AnneLine Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Good Heavens, Cartermia, how are you reading that much L'Engle in a sitting? Byz... I hope you're using something like an excel spread sheet to keep yourself sane..... I wish we had done this by numbers of pages read..... would resolve so many probs... but we're still having fun, Byz!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 Good Heavens, Cartermia, how are you reading that much L'Engle in a sitting? Byz... I hope you're using something like an excel spread sheet to keep yourself sane..... I wish we had done this by numbers of pages read..... would resolve so many probs... but we're still having fun, Byz!!!!! It is indeed impressive. I don't think I could even read that much Chesterton or Tolkien! I have a little sticky thing on my computer that I keep updated. Using pages would solve several problems, but I fear that others would turn up anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catholicterp7 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Total 23 "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" (told in third-person) "The Problem of Thor Bridge" "The Adventure of the Creeping Man" "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" "The Adventure of the Three Gables" "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" (narrated by Holmes; Watson does not appear) "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" (narrated by Holmes; Watson does not appear) "The Adventure of the Retired Colourman" "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 It is indeed impressive. I don't think I could even read that much Chesterton or Tolkien! I have a little sticky thing on my computer that I keep updated. Using pages would solve several problems, but I fear that others would turn up anyway... I still feel that page count would be fairer.... but I'm cool with what we are doing.... Of course... you could ADD a page count option... wouldn't be that hard for people to document... and Excel would make it easy to calculate... if there is interest (and buy in from the participants!) I'll volunteer to do the page count calculations..... We could do both, very easily...... keeping everyone happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 I still feel that page count would be fairer.... but I'm cool with what we are doing.... Of course... you could ADD a page count option... wouldn't be that hard for people to document... and Excel would make it easy to calculate... if there is interest (and buy in from the participants!) I'll volunteer to do the page count calculations..... We could do both, very easily...... keeping everyone happy! Sounds great! Doc Bomb, 5 + 250 Nihil, 200 Cartermia, 25 Catholicterp: 23 Byz, 16 Chrysophylax, 13 Arf, 13 AnneLine, 7 Ploomf, 5 LT, 4 Ardil, 4 FP, 3 Spem, 2 LWS, 2 Pooh Bear, 1 Trisha, 1 I'll be away for the weekend. Could someone keep count for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysophylax Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 OH dear! I am falling behind! I'm not worried though! (What's that thing they say about slow and steady? ;) ) Ok, 3 more. The Crimson Thread, a retelling of 'Rumpelstiltskin' by Suzanne Weyn Montmorency, Theif, liar, gentleman? by Eleanor Updale Counterfeit Son by Eleaine Alphin The last one was a bit dark, and not very well written. The second one was really well written, but the morals of the main character are a bit questionable (he is a theif, but he kind of reforms at the end...). The first one was very good, a nice twist on the original! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Ok. I re-read the first Brotherband Chronicles book, The Outcasts, by John Flanagan. Also by John Flanagan the first and second rangers apprentice books, The Ruins of Gorlan and The Burning Bridge. I also read The Foundling by Georgette Heyer. I love that book! We have very similar tastes in books. and very well, I will play this silly little game. Quantam Prophecy's series, all books but three (2) Superhuman Series (3) Rangers Apprentice Book 10 (1) When I get bored, I pick up YA fiction, and don't put it down until I'm done 2+ hours later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Hi all, Byz, if no one else has volunteered, I'll keep track of your count.... If there is interest, I'm also working on a way for us to track both pages read AND books read.... so if you will want to track your pages, you might get those numbers ready for when we're ready to start tracking those! I want to confirm with Byz that he likes what I am suggesting before putting it up here..... Cartermia, page counting would probably be helpful for you as you have a goal of 2013 pages (took me a while to figger out why that odd number... AnneLine can be dense..... If Byz hasn't said anything further by this evening, I'll update the list. Will be heading to a funeral soon, so won't be back for a few hours.... and who knows if Phatmass will let me in... last night was a no go. Maybe we should suggest to the Phorum it go off and read a book and get a little rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 With the help of my trusty excel spreadsheet, I will add up totals tonight if I don't see anything further from Byz... Amppax, welcome to the Book Read!!!! Chrys, congratulations on more books being read! Byz, I bet you will be reading while you are at that camp! A question -- several people have indicated books in progress... anyone else? Here's what I see on that score: BOOKS IN PROGRESS (in alphabetical order) Amppax: AnneLine: The Arm of the Starfish Ardil: ARFink: Byz: The Lord of the Rings Cartermia: The HP Series Catholicterp: Chrysophlax: Maurice & Therese AND A Shepherd's Look at Psalm Twenty-Three Doc Bomb: FP: Anne of Avonlea AND The Fellowship of the Ring L&T: "Three Things" (wanna specify which books, L&T?) LWS: The Fellowship of the Ring AND Moonstone AND "then on to other books!" Nihil: St. John Chrysostom's Commentary on the Psalms Ploomf: Pooh Bear aka Winchester: Spem: Trisha: Did I miss anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWaySoul Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 LWS: The Fellowship of the Ring AND Moonstone AND "then