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Team Gideon the Ninth
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Rules of the game-
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Team Wheel Shelves-
*Jenny- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
*Ive- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
*Angie- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
*Alaina- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
*Jenn C- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
*Navi- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
*Diane- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
*Natasha- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
*Eunice- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Week 1We get extra points if we read books (any amount of books) tagged Space Opera at least ten times, and we get extra points for reading at most 5 books with brown covers.
Our Spell-It-Out word is
ASNAKEFALLSTOEARTH (A Snake Falls to Earth), which we can spell out completely as many times as we want.
Week 2
THEGOODWIFEOFBATH
The Good Wife of Bath
Cover: Green
Tags: Mythology
Week 3
AWIZARDSGUIDETODEFENSIVEBAKING
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
Cover: Purple
Tags: Queer
Week 4
THEBOOKOFCOLDCASES
The Book of Cold Cases
Cover: Blue
Tags: Contemporary
Week 5
THELASTHOUSEONNEEDLESSSTREET
The Last House on Needless Street
Tags- Zombies
Cover color- Red
Hello Wheels Seven!Welcome to all of the Gideon the Ninth Team! (A deliciously weird book, by the way.)
I am Jenny, one of the captains, and along with Angie and Ive, will be cheering on and guiding and answering questions along the way. And perhaps throwing in some extra bits of merriment.
For any of you who have not played Wheel before, worry not, we've got your back. If you have played before, so glad you decided to play again.
The thread will be open soon, so we can all start getting to know one another.
There is a tracking spreadsheet for our use, linked in message 4 above.
If any of you are not comfy using the spreadsheet, we can work around it.
I have sent out friend requests for those who I am not friends with yet. Please accept requests from the captains so we can keep track of the Wheel shelves.
Looking forward to Wheel!
Hello team Gideon 9!Welcome to the fast and furious version of Wheels! Each round will last only 1 week - plan accordingly as this is a change from the normal version of Wheels.
Looking forward to playing with everyone. Most of the team I've not had the priviledge of being in team challenge with...yay...new challenge buddies!!
Have fun - chat - be crazy......life's too short not to!
Well the Veterans Day Parade just ended. Every parade goes by my shop, so I had a customer free morning, which meant I was able to get some work done!The parade always starts with a flyover and this year it was eight World War 2 biplanes. There is something about airplanes that just makes me happy. I ignored the rest as much as I could, but there is only so much I can do to tune out so many marching bands. teehee
Hi team!
HI team! Looking forward to playing Wheel with you all!
Hello team! I'm excited for this challenge!
Space Opera is not everyone's cup of tea, but there are some really fun books out there. So, I am listing books that I gave at least 4 stars, and have enough tags for our purposes. Some of them even have brown covers!Not very space-y, and very character driven-
Funny, funny, funny!-
Classics worth a read-
More space-y, but great stories-
YA space-y goodness-
OK. Now I want recommendations from you guys if I missed anything brilliant please.
You are right, this is not my cup of tea but I've had Project Hail Mary on my TBR for a while now. This might push me to read it!
That book is soooooo much fun. I probably should have listed under character driven, but there is some space stuff too.
I was surprised that I enjoyed Project Hail Mary after reading it for a book club.
I think the genre Space Opera intimidates non sci-fi readers. It is just another setting for some really good stories. Of course there are some that are so science-heavy that it helps to have taken some advanced math and physics courses for. teehee
I did not list any of those.
So, since we have a few days until the challenge begins, let's get to know one another!Answer as many or as few of these questions as you wish-
-What is the favorite thing you remember about your hometown?
-What are your favorite two movies?
-What is your favorite reality show?
-Dark chocolate or milk chocolate?
-Will you share pictures of your pets? (Looking at you and your dragons, Ive.)
-If you could read one book again for the first time, which one would it be?
-If you could have one magical or superhero power, what would it be?
-Rollercoaster or quiet walk through the woods?
-Do you play any musical instruments?
-And finally, list five (or more) books that we all need to add to our TBR lists.
Not sure how many times it has to be tagged Space Opera, but this is one of my all time favorite books, and is fairly short. It is tagged 12 times as Space Opera.
Also really enjoyed this one (space opera 52 times).
Oh, Damn, I am pretty sure I read Phule's Company about a thousand years ago. I know I read some other Aspirin books as well.It needs to have ten space opera tags.
Checking in. Will answer the questions when I get up and motivated
Coffee. Breakfast. Important things, yes.
Checking in!! I feel slightly intimidated by the bonus genre, but I'll do my best lolol
Hello Eunice!You do not need to read for the bonus, but if you are willing to give it a try, go right ahead!
I love space opera!-What is the favorite thing you remember about your hometown?
Getting ice cream at the homemade ice cream shop in town
-What are your favorite two movies?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy (technically three movies)
-What is your favorite reality show?
Don't really watch reality tv, unless you count baking and cooking shows to be reality tv
-Dark chocolate or milk chocolate?
Milk chocolate
-Will you share pictures of your pets? (Looking at you and your dragons, Ive.)
Yes. I've got many pets to share pictures of (two German Shepherds, two bearded dragons, a Western Hognose snake, and two koi fish)
-If you could read one book again for the first time, which one would it be?
Lord of the Rings
-If you could have one magical or superhero power, what would it be?
