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Read The Month Italian: S-E-T-T-E-M-B-R-EDuration Sept. 1 ~ Sept 30, 2011
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READ-THE-SEASON SUMMER CHALLENGE: E-S-T-A-T-E (SUMMER)Duration:June 21, 2011 - September 22, 2011
6/6 Read
E: Baby Proof - Emily Giffin 9/8/11 (3 stars)
S: The Secret Supper - Javier Sierra 7/27/11 (4 stars)
T:The Book Thief - Markus Zusak 9/4/11 (5 stars)
A: The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything - Guy Kawasaki 8/30/11 (5 stars)
T: The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore - Deepak Chopra 8/21/11 (4 stars)
E: El túnel - Ernesto Sábato 8/2/11 (5 stars)
Random Book List #46Duration: September 13 - October 11, 2011
FINISHED :)
Based on Charlotte Bronte's Villette and Julie Halpern's Into the Wild Nerd Yonder, here is our new list:
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Lady Sophia's Lover by Lisa Kleypas
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Passion by Lauren Kate
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
I Love Yous Are for White People: A Memoir by Lac Su
The Lying Game by Sara Shephard
Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
READ-THE-SEASON SUMMER CHALLENGE: A-U-T-U-N-N-O (Autumn)Duration:September 23, 2011 - December 21, 2011
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ROUND I - 2011 Chubby Chunkster ChallengeJanuary 1 - December 31, 2011
Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?
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Books read in September, 2011 1. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - John Boyne 9/2/11 (4 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
2. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak 9/4/11 (5 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
3. Baby Proof - Emily Giffin 9/7/11 (3 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson 9/8/11 (5 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
5. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson 9/9/11 (5 stars)
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson 9/10/11 (5 stars)
7. Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin 9/11/11 (5 stars)
8. Truly Madly Yours - Rachel Gibson 9/12/11 (3 stars)
9. A Child Called "It" - Dave Pelzer 9/14/11 (3 stars)
10. Maximize Your Potential Through the Power of Your Subconscious Mind to Create Wealth and Success: Book 2 - Joseph Murphy 9/15/11 (5 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
11. Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships - Eric Berne 9/15/11 (2 stars)
12. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway - Susan Jeffers 9/15/11 (5 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
13. Hit and Run - Lurlene McDaniel 9/17/11 (5 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
14. Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous! - Rory Freedman 9/18/11 (4 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
15. Every Last Kiss - Courtney Cole 9/19/11 (5 stars)
16. When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession - Irvin D. Yalom 9/19/11 (5 stars)
17. How to Survive Your Diet and Conquer Your Food Issues Forever - Linda Moran 9/20/11 (3 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
18. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Annie Barrows 9/21/11 (5 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
19. Devlin's Destiny - Esmerelda Bishop 9/22/11 (3 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
20. On the Jellicoe Road - Melina Marchetta 9/22/11 (3 stars)
21. One Sunday Morning: A Novel - Amy Ephron 9/23/11 (2 stars)
22. Five - Christie Rich 9/23/11 (4 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
23. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger 9/24/11 (4 stars)
24. Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson 9/25/11 (4 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
25. Across the Veil - Lisa Kessler 9/26/11 (3 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
26. The Sky Is Everywhere - Jandy Nelson 9/27/11 (3 stars)
27. My Heart Stopped Beating - Chamed 9/29/11 (2 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Random Book List Challenge #44Duration: August 30 - September 27, 2011
FINISHED :)
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
Entwined by Heather Dixon
All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (1)
The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Bloom
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Why We Love the Dogs We Do: How to Find the Dog That Matches Your Personality by Stanley Cohen
October - Pick It For Me! ChallengeDuration: October, 1 - 31, 2011
1/9 Read
From my TBR shelf:
1. Pop: I Am the Messenger - Markus Zusak
2. Goledn Oldies: Delirium - Lauren Oliver
3. Rock: Breaking Point - Pamela Clare
From Cheryl's read shelf
4. Classical: Will Grayson, Will Grayson - John Green
5. Country: The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale
6. Adult contemporary: Lessons From a Scarlet Lady - Emma Wildes
7. Indie: The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
Buddy reads
8. Hip Hop: Bound by Night - Amanda Ashley
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ROUND II - 2011 Chubby Chunkster ChallengeOctober 1 - December 31, 2011
Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?
