Pick-a-Shelf discussion

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List of Squares:

1 historical
2 2007
3 chick-lit
4 novel
5 wish-list
6 2009
7 Free-Read
8 short-stories
9 have
10 Slayermel's Task:
Using the new Recommendation section of GR. Go and have a look at the list of shelves it has selected for you. Roll a die and count down from top to bottom to the shelf corresponding to the number you rolled. Read a book recommended to you from this shelf.

Tell us the number you rolled, the shelf it corresponded too and the book you chose. Was it a good recommendation?

11 Free-Read
12 poetry
13 suspense
14 contemporary
15 book-club
16 family
17 Climb up the Ladder to Square 40
18 mystery
19 Climb up the Ladder to Square 44
20 science
21 Sam's Task

Roll a dice and read a book with the following condition that corresponds to the numbers you rolled:

1 - Welsh Author - read a book by an author either born in Wales, who has lived in Wales or died in Wales
2 - Welsh Setting - read a book set in Wales
3 - Welsh Male Main Character - main male character is Welsh
4 - Welsh Female Main Character - main female character is Welsh
5 - Welsh Legends/Mythology - read a book of or inspired by Welsh legends/myths
6 - Welsh Saints - read a book where one of the main characters or the author is named for a Welsh saint, List of Welsh Saints

22 mysteries
23 paperback
24 children-s-books
25 Climb up the Ladder to Square 51
26 i-own
27 historical-fiction
28 horror
29 Free-Read
30 audiobook
31 Free-Read
32 christian
33 own
34 Slide down the Snake to Square 9
35 Climb up the Ladder to Square 60
36 library-books
37 recommended
38 audiobooks
39 historical-romance
40 children
41 Free-Read
42 sf
43 childrens
44 2008
45 Slide down the Snake to Square 22
46 travel
47 Free-Read
48 read-in-2008

49 non-fiction
50 want
51 e-books
52 Climb up the Ladder to Square 94
53 read-2011
54 read-in-2009
55 Climb up the Ladder to Square 89
56 literature
57 adult
58 finished
59 my-books
60 graphic-novels
61 sci-fi
62 Luann's Task:

Go to your ""my books"" page and click on ""to-read."" Click on ""author"" so that the list is ordered by author's last name. Roll the die once. If the number rolled is even, order the list with ""A"" authors at the top. If the number rolled is odd, order the list with ""Z"" authors at the top. Roll the dice a second time, count down from the top the number rolled, and read that book. If you do not have the book chosen available, move down the list from the book chosen to the first book you have available to read.

IF you do not keep a 'to-read' shelf on GR, you may apply the task above to your physical shelf.
IF your physical shelf is not ordered alphabetically, merely count down from the Top for the 'ascending' rule and count up from the Bottom for the 'descending' ."

63 Free-Read
64 Slide down the Snake to Square 39
65 reference
66 Free-Read
67 juvenile
68 Slide down the Snake to Square 43
69 politics
70 english
71 series
72 humor
73 general
74 read-2010
75 Slide down the Snake to Square 50
76 romance
77 science-fiction
78 history
79 fantasy
80 novels
81 memoir
82 mystery-thriller
83 kids
84 Climb up the Ladder to Square 107
85 general-fiction
86 comics
87 picture-book
88 music
89 paranormal
90 young-adult
91 drama
92 Susan's Task:

Go to My Books, and choose your Read shelf. At the bottom of the page, sort by Rating, and click the circle for Descending. This will give you a list of 20 books you've rated among the highest you've read.

Roll 3 dice, add the numbers and it will give you a number between 3 and 18. Count down to that book on your list. For example, if I rolled 6, then 1, then 4, I would count down to book # 11 on my list.

Go to that book, and scroll down below your review and friend reviews to the heading ""Lists with this Book."" Click on ""More lists with this book."" Choose any list on the first Listopia page, and select a book from that list.

93 Free-Read
94 2010
95 psychology
96 picture-books

97 teen
98 Climb up the Ladder to Square 121
99 Free-Read
100 biography
101 contemporary-romance
102 all-time-favorites
103 Free-Read
104 Climb up the Ladder to Square 136
105 Slide down the Snake to Square 82
106 Amy's Task:

Roll the die and whatever number comes up, read a book from your ""ro-read"" shelf that coincide with that number. For example, if you roll a 2, you could read either book #2 or #12 or #22, etc.

IF you do not keep a 'to-read' shelf on GR, you may apply the task above to your physical shelf. You could either count up from the bottom OR count down from the top.

107 graphic-novel
108 manga
109 animals
110 Lynne's Task:

Lynne is taking a break from GR to spend more time with her family so...in honour of Lynne:

Roll a die and read a book with the following condition that corresponds to the numbers you rolled:

1. Author's first name starts with either L, Y, N, or E
2. book that's on Lynne's shelf (click on 'compare books' to check which books are on both your and Lynne's shelves)
3. First word of Title starts with either L, Y, N, or E
4. book of an author that's on Lynne's shelf but that particular book isn't on Lynne's shelf (for example, you can read Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury because Lynne only has Bradbury's Farenheit 451 on her shelf
5. Author's last name starts with either L, Y, N, or E
6. Any word on title starts with either L, Y, N, or E

111 classics
112 art
113 thriller
114 school
115 Free-Read
116 favourites
117 Climb up the Ladder to Square 140
118 Slide down the Snake to Square 92
119 education
120 theology
121 Free-Read
122 Coralie's Task

Roll a die if you roll a -
1. Unicorn - read a book with the word 'unicorn' in the title or a picture of a horn (of any sort) on the cover.
2. phoenix - read a book with the word 'phoenix' in the title or a picture of a fire on the cover.
3. mermaid - read a book with the word 'mermaid' in the title or a picture of a sea creature on the cover.
4. dragon - read a book with the word 'dragon' in the title or a picture of a lizard on the cover.
5. fairy - read a book with the word 'fairy' in the title or a picture of something with wings on the cover.
6. centaur - read a book with the word 'centaur' in the title or a picture of a man and a horse on the cover.

123 2006
124 childrens-books
125 Kazza's Task:

Roll a die and read a book with the following condition that corresponds to the numbers you rolled:

1 - read a book first published within 1901 - 1950
2 - read a book first published within 1851 - 1900
3 - read a book first published within 1800 - 1850
4 - read a book first published before 1800
5 - read a book first published after 2000
6 - read a book first published within 1951 - 2000

126 childhood
127 spirituality
128 cookbooks
129 favorites
130 contemporary-fiction
131 Free-Read
132 adventure
133 american
134 Slide down the Snake to Square 111
135 erotica
136 crime
137 read-in-2010
138 adult-fiction
139 Slide down the Snake to Square 114
140 ya
141 philosophy
142 2011
143 nonfiction
144 fiction