The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

Do you feel that chill in the air? It's Winter Wars time (or Summer Days Redux if you're in the southern hemisphere).

The Wars begin November 1st

HOW TO JOIN
1. Reply to this thread with "I want to participate in a group" or "I want to participate by myself," and the number of books you read/listen to each year (this isn't to judge your reading habits but to attempt to create balanced teams).
2. The deadline to join a team is October 23
3. Anyone can join Winter Wars as long as the competition lasts, but after October 23 all newcomers will be soloists.

RULES
✧ Members will be broken out into up to 3-4 separate teams (or go solo option) before the start date (November 1st). You will work together to complete a series of tasks together and complete as many of them as you wish.
✧ Books must be read and reviewed during November 1st through December 31st. Any books or audiobooks started before November 1st or finished after December 31st will not count.
✧ If you read an Audiobook version of a book convert the hours to pages using this site: https://alamantus.itch.io/time-to-page or use the print equivalent on Goodreads.
✧ Graphic/Manga novels are accepted but will only count for half of the listed page count
✧ You must post at least 3 status updates OR a review. It doesn't have to be super detailed but try to not just say "this was good" for the book to count.
✧ For prompts: if it doesn't fit, it doesn't fit, and it will not count.
✧ Page Limits:
• Books: 150 pages
• Graphic Novels: 200 pages (halved=100 pages)
• Audiobooks: 150 pages (use GR print equivalent length)

POINT SYSTEM
+1 point for every book that has been read and reviewed that correlates with a category
+2 points for participating in a buddy read (must take place in the group)
+3 for one completed category
+4 points for reading/participating in a group read (must take place in the group)
+5 points for every 1,000 pages read
Note: Mods keep track of all points in a shared Google Sheets spread to keep everything as organized as possible.

CATEGORIES

Who's that?
1. Read a book where the main character is Black
2. Read a book where the main character is Latine(o/a/x)
3. Read a book where the main character is LGBTQIA+
4. Read a book where the main character is indigenous
5. Read a book where the main character is South Asian

What's in a Name?
1. Read a book with the character's name in the title
2. Read a book with a title or occupation (mr/ms/mrs/miss/mx, doctor, hangman, librarian, etc.) in the title (hereditary titles will not count for this prompt)
3. Read a book with a noble rank in the title (princess, king, queen, duke, earl, etc.)
4. Read a book with pronouns in the title (he/him/his, she/her/hers, xe/xim/xyr, they/them/theirs, we/us/our, you/your, etc.)
5. Read a book where the title has this format: A [Noun] of [Noun] and [Noun}

When is this?
Majority of the book (60% or more) must fit the prompt
1. Read a book that takes place during a holiday
2. Read a book set during the winter
3. Read a book set in the future (after 2022)
4. Read a book that has time travel (not dual POVS or flashbacks or jump forwards in narration, but the characters actually do a Back to the Future/Outlander thing)
5. Read a book set or published before 1880

Where are you?
1. Read a book set in your home state (or home country if not US)
2. Read a book that takes place in Asia
3. Read a book that takes place in Africa
4. Read a book that takes place in Europe
5. Read a book that takes place in South America or Australia/Oceania

Why are these prompts so hard?
1. Read a book that has been translated into the language you read (i.e., Spanish into English)
2. Read a nonfiction history book
3. Read a book written by an author who died before 1970
4. Read a collection of short stories/essays
5. Read a memoir/autobiography

How did this happen?
1. Read a book with snow or mountains on the cover
2. Read a book with a white cover
3. Read a book with a mostly-naked person on the cover
4. Read a book with a blue cover
5. Read a book with a bird or feline on the cover

TEAMs

Team 1: The Abominable Abdominals
♛primadonna♛ (42)
Brianna Raquel (15)
Emily (43)
Jenner (36)
Katie (9)
Kristina (11)
Phoenix_In_The_Shadows (7)
Rabid_xx_Reader (39)

Team 2: The Jet-Setting Yetis
Amelia (4)
Jen K (8)
Josie (17)
Leah (37)
May (20)
Rosina (50)
Tani (48)
Zeilynn (46)

Team 3: The Suffering Succotash Sasquatches
Bopeep (5)
crane (on semi-hiatus) (35)
Jamie (13)
June (10)
Kylie (32)
Laura (40)
Leslie (34)

Team 4: The Blistering Bigfoots
Carly (22)
Cat (21)
Elysian (6)
Haley (16)
HeatherH (12)
Jayden (30)
Jimara (51)
my link textLaura ☾ (2)

Team 5: The Laughing Lake Monsters
Abigail (41)
Allison (14)
Diné *The Lazy Kitsune* (47)
Melanie (3)
Mina
Myra (38)
Petronilla (19)
Raquel (45)

Soloists: The Cryptic Cryptids
Roksy
Isabella
Mara
Jeeya

I’d like to participate in a team - I usually read around 200 books a year

I'd like to sign up for a team. I'm on track to read about 100 books for the year.

