Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

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Disney or Bust! (99 new)
Sep 08, 2013 07:20AM

75015 CHARACTER MEET 'N' GREET
50/50

Buzz Lightyear
13/13

✔ B - Black Water | Joyce Carol Oates ★★ (11/21)
✔ U - Up the Down Staircase | Bel Kaufman ★★★★ (12/18)
✔ Z - NW | Zadie Smith ★★ (11/02)
✔ Z - The Zookeeper's Wife | Diane Ackerman ★★ (01/09)
✔ L - Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother | Eve LaPlante ★★★ (11/04)
✔ I - Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories | Washington Irving ★★★ (11/30)
✔ G - Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn ★★ (11/28)
✔ H - Kafka on the Shore | Haruki Murakami ★★★★★ (11/24)
✔ T - Time and Tide in Acadia: Seasons on Mount Desert Island | Christopher Camuto ★★ (10/18)
✔ Y - How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe | Charles Yu ★★★★ (11/30)
✔ E - The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern ★★★★★ (10/26)
✔ A - The Age of Desire | Jennie Fields ★ (10/26)
✔ R - The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling ★ (10/19)

Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman NW by Zadie Smith The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman Marmee and Louisa The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother by Eve LaPlante Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami Time and Tide in Acadia Seasons on Mount Desert Island by Christopher Camuto How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The Age of Desire by Jennie Fields The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling


Cinderella
10/10

✔ C - Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez ★★★★★ (11/01)
✔ I - Ignorance: A Novel | Michèle Roberts ★★★ (12/06)
✔ N - Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (10/18)
✔ D - Marlene | Marlene Dietrich ★★★ (11/02)
✔ E - Elantris | Brandon Sanderson ★ (11/21)
✔ R - Portnoy's Complaint | Philip Roth ★ (11/25)
✔ E - The Elegance of the Hedgehog | Muriel Barbery ★ (11/28)
✔ L - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | John le Carré ★★★★★ (11/12)
✔ L - Xs: An Allie Armington Mystery | Louise Gaylord ★ (11/23)
✔ A - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (11/11)

Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez Ignorance A Novel by Michèle Roberts Smoke and Mirrors Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman Marlene by Marlene Dietrich Elantris by Brandon Sanderson Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré XS An Allie Armington Mystery by Louise Gaylord The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) by Alan Bradley


Donald Duck
10/10

✔ D - The Kill Artist | Daniel Silva ★★ (11/04)
✔ O - On What Grounds | Cleo Coyle ★ (10/19)
✔ N - The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (11/26)
✔ A - Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories | Sherman Alexie ★★★ (11/26)
✔ L - Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology | Caroline Paul ★★★ (11/29)
✔ D - Death Comes for the Archbishop | Willa Cather ★★★ (11/30)
✔ D - This is How You Lose Her | Junot Díaz ★★★★★ (12/09)
✔ U - Unless | Carol Shields ★★★★ (03/19)
✔ C - Beautiful Lies | Clare Clark ★ (11/19)
✔ K - Timequake | Kurt Vonnegut ★★★ (11/26)

The Kill Artist (Gabriel Allon, #1) by Daniel Silva On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, #1) by Cleo Coyle The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Blasphemy New and Selected Stories by Sherman Alexie Lost Cat A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology by Caroline Paul Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz Unless by Carol Shields Beautiful Lies by Clare Clark Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut


Mad Hatter
9/9

✔ M - Mort | Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (11/04)
✔ A - Alentejo Blue | Monica Ali ★ (12/11)
✔ D - Murder Must Advertise | Dorothy L. Sayers ★★★★ (12/25)
✔ H - Horns | Joe Hill ★★★★ (11/28)
✔ A - Hotel World | Ali Smith ★★★★ (12/20)
✔ T - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Betty Smith ★★ (11/01)
✔ T - Telegraph Avenue | Michael Chabon ★★★★ (11/17)
✔ E - Every Last One | Anna Quindlen ★★ (12/03)
✔ R - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore | Robin Sloan ★★ (12/12)

Mort (Discworld, #4) by Terry Pratchett Alentejo Blue by Monica Ali Murder Must Advertise (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) by Dorothy L. Sayers Horns by Joe Hill Hotel World by Ali Smith A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon Every Last One by Anna Quindlen Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan


Rapunzel
8/8

✔ R - Joseph Anton | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (01/04)
✔ A - An Artist of the Floating World | Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★★★ (12/29)
✔ P - Sourcery | Terry Pratchett ★★★ (11/29)
✔ U - The Witches of Eastwick | John Updike ★ (05/26)
✔ N - Fragile Things | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (10/17)
✔ Z - Mother, Mother: A Novel | Koren Zailckas ★★★★ (08/30)
✔ E - The Plum Tree | Ellen Marie Wiseman ★★ (12/18)
✔ L - The Last Runaway | Tracy Chevalier ★★★ (01/07)

Joseph Anton A Memoir by Salman Rushdie An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro Sourcery (Discworld, #5) by Terry Pratchett The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike Fragile Things short fictions and wonders by Neil Gaiman Mother, Mother A Novel by Koren Zailckas The Plum Tree by Ellen Marie Wiseman The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier


*** Completed (08/30) ***
Disney or Bust! (99 new)
Sep 08, 2013 07:19AM

75015 FAVORITE MOVIES
33/33

✔ 1. 101 Dalmations - Read a book where a dog is a key character.
The Dog Stars | Peter Heller ★ (03/21)

✔ 2. Aladdin - Read a book about someone who is poor.
Theft: A Love Story | Peter Carey ★★★ (09/30)

✔ 3. Alice in Wonderland - Read a book where a character “wakes up” in another place/world.
Grimus | Salman Rushdie ★★ (02/05)

✔ 4. Bambi - Read a book with an orphan character.
Little Century: A Novel | Anna Keesey ★★★ (10/10)

✔ 5. Beauty and the Beast - Read a book about someone who is a bibliophile.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows ★★★★ (10/07)

✔ 6. Brave - Read a book set in the UK.
The Flight of Gemma Hardy | Margot Livesey ★ (09/05)

✔ 7. A Bug's Life - Read a book where a character learns they can make a difference.
Anansi Boys | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (11/24)

✔ 8. Cars - Read a book where the characters are traveling.
The Remains of the Day | Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★★★ (10/12)

✔ 9. Cinderella - Read a book about someone who has a step-family.
The Yips | Nicola Barker ★★★ (11/10)

✔ 10. Dumbo - Read a book about the circus.
Water for Elephants | Sara Gruen ★★★ (10/21)

✔ 11. Finding Nemo - Read a book about the relationship between a parent/child.
The Land of Decoration | Grace McCleen ★★★★ (09/08)

✔ 12. The Fox and the Hound - Read a book about an unlikely friendship.
Good Omens | Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (11/29)

✔ 13. Hercules - Read a book set in an ancient time.
The Once and Future King | T.H. White ★★★ (04/06)

✔ 14. The Incredibles - Read a book where a character saves someone's life.
The Cold Light of Mourning | Elizabeth J. Duncan ★★★ (09/06)

✔ 15. The Jungle Book - Read a book set in the Middle East.
A Hologram for the King | Dave Eggers ★★★★ (10/05)

✔ 16. Lilo and Stitch - Read a book about family.
Ordeal By Innocence | Agatha Christie ★★ (10/05)

✔ 17. The Lion King - Read a book set in Africa.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Alexander McCall Smith ★★★ (11/09)

✔ 18. The Little Mermaid - Read a book that is set near water.
The Light Between Oceans | M.L. Stedman ★ (10/05)

✔ 19. Meet the Robinsons - Read a book where a character is a geek.
Shine Shine Shine | Lydia Netzer ★★★ (09/26)

✔ 20. Monsters Inc. - Read a book where the characters are scared of something.
Anacacho, An Allie Armington Mystery | Louise Gaylord ★ (11/16)

✔ 21. Mulan - Read a book set in China.
The Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan ★★★ (12/10)

✔ 22. Peter Pan - Read a book where a character discovers their talents.
The Long Earth | Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter ★★★★ (09/22)

✔ 23. Pinocchio - Read a book where a character is used like a puppet for someone else's gain.
Alys, Always: A Novel | Harriet Lane ★★ (09/25)

✔ 24. Pocahontas - Read a book about 2 or more cultures clashing.
The Forgetting Tree | Tatjana Soli ★ (10/31)

✔ 25. The Princess and the Frog - Read a book about someone who makes a big change in their life.
Just Desserts | G.A. McKevett ★★★ (10/08)

✔ 26. Robin Hood - Read a story where a character steals from others.
Skios: A Novel | Michael Frayn ★★★★ (09/01)

✔ 27. Sleeping Beauty - Read a book where a character is 16 years old.
True Believers | Kurt Andersen ★★★ (09/28)

✔ 28. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Read a book in which a character is very vain.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? | Mindy Kaling ★★★★ (11/02)

✔ 29. Tangled - Read a book about someone who was kidnapped.
Await Your Reply | Dan Chaon ★★★★ (10/30)

