 40 points.

Still need to add to the goalless books tab! I don't believe it works for any of our current ones. :)

Wow! Just noticed all the possible goals in the spreadsheet. That's fantastic!


Title: Deal Breaker
Pages: 402
Date: 11/10/15
Goal: not at this time
Author: Harlan Coben
# in Title: 11
Pages to Add: 6
Color of Cover: lime green with black and red text
Items on Cover: no pictures
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Sports
Series #: #1 - Myron Bolitar series
Character names: Myron Bolitar (detective & sports agent), Esperanza Diaz, Windsor "Win" Horne Lockwood, III, Mickey Bolitar, Kitty Bolita, Jessica Culver
Setting:NYC and New Jersey
First Published: May 1, 1995
Number of Chapters: 49
Other:Myron Bolitar is a sports fan.

Also, the book I finished earlier called A Kingdom of Dreams has an MC that was a virgin at beginning of book and characters discussed eating artichokes several time in chapter 7 (if we ever get those goals).

Title: What Angels Fear
Date: 11/11/15
40 points, 365 pages
for our goal of the best historical mystery from the listopia

Finished , 262 pages
No goals at the moment

Finished

Title The Nature of the Beast
Pages 384 @40 points
Date 11/11
Goal none
Author Louise Penny
# in title
Series #11 Inspector Gamache
Color green/black, text blue and yellow
Items branches of a tree
Genre mystery, crime, mystery thriller, canada
Char Armand Gamache, Reine-Marie, Jean-Beauvoir, Adam Cohen, Myrna, Olivier, Fabri, Ruth, Brian, Antoinette, John Fleming, Clara, Evie,
Setting canada
Other: giant gun, scientist, CSIS, a play in the theater,

Finished
11/11/15, 464 pages for 40 points, no goals at the moment

Finished . 480 pages for 40 point

Finished , 11/11/15 with 494 pages for 40 points

Date Read:11/11/2015
Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Pages: 304 pages
Points: 20
Bonus Points: 5 for goal
Open Goals Fit: 2007 on first page
Misc Info:
Total Points This Post: 25

Title:Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd
Pages:416
Date Read: Nov 11
Goal:No
Other:MC is a werewolf, word "tomatoes" in chapter 28.

Finished in my mathclass :) is so much better than integral. 428 pages for 40 points. works for the goal "read a book where a character is an actor" - Dominik Kinkaide is an actor -

Finished

Title The Body Artist

Pages 128
Date read 12/11
Rating 1 star
Goal 2001 on gr top shelves
Points 5
Points for goal 5

Finished

Title Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey

Pages 320
Date Read 12/11
Rating 3 stars
Goal -
Points 20
Series -
Color grey
Items door, suitcase
Genre mystery, fiction, historical fiction, contemporary
Char Elizabeth, Maud, Helen, Katy, Peter, Sukey, Frank, Douglas
Setting UK
Other dementia, stroke, hospital, sisters, 3 generations in a house,

Date Read:11/12/2015
Rating: ☆☆☆
Pages: 356 pages
Points: 40
Bonus Points: 0
Open Goals Fit: none currently
Misc Info:
Total Points This Post: 40