Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I have meetings all day at work today so not a lot of reading time for me :(

I finished . 631 pages. It has tag creepy :)

I'm not a huge Stephen King fan but this was a real page-turner. I stayed up late several evenings because I couldn't put it down.

Navi wrote: "Greetings from Team Pants! I've come to request recommendations from you all 😊 Lately, I’ve been in the mood for some great nonfiction. Any favourites? I don’t have a genre preference – biography, ..."

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

If UK based: The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken

Samantha wrote: "I have meetings all day at work today so not a lot of reading time for me :("

Rubbish! Hope the meetings are at least worthwhile.

I'm v tired after a day entertaining a pickle-ish toddler, but I've managed to get 60% through Wait for It and I should finish The Unquiet tonight. Covers us for a Z and a U. Our 3rd spell out is v close to completion!

Navi wrote: "Greetings from Team Pants! I've come to request recommendations from you all 😊 Lately, I’ve been in the mood for some great nonfiction. Any favourites? I don’t have a genre preference – biography, ..."

Navi, I am currently working on a personal goal of 100 biographies/memoirs by the time I'm 40 (I have 3 more years). Please feel free to check out my shelf. Also, I'm reading Untamed right now and I'm loving it so far! I have enjoyed many of the books by celebrities because they are a little more carefree than the scientific/historical ones. And, I've found many of the audio versions are ready by the author and that's always great because the inflections are genuine.

Sophie wrote: "Navi wrote: "Greetings from Team Pants! I've come to request recommendations from you all 😊 Lately, I’ve been in the mood for some great nonfiction. Any favourites? I don’t have a genre preference ..."

I've actually been curious about The Secret Barrister as I used to work as a barrister

Should be done the insect book tomorrow. Tonite starting one for wings and has a Z character..

Just finished another book:
It's added to the spreadsheet.

Ahhh, it's a long weekend here in Finland, it's midsummer, which is a big thing here, almost everybody who is able to spends it on a summer cottage. I chose to stay at home and not go to my in-laws' cottage. Our older daughter will be here part of the time, but I'll have plenty of time to relax on our terrace and reeeaaad.

Camilla wrote: "Ahhh, it's a long weekend here in Finland, it's midsummer, which is a big thing here, almost everybody who is able to spends it on a summer cottage. I chose to stay at home and not go to my in-laws..."

Same here :)

Doing a low-key celebration with a barbeque and then hopefully a relaxing weekend reading.

maria helena wrote: "Doing a low-key celebration with a barbeque and then hopefully a relaxing weekend reading."

So no dancing around the midsommarstång for you, I guess?

Sounds like a great weekend!

We always do something this weekend as my sister's birthday is 21st June. My mum's was 21st Dec which meant we celebrated midwinter too.

Camilla wrote: "maria helena wrote: "Doing a low-key celebration with a barbeque and then hopefully a relaxing weekend reading."

So no dancing around the midsommarstång for you, I guess?"

No, not this year.

The midsommarstång looks very similar to the English maypole, which is traditionally used on 1st May.

Just updated the spreadsheet with a few books I've read this week. Will continue later tonight.

Wonderful thanks Nicole! Hope work hasn't been too crazy busy.

what are top shelf points? Cant see reference in the rules

The top shelf points are the points for the tags we are searching for. The mods only told us there are 'reasons' it isn't labelled tags so I suspect the spreadsheet was doing something odd

Are we still needing Z or Q books most? I’ve just finished my second book & can do a Q next if it’s the best option

Z, Q and U are probably the gaps we have on the sheet at the moment. I'm about to update the official sheet again. Will certainly be able to use a Q either way!

I finished 7 Husbands. I have a Z book expiring soon so I plan to read that one next. Then I can my Q book or another Z as needed.

Our Elks lodge was finally able to reopen and that's made me a bit busier than usual as the lodge secretary. A lot of people put off paying during the shut down and are not suddenly in a hurry to pay and get their cards. (the Elks fiscal year runs 4/1-3/31).

