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Mandy's Points


1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points
and so on...

October Books:
(example only, for my own formatting reference later)
1. Dracula, 9/24-10/16, 488 p., 2 points + .5 Group Read = 2.5 points

October Totals: __ points


November Books:

November Totals: __ points


December Books:


December Totals: __ points

GRAND TOTAL __ points

Hi, everyone! I am excited to be back on Goodreads after an extended break from the House Cup challenge here in EHRTBM. I think the last time I was here was during the pandemic lockdown! Grateful to be reading under much different circumstances this year. Looking forward to participating with you all. Warm regards from Texas, USA.

Mandy wrote: "Mandy's Points


1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points
and so on...

October Books:
(example only, for my own formatting reference later)
1. Dracula, 9/24-10/16, 488 p.,..."

Welcome to the team, Mandy. But please read the instructions for the challenge as there are problems with your message #51 above. You said you have done a similar challenge before, but the rules are different this year & have been mentioned several times. Only books started on or after 1 October count for your score. You appear to have 11 books marked as “currently reading” - none of which can count for the challenge. Your example Dracula above shows that you want to include books you are already reading. If you read my message #49 above I posted a brief reminder of the format for listing books that you finish. I hope you will find some new books for the challenge & enjoy reading them.

Hi, I asked to join the group on the other thread but I didn't see my name. Can I still be part of the team? Ruby is my birthstone.

October

1. The Coworker 10/9, 362 pages, 2 points
2. Never Lie 10/13, 286 pages, 2 points
3. Margo's Got Money Troubles 10/18, 304 pages, 2 points
4. Time's Convert, 10/28, 448 pages, 2 points
5. The Inmate, 10/31, 388 pages, 2 points

Total Points: 10

November

1. The Halloween Tree 11/2, 145 pages, 1 point
2. The Wife Upstairs 11/4, 414 pages, 2 points
3. A Short Walk Through a Wide World 11/6, 400 pages, 2 points
4. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 11/8, 206 pages, 1 point
5. The Pumpkin Spice Café 11/12, 286 pages, 2points
6. Prince Caspian, 11/16, 240 pages, 1 point
7. The Black Bird Oracle 11/17, 444 pages, 2 points
8. The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, 385 pages, 2 points
9. My Name Is Lucy Barton, 11/23, 181 pages, 1 point
10. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, 11/25, 248 pages, 1 point
11. The Silver Chair, 11/28, 243 pages, 1 point
12. Anything Is Possible, 11/30, 254 pages, 2 points

Easy point getters: 6 /10
1. Miss MacDonald Has a Farm, 11/27, 32 pages, 1 point
2. I Am La Chiva!: The Colorful Bus of the Andes, 11/30, 40 pages, 1 point
3. Adela's Mariachi Band, 11/30, 32 pages, 1 point
4. Home in a Lunchbox, 11/30, 40 pages, 0.5 point
5. Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez, 11/30, 40 pages, 1 point
6. Churro Stand, 11/30, 32 pages, 1 point

Total Points: 23.5

December

1. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, 12/1, 217 pages, 1 point
2. Fruit of the Drunken Tree, 12/5, 304 pages, 2 points
3. The Horse and His Boy, 12/7, 224 pages, 1 point
4. The Magician’s Nephew, 12/9, 221 pages, 1 point
5. The Christmas Tree Farm, 12/13, 369 pages, 2 points
6. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, Vol. 2, 12/14, 235pages, 1 point
7. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, 12/'14, 406 pages, 2 points
8. Duke, Actually, 12/15, 400 pages, 2 points
9. The Girl Who Saved Christmas, 12/18, 336 pages, 2 points
10. Father Christmas and Me, 12/22. 305 pages, 2 points
11. A Princess for Christmas, 12/26, 400 pages, 2 points


Easy Point-Getters
1. A Piece of Cake, 12/18, 40 pages, 1 point

Total Points: 19

End of 1/10 for me.

Message 42 updated. 🤓

Marina wrote: "Hi, I asked to join the group on the other thread but I didn't see my name. Can I still be part of the team? Ruby is my birthstone."

Marina, I left a message for you as soon as you asked to join, asking you to claim your place in this thread, plus a general reminder. I hoped you would join us but thought perhaps you changed your mind. Now you’re here I’ll add you to the spreadsheet.

Richard wrote: "End of 1/10 for me.

