The Challenge Factory discussion

I'm good Alison. We're having Superman Fest here this weekend in my town of Metropolis IL so I've been hanging out there the last few days. I think Trisha is also super busy studying for a test she has to take, so she probably won't check in too much until Monday. You are not stepping on anyone's toes at all. We're all in this together!

Hey Trisha, when you do check on, I think Clear could work for tasks #1 and #23, and we could Buddy Read it here for 50 extra points. Want to do that?

Thanks Jenny
Have fun with all the Supermen. lol!

Totally spaced Trishas test and studying. Of course she is busy.
Ugh, brain 🧠 🤯😵

Sorry, mom is in town (came in yesterday) and we went on an 8 mile hike today!

Just got back.

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Thanks for sharing the old spreadsheet! That's great!

and I'm completely okay with everyone reading whatever! No toe stepping worries needed! I'm REALLY relaxed!! lol!

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Hey Trisha, when you do check on, I think Clear could work for tasks #1 and #23, and we could Buddy Read it here for 50 extra points. Want to do that?"

YES! That's a great plan!! make the thread now

Link to our buddy read starting Monday: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Vicki, look thru the tasks and see if your books fit more than just one task, because our 1 read can fit 2 tasks for points from both.
Also make sure
You may not start reading your book before M..."

No worries about that because I am reading as many and as fast as I can books today as one of my challenges is finishing tonight at 10:00 my time. So I will at least be free to start reading for our challenge tomorrow.

Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Is everything ok with Trisha and Jenny?
I do not want to step on toes.
I really wanted to know what to not read in the next few days. I just hate it when a task comes up and I have just finished ..."

Yes, they're both fine, just busy! Trisha is studying for her certification test coming up soon and Jenny is always busy with her job and Goodreads. I'm sure they're just waiting until today or tomorrow when they can start reading. And I have been on my vacation, so it's been busy for me too PLUS the end of my other challenge. The final task is to read as many books as we can with the numbers 0 and 9 in them so we've been searching for 190, 209, 290, 309 etc. books. I have all my books for today with those page numbers that I'll be reading.

YAY!! It's almost midnight for me! Monday is the day to start READING!

I plan to buddy read with Jammin Jenny! I hope you love your picks!

Thanks and good luck to you both! I read and really liked CLEAR so I'm curious to see what you both think of it.

I know we all have our books we want to read but I'm wondering if anyone wants to buddy read any of these that I want to read but in nor particular order.



fits these: 5, 7, 20, 21 (12?) Do you guys think 12 works?
5, 7, 21, 26

Not this week Vicki, but let me look at them and maybe for a future week.

Trisha wrote:...

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Thanks for sharing the old spreadsheet! That's great!

and I'm completely okay with everyone reading whatever! No toe stepping worries needed! I'm REALLY relaxed!! lol!"

Trisha, I made a copy that I shared with you so feel free to heavily edit it and save with a different name. With the chance to the challenge of the pages not mattering the scoring is different. But at least it is something you can look at or start with.

Vicki ~
I have not looked to see if I can get the books yet, so i will do that later.

by William Kent Krueger - sounds interesting maybe
✖️ by Cate Quinn interesting, but again the anxiety.
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer - stronger maybe
Family Family by Laurie Frankel - also stronger maybe
✖️ by Emiko Jean sounds good but sets my anxiety off.
by Simone Gorrindo - not very likely
Real Americans by Rachel Khong - intriguing, maybe
✖️ (The Broken Blades, #1) trying not to start new series.

OK, I wasn't aware of your anxiety or what triggers it, but I understand. I started This Tender Land today and it might trigger your anxiety, depending on what does.

Vicki wrote: "OK, I wasn't aware of your anxiety or what triggers it, but I understand. I started This Tender Land today and it might trigger your anxiety, depending on what does."

How could you know, I never said until then, so no problem. 😁
Just Suspense tends to be bad for me in general, but also I can often tell by the synopsis if it might cause me to become overly anxious, so I just try and avoid those books. With so very many books avalable why add the stress if I do not need to. 🤓

Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Vicki wrote: "OK, I wasn't aware of your anxiety or what triggers it, but I understand. I started This Tender Land today and it might trigger your anxiety, depending on what does."
..."

