Take It or Leave It Challenge - March 2024 - Page 1
Talk75 Books Challenge for 2024
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1SqueakyChu
For those new to this challenge: More info and monthly index can be found in post #1 of this thread or this TIOLI FAQS wiki.
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Your challenge for March 2024 is to...
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Read a book with the common name of a fish or the word “fish” in the title or subtitle
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Rules
1. The fish name may be embedded in a word or across words.
2. You MUST use this list to name your fish.
3. You MUST use the whole fish name, not just one of two words.
4. A helpful hint would be to use an easily-embedded fish name such as cod, eel, gar, ide, ling, ray, or shad.
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Other Stuff (not part of the TIOLI challenge):
1. FAMeulstee's 2024 TIOLI Sweeplette Meter
2. FAMeulstee's Our TIOLI Sweeps
3. Morphidae's List of Previous TIOLI Challenges (2010-2016) - A reference (Do a control-F scan) to avoid repeating a previous challenge. If your idea is similar to a previous challenge, make it unique by adding a new "twist" to it.
4. The March 2024 TIOLI Meter - Optional page on which you may track your TIOLI reading. Not competitive--- just fun!
...logo by cyderry
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Your challenge for March 2024 is to...
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Read a book with the common name of a fish or the word “fish” in the title or subtitle
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Rules
1. The fish name may be embedded in a word or across words.
2. You MUST use this list to name your fish.
3. You MUST use the whole fish name, not just one of two words.
4. A helpful hint would be to use an easily-embedded fish name such as cod, eel, gar, ide, ling, ray, or shad.
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Other Stuff (not part of the TIOLI challenge):
1. FAMeulstee's 2024 TIOLI Sweeplette Meter
2. FAMeulstee's Our TIOLI Sweeps
3. Morphidae's List of Previous TIOLI Challenges (2010-2016) - A reference (Do a control-F scan) to avoid repeating a previous challenge. If your idea is similar to a previous challenge, make it unique by adding a new "twist" to it.
4. The March 2024 TIOLI Meter - Optional page on which you may track your TIOLI reading. Not competitive--- just fun!
2SqueakyChu
Index of Challenges:
Challenges #1-6
1. Read a book with the common name of a fish or the word “fish” in the title or subtitle - msg #1
2. Read a book whose author has three names (or initials) - msg #3
3. The “It’s My Birthday Challenge”: Read a book that has either the numbers 03, 14, or 62 (each in the respective order) in its ISBN number - msg #4
4. The One Word; Many Syllables Challenge: Read a book whose title has only one word, but the word is polysyllabic - msg #5
5. Read a book where there is at least one embedded word of 3 letters or more in the author’s name - msg #8
6. Read a book that fits into the Saint Patrick's Day SHAMROCK rolling title challenge - msg #
Challenges #7-12
7. Read a book for the Zodiac challenge (Pisces - cover w/ two (2) or more fish OR a mirror image/reflection) - msg #9
8. Read a book connected to "the movies" - msg #11
9. Read a book about fire or with a picture of fire on the cover - msg #13
10. Read a book where the author shares your first name or mine - msg #15
11. Read one of the Times Must-Read Books of 2023 - msg #47
12. Read a book that is set or was published in the 1960s - msg #59
Challenge #13
13. Read a book written by a Canadian and published in the last 5 years - msg #60
Please hold your challenge until April's TIOLI challenges are posted. Thank you.
Challenges #1-6
1. Read a book with the common name of a fish or the word “fish” in the title or subtitle - msg #1
2. Read a book whose author has three names (or initials) - msg #3
3. The “It’s My Birthday Challenge”: Read a book that has either the numbers 03, 14, or 62 (each in the respective order) in its ISBN number - msg #4
4. The One Word; Many Syllables Challenge: Read a book whose title has only one word, but the word is polysyllabic - msg #5
5. Read a book where there is at least one embedded word of 3 letters or more in the author’s name - msg #8
6. Read a book that fits into the Saint Patrick's Day SHAMROCK rolling title challenge - msg #
Challenges #7-12
7. Read a book for the Zodiac challenge (Pisces - cover w/ two (2) or more fish OR a mirror image/reflection) - msg #9
8. Read a book connected to "the movies" - msg #11
9. Read a book about fire or with a picture of fire on the cover - msg #13
10. Read a book where the author shares your first name or mine - msg #15
11. Read one of the Times Must-Read Books of 2023 - msg #47
12. Read a book that is set or was published in the 1960s - msg #59
Challenge #13
13. Read a book written by a Canadian and published in the last 5 years - msg #60
Please hold your challenge until April's TIOLI challenges are posted. Thank you.
3wandering_star
For the third month of the year, Challenge #2: Read a book whose author has three names
Initials count, but hyphenated names don’t. If you are not sure, count the spaces - there should be two spaces within the name.
Initials count, but hyphenated names don’t. If you are not sure, count the spaces - there should be two spaces within the name.
4alcottacre
Challenge #3: The “It’s My Birthday Challenge” - Read a book that has either the numbers 03, 14, or 62 (each in the respective order) in its ISBN number
Please note that the numbers must be listed as given since I was not born in 30/41/26 :)
Please note that the numbers must be listed as given since I was not born in 30/41/26 :)
5Chatterbox
Challenge #4: One Word; Many Syllables -- read a book whose title has only a single polysyllabic word
So, Day by Michael Cunningham wouldn't qualify, but Bournville by Jonathan Coe would.
If it's non-fiction, ignore the descriptive subtitle... :-)
But articles -- "a" and "the" -- do count as words. (And anyway, they aren't polysyllables...)
>4 alcottacre: Stasia, we were born in 1962, and we're now turning 62, lol!
So, Day by Michael Cunningham wouldn't qualify, but Bournville by Jonathan Coe would.
