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Hey Kae, glad you joined the challenge! Just a note though - only books read from 1st April onward count, and you can't use a book for more than one task. So if, for example, you list the Age of Five trilogy for 28, you can't use Priestess of the White for 31. It is a diabolical challenge, after all :)You can check out the Questions thread in this folder for more details, and to ask any questions you might have.
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Just a note - this challenge is for books you have read since 1 April 2011 this year, so anything read before then doesn't count.
As for no 8 - You need a book title with 7 or more words in the title. The Harry Potter book you have there has only 6. So something like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time would count for this.
No 13 was changed to 1000+ pages
thanks :) *goes to edit*
I will now do proper!
I will now do proper!
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Hi sorry, I did delete my profile, I was just upset with the way I was 'organizing' it. I'm back and doing this right!But HI! And thanks for the warm welcome :D
Welcome Kae! We're messing up your thread. Lu will fix it. :P
1. the amber spyglass by phillip pullman (been meaning to read it again)2. lolita by vladimir nobokov
3. book i didnt enjoy
4. just in case by meg rosoff or dracula by bram stoker (german translation)
5. the artic incident
6. once dead, twice shy by kim harrison
7. nominated for an award/awards but never won
8. the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime by mark haddon
10. diary of a mad housewife by sue kaufman
11. cover depicts someone that is about to die
12. kaleidoscope country by john barnes
13. cryptonomicon by neal stephenson
14. 3 or more words, alphabetical order
15. with 103,187 ratings
17. less than 3 stars on goodreads
18. translated from finnish
19. Tolstoy or Ayn Rand
20. second-hand bookstore, last book on the fiction shelf, buy it and read it
21. set on an ocean vessel, not a passenger cruise ship
22. 3 people each choose a book they think i will not like, choose 1, read it
23. breakfast at tiffany's by truman capote
24. original author’s signature in the front
26. reference to a classic book in it, read that classic too (post the quote)
27a. read a classic, multiple award-winning or literary book, fiction or non-fiction
27b. read a novel (fiction) based on the book
27c. read a non-fiction book related to the book in step one
29. buffy - the vampire slayer - rueckkehr der jaegerin (german)
30. pick a theme, read 6 different books belonging to that theme written by 6 different authors coming from the 6 different continents (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, North-America and South-America)
31.
31a. Yellow - the yellow dog by georges simenon
31d. Green - green by jay lake
31f. Black - black beauty by anna sewell, black magic sanction by kim harrison, black orchid by neil gailman
31g. Brown
31h. other colour - a clockwork orange by anthony burgess
31i. implies colour - city of ashes by cassandra clare (implies grey)
32. colonial Australia
33. read any book of your choosing, then post a picture of yourself in the exact locations of a scene from the book
34. re-create a cover of a book you’ve read
35. "The Book Lovers" by the Divine Comedy, one book by 3 authors mentioned in the song
36. read 3 books relating to a word that a goodreads group member chooses
37. read 33 novels from your favourite genre provided that each novel is more than 333 pages
38. read 9 debut novels by different authors (first actual novel in print by a major publisher)
38a. read 3 novels published before the death of its author (that author's last novel)
39. read an original Greek mythology novel as close to the original text as you can get your hands on
40. one-word title with 10 letters
2. Read a book that has been banned in 3 or more countries.
3. Reread a book a book you previously gave a bad rating/review.
4. Finish a book that you started but gave up on.
5. Choose a series that you gave a low rating to, and read the second book.
6. Read a book with the word second, two or twice in the title (no sequels).
7. Read a book that was nominated for an award/awards but never won.
8. Read a book with 7 or more words in the title.
9. Read a book that is number 7, 8 or 9 in a stand-alone series.
10. Read a book where a main character has the same name as your mother. (That'd be Bettina - suggestions?)
11. Read a book that's cover depicts someone that is about to die in some way or other.
12. Read a book that has a two part title that coincides with your initials. (KC)
13. Read a book with 1000 or more pages.
14. A title with 3 or more words, each starting with consecutive letters of the alphabet.
15. Read a book with a number of ratings matching your birth date. (103,187 ratings)
16. Read a book that is not written by a South African and does not take place in South Africa, but where in South Africa is mentioned. (I’ve done this, I just can’t remember the book)
17. Read a book that at least three of your friends have given less than three stars to.
18. Read a book translated from Finnish.
19. Read any novel by Tolstoy or Ayn Rand.
20. Go to a second-hand bookstore. Find the last book on the fiction shelf. If you do not have it, buy it and read it.
21. Read a book that is set on an ocean vessel that is not a passenger cruise ship.
22. Get three of the other sado-masochists here to choose a book that they think you'll HATE but that they think you should read. Choose one of the books and read it.
23. Read a book published in the year that your father was born. (1958)
24. Read a book with the original author’s signature in the front.
25. Read an entire series consisting of 6 or more books.
26. Read a book with a reference to a classic book in it and read that classic too.
So you have to read two books here and you have to post the quote.
27. There are 3 steps
1. Choose a book to read. A classic, multiple award-winning or literary book is best. Fiction or non-fiction.
2. Read a novel (fiction) based on the book in step 1.
3. Read a non-fiction book related to the book in step one
28. The terrible threes: Read three trilogies. (Read 2 out of The Looking Glass Wars)
29. Read a graphic novel.
30. Pick a theme, any theme fantasy, horror, whatever and read 6 different books belonging to that theme written by 6 different authors coming from the 6 different continents so from Europa, Africa, Asia, Australia, North-America and South-America.
31.Colour coded theme - You have to read 9 books. Each book must contain a colour in the title. The following colours should be used -
1. Yellow
2. Red – Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor
3. Blue
4. Green
5. White – The Priestess of the White by Trudi Canavan
6. Black
7. Brown
8. Any other colour like Orange, Purple, Turquoise, Pink
9. Last book should contain a word that implies colour, like rainbow, polka-dot, stripes
32. Read a book set in colonial Australia.
33. Read any book of your choosing, but then post a picture of yourself in the exact locations of a scene from the book.
34. Re-create a cover of a book you’ve read.
35. There is a song called "The Book Lovers" by the Divine Comedy. Read one book of 3 authors mentioned in the song.
36. Word Quest - One of your goodreads friends must choose a word for you, for example "driving", then you must find 3 books relating to that word and read it.
37. Read 33 novels from your favourite genre provided that each novel is more than 333 pages OR you can choose to read 11 novels from your favourite genre, provided that each novel is by an author you haven't read yet and that each novel is more than 333 pages.
38. a) Read 9 debut novels by different authors (first actual novel in print by a major publisher).
b) Then read 3 novels published before the death of its author. (That author's last novel).
39. Nomination: read an original Greek mythology novel as close to the original text as you can get your hands on
40. A one-word title with 10 letters.