The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

the mod group says blue, so I guess we'll go with this.

So are we supposed to follow tineye or wait for a ruling from the mod group?

White Chrysanthemum
07/04/2018
320 pages
5 Stars

CARDS
characters
2 Tsubaki
3 Hana
6 SangSoo
8 Emi
Setting
SKIP - Korea

Completion Post

The City Baker's Guide to Country Living
by Louise Miller
completed 3/7/18
Cards:
0 - stand alone
1 - character Olivia Rawlings
2 - title T
3 - character Hannah Doyle
7 - setting: Vermont

I am listing here the books that I am considering reading for color and wild 4 cards, Can the captains please let me know if any of them are problematic, so I can read something else instead? I would appreciate it.
3 red , 4 red , 5 red , 5 yellow , 6 yellow , 4 green , 5 green , 1 green , 2 green , 4 blue , 5 blue , 5 blue , 7 blue , 8 blue

COMPLETION
Up All Night

08/04/2018

I see this as yellow but tin eye says lots of the yellow is white I will leave it to the captains to decide

CARDS
3 Hugo
SKIP and 6 Paul Skinner
7 Vince
9 Nettie

all characters

---this is my opinion---

Splinter The Silence, Hag-Seed, Nine Kinds of Naked, Dragonflight, The Sinner, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Forgotten Secrets, A Reunion of Ghosts, The Eye of Minds work

Broken River does not work. it looks orange to me, even if tineye says it's red (it shows the colour a shade darker??)

Infinite probably works, but it could also be too orange, idk

I don't think The Fast Devides will work bc I honestly see a lot of black, but this could be a case for the other captains, and I'm also unsure about Hellbender and Insidious Intent (which could work though I guess)


... captain, would do you think? (and/or Kirsten?)

I'll have a look later when I get home :) latest tomorrow morning before work lol

I haven't ran any of them through tineye but I agree Broken River looks too orange to me, Hellbender seem too blue, and Fates Devide looks too black. (in my opinion - not having seen any of these covers in person.

The rest I think work for their labeled colours...

Jenny wrote: "So are we supposed to follow tineye or wait for a ruling from the mod group?"

I think the idea is to mainly go with tineye unless the results it gives are drastically different than what our eyes are telling us. If we disagree with tineye enough, or we are just too uncertain about agreeing with what results it gives us, then we take it to the mod group and see their verdict.

Kirsten wrote: "Jenny wrote: "So are we supposed to follow tineye or wait for a ruling from the mod group?"

I think the idea is to mainly go with tineye unless the results it gives are drastically different than ..."

I think I would agree with that ruling- that sometimes the mod group can overturn tineye in principle, but the book in person can look very different from the digital picture of it. And, my guess is that the mod group is not looking at hard copies.
I agree with the consensus on Broken River- it is an orangey red. Hellbender has mainly khaki green- more than blue at least. Insidious Intent is very blue in person. Infinite- the audiobook looks yellow to me, but I will go with the mod group ruling. Fates Divide I actually am buying this week, so I will look at it closer when I have the actual book.

Thanks for the input. I will go with the ones that you guys say are fine first. I know others will cover color cards too, and that it is not all on me.

COMPLETION
Turtles All the Way Down
08/04/2018
3 stars
286 pages

CARDS
2 title
3 Aza Holames
5 setting Indianapolis
6 Dr Karne Singh
9 Noah Pickett
SKIP Davis PIckett

maybe it works for reverse has anyone else read it

Laura wrote: "I found a book for 4 Red. Has anyone started a book for this already? Also, just wanted to post the cover to check on color...

The Assistants"

looks red to me btw, sorry no one has answered to this. and it doesn't seem like anybody else has started a book for it yet ;)

Oh, captains! I forgot to write for my last book

The City Baker's Guide to Country Living
that according to Tin Eye, the cover is 67.7% green so it can be used for 1 Green or 2 Green!

Laura wrote: "Oh, captains! I forgot to write for my last book

The City Baker's Guide to Country Living
that according to Tin Eye, th..."

I saw you mentioned this before so I checked tineye, but I am not convinced tbh...

Completion Post!

The Eye of Minds by James Dashner

Finished April 8.

Works for
8 Blue- title
1- 1st in series
2- character Tanya
3- character Helga
6- character Sarah
8- title
skip- character Kaine

Jenny wrote: "I am listing here the books that I am considering reading for color and wild 4 cards, Can the captains please let me know if any of them are problematic, so I can read something else instead? I wou..."

