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Team Members



Roseena

Carol

Caroline

Elise

Nereta

Alissa

Karin

Kirby

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Previous team members

Isaboe
Rylie
Kiki
Cathy

Your itinerary is

When you have a team name, just let me know and I'll update this thread name :)

First stop - Yekaterinburg, Russia

So just to get you started...

Your first stop is Yekaterinburg, Russia

You can choose as a team to:
TASK
- Read books set in Russia, or by Russian authors or
- Do a spell-it-out of Yekaterinburg or Russia

OR
You can elect to do the detour, which for this stop, means that four of you need to "Read a book where the page numbers add to 22 (i.e. 499 pages = 4+9+9 = 22)"

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Hey all!

Starting in Russia...I wouldn't mind doing books set in Russia; I already have one in mind. The same book would still work if we do a spell it out though. :)

With the detour, our 3 lowest numbers are 499, 589, and 598. Finding those exact page numbers might be really difficult. What do you guys think?

Anyway, super glad to be a part of team 16, name pending. :)

Woo! Sweet 16!

This looks like the worst detour on our list. Russian authors aren't exactly difficult to come by, but I don't mind spelling out Russia either.

Isaboe wrote: "Ey, I get first post! Go me :P

So the maximum points detours can give us is 50 points, while the maximum points for completing a stop is only 35 points. However, we only get 5 detours. So I think ..."

Since we get 5, I think we should pick the five easiest. If you wanted, we could do one of the more challenging ones, but not this one, lol. It'll be so difficult to find something with exactly the amount of pages as only 3 or 4 numbers.

If any of you want to make another spread sheet, you can. They aren't super accessible with screen reading software, so I'll probably be keeping track via MS word or something anyway.

What are the other 2 detours, if you don't mind? Like I said, I can't access the spreadsheet. None of those look all that difficult. :)

Thanks a lot. :)

Yep, I think the 5 you mentioned first are the easiest. Recipes can be found in cozy, foody mysteries and cook books, and that's about it. Yeah, lots of romances with hot, most likely, but still not as easy as the others.

So what about this one? Do you think we should go with spelling out Russia, or have the book set in Russia, or use Russian authors? My vote is either having it set there or spelling it out.

I just realized that about the spell it out. We should only do that if the detour for that task is one of the ones we didn't pick and it has 8 letters or more.

So yeah, I'd say books set in Russia, as well.

So I'm a bit confused. Can we either read a book set in Russia or a book by a Russian author or both? Like, do we have to pick one or the other for the task, or are set in Russia and Russian authors viable options for the same task?

Yeah, that is suuuper long. I'd say set in Russia or Russian authors is our best bet.

Patrick Carman - The Black Circle is set in Russia, which I am reading at the mo, so we could use that one

Hey team!
I'm Elise, 30, from Sydney, Australia - so if you all are Europe/USA my post timings might be a bit off!

I'm ok with doing the five detours suggested, and reading either a Russian author or book set in Russia for this round.

How about we wait for the ok/check-in from all other team members ... meanwhile the team members checked in could each brainstorm a team name? I'm going with the lame suggestion of "All Those Who Read Are Not Lost"...yes it is lame ;)

Carol - I'm not sure if your book counts if you have already started? Though that is a good suggestion for another team member if you're liking it!

Good job putting the links up Isaboe - I'm sure we can all pick great reads from within that list!

At least 7 of us need to read something this round for an extra 15 points, but hopefully all of us are in!!

Does someone want to nominate themselves to be in charge of spreadsheets/tallies/etc...I am hopeless at that stuff :)

Isaboe wrote: "Oh, I'm so silly! Yep, I re-read the rules, and I'm pretty sure we can read both books set in Russia and Russian authors.
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Yes you can.

Or you can do a spell-it-out of RUSSIA which as it is 6 letters you can still get maximum points. You just need to have 6 people take a letter and the other two can read anything, they just need to read a book for the week to get maximum points :)

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TASKS
â—� Completing a task will earn the team 10 points AND
â—� If at least 6 members of the team read a book that contributes to the tasks, that is an additional 15 points AND
â—� If ALL team members read a book for the time you are at the stop, that is an additional 10 points

I can read Zoya by Danielle Steel which is set in Russia. I'll be finishing my other book tonight.

