The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

I prefer a machete, thank you very much. Less energy expended.

Some things I’ve dressed as in the past are: Princess Leia, a giant panda, Grogu, a ‘happy’ witch, a cat. This year I’m thinking Waldo. A zombie would be so waaayyy cooler…

Eighteen and 1/2 hours until. we all can start our Uno books!!!!!

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

All you all ready? Any last minute questions?

Excited?

Hi everyone!!
I was wondering why no one was talking in our team......and DUH, I didn't have notifications on!! Jenny should have smacked me and told me to come join! hahaha

Looking forward to starting!!

Ready to go!

Whoo hoo!

AND WE HAVE BEGUN!!!!!

I hope everyone's first book for Uno is brilliant! Go read it.

Today is the day!!! Happy Uno 2023 everyone!

@Angie, don't worry, you aren't the only one who didn't have notifications turned on. LOL!

Happy Reading XOXO

For some reason this thread has not been showing up on notifications for me :( damit. Hope i fixed it!

Also i'm pissed off at my kid's school... i can't sleep properly due to pent up frustration *sigh*

Anyways... on a brighter note.. i grabbed The Trilisk Ruins that Jenny read in Nov, and i started Ninth House. Btw i don't show up in the list of "Read by".

My reading this week will be even slower than usual x_x i need to do some research to prepare for parent/teacher meeting on monday.. and because i need to study with my kid, because apparently surprise tests are now a thing.

Eni - Fixed the SS. Sorry about that!!

I’m excited to finally start reading for Uno 😍

Angie ☯ wrote: "Eni - Fixed the SS. Sorry about that!!"

no worries. And the notifications for this thread are still not working for me... :|

GO Team Bearcat!

I purposefully picked out 2 books that I want to read -- one because it's interesting & twisty & the other because it's funny! I added in one that will take me the whole time (probably) so best to start now.
I have literally thousands of books I want to read. Just gotta find the best ones for UNO!

I am in heaven having started this morning. His writing just gives me a happy.

And, listening to again after a long time is fun. I like her superhero series much better, but alas, the Kitty series is the one that others like more, so there are more books.

Any of you in the states, are you planning to watch the School House Rock singalong on ABC? It is on tonight at some point.

First I heard of it, Jenny! I looked it up and it just ended. Dang it!

Conjunction Junction....that's the one I think of every time I hear "School House Rock"!

Maybe it will be on Hulu later?

I'm just a bill.
Yes, I'm only a bill.
And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
Well, it's a long, long journey
To the capital city.
It's a long, long wait
While I'm sitting in committee,
But I know I'll be a law some day
At least I hope and pray that I will
But today I am still just a bill.

Ear worm anyone?

Three is a magic number!!!

I missed it, too. Started watching the Vacation marathon instead…
Now I’m off to read!

That School house Rock special was TERRIBLE!!!!!!

Don't bother watching it, just watch the original stuff instead.

Ah man! That stinks!!

Utoh....here it goes again in my head....
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.

Bummer! I loved those things when I was small.... I remember all the words! I loved Multiplication Rock best, even though I'm still a self-proclaimed math-retard. Guess they were that catchy!

When Disney had their sing-along specials during the Pandemic, my husband actually made video of me singing WITH motions! He then played it back for family & friends. Blackmail footage! My personal
favorite? Part of Your World from the Little Mermaid....

I loved Schoolhouse Rock as a kid - I ended up getting the full set on dvd when my kids were little. We used to put it on shuffle to just play in the background. Jack Sheldon's voice sends me squarely back to watching Saturday morning cartoons :)

That makes me think of another suggestion for our team bearcat's name: Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
lol

Oh my god, I love that name!!!!!

I also loved Saturday morning cartoons and the like. The PBS station in Madison also played Doctor Who, so that is how I got hooked on that show.

Anyone remember all mighty Isis? Or the Wonder Twins?

Wonder Twin Powers -- ACTIVATE! But I really loved Scooby Doo & Josie & the Pussycats, & Sabrina the teenage Witch. *sigh* The Sabrina series & Riverdale are so dark.... Maybe we were just innocent back in the day.

Hhmm, I don't really remember School House Rocks, only a bill is the only that sticks out...but I think it's more from movie references than anything else.

Had to look up mighty isis and wonder twins...but I did watch a few seasons of Riverdale :D

I got my sister a Wonder Twins t-shirt for xmas, along with a David Cassidy one. Nostalgia indeed!

How is everyone's first week of Uno going? Read anything brilliant yet?

One more week until out first mini challenge! (At least I think it will be in a week...)

I've been primarily reading romances to start, and none have blown it out of the park yet...not bad, but not brilliant :D

I have these science fictions lined up, so fingers crossed those will be good.

