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Challenge #142- The Challenge Factory- see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...TCF Scavenger Hunt XXVIII
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2018>
Words Found 0/40
Bonus Words Found: 0/10
***COMPLETED 12/11/18***Challenge #144- ACATT- see https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Member S*P*E*L*L Challenge #6: JINGLES
Date: 10/01/18 - 12/31/18
Member S*P*E*L*L Challenge #6: JINGLES
Date: 10/01/18 - 12/31/18
Our next member spell challenge is for jingles.
The goal is to see how many times you can spell out JINGLES with the books you read between October 1st to December 31st. The catch is you must completed one full spell out before moving on the the 2nd round of spelling. Rounds to NOT have to be completed in order after you have successfully completed round 1. Spell out the first round and call the challenge done if you like, or move on to additional rounds - whichever you prefer.
To complete the challenge read a book for each of the letters below using the following options: (1) first letter of the book title, (2) first letter of the author's first or last name, (3) first letter of a series title, or (4) first letter of a main character's first or last name.
J- Junot Díaz- Drown-10/6/18
I- If I Stay by Gayle Forman 10/4/18
N- Nina Sankovitch- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading 12/11/18
G- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 10/6/8
L- The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius by Andrew Robinson 10/16/18
E-Esteban- character in The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder 10/5/18
S- Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg 10/1/18
*****COMPLETED 3/15/19*****UntimelyChallenge #145-ACATT-see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Member Task Challenge #16: Mim
Timeframe: 10/1/18 to 10/31/18
5/5
✔1. MIM:
Read a book with a word in the book's title that contains two 'M' letters.- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 10/16/18
✔2. COVER:
Read a book with a cat or a flower shown on the cover.-
by Gayle Forman✔3. SETTING:
Read a book set in Serbia, OR a book with a character whose first name starts with a letter found in SERBIA.- Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg 10/1/18-MC first name is Smilla
✔4. DATE:
Read a book published in December (any year), OR a book published in 2009.- Ru by Kim Thúy 3/15/19- pub. in 2009
5. BONUS:
Read a book tagged Fantasy, Science Fiction or Young Adult. Genre must be shown on the book's home page- Fantasy= One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 10/27/18
*****COMPLETED 12/22/18*****Challenge #146-WRC
November 2018 Featured Author: Ian McEwan
Date: 11/01/18 - 11/30/18
see https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
November 2018 Featured Author: Ian McEwan
Date: 11/01/18 - 11/30/18
4/4 + Spellout (not working on Bonus)
TASKS:
To complete the task section, read a book that fits each of the items listed below. PLEASE NOTE: You must post the task option you are choosing to complete.
✔️1. Ian McEwan:
Ian McEwan was born June 21, 1948 in Aldershot, England. He first started out writing short stories.
☀Read a book set in England, - The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy 11/8/18
OR
☀Read a short story (the 125 page limit may be disregarded for this option), OR
☀Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with "I".
✔️2. First Novel:
McEwan's first novel was The Cement Garden, published in 1978. It was later adapted into a film in 1993.
☀Read a book published between 1978 - 1993 (inclusive), OR
☀Read a book in which children are part of the story, - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 11/7/18- two of the MCs are in their early teens at the beginning of the novel.
OR
☀Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in THECEMENTGARDEN.
✔️3. Literature & Fiction:
Literature and Fiction are the genres in which Mr. McEwan writes.
☀Read a book tagged Literature or Fiction on the book's main page, OR
☀Read a book by a new-to-you author, - The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston 11/4/18
OR
☀Read a book by a favorite author.
✔️4. Man Booker Prize:
In 1998, Ian McEwan won the Man Booker Prize for his novel, Amsterdam.
☀Read a book which has won an award, - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18
Literary AwardsJanet Heidinger Kafka Prize (1977), National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (1977)
OR
☀Read a book set in London, OR
☀Read a book in which the author's first and last initials can be found in AMSTERDAM.
5. Bonus:
Read a book by Ian McEwan. Please note: since this author writes short stories, the page limit requirement may be disregarded for this task.
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SPELL OUT:
Choose something related to this author to spell out by using the following: (1) first letter of the book's title, or (2) first letter of the author's first or last name. Below is a list to choose from, but you are welcome to use something of your own.
E-The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
N- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch
G-Coming Up For Air by George Orwell
L-The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
A-The Green Man by Kinglsey Amis
N-The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
D-Dusklands by J.M. Cotzee 11/13/18
1. Ian McEwan (first, last, or both)- N MWCAN
2. Aldershot-ALDERSOT
3. England-ENGLAND
4. The Cement Garden- CEMN GARDN
5. Literature-LTRAE
6. Fiction-CTON
7. Man Booker Prize-MN BOKER PZ
8. Amsterdam-AMSTRDAM
9. London-LONN
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18
The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston 11/4/18
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 11/7/18
Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy 11/9/18
Dusklands by J.M. Cotzee 11/13/18
Coming Up For Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch 12/11/18
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 12/15/18
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan 12/17/18
The Green Man by Kinglsey Amis 12/20/18
A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelaney 12/22/18
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
*****COMPLETED 11/4/19*****Challenge #147- WRC
Favorite Album - Save Rock and Roll
Date: 11/01/18 - 12/31/18
SEE- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Favorite Album - Save Rock and Roll
Date: 11/01/18 - 12/31/18
10/10 + spellout
✔1. Save Rock and Roll:
Save Rock and Roll is the fifth studio album by American Rock band Fall Out Boy.
♫Read the fifth book of a series or the fifth book on your WTR. 5th book on my WTR- (Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo by Eric Hansen) 11/4/19
✔2. Release Date:
Save Rock and Roll was released on April 12, 2013.
♫Read a book published in April (any year) - Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19
or a book published in 2013.
✔3. Length:
The album is 41 minutes, 37 seconds long.
Read a book in which the numbers 4 and 1 (any order) or the number 3 and 7 (any order) can be found in the book's ISBN number (or ISBN 13). You must post the ISBN or ISBN13.- The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston 11/4/18- ISBN 1455540013
✔4. Studio:
Save Rock and Roll was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios (London), Rubyred Recordings (Venice, CA) and Silent Sound Studios (Atlanta, GA).
♫Read a book set in London, California or Georgia.- Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson 4/4/19- set in London
✔5. Label:
The album was released on the Island and Decaydance labels.
♫Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in DECAYDANCE. No word count limit, but all words count.- Dusklands by J.M. Coetzee 11/13/18
✔6. Producer:
Save Rock and Roll was produced by Butch Walker and Fall Out Boy.
♫Read a book in which the author's first and last initials can be found in BUTCHWALKER.- Kingsley Amis- The Green Man 12/20/18
✔7. Genre:
Save Rock and Roll is considered Pop/Pop Rock.
