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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.
Simple directions for posting to the wiki can be found at the bottom of each month's wiki page.
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Here’s a challenge which should be fairly easy. For April, 2018, your challenge is to
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Read a book with at least three pages starting with the same word, but NOT the word “the”.
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Rules:
1. Partial words don’t count.
2. You may do shared reads even if your own book does not meet the parameters of this challenge.
3. List the word and the pages in your entry.
4. Ereaders may use locations in only one size of font.
5. Audio readers may check a hardcover version of the book to see if they can find a book with qualifying parameters.
Have fun!
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Other Fun Stuff (not part of the TIOLI challenge):
1. The April 2018 TIOLI Meter - Optional page on which you may track your TIOLI reading. FYI: This is not meant to be competitive - only fun!
2. Morphidae's List of Previous TIOLI Challenges - You may use this reference (Do a control-F scan) to avoid repeating a previous challenge. If your idea is similar to a previous challenge, just make it unique by adding a new "twist" to it.
Simple directions for posting to the wiki can be found at the bottom of each month's wiki page.
...logo by cyderry
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Here’s a challenge which should be fairly easy. For April, 2018, your challenge is to
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Read a book with at least three pages starting with the same word, but NOT the word “the”.
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Rules:
1. Partial words don’t count.
2. You may do shared reads even if your own book does not meet the parameters of this challenge.
3. List the word and the pages in your entry.
4. Ereaders may use locations in only one size of font.
5. Audio readers may check a hardcover version of the book to see if they can find a book with qualifying parameters.
Have fun!
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Other Fun Stuff (not part of the TIOLI challenge):
1. The April 2018 TIOLI Meter - Optional page on which you may track your TIOLI reading. FYI: This is not meant to be competitive - only fun!
2. Morphidae's List of Previous TIOLI Challenges - You may use this reference (Do a control-F scan) to avoid repeating a previous challenge. If your idea is similar to a previous challenge, just make it unique by adding a new "twist" to it.
2SqueakyChu
Wiki Index of Challenges:
Challenges #1-6
1. Read a book with at least three pages starting with the same word, but NOT the word “the” - msg #1
2. Read a book where something you could find in the sky is part of the title - msg #8
3. Read a book with the word "fish" or a species of fish in the title - msg #9
4. Read a book that brings up the right title but the wrong touchstone - msg #10
5. Read a book whose title references a physical action a human can perform - msg #11
6. Read a book whose LT average rating is more than 4.0 - msg #12
Challenges #7-12
7. Read a book with a title that is inclusive - msg #16
8. Read a book by an award-winning author, written earlier than the award-winning book - msg #17 - thread
9. Read a book by an author where the second letter of the first name is the same as the second letter of the last name - msg #21
10. Read a book tagged both family and magic - msg #22
11. Read a book which contains a word in the title that can be found in a garden - msg #23
12. Read a book in the library of a TIOLI challenger from January, February, or March 2018 - msg #29
Challenges #13-17
13. Read a book that fits the "You Keep Missing the Target" challenge - msg #36
14. Read a book by an author who was born, or died, in April - msg #42
15. Read a book where the beginning of the title is following the musical scale, a rolling challenge - Challenges #13-18">msg #56
16. Read a book to remove it from your bookshelves - msg #67
17. Read a book that is second in its series - msg #72
Hold your challenge until the May 2018 challenges are posted. Thank you!
Challenges #1-6
1. Read a book with at least three pages starting with the same word, but NOT the word “the” - msg #1
2. Read a book where something you could find in the sky is part of the title - msg #8
3. Read a book with the word "fish" or a species of fish in the title - msg #9
4. Read a book that brings up the right title but the wrong touchstone - msg #10
5. Read a book whose title references a physical action a human can perform - msg #11
6. Read a book whose LT average rating is more than 4.0 - msg #12
Challenges #7-12
7. Read a book with a title that is inclusive - msg #16
8. Read a book by an award-winning author, written earlier than the award-winning book - msg #17 - thread
9. Read a book by an author where the second letter of the first name is the same as the second letter of the last name - msg #21
10. Read a book tagged both family and magic - msg #22
11. Read a book which contains a word in the title that can be found in a garden - msg #23
12. Read a book in the library of a TIOLI challenger from January, February, or March 2018 - msg #29
Challenges #13-17
13. Read a book that fits the "You Keep Missing the Target" challenge - msg #36
14. Read a book by an author who was born, or died, in April - msg #42
15. Read a book where the beginning of the title is following the musical scale, a rolling challenge - Challenges #13-18">msg #56
16. Read a book to remove it from your bookshelves - msg #67
17. Read a book that is second in its series - msg #72
Hold your challenge until the May 2018 challenges are posted. Thank you!
3SqueakyChu
Oops! Posted the index in the wrong slot. It's okay now. :)
4countrylife
That's a toughie!
5SqueakyChu
>4 countrylife: No, it's not! :D
6countrylife
No Scrabble rules? So far, the word "Charles" works for my book.
8DeltaQueen50
I hope we weren't serious about having only one challenge this month - cause I've put up:
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Challenge #2: Read a book where something you could find in the sky is part of the title
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April 14th is “Look Up At The Sky” Day so my challenge is to read a book that has in it’s title something you would find in the sky.
Some examples: clouds, planes, sun, moon, birds, balloons, rain etc.
It must be something you can physically see so I would say no to the wind but yes to rain or snow.
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Challenge #2: Read a book where something you could find in the sky is part of the title
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April 14th is “Look Up At The Sky” Day so my challenge is to read a book that has in it’s title something you would find in the sky.
Some examples: clouds, planes, sun, moon, birds, balloons, rain etc.
It must be something you can physically see so I would say no to the wind but yes to rain or snow.
9owlie13
Since #2 is up, here is #3!
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Challenge #3: Read a book with the word 'fish' or a species of fish in the title
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This is in honor of Poisson d'Avril (April Fish) which is a common April Fool's joke in France. Paper fish are used to play an April Fools trick, involving sticking a paper fish onto the back of as many adults as possible, then running away yelling “Poisson d'Avril”. Embedded words are acceptable.
Here's a list of fish from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_fish_names
and some sample books:
Paris Trout
The Fisher King
Cherry Tree Perch
Ella Minnow Pea (one of my favorites!)
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Challenge #3: Read a book with the word 'fish' or a species of fish in the title
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This is in honor of Poisson d'Avril (April Fish) which is a common April Fool's joke in France. Paper fish are used to play an April Fools trick, involving sticking a paper fish onto the back of as many adults as possible, then running away yelling “Poisson d'Avril”. Embedded words are acceptable.
Here's a list of fish from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_fish_names
and some sample books:
Paris Trout
The Fisher King
Cherry Tree Perch
Ella Minnow Pea (one of my favorites!)
10lyzard
A variation on a challenge I did once before, since it's been bringing itself to my attention lately...
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Challenge #4: Read a book that brings up the right title but the wrong touchstone
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Since LT overhauled the touchstones, I'm sure we've all found them a lot more cooperative; however (perhaps because of the obscurer books I read!) there are still those works which bring up a different book at the head of the touchstone list.
For this challenge, the book you read must not be the first touchstone work, but have exactly the same title as the one that is---including "the", "a", plural words, etc.
You may ignore subtitles on either or both works.
As an example, I will be reading Camilla by Frances Burney, which brings up Camilla by Madeleine L'Engle.
ETA: I will also accept a case where the touchstone pulls up a film of the same title first.
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Challenge #4: Read a book that brings up the right title but the wrong touchstone
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Since LT overhauled the touchstones, I'm sure we've all found them a lot more cooperative; however (perhaps because of the obscurer books I read!) there are still those works which bring up a different book at the head of the touchstone list.
For this challenge, the book you read must not be the first touchstone work, but have exactly the same title as the one that is---including "the", "a", plural words, etc.
You may ignore subtitles on either or both works.
As an example, I will be reading Camilla by Frances Burney, which brings up Camilla by Madeleine L'Engle.
ETA: I will also accept a case where the touchstone pulls up a film of the same title first.
11susanna.fraser
Challenge #5: Read a book whose title references a physical action a human can perform
It has to be a physical action, something you can perceive externally with your senses. So something like "run," "cook," or "dance" is good, but "imagine" or "dream" wouldn't fit. Embedded words are fine. I'll be reading The Sword Dancer by Jeannie Lin, which is my romance book club's selection for the month.
It has to be a physical action, something you can perceive externally with your senses. So something like "run," "cook," or "dance" is good, but "imagine" or "dream" wouldn't fit. Embedded words are fine. I'll be reading The Sword Dancer by Jeannie Lin, which is my romance book club's selection for the month.
12lindapanzo
Challenge #6: Read a book whose LT average rating is more than 4.0
Also, please indicate what the average rating is.
So, 4.0 is not enough. 4.01 or above is fine.
Also, please indicate what the average rating is.
So, 4.0 is not enough. 4.01 or above is fine.
13jeanned
>11 susanna.fraser: How do you feel about 'bury' as a physical action a human can perform?
14susanna.fraser
>13 jeanned: "Bury" counts.
15jeanned
>14 susanna.fraser: Thank you!
16dallenbaugh
Challenge #7: Read a book with a title that is inclusive
This is rather a free ranging challenge and I will accept any title you think fits the definition of inclusive. You are welcome to look up the many definitions to see if your book might be eligible. If you think it fits then go for it.
My main thought is to have a title that indicates there are at least more than one of an object, idea, etc (the more the better). One of the definitions of inclusive is that it means a great deal of something. Hope this helps.
My examples:
Her Body and Other Parties
A Shimmer of Hummingbirds
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
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This is rather a free ranging challenge and I will accept any title you think fits the definition of inclusive. You are welcome to look up the many definitions to see if your book might be eligible. If you think it fits then go for it.
My main thought is to have a title that indicates there are at least more than one of an object, idea, etc (the more the better). One of the definitions of inclusive is that it means a great deal of something. Hope this helps.
My examples:
Her Body and Other Parties
A Shimmer of Hummingbirds
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
.
17wandering_star
My challenge is Challenge #8: Read a book by an award-winning author, written before the award-winning book.
The 'award-winning' book should have won a significant prize - there isn't a canonical list, but I'm thinking of things like the Pulitzer, Booker, Giller, Hugo, Nebula awards, Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction, Wellcome prize etc. There might be others in your country or your favourite kind of writing. Basically the kind of prize which would be worth the publisher putting a sticker on the cover of the book, or the bookshop having a side display of books that have won this prize.
Things like the Nobel Prize for Literature would not count for this award as they are for a writer rather than a specific work.
Hope this is clear!
By the way: I keep going back and forth about whether the book should have been published before the prize-winning book or just written before it. I ended up deciding that the book should have been written before, but could be published after (eg early unpublished work). However on the wiki I have put publication dates for ease of reference.
The 'award-winning' book should have won a significant prize - there isn't a canonical list, but I'm thinking of things like the Pulitzer, Booker, Giller, Hugo, Nebula awards, Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction, Wellcome prize etc. There might be others in your country or your favourite kind of writing. Basically the kind of prize which would be worth the publisher putting a sticker on the cover of the book, or the bookshop having a side display of books that have won this prize.
Things like the Nobel Prize for Literature would not count for this award as they are for a writer rather than a specific work.
Hope this is clear!
By the way: I keep going back and forth about whether the book should have been published before the prize-winning book or just written before it. I ended up deciding that the book should have been written before, but could be published after (eg early unpublished work). However on the wiki I have put publication dates for ease of reference.
18lindapanzo
>17 wandering_star: I'd actually thought of presenting a challenge relating to the Agatha Awards (which are handed out in late April) but not everyone is a mystery fan. This actually would work out well, though. In the mystery field, it is a big award.
The trick will be finding someone who won the Agatha for Best Mystery Novel or Best Historical Mystery and maybe go back and read the first or an early one in the series.
The trick will be finding someone who won the Agatha for Best Mystery Novel or Best Historical Mystery and maybe go back and read the first or an early one in the series.
19FAMeulstee
>16 dallenbaugh: I am not sure I understand this challenge, so just asking if one of these would qualify:
"The Nature of the Beast" or (Dutch title translated) "A house with seven rooms".
"The Nature of the Beast" or (Dutch title translated) "A house with seven rooms".
