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message 151: by Carmen (new)

Carmen | 8125 comments Update to message #7

PROGRESS: 15/15

Challenge completed!!!

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Todos los fuegos el fuego by Julio Cortázar Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela by Elena Poniatowska The Monkey's Paw A Story in Three Scenes by W.W. Jacobs La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao by Junot Díaz Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling Heart Of The Matter by Emily Giffin All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Baby Proof by Emily Giffin Frederica by Georgette Heyer Cotillion by Georgette Heyer The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer Sin novedad en el frente by Erich Maria Remarque


message 152: by Kelly (new)

Kelly | 725 comments update #23
4/3 completed
Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett


message 153: by Trisha (new)

Trisha (trishabisen) | 2389 comments Updated message#19. Finished The Remains of the Day.

Status: 3/6.


message 154: by Carmen (new)

Carmen | 8125 comments Update to message #7

PROGRESS: 16/15

Challenge completed!!!

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Todos los fuegos el fuego by Julio Cortázar Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela by Elena Poniatowska The Monkey's Paw A Story in Three Scenes by W.W. Jacobs La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao by Junot Díaz Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling Heart Of The Matter by Emily Giffin All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Baby Proof by Emily Giffin Frederica by Georgette Heyer Cotillion by Georgette Heyer The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer Sin novedad en el frente by Erich Maria Remarque Searching for Schindler A Memoir by Thomas Keneally


message 155: by Trisha (new)

Trisha (trishabisen) | 2389 comments Updated message#19. Finished The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Status: 4/6.


message 156: by Carmen (new)

Carmen | 8125 comments Update to message #7

PROGRESS: 17/15

Challenge completed!!!

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Todos los fuegos el fuego by Julio Cortázar Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela by Elena Poniatowska The Monkey's Paw A Story in Three Scenes by W.W. Jacobs La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao by Junot Díaz Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling Heart Of The Matter by Emily Giffin All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Baby Proof by Emily Giffin Frederica by Georgette Heyer Cotillion by Georgette Heyer The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer Sin novedad en el frente by Erich Maria Remarque Searching for Schindler A Memoir by Thomas Keneally Tigre blanco by Aravind Adiga


message 157: by Trisha (new)

Trisha (trishabisen) | 2389 comments Updated message#19. Finished Lady Susan.

Status: 5/6.


message 158: by Amy (last edited Jul 26, 2019 05:05PM) (new)

Amy Ingalls | 3779 comments Updated message 26-- 9/5


message 159: by Trisha (new)

Trisha (trishabisen) | 2389 comments Updated message#19. Finished A Christmas Carol.

Status: 6/6. Completed!! 🥳


message 160: by Amy (new)

Amy Ingalls | 3779 comments Updated message 26-- 10/5


message 161: by Sunny (new)

Sunny | 2311 comments Updated message #21

I always use up a couple of 100 tissues while reading Where the Red Fern Grows.

5/5


aub.downtherabbithole (aubdowntherabbithole) | 0 comments update message #63
Read 1/3


message 163: by Brittany (new)

Brittany | 804 comments Updated post 44

3/3 challenge complete!


message 164: by Crystal (new)

Crystal Update 29: 4/3


message 165: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Swan | 643 comments I finished my third book, The Art of Racing in the Rain. 3/3 Yay! Thanks for the challenge. 😁


message 166: by oshizu (last edited Jul 29, 2019 07:18PM) (new)

oshizu | 5762 comments Update to msg #3

Progress: 11/10
Challenge completed!


message 167: by Kelly (new)

Kelly | 725 comments update #23
5/3 completed
Where the Crawdads Sing


message 168: by Megan BG (new)

Megan BG (meganbgreads) | 1562 comments One more... I don't think I'll be reading more standalone before the end of the month.

9: Spoken


message 169: by Carmen (new)

Carmen | 8125 comments Update to message #7

PROGRESS: 18/15

Challenge completed!!!

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Todos los fuegos el fuego by Julio Cortázar Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela by Elena Poniatowska The Monkey's Paw A Story in Three Scenes by W.W. Jacobs La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao by Junot Díaz Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling Heart Of The Matter by Emily Giffin All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Baby Proof by Emily Giffin Frederica by Georgette Heyer Cotillion by Georgette Heyer The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer Sin novedad en el frente by Erich Maria Remarque Searching for Schindler A Memoir by Thomas Keneally Tigre blanco by Aravind Adiga Silent Spring by Rachel Carson


message 170: by Catka (new)

Catka | 270 comments Update msg 43: done


message 171: by Carmen (last edited Jul 28, 2019 05:11PM) (new)

Carmen | 8125 comments Update to message #7

PROGRESS: 19/15

Challenge completed!!!

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Todos los fuegos el fuego by Julio Cortázar Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela by Elena Poniatowska The Monkey's Paw A Story in Three Scenes by W.W. Jacobs La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao by Junot Díaz Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling Heart Of The Matter by Emily Giffin All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Baby Proof by Emily Giffin Frederica by Georgette Heyer Cotillion by Georgette Heyer The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer Sin novedad en el frente by Erich Maria Remarque Searching for Schindler A Memoir by Thomas Keneally Tigre blanco by Aravind Adiga Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Guns, Germs, and Steel The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond


message 172: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (new)

SarahKat | 6225 comments Congratulations all who have finished the challenge! There are still a few days left to get in a couple more!

