The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE - UNO 2021
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AR Bookfinder (for word count verification) UK / US / Oz
Pre-verified children's books shelf
Possibilities for colour covers:
- red covers
- blue covers
- green covers
- yellow covers
Quick Reference Numbers-Letters
Zero = Z
One = O
Two = T
Three = H
Four = F
Five = I
Six = S
Seven = V
Eight = E
Nine = N
Skip = K / P
Reverse = book a team member has read (ever)
Limits
Minimum 100pages
If the books has Childrens, Graphic Novel, Poetry, Plays etc as a min page tag then we MUST verify the word count is >25k OR audio is >3hours
March CardsColour Cards claimed
WD4 2 Green - Thais - The Testaments (title)
WD4 1 Yellow - Redshirt - Monstrous Regiment (C: Otto)
1Yellow Sunny - The Girl With All the Gifts (#1 in series)
4Yellow Cat - Springtime Affair (A: Fforde)
8Yellow Naraku - Natural Causes (A:Ehrenreich)
2 Blue Redshirt - The Cold Millions (title)
3 Blue Cat - Hysteria (title)
1 Green Thais - Little Fires Everywhere (S: Ohio, C: Elena, A: Ng)
2 Green Redshirt - Light Fantastic (A: Terry)
8 Green Danielle - Crush the King (A: Estep)
9 Green Danielle - Shock & Awe (A: Nick)
9 Green Ashley - Plus One (A: Noxon)
WD4 2 Blue - Redshirt - Ten Rules for Faking It (title)
WD4 3 Blue - Narsku - Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (A: Hilary)
WD4 8 Green - Redshirt - Evelyn Hugo (A: Taylor, title)
WD4 4 Yellow - Danielle - The Party Boy's Guide to Dating a Geek (C: Fee)
Card Left
0 1
1 1
2 2
3 1
4 1
5 0
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
Skip 0
Reverse 0
Wild 0
WD4 2
1Yellow 0
4Yellow 0
8Yellow 0
2 Blue 0
3 Blue 0
1 Green 0
2 Green 0
8 Green 0
9 Green 0
February Cards
(view spoiler)
March MiniTASK Status/Reader
1. crown on the cover/series/ title DONE
2. char is a witch DONE
3. char is a god /MPG "Mythology" DONE
4. MC involved in criminal org Kate
5. MC has more than 3 siblings DONE
6. MALE white clothes/hat on cover Thais
7. shelved as Religion DONE
8. black leather jacket on the cover DONE
9. MPG LGBT DONE
10. with a shapeshifter character DONE
11. leopard on the cover or in title Narsku
12. male char has long hair DONE
13. char into/out of book DONE
14. set in Scandinavia DONE
15. featuring a music band in the plot DONE
16. pink dress on the cover/pink cover DONE
17. rags-to-riches plot DONE
18. diamond jewellery on the cover DONE
19. set in Detroit (Motown) DONE
20. MPG Erotica DONE
21. MC is a doctor/nurse DONE
22. MC is a dancer DONE
23. permed hair/gets their hair permed DONE
24. MPG "Space" DONE
25. char is royalty/ royal shelving DONE
26. bird(s) on the cover DONE
27. char plays guitar/guitar on cover DONE
28. set in a "dark" (dystopian) world DONE
29. MC falls in love with their boss(es)
30. "Dance" in title/ top shelf "Dance" DONE
31. MPG Mystery or Mystery-Detective DONE
32. word "air" in title/series title DONE
33. black & white cover DONE
34. set in Australia DONE
35. at least 2 men on the cover DONE
36. MPG Travel DONE
37. MPG Romance DONE
38. "eclipse" in the title/on cover DONE
39. set in Wales DONE
40. with 500+ pages DONE
41. where the MC has a twin Ashley
42. set in Scotland/char from Scotland Redshirt
43. where the MC is an only child DONE
44. with a gun/guns on the cover DONE
45. set in California/travel to CA Thais
Hello everyone, welcome to UNO which this year is a festival of film classics!Please introduce yourselves: who you are (and your preferred pronouns), where you are based, what you like to read and how much UNO experience you have.
I'm Cat (she/her), based in London UK. I read all sorts, though have been a bit out of reading-sorts recently. Happily a spot of some space opera (one of my favourite genres) seems to have done the trick! Currently I'm reading a big fantasy book (Foundryside) and listening to a historical queer coming-of-age (Under the Udala Trees). I've also got a non-fiction (Black and British: A Forgotten History) on the go...
