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message 301: by Laura (last edited Sep 05, 2019 10:59AM) (new)

Laura | 5242 comments I have a book that has no page #s on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, and no page #s listed on the Amazon listing. I've read it, and it has over 3000 locations on the Kindle. Is there a way to use it? I could ask the author about it in her Facebook group, but it's a secret group and you wouldn't be able to access the link/answer without being in the group. :)
Book: Ugly Truths (Astrid Scott, #2) by Blake Blessing
Amazon listing:


ETA: A librarian friend of mine found a page count on the Amazon UK site, so we're good. :)


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CiCi (cici_miller) | 358 comments Question... Since the countdown stage was extended to Wednesday, when is the Safezones week deadline? Are we back to Mondays or now Wednesdays?


message 303: by Vicki (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 2248 comments I know our countdown clock for round 2 ended, but when is it over for the safe zones for round 2?


message 304: by Cat (last edited Sep 05, 2019 01:51PM) (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 9875 comments Mod
Monday 9pm Australian.
A countdown will be put up at some point over the weekend

Each round is two weeks long, Monday - Monday.
Countdown for the first 10 tasks may vary over the rounds, but overall round duration won't


message 305: by Vicki (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 2248 comments Thank you, Cat. :)


message 306: by CiCi (new)

CiCi (cici_miller) | 358 comments Thanks Cat! I need to get my read on then...


message 307: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (mvalente89) | 1005 comments Will we be getting the round 3 tasks soon?


message 308: by Devann (new)

Devann (devannm) | 2778 comments i was also wondering that, hoping it's today or early tomorrow so we have a few days to plan


message 309: by Sammy (new)

Sammy (sammystarbuck) | 12552 comments Ditto question from me, because I leave my house first thing tomorrow, and won't be back until after the start of round 3! Would love to bring a book to read on the train back Monday eve!


message 310: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33204 comments Mod




Round three starts 9 September, 9pm, Sydney Australia (AEST) !


To see the countdown,






IMPORTANT
Safezone Group 1 : Complete in round 3 and receive 60 bonus points!



message 311: by Lexi (new)

Lexi | 4132 comments For "Read a book with a skull or other poison logo on the cover and that contains the word POISON in the text" Does the skull have to be the poison logo one or will any human skull do?


message 312: by Eldarwen (new)

Eldarwen | 13212 comments Mod
Lexi wrote: "For "Read a book with a skull or other poison logo on the cover and that contains the word POISON in the text" Does the skull have to be the poison logo one or will any human skull do?"

Human skull will do as well.


message 313: by Sammy (new)

Sammy (sammystarbuck) | 12552 comments Thank you mods, you're awesome!


message 314: by Lau (new)

Lau Maia | 0 comments for the task tagged MPG Crime can the book be tagged im MPG for Mystery > Crime or does it have tobe just Crime?


message 315: by Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 16482 comments Mod
Lau Maia wrote: "for the task tagged MPG Crime can the book be tagged im MPG for Mystery > Crime or does it have tobe just Crime?"

That’s fine :)


message 316: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (mvalente89) | 1005 comments For task 8 "that was published in the 1980s", can this include a book that is a bindup of two stories from the 1980's but the bindup was published later?

For example, Once More for Love: Blithe Images / Search for Love by Nora Roberts was published in 2016 but it is made up of two of her works that were published in 1982. Would I be able to use this for that task?


message 317: by Laila Jane (new)

Laila Jane (axlilxlala) | 1237 comments For the task that requires a skull on the cover and poison in the text, would ‘poisoned� work or does it have to be ‘poison�?


message 318: by Melanie (last edited Sep 07, 2019 07:15AM) (new)

Melanie (mvalente89) | 1005 comments Hi I noticed a formula error related to Safe Zone 1 in the round 3 sheet. It looks like it just missed getting updated from a 4 letter word to a 6 letter word.

The group points formula states =if(sum(G20:G23)=120, 120, "") when it should be =if(sum(G20:G25)=180, 180, "").

