SA Book & Challenge Lovers discussion

As the name implies this is a Challenge made up of everyone's input and ideas.

How it works:

Each person can nominate 1 task they want to add. You can only nominate until the 20th of May, then on the 20st - 31st of May you can nominate another 1. If we need more we will nominate again and adjust the dates until we reach 30 tasks. I will then put everything together and tada we have a new challenge :)

Still a little confused?

Just have a look at the type of things others nominate and you can jump right in or look at our previous Mishmash Challenges.

This challenge will last one year and start on the 1st of June (depends on how quick we get nominations).

Oh and please try and make it do-able. Not something like "read 50 books starting with the letter S".

Rules:

* Tasks should only require you to read 1 book!!
* Also we shouldn't be forced to read any specific title, author, or genre

Have fun Nominating!!!

Tasks so far:

1. Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) based on Asian mythology
2. Read a book where someone on the cover is wearing a uniform (school uniform / policeman / firefighter etc.)
3. Read a book that has a sword fight in it.
4. Read a book where the title includes an element of the periodic table e.g.helium, carbon etc. The full table is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic...
5. Read a book that has an adjective in the tittle.
6. Read a book with a colour in the title
7. Read a book by an author that is new to you.
(any author so long as you have never read anything by them before.)
8. Read a book that's made into a movie/series during 2013/14
9. Read a book by an author whose first and last name start with the same letter.
10. Read a book that has a 1 word title that is less than or 4 letters long.
11. Read a book that is a rewrite of (e.g. from another perspective)/sequel to another book/series that is not written by the same author as the original.
12. Read a book with a plot based on a friendship, but not a romantic one.
Note: it's fine if one or more of the friends have romantic relationships, but the main plot should be based on a purely platonic friendship.
13. Read a book that has been written by an author who has published under at least 3 names e.g Jayne Anne Krentz who has also published as Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle. I find this website very useful for those kind of facts http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
14. Read a book with at least 3 words in the title. The first and last words in the title must start with the same letter. e.g Dead until dark or Lover at last.
15. Read the latest book in a series that already has four or more books. So trilogies don't count. You don't have to read the earlier books in the series.
16. Read a book with a 1 word title that is a verb
17. Read a book that has an ordinal number in it (1st, 2nd, etc; not 1, 2).
18. Read a book where either the main character or the authors first name and last name both have consecutive double letters in them. e.g Danielle Steel,Suzanne Collins, Harry Potter, Huckleberry Finn.
19. Read a book with a sense of direction in the title. So words like Up, Down, Left, Right, Straight, Turn etc. If you are not sure just message me.
20. Read a book that has a word in the title that indicates a collection of written words/records. Example: grimoire, lexicon, handbook, scroll, letter, tablet and of course book.
21. Read a book that has a predominantly blue cover.
22. Read a book that has a word in the title that is related to the weather in some way. Such as cloud, frost, rain, sun.
23. Read a collection of short stories, essays or letters.
24. Read a book by an author whose name (first and last name combined) has 10 letters or less.
25. Read a book (not an autobiography) by an author that is known from something else. E.g. Because he/she is/was an actor, singer, politician, athlete etc.
26. Read a book that includes a profession in the title e.g. doctor, lawyer, banker etc.
27. Read a book set in an African country (the main part of the story must take place in Africa. Islands are allowed as long as they have a distinct African connection e.g belongs to the African Union, is a territory of an African country, etc.)
28. Read a book with a title that is at least 8 words long. Note: subtitles are not included in the word count.
29. Read a book with only words on the cover
30. Read a book that has been banned

Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) based on Japanese folklore/mythology

2. Read a book where someone on the cover is wearing a uniform (school uniform / policeman / firefighter etc.)

I just realized 2 tasks will fill up way too quickly! Only 1 per person please!

Lol, good thing I'd just nominated the one. Have been trying to think of a second.

Heheh yea I thought I had to get in there quickly before you posted again :)

Read a book that has a sword fight in it.

Read a book where the title includes an element of the periodic table e.g.helium, carbon etc. The full table is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic...

5.Read a book that has an adjective in the tittle.

Read a book with a colour in the title

1. Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) based on Japanese folklore/mythology

Hi Anne :)

That one has already been nominated and will be used, you need to nominate something new if you want it to be included.

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Hi Anne :)

That one has already been nominated and will be used, you need to nominate something new if you want it to be included."

Yeah I think it will be hard to find 1 book for that one let alone 2! lol

Read a book by an author that is new to you.
(any author so long as you have never read anything by them before.)

@Lu -would armour count as count as a uniform?

Lauren (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "@Lu -would armour count as count as a uniform?"

If it is a knight then yes, cause that is their uniform.

Great thanks :)

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Lauren (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "@Lu -would armour count as count as a uniform?"