I've had a look through the books:

Should work - Splinter the Silence, Hag Seed, Infinite (according to tineye, and you can see it has yellow in it), Dragonflight, The Sinner, Hellbender (57.9% green according to tineye), The Lust Lizard, Forgotten Secrets, Insidious Intent (whale blue apparently), Reunion of Ghosts, The Eye of Minds (adds up to 63% blue)

The Fades Divide looks so black, and I can't quite imagine "Black Pearl" falls in the category of blue. Even though Tineye is suggesting it. I'd stay clear of that one. Broken River is orange to me.

I'd start with the really obvious ones. And I'm sure other people will be reading for coloured cards as well :)

We have all blue cards covered btw ;)

Oh and exciting news, the april Mini Challenge is up! I'll post it in the next message

This is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players.

This mini challenge is all about reading different tasks related to unusual holidays in April!

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How to play

⭐ For each task read you will receive 10 points
⭐ If you complete all 70 tasks* you receive 30 bonus points
⭐ If you complete all 70 tasks* you can shoot for "extra" bonus points by combining 2 tasks together. Each combined task is worth 30 points.
Example: combine day 11 Apr Barbershop Quartet Day
19. Read a book where someone goes to a hairdresser
20. Read a book with B and Q in the title
by reading a book with B and Q in the title where someone goes to the hairdresser
You can also read from two different days, so, for example, choosing tasks 69 and 47 I can read a book with honesty in the text which has an orange cover.
~Your team can do a maximum of 4 "extra" bonuses.
~The same combined tasks can't be duplicated - i.e. the 8 tasks chosen for the 4 combined tasks need to be 8 different tasks from the list

* The following teams are only required to achieve 60 tasks, not 70, to get the bonus points and to be able to access the "extra" bonuses:
Betelgeuse
Triangulum
Pluto
Tucana
Ceres
-The 60 tasks are of your choice, they do not need to be in any order

⭐ Only books read April 12-30 will count for this mini challenge.
⭐Books started before April 12th, 7pm AEST do not count for this mini challenge.
⭐ The usual book length requirement for UNO applies.
⭐Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for your UNO hands.
⭐ A countdown to the start of this mini challenge can be found HERE.

The mini challenge starts on Thursday April 12, 2018 at 7pm AEST (Australian Eastern Savings Time).


TASKS
1 Apr Fun at Work Day
1. Read a book with “fun” in the text or title
2. Read a book where the character enjoys their job

3 Apr World Party Day
3. Read a book where there is a party
4. Read a book set in a different world (i.e. not Earth)

4 Apr Tell a Lie Day
5. Read a book where a character tells a lie
6. Read a book first published on 4th April (any year)

5 Apr Read a Road Map Day
7. Read a book where there is a road trip
8. Read a book with a map inside (e.g. inside the front cover)

5 Apr First Contact Day
9. Read a book where there are aliens
10. Read a book where a character travels to another planet

6 Apr Walk to Work Day
11. Read a book where a character goes for a walk
12. Read a book first published on the 6th of any month

6 Apr Sorry Charlie Day
13. Read a book where a character is named Charlie, or Charles
14. Read a book where the author is named Charlie, or Charles

10 Apr Be Kind to Lawyers Day
15. Read a book where a character is a lawyer
16. Read a book where a character goes to court

10 Apr Siblings Day
17. Read a book which includes characters who are siblings
18. Read a book where estranged siblings reconnect

11 Apr Barbershop Quartet Day
19. Read a book where someone goes to a hairdresser
20. Read a book wtih B and Q in the title

12 Apr Grilled Cheese Day
21. Read a book with an edible item on the cover
22. Read a book with 3 E's in the title

12 Apr Yuri's Night
23. Read a book where all the letters in YURI can be found in the title
24. Read a book with a black cover (>50%)

13 Apr Scrabble Day
25. Read a book where someone works as a teacher
26. Read a book with 2 B's in the authors name

14 Apr International Moment of Laughter Day
27. Read a book with Humor as the main page genre.
28. Read a book set in a country you do not live in

14 Apr Reach as High as You Can Day
29. Read a book with 500+ pages
30. Read a book with a tall object on the cover

14 Apr Look up the Sky Day
31. Read a book with a predominant sky on the cover
32. Read a book where SKY can be found in the title

16 Apr Eggs Benedict Day
33. Read a book with a yellow and white cover
34. Read a book with something breakable on the cover

16 Apr Wear Pajamas to Work Day
35. Read a book written by an author with the initials P & J
36. Read a book with pyjamas/pajamas in the text (PJ's not allowed, must be the exact word)