♫Read a book in which the letters POP or ROCK can be found in the book title. The order of the letters does not matter, but all letters must be present and accounted for.- ROCK found in The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18
✔8. Billboard 200:
Save Rock and Roll debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
♫Read a book that has won an award.- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18 - Literary AwardsJanet Heidinger Kafka Prize (1977), National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (1977)
✔9. Fall Out Boy:
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois in 2001.
♫Read a book in which the title contains one of the following words: Fall, Out or Boy.- Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt 1/11/19
✔10. Bonus:
Spell out something related to this album using the following: (1) 1st letter of the book title, (2) 1st letter of the author's first or last name. What you spell is your choice, but it needs to relate to the album in some way. Feel free to be creative, but if your connection is not obvious, be sure to state what it is. Here are some spell out choices that may be of help:
R-Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy 11/9/18
O-Coming Up For Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
C-Dusklands by J.M. Cotzee 11/13/18
K-The Green Man by Kinglsey Amis 12/20/18
Fall Out-ALL O T
Boy, -BO
Save Rock and Roll- SA RCK N ROLL
Rock- ROCK
Pop.-PO
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18
The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston 11/4/18
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 11/7/18
Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy 11/9/18
Dusklands by J.M. Cotzee 11/13/18
Coming Up For Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch 12/11/18
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 12/15/18
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan 12/17/18
The Green Man by Kinglsey Amis 12/20/18
A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelaney 12/22/18
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck 4/7/19
Challenge #148*****COMPLETED***** 12/23/18
CCR- Monthly Challenges-Short & Sweet > November 2018 Scavenger Challenge : Are You Hungry?
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
ARE YOU HUNGRY?, 11/1 - 11/30
7/7 COMPLETE
*****1. BACON
Bacon dates back at least 3,500 years. The Chinese were the first to cook salted pork bellies. The salt preserved the meat so it could be eaten all year.
✼ Read a book with an intact 00 in its total page count; tell us how many pages OR a book with the letters S-A-L-T in its title, not necessarily in that order or in the same word- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 12/15/18
***2. BAKING BROWNIES
While no one is sure how brownies were first created, the most popular theory seems to be that a woman, who did not have baking powder on hand, improvised and served these "flattened cakes" to her guests.
✼ Read a book with a baked dessert shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book with a common color name in its title (plurals will be accepted [Blues], but no other variations- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch 12/11/18
***3. FRESH BAKED BREAD
Legend has it that whoever eats the last piece of bread from a loaf has to kiss the cook.
✼ Read a book with ROMANCE on its main GR page OR a book that is the last book you need to finish a challenge; tell us the challenge- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18 which helped me complete this challenge - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
****4. GARLIC
Average consumption of garlic is believed to weigh in at around two pounds per person. That means eating roughly 302 cloves per person per year.
✼ Read book #2 from a series; tell us the series OR a book with a MAIN character whose FIRST name begins with G; tell us the name- George Bowling is the MC in Coming Up for Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
***5. GRILLED BURGERS
Many US cities claim to be the birthplace of this popular food, but it is widely believed that it was invented in 1900 in New Haven, Connecticut, by Louis Lassen whose café offered a ground beef sandwich to a worker.
✼ Read a book set in a location with "New" in its name; tell us where OR a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in GRILLEDBURGERS (to use a letter more than once, it must appear more than once in the phrase) - Dai Sijie- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
******6. PIZZA
The first pizza wasn’t made in Italy or the USA, but in ancient Greece. They baked large round breads that were flat and topped them with veggies, potatoes, spices and olive oil.
✼ Read a book with a round object shown prominently on the cover-
by Jeanette Winterson -12/23/18- three small oranges held by the snakepost the cover OR a book with the name of a spice in its title
***7. POPCORN
Sugar shortages during WWII made candy hard to come by, catapulting popcorn consumption to three times its pre-war levels.
✼ Read a book set during World War II OR a book with a 3 in its average GR rating (NOT the number of ratings or reviews!); tell us the rating- The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston 11/4/18 Avg. rating=3.91 as of 11/5/18
*****COMPLETED 4/23/19***** UntimelyChallenge #149
CCC
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
From Sea to Shining Sea - Florida
Duration: Nov 01, 2018 - Dec 31, 2018
10/10
✔1. ✒ Read a book marked HOLIDAY on its GR main page -or- read a book whose title begins with a letter in EASTER (ignore A, An and The)- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18
-or- read a book with flower/s on the cover (post the cover).
✔2. ✒ Read a book set in Florida or Cuba -or- read a book with an older main character (retired or near retirement) -or- read book #3 or #4 of a series.- #3 in series- The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/23/19
✔3. ✒ Read a book with an alligator making an appearance in the plot -or- read a book about faith and religion -or- read a book set in a state that you have not visited. (If you don't live in the US, read a book set in a part of your country you haven't visited).- The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18- set in Utah which I have not visited.
✔4. ✒ Read a book with a ship or another water transport on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book that has the word GOLD intact in its title -or- read a book in which a legend of some kind is important to the plot. - The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston 11/4/18 - a NF book about the search for a city based on ancient legends.
✔5. ✒ Read a book in which some sort of terrible weather is important to the plot -or- read a beach read -or- read a book whose author or main character shares a name with one of the hurricanes to hit Florida since 2000 (no variations, let us know the year the hurricane hit). - Hurricane Michael 2018- The Map Thief by Michael Blanding 4/23/19
✔6. ✒ Read a book with any of the animals mentioned above on its cover (post the cover) -
by Dai Sijie 11/7/18-or- read a book with predominantly red cover -or- read a book with some kind of environmental issue that is important to the plot.
✔7. ✒ Roll a six-sided dice and read a book for whichever park you land on:
1. Magic Kingdom: Read a book that is a retelling or spinoff.
2. Animal Kingdom: Read a book with an animal important to the plot.
3. Epcot: Read a book set somewhere other than the US.
I rolled a 4-----4. Hollywood Studios: Read a book that's made into a movie. - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
5. Universal Orlando: Read a comic book (comic book rules apply – 300 pages minimum, you can combine two books to make this total).
6. Legoland: Read a book that is part of a series that you absolutely cannot read out of order.
✔8. ✒ Read a book set in near-space (within our solar system but not on earth) -or- read a book set during the years of the space race (for the purpose of this task: 1955-1975, tell us when it's set) -or- read a book in which the main character works for an organization with an abbreviated name (like NASA, FBI or KGB, tell us which). - Many characters work for the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) in Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan 4/20/19
✔9. ✒ Read a book with a predominantly coral cover -or- read a book set on an island - The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy 11/9/18- island is Britain.
or- read a book in which a character has a green thumb.
