The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

Daniela wrote: "Laura wrote: "Completion Post

It has pulled me in! It's not even like it's that great, but for some reason, I have to keep going.

Completion Post


Knit One, Kill Two
Date: 2/19/18
Cards:
1 - 1st in series
2 - character Steve Townshend
4 - setting: Fort Connor
6 - author Maggie Sefton
Skip - main character Kelly Flynn

Part 2 Connection:
Hydrus - knitting needles and yarn on covers

I see we have 28 books left in our regular Uno hands. Do we have a chance of completing them?

Laura wrote: "I see we have 28 books left in our regular Uno hands. Do we have a chance of completing them?"

oh I think we definitely can! there's still more than a week to go, and you've actually become one of our strongest readers ;)

FEBRUARY MINI CHALLENGE UPDATE
(many books can still be switched around)

PART 1 (2 books per team; total of 6 possible books - 4 read, 2 claimed):

Team Musca - Kirsten ✓ & Jenny
Team Neptune - Christina ✓ & Jenny ✓
Team Pluto - Daniela ✓ & Nikki

PART 2 (2 books per team; total of 36 possible books - 13 read, 6 claimed)

Andromeda - Christina & Laura ✓
Betelgeuse - Laura ✓
Carina - Laura ✓
Ceres -
Grus - Christina & Dima ✓
Haumea - Christina & Daniela
Hydrus - Laura ✓ & Marie ✓
Jupiter -
Kuiper -
Mensa - Christina ✓ & Laura ✓
Mercury - Daniela ✓
Milky Way -
Pyxis -
Saturn -
Sculptor - Marie ✓ & Laura ✓
Triangulum - Marie ✓
Tucana - Jenny
Venus - Dima ✓ & Kirsten

Completion post!

One Grave Too Many by Beverly Connor

Can be used for
1- title
2- character Tamika
3- character Jake Hauser
4- character Diane Fallon
5- character Izzy Wallace
6- character Mike Seger
7- character Vanessa Van Ross
8- character Emily
9- character Chanell Napier
Skip- character Korey

Also works for mini challenge. Story takes place in Georgia, as does Gone With the Wind.

Forgot to say team Tucana in previous post.

Starting on
Dead Guilty by Beverly Connor

For second part of the mini challenge this could work for three teams. There is a silhouette of a tree on the cover. Team Triangulum has A Court of Thrones and Roses, and team Saturn has American Gods, both with trees. Or, I can link this one to Tucana's Gone With the Wind again, as again, they both take place in Georgia.

Also, I am planning to listen to The Pluto Files, which would link to team Betelgeuse's book Artemis, as Artemis has a planet on the cover, as does the audio version of this book, which is what I bought. But, the default cover does not have a planet on it. Because of this weird Uno rule, will this book not work for the challenge?

Hey team Eris,
I was shamelessly stalking team spreadsheets the other day for ideas for my next book that could work for the mini challenge part 2.
I decided to copy Christina and read Wishful Drinking and I actually enjoyed it much more than I expected. She was such a funny lady and it is such a waste that she died so young

We have a good chance finishing most of the hands :)

Regarding the mini challenge: Will we get part 1 done? There are only 2 books missing. Nikki? Jenny? If you think you won't get done in time, maybe someone else wants to read for it :)

Daniela wrote: "We have a good chance finishing most of the hands :)

Regarding the mini challenge: Will we get part 1 done? There are only 2 books missing. Nikki? Jenny? If you think you won't get done in time, ..."
I should be good on reading mine. I’m confident I can finish it by the end of the month, along with the other book I’m currently reading.

Question for captains, I know the questions thread said we can only use books that are started after the challenge and that they must be completed in the month they are used but does that mean they have to be started in the month they are used?

I ask because I technically started Norse mythology (I’ve read like five pages) but I’m thinking I’m gonna finish it in March and it was started after the challenge start date so I’m wondering if I can potentialy use it if it fits a card for March since that’s the month I’m finishing it in.

That's great :)

so for the challenge only books started in March count, but once you start one in March you can always take it over to April or May.
Did you shelf the book as "currently reading" already? because it seems like you only took a quick sneak peek at it, not really started reading

Daniela wrote: "That's great :)

so for the challenge only books started in March count, but once you start one in March you can always take it over to April or May.
Did you shelf the book as "currently reading"..."

I shelved it as currently reading on Feb 6th, but like you said I didn’t really start it yet. Just peaked at the first couple pages.

Daniela wrote: "That's great :)

so for the challenge only books started in March count, but once you start one in March you can always take it over to April or May.
Did you shelf the book as "currently reading"..."

