Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Can't believe we are halfway through the month already here's a brief update of where we are.

We are currently in 6th position

This is what has already been completer
Page Range - Towers
133 books read.

100-199 - 10/10
200-299 - 20/20
300-399 - 30/30
400-499 - 22/30
500-599 - 11/20
600+ - 2/10
Free choice - 38/103

Crayola Towers
We have nearly completed our Rainbow of 18 books. We still need the following to complete.

Dark Pink
Dark Orange
Dark Yellow

Mod Towers
Still need
Jex
Amanda
Laura
Eldarwen
Aiswrya
Sashana - BOM from before 2020
Mary - BOM from before 2020
Susan - BOM from before 2020

Winners Towers
Team C - 3/5 Complete
Moonstone - 4/5 Complete
Thundercats - Completed
Anubis - Completed
Palpatine - 4/5 Completed
Remus Lupin - Completed
Lust - 4/5 Completed
Lord Vetinari - 2/5 Completed
Electra - Completed

It changes quickly - we are now in 4th place :)

I finished my 600+ pager Knight's Shadow which was great and also a white cover so helped us to finish our first 10 book rainbow too

I'm now moving to one in the 500-599 range as we have enough claimed in the 600+

Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "hi all, just checking in. Saturday was busy with my daughter playing netball in the morning then immediately having to get changed, do hair and make up and fly home as her dance team were performin..."

Sounds like a fun Saturday! I hope your headache went quickly. I hate waking up with one - always concerns me that it will turn into a migraine

Amy wrote: "Good morning all and Happy Monday! It sounds like lots of you have had busy weekends! Nikki, that sounds like a very active Saturday followed by a well-deserved resting day on Sunday :) Sorry you h..."

Oh I hope you have a nice "mothers day" this weekend. Any idea what he plans to do?

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "It changes quickly - we are now in 4th place :)

I finished my 600+ pager Knight's Shadow which was great and also a white cover so helped us to finish our first 10 book rainbow too..."

🎉🎉

Louise, I have quite a few books to add that I will add to the SS in the morning. I should be able to keep on top of the books now that I am back home and hopefully have no problems with our internet!! lol

Finished

which is one of the smaller ones I started as a paperback.

If only this book, and others based on understanding AI, got as much attention and coverage as the launch of ChatGPT did.

It is very concerning how AI is being developed and deployed! Especially for non-cis males, people of colour, and those with disabilities. I’m actually feeling overwhelmed with the size of the problem!! But she has some good CTAs at the end about how to call for change so I'm going to start some more research into AI and educate myself more on this topic

Just checkin in and saying hi!! Hope everyone is well!

Good Morning Guys. Working on a 720 pg book.

I just finished for one of the blue slots. It was meh. It seemed more speculative than anything...
But he seemed to have a good time reading it!
I'll check on those mod towers.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Finished

which is one of the smaller ones I started as a paperback.

If only this book, and others based on un..."
This sounds interesting. ChatGPT seems to be all the rage - but maybe another way for a certain part of the population to hold onto power.

Hi All, just checking in. Can’t believe we are halfway through the first month! Reading has been a slow start for me due to work. I’m hoping it will get better once the pace at work lets up towards the end of the month and then I’ll be able to catch up a bit.

After I finish The Ferryman, I can read , which could work for dark yellow or for Aiswrya

Maybe this has already been approved but here's a heads-up for the Caps:

Vetinari was not the Commander of the Night Watch, that is Sam Vimes - Captain of the Night Watch, then Commander of the City Watch. Vetinari is the Patrician, the tyrannical autocrat who rules/runs Ankh-Morpork with an iron hand inside an iron glove - I suppose he could be said to be the ultimate Minister of Police.

Anyone who is described as having a patrician nose would work for Vetinari, I think. Keep an eye out. Also anyone very cunning, wily, tyrannical or autocratic.

Good Morning. I see some teams are really racking up points on BOM. Just wanted to remind everyone tbat we have one month to read and answer questions. No pressure intended. We are just out here reading and having fun.

@Skye Suck This, Neil Patrick Harris is still not showing on your shelf please add to your shelf ensuring there is a read date so that we can claim the points.

@Vicki can you check Paper Targets: Art Can Be Murder the edition you have on your shelf has a different page count to the one you have linked on the sheet.

@Amy can you check Act Your Age, Eve Brown the edition you have on your shelf has a different page count to the one you have linked on the sheet.

Louise wrote: "@Skye please add Suck This, Neil Patrick Harris to your TT shelf.

@Nistha Tokyo Ghoul, Tome 1 the website link you have provided only gives an estimate of wordcount..."

it is on my shelf

@Vicki please add Big Fish to your TT shelf

Maritza wrote: "Good Morning. I see some teams are really racking up points on BOM. Just wanted to remind everyone tbat we have one month to read and answer questions. No pressure intended. We are just out here re..."

Good reminder.
I have one of the BOMs finished - I'll have to head on over!

Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ wrote: "Louise wrote: "@Skye please add Suck This, Neil Patrick Harris to your TT shelf.

@Nistha Tokyo Ghoul, Tome 1 the website link you have provided only gives an estima..."


