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Brown - Genre: Classic
Partner Pick - Read a book chosen from your shelf by another player
Brown - Genre: Non-Fiction
Library Fine - Read a book from the current month's theme
Railroad - Travel Along: A book about a journey
Light Blue - Theme: Friendship
Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book
Light Blue - Theme: Love
Light Blue - Theme: Family

Book Ban - Read a book you've been putting off for a long time, or finish a book that you've previously abandoned

Pink - Category: A book published this year
Electric Co - In a setting that's new to you
Pink - Category: A book recommended to you by a friend or family member
Pink - Category: Part of a series
Railroad - Travel Ahead: A book set in the future
Orange - Genre: YA, Middle Grade, or Children's
Partner Pick - Read a book chosen from your shelf by another player
Orange - Genre: Mystery
Orange - Genre: Historical Fiction

Book Sale! - A book by a favorite author, or re-read a personal favorite

Red - Category: A book that has been made into a movie
Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book
Red - Category: The book from your shelf with the highest average rating
Red - Category: The shortest book on your shelf
Railroad - Travel Abroad: A book set in a different country
Yellow - Theme: Good vs. evil
Yellow - Theme: Social Issues
Water Works - By an author that's new to you
Yellow - Theme: Coming of age

Go to Book Ban!

Green - Category: The book most recently added to your shelf
Green - Category: The book you've had on your shelf the longest
Partner Pick - Read a book chosen from your shelf by another player.
Green - Category: The longest book on your shelf
Railroad - Travel Away: A book set in another world
Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book
Blue - Genre: Fantasy / Sci Fi / Paranormal
Library Fine - Read a book from the current month's genres
Blue - Genre: Contemporary

Bookopoly is a year-long challenge starting Jan 1st, 2017. If you are in the middle of a game from last year, you can choose whether to continue that game or start over.

How to Play

- Roll 2 dice to move around the board. You can use regular or electronic dice. Click here for electronic dice.

- Read a book for the genre, category, or theme of the square you land on before rolling again. You may plan up to one roll in advance.

- Choose books from your existing shelves if you can (real or virtual).

- If you need ideas, ask!

- If you land on a "Partner Pick" square, request in the game thread for someone to choose a book for you to read. You can request for up to 3 books to choose from.

- If you are choosing a book for another player, select from their existing shelves.

- One round is complete when you pass GO. You can play as many times as you like.

- If you find that you don't want to finish a book, you can forfeit the turn by asking for a Partner Pick substitute.

It was a blast last year. I'm going to start over though. I like a clean slate! :)

I'm in for this. It looks like a lot of fun.

Roll #1: 3
Place: Nonfiction
Book: Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
Finished 1/19/17 - wonderful book!

Roll #2: 5
Place: Light blue
Theme: Love
Book: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Finished: 1/20/2017

Roll 3: 6
Theme: Part of a Series
Book: March: Book One
Finished 2/3/2017

Roll 4: 6
Theme: Book Sale! - A book by a favorite author, or re-read a personal favorite
Book: Parable of the Sower Finished 2/28/2017

Round 2:
Roll 1: 10
Theme: Go to Book Ban. (Passed go because of this, so starting round 2). Read a book you've been putting off for a long time, or finish a book that you've previously abandoned
Book: Stones from the River Finished 4/21/2017

Roll 2: 9
Theme: Historical Fiction.
Book: Wench Finished 5/7/2017

Roll 3: 5
Theme: Shortest book on shelf
Book: Gratitude
Finished 5/8/2017

Roll 4: 3
Theme: Social Issues
Book: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Finished: 5/19/17 Excellent!

Roll 5: 10
Theme: Blue - Genre: Fantasy / Sci Fi / Paranormal
Book: The Obelisk Gate Finished 6/2/2017

Round 3
Roll 1: 4
Genre: Classic
Book: The Fire Next Time, finished 7/14/17.

Roll 2: 4
Genre: Travel Along: A book about a journey
Book: Sisters Started and finished 7/20/2017.

Roll 3: 9
Genre: Part of a series
Book: Shinju Finished 8/25/2017.

