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« Reply #25 on: February 19, 2010, 07:12:02 AM » |
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I'm down again.
Comfort Zone:
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Action/Adventure
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Religion
Romance (genre)
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« Reply #26 on: February 19, 2010, 07:27:53 AM » |
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Please count me in again: Prefer: History, Non-Fiction, Long reads ok Not so much: Fluffy romance, Way out there sci-fi  |
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« Reply #27 on: February 19, 2010, 07:47:06 AM » |
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I wanna play!! I was sorry I missed last months:
Preferred Genres:
Cozy Mysteries - If its a series, please make sure its the first one. *lol*
Historical Fiction
Comedy
History
Chic Lit
Deal breakers:
Religion
Politics
Sci Fi
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« Reply #28 on: February 20, 2010, 09:40:50 AM » |
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I was playing with the preferences and deal-breakers everyone has given so far. Ya know I'm a bit of a spreadsheet/number crunching geek so I spent an enjoyable morning grouping us together by genres to see what we do and don't like .... There are 24 of us so far and it looks like we all like the same things except for the things we have differing opinions on.  Some of the stuff on here I grouped together even though they're really quite different - like fluffy romances, paranormal romances, m/m romances and romances are all romances ... .... Its my number crunching, so it's my rules. | Genre | Yes,
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Thank You | | History | 5 | 1 | | Historical Fiction | 8 | 0 | | Science Fiction | 8 | 7 | | Fantasy | 8 | 1 | | Mystery/Thrillers | 13 | 0 | | Romance | 7 | 9 | | Horror | 6 | 8 | | Religious | 3 | 14 | | Political | 0 | 12 | | Other Fiction | 6 | 0 | | Non-Fiction | 6 | 6 |
Sorting us out and matching us up so we're not diametrically opposed or in complete agreement with our preferences is going to be another entertaining time for me.  |
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« Reply #29 on: February 20, 2010, 03:39:55 PM » |
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I hope you pick someone for me who will give me a gem of a suggestion, because I'm having a bad time lately finding anything to read. I've started about 4 or 5 novels and a couple samples in the last 2 weeks and have not finished any of them. (I did finish Stephen King's On Writing, though.) I can't decide if I'm getting too picky or if I'm just not finding the right stuff for me (or some of each?).  |
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« Reply #30 on: February 21, 2010, 10:18:48 AM » |
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OK, I'm in again and this time I'm not giving guidelines. I'm open to anything and hope to be pushed in a new direction.
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« Reply #32 on: February 21, 2010, 12:36:44 PM » |
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OK, I'm in again and this time I'm not giving guidelines. I'm open to anything and hope to be pushed in a new direction.
Coolness. I thought about doing that, but I'm just not as brave as thee. Hmm...I thought the purpose here was to make us read something outside of our "comfort zone." If we don't know what your zone is, how can we target something outside of it? |
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« Reply #33 on: February 21, 2010, 01:04:08 PM » |
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There is that. But going with the assumption that our sem is truly eclectic and doesn't have strong preferences, there is still the chance of being saddled with reading an extended treatise on the airspeed velocity of an unladen African swallow ...
Akagriff also didn't list any preferred genres last month or this month, so I just went with it ....
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« Reply #34 on: February 21, 2010, 02:15:53 PM » |
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Okay, I'm new around here, so why not jump in with both feet?
Preferred Genres:
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Military History
Deal Breakers:
Religion
Celebrity Biographies
True Crime
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« Reply #35 on: February 21, 2010, 02:49:24 PM » |
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..., there is still the chance of being saddled with reading an extended treatise on the airspeed velocity of an unladen African swallow ...
That is why I kept my comfort zone list down to six and only two items in the deal breaker list. Wait, does "an extended treatise on the airspeed velocity of an unladen African swallow" fall into the category of "Scientific Nonfiction"? ( Since I listed "Historical" as a comfort zone category, does that mean I should not expect a book on the Spanish Inquisition?) I also did not list some deal breakers as I would not expect the other deal breakers (boring, pointless, poorly written books) to qualify under the game guideline : 2. Pick a book you love and adore, is outside your person's usual genres, is not a Deal breaker, |
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« Reply #36 on: February 21, 2010, 03:00:19 PM » |
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I think i had a preferred list last month. but i decided that i don't really have a preferred genre i'm just pretty adamebt about the deal breaker. but i'm open to anyhthing else. i don't think i'ts too bad if i mt march selection is actually something that i like also. siorry about the badtyping. i fell on the ice friday and fracured my left elbow. guess it's more reading time for ne!  |
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« Reply #37 on: February 21, 2010, 03:09:40 PM » |
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I think i had a preferred list last month. but i decided that i don't really have a preferred genre i'm just pretty adamebt about the deal breaker. but i'm open to anyhthing else. i don't think i'ts too bad if i mt march selection is actually something that i like also. siorry about the badtyping. i fell on the ice friday and fracured my left elbow. guess it's more reading time for ne! Ouch! That sounds like it would really, really hurt. I hope your recovery/rehab goes well. |
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« Reply #39 on: February 21, 2010, 09:14:04 PM » |
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I am so excited this has come around to join. Please sign me up, can't wait to give this a go this for March.
