Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

For the first week I will plan to read my daughter . The word count is like 62,000, so that should count for about a 240 page book and 10 points if they are saying the equivalent of 160 page book is 40,000 words, right?

And there is another W

Sarah wrote: "I can have the O covered for first read through with The Orphan's Tale - 353 pages. Who enters it on spread sheet?"

Do you have access to the planning spreadsheet? If so, you can add it yourself. If you don't, let me know and I'll add it there.

All letters for the first read through have been claimed. *happy dance*

Oooh that's a stylish banner for my welcome. I like!

So I live in Australia and at the moment I read...nothing. I think I've finished one book in the last two months! I need to change that so a challenge is perfect :D

Like everyone else I'm looking forward toLethal White. Also I need to buy Rich People Problems so I can finish the series!

GreenFairy wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I can have the O covered for first read through with The Orphan's Tale - 353 pages. Who enters it on spread sheet?"

Do you have access to the planning spreadsheet? If..."

I do not

Wow, this group is quiet. Maybe once the challenge starts?

Ashley wrote: "Oooh that's a stylish banner for my welcome. I like!

So I live in Australia and at the moment I read...nothing. I think I've finished one book in the last two months! I need to change that so a ch..."

Welcome Ashley,
I am in a reading slump too, but that is mostly because I am waiting fot the challenge. Mostly just been reading to my daughter books that are too short for challenge anyway.

Sarah wrote: "Wow, this group is quiet. Maybe once the challenge starts?"

I might sure we'll get chatty! I can't wait to officially get started. I'm trying really hard to finish War and Peace, so have been quiet. But I think today is the day this chunkster is conquered!!! 9 chapters to go....

I'm sure it'll get chattier when the challenge actually starts. A lot of us are doing other challenges right now so that's where we are hiding lol

Only a few days to go...

I'm looking forward to it!

a few more days? Try pretty much another week. It is taking forever! I am going crazy.

I'm ready now! Lol

Not very patient. I just have so many books from library that just came in and I am saving them for the challenge but will be do back at library in three weeks

I can't wait to get started either! I finally finished War and Peace and now I can't wait for this challenge to start!

Karolyn wrote: "I can't wait to get started either! I finally finished War and Peace and now I can't wait for this challenge to start!"

... so should I read it? Not now ofcourse, but it is on my list.

Yes! War and Peace is on my bookshelf...but it looks so daunting. Is it good?!

only a few days left before we start.

Apologies I have been a little scarce the last few days. Its been crazy in Rl since Friday for me between house inspections and production rehearsal for my daughter's choir concert and a biopsy this morning for a skin cancer just above my eye. In fact i was so busy/exhausted from being so busy that during the Deweys 24 hours readathon on the weekend that i had signed up for, I didn't even managed to read 1 page :-(

Speaking of big books, I bought this morning. It's 900 + pages though I am not sure i am going to be able to hold off until wheelathon starts to read it. I am already starting to crack but I have three other challenge books I need to read this week so I am trying to be good and read those this week instead. Let's see if I can hold out

My whole news feed is full of people reading that Nikk! I still haven’t read the rest of the series :(

I read book 1 when it first came out. Enjoyed it but wasn't all that fussed with the series then I rceeived book 5 as an arc so read/listened to the series from the prequel through and the further I got into the series, the more I loved it. I know once I do start it, I am not going to read anything else till its done so i really want to wait till i have time to sit down and really devour it

I haven't even started the series

3 more dayyyyysss!

This weekend is for reading.

I had to put in a reminder on my phone so I can keep straight when to start reading.

I think I can start around 2 pm

Once again, I don't know how to enter into spread sheet, but the first book I will get to is The Orphan's Tale for an O.

Sarah wrote: "Once again, I don't know how to enter into spread sheet, but the first book I will get to is The Orphan's Tale for an O."

I added it for you

I decided to get one last book done for another challenge before we start tomorrow. Wouldn't you know it... I randomly find a reference to Werewolfs!!! Oh well.

@sarah the link to the planning spreadsheet is in msg 4 on the first page of this thread and you have been given editing permissions. You shouldn’t have any issues now

Just over 17 hours to start time - for some reason I thought it was less than that

What is the first book everyone will be reading?

I will be starting and then shortly after as I have a feeling i will be working on Kingdom though out the week

I'll hit 2 short ones first to get them out of the way fast:

I have made a books read thread which can be found here:

You can also find it in message 4 of this thread with all other important links like planning spreadsheet etc

If you are updating on the spreadsheet, you don't have to update the books read thread as well (though you can), just make sure you are updating one or the other through out the challenge and are also placing all read books on your wheelathon shelf :-)

I only have my kindle and I can't seem to be able to access spreadsheets to edit. I am a computer illiterate. So not sure if I need to back out of team? I do know how to post my books when they are read on goodreads.

I was gonna start reading my daughter . Starting on audio and on kindle ebook first off. I also have Lethal White I need to get to this week because it is due back soon.

Sarah wrote: "I only have my kindle and I can't seem to be able to access spreadsheets to edit. I am a computer illiterate. So not sure if I need to back out of team? I do know how to post my books when they are..."

No need to back out of the team. It's not essential to use the planning spreadsheet at all. Some find it easier, others don't and that's fine. As long as you are reading books and shelving on your wheelathon shelf when done, you can post in the books read thread HERE with the letter it works for and I can find it a place on our main spreadsheet for points.

We definitely would love you to stay and play

Yes, I want to play. I feel stupid sometimes with electronics... and I am in the profession of saving lives. Haha do u trust me now with your life (I am an ER nurse and single mother of a beautiful 8 year old daughter), but I can and love to read books as much as possible when life permits.

I also love to travel with my baby girl as much as possible. We will be in Florida for three weeks over Christmas holiday. But I am mostly excited to spend 10 days driving around Ireland in March - Sarah and Lola's Next Big Adventure.

Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "

I have made a books read thread which can be found here:

You can also find it in message 4 of this thread with all other important links like planning spreadsheet etc

Just to clarify... we are to update the planning spreadsheet, not the team spreadsheet?

Less than an hour!!!!!

I have a timer set! I'm hoping to get 2 or 3 shorter books done before I go to bed tonight

I am making use of my (considerable) procrastination skills and holding off starting the cooking and cleaning i need to get done this morning till this challenge starts so I can listen to my first book as I work :-P

I only got out of bed about 20 minutes ago so am using this last 10 minutes to try an update all GR threads and do any non reading tasks LOL

T minus 3 minutes and counting...

And..... GO!

WooHoo!

Yes we have started.

*Heads off to make some muffins AND FINALLY start * :-)

Chris wrote: "Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "

I have made a books read thread which can be found here:

You can also find it in message 4 of this thread with all other important links like planning spre..."

Yes Chris, that's correct. Just the planning Sheet :-)

Starting my first audio at 2x speed! Should finish pretty quick :)

Krissy wrote: "Starting my first audio at 2x speed! Should finish pretty quick :)

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I don't know how you do it. My preferred listening speed is 1.25 and i can do 1.5 in a pinch if I need to but any faster and my narrator generally sounds like a chipmunk and my brain can't quite process it LOL :-P

Depending on how fast the narrator normally I average around 1.75 - 2. As long as there is no distractions I can follow along fine.

I've even been able to listen at 3x if the narrator is a slow reader. But I really have to pay attention

I'm usually at 1.25 - 1.5. My ears get tired when I listen any faster :-)

i'm starting ! aiming to finish this sometime in the next 24 hrs