If it's non-fiction, ignore the descriptive subtitle... :-)
But articles -- "a" and "the" -- do count as words. (And anyway, they aren't polysyllables...)
>4 alcottacre: Stasia, we were born in 1962, and we're now turning 62, lol!
6alcottacre
>5 Chatterbox: I kept trying to make myself 62 last year, Suzanne. You would think I would know how old I am by now!!
7susanna.fraser
Challenge #6: Saint Patrick's Day SHAMROCK rolling title challenge
The first word of the title must start with the letter you're using. You can exclude "a, an," and "the," but you can also use "a" or "an" to get the A. You must complete one set before you start building another.
The first word of the title must start with the letter you're using. You can exclude "a, an," and "the," but you can also use "a" or "an" to get the A. You must complete one set before you start building another.
8DeltaQueen50
Challenge #5: Read a book where there is at least one embedded word of 3 letters or more in the author’s name
examples: Agatha Christie, Margaret Drabble, Alice Hoffman
examples: Agatha Christie, Margaret Drabble, Alice Hoffman
9Morphidae
Challenge #7: Read a book for the Zodiac challenge (Pisces - cover w/ two (2) or more fish OR a mirror image/reflection
Read a book with a cover with two (2) or more fish* -OR- a mirror image/reflection^
* Specifically, bony fish, i.e., not sharks, rays, whales, dolphins, etc.
^ Other than text.
This year I'm doing zodiac-related challenges for the zodiac sign most often related to that particular month.
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AI created by Morphidae
Pisces (Ancient Greek: Ikhthyes, Latin for "fishes") in "classical interpretations, the symbol of the fish is derived from the ichthyocentaurs, who aided Aphrodite when she was born from the sea." ~ Wikipedia
The fish are usually portrayed swimming in opposite directions; this represents the duality within the Piscean nature.
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Examples:
TBA
The challenges might be related to the zodiac sign, name, symbol, date (author's birthday, published date), associated symbols, element, character traits, associated holidays, etc. image.
Read a book with a cover with two (2) or more fish* -OR- a mirror image/reflection^
* Specifically, bony fish, i.e., not sharks, rays, whales, dolphins, etc.
^ Other than text.
This year I'm doing zodiac-related challenges for the zodiac sign most often related to that particular month.
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AI created by Morphidae
Pisces (Ancient Greek: Ikhthyes, Latin for "fishes") in "classical interpretations, the symbol of the fish is derived from the ichthyocentaurs, who aided Aphrodite when she was born from the sea." ~ Wikipedia
The fish are usually portrayed swimming in opposite directions; this represents the duality within the Piscean nature.
━━━━━━━━━»•» ♓️ «•«━━━━━━━━━
Examples:
TBA
The challenges might be related to the zodiac sign, name, symbol, date (author's birthday, published date), associated symbols, element, character traits, associated holidays, etc. image.
10Morphidae
>9 Morphidae: I oopsed on the image. I had the fish facing each other instead of swimming in opposite directions.
The original is in my profile gallery. Be sure to open it up for full effect!
The original is in my profile gallery. Be sure to open it up for full effect!
11lindapanzo
Challenge #8 Read a book connected to "the movies"
In honor of the Oscars on March 10th, which I haven't watched since the pandemic hit, though I plan to do so this year, read a book connected to the movies. Indicate the connection.
I'm thinking of books that became movies. Books about people who work with movies, whether acting, reviewing, or anything else. Probably lots of other things.
In honor of the Oscars on March 10th, which I haven't watched since the pandemic hit, though I plan to do so this year, read a book connected to the movies. Indicate the connection.
I'm thinking of books that became movies. Books about people who work with movies, whether acting, reviewing, or anything else. Probably lots of other things.
12Chatterbox
>9 Morphidae: Morphy, would you be OK with a mirror/reflection that is text only? I'd like to read Jia Tolentino's book, Trick Mirror, that has the title both as we'd normally read it and then just below, reversed/mirror image (upside down)
13Citizenjoyce
Challenge #9: Read a book about fire or with a picture of fire on the cover
My RL book club is reading Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson about spontaneous combustion
My RL book club is reading Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson about spontaneous combustion
14wandering_star
>13 Citizenjoyce: I really liked Nothing to See Here, hope you and your book club are enjoying it!
15Helenliz
Challenge #10: Read a book where the author shares your first name or mine
Simple really, the author has your first name in their name.
I will accept variations on your name, so if you are Christine, you can read variations on that, Chrissie or Chris all work. Alternative spellings are also allowable - I'm not getting embroiled in the whole Catherine, Katharine, Kathryn thing. Any usual spelling variation allowable.
An alternative gender version also works, George can read Georgette Heyer for example.
I'll even allow your first name to be used as a surname or part thereof - Stephen & Stevens or Stevenson
edit to add - your first name can be you actual first name or what you customarily use as your first name.
OR, if you want, you can read an author with my first name - Helen.
I will accept Helena, Helene, Ellen or Nella/Nelly if I have to! I answer to none of those, just for the record >;-D
Simple really, the author has your first name in their name.
I will accept variations on your name, so if you are Christine, you can read variations on that, Chrissie or Chris all work. Alternative spellings are also allowable - I'm not getting embroiled in the whole Catherine, Katharine, Kathryn thing. Any usual spelling variation allowable.
An alternative gender version also works, George can read Georgette Heyer for example.
I'll even allow your first name to be used as a surname or part thereof - Stephen & Stevens or Stevenson
edit to add - your first name can be you actual first name or what you customarily use as your first name.
OR, if you want, you can read an author with my first name - Helen.
I will accept Helena, Helene, Ellen or Nella/Nelly if I have to! I answer to none of those, just for the record >;-D
16alcottacre
>15 Helenliz: Well, my local library has exactly 1 book whose author shares my first name - and I read it last year for another TIOLI challenge, so I am going to appropriate your name (or some version). Would Helene be acceptable?