Comfort:
Romance
Historical fiction
Mystery
Deal Breakers:
Hard core religion
Non-fiction
Political
Horror
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« Reply #40 on: February 22, 2010, 06:24:14 AM » |
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I'm way more nervous about choosing a book for someone else than what I'll be given to read..... and don't envy Geoffrey his job of pairing us up! LOL
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« Reply #41 on: February 22, 2010, 10:58:25 AM » |
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Oooh, I wanna play, too!
Comfort Zone
Paranormal romance
Urban fantasy
contemporary fiction
Deal Breakers
Religion
Politics
Really technical or "science-y" science fiction
Self-help
Harlequin-type (formulaic) romance
As others have said, if it's a series (I love discovering new series!), please give me the first in the series.
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K3 received 12/25/10
Kindle books read to date: 75
Just finished: A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin; This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 5), Jeaniene Frost
Currently reading: A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin; Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Helen Simonson
Up next: Probably River Marked (Mercy Thompson Book 6), Patricia Briggs and/or the next Song of Ice and Fire book
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« Reply #42 on: February 23, 2010, 03:50:14 PM » |
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I'm way more nervous about choosing a book for someone else than what I'll be given to read..... and don't envy Geoffrey his job of pairing us up! LOL
I've been playing with a spreadsheet list of all of us for a few days now ... its like one big logic puzzle and I'm kinda loving it (which probably explains why I'm a business and data analyst by trade ... ) |
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« Reply #43 on: February 23, 2010, 07:41:00 PM » |
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Please add me to your list again as well. Same deal-breakers as last time.
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« Reply #44 on: February 24, 2010, 04:30:52 AM » |
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I've been playing with a spreadsheet list of all of us for a few days now ... its like one big logic puzzle and I'm kinda loving it (which probably explains why I'm a business and data analyst by trade ... )
Excellent.... sounds like this is a perfect side "job" for you! Will be interesting to see if there will be a sudden influx of participants closer to the deadline...... maybe some of those who are wavering will decide to take the plunge. |
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« Reply #45 on: February 25, 2010, 06:25:06 AM » |
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Happy Thursday everybody! Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for the March game. At the moment, there are 29 of us playing. If you're supposed to be on the list and aren't, please let me know. I don't think I skipped anyone but I dunt want to leave anyone in the dust. If you still want to play, there is plenty of time to sign up; I haven't completed any assignments between book selectors and selectees ... | akagriff | Geemont | Margaret | | Annalog | geko29 | NogDog | | Basilius | Geoffrey | Ottie | | Belindach | Hoosiermama | RiddleMeThis | | Bernie | imallbs | sem | | Cora | jaspertyler | Susan in VA | | Dana | KindleGirl | Thalia the Muse | | DoubleDog | Leslie | Tripp | | dpinmd | luvmy4brats | welshcorgi | | eldereno | luvmyBOB |
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« Reply #46 on: February 25, 2010, 09:09:18 AM » |
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I'm way more nervous about choosing a book for someone else than what I'll be given to read..... and don't envy Geoffrey his job of pairing us up! LOL
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« Reply #47 on: February 25, 2010, 04:40:37 PM » |
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i'm looking forward to this. I enjoyed my feb. book. On with the game!
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« Reply #48 on: February 25, 2010, 04:47:29 PM » |
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I'm way more nervous about choosing a book for someone else than what I'll be given to read..... and don't envy Geoffrey his job of pairing us up! LOL
that's how I feel
It was choosing a book for someone else that prevented me from signing up in February. For March, I decided that choosing a book for someone else was where I would be stretching the boundaries of my comfort zone.  |
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« Reply #49 on: February 25, 2010, 05:29:25 PM » |
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Comfort Zone:
Contemporary Fiction
"Chick Lit"
Historical Fiction
Dealbreakers:
Horror
Fantasy
Very technical sci-fi
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