I like 'All Those Who Read Are Not Lost' or here's a lame one:
'Reading around the world'

I'm reading Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys for this stop. The content is hard to read,, but it's good.

My suggestions for a team name are:
Traveling Pages or Wandering Pages or
Covering Ground or Cover the Earth

I like All Who Read Are Not Lost. It's a bit long for a team name, but I still like it. :)

Has anyone taken something like Gullivers Travel Companions, Journey to The Center of the Library or Traveling with Charley?

Or what about All Who Wonder, Should Read? Or wanderlust and book dust?

Im not opposed to any of the other options either.

Really like Journey to The Center of the Library

Journey to the Center of the Library. Love it! The only problem is it doesn't quite give an around the world feel. But I still love it. I really like wanderlust and book dust as well though.

Actually, never mind. Journey to the center of the earth...library...so it works in that case. So, that's my vote.

Lol - I literally just finished Journey to the Centre of the Earth the other day. Let's do it team ;)

Elise wrote: "Lol - I literally just finished Journey to the Centre of the Earth the other day. Let's do it team ;)"

I've never read the book. Did you enjoy it?

Yes I did. I wish I had read it as a child, I would have loved it! I'm a scientist, so I really had to let my imagination take over in order to believe the storyline, but I was definitely caught up in their adventure. It's hard to believe it's so old, it reads really easily.

Hi team! I'm good with Journey to the Center of the Library as our team name.

I would really prefer to do the spell it out for Russia since our travel agent says we would get maximum points for it. I don't have any books set in Russia on my tbr list.

Elise wrote: "Yes I did. I wish I had read it as a child, I would have loved it! I'm a scientist, so I really had to let my imagination take over in order to believe the storyline, but I was definitely caught up..."

Yeah, for 1800's books, there really has to be a suspension of disbelief for science fiction ones. Things like lost civilizations in remote areas or underground, or theories of time travel, etc. For some reason, I still love them though, even with the crazy, unrealistic science. I'll have to give that one a try.

Cathy wrote: "Hi team! I'm good with Journey to the Center of the Library as our team name.

I would really prefer to do the spell it out for Russia since our travel agent says we would get maximum points for it..."

I wouldn't mind spelling out Russia. The book I just finished reading is set in Russia, but I can also use the author's first name for R or the last name for one of the S's.

Summary so far:
Checked in: Carol, Caroline, Elise, Rylie, Isaboe, Cathy
Waiting on: Kiki, Roseena

Once they check in, hopefully they are ok with reading a book set in Russia, or a Russian author for this round...or spelling out Russia (using the Russian theme for those who want to) *edit

Team Name: Journey to the Centre of the Library - voted for by Elise, Rylie, Carol. 3/8 :)

Other suggestions welcome. Majority vote 5/8 wins? ;)

Reads selected so far:
Carol : Zoya by Danielle Steel
Riley: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

Future Travelling : Vote for completing detours at Stops 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8.
Yes: Elise, Rylie, Isaboe (3/8)
No:

I can edit/repost this as more decisions are made.

Lol - sorry for being OCD...

Sorry, I hadn't read the above before posting.

I'm ok with spelling out Russia...but does that mean only 6 of us read something?

The other 2 complete a book but there is no criteria for it.

Ok, well I'm sure spelling out RUSSIA can work. Readers can always incorporate a Russian author/setting into their choice as well if you really wanted to immerse yourself in our stop! :)

These are the spell it out rules:

Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

Elise wrote: "Summary so far:
Checked in: Carol, Caroline, Elise, Rylie, Isaboe
Waiting on: Kiki, Roseena, Cathy

Once they check in, hopefully they are ok with reading a book set in Russia, or a Russian author ..."

Thank you Elise for keeping everything up to date. :)
Just 2 more team members to check in. I think a 5/8 vote for team name and travel schedule is the way to go.

Idk, I guess it's not that big of a deal, but I want to advocate for reading books set in or by authors in other countries. The challenge of reading translations from countries I haven't read before was what made me want to join this challenge. I realize the points are set up to disincentive reading diversely, so if we try to get the most points possible there's only 3 countries left. If we spell out Russia and do the 5 proposed tasks, that just leaves Australia and Portugal and I have a hard time imagining that all 8 of us have a Portuguese author on our tbr. I really don't want the only country we read about to be Australia, as my goal is to read more translations and I am a native English speaker.