I see the confusion, the edition on your shelf is a different title and page count to the one linked in the spreadsheet. Please check and correct either the link on the spreadsheet or the edition shelved 😀

A quick post before I hit the study books again: I can finish a book 400+ and 100 + before the end of the weekend.

Louise wrote: "@Skye Suck This, Neil Patrick Harris is still not showing on your shelf please add to your shelf ensuring there is a read date so that we can claim the points."

It says it is on the shelves 2023-scooby, 2023-tt, read

2023-tt is my tower shelf. It has a read date May 12th 2023

it's there.

Maybe it's the edition, I switched it to a different edition, maybe that will help

New BOM threads are up - head on over to volunteer to write DQs or just join in

The City of Brass - Discussion
11/22/63 - Discussion Starts 16 Jun

Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ wrote: "Louise wrote: "@Skye Suck This, Neil Patrick Harris is still not showing on your shelf please add to your shelf ensuring there is a read date so that we can claim the points."

It s..."

Thank you, the edition you read should always be the one shelved for TT 😀

Saar The Book owl wrote: "A quick post before I hit the study books again: I can finish a book 400+ and 100 + before the end of the weekend."

Great stuff 😀

I finished my 500-599 pager

which was a nice continuation of the series.
Now I have a few smaller ones and also a 600+

I think I fixed my edition for Act Your Age, Eve Brown on my ttx shelf, so hopefully it matches up now!

Hello all just checking in. I haven’t been able to get as much reading done as I would like but I will have a couple books to finish and log soon. Still slowly but surely making my way through my 500+ page book

I've been listening to The Villa on audiobook, and before I finish reading it, I wanted to get clarity on how I add this to my ttx shelf. I used the default edition pages on Goodreads for the tracking sheet, but do I use the audiobook edition when shelving it when I'm finished? Or do I use the default so it matches up?

Amy wrote: "I've been listening to The Villa on audiobook, and before I finish reading it, I wanted to get clarity on how I add this to my ttx shelf. I used the default edition pages on Goodrea..."

Use the audiobook on your shelf if you could please.

Louise wrote: "New BOM threads are up - head on over to volunteer to write DQs or just join in

The City of Brass - Discussion
11/22/63 - Discussion Starts 16 Jun"

Oh wow, I’ve had 11/22/63 on my bookshelf for literally years. I’m glad I now have the extra incentive to read it.

11/22/63 is a great book (and TV series). It will make for some interesting discussion!!

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "11/22/63 is a great book (and TV series). It will make for some interesting discussion!!"

I’ve just downloaded the audio

Is there one of the mod's that has read 'The Call of the wild' by Jack London? I don't know how I can search easily on their shelves. Not every mod is added to my friends list.

Good morning all from a very sunny South Wales. Going to take advantage of the nice weather and get some chores done around the garden. I need to finish Forever Amber which will take most of the weekend on audio.

Saar The Book owl wrote: "Is there one of the mod's that has read 'The Call of the wild' by Jack London? I don't know how I can search easily on their shelves. Not every mod is added to my friends list."

There is only Laura’s mod shelf left and two BOM’s prior to 2020 left on mod towers. If you click Laura’s shelf can be found here

Saar The Book owl wrote: "Is there one of the mod's that has read 'The Call of the wild' by Jack London? I don't know how I can search easily on their shelves. Not every mod is added to my friends list."

Easiest way is to click the link in the spreadsheet which goes to their read shelf and then do a search. We only have Laura to go and then also need two books that were a BOM before 2020 and then we have finished that whole section 🙌

Okay, that's super! I'll check it out, thanks.

I've got a book that works for Laura's list: If You Tell: a True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood So, that spot is taken. I can finish it before the end of the month.

Perfect, thanks Saar!

what I find easiest to do is compare their read shelf with my already own shelf. That way, Goodreads shows me only the books that that mod has already read and that I already own, so it's just a matter of reading them.

Aha, I forgot that I could do that. Thanks for the advice :)

Sorry I haven't been super present lately! It's been a super busy week at school - with a field trip to Boston, and all sorts of after school things.

I have a class both days this weekend, but I hope to dedicate GoodReads time in the mornings.

Next week looks less crazy.

No need to worrie, Melissa. It's also crazy here. Reading can keep the hecticness (is that even a word?) a bit away.
I've got 11 exams next month and also busy working, but I try to put some reading between studying/work as a reward and to give my brains a bit of a rest.

Thanks Saar. That makes me feel better.
11 exams! What are they all for?
I like the idea of giving myself reading as a reward.

Where do we find the old BOMs before 2020? I found some from 2019, but none before then.

Melissa wrote: "Thanks Saar. That makes me feel better.
11 exams! What are they all for?
I like the idea of giving myself reading as a reward."

I'm in my second year of (hopefully 4) vet tech studies. I can spread my exams through out the year, but I've got faillure anxiety and, well, I keep postponing my exams, with the result that they pile up.

Melissa wrote: "Where do we find the old BOMs before 2020? I found some from 2019, but none before then."

Hm, I can't find them too :(