📚Book Talk December Reading Challenge & Christmas Reads-Note - P16 - Page 17

Originally posted by: nutmeg7

Oh idhar kuch drama hua kya? Missed it

It is sad that it has been discontinued. I wanted to point out one thing. Reading has to be a pleasurable activity, not a race. Initially, it was great but as months progressed, the themes, BINGOs, and other rules put so much pressure, especially when it was a group activity, that I started despising this book monthly challenge. Also, the reason why I did not participate in the 1-2 reading challenges. I know I must be in the minority here.

However, I will look forward to reopening of this book reading activity if it is does not have the extra fluff.

Fluff meaning ?

I would like to respectfully disagree here.

I have been part of the BTRC since its inception, and none of the themes you've mentioned were mandatory or imposed on readers. Many participants bypassed the themes, group activities, or Bingo simply because they couldn’t commit due to personal schedules, exams, or other commitments.

It has never been a race. The one time it seemed like it was, Lizzie addressed the issue, and dropped the whole bingo theme to make sure no one felt stressful.

There was no pressure to participate either, as I've seen participants take a month or two off due to exams. In fact, MVPs of one month have logged fewer than 1,000 pages in a different month because they didn’t have the time.

In September, there was no theme specifically because people wanted a theme-free month to read whatever they liked. If there's one thing the BTRC has consistently been, it's inclusive.

A lof of people didn't sign up for Bingo in November, so it was dropped.

The only rule that was enforced after the first two months was that anyone signing up should read at least 200 pages to earn a badge. This was necessary because some participants would sign up and then disappear, which affected the team results.

Since this is a recurring event, there needs to be some incentive to keep things interesting; otherwise, it could easily become monotonous.

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Fluff meaning ?

I would like to respectfully disagree here.

Originally posted by: nutmeg7

Sorry haven’t read anything after this. I wanted to share my POV. If you disagree, I am cool with it too.

No problem. I'm cool with you disagreeing with me as well. Everyone is entitled to their own perspective. I wanted to share mine, that's all. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

No problem. I'm cool with you disagreeing with me as well. Everyone is entitled to their own perspective. I wanted to share mine, that's all. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Originally posted by: nutmeg7

Agree disagree ka question nahi hai. just didn’t read. sorry. Just went through some older posts. Why so miffed?

Well,

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Well,

Originally posted by: nutmeg7

Haila! Merko idea hi nahi. Kabhi vistaar mei samjhao

Vistaar bahut lamba chahiye hoga to understand it.

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

... In September, there was no theme specifically because people wanted a theme-free month to read whatever they liked. If there's one thing the BTRC has consistently been, it's inclusive.

A lof of people didn't sign up for Bingo in November, so it was dropped.

The only rule that was enforced after the first two months was that anyone signing up should read at least 200 pages to earn a badge. This was necessary because some participants would sign up and then disappear, which affected the team results.

Since this is a recurring event, there needs to be some incentive to keep things interesting; otherwise, it could easily become monotonous.

That's what I liked. I anyways listen to/read books, so writing about them was/is a pleasure to me. I also liked the possibility of a theme (e.g. the rainbow-culture or now Christmas) so much that I even tried to find books refering to the team's name (e.g. Glasgow/Rangers in november). I easily had found 5 books with Christmas-crime theme...and the book I've listened to the last three days for the regular part (Umberto Ecco - The Name of the Rose = murders in an abbey combined with philosophical-religious discussions and book culture) even happens at Christmas time.

So, if ever I'd the time, I enjoyed to participate However, I guess that it is a lot of work for those organising it in addition to their other work they have. Therefore again: