The Challenge Factory discussion

Based on a Book Mini Challenge

You have 30 days from your start date to complete!

What books were made into movies or inspired movies? Choose your level, choose your books and get to reading! This challenge has no official start date. When you start the challenge you have 30 days from your "Start date" to complete it (please post "start date" along with your list once you have begun reading). At any time, you may change your book choices and/or level of difficulty. The only requirement for the books is that they must have inspired a movie (be it either general cinema release, limited release, direct to DVD/video, or made for TV movie- all will count.)

Easy - 2 books
Medium - 4 books
Hard - 6+ books

Here is a Listopia List that can help:
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/42...

Based on a Book Mini Challenge
11/1-11/30
Easy
1/2

1. I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells 11/6
2.

Are we allowed to change books during the challenge?

Participant List
Latest Update: 3/25/13

In Process Participant List
Elena
Lizz Neill Unknown
Karoline Medium
Shellbell
Amanda Medium
Alana Easy
Paris Easy
Maggie Unknown


Completed Participant List
Sam Easy 10/17-11/16
Dani Easy 10/12-11/11
Deborah Easy 11/1-11/30
Rachael Easy 10/24-11/24
Arlene Easy 11/1-11/30
Natasha Easy 10/17-11/16
Aleksandra Medium 11/20-12/19
Cindy Easy 11/20-12/19
Gen Hard 3/1/12-3/31/12
Denise Medium 11/28-12/28
TurtleCollector Easy 1/1/12-1/30/12
Cathy Easy 11/26-12/29
TurtleCollector Medium 2/1/12-2/29/12
Juana *Darkness* Easy 2/20/12-3/20/12
Gen Hard 3/1/12-3/31/12
Kattibrie Hard 8/1/12-8/31/12
Zuzana Medium + Bonus 8/20/12-9/19/12
Jennifer Medium 8/26/12-9/25/12
Melissa (Ladybug) Easy 10/1/12-10/31/12
Sue Easy 2/1/13-2/28/13
Kattibrie Hard 1/22/13-2/22/13
Elena Medium 2/10/13-3/10/13
Randi Medium 2/1/13-3/1/13
Suzanne Easy 1/1/2013-1/31/2013

Valiant Effort
Monica Easy 10/28-11/29
Vicky Medium 10/9-11/8
Lindy-Lane Easy 10/28-11/27
Audrey Easy (Unknown Start Date)
Zakiya Medium 12/1/11-12/31/11
Jenn Medium 11/19-12/18
Diana S. Hard 12/1-12/31
Melissa Ann Medium (Unknown Start Date)
Kylie Medium 3/1/12-3/31/12
~♥Kat♥~ Easy 1/1/2013-1/31/2013
JenniferJ Easy 1/1/2013-1/31/2013

Ok, thanks! I'm in, list to follow..


•Based on a Book•
Time Frame: 11.20.2011 - 12.19.2011

Level: Easy (2 books)
2/2 Completed!

[image error]A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks 12.18.11
[image error]Nights in Rodante by Nicholas Sparks 12.19.11

Based on a book
Start Date: Nov 1- Nov 30

Level: Easy 2/2

-The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
-Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

I will do this. Level Easy. Starting 10/12/11-11/11/11
LEVEL Easy: 2/2 COMPLETE 11/2/11
1. 'Salem's Lot
2. The City of Ember

Based on a Book Mini Challenge
10.19.11 to 11.19.11
Level: Medium (4 Books)
Last Update: 11.16.2011
Completed: 2/4

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett 10.30.11 ●●●●○
*2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
3. Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
*4. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut



*Currently Reading

Level Easy Starting in Nov.

2/2 read

1. One for the Money finished 11/5/11
2. The City of Ember finished 11/6/11

Resereved for my list.


Time Frame: 30 days from 10.28.11
Level: Easy, 2 books.
Progress: 1/2
Updated: 10.29

Book #1
I read Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie(10.28) This was made into a movie several times; one of the first being in 1974 and starring Albert Finney.

