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Snakes & Ladders (2012)
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I have a question about Amy's Task. Can I use the 're-order' button to figure out the number of my books? That way, I can tell which books end up in the number I rolled (#1) without having to count. The only thing about that though is that the books are not ordered in the order I added them to my shelf because I used to use that feature to organize my TBR although I don't use it anymore.
I'm rolling to move backward because I don't currently have access to a biography (I'm out of town at a relative's house).Current square: 100
Rolled 1
Moved to square 99 (Free-Read)
Book: The Devil Wears Prada
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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)"
Hey, DG - I think in your last post (#26), you were on Square 97... Did you happen to have forgotten to post a move in between?
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If I understand correctly, you've used the 'position' feature to organize your TBR? If so, I don't think it matters, just read whatever you've placed in the spot #1 /#11 / #21, etc...
Kazza wrote: "Hey, DG - I think in your last post (#26), you were on Square 97... Did you happen to have forgotten to post a move in between? "Yes, sorry! I keep track of my moves in my secret group and must have skipped this one when I rolled. I just edited the post for the 101 roll and added it there.
Sorry! That's what happens when you don't pay attention. :)
Kazza wrote: "If I understand correctly, you've used the 'position' feature to organize your TBR? If so, I don't think it matters, just read whatever you've placed in the spot #1 /#11 / #21, etc... "That's what I thought but wanted to confirm. :)
I'm excited for my first task. And I need to finish the two books I have going now before doing my selection because that will affect the position. It's almost like rolling the die again. :)
Second GameCurrent square: 15
Rolled: 5
Move to square 20 (science)
Book: Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
Second GameCurrent square: 20
Rolled: 1
Move to square 21 (Sam's Task...should be okay with this hehe)
Book: Hosts Of Rebecca
round 2Have started The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene so I am rolling again.
current square - 94
rolled - 6
move to square - 100(biography)
book - In the Red: The Diary of a Recovering Shopaholic
finally started A Christmas Carol for my free read/horror themeCurrent Square: 47
Rolled: 6 (oh bother, just missed a ladder)
Move to: 53 (read-2011)
Book: TBD
Second GameCurrent square 15
Rolled a 2
Moved to square 17
Climb up the ladder to square 40 (children)
Book: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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(I listened to the audiobook, which is why it lasted past my starting and finishing several others.)
Started Butterfly Boy for square 49 (non-fiction).
Rolled 2.
Moved to square 51 (e-books).
Read Across the Nightingale Floor.
Rolled 4.
Moved to square 55.
Up the ladder to square 89 (paranormal).
Will read either The Last Days or The Dead and the Gone, which are both on this month's shelf.
Present square: 106Rolled 3
Moved to Square 109 (animals)
Question...can we re-read in this challenge? I've been meaning to re-read Animal Farm in audio and it would fit this shelf perfectly. :)
Round 2Current square: 14
Rolled a 5
Moved to square 19
Up the ladder to square 44 (2008)
Book: Down River
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Finished Butterfly Boy for square 49 (non-fiction).
Moved to square 92 (Susan's task). Rolled 2+1+4=7.
Chose the list "books I missed as a kid and love as an adult": book The Mysterious Benedict Society.
Current square: 7 (free read)finished: The Death Cure
Rolled 4
moved to square 11 (free read) again
started: Insurgent
Current square 46Rolled a 6
Moved to square 52
Climb up the ladder to square 94 (2010)
Book: The Spring of the Ram
Current Square: 89Rolled a 4
Moved to Square: 93 (Free Read)
Book: The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future
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Sorry, DG, completely missed your Q. Yes, Re-reads acceptable :)
Current square: 51Rolled 1
Moved to square: 52 - climb to square 94
Moved to square: 94 (2010)
Book: Heat Wave
round 2current square - 100
rolled - 6
move to square - 106(amy's task) Roll the die and whatever number comes up, read a book from your ""ro-read"" shelf that coincide with that number. For example, if you roll a 2, you could read either book #2 or #12 or #22, etc.
rolled a - 2
book - book no.3022 Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them
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current square - 100
rolled - 6
move to square - 106(amy's task) Roll the die and whatever number comes up, read a book from your ""ro-read"" shelf that coincide with that number. For exam..."
