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Challenge #3 - June 1 - August 31st
If I decide to partake in this challenge, but didn't do challenge #2 (I didn't even know goodreads existed until a couple weeks ago), what do you suggest I do for "15.6 Read a HF book that you wanted to read for HF Challenge #2 but didn't get to"?
Yay! New challenge! OK, other participants, what is the best book you read in 2009?Mine was The Little Stranger.
Stephanie wrote: "If I decide to partake in this challenge, but didn't do challenge #2 (I didn't even know goodreads existed until a couple weeks ago), what do you suggest I do for "15.6 Read a HF book that you want..."You could just choose a task that you think you would've wanted to complete. :)
Oh man, Toni... I just read the first line of the description of "The Little Stranger" and I wanna read it like THIS SECOND. :D
Sounds good to me. :) I'll edit the task to add that as well. Thanks for bringing that up, Stephanie! ;)
Toni, don't forget to send me your bonus/extra credit task... No rush, I just want to make sure you're thinking about it. :P
Jayme wrote: "When do you need my task, Becky?"Whenever you've decided is fine. If you're ready now, go ahead and post it. :)
well, my favorite genre is Fantasy so Read a book where it takes place in a magical land or a fantasy/alternate history
OK I posted mine... I chose The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie. It's technically on my 2010 list, but I'd read 1/2 of it in 2009 so I'm counting it. ;) I'm nothing if not flexible! Hehehe...
I am struggling for my favourite read in 2009 between The library of shadows, the girl with the dragon tattoo and the fire.....I will go for The Fireby Katherine neville. It was the book that made me get up in the middle of the night to read on, the book that made it difficult to concentrate at work and the one that was in my head all the time!
I have too many reading commitments right now to really get involved with this challenge, but I will monitor and most likely do one in the future. If not, the fall, then definitely in 2011. Right now I can slip in a couple of extra books each month, but not beyond that.
Linda, you can participate as much or as little as you want. There's no obligation to complete the challenge. Even if you only read one or two books, I'd love it if you joined. :)
Jeane wrote: "I am struggling for my favourite read in 2009 between The library of shadows, the girl with the dragon tattoo and the fire.....I will go for The Fireby Katherine neville. It was ..."
Thanks Jeane!
Becky wrote: "Linda, you can participate as much or as little as you want. There's no obligation to complete the challenge. Even if you only read one or two books, I'd love it if you joined. :)"OK - then I can probably handle that.
I'm definitely going to be joining you for this challenge - it looks great!For the list, my favorite book read in 2009 was A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly.
I'm off to start my reading list...
Maude wrote: "Becky, re 20.2, just want to verify this challenge could be a non-fiction book?"Yes. Any genre. :)
Jamie wrote: "I'm definitely going to be joining you for this challenge - it looks great!For the list, my favorite book read in 2009 was A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly.
I'm off to start my reading list..."
Great! :)
My favorite for 2009:That is tough - I have several - but I will go with Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. It really introduced to me a part of WWII history that I had been unaware of and I loved the connection across the decades to uncover what had happened to Sarah and her family.
I'm making my list and checking it twice!Regarding 20.7, can I read more than one book from the countries listed, or do I choose only 1 country from the list?
Wait for the 10.1 we have to read the first one we haven't read? So pretty much everybody is reading The Little Stranger then?
Because I suck, would anybody be so kind as to make a short list of events or people that lived/occurred before 100 AD.
Ditto please...I actually plan to look at the lists of others when they start appearing. I am having a hard time thinking of them..and I have only a few on hand.. One I cant even decide where it would go best All the Queen's Players. I already have a romance one chosen Outlander, which I have started but I am no where near the middle of it (its a horribly slow read for me). So I am trying to decide the next best place for queens player, I think it could go into political upheaval...and maybe art (apparently shes an artist) or maybe even mystery cuz shes supposed to spy. Blegh.
Felina wrote: "Wait for the 10.1 we have to read the first one we haven't read? So pretty much everybody is reading The Little Stranger then?"Umm... No. This is working out a little differently than I'd planned. I'd imagined that each person would choose someone to ask and that person would tell the asker what their favorite was, and the asker would have to read the first one they hadn't already read.
But I like the list - I'll update the task so that it reads choose one that you haven't already read and read it.:)
Evelina wrote: "I'm making my list and checking it twice!Regarding 20.7, can I read more than one book from the countries listed, or do I choose only 1 country from the list?"
You'd choose one. You can read more than one of course, but points will only be awarded for one.
ToniS wrote: "OK, my challenge is going to be, read the first book in a HF saga."OK great. :)
Edit: Actually, let me clarify, because some sagas can be contained in one book. Would a series work too?