17Helenliz
>16 alcottacre: I did consider that for more unusual names you might struggle and want a backup option, hence adding my name. Yes, Helene will be acceptable (btw I don't answer to that either! In French class I stubbornly said je m'appele Helen - none of this silent H business)
18Morphidae
>12 Chatterbox: It would need to be a reflection of something other than text. I'll clarify that in the challenge, thanks!
19Morphidae
>15 Helenliz: I got a little nervous there as my first name is Lenora. But then I remembered that while that is my birth name (and what I automatically think of as my "first name" when it comes to official documents), I actually go by Nora. And the challenge became much more doable. LOL!
20Helenliz
>19 Morphidae: As someone whose name is what they go by I'll add that clarification. Your first name can be given or customarily used. Yeah, I can imagine a book by a Nora easier to find than by a Lenora (or even a Leonora)
21Chatterbox
>20 Helenliz: I'm Suzanne, but often get called Susan (in error!!) Also, would Susannah work for this?
22Morphidae
>20 Helenliz: I spoke too soon! While I don't normally read many children's books unless they are shared reads, this one looked quite interesting.
Sea Lions in the Parking Lot: Animals on the Move in a Time of Pandemic by Todaro, Lenora
And I already e-borrowed it from the library!
Sea Lions in the Parking Lot: Animals on the Move in a Time of Pandemic by Todaro, Lenora
And I already e-borrowed it from the library!
23alcottacre
>17 Helenliz: Thank you, Helen. . .er Helene, Helena, Ellen or Nella/Nelly. . .whatever :)
24Helenliz
>23 alcottacre: *blows raspberry*
>21 Chatterbox: I think those names all sit in a "family" of Susan, Suzanne, Susanna, Susie, Sue. So you could pick any in the "family" of common variants that your name fits into. I may not have described that very well.
>21 Chatterbox: I think those names all sit in a "family" of Susan, Suzanne, Susanna, Susie, Sue. So you could pick any in the "family" of common variants that your name fits into. I may not have described that very well.
25susanna.fraser
>21 Chatterbox: Susanna is my pen name and Susan is my legal name, so I'm assuming all Susan variants are on the table. :-)
One of my earliest clear memories is of being taken to a new doctor when I was three years old. He came in, looked at me, smiled the way adults do when they see an adorable small child, and said, "Hi, Susie!" At which point I sat up straight with all the dignity I could muster and said, "My NAME is SUSAN."
One of my earliest clear memories is of being taken to a new doctor when I was three years old. He came in, looked at me, smiled the way adults do when they see an adorable small child, and said, "Hi, Susie!" At which point I sat up straight with all the dignity I could muster and said, "My NAME is SUSAN."
27Chatterbox
>25 susanna.fraser: My parents referred to me as Suzie, but by the age of 6, I had pretty much banned most people I knew from using it. Now there are only two or three in the whole world who know me by that name -- my father's oldest friend (they met when they were 5; he is now almost 89), his wife, and their older daughter, who is a few years younger than I am. I have given them official exemption from "the rules" -- it's Suzanne, not Suzie, not Sue and def not Susan (the most common error...)
28Chatterbox
>11 lindapanzo: Given the growing prevalence of streaming, is it OK if it's a movie or limited series done by Netflix, Prime, Hulu, etc? (Eg, The Handmaid's Tale, although that was a movie before it was a series, or Shogun, which is now in its second iteration as a limited series.
29Morphidae
>24 Helenliz: >25 susanna.fraser: >27 Chatterbox: Up until about 45, my name was Lenora to everyone except my parents, brother, and husband who called me Nora.
Nora was my family name and NO ONE ELSE was allowed to call me that. EVER EVER.
*sigh*
Then after 25 years in the corporate world, especially the last 5 to 8 when I spent a lot of time on the phone that changed. I got called everything - Lenore, Eleanor, Eleanora, Leonora, Leonore, Laura, Lorraine (!?!)
I got whole-heartedlyI SICK of it.
It lost the specialness but no more aggravation!
Nora was my family name and NO ONE ELSE was allowed to call me that. EVER EVER.
*sigh*
Then after 25 years in the corporate world, especially the last 5 to 8 when I spent a lot of time on the phone that changed. I got called everything - Lenore, Eleanor, Eleanora, Leonora, Leonore, Laura, Lorraine (!?!)
I got whole-heartedlyI SICK of it.
It lost the specialness but no more aggravation!
30lindapanzo
>28 Chatterbox: Sure, that's fine. I think of streaming movies etc as movies.
31Chatterbox
>30 lindapanzo: So do I! But one never knows. And some are limited series (I'm thinking of Game of Thrones books, for instance.)
32Helenliz
>25 susanna.fraser:, >27 Chatterbox:, >29 Morphidae: Names are fascinating things. I'm Helen, I have never answered to any shortening of Helen. That's not to say I don't have family nicknames, but they rarely bare any relation to my name, are usually longer and are specific to one person. I quite like that there's not a lot you can do with my name and get away with it. At one point I decided it was boring and wanted to change it, but I'm not sure I see myself as an Anastasia any more!
>25 susanna.fraser: Love that - and entirely understand!
>25 susanna.fraser: Love that - and entirely understand!
33lindapanzo
>32 Helenliz: I've never been called anything but Linda but I always wished I had a name that had variants like an Elizabeth could be called Liz or Lisa or Beth.
34alcottacre
>32 Helenliz: I actually did legally change my name. I absolutely detested my birth name, so when I was about 25 or so I went and had it changed. Best money I ever spent. I changed my entire name, so I have nothing of my birth name left at all.
35Chatterbox
>32 Helenliz: >34 alcottacre: I've never really loved my name, but also have never thought about changing it. It is what it is... That said, had I had a daughter, I would have opted for a name like Katherine (plain vanilla but lots of alternatives) or Nina (short, easy to pronounce, hard to find a nickname...)