Roll 4: 6
Genre: Book Sale! Book by favorite author or reread a favorite. I've landed on this spot before and read a favorite author, so this round I'll reread a favorite book.
Book: The Color Purple

Roll 5: 5 Edited this category. I had originally put down the wrong Travel category so I changed it to one that fit what I was supposed to have read.
Genre: Travel Abroad (Book set in another country)
Book: Miss Burma
Finished: 11/5/17

Roll 6: 7
Genre: Longest Shelved
Book: Olive Kitteridge

I really enjoyed it so I am starting over. I kind of hit a slump with a few DNFs and like Renee, I also like a clean slate!

Camille's Bookopoly

ROUND 1
Roll 1: 5. Travel Along. Little House on the Prairie, finished 26/1.
Roll 2: 6. Book published this year. History of Wolves, finished 10/2.
Roll 3: 8. Historical Fiction. La petite maison dans la prairie : Les années oubliées, finished 12/2.
Roll 4: 6. Travel Abroad. A Lost Lady, finished 6/3.
Roll 5: 8. Partner Pick. Before the Rains, finished 22/3.
Roll 6: 8. Classic, round 2.

ROUND 2
Roll 1 from Round 1. Classic. Gave up and went for Partner Pick. Anna and the Swallow Man, finished 11/5.
Roll 2: 3. Library Fine. My Dear Cassandra, finished 13/7.
Roll 3: 8. Electric co - new setting. Harmless Like You. 22/7.
Roll 4: 9. Movie adaptation. Forfeited. Partner pick. Heartthrobs: A History of Women and Desire. Finished 7/8.
Roll 5: 12. Partner pick.

Round 1
Roll 1. (6) Theme: Friendship
The Girls from Corona del Mar
6/Jan. -- 3.5 stars

Roll 2. (8) Category: Part of a Series
The Cinderella Murder
9/Jan. -- 4 stars

Roll 3. (7) Category: Movie Adaptation
Fences
3/Mar. -- 5 stars

Roll 4. (7) Electric Company - unfamilair setting
Mister Monkey
16/Feb. --3 stars

Roll 5. (3) Category: Most Recently Added
Lincoln in the Bardo
24/Mar. -- 4 stars

Roll 6. (8) Category: Contemporary
Everything You Want Me to Be
15/Apr. -- 5 stars

I'm in for this

I'm in! I'll start with a clean slate since I started late in the game :)

Carmen's Bookopoly Challenge
Bookopoly Shelf

1st Roll: 7 Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book
Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office
1/8/17
4 stars

2nd Roll: Light Blue - Theme: Family
Highland Surrender
1/23/17
4 stars

3rd roll: #12 Red - Category: A book that has been made into a movie
Me Before You
2/16/17
5 stars

4th roll- 10: Green - Category: The book most recently added to your shelf
The Twelve-Step Plan
2/19/17
3.5 stars

5th roll- 8: Blue - Genre: Contemporary
The Twelve-Step Plan
2/19/17
4 stars

2nd Game
1st Roll- 6- Railroad - Travel Along: A book about a journey
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
2/22/17
4 stars
Zelda travels to New York and then to Paris.

2nd roll-3- Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book
Uglies
2/28/17
4 stars

3rd roll - 5- Electric Co - In a setting that's new to you
No Sex Please, I'm Menopausal!
2/27/17
3.5 stars

4th roll -1- Pink - Category: A book recommended to you by a friend or family member
Easy

I will be playing this again, too! I think I will start over in January. I enjoy this game a lot.

Rolled a 3 - Genre Non Fiction - Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado, Vince Rause ~ finished 1/12

Rolled a 10 - Recommended by a friend or family member- A Girl Named Zippy

Camille wrote: "I really enjoyed it so I am starting over. I kind of hit a slump with a few DNFs and like Renee, I also like a clean slate!"

That's a really good point, Camille. I added another rule on what you can do if you get stuck with a dnf.

Allison wrote: "Camille wrote: "I really enjoyed it so I am starting over. I kind of hit a slump with a few DNFs and like Renee, I also like a clean slate!"

That's a really good point, Camille. I added another ru..."

That's a good rule!

I am in!