I haven't read Ogres, but I loved loved loved .
Have you read that one?

I’ve been reading never date your brothers best friend. It’s a romance but I feel like halfway through they started throwing the most twists into the story I’m like :0

I am loving A Good Day for Chardonnay so far! Imagine a Sheriff named Sunshine! It’s full of craziness, sass & a raccoon named Randy. It’s almost crazier than Ms. Jones’ Charley Davidson series where your MC is the grim reaper and has a dead Chinese man in her living room…
I’ve also started a few others. I don’t read what I don’t like — unless it’s to ‘take one for the team.’ We’ve all been there, right?

I also started The Ghostway by Tony Hillerman this morning. I love the Leaphorn & Chee series… planning on reading several different serial books this UNO.

Jenny wrote: "I haven't read Ogres, but I loved loved loved .
Have you read that one?"

That one was so good, I need to continue that series.

Completion Post!
A Good Day for Chardonnay
Darynda Jones
Finished 2/6/23
Page Count: 416
Fits the following cards:
0 - character Zee
2 - 2nd in the Sunshine Vicram series
4 - character Cyrus Freyr
5 - character Ike Madrid
6 - MC Sunshine Vicram
7 - MC Sunshine Vicram
8 - character Elaine Freyr
9 - location New Mexico
Skip - character Poetry Rojas

Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you kindly!

Adding it, Lauri!

Angie ☯ wrote: "Adding it, Lauri!"

Thank you!

I love the title for that book, but I'm not sure it is one I will ever pick up.

Does anyone have 1 or 2 suggestions for a good audiobook? I loved listening to the Harry Dresden / James Marsters combo for that series, but would appreciate a few suggestions :)

thanks team!

Teddie wrote: "Does anyone have 1 or 2 suggestions for a good audiobook? I loved listening to the Harry Dresden / James Marsters combo for that series, but would appreciate a few suggestions :)

thanks team!"

Do you have a preference on the type of book, Teddie?

I thought the audio for these two were great, but I might be able to suggest something in a different genre, if you have preferences.
and

Some of my favorite audiobooks-

Whoops. I just saw the one or two suggestions part.

Overachiever apparently.

Thanks ladies! @Angie: I'll read most things really. I find myself getting impatient with some of the more recent YA books, but other than that, I'll give it go.

I'll check these out!

Also, I'm really loving Sleeping in Flame so far, so thanks for that suggestion Jenny :)

Oooh yay!!!! I'm so glad you are liking it. I just find his writing so yummy.

Hey Team!

Since GR has messed up the perfectly good book pages and substituted the new monstrosities that are hard to navigate in every way, I need you to be careful with the books that are linked on the spreadsheet please.

The captains need to check that the editions you are linking are the ones you are reading for things like cover colors and other tasks that are likely to come up with the mini-challenges.

It used to be easy to check this, and it no longer is. So, please make sure that the book you have listed as read on your Uno shelf is the same edition you are linking to on the spreadsheet.

Thank you in advance!!!!!!!

(I haven't actually started checking books yet, but I know that in the past the editions don't always match.) Stupid GR. I am going to write another letter to the comment section of GR, sine my first two did so much good. teehee

LOL - I'm a software product manager and when the new book page launched, I submitted about 5-6 emails with VERY specific suggestions and the why's behind each. I just kept submitting - I couldn't help myself.

I love it, Teddie!!

Completion Post!
A Fatal Grace
Louise Penny
Finished 2/8/23
Page count: 311
Checks ALL the cards!
0 - character Ruth Zardo
1 - character Olivier Brule
2 - 2nd in the Inspector Armand Gamache series
3 - character Dr. Sharon Harris
4 - character title
5 - character Isabelle Lacoste
6 - character Saul Petrov
7 - character M. Vachon
8 - character Emelie Longpre
9 - character Yvette Nichol
Skip - author
BLUE Cover!



Could someone add this to our spreadsheet for me, please? Thank you!

Got it, Lauri!

Angie ☯ wrote: "Got it, Lauri!"

Thanks so much, Angie!

May I please go ahead and claim 3 more books? I got these going:
Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka
covers these cards:
2 - character Tangerine
5 - author
6 - character Satoshi
9 - character Nanao
Skip - character Yuichi Kimura



Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Covers these:
1 - series Aunties #1
3 - character Maureen Halim
6 - author
9 - character Nathan
Yellow cover



The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Covers:
2 - character Ms. Tapley
7 - character Victoria Jones
8 - character Elizabeth Anderson
9 - character Natalya



Could you add these to our spreadsheet for me, please? Thank you!

Can do!