The group bonus points also has an error. The formula states =if(J10=160, 60, "") when it should be =if(J10=180, 60, "").


message 319: by Kaley (new)

Kaley (kaleyamo) | 1935 comments Are two teammates allowed to read the same book? Like if teammate A read a book for a task in Round 2, teammate B can read the same book for a different task in Round 3?


message 320: by Mary X (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments For task 7: if a detective has a name like Peter Popper so a double initial, can we use that even if the letter only occurs once in the word?


message 321: by Devann (new)

Devann (devannm) | 2778 comments are the bonus points for group 1 still 50 even though the word is longer?


message 322: by Lexi (new)

Lexi | 4132 comments Devann wrote: "are the bonus points for group 1 still 50 even though the word is longer?"

Message 310 above - IMPORTANT
Safezone Group 1 : Complete in round 3 and receive 60 bonus points!


message 323: by Devann (new)

Devann (devannm) | 2778 comments ah thank you! clearly i need to learn to read whole messages before running off to check new tasks ;)


message 324: by Eldarwen (new)

Eldarwen | 13212 comments Mod
Laila Jane wrote: "For the task that requires a skull on the cover and poison in the text, would ‘poisoned� work or does it have to be ‘poison�?"

It should be the exact same word.


message 325: by Eldarwen (new)

Eldarwen | 13212 comments Mod
Melanie wrote: "Hi I noticed a formula error related to Safe Zone 1 in the round 3 sheet. It looks like it just missed getting updated from a 4 letter word to a 6 letter word.

The group points formula states =if(..."


Oops...
Thanks, we'll check that!


message 326: by Eldarwen (new)

Eldarwen | 13212 comments Mod
Kaley wrote: "Are two teammates allowed to read the same book? Like if teammate A read a book for a task in Round 2, teammate B can read the same book for a different task in Round 3?"

Yes.


message 327: by Eldarwen (new)

Eldarwen | 13212 comments Mod
Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "For task 7: if a detective has a name like Peter Popper so a double initial, can we use that even if the letter only occurs once in the word?"

No, you can only use the letters as often as they appear in the word. So once for P, as in your example.


message 328: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 2082 comments Another question about task 7 - are amateur detectives acceptable? I hope they are, or the whole cosy genre is pretty much out.


message 329: by Katie (new)

Katie | 1634 comments Would you accept Ilona Andrews as an author not born in the US, Canada or UK?


message 330: by Lexi (new)

Lexi | 4132 comments Katie wrote: "Would you accept Ilona Andrews as an author not born in the US, Canada or UK?"

I would like to add to Katie's question to make it more general. For multiple authors, must the qualification apply to all authors or at least one?


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Moderators of NBRC | 33204 comments Mod
Melanie wrote: "For task 8 "that was published in the 1980s", can this include a book that is a bindup of two stories from the 1980's but the bindup was published later?

For example, [book:Once More for Love: Bli..."


I'm going to say no because the task isn't "first published" and the edition you are reading is published in 2016


message 332: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (last edited Sep 08, 2019 01:55AM) (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33204 comments Mod
Sarah wrote: "Another question about task 7 - are amateur detectives acceptable? I hope they are, or the whole cosy genre is pretty much out."

Let's say that those that are actually 'solving crimes for living' aka not doing some other work like owning bookstore or catering. :)

(Edited)


message 333: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33204 comments Mod
Lexi wrote: "Katie wrote: "Would you accept Ilona Andrews as an author not born in the US, Canada or UK?"

I would like to add to Katie's question to make it more general. For multiple authors, m..."


I think where there are multiple authors / a pseudonym of two authors then you can only really use it for the task if all the authors fit into this category (i.e. all not born in the US, Canada or UK)


message 334: by Beth (new)

Beth | 1659 comments Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Let's say that those that are actually 'solving crimes for living' aka not doing some other work like owning bookstore or catering. :)"

OK, I think I understand this except that you give Miss Marple as an example of doing it for a living.

Does this mean that you don't read much Miss Marple or that the fact that she doesn't do anything for a living makes her count? Because she definitely doesn't generate income from solving mysteries and I don't think she considers herself to be working at it. I guess sometimes people will ask her for help -- is that enough to qualify? That they are known in the story more for their detecting than for anything else?


message 335: by Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (last edited Sep 08, 2019 01:56AM) (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 16482 comments Mod
So I knew that answer would generate more questions...

