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2024 EHRTBM House Cup Challenge - Ruby House
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Ali wrote: "My November books:1. Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist …
Ali, please edit your post in message #12. You wrote that you completed your book on 2 October - obviously it should be November. I checked your book details & know you read it in November so have put it on our spreadsheet.
My November books(1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points, etc
Post title, date finished, pages)
Easy point getters <50 pages : 6/10
Books read
1.Death on the Nile (BOTM)- 1st Nov - 284 - 2.5
2.The Last Party - 3rd Nov - 352 - 2
3.Someone You Can Build a Nest In - 5th Nov - 320 - 2
4.Name Place Animal Thing - 6th Nov - 187 - 1
5.The House of Hidden Meanings - 7th Nov - 256 - 2
6If They Come for Us - 8th Nov - 100 - 0.5( Poetry)
7Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comic: All-in-One Edition - 8th Nov - 584 - 1.5 ( Graphic Novel)
8.The Maid and the Crocodile - 9th Nov - 400 - 2
9. Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America - 10th Nov - 230 - 1
10.Everybody is a Liar - 10th Nov - (there are no pages for this in Goodreads) 3 hr 23 mins - 1
11.The Girl Who Flew Away -11th Nov - 416 - 1(Graphic Novel)
12.You Gotta Eat: Real-Life Strategies for Feeding Yourself When Cooking Feels Impossible - 12th Nov - 195 - 1
13.The Gimlet Slip - 12th Nov - (there are no pages for this in Goodreads) 2 hr 50 mins - 1
14.My Brilliant Friend - 16th Nov - 331 - 2
15.Local Woman Missing - 18th Nov - 350 - 2
16.Anna O -18th Nov - 421 - 2
17.This Will All Be Over Soon: A Memoir - 19th Nov - 2
18.Words of Radiance - 20th Nov - 1088 - 5
19.How the Boogeyman Became a Poet - 20th Nov - 347 - 2
20.Edgedancer - 21st Nov - 188 - 1
21.Emergency Skin - 22nd Nov - 38 - 1
22.Ark - 22nd Nov - 45 - 1
23.The Last Conversation - 22nd Nov - 56 - 1
24.James - 23rd Nov - 304 - 2
25.You Have Arrived at Your Destination - 24th Nov - 54 - 1
26.It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward - 25th Nov - 256 - 2
27.Slow Time Between the Stars - 26th Nov - 28 - 1
28.The Housemaid's Wedding - 26th Nov - 76 - 1
29.Falling Bodies - 27th Nov - 35 - 1
30.The Prince and the Troll - 27th Nov - 26 - 1
31.Oathbringer - 28th Nov - 1243 - 5
32.Dawnshard - 29th Nov - 171 - 1
33.Dragon Rider - 29th Nov - 576 - 3
34.Just Out of Jupiter's Reach - 30th Nov - 44 - 1
35.Family of Liars - 30th Nov - 299 - 2
Total Points : 58.5
November spell out challengeJ -Jordan Ifueko The Maid and the Crocodile
A - Agatha Christie Death on the Nile
P - Percival Everett James
A - A.R. Torre The Last Party
N - N.K. Jemisin Emergency Skin
I -If They Come for Us
N -Name Place Animal Thing
D - Dawnshard
I -It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
A -Anna O
My November spell-out:📚L The Lurking Fear, H.P. Lovecraft
📚O The Outsider, Albert Camus
📚N Natural Selection, Elin Hilderbrand
📚D Death on the Nile, Agatha Christie
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📚N No More Lies, Rachel Abbott
📚U All My Darkest Impulses, Lisa Unger
📚K Love in Exile, Ayşe Kulin
Tr1sha wrote: "You wrote that you completed your book on 2 October - obviously it should be November"Good catch! My mind is not quite ready for November yet, it seems. All fixed now.
🌹🌹🌹Tori wrote October's final scores are in!
Sapphire 35.28 vs. Diamond 31.78
Emerald 33.87 vs. Ruby 48.89
Congratulations team - we did it! Thank you all. Keep on reading, we need points from everyone. Remember the easy point getters & enjoy your November books.