Karen, what amazes me is you have 3022 books on your TBR shelf!
Bea wrote: "Karen, what amazes me is you have 3022 books on your TBR shelf! "WOW!!!
I also landed in that task but I'm reading books #51 & #241 (I only have 259 in my TBR.) Most likely I'll finish 241 first but I felt really guilty to start a book I added recently so I'll also finish #51. :) Just more slowly. :)
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Still listening to The Dead and the Gone for square 89 (paranormal).
Rolled 3.
Moved to square 95 (psychology).
Hmmm ... Really don't know whether to tackle Drood, which I've listed for horror -- but which is so long that it might take the rest of the month -- or to roll again and go backwards.
Bea wrote: "Karen wrote: "round 2current square - 100
rolled - 6
move to square - 106(amy's task) Roll the die and whatever number comes up, read a book from your ""ro-read"" shelf that coincide with that nu..."
Most of them are ebooks, so it's not quite as bad as it looks
Current square: 44Rolled a 1
Down the ladder to 22 (mysteries)
Book: 11th Hour
Deja vu...this is exactly what happened to me in round 1. I hate snakes!
Ah poor Amy! So far I've only landed in one snake with the two rounds combined.
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And... I picked up Interview With the Vampire from the library Monday evening. So...off to start reading it.
Once I finish Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved, I will roll again. So exciting!
Present square: 109Rolled 3
Moved to Square 112 (art)
I've started Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them so I'm rolling again.current square - 106
rolled - 5
move to square - 111(classics)
book - easy choice this time round, after listening to Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds on repeat for the last week I think it's time I read The War of the Worlds
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Rolled a 6.
Moved to square 97 (Teen)
Book: TBD
I thought I would read a Harry Potter if I landed on this square but, now that I am here, I am really not interested in that series right now.
So I am trying to decide among Looking for Alaska, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, or maybe The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. It will depend on what my library has.
I have been bad at posting... but I have finished both of my books. Current Square: 63 (free read)
Rolled a 3
Moved to square 66 (free read)
Book: Fire
To prepare...
Current square: 66
Rolled a 4
Moved to square 70 (english)
Book: Fifty Shades of Grey
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Decided to listen to The War of the Worlds for square 95 (psychology). Yes, it's really there, so I've started that.
Rolled 4. Moved to square 99 (free read).
Read Antonio's Card.
Rolled 4. Moved to square 103 (free read).
Read Soledad Sigh-Sighs.
Rolled 2. Moved to square 105.
Down the snake to square 82 (mystery-thriller).
Will read either So Cold the River or Drood -- I keep putting the latter off because it's so long.
Second round:Current square: 21
Rolled: 5
Move to square 26 (i-own)
Book: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
So I started my art book and then found out it's not even on GR. Then I checked a bunch of other art books I own, and they aren't here either! (They were published a long time ago and don't even have ISBNs.)Then I checked the Overdrive catalog in my library, check out a few likely suspects and find out...they are not on GR either!!!
I really wanted to read a proper art book for this shelf instead of a fiction book that deals with art but it seems I won't be able to. :(
on 46 (travel) - reading Into the WildRolled: 4
Moved to square 50 (want)
Book: Ubik thanks to the lone reader out there that had it listed under "want"
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I know what you mean, D.G. It's an unfortunate consequence of the way things get added that oldies-but-goodies are sometimes just not there. My 5-volume classic edition of Poe isn't listed as horror because no-one else seems to own it any more, so they're not shelving it.
One thought: I know you have librarian status. Why don't you just add one of your art books to GR? It seems to me in this case that shelving it yourself is really in the spirit of the game, since it lets you read a proper art book like you want.
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Rolled 3
Moved to Square 106: Amy's Task - Roll the die and whatever number comes up, read a book from your ""ro-read"" shelf that coincide with that number. For example, if you roll a 2, you could read either book #2 or #12 or #22, etc.)
Rolled 1