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It's the End of the World (and we like it)
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It's the End of the World ChallengeHardcore
Duration: 11.1.11 - 10.31.12
Completed: 22/40
Tentative List:
3.The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
5.Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber*
7.Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood
9.Incarceron by Catherine Fisher*
11.Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien*
12.Beauty Queens by Libba Bray*
13.Possession by Elana Johnson
15.Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood*
17.Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder*
19.The Giver by Lois Lowry
20.Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky*
21.All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin
22.Crossed by Ally Condie
23.Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi*
24.The Pledge by Kimberly Derting*
26.The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge*
27.The Death Cure by James Dashner
28.Pure by Julianna Baggott
30.Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
31.As I Wake by Elizabeth Scott*
32.The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson
Possibilities:
1.Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder
2.Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder
3.Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
4.Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder*
6.Sapphique by Catharine Fisher
7.Numbers by Rachel Ward
8.Rogue Rider by Larissa Ione
11.Fever by Lauren DeStefano*
*own **pre-ordered
I'll sign up for easy....
1. The Hunger Games
2. Wither
3. The Forest of Hands and Teeth
4. Under the Dome
5. Gone
6. The Chaos (Numbers #2)
7. Poison Study
8. Anna to the Infinite Power
9. Across the Universe
10. Rot & Ruin
•It’s the End of the World (and we like it) Challenge!•Time Frame: 1.1.2012 - 12.31.2012
Level: Easy
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Feed by Mira Grant The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder The Host by Stephenie Meyer Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky 1984 by George Orwell Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 
i love this challenge so im in :)07.10.11-07.10.12
i will go with Hard
11/30
1. Misery 15.10.11
2. Birthmarked 07.12.11
3. 'Salem's Lot 07.10.11
4. Boneshaker 24.01.12
5. Matched 30.03.12
6. The Iron Thorn 06.04.12
7. The Reapers Are the Angels 29.04.12
8. Aftertime 14.05.12
9. Rebirth 10.06.12
10. Allison Hewitt Is Trapped 20.07.12
11. Kings of the Dead 04.05
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Finished at Medium: 20/20, with a few spare along the way :)Books:
1. The Hunger Games
2. Unholy Ghosts
3. Poison Study
4. Unholy Magic
5. City of Ghosts
6. The Painted Man
7. Snow Crash
8. For a Few Demons More
9. Uglies
10. All These Things I've Done
11. Feed
12. On the Edge
13. Magic Bites
14. Angel Town
15. Little Brother
16. The Gunslinger
17. Unshapely Things
18. Unquiet Dreams
19. Unfallen Dead
20. Unperfect Souls
21. Uncertain Allies
22. Undone Deeds
23. The Martian Chronicles
It’s the End of the World (and we like it) Challenge
Duration: October 2, 2011 - October 2, 2012
Level: Easy
10/10 Complete
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I'm in. Hardcore! 10/1/11-10/1/12(10/40 completed)
1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins; 10/2/11; 4 stars
2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins; 10/22/11; 2 stars
3. Darkfever by Karen Moning; 10/9/11; 3 stars
4. Bloodfever by Karen Moning; 10/10/11; 4 stars
5. Faefever by Karen Moning; 10/11/11; 4 stars
6. Dreamfever by Karen Moning; 10/12/11; 4.5 stars
7. Shadowfever by Karen Moning; 10/13/11; 5 stars
8. When She Woke by Hillary Jordan; 10/21/11; 4 stars
9. Angelfall by Susan Ee; 10/27/11; 4.5 stars
10. Tankborn by Karen Sandler; 11/30/11; 3 stars
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'THE CHALLENGE FACTORY' IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD (AND WE LIKE IT) CHALLENGE!Duration: 03/10/11 - 03/10/12
EASY 0/10
1)The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2)Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien
3)Dune by Frank Herbert
4)The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
5)Wither by Lauren DeStefano
6)Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
7)Divergent by Veronica Roth
8)Blood Red Road by Moira Young
9)Legend by Marie Lu
10)Enclave by Ann Aguirre
It's the End of the World (and we like it)Duration: Oct 10, 2011 - Oct 9, 2012
Medium 8/20
2.A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
6.Gathering Blue by Lois Lowery
7.Messenger by Lois Lowery
8.Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
9.The Host by Stephenie Meyer
11.Graceling by Kristin Cashore
12.Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
13.The book thief by Markus Zusak
14.The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
15.A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
18.Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
20.Unwind by Neal Shusterman
What the heck. I'll take the easy list. Start date 10/25/11 -10/24/1216/10 complete
1. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War ☻☻☻☻ 10/31/11
2. The City of Ember ☻☻ 11/2/11
3. A Clockwork Orange
4. Animal Farm ☻☻☻ 2/18/12
5. A Brave New World☻☻☻ 3/22/12
6. 1984♦♦♦ 2/12/12
7. Farenheit 451☻☻☻☻ 3/8/12
8. The Stand☻☻☻☻ 12/3/11
9. Divergent ♦♦♦♦ 2/1/12
10. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ☻☻☻☻ 7/5/12
11. Wool 1 ☻☻☻☻☻ 3/4/12
12. Wool 2 ☻☻☻☻ 3/26/12
13. Wool 3 ☻☻☻☻ 4/9/12
14. Wool 4 ☻☻☻☻ 4/11/12
15. Wool 5 ☻☻☻☻☻ 4/12/12
16. Uglies☻☻ 3/15/12
17. Oryx and Crake ☻☻☻☻☻ 3/5/12
18. The Wind Through the Keyhole 4/30/12 ☻☻☻
19. Insurgent ☻☻ 5/8/12
Alternatives:
The Handmaid's Tale
The Knife of Never Letting Go
I'm in! I'm going to start with easy, but I'm sure it will get bumped up.Time Frame: October 10, 2011 - October 09, 2012
Level: Hard (tentative)
6/40+
1. The Children of Men
2. A Canticle for Leibowitz
3. The Postman
4. The World Without Us
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9. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (reread)
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12. Life As We Knew It
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15. The Maze Runner
16. The Ask and the Answer
17. Monsters of Men
18. The People of Sparks
19. The Prophet of Yonwood
20. The Diamond of Darkhold
Ooohhh I like this challenge... It's going to take me a bit to choose but I'm in!I'm going to say Easy for now.
