Read Runners discussion

Have a killer idea? Suggest it here, so that we can gain more from your awesomeness.

Perhaps a games thread Sumit?? :P :P Not a killer idea though :D

I second Vash's suggestion :D :D

Guys just start the game threads. :)

Ok, I started one - in case you think it's a lame game, please ditch it and suggest more. :P

Why don't you start thread where people sign up each month and challenge themselves for a genre that is totally out of their comfort zone?

I don't know if it is a good suggestion.........

Manju wrote: "Why don't you start thread where people sign up each month and challenge themselves for a genre that is totally out of their comfort zone?

I don't know if it is a good suggestion........."

It is a good suggestion, no doubt! I think it helps everyone evolve as a reader to shed some rigidity and become a better and more complete reader.

Good suggestion manju.. We can try genres we have never attempted so far..!!

Iniya wrote: "Good suggestion manju.. We can try genres we have never attempted so far..!!"

thats the idea:D:D

& one don't choose genre and book for that challenge. Mod will do that. Surprise factor both in selection of genre and book.

Ha thats nice..:-):-) More work for the mod..:P:P

Manju wrote: "& one don't choose genre and book for that challenge. Mod will do that. Surprise factor both in selection of genre and book."

Surprise factor challenge added, folks. You need to pick the genre provided, but you have the flexibility to read what you want, within that genre. :)

Any scope for a fat book challenge? ;)

Of course! Been meaning to add that too. Will do sometime today :)

So i get a nod from the mod :D

what kind of FATNESS are we talking about here?? Are we to take ME as a benchmark for FATNESS???

Anirban wrote: "what kind of FATNESS are we talking about here?? Are we to take ME as a benchmark for FATNESS???"

Should we? :P

Anoop wrote: "Any scope for a fat book challenge? ;)"

Added! Thanks for the suggestions. Keep 'em coming!

do we have buddy reads?

Manvitha wrote: "do we have buddy reads?"

yess we have.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Manvitha wrote: "do we have buddy reads?"

Also, feel free to start a buddy read thread, if you think it's a book that someone would be interesting in buddy reading with you. :)

a thread where one can tell which book he/she is picking up next and would love to have someone join him/her for a buddy read....

Manju wrote: "a thread where one can tell which book he/she is picking up next and would love to have someone join him/her for a buddy read...."

Agree, good idea :)

Thanks for the idea! Here goes: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

All are aware of the last letter word game, wherein the 2nd word is written based on the last letter of the 1st word.... Why not read books on that logic? The last letter of one book becomes the first letter of the next book to be read??

Anoop wrote: "All are aware of the last letter word game, wherein the 2nd word is written based on the last letter of the 1st word.... Why not read books on that logic? The last letter of one book becomes the fi..."

cool

Anoop wrote: "All are aware of the last letter word game, wherein the 2nd word is written based on the last letter of the 1st word.... Why not read books on that logic? The last letter of one book becomes the fi..."

Great idea!!

Any plans for the next "Know-thy-neighbor" thread??

Sure! You game to be on the hot seat? :)

That was actually meant for you... :P

I'm forbidden by the Interplanetary Convention of Superheroes to disclose information about myself.

Oops, did I say too much already?

We will get an official permission from the Convention for u to disclose some information, whatever you are hiding...XD

Try it this time and I'm pretty sure it will be U on the hot seat....Don't u want to know that???

Sharad wrote: "We will get an official permission from the Convention for u to disclose some information, whatever you are hiding...XD

Try it this time and I'm pretty sure it will be U on the hot seat....Don't u..."

*peeks in and joins the club to bring sumit onto the hot seat :-P*

*follows Ini and joins the club*

Forgive me if it already exists (I am known to quite blind) but I would LOVE if there was a discussion for us to list all of our challenges.

I find it so much easier to keep up to date and find links to update etc etc if I have one thread that I can keep track of everything.

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Becca - If I interpret your request correctly, you are looking to create a thread for keeping track of your own personal challenges right? If that is so -

You can create your own personal thread in this folder

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

And use that thread to keep track of your challenges and reads, both for this group as well as others. Hope this helps :)

*rushes to make a thread* ^_^

This is perfect. Thank you!

Is there an option to fine members for not posting? ;) I'll take 30% for the idea ;)

I will take the other 70% only..... :P

Hahaha no Anirudh!

But post where? If it is the BOTM then I sure do hope that the people who have voted for the book, do read and participate. :)

Srividya wrote: "Hahaha no Anirudh!

But post where? If it is the BOTM then I sure do hope that the people who have voted for the book, do read and participate. :)"

I mean in general. Lately the group is becoming silent :(

Well... most of the kids have exams and the others have their work. It's just a case of real life interfering with the virtual one. Hopefully once the exams are done and people's work schedules get balanced, we will see more chatter everywhere. At least that's what I think and hope! Meanwhile, the people who are active are working on increasing the participation. So let's just wait, okay? :)

I see the word chatter being used ;)

I knew you would pounce on it, which is why I used it! ;)

But seriously, I think we can hope for more participation once things settle down... at least that's what I am hoping!

Srividya wrote: "I knew you would pounce on it, which is why I used it! ;)

But seriously, I think we can hope for more participation once things settle down... at least that's what I am hoping!"

One can always hope ;)

Hope is eternal! ;) :P

Srividya wrote: "Hope is eternal! ;) :P"

And usually lethal ;)

Hi there, I dunno if this was discussed before but won't it be good if we had themed monthly reads on Indian fiction? Recently I've realized there are quite a few good books out there by Indian writers which deserve to be read. Probably this can be a good platform to do that? What say?

For eg. I want to read an Indian novel based on the IT industry. Or a sci-fi novel set in India. I'm sure we can come up with more interesting themes.