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Good luck Jessica. You took on some big challenges.
That is what has kept me from doing the challenges as well. It's a big commitment.
Jessica wrote: "Reading the Good Reads Choice Awards ChallengeI've decided to work on this challenge instead of reading through Europe. I don't plan on reading all of the categories since some don't interest me a..."
Jessica, you're reading all of them?!
Sashana wrote: "Jessica, you're reading all of them?!"No no no...too much for me. I haven't had time to look at the list to see which I will actually read. I just pasted the list in as a reminder to myself to look through it later when I have more time :-)
Oh, I was wondering how you would finish all your other challenges and this one. Whew!
COMPLETEDParanormal 11.11.11 Book Challenge
Start: January 1st, 2011
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Deadline: November 11th, 2011
Completed: 41/121
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COMPLETED!!!Luck of the Irish Challenge
Start: March 1, 2011
Completed: March 12, 2011
End: 5/5
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Jessica, I like the way you divided the master list of challenges by month, year, and open dead line. Nice idea, I think I'll also do the same thing.
COMPLETEDRead Your Name Challenge
Start: March 16th, 2011
Complete: April 30th, 2011
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COMPLETESpring Cleaning
Start: March 20th, 2011
End: June 20th, 2011
PreSurvey:
TBR list? 295
Bookshelves? 36
unread books owned? 192
how many for the challenge? As many as I can, really the organization is what I need
Progress:
1. Bookshelves organized and pretty - check
2. TBR's that I don't want to read anymore deleted - check
3. List all of the books I own on Goodreads and determine what I haven't read - check
4. Read, Read, Read! - in progress
The Cleaning
TBR: 396 (this number keeps going up which is the opposite of my goal)
Owned TBR: 297
Shelves: 59 (so much better organized then it was before)
The Reading
Owned: Read - 9
Not-Owned: Read - 8
COMPLETEApril Showers Bring May Flowers
Start: April 1st, 2011
End: May 31st, 2011
Complete: 8/9
S - Santiago Nasar (character) Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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N - Not Everything Brainless is Dead
F - Finn (character) Switched
L - Lucian (character) Finnikin of the Rock
O - O'Brien (character) 1984
W - w1n5t0n (character) Little Brother
E - Ed (character) XVI
R - Riley (character) Inside Out
COMPLETE!Precious Jewels and Gems Challenge
Start: April 18th, 2011
Complete: November 14th, 2011
Easy: 4/4
R - Richelle Mead (author) Last Sacrifice
U - Udell (character) Fallen
B - Between Two Ends
Y - Yovanoff, Brenna (author) The Replacement
Moderate: 7/7
E - Emma (character) My Soul to Lose
M - Melina Marchetta (author) Finnikin of the Rock
E - Everyday Surveillance: Vigilance and Visibility in Postmodern Life
R - Rescue, Captain (character) A Mind Not Worth Controlling
A - Adam Mansbach (author) Go the F**k to Sleep
L - Librivox Short Science Fiction Collection Vol. 011
D - Darker Corners
Hard: 10/10
B - Bloodshot
L - Lend (character) Paranormalcy
O - Orwell, George (chracter) 1984
O - Onirh (character) Defiance
D - Devon, Joseph (author) Probability Angels
S - The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1
T - The Tinkerer's Daughter
O - Owen (character) The Shadowing: Hunted
N - Not Everything Brainless is Dead
E - The Emo Bunny That Should: A Story For Demented Children
Birthstone: 9/9
T - Torment
U - Umberto (character) Juliet
R - Ron L. Hubbard (author) Spy Killer
Q - Quickly, Climbs (character) A Beautiful Friendship
U - Ubie (character) First Grave on the Right
O - Okata (character) Bite Me
I - Inside Out
S - Spirit Bound
E - Elena (character) Dangerously Placed
COMPLETEDDecades Challenge
Start: 10/10/10
End: 11/11/11
Completed: 48/65
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COMPLETEYou're a Firework Challenge
Start: July 1st, 2011
End: July 31st, 2011
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C - Captain Rescue (character) A Mind Not Worth Controlling
O - Ozera (character) Spirit Bound
N - Newton (character) Probability Angels
E - Everyday Surveillance: Vigilance and Visibility in Postmodern Life
COMPLETEAugust End of Summer Beach Blast Challenge
Start: August 1st, 2011
End: August 30th, 2011
S - Sussman (character) First Grave on the Right
U - Udell (character) Fallen (fin 8/15/11)
R - Richelle Mead (author) Last Sacrifice (fin 8/1/11)
F - Feely (character) The Replacement (fin 8/5/11)
COMPLETESeptember's Labor of Love Reading Challenge
Start: Sept 1st, 2011
End: Sept 30th, 2011
E - Evie (character) Paranormalcy
V - Vivian (character) Defiance
E - Ed Brunar (character) Bloodshot
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COMPLETEOctober's Creature Feature Reading Challenge
Start: October 1st 2011
End; October 31st 2011
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H - Hubbard (Author) Spy Killer
A - Arriance (character) Torment
R - Romeo (character) Juliet
P - Pronzini (author) The Ghosts of Ragged-Ass Gulch
Y - Yasuo (character) Dangerously Placed
Decades Challenge
Start: 11/11/11
End: 12/12/12
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COMPLETEDNovember's Feast of Flavors
Start: November 1st
End: November 30th
