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Tammy wrote: "I'm definitely a book hoarder. I have books still in boxes from when I moved that will not fit on my bookshelf. My favorite books stay in my room but there are plenty stored in the basement. I will..."I've had to cut back on going to the used bookstore because I have zero impulse control. :)
DHASG December Challenge
Introduction: It's the last month of the year. 2017 is almost at an end. Here's to a year of reading and book challenging. Thank you so much for participating in our monthly challenges on the group. Happy Holidays and let's hope you have an excellent December in all ways!
Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between December 1st and December 30th.
3. A book may only be used once in the challenge.
4. Please sign up and list your stats or link to the completed stats listing when you finish the challenge.
5. In your stats, include book title, author, date read, and how it represents the specific part of the challenge.
6. Enjoy and happy reading!
Levels:
1. Twelfth Night: Read 10-12 books.
2. Auld Lang Syne: Read 5-9 books.
3. Winter Solstice: Read 3-4 books.
Categories:
1. The Long and the Short of It: December is one of the longer months, but it has the shortest day of the year, the Winter Solstice. Read a book that is over 500 pages but has a one world title with twelve or less letters.
2. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?: Read a book where the lead character has a date on or at the end of the year (New Year's Eve, December 31st). New Year's Eve must be a part of the storyline.
3.Naughty List: Read a book with a lead character who would be on Santa's Naughty List.
4.Make Up Your Mind: December 31st is also Make Up Your Mind Day. Read a book where a prominent character has a tough decision to make as part of the storyline.
5.Snow Day: In many states and parts of the world, it will snow at least once or twice in December. Read a book where there is a snow scene of some kind or it snows at at least one point in the story.
6.Christmas Radio: Tis the Season for Christmas/Holiday music. Read a book that sounds like or is an actual holiday or Christmas song title.
7.B-I-N-G-O!: December is Bingo Month. Let's play Bingo. Spell Bingo in a combination of the following ways: 1. First letter of first or last name of author, 2. One or more first letters of the book title, 3. First letter of first or last name of one or more characters in the book. 4. First letter of series title name. 5. First letter of the genre of fiction. One book must achieve all these. 6. First Letter of the City, State or Country (location) the book is set in.
8.All Things Snow White: Since snow is a motif of December, and includes Eat a Red Apple Day, let's celebrate the fairy tale, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". Read a book that brings to mind an aspect of the Snow White fairy tale. You could even read a Snow White retelling.
9.Unlucky Day December 31st is Unlucky Day, which is self explanatory. Read a book where the character is having a very bad turn of luck.
10.Optimist's Day: December 21st is Look on the Bright Side Day. Let's celebrate optimism by reading a book where the lead character tends to look on the bright side.
11.52: There are 52 cards in a deck of cards. Hence 52. December 28th is Card Playing Day. Read a book where playing cards is part of the storyline, or a character has a name that sounds like one of the cards in deck, such as Knight, Jack, Queen, King, Spade, or a number's card. You could even read a book that has a number in the title from 1-9. Or a book that brings to mind a popular card game.
12.My Holiday Wish List: What's on your holiday wish list? Read a book that features something that is commonly found on a person's gift wish list. This can be literal or metaphorical.
Information about December holidays taken from Holiday Insights website: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreho...
Challenge Participants List
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Suzanne
Tina Theresa
Teri
Way to go, Suzanne and Tina Theresa!
This is in the wrong section. I moved it to promotions.
Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "I have decided to sale or just get rid of books I know I don't want to read. Some of them I don't want to because they are pretty. such as Hush, Hush and Beautiful Creatures. The ones with ugly cov..."I'm a sucker for a beautiful cover too!
Cindi wrote: "I used to keep all the books I'd read plus a good, healthy number of TBR's until Hurricane Katrina. We had so many folks that lost everything and I hoped my books would be appreciated. And I used t..."I'm glad that you are loving having a primarily ebook collection, Cindi. I do have plenty of those, but I like the look of books on a physical shelf too much to get rid of them.
Natalie wrote: "I’m definiely in the book hoarder category. Though I rather like Noelle’s description of book 'collector' :-)I have many shelves and several bookcases of books. They are squeezed in and stacked on..."
I tend to keep most of the books I read, unless I hated them. I don't hate many books though.
Congrats to every one who participated!