Roll 1: 10 - Book Ban.
Of Human Bondage *Read*

Roll 2: 10 - Book Sale.
French Rhapsody *Read*

Roll 3: 8 - Water Works - By an author that's new to you.
War with the Newts by Karel Čapek *Read*

Roll 4: 10 - Library Fine - Read a book from the current month's genres - June - Beach Read
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins *Read*

Roll 5: 9 - Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book.
Work: Vintage Minis by Joseph Heller

I'm going to start with a clean slate, I didn't fare so well last year.... Here is to a better go at it.

Plethora's Bookopoly Challenge
Date of Roll: 01/01/17
1st Roll: 7
Lot: Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Completion Post
Book: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Read: 01/01/17
Rating: 4

2nd Roll: 10
Date of Roll: 01/02/17
Lot: Partner Pick - Read a book chosen from your shelf by another player
Selection: pending

Picked for me: The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Brave New World

Completion Post
Book: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Read: 02/14/17
Rating: 5

3rd Roll: 7
Date of Roll: 02/15/17
Lot: Red - Category: The shortest book on your shelf
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Loved this. I'm going to start over too.

1st roll: 6 Friendship - I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers

2nd roll: 9 Travel Ahead (book set in future) - The Star Tablet

I'm new to this group so I'm just finding my way around. This looks fun and I'm definitely going to give it a go. Do you record your throws/books here or somewhere else?

First roll: 8 -> Theme: Love. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

Sarah, you can go ahead and record your moves right here. Glad you're joining in!

Im in! Rolled a 5 travel along.

Miles wrote: "Im in! Rolled a 5 travel along."

Glad to see you're coming along for the ride.

First roll:6-Theme Friendship. Planning on reading Wither

I'm in.
Roll One: 7 - Chance. Reading Mistress by Midnight

I'm in again. But would rather not start over. I am in the middle of Bleak House from my last throw. If I ever finish, I sure want to have credit for it. lol It is slow going. I really liked the movie, but as usual, Mr. Dickens is very wordy.

Lynnette wrote: "I'm in again. But would rather not start over. I am in the middle of Bleak House from my last throw. If I ever finish, I sure want to have credit for it. lol It is slow going. I really liked the mo..."

You deserve the credit for it, Lynnette!

Round One

Roll One : 11 - Most recently added
The Blue Bath Completed 1/22/2017

Roll Two : 11 - Partner Pick
American Housewife Completed 2/20/2017

Roll Three : 9 - Book Published this Year
In This Grave Hour Completed 4/28/2017

Roll Four : 5 - Genre( YA, Middle Grade or Children)
Snow White: A Graphic Novel Completed 4/30/2017

Roll Five: 9 - Continuing on to round 2

Round Two:
I am now starting with Go and not Book Ban :)
Roll 1 : 9 - Library Fine - This Months Genre
Moonglow Completed 5/5/2017

Roll 2 : 3 - Chance
The Winter of Her Discontent Completed 6/17/2017

Roll 3: 4 - Book Published This Year Confessions of a Domestic Failure Completed 7/9/2017

Roll 4: 6 - Partner Pick Somewhere in France Completed 8/7/2017

Roll 5: 6 - Highest Avg. Rating Please Bury Me in This Completed 9/4/2017

Roll 6: 6 - Theme: Coming of Age You Will Know Me Completed 10/8/2017

Roll 7: 7 - ChanceThe Professionals

Allison wrote: "Lynnette wrote: "I'm in again. But would rather not start over. I am in the middle of Bleak House from my last throw. If I ever finish, I sure want to have credit for it. lol It is slow going. I re..."

Yes Ma'am, I will. lol

Started on GO!
Rolled a 3. Brown: NonFiction Genre.
Planning to read: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal because I'm taking a MOOC class on Gastronomy.

Plethora's Bookopoly Challenge

1st Roll: 7 Link
Date of Roll: 01/01/17
Lot: Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book
Selection: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Completion Post
Book: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Read: 01/01/17
Rating: 4

2nd Roll: 10
Date of Roll: 01/02/17
Lot: Partner Pick - Read a book chosen from your shelf by another player
Selection: pending

I need a partner pick please. Please use this shelf to narrow down your selection.

Thank you.