In kindergarten, I used to get "Shazam". Sigh.
In kindergarten, I used to get "Shazam". Sigh.
36Morphidae
>32 Helenliz: >33 lindapanzo: Only other family name I had for awhile was Norabear. But I doubt there are any authors by that name!
(That's the only nickname (based on first name) I recognize, that is. We are NOT speaking of how when I was 16, my best friend that year called me "Lenny." *shudders*)
>35 Chatterbox: Ugh. School. In 9th grade, I was 5'10", wore cork-bottle eyeglasses (got contacts the next year), and was basically "filled out." I always had my nose in a book, even walking down the halls and most especially at lunch. And last but not least, being in gifted classes all 12 years, I was a "brain."
Can we talk? LOL.
I still cringe at "mud wrestler."
(That's the only nickname (based on first name) I recognize, that is. We are NOT speaking of how when I was 16, my best friend that year called me "Lenny." *shudders*)
>35 Chatterbox: Ugh. School. In 9th grade, I was 5'10", wore cork-bottle eyeglasses (got contacts the next year), and was basically "filled out." I always had my nose in a book, even walking down the halls and most especially at lunch. And last but not least, being in gifted classes all 12 years, I was a "brain."
Can we talk? LOL.
I still cringe at "mud wrestler."
37raidergirl3
Is any one else having any wiki trouble? I can see my entry on the editing page, but it isn't showing up once I save.
38SqueakyChu
>37 raidergirl3: The wiki seems to be working for me.
39raidergirl3
>38 SqueakyChu: I put my book in challenge #9. I can see it if I edit the challenge but I don't see it on the page when I save. Weird.
I'll keep an eye on it and check tomorrow if it shows up.
I'll keep an eye on it and check tomorrow if it shows up.
40avatiakh
>37 raidergirl3: I'm having the same problem in the Feb wiki, I'm trying to add 'COMPLETED' and it shows in the editing & preview but not when I save.
41cbl_tn
>37 raidergirl3: >40 avatiakh: I'm also experiencing the same problem with page 1 of the February wiki. But I was able to update the Feburary TIOLI meter and the edit stuck when I saved it.
42cbl_tn
>37 raidergirl3: >40 avatiakh: >41 cbl_tn: I was able to add a book to challenge 1 of the March wiki and it showed up when I saved the page. I still can't get my "completed" to stick in challenge 1 of the February wiki, though. I don't understand why some wiki pages are affected but not others.
43Citizenjoyce
My planned reads:
Challenge #1: Read a book with the common name of a fish in the title or subtitle - started by SqueakyChu
Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb
✔A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice - Rebecca Connolly (5)
✔City of Dragons by Robin Hobb (3.5)
✔Dragon Haven - Robin Hobb (4)
✔Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb (4)
Challenge #2: Read a book whose author has three names (or initials) - started by wandering_star
✔Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao (4)
Challenge #3: The “It’s My Birthday Challenge” - Read a book that has either the numbers 03, 14, or 62 (each in the respective order) in its ISBN number - started by AlcottAcre
*✔Brave the Wild River - Melissa L. Sevigny (4)
Challenge #4: One word, many syllables: Read a book whose title has only one word, but the word is polysyllabic - started by Chatterbox
*✔Antarctica - Claire Keegan (3.5)
Challenge #5: Read a book where there is at least one embedded word of 3 letters or more in the author’s name - started by DeltaQueen
✔The Masked City- Genevieve Cogman (4)
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels - Janice Hallett
Challenge #6: Saint Patrick's Day SHAMROCK rolling title challenge - started by susanna.fraser
On to Oregon! by Honoré Morrow
✔Redhead by the Side of the Road - Anne Tyler (4)
Challenge #7: Read a book for the Zodiac challenge (Pisces - cover w/ two (2) or more fish OR a mirror image/reflection) - started by Morphidae
A Mirror Mended - Alix E. Harrow
✔The Portrait of a Mirror - A. Natasha Joukovsky (4)
Challenge #8: Read a book connected to "the movies" - started by lindapanzo
*✔Billy Summers - Stephen King (4)
✔Poor Things - Alasdair Gray (5)
✔The Alienist - Caleb Carr (4)
Challenge #9: Read a book about fire or with a picture of fire on the cover - started by Citizenjoyce
✔The Burning Page - Genevieve Cogman (4)
*✔Fire Weather A True Story from a Hotter World - John Vaillant (5)
✔Nothing to See Here - Kevin Wilson (4.5)
*✔ Walk through Fire: The Train Disaster that Changed America- Yasmine Ali (5)
Challenge #10: Read a book where the author shares your first name or mine - started by helenliz
✔Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World's Strangest Brains by Helen Thomson (4)
Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400 - Joyce E. Salisbury ABANDONED
Challenge #11: Read one of the Times Must-Read Books of 2023 (see list) - started by dallenbaugh
After Sappho: A Novel - Selby Wynn Schwartz ABANDONED
Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation - Camonghne Felix abandoned
*✔The End of Drum-Time - Hanna Pylväinen (5)
*I Love Russia - Elena Kostyuchenko abandoned
✔North Woods - Daniel Mason (4)
Pageboy: A Memoir - Elliot Page abandoned
✔River Sing Me Home - Eleanor Shearer (4)
Challenge #12: Read a book that is set or was published in the 1960s - started by FAMeulstee
✔Reluctant Immortals - Gwendolyn Kiste (3.5)
Challenge #13: Read a book written by a Canadian and published in the last 5 years - started by raidergirl3
*✔Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue - Christine Higdon (4)
Challenge #1: Read a book with the common name of a fish in the title or subtitle - started by SqueakyChu
Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb
✔A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice - Rebecca Connolly (5)
✔City of Dragons by Robin Hobb (3.5)
✔Dragon Haven - Robin Hobb (4)
✔Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb (4)
Challenge #2: Read a book whose author has three names (or initials) - started by wandering_star
✔Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao (4)
Challenge #3: The “It’s My Birthday Challenge” - Read a book that has either the numbers 03, 14, or 62 (each in the respective order) in its ISBN number - started by AlcottAcre
*✔Brave the Wild River - Melissa L. Sevigny (4)
Challenge #4: One word, many syllables: Read a book whose title has only one word, but the word is polysyllabic - started by Chatterbox
*✔Antarctica - Claire Keegan (3.5)
Challenge #5: Read a book where there is at least one embedded word of 3 letters or more in the author’s name - started by DeltaQueen
✔The Masked City- Genevieve Cogman (4)
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels - Janice Hallett
Challenge #6: Saint Patrick's Day SHAMROCK rolling title challenge - started by susanna.fraser
On to Oregon! by Honoré Morrow
✔Redhead by the Side of the Road - Anne Tyler (4)
Challenge #7: Read a book for the Zodiac challenge (Pisces - cover w/ two (2) or more fish OR a mirror image/reflection) - started by Morphidae
A Mirror Mended - Alix E. Harrow
✔The Portrait of a Mirror - A. Natasha Joukovsky (4)
Challenge #8: Read a book connected to "the movies" - started by lindapanzo
*✔Billy Summers - Stephen King (4)
✔Poor Things - Alasdair Gray (5)
✔The Alienist - Caleb Carr (4)
Challenge #9: Read a book about fire or with a picture of fire on the cover - started by Citizenjoyce
✔The Burning Page - Genevieve Cogman (4)
*✔Fire Weather A True Story from a Hotter World - John Vaillant (5)
✔Nothing to See Here - Kevin Wilson (4.5)
*✔ Walk through Fire: The Train Disaster that Changed America- Yasmine Ali (5)
Challenge #10: Read a book where the author shares your first name or mine - started by helenliz
✔Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World's Strangest Brains by Helen Thomson (4)
Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400 - Joyce E. Salisbury ABANDONED
Challenge #11: Read one of the Times Must-Read Books of 2023 (see list) - started by dallenbaugh
After Sappho: A Novel - Selby Wynn Schwartz ABANDONED
Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation - Camonghne Felix abandoned
*✔The End of Drum-Time - Hanna Pylväinen (5)
*I Love Russia - Elena Kostyuchenko abandoned
✔North Woods - Daniel Mason (4)
Pageboy: A Memoir - Elliot Page abandoned
✔River Sing Me Home - Eleanor Shearer (4)
Challenge #12: Read a book that is set or was published in the 1960s - started by FAMeulstee
✔Reluctant Immortals - Gwendolyn Kiste (3.5)
Challenge #13: Read a book written by a Canadian and published in the last 5 years - started by raidergirl3
*✔Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue - Christine Higdon (4)
44alcottacre
>37 raidergirl3: > 40 >41 cbl_tn: I am having problems with the March wiki today after having no problems with either February or March yesterday. I am trying to add a book to challenge #9 - I can see that I typed it in there, but when I attempt to save, it does not.
45cbl_tn
>44 alcottacre: My edit from last night finally appeared this morning. I'm suspicious that it has something to do with this being leap year. As far as I can tell, the problem cropped up after 00:00 GMT 29 Feb.
46alcottacre
>45 cbl_tn: Well, hopefully by tomorrow it will be fixed. I wondered if leap year had anything to do with the wiki issues.
47dallenbaugh
Challenge #11: Read one of the Times Must-Read Books of 2023 (see list)
https://time.com/collection/must-read-books-2023/
I put the challenge in the wiki, but it hasn't shown up yet. Should I delete this notice, Madeline?
https://time.com/collection/must-read-books-2023/
I put the challenge in the wiki, but it hasn't shown up yet. Should I delete this notice, Madeline?
48SqueakyChu
>47 dallenbaugh: I can see your challenge on the wiki. Can you see it now?
Leave your notice where it is as I don't know if anyone else is having a problem with the wiki. I didn't have any problems with it. Weird!
Leave your notice where it is as I don't know if anyone else is having a problem with the wiki. I didn't have any problems with it. Weird!
49dallenbaugh
>48 SqueakyChu: Yes, I see it now.
50raidergirl3
>47 dallenbaugh: Big Swiss just came in to me on Libby today and it is on the list. Perfect!
51dallenbaugh
>50 raidergirl3: Glad to hear it. How to Say Babylon just came in on ILL yesterday for me.
52dallenbaugh
>50 raidergirl3: plus I just read North Woods, one of my favorite books lately.
53quondame
>13 Citizenjoyce: I have a book with Fire in the title. Not sure if it about literal fire, but might it qualify?
54lindapanzo
>52 dallenbaugh: That's good to hear. I put it on Donna's Time's Must Read Books challenge. I'd also thought about the Prince Harry book and the Barbra Streisand one as well.
55alcottacre
>51 dallenbaugh: I read How to Say Babylon last month and thought it a powerful memoir. I would be curious as to your thoughts on it when you are done :)
56Citizenjoyce
>53 quondame: Hmm, I hadn't thought about any but a literal fire; however, I guess any sort of fire would do.
57dallenbaugh
>55 alcottacre: I will try to remember to do that
58alcottacre
>57 dallenbaugh: Thanks, Donna!
59FAMeulstee
Challenge #12: Read a book that is set or was published in the 1960s
1960s = between 1960 and 1969
If it is a book set in the 1960s, the main part should be in that time. Some overlap to other decades is allowed.
1960s = between 1960 and 1969
If it is a book set in the 1960s, the main part should be in that time. Some overlap to other decades is allowed.
60raidergirl3
Challenge #13: Read a book written by a Canadian and published in the last 5 years
I feel like we need at least one more challenge and I could not find a place for Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue. I am going to hear this author speak on Tuesday night at a local coffee shop. I had heard good things about the book and bought it at the end of last year. Am frantically trying to get through a good chunk before meeting Christine Higdon.
I feel like we need at least one more challenge and I could not find a place for Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue. I am going to hear this author speak on Tuesday night at a local coffee shop. I had heard good things about the book and bought it at the end of last year. Am frantically trying to get through a good chunk before meeting Christine Higdon.
61alcottacre
>60 raidergirl3: Sweet! I also bought the book at the end of last year (on the recommendation of VancouverDeb) but have not yet read it. Thanks for the challenge!
62raidergirl3
>61 alcottacre: You're welcome! VancouverDeb who has been singing Higdon's praises for a while. I marked on a library wishlist her first book, and then Deborah raved about the latest book last year.
63quondame
>60 raidergirl3: Well, there was a rumor that Victoria Goddard was coming out with a novella quite soon... though it seems awfully soon after The Bone Harp which hasn't yet been much read here.
64FAMeulstee
Please I need some help, my brain is clouded and I don't read much at the moment.
I have a book I hope to read: De dode op het strand, English title The Weeping Girl by Håkan Nesser. Is there a challenge where I can put it?
Maybe the embedded words or fish challenge? If so wich word(s)?
Thanks!
I have a book I hope to read: De dode op het strand, English title The Weeping Girl by Håkan Nesser. Is there a challenge where I can put it?
Maybe the embedded words or fish challenge? If so wich word(s)?
Thanks!
65SqueakyChu
>64 FAMeulstee: It could easily fit in challenge #5. The word I see in the author's name is "ness.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+ness&oq=define+ness&gs_lcrp=EgZja...
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+ness&oq=define+ness&gs_lcrp=EgZja...
66FAMeulstee
>65 SqueakyChu: Thank you, Madeline, I really didn't see it. On my way to put it in the wiki :-)
67susanna.fraser
I've now DNF'ed two books in my own rolling challenge, both of which I thought would be sure things for my enjoyment. I just added another book--here's hoping the third time's the charm!
68SqueakyChu
>66 FAMeulstee: Hey! I'd never heard of the word "ness" before, but I guess I taught myself a new word today! LOL!
>67 susanna.fraser: That sounds like some kind of record! LOL!
>67 susanna.fraser: That sounds like some kind of record! LOL!
69lindapanzo
Another sweeplette for me, for challenges 1 to 6. My third month in a row.
70SqueakyChu
>69 lindapanzo: Hurray for Linda!
71bell7
>69 lindapanzo: Congrats!
72lindapanzo
Thanks Madeline and Mary. I seem to be partial to numbers 1-6.
73alcottacre
>69 lindapanzo: Nice!
75susanna.fraser
Yay Linda!
76Citizenjoyce
>69 lindapanzo: Yay, Linda.
77Helenliz
>69 lindapanzo: well done! Love the consistency of it always being 1-6.
78lindapanzo
>73 alcottacre: >74 Kristelh: >75 susanna.fraser: >76 Citizenjoyce: >77 Helenliz: Thanks everyone!!
I, too, like the consistency of doing the first six challenges. Every month, it seems like I focus most on the earlier challenges, unless a later one really strikes my fancy. I think I start to realize how many books I've added for the earlier challenges.
I, too, like the consistency of doing the first six challenges. Every month, it seems like I focus most on the earlier challenges, unless a later one really strikes my fancy. I think I start to realize how many books I've added for the earlier challenges.
79susanna.fraser
I've also now completed a 1-6 sweeplette!
80SqueakyChu
>79 susanna.fraser: This seems to be a trend! Congrats!
81lindapanzo
>79 susanna.fraser: Hurray!!
83Citizenjoyce
>70 SqueakyChu: Way to go
84FAMeulstee
>69 lindapanzo: >79 susanna.fraser: Congratulations Linda and Susanna!
85Matke
Well done >69 lindapanzo: and >79 susanna.fraser:
86DeltaQueen50
Congrats Linda and Susanna!
87SqueakyChu
Question of the Month
What kind of books have you been gravitating to recently? Is this a change for you or part of your normal reading pattern? If this is a change, what caused it?
What kind of books have you been gravitating to recently? Is this a change for you or part of your normal reading pattern? If this is a change, what caused it?
88FAMeulstee
>87 SqueakyChu: I am rereading my Asterix comics, as reading is very slow at the moment.
A lot went wrong with the amount of my thyroid meds, ending up way to low. Making me very slow in general, and throwing me back into anxiety and panic attacks. I even had a few days in the last two months that I didn't read at all. Easy reads, like Asterix and children's boooks, keep me going for now.
A lot went wrong with the amount of my thyroid meds, ending up way to low. Making me very slow in general, and throwing me back into anxiety and panic attacks. I even had a few days in the last two months that I didn't read at all. Easy reads, like Asterix and children's boooks, keep me going for now.
89SqueakyChu
>88 FAMeulstee: I hope the issue with your thyroid medication sorts out, Anita. I first experienced real panic attacks back in 2016 when the US had a different president and in 2020 when my country suffered the effects of pandemic. I think mine were caused by pure emotional fear. A friend who is a retired psychotherapist helped me with a book she used in her clinical practice. I ended up using a technique called 4-7-8 breathing which worked to prevent the attacks I could feel were under way. I almost totally stopped reading. My reading pace has now picked up but has never gotten back to its previous rate. Those past four years aged me faster than anything I’ve ever experienced. Enjoy your easy reads.
