Saar The Book owl’s Comments (group member since Dec 09, 2021)

Saar The Book owl’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

Feel free to do that, Bill :)

I've found a new challenge on the Blogspot of Linz The Bookworm and I might try this one too. There are different levels, and different categories in each level. There are a lot of options but this reading challenge will also help challenge you to come out of your comfort zone.

It may seems a lot, but personally for me, a lot of my books that I'm planning on reading fits more than 1 challenge. So, it will be easy to fill in most of the spots.

Level 1: easy
1.) Read a book with a title that starts with a "W"
2.) A book you got for under $3
3.) A book with a blue cover
4.) Read a book by your favorite author
5.) A book with the word "Light" in the title
6.) A book that is set in the future
7.) A book from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/)
8.) Read a book of short stories or a novella
9.) Read a book you've had on your "to be read" shelf for more than a year
10.) Read a book that takes place in winter
11.) Reread a book you have recommended to a friend
12.) Free Space- Pick any book!

Level 2:
13.) A book under 400 pages
14.) Read a book by Julie Garwood
15.) Read a classic fairy tale
16.) Read a retelling of the classic fairy tale
17.) Read a suspense or horror book
18.) A book you got for free (gift, found or book exchange)
19.) Read a book with a building on the cover
20.) Read a historical fiction from the World War II-era
21.) Read a book that was turned into a movie or tv show
22.) A book by an author named James/Jim or a variant
23.) Read a book recommended on your local library's website
24.) Free Space- Pick any book!

Level 3:
25.) A book with the word "book" in the title
26.) Read an urban fantasy novel
27.) A book published in 2000
28.) A book recommended to you by a friend
29.) Read an author's debut novel
30.) Read a book from the BBC's list of Top 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die
31.) Read a book that is over 600 pages
32.) Read a book by Isaac Asimov
33.) Read a book with the word 'Star' in the title
34.) Read a book about a historical figure (fiction or non-fiction)
35.) Read a book about an assassin
36.) Free Space- Pick any book!

Level 4:
37.) Book 1 of a Trilogy
38.) Book 2 of a Trilogy
39.) Book 3 of a Trilogy
40.) Read a book fro NPR's favorite books of 2019
41.) Read a novel by an author using a pseudonym
42.) Read a graphic novel
43.) A book with a season in the title
44.) Read a book with exactly four words in the title
45.) Read a book about a writer (real or fictional)
46.) Read a book with a title that rhymes
47.) A book by an author named Elizabeth/Beth or a variant
48.) Free Space- Pick any book!

Level 5:
49.) Read a motivational/inspirational book
50.) Read a book with two or more authors
51.) Read a book by John Creasey
52.) Read a book published in 1980
53.) Read a "rags to riches" story
54.) Read a book with an occupation in the title
55.) Read a book about travel or that involves travel
56.) A book that takes place in outer space/another planet
57.) Read a book that starts with the letter J
58.) Read a book that takes place in the Middle East or is inspired by Middle Eastern Culture
59.) Read a book about a video game or virtual reality
60.) Free Space- Pick any book!

'Blue Monday' is really good, but the whole series is.

@Vikki: ah, now I understand, haha!
@Emily: thank you :D
@Lea: waw, you've read a lot of my list. A Little Life is indeed a struggle. I've started it a while ago, but put it aside.

I think you're refering to another challenge, Desley ;) That's the 12 + 4 challenge. But it seems that the 1st annual reading challenge can be everything.
So, the 12 + 4 challenge is a challenge wher you pick 12 books that you want to read and 4 alternatives. If one of the 12 isn't your 'thing', you can replace it with one of your alternatives. Maybe you can just make another thread with '12 + 4 challenge' as a title. I've got one too.

Great and interesting list, Bill. I've read The Name of the Wind and still not sure on what to think about it.

@vikki: Thank you and yes, I'm participating in Team Flava Flav, but I'm not sure what you mean?
@Denise: I've started it, but I think I'm going to read GoT - series first to understand the book better. I've stopped reading LoTR in the midst of the second book. The talking trees were a bit to much, but I'm planning on rereading it.
@Bill: I've read the first 2 books of Cronin, but there's a huge gap between the 2nd and the 3rd. Maybe I'll reread to remember some stuff, but it was good. The tv - series were not.
@Desley: what were your thoughts on it?

Yes, my thoughts exactly! I don't know where I'm at in the series, I think the one I've finished this year was the New Prophecy. I've got all the series until the one that is not finished. Then I've got some small novellas and a couple of stand alones (the big ones). I know these are 'children books', but I've enjoy them so much. Glad you like them too!

I love the 'Warrior Cat' - series :D

No problem, John, I appreciate it :)

Thanks, John, that book is on my TBR - pile ;) I've read a lot of cat books already, I'm a huge fan of Jackson Galaxy and I've got 2 cats myself, besides a horse and 2 chickens. And also important: I'm living together with my partner and our 9 - year old son.

Hi everyone, my name is Saar (short for 'Sarah'), I'm 38 and living in Bruges, that's in Belgium ;)
I'm a huge bookworm (who else is not?) and I have a weak spot for fantasy, horror, thriller and animal - related books (cats and horses).
A day without a book is a day you haven't fully lived.

Well, I really like tomes of 500+ pages and sometimes it takes me ages to finish them, but mostly not.
So, let's go crazy in 2022 and tackle 20 tomes at least from fiction to non - fiction and everything between.
1. Deadhouse Gates
2. A Little Life
3. The Clan of the Cave Bear (Dutch translation)
4. News from an Unknown Universe (Dutch translation)
5. Dune (Dutch translation)
6. A Promised Land (Dutch translation)
7. Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity (Dutch translation)
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1. The Slap
2. The Uninvited
3. The Boy in the Suitcase
4. Kafka on the Shore
5. The Haunting of Hill House: read 05/25/2022
6. See You in the Cosmos: read 11/04/2022
7. A Little Life
8. The North Water
9. The Terror
10. The City of Mirrors
11. Born to Run
12. The Mare

Alternatives:

1. Call Me By Your Name
2. Zoo
3. Annihilation
4. Fire & Blood

Read 25/26 challenges.

1. A book you received as a gift.

2. A book that takes place in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire.

3. A book about: book clubs, book stores, libraries

4. A book from Moderator Recommends https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

5. A new release.

6. A lesser known book written by any author.

7. A book with a two word title.

8. A book with a different culture than yours.

9. A book about someone who is dead.

10. A book from a genre you don’t usually read.

11. Read two books by one author, name author.

12. Book set in a fictional town.

13. A light hearted or fun book.

14. A book about betrayal.

15. A book written by an author who uses initials for his/her name.
ie: J.K. Rowling

16. A book you own but haven’t read yet.

17. A book from the bottom of your tbr list.

18. A highly anticipated book.

19. A book you picked up at the library.

20. A book you bought/borrowed with out reading the inside blurb.

21. A book that starts with the letter W, X,Y, or Z*

Here is a list of books that start with x, (who knew?)
https://www.listchallenges.com/books-...

22. A book from a series.

23. A book with a number in the title.

24. Read a book set in a state with a direction in its name: North, South, East, or West. (N.C, N.D, S.C, S.D, W.V)

25. A book written by someone from The U.K. (N. Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales)

26. A book with an Orange cover.

*According to Goodreads rules: books that start with certain letters include the A/An/The. Which means that no, we cant skip those words.