20dallenbaugh
>19 FAMeulstee: sure that is close enough.
21FAMeulstee
Challenge #9: Read a book by an author where the second letter of the first name is the same as the second letter of the last name
A few examples: Lloyd Alexander, Isaac Asimov, John Boyne
A few examples: Lloyd Alexander, Isaac Asimov, John Boyne
22Citizenjoyce
Whew, we have some complex challenges this month. Mine is less complex:
Challenge #10: Read a book tagged both family and magic
because I want to read both Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (having just read the prequel) and The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Challenge #10: Read a book tagged both family and magic
because I want to read both Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (having just read the prequel) and The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
23Carmenere
Challenge #11: Read a book which contains a word in the title that can be found in a garden
Embedded is fine. Feel free to be imaginative.
Embedded is fine. Feel free to be imaginative.
24neverstopreading
I am going to hold a vote on my challenge. First person to respond wins.
Option A: Read a book 1000 pages or longer.
Option B: Read a book of poetry, including anthologies, compilations, epic poems, etc.
Option C: Read a book with an "A" name in the title (e.g. Alice in Wonderland).
Option D: Read a book that's in the library of another 2018 TIOLI challenger
If D is chosen, I'll list the names and link to the libraries.
Option A: Read a book 1000 pages or longer.
Option B: Read a book of poetry, including anthologies, compilations, epic poems, etc.
Option C: Read a book with an "A" name in the title (e.g. Alice in Wonderland).
Option D: Read a book that's in the library of another 2018 TIOLI challenger
If D is chosen, I'll list the names and link to the libraries.
25FAMeulstee
Option D sound fun! :-)
26neverstopreading
>25 FAMeulstee: I thought so too! D it is! I'll post it once I have a chance to review the names.
27owlie13
>16 dallenbaugh: - am I correct in thinking this would fit as inclusive? A Murder of Clones (like a murder of crows is a group of crows??)
28neverstopreading
>17 wandering_star: what do you think about creating a thread for this challenge? that way we can get an idea of the different awards that are out there that we may be unfamiliar with
29neverstopreading
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Challenge #12: Read a book in the library of a TIOLI challenger from January, February, or March 2018
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Rules:
1) You must pick from one of the links in the libraries below.
2) You may choose a book from your library only if it's shared with at least one other person (look for shared books).
3) Stick to the "your library" section, not "Wishlist," etc.
4) If you don't want us rummaging around your library, either make it private or request me to remove it.
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/SqueakyChu/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/susanna.fraser/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/wandering_star/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/neverstopreading/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/lindapanzo/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/Carmenere/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/DeltaQueen50/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/lyzard/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/FAMeulstee/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/helenliz/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/owlie13/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/dallenbaugh/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/Citizenjoyce/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/antqueen/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/paulstalder/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/Morphidae/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/avatiakh/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/humouress/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/PawsForThought/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/JeanneD/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/countrylife/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/Dejah_Thoris/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/gabriel243/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/LizzieD/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/elkiedee/yourlibrary
Challenge #12: Read a book in the library of a TIOLI challenger from January, February, or March 2018
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Rules:
1) You must pick from one of the links in the libraries below.
2) You may choose a book from your library only if it's shared with at least one other person (look for shared books).
3) Stick to the "your library" section, not "Wishlist," etc.
4) If you don't want us rummaging around your library, either make it private or request me to remove it.
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/SqueakyChu/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/susanna.fraser/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/wandering_star/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/neverstopreading/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/lindapanzo/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/Carmenere/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/DeltaQueen50/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/lyzard/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/FAMeulstee/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/helenliz/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/owlie13/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/dallenbaugh/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/Citizenjoyce/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/antqueen/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/paulstalder/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/Morphidae/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/avatiakh/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/humouress/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/PawsForThought/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/JeanneD/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/countrylife/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/Dejah_Thoris/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/gabriel243/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/LizzieD/yourlibrary
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/elkiedee/yourlibrary
30owlie13
>29 neverstopreading: This sounds fun! I'm going to use the "you should borrow" suggestions as a start.
31lindapanzo
>29 neverstopreading: Just to be clear...Does the book have to be in the library of an LTer who participated in TIOLI during Jan, Feb, or March? Or does the TIOLI participant had to have read it during the period in question?
32neverstopreading
>31 lindapanzo: The book needs to be in the library of the person who was a challenger during Jan, Feb, or March. It doesn't matter if they've read it or not, or when they read it.
33jeanned
>17 wandering_star: I need a ruling. I am planning to read Pacific Edge which won the John W. Campbell Award. Would you consider this a major award? Also, prior to winning the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards for Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars, Robinson won a Locus for Best First Novel, which I wasn't counting as a major award. And other early prizes were for novellas, not novels. So, depending on how you feel about the major-ness of certain awards, Pacific Edge might fit.
34lindapanzo
>32 neverstopreading: Thank you. I wasn't sure. Some people don't indicate when they read it or added it, or whatever, which would've made this hard.
Incidentally, for the fish challenge, I'd highly recommend one of my top 5 books from last year, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
Incidentally, for the fish challenge, I'd highly recommend one of my top 5 books from last year, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
35dallenbaugh
>27 owlie13: Yes, that should work.
36Morphidae
This challenge is a little different. I hope you like it.
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Challenge #13: Read a book the fits the "You Keep Missing the Target" Challenge
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"You Keep Missing the Target" Challenge
I came up with this because there were several mentions recently of books that were SO CLOSE to meeting a challenge but missed it by just a little bit - just one word, just one tweak...
These are the March Challenges with one change. Where possible, I first tried to change just one word. If that didn't work, I deleted one word, added one word, or changed a few words to tweak the challenge slightly.
I did not include rolling challenges or challenges that were too difficult to change while still keeping it close to the original idea. Added words are in parenthesis.
RULES:
Because there are so many choices, in order to keep this challenging and to be fair to *other* challengers, please keep to ONE book for this challenge UNLESS you are going for multiple sweeps. And then please keep it to one book per additional sweep. (We all know who I'm talking about! ;) )
Please include the number of the challenge on the wiki and any additional information, i.e. the year for #9, the language for #13, etc., plus bolding of the title/author as applicable.
1. Read a book in which thelast first letter of the author's first name plus the last first letter of the author's last name spells a word
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_two-letter_words
2. Read a book where the author's middleor maiden name initial is included on the cover
5. Read a book where the title includes at least two different wordsbeginning ending with the same letter
6. Read a book where the author'sfirst last name is also the name of a city or village in your state, province or the like
7. Read a (non-fiction) book by a female author who has had at least 3 books published
9. Read a book first published in the last10 years (2008 5 years (2013 or later)
11. Read a book with something that grows from (or under) the groundin the title on the cover
12. Read a book whose title includes the word“lion” "lamb" OR a book written by an author with the last name of “Lamb” "Lion" (variations of Lion, if reasonable, will be accepted)
13. Read aclassic modern book (1998 or later) originally published in a language not your own
14. Read a book withwater fire on the cover
15. Read a book that starts with a fire something related to wind (tornado, hurricane, etc.) (Must be mentioned in first sentence.)
16. Read a book with a word related toair water in the title
17. Read a book that features acat horse
18. Read a book celebrating the specialwomen elders in your life
Any questions, please ask here or via PM. I'll add clarifications as needed. (And I'm sure they will be!)
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Challenge #13: Read a book the fits the "You Keep Missing the Target" Challenge
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"You Keep Missing the Target" Challenge
I came up with this because there were several mentions recently of books that were SO CLOSE to meeting a challenge but missed it by just a little bit - just one word, just one tweak...
These are the March Challenges with one change. Where possible, I first tried to change just one word. If that didn't work, I deleted one word, added one word, or changed a few words to tweak the challenge slightly.
I did not include rolling challenges or challenges that were too difficult to change while still keeping it close to the original idea. Added words are in parenthesis.
RULES:
Because there are so many choices, in order to keep this challenging and to be fair to *other* challengers, please keep to ONE book for this challenge UNLESS you are going for multiple sweeps. And then please keep it to one book per additional sweep. (We all know who I'm talking about! ;) )
Please include the number of the challenge on the wiki and any additional information, i.e. the year for #9, the language for #13, etc., plus bolding of the title/author as applicable.
1. Read a book in which the
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_two-letter_words
2. Read a book where the author's middle
5. Read a book where the title includes at least two different words
6. Read a book where the author's
7. Read a (non-fiction) book by a female author who has had at least 3 books published
9. Read a book first published in the last
11. Read a book with something that grows from (or under) the ground
12. Read a book whose title includes the word
13. Read a
14. Read a book with
15. Read a book that starts with
16. Read a book with a word related to
17. Read a book that features a
18. Read a book celebrating the special
Any questions, please ask here or via PM. I'll add clarifications as needed. (And I'm sure they will be!)
37owlie13
>36 Morphidae: Oh, I like this! I wanted to do #13, but couldn't find a classic. Finding something modern will be much easier!
38lindapanzo
>36 Morphidae: I love a "keep missing it" challenge. I'm currently reading a book about the 1967 Belividere (IL) tornado. Probably 75% of the sentences in the book include the word "tornado" or some variation. Alas, not the first sentence. I just keep missing it.
39countrylife
>29 neverstopreading: : I like this challenge, and I am happy to welcome visitors to my library. But can you remove my name from the list, please. Challengers would not find much in the "My Library" bucket, as most of my reads are in my "Read but Unowned" bucket.
40antqueen
>29 neverstopreading: Not sure if it matters for your challenge, but if it's just wishlisted books you're trying to avoid... my "Your Library" is only my physical books. Audiobooks, ebooks, etc aren't in it because I like the little you-have-this-work stars to be a different color for the ones I only have in a digital format and as far as I know that's the only way to do it. I don't keep a wish list on LT.
>36 Morphidae: And in another sense of "keep missing it"... a book I didn't quite finish last month fits this one too!
>36 Morphidae: And in another sense of "keep missing it"... a book I didn't quite finish last month fits this one too!
41DeltaQueen50
We have some really fun challenges this month, I love poking through everyone's library for Challenge #12!
42Helenliz
====Challenge #14: Read a book by an author who was born, or died, in April ====
April's an odd month. It contains my birthday - for the purposes of this, I am 26 and will remain 26 until further notice >;-) It also contains both my parent's deaths. Which makes for a lot going on in the old noddle at this time of year. It's just one of those things and part of me does hold my (metaphorical) breath until April is out of the way, just in case it has any more curve balls to throw at me.
As a result of this concatenation of events, please read a book by an author who was born or died in April. Please include the date in the wiki entry, include a b or d for born or died and can we list entries by date?
edit to add: if an exact birth or death date is not know, but is given as april, put date as a ? and add the book at the bottom of the list.
Hopefully that's not too complicated.
April's an odd month. It contains my birthday - for the purposes of this, I am 26 and will remain 26 until further notice >;-) It also contains both my parent's deaths. Which makes for a lot going on in the old noddle at this time of year. It's just one of those things and part of me does hold my (metaphorical) breath until April is out of the way, just in case it has any more curve balls to throw at me.
As a result of this concatenation of events, please read a book by an author who was born or died in April. Please include the date in the wiki entry, include a b or d for born or died and can we list entries by date?
edit to add: if an exact birth or death date is not know, but is given as april, put date as a ? and add the book at the bottom of the list.
Hopefully that's not too complicated.
43owlie13
>41 DeltaQueen50: I chose one of yours for that challenge. The Crossing Places Looks good!
44katiekrug
>42 Helenliz: - My birthday is in April, too! I'm turning the big 4-oh! but (at least so far) it's not bothering me much.
45DeltaQueen50
>13 jeanned: Oh The Crossing Places is the first of the Ruth Galloway series, I love the series - more for the characters and the on-going drama than for the actual mysteries although they are good as well. I hope you enjoy it. :)
46jeanned
>45 DeltaQueen50: I'll have a poke around our local library's online catalog...this is on my TBR list. :)
47jeanned
>29 neverstopreading: Oh dear. Everyone will see how lax I have been on tagging for last 2 years.
48wandering_star
>28 neverstopreading: Sure - here you are - https://www.librarything.com/topic/289272
>29 neverstopreading: - happy to have people rummaging round my library, although like >47 jeanned: my collections are a bit haphazard…! So most (but not all) books I own but haven’t read won’t be in Your Library. I don’t have many wishlisted books on LT.
