You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

For our challenge this month, and going off the obsession in the threads ;), we will be reading a book with a weather event in the title. Nice and simple. I want you to find a book you wish to read, which mentions some form of weather in the title, read it and score it. Yay!

Clarifications.

I want weather. So for example:
The Shadow of the Wind
Snow
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Cloud Atlas
All good examples.

What not to pick.
Prodigal Summer <- it's a season, not weather.
As Night Follows Day <- not a weather event, it's a time of day.
Moon Called <- thing in the sky, but not weather. Same with sun. HOWEVER I will count Sunny or Heat as weather terms.

If you are unsure, ask me please for a ruling.

And if you choose a lesser known term, say like Nimbus, let us know what it is eg. that it's a type of cloud.

General Rules:

1. The book may be in any format - paperback, ebook, audiobook.
2. The book may be in any genre.
3. The book may NOT be combined with the Year Long Serial Killer Challenge.
4. The book must be read between 1 March to 31 March (based on your own time zone).
5. The challenge is for one book. You may read more books if you chose, but only the highest scoring book will apply.
6. The book must be 175 pages or more determined by the issue you read. If reading eBook or audiobook page numbers will be determined by the issue that comes up on a Goodreads search.

Scoring

Author
4pts - is Bangladeshi
3pts - is French
2pts - is Female
1pt - has only published one book (so the one you are reading)

Genre
4pts - Poetry
3pts - Crime
2pts - Non-fiction
1pt - Sci-fi

Cover
4pts - only has a tree on it
3pts - is mainly red
2pts - has the title written in yellow
1pt - has a beer on it

Pages
4pts - 500+pp
3pts - 400-499pp
2pts - 300-399pp
1pt - 200-299pp

Bonus Points - count once
2pts - has a day off work for some sort of holiday, in honour of the fact I have a day off work for Canberra Day this month.
2pts - mentions a spider of some kind (Save a Spider Day - 14 March)
2pts - a character chooses to give up something to make themselves a better person (all of March is Lent)

Mercy Snow by Tiffany Baker


Author:
2pts. female
Genre:
3pts. crime
Cover: ?
4 pts. tree
Pages:
3pts. 400-499 (489 pgs.)

Bonus:
2pts: Thanksgiving page 12, Cal and other mill workers have a day off from work
2pts: spider: pages 28, 40, 62, 199
2 pts: Lent (character gives up something to make himself a better person): Zeke gives up alcohol (he is a drunkard).

Total: 18 points

Frost Fair by Erastes



Author
0/2pts - is Female - ?
* according to the author's GR profile the author is female however in the book it's said that the author is male.

Genre
0pts

Cover
0pts

Pages
0pts - 194 pgs

Bonus Points
0pts

Total: 2 or 0 pts?

Anna wrote: "Frost Fair by Erastes



Author
0/2pts - is Female - ?
* according to the author's GR profile the author is female however in the book i..."

Let's err on the side of caution and give you the 2 points.

Connie wrote: "Mercy Snow by Tiffany Baker


Author:
2pts. female
Genre:
3pts. crime
Cover: ?
4 pts. tree ( I didn't add this because I wasn't sure whether it would qualify.)
Pag..."

Argh. lol

Technically it only has treeS on it. Bah, take the points! Others note, tree or trees but ONLY that.

I read Thunderstruck
author- 0 points
genre- nonfiction 2 points
cover- 0
pages- 3 points 463 pages
Total- 5 points

Day 1 and three books read! Impressive. :)

Rebecca wrote: "I read Thunderstruck
author- 0 points
genre- nonfiction 2 points
cover- 0
pages- 3 points 463 pages
Total- 5 points"

Nahnana nah nana na nah.

I hate you right now ;)

I'm trying to find a book for this challenge. It will be my first one. 'Arctic Chill' that would qualify for weather in the title wouldn't it? Thanks

Hi Cassandra, Yup that will count. You can see all the discussion in the challenge thread on clarifications and ideas. If you have any more questions about the challenge, that's the best place to ask them so they are all in the same place and other people can sponge off see the answers. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Msg 5: Rusalka, thanks ever so much! : )

No worries!

I wantet to read that one Rebecca

I am reporting that I read Snowflake Bentley for the theme, but I am not really applying it for a score. It came in the mail yesterday. I thought it was a longer book, but it was interesting. It is a kids book about a man who spent his whole life studying snowflakes and trying to draw them and later photographing them for others to see. It is more about the man than about the snowflakes themselves. The woodblock pictures are beautiful. In all of nature, no two snowflakes are EVER alike. Think about that one!

Would be accepted a title with "grades" in it? (like 23 grades, etc)

Mariab wrote: "Would be accepted a title with "grades" in it? (like 23 grades, etc)"

Nope.

A beautiful written m/m love story

Author
2pts - is Female
1pt - has only published one book

Genre
0 pts

Cover
2pts - has the title written in yellow


Pages
0pts

Bonus Points - count once
0 pts

Total - 5pts

I read Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs

Author
2pts - is Female

Genre
0 pts

Cover
0 pts

Pages
2pts - 300-399pp

Bonus Points
2pts - a character chooses to give up something to make themselves a better person (all of March is Lent) -- someone gives up holding closely to cultural training to recognize someone is a good person and be accepting and supportive for the first time

TOTAL: 6 pts

Hmm, I may look into another read to see if I can het more points.

I read The Ice Twins
Author
the only information I can find is that the author's name is a pseudonym for a bestselling writer who lives in London, so,
0 pts
Genre
0 pts

Cover
0 pts


Pages
2 pts 300-399

Bonus Points - count once
0 pts

Total - 2pts
Lousy for points, but I really enjoyed reading it.

