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Read-a-thon #1 - Bingo!
We tried to make this game achievable, fun, and one that would promote participation. We hope you have fun playing this week! Most of the tasks are pretty self-explanatory, but here's a little elaboration if you're in need.If you have questions, of course, do not be afraid to ask.
THE TASKS:
B1 - Read a book by a female author. That's it.
B2 - Read 200 pages. All you've got to do is read 200 pages before the week is out.
B3 - Read for an hour straight. Totally uninterrupted.
B4 - Read book where a character fights. Any character. For any reason. Whether they're a masked vigilante, a soldier at war, or a teenage girl who likes to wail on her brother. It all counts. Any form of combat will do.
I1 - Read 1,000 pages. By week's end, read 1,000 pages and you've got it.
I2 - Post a picture of your bookshelf. You can post a photo directly to the photo topic or link to you Instagram or Twitter over there to show us what you've got on the shelves.
I3 - Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons!
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover. Trees. Grass. Flowers. Animals. You know what we're talking about!
N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant. Support your fellow reader by sending them some love in the progress topic.
N2 - Finish a book. If you finish a book during the read-a-thon, you can check this one off your card.
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author. Not sure if your book is by a GoodReads author? Check the author's page or check on the book's page where the author's name is.
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N4 - A book related to spring. There's plenty of things related to spring! It could be in the title, in the content of the book, or even the images on the cover. Try baseball, rain, spring break, Easter, flowers, green grass, sunshine, umbrellas, bunny rabbits, etc.
G1 - A book about a person of color. Another one that should be fairly straight forward and obvious.
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game. Participate in one of the many other activities that are posted throughout the week.
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. That means the narrator is telling their story using "I" or "we."
G4 - Read a short story. Any short story. Just one is needed.
O1 - Read outside for awhile. Just awhile. Whatever that means to you. Soak in the sunshine and get a breath of fresh air.
O2 - Read a book where a character eats. Any character. At any point. Then go ahead and call this one done.
O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days. The read-a-thon is 7 days long. All you've got to do to check this one off your card is to read for any length of time on at least 3 of those 7 days.
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space. Again, just head on over to the photo topic and post a photo directly or link to you Instagram or Twitter.
This bingo is a great idea! I already know I might be able to complete almost all of them! ;)
Because of Sophie... I found this Read-a-Thon. Thanks Sophie. You are the greatest. Have I completed N1?? (BTW, I really AM impressed with you, Sophie)
BTW, I'm not familiar with the read-a-thons. I assume that all of these 'tasks' have to be completed this week (as opposed to in the past). When is the beginning and end date of the read-a-thon?
Haha Celia I'm not as much impressive as that, I just chose books that can fill almost all the prompts and I'm dedicated to read as much as I can ;) But I'm glad you're joining us this week!You have all the information about the read-a-thon here.
This looks fun :-)Do you want us to post every time we complete a task or only when we complete a line?
You can, if you like. Just be sure to post when you totally done so I can make sure you get added to the drawing, Marina H.Celia - Welcome aboard! Read-a-thons are so much fun and I hope you enjoy your first. The read-a-thon goes from Wednesday, April 13th @ 12:00 AM (EST) to Tuesday, April 19th @ 11:59 PM (EST). If you're unfamiliar with read-a-thons, all the details can be found
I like this bingo! I feel like I should be able to knock a few of these tasks out!B I N G O
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N2→ The Jewel
G2→ Guess That Cover!
B2→ Read 200 pages. I decided to do this as 200 pages in a day. Achieved 4.16!
B1→ Gone Girl
N3→ K.A. Robinson (Torn)
O3→ Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days. 04.13-04.15
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B1 - Yes Please - Written by Amy Poehler.
B2 - I hit 475 pages tonight (Wednesday).
B3 - Read most of the night tonight (Wednesday) with very few breaks.
B4 - George - The main character, George, gets into a fight at school with a boy.
I1 - Finally hit the mark on 4/15.
