Amanda’s Comments (group member since Mar 28, 2016)

Amanda’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

Good luck, Rosemarie!

I'm in!!! I'm going to fill mine in starting with things I've read from the first day of spring!

B1: Award Nominated
B2: Memoir: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
B3: Audio Book
B4: Green Cover
B5: Pretty Dress

I1: Published before 1900
I2: Travel
I3: Horror or Suspense
I4: Mental Illness
I5: Fairies or Fae

N1: Published This Year: The Curse of the Braddock Brides
N2: Yellow Cover: The Girl You Left Behind
N3: FREE: The Battle of the Labyrinth
N4: Romance: Faking It
N5: Male POV: The Last Olympian

G1: Tear-Jerker: Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love
G2: In Translation: A Man Called Ove
G3: Minority Studies: Born a Crime
G4: Young Adult: The Sea of Monsters
G5: Magical Powers: The Titan's Curse

O1: Fairy Tale Retelling
O2: Historical (F or NF)
O3: Play
O4: Based on a True Story: Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years
O5: Pink Cover

With a few hours to spare...Full board BINGO for me! Message 11 has all my reads.

Rosemarie, I ended up reading The Lightning Thief and really liked it! Thanks for the recommendation!

Thanks, Rosemarie and Lynette! Great ideas!

I just got Bingo #3! I'm really trying for full board this time. 6 to go! Does anyone have any ideas for 04: Based on Mythology?

B1: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
B2: Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
B3: The Expats
B4: Death Comes to Pemberley
B5: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

Second Bingo for me!

I1: Little House in the Big Woods
I2: Farmer Boy
I3: Sense & Sensibility
I4: Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
I5: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

I was just looking at my Bingo board to see what I needed to read next to get my first Bingo....and realized I've had a diagonal Bingo for about a week now that I didn't notice!! Yahoo! Onto the next one!

B5: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
I4: Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
N3: Karnak Café
G2: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
O1: The Real Liddy James

Thanks for all your feedback! I decided to go with "Farmer Boy" second. Maybe it's because it was the second book in the series that I read and I was more used to the little house world, but I enjoyed this story more. It seemed like there was more conflict. I'm excited to see how I feel about the next book when Laura is a bit more grown up!

I also liked the part where Almanzo was talking about one rotten apple spoiling the whole bin. It led to a very confusing Google search for me on why the Osmond song "One Bad Apple" (definitely more city than country here)!

Which book do people usually read second: Little House on the Prairie or Farmer Boy?

I know Farmer Boy was published first, but Little House on the Prairie is typically listed as the second book in the series, right? I know it continues the story from Big Woods. Any thoughts for the more experienced Little Housers out there?

I've actually never read this series. I've owned the box set since I was a kid and, for whatever reason, never read them. I just finished Little House in the Big Woods. I agree that the illustrations are wonderful ("charming" is probably the best word). Even in this book, there were a few times I had to remind myself that these stories were written in a different time. I'm interested to see how I react to the next books.

Renee wrote: "It should be something published in 2016."

That's what I thought--thanks for clarifying!

Quick question: For 01 (Published Last Year), are people using 2015, 2016, or does it not matter? I've seen both and figured I'd ask :-)

This is great! I have so many of my own books, but can't seem to stop buying more or heading to the library for new reads. I'm going to aim to complete at least Level 2.

Level 1:

1. The Wind in the Willows
2. Little House in the Big Woods
3. Farmer Boy
4. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
5. Little House on the Prairie

Level 2:

6. Far Appalachia: Following the New River North
7. One Hundred Years of Solitude
8. The Girl You Left Behind
9. Faking It
10. The Painted Girls

Level 3:

11. Around the World in Eighty Days
12. Little Women

I'm in for this as well!