✔ 30. Tarzan - Read a book that is set outdoors.
American Gods | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (11/09)

✔ 31. Toy Story - Read a book in which someone has a birthday.
Pure | Julianna Baggott ★★★ (01/27)

✔ 32. Up - Read a book about someone who fulfills a lifelong dream.
Little Women | Louisa May Alcott ★★ (01/13)

✔ 33. Wall•E - Read a post-apocalyptic book.
Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins ★★★ (11/26)

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller Theft A Love Story by Peter Carey Grimus by Salman Rushdie Little Century by Anna Keesey The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro The Yips by Nicola Barker Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen The Once and Future King by T.H. White The Cold Light of Mourning (A Penny Brannigan Mystery #1) by Elizabeth J. Duncan The Land of Decoration by Grace McCleen Good Omens by Terry Pratchett A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers Ordeal By Innocence by Agatha Christie The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer Anacacho, An Allie Armington Mystery by Louise Gaylord The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett Alys, Always by Harriet Lane The Forgetting Tree by Tatjana Soli Just Desserts (A Savannah Reid Mystery #1) by G.A. McKevett Skios by Michael Frayn True Believers by Kurt Andersen Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon American Gods by Neil Gaiman Pure (Pure, #1) by Julianna Baggott Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins


Disney or Bust! (99 new)
Sep 08, 2013 07:18AM

75015 I got done some time ago.

DISNEY OR BUST!

Duration: Sep 01, 2012 - Aug 31, 2013
Completed: 122/122

AT THE PARKS
39/39

Disneyland & Magic Kingdom

✔ 1. Main Street USA: Read a book set in a small town in USA.
Arcadia | Lauren Groff ★★★ (09/05)

✔ 2. Tomorrowland: Read a book set in the future.
Monument 14 | Emmy Laybourne ★★ (09/18)

✔ 3. Adventureland: Read an adventure book.
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (09/07)

✔ 4. Fantasyland: Read a fantasy book.
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins ★★★★★ (09/11)

✔ 5. Mickey's Toon Town: Read a book with a drawing on the cover.
A Dark-Adapted Eye | Barbara Vine ★★★ (09/14)

✔ 6. Critter County: Read a book where an animal plays an important role.
Coraline | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (09/17)

✔ 7. Frontier Land: Read a book set in the past.
The Right-Hand Shore: A Novel | Christopher Tilghman ★★★★ (09/05)

✔ 8. New Orleans Square: Read a book where the character's culture is a plot point.
Absolution | Patrick Flanery ★★ (09/13)

✔ 9. Liberty Square: Read a book with someone who has emigrated to another country.
The Sun Also Rises | Ernest Hemingway ★★ (09/04)

Arcadia by Lauren Groff Monument 14 (Monument 14, #1) by Emmy Laybourne Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine Coraline by Neil Gaiman The Right-Hand Shore by Christopher Tilghman Absolution by Patrick Flanery The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway


Walt Disney World's Epcot

Future World - Read a book that has futuristic technology.
✔ 1. Cloud Atlas | David Mitchell ★★★★★ (09/20)

World Showcase – Read a book from each of the following countries:
✔ 2. Mexico
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus | Charles C. Mann ★★★ (01/26)

✔ 3. Norway
Out Stealing Horses | Per Petterson ★★★ (09/25)

✔ 4. China
River of Smoke | Amitav Ghosh ★★★★ (10/21)

✔ 5. Germany
The Book Thief | Markus Zusak ★★ (11/11)

✔ 6. Italy
The Enchantress of Florence | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (02/05)

✔ 7. United States of America
One For The Money | Janet Evanovich ★★★ (09/20)

✔ 8. Japan
Silence | Shusaku Endo ★★★★★ (09/26)

✔ 9. Morocco
Hideous Kinky | Esther Freud ★★★★ (08/28)

✔ 10. France
Peaches for Father Francis | Joanne Harris ★★★ (10/11)

✔ 11. United Kingdom
Capital | John Lanchester ★★ (09/14)

✔ 12. Canada
Landing | Emma Donoghue ★ (01/11)

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 1491 New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson Silence by Shūsaku Endō Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie One For The Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich Peaches for Father Francis (Chocolat, #3) by Joanne Harris Capital by John Lanchester Landing by Emma Donoghue


Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios

✔ 1. Hollywood Boulevard - Read a book set in LA/Hollywood.
Beautiful Ruins | Jess Walter ★★★★★ (09/19)

✔ 2. Echo Lake - Read a book that is set at a lake.
The Round House | Louise Erdrich ★★★★★ (10/05)

