Byzantine Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 (edited) So I thought this might be fun. Let's see who can finish the most books between now and the end of August. Winner gets no prize unless someone else provides it. You can count a book you started before today so long as it is finished today or later. For scoring, make sure to give the title of the book. Edited June 8, 2013 by Byzantine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Can I read a couple hundred very short books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Bombay Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Do audio books count? What if I watch a movie based on a book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Bombay Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 And comic books? Or as adults who don't want to admit they read comic books call them, "graphic novels." What about those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Can I read a couple hundred very short books? Yes, but then your victory might be kinda hollow, wouldn't it? Do audio books count? What if I watch a movie based on a book? Yes. No. And comic books? Or as adults who don't want to admit they read comic books call them, "graphic novels." What about those? Comic books yes. Graphic novels, no. XD Edited June 9, 2013 by Byzantine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Sounds like a fun idea! I wonder if perhaps might be fairer to count number of pages or something? (Or minutes for audiobooks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Sounds like a fun idea! I wonder if perhaps might be fairer to count number of pages or something? (Or minutes for audiobooks) I think the only really fair way would be by word count, but ain't nobody got time fo' dat, so however we track it, it'll be rather flawed. Problem with page numbers is, people round here probably read books in dozens of different editions, so someone could read, say, To Kill a Mockingbird and have it count as 200 pages, while another person reading another edition would only have it count as 150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Yes, but then your victory might be kinda hollow, wouldn't it? Hollow, but a victory nonetheless. :| I read two hundred books yesterday. Some of them may have been only a couple words long, but I did certainly read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWaySoul Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I WANT TO DO THIS. I've lost my reading addiction I used to have when I was younger, and I WANT TO GET IT BACK. This thread will be my motivation. I'm in the middle of reading LOTR: FOTR right now, and it's not looking like I'll finish today, but I will begin reading NOW. THANK YOU, BYZ! Nothing like a little competition to get me motivated :bounce: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWaySoul Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Also, you fine people can keep me accountable. I'll be embarrassed if I'm as ridiculously slow as I have been lately. So... YAY! :smile3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestertonian Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you. --Mortimer Adler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 I WANT TO DO THIS. I've lost my reading addiction I used to have when I was younger, and I WANT TO GET IT BACK. This thread will be my motivation. I'm in the middle of reading LOTR: FOTR right now, and it's not looking like I'll finish today, but I will begin reading NOW. THANK YOU, BYZ! Nothing like a little competition to get me motivated :bounce: I'm towards end of TTT. If you can surpass me, I'll be very impressed. In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you. --Mortimer Adler Not as easy to measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 And comic books? Or as adults who don't want to admit they read comic books call them, "graphic novels." What about those? I believe you mean comicbooks. A book which is funny is a comic book. A story told by sequential pictures with captions is a comicbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Bombay Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I believe you mean comicbooks. A book which is funny is a comic book. A story told by sequential pictures with captions is a comicbook. Rosarium....is that you? <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Nope. Sorry bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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