Laura wrote: "Wow Becky, awesome list! I'm not really an HF lover, but this one is tempting....."I like this one because it allows more than just HF
Felina wrote: "Because I suck, would anybody be so kind as to make a short list of events or people that lived/occurred before 100 AD."A by no means exhaustive list:
People
Nefertiti
King Tut
Ramses the Great
Gilagamesh
Helen of Troy
King Saul
King David
King Solomon
Queen of Sheba
Homer
Dido
Nebuchadnezzar II
Zoroaster
Aesop
Pythagoras
Buddha
Confucius
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Ptolemy I
Alexander the Great
Euclid
Hannibal
Spartacus
Pompey
Cicero
Julius Ceasar
Brutus
Mark Antony
Herod
Virgil
Cleopatra
Virgin Mary
Jesus Christ
Claudius
John the Baptist
Mary Magdalene
Caligula
Nero
Josephus
Events
Sonehenge created
Trojan War
First Ancient Olympics
Rome established
Persian Wars
Battle of Marathon
Peloponnesian War
Punic War
Great Wall of China built
Terracotta Warriors created
Rosetta Stone
Dead Sea Scrolls
Destruction of 1st and 2nd Temple’s in Jerusalem
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Little Stranger (other topics)Katherine (other topics)
The Gun Seller (other topics)
The Fire (other topics)
The Fire (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Tatiana de Rosnay (other topics)Guy Gavriel Kay (other topics)
Kelly O'Connor McNees (other topics)
Barbara Kingsolver (other topics)
Anne Rivers Siddons (other topics)
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The challenge will begin on June 1, 2010. Please be sure to read the challenge rules - I made a few changes.
RULES:
1) Books must be Historical Fiction unless otherwise specified in the task.
2) Books must be at least 200 pages long.
3) Books less than 1/2 finished may be counted for the challenge at the beginning, but ALL books must be completed and points recorded by 11:59p EST on August 31, 2010 for points to be counted as completed for the task.
4) Scoring: Task categories are assigned a point value, and points are awarded when all parts of the task are completed. Partial points will NOT be awarded for partially completed tasks. You will also receive bonus points based on the length of each book (even for multiple book tasks), as follows:
200 to 300 pages = 2 bonus points
301 to 500 pages = 4 bonus points
501 to 750 pages = 6 bonus points
751 to 1,000 pages = 8 bonus points
1,000+ = 10 bonus points
If you fail to record the length of the book, you will still be awarded the task points, but will NOT receive bonus points. (Sorry, but I'm not going to hunt you down for them!)
As this challenge contains both HF and other genre books, you will receive 1 additional bonus point for every HF book read. Please be sure to list that the book is HF to make sure that the additional points are counted.
5) Re-reads and audiobooks are accepted unless specified otherwise.
CHALLENGE #3 TASK LIST:
CROSS GENRE - (10 points each plus bonus)
10.1 Read one of the Favorite books listed below that you have not previously read.
Toni: The Little Stranger
Jayme: Katherine
Becky: The Gun Seller
Jeane: The Fire
Jamie: A Northern Light/A Gathering Light (Alternate title)
LemonLinda: Sarah's Key
Aviv: The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.
Felina: The Book Thief
Stephanie: The Lovely Bones
Jackie: The Hunger Games
Julie: The Red Heart
Laura: The Blind Assassin
Jon: The Count of Monte Cristo
10.2 Read a book about real or current events - any time period.
10.3 Read a book from the New South Wales, Higher School Certificate curriculum booklist: http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au... or your local school district's reading curriculum. (Please link to the site for verification.)
10.4 Read a classic book set in the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries - written at any time, any genre.
10.5 Read one of the 5 books on your TBR that have been there the longest - any genre. (To sort your To-Read shelf, click on the "Date Added" header until the oldest date is at the top, and then choose one of the first five books listed.)
10.6 Read two books that you already own but haven't read - any genre
HISTORICAL FICTION TASKS - (15 points each plus bonus)
15.1 Read a HF book published in 2009-2010
15.2 Read a HF Mystery
15.3 Read a HF book that has an art or music theme
15.4 Read a HF romance - as cheesy as you wanna be
15.5 Read a HF relating to politics or political upheaval
15.6 Read a HF book that you wanted to read for HF Challenge #2 but didn't get to. (If you did not participate in HF Challenge #2, you can choose any task from that challenge that you would have liked to do, and complete that task.)
15.7 Read a HF set in any time prior to 100AD
IN HONOR OF... - (20 points each plus bonus)
20.1 In honor of D-Day: Read a HF OR non-fiction (must be one of these genres) about D-Day or WWII
20.2 In honor of Juneteenth: Read a book about Juneteenth or relating to Civil Rights - any genre
20.3 In honor of Father's Day: Read a book in which a father or father-figure influences the story - any genre
20.4 In honor of summer: Read a book with a summery title - any genre
20.5 In honor of the month for Weddings: Read a HF book relating to marriage
20.6 In honor of July: Read a book or play with Julius Caesar as a character - any genre
20.7 In honor of Independence Days around the world: Read a book (any genre*) set in or about any of the following countries (does not need to be about their Independence Day):
Somalia (July 1)
Belarus (July 3)
USA (July 4) *If about US - MUST be HF book
Venezuela (July 5)
Algeria (July 5)
Argentina (July 9)
Bahamas (July 10)
Colombia (July 20)
Belgium (July 21)
Maldives (July 26)
Peru (July 28)
Vanuatu (July 30)
EXTRA CREDIT - (25 points each plus bonus)
1st place- Jon's Task: Read an HF set in Historical Middle East, other than Egypt. i.e Persia, Assyria, the Hittite Empire, The Ottoman Empire, The Eastern Roman Empire around Constantinople, Byzantium, etc
2nd place- Toni's Task: Read the first book of a HF saga or series
3rd place- Jayme's Task: Read a book set in a magical land; Or a fantasy or alternate history book