Planning to still be playing Uno in May? You may be a bit lonely :P

Nikki (Nyx) wrote: "Daniela wrote: "That's great :)

so for the challenge only books started in March count, but once you start one in March you can always take it over to April or May.
Did you shelf the book as "cu..."

That should be fine. There is a couple of us who also started a book (& are a bit further than you are) this month and are holding off finishing it until March to use with the March cards. Basically any book started on or after Feb 1st can be used in the Month (Feb, Mar, or Apr) when the book is finished being read.

Oh wait, I'm totally living in the wrong month 😂 I forgot we are in February lol

but yes, we should be able to carry books over to the next month as long as they've been started in February (and not before)

Daniela wrote: "Oh wait, I'm totally living in the wrong month 😂 I forgot we are in February lol"

Lol thought so!

Hi Team! I need some help. I am starting The Perks of Being a Wallflower today, but only if I can find a connection for Part 2 for a team we need. I'm having trouble finding a connection. Does anyone have any ideas?

Laura wrote: "Hi Team! I need some help. I am starting The Perks of Being a Wallflower today, but only if I can find a connection for Part 2 for a team we need. I'm having trouble finding a connection. Does anyo..."

I only got to page 10 before throwing it at the wall so sorry cant help

COMPLETION POSTING
Jamaica Inn
BLUE
19/02/2018
4 stars
Fits following cards

SKIP Patience Merlyn,
4 - Francis Davy, Vicar
3 - Hannah, Vicar's housekeeper
8 setting England


19/02/2018
4.5 stars

Fits
SKIP - title
6 author
2 father Terrier character
4 setting France

Daniela wrote: "We have a good chance finishing most of the hands :)

Regarding the mini challenge: Will we get part 1 done? There are only 2 books missing. Nikki? Jenny? If you think you won't get done in time, ..."

Yes, I will finish mine today.

Laura wrote: "Hi Team! I need some help. I am starting The Perks of Being a Wallflower today, but only if I can find a connection for Part 2 for a team we need. I'm having trouble finding a connection. Does anyo..."

All I can think of is that Emma Watson starred in the movie, and she starred in Harry Potter. I know I saw HP on one or two of the teams, but sorry, I don't recall which ones.

No idea, I can have a look in the evening when I'm home to see if I can find a connection :)

we could generally give 'made into movie' as reason :)

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Hey team Eris,
I was shamelessly stalking team spreadsheets the other day for ideas for my next book that could work for the mini challenge part 2.
I decided to copy Christina and read [book:Wishfu..."

ikr! I actually listened to the audiobook which was narrated by Carrie Fisher herself! :)

Marie (UK) wrote: "Laura wrote: "Hi Team! I need some help. I am starting The Perks of Being a Wallflower today, but..."

I only got to page 10 before throwing it at the wall so sorry cant help"

*eyes so wide they might pop out of my head* lovely...

Marie (UK) wrote: "COMPLETION POSTING
Jamaica Inn
BLUE
19/02/2018
4 stars..."

Marie, you need to put the default edition of this book onto your uno shelf please, not the audiobook. (wish I knew why rules for audiobooks are different....)

Thanks Christina and Jenny! From your suggestions, I will start Perks and it can count for Part 2 towards:

-Mercury - book was made into a movie like their recommended The Neverending Story

-Milky Way - book was made into a movie like their recommended Eat, Pray Love

- Triangulum - book was made into a movie like their recommended Me Before You

-Ceres - book was made into a movie, starring Emma Watson, just like their recommended Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

- Jupiter - book was made into a movie like their recommended The Girl on the Train

-Kuiper - book was made into a movie, starring Emma Watson, just like their recommended Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

-Betelguese - book was made into a movie like their ecommended Hunger Games

-Tucana - book was made into a movie like their recommended Bridget Jones's Diary

-Pyxis - book was made into a movie like their recommended The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

- Carina - book was made into a movie like their recommended Wonder

Christina wrote: "."

Marie, you need to put the default edition of this book onto your uno ..."

I don't why I feel the need to clarify the clarification, but...
for audiobooks, you use the default edition?

If I've already changed it to the audiobook version, how do I tell which is the default? Is it just whichever one is at the top of the editions list?

Marie (UK) wrote: "COMPLETION POSTING
Jamaica Inn"

can anybody find a connection for Jamaica Inn, please? the default edition has a huge ship on the cover

Regarding audiobook or audible editions of books, the rules are screwy. Next year, or whenever there is a new challenge like this, that rule should change. Someone went to the trouble of designing a new cover for the different format, and that should be honored. That's my opinion anyway. If we are to take credit for a book that we read in a different format, that seems a bit like a cheat.

