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SUMMER DAYS 2023
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Soloists - The Misunderstood Artists
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PARTICIPANTS
Eva
Jesa
Josie
Noran
Becca
Catherine
Rachida
EbonyRae
Roxxanne
Sarah
⚡️Samantha⚡️
Macey
♛primadonna♛
COMPLETION POST:
The mods are going to be needing this from every participant for every book they finish for us to be able to track everything better. Only books that have a completion post will be considered for scoring points. Here is the template:
Title:
Author:
Start Date:
Finish Date:
Category and task: (only one task per book read)
Graphic Novel? (Yes or no)
Buddy Read? (Yes or no)
Group Read? (Yes or no)
Pages: (if a graphic novel, please post original and halved numbers; ex: 244/122)
Review: [link of your review]
Please ensure you include the category and task number. It really helps us when we input into our master spreadsheet <3
Title: Virtual StrangersAuthor: Sam Canning
Start Date: July 1st
Finish Date: July 3rd
Category and task: Stop, Rock, and Roll (1. Read a book with a red cover)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 337
Review: link to my review
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We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.
TEAMS:
The Awesome Audiophiles: 17
The Vinyl Victors: 2
The Noble Napsters: 22
The Spotify Stans: 3
The Incredible iTunes: 4
The Misunderstood Artists:
Sarah: 1
Eva
Jesa
Josie
Noran
Becca
Catherine
Rachida
EbonyRae
Roxxanne
⚡️Samantha⚡️
Macey
This first week, The Noble Napsters and The Awesome Audiophiles have come in fast and strong! Everyone else is progressing well too though, and I'm excited to see what everyone reads this season :)
Happy reading!
❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods
Title: SquireAuthor: Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas
Start Date: June 2nd
Finish Date: June 7th
Category and task: The Return of the Synth (2. Read a book that an AI recommends to you (ChatGPT, Google Assistant, Siri, etc.)
Graphic Novel? Yes
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 305/152.5
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
UPDATED
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We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.
TEAMS:
The Awesome Audiophiles: 54
The Vinyl Victors: 64
The Noble Napsters: 82
The Spotify Stans: 61
The Incredible iTunes: 37
The Misunderstood Artists:
Sarah: 1
Eva
Jesa
Josie
Noran
Becca
Catherine
Rachida
EbonyRae
Roxxanne
⚡️Samantha⚡️1
Macey
♛primadonna♛
Wow! The Noble Napsters maintain the lead this week! But a ton of progress in every group, so excellent job all around :)
Happy reading!
❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods
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We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.
TEAMS:
The Awesome Audiophiles: 99
The Vinyl Victors: 124
The Noble Napsters: 103
The Spotify Stans: 125
The Incredible iTunes: 61
The Misunderstood Artists:
Sarah: 1
Eva
Jesa
Josie
Noran
Becca
Catherine
Rachida
EbonyRae
Roxxanne
⚡️Samantha⚡️ 1
Macey
♛primadonna♛
We're in the triple digits!! 🥳🙌🎉 The Spotify Stans have stolen the lead, with the Vinyl Victors a close second!
If any numbers look off to you, check to see if I left a note requesting information. A few of you forgot to put the category and task, so I can't count your entry until I get that info!
Happy reading!
❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods
![laurel [the suspected bibliophile] (laurelthereader)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1645808644p1/7494844.jpg)
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We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.
TEAMS:
The Awesome Audiophiles: 181
The Vinyl Victors: 165
The Noble Napsters: 134
The Spotify Stans: 216
The Incredible iTunes: 96
The Misunderstood Artists:
Sarah: 1
⚡️Samantha⚡️ 1
Eva
Jesa
Josie
Noran
Becca
Catherine
Rachida
EbonyRae
Roxxanne
Macey
♛primadonna♛
Sorry I'm a day late—I'm subbing for Faith this week.
If any numbers look off to you, check to see if I left a note requesting information. A few of you forgot to put the category and task, so I can't count your entry until I get that info!
Happy reading!
❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods
Title: Fence, Vol. 2Author: C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad
Start Date: June 26th
Finish Date: June 26th
Category and task: If It’s Not Baroque, Don’t Fix It (5. Re-read a book from your childhood)
Graphic Novel? Yes
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 112/56
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⚡️Samantha⚡️ wrote: "Title: Fence, Vol. 2Author: C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad
Start Date: June 26th
Finish Date: June 26th
Category and task: If It’s Not Baroque, Don’t Fix It (5. Re-read a book fr..."
Hi Samantha, unfortunately, graphic novels have to be at least 200 pages to count for this challenge, as stated in the rules :(
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We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.
TEAMS:
The Awesome Audiophiles: 218
The Vinyl Victors: 216
The Noble Napsters: 167
The Spotify Stans: 239
The Incredible iTunes: 130
The Misunderstood Artists:
Sarah: 1
Eva
Jesa
Josie
Noran
Becca
Catherine
Rachida
EbonyRae
Roxxanne
⚡️Samantha⚡️: 1
Macey
♛primadonna♛
The first half of the challenge has ended and we're in the last half now! So crazy! If you haven't participated yet and want to jump in, please do! The Spotify Stans have the lead right now, but anything can happen 👀👀👀
Please be sure to check if I left notes (either now or after an earlier update) to make sure that I don't need additional information to count a book for this challenge!
Happy reading!
❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods
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We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.
TEAMS:
The Awesome Audiophiles: 262
The Vinyl Victors: 259
The Noble Napsters: 196
The Spotify Stans: 292
The Incredible iTunes: 166
The Misunderstood Artists:
Sarah: 1
Eva
Jesa
Josie
Noran
Becca
Catherine
Rachida
EbonyRae
Roxxanne
⚡️Samantha⚡️: 1
Macey
♛primadonna♛
The Spotify Stans still maintain the lead, but The Awesome Audiophiles and The Vinyl Victors are close behind. Don't forget to collaborate with your team to make sure you complete all the categories for those extra points!
Happy reading!
❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods
Title: As Good As DeadAuthor: Holly Jackson
Start Date: 05/07
Finish Date: 09/07
Category and task: The Return of the Synth (2. Read a book that an AI recommends to you (ChatGPT, Google Assistant, Siri, etc.)) - chatgpt recommended me the first book but i already read it, so i decided to continue on with the series instead
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 459
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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We try to post updates each Sunday (I'm late again lol) of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday
TEAMS:
The Awesome Audiophiles: 309
The Vinyl Victors: 329
The Noble Napsters: 227
The Spotify Stans: 324
The Incredible iTunes: 191
The Misunderstood Artists:
Sarah: 1
⚡️Samantha⚡️: 1
Aliana: 1
Please note that there are more soloists than this, but this is to consolidate the list
The Vinyl Victors have stolen the lead! We have about 2 weeks left in the challenge, so be sure to slip in a few books if you can!
Happy reading!
❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods
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We try to post updates each Sunday (I'm late again lol) of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet anymore in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.
TEAMS:
The Awesome Audiophiles: 361
The Vinyl Victors: 389
The Noble Napsters: 227
The Spotify Stans: 352
The Incredible iTunes: 210
The Misunderstood Artists:
Sarah: 1
⚡️Samantha⚡️: 1
Aliana: 1
Please note that there are more soloists than this, but this is to consolidate the list
The Vinyl Victors maintain their lead, but the Audiophiles and Spotify Stans are close behind!
We have just slightly over a week left of the games, so don't forget to post your updates. Every book counts!
Happy reading!
❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods
Don't forget to log your reads before the end of July 31st, wherever that falls for your time zoneFaith, this isn't an update
THIS IS YOUR FINAL REMINDER TO POST ANY BOOKS COMPLETED BEFORE JULY 31st!!!
Any books posted after I make my final update WILL NOT be counted towards this challenge!
NO books started after July 31st will be counted
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TEAMS:
The Awesome Audiophiles: 464
The Vinyl Victors: 466
The Noble Napsters: 302
The Spotify Stans: 496
The Incredible iTunes: 251
The Misunderstood Artists:
Sarah: 1
⚡️Samantha⚡️: 1
Aliana: 1
Congrats The Spotify Stans!!! You all read a lot this challenge, and it was really close most of the season!! A HUGE shout out to The Vinyl Victors and The Awesome Audiophiles as the runner-ups!