I just completed my first challenge.

I read Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason.

3pts Crime
3pts 472 pages

Total 6pts.

Cassandra

Grats Cassandra!

Kerri wrote: "Lousy for points, but I really enjoyed reading it. "

That's the real point of the game :)

SO many gluestick contenders this time around.

Pragya wrote: "SO many gluestick contenders this time around."

I was thinking the same thing. My 6 points looks high in comparison to some. :-)

I read The Mist on Bronte Moor. The writing is pretty good and the plot kept my attention. The best part is learning about the Bronte family. I felt I really came to know them.

Now for the points:

Author - is female, has written one book 3 points

Genre - science fiction (time travel) 1 point

Cover - no points

Pages - 257 pages 1 point

Bonus Points:
Heather is in school, doesn't work
no spiders
Heather gives up living with her family to attend a school in a better (for her) place 2 points

total points - 7

I was feeling bad about this one, until I read the whole thread :-)

Snow Like Ashes,by, Sarah Raasch Author 2 points the author was female, pages 2 points it was 326 pages, bonus points to? The girl made a huge sacrifice and married the very hot prints for the good of her nation, and complained about it a lot!6points in total.

Never feel bad.

Low on the points but high in the rating:

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

Author: 0
Genre: 2 (non-fic)
Cover: 0
Pages: 2 (336)
Bonus Points: 0

Total Points: 4

Snow Crash

Sci fi. 1 pt
470 pages 3 pts


4 pts total


While I enjoyed this I wish it had been a buddy read. There is some heavy stuff

I think Sarah's thinking about reading it. And it's my back up if I hate my current pick.

I read On the Cold Coasts by Vilborg Davíðsdóttir

Scoring

Author
2pts - is Female

Genre
0pts

Cover
2pts - has the title written in yellow

Pages
2pts - 300-399pp

Bonus Points
2pts - has a day off work for some sort of holiday - there was much stopping of work for various religious holidays and feasts throughout the book. Many people took a holiday to spend the days of the Yule feast with the bishop.

2pts - mentions a spider of some kind - the main character plays with a long-legged spider for half a page.

2pts - a character chooses to give up something to make themselves a better person (all of March is Lent) - Much of the book took part during Lent. The townspeople could eat only bread, fish, and water during Lent. (They also were forbidden to do other things I won't mention here.)

--------------------
12 points

Nice work! And I'll let my imagination wander on what they weren't allowed to do in Lent then :P

I read

Points:
Author: 0
Genre: 3 (Crime-people are killed and illegal experiments are performed)
Cover: 0
Pages: 3 (416 pages)
Bonus: 0
Total points: 6

I just finished The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond. I really liked this one. Thanks to Stephanie and Ann who gave me their opinions when I was considering this as my choice for this challenge. The story was intense, the points for the challenge pretty non-existent...
author: female so 2 points
genre: 0 points
cover: 0 points
pages: 369 so 2 points
bonus: 0 points (Though the story takes place during an entire year and there would obviously be holidays, they aren't really highlighted as days off. And the protagonist dedicates her life, to the point of obsession, to her search, not really to better herself but rather for for someone else. So I don't think it would count.)

Grand total for this book = 4 points! Though I see it's not quite glue stick worthy according to everyone else's posts.

I read

Author 2pts - is Female
Genre 1pt - Sci-fi
Cover 0

Pages p 308 2pts - 300-399pp


Bonus Points - count once

2pts - mentions a spider of some kind (Save a Spider Day - 14 March) The main villain's name is "the Spider"
2pts - a character chooses to give up something to make themselves a better person (all of March is Lent)
She does this a lot the main character is giving

total 9 points

I read Snow Country


um. I've got nothin'. 0 pts.

How on earth did you manage that! lol

No,Liz, that can't be right, I was so hoping for my first ever glue stick too :(

Looks like you might have gotten that one, Liz!

And Liz has left all the gluestick contenders behind. Perhaps a record of a sort with 0 points?

Wow, Liz! lol! You deserve a pack of six gluesticks!

Was at least a good read?

That has got to be a first! LOL!

Hahah. It was good, a Japanese classic, I guess.
The author is a Japanese male, with multiple books published.
The genre is general fiction and it was only 175 pages. I did drink a beer while reading it, but unfortunately no beers on the cover. It did have a tree on the cover, but also a Geisha. No spiders, no self-sacrifice, and no days off! :)

Wow, Liz! That's quite impressive to get 0 points and still qualify for the challenge.

Liz wrote: "Hahah. It was good, a Japanese classic, I guess.
The author is a Japanese male, with multiple books published.
The genre is general fiction and it was only 175 pages. I did drink a beer while..."

O_O

i read Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle.

Author
2pts - is Female (2 out of 3)

Genre
No points

Cover
no points (but it's pretty)

Pages
2pts - 300-399pp

Bonus Points - count once
2pts - has a day off work for some sort of holiday, in honour of the fact I have a day off work for Canberra Day this month. - Christmas Day.

Total: 6 points

I certainly wasn't seeking zero points, it just happened. Weird.

Finally made a challenge again!

I read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Points:
2 for female author
2 for title written in yellow
1 for 258 pages
2 for holidays (many festivals throughout)

and, not sure about this one:
2 for giving up something. Does footbinding count? Lots of sacrifices by women throughout the book, although not always by choice and usually for the benefit of family

Woot! Good work Sharon!

oh opps. Asking me questions. While get your point, I'm going to say no. Oppression, and borderline torture for fashion, is not really what I had in mind sorry.

You know when you write something and you look at it and think "without context, I really look like an arse"...