>33 jeanned: My intention with this award was to look at ‘early promise’, ie the books a writer wrote while they were developing their skills. So If Pacific Edge was written before Red Mars etc then I think it would count.
>29 neverstopreading: - happy to have people rummaging round my library, although like >47 jeanned: my collections are a bit haphazard…! So most (but not all) books I own but haven’t read won’t be in Your Library. I don’t have many wishlisted books on LT.
>33 jeanned: My intention with this award was to look at ‘early promise’, ie the books a writer wrote while they were developing their skills. So If Pacific Edge was written before Red Mars etc then I think it would count.
49elkiedee
>42 Helenliz: In listing entries by date, is this in order of dates including years, or of day of the month? If I go to list a book by someone who died on 30 April 1960, and I see that someone has listed a book by someone born on 4 April 1963, should I list my book before or after theirs?
ETA: I see you are just listing as day and month, eg 30 April.
ETA: I see you are just listing as day and month, eg 30 April.
50thornton37814
>29 neverstopreading: I'm sad some TIOLI challengers were omitted from the list.
ETA: Oh, I guess you are only including folks who posted a challenge.
ETA: Oh, I guess you are only including folks who posted a challenge.
51jeanned
>48 wandering_star: Thank you.
52Helenliz
>49 elkiedee: I just meant date by date in April, not in true chronological order. So the 4th April comes before 30th April.
>44 katiekrug: yay to the April birthday. It's just a number, you know. But then I had a sort of brain spasm, wanted to avoid a surprise birthday party (the husband sometimes has daft ideas) and ran a marathon for my 4-oh. Nutter.
>29 neverstopreading: I borrow a fair number from the library, so everything I have read is tagged as "Read", My Library only includes what I own AND have read.
>44 katiekrug: yay to the April birthday. It's just a number, you know. But then I had a sort of brain spasm, wanted to avoid a surprise birthday party (the husband sometimes has daft ideas) and ran a marathon for my 4-oh. Nutter.
>29 neverstopreading: I borrow a fair number from the library, so everything I have read is tagged as "Read", My Library only includes what I own AND have read.
53Citizenjoyce
Pretty crazy challenges this month. So far these are my planned reads:
Challenge #1: Read a book with at least three pages starting with the same word, but NOT the word “the” - started by SqueakyChu
*✔The Power - Naomi Alderman (2.5)
Challenge #2: Read a book where something you could find in the sky is part of the title - started by DeltaQueen
✔Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang - Kate Wilhelm (2.50)
A Tranquil Star - Primo Levi
Challenge #3: In honor of Poisson d'Avril, read a book with the word "fish" or a species of fish in the title - started by owlie13
*✔Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - J. K. Rowling (4.5)
The Jewel House: Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution - Deborah Harkness
Challenge #4: Read a book that brings up the right title but the wrong touchstone - started by lyzard
*✔None of the Above - I. W. Gregorio (4)
✔Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump - Michael Isikoff (4)
Challenge #5: Read a book whose title references a physical action a human can perform - started by susanna.fraser
✔The Long Walk - Stephen King (2.5)
Challenge #6: Read a book whose LT average rating is more than 4.0 - started by lindapanzo
✔The Almost Sisters: A Novel- Joshilyn Jackson (3.5)
*✔Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - David Grann (5)
✔The Mother of All Questions: Further Reports from the Feminist Revolutions - Rebecca Solnit (5)
Challenge #7: Read a book with a title that is inclusive - started by dallenbaugh
✔The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies - Jason Fagone (4.5)
Challenge #8: Read a book by an award-winning author, written earlier than the award-winning book - started by wandering_star
*✔The Keep - Jennifer Egan (4)
Challenge #9: Read a book by an author where the second letter of the first name is the same as the second letter of the last name - started by FAMeulstee
The Girls in the Picture: A Novel - Melanie Benjamin
✔The Unmaking of the President 2016: How FBI Director James Comey Cost Hillary Clinton the Presidency - Lanny J. Davis (5)
Challenge #10: Read a book tagged both family and magic - started by Citizenjoyce
*✔The Immortalists - Chloe Benjamin (4.5)
*✔Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman (3.5)
Challenge #11: Read a book which contains a word in the title that can be found in a garden - started by Carmenere
Let Them Eat Dirt: Saving Your Child from an Oversanitized World - B. Brett Finlay
✔Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip (3.5)
*✔There was an old lady who swallowed a frog - Lucille Colandro (3.5)
✔The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (4.5)
Challenge #12: Read a book in the library of a TIOLI challenger from January, February, or March 2018 - started by neverstopreading
*✔If I Never Get Back - by Darryl Brock (4)
Native Son- Richard Wright
Challenge #13: Read a book that fits the "You Keep Missing the Target" challenge - started by Morphidae
✔The Fifth Season - N. K. Jemisin (4)
Challenge #14: Read a book by an author who was born, or died, in April - started by helenliz
✔Small Wonder - Barbara Kingsolver (3.5)
Challenge #15: Read a book where the beginning of the title is following the musical scale, a rolling challenge - started by paulstalder
✔Midnight at the Electric - Jodi Lynn Anderson (4)
Challenge #16: Spring cleaning! Read a book to remove it from your bookshelves - started by humoures
✔The City, Not Long After - Pat Murphy (5)
Challenge #17: Again? Read a book that is second in its series - started by raidergirl3
✔The Obelisk Gate - N. K. Jemisin (4.5)
Challenge #1: Read a book with at least three pages starting with the same word, but NOT the word “the” - started by SqueakyChu
*✔The Power - Naomi Alderman (2.5)
Challenge #2: Read a book where something you could find in the sky is part of the title - started by DeltaQueen
✔Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang - Kate Wilhelm (2.50)
A Tranquil Star - Primo Levi
Challenge #3: In honor of Poisson d'Avril, read a book with the word "fish" or a species of fish in the title - started by owlie13
*✔Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - J. K. Rowling (4.5)
The Jewel House: Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution - Deborah Harkness
Challenge #4: Read a book that brings up the right title but the wrong touchstone - started by lyzard
*✔None of the Above - I. W. Gregorio (4)
✔Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump - Michael Isikoff (4)
Challenge #5: Read a book whose title references a physical action a human can perform - started by susanna.fraser
✔The Long Walk - Stephen King (2.5)
Challenge #6: Read a book whose LT average rating is more than 4.0 - started by lindapanzo
✔The Almost Sisters: A Novel- Joshilyn Jackson (3.5)
*✔Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - David Grann (5)
✔The Mother of All Questions: Further Reports from the Feminist Revolutions - Rebecca Solnit (5)
Challenge #7: Read a book with a title that is inclusive - started by dallenbaugh
✔The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies - Jason Fagone (4.5)
Challenge #8: Read a book by an award-winning author, written earlier than the award-winning book - started by wandering_star
*✔The Keep - Jennifer Egan (4)
Challenge #9: Read a book by an author where the second letter of the first name is the same as the second letter of the last name - started by FAMeulstee
The Girls in the Picture: A Novel - Melanie Benjamin
✔The Unmaking of the President 2016: How FBI Director James Comey Cost Hillary Clinton the Presidency - Lanny J. Davis (5)
Challenge #10: Read a book tagged both family and magic - started by Citizenjoyce
*✔The Immortalists - Chloe Benjamin (4.5)
*✔Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman (3.5)
Challenge #11: Read a book which contains a word in the title that can be found in a garden - started by Carmenere
Let Them Eat Dirt: Saving Your Child from an Oversanitized World - B. Brett Finlay
✔Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip (3.5)
*✔There was an old lady who swallowed a frog - Lucille Colandro (3.5)
✔The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (4.5)
Challenge #12: Read a book in the library of a TIOLI challenger from January, February, or March 2018 - started by neverstopreading
*✔If I Never Get Back - by Darryl Brock (4)
Native Son- Richard Wright
Challenge #13: Read a book that fits the "You Keep Missing the Target" challenge - started by Morphidae
✔The Fifth Season - N. K. Jemisin (4)
Challenge #14: Read a book by an author who was born, or died, in April - started by helenliz
✔Small Wonder - Barbara Kingsolver (3.5)
Challenge #15: Read a book where the beginning of the title is following the musical scale, a rolling challenge - started by paulstalder
✔Midnight at the Electric - Jodi Lynn Anderson (4)
Challenge #16: Spring cleaning! Read a book to remove it from your bookshelves - started by humoures
✔The City, Not Long After - Pat Murphy (5)
Challenge #17: Again? Read a book that is second in its series - started by raidergirl3
✔The Obelisk Gate - N. K. Jemisin (4.5)
54neverstopreading
Yes, when I said "challengers" I meant those who posted a challenge. I'm afraid I would inevitably miss many people if I tried to include everyone.
55wandering_star
>23 Carmenere: - Might you find a picnic in a garden?
56paulstalder
Challenge #15: Read a book where the beginning of the title is following the musical scale, a rolling challenge
Helenliz, sorry to be late for my challenge, but as promised here is my 'do' challenge:
Read a book whereas the title of each book starts with a syllable of the musical scale, known as solfège.
Do re mi fa sol la ti do and then do re mi .... So the first word must begin with such a syllable, excluding the articles. Just use the 'full' notes, forget the sharpened, heightened, flatted, half notes (whatever you call them).
Fill the whole scale, one note per challenger, then start from Do again. So, there are two dos.
You may sing your note when reading your book ....
I listed Don Quixote here, but I may change that, so I could get a shared reading with Helen :)
Helenliz, sorry to be late for my challenge, but as promised here is my 'do' challenge:
Read a book whereas the title of each book starts with a syllable of the musical scale, known as solfège.
Do re mi fa sol la ti do and then do re mi .... So the first word must begin with such a syllable, excluding the articles. Just use the 'full' notes, forget the sharpened, heightened, flatted, half notes (whatever you call them).
Fill the whole scale, one note per challenger, then start from Do again. So, there are two dos.
You may sing your note when reading your book ....
I listed Don Quixote here, but I may change that, so I could get a shared reading with Helen :)
57Helenliz
>56 paulstalder: Paul, I have another book that, so far, I have been unable to fit into any challenge and that will beautifully into yours.
Dom Casmurro has a home - and is, I may say, far more likely to be finished than Don Blinking Quixote is. I'm at the beginning of book 4, so only have half the book left to read...
Dom Casmurro has a home - and is, I may say, far more likely to be finished than Don Blinking Quixote is. I'm at the beginning of book 4, so only have half the book left to read...
58neverstopreading
>56 paulstalder: just to clarify, does it have to be exactly like you listed, without any of the variants (eg. ut or doh for do, so for sol, si for ti)?
59paulstalder
>58 neverstopreading: Yeah, keep to the same harmony, no dissonances :)
60dallenbaugh
>56 paulstalder: Would a book's title beginning with So Long work for sol?
61Morphidae
>56 paulstalder: Great. /sarcasm
Now I have that danged song stuck in my head.
When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything!
Now I have that danged song stuck in my head.
When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything!
62paulstalder
>60 dallenbaugh: if you can sing it, yes :)
D'or, de rêves et de sang, F as in Frank would also count and other titles like these
>61 Morphidae: oh, can you give me the notes please, so I can sing along? :0
D'or, de rêves et de sang, F as in Frank would also count and other titles like these
>61 Morphidae: oh, can you give me the notes please, so I can sing along? :0
63lyzard
Re: Challenge #4 (>10 lyzard:), I have made a slight addendum. It will not affect anyone who has already listed a book, but it may help others trying to find one.
64FAMeulstee
@lindapanzo, you have listed Dressed for Death in Challenge #12, I have it listed in Challenge #1.
I don't mind moving it to #12, but wanted to let you know, as you might prefer moving it to #1.
I don't mind moving it to #12, but wanted to let you know, as you might prefer moving it to #1.
65lindapanzo
>64 FAMeulstee: I'll move it over to challenge 1. We may as well get TIOLI points for it.
66neverstopreading
When the April awards come around I'll need to remember to give an award to whomever's library was the most popular to read from. 😊
67humouress
So, as my grand plan to have only one challenge in April (enabling me to finally complete a sweep) has failed, I'll jump on the bandwagon.
