Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Hi Team Nanny Ogg here!
We’ve got some book recommendations. You can check them out here.
If you have any book recommendations, please send them our way :)
Good luck and have fun everyone!

Hello Rob Anybody

The Librarian has the following recommended reading list for you. Please check them out at your ease. However, make sure you return them to the library on time or face the consequences.

I am likely to add some big page books since they will work for some other challenges I am doing.

814 pages
736pages
692 pages

I will have several days when I will have a lot of time to read. Don't you just love having to sit in waiting rooms until your appointment comes up?

They are all recommendation worthy.

My recommendations:



- or any other book by Ilona Andrews

Cilla wrote: "I am likely to add some big page books since they will work for some other challenges I am doing.

814 pages and

692 pages
..."

It’s good to look at the bright side of things. Waiting = More time to read! 😁

I am gong to try and read a longer book every week. Fingers crossed I can maintain that schedule! LOL

Cilla, that way you're optimizing your time during waiting hours :)

I've never read The Thornbirds but have fond memories of watching the series at my grandfather's place. A lot of tragedy happens!

I second the Ilona Andrews recommendations. Especially the Kate Daniels series if you enjoy UF. Patiently waiting for another Hugh book.

Adding The House at the Cerulean Sea since everyone seems to have read and enjoyed it.

The notifications are only 5 hrs late now :)

Geri said: It’s good to look at the bright side of things. Waiting = More time to read! 😁

I am gong to try and read a longer book every week. Fingers crossed I can maintain that schedule! LOL

Isn't multitasking wonderful? Yes, I will get to read bunches of pages while waiting. I hope your plans work out. Can't you see all of the points we all will be generating?

Audrey JaneCilla, that way you're optimizing your time during waiting hours :)

I've never read The Thornbirds but have fond memories of watching the series at my grandfather's place. A lot of tragedy happens!

It looks like I will have a lot of time to optimize. LOL That's good though. I'll get to read. Sometimes I knit or crochet while I wait, but my shoulders are bothering me.

I did read the book ages ago and enjoyed the mini series with Rachel Ward and Richard Chamberlain. After reading the book, I am hoping to find the mini series so I can watch it again to enjoy the cast, story and scenery. It will be fun to make comparisons. I no longer remember if there were a lot of differences between the book and TV series.

A little over 5 days until we begin and frantically tryng to finish up April books.

Louise wrote: "A little over 5 days until we begin and frantically tryng to finish up April books."

Lol same, I need May to wait just a little bit. 😂

Team Cheery Littlebottom here, please check out our list of recs:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Louise wrote: "A little over 5 days until we begin and frantically tryng to finish up April books."

I actually have a free week between team challenges. I’m giddy! LOL I decided to read books that either don’t count or don’t get many points for challenges (audio only and short books). 😁

Jammin Jenny wrote: "The notifications are only 5 hrs late now :)"

I’m starting to think notifications will never work correctly again!

I will be finishing up my two books this week then will plan out my May and be ready to go on Saturday! Hard to believe it's already here. It's gonna be lit! :)

If I start the Discworld series I'll have to go in chronological order. Does anyone know if The Colour of Magic will be a BOM? Wondering for the extra points. And - has anyone listened to these books on audio? This will be my first one so if I should start print and then go audio once familiar with the books? If there are too many characters I would probably be better off reading the print version, as well as if the story is a bit complicated, I find print easier to love - any advice appreciated!

I've seen somewhere that mods decided not to do the first book as it is considered better to start the series with the other books.

P.S. Found it in the rules:

"Discworld BOMS
To avoid having a lot of Discworld nominations, we will have an additional BOM each month:
May - Equal Rites
June - Mort
July - Guards! Guards!
These represent the first books in three of the sub-series, and deliberately skip over the first two books which are generally agreed not to be the best introduction to the books."

Rina wrote: "I've seen somewhere that mods decided not to do the first book as it is considered better to start the series with the other books.

P.S. Found it in the rules:

"Discworld BOMS
To avoid having a ..."

Awww dang :)

My Recommendations:

Sci-fi:



Fantasy:




Non-fiction:



Contemporary/Literary Fiction:

- Honestly anything by Fredrik Backman is great :)

Greetings from Team Archchancellor Ridcully!


If you're looking for our book recs, you can find them here!

Drop us your book recs on our team thread if you don't mind: thread here

A few questions for our captains. For spell out tasks, do we ignoreThe, A, An? Also, for a hyphenated last name, do we use the last name after the hyphen?

Thanks!

Geri wrote: "A few questions for our captains. For spell out tasks, do we ignoreThe, A, An? Also, for a hyphenated last name, do we use the last name after the hyphen?

Thanks!"

For Spellout you can ignore The, A, An if needed and with hyphenated names it is how they appear alphabetically, which in general is the initial of the first part of the hyphenated word.

Hello from Team Tiffany Aching

We have collated some book recommendations and put them in an easy to find post here

Hello Team Team Rob Anybody!

Thank you for the book recommendations! I got some that are on my TBR. Here are my recommendations.

- Alyana from Team Lord Vetinari

My recommendations:

Non Fiction:

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War


Nordic Noir:

Jar City -Entire Series

The Bat - Entire Series


Mystery/Thriller:

Out

I Am Pilgrim

The Various Haunts of Men - Entire Series


Horror:

The Ruins

The Terror


My Favorites - Any Genre

We Begin at the End

OR ANY BOOK BY CHRIS WHITAKER
Child 44

The Swallows of Kabul

The Gargoyle

Tell the Wolves I'm Home

The Library at Mount Char

Geri wrote: "I’m starting to think notifications will never work correctly again!"

I'm more and more convinced of that too. I don't think Goodreads got the memo or they just hired a new intern...
The delays are pretty random but my notification are now 12 hrs late. Also the GR app is going crazy with notifications as well, sometimes I can't consult mine.

Cilla wrote: "It looks like I will have a lot of time to optimize. LOL That's good though. I'll get to read. Sometimes I knit or crochet while I wait, but my shoulders are bothering me."

I find knitting and crocheting are very relaxing activities, I never got the hang of crocheting though. I'm always amazed how people get amazing creations out of it meanwhile I'm stuck with my asymmetrical shapes :) Hope your shoulders are bothering you less.

@Carrie: Liked your suggestions. I have a couple of books from Caitlin Doughty to read (hopefully during TT). I only recently realized that all this time I've been following her Youtube channel. I didn't realize they were the same person.

Fyi, team, the polls for June's BOMs are open here !

Louise wrote: ". and with hyphenated names it is how they appear alphabetically, which in general is the initial of the first part of the hyphenated word. "


Not sure I understand. For example the author Christina Sweeney-Baird, do I use Sweeney or Baird for spell out?

Thanks Audrey Jane! I voted for June BOM.

I just voted as well!

Yes, I have just 3 more days left in UNO, then I'm on to TT8 (and Pirates, and Wacky Races)...I'm just a glutton for punishment and reading books.

Remember we cannot count books that are started prior to the end of the countdown for the start. Just make sure you have them marked correctly in your TT8 shelves.

Time to Start: a little over 2 days from now!

Audrey Jane wrote: "@Carrie: Liked your suggestions. I have a couple of books from Caitlin Doughty to read (hopefully during TT). I only recently realized that all this time I've been following her Yo..."

I didn’t realize she had a YouTube channel. I’ll have to look it up!

Thanks for posting the poll link. Voted!

Jammin Jenny wrote: "I just voted as well!

Yes, I have just 3 more days left in UNO, then I'm on to TT8 (and Pirates, and Wacky Races)...I'm just a glutton for punishment and reading books."

LOL I usually can’t resist signing up for multiple challenges too. 😁 But I am going to take a break this summer and only do TT. I love the flexibility of reading what I want.

Good thing I checked the countdown clock. I get to start before I go to bed on Friday. I’ll be able to get a few hours in.

Hello Team Rob Anybody!

The Luggage is on a strict books only diet at the moment, so please don't let our sudden appearance worry you. First, thank you for bravely stopping by our thread in search of recommendations.

We've put together a buffet of recommended books for your enjoyment.

We would love to hear about more of your favorite books and invite you to stop by our thread.

Geri wrote: "Louise wrote: ". and with hyphenated names it is how they appear alphabetically, which in general is the initial of the first part of the hyphenated word. "


Not sure I understand. For example the..."

You would use Sweeney as this is the first letter of the surname.

DQs have been allocated for The Foundling starting May 2nd.

Chapter Breakdown

Date Chapters %age MPDQs
2 May chaps 1 - 5 19% Audrey Jane (Team Rob)
3 May chaps 6 - 10 39% Shannon (Team Sybil)
4 May chaps 11 - 13 59% Lori (Team Granny)
5 May chaps 14 - 18 80% Deanna (Team Luggage)
6 May chaps 19 - end 100% Stacey (Team Carrot)

Audrey let us know if this is convenient for you. If you can't do it for any reason let me know.

