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Betsy wrote: "I just saw the Bookopoly challenge. That looks fun, can we do this for 2017 as well. I don't care if it is the same board or a new board :)"I think we can do that :)
Cindy wrote: "Have more creative challenges. I like themes. Sometimes it seems like the same mini challenges are recycled from the last year..."Cindy, many will be recycled again because we still have lots of people interested in them who either haven't had a chance to complete them yet, or who do enjoy repeating challenges.
We'll try to have a good mix of new and returning challenges for those who don't want to repeat, but feel free to offer any ideas you'd like for us to develop!
Yay!! This is exactly what I want to do with my Christmas break!
Congrats, Rosemarie!
Done! My last book ended up being a dnf, but I'm still counting it.
Camille wrote: "I also suggested earlier going for themes maybe and see how it goes."I still really like this idea, Camille, especially because it offers more flexibility in choosing what to read. Are you thinking that we'd collect theme nominations and do a poll every month? Or choose themes ahead of time?
Finish 2016 by traveling to Japan. This month's group read is The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.
December's genre is Humour/Humor. The group read is You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself.
Martha wrote: "In mini-challenges I'd love to see the Serial challenge and Chunkster challenge continue. The Let's Have Pie challenge was one I got started a little later in the year, but I really liked the conce..."Do you have any specific lists that you'd like to focus on for Let's Have Pie, Martha?
We're looking for ideas for next year's reading challenges! Please consider the following questions and give any constructive feedback that you have to offer. This group is for all of us, so we value your input! 1. What do you like, that you would like to see continue next year?
2. Do you have any ideas for new challenges?
3. Is there anything you would change about current challenges?
4. Group reads - which genres do you like best? Any improvements you would suggest here?
5. Is there anything you'd like to see more of?
6. Is there anything you could do without?
My Goal: 10 BooksPotential Books:
✔ The Clockwork Dagger
✔ Stormdancer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Cereal, Bingo)
Flame of Sevenwaters (Cereal)
✔ Murder in Chinatown
✔ The Dead Travel Fast (Haunted)
✔ Grave Peril
✔ An Impartial Witness
✔ The Disappeared
✔ Stolen Songbird
Wheel of the Infinite (Buyer's Remorse, Bingo)
✔ Winter Queen
✔ Wine of Violence
Tagged Books:
1. The Clockwork Dagger (Buyer's Remorse, Books of Chance) - 15
2. Murder in Chinatown (Cereal) - 10
3. Grave Peril (Haunted, Bingo) -- abandoned at 100 pgs
4. Wine of Violence (Buyer's Remorse, Bingo) - 15
5. Stormdancer (Buyer's Remorse, Books of Chance, World Lit) -- abandoned at 50 pgs
6. Stolen Songbird (Haunted, Buyer's Remorse, Chunkster) - 20
7. The Disappeared (Buyer's Remorse) - 10
8. An Impartial Witness (Haunted, Soup) - 15
9. Winter Queen (Buyer's Remorse) - 10
10. Dead to the World (Readathon) - 10
11. The Dead Travel Fast (Haunted, Readathon) - 15
11. Snow Like Ashes - (Readathon) 10
Challenge Levels Completed:
1. Cereal Numbers - Level 2
2. Books of Chance - Completed
3. Buyer's Remorse - Level 3
4. Haunted by the Unread
Books Chased but not Caught:
1.
Tag Tally
Books Tagged: 11
Points Tagged: 130
Personal Goal Achieved (25 pts): 25
Challenge Levels Completed (10 pts each): 40
Annual Personal Goal Achieved (100 pts): 100
Total: 295
Previous Months
June Total: 325
July Total: 340
August Total: 390
September Total: 465
October Total: 460
November Total: 395
December Book TagHow many books will you tag this month?
*Each book you tag earns 5 points. (Completed books.)
*Add to that 5 points for each group activity that you participate in with that book. Tag it with as many as you can - challenges, games, group reads, buddy reads, readathons - to get the most out of it.
*25 bonus points if you meet your personal monthly goal (number of books read).
*10 bonus points for each challenge or game for which you complete a level during the month.
*You don't have to read the exact books that you plan - the number is what's important, and you determine what is reasonable for you. You're only competing against yourself, so help yourself meet those goals!
Use the template below to state your goal, track your progress and report on your accomplishments.
Template:
My Goal: # Books
Planned Books:
1.
Tagged Books:
1.
Challenge Levels Completed:
1.
Books Chased but not Caught:
1.
Tag Tally
Books Tagged: 0
Points Tagged: 0
Personal Goal Achieved (25 pts): 0
Challenge Levels Completed (10 pts each): 0
Annual Personal Goal Achieved (100 pts): 0
Total: 0
Previous Months
June Total:
July Total:
August Total:
September Total:
October Total:
November Total:
Congrats, Agnik!!
I finished Half-Blood Prince a few weeks ago. I still really loved it this time. I like that we get some good time at Hogwarts. I know other people have complained that nothing happens, but I don't feel that way. The ending.... still terrible, but I think I've managed to accept it since the first time I read it.Camille, I can see your points, but for some reason those things don't bother me!
I finished my upper half! Just two books to go, so I think I'll make it by December.
I'm an Exacting Reader - haha, you wouldn't think so looking at how many books I have on my shelves, but it's actually true. My main use of Goodreads is to hone in on what I like so I can plan my future enjoyment more effectively. Once I find out what I don't like, I'll avoid books like that in the future. It's not about broadening horizons for me, lol.
Woohoo!
Of course! The journey is what really matters on this one.
