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

Team 3 members:
(in alphabetical order)

Carolyn
Esta
Janice
Lanelle
LoriZ
Melissa
Paolo
Poongothai
Rusalka
Tasha
Theresa
Travis

Pool (Shark Tank)
for tasks you've rolled for but can't read

link to spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Anyone have an idea for a team name?
Edited to add: this post can be sacrificed for team business, too.

Great, Lanelle! I'm glad you reserved the extra spaces at the front.

From Random.org, I got #28 Water Works – read a book set in a place where there is a shortage of water, because of geographical location or drought. Since we cannot read the number we get, someone else will need to read that.

Not sure how we're going to decide who reads what, but I'd prefer to read #4, 9, 12, 15, 18, 19, 25, or 39.

I suck at names so I'll be happy with whatever the group decides. :)

I got 18:

18 = Kew Palace (Monarchopoly) – Read a historical fiction book that features an actual historical person.
http://www.hrp.org.uk/Default.aspx

Just stopping by to say hi! I have to go read the rules before I generate a number.

Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Great, Lanelle! I'm glad you reserved the extra spaces at the front.

From Random.org, I got #28 Water Works – read a book set in a place where there is a shortage of water, because of geographi..."

I'm glad I remembered to save those posts for team business.

My random number was 17, a un/lucky square. I guess we'll find out later what that will mean.

My daughter and I were brainstorming, and I thought about the old Monolopy game pieces and remembered the top hat. Top Hatt3rs could be a team name. Maybe someone will come up with something better.

Theresa, I live in Arizona. I know of some dry books.

Hello Tasha & Janice! Lanelle, I like Top Hatt3rs!

I've been thinking about how we can assign the books we read. We can't read the one we get from Random.org for the first read, but it's up to the team to decide which members read what. The teams are pretty small, so perhaps we can just claim books as they come up, then swap if need be until we're all happy.

For example, I got #28, and Lanelle says she knows of some dry books, so maybe she claims that. Tasha got #18 which is one of my preferences, so maybe I claim that but say I'd be willing to trade for #4, 9, 12, 15, 19, 25, or 39.

Any ideas on this?

Sounds good to me. Hopefully someone will offer to keep to keep track of everything soon.

I got #6, Oriental Avenue – My mind keeps thinking of Murder on the Orient Express. Read a murder mystery or true life murder book.

I like Top Hatt3rs!

I can track.... I think!

Tracking message: First spaces generated:



Carolyn
Janice - #6 Oriental Avenue: TBR __________________
Lanelle - 17 Un/Lucky Square: TBR by _________________
LoriZ
Rusalka
Tasha - #18 Kew Place: TBR by ____________________
Theresa - #28 Water Works: TBR by _________________
Travis

I like Top Hatt3rs too. :)

I was thinking along the same lines, Theresa. I think to make things move along more quickly, it makes sense that we claim a number/space as we see something we would be willing to do.

I can help track as well as needed, or whatever to help organize.

First picks - Just starting to organize if this is alright with everyone...


Carolyn
Janice - #6 Oriental Avenue: TBR by Tasha ?
Lanelle - #17 Un/Lucky Square:
LoriZ
Rusalka
Tasha - #18 Kew Place: TBR by Theresa ?
Theresa - #28 Water Works: TBR by Lanelle ?
Travis

LOL! Go ahead Tasha... I've got Madame Tutti Fruiti to control (or try to control), and a busy month at work, so will gladly pass the torch.

haha, I see you did the same while I was typing away... I'll be glad to help since you really do have your plate (or ball) full. ;)

Janice and Tasha, I love that you both came up with the same plan for tracking. That looks good to me!

Janice, I saw that you raised the point that if we don't draw the second #s until someone finishes the 1st book, we don't have much chance for gophering. I agree with that. I also think that we'll probably need to know more about the points and such before finalizing book choices, even for the 1st read.

Good, I'm glad the tracking looks good. I edited it to add what Janice did too. I put question marks until it's clear who is reading what.

Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Janice, that looks good to me!

I saw that you raised the point that if we don't draw the second #s until someone finishes the 1st book, we don't have much chance for gophering. I agree with that..."

I've been thinking about that. I have so many books that I own in one format or other that it should be fairly easy to pick one on the fly.

The only thing is I need a mix of audiobooks and ebooks/paperbooks if I'm going to complete 3 books.

@Tasha - I usually take a back seat on the topplers, and then feel guilty. But it's good for me to not try to do everything, and to let others have a chance. So you be the tracker (not helper to the tracker).

I'm on it!

Just so all know, I'm not fancy when it comes to charts and things like that...tracking will be very old school. ;)

Fine by me. My tracking would be even older-school :)
Half of our team has given a thumbs up for Top Hatt3rs. Shall we go ahead with it?

Lanelle wrote: "Half of our team has given a thumbs up for Top Hatt3rs. Shall we go ahead with it?"

I think you should go ahead and change the thread to Top Hatt3rs. If anyone else chimes in, they'd need to have a dynamite alternate to displace it.

I'm good with it! I will be back tomorrow morning. Looking forward to seeing what goes on while I'm away. Have fun all, good night!

Hello fellow teammates!
I think the name Top Hatt3rs is great and Tasha your tracking system looks good, thanks for doing it.

I "rolled" a 14 = Virginia Avenue – I was born in Virginia. Read a book that takes place in your hometown/city/county/province/state/territory/country – you get the idea. Try to get close, but don’t drive yourself insane.

As to what I'll read I guess I'll have to wait to see what the others roll.

Love the name!

I got 24 = Frozen Flag Pole - Read a book with a cover that embarrasses you. And be sure someone sees the cover.

