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15. Start a new series. Ie. read the first book of a series you haven't read before.16. Read a book where a virus is an important part of the plot. It can be a computer virus, or a disease. Real or fictional.
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18. Read a book that's title mentions something deadly. (This includes words like murder etc. as well as weapons or monsters that could kill you)
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18. Read a book set in at least two different times. (either through flashbacks or time travel or two story lines mixing. Both times have to be significantly present so no 2 pages of the book set in a different time if the book has 500 pages)
Ooh, nice one Barbara. I was going to nominate something with time travel.19. Read an autobiography/biography or memoir.
20. Read a book set in an alternate world.
Kahlan wrote: "19. Read an autobiography/biography or memoir."NOOOOOO! Why, Kahlan, why?!!! That damn biography is still vexing me in the Patchwork challenge!
On the other hand if I can read the same bio for both challenges (they will overlap for 22 days) then I forgive you.
I have to say I quite like no. 18 - two different times - as well.
Lauren wrote:NOOOOOO! Why, Kahlan, why?!!! That damn biography is still vexing me in the Patchwork challenge!
On the other hand if I can read the..."
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NOOOOOO! Why, Kahlan, why?!!! That damn biography is still vexing me in the Patchwork challenge!
On the other hand if I can read the..."
*evil smirk*"
Lauren I don't know if you are a Red Hot Chili Peppers fan (I don't suppose you have to be to read the book) but I read Scar Tissue for the patchwork challenge and although Im not a huge autobiography fan this book was actually quite good. (check out my reveiw if possible)
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So there are 8 more to go? Please confirm!
Barbara and I both posted 17 and 18.
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we need 8 more, thus 4 people
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23. Read a book written by a man
24. Read a book that is colourful (min 3-4 different colours)
25. Read the longest book in number of pages that has been on your TBR the longest time as at the start of this challenge on 20 June 2011. (Can be read at any time during the challenge.)26. Read a book with the name of a City or Country in the title. (Example: London, Russia)
How do we work out a book for number 25? If I have a 1000 page book that's been on my list since the beginning of this month and a 200 page book that's been on my list since I joined the site, which should I read? Also, I have a tbr pile about 500 books long - is there a simple way to search for this?For 26: do fictional cities and countries also count?
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Yeah, that's easy enough, and you can also sort by date added, but it's the bit about co-ordinating the two that confuses me.Another question I have about that task - are we talking about the books you actually have (real or digital) or are books that you still need to acquire also included?
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I'm also a bit nervous about it - I have several 1000+ page non-fiction tomes that I really don't want to have to read for this.
I approached it like this: number of pages first, then look at the date added. Anything on your to-read list qualifies, I guess.So starting at the bottom of my to-read list, and looking at the earliest date added it's The Passage. Which happens to have been added on the date I joined.
**Edit, on second thought I'm kind of confused by it too. Should size or date take precedence?
27. Read a book with a title that can be split into 2 words (eg., starcrossed star+crossed)28. I see dead people. Read a book about ghosts, hauntings, etc.
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Bare with me here, I’m "loop holing" the challenge. The challenge say -Read the longest book in number of pages that has been on your TBR the longest time as at the start of this challenge on 20 June 2011. So here is what you do, take all the really long books that you just aren't up to reading right now off you to-read list. (You have until the 20th to do this) Then choose the book for your challenge from the remaining. Then on the 21st add the books you removed back on to the list. Lawyered!
Ok, I tried this - I sorted my to-read list according to date added (earliest to latest) and then looked at the first 30 books and picked the one with the most pages, which, to my relief is The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson, a book I was actually planning to read for the sci fi challenge. It's 512 pages long.However, since I added a lot of books on the day I joined, if I go through all of those I end up with Anathem, also by Neal Stephenson, at 918 pages.
The thing is, I've had Diamond Age for years, but I only bought a copy of Anathem last year even though I added it to my tbr list in 2009.
Lauren wrote: "Lauren wrote: "I'm also a bit nervous about it - I have several 1000+ page non-fiction tomes that I really don't want to have to read for this."Bare with me here, I’m "loop holing" the challeng..."