Teleportation (don't have to fly on airplanes anymore)
-Rollercoaster or quiet walk through the woods?
Quiet walk through the woods. I love nature. I'm also an amateur nature photographer
-Do you play any musical instruments?
Nope
-And finally, list five (or more) books that we all need to add to our TBR lists.
Lord of the Rings
Waiting for Godot
The Importance of Being Earnest
Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit
Silence: In the Age of Noise
Damn! Now I need to look up your book Play the piano. I am looking at a piano that I have not touched in a couple of years.
-What are your favorite two movies? The Old Guard, Clue-Dark chocolate or milk chocolate? Milk
-Will you share pictures of your pets? (Looking at you and your dragons, Ive.) No idea how to, but I have a dog
-If you could read one book again for the first time, which one would it be? Clean Sweep
-If you could have one magical or superhero power, what would it be? Teleportation, travel sucks
-Rollercoaster or quiet walk through the woods? neither
-Do you play any musical instruments? Do Rock Band instruments count?
-And finally, list five (or more) books that we all need to add to our TBR lists - it is hard to only pick 5
I haven't actually answered my questions, so here goes...-What is the favorite thing you remember about your hometown?
State street, in downtown Madison. Near the college campus, abut still its own thing.
-What are your favorite two movies?
Harold and Maude
V for Vendetta
-What is your favorite reality show?
The Great British Bake Off (followed by Project Runway)
-Dark chocolate or milk chocolate?
Dark. Every day.
-Will you share pictures of your pets? (Looking at you and your dragons, Ive.)Yes, nest post.
-If you could read one book again for the first time, which one would it be?
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
-If you could have one magical or superhero power, what would it be?
Flight
-Rollercoaster or quiet walk through the woods?A walk through the woods, with an occasional roller coaster
-Do you play any musical instruments?
Yes, piano, voice and viola, with a bit of guitar
-And finally, list five (or more) books that we all need to add to our TBR lists.
Is everyone able to access the team tracking spreadsheet?Anyone have any questions?
What is the favorite thing you remember about your hometown?It had 80s small town charm. a fun movie theater, a cool downtown with old brick buildings, Halloween was always awesome there too.
-What are your favorite two movies?
Labyrinth
Scream
What is your favorite reality show?
Cutthroat Kitchen
-Dark chocolate or milk chocolate?
I like both
Will you share pictures of your pets? (Looking at you and your dragons, Ive.)
If I can figure out how.
-If you could read one book again for the first time, which one would it be?
Any Harry Potter book (except #5)
-If you could have one magical or superhero power, what would it be?
Flying
Rollercoaster or quiet walk through the woods?
Walk through the woods
Do you play any musical instruments?
No
And finally, list five (or more) books that we all need to add to our TBR lists
The Likeness
Vassa in the Night
Omens
Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Jenn - not sure how I missed that series by Kelley Armstrong, but I've added it to my wishlist. I LOVE her Otherworld series.
Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Jenn - not sure how I missed that series by Kelley Armstrong, but I've added it to my wishlist. I LOVE her Otherworld series."It's the best! I like it even more than the Otherworld. There is Welsh Faery and there are also mysteries and serial killers. It's so good.
Consider me intrigued haha. I'll have to check her books out sometime
17 hours until the start!Does everyone have their first book(s) ready to go?
I am starting with
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Planning to read
MPG space opera. Unfortunately the cover isn't brown.
Do all the books have to be space operas or we just get extra points for them? I don’t know how many space operas I can get my hands on in one week
Hi everyone! I'm excited to start this challenge. I've been meaning to add some more Space Opera books to my TBR so this will be an extra motivation for me :) -What is the favorite thing you remember about your hometown?
- being able to walk everywhere!
-What are your favorite two movies?
- Hereditary and What We Do in the Shadows
-What is your favorite reality show?
- Hmm I don't really watch reality TV but I used to be obsessed with the MTV Challenge
-Dark chocolate or milk chocolate?
- Dark!
-If you could read one book again for the first time, which one would it be?
- The Library of Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
-If you could have one magical or superhero power, what would it be?
- I would love the power of never having to sleep lol!
-Rollercoaster or quiet walk through the woods?
Both!
-And finally, list five (or more) books that we all need to add to our TBR lists.
- Mary by Nat Cassidy
- Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel
- Little Eve by Catriona Ward
- Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
- Mother Thing by Ainslie Hogarth
Three and a half hours until the start!Jenn, well answered on the space opera question. Just to reiterate, we do not need to read space opera books, they just give the team extra points! (Plus, there are some good books out there!)
Ask for Navi and she appears!!!!!!!
Hi Navi!We are all checked in!!!!
Yay team!
So, if anyone has questions about the challenge or the tracking spreadsheet, shout them out now, and we captains will do our best to answer.
Question - do we add a book to the tracking spreadsheet when we start it or when we finish it?
Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Question - do we add a book to the tracking spreadsheet when we start it or when we finish it?"Hi Diane!
You can do it either way. But, if you plan to complete the book by the end of the round, I would suggest adding it when you plan or start it so that we don't all read for the same letter. :-)
IT'S TIMEYou can all start your books!
What? You are at work? Stop it! teehee
Lol, Jenny - there we go sharing a brain again!!
Angie ☯ wrote: "Lol, Jenny - there we go sharing a brain again!!"I think you got the larger share of our brain today. I am having a Monday.
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