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February:Letter: M
Shelves:
1. pre-2009 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (h. Female) (l. 323 pg)
2. romance-historical Man of My Dreams by Johanna Lindsey (e. 1992) (k. Mask)
3. mysteries-thrillers Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (g. Dark cover)
4. friends-to-lovers Frostbite (Vampire Academy 2) by Richelle Mead (b. Female) (c. 2008)
5. genre-fantasy A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (a. Horse/Crow)
6. fantastic Matilda by Roald Dahl (d.240) (i. Jan 2014)
7. multiple-reads A Clash Of Kings #2 by George R.R. Martin
8. reviewed-books Let's Pretend this never Happened: a mostly true memoir by Jenny Lawson
9. sf-f A Storm of Swords #3 by George R.R. Martin
10. inspiration The Mother's Mite by DeAnne Flynn (f. 146 pg) (j. 87 ratings)
11. paranormal-supernatural Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy 3) by Richelle Mead
12. books-to-movies The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Categories:
b. Main Character (90% of book): Female
c. Published in: 2000 - 2009
d. Number of Pages: 201-300
e. Published in: 1980 - 1999
f. Number of Pages: 100-200
g. Cover is primarily dark colours (black, brown, dark blue etc) Think: Gloomy
h. Female Authors
i. Added to your to-read shelf after 31 December 2012*
j. Has number of rating less than 500
k. Inanimate Object on cover (partials acceptable)
l. Number of Pages: 301-400
*if you don’t maintain a to-read shelf of GR (as I know some of you don’t), here’s an alternative:
Books purchased / received since Christmas 2012
MarchLetter: H
Shelves:
1. 19th-century The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow By Washington Irving (b,d,j)
✔2. 2004 Cerulean Sins By Laurell K. Hamilton (c shoe, f)
3. e-reader The Bronze Horseman By Paullina Simons (K)
4. it-wikipedia The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich: A History Of Nazi Germany By William L. Shirer (a,g)
5. book-series Micah By Laurell K. Hamilton (i)
6. middle-school
7. mystery-crime
8. childhood-favorites
9. murder
10. America
11. comic
12. fluff Incubus Dreams By Laurell K. Hamiltoncurrently reading
Categories:
a. Main Character (90% of book): Male
b. Male Authors
c. Inanimate Object on cover (partials acceptable)
d. Number of Pages: 100-200
e. Cover is primarily bright colours (white, yellow, pink etc) Think: Happy
f. Main Character (90% of book): Female
g. Published in: 1900 - 1919
h. Multiple POVs(more than 2)
i. Number of Pages: 201-300
j. Cover is primarily dark colours (black, brown, dark blue etc) Think: Gloomy
k. Published in: 1980 - 1999
l. Alternating POVs (2 only)
AprilLetter: P
Shelves:
1. in-the-libray The Passage by Justin Cronin (g,j)
2. modern-lit The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (a,c,l)
3. asia Peony In Love by Lisa See (i)
4. started-but-didn’t-finish The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (b)
5. pleasure-reading Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (d,h)
6. non-fic Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief By Lawrence Wright
7. five-star-books The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery (e)
8. top-100 Crime And Punishment By Fyodor Dostoyevsky (f)
9. non-series The Boy In The Striped Pajamas By John Boyne
10. fiction-other The Girl Who Played With Fire By Stieg Larsson
11. school-reads The Witch Of Blackbird Pond By Elizabeth George Speare
12. finished-series Prince Of Wolves By Quinn Loftis (k)
Categories:
b. Published in: 1960 - 1979
c. Number of Pages: 100-200
d. Number of Pages: 401-500
e. Published in: 1940 - 1959
f. Number of Pages: 501-600
g. Male Authors
h. Cover is primarily bright colours (white, yellow, pink etc) Think: Happy
i. Female Authors
j. Published after 2009
k. Alternating POVs (2 only)
l. Main Character (90% of book): Male
MayLetter: I
Shelves:
1. all-time-favourites The Iron King By Julia Kagawa (i 363, g 3.96, f)
2. keepers Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh (l, k)
3. plays An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde (d,c)
4. picture-book If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
5. american-literature The Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger (a)
6. biographies Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen (h)
7. made-me-cry The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
8. epic The Iliad by Homer