Updated message #107. I didn't read much in October (uni is killing me). But I hope to read more this month!Also, I read a book back in October, and I forgot to add it to my post -- it still counts towards the challenge right? Should I add it under November?
Elle wrote: "Updated message #107. I didn't read much in October (uni is killing me). But I hope to read more this month!Also, I read a book back in October, and I forgot to add it to my post -- it still coun..."
Late posts don’t count in our monthly totals, but count in our final total score. If you post it when you do an update, I’ll put it in the spreadsheet.
Doing this challenge must be very difficult when you’re busy at uni. Perhaps read a few short stories, they may fit into your routine more easily. Only up to 10 in a month if less than 50 pages but it’s an easy 10 points compared with other books. There are various resources available for free stories online. Good luck with your studies & thanks for being part of the team.
Hi Tr1shaI have a query, i finished the audiobook of Everybody is a Liar yesterday, however this doesn't have any page number mentioned in Goodreads , i can only see the length of the audio book as 3 hr 23 mins, how do i calculate my points for this ?
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Anupama wrote: "Hi Tr1shaI have a query, i finished the audiobook of Everybody is a Liar yesterday, however this doesn't have any page number mentioned in Goodreads , i can only see the length o..."
This was discussed in the main House Cup Challenge thread, messages #100-#103. But perhaps you could wait a few days to post your book - its publication date is tomorrow, so perhaps a printed copy will be added to Goodreads soon. Just make sure you post it before the end of this month. I hope this helps.
Anupama - I noticed your latest update (message #253) by chance. Did you read message #280? Please choose your books carefully so that you can claim points for them.
Richard wrote: "How are we going team? Having fun?"Apparently not, Richard! Sorry, I saw this yesterday but left it as the most recent message so other team members were more likely to notice it. I suspect some of the team rarely look at messages…
Of course, everyone may be busy gaining their 10 points for “easy” books. Come on team, it’s half way through the month at the end of today!
Perhaps we lost them in the great Goodreads email disappearance of 1824
I just thought some chats in the group might help with engagement. 😊
Hi! I actually come here every day, before going to work :) But I am in a different time zone ;) I having lot's of fun seeing the different read lists and taking notes ... besides reading myself. But I agree that I expected more engagement
I will go for the easy points on the weekend (as usual).
Sandra wrote: "Hi! I actually come here every day, before going to work :) But I am in a different time zone ;) I having lot's of fun seeing the different read lists and taking notes ... besides reading myself...."
Same here, I'm in Australia. Where are you, Sandra?
Sandra wrote: "Hi! I actually come here every day, before going to work :) But I am in a different time zone ;) I having lot's of fun seeing the different read lists and taking notes ... besides reading myself...."
Sandra, I agree the time zones are a problem. I’m in the UK. I usually have a quick look at the group before breakfast & often find Richard has posted his reading for the day that I’m just starting! I usually do all the updates daily, some time during the afternoon. I feel bad that I’m spending precious reading time doing updates instead of reading. I like to read the “easy” books in between other books as I use them to catch up at intervals. But it’s fun to see the huge variety of books being read by everyone else, which is making me try some books that I wouldn’t usually read.
🎈🎈At midnight tonight we are halfway through November. So I have a new challenge for everyone (except Richard - he has earned so many points already!)
By the end of November, can we try to double the points we have earned so far this month? Even more of a challenge, for those who have scored less than 10 points this month, can you triple your current score? (We all have different commitments, so don’t panic - we’re reading for fun, remember! But if we reach the targets, how many extra points can we get?)
🎈Targets:
Tr1sha, (22.5) -> 45
Ali, (11) -> 22
Sandra, (12.5) -> 25
Christene, (18) -> 36
Debora, (5) -> 15
Zach, (1) -> 3
Valerie, (5) -> 15
Richard, (205) -> 410, or any other number!
Marina, (6) -> 18
Anupama, (16.5) -> 33
Elle, (1) -> 3
Giulia, (5) ->15
Oooh...fun! I'll see what I can do! 😎😆🤓
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