How are we doing on I books? There's 2 in every spelling and that's not always an easy letter either.

The I books look good at the moment, but will keep everyone updated as we go!

What did you think of 7 husbands? I really enjoyed it and should pick up another by that author.

Glad you were able to reopen. I hope people pay without too much chasing.

Our 3rd spell out is done and the 4th is well on the way! Fantastic work for the 1st week of the challenge. In theory we can do 6.7 reads of it with the books we signed up as being able to read so slightly ahead of schedule.

Mary - which task would you like to use 7 husbands for? Green cover?

Sorry. I got interrupted while updating the spreadsheet. Green cover is good.

The book was pretty good. I liked it a lot more than Daisy Jones. But there are a lot of characters to keep track of in this one.

The lodge really needs the money from the dues payments so it's good that people are paying. But they all want their card immediately when they had 4 months to pay. (dues noticed go out in Feb.)

Strange how priorities change when people want something!

Sophie wrote: "The midsommarstång looks very similar to the English maypole, which is traditionally used on 1st May."

Yes, the other word for it in Swedish is majstång. AFAIK there are similar traditions involving poles like this in different countries, the exact time may vary.

I finished another Cleo Coyle book with the Mike Quinn character. Will update the planning spreadsheet now with my book.

Sophie wrote: "The midsommarstång looks very similar to the English maypole, which is traditionally used on 1st May."

I do the Maypole on May 1, Beltane

Tonya wrote: "Navi wrote: "Greetings from Team Pants! I've come to request recommendations from you all 😊 Lately, I’ve been in the mood for some great nonfiction. Any favourites? I don’t have a genre preference ..."

I love this goal! I'm going to borrow it - but make it by 45 since I'm already 40 and I think I'll double the goal since it's almost twice as long as the goal you gave yourself. I think it's a fabulous idea.

The only knowledge I have about midsommar is from the movie, Midsommar which I thought was beautiful. The movie itself was horrifying but the scenery and the colors were amazing.

I haven't danced round a Maypole since I was 11. It's a tradition that is going out of fashion here.

Might take the inspiration on biographies too. I don't read many but there are a lot of fascinating people in the world.

I'm getting there with the sheet update today. We've got all the tags we need, so if you want to drop the others you've found that's not a problem. If you want to keep going then go for it!

Letters we are currently short of is U - there are 5 planned on the sheet at the moment which would get us 2 and a half more spell outs if they are all finished

I just started a U book, Undazzled, added it to the SS.

Cassie - could you add The Perfect Affair to your wheel shelf please?

Generally I've been v happy this week with you all - v little chasing about shelves or adding things to the SS. Thanks for making this v easy!

And we're currently in first place!

As I say - you have all been great this week!

I’ve a short (200 pages) U book on my kindle, I’ll start it tonight. Feel more in the mood for something lighter than the Q book at the moment

Do we have to do anything with the books we read on the tracking spreadsheet besides listing them as read?

Jenn wrote: "Tonya wrote: "Navi wrote: "Greetings from Team Pants! I've come to request recommendations from you all 😊 Lately, I’ve been in the mood for some great nonfiction. Any favourites? I don’t have a gen..."

Awesome!!! I tend to gravitate to the Young Adult section of B&N so I was trying to give myself a reason to shop around.

Would you count this as white?

I'll let Sophie have the final say, but I would call it white.

Natasha wrote: "Do we have to do anything with the books we read on the tracking spreadsheet besides listing them as read?"

Nope, just make sure the book is marked as read, and on your shelf, Sophie and I will add it to the team SS.

I'm good with that being white.

In terms of completion, put the date on the SS (or here) and say which task you want to use it for. Add it to your wheel shelf and we'll do the rest.

I'm good with that being white.

In terms of completion, put the date on the SS (or here) and say which task you want to use it for. Add it to your wheel shelf and we'll do the rest.

We have pub quizzing another week right?