Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Angela wrote: "Yup, Let Me Explain You works! And it looks good, let me know how you like it.

I read a book with a character whose name started with R, but it was also a series book, so we're using it for weapon..."

Angela - I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book. I did not love it. I just think there are too many other great books to get to.

Angela wrote: "Fixed the blue cover book and I am starting Where All Light Tends to Go which has a round object on the cover."

I wanted to read this one, let me know how you like it.

Team,

Unless there is some strong objection, I think we are going to discard the essential oil card.

It seems like a lot of work for not much of a pay off at this point in the game. I think our efforts would be better spent on the other cards worth more Exp, potions, and gold.

Tati, sorry to hear about your mother. I hope she gets better soon and is able to be home.

Tati wrote: "Hey everyone, just to let you know that I will be offline for most of the next few days, as my mom is in the hospital"

Hope she gets better soon Tati!

Tati wrote: "Hey everyone, just to let you know that I will be offline for most of the next few days, as my mom is in the hospital"

Sending healing energy to you both.

Thanks, everyone! She had to have surgery, so we're both spending the night at the hospital.

Tati, wishing your mom a speedy recovery, good health and healing.

finished Aunt Dimity's Christmas

has sentence with "paper" which seems to still be needed

I am listening to Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman and wondering if it could work for ADAPTABILITY - It is a memoir of essays about the writer's life where she is telling the stories of adapting to her life as she navigates her life journey starting as a young fat kid to blossoming into a strong femenist comedian and advocate who grows to accept herself and inspire others.

As long as you can explain how it fits, we can use it!

Shanna can you please add Below to your shelf?

Thank you!

CARD 3

You are trekking through the kingdom and come to a fork in the road. A three pronged fork to be exact. Being the intrepid adventuter that you are you take the only logical course and pull a die out of your pocket.
You roll a 1.
You continue your trek and come across a stranger who needs your help.
A dwarf monk named Marros has misplaced his bible and needs your help to find it. To help out Marros, you need to read one book that meets the following requirements.

Tasks:
•Religion plays a part in the story
•Has a religious figure as an MC (e.g. priest)
•The first name of one of the MCs is Matthew, Mark, Luke or John
•The author's first name is Matthew, Mark, Luke or John
•There is a religious item on the cover of the book

Rewards:
•4 Experience
•1 Heal Potion

CARD 1
The local fool is wandering around town speaking in riddles... or at least you think they're riddles. He keeps talking about wanting a cup of joe but you can't figure out how Joe (the 300 pound farmer down the road) could fit in a cup. Then he told you to eighty-six the moldy bread and you told him who would want eighty six pieces of moldy bread... Then he started talking about having a field day with the new rat stew recipe in the tavern but he wasn't even in the field that day. You really must help him regain his sanity so he doesn't keep spouting off gibberish.

Tasks:
•Read a book that contains an idiom.
•Read a book that contains an idiom.
•Read a book that contains an idiom.
•Read a book that contains an idiom.
•Read a book that contains an idiom.

Rewards:
•7 Experience
•2 Gold

Sorry-Fixed

I'm currently listening to Bloodline which has a cross on the cover.

I'm listening to The Reader which can work for Acceptability (MC agrees to terms laid out by his mistress to keep their relationship). Also reading Under the Udala Trees, where religion plays a role in the plot (MC's mom tries to use their religious beliefs to change the fact that she's gay).

Sarah wrote: "Angela wrote: "Fixed the blue cover book and I am starting Where All Light Tends to Go which has a round object on the cover."

I wanted to read this one, let me know how you like it."

Sarah, I really enjoyed this book. I'd highly recommend it. It's not my typical genre, being southern gothic with a young protagonist, but the plot was fast and totally engaging. Very well written and the emotional pull was surprising. I don't know if you listen to audiobooks, but if you do, this makes for a good listen because of the quick pace.

Wow - this book is packing a punch. O.k. maybe I can be the first to recommend Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Only four chapters in, but there is a lot of hype around this debut novel, and the ratings are quite high on Goodreads and Amazon. I will be stunned if this book isn't up for all the literary awards. It is an intense one, but probably the best book I have read on slavery, a family saga, spanning around two hundred years, all packed into only 300 pages. I don't know how this is a debut novel. This is an author to watch out for, and this is the book to read, for sure.

