The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

Just heard back from Pixie: "Congratulations, you have solved the mystery!!"

We are so good at this, gosh!

Yaaaay! Great team work, guys! :)

YASSS! GO US!

Why does it say in the official points spreadsheet that we “only” completed 96% ? Which task is missing..?

Franziska wrote: "Why does it say in the official points spreadsheet that we “only” completed 96% ? Which task is missing..?"

If you check our team spreadsheet, on the section "Members", it lists all of us and how many books we've read vs our average - and we read 82 books vs our average of 85. But actually we did read 85, it's just that some were only used on the mini and some only on the main challenge. This counting system is not really reliable, because then there are also the Draw 2 cards. For example it says I read 8 books but I read only 6... In conclusion there is nothing to worry about. :)

Diana wrote: "Franziska wrote: "Why does it say in the official points spreadsheet that we “only” completed 96% ? Which task is missing..?"

If you check our team spreadsheet, on the section "Members", it lists ..."

And it only counts the books we read for the main challenge! I went there and put that in order. For the main challenge we read 78 books, and that's what we have there now.

I see. I thought it was for the tasks and was asking myself ...

1) what is missing in our hands such that we are not at 10 %
2) how some teams can have more than 100 %.

Thank you, your explanation makes much more sense. :)

Sorry, that I ended up being busier than expected last month.

Is anyone planning on reading something to fit a 5 Red (we have 2) and/or a 7 Green? I can try the 7 Green either with or , but I wanted to know your plans. :)

I noticed there was a blue on the list also. I'm planning to read . I don't think I have any red or green books to read but I'll check again.

I don't plan to read anything that works for 7 Green. The book I am currently reading works for 4 Yellow.

I can read for 5 Red. It is red according to TinEye.

Amanda A wrote: "I don't plan to read anything that works for 7 Green. The book I am currently reading works for 4 Yellow.

I can read for 5 Red. It is red according to TinEye."

Franziska, what do you think about this cover? I see pink. But then again, I saw pink in “The wrath and the dawn” that Mary read and other captain said it was clearly red. In case you see pink can you take this to the captain’s group?

Amanda A wrote: "I don't plan to read anything that works for 7 Green. The book I am currently reading works for 4 Yellow.

I can read for 5 Red. It is red according to TinEye."

That leaves me with the 7 Green. I’ll do my best - I’ll read the first pages of both books I has in mind to have a sense of what I’ll enjoy more and read faster :)

Karen ♐ wrote: "I noticed there was a blue on the list also. I'm planning to read . I don't think I have any red or green books to read but I'll check again."

That can cover either a 0 Blue or a WD4, both are obviously welcome :)

Diana wrote: "Amanda A wrote: "I don't plan to read anything that works for 7 Green. The book I am currently reading works for 4 Yellow.

I can read for 5 Red. It is red according to..."

I see red. I don't know why you see pink - for me it's red, and Tineye confirms it. So no need to take it to the captain's group :)

I have one book to post and one that I'm reading. The one I'm reading has a blue cover.

Franziska wrote: "Diana wrote: "Amanda A wrote: "I don't plan to read anything that works for 7 Green. The book I am currently reading works for 4 Yellow.

I can read for 5 Red. It is re..."

See, I am just so unreliable with colors! Thank you! :)

Slytherpuff wrote: "I have one book to post and one that I'm reading. The one I'm reading has a blue cover."

Great! I think that our WD4 will be covered with Blue covers. Ahahah :)

Diana wrote: "Franziska wrote: "Diana wrote: "Amanda A wrote: "I don't plan to read anything that works for 7 Green. The book I am currently reading works for 4 Yellow.

I can read f..."

I am with you this time Diana. All I see is pink. HAHA!

Slytherpuff wrote: "I have one book to post and one that I'm reading. The one I'm reading has a blue cover."

Slytherpuff, is this the edition you've read?
And please add a "date read".

Diana wrote: "Franziska wrote: "Diana wrote: "Amanda A wrote: "I don't plan to read anything that works for 7 Green. The book I am currently reading works for 4 Yellow.

I can read f..."

It looks red on my home laptop and pink on my work computer so I think it depends on the screen. I think it is supposed to be red because there is a later book in the series with a pink cover and each book in the series is a different color.

Amanda A wrote: "Diana wrote: "Franziska wrote: "Diana wrote: "Amanda A wrote: "I don't plan to read anything that works for 7 Green. The book I am currently reading works for 4 Yellow.

I can read [bookcover:Impul..."

I searched on Google and there is this picture of the books in paperback and they look like different shades of pink, but still pink: Impulse book

I the meanwhile I asked for other opinions on the captain's group, to be safe.

Mary wrote: "Diana wrote: "Franziska wrote: "Diana wrote: "Amanda A wrote: "I don't plan to read anything that works for 7 Green. The book I am currently reading works for 4 Yellow.

I can read [bookcover:Impul..."

Other captains also see pink, so we won’t use it for Red! :(

Good thing: I am really enjoying my Green 7. :)

Diana wrote: "Slytherpuff wrote: "I have one book to post and one that I'm reading. The one I'm reading has a blue cover."

Slytherpuff, is this the edition you've read?
And ..."

No. That is not the edition I read. The one I read seems to already have a date read on it which is this edition Purple Hibiscus

Slytherpuff wrote: "Diana wrote: "Slytherpuff wrote: "I have one book to post and one that I'm reading. The one I'm reading has a blue cover."

Slytherpuff, is this the edition you've read? [bookcover:Purple Hibiscus|..."

Oh, now I see it :) Thanks!