Hi,

I've just finished Howl's moving castle. I started it last week and I only bought it because I LOVE the movie. Already seen it about 15 times in only a few months. So, my question is - would it be OK, if I set the start date back to October 5th? That'd be great.

I'd like to "take off" with medium. My first choices would be

1. Mission: London
2. All the King's Men

Plus, if there's no problem to start with a just read book, I'll add Howl's Moving Castle. I've just ordered (like in between writing this post) The Little White Horse on Amazon, so that might be the fourth book for me. Besides I've got some other books as expansion options :).

UPDATE 15/11/11 - Changing the books, adding a start date.

FINISHED

20/11/11 - 19/12/11

2/4 - Update 30/11/11
3/5 - Update - 01/12/11 - I'm adding a book, cause I just started reading and couldn't stop until I was finished. This way I'm upgrading my challenge, although I'm still in the Medium category.

4/4 - Taking a book out, since I won't be able to finish in time.

1. Mission: London - 30/11/11 - **** Even better than I expected. I'm not precisely a fan of our own literature, but this book was hilarious at times :D.
2. All the King's Men - 23/11/11 - ** . OMG, I still can't even believe I made it. I tried reading it like three times. And yay for me - I finally beat it!
3. A Game of Thrones - 16/12/11
4. A Walk to Remember - **** I am so pleasantly surprised. I like the story anyway (from the movie) - I actually like all of Sparks' movies - but I don't like how he writes. Anyway, A Walk To Remember was definitely a pleasure and I'm thinking about even buying for my own home library.

- http://imdb.to/sRjus2
- http://imdb.to/vpcFKZ
- http://imdb.to/rCg1iv
- http://imdb.to/uwp63L

P.S. If someone ever decides to watch Mission London, don't have too high expectations. It's good, it mocks all the bad traits we Bulgarians have, and it's nicely done. But it's difficult to understand and to get into for people outside of the former Eastern block. Anyway, if you decide to watch it, manage to find it and actually like it, I could only be happy about it :)!

This is a great challenge, I love it! I will think about my books and post a list soon:-)

I have five books on my Next-up list that qualify for this. We'll see how many I get through in November.

One Day
What Was She Thinking?: Notes on a Scandal
Kitty Foyle
Room at the Top
The Caine Mutiny

I just joined, so this is going to be my first challenge!

Start date: 2011/10/17
Level: Easy (might change later!)
Read: 2/2

Books:
1) Crash DONE!
2) Water for Elephants DONE!

I may try to read a couple more if I'm able to get unpacked before the 16th!

I'm in!

~ BasedOnABookMiniChallenge ~
Time Frame / Start Date: 12/01/11
Level: Easy- 2 books
Progress: 0/2

Books I'm reading for this challenge:
Water for Elephants
The Notebook

This looks like an interesting one :) Will add as I go. Not sure when I'll start.

Level: Medium, 4 books
Duration: 1/12/2011 - 31/12/2011

1/4 completed

1. Jane Eyre 26/12/2011
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray
3. The Rainmaker
4. A Tale of Two Cities

Might also be read: Dracula

ill start with medium i think. start 11/19
1. Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
3. The Other Boleyn Girl
4. The Help

Based on a Book Mini Challenge
Duration: 12/1/11 - 12/30/11
Level: Hard (6+ Books)
Books Read: 4
Updated: 1/5/12 (Missed it by 3)

1.* A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (12/9/11)
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess (12/25/11)
3. Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
4. The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
(12/24/11)
5. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (12/25/11)
6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
7. Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber

It's Show Time

Time Frame: October 19, 2011 - November 18, 2011
Level: Medium

3/4

1. The Help - October 31, 2011
2. The City of Ember - November 3, 2011
3. The Time Traveler's Wife
4. Water for Elephants - November 1, 2011

I'm in!

Time Frame: October 24 - November 24, 2011
Level: Easy

1. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
2. Into the Wild by John Krakauer

Yaaayy! My first completed challenge!! *Pats self on back*

I'm in. I will post my list later. I have a few books that I want to read in the next month and they fit into this perfectly.