I've played UNO a few times now, and really enjoy the fun and frustration of trying to find books to fit our cards ;-)
In terms of playing... I like to use a planning sheet to be able to see all the information for each book. So, if you can add your book information to the sheet (I've linked it in post 6 above) as you go and just pop a post in here to say when you finish it that will be perfect! If you can add your finished books to your Uno shelf too, that really helps Danielle, Kate and I in our checks.
However, if you don't want to add to the sheet, then you'll need to post a FULL completion post here. Full means: Link to the book, date finished and all the cards it fits and why. This challenge there is no need to give a rating or review - though if you have read a good book plus do let us all know!
And please please PLEASE make sure that you pop in to this thread at least once a week to say that you are still about and playing. If you need to drop out PM one of Kate, Danielle or myself saying so, so that we don't go mad trying to chase you down!
APRIL MINI
MAIN TASKS
2* first published in the 80s
3* that is #8 (or higher) in a series
6* where the title starts with E
7* with an author name (first or last) starts with E
10* with the word “walkman” in the text
11* with a character who is a teacher
14* with a bright/neon pink cover
16*: where someone goes to the cinema
18*: with “shoulder pads” in the text or on the cover
20*: with “spandex” in the text or on the cover
21*: with “headband” in the text or on the cover (Danielle)
23*: with 101-150 pages
24*: with 151-200 pages
25*: with 201-250 pages
30*: with more than 450 pages
31a*: that you can connect to your own team's movie (be as creative as you wish)
32a*: that you can connect to another team's movie (be as creative as you wish)
list of teams - (view spoiler)
33a*: with MPG Thriller or Mystery
34a*: that is a standalone
35a*: book with MPG Young Adult
36a*: from the Listopia The Movie was Better than the Book
37a*: from the Listopia The Book was Better than the Movie
38a*: from the Listopia Books That Are Also TV Shows
1* with the letters E-I-G-H-T in the title - DONE
4* with 8 in the page number - DONE
5* where the first word in the text starts with E - DONE
8* with the word “neon” in the text - DONE
9* with a character who goes to school or takes part in any kind of course - DONE
12* with a character who smokes - DONE
13* with a bad-ass character - DONE
15*: with “leg warmers” in the text or on the cover - DONE
17*: with a character who plays an instrument - DONE
19*: read a book with a character who goes to the hairdresser or stylist - DONE
22*: with “boombox” in the text or on the cover (“radio” will do as well) - DONE
26*: with 251-300 pages - DONE
27*: with 301-350 pages - DONE
28*: with 351-400 pages - DONE
29*: with 401-450 pages - DONE
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BONUS TASKS
B1*: U
B2*: M
B*3: M
B4*: R
B5*: C
B6*: L
B7*: L
B8*: G
B9*: W
B10*: A
B11*: R
B12*: M
B13*: R
B14*: with a character who is a werewolf
B15*: with a character who is a vampire
B16*: with a character who is a detective or police officer
B17*: with a fabulous dress on the cover
B18*: with a same-sex relationship
B19*: with a character who goes out dancing or clubbing
B20*: with a character who works late into the night
B21*: with a character who has to get up early
Hey, I'm Terézia (she/her), based in Eastern Slovakia. I have some experience with UNO the card game, but none as far as this book challenge is concerned, hah. Concurrently I'm getting out of a moody reading slump, but I enjoy reading literary fiction, folk tales, satire and psychological horror the most. Also I've recently started dabbing in some poetry. I enjoy finding books to fit the card prompts and working with spreadsheets, so that part of the challenge is right up my alley :D
Looking forward to February 1st!
Hi, my name is Thais (she/her), I'm from Brazil!! I love to read mystery, non-fiction, fiction, fantasy.. actually, pretty much anything that's well-written lol
I realized I was reading too little for someone who liked it too much, so I started using GR more actively and participating in challenges, because I'm very competitive and I think that will help me to read more.
It's my first time playing UNO book and I'm very excited! I hope we can be friends and share this passion and lots of good stories.
That's it. Feel free to add me guys!!
Hi Terezia (sorry, I've no idea how to get the accent) & Thais! Great to have you on board :)I don't know how much you like to plan your reading, but if you do, we've some colour cards that need claiming! For colour cars, the cover of the edition you read has to be at least 50% the colour AND it has to meet the number requirement for the card. Because these are tricky, it's really good if team members can claim the card
They are:
2 Yellow
4 Red
8 Yellow
7 Red
6 Yellow
6 Green
0 Red
1 Blue
We've also 3 Wild Draw 4s, where we need to duplicate a colour card. 1 of those will be the 8 Yellow, with a Draw 2 so we don't need to worry about that one. One I'd like to be the 4 or 7 Red, and one can be any of the other colour cards!
