SA Book & Challenge Lovers discussion

The epic challenge is for 500+ page tomes - the epic novels we sometimes shy away from especially when trying to complete other reading challenges. You only need to read one 500+ page book in the 3-month period to complete the challenge, but you can read as many as you want and list them here, with the number of pages you've read.

To make things easier for me and to be sure I get the tally right at the end of the challenge, please use one post for planning and keeping track of your total page count, and be clear about how much you've read. You can post individual updates and chat about your books, as long as you have one post with all the info :)

Happy reading!


Rules
- Books must be at least 500 pages long.
- Because some people read eBooks that don't have page counts, they are allowed to choose an *appropriate* page count from the editions listed on Goodreads. To avoid being unfair to those reading print copies, they may also choose a higher page count from the list, even if it differs from their copy. After all, you can't always choose the print copy you buy, because of price, availability, etc.
- Note that I said an *appropriate* page count. Use basic editions, not large print, or editions with extra content that you haven't read. Also, you may only use the editions in the language in which you read the book.
- Omnibus editions are not allowed.
- Short story anthologies are allowed.
- If reading a book with indexes or any other content that you skip, make sure the page count of what you actually read amounts to 500+.

I was supposed to this one the last three months.

I will try again. I have taken a light reading load the next few months especially for these kind of things.
I am in.

Total: 3958

The Gathering Storm: 1096p
Towers of Midnight: 1219p
A Memory of Light: 1140p
Nobody True: 503

Ever After 516pg
American Gods 656pg
The Book Thief 592pg
The Wolf Gift 580pg
The Child Thief 508pg
White Night 528pg

Total: 3380

✓Allegiant 526p

Total: 1017

1. Birthright
2. The Archaeology of Southern Africa

Me...

Reached 512p

Wings of Wicked 516p

Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken - 508

To Read
The Memory of Sky by Robert Reed - 624

Completed
The Flight of the Silvers by Daniel Price - 608
The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin - 577

Total: 1185

The Pleasures of the Damned507
Shirley 624
The Divine Comedy 798
The Canterbury Tales 527
Daniel Deronda 796
Great Expectations505
Possession 555
Tess of the d'Urbervilles 518
Gone with the Wind 1037
Leaves of Grass 624

Total: 6491

Still busy
Mansfield Park
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Jan-March totals

The Epic Reader: Lisa - 6491 pages!

Crusader: 3958
Jax: 3380
Lauren: 1185
Lu: 1017
Claudia: 526
Liezel: 516
Zuleka: 512
Barbara: 508

Yay I feature! :)

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Yay I feature! :)"

And what's more: you beat me!

It was great fun!

Barbara wrote: "Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Yay I feature! :)"

And what's more: you beat me!"

A first! :)

And hopefully a last. I have been in a reading depression this year. I have all these great books I really want to read and somehow I don't read. Don't know what's wrong. I only know this time will pass as it has done before. Although sometimes I have to wonder if not reading is the first sign of the apocalypse.

Lol yea reading slumps are horrible!

Barbara, at least you made it on to the list. I've also found this year is just not my reading year, but I'm enjoying focusing on some other things and I know the reading time will return at some point in the future.

You aren't on the list! How come I haven't noticed that before. What happened? Are you so busy fencing that you forgot about reading?

Sometimes you just have a period that you read less than you're used to. As long as you don't force it, it will return.

I too have found other hobbies and I am sure the books will still be there when I want them. :)

Busy with lots of stuff as well as fencing, but mostly just didn't feel like reading much so I didn't. I do read a bit, but not as much as normal.

That is the good thing about books, they wait patiently for us to return to them.