Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Pragya wrote: "I have a question, should the total include my previous points, or only for this particular book?."

Two books already - awesome!

You only need to post points for this particular book, the spreadsheet takes care of the rest. :D

Ella wrote: "I finished reading Falling for Mr. Darcy yesterday -10th June. And suprisingly I found the words 'cat', 'dog', 'pony', 'tiger' and 'horse' ..."

Way to go Ella! A question before I put this on the spreadsheet - is this a simple word mention or is it a mention of the actual animal? In this challenge a word search doesn't cut it because animals can appear in phrases like "the dog days of summer" and "fierce as a tiger" without the animal ever being there. So I thought I would double check. :)

Hi team, I finished a book with some land animals mentioned.

Here are the details:

Book: Diamond Bay by Linda Howard
Date read: 9th June 2016
Land animal(s) mentioned in book: dog, numerous ducks and geese which main character has as pets. - 3 points

Not many points, but it all counts right? :)

oh k so i don't think cat and tiger will work. here's d line - "In the end, he relented as her look of determination reminded him a bit of an angry cat trying to be a tiger."
pony, dog and horse were actual animals present.

oh and can i get more points for horse? since its a historical novel so they r always talking abt diff ppl calling for all their horses every now n then.

Ella wrote: "oh and can i get more points for horse? since its a historical novel so they r always talking abt diff ppl calling for all their horses every now n then."

Hmmm, I think we'll only be able to claim mention points for these. But dog, pony, and horse together get us 15 points, yea! :)

Margaret wrote: "Hi team, I finished a book with some land animals mentioned.

Here are the details:

Book: Diamond Bay by Linda Howard
Date read: 9th June 2016
Land animal(s) mentione..."

Ummm, ducks and geese fly so I don't think they count as land animals. :/ But the dog gets us five points on its own and every point counts! :D

I've never heard of it, but it looks interesting! Did you get it from NetGalley or did you buy it?

I am a little late to the Pride and Prejudice party, but I wanted to add! I couldn't get through it the first time either, but I read an adaptation (can't remember which:-( ) which told it from Darcy's point of view. The language was a lot easier and it gave me a good understanding of the story. I then was able to read P&P no problem because it was the same story just a different perspective. one of my favorites now.

I'll try to finish a book for the mini challenge, but I'm trying to save up for the Wobble. I love reading, but I get in moods where I read a lot for a month. So the length of this challenge hopefully will keep me motivated!!

I adore Jane Austen, but I have to say my favorite is Persuasion.

Jane Austen miniseries and the You've Got Mail are what I watch when I am sad, and what I inflict on other people when they need a Wine and B**** night. I highly suggest it.

I may have ninja edited that post due to swearing.

Rose wrote: "I adore Jane Austen, but I have to say my favorite is Persuasion.

Jane Austen miniseries and the You've Got Mail are what I watch when I am sad, and what I inflict on other people whe..."

OMG, you too? I thought I was the only person (well, apart from my mum) who'd even heard of You've got mail. I love that movie so much! And Meg Ryan is one of my favorite actresses of all time.

Rose wrote: "I may have ninja edited that post due to swearing."

Hahaha

Pragya wrote: "Rose wrote: "I adore Jane Austen, but I have to say my favorite is Persuasion.

Jane Austen miniseries and the You've Got Mail are what I watch when I am sad, and what I inflict on oth..."

I feel like most people here have watched it, but don't remember it until I make them. lol

Mmhmm, I really thought I was the only one. One time I tried watching it with my best friend but she DNF'd it after the first five minutes.

Persuasion is also my favorite Jane Austen too. There's more passion to the love story to me. But wine and Austen is a great combination!

Kazen wrote: "Ummm, ducks and geese fly so I don't think they count as land animals. :/ ..."

Doh! Yes, of course, ducks and geese would be air animals...

So glad you are our captain Kazen - who knows what mess I would make of all this and we haven't even started!!

Annabeth wrote: "I'm currently reading
I'm loving it."