9. steampunk The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge
10. sociology Quiet:The Power Of Introverts In A World That can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (b)
11. crime-fiction In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
12. humorous Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan (e, j)
Categories:
b. Cover is primarily dark colours (black, brown, dark blue etc) Think: Gloomy
c. Added to your to-read shelf after 31 December 2012*
d. Multiple POVs(more than 2)
e. Multiple Authors (can be 2 -co-authors, OR many -for anthologies, etc)
f. Main Character (90% of book): Female
g. An average rating of more than 3.5 stars
h. Number of Pages: 100-200
i. Number of Pages: 301-400
j. Alternating POVs (2 only)
k. Published in: 2000 - 2009
l. Male Authors
*if you don’t maintain a to-read shelf of GR (as I know some of you don’t), here’s an alternative:
c. Books purchased / received since Christmas 2012
JuneLetter: R
Shelves:
1. wwii
2. indie-own childrens-literature
3. creepy
4. life-changing
5. historical-mystery
6. shifter Anthropology
7. battle-of-the-books
8. womens-fiction
9. alternate-history
10. 1001-books-to-read-before-i-die
11. apocalyptic
12. futuristic
Categories:
a. Main Character (90% of book): Female
b. Published in: 1980 - 1999
c. Number of Pages: 600+
d. Average rating of 4 or higher
e. Plant on cover (partials acceptable)
f. Published in: 1920 - 1949
g. Number of Pages: 201-300
h. Male Authors
i. Number of ratings more than 5,000
j. Cover is primarily dark colours (black, brown, dark blue etc) Think: Gloomy
k. Average rating of 3.5 or less
l. Multiple Authors (can be 2 -co-authors, OR many -for anthologies, etc)
JulyLetter: J
Shelves:
1. glbt
2. time-travel
3. feminism
4. light-reading
5. popular-fiction
6. contemporary-literature
7. 1001-books-to-read-before-you-die
8. classic-fiction
9. magical-realism
10. book-club-reads
11. ghosts
12. high-fantasy
Categories:
a. Published in: 1960 - 1979
b. Number of Pages: 401-500
c. Female Authors
d. Published after 2009
e. Animal on cover (partials acceptable)
f. An average rating of more than 3.5 stars
g. Male Authors
h. Has more than 150,000 ratings
i. Main Character (90% of book): Male
j. An average rating of 4 or more stars
k. Published in: 19th Century
l. Main Character (90% of book): Female
Thanks guys I'm attempting to read more I miss reading so much. Kyleigh's 6 months so she's getting a bit more independent so I can sneak some quite book time here and there lol
Love this challenge by the way Karen we'll done! I bow to your creativity ;)
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Shelves:
1. modern-fiction The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
2. juvenile Little Women by Louisa May Alcott(f.join 01/2008 add 08/2008)(K piano) currently reading
3. random The Diary of a young Girl by Anne Frank (d 1947)(g. 4.05*)(h. girl on cover)
4. 2006 Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (j. 713pg)
5. 2012-read American Gods by Neil Gaiman (a. 588pg)
6. kids-books Anne of Green Gabels #1 by L.M. Montgomery (b. 1908)(i.grass/tree)
7. have-read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
8. digital Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
9. not-interested Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
10. lit Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
11. culture Fast Food Nation:The Dark Side of the All American Meal by Eric Schlosser (l)
12. detective Along Came a Spider by James Patterson (c. 159,372)(e. Male)
Categories:
a. Number of Pages: 501-600b. Published in: 1900 - 1919
c. Have at least 10,000 ratings
d. Published in: 1940 - 1959
e. Main Character (90% of book): Male
f. Added to your to-read shelf in the first 12 months you joined GR*
g. An average rating of more than 3.5 stars
h. Person on cover (partials acceptable)
i. Plant on cover (partials acceptable)
j. Number of Pages: 600+
k. Inanimate Object on cover (partials acceptable)
l. Cover is primarily bright colours (white, yellow, pink etc) Think: Happy
*if you don’t maintain a to-read shelf of GR or for any other reason you'd need an alternative for this Category, here it is:
f. Books purchased / received more than 5^ years ago
^I'm just using 5 years as a gauge (PAS is also 5 yo!) -you are more than welcome to change this number to suit your books but 3 will be the lowest number. Please make a note of it on your thread if you are changing the number of years.