Theresa, for your drought book, you really could read any Australian book. Half the country is still in drought.

I'm guessing of course, but do you think we have to gain sets like in the real Monopoly?

And like Janice, I have heaps of books on hand I can read so happy to swap if people need and don't have something to read. I put our bookfair buys on the bookshelves last night and now our 7 bookshelves are full (including the 2 huge new ones). I think I need to do some serious culling.

I'm glad you like the name. It took awhile for my daughter and me to come up with one that was okay.

I have a book in mind for your embarrassing cover.

And I guess the southwest part of the United States isn't the only place that's hot and dry. Places in Egypt probably qualify as well.

I've been trying to figure out how we will 'earn' the properties. No idea yet.

I have plenty of books to choose from as well. My trickiest categories might be horror and sports.

I've seen pictures of your new bookshelves. They're awesome!

I just did a hunt for embarrassing book covers. I seem to have read or gotten rid of most of mine. Thoughts are Succubus Blues or Fetish or Grave Memory or a not so quickly read non-fiction of Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics

The best one we have is The Snow Queen, I just have no desire to read the book, it's cover isn't on goodreads... I shall remedy. But it is

I could read for #24. I'm embarrassed to even admit this but I have some "bodice ripper" covers that always embarrass me. In fact, I have a generic bookcover that I use when I read those in public. Of course, I can't do that for this toppler so I'll just have to have a red face, lol. Let me know if this is good with everyone.

Wow! Snow Queen definitely wins over my lackluster .

Rusalka, the rules say that for the first round we cannot read a book for the number we get from Random.org. It has to be read by another team member.

So, I got #28 but someone else needs to read a drought book. Likewise you got #24 but someone else needs to read the book with the embarrassing cover.

FYI, I own Tipping the Velvet, which is probably my most embarrassing cover, but I read that last month.

... OH

Sorry. Read after I finish the coffee! THank you!

I'm going back to the original thread to work out what else I've read wrong.

Classic Rus... /sigh

At least you have all seen the beauty that is The Snow Queen now though :P

Rusalka wrote: "... OH

Sorry. Read after I finish the coffee! THank you!

I'm going back to the original thread to work out what else I've read wrong.

Classic Rus... /sigh"

If you figure out those un/lucky squares, will you let me know? I'm guessing we don't have all the instructions yet. I sure wish I knew what my (technically someone else's) reading assignment was.

That would be a good one, Rusalka.
I have something like this:

Lanelle wrote: "And I guess the southwest part of the United States isn't the only place that's hot and dry. Places in Egypt probably qualify as well.

Good point. Lots of deserts all over the world!

Lanelle wrote: "If you figure out those un/lucky squares, will you let me know? I'm guessing we don't have all the instructions yet. I sure wish I knew what my (technically someone else's) reading assignment was."

Sounds like Jmom will choose those for us. I will let her know in the main thread that we have one.

Lori Z wrote: "That would be a good one, Rusalka.
I have something like this:
"

Oh fantastic!

Lanelle, Jaxnsmom had posted:

Landing on "Do you feel lucky?" (Chance and Community Chest) means I will use the fruit machine to see what card you draw. Some will be good, only a couple will be "meanie", and the others, well, I guess they could go either way.

That means she'll assign the actual number for your un/lucky square.

Rusalka wrote: "I just did a hunt for embarrassing book covers. I seem to have read or gotten rid of most of mine. Thoughts are Succubus Blues or [book:Fetish|84862..."

Snow Queen... that is a funny (hilarious) cover!

Lanelle wrote: "My random number was 17, a un/lucky square. I guess we'll find out later what that will mean."

For donating books to charity, you earn 10 points.

You are feeling lucky this time, Punk :) Now you need to generate another number.

Um, thanks.

My new number has been generated and it is 2 - fruitcake. *sigh* I have a book picked out for that category as well.

Lori Z wrote: "That would be a good one, Rusalka.
I have something like this:
"

Looks like he's been spending too much time out on the range with the sheep :)

Thanks Rusalka, for posting about the Feeling Lucky space. I'd rather see it twice rather than miss it altogether!

Love the Snow Queen cover! Reminds me of most of the alien women on the original Star Trek :)

Lanelle wrote: "Um, thanks.

My new number has been generated and it is 2 - fruitcake. *sigh* I have a book picked out for that category as well."

Maybe someone will land there on their second roll!

Remember, Lanelle, that you don't read the book for the number you got. I actually have a couple of books on my TBR list that will fit #2. I can take that if someone else would like to have #18.

jaxnsmom wrote: "Lanelle wrote: "Um, thanks.

My new number has been generated and it is 2 - fruitcake. *sigh* I have a book picked out for that category as well."

Maybe someone will land there on their second roll!"

I'll keep my fingers crossed!

Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Remember, Lanelle, that you don't read the book for the number you got. I actually have a couple of books on my TBR list that will fit #2. I can take that if someone else would like to have #18."

Go for it. I do have a feeling though that some of these assignments might get shuffled around a bit as our other team members generate their numbers. Or maybe everything will go smoothly. Right?

If a Toppler goes smoothly in the first phase, that means I've made it too easy.

The "Do you feel lucky, Punk?" spaces are my version of chance and community chest. I have card comments and I use the fruit machine to see which card you draw. Some of them have you move somewhere else, and some don't. If they don't, I will tell you what your card says, and then tell you to generate another number. Top Hatt3rs won 10 points when they landed on Feel Lucky!

All tasks will be worth 10 points, so don't worry about strategizing for points. This is complicated enough as it is.

I rolled a 1 read a book that takes place near national park or monument


I haven't had time to see what books I have to fit where. Today is cow pedicure day aka hoof trimming so probably won't have much time if any today.