Oh wow, that sounds like a great book... and there's a dog on the cover, yeaa! :D

Lory wrote: "I'll try to finish a book for the mini challenge, but I'm trying to save up for the Wobble."

Lory, don't push yourself to read if you're not in the mood! This mini challenge is for fun so no worries! :) Wobble is for keeps. Bwahaha. ~rubs palms together~

Rose wrote: "I may have ninja edited that post due to swearing."

Hehehe. Thankfully your meaning comes right across. ;)

Pragya wrote: "I thought I was the only person (well, apart from my mum) who'd even heard of You've got mail"

It was a big movie when it came out... but you'd only know that if you were alive when it first came out. ;)

Margaret wrote: "So glad you are our captain Kazen - who knows what mess I would make of all this and we haven't even started!!"

We're all here to back each other up - I know you'll be catching my goofs as we go. ^^;

I haven't read for 2 days! I have been enjoying the weather!
But I'm back in action! There are 4 cat like fictional creatures in my book with names. do they count if they are fictional genuses and species but still land animals?

Tori wrote: "I haven't read for 2 days! I have been enjoying the weather!
But I'm back in action! There are 4 cat like fictional creatures in my book with names. do they count if they are fictional genuses and..."

Ooo, good question! I'm going to ask in the staff room and get back to you :)

I finished last night and I don't think it had any land animals. I'll skim through it again to make sure.

a question.. what qualifies as a character? eg. just the hero heroine? or the antagonist? or anyone who is mentioned a lot?
like im reading a book with a clan so some of the members talk and participate alot.

Ella wrote: "a question.. what qualifies as a character? eg. just the hero heroine? or the antagonist? or anyone who is mentioned a lot?
like im reading a book with a clan so some of the members talk and parti..."

Another good question that I'm going to double check with the rest of the captains and get back to you.

Pragya wrote: "I finished last night and I don't think it had any land animals. I'll skim through it again to make sure."

"Can't one of you marvel at an anthill or notice a bee... no not a bee, they fly, but a termite or something?" ;)

“Finn is God: If you get off your high horse, you'll notice that it, too, poops.”

Will this count as an animal mention?

And this?

“Never moon a werewolf.”

Pragya wrote: "
“Finn is God: If you get off your high horse, you'll notice that it, too, poops.” Will this count as an animal mention?"

It's part of an idiom so no, I'm afraid. No actual horse.

Pragya wrote: "And this?

“Never moon a werewolf.”"

Are there werewolves in the story? Not quite enough by itself, I think.

Finished another book today and there were 2 land animals and it was read by another land team member. Here are the details:

Book: Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
Date read: 12th June 2016
Land animals mentioned in book: cat, horse
Read by Cait (Slender Loris team)

Kazen wrote: "Pragya wrote: "And this?

“Never moon a werewolf.”"

Are there werewolves in the story? Not quite enough by itself, I think."

Kazen wrote: "Pragya wrote: "
“Finn is God: If you get off your high horse, you'll notice that it, too, poops.” Will this count as an animal mention?"

It's part of an idiom so no, I'm afraid. No actual horse."

Okay:(

I have some answer for us! Re: Tori's question about cat-like creatures:

"I think for mythological or imaginary animals, I would say no."

Shapeshifters are specifically allowed, but a no go for anything else.

Re: Ella's question about what makes a character:

"To count as a character they need to have dialogue AND meaning to the story (so if the neighbour Joe says "hi" and you never see him again I wouldn't consider him a character. But if he sais "hi" and then is the sleeper terrorist next door for which the rest of the book is based then he would have meaning)"

Kazen wrote: "I have some answer for us! Re: Tori's question about cat-like creatures:

"I think for mythological or imaginary animals, I would say no."

Shapeshifters are specifically allowed, but a no go for a..."