✔10. ✒ Read a book with a badly written sex scene -or- read a book that you cannot put down - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 12/15/18
-or- read a book with a "bad cat" or "bad dog"
***COMPLETED 12/11/18***Challenge #150
CCC- see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
SMELLS THAT MAKE YOU HUNGRY SPELL OUT
DURATION : November 1 - November 30, 2018
SMELLS THAT MAKE YOU HUNGRY SPELL OUT
DURATION : November 1 - November 30, 2018
Now that we have made you hungry with the scavenger hunt, let's spell out some smelly things. Pick a word or words from below and spell them out using first letter of titles (excluding A, An and The) or author's first and last initials.
B- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 11/7/18
A- The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18
C- Dusklands by J.M. Cotzee 11/13/18
O- Coming Up For Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
N- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch 12/11/18
hungry-HNG
bacon-BACON
Chinese-CHNSE
salted pork bellies-SALTD OR B
brownies-BRONES
flattened cakes-LATND CS
fresh bread-RES BD
kiss the cook-SS TE CO
garlic- GARL
cloves-CLOES
burgers-BRGES
New Haven-E HN
pizza- A
Italy-TAL
Greece- GREC
popcorn-PORN
World War Two-ORD A T
popular-POA R
baking powder-BAN PODR
grilled-GRLED
birthplace-BRTPAC
Connecticut-CONETT
Louis Lassen-LOSS AN
ground beef-GRND BE
veggies-EGS
potatoes-POTATS
spices-SPCES
olive oil-OLE
sugar-SGAR
candy-CAND
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18
The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston 11/4/18
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 11/7/18
Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy 11/9/18
Dusklands by J.M. Cotzee 11/13/18
Coming Up For Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch 12/11/18
***COMPLETED*** 12/31/18Challenge #151
Wanderlust see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Cuba's Capital: Havana
November 1, 2018 - November 30, 2018
6/6
Tasks
✔1. Havana Vieja
Old Havana, a UNESCO world heritage site, oozes with the charm of days gone by. Elegant neoclassical and baroque buildings bordering cobbled streets and squares have been carefully restored to their former beauty. Highlights include the magnificent Catedral de San Cristobal and popular public squares: Plaza Vieja and Plaza de Armas.
Be sure to stop and visit Hemingway's famous haunt - El Floridita.
✱ Read a book that has a cover with a "historical" or "vintage" feel OR
✱ Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in UNESCO - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18
OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in HAVANA VIEJA.
✔2. Morro-Cabaña
Comprised of two forts: El Morro and and La Cabaña, this massive military complex is an iconic symbol of Havana's past. At the time of its creation in the 18th century, it was the largest defensive complex in the Americas. Explore this mini-city and learn about the Spanish defensive system in Cuba. Don't miss the popular cannon-firing ceremony that happens every night at 9 pm, which continues the colonial custom of signaling the closure of the city gates.
✱ Read a book with a weapon on the cover - The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18- knife on cover
✱ Read a series book #9 OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in MORRO-CABAÑA.
✔3. El Capitolio
After 8 years of restoration work, the Capitol Building has reopened to the public and is set to welcome Cuba’s legislative branch for the first time since 1959. Approaching the main entrance, the 55 steps and twelve granite columns welcome visitors as they enter the stunning Hall of Lost Steps. Dominating the hall is the world’s third-largest indoor statue, the fifty foot Statue of the Republic. Made of bronze but plated in 22-carat gold, she looms over onlookers as a dignified monument to Cuban nationalism.
✱ Read a book with a plot that involves the government in some way (tell us how) - The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston 11/4/18- the archaeologists seeking (and finding) an ancient city in the Honduran jungle rely on the Honduran government for assistance and protection.
OR
✱ Read book #55 or #22 on your TBR (sorted any way) OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in EL CAPITOLIO.
✔4. Vintage Classic Car Tour
It would almost be a sin to leave Havana without taking a ride in a snazzy classic convertible. These pretty vintage cars will tempt you by cruising up and down the avenues in all their glory. Step back in time and take a Vintage Classic Car Tour and let the guides share their knowledge of the city while seeing the sites of Havana in style!!
✱ Read a book with an automobile on the cover OR
✱ Read a book published between 1950 and 1969 or a book that has a setting in the same timeframe OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in VINTAGE CLASSIC CAR TOUR.-George Orwell- Coming Up for Air 12/3/18
✔5. Partagrás Cigar Factory
Even if you are not a smoker, when in Cuba you have to see how Cuban cigars are made! Seeing the process in action is a great way to get a little closer to the culture of the country. Partagrás is one of the oldest and largest cigar factories in Havana, and is where they roll the most popular brands. The tour will explain to you how using different proportions and types of tobacco leaves is what makes each brand different, and then you’ll get to watch the masters at work - it's really quite impressive to see!
✱ Read a book with smoke on the cover or a book with the word SMOKE in the title OR
✱ Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter in CIGAR- Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike 12/31/18
OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in PARTAGRAS CIGAR FACTORY.
✔6. Fabrica de Arte Cubano
If you want a peek into modern Cuban culture visit this cutting edge hotspot where sophisticated gallery rooms co-habitate with multimedia performance spaces. The large warehouse that was once a cooking oil plant, has been transformed into a venue for live events from symphony performances, rumba lessons to art expos. It is only open Thursday through Sunday from 8pm to 3am with a line around the corner to get in. So get there early for a night you will never forget.
✱ Read a book with a night scene on the cover -
by Erik Larson 12/28/18✱ Read a "hot" book everyone is talking about OR
✱ Read a book whose author’s first & last initial is found in FABRICA DE ARTE CUBANO.
Challenge #152****COMPLETED***** 12/23/18
Wanderlust-see https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Havana Spell Out
November 1, 2018 - November 30, 2018
Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.
M-Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18 (MC=Macon Dead)
O-Coming Up For Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
R-Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy 11/9/18
R-A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelaney 12/22/18
O- Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Words to Choose From
Cuba-CBA
Havana-ANA
Vieja-AJ
Morro-MORRO
Cabana -CABAN
El Capitolio-EL CATOLO
Vintage -NTAG
Classic -CLASSC
Car Tour -CAR TOR
Partagrás -PARTGRAS
Cigar Factory -GAR ACTOR
Fabrica de Arte-ABRC D ART
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18 (MC=Macon Dead)
The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston 11/4/18
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 11/7/18
Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy 11/9/18
Dusklands by J.M. Cotzee 11/13/18
Coming Up For Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch 12/11/18
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 12/15/18
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan 12/17/18
The Green Man by Kinglsey Amis 12/20/18
A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelaney 12/22/18
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
*****COMPLETED 6/26/19*****Challenge #153
Wanderlust-see https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Autumn Colors Around the World
November 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019
15/15
1. CANADA: Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Located on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia this NP is famous for the celebrated Cabot Trail - named the #1 drive in North America. It winds through the highlands offering lush forested river canyons awash in autumn color. Keep your eyes peeled for moose, eagles or whales. And try your hand at the park’s Red Chair Challenge: 10 red chairs in 10 breathtaking locations. It’s your job to find them, sit awhile and savor the views.