No A: The Wind in the Willows (1/14/17)
No B: The Real Liddy James (1/23/17)
No C: Little House in the Big Woods (1/25/17)
No D: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (2/6/17)
No E: Room (10/15/17)
No F: Alice in Tumblr-land (1/3/17)
No G: Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (1/28/17)
No H: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (2/13/17)
No I: Farmer Boy (2/4/17)
No J: Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (1/29/17)
No K: Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice (2/15/17)
No L: The Brain: The Story of You (3/6/17)
No M: All Quiet on the Western Front (2/22/17)
No N: Death Comes to Pemberley (3/4/17)
No O: Karnak Café (1/3/17)
No P: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (2/16/17)
No Q: The Lightning Thief (3/11/17)
No R: The Expats (1/17/17)
No S: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (3/8/17)
No T: A Man Called Ove (4/22/17)
No U: The XYZ Affair. (1/8/17)
No V: Little House on the Prairie (3/13/17)
No W: Sense & Sensibility (2/28/17)
No X: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun (2/20/17)
No Y: Ella Minnow Pea (1/15/17)
No Z: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (1/2/17)

I'd like to try this one again, too! I found it too late in the year and did really well with 1900-2016, but know I need to beef up my reading in the 1800s to make it work for me this year!

1800-1809
1810-1819
1820-1829
1830-1839
1840-1849
1850-1859
1860-1869: Little Women (1862)
1870-1879: Around the World in Eighty Days (1872)
1880-1889: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886)
1890-1899
1900-1909: The Wind in the Willows (1908)
1910-1919
1920-1929: All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)
1930-1939: Little House in the Big Woods (1932)
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969: One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)
1970-1979: Karnak Café (1974)
1980-1989: The XYZ Affair. (1980)
1990-1999: Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (1991)
2000-2009: Ella Minnow Pea (2001)
2010-2017: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (2012)

Count me in! I'm aiming for all 26 this year!

A: Alice in Tumblr-land (1/3/17)
B: The Brain: The Story of You (3/6/17)
C: The Cuckoo's Calling (10/12/17)
D: Death Comes to Pemberley (3/4/17)
E: Ella Minnow Pea (1/15/17)
F: Farmer Boy (2/4/17)
G: The Girl You Left Behind (4/9/17)
H: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (2/6/17)
I: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (3/23/17)
J: Jane Austen Made Me Do It: Original Stories Inspired by Literature's Most Astute Observer of the Human Heart (12/29/17)
K: Karnak Café (1/3/17)
L: Little House in the Big Woods (1/25/17)
M: Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History & Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (1/29/17)
N
O: One Hundred Years of Solitude (3/19/17)
P: The Painted Girls (9/25/17)
Q: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (1/2/17)
R: The Real Liddy James (1/23/17)
S: Sense & Sensibility (2/28/17)
T: The Titan's Curse (4/1/17)
U: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (2/13/17)
V
W: The Wind in the Willows (1/14/17)
X: The XYZ Affair. (1/8/17)
Y
Z

I've been waiting for this post!

B1: Award Winner: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
B2: Graphic Novel: Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
B3: Silver Lettering: The Expats
B4: Mystery or Thriller: Death Comes to Pemberley
B5: Current Event Related: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

I1: Start a Series: Little House in the Big Woods
I2: Middle Grade: Farmer Boy
I3: Blue Cover: Sense & Sensibility
I4: > 400 pages: Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
I5: Personal Improvement: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

N1: Classic: The Wind in the Willows
N2: Made into a Movie: Little House on the Prairie
N3: FREE: Karnak Café
N4: Science Fiction: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
N5: Humor: Alice in Tumblr-land

G1: Magical Realism: One Hundred Years of Solitude
G2: LGBTQ+: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
G3: White Cover: Far Appalachia: Following the New River North
G4: Published In Your Birth Year: Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
G5: Biographical: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

O1: Published Last Year: The Real Liddy James
O2: Epistolary: Ella Minnow Pea
O3: Gold Lettering: All Quiet on the Western Front
O4: Based on Mythology: The Lightning Thief
O5: Math/Science: The Brain: The Story of You

I love, love, love this idea! The last time I checked, I have already read 61 of Rory's books. I'm going to set a goal of 5 for 2017, but hope to go over!



Level 1: Visiting Stars Hollow
1. Ella Minnow Pea (1/15/17)
2. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (3/8/17)
3. One Hundred Years of Solitude (3/19/17)
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5.

Level 2: Gilmore Neighbor
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Level 3: Gilmore BFF
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Level 4: Gilmore Girl
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

Level 5: You ARE Rory Gilmore!
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

Excellent advice, Renee! I'm excited to try again for 2017!