Based on a Book Mini Challenge

Time Frame: October 29 - November 29
Level: Easy (for now)

1.
Did not complete :(

2. (finished 11/4/11)

I now have a start date on this challenge of 10.28.11. See original post #12 for progress information.

Do upcoming movies count? One for the Money is released in theaters at the end of Jan 2012. Can the book be read now for this challenge?

Yes, I will count that one- they've already likely finished the movie- it's just in post-production phase. If they are already filming something, I think I'll even count that. If they are just casting something... then I don't necessarily have faith yet that it will "happen"

Thanks!

♦ BasedOnABookMiniChallenge ♦
Time Frame: 30 days from Unsure Yet
Level: Easy, 2 books (might change)
0/2 Complete

1. The Princess Bride
2. The Other Boleyn Girl

Definitely would like to do this one too! In process of finishing a few series so unsure of an actual start date:

• BasedOnABookMiniChallenge •
Time Frame: 30 days from Mar 25 2012
Level: Medium, 4 books.
Progress: 2/4

Books:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3/25/12
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
I am Legend
The Rules of Attraction: A Novel

Update! Just finished. Post #10

Based on a Book
Easy Level
November 20-December 20

A Wizard of Earthsea 11/26/11
The Princess Bride

I'm doing this because I've been reading a lot of books like that recently. But one of the books I'm reading is the Game of Thrones series (I'm saying tv is close enough to books) and so I have no ideal how many I'll be able to read in 30 days.

Jennifer wrote: "I have five books on my Next-up list that qualify for this. We'll see how many I get through in November.

One Day
What Was She Thinking?: Notes on a Scandal
[book:Kit..."

And, apparently, that would be ZERO because I haven't started any of them yet. Putting this challenge off, probably until January because December is already pritmuch spoken for.

Finished!!!!

1 out of 4 read :).

Natasha wrote: "I didn't finish in my time range although I still plan on reading the other two books."

You completed enough for the Easy level of challenge, so I'll count you as completed for that level. You can always do this challenge again with other books.

And because I haven't joined enough challenges yet (and need some motivation for reading the rest of the damned Twilight series), I'll do this one too. XD

Based on a Book Challenge
Level: Medium
Time Frame: 28 November 2011 - 28 December 2011

4/4 complete (Finished 23 Dec 2011)

1. New Moon (28 Nov 2011)
2. Eclipse (30 Nov 2011)
3. Breaking Dawn (23 Dec 2011)
4. Never Let Me Go (09 Dec 2011)

I changed my level to Easy. Thanks!

2 out of 4 read :).

Updated mine. Post number 25. I started 10/29/11. I unfortunately did not finish this challenge. 1 out of 2 read.

You can always do this challenge again- just choose different books if you want to try again.

Adding a fifth book to my challenge. I've already read it, so it shouldn't be a waste :D.
3/5 done

Alana--I was looking at the participant list, I'm reading my books this month, not Jan. I write my dates backwards. Sorry for the confusion!

Based on a Book Mini Challenge
March 1 - March 31, 2012

Level: Hard

Completed

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 03.14.12
Lorax by Dr. Seuss 03.22.12
Eragon by Christopher Paolini 03.03.12
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine 03.12.12
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 03.28.12
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 03.09.12

3/4 finished. Alana, would you add me to the participant list? :)

Start: Jan 1, 2012 - Jan 30, 2012
Level: Easy
Completed 2/2

1. The World According to Garp by John Irving 1/24/12 ♥♥♥
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 1/22/12 ♥♥

I'm finished - 4 out of 4 read. I had to take one out, and reduce them from five, because I won't finish in time :(. Too bad. But it's 1300 pages and I'm back in Bulgaria, which basically means way less time for books :(. Still, medium level - I beat you ;)!

Update: 2/2 completed

I'm done! :) 4/4 completed

Based on a Book Mini Challenge
Completed 2/2 Done!

Princess Bride12/29/11
A Wizard of Earthsea11/26/11

I will do the easy level for Now.
January 11, 2012 - February 11, 2012


1.Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
2.One for the Money by Janet Evanovich