I2 - It is over in the photo topic.
N1 - Done. And will continue to be done throughout the week. Go read-a-thoners! Go!
N2 - I've finished 5 so far, so I think it is safe to scratch this one off.
N4 - Pax - The story takes place in the spring, it's mentioned several times.
G1 - Why Not Me? - This is Indian comedienne and actress Mindy Kaling's memoir.
G2 - I play all the games. :p
O2 - Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You - Just an Indian guy eating a bacon cheeseburger. Don't you judge.
O3 - I've read every day so far.
4/15 - I finished a row (B) but I'm gonna keep playing anyway! ;)
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B1 - In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall
B3 - I read for little over an hour yesterday
B4 - I'm reading In the Shadow of Man and the main characters the chimpanzees fight, sometimes with each other but also with baboons
I3 - In the Shadow of Man is set in Tanzania
I4 - In the Shadow of Man a chimpanzee
02 - In the Shadow of Man the chimpanzees eat bananas, leaves and meat
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Ooh, I've finished B!
B1 - On Photography (Susan Sontag)
B4 - A Tale of Two Cities
N2 - I finished A Tale of Two Cities
N4 - The Secret Garden
G3 - Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys
G4 - The Pit and the Pendulum
O2 - My Man Jeeves
Fantastic, Jody! You're the first one to go into the prize pool.
Brianna. I'm going to borrow your idea too !B I N G O
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THE TASKS:
B1 - Ellen Marie Wiseman
B2 - What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman
B3 - What She Left Behind
B4 - Clara from What She Left Behind
I1 - Read 1,000 pages. By week's end, read 1,000 pages and you've got it.
I2- Post a picture of your bookshelf. You can post a photo directly to the photo topic or link to you Instagram or Twitter over there to show us what you've got on the shelves.
I3- Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons!
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover. Trees. Grass. Flowers. Animals. You know what we're talking about!
N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant. Support your fellow reader by sending them some love in the progress topic.
N2 - What She Left Behind
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author. Not sure if your book is by a GoodReads author? Check the author's page or check on the book's page where the author's name is.
N4 - A book related to spring. There's plenty of things related to spring! It could be in the title, in the content of the book, or even the images on the cover. Try baseball, rain, spring break, Easter, flowers, green grass, sunshine, umbrellas, bunny rabbits, etc.
G1 - A book about a person of color. Another one that should be fairly straight forward and obvious.
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game. Participate in one of the many other activities that are posted throughout the week.
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. That means the narrator is telling their story using "I" or "we."
G4 - Read a short story. Any short story. Just one is needed.
O1 - Read outside for awhile. Just awhile. Whatever that means to you. Soak in the sunshine and get a breath of fresh air.
O2 - Clara in What She Left Behind
O3 - What She Left Behind
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space. Again, just head on over to the photo topic and post a photo directly or link to you Instagram or Twitter.
Such a great idea. I'll be updating this throughout the week!Question: can one book count for multiple categories?
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B1: Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot
O2: Royal Wedding (They eat all the time in every book lol)
N3: Royal Wedding/Meg Cabot
G3: Royal Wedding of course
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B1: Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
B2: Done, see progress thread
B3: Done 14.4.2016
B4: The Clockwork Dagger by Beth Cato
I1: Done 17.4.2016, see progress thread
I3: Saga, Volume 4
N1: Done
N2: Done several
N3: Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman
G2: Bookcover game :)
G3: The Deepest Poison by Beth Cato
O1: Done 18.4. when waiting for the bus
O2: Saga, Volume 3
O3: Done 13.-19.4.2016
All books linked to have been finished, most read in their entirety during this read-a-thon.
I'll play this!B I N G O
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THE TASKS:
B1 - Read a book by a female author. That's it. Longbourn
B2 - Read 200 pages. All you've got to do is read 200 pages before the week is out. Longbourn
B3 - Read for an hour straight. Totally uninterrupted. Read the last bit of Longbourn and started The Cuckoo's Calling over an hour Saturday afternoon
B4 - Read a book where a character fights. Any character. For any reason. Whether they're a masked vigilante, a soldier at war, or a teenage girl who likes to wail on her brother. It all counts. Any form of combat will do.
