Reading with Style discussion

Please post any questions about Five Years Through Summer here.

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Not a question but Wow-wee!!! Talk about being challenged!
10 NF books with 500+ pages in 3 months - I'm sure I'd fail but you're ON! ;)
Thanks, mods... awesome work, as always.

I've been wanting to read this: Australians: Origins to Eureka by Thomas Keneally so I'm keen for Summer to start :D

Biographies, memoirs, essays will count?

And do we have to read them in order?
Whoops-- finish reading it all before asking questions, itpdx!

itpdx wrote: "Biographies, memoirs, essays will count?"

Yes. All non-fiction, although one might be careful about books in the DDC 800 series that are often classic or international literature and/or poetry.

Both of your examples count up through time. Can we also count down and get the 100 point bonus for being chronological? such as start with 2015 and end in 1970?

Beth wrote: "Both of your examples count up through time. Can we also count down and get the 100 point bonus for being chronological? such as start with 2015 and end in 1970?"

Yes, you can read in either direction for the 100 point bonus. I expect to read in reverse chronological order, but counting backwards for the example seemed too hard. ;-)

Thanks. That will make this easier. I have options that I already own all the way down through 1975. Now I'll have plenty of time to figure out 1970. :)

"Read 10 books by 10 different authors."

What about pseudonyms? Can I claim both Ruth Rendell and Barbara Vine?

D wrote: ""Read 10 books by 10 different authors."

What about pseudonyms? Can I claim both Ruth Rendell and Barbara Vine?"

Yes you can. We consider them to be different authors.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "D wrote: ""Read 10 books by 10 different authors."

What about pseudonyms? Can I claim both Ruth Rendell and Barbara Vine?"

Yes you can. We consider them to be differ..."

Okay, and thanks. This subchallenge is pure fun!

D wrote: "This subchallenge is pure fun!"

Thank you!

I'm considering Sister Wendy's 1000 Masterpieces for the FYTS challenge and wanted to make sure it doesn't violate the illustrated guide rule.

ohh..and same question for another similar book I own that was published 5 years before Sister Wendy- The Illustrated History of Art: Art Through the Ages, Including: Medieval and Early Renaissance Art, the Sixteenth Century, the Baroque Era, Eastern Art by David Piper

Ed wrote: "ohh..and same question for another similar book I own that was published 5 years before Sister Wendy- [book:The Illustrated History of Art: Art Through the Ages, Including: Medieval and Early Renai..."

Sorry, Ed. Both of these will fall under the "illustrated guides" for heavy photographic content and will not qualify for FYTS.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Ed wrote: "ohh..and same question for another similar book I own that was published 5 years before Sister Wendy- [book:The Illustrated History of Art: Art Through the Ages, Including: Medieval and ..."

ok...... thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

I have a question about The Mists of Avalon. Internet sites like wikipedia and ISFDB list the publication date as "1983". A fellow goodreads librarian insists the original publication date is 21 Dec 1982, and whenever I change the date to 1983 she changes it back to 1982. So, whatever, after I've changed a date twice I leave it alone. Date is therefore 21 Dec 1982 for The Mists of Avalon.

I'm thinking of including 1983 in my list. I'll abide by the moderators here whether The Mists of Avalon is "1982" or it is "1983".

Deedee wrote: "I have a question about The Mists of Avalon. Internet sites like wikipedia and ISFDB list the publication date as "1983". A fellow goodreads librarian insists the original publicatio..."

The correct date is December 1982. There is an edition with that date The Mists of Avalon, and the system will not allow a date newer than the oldest pub date.

Thanks for the quick reply -- apparently there's an ARC (advance reader's copy) printed Dec. 21, 1982 but the copy available to the public wasn't printed until 1983. I'd call it 1983 (like wikipedia and ISFDB does) but hey, whatever. I've found another book for 1983. I haven't completely decided which years to use -- making sure there are books available that I want to read in 5 year intervals is taking more time than anticipated.

I was hoping to use Independence Day: A Broken Heart's Voyage Around the USA by Jim Keeble for the year 2000. However, GR + Amazon say the publication date is 2001. My actual copy of the book + wikipedia say 2000. Specifically, my book says first published in Great Britain in 2000.

This is a long way to say - can I use this book?

Valerie wrote: "I was hoping to use Independence Day: A Broken Heart's Voyage Around the USA by Jim Keeble for the year 2000. However, GR + Amazon say the publication date is 2001. My..."

Yes. I have corrected the publication date of the UK edition, and, thus, the original publication date, to July 6, 2000. This information I got at www.amazon.co.uk, so as much reliable as anything.

Just to clarify, can I read in reverse chronological order (ie. starting with 2014 going back to 1969) for Time Traveler?

Noticed that I was the only one to share my plans going backward in time :)

Tien wrote: "Just to clarify, can I read in reverse chronological order (ie. starting with 2014 going back to 1969) for Time Traveler?

Noticed that I was the only one to share my plans going backward in time :)"

Yes, you can. (That's the way I posted, too, although I'm not positive in which direction I'll read.)

Thanks, Elizabeth. I'm definitely starting with 2014 which is why I asked.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Valerie wrote: "I was hoping to use Independence Day: A Broken Heart's Voyage Around the USA by Jim Keeble for the year 2000. However, GR + Amazon say the publication ..."

Worldcat also notes that original pub date 2000.

So, I've picked up my first book for FYTS, Gallipoli which GR notes as having 824 pages. I flicked to the back and note that bibliography started on page 713 (100+ pages of bibliography!). This book still qualifies for the 5 bonus points but...

what about books which bibliography actually cuts into the 500 pages (that is, a book which has 563 pages on GR MPE but bibliography actually started on page 495 or 480)?

Tien wrote: "So, I've picked up my first book for FYTS, Gallipoli which GR notes as having 824 pages. I flicked to the back and note that bibliography started on page 713 (100+ pages of bibliogr..."

I won't be questioning the page count on GR. But I think policy is that page count includes bibliography, appendices, etc.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "But I think policy is that page count includes bibliography, appendices, etc. "

Thanks, Elizabeth. I had a feeling this was decided a very long time ago but I just couldn't remember what the decision was.

I am reading . It has a lexile score of 830 because it is a YA book. It was published in 2009 so it fits in my book timeline. I am a time leaper. Can I use it for the sub challenge?

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I am reading . It has a lexile score of 830 because it is a YA book. It was published in 2009 so it fits in my book timeline. I am a time leaper. Can I use it for the sub ..."

Yes, as the pub year fits your plan, this book qualifies.

cool, when I am done with the book, I will post.