Christina wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "COMPLETION POSTING
Jamaica Inn"

can anybody find a connection for Jamaica Inn, please? the default edition has a huge ship on the ..."

Will have a look now

For Jamaica Inn:

-Hydrus - Magician also has ship on cover

-Mercury - This is What Happy Looks Like - canoe on cover (both water vessels)

- Milky Way - Stillhouse Lake - rowboat on cover (both water vessels)

_Kuiper - Unbroken also has ocean on cover

-Beletguese - Salt to the Sea also has ocean on cover

Laura wrote: "For Jamaica Inn:

-Hydrus - Magician also has ship on cover

-Mercury - This is What Happy Looks Like - canoe on cover (both water vessels)

- Milky Way - Stillhouse Lake - rowboat on cover (both w..."


Yes I found the same! You were much quicker though

Only 15 spots open in the mini challenge and 24 uno cards left. We're doing really well :)

And as we only have about a week left: please check if you shelved all of your books :) we are constantly looking through them whenever you finish a book (ok I only try lol), but just to be sure :)

There are three audible books that I can easily read in time for the 2nd challenge, if I can link them. What I have found so far....


On the Origin of Species (default cover) has a monkey and palm trees, and links to Kuiper's Congo (palm leaves), Hydrus' The Jungle Book (monkey), and Pyxis' She Rides Shotgun (palm tree).


Out of the Silent Planet was written by C.S. Lewis, who taught at Cambridge. This links to Saturn's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as Douglas Adams went to Cambridge, plus they both take place in space.

Also,
potentially links to Betelgeuse's Artemis, as that has the moon on the cover, and therefore is part of our solar system, as is Pluto. Bit of a stretch, this one. Help?

Christina wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "COMPLETION POSTING
Jamaica Inn"

can anybody find a connection for Jamaica Inn, please? the default edition has a huge ship on the ..."

sorry i meant to link it -

COMPLETION
Nick and Jake: An Epistolary Novel 20/02/2018 256 pages

Rating 3 stars

Cards
0 = standalone
2= Author - 2 authors second is called Tad
3= Character lee Hays
4 Character John Foster
5 and 6 Character Irving Sheirbloom
8 character Stein Erikson
9 title
SKIP character Margery Pyle

Possible matches
Team pluto The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August both titles have a first name in them
Team Mercury Eliza and Her Monsters same reason
Team venus The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society both Episolatory novels

I am having cataract surgery next Monday I may be limited to audio books for a few days

Good luck with your surgery Marie. We'll be thinking about you.

Marie (UK) wrote: "I am having cataract surgery next Monday I may be limited to audio books for a few days"

Hope your surgery goes well!

Laura wrote: "Christina wrote: "."

Marie, you need to put the default edition of this book onto your uno ..."

I don't why I feel the need to clarify the clarification, but...
for audiobooks, you use the defaul..."

Christina wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "COMPLETION POSTING
Jamaica Inn
BLUE
19/02/2018
4 stars..."

Marie, you need to put the default edition of this book onto your uno ..."

Yes the "default" edition is the first one (that isn't an audiobook) when you go to the list of all the editions shown together.

The rules change yet again a bit if you go back and forth between an audiobook and a physical book while reading. Then you can put either edition (the physical book you read) or the audiobook edition on your shelf. (disregarding the default edition - apparently - unless I misunderstood and you have the choice between the default and the physical copy you read). Not sure I understand why this change is allowed but that was the answer I got when I asked the question about flipping between editions (what I do frequently)...

Good luck with your surgery, Marie!

Daniela wrote: "

I was eating lunch and grading literary essays. I needed a break from books, so I turned to books. lol

Completion Post


Macarons and Mayhem
Date: 2/20/18
Cards:
2 - character Mercy Turner
4 - author Agatha Frost
6 - main character Julia South
7- 7th in the series
8 - character Emily Burns
Skip - setting - Peridale

Part 2 Connections:
-Milky Way - character named Mercy like their recommended

Moon Called
or
blood on the cover like their recommended

Frostblood

-Pyxis - blood on the cover like their recommended

Red Queen

Completion Post!


They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
For mini challenge (first part) from team Musca.

Can be used for

0- stand alone
2- title
3- character Howie
6- author
7- character Vargas
8- character Emeterio
skip- character Peck

About to post on team Musca's thread.