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1. The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova
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Books read in October, 2011 1. Saving Francesca - Melina Marchetta 10/1/11 (5 stars)
2. Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins 10/2/11 (5 stars)
3. Nanotechnological Basis for Advanced Sensors - Johann Peter Reithmaier 10/4/11 (5 stars)
4. Nanostructures & Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties & Applications - Guozhong Cao 10/4/11 (5 stars)
5. Touch - Jennifer Snyder 10/6/11 (3 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
6. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs 10/7/11 (3 stars)
7. Baby Bonanza - Maureen Child 10/7/11 (1 star)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
8. Give Me, a fairy tale - L.K. Rigel 10/10/11 (4 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
9. My Ántonia - Willa Cather 10/12/11 (3 stars)
10. The Calling - Ashley Lynn Willis 10/14/11 (4 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
11. Do These Jeans Make Me Look Fat?: Breaking the Cultural Mirror - Jocelyn Hamsher 10/17/11 (5 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
12. Enchantment - Charlotte Abel 10/23/11 (4 stars)
link to my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Read-the-Month Italian EditionO-T-T-O-B-R-E (October)
October 1, 2011 - October 31, 2011
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Challenge complete:)Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Read the Month Irish Edition - mi IUIL (July)
Duration: July 1, 2012 - July 31, 2012
4/4 Completed
I: I, Mona Lisa - Jeanne Kalogridis 7/28 - 3 stars
U: Baudolino - Umberto Eco 7/24 - 2 stars
I: In the Company of the Courtesan - Sarah Dunant 7/29 - 2 stars
L: Toutes ces choses qu'on ne s'est pas dites - Marc Levy 7/6 - 5 stars
Challenge Title: RRRC 2012 Create-Your-Own Reading ChallengeDuration: Duration: 6/29 - 12/31 2012
Number of Books: 30
Challenge Description: Cleaning my bookshelves!
(I'll be reading books I've bought in the past)
1.Watching Willow Watts - Talli Roland 6/29 - 3 stars
2. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 6/29 - 3 stars
3. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 6/30 - 3 stars
4. The Door - Magda Szabó 7/2 - 4 stars
5. Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad - Waris Dirie 7/5 - 3 stars
6. Desert Dawn - Waris Dirie 7/5 - 3 stars
7. Toutes ces choses qu'on ne s'est pas dites - Marc Levy 7/6 - 5 stars
8. Perfume - Patrick Süskind 7/9 - 2 stars
9. Magdalene - Angela Elwell Hunt 7/10 - 5 stars
10. Sex Lessons - Daniel Grant 7/17 - 5 stars
11. Aleph - Paulo Coelho 7/16 - 2 stars
12. The Last Concubine - Lesley Downer 7/21 - 3 stars
13. Body Double - Tess Gerritsen 7/23 - 5 stars
14. Baudolino - Umberto Eco 7/24 - 2 stars
15. I, Mona Lisa - Jeanne Kalogridis 7/28 - 3 stars
16. In the Company of the Courtesan - Sarah Dunant 7/29 - 2 stars
17. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox - Maggie O'Farrell 8/4 - 4 stars
18. Q & A - Vikas Swarup 8/6 - 4 stars
19. Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being RemarkableSeth Godin 8/10 - 3 stars
20. The House at Riverton: A Novel - Kate Morton 8/10 - 5 stars
21. Night Fall - Nelson DeMille 8/12 - 2 stars
22. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer 8/17 - 3 stars
23. Mistress of Rome - Kate Quinn 9/5 - 5 stars
24. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer 9/7 - 2 stars
25. The Alexander Cipher - Will Adams 10/10 - 3 stars
26. Io e te - Niccolò Ammaniti 11/15 - 3 stars
27. It Started With A Kiss... - Miranda Dickinson 11/22 - 2 stars
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RRRC READ-THE-SEASON SUMMER CHALLENGE: S-A-M-H-R-A-D-HDuration:June 20, 2012 - September 21, 2012
8/8 Completed
S Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks 6/24 - 5 stars
A Snowdrops - A.D. Miller 6/26 - 2 stars
M Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 6/30 - 3 stars
H The Italian Tycoon's Bride - Helen Brooks 6/26 - 2 stars
R 150 Pounds: A Novel of Waists and Measures - Kate Rockland 6/28 - 5 stars
A The Other Woman's Shoes - Adele Parks 6/27 - 3 stars
D The Door - Magda Szabó 7/2 - 4 stars
H Magdalene - Angela Elwell Hunt 7/10 - 5 stars
2012 Chubby Chunkster ChallengeDo These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