I think I've made that too complicated.....
TL;DR: shout out if you have a book or two you will commit to read in February that meets a colour card!
Hello team. I’m Danielle (she/her) and I’m from Wales. Romance and fantasy and my favourites to read, with a bit of space opera and mystery thrown in. My reading has been a bit off lately, but hoping uno brings it back somewhat.
This is my 6th time playing uno and it’s a fun challenge.
I have
for yellow. Works for -
2 yellow (c: Turner)
6 yellow (c: Savannah)
8 yellow (c: Eli)
Edit: I think it might work for 8 also. Checked and does.
I've found a couple of possible yellow covers:
- Tessa author - 2 Yellow
- Swift char - 6 Yellow ??? << not 100% sure this is sufficient yellow - what are the thoughts from the team?ETA: and a red
- Fisher char - 4 Red
Don’t think that second one has enough yellow.
Hi guys! I'm Sunny (she/her), and I'm based in Slovenia! I mostly stick to fantasy, thrillers and sci-fi, but I read a plethora of other genres as well when I feel like it (I'm a big mood reader). I've played UNO before last year, but the whole experience was a bit ruined due to corona starting and my school going fully online.I'm currently a graphic design student in my 1st year of uni, and I have 2 or 3 exams left in February (until the 12th), but then I'll have all the time in the world to read! Last year has been super slow for me regarding reading and whatnot, but I'm looking to get back on track with UNO.
I'll look through our spreadsheet and everything later tonight when I'm done with studying for the day, but I'm so excited to play this year again with all of you :D
Waking up and so glad to see people popping in! Welcome!I'm Kate (she/her/hers) and I'm in Oklahoma in the U.S. I'm pretty much a historical fiction, contemporary fiction reader with some magical realism thrown in. My boyfriend is a big fantasy reader so I've been reading more of those as well. I also usually get through a few non-fiction works every month because of time spent in the car (Audible is my friend!). But overall, I will read anything (well, okay maybe not anything - I've done enough challenges to know there are some really weird books out there!)
I've played UNO in the past and been a co-captain on other challenges but not on UNO and I'm excited to help out.
In my personal life I'm the Director of Formation and Discipleship (basically I run all of our educational/event programming and write a lot of policies and procedures) for the Episcopal (Anglican) Diocese of Oklahoma. I have a very inquisitive and fantastic daughter who will be 8 in April and is a huge reader as well.
from my tbr i could choose for the colour cards:1 Blue
(i think it's quite blue and sans the particle begins with O) or
(author's name begins with O, also first in a series) or
0 Red
(a standalone)
Terézia wrote: "from my tbr i could choose for the colour cards:1 Blue
(i think it's quite blue and sans the particle begins with O) or
[bookcover:Cursed|541..."
Any of those will work, so pick which one you feel like reading the most! (I really enjoyed both Ocean... and Magic for Liars)
My favorite part of challenges is finding books that fit - one of the reasons I love Uno! It feeds my inner-spreadsheet monster. :) I'm going to go and spend some time finding books for sure. Kicking myself for reading a yellow book right now!
Kate wrote: "Kicking myself for reading a yellow book right now!..."Oh no Kate! that is so beautifully yellow too! :(
I just remembered! I've been meaning to read this one, and it fits 7 read (V for the title)
I've just remembered that I treated myself to the BEST UNO experience possible!Richard Armitage narrating
...Can't wait for a suitable Yellow card to rock up :)
but what's the betting that the randomiser doesn't look kindly on me? Fingers crossed anyway!
It always seems when waiting for a particular colour card, it doesn’t show up. But hopefully you’ll have luck :)
It's so true! I have held books back on purpose waiting for cards and then never got them. If anyone likes non-fiction
is a pretty easy read and really interesting. It would count for yellow six or, if you do the alternative cover it would count as red 0.
I can read this to begin4 Red
Thais wrote: "I can read this to begin4 Red
"Good choice! I haven't read that since high school!
Kate wrote: "It's so true! I have held books back on purpose waiting for cards and then never got them. If anyone likes non-fiction
is a pretty ..."It does seems very interesting. I'd read that too.
Kate wrote: "Thais wrote: "I can read this to begin
4 Red
"Good choice! I haven't read that since high school!"
Nice! Now I'm even more excited to start it!! :)
Cat wrote: "Hello everyone, welcome to UNO which this year is a festival of film classics!Please introduce yourselves: who you are (and your preferred pronouns), where you are based, what you like to read an..."
