Reading, for me, is entertainment and an escape from the real world. But it can also inform and stretch the boundaries of the life I live.
My game play is getting a little ahead of my reviews and posts, because I've already finished this one earlier today. But here we go!
Round 9 (July 5-6, 2017)
Dice Roll: 9
Square: Adventureland 26: Read a book tagged genre Adventure or Thriller on GR
Book Chosen: Full Dark, No Stars - Stephen King,Craig Wasson,Jessica Hecht (audiobook)
Pages: 368
Payout: $6
I've been using this game to mow down my TBR pile, so this one is sort of a cheat, but not really. I read the hardcover back when this was published, in 2010, but for some reason also acquired the audio a few years ago, and it's been languishing unread on my TBR shelf ever since. So, I've read the bound version, but it's been long enough since then for the audio to be an entirely different and new-ish experience.
It fits the Adventureland 26 square because 215 GR users shelved it as Thriller, which puts that shelf on the first page.
Round 8 (June 23-July 4, 2017)
Dice Roll: 4
Square: Cars Land 18: Read a book that was published in 2006, 2011, 2013, or 2014, the years of Cars and its sequels, or that has a car on the cover.
Book #1 (DNF): The Concrete Grove by Gary McMahon
Book #2: The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock
Book #3: Don’t Look Down by Jennifer Crusie
Pages: 394
Payout: $3 (corrected $6)
Ending Bank: $50 (corrected $62)
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Round 7 (June 7-23, 2017)
Dice Roll: 7
Square: Trains, Planes, & Automobiles 14: Read a book that involves overseas travel, or that has a suitcase on the cover
Book Read: On Canaan’s Side by Sebastian Barry
Pages: 256
Payout: $3
Ending Bank: $50
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Round 6 (June 3-4, 2017)
Reading concurrently with Round 5 (one audio, one bound).
Dice Roll: 4
Square: Mystery 8: Read a book that is tagged mystery or has a title that begins with any letter in the word “CLUE”
Book Read: The Fold by Peter Clines
Pages: 384
Payout: $3
Ending Bank: $47
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Round 5 (May 25-June 4, 2017)
Reading concurrently with Round 6 (one audio, one bound).
Dice Roll: 9
Square: Frontierland 2: Read a book with a main character who knows how to handle a gun, or where someone is shot
Book Read: Shane by Jack Schaefer (paperback)
Pages: 432
Payout: $5
Ending Bank: $44
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Round 4 (May 23-June 1, 2017)
Reading concurrently with Round 5 (one audio, one bound).
Dice Roll: 7
Square: Paradise Pier 30: Read a book with a twist, or that is tagged “suspense” on GR, or that has more than 555 pages
Book Read: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (audiobook)
Pages: 582
Payout: $5
Ending Bank: $39
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Round 3 (May 11-May 22, 2017)
Dice Roll: 10
Square: Adventureland 24: Take the Jungle Cruise. Read a book set in Africa or Asia, or that has an exotic animal on the cover
Book Read: A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
Pages: 276
Payout:$3
Ending Bank: $29
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Round 2 (April 19-May 11, 2017)
Dice Roll: 7
Square: Additional Task 15: Read a book where someone gets married, with jewelry on the cover, or where any character is a millionaire/billionaire!
Book Read: The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Pages: 512
Payout: $5
Ending Bank 5/11/17: $26
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Round 1 (April 17, 2017)
Dice Roll: 9
Square: Fantasyland 9: Read a book that is tagged Genre: Fantasy or Fairy Tale on GR
Book Read: Dream Weaver by Michael Hague and Jane Yolen
Pages: 80
Payout: $1
Ending Bank 4/17/17: $21
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