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I want to be better at planning out what I read vs just grabbing something off the shelf, so here's to starting month by month:November:
Before I Fall (received from library)
December Reading ListCurrently Reading:
Acadia, Book I: The Lost King and the Goddess of Time (ebook)
Own:
The Search for Artemis(kindle)
The Breath of Allah(bookshelf)
A Little Magic (kindle)
Checked Out:
The Graveyard Book
Heat Stroke
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If There is Something to Desire: One Hundred Poems 12/1
Newspaper Blackout 12/2
Come on All You Ghosts 12/7
Unbearable Lightness 12/9
First Drop of Crimson 12/21
One Day 12/26
Burnt Children 12/30
Read the Alphabet Started: November 2010
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Deadline: November 2011
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Level 1 of the Serious Reader's Challenge for 2011
Started: January 1st, 2011
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Reading the Good Reads Choice Awards Challenge
Started: January 2010
Finished:
Deadline: December 2011
Complete: 25/69
What I've read so far:
1) Favorite Book of 2010
2) Best Fiction
7) Best Romance
8) Best Historical Fiction
10) Best Poetry
11) Best Nonfiction
13) Best Memoir & Autobiography
14) Best Humor:
16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
18) Best Picture Books
19) Best Debut Author
20) Best Goodreads Author
21) Best Favorite Heroine
22) Best Favorite Hero
23) Best Cover Art
The Overall List:
1) Favorite Book of 2010
Runner-Up: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
2) Best Fiction
Winner: Room by Emma Donoghue
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
3) Best Mystery & Thriller
Winner: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Runner-Up: Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
2nd Runner-UP: Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
4) Best Fantasy
Winner: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan
Runner-Up: The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
2nd Runner-UP: Kraken by China Miéville
5) Paranormal Fantasy
Winner: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Runner-Up: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
2nd Runner-UP: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
6) Best Science Fiction
Winner: Feed by Mira Grant
Runner-Up: Blackout by Connie Willis
2nd Runner-UP: Dreadnought by Cherie Priest
7) Best Romance
Winner: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
Runner-Up: Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
8) Best Historical Fiction
Winner: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
2nd Runner-UP: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O. McNees
9) Best Graphic Novels & Comics
Winner: Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Stephenie Meyer
Runner-Up: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Retreat by Jane Espenson
2nd Runner-UP: Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 3 by NaRae Lee
10) Best Poetry
11) Best Nonfiction
Winner: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
2nd Runner-UP: Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain
12) Best History & Biography
Winner: The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer
Runner-Up: At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
2nd Runner-UP: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
13) Best Memoir & Autobiography
Runner-Up: This Time Together: Laughter and Reflections by Carol Burnett
2nd Runner-UP: Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush
14) Best Humor:
2nd Runner-UP: Earth (the book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart
15) Best Young Adult Fiction
Winner: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Runner-Up: Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
2nd Runner-UP: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
2nd Runner-UP: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
17) Best Middle Grade & Children's Books
Winner: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
Runner-Up: Lord Sunday by Garth Nix
2nd Runner-UP: The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis
18) Best Picture Books
19) Best Debut Author
Winner: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
2nd Runner-UP: Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
20) Best Goodreads Author
Runner-Up: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
2nd Runner-UP: Room by Emma Donoghue
21) Best Favorite Heroine
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
22) Best Favorite Hero
Runner-Up: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
23) Best Cover Art
2nd Runner-UP: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
50 States Challenge
Started: November 2010
Finished:
Complete: 13/50
Deadline: November 2011
Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)
Read Your BirthdayStarted: January 26, 2011
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Completed: 10/11
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Book with December in the title
Book written in 1984
Birthstone in the title: Blue Topaz, Turquoise:
Author has same birthday:
Never Ending Series Challenge
So here are the series I'm slowly working through. This is more of just a list for me to keep track then an actual challenge.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Life, the Universe and Everything
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Mostly Harmless
And Another Thing...
