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Starts: Monday, 20 May 2024
Ends: Sunday, 02 June 2024
BOB's first readathon will be from May 20 - June 2! For anyone new to the concept, a readathon is basically a fun little reading challenge, where we read books based on predetermined prompts. For this readathon we have put together seven BoB related prompts. You complete a prompt by reading a book that matches the specified criteria during the readathon. “Winning” the readathon is as simple as completing all seven prompts!
A Quick FAQ
A Quick FAQ
- What do I get if I win? Besides glory and a sense of accomplishment, people who complete all seven prompts during the readathon will get assigned a super fancy @arborist role. Does this role give you any special powers? No. But it does give you eternal bragging rights.
- Can we count a book for more than one prompt? For this readathon, we’ve decided each book can be used to complete a maximum of two prompts. So, for instance, if you read Terraformers (which is both sci-fi and features a tree on its cover) you could use it to complete both the Sequoia and Gingko prompts.
- I started a book before the readathon started… can I count it for this readathon? Listen, we’re not here to be sticklers! We’ll leave it up to each of you to decide if you want to count books partially read during the readathon. (Though if the book is 500 pages and you only read 1 page during the readathon, maybe don’t count that!)
- I'm struggling to think of a book to fit [prompt] Almost every readathon there's at least one prompt you just can't think of a book for. But never fear! Ask for suggestions and ideas in our readathon channel!
- Does [book] meet the criteria for [prompt]? Is that foliage a tree? Does Circe count as a witch? Who knows! We’re not here to be super strict about fitting books into categories. If you feel a book fits a prompt, then it probably does. (Within reason. Pride and Prejudice still doesn’t count as sci-fi!) Of course, feel free to discuss your categorization woes in the readathon channel!
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