90Chatterbox
I've always found my reading fluctuates with "real life", mood, health, energy, etc. I can tell that I'm getting more used to a rigorous daily schedule now, after six months, because my reading pace is picking back up. But for 'serious' reading, I'm gravitating to non-fiction rather than novels; my fiction is tending toward mysteries/suspense, with a few exceptions. That is still too much of a brain shift (from work to serious fiction) for me to process.
91SqueakyChu
TIOLI Stats for February 2024
The stats are holding, folks!
Fo the month of February, 2024, we had 15 challenges in which we read 324 books. Of these, 76 (or 23%) were shared reads. We gathered 41 TIOLI points for a YTD total of 79 TIOLI points.
The most popular book was The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, read by 4 challengers.
The most popular challenge, with 48 books read, was the one by DeltaQueen50 to match the first letter of book title to the phrase “Hearts and Flowers”.
The challenge with the most TIOLI points (9 of them) was the one by lindapanzo to read a book whose average rating on LT is 4.0 or above.
Good going, challengers!
The stats are holding, folks!
Fo the month of February, 2024, we had 15 challenges in which we read 324 books. Of these, 76 (or 23%) were shared reads. We gathered 41 TIOLI points for a YTD total of 79 TIOLI points.
The most popular book was The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, read by 4 challengers.
The most popular challenge, with 48 books read, was the one by DeltaQueen50 to match the first letter of book title to the phrase “Hearts and Flowers”.
The challenge with the most TIOLI points (9 of them) was the one by lindapanzo to read a book whose average rating on LT is 4.0 or above.
Good going, challengers!
92Citizenjoyce
>88 FAMeulstee: It's good that there is such a variety of reading material that we can often find something to fit whatever mood we're stuck with.
93Kristelh
>87 SqueakyChu:, Question of the month
My reading is more prescriptive than emotionally driven. I participate in challenges that help me pick out books hopefully from my TBR list. So any given month is a hodgepodge of books.
My reading is more prescriptive than emotionally driven. I participate in challenges that help me pick out books hopefully from my TBR list. So any given month is a hodgepodge of books.
94SqueakyChu
TIOLI Awards for February 2024
The Worthwhile Reading Award goes to lindapanzo for reading Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz for this challenger's own challenge to read a book whose average rating on LT is 4.0 or above. Despite the difficult theme of this book, it scored 4.83 stars as its LT rating, which indicates to me that those who read it appreciated it very much.
The Valentine Award goes to AlcottAcre for reading The Heart's Invisible Furies for the challenge by DeltaQueen to match the first letter of the book title to the phrase “Hearts and Flowers”, but this challenger also included the word "Heart" in the book title itself. So much love!
The Uproarious Laughter Award goes to helenliz for the hilarious challenge to read a book where changing one letter makes a new title. Challenges such as this one always brighten my day.
The Our Comedians Award goes to lindapanzo for making A Smoking Bun into A Smoking Nun (a nun's tobacco habit threatens to burn down a convent) and to raidergirl3 for making What Came Before He Shot Her into What Cake Before He Shot Her (a bakery is a front for hired killers) for the challenge by helenliz to read a book where changing one letter makes a new title. All of the entries were great, but these two made me laugh the most.
The Brief and To the Point Award goes to antqueen for reading The Road for the challenge by FAMeulstee to read a book with two or three words in the title. With only a seven-letter title, the book read by this challenger was able to fit the parameters of the challenge.
Congrats to our award winners! Feel free to add awards of your own at this time!
The Worthwhile Reading Award goes to lindapanzo for reading Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz for this challenger's own challenge to read a book whose average rating on LT is 4.0 or above. Despite the difficult theme of this book, it scored 4.83 stars as its LT rating, which indicates to me that those who read it appreciated it very much.
The Valentine Award goes to AlcottAcre for reading The Heart's Invisible Furies for the challenge by DeltaQueen to match the first letter of the book title to the phrase “Hearts and Flowers”, but this challenger also included the word "Heart" in the book title itself. So much love!
The Uproarious Laughter Award goes to helenliz for the hilarious challenge to read a book where changing one letter makes a new title. Challenges such as this one always brighten my day.
The Our Comedians Award goes to lindapanzo for making A Smoking Bun into A Smoking Nun (a nun's tobacco habit threatens to burn down a convent) and to raidergirl3 for making What Came Before He Shot Her into What Cake Before He Shot Her (a bakery is a front for hired killers) for the challenge by helenliz to read a book where changing one letter makes a new title. All of the entries were great, but these two made me laugh the most.
The Brief and To the Point Award goes to antqueen for reading The Road for the challenge by FAMeulstee to read a book with two or three words in the title. With only a seven-letter title, the book read by this challenger was able to fit the parameters of the challenge.
Congrats to our award winners! Feel free to add awards of your own at this time!
95Helenliz
>94 SqueakyChu: thank you for the award, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I would also like to appreciate the inventiveness of the challengers who read a book for my challenge. They deserve a round of applause. >:-D
97lindapanzo
>94 SqueakyChu: Thanks for the award, Madeline. Cold Crematorium might well end up my favorite book of the year. Difficult to read, of course, but to read a newly-released, long lost eyewitness account of Auschwitz was pretty incredible. Especially when written by a journalist/poet.
It's up to 4.88 now.
Oops, didn't see the second award. That one is gratifying because, while I laugh uproariously at what other people come up with, I rarely contribute something funny to these.
It's up to 4.88 now.
Oops, didn't see the second award. That one is gratifying because, while I laugh uproariously at what other people come up with, I rarely contribute something funny to these.
98Citizenjoyce
Congratulations to the award winners.
>94 SqueakyChu: Cold Crematorium sounds like a book I should read, but I don't know if I can.
>94 SqueakyChu: Cold Crematorium sounds like a book I should read, but I don't know if I can.
