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The Great 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 2021 -- Info and Completions
I finished the scavenger hunt for this year 😁
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Congrats, that was really quick!
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Wow, fast! Congrats!
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Congratulations!! Record time!
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Congratulations!,
I guess I'm supposed to put here that I finished the scavenger hunt (on June 29th with no double dipping). woot. I noticed I wasn't on the last update so just updating my list was probably missed.
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Congratulations!
Sorry about missing your update -- I checked through everyone's lists several times before the Newsletter went out, but apparently missed your update. You will definitely be in August's Newsletter.
I think my update was missed too, I finished the same day than Amanda.
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Yep, and I checked yours twice because I wanted to make sure it was the A to Z Challenge that you finished. Sorry about that!
Karen wrote: "Mia wrote: "I think my update was missed too, I finished the same day than Amanda."Yep, and I checked yours twice because I wanted to make sure it was the A to Z Challenge that you finished. Sorr..."
No problem!
Kimberly's Scavenger Hunt 12/12 done (7/24/2021)
The 12 tasks are:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter – done
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character .Love in a Cold Climate – done
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. The Hour of the Star - done
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). The Captain's Daughter – done
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).Their Eyes Were Watching God – done
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. Memento Mori – done
7. Read a book with a reference to animals. The Thirteen Clocks (frogs, snakes, sheep) - done
8. Read a book written by an author of color. Passing -done
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. Girl with Green Eyes - done
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. Cheese by Elsschot (Belgium)
11. Read a book with a reference to transport. Fathers and Sons – done
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. The Summer Book - done
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12/12 done (7/24/2021)
The 12 tasks are:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter – done
2. Re..."
Congratulations, Kimberly! You just missed the newsletter deadline, but I've already got you on the September edition.
Maddy wrote: "I finished today!"Congratulations!!
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Congratulations Mia, Kimberly and Maddy!
Update 10/13: Am now at nine done, with two in progress (book set BEFORE the advent of windmills: The Arabian Nights, and by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B: Under the Yoke from Bulgaria), so the last one still to start.
I have just finished with books written by women!
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✔ 1. Set BEFORE 1185. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
✔ 2. LGBTQ character. Myra Breckinridge
✔ 3. Author from/setting south of equator. Voss
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Good job!
I completed the Scavenger Hunt today, yay! 🎆 😃Thank you Karen and the moderators for this fun challenge!
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Thank you Karen and the moderators for this fun challenge!"
Congratulations! And thank you.
I am all finished: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...My last one, which has taken me a while to get to, was the book published in the decade in which I was born. I don't know why! There is no reason why that one should be hard, but maybe the 1960s was a better decade for music than for books!
Thank you for setting the scavenger hunt, and I'm looking forward to next year's!
It's probably intenlty stupid for me to try and start doing this this lte in the year, but without even trying it looks like i've done some of them already. So far:That's literally it so far. Have some ideas for the rest, but some are really hard (author from a country beginning with B. Uh, i guess Brazil and Belgium, and that's about it! Unless there's a thriving literary community in Burkina Faso i'm not aware of).
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Read a book with a long title o..."
If you check some of the Tasks discussions in this folder (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...), you will find lots of suggestions for each of the tasks.
Such as -- Pallieter by Felix Timmermans is available from Google Books -- Belgian author, set in Belgium
The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore -- Bengali author, set in Bengal
Both fairly short!!
And Good Luck!
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My last one, which has taken me a while to get to, was the book published in the dec..."
Congratulations, Rosemary!
P.S. -- You just missed the November Newsletter, but I've already got you down for the December Newsletter.
Karen wrote: "Andrew wrote: "It's probably intenlty stupid for me to try and start doing this this lte in the year, but without even trying it looks like i've done some of them already. So far:Read a book with..."
Thanks for that, it's a huge help. I think i'll go for your suggestion of The Home of the World, but i'm tempted to read Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar, for no other reason than i've seen it in my local charity shop recently so it's easy to get!
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I read an old novel from Bulgaria for the challenge. It was actually the third novel from Bulgaria I've read. I also read another novel by a Bosnian author (Ivo Andric, a Nobel prize winner).
