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I like the idea of using the same categories for both and letting members decide how they fit if they're using Boxall's list.I suppose the pie could have 7 pieces. I could get them to fit!
Glad to have given you a treasure trove of reading planning! I really like the look of the Guardian's list a lot.
Ok, I'm thinking some kind of pie (Trivial Pursuit style), with 6 pieces. They could be date ranges for Boxall's and themes for Guardian's, and the participant has to choose which version they are doing.The Guardian list is broken up by 7 themes (so readers would only have to do 6): love, crime, comedy, family and self, state of the nation, science fiction and fantasy, war and travel.
Do you think the Boxall's list could be easily broken up into 6 date ranges?
OR - combine into one big pie with 12 pieces, using both dates and themes.
I almost feel like any Dickens fits at Christmas time. Probably because that's when the TV adaptations always played when I was growing up!
How does mix-n-match work?
Hmm. I'll have to think about that some. It could be simple like the Award winners one (read a chosen number of books that are on either list), or we could make it a bit more complicated with genre/category, or time period included. I'm not sure what the best format would be. It could be a Bingo, or something else. I'll mull it over and report back. :)
Renee, I was also looking at the Boxall's and Guardian's lists of books to read before you die, and wondering if we could do some kind of challenge around those. What do you think?
I thought I'd go ahead and post what the Award Winners challenge will look like for next year, since Renee mentioned it earlier.- The goal is to read books that have won an award. Any award is eligible, but see below for a list to help get you started.
- This is a year-long challenge.
- It can be completed more than once in the year.
- 4 levels are possible, for a total of 12 books.
Level 1 - Explorer
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Level 2 - Wanderer
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Level 3 - Enthusiast
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Level 4 - Expert
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List of awards to consider:
General Fiction and World Awards
Pulitzer Prize (International)
ALA Alex Award (Written for adults but with special appeal to young adults).
National Book Award (U.S. Authors)
Man Booker Prize (Commonwealth / International)
Governor General's Literary Awards (Canadian)
Scotiabank Giller Prize (Canadian)
Orange Prize formerly, now Women's Prize (International women writers published in Britain)
Asian Literary Prize (Asian)
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (International with focus on South Asia)
Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa (African)
Genre-Specific Awards
Newbery Medal (Young Adult)
Walter Scott Prize (Historical Fiction)
Macavity Award (Mystery)
Edgar Award (Mystery)
Agatha Award (Cozy Mystery)
Barry Award (Crime)
Arthur Ellis Award (Crime - Canada)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Fantasy)
Nebula Award (Sci Fi & Fantasy)
Locus Award (Sci Fi & Fantasy)
Hugo Award (Sci Fi & Fantasy)
Andre Norton Award (YA Sci Fi & Fantasy)
Prometheus Award (Sci Fi with Libertarian Focus)
James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Sci Fi & Fantasy with Gender Focus)
RITA Award (Romance)
Bram Stoker Award (Horror)
Renee wrote: "I've been putting off One of Ours all year.. For no explicable reason. I really want to read the book. I just can't seem to get to it."I do that too, Renee - not sure why!
How's everyone doing on this challenge? I still have two books to read with one month to go - I'd better get on it!
Badges sound fun. :)
Award Winners 2016 (Completed)
I am aiming to complete Level 2 - Wanderer.
Level 1 - Explorer
1. The Golem and the Jinni - Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2014)
2. Murder as a Fine Art - Nero Award (2014), Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award (2014)
3. The Lives of Tao - ALA Alex Award (2014)
Level 2 - Wanderer
4. The Vor Game - Hugo Award for Best Novel (1991)
5. A Monstrous Regiment of Women - Nero Award (1996)
6. An Officer and a Spy - Walter Scott Prize (2014)
Cereal Numbers : Series Challenge 2016
1. Gail Carriger - Finishing School Series
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2. Brandon Sanderson - Reckoners Series
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3. Shelley Adina - Magnificent Devices Series
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4. Tamora Pierce - The Immortals Series
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5. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter Series (Re-Read)
Level 2 - Pour the Milk (5-10 books in the same series)
✔ 1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
✔ 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
✔ 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
✔ 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
✔ 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
✔ 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Completed: 6/7
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6. Victoria Thompson - Gaslight Mystery Series
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Buyer's Remorse: The TBR Challenge (2016)Books must be owned (in physical or electronic form) before Jan. 1, 2016. All of my books are ebooks. The year listed is year of purchase. Linked books have been finished. Books I've read or am planning to read are on this shelf: 2016 Book Hoarder Challenge.
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
1. Child of Flame (2015)
2. Emilie and the Sky World (2015)
3. Wolf Star (2015)
4. The Emperor's Blades (2014)
5. The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence (2014)
Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
6. Cursed Moon (2015)
7. Slumber (2014)
8. Vicious (2015)
9. The Winds of Khalakovo (2014)
10. Salt Bride (2012)
Level Three (15 TBR books) = Captain of the Shelf
11. A Civil Contract (2012)
12. The Clockwork Dagger (2014)
13. Stormdancer (2014)
14. Stolen Songbird (2014)
15. The Disappeared (2015)
Level Four (20 TBR books) = Master of All Dust Bunnies
16. Winter Queen (2015)
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Dance of Book Joy ensues!
Badges EarnedGroup-Wide Challenges
Maxi-Mini Challenges
Mini-Mini Challenges
The TBR challenge looks great - thanks, Renee!
Yes - 5 at least feels manageable for now!
Oh dear - I didn't even include all the group reads I didn't get to. Maybe we should have another mini-challenge next year just for those, Renee.
Renee wrote: "I'm also hoping Alison will bring the Awards Challenge back for 2016."Definitely, Renee!
Renee wrote: "Of those you've listed I've only read The Vor Game and Rebecca, but both were excellent. If that helps with the narrowing."Both of those are award winners, too - so maybe I'll kill two birds with one stone.
What are my favorite elements?I really like the mini-challenges best because you can do so much with them and keep it fresh. I also enjoyed the genre and world lit challenges. Although I didn't manage to do them every month, it did help me get to some books that I wouldn't have. And the Points challenge is a fun bonus activity. Who doesn't like to add up points??
I'd like to see more...
I'd like to see more challenges related to making progress on series and on TBR (owned) books. I'm thinking I need to focus heavily on those two things next year, since they are getting out of hand for me! Whether it's through mini-challenges or something else.
Voting on books
I stopped voting on the monthly choices because I found that I wasn't getting around to reading them, and didn't want to skew the results.