5/5 READ *FINISHED*
1. The Last Concubine - Lesley Downer 7/21/12 (480 pages) 3 stars
2. Baudolino - Umberto Eco 7/24/12 (544 pages) - 2 stars
3. I, Mona Lisa - Jeanne Kalogridis 7/28/12 (515 pages) - 3 stars
4. The House at Riverton: A Novel - Kate Morton 8/10/12 (496 pages) - 5 stars
5. Night Fall - Nelson DeMille 8/12/12 (692 pages) - 2 stars
RRRC 2012 A - Z Book ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
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A Aleph - Paulo Coelho 7/17/12
B Blank Slate Kate - Heather Wardell 1/5/12
C Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 6/29/12
D Desert Dawn - Waris Dirie 7/5/12
E El prisionero del cielo - Carlos Ruiz Zafón 6/10/12
F Fake Perfect Me - Cari Kamm 1/16/12
G Game of Life and How to Play It - Florence Scovel-Shinn 1/28/12
H The House at Riverton: A Novel - Kate Morton 8/10/12
I The Italian Tycoon's Bride - Helen Brooks 6/26/12
J Je reviens te chercher: Roman - Guillaume Musso 3/11/12
K Kiss an Angel - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 6/25/12
L Love You More - Lisa Gardner 6/22/12
M Mi piaci da morire - Federica Bosco 6/11/12
N Night Fall - Nelson DeMille 8/12/12
O The Other Woman's Shoes - Adele Parks 6/21/12
P Polls Apart - Clare Stephen-Johnston 1/25/12
Q Q & A - Vikas Swarup 8/6/12
R A Rose for Melinda - Lurlene McDaniel 2/12/12
S Snowdrops - A.D. Miller 6/26/12
T Torn - Gilli Allan 1/20/12
U Unfaithfully Yours - Joanne Clancy 1/21/12
V The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox - Maggie O'Farrell 8/4/12
W Watching Willow Watts - Talli Roland 6/29/12
X Pyxis: The Discovery - K.C. Neal 1/23/12
Y You Can Create An Exceptional Life - Louise L. Hay 1/28/12
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ROUND II2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
5/5 READ
1. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer 8/17/12 (498 pages) - 3 stars
2. Mistress of Rome - Kate Quinn 9/5/12 (470 pages) - 5 stars
3. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer 9/7/12 (563 pages) - 2 stars
4. The Alexander Cipher - Will Adams 10/10/12 (517 pages) - 3 stars
5. Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 12/8/12 (514 pages) - 1 star
RRRC Read the Month Irish Editionmi MEAN Fomhair (September)
Duration: September 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012
Completed 4/4
M - Mistress of Rome - Kate Quinn 9/5/12 - 5 stars
E - Endlessly - C.V. Hunt 9/12/12 - 1 star
A - Alone - Robert J. Crane 9/10/12 - 2 stars
N - New Moon - Stephenie Meyer 9/7/12 - 2 stars
Read the Month Irish Editionmi DEIREADH Fomhair (October)
Duration: October 1, 2012 - October 31, 2012
Completed: 3/8
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A The Alexander Cipher - Will Adams 10/10 - 3 stars
D Death Is a Relative Thing - Holly Patrone 10/7 - 3 stars
H Special Delivery - Traci Hohenstein 10/6 - 3 stars
RRRC's 2013 A-Z Book Title ChallengeDuration: Janurary 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Completed 22/26
A: The Almond - Nedjma 2/7/13 - 1 star
B:By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead - Julie Anne Peters 2/5/13 - 2 stars
C: Can You Keep a Secret? - Sophie Kinsella 3/14/13 - 3 stars
D: Delirium - Lauren Oliver 4/3/13 - 4 stars
E: Easy - Tammara Webber 3/28/13 - 1 star
F: Fallen Too Far - Abbi Glines 3/5/13 - 1 star
G: The Glassblower of Murano - Marina Fiorato 3/20/13 - 3 stars
H: Headhunters - Jo Nesbø 1/25/13 - 3 stars
I: Identity - Ted Dekker 1/10/13 - 4 stars
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L: La fille de papier - Guillaume Musso 5/6/13 - 4 stars
M: Men, Money and Chocolate - Menna van Praag 2/22/13 - 2 stars
N: The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks 3/30/13 - 4 stars
O: The Oracle of Stamboul - Michael David Lukas2/10/13 - 2 stars
P: The Pursuit of Happyness - Chris Gardner 2/7/13 - 4 stars
Q: The Queen of Cool - Cecil Castellucci 3/21/13 - 2 stars
R: Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella 3/13/13 - 5 stars
S: Spirit of Lost Angels - Liza Perrat 1/22/13 - 4 stars
T: The Secret Keeper - Kate Morton 1/5/13 - 4 stars
U: The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 3/22/13 - 4 stars
V: A Very Accidental Love Story - Claudia Carroll 1/7/13 - 4 stars
W:What Alice Forgot - Liane Moriarty 2/27/13 - 4 stars