***🍂 Read a book with a red cover- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by Dai Sijie 11/7/18 or a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in CABOT TRAIL.
Traditional song and dance is found everywhere on Cape Breton, especially during the fall when the Celtic Colors International Festival showcases the island’s music and culture. The park comes alive with energy and excitement as people come from far and wide to celebrate, participating in a full range of activities from concerts, dances, and workshops. Be sure to join the park staff for the Celtic Colors Hike - walk through a forest of autumn leaves while the island’s famous fiddle music resonates within you.
***** 🍂 Read a book with a main character who is a musician or whose first name starts with a letter found in CELTIC. - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan 12/17/18- MC = Lydia.
The NP has many hiking trails, ranging from short family walks to spectacular hiking expeditions. The best known and most popular hike is The Skyline Trail. The name says it all! At the end of this 7.5 km trail, you will find yourself walking on a very steep headland cliff with a panoramic view of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean.
***🍂 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS (THREE Word Minimum). - The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy 11/9/18
2. NETHERLANDS: Hoge Veluwe National Park
Originally built as a hunting park by the wealthy businessman Anton Kröller, Hoge Veluwe NP is now the largest nature reserve in the Netherlands and notable for its diversity of scenery, from dense forests to high sand dunes. One of the best ways to see all the magnificent scenery is on one of their famous white bicycles that are made available free of charge throughout the park.
*****🍂 Read a book with a bicycle on the cover or a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in ANTON KROLLER.- Edward Abbey- The Monkey Wrench Gang
For those wanting to take things at an even slower pace, spend some time on one of the numerous well-marked rambling footpaths. These easy-to-follow walks are clearly marked and take you through the park's most picturesque spots. One of the most beautiful is the walk through Hoenderloo Forest. You will be awed by the gorgeous autumn colors and the absolute serenity.
******🍂 Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in HOENDERLOO. - Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike 12/31/18- two of the characters are Hamlet and his father King Hamlet.
There are several fascinating buildings in the park you won't want to miss. Take a tour of the magnificent hunting lodge of the Kröllers or stroll through the Kröller-Müller Museum & Sculpture Garden, designed to bring art and nature together and includes a large collection by Van Gogh. And don't pass on Europe's first underground museum, the Museonder. The displays of the area's underground geology through its subterranean pathways is absolutely fascinating.
✔ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in HOGE VELUWE (TWO Word Minimum). - Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 6/26/19
3. CROATIA: Plitvice Lakes National Park
There are places in this world with natural landscapes so stunning that they don’t seem real. Plitvice Lakes NP is one of those magical places. Crystal clear water flows through sixteen interconnected lakes. The water's rich mineral content creates an array of stunning colors ranging from electric turquoise to deep emerald. Visiting when autumn’s blush is spreading over the forest adds another depth of color truly making you believe in enchanted forests.
***🍂 Read a book with a turquoise or emerald green cover -
by Douglas Preston 11/4/18 or a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in ENCHANTED.
The lakes of the park are famous for their terrace-like arrangement, each situated at a different level flowing into one another via a series of cascades and beautiful waterfalls. Eight different hiking paths take you through this beautiful landscape. While the water looks enticing, swimming is prohibited within the park. But you can rent or catch one of the parks boats to help you get a closer look.
✔ Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in WATERFALL. -Lawrence Wargrave in And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
The lakes and waterfalls are gorgeous but they only comprise about 1% of the NP. The rest of its 73,000 acres is marked by meadows, dense primeval forests and caves. Near the northwestern edge of the park Corkova Uvala, a protected forest with a unique ecosystem, that presents a rare opportunity to experience a forest practically untouched by human activity. The number of plant species is huge with 55 species of orchids alone.
✔ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in PLITVICE LAKES (TWO Word Minimum). - Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson 4/4/19
4. SOUTH KOREA: Naejangsan National Park
Naejangsan National Park is hands down one of the best places to see gorgeous fall foliage. As you approach the entrance to the park, feast your eyes on the Uhwajeong Pavilion which takes its name from the legend that the pavilion once grew wings and ascended into the heavens. The pavilion is in the middle of a lake and the colorful foliage around it is as beautiful as a painting.
*****🍂 Read a book with autumn leaves on the cover or a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in UHWAJEONG- Nina George- The Little Paris Bookshop 12/15/18
The hike to see the two temples is like walking through an autumn wonderland. The Naejangsan Temple complex originally had over 50 buildings but everything was destroyed during the Korean War. What you see today is a reconstruction of the main temple and several surrounding monuments. Byeokyeonam Temple is further down the path. Although it is smaller, the setting is quite beautiful and well worth the extra time and energy to see it.
***🍂 Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in TEMPLE. - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 11/1/18 MC's name is Macon Dead
The best way to get the full impact of the fall foliage is to take the cable car ride up to Observatory Peak. One side of the cable car windows are totally open so you get a clear, unobstructed view of the mountainside and all the colors. The view from the top is absolutely stunning.
*****🍂 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in NAEJANGSAN NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum). - A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny 12/22/18
5. SLOVENIA: Triglav National Park
Triglav NP in the Julian Alps, is a natural treasure of Slovenia. Its stunning alpine mountains, valleys, lakes and rivers offer a dramatic backdrop to any outdoor activity. Lake Bled and its picturesque island is the gateway to the park. Take one of the traditional wooden boats to the island and climb the 99 stone steps in the church tower to ring the wishing bell - legend says your wish will come true!
✔ Read a book with a lake on the cover or a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in WISHING BELL- Nina Sankovitch- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading 12/11/18
The river rapids and gorges make the park popular with water sport enthusiasts. The spectacular Vintgar Gorge leaves an impression on every visitor. Its educational trail leads you through its steep vertical walls and ends with a bridge overlooking the mighty Šum waterfall, the largest in the country.
✔ Read a book with a main character whose first name starts with a letter found in VINTGAR. - George Bowling in Coming Up for Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
One of the prettiest places in the park is the Bohinj Valley - home to the largest glacial lake by the same name. Drive through the mountain pastures and small villages known for their cheese production, visit the Alpine Dairy Museum and take a hike or go kayaking around the lake. And sure to take in the frescoes in the postcard-worthy medieval church sitting at the head of the lake.