I want to participate in a group and I'm on track to read between 50-60 books this year

I want to participate in a group too!
As Amelia, I usually read 50-60 books each year :)

Put me in a group please! Read 78 books last year.


( Literally my highlights are those big reading wars.)

I'd love to join a group.

With classes and work I'm reading a bit less right now. Usually I average 30-40 books a year.

I'm in too. I enjoy these reading wars. Please put me in a group.

Right now I've read 211 books this year but do not intend to reach 300 especially with the holidays coming up.

You KNOW I'm ready for this game *cracks knuckles*

I'd like to be on a team please! I usually read around 120 books per year.

Honestly, I'm enjoyed the Summer games and am looking forward to the winter games.
I read on average 140-150 books a year.

I would like to join a team. I read about 60 books a year. These reading challenges are my absolute favorite thing on goodreads!!

I'd like to be on a team. Reading slower this year so expecting to be around 70-80 by end of the year.

I'd like to join a team. Average I'd say I read 30-40 books a year.

I'd like to join a team! I loved doing the summer games last year solo but I think a team would be even more fun. I have read 65 books so far this year but I am hoping to finish strong at the end of the year.

I'd like to join a team! I read 153 books this year, and a good percentage of them were read during summer days. I'm hoping to get through a decent amount of my tbr using winter wars as motivation.

I’d like to join a group please! I’m around 100 books

I'd love to join a team! I read about 60 books a year

I would like to join solo please :)

I'd like to join a team! I usually reach 50/year

I'd like to join a team! My reading goal is 50 books/year

I’d like to join a team! I read around 30-40 books per year.

id like to join a team!!! I read about 50 books a year

Before I forget that a sign in discussion exists because in my head I've been in WW games since a few months.
I'm gonna go for the team again, and my no. of books so far is 47 aiming for 70.

13 MORE DAYS TO SIGN UP FOR A TEAM

Deadline is October 23rd

(view spoiler)[which reminds me that I need to get started on actually creating the rest of the stuff for winter wars instead of just sign ups 😬 (hide spoiler)]

Okay all...before I post these prompts quick question: are you looking for a challenge, something devilishly hard, or something super duper easy?

mild spoiler: it's probably not going to be option c

A bit of a challenge but not super hard?

I mean, I have a lot of books I want to read this year to finish some challenges, but I know I'll probably forget about them and do a lot of buddy reads instead haha

I always like prompts that send me to my TBR list. I’m up for anything.

FIVE DAYS LEFT TO SIGN UP FOR A TEAM!

...Also, the prompts are posted (along with the first three team names)

UPDATED

i'd like to participate in a group:) this year i've read about 40 published books, and over on wattpad (if this counts for anything) i've read 400+ books

(solo is fine too if there aren't any groups available, idm)

I'd like to particitate solo - I probably read around 150 books pr. year :)

I’d like to be on a team. I’ve read almost 40 books this year

I'd like to participate by myself -- I read about 50 books per year.

I would like to be on a team as well. I've read 40 books so far this year and most were accomplished during the summer "war".

I’d like to join a team! I read about 200 books per year

I would like to join a team. I read 125 books per year.

I would like to participate in a team! Loved the summer games, this should be fun! I read about 20-30 books in a year (reached my goal of 25 early this year!), like to get to around 40.

I’d like to join a team, I’ve read 138 books this year.

I read between 50 and 75 per year and I’m somewhere between there now. Please put me on a team and if not I’ll do solo.

I'd like to join a team. I read between 100 and 200 books a year 😊

I'd like to join a team! I read between 100-150 books a year. However, school is wrecking me rn so I probably wont be able to do much reading until winter break.

I'd like to join a team! I red about 25-50 books a year!

I'd like to join a team! I read between 15-40 books a year

UPDATED

TWO MORE DAYS TO SIGN UP

Team Four is unlocked!

I'd like to join a team! I read about 60 books a year.

I would like to join a team! I read around 50-75 books a year

I’d like to join a team! I usually read about 60 books a year

I'd like to join a team! I'm on pace to finish 125 books this year.

UPDATED

Last day to sign up for a team!

I would like to be on a team....read about 100 books a year