Absolutely! If you are triggered by something, definitely avoid it. ;)

Sorry guys, my day yesterday got away from me! Got my husband off on a business trip AND my mom on her way home! Then I had to catch up on the house!

Phew!! Finally sitting down before I study to get our spreadsheet going!!

I'll be working on that and reading my buddy read!

Vicki,

I've already started This Tender Land before Monday so I wouldn't be able to use that

but I own : and would love to try to plan for either next week!

Okay, tentatively, I think I'm done with the spreadsheet (thank you Alison for sharing that!! I really appreciate it!)

Please let me know if you see any issues or if you see me not counting points we're supposed to get!

Also, I've updated the tentative completion post to add a Date Started - since that will be something I'll need to track/double check!

See post 3 for both spreadsheet link AND tentative completion post for our thread!!

👍🏻🤓

I decided to use tasks 7 & 20 for my book. I'm loving the one I'm reading.

Trisha wrote: "Okay, tentatively, I think I'm done with the spreadsheet (thank you Alison for sharing that!! I really appreciate it!)

Please let me know if you see any issues or if you see me not counting points..."

Thanks, Trisha, it looks easy to use and clear to understand. :) Good job!

COMPLETION Week 1

BOOK: This Tender Land
AUTHOR: William Kent Krueger
DATE STARTED: 10 Jun 2024
DATE READ: 11 Jun 2024
PAGES: 450
GISH TASK: #7. Read a book where the MC is a grandparent OR under 30 years old
2nd GISH TASK: #20. Read a book that is tagged 'Adventure'
BUDDY READ: N/A

Week 1 Completion:

Book: Clear
Author: Carys Davies
Start Date: 6/11
Date Read: 6/11
Pages: 208
Gish Task: 1
Gish Task: 21
Buddy Read: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

COMPLETION Week 1 ☆●☆UPDATED☆●☆

Jett (Arizona Vengeance #10) by Sawyer Bennett
Started 6/11/2024
Done 6/11/2024
320 pages, Kindle Edition
GISH task: #26. A Romeo and Juliet story. Two young unmatched socks meeting, falling in love, being kept apart and finally ending tragically. read a book with a person's first name in the title
2nd GISH task: 18. Create or provide GISHWHES welcome blankets (if it’s cold) or cold water and snacks (if it’s hot) for newly arriving immigrants… anywhere on the planet. Here’s some inspiration for you. - read a book where the MC is an immigrant (has moved to a new country)



But ALSO fits:
#3. Pancake art has come a long way, and the art form doesn’t get the respect it deserves. Let’s see pancake art of Guernica, Judith Slaying Holofernes, The Weeping Woman, Heronymous Bosch, or another famous work. - read a book with all the letters of ART in the author's name

17. Spicy Art! Using the spices you have in your spice cupboard, create a picture of your favorite (1) comic book cover, or (2) cartoon character. Take a picture of it alone, or as a side-by-side image comparison. - read a book that some might consider spicy

21. Let’s see the world famous once-every-3000-years “Spectral Olympics”. - read a book with 3 or 0 in the page count

I picked #26 for my first GISH tasks.
But my book also fits 4 others. I am feeling like maybe the GISH task might be harder and therefore worth more points on #17 or #18. Rather than #3 I picked for my second task.
What do you gals think?

Although, would a NHL Hockey player from Sweden, be considered an immigrant? He has been playing, and living, in North America for many years.

If he retains his Swedish citizenship, I would say yes he is an immigrant.

I can never figure out which tasks they think are hard or not. Hopefully, someone else has a handle on that :)

Jammin Jenny wrote: "If he retains his Swedish citizenship, I would say yes he is an immigrant...."

It never says anything either way.

I agree with Jenny! I think yes! I think your book would work!