✔ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in TRIGLAV NATIONAL PARK (THREE Word Minimum).- A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain 2/13/19
Challenge #154Around the Year 2019 (52 Weeks)
1/1/19-12/31/19
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*****COMPLETED 11/5/19*****
Around the Year 2019
1/1/19-12/31/19
52/52
✔1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy - Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan 3/26/19 - Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2002),
✔2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)- Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19
✔3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y - Nancy E. Turner- These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 3/3/19- also fits #38
✔4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)- Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El-Saadawi 2/11/19- the MC is on death row for murder.
✔5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare- Wise Children by Angela Carter 5/11/19
✔6. A book with a dual timeline - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19
✔7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1- Felicia's Journey by William Trevor 1/24/19- woman left adrift after an out-of-wedlock birth.
✔8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2- Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19
✔9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror) -Fantasy- Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
✔10. A book featuring an historical figure - Mark Twain is a historical figure and the MC in his travel account- A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain 2/13/19
✔11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject) White Rabbit is a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
✔12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer- Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry 5/9/19- autobiography of a writer
✔13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list- Lab Girl by Hope Jahren- 6/26/19
✔14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term - The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz by Almudena Solana- Aurora 94 is the name of an asteroid.
✔15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country - Italy- The Duchess of Padua by Oscar Wilde 5/18/19
✔16. A book told from multiple perspectives - Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson 4/4/19- the story is told through several people...some of whom may be the same person centuries later.
✔17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)- How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 3/1/19
✔18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements - on Kindle- Atomic Number Sixty by Dave Johnston 11/5/19
✔19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3/19/19
✔20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country- In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19- Wharton extensively discusses the Berbers in Morocco.
✔21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes-From poll #2- A book by an author from an island- The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont- from Great Britain
✔22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover-The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/23/19
✔23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old- very old maps stolen in The Map Thief by Michael Blanding 4/23/19
✔24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New- Ru by Kim Thúy 3/15/19- story about Vietnamese immigrants NEW to Canada.
✔25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed- in The Double by José Saramago 2/9/19 one of the MCs borrows the items of his "double" to impersonate him.
✔26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue- blue cover-
by Donal Ryan 1/12/19✔27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 1/20/19
✔28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.) most of the action takes place in Lapland in The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna 3/23/19
✔29. A book published before 1950- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
✔30. A book featuring an elderly character - The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida
✔31. A children’s classic you’ve never read - Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé 1/9/19
✔32. A book with more than 500 pages - Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 5/27/19
✔33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet- The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens 4/14/19
✔34. A book with a person's name in the title - Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19
✔35. A psychological thriller - Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan 4/20/19
✔36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list- Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19-
✔37. A book set in a school or university- Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf 6/19/19- much of the book is set at Cambridge.
✔38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)- The Private Dining-room and Other Verses by Ogden Nash 4/9/19
✔39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life- Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt- most of the stories are set in Kentucky and the others feature Kentuckians out of state longing for home. 1/11/19
✔40. A book you stumbled upon - Xinran- The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices 4/11/19
41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards- ordered I Am Enough by Grace Byers
✔42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character- Sergeant Getúlio by João Ubaldo Ribeiro 3/24/19
✔43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]- A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll 3/17/19
✔44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)- The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss 2/20/19- was inspiration for tv show Lost in Space
✔45. A multi-generational saga - ordered CD copy of There There by Tommy Orange
✔46. A book with a (mostly) black cover- Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence 6/10/19-
✔47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.) - How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays by Umberto Eco 2/19/19
✔48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year - The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck 4/8/19
✔49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country - India- Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag 3/29/19
✔50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual) -Kim becomes a disciple to an aged Tibetan lama who seeks a river of spiritual healing in Kim by Rudyard Kipling 3/9/19
✔51. A book published in 2019- Toubab by Rob Coughlin 6/23/19
✔52. A book with a weird or intriguing title- Skinswaps by Andrej Blatnik 2/25/19
see if The Radiant Way by Margaret Drabble fits one of the prompts.or
Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee
or-Shame by Salman Rushdie 5/1/19
or-The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks 5/3/19
or-A Lost Lady by Willa Cather 5/6/19
or-An Unobstructed View: A Personal Journey from Illinois to Arizona by Mark Johnson 5/13/19
or-Heidi by Johanna Spyri 5/17/19
OR-Loitering with Intentby Muriel Spark 5/22/19
OR-Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
OR-Yasmina Khadra- Morituri 6/2/19
OR-Agatha Christie- Murder at the Vicarage 6/4/19
OR- Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
or-Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19
OR-In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 6/9/19
OR-Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell 6/11/19
OR- In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust 6/14/19
OR-In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 6/17/19
or-The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19
or-Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
or-Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19
or-In Search of a Smile by Keegan Longueira 6/27/19
or-Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19
or-Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé 6/29/19
or- My Car in Managua by Forrest D. Colburn 6/30/19
or-Xala by Ousmane Sembène 7/1/19
or-The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert 7/3/19
or-As You Like It by William Shakespeare 7/4/19
Operation Shylock: A Confession by Philip Roth 7/7/19
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 7/9/19
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida 7/10/19
An Ideal Husband; A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde 7/12/19-256p.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming 7/15/19
The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 7/15/19
Little House in the Big Woods by Little House in the Big Woods 7/16/19
The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck 7/17/19
The Fires by Alan Cheuse 7/18/19
The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall 7/19/19
The Return of Mr. Campion: Uncollected Stories by Margery Allingham 7/19/19
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 7/21/19
I Am There: Armenia by Olivia Puccini 7/23/19
or-Home Is Where You Live: A diary of teaching English abroad for the first time by Elliot Lord 7/25/19
The Emperor and the Elephants: A Peace Corps Volunteer's Story of Life During the Late 1970s in the Central African Empire by Richard W. Carroll 7/27/19
Loser Takes All by Graham Greene 7/28/19
The Bellarosa Connection by Saul Bellow 8/1/19
Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and Back Again by Victoria Twead-8/4/19
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 8/8/19
The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter -8/11/19- 187p.
The Black Joke by Farley Mowat-218p.-8/13/19
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells-192p.-8/13/19
A Chagos Story by Vinod T. Fullee-8/23/19
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 8/27/19
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare-283p.- 8/30/19
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy 9/2/19 -122p.
The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 9/4/19-144p.