Message 42 updated. 🤓"

Richard, thank you for reading so much on the first day. I’ve had a dreadful day of interruptions & read much less than usual. For you, there’s just one problem to sort out - you misunderstood the scoring, so need to edit message #42. Each book read gets its own individual score as listed: 1-249 pages = 1 point etc.
Your books start with 304 pages = 2 points, then 320 pages = 2 points, & so on. I calculate your total as 11 points. Please edit - I can’t edit anyone else’s messages! No hurry, I won’t get to the spreadsheet until tomorrow at the earliest. Thank you.

Trisha, of course I read the new rules. I have no plans to include the books that I began before the challenge. I also did mark Dracula as a formatting reference for myself, not be be considered in the final total. Once my first book is complete, I'll replace that example with my actual read.

Tr1sha wrote: "you misunderstood the scoring"

Fixed. I hope it's good now.

Mandy wrote: "Trisha, of course I read the new rules. I have no plans to include the books that I began before the challenge. I also did mark Dracula as a formatting reference for myself, not be be considered in..."

Thanks, Mandy, no problem. I felt I should remind you as it’s easy to make a mistake & I thought you would be disappointed if you read any books that don’t count. I hope you have fun reading the books you choose.

Richard wrote: "Tr1sha wrote: "you misunderstood the scoring"

Fixed. I hope it's good now."

Thanks Richard, I didn’t expect you to do this so soon! (Your total number of pages isn’t required for this challenge, though I know you may need it for other challenges or for your own reference.)

Tr1sha wrote: "Your total number of pages isn’t required for this challenge"

Ok got it. And thanks. I like having my GR challenge posts as minimalistic as I can, to maximise the allowed characters per message. 🤓

Message 11 updated.

Thanks, Ali - a good start!

Message 42 updated for Oct 2nd
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Thank you - it's great to have some team points already!

🌹Spreadsheet:🌹

It's already in use. My aim is to update each day, more than once if several people are finishing books.

I'm happy for everyone to view it at any time. Those who have access have "viewer" status only as I'm still adding formulae etc.

If you don't have access, remember you need to attempt to open the spreadsheet & you can then request access. Sorry, I can't invite anyone until you do this as I think I would need to know details of your Google accounts, which obviously I don't have. (If you are familiar with Google Sheets & think invitations are possible, please tell me - I'm using the software for the first time & still learning extra details.)

If you have time, I'd be grateful if you could look at your own sheet occasionally as an extra check.

I will update the team scores at intervals on the team page, message # 3 in October, so it is easy to find. (Remember that the competition results depend on our average score which will change as members join or leave the group - I hope no one will leave, but sometimes family or work commitments prevent members from continuing a challenge.)

Thank you Tr1sha. I think you're a great team captain. 😊

That’s very kind, Richard. It’s my first time doing this, so it’s a steep learning curve. If I make mistakes please tell me & I’ll do my best to put things right. It’s a great team & I think we can do well.

Message #17 updated

Thanks Sandra - I’ll add it to the spreadsheet tomorrow.

If it's ok, Tr1sha, I'll post my update when the day finishes in my timezone (GMT+10). That'll reduce the risk of doubling up.

Thank you for asking, Richard. I think I just assumed everyone would post at a time that was convenient to them.

For everyone: the timing of your posts is important at the end of each month, for the monthly competition against one other group. The rules say each book “must be read within that month and posted no later than one day after the end of the month” to count for the monthly total. As far as I know, any reference to deadlines refers to your own local time.

During the month, you can post when it’s easiest for you. We are spread around the world in very different time zones, so some posts will be updated very quickly while others may wait several hours. But please post your completed books fairly often. Thank you.

Message 42 updated for Oct 3rd
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Message 42 updated for Oct 4th
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Message 11 updated

Ali wrote: "Message 11 updated"

Well done, Ali! You have been reading a lot, thank you. In answer to your query, sadly you are correct that you can only claim 243 pages (1 point plus bonus 0.5) for that book. It’s so frustrating when that happens but the rule is in the main house cup challenge post where we all signed up: “ Use the page number of the most popular edition”.

Msg 24 updated
(1-5)

Message 22 updated :)

Thank you! All updated so far (see message #3 above)

Message #17 updated

Message 42 updated for Oct 5th
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Tr1sha wrote: "Well done, Ali! You have been reading a lot
That's the fun part of commuting by train 3 times a week ;)

I guess it is fair: maybe I had also translation notes to read, but judging by reviews, the translation might have been better than the original, so it was my gain in the end.