Joining for easy. Gonna update for the last two books and the starting date.6/10 complete
4. Cat's Cradle
5. Player Piano
8. The Glass Bead Game
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It's The End of the WorldI'm shooting for Medium (20 books) starting January 2012
19/20 Done
Medium for now, though I'll probably switch to Hard eventually.Start date: 10/17/11
Complete: 5/20
1. Feed
2. Unwind
3. Pretties
4. Warm Bodies
5. Hollowland
6. Eve - 11/30 ★★★
7. Tomorrow, When the War Began
8. The Passage
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
10. The Children of Men
11. The Knife of Never Letting Go - 11/26 ★★★★
12. Gone
13. Delirium - 12/10 ★★★★
14. Inside Out
15. Wither - 12/16 ★★★
16. The Forest of Hands and Teeth
17. Birthmarked
18. XVI
19. Bumped
20. Across the Universe - 12/5 ★★★1/2
I'm in ^^ • It'sTheEndOfTheWorld(AndWeLikeIt)Challenge! •
Time Frame: November 15, 2011 - November 14, 2012.
Level: Hardcore!, 40+ books.
Progress: Not started 0/40
• TheBooks •
1984 by George Orwell
It's the End of the World (and We Like It)Time Frame: 9.1.12 - 8.31.12
Level: Medium (20 Books)
Last Update: 8.9.12
Completed: 0/20
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I'm going to do hard.10/18/11 to 10/18/12
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1. Catching Fire
3. Divergent
4. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
5. Life As We Knew It
6. The Maze Runner
7. Delirium
8. Feed
9. A Canticle for Leibowitz
10. Graceling
12. Incarceron
13. Jennifer Government
15. Feed
16. Cell
18. Genesis
20. The Knife of Never Letting Go
22. Monster Island
23. Tomorrow When the War Began
24. Matched
25. Sunshine
26. Across the Universe
28. The Postman
30. Dawn
I hope you like Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, the book thatbecame, for better for worse, my all-time fave--BLADE RUNNER! Did you see the movie? Did you like it? Let me know 'cos I have a lotta fond memories to share of that film!!!
10/10 Completed. Challenege Finished Im in for Easy. I am starting October 24th, 2011.
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Time Frame: December 1, 2011 - December 1, 2012. Level: Medium. 20 books.
Progress: 1/20
1. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
2. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
3. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
4. Pretties - Scott Westerfeld
5. Specials - Scott Westerfeld
6. I am Legend - Richard Matheson
7. Extras - Scott Westerfeld
8. Blindness - José Saramago
9. Human.4 - Mick A. Lancaster
10. Z for Zachariah - Robert C. O'Brien
11. Genesis - Bernard Beckett
12. V for Vendetta - Alan Moore
13. The Children of Men - P. D. James
14. Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi
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Still just a tentative list, depends what's at the library etc.
Are rereads allowed? I want to try and read as many new-to-me books as possible, but I see several on the list from pre-university days that I've been wanting to read again as an adult.