The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary 9/6/19
Saturday by Ian McEwan 9/11/19
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute by Grace Paley 9/14/19
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 9/15/19
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 9/18/19
A House at the Edge of Tears by Vénus Khoury-Ghata 9/19/19
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals by Hal Herzog 9/19/19
Women Of Messina by Elio Vittorini 9/22/19
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton 9/23/19
The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont 9/23/19
The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese 9/25/19
Gin & Daggers by Jessica Fletcher 9/29/19
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 10/2/19
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 10/3/19
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 10/7/19
Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura 10/9/19
Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet 10/10/19
*****COMPLETED 12/9/19*****Challenge #155
2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge
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Challenge #155
50/50
2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge
✔1. A book becoming a movie in 2019- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 10/24/19
✔2. A book that makes you nostalgic- The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss 2/20/19
✔3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)- Cruel Shoes by Steve Martin 9/8/19
✔4. A book you think should be turned into a movie- The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/23/19
✔5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19
✔6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover- - In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust 6/14/19
✔7. A reread of a favorite book- Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19
✔8. A book about a hobby-I am fascinated and collect maps and flags- The Map Thief by Michael Blanding 4/23/19
✔9. A book you meant to read in 2018- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
✔10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title- In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 144 p. 1001 list 6/9/19
✔11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover-
by William Trevor 1/24/19✔12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore- Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson 4/4/19- the MC mentions Greek mythology several times and the story is told here in a Magic Realism folklore style.
✔13. A book published posthumously- Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy 12/8/19
✔14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie- The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 12/3/19
✔15. A retelling of a classic- Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young 32p.- retelling of Little Red Riding Hood
✔16. A book with a question in the title- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy 9/2/19 -122p.
✔17. A book set on college or university campus- Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf 6/19/19- much of the book is set at Cambridge
✔18. A book about someone with a superpower- almost every story has a character with a super power in Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 5/27/19
✔19. A book told from multiple POVs- From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 1/12/19
✔ 20. A book set in space- The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks 5/3/19
✔21. A book by two female authors- Raiders of the Lost Bark by Sparkle Abbey 12/4/19- the author is a pseudonym for a team of two female authors.
✔22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title-Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 10/7/19
✔23. A book set in Scandinavia- The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna 3/23/19- Yes I know Finland is not technically part of Scandinavia ...but Wikipedia informs us- "In English usage, Scandinavia also sometimes refers to the Scandinavian Peninsula, or to the broader region including Finland and Iceland, ..." see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandin...
✔24. A book that takes place in a single day- probably Saturday by Ian McEwan-289p.-1001 list
✔25. A debut novel- How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 3/2/19
✔26. A book that's published in 2019- Toubab by Rob Coughlin 6/23/19
✔27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll- dodo;
✔28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire- Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry 5/9/19
✔29. A book with LOVE in the titl Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney 12/9/19
✔30. A book featuring an amateur detective- two priests who have forensics experience become the real detectives in Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan 4/20/19
✔31. A book about a family- Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver 1/9/19
✔32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America- Nawal El-Saadawi- Woman at Point Zero 2/11/19
✔33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title- The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese 192p-
✔34. A book that includes a wedding- Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 1/19/19- features Gwendolen's marriage to Grandcourt.
✔35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter- In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 6/17/19
✔36. A ghost story- Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward 12/5/19
✔37. A book with a two-word title- In Morocco by Edith Wharton 1/27/19
✔38. A novel based on a true story- Ru by Kim Thúy 3/15/19
✔39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game-Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
✔40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge- from 2018- set in a country that fascinates you:- Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler
✔41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book-The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
✔42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book- Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris-10/18/19
✔43. An "own voices" book- Calypso by David Sedaris 1/10/19
✔44. Read a book during the season it is set in- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 9/7/19
✔45. A LitRPG book-Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett 10/22/19
✔46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé- no chapters
✔47. Two books that share the same title- perhaps The Double by José Saramago 2/10/19
✔48. Two books that share the same title- The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky-9/4/19
✔49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom-probably Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 1001 list
✔50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent-Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple #1)- 6/4/19
look for prompts for: Breakfast at Tiffanys; The Radiant Way; A Tramp Abroad; The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz; How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays; Skinswaps; These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner 3/3/19; Kim by Rudyard Kipling 3/9/19; A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll 3/17/19; Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3/19/19; Sergeant Getúlio by João Ubaldo Ribeiro; Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan 3/26/19; Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag 3/29/19; Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee 4/2/19; The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck 4/7/19; The Private Dining-room and Other Verses by Ogden Nash 4/9/19;Xinran- The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices 4/11/19; The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens 4/14/19; Shame by Salman Rushdie 5/1/19; Wise Children by Angela Carter 5/11/19; An Unobstructed View: A Personal Journey from Illinois to Arizona by Mark Johnson 5/13/19Heidi by Johanna Spyri 5/17/19
The Duchess of Padua by Oscar Wilde 5/18/19
Loitering with Intentby Muriel Spark 5/22/19
Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
Yasmina Khadra- Morituri 6/2/19
Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence 6/10/19
Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell 6/11/19
The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19
Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 6/26/19
In Search of a Smile by Keegan Longueira 6/27/19
Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé 6/29/19
My Car in Managua by Forrest D. Colburn 6/30/19
Xala by Ousmane Sembène 7/1/19The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert 7/3/19
As You Like It by William Shakespeare 7/4/19
Operation Shylock: A Confession by Philip Roth 7/7/19
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 7/9/19
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo by Germano Almeida 7/10/19
An Ideal Husband; A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde 7/12/19-256p.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming 7/15/19
The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 7/15/19
Little House in the Big Woods by Little House in the Big Woods 7/16/19
The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck 7/17/19
The Fires by Alan Cheuse 7/18/19
The Beggars' Strike by Aminata Sow Fall 7/19/19
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 7/21/19
I Am There: Armenia by Olivia Puccini 7/23/19
or-Home Is Where You Live: A diary of teaching English abroad for the first time by Elliot Lord 7/25/19
or-The Emperor and the Elephants: A Peace Corps Volunteer's Story of Life During the Late 1970s in the Central African Empire by Richard W. Carroll 7/27/19
Loser Takes All by Graham Greene 7/28/19
Stranded in the Seychelles by Bev Spicer 7/31/19
The Bellarosa Connection by Saul Bellow 8/1/19
Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and Back Again by Victoria Twead-8/4/19
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 8/8/19
The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter -8/11/19- 187p.