On this one, I would recommend the read not the audio, so one can refernce the family tree diagram.

CARD 5
The Queen calls you in and since it's the Queen you of course drop everything and rush to the castle. When you arrive she pulls you aside and confesses her current disaster. "I'm set to go on another date with Prince Archer and I have nothing to wear!" Alarmed at the emotional distress of the Queen, you assure her that you'll work on the problem right away. As you start to back away, she pins you with a glare. "And I've heard about what those swindlers did to that Emperor who wanted new clothes so don't think you'll be getting away with that scam." You stammer a response and then flee to investigate new fabrics and ribbons.

Tasks:
•Read a book first published in 2016.
•Read a book with clothing on the cover to acquire a nice selection of fabrics to construct the Queen's new clothing.

Rewards:
•3 Experience

I'd like to change a couple of books.

One of the main characters in Aunt Dimity's Christmas is Father Julian, a priest, so it would be better placed for a 'religious figure'

I am reading Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil which has the word paper on p. 170 "caught my breath as my fingertips touched paper" and can replace the above book for paper in text. I will have that finished shortly.

Then I will be reading The Unexpected Bride which is an inspirational romance, so it fits for "religion plays a part in the story"

I was gonna listen to next - it has fabric on the cover - clothing. Also my book Homegoing is a 2016, but it is being used for having gold in the text. So I would think if it needs to be subbed out it wouldn't be difficult to find another book with gold in the text.

I've updated the working sheet with everything listed above. There are a couple where there were duplicates (more than 1 person stating they would read for it) - religion plays a part in the story, acceptability. So I just left it at who stated they would read for it first. If you are set at reading the books you listed, we can always use them for more gold if we can't find a task for it.

Please keep in mind we only have about 3 1/2 days left of the game so if you are not sure if you can finish something, let us know!

End of Wobble Timer

Since The Unexpected Bride- Debra Ullrick
is not going to be used for "religion plays a part in the story" put it down for an idiom
"Words poured from her mouth like thick honey"

Also I can read A Touch of the Grape - Claudia Bishop for PALATABILITY - one main character is a chef and another character is a vintner

Linda C wrote: "Since The Unexpected Bride- Debra Ullrick
is not going to be used for "religion plays a part in the story" put it down for an idiom
"Words poured from her mouth like thick honey"

A..."

Linda what is the idiom? I couldn't find "thick honey" listed or anything close to that under honey.

All of the Deborah Knott series books are about her family and community in rural NC. So would Christmas Mourning work for ubeity?

Beth, that should work fine

Cathy M. wrote: "Linda C wrote: "Since The Unexpected Bride- Debra Ullrick
is not going to be used for "religion plays a part in the story" put it down for an idiom
"Words poured from her mouth like...
Linda what is the idiom? I couldn't find "thick honey" listed or anything close to that under honey"

It was a phrase I assumed was idiom, but I also couldn't find. Guess I can't just rely on my knowledge.

However, I found another one in the book on p. 50
"I'm going to give that boy a piece of my mind"

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/di...

correction for title of Palatability book

title is A Touch of the Grape

Finished Bloodline.

It could also be used for Perpetuity, if there's another for a religious symbol on cover, as people in the book are trying to be immortal.

I have another book I can read for idiom
Death of a Turkey - Kate Borden

includes idiom "she can cool her heels at Max's Inn" on p.9
http://www.idiomeanings.com/cool-ones...

O.K. is anyone else gonna talk about the elephant in the room - OMG it is almost over. Noooooo! This was the longest team challenge. So glad to have read with all of you. I will so miss checking in and doing all the challenges. I know there will be more and look forward to seeing you all around. Boo hoo hoo is how I am feeling right now.

Yea only 2 days left! It's a little bittersweet - glad it's over but sad at the same time. I looked forward to all the new games/challenges and really enjoyed most of them. But I for one am looking forward to reading at a more leisurely pace and for more time to do other things (like catch up on all my tv shows)! I thought I would stop with the cozy mysteries but they are great for my NRPG so might read some more to level up my staff some more.

We are pretty solidly in 3rd place, which I don't think will change in the next 2 days, so I'd say we did an AMAZING job!!

3rd place would be amazing. Wow!

My life will be empty when this is over...

I really enjoyed this game. I have read so many more books than usual and already passed my yearly goals!!