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1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). The Arabian Nights/ Tales From a Thousand and One Nights (from about 800)
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character. The Hours by Michael Cunningham
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator. A Question of Power by Bessie Head of Botswana /S Africa (born in S Africa)
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.). The Daughter by Pavlos Matesis of Greece
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born. Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, 1952 (the year I was born)
7. Read a book with a reference to animals. Thousand Cranes by Kawabata, Yasunari (Japan)
8. Read a book written by an author of color. The Home and the World/ Ghare-Baire by Rabindranath Tagore (India).
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga of India
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B. Under the Yoke by Ivan Vazov of Bulgaria
11. Read a book with a reference to transport. The Bridge on the Drina/ or Bridge Over the Drina by Ivo Andric of Bosnia
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating. "Them" by Joyce Carol Oates (a couple of the main characters).
PS: I got some good gender and national diversity- 4 of the 12 authors in my challenge are women, and 8 of 12 are not from US or UK.
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Thanks for that, it's a huge help. I think i'll go for your suggestion of The Home of the World, but i'm tempted to read Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar, for no other reason than i've seen it in my local charity shop recently so it's easy to get! "
I used The Home and the World for my "author of color" (I saw a pic of Tagore and he was rather dark-skinned). I would recommend that over Memoirs of Hadrian; I found that rather dull.
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1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185). The Arabian Nights/..."
Congratulations!!
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My last book was a reread of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter by Anonymous, Yasunari Kawabata, Donald Keene (Translator), and Masayuki Miyata (Illustrator) – 10th century.
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Congratulations!!
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Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
The Hours by Michael Cunningham and The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach (will finish the latter one shortly).
Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark and The Story of Gosta Berling by Selma Lagerlof (of Sweden).
Read a book with a reference to animals.
Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata (of Japan) and The Call of the Wild by Jack London.
I wasn't actually trying to do doubles on any categories, just happened on its own.
Congratulations Dina.
Woohoo, finished just in time!Enjoyed this challenge, thanks for setting it up!
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Enjoyed this challenge, thanks for setting it up!"
Congratulations!!
And I finished the Scavenger hunt as well (24th of December :)
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Congratulations!!
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This was such a fun challenge! I finished it!Task 1 (Before 1185): Monkey
Task 2 (LGBTQ): Tipping the Velvet
Task 3 (South of Equator): July's People
Task 4 (Arabic): Midaq Alley
Task 5 (Long Title): I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Task 6 (Decade I was Born): Memoirs of a Geisha
Task 7 (Animals): Black Dogs
Task 8 (Author of Color): Beloved
Task 9 (Color): Red Harvest
Task 10 (Bosnia): The Bridge on the Drina
Task 11 (Transport): The Driver's Seat
Task 12 (Irritating Character): Summer
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Congratulations!
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Task 1 (Before 1185): Monkey
Task 2 (LGBTQ): Tipping the Velvet
Task 3 (South of Equator): July's People
Task 4 (Arabic): Midaq Alley
Task 5 (Long Titl..."
Congratulations!
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Congratulations!
I will finish tomorrow afternoon! Thursday evening in the US, I am at 90%+ of Olaudah Equiano's memoir.
With just hours to spare, with Veronika Decides to Die, I finished this year's scavenger hunt! This was a lot of fun and really pushed me to read books I have had on my shelves for years! Thank you! Can't wait for next year! Happy 2022 everyone!
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The 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt for 2021 is ready to rock and roll. There are 12 tasks, and you may start counting from January 1, 2021. The Hunt ends on December 31, 2021. All books chosen for your Scavenger Hunt must come from the Boxall 1001 Books list. (Check the Group's Bookshelf for a listing of all the books on the combined lists.) Have fun!
The 12 Tasks are:
1. In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
2. Read a book with an LGBTQ character.
3. Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
4. Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
5. Read a book with a long title of at least 5 words (language doesn’t matter, but don’t count subtitles).
6. Read a book from the decade in which you were born.
7. Read a book with a reference to animals.
8. Read a book written by an author of color.
9. In honor of Scarlett O’Hara, read a book with a colorful title.
10. Read a book written by an author whose country of birth begins with the letter B.
11. Read a book with a reference to transport.
12. Read a book with a character you find irritating.
Keep track of your progress on the Scavenger Hunt Challenge Plans / Updates
Update: Double-dipping
In order to promote fun and creativity, double-dipping (using one book to fulfill more than one Task) is allowed. However, remember that one of the purposes of the Challenge is to get you to read more Boxall books, improve your total count, and explore the various resources on the Boxall Group site.