The Black Joke by Farley Mowat-218p.-8/13/19
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells-192p.-8/13/19
A Chagos Story by Vinod T. Fullee-8/23/19
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare-283p.- 8/30/19
The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary 9/6/19
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute by Grace Paley 9/14/19
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 9/15/19
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 9/18/19
A House at the Edge of Tears by Vénus Khoury-Ghata 9/19/19
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals by Hal Herzog 9/19/19
Women Of Messina by Elio Vittorini 9/22/19
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton 9/23/19
The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont 9/23/19
Gin & Daggers by Jessica Fletcher 9/29/19
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 10/2/19
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 10/3/19
Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura 10/9/19
There There by Tommy Orange 10/10/19
Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet 10/10/19
The White Devil by John Webster 10/20/19
The Complete Tilling Tales: Mapp and Lucia Short Stories by Geoff Martin 10/21/19
The City of the Sun by Tommaso Campanella 10/24/19
The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf 10/25/19
'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford 10/25/19
Tamburlaine the Great, Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe 10/26/19
Tamburlaine the Great Part II by Christopher Marlowe 10/27/19
Challenge #156- Game Night- December Challenge 12 Days of Christmas12/1/18-12/31/18
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*****COMPLETED****** 12/31/18Challenge #157- Game Night-Letters to Santa
December 1, 2018 January 11, 2019
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12 book letter
Dear Santa Claus,
How have you been this year? I know you must be very busy during this holiday season. I hope your reindeer are ready to _______________ (VERB) around the world. Please tell them there will be fresh _____Night__________ (NOUN) waiting for them and of course there will be _____Oranges__________ (FOOD or BEVERAGE) for you at my house. However, this year please try to be quiet when you deliver my presents because it is very important that I get a full _______________ (NUMBER) hours of sleep.
I have been very ____PURPLE___________ (ADJECTIVE) this year. My first wish is for a(n) _______monkey________ (ANIMAL) that will protect me from Christmas burglars and take me to work because let’s face it, gas is too expensive. I also love _______________ (PLURAL NOUN). These are the best inventions in the world! . I would also like ______Maurice____________(MAIN CHARACTER NAME) to show up at my door on Christmas morning and cook me breakfast.
Finally, I think that you should bring ______IDEAS_________ (PLURAL NOUN) to the world. I understand these things are hard to come by, but I have faith in you! If all of these things are too hard to get please make things easier on you and simply send _______________ (PLURAL NOUN). The only thing I don’t want for Christmas is a _____bookshop__________ (NOUN). Thanks for helping make this the best holiday ever.
Hugs and _______________ (PLURAL NOUN)!
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch 12/11/18
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan 12/17/18
The Green Man by Kinglsey Amis 12/20/18-Maurice
A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelaney 12/22/18
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike 12/31/18
7 book letter
Dear Santa
Christmas is coming!! I've been very ___LONESOME_____ (ADJECTIVE) this year so I can't wait to find ____GERTRUDE______ (NOUN) under my tree!
My friends are all asking for ___IDEAS________ (PLURAL NOUN) for Christmas but if I had to pick just one thing, it would have to be a(n) _____PURPLE_________ (ADJECTIVE) ____MAN_______ (NOUN). I just ____MONKEY______ (VERB) them so much!
I'll have plenty of ____ORANGES____________ (PLURAL NOUN) for you and some for the reindeer too!
Thank you Santa for making this the best Christmas yet!
4 book letter
Dear Santa Claus,
How have you been this year? I know you must be very busy during this holiday season. I hope your reindeer are ready to _______________ (VERB) around the world.
I have been very _______________ (ADJECTIVE) this year. My wish this year is for a(n) _______________ (ANIMAL) that will protect me from Christmas burglars and take me to work because let’s face it, gas is too expensive.
The only thing I don’t want for Christmas is a _______________ (NOUN). Thanks for helping make this the best holiday ever.
9 book song
Jingle Bells
Dashing through the snow in a one _________ (ANIMAL) open sleigh O'er the fields we go, _____________ (VERB ENDING IN ING) all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring, making ________ (PLURAL NOUN) bright. What fun it is to _________________ (VERB PRESENT TENSE) and sing a/an ___________ (ADJECTIVE) tonight.
Jingle ___________ (PLURAL NOUN), jingle _______________ (SAME PLURAL NOUN, this one is a freebie). Oh what fun it is to _______ (VERB PRESENT TENSE).
Jingle bells, jingle bells. Jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride in a ___________ (NUMBER) horse open sleigh.
*****COMPLETED 4/25/20*****UNTIMELYChallenge #158-ACATT-
Member Task Challenge #17: Leslie
Date: 12/1/18-12/31/18
see https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Member Task Challenge #17: Leslie
Date: 12/01/18 - 12/31/18
4/4 plus Bonus
✔1. LESLIE:
Read a book whose title begins with "L" and ends with "E".- Looking for the Possible Dance by A.L. Kennedy 4/25/20
✔2. COVER:
Read a book with a child or children's toy shown on the cover.-
by Lewis Carroll✔3. SETTING:
Read a book set in the US state of Washington.- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 10/17/19
✔4. DATE:
Read a book published between March 2013 and December 2015 (inclusive).- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 12/15/18- (first published April 26th 2013)
✔BONUS:
Read a book tagged as: Literature, Thriller, Humor, True Story. Tag must be shown on the book's home page- The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18- tagged as Humor
*****COMPLETED 1/23/19*****Challenge #159- Booktivity
December MINI Challenge - Happy Holidays!
Begins: 01Dec18 / Ends: 31Dec18
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
December MINI Challenge - Happy Holidays!
Begins: 01Dec18 / Ends: 31Dec18
5/5
✔Hanukkah - This Jewish holiday celebrates the lamp oil lasting eight days - Read a book whose total number of pages includes the number 8. Include the # of pages in your post (If you listen to an audiobook, use the # of pages in the hardcover edition.)- The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18
✔Christmas - Seems the traditional colors of this holiday are Red and Green - Read a book with a predominantly Red or Green cover Post the cover-
by Kingsley Amis 12/20/18✔Kwanzaa - This celebration honors the African heritage in African-American culture. - Read a book by an author of African heritage. - The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas 1/23/19
✔Candles - Read a book whose title begins with a letter in CANDLES (exclude: A, An, The)- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 12/15/18
✔Gifts - Read a book whose author's first OR last initial is in GIFTS.- George Orwell- Coming Up for Air 12/3/18
*****Completed***** 2/9/19Challenge #160-WRC
Book Tag Challenge #13 see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Book Tag Challenge #13
Duration: 3 Months from Start Date 12/1/18-3/1/19
List of Tags:
*****1. Crime- Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan 12/17/18
*****2. Currently-reading- Coming Up for Air by George Orwell 12/3/18
*****3. Science-fiction- The Double by José Saramago 2/9/19
*****4. Paranormal- The Green Man by Kingsley Amis 12/20/18
*****5. Magic- A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny 12/22/18
*****6. Classic- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1/7/19
*****7. Re-read- Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson 12/23/18
*****8. 4-stars- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch 12/11/18
*****9. Recommended- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 12/15/18
*****10. Unfinished- The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey 12/8/18
*****COMPLETED 12/1/19*****UNTIMELYChallenge #161-WRC
Here Comes 2019... A Year of New-to-You Authors see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Date: 12/01/18 - 11/30/19
Here Comes 2019... A Year of New-to-You Authors
Date: 12/01/18 - 11/30/19
I'll start at Level 1 and see if I can progress from there.