Start: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012Level: Medium
Completed: 20/20
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stinkin' excited about this challenge! I wish I didn't have so much schoolwork to get done before the end of the semester so I could go ahead and begin!Hardcore
25 December 2011 - 24 December 2012
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1. 1984
2. Alas, Babylon
5. The Bar Code Tattoo
6. Birthmarked
7. Blindness
8. Brave New World
9. The Children of Men
10. Children of the Dust
11. The Chrysalids
13. The City, Not Long After
16. Earth Abides
17. Fahrenheit 451
18. Genesis
19. The Handmaid's Tale
20. The House of the Scorpion
22. The Knife of Never Letting Go
23. Land under England
25. Lord of the Flies
29. One Second After
30. Oryx and Crake
31. The Passage
32. The Postman
33. Prophets of the Ghost Ants
34. Riddley Walker
35. The Road
37. The Things That Keep Us Here
38. The Time Machine
39. The Unit
41. V for Vendetta
42. We
43. Z for Zachariah
May make changes to the original list depending on availability of books and opinion of series.
Btw, does anyone else have R.E.M. running through her/his head every time she/he sees the title of this challenge? ☺
Sign me up! :) I'll go with easy level for now, may upgrade depending on how I get on with all the other challenges I've already signed up for. :)It’s the End of the World (and we like it) Challenge
Time Frame: 01 December 2011 - 30 November 2012
Level: Hardcore
Completed: 45/45 (Finished: 29 November 2012)
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Oh, I'm definitely in!!! My favorite genre! I'll do the medium level, posting as I go. Start date, today. End date 11.15.2012
Time Frame: 01 Dec '11 - 30 Nov '12Level: Easy (will upgrade as the year progresses)
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It's the End of the World (and We Like It) ChallengeJanuary 1 - December 31, 2012
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1. Ashfall by Mike Mullin
2. Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin
3. Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel
4. Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel
5. Eve by Anna Carey
6. Once by Anna Carey
7. The Kill Order by James Dashner
8. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
9. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
10. The Death Cure by James Dashner
11. Seed by Rob Ziegler
12. Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
13. Hollowmen by Amanda Hocking
14. Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody
15. The Farseekers by Isobelle Carmody
16. Ashling by Isobelle Carmody
17. The Keeping Place by Isobelle Carmody
18. Wavesong by Isobelle Carmody
19. The Stone Key by Isobelle Carmody
20. The Sending by Isobelle Carmody
21. The Red Queen by Isobelle Carmody
22. Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien
23. Tortured by Caragh M. O'Brien
24. Prized by Caragh M. O'Brien
25. Promised by Caragh M. O'Brien
26. Matched by Ally Condie
27. Crossed by Ally Condie
28. Matched Book 3 by Ally Condie
29. Burn Bright by Marianne de Pierres
30. Angel Arias by Marianne de Pierres
31. Blaze Dark by Marianne de Pierres
32. Scored by Lauren McLaughlin
33. The New World by Patrick Ness
34. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
35. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
36. Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
37. Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
38. Shadows by Ilsa J. Bick
39. Deadline by Mira Grant
40. Blackout by Mira Grant
I will sign up for easy... for now. Here is what I came up with...Its the end of the world ~and I love it~!
{JAN 1 2012~ DEC 31 2012}
1.World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
2.The Forest of Hands and Teeth
3.Life As We Knew It
4.The Dead and the Gone
5.This World We Live In
6.Uglies
7.Pretties
8.Specials
9.Extras
10.Divergent
1/10 complete, and as it turns out - a relly good one :)!@ wfpoppet - I just love how you made the challenge alphabetical!
This is a very nice one :)It’s the End of the World (and we like it) Challenge!
Starting with MEDIUM but I'll probably upgrade later.
My Duration: January 1st, 2012 - December 31st, 2012
I will be posting as I go.
I'm in for medium level. I won't start this until January.
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1.The Hunger Games
2.Catching Fire
3.Mockingjay
4.Crossed
5.Hunger
6.Enclave
7.The Knife of Never Letting Go
8.Wither
9.Inside Out
10.The Maze Runner
11.The Water Wars
12.Uglies
13.Incarceron
14.The Dead-Tossed Waves
15.Lockdown
16.Across the Universe
17.The Enemy
18.Delirium
19.Blood Red Road
20.Battle Royale
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1.The Hunger Games
2.Catching Fire
3.Mockingjay
4.Crossed
5.Hunger
6.Enclave
7.The Knife of Never Letting Go
8.Wither
9.Inside Out
10.The Maze Runner
11.The Water Wars
12.Uglies
13.Incarceron
14.The Dead-Tossed Waves
15.Lockdown
16.Across the Universe
17.The Enemy
18.Delirium
19.Blood Red Road
20.Battle Royale
If I've missed adding one to the list or any updates let me know. (If you updated your original list and didn't add a little 3/4 or whatever note at the bottom I probably didn't add it today. The small child is driving me batty. ☺)
Aleksandra wrote: "1/10 complete, and as it turns out - a relly good one :)!@ wfpoppet - I just love how you made the challenge alphabetical!"
Ha, I'm a bit compulsive when it comes to visual organization. Not that the current chaos that is my bedroom would attest to that... ☺
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Genre: Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic
Time Frame: Challenge ends ONE YEAR from the date started.
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