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue
Messenger
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flammel by Scott Michael
The Magician
The Sorceress
The Necromancer
The Warlock
Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
City of Ashes
City of Glass
City of Fallen Angels
City of Lost Souls (released May 2012)
City of Heavenly Fire (released September 2013)
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
The Looking Glass Wars
Seeing Redd
ArchEnemy
Hatter M
Trylle Triology
Torn
Ascend
Softwire Series by PJ Haarsma
The Softwire: Betrayal on Orbis 2
The Softwire: Worm Hole Pirates on Orbis 3
The Softwire: Awakening on Orbis 4
Fallen Series
Passion
Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones
For I Have Sinned
Second Grave on the Left
Third Grave Dead Ahead
Paranormalcy
Supernaturally
Endlessly (expected 2012)
Cheshire Red Series by Cherie Priest
Hellbent
Weather Warden by Rachel Caine
Heat Stroke
Chill Factor
Windfall
Firestorm
Thin Air
Gale Force
Cape Storm
Total Eclipse
Anna by Kendare Blake
Girl of Nightmares
Finished Series in 2011
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
COMPLETEDSign of the Times
December 23 to January 22 - Capricorn 7/9
January 23 to February 19 - Aquarius 4/8
Pisces - February 20 to March 20 6/6
March 20 to April 20 - Aries 5/5
April 21 to May 20 - Taurus 3/6
May 21 to June 21 - Gemini 3/6
June 22 to July 22 - Cancer 6/6
July 23 to August 22 - Leo 3/3
August 23 to September 22 - Virgo 2/5
September 23 to October 23 - Libra 5/5
October 24 to November 21 - Scorpio 6/7
November 22 to December 22 - Sagittarius 6/11
COMPLETEDChinese Zodiac
January - Rat Wise 7/7
February - Ox Calm 5/6
March - Tiger 5/5
April - Rabbit 6/6
May - Dragon 3/6
June - Snake 3/5
July - Horse 5/5
August - Sheep Shy 4/8
September - Monkey 4/6
October - Rooster 5/7
November - Dog Loyal 4/8
December - Pig Naive
All About You Challenge
Start: April 1st, 2011
This task: 2/3
Tasks Complete: 3/12
Task 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge) Rat
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Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover Sunflower
Task 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit Australia
Task 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre Dystopian
Task 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Task 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Task 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Task 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Task 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Task 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Task 1: Read your Birthday Month December
Task 2: Read your Birthstone Turquoise
Task 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge) Sagittarius
Animal Alphabet Reading ChallengeStart: April 1st, 2011
Letters Complete: 3/26
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Meerkat 0/7
Nightengale 0/11
Ocelot 0/6
Panda 0/5
Quail 0/5
Raccoon 0/7
Seal 0/4
Toucan 0/6
Urchin 0/6
Vixen 0/5
Wolf 0/4
Xenopus 0/7
Yaffle 0/6
Zorillo 0/7
ALPACA
BASILISK
CHINCHILLA
COMPLETEDSinging in the Snow
Start: December 1st - December 31st
Complete: 5/5
✓"Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
Book: Unbearable Lightness
Why: I'm sure Santa sleigh has to be light in order to fly through the air.
✓"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" 12/1/11
Book: If There is Something to Desire: One Hundred Poems
Why: Desire leads to kissing
✓"O Come All Ye Faithful"
Book: Come on All You Ghosts
Why: Titles sound similar
✓"The Christmas Song" (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Book:Burnt Children
Why: Roasting, burning, it's all the same really...