I do kind of feel the same way Caroline. I'm aiming to incorporate both addressing the country we are in by reading something relevant, as well as fitting in with what the team overall wants to achieve.

Am I the only Australian? I'd love to recommend some Australian authors/settings!

Elise wrote: "I do kind of feel the same way Caroline. I'm aiming to incorporate both addressing the country we are in by reading something relevant, as well as fitting in with what the team overall wants to ach..."

I'd be interested in recs from any country! In the case of Australia, I was planning to read either Cloud Street or The Book Thief, but if you have any shorter or aboriginal suggestions, I might continue to put those two off!

I sort of agree with both of you. If I can help it, for at least the countries that we aren't doing a detour for, I want them to be set in or written by an author of that country. This is why, even if we do the spell it out, I'm still including the book I read set in Russia.

I'd love any Australian recs. :) It seems, so far, you're the only Australian on our team. Midwest, USA, here.

Hey guys! Okay So i am from NY!

I am up for anything that you guys are up to ! I can go with majority on this one!

I'll work on a lovely list of Aussie recommendations by the time we get to Adelaide!

Welcome Roseena! Yay, 7/8.

I'm going to venture a wildly ambitious suggestion - are you sure you don't want to spell out YEKATERINBURG? Yes, its 13 letters, but in a spell-it-out with this many letters, it's actually quite flexible, and it's two reads each in a week for 5/8 of us.

Too crazy? Rein me in people ;)

i mean it will be easier to find books

Elise wrote: "I'll work on a lovely list of Aussie recommendations by the time we get to Adelaide!

Welcome Roseena! Yay, 7/8.

I'm going to venture a wildly ambitious suggestion - are you sure you don't want to..."

I'm totally up for that. I read a couple of books, if not more a week anyway. Plus, it gives even more flexibility, if people still want to find books dealing with Russia.

It is probably the best option? We are obviously all big readers, and the spell it out is so flexible, and the word so long, we all get to contribute, as opposed to spelling Russia.

Will wait for the overall consensus...but I'm up for starting the challenge with a bang!

I don't mind which way we go. I can always postpone the Zoya book - it's been on my TBR list forever!!

I prefer spell it outs although I did find a book set in Russia last night.

Checking in! Sorry for the wait, I had a huge load of work this week :'( So are we spelling Yekaterinburg? Are there extra points if we use Russian authors/books set in Russia to do the spelling?

I'm from Argentina, so I can make a list of recommendations in case we have to go to South America :)

Kiki wrote: "Checking in! Sorry for the wait, I had a huge load of work this week :'( So are we spelling Yekaterinburg? Are there extra points if we use Russian authors/books set in Russia to do the spelling?"

Yay, everyone's checked in!
No extra points; we either have to pick one or the other. If we spell out the longer word though, it does allow for people to pick books set in Russia or written by a Russian author more easily, if they want that challenge, and it gives people who don't have a book in either of those categories a chance to still contribute.
At least, that's how I see it. So, I think we're spelling Yekaterinburg. That's what everyone seems to want to do, or we keep going back and forth, and we have to vote eventually. So, that's my vote. :)
Also, what about the name, for those of you who haven't voted? There are 3, or 4 of us who have voted for Journey to the Center of the Library. If you have any other suggestions, put them forth.
I think that's everything?

Let's do a quick and easy roll call - just post your preference for team name and preference for this weeks challenge. Consensus wins.

Ok - me

Name - to the centre of the library

Challenge - first preference spell it out of Yekaterinburg, second pref spell it out Russia

Ps Hi Kiki!!! We do South America further in the challenge - recommendations most definitely welcome!!

Journey to the Center of the Library is fine by me :D
First preference is spelling Yekaterinburg, second is something set in Russia (I have a few Tom Clancy's novels in my to read list)
I just saw that our itinerary includes Argentina <3 So happy!!!

My vote is for Journey to the Center of the Library
And first preference is spelling out Yekaterinburg. Second is anything set in Russia or by Russian authors.

So what did we decided