Wow, first time I've seen this - what a cool challenge!

A Bookworm Reading (Plethora) wrote: "I need a partner pick please. Please use this shelf to narrow down your selection.

Thank you."

Three I enjoyed...

1) The Hound of the Baskervilles
2) The Picture of Dorian Gray
3) Brave New World

Faye-
Very cool. Allison created it in the spring and we had a blast with it last year.

Renee wrote: "Three I enjoyed...

1) The Hound of the Baskervilles
2) The Picture of Dorian Gray
3) Brave New World"

Thank you Renee' -- now to contemplate which to read.

Finished Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal which was both icky and completely fascinating. Somehow Mary Roach makes everything fascinating.

Rolled a 7. BOOK BAN: I'm going with The Bell Jar because I keep putting it on my Currently Reading list, but then not starting it. Might take me awhile. Winter doesn't seem like a great time for an emotionally draining book.

Finished my Classic Northanger Abbey by J. Austen. Beginning my 2nd time around the board.

Threw an 11. Landed on the Electric Company for "a setting that is new to you. ". Will have to give that some thought. Suggestions are welcome.

For my next book I need a movie adaptation. I have a few books on my shelves that fit this category. Was wondering if One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest would also be considered an unreliable narrator.

Michelle wrote: "For my next book I need a movie adaptation. I have a few books on my shelves that fit this category. Was wondering if One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest would also be considered an unrel..."

Not sure I understand the phrase " unreliable narrator"?

Lynnette wrote: "Michelle wrote: "For my next book I need a movie adaptation. I have a few books on my shelves that fit this category. Was wondering if One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest would also be co..."

It's one of the categories for PopSugar. I was trying to kill 2 birds with one stone.

Lynnette wrote: "Michelle wrote: "For my next book I need a movie adaptation. I have a few books on my shelves that fit this category. Was wondering if One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest would also be co..."

It's a narrator whose "credibility has been seriously compromised".

An Unreliable narrator tells the story but has a limited understanding of the details (sometimes on purpose but often because they are impartial or otherwise inhibited from the whole picture of the events). Gone Girl is a good example. Both The Moonstone and The Sound and the Fury use a series of narrators because each is flawed and only hearing many sides tells the whole story. Although, sometimes when it is used the author lets you know that the narrator is unreliable even as they're telling their story so the reader starts paying attention to prejudices or gaps.

I think Cuckoo's Nest should be okay for that category. You only really see the patient's point of view. It's Not exactly an example of the device but I think you can argue it.

Ken Kesey, the author, worked in a psychiatric hospital sometime before the NOVEL was written. I believe, it is based, somewhat on his experiences. Ken Kesey was a wee bit of a radical in his time. You know, the kind, in the 60's & 70's, folks who told "told it like it is". No matter who hates it. IF you read it, remember when it was written & try to see it from a 1960's perspective. Many of the books are the 1001 books before you die must be read with a perspective of history.

Does anyone have any suggestions on fiction books with the theme of friendship? I've come up with a few but haven't been in the mood to read them so have changed my mind multiple times.

Amber, I have a shelf of books that have a theme of friendship so you could see if anything interests you there. There's not much on it, but there are also some books that you might not think of.

I looked at your TBR and I think The Uglies would fit for friendship. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is an obvious one but I think you could make a case for anything that has characters with a strong friendship bond. I'm currently reading the Riyria books by Michael Sullivan. It's sword and sorcery fantasy but the two main characters are bound by friendship and trust.

Cross-posting again. Hi, Allison!

Yes, that's definitely the intent - characters with a strong friendship bond. It doesn't have to be specifically about friendship.

I think the Riyria books take up half of my friendship shelf, Renee. :D

Hi!

Lol. They're so much fun!

Lynnette wrote: "Finished my Classic Northanger Abbey by J. Austen. Beginning my 2nd time around the board.

Threw an 11. Landed on the Electric Company for "a setting that is new to you. ". Will have to give that..."

I chose Perfume: The Story of a Murderer set in in 1700's in France, not Paris. I believe that is a first for that period in France.

Finished Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.

Today I rolled a 7 for Historical Fiction. Will have to check my shelves. I like this genre so should be an easy one.