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Found a book with a lobster on the cover and will likely read it tonight.

New Task

X Books - Read a book where the title starts with X

I'm reading a couple of longer books now - 11/22/63 (600+) The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (600+) orange!
and The Dark Forest (500-600)
The last one has an author with an x in his name, so maybe that'll come up again!

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Update

Page Towers
We have completed the 200-299 and 300-399 range :)
It is those bigger books that will likely be tough again this month if you have any to pull out of the archives!

Page Range	Required	Read so far
100-199		10		8
200-299		20		20
300-399		30		30
400-499		30		10
500-599		20		11
600+		10		5
Free choice	103		42

Chipmunks

If possible, let's fill these tasks with 200-399 page books as we have already completed those categories. The other categories we still need to fill the base tower this month. For extra points for those bigger books though, you can choose one with a lovely coloured cover!

6. Read a booker award winner 			(Louise is reading one)
16. Read an international booker award winner (note: different to “normal” booker award - captains group ruling has opened this task only to nominees also: https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/...)				(Nistha is reading one)
24. Read a book with a creature with 10 limbs on the cover (e.g. lobster, shrimp, crab) (Amy the book-bat)


32. Read a book set in, or by an author from China
33. Read a book set in, or by an author from Malaysia
34. Read a book written by Nobel winner (can be any Nobel winner, not just literature)
41. Read a book set in, or by an author from South Korea
42. Read book from the GR "Best of 2021" list (see https://www.goodreads.com/list/best_o...)
43. Read a book with a character who works in STEM career (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
44. Read a book where the title starts with X

Rainbows
We have completed 8 which is awesome! We have another 6 underway - blue and black seem to be the easiest to get, so other colours are appreciated!

My book The Daughter of Doctor Moreau will fit 43. Hope to finish by tonight.

I finished task 16, onto my >400 pages books now

I should be done with my 600+ book in the next couple days

If anyone reads the Sue Grafton novels, there is one titled X

It is #24 in the series, but I believe you could read it as a standalone if you wanted to. I read it recently, so I don't think I can reread it yet.

Do we still need a "Y" book for the spell-outs? That is the last one I need to read to complete that series. And I think it has a green cover?

I put in a couple library requests for books by Nobel winning authors. Hopefully I can get them quickly and complete that task.

Question: I have a book set in Hong Kong (which is now part of China - just not Chinese mainland), would this work for set in China? or does it need to be Chinese Mainland?

Amy the book-bat wrote: "If anyone reads the Sue Grafton novels, there is one titled X

It is #24 in the series, but I believe you could read it as a standalone if you wanted to. I read it recently, so I do..."

OK, I will grab that!

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "43. Read a book with a character who works in STEM career (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)"

I just entered which fits this one

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "42. Read book from the GR "Best of 2021" list"

I'll be reading which is on this list

New Tasks
X-Rays - Read a book that gets under the skin of something (be creative - a psychological thriller, a non-fiction investigation)

X-Files - Read a book with someone who works in an admin role

Louise wrote: "New Tasks
X-Rays - Read a book that gets under the skin of something (be creative - a psychological thriller, a non-fiction investigation)

X-Files - Read a book with someone who works in an admin ..."

I read The Last Word this month - it is about how an author stalks his 1 star reviewer who is living in an isolated setting. It is more mystery thriller (but tagged psychological thriller 18 times also - it is a new book so does not have as much ratings yet). I would say he does get under her skin by continuously asking her to take the review down and stalking her, but defer to you if this fits the task.

I’m reading two 600+ books atm and will definitely finish at least one of them by the end of the month.

I'm almost finished with the admin role one - Wake Up Missing

Finished The Daughter of Doctor Moreau here are links to BOM duscussion
Day 1 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 2 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 3 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Can fit parent child relationship.

I couldn't mark my last book as read, or put it on the shelf yet.
Goodreads says page not found for any book I go to. So I'll try again later.

@Kylie please add Salonika Burning to your shelf

I'm a little confused. I think I added 3-4 books I planned to read on the BOOKS tab but they're gone. Are we not doing regular books now? I got lost somehow.

New Tasks
"10 Commandments - ""Honour your parents"" - Read a book featuring a parent - child relationship (can be adult child too)"

X-Files - Read a book that is 11th in a series

Vicki wrote: "I'm a little confused. I think I added 3-4 books I planned to read on the BOOKS tab but they're gone. Are we not doing regular books now? I got lost somehow."