Over 20 Books Read:
Helen 2.0 (Vinyl): 73
laurel [the suspected bibliophile] (Audiophiles): 62
Laura ☾ (Spotify): 56
Jen K (Vinyl): 47
Leslie (Napsters): 31
Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫ (Spotify): 31
Hafs (Audiophiles): 26
Abigail (Spotify): 26
Over 10,000 Pages Read:
Helen 2.0 (Vinyl): 26,216
Laura ☾ (Spotify): 26,093
laurel [the suspected bibliophile] (Audiophiles): 21,028
Hafs (Audiophiles): 11,510
Leslie (Napsters): 11,145
Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫ (Spotify): 11,046
You all did an amazing job reading so many books, spanning many genres, languages, and release years. The best thing about this challenge is that it encourages us to read more and work together as a book community, so even if you only read one book or you read 20 (or in my case, none 🙃), we're all better for getting out there and participating in one way or another.
Thanks for making my first time hosting the team games awesome (and an extra special thanks to Laurel for helping me when I was swamped!!)
What was your favorite book you read for Summer Days?
Thank you for playing!
❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods
The Procrastinators Book Club
Books mentioned in this topic
As Good As Dead (other topics)Fence, Vol. 2 (other topics)
Fence, Vol. 2 (other topics)
Squire (other topics)
Virtual Strangers (other topics)
✧ Members will be broken out into up to 3-5 separate teams (or go solo) before the start date (June 1st). You will work on your own to complete a series of tasks and complete as many of them as you can.
✧ Books must be read and reviewed from June 1st through July 31st. Any books or audiobooks started before June 1st or finished after July 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. They have to be on the Goodreads database. (view spoiler)[Recent changes to the Goodreads database rules restrict webcomics from being on the site unless they have a printed edition. (hide spoiler)]
✧ 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.
✧ Minimum Lengths:
• 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 1: Mods keep track of all points in a shared Google Sheets spread to keep everything as organized as possible.
Note 2: You must actively participate in a buddy or group read for the points to count. Lack of participation means no points! This means commenting your updates in the designated thread for that book.
THE CHALLENGES
Stop, Rock, and Roll
1. Read a book with a red cover
2. Read a book written by a neurodivergent author
3. Listen to an audiobook
4. Read a book that won an award
5. Read a book about music
Jazzercise
1. Read a book set in or written during the Great Depression (1929-1939)
2. Read a book with a black and white cover
3. Read a book written by a Black author
4. Read a book with a strong friendship (platonic)
5. Read a book set in a big city
Country Music Is Just Farm Emo
1. Read a book that has 500 pages or more
2. Read a book set in the Wild West
3. Read a book with a horse on the cover
4. Read a book written by an author who identifies as gay or lesbian
5. Read a romance book
I Listened to Alternative Rock Before It Was Cool
1. Read a book with fewer than 10,000 ratings on GR
2. Read a book whose title takes up the majority of the cover
3. Read a book that merges two or more different genres
4. Read a book written by a nonbinary author
5. Read a banned book
The Return of the Synth
1. Read a science fiction book
2. Read a book that an AI recommends to you (ChatGPT, Google Assistant, Siri, etc.)
3. Read a book that features a scientist
4. Read a book written by an author who uses a pseudonym
5. Read a book with a blue cover
If It’s Not Baroque, Don’t Fix It
1. Read a book written by an author who is indigenous to their homeland (Native American, First Nation, Aborigine, etc.)
2. Read a book from Reader’s Digests’ list of classics everyone should read: https://www.rd.com/list/classic-books/
3. Read a dark academia book
4. Read a book set or written in or before the 1800s
5. Re-read a book from your childhood
LINKS TO SPREADSHEET AND DISCORD
To help track your points and strategize, we can create individual spreadsheets and a team discord channel. Any errors within it are mine—please let me know if you spot anything wonky.
I will make a spreadsheet upon request
Discord: https://discord.com/channels/79136091...