Week 1 Completion Post

Book: Clear
Author: Carys Davies
Date Started: 6/13/24
Date Read: 6/13/24
Pages: 208
GISH task: #1 - read a book where a scene happens at a beach - the MC is rescued by a loner on the island
2nd GISH task: #21 - read a book with a 3 or 0 in the page count
Buddy Read: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Trisha, I didn't see where the book was tagged fairy, faery, or fairy tales. Can you double check your 2nd GISH task for the week?

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Hey Trisha, when you do check on, I think Clear could work for tasks #1 and #23, and we could Buddy Read it here for 50 extra points. Want to do that?"

ha! I was just going off your original post! I was going to double check all tasks/books before I submitted on Saturday (or whenever we were all done)

I corrected (and updated the spreadsheet for us both). Thx for the second double check 😊

Trisha wrote: "I agree with Jenny! I think yes! I think your book would work!"

Ok. Thanks.
I changed the tasks around, so my completion post is updated.
And filled out the rest of the spreadsheet.

Jill wrote: "Also, I can find a book for literally any of the prompts. I haven't done my yearly Pride & Prejudice read yet and my version is a hardcover."

Did you decide to fo a Pride & Prejudice re-read for this week? Or something else?
Because I might be up for a Buddy Read of it in the next few weeks.

Week 2's tasks have been posted in the GISH II info, rules, and tasks thread.

Tasks are updated in Post 5!

Here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Just a reminder:
Current round ends Sunday.
Our next round starts Monday - and books for Round 2 can't be Started until then!

Ooh. Any thoughts on which tasks will be considered the hardest to complete? I have books that work for a lot of those tasks.

Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Jill wrote: "Also, I can find a book for literally any of the prompts. I haven't done my yearly Pride & Prejudice read yet and my version is a hardcover."

Did you decide to fo a Pride & Prejudice ..."

I did not do Pride & Prejudice, and will be happy to do a Buddy Read.

I'll post my completion soon. Just trying to see which of the books I've read this week to use. Am I correct in assuming we can't use more than 2 tasks?

That's my understanding up to 2 tasks with one book, plus you can read with a buddy for 50 extra points

For #9- read a book set during the wintertime
Can the book span multiple seasons? Or does it specifically has to be only winter?

👀 Completion Post - Week 1👀

Book: RoomHate
Author: Penelope Ward
Date Started: 06/13/24
Date Read: 06/14/24
Pages: 320
GISH task: #17- read a book that some might consider spicy. Tagged Spicy
2nd GISH task: #7 - read a book where the MC is a grandparent OR under 30 years old - Book takes place 9 years after FMC moved at 15 which puts her at 24 and MMC at 25.

Jill wrote: "For #9- read a book set during the wintertime
Can the book span multiple seasons? Or does it specifically has to be only winter?"

I would check with in the Q&A to see how much of the story needs to be set "during winter" to work for the task. That might be 'person who runs the challenge' preference specific!

YAY, Guys! Thanks for the early completion posts!

My husband is just getting home from his business trip so I will update/complete our completion post and post later tonight (after I get a meal with hubby lol)

Hey gals.
Opionions on....
37. No one talks about the fact that the destruction of the Death Star put thousands of Stormtroopers out of work. Luckily the Empire has a pretty robust social safety net and most of them have been retrained and placed in new jobs, the majority of which have been in the transportation sector. Let’s see a stormtrooper driving or flying a large passenger vehicle. - read a book with any type of vehicle on the cover

Do you think that would that include boats? What about a spaceship?
It says "any" type of vehicle.

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plural noun: vehicles
1. a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, truck, or cart.

I think the key there is any vehicle, so I would say that includes boats and spaceships.

I agree, because it says "any", I think it's pretty open!

Thanks gals
Not sure what I am going to read yet, but that gives me a lot of easy options. Just need to cross reference tasks then see what reading mood Monday brings me.

Do we have any idea when the points for week 1 will be revealed?

Looks like only 12 of 14 teams have turned in Posts.
It might take a little while with it being midnight "your time", so if people are in Hawaii it is only 4am. I think that is close to the International Date line, do not think anything farther west is behind, but rather in front. If that makes sense.
I do not remember seeing she had a cut off. So likely not till afternoon or evening. To allow people to report, and captains to then post.