I’ve been struggling with a migraine and so I’ll admit that the answer was copied from Tea in our mods group (who does read a lot of Marple) as I couldn’t think too much.
How about I remove her as an example and say it needs to be your actual job. Otherwise I think there will be a zillion questions to come 😉


message 336: by Lau (new)

Lau Maia | 0 comments Does a police inspector count as a detective?


message 337: by Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 16482 comments Mod
Google says sometimes yes and sometimes no.
I think it depends on if the inspector in the book fits the definition of detective - i.e someone who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime


message 338: by Devann (new)

Devann (devannm) | 2778 comments i don't think this has been asked yet but apologies if i missed it

if i have a middle grade book that is not on arbookfind but does have an audio version that is over 3 hours can i verify the length that way or do i need the definitive word count?


message 339: by Jen (new)

Jen | 206 comments I apologize if this has come up in related questions but...in the question about a-r-s-e-n-i-c in the title, can you use the subtitle as part of the title (such as The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative ?


message 340: by Lexi (new)

Lexi | 4132 comments Jen wrote: "I apologize if this has come up in related questions but...in the question about a-r-s-e-n-i-c in the title, can you use the subtitle as part of the title (such as [book:The Nature Fix: Why Nature ..."

It has. This is Message 57.

Sophie wrote: "For the group 2 task about finding letters in the title, can we use the subtitle as well?"

No, just the title (Karen's reply)


message 341: by Mary X (last edited Sep 08, 2019 04:31PM) (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments DO private investigators count for task 7?


message 342: by Mary X (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments so no plural allowed for poison in the text?


message 343: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (mvalente89) | 1005 comments Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Melanie wrote: "For task 8 "that was published in the 1980s", can this include a book that is a bindup of two stories from the 1980's but the bindup was published later?

For example, [book:Once Mo..."


Thanks. I think I got it in my head that it was first published not the pub date of the specific edition. Thankfully I found a different book of hers that I have with a pub date in the 80's, so all good.


message 344: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33204 comments Mod
Devann wrote: "i don't think this has been asked yet but apologies if i missed it

if i have a middle grade book that is not on arbookfind but does have an audio version that is over 3 hours can i verify the leng..."


You'll find the answer in the rules under Book requirements :)
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message 345: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

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Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "DO private investigators count for task 7?"

see above. Needs to be someone actually 'solving crimes for living' aka not doing some other work like owning bookstore or catering. :)


message 346: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33204 comments Mod
Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "so no plural allowed for poison in the text?"

Plurals are ok (unless a specific task says they aren't), but not modified forms of the word (such as -ed ; -ing)

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message 347: by Alysa (last edited Sep 08, 2019 07:51PM) (new)

Alysa H. | 3833 comments Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "DO private investigators count for task 7?"

see above. Needs to be someone actually 'solving crimes for living' aka not doing some other work like owning bo..."


But many PIs do solve crimes for a living.
Some of their cases may be cheating spouses, sure, but they can also be hired -- for a living -- to solve crimes that police haven't been able to solve or can't spend enough time on. Sometimes they even work alongside, or concurrently with, the police.

ETA: I have even seen "Private Investigator" as synonymous with "Private Detective". Like "Private Eye" v "Private Dick".
So I guess what I'm saying is, so long as the character is a professional PI/PD with that as their main or only source of income, why would that not count?


message 348: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33204 comments Mod
Alysa wrote: "Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "DO private investigators count for task 7?"

see above. Needs to be someone actually 'solving crimes for living' aka not doing som..."


My comment wasn't saying that PIs don't count, just to use the definition. It depends on the character so I don't want to make a blanket yes/no based on a job title when really it is down to is the character and if they are 'solving crimes for living'


message 349: by Linda C (new)

Linda C (libladynylindac) | 899 comments In the team points for round 2 - will regeneration points be added on?


message 350: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 9875 comments Mod
Linda C wrote: "In the team points for round 2 - will regeneration points be added on?"

which team are you? / link me your spreadsheet so I can check - I thought all the formulae were present and correct...


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