You’re welcome. Probably put the wrong edition on my shelf

I’m still looking for a book that will work for the red cards

Alissa wrote: "I’m still looking for a book that will work for the red cards"

I believe Mary has a Red 5 in sight :)
I found these two other options

and

in case someone is interested in reading one of them.

This edition of Purple Hibiscus would also work:

I can do Inkheart it was available for me to check out so I can start it at work on Monday and hopefully finish by this time next week if not sooner

Alissa wrote: "I can do Inkheart it was available for me to check out so I can start it at work on Monday and hopefully finish by this time next week if not sooner"

That would be awesome! :)

Karen ♐ wrote: "I noticed there was a blue on the list also. I'm planning to read . I don't think I have any red or green books to read but I'll check again."

Hey Karen, we already filled and duplicated a 0 Blue, so this book cannot be used for a coloured card. It can fit a regular card, if you are thinking about finishing it this month, as I see you already started it :)

In terms of coloured cards, here is a breakdown of how we currently stand:

Card
7 Green - I am currently reading for this spot (should finish today!)
4 Yellow - 1 missing: I read a blue cover version of "Convenience store woman" but my initial thought was that it would fit a yellow cover because I saw someone in the underground reading it; turns out I only got my hands on the blue cover. Here it is: . I liked the book, it is a quick read, but it is kind of peculiar. I read "The vegetarian" and had the same feeling of strangeness!
5 Red x2 - I think Alissa and Mary are going for those
0 Blue - done
*UPDATE* 1 Blue - We'll use "Catch 22" that Slytherpuff is reading
1 Blue - done
4 Blue - done

We have 1 WD4 left as well. We can fit it with either:
7 Green
4 Yellow
5 Red
1 Blue

*UPDATE* If anyone has one of these in mind, let me know! We can use "Catch 22" that Slytherpuff is reading here!

Diana wrote: "Karen ♐ wrote: "I noticed there was a blue on the list also. I'm planning to read . I don't think I have any red or green books to read but I'll check again."

Hey Ka..."

Okay, that's fine.

It’s good to have a back up in case I don’t finish in time

Slytherpuff wrote: "It’s good to have a back up in case I don’t finish in time"

Amanda read something that I could fit in that spot.

So, our current breakdown: 46 books (51 spots) down and 45 to go (47 spots) - and we still have 20 days left! This means that we are doing a fantastic job! :)

I believe there will be another mini challenge, so I am saving my books in case we can use books started before the mini - that was the case last month, but we never know.

Hi everyone,
sorry for writing so little within the last days. I had a rough time coming back to work after being ill, but at least I had some time to read.
I am glad to see that we are reading a lot as team. But I also have a feeling that there will be some mini challenge coming.

It's just that I've had less reading time than expected

I think we're doing pretty well this month.

I am doing the same thing Diana 😉 leaving a few pages of my books until after the announcement hopefully they’ll fit some categories!!!

When is the announcement usually? Mid month?

Yes...Karen I think it’s usually around the 15th

Thanks, Alissa. I'll hold off on finishing mine too.

So, there is a March mini challenge here .

We are one of the "criminal" teams, so we have to do the following:

"In order to get away with the perfect crime you will need to complete all of your tasks AND read a book that someone on a DETECTIVE team has read during UNO. Once that is done, you are free and will be given 30 bonus points."

Tasks are already in our spreadsheet!

Franziska wrote: "So, there is a March mini challenge here .

We are one of the "criminal" teams, so we have to do the following:

"In order to get away with the perfect crime you will need to complete all of you..."

I am so happy we've been holding off on a few books! I got the one with a map covered, for example.

So, I will copy the challenge into our tracking spreadsheet and will also add some columns in the tracking so that everybody can fill in what spots their books fit into.

Even though the challenge consists of "only" 40 books, some of the tasks seem to me to be very difficult, but I am sure we will manage that :)

Just a couple of requests: in the tracking spreadsheet, please say which spot does the book fit and give an explanation. For example, for task 11. Read a book where characters have an argument or heated discussion -- say which characteres are having the argument, if possible the page where it starts. Also, for the tasks such as 5. Read a book with the word "ruthless" in the text or title -- if you found the word in the text, give an excerpt where the word appears plus the page where the word is.

My strategy will be to fill in the spots that seem more difficult: for example 20. Read a book with a blanket on the cover (like, seriously!) and fill the Spell-it-outs last.

Don't forget that books must be read between the 15th and the 31st, so beware of the countadown! :)

Also, don't forget we still have a 4 Yellow that we need to assign! (My suggestion above also works for the task where the main character works in a shop.)

Mary, if you do read I know for sure we can use it for task 40. I just have to go through the other teams' spreadsheets, but I remember seeing it assigned to a 5 Red somewhere!

Diana wrote: "Also, don't forget we still have a 4 Yellow that we need to assign! (My suggestion above also works for the task where the main character works in a shop.)"

I can read another 4 Yellow - . This one will work for me in other challenges.

Amanda A wrote: "Diana wrote: "Also, don't forget we still have a 4 Yellow that we need to assign! (My suggestion above also works for the task where the main character works in a shop.)"

I can read another 4 Yell..."

And it has a weapon on the cover! Oh yes! :)

Just in case you were wondering about the difference in the number of tasks between the Detective and Criminal teams, Pixie shared her response to a pm that she received, saying that:

"The Detective teams have more tasks, but also (what we considered) more difficult tasks. The overall points that can be achieved is the same no matter which category you are in.
The split was made based on the # books read, and also Feb placings. "

Diana wrote: "Also, don't forget we still have a 4 Yellow that we need to assign! (My suggestion above also works for the task where the main character works in a shop.)

Mary, if you do read [bookcover:I Don't ..."

I am about half way through. I should hopefully have it finished by the end of next week!