Natalie wrote: "I've just started listening to 
by Anne Stuart."Its this your first time reading this? It's something else!
DHASG November Challenge
Introduction: It's November! The holidays are right around the corner. In fact, Thanksgiving is at the end of November. It's a very busy time of the year. Hopefully you will have plenty of reading time this month!
Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between November 1st and November 30th.
3. A book may only be used once in the challenge.
4. Please sign up and list your stats or link to the completed stats listing when you finish the challenge.
5. In your stats, include book title, author, date read, and how it represents the specific part of the challenge.
6. Enjoy and happy reading!
Levels:
1. Up to Eleven: Read 7-12 books.
2. DHASG's Eleven: Read 5-6 books.
3. Eleventh Hour: Read 3-4 books.
Categories:
1. All About Chemistry: The first week of November is Chemistry Week. Read a book that teaches you about chemistry: between the characters, between you and the story, between you and a certain character. You decide.
2. The Game is Afoot!: In honor of game and Puzzle Week, Week Three of November, read a book that has a story that reminds you of a complicated game, has a title that sounds like a game or includes words that allude to a popular game, or you could read a book with a character who reminds you of Sherlock Holmes (who says, "The game is afoot" and loves a good puzzle.).
3. National Novel Writing Month: November is National Novel Writing Month. Aspiring novelists and writers all over the world compete with themselves to finish a 50000 word manuscript. To celebrate, read a book with a character who is writer, read a book by your favorite author, or by a new writer (their first published book).
4. Men Make Dinner Day: The first Thursday in November is this day. It was created to give women a break, and to give guys a chance to improve their cooking, but whatever. All we care about is that the man is cooking. Read a book that has a hero cooking.
5. Book Lovers Day: The first Saturday of the month is set aside for bibliophiles, or people like us, who live and breathe reading. For this day, you get to count any book you read and finish this month.
6. Marooned Without a Compass Day: Let's hope this never happens to you. For November 6th, let's examine the idea of being lost. You can read a book where the main character(s) spend a portion of the books lost, or they are marooned in the wilderness somewhere. You could go figuratively, and use a book where the lead character is emotionally or mentally
7. Semper Fi!: November 10th celebrates the birth of the United States Marine Corps. This elite force of the United States military is the first in and last out, was created during the Revolutionary War, and has served in every conflict the United States has faced. For this part of the challenge, read a book where a character is or was a US Marine.
8. Sadie Hawkins Day: If you went to a Sadie Hawkins Dance in school, you kind of know what this is about. It's based on an old cartoon in which the mayor of a small town created this day to marry off his daughter. To represent this day, read a book where heroine takes the lead in the relationship.
9.It's Just Plain Absurd!: For Absurdity Day on November 20th, celebrate things illogical and senseless. Read a book that represents this concept.
10.Pins and Needles Day: For November 27th, we address the concept being on pins and needles, a state of nervous anticipation. Read a book that you've been anxiously awaiting, a story that is so suspenseful and dramatic that you feel like you're on pins and needles while reading, or has a character who has a very nervous temperament.
11.Cornucopia: Pick one of these holiday fruits from the cornucopia and read a book that represents it for this part of the challenge--Stay Home Because You're Well Day, Thanksgiving, Buy Nothing Day, Black Friday, Tie One On Day, Have a Bad Day Day.
Information about November holidays taken from Holiday Insights page: http://holidayinsights.com/moreholida...
Challenge Participants
Arch wrote: "Danielle, I give away books that I know that I am not going to read. I keep books, where the character/characters have captured my heart."Same here. I probably need to go through my keeper shelf before I relocate, to make sure that I keep the ones I really consider keepers.
I feel you, Shera. I am even getting ebook copies of my keepers.
I feel your pain, Netanella. I have a medical issue that makes my eyes have trouble focusing. I would get a lot of headaches and eyestrain. Definitely cut into my reading.
Susan, I love to spend time with old favorites and remember the joy of the characters and storyline.
Some of both.I definitely use my art and craft supplies. That's the fun part, seeing how creative I can be with what I have. Also fun to shop for more and plan future works.😁
Arch wrote: "I am just going to say, I have a lot of books. Many, I haven't even reads yet. Some going on years. I like buying books that catch my attention."I definitely have more books that I can read in my lifetime. I am going through and culling some books I know I won't read. Not many, but the ones I know that I can live my life without owning.
