Cashmere Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 The What?It's pretty simple - at the end of this post you will find a list of reading challenges to complete over the course of the round. Each challenge has a point value. The more challenges you complete, the more points you earn. The person with the most points at the end of the Challenge wins. More details in the spoiler box, but here's the short version: Check out the challenges below. Read books that fit the criteria within this round's time frame (July-September). Post about them here. Win points! There are also bonus points and lightning rounds which you can read about in the extended rules inside the spoiler box. The Details.Round two begins at 12:00am EST on July 1, 2014. Round two ends at 11:59pm EST on September 31, 2014. Books read for this round will be started and finished within this time period. If time becomes a factor in the Challenge, the time stamp on your posts related to the Challenge will be used to determine the eligibility of your submission. Timed portions of this game will be played using EST because Cashmere decrees it. You may be thinking "rounds, you say?" Yes, this is round three of four. The Full Challenge will end on December 31st, 2014, at 11:59pm EST. At the start of 2015, we will use the cumulative points to name an ULTIMATE WINNER. Books read must be at least 200 pages long. Ebooks and audio books are fine, as long as the print copy of the book totals 200+ pages. Each book read counts for one challenge. Even if a book would technically fulfill multiple challenges, you can only use it to fulfill one challenge of your choice. Each challenge can only be claimed once.To earn points for a book read, make a post in this thread containing this information: The challenge the book fulfills, the point value of that challenge, and the author and title of the book. And don't forget the BONUS ROUNDS!A book submitted for any challenge can be used in a bonus round, if it meets the following criteria - if the book, series, or author has not been discussed in the Book Club before, you can earn an extra 20 points from this book if your start a discussion thread in the Book Club about the book, series, or author. This bonus can be used three times within this round.Once between July 1 at 12:00am EST and July 31 at 11:59pm EST.Once between August 1 at 12:00am EST and August 31 at 11:59pm EST.Once between September 1 at 12:00am EST and September 30 at 11:59pm EST. NEW Rules for 2014The 2014 game will now include Lightning Rounds! When a Lightning Round opens, you can collect bonus points for any type of reading that you complete!5 Points: Magazine Articles, Comic Books, short Graphic Novels (under 50 pages)10 points: books of any type/genre under 200 pages, graphic novels between 50 and 199 pages15 points: books of any type/genre 200 pages or over You will know a lightning round is open when the thread title reads: Lightning Round! I will also edit this post to indicate that one is open. They will open at least once per round for approximately 1 week at a time. The lightning round is now closed. The Challenges!10. A book you borrowed from a friend10. A book youre excited to read10. A book you judged by its cover10. A self-help or instructional book15. A book that has been banned20. A World Book Night 2014 selection - http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/books/201420. A book on the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list - http://www.listology.com/ukaunz/list/1001-books-you-must-read-you-die25. A book you found using What Should I Read Next? - http://whatshouldireadnext.com/30. Three books with a common theme Just getting this up for those who need to start making library hold lists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Virul Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Few affidadiumses and whatnots 1.Last two links lead back to Nightly.2. World Book Night choices get more boring each year3. Can someone shoot me a few links about books with good covers or just plain shoot me ? I was having trouble last year with that challenge and I'm having trouble this year as well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Yeah, I thought the WBN list was odd this year. I'll pop back in to fix the links next time I'm on my computer. Thanks for the note! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Virul Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Still bad links on the last two. 1001 You Should Read Before you Die: http://www.listology.com/ukaunz/list/1001-books-you-must-read-you-die(although that missing "before" from the link gives it a macabre undertone) What I Should Read Next: http://whatshouldireadnext.