Pick-a-Shelf discussion
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Snakes & Ladders (2012)
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Movement - Thread 7
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1 Vi with 12 books read
2 D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ with 16 books read
3 Susan with 17 books read
4 Amanda with 16 books read
5 Coralie with 27 books read
6 Karen with 25 books read
7 Sam with 20 books read
8 Amy with 25 books read
Up to Post #76
135 Dee
132 LynnB
133 KarenF
129 Luann
125 Dionisia
103 Sandy
99 Laura
93 Jo Ann
91 Bea
79 Kazza
63 Tara
53 Sarah
51 Vivian
48 Mary / Leonie
47 Slayermel
46 Serenity / Adrienne / Scott
44 Lyn M
22 Minttu
17 Ingrid
15 Kim L / Giulia
13 Melissia
11 Erika
10 Christina
9 Emily
8 Candiss / Maggie
6 Ashley
4 Blarneygod / Natasha
3 JenB
Round 2
109 D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~
100 Karen
92 Susan
51 Vi
46 Coralie
44 Amy
21 Sam
Present square: 39Rolled 2
Moved to Square 41 (Free Read)
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Moved to square 78 (history)
Book: Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved
I finished Bossypants for Biography (space 100).Rolled 2, moved to 102 All Time Favorites
Book:
Heartless
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Rolled 4, moved to square 44 2008
Book: TBD, but I have a ton to choose from on my owned shelves.
Finished first game and am starting over at the beginning.First roll is a 1
Moved to square 1 (historical)
Book: Mariana
Started first book and am rolling again (I never read one book at a time)
Current square: 1
Rolled a 1 (yikes!)
Moved to square 2 (2007)
Book: All The Pretty Girls
current square - 40rolled - 6
moved to square - 46(travel)
book - Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life
I see my name on the list twice, is that supposed to happen?
Second GameCurrent square 27
Rolled a 1
Moved to square 28 (horror - a warm up for next month)
Book: Who Fears Death
Present square: 41Rolled 6
Moved to Square 47 (Free Read)
Two free reads in a row...not bad!
Finished Shades of Grey. My thoughts here For square 44 (2008) I'll be reading either Let the Right One In or Blood Meridian.
Current square : 39Rolled : 5
Moved to : 44 (2008)
Book : The Hunger Games
current square - 46rolled - 4
move to square - 50(want)
book - have got it narrowed down will decide after I deal with the pile of library books that has mysteriously appeared.
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no, it's not - I must've forgot to delete one, sorry!
Present square: 47Rolled 5
Moved to Square 52...climb up the Ladder to Square 94 (2010)
Woohoo! I think the randomizing gods are trying to make up for that snake, LOL!
Round 2 - Current square: 2Rolled a 6
Moved to square 8 (short-stories)
Book: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Current Square: 131Rolled: 2
New Square: 133 (American)
Book: The Gunslinger
But I won't be starting for a few days since it fits the "horror" shelf as well. :)
Current square: 99Rolled: 1
Moved to square 100 (biography)
Book: No idea. I don't usually read much non-fiction, so I'll have to do some research.
Finished my book for square 56 (Literature):The Snow Child Current Square: 59 (My books) and I have started Dark Lover.
Rolled: 4
Moved to square 63 (free read)
Book: The Violets of March
Present square: 94Rolled 3
Moved to Square 97 (teen)
Second GameCurrent square 28
Rolled a 6
Moved to square 34
Down the snake to 9 (have)
Book: Children of the Mind
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Finished Savvy for square 30 (audio-book).
Rolled 2. Moved to square 32 (christian).
Suffered through Perelandra, which I've only just managed to finish.
Rolled 5.
Moved to square 37 (recommended).
Read The Eight.
Rolled 1.
Moved to square 38 (audiobooks).
Listening to Fire.
Rolled 6.
Moved to square 44 (2008).
Lots to choose from here. My chain gang book Across the Nightingale Floor is here, as is the book my faculty book club is reading this month, The Mysterious Benedict Society. Or I may start something from this month's shelf, though most of what I'd been thinking about seems to have been published after 2008.
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I have completed The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and am reading Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved already for square 78, which is my current square. So now I am ready to roll again.
Rolled a 2.
Moved to square 80 (novels).
Book: Eat Cake
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Bea wrote: "Hey, Jo Ann, we're on the same square!"Rolled a 1 my last two rolls... At this rate some of the people here will be on there 3rd trip around before I ever see the top once. :)
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Rolled a 1 my last two rolls... At this rate some of the people here will be on there 3rd trip around before I ever see the top once. :)"
Yep, it is my first time through too...:) Slow but sure.
Current square 44 (2008) - reading Let the Right One InRolled 8
Move to 60 (graphic novels) and will be reading Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday
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Rolled 8
Move to 60 (graphic novels) and will be reading Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday"
Um, Scott... It's a single dice roll, so 6 will be the highest number you can roll. And also, 44+8 = 52? Could you roll again from square 44, please? Thanks!
Erika wrote: "Hi, I'm Just starting :)"
Welcome, Erika!! Hope you enjoy the game :)
Kazza wrote: "Scott wrote: "Current square 44 (2008) - reading Let the Right One InRolled 8
Move to 60 (graphic novels) and will be reading Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday"
Um, Scott... It'..."
of course and i guess when I'm counting squares for my roll it helps to move in the right direction on the board :)
Current square 44 (2008) - reading Let the Right One In
Rolled 2
Move to 46 (travel) - will read TBD
ETA: Roll from square 97 :)Present square: 97
Rolled 4
Moved to Square 101 (contemporary-romance)
Square 101 (contemporary-romance): Midnight Angel by Lisa Marie Rice
Present Square 101
Rolled 6
Moved to Square 107 (graphic-novels)
Oh man again! I still don't want to read a graphic novel so I'm rolling back.
Present square: 107
Rolled -4
Moved to Square 103 (Free-Read)
Round 2Current square: 8
Rolled a 2
Moved to square 10 (Slayermel's task)
Rolled a 1, which is the Crime shelf
Recommended book chosen: Mortal Fear
Current sqaure: 4 (novel)Started reading: The Stranger
Rolled 3
moved to square 7 (free read)
oh well, i decided to roll before finishing the book to have time to think of what to read, and since it's a free read i don't think I'll have a problem ;) but still need some time to think.
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Rolled a 4.
Moved to square 87 (picture-book).
Book: Green Eggs and Ham
Completed Green Eggs and Ham for square 87 (picture-book). This book was only 62 pages of rhyme. It went really fast!
Rolled a 4.
Moved to square 91 (drama)
Book: Interview With the Vampire
This one will need to be borrowed from the library.
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Rolled 5
Moved to square 49 (non-fiction).
At first I counted the wrong direction, and wasted a lot of time looking at historical-romance (which I now realize I don't have to do), so now I need to start over thinking of what I'll do for this square.
round 2Have now read Sacrilege for square 50(want) so am rolling again.
rolled a 2
move to square 52 - up the ladder to square 94(2010)
book - The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene
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Move to Square 39 (historical romance)
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Up the ladder to Squre 44 (2008)
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