I1 - Read 1,000 pages. By week's end, read 1,000 pages and you've got it.
I2 - Post a picture of your bookshelf. You can post a photo directly to the photo topic or link to you Instagram or Twitter over there to show us what you've got on the shelves. See post #34 in the Photo Thread
I3 - Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons!
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover. Trees. Grass. Flowers. Animals. You know what we're talking about!
N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant. Support your fellow reader by sending them some love in the progress topic. See posts #121-127 in the Progress Post
N2 - Finish a book. If you finish a book during the read-a-thon, you can check this one off your card. Longbourn
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author. Not sure if your book is by a GoodReads author? Check the author's page or check on the book's page where the author's name is.
N4 - A book related to spring. There's plenty of things related to spring! It could be in the title, in the content of the book, or even the images on the cover. Try baseball, rain, spring break, Easter, flowers, green grass, sunshine, umbrellas, bunny rabbits, etc.
G1 - A book about a person of color. Another one that should be fairly straight forward and obvious.
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game. Participate in one of the many other activities that are posted throughout the week. I did the Genie game!
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. That means the narrator is telling their story using "I" or "we."
G4 - Read a short story. Any short story. Just one is needed.
O1 - Read outside for awhile. Just awhile. Whatever that means to you. Soak in the sunshine and get a breath of fresh air. Saturday afternoon
O2 - Read a book where a character eats. Any character. At any point. Then go ahead and call this one done. The Cuckoo's Calling -- Strike eats a meal while questioning Tansy.
O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days. The read-a-thon is 7 days long. All you've got to do to check this one off your card is to read for any length of time on at least 3 of those 7 days. Friday, Saturday, Sunday
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space. Again, just head on over to the photo topic and post a photo directly or link to you Instagram or Twitter. See post #34 in the Photo Thread
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B2 - yesterday 76 pages and currently at 68 + 72 today
I2 - I posted two pictures of my bookshelves in the photo topics
N2 - I finished In the Shadow of Man
In reference to your question, Nicole..."Can one book count for multiple categories?"
It wasn't specifically designed that way. In particular, the read a ____ book" ones were not designed to be multiplied. For example, reading a book about a person of color that happens to also have a nature-related cover should not count for both slots. But reading a book about a person of color that is over 200 pages long and that you dedicated 1 hour of straight reading to should count for multiple slots. I hope that makes sense.
Lieke! Yay! Congratulations. You are in the prize pool.
Just going for as much of the full card as possible, especially since I have a very busy week/weekend coming up. I'll bold the items as I finish them.THE TASKS:
B1 - Read a book by a female author. That's it.
B2 - Read 200 pages. All you've got to do is read 200 pages before the week is out. - Up to 367 pages by the end of April 14
B3 - Read for an hour straight. Totally uninterrupted. - Done on April 14. For once, I had an hour straight, without any e-mails or anything to interupt.
B4 - Read book where a character fights.
I1 - Read 1,000 pages. By week's end, read 1,000 pages and you've got it.
I2 - Post a picture of your bookshelf.
I3 - Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons!
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover.
N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant. Support your fellow reader by sending them some love in the progress topic. - April 18
N2 - Finish a book. -- This may be a cheat, since I started this book one night, and noticed all the Read-a-Thon posts going up the following day, so I may have started it before the event started. But I finished it after the Read-a-Thon had started. The book was Mary Poppins
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author. - Goodnight Tweetheart
N4 - A book related to spring.
G1 - A book about a person of color. - Claudia and Mean Janine. The main characters are Japanese-Americans.
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game. Participate in one of the many other activities that are posted throughout the week. - So far, I've tried the Guess the Cover game.
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. That means the narrator is telling their story using "I" or "we."
G4 - Read a short story. Any short story. Just one is needed.