BOMBS & ROOTS
I can't see this one leading to a lot of TIOLI points, but in the spirit of Spring and spring cleaning, this challenge is to read a book with a view to getting it off your shelves. Therefore, not a library book (unless you've had it out for absolute months... maybe) unless it's a shared read; if it's an e-book, you have to delete it or pass it on; and physical books must be moved on, too. I will be coming round to your place to check.
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Challenge 16: Spring cleaning! Read a book to remove it from your bookshelves
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BOMBS & ROOTS
I can't see this one leading to a lot of TIOLI points, but in the spirit of Spring and spring cleaning, this challenge is to read a book with a view to getting it off your shelves. Therefore, not a library book (unless you've had it out for absolute months... maybe) unless it's a shared read; if it's an e-book, you have to delete it or pass it on; and physical books must be moved on, too. I will be coming round to your place to check.
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Challenge 16: Spring cleaning! Read a book to remove it from your bookshelves
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68klobrien2
>67 humouress: I love your challenge! and your witty way of presenting it. A very good idea!
Karen O.
Karen O.
70paulstalder
>67 humouress: Like your challenge, too. Especially this part: I will be coming round to your place to check. If I can't find a book at home anymore, can I list in your challenge and you come round and look for it? :)
71humouress
>70 paulstalder: Um... Er... sure. It’s a good excuse to visit different parts of the world :0)
72raidergirl3
Challenge #17: Again? Read a book that is second in its series
Read the second book in a series, doesn't matter is you've read the first or not.
Read the second book in a series, doesn't matter is you've read the first or not.
73quondame
>72 raidergirl3: So if I finished a second book in a series today then I'm good with #17?
74Dejah_Thoris
>72 raidergirl3: >73 quondame:. So did I! I’ve already added it.
75Citizenjoyce
For challenge #6 the read a book with a high rating challenge I read Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann and have to say it is one of the best books I've ever read.
Someone listed it for a challenge last month or the month before or I never would have heard of it. We all know that Native Americans were forced onto reservations where they suffered and starved and the majority of whites in the US thought it was just the luck of the draw, nothing done on purpose. However, when the Osage accidentally got rounded up onto a reservation where oil was found making them the richest people in the US, whites weren't willing to accept their luck. They were resented throughout the country, and whites made sure to take that money away from them and give it to the Caucasians where they thought it belonged. This is an amazing part of history I had never heard of before and well worth learning. Join us for a really good read.
Someone listed it for a challenge last month or the month before or I never would have heard of it. We all know that Native Americans were forced onto reservations where they suffered and starved and the majority of whites in the US thought it was just the luck of the draw, nothing done on purpose. However, when the Osage accidentally got rounded up onto a reservation where oil was found making them the richest people in the US, whites weren't willing to accept their luck. They were resented throughout the country, and whites made sure to take that money away from them and give it to the Caucasians where they thought it belonged. This is an amazing part of history I had never heard of before and well worth learning. Join us for a really good read.
76Helenliz
April can finish here, I'm top books frog (with Dejah_Thoris).
That never happens to me!
*falls of lilypad in surprise!*
That never happens to me!
*falls of lilypad in surprise!*
77raidergirl3
>73 quondame: of course!
78Dejah_Thoris
>75 Citizenjoyce: Killers of the Flower Moon is excellent, isn't it? After I read your post I was trying to remember how I came across it. I'm going to give credit to lindapanzo for her TIOLI Challenge last December to read a book from the NYT Notable Book List - three of us read it that month.
One of my favorite things about the Challenges is that we may not manage to read book in the same month, but great titles will continue to pop up all year long.
>76 Helenliz: You're Top Books Frog all by yourself - you leaped over me!
I wouldn't normally have two books finished quite this soon, but I have a plan. I'm auditioning for a play (community theater) next weekend, and if I'm cast, I won't have nearly as much time to read as I normally do for the rest of April (and May, for that matter). So, I'm trying to knock out a sweep as quickly as possible including using a few books I started last month (or in one case, the month before that) and some quick, light reads. I still may not finish as quickly as Anita does (she's amazing), but I should get there.
One of my favorite things about the Challenges is that we may not manage to read book in the same month, but great titles will continue to pop up all year long.
>76 Helenliz: You're Top Books Frog all by yourself - you leaped over me!
I wouldn't normally have two books finished quite this soon, but I have a plan. I'm auditioning for a play (community theater) next weekend, and if I'm cast, I won't have nearly as much time to read as I normally do for the rest of April (and May, for that matter). So, I'm trying to knock out a sweep as quickly as possible including using a few books I started last month (or in one case, the month before that) and some quick, light reads. I still may not finish as quickly as Anita does (she's amazing), but I should get there.
79lindapanzo
>78 Dejah_Thoris: I never did read it in December but hope to get to it during the first part of the month, this month.
80streamsong
>72 raidergirl3: Can a series consist of two books? Or does it need to be more than that?
81SqueakyChu
>76 Helenliz: Pretty Cool! Now that you’ve fallen off the lily pad, go for a refreshing swim. You earned it!
82raidergirl3
>80 streamsong: sounds like the second book to me. It doesn’t matter whether there are more in the series (yet)
83lindapanzo
Dejah_Thoris and Citizenjoyce, I found my copy of Two in the Field, Darryl Brock's sequel to If I Never Get Back and have started reading it. So, if you like the first one, you may want to read the sequel. I've put it under challenge #16.
I know I absolutely loved the first one but I read it in 1990 so maybe I should've re-read it before starting on the other one. I rarely do re-reads, though, so I'm hoping the previous story comes back to me.
I know I absolutely loved the first one but I read it in 1990 so maybe I should've re-read it before starting on the other one. I rarely do re-reads, though, so I'm hoping the previous story comes back to me.
84quondame
>29 neverstopreading: It is a complement to all those challengers that not one of their libraries contained Savage Thunder which I finished today. I'll have to see if I can stuff it in another challenge! If I hadn't already used the Visions for #17, it would fit that challenge,
>8 DeltaQueen50: Does 'Thunder' count as 'found in the sky?' for #2
>8 DeltaQueen50: Does 'Thunder' count as 'found in the sky?' for #2
85quondame
>66 neverstopreading: I've made a plan to read from the library with which I have nothing currently in common. It is a small library of short books.
86Morphidae
>67 humouress: Would a library book that is four days overdue count? No big deal if it doesn't.
87humouress
>86 Morphidae: Hmm, only 4 days? I know I like to make things easy, but it’s not really in the spirit of the challenge. Talk to me at the end of the month when we make our lists, if you can’t shoehorn it in somewhere else.
88neverstopreading
>84 quondame: Hey, just because you don't see Savage Thunder showing up in any libraries doesn't mean it's not there, between private books and people thinking, "maybe I won't catalog this one." ;-)
89quondame
>84 quondame: My thought exactly, but the challenge is to name from what is cataloged!
90lindapanzo
>84 quondame: LT shows it as the second in the Wyoming Western series, after Brave the Wild Wind
91streamsong
>82 raidergirl3: Thank you!
>84 quondame: You can put more than one book in any challenge, except for Morphie's #13 since she has specified only one (per sweep).
>84 quondame: You can put more than one book in any challenge, except for Morphie's #13 since she has specified only one (per sweep).
92susanna.fraser
>23 Carmenere: Would "plot" work as something found in a garden? One of the Merriam-Webster definitions is "a small area of planted ground, e.g. a vegetable plot."
93Carmenere
>92 susanna.fraser: Yes, "plot" would be fine.
94susanna.fraser
>93 Carmenere: Thanks!
95rosalita
>16 dallenbaugh: How do you feel about Ten Plus One? Would that qualify for this challenge?
96dallenbaugh
>95 rosalita: Yes, it sounds inclusive.
98DeltaQueen50
>84 quondame: Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, I've been tied up with family over the Easter weekend. Unfortunately, thunder is a sound rather than something one can actually see. I will have to say No on this one. If it were lightning, then I would say yes.
99Helenliz
>78 Dejah_Thoris: I have learnt something. I rarely trouble the top if the list, so clearly hadn't been paying attention to what goes on up there.
Having a week off is clearly good for the reading numbers, 5 books in as many days means I'm tippity top frog all by myself!!! You watch work come along and ruin my progress come Monday...
Having a week off is clearly good for the reading numbers, 5 books in as many days means I'm tippity top frog all by myself!!! You watch work come along and ruin my progress come Monday...
100quondame
>1 SqueakyChu: Do names count. What about quotation marks - must they be always present or absent or is a mix acceptable?
101SqueakyChu
>100 quondame: Names count. Ignore quotation marks completely. Just look at the words.
102FAMeulstee
>78 Dejah_Thoris: Thank you, Dejah, I feel more lucky (to be able to read fast) than amazing ;-)
>99 Helenliz: You are still on top, Helen :-)
>99 Helenliz: You are still on top, Helen :-)
103Morphidae
My goal is to sweep every month this year. Has anyone done that? I didn't see it on the TIOLI meter.
104Citizenjoyce
>103 Morphidae: I would say that’s my goal too, but some challenges just don’t appeal to me. I imagine there will be some that I can’t find a short book or an ironic book to add, so I’ll just skip them.
105lindapanzo
>103 Morphidae: Last year, FAMeulstee swept every month!!
106FAMeulstee
>103 Morphidae: Yes, Morphy, I did last year.
I have created a page with all sweeps in all years at Our TIOLI sweeps.
I have created a page with all sweeps in all years at Our TIOLI sweeps.
107SqueakyChu
>106 FAMeulstee: I didn't know you did that. How cool! Thank you so much!! I'll link it to our TIOLI meter page.
108lindapanzo
>106 FAMeulstee: Thanks. That is good to know. I was thinking that, after my April 18th surgery and then time off, I might have more time to read, if I feel up to it and was going to try to track down my rare sweeps. This is a handy way to find it.
109Citizenjoyce
>108 lindapanzo: May you have a gloriously easy recovery and comfortable time to read.
110paulstalder
>106 FAMeulstee: Oh, I am on the list ! I didn't remember that I swept so much :) thanks for the list
111lindapanzo
>109 Citizenjoyce: Thank you. Either two weeks of not-so-painful recovery or two months of painful recovery, depending on which approach they manage to use.
I'm trying to read the heavier books early in the month. Also to organize the non-Kindle books into an organized fashion, so I don't have to rummage around.
I'm trying to read the heavier books early in the month. Also to organize the non-Kindle books into an organized fashion, so I don't have to rummage around.
112FAMeulstee
>107 SqueakyChu: >108 lindapanzo: >109 Citizenjoyce: You are welcome, I love to make lists :-)
I thought I had mentioned this list before, but obviously I just thought I did.
I thought I had mentioned this list before, but obviously I just thought I did.
113SqueakyChu
>112 FAMeulstee: I think you did mention it, but I had no idea what you were talking about at that time!
114FAMeulstee
>113 SqueakyChu: LOL! Well now you know ;-)
115SqueakyChu
>114 FAMeulstee: Haha! I do! A picture is worth a thousand words. :D
116Citizenjoyce
>23 Carmenere: I’m going to be reading Od Magic which is about a magical gardener, so magic is found in the gardens of this book. Will you accept it?
117FAMeulstee
I noticed that On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder is both listed in challenge #1 and #4. Maybe one of them can be moved to the other challenge?
I might read it too this month.
I might read it too this month.
118humouress
I'm keeping track of my own sweeps. It might embarrass you all too much if it were public ;0)
119streamsong
>117 FAMeulstee: Thanks for noticing that, Anita. I'd be happy to join Madeleine in her challenge or leave it where it is. Does it work better for your sweep if it's in #1 or#4? Unless you add the subtitle to the touchstone, the wrong book always comes up - very annoying!
120SqueakyChu
>119 streamsong: >117 FAMeulstee:. You can move my On Tyranny to whichever challenge better fits your sweeps. Just let me know if you move it. It’s a very quick (and powerful) read.
121susanna.fraser
>117 FAMeulstee: That is an excellent book (I read it last year). In a similar vein, I recommend The People vs Democracy by Yascha Mounk, which I just finished, on the rise of populism and the challenges it poses toward a form of democracy that protects the rights and liberties of all citizens.