Here is how it works:
One - pick a book you rated 5 stars in 2018, and from the book's main page click on the link "Lists With This Book" (found at the bottom of the page).
Two - From the lists displayed, choose a new book to read by a new-to-you author. Important Note: You will need to make note of the list you chose and the position number of the book you chose to read.
Three - Read the book you chose, then go to that book's home page and start all over again. Remember to choose books by a new-to-you author.
Levels of Participation:
One: Read 12 books by New-to-You Authors
Two: Read 24 books by New-to-You Authors
Three: Read 36 books by New-to-You Authors
My 1st pick was Cannery Row by John Steinbeck which I had rated 5 stars...and the list that has this book is https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
✔1. #975 on that list is Felicia's Journey by William Trevor 1/24/19 which is on this list -https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
✔2. #82 on that list is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3/9/19
✔3. Shame by Salman Rushdie #1099 on the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
✔4. The Player of Games by The Player of Games- #306 on the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
✔5. Wise Children by Angela Carter- 5/11/19#753 on page 8 of https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
✔6. In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
#492 on p.5 of https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
✔7. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 8/27/19- #40 on p.1 of https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
✔8. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy 9/2/19-p.6 #509 ofhttps://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
✔9. The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary 9/6/19-on p. 11 of https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
✔10. The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese 9/25/19- on p. 8 of https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
✔11. The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard 11/26/19- on p. 6 of https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
✔12. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 12/1/19- on p. 1 of https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
*****COMPLETED 2/25/19*****Challenge #162- WRC
Winter Seasonal Challenge, 2018
Date: 12/01/18 - 02/28/19
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Winter Seasonal Challenge, 2018
Date: 12/01/18 - 02/28/19
Below is a list of 20 items one might encounter during the winter months. The challenge is to complete as many of the items as you can by the end of the challenge. There are 5 ways to complete an item, and these can be mixed/matched...however, you must read a minimum of 20 books in order to complete the challenge. A book may only be used one time for one item.
Thanks to a suggestion by Phyllis, this round will include a spell out option.
Here are the ways to complete the items:
(1) Title:
The first letter of each title word found in the item; no word count limit, but all words count.
(2) Author:
The author's first and last initials found in the item
(3) Cover:
The item is found on the cover. Book cover must be posted.
(4) Text:
The item or phrase can be found in the text of the book. Must provide page/location number, and sentence containing the word or phase. Word/phrase must be exact - no substitutions.
(5) Spell Out:
Spell out the item by using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the author's first or last name. Please Note: If choosing this option to complete your challenge, you must spell out enough words to cover the 20 book minimum. For example: You could not simply spell out SLED, as it only represents four letters. You would need to spell out additional words to reach the 20 book minimum.
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Challenge Rules:
The page limit requirement is 125 pages unless otherwise specified; however, participants are welcome to combine smaller books to reach the page limit. All books are allowed (children's, manga, graphic novels, audio, ebook, etc). Re-reads are fine - just be sure to re-read the entire book.
Challenge Updates:
You are welcome to post updates while working your way through the challenge. When posting an update, please include the following information: a link to the book title, the author's name, and the date you finished reading the book.
Completed Challenges:
When you have completed this challenge, copy and paste your entire challenge in a new message, letting me know it is completed. A completed challenge must include: a link to the book title, the author's name, and the date you finished reading the book. If this information is missing, your challenge is incomplete. All generic messages stating you've completed the challenge (including those with a link) will be deleted.
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LIST OF ITEMS:
✔1. Apple Cider-author's initials-From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan
✔2. Boots-text-Ch. 43- A Tramp Abroad-"In glass cases were some labeled fragments of boots and batons, and other suggestive relics..." 2/10/19
✔3. Bright Lights-text- The Player of Games- "'That is where people who have left the countryside for the bright lights of the big city often end up. " 12/27/18
✔4. Christmas Tree- author's initials- Truman Capote- Breakfast at Tiffany's 1/20/19
✔5. Gloves- George Orwell- Coming Up for Air 12/3/18
✔6. Hat-text-P.82-The Monkey Wrench Gang-"Take the hard hat off so you can hear better." 12/5/18
✔7. Hot Cocoa-author's initials- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé 1/9/19
✔8. Ice Skating- Title- Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike 12/31/18
✔9. Icy Roads- author initials- Agatha Christie- And Then There Were None
✔10. Lodgep.58-mThe Little Paris Bookshop-"Madame Rosalette...peeked out of her lodge." 12/13/18
✔11. Presents- text- p.307-The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America-"Holmes gave her many presents..." 12/27/18
✔12. Scarf-text-22-Twenty Years After-"...excepting that his scarf and stockings were violet." 2/6/19
✔13. Shovel-p.117-Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading-"It seems I am just a small hole dug in the sand by a child's shovel." 12/10/18
✔14. Skis-text-p.26-Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore-"...using an old iron to wax the pair of skis that were stretched across the countertop." 12/11/18
✔15. Sled-text-p.35-The Swiss Family Robinson-"A driftwood sled would come in handy for carrying supplies..." 2/11/19
✔16. Snow- text-p.8-Where the Lilies Bloom-"There was snow six feet deep in this valley." 1/7/19
✔17. Snow Covered Mountains-author's initials-William Trevor- Felicia's Journey 1/24/19
✔18. Snow Man-text-p.109-Calypso-"All right, can you see the snow man?" 1/9/19
✔19. Snow Plow- Skinswaps by Andrej Blatnik 2/25/19
✔20. Winter Break- author initials- Alexandre Dumas- The Forty-Five Guardsmen
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Challenge #141-see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*****COMPLETED 3/15/19*****
October Mini Challenge
Begins: 01Oct18 / Ends: 31Oct18
100p.
5/5
✔1. By an Author whose First & Last initials are in ALL HALLOWS EVE- Edward Abbey- The Monkey Wrench Gang
✔2. Book with a cover color that is predominantly : orange, white, yellow, black-
✔3. Title begins w/ a letter in CANDY CORN (excl: a, an, the)- Drown by Junot Díaz
✔4. Sleepy Hollow: "headless" portrait on cover - nothing above neck / at least half torso - E.g. (post the cover)-
✔5. Canadian Thanksgiving - Set in Canada or by a Canadian author-
Ru by Kim Thúy 3/15/19