on to other books!" Whoa. You're good! Yep, that's right! Do you want us to give you the page numbers too? If so, here:Original Unity of Man and Woman.......178 pages :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 Byz, I bet you will be reading while you are at that camp! Byz: The Lord of the Rings Haha, no time for reading anything but service books and Bible passages! With the completion of Return of the King, I have completed Lord of the Rings. It'd be nice if that counted for two points, though. By all! You'll be in my prayers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 After conferring with Byz, here's what we are thinking: We will keep tracking per book count. You only get credit for books if you name Book & Author. We will also track pages per book, Just include the number of pages in the book as you finish, or send 'em in now. (If you don't include pages, you won't get no page credit.) Easy! BIG NEWS!!!! We're offering TWO PRIZES (nice used books to be mailed to you!) at the end of the summer -- One prize for MOST BOOKS READ and A second prize for MOST PAGES READ. This will make it a little fairer for the people who are reading a few giant books!!!! Will submit current standings shortly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 OK... here it is!!!! Note that I'm out in front on the pages... but only because only LWS has sent in any numbers! If you aren't sure on a book you've returned to the library, put in an estimate for those (or look it up on Amazon or something). We're getting a LOT of reading done!!!! To update your numbers, just do a new post and/or cut & paste your section into the screen & give me the update! Thanks, Byz, for starting this challenge!!!! ================================================================== 6/27/2013 3:15 pm CURRENT LEADERS: BOOKS READ Cartermia……….25 PAGES READ AnneLine……...407 Amppax ….. 6 Quantum Prophecy Book 1 Quantum Prophecy Book 2 Superhuman Series Book 1 Superhuman Series Book 2 Superhuman Series Book 3 Rangers Apprentice Book 10 In progress: AnneLine ….. 7 A Few Lines to Tell You …………….113 pages Victorian Farm ……………………… 273 pages All New Square Foot Gardening With Belles on Their Toes STNG - Guises of the Mind Meet The Austins Book of Joshua………………………. 21 pages In Progress: The Arm of the Starfish Ardil ….. 4 Outliers A Wanted Man Children of Dune Joyland In Progress: ARFink ….. 13 7 Issues of Axe Cop 6 Issues of Dr. McNinja In Progress: Byz ….. 14 2 Corinthians Nehemiah Galatians Tobit Judith Ephesians Esther 1 Thessalonians 1Timothy Return of the King The Real Story Many Waters Job The Two Towers In Progress: Cartermia ….. 25 Confessions of a Murder Suspect Double Dutch Out of my Mind Secret of Yellowfang The Book of Revelations The Book of Jude The Book of John Tiger Curse Tiger Quest Fyre Weird & Wacky, Strange & Slimy The Book Thief The Thief Lord The Drowned City The Europa Conspiracy The Third Degree Over the Edge Double Cross Scared to Death Break and Enter A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters An Acceptable Time In Progress: The HP Series Catholicterp ….. 23 Bertram's Hotel One of our Thursdays is Missing The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge The Adventure of the Cardboard Box The Adventure of the Red Circle The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans The Adventure of the Dying Detective The Disappearance of Lady Francis Carfax His Last Bow The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone The Problem of Thor Bridge The Adventure of the Creeping Man The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire The Adventure of the Three Garridebs The Adventure of Illustrious Client The Adventure of the Three Gables The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier The Adventure of the Lion's Mane The Adventure of the Retired Colourman The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger The Adventure of the Shoscombe Old Place In Progress: Chrysophlax ….. 16 Castaways of the Flying Dutchman Bolo! Jennifer The Thief The Queen of Attolia The King of Attolia In the Best Families The Hunters: Brotherband Chronicles Book 3 These Old Shades The Outcasts The Ruins of Gorlan The Burning Bridge The Foundling The Crimson Thread Montmorency; Thief, Liar Gentleman? Counterfeit Son In Progress: Maurice & Therese A Shepherd's Look at PsalmTwenty-Three Doc Bomb…… 5 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees The Secret Adversary Sons of Cain The Gospel of Matthew To be documented: "250 Miscellaneous Mysterious Things" In Progress: FP ….. 3 HP - The Half Blood Prince HP - The Deathly Hallows Anne of Green Gables In Progress: Anne of Avonlea The Fellowship of the Ring L&T ….. 4 Joint Statements & Agreements between Catholic & Oriental Orthodox Churches Folk Tale: The Take [Tale?] of the Pope and of his Workman, Balda Folk Tale: The Tale of the Golden Cockerel Play: Mozart and Salieri In Progress: Thing 1 Thing 2 Thing 3 LWS ….. 2 Mortality Original Unity of Man and Woman: Catechesis on ............the Book of Genesis…..178 pages In Progress: The Fellowship of the Ring Moonstone "and then on to other books!" Nihil ….. 4 No books have been documented with name and author To be documented: 200 Books In Progress: St John Chrystostom’s Commentary on the Psalms Ploomf ….. 5 The Broken Land Wyrd Sisters The Great Divorce Good Omens Ireland In Progress: Pooh Bear aka Winchester….. 1 “1 book, read to AL’s mother†To be documented: name & author of said book In Progress: Spem ….. 2 Man's Search for Meaning A Pure, Clear Light In Progress: Trisha ….. 1 Book 3 of Annie’s People In Progress: TOTALS TO THIS POINT: 6/27/2013 3PM PDT Summer Readers…………….…… 17 Total Documented Books read…..130 Undocumented Books Read……. 451 Books in Progress…………………13 Documented Pages Read……..... 585 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 In process: some Star Trek TNG novel, the name escapes me. It's not very memorable. Next on the docket: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Well.... I've added your books to the tallies... be sure to track pages if you want to count those.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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