Lol, I'd rather bear with you thanks, but I did actually think of doing that :) On the other hand if I can use one of the two methods I mentioned above I might not have to.
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Thanks Shannon and Liezel for nominating tho!! whooohooo just one more person!! who can we persuade?
Shannon if you don't mind just explaining your challenge a little more? Maybe step for step?
Updating :)
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Read a non-fiction popular science novel. This can be on any topic you find interesting.
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We need 2 :) So 1 more.
We have slightly different rules with this one and that is a little too specific. Can we maybe just make it non-fiction?
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We have slightly different rules with this one and that is a little too specific. Can we maybe just make it non-fiction?"
Guess that would work, but how about - Explore a topic you find interesting by reading a non-fiction novel on the topic.
As for the final nomination:
Read the book that has been on your to-read list for the longest time. If you have a physical pile of TBR books read the one at the bottom of the stack.
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1. Read a book that has a word in the title that denotes a certain time, such as Today, Tommorrow, Yesterday, Monday - Sunday, Now, Future, Past etc.
2. Read a book where the first two letters of the title are the same (A, The etc. counts). Example: World Without End, Assassins Apprentice, The Time Machine
3. Read a book where a person on the cover is holding some sort of weapon in hand (sword, gun etc.). Please note "holding" not on your back or something.
4. Read a book with a word in the title that refers to one of the 5 senses (Taste, smell, see, touch, hear). Example: Heard, aroma, felt, loud etc.
5. Read a book with food in the title.
6. Read a book that is told by a non mythical animal or is about a non mythical animal.
7. Read a book with a shocking title.
8. Read an indie publication.
9. Read a book of short stories.
10. Theme : Seasons. Read a book that either depicts a season on the cover or where the season is an important element of the story.
11. Read a book that has water on the cover (Ocean, river, bucket of water, etc.)
12. Read a book with a one word title
13. Read a book where siblings are the main characters.
14. Read a book with a topless girl on cover. (yip you read right)
15. Start a new series. Ie. read the first book of a series you haven't read before.
16. Read a book where a virus is an important part of the plot. It can be a computer virus, or a disease. Real or fictional.
17. Read a book that has a word in the title that can have two meanings eg. tail and tale (the word can be spelt the same of differently)
18. Read a book that's title mentions something deadly. (This includes words like murder etc. as well as weapons or monsters that could kill you)
19.. Read a book that has something to do with your zodiac sign (either something in the story or on the cover or in the title or author's name).
20. Read a book set in at least two different times. (either through flashbacks or time travel or two story lines mixing. Both times have to be significantly present so no 2 pages of the book set in a different time if the book has 500 pages)
21. Read an autobiography/biography or memoir.
22. Read a book set in an alternate world.
23. Read a book written by a man
24. Read a book that is colourful (min 3-4 different colours)
25. Look at the 5 books that have been on your TBR list/pile/shelf the longest, then of those 5 books, read the one with the most number of pages" - you should decide which book this is on the 20th June, when the challenge starts, but you don't have to start reading it on the 20th of June, you can read it at any time during the challenge period.
26. Read a book with the name of a City or Country in the title. (Example: London, Russia). Only real cities and countries count.
27. Read a book with a title that can be split into 2 words (eg., starcrossed star+crossed)
28. I see dead people. Read a book about ghosts, hauntings, etc.
29. Explore a topic you find interesting by reading a non-fiction novel on the topic.
30. Read the book that has been on your to-read list for the longest time. If you have a physical pile of TBR books read the one at the bottom of the stack.
I will now lock this thread, we can discuss any queries, suggestions etc here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
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25. Look at the 5 books that have been on your TBR list/pile/shelf the longest, then of those 5 books, read the one with the most number of pages" - you should decide which book this is on the 20th June, when the challenge starts, but you don't have to start reading it on the 20th of June, you can read it at any time during the challenge period.
26. Only real cities and countries count.
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14. Read a book with a topless girl on cover. (yip you read right)