The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

15.1 - Celebrate Your Name

March 3 begins Celebrate Your Name Week, an opportunity to embrace and celebrate your name.

Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2

Using your SRC readerboard name:

Book 1: Read a book written by a single author whose first or last name begins with the same letter as the FIRST letter in your readerboard name. If your readerboard name begins with any character other than a letter, move to the first letter that appears.

AND

Book 2:
Required: Indicate the option.

Option 1: Read a book with a title with the same number of characters* as your readerboard name. Subtitles may be used or ignored. *All punctuation, symbols, letters, and numbers count, spaces do not.
or
Option 2: Read a book with a title or title/subtitle that has the same number of words as the number of characters* in your readerboard name. *All punctuation, symbols, letters, and numbers count, spaces do not.

Example:
Dlmrose-
Book 1, D:Don Winslow or Matthew Dunn
Book 2, 7 characters: The Prey or 7 words in title The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: And Other Small Acts of Liberation

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This help thread is open.

Just to be sure, Neon Genesis Evangelion #ESP, Volume 7, A luta de um homem is considered to have 11 words, right?

Amanda wrote: "Just to be sure, Neon Genesis Evangelion #ESP, Volume 7, A luta de um homem is considered to have 11 words, right?"

That looks like a title that needs a correction as in Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 7: Man's Fight and Neon Genesis Evangelion #7: La Lucha de un Hombre

Dlmrose wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Just to be sure, Neon Genesis Evangelion #ESP, Volume 7, A luta de um homem is considered to have 11 words, right?"

That looks like a title that needs a correction a..."

As far as I can see, there is no significant difference between the title/subtitle of the edition I'm planning to read and those you linked. Comparing the one I linked, which is a Portuguese edition, with the English one, the differences seem to be:
- the "#ESP", meaning "especial", referring to a manga's certain format of publication (here in Brazil we have 2 major formats for this kind of publication);
- the absence of colon after the indication of the volume, which was exchanged by the comma.
Thus, if I had to suggest a correction, it would be: Neon Genesis Evangelion, ESP, Volume 7: A Luta de um Homem (which still counts for 11 words using the challenge's rule for word counting, considering the spaces, as I understand it).

Amanda wrote: "Dlmrose wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Just to be sure, Neon Genesis Evangelion #ESP, Volume 7, A luta de um homem is considered to have 11 words, right?"

That looks like a title that need..."

You may use the title and subtitle as 11 words

Amanda wrote: "Dlmrose wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Just to be sure, Neon Genesis Evangelion #ESP, Volume 7, A luta de um homem is considered to have 11 words, right?"

That looks like a title that need..."

Thanks! :)

Can I use an author with just one name for this task?

My READERBOARD name is SUSAN A
Things Unseen, That Are Captured on Film (In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends by Scifigrl47

Susan A wrote: "Can I use an author with just one name for this task?

My READERBOARD name is SUSAN A
Things Unseen, That Are Captured on Film (In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends by [a..."

From FAQs
3. If a task call for author's initials, can I use an author who uses only one name?
If the task does not specify, the author must use two or more names.

Dlmrose wrote: "Susan A wrote: "Can I use an author with just one name for this task?

My READERBOARD name is SUSAN A
[book:Things Unseen, That Are Captured on Film (In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends..."

Yes, I did read that from the FAQs and interpreted that as a reference to a task that is asking for all author initials to be found. Since this task is asking for one initial, it wasn't clear to me that it applied here. Thank you for your response.

I'm assuming that I can use an initials only author (eg CS Lewis) for book 1, right?

Cat wrote: "I'm assuming that I can use an initials only author (eg CS Lewis) for book 1, right?"

Yes

Dlmrose wrote: "Cat wrote: "I'm assuming that I can use an initials only author (eg CS Lewis) for book 1, right?"

Yes"

Thanks! Had a little panic so wanted to double-check :)

Just to be sure: An underscore counts as a symbol and not as a space?

Shanna_redwind wrote: "Just to be sure: An underscore counts as a symbol and not as a space?"

correct

Spaces determine words, right? So Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 1: The Crucible would count as eight words total for both title & subtitle?

Brooke wrote: "Spaces determine words, right? So Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 1: The Crucible would count as eight words total for both title & subtitle?"

correct