O1 - Read outside for awhile.
O2 - Read a book where a character eats.
O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days. The read-a-thon is 7 days long. - I've read every day so far, at least a little bit.
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space.
THE TASKS:B1 - Read a book by a female author. That's it.
B2 - Read 200 pages. All you've got to do is read 200 pages before the week is out.
B3 - Read for an hour straight. Totally uninterrupted.
B4 - Read book where a character fights. Any character. For any reason. Whether they're a masked vigilante, a soldier at war, or a teenage girl who likes to wail on her brother. It all counts. Any form of combat will do.
I1 - Read 1,000 pages. By week's end, read 1,000 pages and you've got it.
I2 - Post a picture of your bookshelf.
I3 - Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons!
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover. Trees. Grass. Flowers. Animals. You know what we're talking about!
N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant.
N2 - Finish a book. If you finish a book during the read-a-thon, you can check this one off your card.
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author.
N4 - A book related to spring. There's plenty of things related to spring! It could be in the title, in the content of the book, or even the images on the cover. Try baseball, rain, spring break, Easter, flowers, green grass, sunshine, umbrellas, bunny rabbits, etc.
G1 - A book about a person of color. Another one that should be fairly straight forward and obvious.
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game. Participate in one of the many other activities that are posted throughout the week.
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. That means the narrator is telling their story using "I" or "we."
G4 - Read a short story. Any short story. Just one is needed.
O1 - Read outside for awhile. Just awhile. Whatever that means to you. Soak in the sunshine and get a breath of fresh air.
O2 - Read a book where a character eats. Any character. At any point. Then go ahead and call this one done.
O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days.
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space.
Ok, this is so much fun!This will be my place to update my progress in this game =)
THE TASKS:
B1 - Read a book by a female author. That's it. Bridget Jones: Sobreviviré
B2 - Read 200 pages. All you've got to do is read 200 pages before the week is out.
B3 -Read for an hour straight. Totally uninterrupted.
B4 - Read book where a character fights. Any character. For any reason. Whether they're a masked vigilante, a soldier at war, or a teenage girl who likes to wail on her brother. It all counts. Any form of combat will do.
I1 - Read 1,000 pages. By week's end, read 1,000 pages and you've got it.
I2- Post a picture of your bookshelf. You can post a photo directly to the photo topic or link to you Instagram or Twitter over there to show us what you've got on the shelves.
I3- Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons!
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover. Trees. Grass. Flowers. Animals. You know what we're talking about!
N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant. Support your fellow reader by sending them some love in the progress topic.
N2 - Finish a book. If you finish a book during the read-a-thon, you can check this one off your card.Bridget Jones: Sobreviviré
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author.
N4 - A book related to spring. There's plenty of things related to spring! It could be in the title, in the content of the book, or even the images on the cover. Try baseball, rain, spring break, Easter, flowers, green grass, sunshine, umbrellas, bunny rabbits, etc.
G1 - A book about a person of color. Another one that should be fairly straight forward and obvious.
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game. Participate in one of the many other activities that are posted throughout the week. Guess that cover
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. That means the narrator is telling their story using "I" or "we."
G4 - Read a short story. Any short story. Just one is needed.
O1 - Read outside for awhile. Just awhile. Whatever that means to you. Soak in the sunshine and get a breath of fresh air.
O2 - Read a book where a character eats. Any character. At any point. Then go ahead and call this one done.
O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days. The read-a-thon is 7 days long. All you've got to do to check this one off your card is to read for any length of time on at least 3 of those 7 days.
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space. Again, just head on over to the photo topic and post a photo directly or link to you Instagram or Twitter.
How is it looking so far: (updated to 15/april)
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THE TASKS:
✔B1 - Read a book by a female author. That's it. (Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith aka J.K. Rowling)
✔ B2 - Read 200 pages.
✔ B3 -Read for an hour straight.