✓"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Book:First Drop of Crimson
Why: Crimson in the title
New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball ChallengeStart: December 4th, 2011
End: January 31st 2012
Completed: 0/6
Item #1: Outfit/Costume: Gorgeous in Red
Item #2: Your Date: Korvin
Item #3: Transportation:
Item #4: Music:
Item #5: Entree:
Item #6: Toast:
Winter Challenge from Seasonal Challenge Group5.1. It’s the Latest Thing! – contain the suffix ist (alchemist, polygamist, etc)
5.2. That bugs me! – insect in the title or on the cover
5.3. Round Here...... something round or oval on the cover
5.4. Let’s Call it a Goal! - involves something you’d like to do in 2012, a goal or an aspiration or even a faint hope
5.5. All Around the World – published or set from 1837-1901
5.6. Other People Liked It, Why Not Me? - nominated for the 2011 GR Choice Awards
5.7. Third stone from the sun. – part of a trilogy, or is #3 in a series
5.8. Jump! – page # divisible by 4
5.9. Trash to treasure. – read book that friends rated 1 or 2 stars
5.10. EARTH – authors first or last name starts with E, A, R, T, or H
10.1 Climb Every Mountain: - a book that’s been on your TBR list for over a year
10.2 As You Like It: a book that’s been recommended by Goodreads
10.3 Here, There Be Dragons: features a dragon, has dragon in the title, or picture of dragon on the cover
10.4 Blue, White, and the Black of Night – cover is blue, white, black, or combo of these
10.5 It’s Summer Somewhere: - book set in southern hemisphere or takes place during the summer
10.6 Can't Wait 'Til Spring! – nonfiction about gardening, nover featuring a gardner, book with flower on the cover
10.7 Featuring Earth: - word Earth in the title
10.8 Hidden Gems – less than 1000 ratings
10.9 Earth Signs Read – author born under an earth sign (dec 22-jan19, april20 – may20, aug23 – sept22)
10.10 The Winter Blues – book you’ve been dying to read
15.1 Cause Knowledge is Power!: - 2 books from 2 different options or 1 book that covers 2 options
A. Conjunction Junction: - title contains for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
B. Unpack Your Adjectives – title has superlative adjective (biggest, best, worst, etc)
C. Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla – title has pronoun
D. Interjections!- title has interjection or exclamation point
15.2 Make it Work: - 2 books that fit options (can use the same one twice)
A. title has sewing element: silk, satin, corduroy, denim, leather lace, button, bead, etc
B. cover is all about the dress
15.3 Winter Wonderland: - 2 books that fit options – 1 from each
A. Winter: title has winter, set in winter, winter on the cover, or about a winter holiday
B. Wonderland: set in location of a world wonder
15.4 Go Green: Is it easy being green? – 2 books from options (can choose the same twice) or 1 book that fits 2 options
A. green in the title
B. author named green Read a book by an author named "green"- "green" should be found intact in any name
C. green cover Read a book with a green cover
D. non-fiction about environment
15.5 All Shiny and New: - published after 1/1/11 by a new to you author
15.6 Read 'Em Their Writes!: - about a police officer or law enforcement professional
15.7 Directionally Challenged: - title has north, south, east, west, map, globe, compass, chart in the title
15.8 What’s IndieNext? – on indie next list on indiebound.org
15.9 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: - title has angel or heaven, features angels
15.10 Sweet!: a book of your choice
20.1 Most Improved Player -
20.2 Rookie at the Top -
20.3 Best Review -
20.4 Author! Author! -
20.5 Bigger is Better -
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20.8 It's My Birthday -
20.9 Lucky Me! -
20.10 Group Read – Group Read and post
A. Category: "1st book in a Mystery Series with a Female Protagonist"- The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King The discussion thread is here
B. Category: "Steampunk"- Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld The discussion thread is here
C. Category: "African American Literature" - The Color Purple by Alice Walker The discussion thread is here
25.1 - Where Have All the Flowers Gone? – 2 books from 2 categories
White Lilacs (youthful innocence): YA book
Marigold (pain and grief): death is central point
Red Rose (true love): Read a romance.
Daffodil (chivalry): Read a book set during the medieval times.
Hollyhock (ambition): Read a book related to an ambition you have Sweetbriar (simplicity): Read a book with a one word title.
Hibiscus (rare or delicate beauty): Read a book with a beautiful cover.
Plumeria (new beginnings): Read the first book in a series.
25.2 - Santa by any other name is..... choose 1 option, 2 books
Option 1: 2 books by authors with names that sound the same but are spelled different
Option 2: 2 books by 1 author that uses two names. Name must appear different.
