Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

We started our current stop like a couple of days ago. We are reading books based in Greece or by Greek authors. If you click on the link at the end of the message you will see a spreadsheet that Sunshine created for us with all our members, stop, books read, and point calculations. I've inserted your name under "4. Bilbao (ES) - Patrai (GR)" so once you complete the book please write down what book you read for the challenge and the date completed.

Let me know if you need any clarification or have any questions!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Do I do the detour also?

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Do I do the detour also?"

No. We just keep track of any book that might fit the detour. I think our other group member, Sunshine, wanted to see whether we could get more points if we had a certain amount done.

Tahmina wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Do I do the detour also?"

No. We just keep track of any book that might fit the detour. I think our other group member, Sunshine, wanted to see whether we could get more point..."

Okay, cool.
This was the perfect time for Greece. I was reading The Iliad for School and finished it earlier today. I'm now currently reading the The Odyssey

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Tahmina wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Do I do the detour also?"

No. We just keep track of any book that might fit the detour. I think our other group member, Sunshine, wanted to see whether we coul..."

oooo perfect! I was actually thinking of reading the Odyssey for this challenge but realized it would take me a while to get through it!

Monica wrote: "@Tahmina - I *did* end up liking the Sun Also Rises, even spending most of the book despising all the characters and hating it! I dunno, it was the last portion, as Jake cleans up after Brett again..."

OMG I almost missed this comment!!. I just hated the characters!! Glad it wasn't just me. But they just seemed so dumb and immoral and there was no redeeming quality about any one of them!

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Tahmina wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Do I do the detour also?"

No. We just keep track of any book that might fit the detour. I think our other group member, Sunshine, wanted to see whether we coul..."

Wow! You read the unabridged version?

Tahmina wrote: "Yeah I think we still do! Sunshine did we need two more?"

Yep

Tahmina wrote: oooo perfect! I was actually thinking of reading the Odyssey for this challenge but realized it would take me a while to get through it!

well..540 pages! I always wanted to read these classics but intimidated by size....

Kavitha wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Tahmina wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Do I do the detour also?"

No. We just keep track of any book that might fit the detour. I think our other group member, Sunshine, wanted t..."

Yup

Kavitha wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Tahmina wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Do I do the detour also?"

No. We just keep track of any book that might fit the detour. I think our other group member, Sunshine, wanted t..."

Yeah, I'm homeschooled and my parents had the unabridged version, so we read it.

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Kavitha wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Tahmina wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Do I do the detour also?"

No. We just keep track of any book that might fit the detour. I think our other group member, Su..."

I read Homer in high school on my own. The unabridged version. And yeah took me a while to get through it. And I won't lie i skimmed the parts about the people and how many boats they had :( it was too long!! But I still have that copy and excessive amounts of notes and definitions I had on there was just depressing.

Tahmina wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Kavitha wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Tahmina wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Do I do the detour also?"

No. We just keep track of any book that might fit the detour. I think our o..."

Yeah, I read it on my own in November 2 years ago, but didn't read the entire things.

So, what do I do now? I added the Iliad to the spreadsheet.

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "So, what do I do now? I added the Iliad to the spreadsheet."

you can either read a book for the detour or you can wait until we start the new stop. Once people finish their books they will usually leave a comment and so we keep track that way.

Okay, cool then. I'll read a book for the detour then. Will it get us extra points?

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Okay, cool then. I'll read a book for the detour then. Will it get us extra points?"

No clue!

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Okay, cool then. I'll read a book for the detour then. Will it get us extra points?"

Yes, we get extra points. The rules are in the first tab in the worksheet. --A detour requires at least 4 members of the team to complete that goal before the detour is considered complete.

If 4 of us read, then 25. If 7 members read, then extra 15, if all the members of the team read, then extra 10 points.

Kavitha wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Okay, cool then. I'll read a book for the detour then. Will it get us extra points?"

Yes, we get extra points. The rules are in the first tab in the worksheet. --A detour requ..."

cool

Kavitha wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Okay, cool then. I'll read a book for the detour then. Will it get us extra points?"

Yes, we get extra points. The rules are in the first tab in the worksheet. --A detour requ..."

Thanks for checking!

Tahmina wrote: "Kavitha wrote: "Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Okay, cool then. I'll read a book for the detour then. Will it get us extra points?"

Yes, we get extra points. The rules are in the first tab in the worksheet...."

Sure.

Going for something easier this time round.

Nine Days In Greece by Kristie Dickinson

Completed a book for detour. easy read.

