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Moderators of NBRC’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

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This is the 4th level of this challenge.

The challenge consists of many levels, this level is 501 - 1,000 books. So, if you have not completed the first 500, go back and complete the previous levels of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2024 that you haven't already finished.

Just create your list of books (at this level, label them 501 through 1,000) and mark them off with a strike through or a check-mark them as you finish. If you find you can't finish one of the books on your list for any reason, you may replace it with another.

Also, if you just want to decide what you read as you go you can do that as well. Since this challenge is for the year 2024 any books you've read this year may be included.

This is a free choice challenge. Read whatever you want.



Strip Strike Out Text

Make a ✔ Or Other Symbol

Level Quick Links
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Breakdown posted, swap days if need be.

If someone else joins and is interested in writing DQs for the Day 4 section, give a shout. Judith is happy to share the wealth

Anissa, you've been added to the sheet now :)

Ariana wrote: "Does the nominator write Daily Questions for the first day then volunteers do it for the later days?"

Generally yes, but people can swap days if it works better for schedules. Or if you'd like, say the last day for whatever reason, just post that in the thread. When the assignments are made, we'll honor requests to the extent possible.

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~ Monthly Audiobook Challenge ~

Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).

Let's find some great audiobooks together!

Duration: Monthly


September 2024 Theme:

◈Pets are family too
First published in the year your pet was born (or a friend or family member's pet if you don't have one)

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Feed Your Readers, the NetGalley Challenge

Duration: Monthly

How to Participate:

The NetGalley Challenge is designed to not only get you to read your NetGalley books, but to also advertise your reviews for others to see because after all, that's what NetGalley is all about.

Though you may pop in/out at any time, the NetGalley Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.


1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf
b: What books are on your NG shelf
c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is

2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio

Then start a new post for the next month!


**When linking your reviews, please link only to the book(s) here at GoodReads. At this time, linking to a personal blog is not allowed. Thank you!

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Happy hunting on the back of a turtle!

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DiscWorld monster Wheel is live

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Enjoy ladies, let me know if I left someone off the credit list

The DiscWorld series, or maybe saga (series of series) is a better description, has been delighting readers for decades. Pratchett was an author taken from the world too soon, but his catalog was vast and holds up to changing times. For that, we can be grateful. Whether you are a long time fan of the series or never heard of it before, delight in crushing these monsters.

And if you haven't read any of his DiscWorld books, what are you waiting for?

A new spreadsheet of monsters and tasks was added to the Master List of Tasks called DiscWorld Monsters.



https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=...

*Shout out to Cat, Melindam, and Sammy for wheel construction

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Participation Verified

Beth M https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Judith https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Catherine https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Angie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Lexi https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 		MPDQs
2 Sept 		Prologue - Chapter 14	Judith 
3 Sept 		Chapters 15 - 34 	Catherine
4 Sept 		Chapters 35 - 51 	Jenny
5 Sept 		Chapters 52 - 68 	Judith
6 Sept 		Chapters 69 - end 	Lexi

Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?

Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here

From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water comes an inventive, high-concept murder mystery: an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, and an audacious solution.

Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.

Outside the island there is nothing: the world was destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched.

On the island: it is idyllic. One hundred and twenty-two villagers and three scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists.

Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death. And then they learn that the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island, the only thing that was keeping the fog at bay. If the murder isn't solved within 107 hours, the fog will smother the island—and everyone on it.

But the security system has also wiped everyone's memories of exactly what happened the night before, which means that someone on the island is a murderer—and they don't even know it.

And the clock is ticking.

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nominator: Lexi