All cleared up now, thank you!

Message #37 updated

Message 42 updated for Oct 6th
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Message 42 updated for Oct 7th
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Message 11 updated.

Updated post #33

Message 42 updated for Oct 8th
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What a day! Lots of updates, thank you.

I just want to mention that my intent isn't to be competitive with any of you or make anyone feel less-than, in relation to my reading habits.

I have Hyperlexia, which is a neurological thing. If you didn't know, hyperlexia is where children learn to read at a very young age (I was 2) & can affect how we read as adults.

I also have a passion for learning new things & becoming a better human than my past self. For instance, I can speak a few languages now & the one I'm currently studying is Russian.

Updated post #28 =)

October books

(1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points, etc
Post title, date finished, pages)


My October total:
1.The Boyfriend - Oct 4th - 348 Pages - 2
2.Skin Privilege - Oct 6th - 560 Pages - 3
3.Stone Blind - Oct 9th - 381 Pages - 2
4.Sanatan: A Novel Oct 9th - 256 pages - 2
5.Hurda - Oct 10 - 280 pages - 2
6.The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Oct 11 - 334 pages - 2
7. Maria, Just Maria - Oct 12 - 246 pages - 1
8.Manto: Selected Short Stories - Oct 12 - 158 pages - 1
9.The House at Watch Hill - Oct 13 - 380 - 2
10. Intervals - Oct 14 - 192 - 1
11.Lajja: Shame - Oct 15 - 216 - 1
12.Incidents Around the House - Oct 16 - 373 - 2
13.One by One - Oct 18 - 292 - 2
14.Void - Oct 18 - 50 - 1
15.Good Dogs - Oct 19 - 302 - 2
16.A Dark and Drowning Tide Oct 21 - 368 -2
17.Never Lie - Oct 22 - 283 - 2
18.Blindsighted - Oct 23 - 393 - 2
19.Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones - Oct 23 - 319 - 2
20. Small Town, Big Magic - Oct 25 - 416 - 2
21.Remember Me This Way - Oct 26 - 368 - 2
22.Big Little Spells - Oct 27 - 304 - 2
23. A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Oct 27 - 151 - 1
24.Truly Madly Magically - Oct 28 - 352 - 2
25.Do Not Disturb - Oct 28 - 325 - 2
26.A Hideous Convention - Oct 29 -53 pages - 1
27.Monsters Amongst Us - Oct 29 - 90 pages - 1
28.The Little Prince - Oct 29 - 96 pages - 1
29The Unmothers - Oct 31 - 304 pages - 2
30.Mansfield Park - Oct 31 - 520 pages - 3.5

Easy point-getters : 4/10
1.The Mosquito - Oct 11 - 32 pages - 1
2.Snowflakes - Oct 11 - 31 pages - 1
3.How It Unfolds - Oct 18 - 38 - 1
4.Randomize - Oct 29 - 28 - 1
5.The Long Game - Oct 29 - 31 - 1


Total Points: 58. 5

Thanks for explaining this, Richard. You are contributing so many points to the team score. I emphasise again that every point scored by each member of the team is appreciated. Everyone has different commitments & I’m sure that it’s difficult for some of our team to find time to read.

Everyone, please read when you can & remember to update your score. If you haven’t recorded any points yet, perhaps you would update soon. If there are problems, either post here or send me a personal message if you prefer.

Anupama wrote: "October books

(1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points, etc
Post title, date finished, pages)


My October total:
1.The Boyfriend - Oct 4th - 348 Pages -..."

This should be a personal message but you don’t accept them. Thank you for posting, but did you mean to post here? I can’t find any message about you joining this team, so don’t want to claim your points if there’s a mistake. If you want to be in team Ruby you are welcome. Please read the rules & messages so you know how the group works,

Tr1sha wrote: "Anupama wrote: "October books

(1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points, etc
Post title, date finished, pages)


My October total:
1.The Boyfriend - Oct 4..."

Hi Tr1sha ,

I was not sure of the process to join the group . I would love to join Ruby

Anupama wrote: "Tr1sha wrote: "Anupama wrote: "October books

(1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points, etc
Post title, date finished, pages)


My October total:
1.[book:The Boyfriend|208..."

Thank you for replying so quickly. Welcome to the group & thank you for the points you have earned already. Later today I’ll do updates to the team spreadsheet & add you there.

Message 42 updated for Oct 9th
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