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Thanks for the reminder, DV. I thought I fixed them, but apparently not. They should be working now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 10. A book you’re excited to read I was pretty excited to read Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 by Francine Prose because it's a new Francine Prose book but it felt like a real departure from her usual mode to the point that I wonder whether it might actually be shock gasp not good. I'll probably read it again someday to be sure but for a long while there I was really excited to read it so excited. Current total for Round 3 : 10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Virul Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 10. A book you borrowed from a friendBatman: City of Owls by Scott Snyder 10. A book you’re excited to readPoison by Molly Cochran 10. A book you judged by its coverAlice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot 10. A self-help or instructional bookForbidden Advice by Anneli Calder 15. A book that has been bannedComplete Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne 20. A World Book Night 2014 selection - http://www.us.worldb....org/books/2014After the Funeral by Agatha Christie 20. A book on the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list - http://www.listology...st-read-you-dieMaltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 25. A book you found using What Should I Read Next? - http://whatshouldireadnext.com/Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams 30. Three books with a common themeProm nights from Hell, Dates from Hell, Vacation are Hell by various Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Just opened a lightning round! Happy reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Lightning round is now closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Virul Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 BPRD: Plague of Frogs vol 1-4 4x15pUltimate Comics: Divided We Fall United We Stand 15pGreen Lantern Corps: Fearsome 10pGreen Lantern Corps: Alpha War 10pBatman: Long Shadows 10pBatman the Dark Knight: Golden Dawn 10pSecret Six: Unhinged 10pSecret Six: Cats in the Cradle 10pSecret Six: Depths 10pSecret Six: Six Degrees to Devastation 10pSecret Six: Reptile Brain 10pGreen Hornet vol 3: Idols 10pScarlet Spider vol 3: Big Leagues 10pUltimate Comics: Ultimate Spider-man vol 1-2 2x10pSuperior Spider-man: Troubled Mind 10pUncanny Avengers: Red Menace 10pStormwatch: the Dark Side 10pI, Vampire vol 2: Rise of the Vampires 10pJustice League Dark: Death of Magic 10pX-men: Curse of the Mutants 10pX-men: Curse of the Mutants: Mutants vs Vampires 10pWolverine and Jubilee: Curse of the Mutans 10pX-men: With Great Powers 10pX-men:First to Last 10pX-men: FF 10pX-men War Machines 10pX-men: the Curse is Broken 10pX-men: Prelude to Schism 10pX-men: Schism 10pGeneration Hope: Schism 10pAll-new X-men: Here Comes Yesterday 10pAvengers Xsanction 10pDeadpool: Dead President 10pDeadpool: Soul Hunter 10pThunderbolts: No Quarter 10pSuperman: Reign of Doomsday 10pSupergirl vol 2: Girl in the World 10pWonder Woman: Blood 10pCaptain Britain and M13: Secret Invasion 10pSpider-Woman: Agent of SWORD 10pSuperman and Batman: Generation vol 1-2 2x10pBlack Summer by Warren Ellis 10pGet Fuzzy: Survival of the Filthiest 10pGet Fuzzy: Masters of Nonsenseverse 10pGet Fuzzy: Birth of Canis 10p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 20. A book on the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list - http://www.listology...st-read-you-die Middlemarch by George Eliot. It's #853 on the list which leaves me a mere 148 books before the cold embrace of the ground! Current total for Round 3 : 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 Did you like that one, R.C? I remember reading it a long time ago, but cannot recall what it's about. Here's my round 3 update:10. A book you borrowed from a friendThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss 10. A book you're excited to readSkin Game by Jim Butcher 10. A book you judged by its coverStill Missing by Chevy Stevens Lightning Round15. The Cold Song by Linn Ullmann Round 3 total: 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Did you like that one, R.C? I remember reading it a long time ago, but cannot recall what it's about. Me neither! I started and stopped on it so many times that a clear picture of the book isn't really in my head. I might return to it in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 With that ringing endorsement, I might have to pick it up again too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Round 3 Scores!Darth Virul665 Cashmere 45 R.CAllen30 TotalsMs.Spam 45 Poisin50 R.CAllen85 Fozzie110 Cashmere285 Darth virul1585 One more round to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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