✔ B4- Read book where a character fights. Any character. For any reason. Whether they're a masked vigilante, a soldier at war, or a teenage girl who likes to wail on her brother. It all counts. Any form of combat will do. - Red Dragon
I1 - Read 1,000 pages. By week's end, read 1,000 pages and you've got it.
I2- Post a picture of your bookshelf
I3- Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons!
✔I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover. Trees. Grass. Flowers. Animals. You know what we're talking about! (Where the Red Fern Grows)
✔N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant. Support your fellow reader by sending them some love in the progress topic.
✔N2 - Finish a book. If you finish a book during the read-a-thon, you can check this one off your card. (Where the Red Fern Grows)
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author. Not sure if your book is by a GoodReads author? Check the author's page or check on the book's page where the author's name is.
N4 - A book related to spring. There's plenty of things related to spring! It could be in the title, in the content of the book, or even the images on the cover. Try baseball, rain, spring break, Easter, flowers, green grass, sunshine, umbrellas, bunny rabbits, etc.
G1 - A book about a person of color. Another one that should be fairly straight forward and obvious.
✔G2 - Play a read-a-thon game: (Guess the Cover)
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. That means the narrator is telling their story using "I" or "we."
G4 - Read a short story. Any short story. Just one is needed.
O1 - Read outside for awhile. Just awhile. Whatever that means to you. Soak in the sunshine and get a breath of fresh air.
O2 - Read a book where a character eats. Any character. At any point. Then go ahead and call this one done.
O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space. Again, just head on over to the photo topic and post a photo directly or link to you Instagram or Twitter.
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B1- Read a book by a female author
B2- Read 200 pages
B3- Read for an hour straight
B4- Read a book where a character fights.
I3- Read a book outside the US or UK.
N1- Cheer on a fellow read a thon participant
N2- Finish a book.
G2- Play a read a thon game
O1- Read outside
O2- Read a book where a character eats.
O3- Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days
Emm wrote: "In reference to your question, Nicole..."Can one book count for multiple categories?"
It wasn't specifically designed that way. In particular, the read a ____ book" ones were not designed to be m..."
Thanks, I was wondering about this. Possibly some entries need to be adjusted here :)
I didn't know about not counting the same book for multiple categories. Can a book by a female author still be a book in the first person POV or do they need to be different books too?
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THE TASKS:
✔ B1 - Read a book by a female author Burial Rites
✔ B2 - Read 200 pages.
✔ B3 -Read for an hour straight.
✔ B4- Read book where a character fights The Orphan Master's Son
✔ I1 - Read 1,000 pages.
✔I2- Post a picture of your bookshelf: My bookshelf
I3- Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons!
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover. Trees. Grass. Flowers. Animals. You know what we're talking about!
✔ N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant: This is me cheering
✔ N2 - Finish a book: So far I've finished 2 books
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author. Not sure if your book is by a GoodReads author? Check the author's page or check on the book's page where the author's name is.
N4 - A book related to spring. There's plenty of things related to spring! It could be in the title, in the content of the book, or even the images on the cover. Try baseball, rain, spring break, Easter, flowers, green grass, sunshine, umbrellas, bunny rabbits, etc.
G1 - A book about a person of color. Another one that should be fairly straight forward and obvious.
✔G2 - Play a read-a-thon game: I played this game
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. That means the narrator is telling their story using "I" or "we."
G4 - Read a short story. Any short story. Just one is needed.
✔ O1 - Read outside for awhile.
✔ O2 - Read a book where a character eats What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal
✔O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days
✔ O4 - Post a picture of your reading space: My reading space
Didn't know about the not reusing books thing either so I will have to adjust mine as well. It won't get done until late tonight or tomorrow anyway, family time this evening. :-)
Paula wrote: "I didn't know about not counting the same book for multiple categories. Can a book by a female author still be a book in the first person POV or do they need to be different books too?"Paula - Ideally, they should be different books. Pretty much any task that starts with "a book" should not be combined with any other task that starts with "a book." They can be combined with other tasks (like reading for an hour straight or reading 200 pages).
The game is designed to be at least minimally challenging - there's a prize, after all - but we wanted casual readers and the more dedicated readers to both have a shot at the prize. That is the reason we sprinkled some lighter tasks in. But if you read a book about a person of color written by a female GoodReads author that just happens to take place in the spring and have a tree on the cover, you could knock the whole board out in one fell swoop and that kind of defeats the purpose of the challenge.
Also, it's probably important to note that "a book" could be anything. It could be a graphic novel, a children's book, a novella... you don't have to read huge tomes to meet those requirements. You can, if you want the extra challenge or have the extra time, but you do not have to.
I hope that makes sense. If not, I apologize for not making that clearer in my first post. If this is not something you guys like, we always ask for feedback at the end of the read-a-thons so members have a chance to influence how the next read-a-thon shapes up. :)
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I3 : A book set outside the US/UK: Faithful Place (Ireland)
G4: A short story: In the Tall Grass
I got my first bingo! Post # 15B1 - Ellen Marie Wiseman
B2 - What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman
B3 - What She Left Behind
B4 - Clara from What She Left Behind
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B2 - Read 200 pages: done
B3 - Read for an hour straight: done
N3 - A book by a Goodreads author: Royal Wedding (Meg Cabot)
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game: I just did the Book Sountrack
G3 - A book in first person POV: Red Queen
O1 - Read outside: done
O2 -A book where a character eats: Coraline
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B1 - Read a book by a female author. Completed 4/16 Bridget Jones's Diary
B2 - Read 200 pages. All you've got to do is read 200 pages before the week is out. Completed 4/15 Despair
B3 - Read for an hour straight. Totally uninterrupted. Completed 4/15 Red Dragon
B4 - Read book where a character fights. Any character. Completed 4/16 Bridget Jones's Diary
I1 - Read 1,000 pages. By week's end, read 1,000 pages and you've got it. Completed 4/16
I2 - Post a picture of your bookshelf. Completed via Instagram 4/16. #ReadingChallengeReadathon
I3 - Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons! Completed 4/16 Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover. In Progress What the Night Knows
N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant. Completed 4/16
N2 - Finish a book. Completed 4/14 Ghost Gifts
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author. Completed 4/14 Zoo by James Patterson
N4 - A book related to spring. In Progress Joyland (maybe a loose fit, but starts around spring break).
G1 - A book about a person of color. Completed 4/16 Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game. Completed 4/16
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. In Progress Red Dragon
G4 - Read a short story. Completed 4/16 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
O1 - Read outside for awhile. Just awhile. Completed 4/15 Spring and warm weather have finally returned to Alaska, how could I resist?!?!
O2 - Read a book where a character eats. Completed 4/16 Bridget Jones's Diary
O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days. Completed April 13, 14, 15, and 16.
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space. Completed via Instagram 4/16
Pages Read
Ghost Gifts 386 Completed 4/14
Zoo 395 Completed 4/14
Despair 212 Completed 4/15
Red Dragon 348
The Child Thief 476
Joyland 283
What the Night Knows 442
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 69 Completed 4/16
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia 286 Completed 4/16
Bridget Jones's Diary 271 Completed 4/16
Total : 3,168
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I have a bingo - Did all the B's!
B1: female author - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, 29% in (a long book)
B2: Read 200 pages: 458 now
B3: Read several hours straight
B4: Fight: Wolf Hall starts with Thomas Cromwell's father beating him close to death...
I2: posted pics of my shelves!
I4: Eric has a parrot on the cover:
N1: does motivatonal bunny count?
N2: Finished Eric and The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.
G2: played several games - bingo :), genie, bookshelf...
(more to come)
Even if you're keeping track of your progress in a post, please be sure to make a new post alerting me to when you've completed the challenge just so I don't accidentally miss your name for the prize draw.
Emm wrote: "Even if you're keeping track of your progress in a post, please be sure to make a new post alerting me to when you've completed the challenge just so I don't accidentally miss your name for the pri..."You got it, Chief! ;)
I've completed B and O down and 2 across.