17 Apr Haiku Poetry Day
37. Read a book where "Haiku" can be found in the title or text
38. Read a book where the title starts with H

18 Apr Columnist Day
39. Read a book where the MC is a writer
40. Read a book with a newspaper or book on the cover

20 Apr Look Alike Day
Read 2 different books with the same cover
41. Book 1
42. Book 2

21 Apr Record Store Day
43. Read a book with a main page genre of music/musician
44. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover

21 Apr Astronomy Day
45. Read a book set in space
46. Read a book with the sky and stars on the cover

22 Apr Jelly Bean Day
47. Read a book with an Orange cover
48. Read a book with a Pink cover

23 Apr Take a Chance Day
49. Read a book with the word "Chance" in the title
50. Read a book where someone takes a risk

23 Apr Impossible Astronaut Day
51. Read a book with an austronaut
52. Read a book with a space craft on the cover

23 Apr Lover's Day
53. Read a book with a heart on the cover
54. Read a book with lovers on the cover

24 Apr Poem in Your Pocket Day
55. Read a book where a poem is included in the text
56. Read a book written by an author with a first of last name starting with P

25 Apr DNA Day
57. Read a book with scientist as an important character
58. Read a book where DNA can be found in the text

26 Apr Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
59. Read a book where the MC is a parent
60. Read a book with all the letters in WORK can be found in the authors first and last name

26 Apr Pretzel Day
61. Read a book with a twisted or convoluted plot
62. Read a book with baked goods on the cover

26 Apr Richter Scale Day
63. Read a book with a character or author name of Richard, Rick, or Ricky
64. Read a book where a natural disaster occurs

27 Apr World Pinhole Photography Day
65. Read a book with a camera on the cover
66. Read a book where a character is a photographer

29 Apr Zipper Day
67. Read a book with a Z in the title
68. Read a book first published on the 29th (any month)

30 Apr Honesty Day
69. Read a book where "honesty" can be found in the text
70. Read a book with a blunt character

If no one else is planning to tackle a 500+ page book for the mini challenge, I will take it on with . It is plenty long enough, and high on my to read list.

I have no idea what to read next :(( I think I might just wait until the 12th to start a new one... I won't be reading a 500+ page one though ;)

I'll finish my current book tonight or tomorrow. then will try to finish a book I started in march. otherwise I might just wait for the mini challenge to start as well as I don't have much time

Have any of you guys read any of Anne McCaffery"s Dragonriders of Pern books? In making my running character list, I am tempted to add a couple of the dragons' names, as they are essential to the story. They don't talk, but they do interact with the human characters. Thoughts?

Also, for 41 and 42 in the mini, what do they mean by look alike covers? How close should they be?

There needs to be dialog as well if I'm not mistaken. There was a similar question in the captain's group last week I think, I'll check later.

There's also been a question and example for the look alike books in the group which I can also tell you later (I'm just about to take a bath but will be on my laptop in 1-2 hours)

Jenny wrote: "Have any of you guys read any of Anne McCaffery"s Dragonriders of Pern books? In making my running character list, I am tempted to add a couple of the dragons' names, as they are essential to the s..."

I almost forgot, but here we go:

1, "The rule has always been dialogue and meaningful to the story."

2, "Identical (there may be slight colour or different zooming, but it is clearly the same photo. For example: and )" which seems a bit insane to me x)

I did some digging for identical book covers, but I am way too tired now to look up and post all of them! there are way more than I would have expected, wow.
unless we can't find books that one or two of us actually agree to read, I will add more in the next two days under the cut.

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2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8,

9,
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even more in this list, and down in its comments: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Would these work?
Happy to reread or strongly recommend to anyone else.

Completion post!

Nine Kinds of Naked by Tony Vigorito

Finished April 9.

Works for
6 yellow- character JJ Speed
0- stand alone
2- author
6- character Speed
7- author
8- character Elizabeth
9- title
skip- character Billy Pronto

Another for the lookalike one, I have if anyone can locate

COMPLETION
The Lady in the Lake
10/04/2018

BLUE

Cards
4 - # 4 in series
SKIP character Philip Marlowe
7 Violet McGee
9 Al Norgard

Jenny wrote: "Would these work?
Happy to reread or strongly recommend to anyone else."

I'll ask :)

EDIT: "They’re similar as they are the same series, but they aren’t the same cover ;)"

I added a couple more books here and also this list which has good examples in its comments as well!

we only need SIX more coloured cards for our April hands, and the Wild Draw 4s are covered already as well - the last one will be as soon as someone finishes 5 Red thanks to a Draw 2 :)

3 Red
4 Red
5 Red
5 Yellow
1 Green - can be covered by Jenny's Dragonflight :)
5 Green

coloured 5's always seem to be the hardest to find books for...