122FAMeulstee
>119 streamsong: >120 SqueakyChu: It doesn't really matter to me, I have already books for both challenges. I have Timothy Snyder (and a couple of others) on my e-reader, as we go on vacation next Friday for 10 days. E-books are easier to carry around when traveling ;-)
I don't know how well the wifi is going to be on our way, so I migh be very little on LT. I will see where the book ends up when I am back on the 23rd.
I don't know how well the wifi is going to be on our way, so I migh be very little on LT. I will see where the book ends up when I am back on the 23rd.
123SqueakyChu
>117 FAMeulstee: >119 streamsong: So come join me in challenge #1. I’d feel funny abandoning my own challenge (...unless I had to!).
124Citizenjoyce
I just finished None of the Above for challenge #4 the touchstones challenge, and found it to be a powerful yet gentle look at gender and sexuality. Thank you Owlie13 for listing it first so I could share this read I'd never heard of. The author describes it as Middlesex meets Mean Girls. Here's the author's home page
http://www.iwgregorio.com/ If you're looking for a quick, easy yet enlightening read, this is the one.
http://www.iwgregorio.com/ If you're looking for a quick, easy yet enlightening read, this is the one.
125FAMeulstee
>123 SqueakyChu: I will add it there, Madeline.
126Carmenere
>116 Citizenjoyce: Magic in the garden. Yes, I like that. It's creative and I will accept it.
127owlie13
>124 Citizenjoyce: Glad to hear you liked it. It was a selection from this month's Beautiful Madness book club (theme of diversity). The other book was Warriors Don't Cry, a recounting of the integration of Little Rock's Central High school by one of the students. I'm looking forward to that one as well.
129klobrien2
Hi, all! Regarding the TIOLI meter -- last month, I took out a lot of the blank count headers between our top books frog (Hi, FAMeulstee!) and the rest of us. They just seemed so useless and cluttering. I've just done the same thing, leaving a few there for Citizenjoyce and indicating the edit with "...". Let me know if I should put the non-used headers back, but I think it looks nicer this way.
Yay for me! I got my first shared read for the month!
Karen O.
Yay for me! I got my first shared read for the month!
Karen O.
130FAMeulstee
>129 klobrien2: That is allright with me, Karen, I will keep 2 or 3 numbers down. Congratulations on your first shared read this month!
I have one book to go for my sweep, but didn't finish before my vacation. I suspect I won't have time to do any updates the next ten days, that will come when I am back home. Happy TIOLI reading everyone!
I have one book to go for my sweep, but didn't finish before my vacation. I suspect I won't have time to do any updates the next ten days, that will come when I am back home. Happy TIOLI reading everyone!
131SqueakyChu
>129 klobrien2: Haha! Karen, I used to do the same thing until I got complaints about my doing so. I am now impartial in this issue.
Hurray for your first shared read this month!
Hurray for your first shared read this month!
132SqueakyChu
>130 FAMeulstee: Have a great vacation!
133Citizenjoyce
>129 klobrien2: I'm not a big fan of removing the headers because it's a pain to enter them when I'm on my phone, so I have to get to a computer to do it. But whatever others want is fine with me.
136lyzard
I think the removal is fine and sensible when it's a case like this, of one or two people being so far ahead; the '...' is good too. I found it tended to encourage mistake-making when individual headers were removed, though (i.e. going from 12 BOOKS to 14 BOOKS).
137elkiedee
At this stage in the month though, it's quite likely that a few other people (definitely not me this month) will manage between 14 and 20 books.
138klobrien2
I know that I was one who complained when the headers at 10 books and below were removed when nobody had that number. So we decided to leave 10 and below alone...maybe we should make that 20 and below? I think I'll go make sure that 20 and below are there.
Karen O.
>134 neverstopreading: I love it!
Karen O.
>134 neverstopreading: I love it!
139Citizenjoyce
>138 klobrien2: Better.
140klobrien2
>139 Citizenjoyce: I'm glad. And maybe this will encourage us to read more to fill up the empty headers!
Karen O.
Karen O.
141quondame
I have followed links to the wiki pages and updated them. I was an embedded systems programmer and still more than muggle level at understanding computers, but I have searched LT for entrance into the wiki other than links through the pages. When viewing a wiki page the usual // Home Your books Add books Groups Talk Local More Zeitgeist // header bar is absent, which is a pain, and going to the main wiki page shows that indeed these links are available, just not bannered for us as we access individual wiki pages. So have any of you developed shortcuts that let you more easily navigate between wiki.LibraryThing and your LibraryThing?
142Citizenjoyce
>141 quondame: I think the after the big kerfuffle that banner disappeared. I just go back to page 1 once that link is set up.
143SqueakyChu
>141 quondame: I still have my old wiki user page with my name on it. I start there when working on our wikis, but I no longer remember all the rules for the wiki pages. I only use what I need (I have templates) for creating new monthly challenges.
I’m not sure if I understand or even answered your question.
I’m not sure if I understand or even answered your question.
144quondame
>142 Citizenjoyce: >143 SqueakyChu: I was wondering if there was some obvious wiki link I was missing. It would be great if we could have a entry on the navigation bar like so:
And that the navigation bar would remain the same while we view the wiki. Not only am I lazy, I used to program UIs when I could get the work so my opinions are righteously strong.
And that the navigation bar would remain the same while we view the wiki. Not only am I lazy, I used to program UIs when I could get the work so my opinions are righteously strong.
145Citizenjoyce
>144 quondame: That's the way it used to be. I know nothing about coding, but I know after the wiki was down because of whatever invasion we had when it was re-established, along with the annoying captcha, there is no longer the directional banner. Maybe you can ask Tim about it.
146Citizenjoyce
>67 humouress: Thanks to your challenge I read the wonderous The City Not Long After by Pat Murphy. I've had it sitting on my bookshelves for years. I can't imagine why I never got to it and probably wouldn't have without your challenge. It's about peace and war, non-violent and violent disobedience, art, artists, political oppression, and thinking outside the box wrapped in a great story about post-apocalyptic San Francisco. Evidently, Pat Murphy really loves her city. Now I'm going to give it to my daughter.
147humouress
>146 Citizenjoyce: That is a sweet way of getting your book off your shelves.
148paulstalder
I became a strange phone call from Germany the other day. A guy called me and wanted my book Über den Ansatz der Blechbläser because it says on the library catalog it is available. Because is collecting books about brass music. I was at a loss what he was talking about. I finally found out that somehow he found this page: https://www.librarycat.org/lib/paulstalder/item/129976510 and I realized that he was checking my tiny cat catalog (interpreting cat as catalog). And since it says there 'Available' , he tried his luck. He apparently searched me in phone books and found my phone number .... I just wonder if I should change my LT name in order to get my real name hidden ....
I don't have that book anyway, I took it from the library in order to separate the different Heinrich Hofmanns. I asked him to make an interlibrary loan from his university library ...
I don't have that book anyway, I took it from the library in order to separate the different Heinrich Hofmanns. I asked him to make an interlibrary loan from his university library ...
149SqueakyChu
>148 paulstalder: That is totally weird. You might really want to change your username to protect your privacy. Just let us know what you change it to, or we won’t be able to find you!
By the way, it is for that reason that I never mark any of my BookCrossing books “available” (even if they are really available). I mark them all “reserved”. No one bothers me about getting my books from that website.
By the way, it is for that reason that I never mark any of my BookCrossing books “available” (even if they are really available). I mark them all “reserved”. No one bothers me about getting my books from that website.
150SqueakyChu
>141 quondame: My workaround has been to put the link to my master wiki page (my user page) on my home page under “Your Notepad”. I’d never find it otherwise!
151lyzard
>148 paulstalder:
I have had quite a number of such contacts over the years because of my extensive wishlist, which similarly is interpreted as me owning a particular book, but so far they have confined themselves to PMs.
I have had quite a number of such contacts over the years because of my extensive wishlist, which similarly is interpreted as me owning a particular book, but so far they have confined themselves to PMs.
152lyzard
>56 paulstalder:
I wanted to check that it is okay to ignore articles in the musical scale challenge? (Just noticed that no-one has so far listed a book-title that starts with an article!)
I wanted to check that it is okay to ignore articles in the musical scale challenge? (Just noticed that no-one has so far listed a book-title that starts with an article!)
153quondame
>150 SqueakyChu: Perhaps there is a more appropriate thread to discuss wiki issues? I have managed to get a user wiki page to do a couple of things I'd like, but my brain is tying itself in knots on some of the stuff. I did finally locate "Your Notepad", but it took a while. Thanks.
154paulstalder
>152 lyzard: That's fine. Go ahead and read such a book with an article in front.
155paulstalder
>148 paulstalder: >149 SqueakyChu: Sorry, I didn't want to write it in this thread. I thought I am still in my own thread. But well, it happened now.
Is there a way in librarycat to set my whole library on 'reserved'?
Is there a way in librarycat to set my whole library on 'reserved'?
156avatiakh
>148 paulstalder: I was contacted once by someone who noticed that I had an old cookbook in my catalog that they remembered from their childhood and asked me if I could copy out one of the recipes for them.
157FAMeulstee
>153 quondame: Just click on "edit" on the left of the page, then you can start editing your page.
On the Wiki Help Editing page you can find some tips for editing.
On the Wiki Help Editing page you can find some tips for editing.
158FAMeulstee
I finished my (first) sweep today :-)
159quondame
>157 FAMeulstee: I'd found that, but having to use a whole different markup language was not my expectation. One reason that I'm no longer in software development is because I have to struggle through literal brain pain to concentrate long enough to absorb new technical material. Some sort of stress reaction where I used to love acquiring new computer languages.
160rosalita
>156 avatiakh: That's totally bananas! Did you do it?
161Carmenere
>158 FAMeulstee: Way to go, Anita!! Congratulations (part 1)
162SqueakyChu
>158 FAMeulstee: Congrats on your ability to keep on sweeping!
163Dejah_Thoris
>158 FAMeulstee: Fabulous, Anita! Congratulations!
164humouress
>158 FAMeulstee: Congratulations Anita!
For April, I too am halfway through my second .... book. Somehow I felt I was doing better than I did in March, but apparently not :0/
>148 paulstalder: >156 avatiakh: That's sort of sweet - as long as it doesn't start getting stalkerish. I think it's nice when people help out. The other day I managed to drop my two side wheels in the drain. I had my younger son with me and we were both fine (though my dignity took a bit of a bashing). I tried getting out but eventually conceded defeat and called a tow truck (AAS). Most people drove past but some people did stop and offer help. The first recognised my RDA shirt because I had spent the morning at Riding for the Disabled and we were, coincidently, five minutes walk from their stables. The second and third also had their own kids in the car and offered us a lift and the third even offered us a wrap she had in the car, in case we were hungry which was very sweet.
For April, I too am halfway through my second .... book. Somehow I felt I was doing better than I did in March, but apparently not :0/
>148 paulstalder: >156 avatiakh: That's sort of sweet - as long as it doesn't start getting stalkerish. I think it's nice when people help out. The other day I managed to drop my two side wheels in the drain. I had my younger son with me and we were both fine (though my dignity took a bit of a bashing). I tried getting out but eventually conceded defeat and called a tow truck (AAS). Most people drove past but some people did stop and offer help. The first recognised my RDA shirt because I had spent the morning at Riding for the Disabled and we were, coincidently, five minutes walk from their stables. The second and third also had their own kids in the car and offered us a lift and the third even offered us a wrap she had in the car, in case we were hungry which was very sweet.
166SqueakyChu
TIOLI Question of the Month:
In all of the books you've read so far this month, who was your favorite character? In which book was it, and why did you like that character so much?
In all of the books you've read so far this month, who was your favorite character? In which book was it, and why did you like that character so much?
167quondame
>166 SqueakyChu: Rhett (formerly Nettie) from Malice of Crows remains a favorite because he has an all in attitude with no shyness of being nice so common to main characters. But I met the character in March, so for this month, maybe Jane Steele as she murders her way to her place in the world, she doesn't make excuses for herself and has an interesting way of enumerating her accomplishments.
168raidergirl3
>166 SqueakyChu: I read was lucky enough to read A Gentleman in Moscow a delightful story with the charming Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov and he could be one of my favourite characters of the year. His ability to deal with adversity with aplomb, and adapt to new circumstances were a wonderful lesson in attitude.