OK, here is my updated BINGO:[B I N G O]
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B1 - Read a book by a female author. That's it.
B2 - Read 200 pages. All you've got to do is read 200 pages before the week is out.
B3 - Read for an hour straight. Totally uninterrupted.
B4 - Read book where a character fights. Any character. For any reason. Whether they're a masked vigilante, a soldier at war, or a teenage girl who likes to wail on her brother. It all counts. Any form of combat will do.
I1 - Read 1,000 pages. By week's end, read 1,000 pages and you've got it.
I2 - Post a picture of your bookshelf. You can post a photo directly to the photo topic or link to you Instagram or Twitter over there to show us what you've got on the shelves.
I3 - Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons!
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover. Trees. Grass. Flowers. Animals. You know what we're talking about!
N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant. Support your fellow reader by sending them some love in the progress topic.
N2 - Finish a book. If you finish a book during the read-a-thon, you can check this one off your card.
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author. Not sure if your book is by a GoodReads author? Check the author's page or check on the book's page where the author's name is.
N4 - A book related to spring. There's plenty of things related to spring! It could be in the title, in the content of the book, or even the images on the cover. Try baseball, rain, spring break, Easter, flowers, green grass, sunshine, umbrellas, bunny rabbits, etc.
G1 - A book about a person of color. Another one that should be fairly straight forward and obvious.
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game. Participate in one of the many other activities that are posted throughout the week. Book Genie game
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. That means the narrator is telling their story using "I" or "we."
G4 - Read a short story. Any short story. Just one is needed.
O1 - Read outside for awhile. Just awhile. Whatever that means to you. Soak in the sunshine and get a breath of fresh air.
O2 - Read a book where a character eats. Any character. At any point. Then go ahead and call this one done.
O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days. The read-a-thon is 7 days long.
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space. Again, just head on over to the photo topic and post a photo directly or link to you Instagram or Twitter.
Updated message #24BINGO! - B1, B2, B3, B4
Please let me know if it's not right.
Final Update for 4/16B | I | N | G | O
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B1 - Read a book by a female author. Completed 4/16 Bridget Jones's Diary
B2 - Read 200 pages. All you've got to do is read 200 pages before the week is out. Completed 4/15 Despair
B3 - Read for an hour straight. Totally uninterrupted. Completed 4/15 Red Dragon
B4 - Read book where a character fights. Any character. Completed 4/16 Bridget Jones's Diary
I1 - Read 1,000 pages. By week's end, read 1,000 pages and you've got it. Completed 4/16
I2 - Post a picture of your bookshelf. Completed via Instagram 4/16. #ReadingChallengeReadathon
I3 - Read a book set outside the US or the UK. Expand your horizons! Completed 4/16 Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover. In Progress What the Night Knows
N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant. Completed 4/16
N2 - Finish a book. Completed 4/14 Ghost Gifts
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author. Completed 4/14 Zoo by James Patterson
N4 - A book related to spring. In Progress Joyland (maybe a loose fit, but starts around spring break).
G1 - A book about a person of color. Completed 4/16 Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game. Completed 4/16
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. In Progress Red Dragon
G4 - Read a short story. Completed 4/16 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
O1 - Read outside for awhile. Just awhile. Completed 4/15 Spring and warm weather have finally returned to Alaska, how could I resist?!?!
O2 - Read a book where a character eats. Completed 4/16 Bridget Jones's Diary
O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days. Completed April 13, 14, 15, and 16.
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space. Completed via Instagram 4/16
Pages Read
Ghost Gifts 386 Completed 4/14
Zoo 395 Completed 4/14
Despair 212 Completed 4/15
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 69 Completed 4/16
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia 286 Completed 4/16
Bridget Jones's Diary 271 Completed 4/16
Joyland 283 Progress: 177 pages
Red Dragon 348 Progress: 265 pages
What the Night Knows 442
The Child Thief 476 Progress: 21 pages
Total Read: 2,082
Projected Total : 3,168
Got you added, Manda!