Kavitha wrote: "Completed a book for detour. easy read."

Awesome!! did you add to the excel sheet or would you like me to add it?

All done.

Nine Days In Greece by Kristie Dickinson - completed on 03/08

I think I added it to the Excel sheets...

Tahmina wrote: "Kavitha wrote: "Completed a book for detour. easy read."

Awesome!! did you add to the excel sheet or would you like me to add it?"

I already added it :)

Do you still need a new team member?

I guess I will be done on the weekend with my book. :) yay!

@ Michelle: At the moment we are 9 team members, but I wouldn't care to have 10 team members. What do the others think?

Michelle, we needed one more so welcome!!

Welcome Michelle ;)

Thank you! I'm excited to join in.


Are we still reading a book based in Greece or by a Greek author?

yes!

If you click on the link at the end of the message you will see a spreadsheet that Sunshine created for us with all our members, stop, books read, and point calculations. I've inserted your name under "4. Bilbao (ES) - Patrai (GR)" so once you complete the book please write down what book you read for the challenge and the date completed.

Let me know if you need any clarification or have any questions!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Welcome Michelle :)

Thank you!

I've entered my book on the SS.

Done reading The song of Achilles by Madeline Miller for Greece 3/16/18. Updated the spreadsheet also.

I am really running behind because I got ridiculously busy, but I should be finished with mine by Thursday.

I just completed both books for the challenge and i added to the spreadsheet.

I also noticed that Wolf (alpha) and Kavitha weren't added to the team so i message the travel agent and let her know. I also asked to remove Patty, Minnie and Am

Ooops I knew i forgot someone. I will also add Michelle!!!

Sorry it took so long - I finished my Greek book. I'll update it on the spreadsheet.

We still have a couple of members that need to finish but enough that we can move on to the next stop. Does anyone who has not contributed to this stop still want to finish their book.

No pressure!

Just thought I would ask :)

I’m not sure if we’re going to do a book set in Bahrain or spell it out, so I’ll just go ahead and search for my next detour - character name starting with J

I just saw that I haven't added my book yet.... just added it to the spreadsheet.

Ok cool yay!!!

Monica wrote: "I’m not sure if we’re going to do a book set in Bahrain or spell it out, so I’ll just go ahead and search for my next detour - character name starting with J"

I think spell it out would be better this time round.

Yeah agree spell it out would be better.

So I updated the spreadsheet and points.

I think we're ready to for spell out

On the 3rd tab, I placed Bahrain

Yay!!!

Next Stop!

Bahrain:

Bahrain (/bɑːˈreɪn/ (About this sound listen); Arabic: البحرين‎ al-Baḥrayn IPA: [aɫ baħrajn] (About this sound listen)), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎ About this sound Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn), is an Arab constitutional monarchy in the Persian Gulf. It is an island country consisting of a small archipelago centered around Bahrain Island, situated between the Qatar peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the 25-kilometre (16 mi) King Fahd Causeway. Bahrain's population is 1,234,571 (c. 2010), including 666,172 non-nationals.[8] It is 765.3 square kilometres (295.5 sq mi) in size, making it the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore.[9]

Bahrain is the site of the ancient Dilmun civilisation.[10] It has been famed since antiquity for its pearl fisheries, which were considered the best in the world into the 19th century.[11] Bahrain was one of the earliest areas to convert to Islam (ad 628). Following a period of Arab rule, Bahrain was occupied by the Portuguese in 1521, who in turn were expelled in 1602 by Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty under the Persian Empire. In 1783, the Bani Utbah clan captured Bahrain from Nasr Al-Madhkur and it has since been ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family, with Ahmed al Fateh as Bahrain's first hakim. In the late 1800s, following successive treaties with the British, Bahrain became a protectorate of the United Kingdom. In 1971, Bahrain declared independence. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a Kingdom in 2002. In 2011, the country experienced protests inspired by the regional Arab Spring.[12]

Bahrain had the first post-oil economy in the Persian Gulf.[13] Since the late 20th century, Bahrain has invested in the banking and tourism sectors.[14] Many large financial institutions have a presence in Manama, the country's capital. Bahrain has a high Human Development Index and was recognized by the World Bank as a high-income economy.

So the Spell it out will be:

B
A
H
R
A
I
N

And the detour is:

Read a book where a character's first name starts with the letter J

There's more than seven of us so some letters will have to be reused.

B
A
H
R
A
I
N -- Northanger Abbey -- Tahmina

I can take the R. When I’m back home I’ll update with book choice.