Just a question.. should we add the books we'll read in the planning sheet ourselves?
Thais wrote: "should we add the books we'll read in the planning sheet ourselves?"Yes please! :)
Cat wrote: "Thais wrote: "should we add the books we'll read in the planning sheet ourselves?"Yes please! :)"
Okay!! I did it, but since it's my first time, I'm not sure if I did it right.. Please let me know if something is wrong T_T
✿~Danielle~✿ wrote: "Looks all good, Thais."Oh Thank you very much!! :)
Good afternoon, friends!I am Redshirt (they/them.) I like in Washington state and am a safety manager for an engineering firm. I love reading, writing, and gaming. At any point, I'm doing two out of the three, with very little time for whichever hobby is left out. During the pandemic, I managed to shoot over my book reading challenge by 60 additional books. (I'd only estimated I'd get through 20.) This year, I'm angling for 25 and I've already give four in the bag!
I really love fantasy/sci-fi and YA, but I've been drawing books from other genres lately to try to challenge myself. So I've been dabbling in fiction, memoirs, and the like.
This is my first UNO challenge and I'm pretty unsure where to start! I did make my shelf and I've thrown friend requests to everyone here. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. I've skimmed through some of the messages here and see that I should put in a reservation for some of the colors and numbers?
For a yellow cover book that's also a quick read: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
I rated it three stars, in that I finished it and it was okay. It's a bit dry, but I was on a nuclear reactor kick after watching Chernobyl.
Feel free to throw me personal messages! I'm pretty busy, but love to make friends and banter about favorite reads and travel spots. ^^
Hi Redshirt! You don't have to claim any books, and certainly not for the numbers. It helps the captain group in the planning is all. What you need to do is1. Read
2. Report the read (on the sheet or here)
3. Read some more
4. Report in here once a week
and, through it all... have fun!
:)
Hi! I am Sharon (she/her) from Pennsylvania. For my reading, I tend to stick to fiction, mystery/thriller, women's lit, and historical fiction. I love a good celebrity autobiography (my last book of 2020 was A Promised Land and I can't wait to get my hands on The Meaning of Mariah Carey). I read e-books, physical books, and listen to audio books. I'm working from home now, so my audio book listening has cut way down now that I don't have an hour commute. My husband is a big reader too, mostly fantasy, so sometimes I check out a book on his recommendation.I've played UNO a couple times now and I love it! These team challenges always boost my reading. I feel like I've been in a bit of a reading slump the last few months, so I'm looking forward to climbing out of that with you all :)
I tend to get most of my books from the library, so I don't plan out as much since I never know when books will come off the waiting list for me. I'm not great with spreadsheets, so if it's ok, I'll just make the full completion posts on this thread.
When I'm not reading, I am the Executive Director of a Community Foundation and a mom to two super cute puppies.
Can't wait to start the challenge!
Sharon wrote: "I'm not great with spreadsheets, so if it's ok, I'll just make the full completion posts on this thread...."Welcome Sharon, and that’s totally fine :)
I have A Promised Land on audio to listen to at some point this year.
Thank you guys! I appreciate the warm welcome. Welcome Sharon! Have you or are you planning to read Becoming by Michelle Obama? What breed are your puppies? What are their names?
I can definitely plan to have a book read at the tail-end of our Uno Challenge. I'm going to read this book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... Which qualifies for the number 4. So any last minute hand completion, I'm guaranteed to get through that one once it's released! Honestly, if anyone else wants to read Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries, I'd highly recommend it. They're short with fantastic representation (polyam, different gender and sexualities.)
Redshirt wrote: "Honestly, if anyone else wants to read Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries, I'd highly recommend it...."Agree, Murderbot is a great series.
Oh! I was checking the links. The green uno books link isn't working for me.
I'm not sure I would trust someone who had read Murderbot and didn't love them! I'm ok with people not having read Murderbot, of course. That's just another person to convert to the love of Murderbot!
I've got Fugitive Telemetry on preorder too :)
Redshirt wrote: "Oh! I was checking the links. The green uno books link isn't working for me."This is the link green covers
Cat will fix that at some point.
The Perks Of Being A Book Addict
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Team Members:
❅ Cat - Captain
❅ Danielle - Co-Captain
❅ Kate- Co-Captain
❅ Sharon A.
❅ Sunny
❅ Ashley Elig
❅ Sarah Chapman
❅ Redshirt
❅ Thais
❅ Narsku
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