Thanx Kazen. I finished - 12th June. It gets points for-->
- bear in the title- 20pts
- bear on the cover-10 pts
- Land animals in the book as characters- Parker (bear), Ty(bear), Thomas baker(bear), Griss(bear), robert (bear) [these are the hero, villain and characters who play imp. roles in the book plus they all shift into the animal form] -50pts
- Land animals mentioned in the book- Hyena, Wolf [these also are imp characters but since only 5 characters can be taken, i used these as mentions]- 10pts

That's a total of 90 pts ( hopefully nothing gets cut-off)

oh at one point they call the hyena a dog.. does that count at a mention? in that case it would be 95 points in total.

Way to go Ella! Calling the hyena a dog is a figure of speech more than an actual dog, so I have you down for 90 (amazing!) points. :)

My current book takes place in a biosphere and while none of the animals talk getting five mentions will be a piece of cake! My next read takes place in Kenya so here's hoping for some awesome land animals there, too.

HI TO THE WHOLE RED PANDA TEAM!!!! I AM JANET FROM THE BURNING FIREBIRDS AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK IN THE WOBBLE GAMES AND HAPPY READING TO YOU ALL!!!!!

I did not have any land animals in the book I just finished.


On another note, I was just reading the new comments via my email and accidently found out that emails don't hide spoilers. idk if I'm late to the party for this bit of information but I thought I would share :)

I can't really contribute much to the mini challenge because I'm still busy preparing for my big day (happening this Thursday). Whew! I think I'm going to have mini heart attacks because it just feels like something would go wrong anytime! Is that normal? Lol

I'm excited for the challenge to begin though! I do hope I get to read a lot of good books this year!

Kate wrote: "I can't really contribute much to the mini challenge because I'm still busy preparing for my big day (happening this Thursday). Whew! I think I'm going to have mini heart attacks because it just fe..."

Oh Kate, how exciting... even though right now it feels crazy I just know you are going to have a beautiful wedding. I will be thinking of you on Thursday and sending lots of positive thoughts for a perfect day :)

Hi everyone!

We're only a few days away from the beginning of Wobble - can you believe it? I can't wait. :) What are you doing to prepare? I've been going through my TBR and seeing what's available at my e-library - so many good books I'm looking forward to!

As part of your preparations I'd love it if you could follow this discussion thread so you don't miss any important announcements. You can find the link ("Notify me when people comment") below the latest post in the thread. After you click on it you can select"edit" to configure the settings to your liking - emails of several different flavors as well as notifications here in goodreads.

As the game goes on we'll be linking important stuff like rules and reporting threads in the first few posts as well. And if you ever have any questions, as always, feel free to ask!

The Wobble is coming, the Wobble is coming.... :D

Annabeth wrote: "I finished reading Where We Belong.

Land animals in the title ✖
Land animals in the book as characters ✔ (Rigby, the dog seemed very important to me. Rigby was there all the time..."

I can see how important Rigby is just from the intro here on goodreads, so I'm willing to say the dog is a character. :) Great job!

Tori wrote: "On another note, I was just reading the new comments via my email and accidently found out that emails don't hide spoilers. idk if I'm late to the party for this bit of information but I thought I would share :)"

I had no idea, so thanks for sharing! Go figure...

Kate wrote: "I can't really contribute much to the mini challenge because I'm still busy preparing for my big day (happening this Thursday). Whew! I think I'm going to have mini heart attacks because it just fe..."

Don't worry about the mini challenge, instead try not to worry too much about getting married! ;) (Totally normal, by the way.) Sending you the best of luck!

Hello.

I haven't been so social these days. Anyone mind updating me on what's going on??

Thanks,
Sam

Do I have to talk to the mods if I forgot what my shelf name is supposed to be?
Also, Just paid all of my Library fines so I can tap into that resource if need be, this challenge!


Tori

Kazen wrote: "Way to go Ella! Calling the hyena a dog is a figure of speech more than an actual dog, so I have you down for 90 (amazing!) points. :)"
Thanx Kazen :) I got really lucky with it. I actually love this part of these challenges as well where we have to go through our never ending list of TBRs to find suitable books that we once upon a time added but never got to it, since I add books faster than I can read them. hehe