I managed to finish 7/5

6. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
7. Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk


message 173: by Lindsay (new)

Lindsay | 1337 comments Update msg 14

The History of Bees

4/3 completed


message 174: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (misssummerrain) | 1376 comments Message 89 Updated
5/5-Completed


message 175: by oshizu (new)

oshizu | 5762 comments Upate to msg #3

12. Bulibasha: Mahana (Witi Ihimaera)

My last book for this wonderful challenge. Thank you, SarahKat!

12/10


message 176: by Carmen (new)

Carmen | 8125 comments Update to message #7

PROGRESS: 20/15

Challenge completed!!!

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Todos los fuegos el fuego by Julio Cortázar Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela by Elena Poniatowska The Monkey's Paw A Story in Three Scenes by W.W. Jacobs La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao by Junot Díaz Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling Heart Of The Matter by Emily Giffin All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Baby Proof by Emily Giffin Frederica by Georgette Heyer Cotillion by Georgette Heyer The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer Sin novedad en el frente by Erich Maria Remarque Searching for Schindler A Memoir by Thomas Keneally Tigre blanco by Aravind Adiga Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Guns, Germs, and Steel The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond Un día de cólera by Arturo Pérez-Reverte


message 177: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 234 comments Updated message #8:

2/2 complete!


aub.downtherabbithole (aubdowntherabbithole) | 0 comments Update message #63
Read 3/3
Completed 7/30/19


message 179: by Aj (new)

Aj Greenman | 4 comments war on normal people - Andrew yang
art of loving - eric fromm
art of happiness - don't remember
American gods - Neil caiman
4/5 July. ok. I'll get 6 in August.


message 180: by Kelly (new)

Kelly | 725 comments update message 23
6/3!
Drama by Raina Telgemeier


message 181: by Trisha (new)

Trisha (trishabisen) | 2389 comments Updated message#19. Finished off What I Talk About When I Talk About Running.

Status: 7/6.


message 182: by Trisha (new)

Trisha (trishabisen) | 2389 comments Updated message#19. Finished An Ideal Husband.

Status: 8/6.


message 184: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (new)

SarahKat | 6225 comments Finished my audio book today so I ended up with 8!

11/22/63 by Stephen King


message 185: by Carmen (new)

Carmen | 8125 comments Update to message #7

PROGRESS: 21/15

Challenge completed!!!

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Todos los fuegos el fuego by Julio Cortázar Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela by Elena Poniatowska The Monkey's Paw A Story in Three Scenes by W.W. Jacobs La breve y maravillosa vida de Óscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling Heart Of The Matter by Emily Giffin All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Baby Proof by Emily Giffin Frederica by Georgette Heyer Cotillion by Georgette Heyer The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer
Sin novedad en el frente by Erich Maria Remarque Searching for Schindler A Memoir by Thomas Keneally Tigre blanco by Aravind Adiga Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Guns, Germs, and Steel The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond Un día de cólera by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Criadas y Señoras by Kathryn Stockett

So much fun completing these motivating challenges, thank you very much!


message 186: by Susan (new)

Susan | 180 comments I'm not going to be able to finish this time. oh well

3. Diary of a Political Idiot: Normal Life in Belgrade

3/5 Read


message 187: by TerryJane, Challenges (new)

TerryJane | 4027 comments Updated message #39.
Completed 15/15 as planned on 7/21, then I continued reading more independent titles for a total of 22 by 7/31. Thanks!


message 188: by Margie (new)

Margie | 988 comments Updated message #16. Completed 18/15.

Thanks for leading, SarahKat!


message 189: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (new)

SarahKat | 6225 comments Thank you all for joining me for this challenge this month!


message 190: by oshizu (new)

oshizu | 5762 comments Thanks for this great challenge, SarahKat!
It was great having a marathon-esque reading challenge in the middle of the year!


message 191: by Charity (new)

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 1465 comments Updated message 17.


12/7


message 192: by Lucian (new)

Lucian (chuckila) | 49 comments Update message #48. Challenge complete! (was away from laptop end of July, so updating in August)

Read 6 books, but not sure the second one qualifies - it's a standalone novella, but part of the Elantris world and the Cosmere universe.


message 193: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie (thelittlebookishnerd) | 302 comments Updated message 54 to 3/3 read. I completely forgot to update it by the 31st!


message 194: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 442 comments Finished with 2!

2019 Reading Challenge
July - Independent Reading
Duration:
1 July - 31 July 2019

Progress: 2 out of 2

For this challenge, we are giving you a lot of freedom. There are almost no prompts to follow as you are at liberty to choose your own independent reading. The only rule is that the books you read for this challenge should be standalone books that are not part of a series.
Let us know below how many books you want to read for this challenge.


1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - ***** - 7/11/2019 - 213 Pages
2. Augie and the Green Knight by Zach Weinersmith - ***** - 7/20/2019 - 219 Pages
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Augie and the Green Knight by Zach Weinersmith


message 195: by Tawallah (new)

Tawallah | 199 comments Updated message 27 - completed 4 of the 5 books.


message 196: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Rose | 258 comments Update for message 78.

1) The Clockmaker's Daughterby Kate Morton.

2) Sparkby John Twelve Hawks

3) Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

4) Washington Black by Esi Edugyan


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