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Monthly Audiobook Challenge: November 2024
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The Audiobook Challenge is designed to not only help you to read your audiobooks, but to also find out about other great audiobooks from other challenge participants!
Though you may pop in/out at any time, the Audiobook Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.
There are no minimum page requirements, and you can read abridged or unabridged audiobooks!
1. At the beginning of the month, post :
a: How many audiobooks in total you want to read for the month
b: How many audiobooks in the monthly category you want to read
c: Post the audiobooks (as you decide on them) by linking them to Goodreads in your post
2. During the month, read the audiobooks that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)
3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s) - note: can only be linked to Goodreads and not an external site
c: How many audiobooks you have read for this challenge this year
Then start a new post for the next month!
FORMAT YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE:
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:
Books in category:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
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Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1
Books in category:
FINISHED
Books in category:
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 67 (end of Oct was 63)
Audiobooks in monthly category read:
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
Start of MonthAudiobooks in monthly category to read: 2
End of Month>
Total audiobooks read this year: 99
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 3
- 4 stars, good narrator
- 2,5 stars, very good narrator, rather weak story
- 4 stars, really liked the story and the narrator was OK. Audiobooks NOT in monthly category read: 6
- 5 stars
- 3,5 stars
- 4 stars
- 4 stars
- 5 stars
- 5 starsMY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
- hilarious Wodehouse and Jonathan Cecil is the perfect narrator for this.
- one of my favourite Classics books of all time.
- one of my favourite book and the narration is outstanding
Start of MonthTotal audiobooks to read: 35
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 20
Books in category:
[new narrator]
[new author]
Not in Category:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 28
(first month tracking)
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 17
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
Start of Month 11/1/2024Total audiobooks to read: Goal is 30
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 18
I know my November is full of continued series but will still want to read New Authors.
Books in category: New Author/ New Narrator
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- yup read #2 before the first book 🤣https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Books not in category and I have read the author from before:
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-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...FINISHED
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
Books in category
- Refreshing new story and magic system that hasn't been done.
- I couldn't put this book down. Read it all in one sitting, cannot wait for the next book in series.
- I went in thinking I would hate this book. It gave me all the emotions. I loved it.
In. Should get a few here 😉Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:
Books in category:
FINISHED
In category:
- really not for me - 1 star
- also not for me - 1 star
- marginally better - 2 stars
- narrator gave me a migraine - 3 stars
- dreadful narrator! - 1 star
- entertaining but didn't like narration - 3 stars
- good, but I'm oversaturated on the topic - 3 stars
- good story, mediocre writing - 3 stars
- too patronising for me! - 2 stars
- nothing new - 3 stars
- narration a little too upbeat for a book about grief - 3 stars
- the things we read for challenges... - 1 star
- manages to make a very unlikable character likable - 4 stars
- ok - 2.5 stars
- note to self: Audible+ is not your friend - 1.5 stars
- super dry! - 3 starsNot in Category:
- reread - 2 stars
- reread - 4 stars
- reread - 4 stars
- reread - 5 stars
- already knew most stories - 3 stars
- new author but already a favourite narrator! - 3 stars
- not as good as book 1 - 3.5 stars
- definitely not his best! - 2 stars
- reread - 5 stars
- reread - 4 stars
- reread - 5 stars
- reread - 5 stars
- Much awesome! - 5 stars
- Not bad but had some issues - 3 stars
- new author but repeat (terrible!) narrator - 3 stars
- beautifully written and narrated, but story lacking for me - 3 stars
- enjoyed it even if the author doesn't understand dyslexia at all! - 3.5 stars
- not my favourite in series! - 2 stars
- nah - 2 points
- new author, not new narrator - 4 stars
- ditto - 1 star
- reread - 5 stars
- very funny! - 4 stars
- very compelling - 4 stars
- new author and 1 of 2 narrators is new to me - 2 stars
- reread - 4 starsOliver Twist - reread - 4 stars
- very enjoyable - 4 starsEnd of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: ( 388 in Jan-Oct ) +44
Audiobooks in monthly category read: ( 53 in Jan-Oct ) + 15
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
I'll be in this month. I haven't done this audio challenge in a long time!Start of Month:
Total audiobooks to read: 5
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 2
Books in category:
FINISHED:
Currently reading:
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 2
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
November 2024 Challenge : New to You (author, narrator)
Start of Month: November 1, 2024
Total audiobooks to read: 4
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: New to you, non-fiction
Books in category: 1
- listened to about 1/3 of the bookOther :
: I finally finished this in November having attempting to read the entries according to dates. Well that was a failure, I actually enjoyed this multiple cast production and the story; 4 starsFINISHED
: fun and informative way to learn about major drinks and how they reflect the country that dominated the world, 4 starsEnd of Month
Total audiobooks read this month : 2
Audiobooks in monthly category read:1
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
- Non fiction gets the rep for being dull and boring, and this was anything but. It provides factoids in an educating way that can easily be remembered the next time you have a beer, a glass of wine, a shot of distilled spirit like rum, whisky, a cup of coffee or tea or even Coka-Cola.
Avid's Monthly Audiobook Challenge: November 2024Finally I theme I should be able to do, LOL
Theme:◈New to me
Books where you haven't read anything by the author, or the narrator before
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 15
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1-2
Books in category:
NtM authors:
NtM Narrators:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 174
Audiobooks in monthly category read (year): 19
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
- this series is great! Plus this one was very emotional and uplifting especially the body positivity theme.
Start of MonthTotal audiobooks to read: 10 (actually read 19)
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: at least 5 (actually read 13)
Books in category:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 121
Audiobooks in monthly category read:68
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why): The Testaments (still relevant today with the rise of religious extremism and attack on women's reproductive freedom)
Theme:◈New to meBooks where you haven't read anything by the author, or the narrator before
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 15
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 3
In category:
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Finished:
Finished for this month. 😊Just reached 99 audiobooks, so I should go over the 100-threshold in December. 😊
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
- hilarious Wodehouse and Jonathan Cecil is the perfect narrator for this.
- one of my favourite Classics books of all time.
- one of my favourite book and the narration is outstanding
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The Man in the High Castle (other topics)Uncle Dynamite (other topics)
Barchester Towers (other topics)
The Goblin Emperor (other topics)
Winterhouse (other topics)
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Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).
Let's find some great audiobooks together!
Duration: Monthly
November 2024 Theme:
◈New to me
Books where you haven't read anything by the author, or the narrator before