Loved playing with all of you and especially our team Captains. What a great bunch!! I will look for you on other team challenges, you made this so easy to follow and understand.

Also the timing for the end of this game is great. I can now concentrate on my year end challenges and have time for all the Holiday stuff coming up.

I'm going to miss checking these boards every morning! I've tripled my reading goal because of this game, and I've started playing NRPG. So much fun. Thanks to all of you guys for making this such a good time!

I had a lot of fun playing. I will be sad when it's all over. I hope something similar will pop up sometime in the (near) future.

Though now I'll have time to play NRPG. I only have the time to obsess over one challenge at a time.

I am going to miss all of this and everyone too! I feel very lucky to be captain of this team. We may have lost a few members along the way but this has been the best team I've been a part of.

If they end up doing Tower Teams, I want to ask for the mods to just keep us as a team. :)

I am looking forward to a slower reading pace but I will miss the crazy fun of Wobble.

CARD 2
Merely Kats
These adorable little cats can pop out of of the ground and survey the land. However, they are not sufficiently adorable to have their own television show. Therefore, they can be killed for their soft fuzzy skin without public outrage.

Attack: 25 Health: 65

Rewards:
•7 Experience
•1 Shield Potion

CARD 2

You've never been one to try to outdo everyone else. No one really needs to go a whole 20,000 leagues under the sea when 5,000 is plenty. You're quite sure after traveling 5,000 leagues that there's really nothing more that would surprise you down there. You've seen all the fish, sunken ships, sharks and mermaids that you could ever care to see in the sea. Just make sure to take some pictures so you can have a few rounds bought for you at the Tavern after you've returned.
Travel 5,000 leagues and take pictures! Reserve a wonderful spot at the tavern for all your stories.
Leagues may be traveled by reading books. To determine the amount of leagues traveled by a single book, round down to the nearest 100 pages, then calculate 2 to the power of the number of hundreds of pages. (Hint: use the xy button on the calculator)
Examples: 512 page book -> 5 hundred pages -> 2^5 = 32 leagues
(If not all spots are needed, x out all columns)


Tasks:
•Book 1
•Book 2
•Book 3
•Book 4
•Book 5
•Book 6
•Book 7
•Book 8
•Book 9
•Book 10

Rewards:
•5 Experience
•1 Greater Heal Potion
•1 Shield Potion

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "CARD 2

You've never been one to try to outdo everyone else. No one really needs to go a whole 20,000 leagues under the sea when 5,000 is plenty. You're quite sure after traveling 5,000 leagues th..."

In the interest of time, I'm going to discard this in hopes of getting a monster card or something with only a couple tasks.

I don't think any of us is up to reading a 1200 page book in less than a day and a half. And we have no banked books to throw at it.

So I'm just going to cut our losses.

I also found a book that works for Isotrophic which takes the last spot for Card 4.

What is Tower Teams?

I'd love to play with all of you again!

Tower Teams is another group reading challenge that lasts usually a few months.

You get points for books read based on page length of the books. That's where the name comes from, because people read a 'tower of books'. And the game ends whenever the first team reaches a certain number of points (last year was 25,000). I think it went about 3 months or so last year.

Here's a link to the basic rules from last year: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

But I'm not sure if the mods are up to it this or not after Wobble. Those ladies are probably looking for a break!

CARD 2
You walk into the square and see Lady Zuzana waiving her hands around trying to communicate with the merchant. You come closer and hear: "Do you speak English?" Merchant stares confused. "Mluvíš česky?" Still nothing. "Parlez-vous français?" Nothing. "Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Parla italiano? Fala português? ¿Habla usted español? Вы говорите по-русски? Govorite li hrvatski? Talar þú íslensku? Spreekt u Nederlands? Μιλάτε Ελληνικά;..." Lady Zuzana tries many different languages, but merchant still doesn't understand her.

Tasks:
•Read a book originally written in your native language
•Read a book originally written in your native language
•Read a book originally written in another language
•Read a book originally written in another language

Rewards:
•2 Experience
•4 Gold

I don't know if any of my books are banked, but I'll be finishing one tonight that can go for the other language task.

I'm working on Paris Nocturne which fits written in another language, and my banked book Rebecca works for native language so I filled one of those spots.

I will finish both my books and post tomorrow night for me.