99Citizenjoyce
>87 SqueakyChu: I find I want to read about dragons recently, usually with some disappointment. I really love the dragons in The Empyrean series, but the love story has become so vomitous I won't be able to read the third in the series. Dragon stories usually show strong women characters, but it's so hard to navigate past the romance. The dragons are different in Invisible Library series. I like them better when in their "natural" state and not as much in their human form.
100SqueakyChu
>99 Citizenjoyce: It's interesting how our tastes are so different. I would hate to read about dragons at any time! :D
101Citizenjoyce
>100 SqueakyChu: As I thought when >88 FAMeulstee: mentioned the way her reading has changed with her moods and health, I'm glad there is something readable to fit every mood and person.
102AnneDC
>87 SqueakyChu: Question of the Month: I'm finding myself doing a lot of rereads this year. Although I do reread books from time to time, it's usually a small portion of my reading. For some reason I'm doing a lot more rereading, and it's not just one genre--I'm rereading childhood favorites, Shakespeare plays and other stuff I read in high school, police procedurals (because apparently I don't remember the plots very well), fiction read recently and reread for my book group, some nonfiction. I don't have a good explanation for this.
Congrats to the award winners!
Congrats to the award winners!
103Matke
>94 SqueakyChu: Congratulations to award winners! And congratulations to Madeline for creating unusual awards every month.
>87 SqueakyChu: I seem to be reading more Eastern European literature lately. I’ve also been reverting to topics I was interested in years ago, like British exploration of Africa. But I’m also reading a lot of mysteries. The year has started out at a high stress level and promises to continue in that path until next February. The best stress reliever I know of is reading mysteries.
>87 SqueakyChu: I seem to be reading more Eastern European literature lately. I’ve also been reverting to topics I was interested in years ago, like British exploration of Africa. But I’m also reading a lot of mysteries. The year has started out at a high stress level and promises to continue in that path until next February. The best stress reliever I know of is reading mysteries.
104alcottacre
>94 SqueakyChu: Thanks to Linda P for her challenge. I am one of the people who read Cold Crematorium, a book that deserves more attention.
Thanks for the award too, Madeline!
Thanks for the award too, Madeline!
105Helenliz
>43 Citizenjoyce: Earlier in the month I saw you'd listed this book in my challenge, then got very confused when I couldn't find it.
Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400 - Joyce E. Salisbury
Then I see you've abandoned it. The title intrigued me, should I steer clear?
Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400 - Joyce E. Salisbury
Then I see you've abandoned it. The title intrigued me, should I steer clear?
106Citizenjoyce
>105 Helenliz: It's interesting but she uses the Bible as a history book, so I abandoned it.
107Helenliz
>106 Citizenjoyce: ahh, that's quite a drawback.
108humouress
*skidding in* Phew! I'm just going to add my books for March and then retro-fit them to challenges. I doubt there are any shared reads but if you spot any, please let me know.
23) Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener & the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton (BBC adaptation)
22) Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan trying to find a spot for this one, in a challenge I haven't already done
21) The Guidal; Discovering Puracordis by Roxy Eloise (2021) LTER
20) Off Season by Clive Fleury (2024) LTER
19) Paragon Lost by Dave Duncan (2002)
18) The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (2023)
17) A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers (2020) - shared
Challenge #1: Read a book with the common name of a fish or the word “fish” in the title or subtitle: Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener & the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton (gar)
Challenge #2: Read a book whose author has three names (or initials): A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers - shared
Challenge #3: The “It’s My Birthday Challenge” - Read a book that has either the numbers 03, 14, or 62 (each in the respective order) in its ISBN number: The Guidal; Discovering Puracordis ISBN 1614339368
Challenge #5: Read a book where there is at least one embedded word of 3 letters or more in the author’s name: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Challenge #6: Saint Patrick's Day SHAMROCK rolling title challenge: Off Season by Clive Fleury (O)
Challenge #7: Read a book for the Zodiac challenge (Pisces - cover w/ two (2) or more fish OR a mirror image/reflection):
Paragon Lost by Dave Duncan
ETA: Challenge #5: Read a book where there is at least one embedded word of 3 letters or more in the author’s name: Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
I was hoping to finish Lirael for challenge 4 and complete my first ever sweeplet - but it was not to be :0(
23) Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener & the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton (BBC adaptation)
22) Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan trying to find a spot for this one, in a challenge I haven't already done
21) The Guidal; Discovering Puracordis by Roxy Eloise (2021) LTER
20) Off Season by Clive Fleury (2024) LTER
19) Paragon Lost by Dave Duncan (2002)
18) The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (2023)
17) A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers (2020) - shared
Challenge #1: Read a book with the common name of a fish or the word “fish” in the title or subtitle: Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener & the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton (gar)
Challenge #2: Read a book whose author has three names (or initials): A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers - shared
Challenge #3: The “It’s My Birthday Challenge” - Read a book that has either the numbers 03, 14, or 62 (each in the respective order) in its ISBN number: The Guidal; Discovering Puracordis ISBN 1614339368
Challenge #5: Read a book where there is at least one embedded word of 3 letters or more in the author’s name: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Challenge #6: Saint Patrick's Day SHAMROCK rolling title challenge: Off Season by Clive Fleury (O)
Challenge #7: Read a book for the Zodiac challenge (Pisces - cover w/ two (2) or more fish OR a mirror image/reflection):
Paragon Lost by Dave Duncan
ETA: Challenge #5: Read a book where there is at least one embedded word of 3 letters or more in the author’s name: Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
I was hoping to finish Lirael for challenge 4 and complete my first ever sweeplet - but it was not to be :0(
109SqueakyChu
Housekeeping Day!
You know what to do. Please remove from the wiki any book you don't finish by 12 midnight tonight. If your book is in a rolling challenge, you may just mark it DNF. Thank you!
You know what to do. Please remove from the wiki any book you don't finish by 12 midnight tonight. If your book is in a rolling challenge, you may just mark it DNF. Thank you!