If it is a knight then yes, cause that is their uniform."

And in a more sf context like this
?

A soldier counts :nod:

Read John Manning's book Field Guide to Fynbos. It is an excellent read with a thousand colour images...never hesitate again on Fynbos when you go on a hiking trail

Amanda wrote: "Read John Manning's book Field Guide to Fynbos. It is an excellent read with a thousand colour images...never hesitate again on Fynbos when you go on a hiking trail"

Hi Amanda, unfortunately I cannot let this nominations go through as we have a rule: "we shouldn't be forced to read any specific title"

There should be several books that fit the criteria as we don't all like to read the same books.

Feel free to nominate something else :)

Read a book that's made into a movie/series during 2013/14

Nice we have 7 so far :)

Lu, I think you missed Kelly's nomination in message 10. We're certainly in for some interesting choices.

Ooooh I did! Thank you for showing me :)
Putting it right in.

I happen to have a book that fits that task, so very grateful for a nice identifiable task!

Agreed!

Now we just need more nominations :)

I just love planning for a challenge! Let's hope I can actually read this year :(

Lauren (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Hi Anne :)

That one has already been nominated and will be used, you need to nominate something new if you want it to be included."

Yeah I think it will be hard to find 1 book for that one let alone 2! lol "

It *is* a tough one: I'm expanding it to "Asian mythology", which of course includes India, China, Middle Eastern countries, Russia, etc. That provides loads of options.

Change made :)

Yeah I was lucky it fits into one of the series I am reading but I could imagine others struggling so I think the expansion is a good idea :)

Can I read the The Hare with Amber Eyes for that one? It is a non-fiction book that revolves around a collection of Japanese carvings that represent Japanese mythological/ figures etc.

I'm sorry, but it doesn't look like The Hare with the Amber Eyes would count. I read the plot summary and some reviews, and it seems that the netsuke are important as pieces of art, rather than as representations of the mythology. It's just that Parisians were fascinated by Japanese things, while the actual story seems to be about a family. If the Japanese mythology represented by the carvings is a major part of the plot (eg. the author draws parallels between a character and a Japanese myth, or between plot and myth) then you could use it. Otherwise, I'm afraid not.

Read a book by an author whose first and last name start with the same letter.

Lauren wrote: "I'm sorry, but it doesn't look like The Hare with the Amber Eyes would count. I read the plot summary and some reviews, and it seems that the netsuke are important as pieces of art, rather than as ..."

I'll read it and check the detail and if it doesn't qualify I can always use it for the colour task!

New Challenge Tracker Feature: http://www.goodreads.com/challenges/1...

It can also be seen on the home page :)

Everyone can now nominate 1 more task!

10. Read a book that has a 1 word title that is less than or 4 letters long.

11. Read a book that is a rewrite of (e.g. from another perspective) or sequel to another book/series that is not written by the same author as the original.

Awesome one Barbara!

Lauren (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Awesome one Barbara!"

Barbara wrote: "11. Read a book that is a rewrite of (e.g. from another persepctive) or sequel to another book/series that is not written by the same author as the original."

What? That's really hard!

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "10. Read a book that has a 1 word title that is less than or 4 letters long."

Hehe, I've been thinking of nominating the same task, except that I was going to make it 3 letters. I'll be reading iD by Madeline Ashby.

Read a book with a plot based on a friendship, but not a romantic one.
Note: it's fine if one or more of the friends have romantic relationships, but the main plot should be based on a purely platonic friendship.

Lauren wrote: "Lauren (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Awesome one Barbara!"

Barbara wrote: "11. Read a book that is a rewrite of (e.g. from another persepctive) or sequel to another book/series that is not written by th..."

I have 3 books that meet the criteria. Thanks Barbara!

Oh, just remembered that there have been some horror comedy rewrites of classic novels. Maybe I should check one of those out.

Read a book that has been written by an author who has published under at least 3 names e.g Jayne Anne Krentz who has also published as Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle. I find this website very useful for those kind of facts http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

Update, I think I got everyone?

Lauren wrote: "Oh, just remembered that there have been some horror comedy rewrites of classic novels. Maybe I should check one of those out."

They would work and were one of the options I had in mind for that task.

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Update, I think I got everyone?"

You got me.

Barbara wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Oh, just remembered that there have been some horror comedy rewrites of classic novels. Maybe I should check one of those out."

They would work and were one of the options I had in ..."

Frederick Forsyth did a sequel to Phantom of the Opera and Susan Hill and Sally Beauman did pre- and sequels to Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier if that helps.

I read a book that I loved recently that was written from the heroines perspective. The author has now written the same story but from the heroes POV I assume this would work? At least I hope so because I was going to nominate a similar task so I could read this book :D