Option 3: 2 books one authors name can be used as a nickname for the other (ex lilli and Lillian)
25.3 - Mrs. Soule's task:
25.4 - Sandy’s Task: On This Day in History – 2 books from different months
A. December
1. title has palace, king, queen, prince, or princess or as a significant character
2. title has blue, moon, lunar, or eclipse or cover of the moon
B. January
1. ice in the title or authors name
2. native American author main character
C. February
1. magic or witchcraft is important to the plot
2. title with word from one songs by Sergeant Pepper
25.5 - Mstan's task: "Movies - Ruining (Advertising?) the Book Since..." 2 books 2 options
Option A: Made the Grade A – 3.95 rating or above on GR and movie adaptation received 80% or above on Tomato meter
Option B: Stay Home; Read The Book – 3.95 rating or above on GR but movie is 79% or lower
Option C: Larger than Life – 3.94 or lower on GR, move is 80% or higher
Option D: In the Eyes of the Beholder 3.94 rating or below on GR, movie 80% or below
25.6 - Laurie ME's task:
25.7 - Amanda A's task: Name Train – 2 books
Book 1 – author’s first, middle, or last name begins with the last letter of your reader board name
Book 2 – author’s first, middle, or last name begins with the last letter of the previous authors name
25.8 - Gayla's task: 2011: The Year in Review – 2 books 2 options
1. Read one of the 100 Notable Books of 2011, according to the New York Times.
2. 2011 movie based on
3. about the british royal family or features a wedding as central event
4. set in Egypt, libya, Algeria, yemen, Jordan, Bahrain, Syria, iraq, iran, Israel, Tunisia, or Saudi Arabia
5. set in an occupy protest location or about a political movement
6. about a memorable event of 2011 (from your life)
25.9 - Denise NC’s Task: My Favorite Genres – 2 books, different genres
Option 1 – Young Adult
Option 2 – Urban Fantasy
Option 3 – Mystery
Option 4 – Adventure / Thriller
Option 5 – Romance -
by David NichollsOption 6 – Historical Fiction
30.1 - Cheryl TX/Lori (BNPL)'s Task: Unique Winter Holidays
Roll 2 dice to choose task. If you roll: 1 by new to you author 2 is new to you or by same author as before
4. author’s initials are reversed from yours
6. book by author with a first name you love (name you’d want)
30.2 Sheila’s Task: One Author – Two Series
Book 1: Read any book in any series by an author who has written at least 2 different series.
Book 2: Read the FIRST book in a different series written by the same author of your first book.
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Small Changes or Simple Swaps – 2 books
1. book of your choice
2. select a word in the title or subtitle of your first book and make one of the following changes. Read a book with that new word in the title or subtitle.
A. add one letter or character to that word:
B. subtract one letter or character from that word:
C. swap one letter or character in the word for a different letter:
30.4 - Donna Jo's task: Double or Nothing
2 dice 2 books published before 1975
Book A.3 odd= authors name contains double consonents
Book B. 5 odd = consecutive words that begin with the same letter
30.5 - Butterflycager's task: Christmas Carolling
2 books: choose carol from the list: book with 2 of the same words as the carol
30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
2 books: flip 2 coins
If you get 1 heads and 1 tails,
Cover I Don't like:
Cover I Like:
Completed Tasks:
30.6 - Sassafrass's task: The Many Facets of EARTH
4.
5.
Total Points Earned: 30
January Reading Plans:On Hold at Library:
Juliet Immortal BOM
Feed BOM
The Girl in the Steel Corset BOM, NYEMB
Stuff I Need:
Read Your Bday - 2
All About You - T
Masquerade - Dress, Transport, Music, Food, Drink
Read the Alpha - K, Q, W, Y, Z
2012 Goodreads Awards Challenge
Start: January 1st, 2012
Ends: December 31st, 2012
Ok...here's books on the list that interest me. Some are duplicated across categories. Just because it's on the list doesn't mean I'm going to read it. It's just there for reference.
Goal: Read 30
Complete: 1/30
Best Fiction:
1Q84
The Peach Keeper
Sing You Home
Night Road
State of Wonder
The Submission
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Best Mystery & Thriller:
Before I Go to Sleep
Best Historical Fiction:
The Paris Wife
The Dovekeepers
The Sisters Brothers
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Best Fantasy:
The Night Circus
Best Paranormal Fantasy:
A Discovery of Witches
Best Science Fiction:
11/22/63
Ready Player One
When She Woke
Best Horror:
Graveminder
What the Night Knows
Best Humor:
Bossypants
If You Ask Me: And of Course You Won't
If You Were Here: A Novel
Best Nonfiction:
The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School
Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
Best History & Biography:
Steve Jobs
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation
Best Memoir & Auto-Biography:
Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love
A Stolen Life
Stories I Only Tell My Friends
My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business
Best Young Adult Fiction:
Lola and the Boy Next Door
What Happened to Goodbye
Beauty Queens
Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction:
Divergent
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Bloodlines
Best Goodreads Author:
Divergent
Nothing But Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
Burnt Children (other topics)State of Wonder (other topics)
The Submission (other topics)
Night Road (other topics)
A Discovery of Witches (other topics)
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