Emm wrote: "Got you added, Manda!"Winner, winner! Chicken dinner!
Thanks, Emm :)
Question: Is "N2 - Finish a book" one of those you can or can't combine with one of the "Read a book..."?It doesn't look like we're all playing by the same rules, but I'm trying to go by the rules you initially planned :-)
Looking at the original post, I would assume you could combine things. There is t anything that implicitly states no combining or singles anything out as a solo topic (if that makes sense). But that's just my assumption. Emm would be the master of this :)
Manda wrote: "Looking at the original post, I would assume you could combine things. There is t anything that implicitly states no combining or singles anything out as a solo topic (if that makes sense). But tha..."Emm has clarified the rules in a later post about the "Read a book.." topics should only count for one. I'm just not sure if "Finish a book" is the same.
But it's not a big deal! I'm just one of those students on the front row handing the teacher an apple :-D
Yes, I clarified that rule later because people had asked. When I made the initial post it made sense in my head that the challenges that started with "a book" would not be combined. Even though it made sense to me that way, it clearly did not seem that way to others. So I do apologize for not including that in the original post. Although, I guess I could have gone back to edit the original post to include that. I'll do that now.So, yes, the official ruling on that is that any square that starts with "a book" should not be combined with any other square that starts with "a book." If you want to, for example, read a book by a female author that is over 200 pages you could count that towards a book, female author, and finishing a book. You could not count it towards a book by a GoodReads author also, if that was the case. In theory, someone could sweep almost the entire board with a single book and that takes both the fun and challenge of it away, in my opinion. Especially since it isn't designed to be all that challenging to begin with. You only need to read 1 book to get B-I-N-G-O in the 2nd row, for instance. You could win it by reading only two books in the B, I, N, and G columns. You could win it by reading just one book in the O column. So, to me, there really shouldn't be a need to combine the "a book" squares. Again, I'm really sorry for not clarifying that.
Editing the original post now! So sorry, guys.
Finish a book is not the same. Nor is the short story one. You can combine those with "a book" squares.If you are one of the three people I know to have completed this challenge so far and have completed it being ignorant of that rule (not using the same book for multiple "a book" squares), there is time to fix it and I ask that you please do so that we're all playing the same game and everything is fair. I will be checking the posts before the drawing to be sure everyone is compliant and it's fair. And, again, I'll work on being clearer on these things in the future, guys. 1st read-a-thon speed bump. We've never done a prize draw or a Bingo before. :x
You're doing a great job, Emm! It can't be easy running a read-a-thon, and you can only do your best.
No worries, Emm, it's a mere bump. Nice job and I'm enjoying this Bingo a lot! In fact, with the progress post combined, this is my currently favourite corner of the internet to update and check in on more than once daily <3
That makes sense and I totally missed that later post. I've got someone has some editing to do tomorrow (*hint* it's me XD ). Well done Emm. This is really awesome for us though it seems like it may be a bit of a headache for you. You're doing great though!!!!
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HOW TO PLAY
1. Using the card below, try and get 4 down, 4 diagonally, or 5 across (if you're up for the extra challenge) by completing the tasks on the card.
2. You must get 4 down, 4 diagonally, or 5 across in a single line to complete a line and win the game. Anyone who succeeds will be entered into a drawing at the end of the week to win a prize. More on that later!
3. Any of the squares that start with "a book" should not be combined with any other square that starts with "a book." A separate book must be used for each of those tasks.
4. In order to be entered into the drawing, you must post in this topic when you've successfully completed a line on the card. Please advise us which 4 or 5 items you completed.
5. This is an on-going event that will continue all week until the read-a-thon's end.
So let's get started! Here's your card. Go on now! Get reading.
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Use this thread to ask any questions you may have and to advise us when you've completed your tasks.
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If you're looking to cheer on fellow members, go to the progress post here.
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