Is anyone else reading the BOM, we get 20pts extra for reading and participating in the BOM. I've already got the book dowloaded ready to go.
:)

Greetings from Team Carrott Ironfoundersson!



With much discussion, our team has collated a few book recommendations for you! We've created a listopia for you which we are adding more books to. We also have a comment section for books our team members have posted.

If you haven't already, we'd love to receive some recommendations for books your team has.

Louise wrote: "Is anyone else reading the BOM, we get 20pts extra for reading and participating in the BOM. I've already got the book dowloaded ready to go.
:)"

Where did you find the book to download? :)

Yasmine wrote: "Louise wrote: "Is anyone else reading the BOM, we get 20pts extra for reading and participating in the BOM. I've already got the book dowloaded ready to go.
:)"

Where did you find the book to down..."

I got it from the library. It’s also under the title The Lost Orphan
Amazon UK have it on kindle at £1.90 or audible at £3.00

Louise wrote: "Audrey let us know if this is convenient for you. If you can't do it for any reason let me know."

All good :) That day is perfect. I have the book waiting on my nightstand ready to be read. I have the hardcover version and the book is absolutely gorgeous inside out. Love the artwork.

Glad you will be joining the discussion, Louise !

Yasmine wrote: "Louise wrote: "Is anyone else reading the BOM, we get 20pts extra for reading and participating in the BOM. I've already got the book dowloaded ready to go.
:)"

Where did you find the book to down..."

I sometimes transfer my kindle from Amazon France to UK or USA depending on the deals and prices they are offering (Amazon US has also more freebies). I think you can do that with any other country.

Oh my, my want to read list is growing by leaps and bounds! I now have almost 2400 books. I'm not even done looking at all of the recommendations yet. These challenges are dangerous. LOL

I voted for the June BOTM. Thank you for posting the link Audrey Jane. I will be going to the library to pick up the May BOTM reads today or tomorrow.

According to the countdown, there are 12 hours and about 40 minutes before everything starts. YIKES!!!

This will be fun and I am also looking forward to Wacky Races. I must be a bit crazy.

Happy reading everyone!!!

How do you transfer Kindle, Audrey Jane?

I can’t remember. Do we have a weekly deadline that books are due?

Audrey Jane wrote: "Yasmine wrote: "Louise wrote: "Is anyone else reading the BOM, we get 20pts extra for reading and participating in the BOM. I've already got the book dowloaded ready to go.
:)"

Where did you find ..."

Ah that's great! But I don't have a kindle (or any e-reader). I just use my Surface for e-books and I have a program to convert epubs to pdfs so that I can ready them comfortably :)

Audrey Jane wrote: "Louise wrote: "Audrey let us know if this is convenient for you. If you can't do it for any reason let me know."

All good :) That day is perfect. I have the book waiting on my nightstand ready to ..."

I don’t generally do BOM’s but an very competitive and tend to do them if points are involved.

Geri wrote: "I can’t remember. Do we have a weekly deadline that books are due?"

You’re thinking of wheelathon, the only deadline for this are end of the challenge. We do ask that everyone checks in at least once a week.

Louise wrote: "Is anyone else reading the BOM, we get 20pts extra for reading and participating in the BOM. I've already got the book dowloaded ready to go.
:)"

I'll have to look and see if I can get it from the library. I could get it on kindle but it's not my preferred reading style. (Sad considering how many books I have on kindle!)

Rina wrote: "How do you transfer Kindle, Audrey Jane?"

I remembered the process more complicated but it's actually pretty simple (however it seems I'm only eligible to transfer to Amazon US, NL, DE, FR). I just tried it again with another freebie. Here's what I did:

- Under your account click on "Content & Devices"
- Above next to "Manage your content and devices" click on "Preferences"
- Click on "Country/Region settings"
- You will see the following text "Click here to learn more about other Amazon sites you are eligible to shop on based on your country/region of residence." Click on "here" and you will be able to see the countries where you can transfer your kindle.
- Depending on the country you choose, click on "Learn about"
- A short text will appear explaining what will happen if you transfer your device. If you're ok with that, click on the dark yellow button with the text "Transfer your account to Amazon.com"
- The following message will appear : Thank you for transferring your device to Amazon.com
You may now begin shopping for digital content at the Amazon.com Kindle Store and make purchases in US Dollars (USD).

Hope this all makes sense :) Let me know if you encounter any issue.