Christina wrote: "we only need SIX more coloured cards for our April hands, and the Wild Draw 4s are covered already as well - the last one will be as soon as someone finishes 5 Red thanks to a Draw 2 :)

3 Red
4 Re..."

I am planning to start
Which works for green 5, and Infinite, which should work for yellow 5, on the twelfth. These will also work for other cards and the mini, so if someone beats me to a card, no problem. I am looking through my red books for a character whose name starts with I.

COMPLETION
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
10/04/2018
244 pages

BLUE - tin eye 70%

Cards are limited unfortunately

0 standalone
2 Author surname
9 Author first name

Hoping to finish today, then will see what red cards it works for... (or will do that soon-ish).

EDIT: finished book and as for the colour cards it'll only work for Red 4 with a character nicknamed Freckle Freak.

Had a look through my books for anything published originally on April 4th and came up empty handed (lots on nearly every other day of the month of course...ugg).

So have been going through a list of books published in April 2017 (first list on goodreads I came across) and am now going through some of them hunting for those published on the 4th.

Here's what I've found so far (in case anyone as access to these - so far my library has none of them - tried to only look for first books in a series or standalones):
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I finished the following books:


Cry Wolf - Patricia Briggs
finished 4/8
======================================
Cards:

1- book 1 in the series
2- Tag
3- Heather
6- Sage

SKip - Author's name



Hunting Ground - Patricia Briggs
finished 4/9
======================================
Cards:

2- Book #2 in the series
3- Hussan
5- Ian
6- Dana Shea
SKip - Author's name

Fair Game - Patricia Briggs
finished 4/10
======================================
Cards:

2- Trevor
3- Adam Hauptman
4- Leslie Fisher
5- Isaac
6- Charles Smith
9- Nick
SKip - Author's name

So, April 4, 2017 was a Tuesday, and I have some books to add to the possibles list. In a couple of cases it is a paperback that came out on that date, not the hardcover. Hope that won't matter.


Two of these are on my to read list, so I can cover this, but I wasn't planning on reading Sleeping Giants or All the Light We Cannot See this month. Maybe I should, I think they would both work for reverse as well.

Jenny wrote: "So, April 4, 2017 was a Tuesday, and I have some books to add to the possibles list. In a couple of cases it is a paperback that came out on that date, not the hardcover. Hope that won't matter.
[b..."

I think by them saying "originally" published on ____ date that they are referring to the first edition of the book, whenever the very first publication of the book was in any format (although usually it's first in hardcover). So [book:All the Light We Cannot See|18143977] wouldn't work as it was initially published on May 6th, 2014.

Missed the "originally" thing. Thanks.

Completion Post

The Assistants
by Camille Perri
Completion Date: 4/10/18
Cards:
2 - character Tina Fontana
3 - character Kevin Hansen
4 - character Tina Fontana
8 - character Emily Johnson
Skip - character Kevin Hansen
Red Cover

Only 23 hours to go until the mini challenge starts!!

Christina wrote: "we only need SIX more coloured cards for our April hands, and the Wild Draw 4s are covered already as well - the last one will be as soon as someone finishes 5 Red thanks to a Draw 2 :)"

UPDATE: only FOUR more coloured cards left for our April hands

5 Red
5 Yellow - Jenny, Infinite
1 Green - Jenny, Dragonflight
5 Green - Jenny, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (how will it work?)

+ for the mini challenge:
pink cover
orange cover
black cover

COMPLETION
Scoop 11/04/2018
3 stars
Author Evelyn WaughHERR

CARDS

0 STANDALONE
1 Character Erik Olafson
2 Uncle theodore
3 Sir Jocelyn Hitchcock
5 setting Ishmaeli
6 Title Scoop
8 Author Evelyn Waugh
SKIP Mr Pappenhauer

I have visitors at minute no time to look through mini challenge but will be back Saturday probably

Christina, Lust Lizard has a character named Ignacious. I have to check the spelling, but my book is at my shop.

Completion post!

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

Finished April 11.

Works for
1 green- 1st in series
0- character Zurg
1- 1st in series
2- character T'bor
4- character F'lar
6- character S'len
7- character Vincet
9- character N'ton
Skip- character K'net

I can also cover the black cover. I went to the bookstore yesterday, and got three books, all of which, coincidentally, have black covers. Who-da-thunk?

The Fates Divide is definitely black, no matter what tineye says.