169SqueakyChu
>166 SqueakyChu: It took forever for me to finish reading The Goldfinch, but I only liked one character from that entire book. However I liked him very, very much. He went by the name of Hobie. He was a kindhearted man who was very skilled at refinishing antiques and had a wealth of knowledge about all things antique of value. His kindness to the main character Theo was so deep and unassuming. Theo didn't deserve it! You'll have to read that whole 771-page, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to find out why, though! :)
170SqueakyChu
TIOLI Stats for March 2018
For March, 2018, we read a total of 435 books of which 90 (21%) were shared reads. We accumulated 49 TIOLI points for a YTD total of 145 TIOLI points. That's about 50% better than at the same time last year. We're staying on track! All of our stats are higher than in 2017. Good going!
Our most popular book, with five readers, was
Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leon.
The most popular challenge, with 46 books, was the one by @Carmenere to read a book where the author's first name is also the name of a city or village in your state, province or the like.
There were five challenges with the most TIOLI points (5 points each). These were:
1. Read a book in which the last letter of the author's first name plus the last letter of the author's last name spells a word (@SqueakyChu)
2. Read a book with a plural noun in the title, going up in alphabetical order (@wandering_star)
3. Read a book where the title includes at least two different words beginning with the same letter (@lindapanzo)
4. Read a book for a project (@lyzard)
5. Read a book whose title includes the word “lion” OR a book written by an author with the last name of “Lamb” (@dallenbaugh)
TIOLI awards will be forthcoming at a later date! :)
For March, 2018, we read a total of 435 books of which 90 (21%) were shared reads. We accumulated 49 TIOLI points for a YTD total of 145 TIOLI points. That's about 50% better than at the same time last year. We're staying on track! All of our stats are higher than in 2017. Good going!
Our most popular book, with five readers, was
Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leon.
The most popular challenge, with 46 books, was the one by @Carmenere to read a book where the author's first name is also the name of a city or village in your state, province or the like.
There were five challenges with the most TIOLI points (5 points each). These were:
1. Read a book in which the last letter of the author's first name plus the last letter of the author's last name spells a word (@SqueakyChu)
2. Read a book with a plural noun in the title, going up in alphabetical order (@wandering_star)
3. Read a book where the title includes at least two different words beginning with the same letter (@lindapanzo)
4. Read a book for a project (@lyzard)
5. Read a book whose title includes the word “lion” OR a book written by an author with the last name of “Lamb” (@dallenbaugh)
TIOLI awards will be forthcoming at a later date! :)
171FAMeulstee
>166 SqueakyChu: The main character of Woman at 1000 degrees stole my heart. Herbjörg Maria Björnsson is 80 years old and is dying, in a garage in Iceland. She tells us how she ended up there, and tells the story of her life, that led from Iceland, to Danmark, to Germany (in WWII), back to Iceland, to Argentina, France and a few other places...
172Citizenjoyce
>166 SqueakyChu: I met some great characters this month. Midnight At The Electric tells the story of intelligent, unemotional, strong willed, “a bit of an asshole” Adri who has been chosen to be a colonist on Mars. In the month before she leaves she stays with her new-found 127 year old cousin Lily. Lily reminds me a bit of Hobie. She was loving of this rather unloveable woman, engaged in life, a fun friend, and a woman willing to look at the end of her life with acceptance and even hope.
My next favorite is Jax from The City Not Long After. She was raised by her single mother, never even named, strong, proactive and a bit paranoid because she lives at a time that is not gentle on independent people. She is adventurous, intelligent, willing to learn and willing, at last, to allow other people into her life and even to respect their opinions when she’s pretty sure they’re wrong.
I like a character who evinces hope but doesn’t sit around waiting for good things to happen.
My next favorite is Jax from The City Not Long After. She was raised by her single mother, never even named, strong, proactive and a bit paranoid because she lives at a time that is not gentle on independent people. She is adventurous, intelligent, willing to learn and willing, at last, to allow other people into her life and even to respect their opinions when she’s pretty sure they’re wrong.
I like a character who evinces hope but doesn’t sit around waiting for good things to happen.
173SqueakyChu
Sometimes I think that it's too bad that these lovable characters from fiction can't be made into real people!
174susanna.fraser
>166 SqueakyChu: I found Holland, the heroine of Roomies, a green-card marriage romance very likable and relatable. She's surrounded by talented people, struggling to find her own voice when she feels like a supporting character in her own story.
175lindapanzo
Thought I’d have a chance for a sweep this month but I don’t feel like reading after surgery. They tried the less invasive approach through my neck and it didn’t work so they had to crack open my breastbone and go in through my chest and removed my mass that way.
Most important though, no cancer!!
I’m home after two nights in ICU and one in a regular room. I’ll be off for 6 weeks probably.
Most important though, no cancer!!
I’m home after two nights in ICU and one in a regular room. I’ll be off for 6 weeks probably.
177owlie13
>175 lindapanzo: Sorry for the invasive surgery, but good news about no cancer! Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
178thornton37814
I think I'm one book away from a sweep. I'll look through the stack by chair to see if one fits. If not, I may be joining some others in their read if the book is still on the shelf when I get to the library Monday. I saw it remaining on the new book shelf Friday.
ETA: Thus Was Adonis Murdered will fit since it has a 4.05 rating. I'll add it to the TIOLI and begin reading it this evening after church.
ETA: Thus Was Adonis Murdered will fit since it has a 4.05 rating. I'll add it to the TIOLI and begin reading it this evening after church.
179countrylife
>175 lindapanzo: : Best wishes for your recovery, Linda. And - YAY - for "no cancer"! I hope you get back your reading mojo soon!
>167 quondame: : LOVED Jane Steele! Actually - I've loved everything I've read by Lyndsay Faye.
>167 quondame: : LOVED Jane Steele! Actually - I've loved everything I've read by Lyndsay Faye.
180SqueakyChu
>175 lindapanzo: Wow, Linda! You've been through so much. So relieved that no cancer was found. I wish you a speedy and uneventful recovery. Your good health will be this month's sweep! :)
>176 quondame: Congratulations on your sweep. Susan! That's terrific!
>178 thornton37814: Rooting for your soon-to-be sweep! :)
>176 quondame: Congratulations on your sweep. Susan! That's terrific!
>178 thornton37814: Rooting for your soon-to-be sweep! :)
181DeltaQueen50
Congratulations to all the "Sweepers" , and a special wish for a speedy recovery to Linda. I have been having a so-so month with a few good books mixed in with some definite clunkers.
182Citizenjoyce
>175 lindapanzo: Whew, what a time you've had of it. 2 days in the ICU is 2 days too many, but no cancer. What wonderful news! Take your time recovering, read when you can, and be happy for many good years to come.
184lindapanzo
Thanks for the good health wishes. Every day, for the most part, feels better than the day before.
Just finished my first book since before surgery. My mind is clear and I can concentrate somewhat again (unlike after my pneumonia hospitalization in December when it took weeks to be able to concentrate again) and so I'm hoping to get a lot of reading in, during the next 5+ weeks.
Sometimes, things that seem horrible end up being blessings in disguise. This is the second time that this has happened to be.
Just finished my first book since before surgery. My mind is clear and I can concentrate somewhat again (unlike after my pneumonia hospitalization in December when it took weeks to be able to concentrate again) and so I'm hoping to get a lot of reading in, during the next 5+ weeks.
Sometimes, things that seem horrible end up being blessings in disguise. This is the second time that this has happened to be.
185Citizenjoyce
>184 lindapanzo: Good news all around. Enjoy your reading.
186rosalita
>8 DeltaQueen50: Can I get a ruling, Judy? Can the thing in the sky be something that only exists in the fantasy world of the book? I'm thinking of Dragonflight, which I read today and which features flying dragons.
(Yes, I do like to make things difficult for myself; why do you ask?) :-)
(Yes, I do like to make things difficult for myself; why do you ask?) :-)
187thornton37814
Just completed my first ever TIOLI sweep:
1: Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney
1: Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful: Poems by Alice Walker
2: Bats in the Belfry by E. C. R. Lorac
3: Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert
4: Timothy Turtle by Alice Vaught Davis
5: Walking Out: Poems by Betty Adcock
6: Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell
7: Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow
8: The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits by Elizabeth Peters
9: Umbrella by Taro Yashima
10: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car by Ian Fleming
11: Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems by Alice Walker
12: The Hanging Valley by Peter Robinson
13: The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide by James M. Beidler
13: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
14: Collected Poems in English and French by Samuuel Beckett
14: First Love and Other Shorts by Samuel Beckett
14: Endgame by Samuel Beckett
15: Timothy Turtle by Al Graham
16: Fire in the Thatch by E. C. R. Lorac
17: The Sayers Swindle by Victoria Abbott
1: Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney
1: Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful: Poems by Alice Walker
2: Bats in the Belfry by E. C. R. Lorac
3: Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert
4: Timothy Turtle by Alice Vaught Davis
5: Walking Out: Poems by Betty Adcock
6: Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell
7: Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow
8: The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits by Elizabeth Peters
9: Umbrella by Taro Yashima
10: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car by Ian Fleming
11: Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems by Alice Walker
12: The Hanging Valley by Peter Robinson
13: The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide by James M. Beidler
13: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
14: Collected Poems in English and French by Samuuel Beckett
14: First Love and Other Shorts by Samuel Beckett
14: Endgame by Samuel Beckett
15: Timothy Turtle by Al Graham
16: Fire in the Thatch by E. C. R. Lorac
17: The Sayers Swindle by Victoria Abbott
188countrylife
Congratulations, Lori!
189lindapanzo
>187 thornton37814: Congrats Lori. Way to go!!
190SqueakyChu
>187 thornton37814: Wow! That's fabulous, Lori. Congratulations!
191DeltaQueen50
>186 rosalita: Yes, Julia, I will accept your title. After all if there were dragons, we would certainly be looking for them in the sky!
>187 thornton37814: Congratulations, Lori!
>187 thornton37814: Congratulations, Lori!
193susanna.fraser
>187 thornton37814: Congrats, Lori!
>175 lindapanzo: Hurrah for no cancer, and fingers crossed for a smooth and book-filled recovery.
>175 lindapanzo: Hurrah for no cancer, and fingers crossed for a smooth and book-filled recovery.
194Citizenjoyce
>187 thornton37814: Congratulations.
195FAMeulstee
>176 quondame: Congratulations on your first sweep, Susan!
>175 lindapanzo: Sorry the less invasive procedure did not work out, Linda. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
>187 thornton37814: Congratulations on your first ever sweep, Lori!
And Dejah_Thoris did a sweep too, that makes a total of 4 sweeps this month, with 6 days to go :-)
>175 lindapanzo: Sorry the less invasive procedure did not work out, Linda. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
>187 thornton37814: Congratulations on your first ever sweep, Lori!
And Dejah_Thoris did a sweep too, that makes a total of 4 sweeps this month, with 6 days to go :-)
196Citizenjoyce
>176 quondame: How'd I miss that one. Congratulations.
200FAMeulstee
Regarding the TIOLI meter, how do you all like the way the empty headers are put together now?
This way all headers are there, but take less space.
This way all headers are there, but take less space.
201SqueakyChu
>200 FAMeulstee: Whatever everyone wants is fine with me.
202quondame
>200 FAMeulstee: Just fine.
203Dejah_Thoris
>158 FAMeulstee: Congratulations on your sweep, Anita!
>170 SqueakyChu: Hooray for us - great stats so far this year!
>175 lindapanzo: Forget the sweep, Linda - read what makes you happy! Here's to a speedy recovery!
>176 quondame: Well done on your sweep and on book 75!!
>187 thornton37814: Woohoo, Lori! Congratulations on your first ever sweep!
>196 Citizenjoyce: Thanks for noticing, Anita. You always do!
>170 SqueakyChu: Hooray for us - great stats so far this year!
>175 lindapanzo: Forget the sweep, Linda - read what makes you happy! Here's to a speedy recovery!
>176 quondame: Well done on your sweep and on book 75!!
>187 thornton37814: Woohoo, Lori! Congratulations on your first ever sweep!
>196 Citizenjoyce: Thanks for noticing, Anita. You always do!
204DeltaQueen50
>200 FAMeulstee: I like how the TIOLI Meter looks, Anita, very tidy and eye-pleasing. :)
205lindapanzo
>200 FAMeulstee: I love the look of the headers in the meter, Anita.