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Read-the-Month Dutch Edition: APRILDate: 04/01/13 - 04/30/13
5/5 FINISHED
A: The First Last Kiss - Ali Harris 4/19/13 - 5 stars
P: Nobody's Baby But Mine - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 4/27/13 - 4 stars
R: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 4/11/13 - 4 stars
I: Into the Darkest Corner - Elizabeth Haynes 4/22/13 - 2 stars
L: Delirium - Lauren Oliver 4/3/13 - 4 stars
READ-THE-SEASON SPRING CHALLENGE: L-E-N-T-EDuration: March 20, 2013 - June 20, 2013
5/5 read DONE
L: Wait for You - J. Lynn 3/29/13 - 1 star
E: Easy - Tammara Webber 3/28/13 - 1 star
N: The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks 3/30/13 - 4 stars
T: The Glassblower of Murano - Marina Fiorato 3/20/13 - 3 stars
E: Into the Darkest Corner - Elizabeth Haynes 4/22/13 - 2 stars
2013 A-Z Author ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31
23/26 completed
A: Fallen Too Far - Abbi Glines 3/5/13 - 1 star
B: Cinderfella and the Flowered Shoe - Mazie Bliss 2/16/13 - 2 stars
C: The Queen of Cool - Cecil Castellucci 3/21/13 - 2 stars
D: The Oracle of Stamboul - Michael David Lukas 2/10/13 - 2 stars
E: All Over You - Emily Snow 2/4/13 - 2 stars
F: The Glassblower of Murano - Marina Fiorato 3/20/13 - 3 stars
G: Slim to None - Jenny Gardiner 3/6/13 - 3 stars
H: Hopeless - Colleen Hoover 2/15/13 - 4 stars
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J: Something About You - Julie James 3/18/13 - 5 stars
K: The Secret Keeper - Kate Morton 1/5/13 - 4 stars
L: What Alice Forgot - Liane Moriarty 2/27/13 - 4 stars
M: Hysteria - Megan Miranda 2/14/13 - 2 stars
N: Headhunters - Jo Nesbø 1/25/13 - 3 stars
O: Delirium - Lauren Oliver 4/3/13 - 4 stars
P: Spirit of Lost Angels - Liza Perrat 1/22/13 - 4 stars
Q: The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick 3/7/13 - 3 stars
R: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 4/11/13 - 4 stars
S: Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella 3/13/13 - 5 stars
T: Just a Little Crush - Tracie Puckett 1/19/13 - 1 star
U: A Favorite Son - Uvi Poznansky 3/31/13 - 3 stars
V: Strong Enough to Love - Victoria Dahl 3/2/13 - 2 stars
W: Easy - Tammara Webber 3/28/13 - 1 star
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Read the Month Dutch Edition Mei (May)Duration: May 1, 2013 - May 31, 2013
2/3 read
M: L'appel de l'ange - Guillaume Musso 5/7 - 3 stars
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I: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? - Mindy Kaling 5/3 - 3 stars
2013- Create- Your- Own Reading Challenge Challenge Title: It's about time I read them!
Duration: 5/22/13 - 12/31/13
Number of Books: 20
Challenge Description: Read 20
books(paperbacks/ebooks) I own. I have almost 300 paperbacks I haven't read YET! Scary, hope this challenge will help me read them sooner:)Will post as I go.
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26/26 READ
A: The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything - Guy Kawasaki 8/30
B: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - John Boyne 9/2
C: The Collector - John Fowles 8/14
D: Diary of Geza Csath - Geza Csath 8/9
E: El túnel - Ernesto Sábato 8/2
F: Four Blondes - Candace Bushnell 4/5
G: Gift from the Sea - Anne Morrow Lindbergh 8/8
H: The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins 4/20
I: Identity - Milan Kundera 8/10
J: Jenny Lopez Has a Bad Week - Lindsey Kelk 6/9
K: The Kybalion - The Three Initiates 5/30
L: The Lonely Hearts Club - Elizabeth Eulberg 7/2
M: Magda's Daughter - Catrin Collier 1/21
N: No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay 3/26
O: Openness Mind - Tarthang Tulku 8/18
P: Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4/4
Q: Quando a Vida se Ilumina - Serdar Ozkan 8/9
R: The Richest Man in Babylon - George S. Clason 6/21
S: Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder 8/18
T: The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore - Deepak Chopra 8/21
U: Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities - Marian Keyes 3/10
V: Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine - Jostein Gaarder 6/22
W: Woman in Red - Eileen Goudge 7/5
X: No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline - Brian Tracy 6/8
Y: You Are Creative: Let Your Creativity Bloom - YKK 8/25
Z: Zauvek u srcu - Vesna Dedic 7/26