I was updating, and had a filter view on. Should be fine for you now.

I can read Xoe: Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! 212 pages for book title starts with X.

Louise wrote: "@Kylie please add Salonika Burning to your shelf"

Done... again. I remember doing it the first time, so strange.

Louise wrote: "Vicki wrote: "I'm a little confused. I think I added 3-4 books I planned to read on the BOOKS tab but they're gone. Are we not doing regular books now? I got lost somehow."

I was updating, and had..."

OH lol OK thanks :)

Louise, should I read the X title book? If so, do I just post it in the BOOKS tab and then you place it in the best spot?

Vicki, I also have an X book (I've been traveling on vacation and had spotty connection) but if that one looks good to you go ahead and grab it! Then I can just read anything I see in the house I'm staying at.

Are plays OK? I just read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two, and ARbooks says it's 45268 words.

It deals with a parent/child relationship.

Although I also read I'm Glad My Mom Died which definitely is all about a parent/child relationship.

Beth, I was only going to read it because I had it on my TBR shelf, but it's not truly my kind of book. I went ahead and started it last night so I'll finish it for us. Thanks :)

I have a book that works for #11 in a series, if no one else wants to read for that.

Oh no, my entire message has dissapeared....

Typing it again, haha: Sorry for being MIA the first weeks of this month. My exams are finally over for now, so back to work and life.
I can read a book on the list of Top 10 books 2021: The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America

Also, I can squeeze in a book with a yellow or orange cover. It's a bit in between.

Reading a light yellow book.

I finished and forgot to mark that it was a purple cover when I logged it so just wanted to post here to point it out

New Tasks
X-Men - Read a book with the word Phoenix in the text

10 Things the Chipmunks Love - Reading Tasks! Read a book set in a school / college / university

The Collected Regrets of Clover page count fixed

We are cranking out the books! Nice job team!

Just posted my book for the #11 in a series task

New Task

10 Awards - Read a book that won the Women's Prize for Fiction

https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co....

My current read has a character named Phoenix so that will work for Phoenix in the text task. Will pop on spreadsheet when I get home

Hello all!
The creators of Tower Teams have given us more spell-outs!
They are under the tab "team towers." The link to the announcement is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
That link gives the rules for spell-outs again too.
I do love a good spell-out! I've read a lot of interesting books based on a character whose name starts with "x" or "z."
It looks like we can include any books that we finished after 9am UTC June 15th. I know there were a bunch that were finished yesterday, so let us know if any of them work.

School just let out for me. Phew, I'm exhausted. Fortunately, I just have teacher duties and classes for the rest of June - so I hope to have a little more reading time. Then when July hits, I'm not getting off the couch for 2 weeks.
Well, maybe I'll go outside for a minute.

I posted the spell-out rules in message 9, if you're looking for a quick-ish way to find them.

These are my BOM duscussion links. I noticed they are not on ss and I don't know how to link.

Finished The Daughter of Doctor Moreau here are links to BOM discussion
Day 1 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 2 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 3 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Is anyone reading for the Korea task for Chipmunk? I might have one that I can start reading in a couple of days (once I finish the ones I am currently reading)

Read the Nobel Prize task and really didn't like the book. Guess I took one for the team. I have liked the author in the past, so I was sad that this book was a dud for me.

I will look and see if I can find something for the Women's Prize task.

I put in a request at the library for a Women's Prize novel. There are some really good titles on the list. I hope I like the one I requested better than the one for Nobel.

Amy the book-bat wrote: "Read the Nobel Prize task and really didn't like the book. Guess I took one for the team. I have liked the author in the past, so I was sad that this book was a dud for me.

I will look and see if ..."

Same thing happened to me for the Intl Booker.. had high expectations from the book but did not enjoy it.

New Tasks

X Books - Read a book where the author name starts with X

X marks the spot - Read a book with the letters MAP in the title

Solve for X - Read a book with mathematical symbols on the cover

10 Awards - Read a book with more than 10,000 ratings that has never been nominated for an award

Nistha wrote: "Is anyone reading for the Korea task for Chipmunk? I might have one that I can start reading in a couple of days (once I finish the ones I am currently reading)"


No one has claimed it as far as I can see.

Louise wrote: "Nistha wrote: "Is anyone reading for the Korea task for Chipmunk? I might have one that I can start reading in a couple of days (once I finish the ones I am currently reading)"


No one has claimed..."

Awesome, I have a short read (Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982) that I can start this weekend!