>203 Dejah_Thoris: Thanks, Dejah. For May, I've got a challenge in mind that can fit most of what I'm hoping to read.
>203 Dejah_Thoris: Thanks, Dejah. For May, I've got a challenge in mind that can fit most of what I'm hoping to read.
206klobrien2
>200 FAMeulstee: I like the "smushed" headers--makes it cleaner-looking, but shouldn't be a problem for those needing to use them again. Thanks for doing that!
Karen O.
Karen O.
207Citizenjoyce
>200 FAMeulstee: good solution.
208SqueakyChu
TIOLI Awards for March 2018:
The Leapfrog Award goes to @neverstopreading for the pangram rolling challenge "How vexingly quick daft zebras jump!" This challenger got a rolling challenge in which the titles didn't really roll but just jumped around. It's amazing that I didn't complain about that one. So kudos to this challenger!
The Double the Trouble Award goes to @dallenbaugh for reading The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances for lindapanzo's challenge to read a book where the title includes at least two different words beginning with the same letter. This challenger found three pairs of words which do this - each pair with a different letter.
The Travel Bug Award goes to @countrylife for reading Erika's Story for lyzard's challenge to read a book for a project. The project for this challenger was a vacation destinations reading project in Rothenburg, Germany. Doesn't that sound like fun?!
The Multiple Animals Award goes to @citizenjoyce, @Dejah_Thoris, and @souloftherose for reading Three Hearts and Three Lions for dallenbaugh's challenge to read a book whose title includes the word “lion” OR a book written by an author with the last name of “Lamb”. Three lions were the most animals in any of the listed book titles.
The Most Startling Award goes to @antqueen for the challenge to read a book with water on the cover. How can you do that? Won't the water run off the cover when you pick up the book to start reading?! :O
The Most Word-Loaded Award goes to @paulstalder for the challenge to read a book that starts with a fire. I never saw so much narrative in any of our listed challenges before. Wow!
Congratulations to these award winners. Please share some awards of your own here at this time!
The Leapfrog Award goes to @neverstopreading for the pangram rolling challenge "How vexingly quick daft zebras jump!" This challenger got a rolling challenge in which the titles didn't really roll but just jumped around. It's amazing that I didn't complain about that one. So kudos to this challenger!
The Double the Trouble Award goes to @dallenbaugh for reading The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances for lindapanzo's challenge to read a book where the title includes at least two different words beginning with the same letter. This challenger found three pairs of words which do this - each pair with a different letter.
The Travel Bug Award goes to @countrylife for reading Erika's Story for lyzard's challenge to read a book for a project. The project for this challenger was a vacation destinations reading project in Rothenburg, Germany. Doesn't that sound like fun?!
The Multiple Animals Award goes to @citizenjoyce, @Dejah_Thoris, and @souloftherose for reading Three Hearts and Three Lions for dallenbaugh's challenge to read a book whose title includes the word “lion” OR a book written by an author with the last name of “Lamb”. Three lions were the most animals in any of the listed book titles.
The Most Startling Award goes to @antqueen for the challenge to read a book with water on the cover. How can you do that? Won't the water run off the cover when you pick up the book to start reading?! :O
The Most Word-Loaded Award goes to @paulstalder for the challenge to read a book that starts with a fire. I never saw so much narrative in any of our listed challenges before. Wow!
Congratulations to these award winners. Please share some awards of your own here at this time!
209dallenbaugh
>208 SqueakyChu: Thanks for the award, Madeline. This was a really fun read for anyone who likes to run (even short distances). It also takes a serious look at what motivates us to complete our goals.
210SqueakyChu
>209 dallenbaugh: I might have to take a look at that book, Donna, Next month I'm going to Pennsylvania to cheer on a friend who is going to be running a 50K race. I get tired even thinking about running any distance at all. I do try to walk every now and then. :)
211dallenbaugh
>210 SqueakyChu: I've participated in four 100 mile mountain races and finally finished one when I was 46 so this book was right up my alley, or trail, as you might say.
212FAMeulstee
>201 SqueakyChu: >202 quondame: >204 DeltaQueen50: >205 lindapanzo: >206 klobrien2: >207 Citizenjoyce:
Thank you all, I will try to keep the headers of TIOLI meter this way.
Thank you all, I will try to keep the headers of TIOLI meter this way.
213antqueen
>208 SqueakyChu: Well, there has been a lot of flooding this year!
214FAMeulstee
And I finished my double April sweep today :-D
#1 Dressed for Death by Donna Leon
#1 On tyranny - Timothy Snyder
#1 Verkocht - Hans Hagen
#2 Voor niks gaat de zon op - Els Pelgrom
#2 Vogels in het zwart - Piet Meeuwissen
#3 Mrs. Fish, Ape, and Me, The Dump Queen - Norma Fox Mazer
#3 Sticks and Stones - Lynn Hall,
#4 Wild vlees - Marita de Sterck
#4 I be somebody - Hadley Irwin
#5 Sprong in de leegte - Lydia Rood
#5 Bijna iedereen kon omvallen - Toon Tellegen
#6 Eeuwelingen - Steffie van den Oord
#6 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - E.L. Koningsburg
#6 Woman at 1000 degrees - Hallgrimur Helgason
#7 The nature of the beast - Janni Howker
#7 Een huis met zeven kamers - Joke van Leeuwen
#8 Talking it over - Julian Barnes
#8 Love, etc. - Julian Barnes
#9 Coriolis, de stormplaneet - Gerben Hellinga jr
#9 The Horse-Tamer - Walter Farley
#10 Ronia, the Robber's Daughter - Astrid Lindgren
#10 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll
#11 De genezing van de krekel - Toon Tellegen
#11 A taste of Blackberries - Doris Buchanan Smith
#12 Acqua Alta - Donna Leon
#12 The Quarry - Friedrich Dürrenmatt
#12 Seeking Whom He May Devour - Fred Vargas
#13 Helden op sokken - Anne Makkink
#13 Operation Napoleon - Arnaldur Indriðason
#14 Hide and seek - Ida Vos
#14 De vergeten hacienda - Sven Wernström
#15 Regeneration - Pat Barker
#15 Doodgewoon - Bette Westera
#16 Collision Course - Nigel Hinton
#16 Klein verhaal over liefde - Marit Törnqvist
#17 Het is fijn om er te zijn - Guus Kuijer
#17 Een osbork in de ruimte - Gerben Hellinga jr
#1 Dressed for Death by Donna Leon
#1 On tyranny - Timothy Snyder
#1 Verkocht - Hans Hagen
#2 Voor niks gaat de zon op - Els Pelgrom
#2 Vogels in het zwart - Piet Meeuwissen
#3 Mrs. Fish, Ape, and Me, The Dump Queen - Norma Fox Mazer
#3 Sticks and Stones - Lynn Hall,
#4 Wild vlees - Marita de Sterck
#4 I be somebody - Hadley Irwin
#5 Sprong in de leegte - Lydia Rood
#5 Bijna iedereen kon omvallen - Toon Tellegen
#6 Eeuwelingen - Steffie van den Oord
#6 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - E.L. Koningsburg
#6 Woman at 1000 degrees - Hallgrimur Helgason
#7 The nature of the beast - Janni Howker
#7 Een huis met zeven kamers - Joke van Leeuwen
#8 Talking it over - Julian Barnes
#8 Love, etc. - Julian Barnes
#9 Coriolis, de stormplaneet - Gerben Hellinga jr
#9 The Horse-Tamer - Walter Farley
#10 Ronia, the Robber's Daughter - Astrid Lindgren
#10 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll
#11 De genezing van de krekel - Toon Tellegen
#11 A taste of Blackberries - Doris Buchanan Smith
#12 Acqua Alta - Donna Leon
#12 The Quarry - Friedrich Dürrenmatt
#12 Seeking Whom He May Devour - Fred Vargas
#13 Helden op sokken - Anne Makkink
#13 Operation Napoleon - Arnaldur Indriðason
#14 Hide and seek - Ida Vos
#14 De vergeten hacienda - Sven Wernström
#15 Regeneration - Pat Barker
#15 Doodgewoon - Bette Westera
#16 Collision Course - Nigel Hinton
#16 Klein verhaal over liefde - Marit Törnqvist
#17 Het is fijn om er te zijn - Guus Kuijer
#17 Een osbork in de ruimte - Gerben Hellinga jr
215Dejah_Thoris
Congratulations on your double, Anita!
I may join you one of theses days, but not this month.
Kudos!
I may join you one of theses days, but not this month.
Kudos!
216DeltaQueen50
>214 FAMeulstee: Congratulatiuons, Anita, as always I am in awe - especially as April has been a rather slow month for me reading wise.
217countrylife
Congratulations on your double sweep, Anita!
Thank you, Madeline, for my Travel Bug TIOLI award. My son has now brought me to Germany to visit him twice, with lots of fun travel with his family included. My favorite vacation destination reads so far have been from the Netherlands.
Thank you, Madeline, for my Travel Bug TIOLI award. My son has now brought me to Germany to visit him twice, with lots of fun travel with his family included. My favorite vacation destination reads so far have been from the Netherlands.
218FAMeulstee
>215 Dejah_Thoris: Thank you, Dejah, it isn't possible every month. I was lucky to find double books two months in a row.
You are tied now with Chatterbox at the top of the "All Time TIOLI Hall of Fame" with 23 sweeps!
>216 DeltaQueen50: Thank you, Judy, some months are good, others slow. There is always a next TIOLI month :-)
You are tied now with Chatterbox at the top of the "All Time TIOLI Hall of Fame" with 23 sweeps!
>216 DeltaQueen50: Thank you, Judy, some months are good, others slow. There is always a next TIOLI month :-)
219Citizenjoyce
>Whew, you take my breath away. Congrats, doubly.
220SqueakyChu
>214 FAMeulstee: Anita, congrats on your double sweep this month (again!). Thanks, also, for pointing out Dejah_Thoris's achievement (23 all time sweeps). Congrats, Dejah_Thoris! Most of all, thanks, Anita, for compiling all of these interesting stats on our TIOLI stats details page.
221raidergirl3
Have I missed May’s Challenge somewhere?
223raidergirl3
>222 SqueakyChu: ok, just checking 😊
225SqueakyChu
Haha! I've been busy making friends with a crow! He's been cawing LOUDLY for food...and, of course, he gets first priority. ;)
226Helenliz
>225 SqueakyChu: Anything asking for food loudly probably takes priority, just to keep them quiet!
I, of course, haven't looked to see if the May thread is up, not once (hahaha)
I, of course, haven't looked to see if the May thread is up, not once (hahaha)
227DeltaQueen50
I haven't looked once either - more like ten or twelve times!
228SqueakyChu
>227 DeltaQueen50: Haha! You are all so funny!
229Citizenjoyce
>225 SqueakyChu: How I wish I had crows in my area. What fascinating birds. If I were you I’d be spending my time trying to make friends too.
230SqueakyChu
>225 SqueakyChu: I named my new friend, the crow. His (or her?) name is Nudnik. You may refer to him as Nick (or Nicky), if you'd like. :D
231susanna.fraser
>225 SqueakyChu: Crows truly are fascinating creatures. I recommend Gifts of the Crow to anyone looking to learn more about their intelligence and adaptability.
232paulstalder
>208 SqueakyChu: Thanks for this wordy award ... I enjoyed reading all the entries, maybe I should read all these books, too.
233Citizenjoyce
>230 SqueakyChu: not a very nice name for a friend.
234SqueakyChu
>231 susanna.fraser: Book bullet! Wishlisted!! :D
>232 paulstalder: Haha!
>234 SqueakyChu: It's actually a very nice name. When I use the word nudnik, which is actually a Hebrew word which means a person who is always bothering you. This bird became my friend that way. He was always cawing to scare away our cat to steal her food. I use the word nudnik affectionately. :) It's not a mean word, although it does have a slightly negative connotation.
>232 paulstalder: Haha!
>234 SqueakyChu: It's actually a very nice name. When I use the word nudnik, which is actually a Hebrew word which means a person who is always bothering you. This bird became my friend that way. He was always cawing to scare away our cat to steal her food. I use the word nudnik affectionately. :) It's not a mean word, although it does have a slightly negative connotation.
235paulstalder
>234 SqueakyChu: Are you going to change from frogs to crows now? I hope the frogs will stay
I heard the term nudnik here also, but more in the sense of a boring person.
I heard the term nudnik here also, but more in the sense of a boring person.
236SqueakyChu
>235 paulstalder: The FROGS are FOREVER!!
The crows are a sideline. I would call my kids (or even grandchildren) nudnikim (nudniks) if they kept bothering me for something. "Stop being a nudnik!", I'd say. :D So now we have a crow that is friendlier than the cat (who is feral).
The crows are a sideline. I would call my kids (or even grandchildren) nudnikim (nudniks) if they kept bothering me for something. "Stop being a nudnik!", I'd say. :D So now we have a crow that is friendlier than the cat (who is feral).
238FAMeulstee
>237 Morphidae: I think you posted your challenge in the wrong thread, this is April. To the May TIOLI thread.
239quondame
>237 Morphidae: I notice that orange, a well known blossom, does not appear on the list of flowers though apple does.
240Morphidae
>238 FAMeulstee: Whoops, sorry, corrected. I'll delete it on this thread as soon as the link is changed on the May thread.
>239 quondame: I've noted that you don't have to use those links. They are to help, not hinder.
>239 quondame: I've noted that you don't have to use those links. They are to help, not hinder.
242SqueakyChu
Housekeeping Day
Please help me by deleting any books from the wiki that you do not finish by 12 midnight tonight. If your books are in a rolling challenge, just mark them DNF (did not finish). Thanks!
Please help me by deleting any books from the wiki that you do not finish by 12 midnight tonight. If your books are in a rolling challenge, just mark them DNF (did not finish). Thanks!
243Helenliz
I've got 2 more to mark as finished, but for reasons I don't understand editing the wiki from the laptop is always a disaster! It'll be tomorrow night before I'm home and on the PC. Epic month for me, I swept the challenges on the first page. I think I should have holiday more often if that's the result >:-)
244raidergirl3
>243 Helenliz: I get excited when I get a ‘page’ sweep too! 👏🏼
245Citizenjoyce
Whew, just finished the time traveling-baseball book, If I Never Get Back for a sweep. Lord o' mercy, how did baseball ever get off the ground with no one wearing gloves? Wild, wild world of 19th-century baseball.
246FAMeulstee
>245 Citizenjoyce: Congratulations on your sweep, Joyce!
247quondame
>245 Citizenjoyce: Congratulations!
249countrylife
Reading until 11:30 last night, but I finished my sweep!
#1 Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway, Kirkpatrick Hill
#2 The Night Birds, Thomas Maltman
#3 Paper Angels, Jimmy Wayne
#4 The End of the Road, Sue Henry
#5 How to Stop Time, Matt Haig
#6 Murder Must Advertise, Dorothy Sayers
#7 A Thousand Miles to Freedom : My Escape From North Korea, Eunsun Kim
#8 The keep, Jennifer Egan
#9 The Child Finder, Rene Denfield
#10 The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Sarah Addison Allen
#11 Firefly Beach, Meira Pentermann
#12 The Cleaner, Paul Cleave
#12 Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier
#13 Boston Jane, Jennifer L. Holm, gilsig
#14 Run Away Home, Patricia C. Mckissack
#15 LaRose, Louise Erdrich
#16 Hungry for Happiness, James Villas
#17 The Boy in the Snow, M.J. McGrath, reading
#17 Roadside Crosses, Jeffery Deaver
#1 Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway, Kirkpatrick Hill
#2 The Night Birds, Thomas Maltman
#3 Paper Angels, Jimmy Wayne
#4 The End of the Road, Sue Henry
#5 How to Stop Time, Matt Haig
#6 Murder Must Advertise, Dorothy Sayers
#7 A Thousand Miles to Freedom : My Escape From North Korea, Eunsun Kim
#8 The keep, Jennifer Egan
#9 The Child Finder, Rene Denfield
#10 The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Sarah Addison Allen
#11 Firefly Beach, Meira Pentermann
#12 The Cleaner, Paul Cleave
#12 Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier
#13 Boston Jane, Jennifer L. Holm, gilsig
#14 Run Away Home, Patricia C. Mckissack
#15 LaRose, Louise Erdrich
#16 Hungry for Happiness, James Villas
#17 The Boy in the Snow, M.J. McGrath, reading
#17 Roadside Crosses, Jeffery Deaver
250FAMeulstee
>249 countrylife: Congratulations, Cindy!
I have added everyone to the TIOLI Sweeps page, already a total of 24 sweeps this year!
I have added everyone to the TIOLI Sweeps page, already a total of 24 sweeps this year!
252Dejah_Thoris
>218 FAMeulstee: Thanks, Anita, but I imagine that you'll be taking the solo lead on the all-time sweeps list in May!
>220 SqueakyChu: And thank you, Madeline - you make it all possible! And did I thank you for my share of the Multiple Animals Award? If not, I thank you now!
>245 Citizenjoyce: >249 countrylife: Congratulations to you both on your sweeps!
>250 FAMeulstee: It's amazing to have so many sweeps this early in the year - thanks for keeping track, Anita.
>220 SqueakyChu: And thank you, Madeline - you make it all possible! And did I thank you for my share of the Multiple Animals Award? If not, I thank you now!
>245 Citizenjoyce: >249 countrylife: Congratulations to you both on your sweeps!
>250 FAMeulstee: It's amazing to have so many sweeps this early in the year - thanks for keeping track, Anita.
253SqueakyChu
>245 Citizenjoyce: Fabulous, Joyce! Congratulations!
I still remember being an outfielder in a school softball game and having a ball hit one of my fingers so hard that I was sent in to a nurse. I also used to play outfield hoping that no ball would ever come my way. I've been afraid to play softball ever since. No, I never used baseball gloves. We just didn't back then,
>249 countrylife: Terrific, Cindy! Congratulations!
I still remember being an outfielder in a school softball game and having a ball hit one of my fingers so hard that I was sent in to a nurse. I also used to play outfield hoping that no ball would ever come my way. I've been afraid to play softball ever since. No, I never used baseball gloves. We just didn't back then,
>249 countrylife: Terrific, Cindy! Congratulations!
255FAMeulstee
>254 Morphidae: Congratulations, Morphy, that makes 25 sweeps this year :-)
256SqueakyChu
>255 FAMeulstee: Hurray for Morphy! Congratulations!
I'm just proud of finishing five really good books this month! :D
Anita, thank you for keeping good stats on the sweepers!
I'm just proud of finishing five really good books this month! :D
Anita, thank you for keeping good stats on the sweepers!
257Citizenjoyce
>254 Morphidae:, >249 countrylife: Congratulations. Anita makes it look easy, but some of us struggle right down to the last hour.
258Helenliz
>243 Helenliz: all done.
>244 raidergirl3: Glad that's not just me! >:-D
Well done sweepers all, in awe as ever. With a week off, I managed 12 books in April, and, at least, got them to run 1-6 and 11-16. Just that pesky final third missing...
>244 raidergirl3: Glad that's not just me! >:-D
Well done sweepers all, in awe as ever. With a week off, I managed 12 books in April, and, at least, got them to run 1-6 and 11-16. Just that pesky final third missing...
259DeltaQueen50
I'm adding my congratulations to all the sweepers - Way to Go!!
261Morphidae
Okay, I got them entered and it's only the first of the month. Whoo hoo!
Please let me know if I missed a challenge or didn't mark it as completed. I sort of rushed through it.
Please let me know if I missed a challenge or didn't mark it as completed. I sort of rushed through it.
262souloftherose
>208 SqueakyChu: Thank you for the award and a thank you to @citizenjoyce and @Dejah_Thoris for listing Three Hearts and Three Lions in this challenge and prompting me to finally read the book. I've had it in my TBR pile for years and I enjoyed reading it.
>214 FAMeulstee: Congratulations, Anita and to all the other sweepers!
>214 FAMeulstee: Congratulations, Anita and to all the other sweepers!
263Morphidae
Forgot to post the books:
1. Read a book with at least three pages starting with the same word, but NOT the word “the” - On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (SHARED)
2. Read a book where something you could find in the sky is part of the title - Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
3. Read a book with the word "fish" or a species of fish in the title - Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
4. Read a book that brings up the right title but the wrong touchstone - Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs (SHARED)
5. Read a book whose title references a physical action a human can perform - Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce
6. Read a book whose LT average rating is more than 4.0 - Tricks for Free by Seanan McGuire (4.11)
7. Read a book with a title that is inclusive - The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter
8. Read a book by an award-winning author, written earlier than the award-winning book - The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (2000, RITA 2007 On the Way to the Wedding)
9. Read a book by an author where the second letter of the first name is the same as the second letter of the last name - Undead and Unmistakable by MaryJanice Davidson
10. Read a book tagged both family and magic - Greenglass House by Kate Milford
11. Read a book which contains a word in the title that can be found in a garden - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
12. Read a book in the library of a TIOLI challenger from January, February, or March 2018 - Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold (Delta Queen) (SHARED)
13. Read a book that fits the "You Keep Missing the Target" challenge - Lake Silence by Anne Bishop (#5)
14. Read a book by an author who was born, or died, in April - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (b. 4/21/1816)
15. Read a book where the beginning of the title is following the musical scale, a rolling challenge - A Soldier's Duty by Jean Johnson
16. Read a book to remove it from your bookshelves - Bear Bloopers by Carolyn Jourdan (ebook - deleted)
17. Read a book that is second in its series - Transmetropolitan: Lust for Life by Warren Ellis
1. Read a book with at least three pages starting with the same word, but NOT the word “the” - On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (SHARED)
2. Read a book where something you could find in the sky is part of the title - Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
3. Read a book with the word "fish" or a species of fish in the title - Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
4. Read a book that brings up the right title but the wrong touchstone - Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs (SHARED)
5. Read a book whose title references a physical action a human can perform - Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce
6. Read a book whose LT average rating is more than 4.0 - Tricks for Free by Seanan McGuire (4.11)
7. Read a book with a title that is inclusive - The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter
8. Read a book by an award-winning author, written earlier than the award-winning book - The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (2000, RITA 2007 On the Way to the Wedding)
9. Read a book by an author where the second letter of the first name is the same as the second letter of the last name - Undead and Unmistakable by MaryJanice Davidson
10. Read a book tagged both family and magic - Greenglass House by Kate Milford
11. Read a book which contains a word in the title that can be found in a garden - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
12. Read a book in the library of a TIOLI challenger from January, February, or March 2018 - Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold (Delta Queen) (SHARED)
13. Read a book that fits the "You Keep Missing the Target" challenge - Lake Silence by Anne Bishop (#5)
14. Read a book by an author who was born, or died, in April - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (b. 4/21/1816)
15. Read a book where the beginning of the title is following the musical scale, a rolling challenge - A Soldier's Duty by Jean Johnson
16. Read a book to remove it from your bookshelves - Bear Bloopers by Carolyn Jourdan (ebook - deleted)
17. Read a book that is second in its series - Transmetropolitan: Lust for Life by Warren Ellis
264neverstopreading
>208 SqueakyChu: thanks for the award. I have been MIA for the last week and a half or so.
265humouress
Congratulations to all sweepers!
Two sweeps is nothing. I got through a stunning ... two books in April.
1. for Challenge 9 - 2nd letter of author's names : Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
2. for Challenge 16 - Springcleaning: Dragonclaw by Kate Forsyth
Two sweeps is nothing. I got through a stunning ... two books in April.
1. for Challenge 9 - 2nd letter of author's names : Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
2. for Challenge 16 - Springcleaning: Dragonclaw by Kate Forsyth
267humouress
Why thank you, Anita. :0)
I would really have to step up my game. Well, why not? Join me?
(although you're probably already on book 5 by now)
I would really have to step up my game. Well, why not? Join me?
(although you're probably already on book 5 by now)
268FAMeulstee
>267 humouress: I almost don't dare to admit, Nina... I just finished book 8 in May
270SqueakyChu
>265 humouress: Hurray for your two books, Nina! I can identify with that! :)
271SqueakyChu
>268 FAMeulstee: *faints after reading Anita's spoiler*
I've been doing a lot of fainting recently. :)
I've been doing a lot of fainting recently. :)