✔ 3. Streets of America - Read a book that has a scene that takes place on the streets.
The Inquisitor: A Novel | Mark Allen Smith ★★ (09/11)

✔ 4. Animation Courtyard - Read a book that has make-believe characters.
Stardust | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (09/15)

✔ 5. Pixar Place - Read a book with characters who are young children.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (09/07)

✔ 6. Sunset Boulevard - Read a book with a sunset on the cover.
This Bright River | Patrick Somerville ★ (09/13)

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter The Round House by Louise Erdrich The Inquisitor by Mark Allen Smith Stardust by Neil Gaiman The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley This Bright River by Patrick Somerville


Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom

✔ 1. Oasis - Read a book with an oasis cover.
In the Shadow of the Banyan | Vaddey Ratner ★★★★ (10/28)

✔ 2. Discovery Island - Read a book where a character makes a discovery about themselves.
Confessions of a Mask | Yukio Mishima ★★ (10/19)

✔ 3. Camp Minnie Mickey - Read a book where a character goes to a summer camp.
If I Stay | Gayle Forman ★ (09/21)

✔ 4. Africa - Read a book set in Africa.
Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe ★★★★★ (10/12)

✔ 5. Rafiki's Planet Watch - Read a book in which a character is eco-conscious.
Death by Darjeeling | Laura Childs ★★ (11/30)

✔ 6. Asia - Read a book set in Asia.
Tree of Smoke | Denis Johnson ★★★ (10/27)

✔ 7. Dinoland USA - Read a book with a character who really likes dinosaurs.
Room | Emma Donoghue ★★ (01/25)

In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima If I Stay (If I Stay #1) by Gayle Forman Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) by Chinua Achebe Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery, #1) by Laura Childs Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson Room by Emma Donoghue


California Adventures

✔ 1. Sunshine Plaza - Read a book with the sun on the cover.
Under the Dome | Stephen King ★★ (11/09)

✔ 2. Hollywood Pictures Backlot - Read a book about someone who wants to make it big in Hollywood.
Ancient Light | John Banville ★★★ (12/16)

✔ 3. Paradise Pier - Read a book with a beach setting.
Seating Arrangements | Maggie Shipstead ★ (09/19)

✔ 4. Golden State - Read a book set in California.
Of Mice and Men | John Steinbeck ★★★★ (09/06)

✔ 5. A Bugs Land - Read a book where a child plays an important role.
Tilt-a-Whirl | Chris Grabenstein ★★★★ (09/13)

Under the Dome by Stephen King Ancient Light by John Banville Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak Mystery, #1) by Chris Grabenstein


Aug 01, 2013 09:26AM

75015 Done.

GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS CHALLENGE

Duration: Dec 01, 2012 - Nov 30, 2013
Completed: 20/20

✔ 1. Winner, Fiction: 2009. The Help | Kathryn Stockett ★★★★★ (04/17)
✔ 2. Winner, Favorite Book: 2010. Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins ★★ (12/07)
✔ 3. Winner, Fiction: 2010. Room | Emma Donoghue ★★ (01/25)
✔ 4. Nominee, Fiction: 2010. Every Last One | Anna Quindlen ★★ (12/03)
✔ 5. Nominee, Fiction: 2010. The Imperfectionists | Tom Rachman ★★★★ (02/28)
✔ 6. Nominee, Fiction: 2010. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand | Helen Simonson ★★★★ (02/25)
✔ 7. Nominee, Fiction: 2010. Super Sad True Love Story | Gary Shteyngart ★★★★ (02/09)
✔ 8. Nominee, History and Biography: 2010. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption | Laura Hillenbrand ★★★★ (07/30)
✔ 9. Nominee, Fiction: 2011. The Art of Fielding | Chad Harbach ★ (05/05)
✔ 10. Nominee, Fiction: 2011. The Tiger's Wife | Téa Obreht ★★★★ (05/09)
✔ 11. Nominee, Mystery and Thriller: 2011. A Red Herring Without Mustard | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (02/17)
✔ 12. Nominee, Science Fiction: 2011. Embassytown | China Miéville ★★★★★ (02/16)
✔ 13. Nominee, Fiction: 2012. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | Ben Fountain ★★★★★ (04/01)
✔ 14. Nominee, Fiction: 2012. The Dog Stars | Peter Heller ★ (03/21)
✔ 15. Nominee, Fiction: 2012. Flight Behavior | Barbara Kingsolver ★★★★★ (12/21)
✔ 16. Nominee, Fiction: 2012. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore | Robin Sloan ★★ (12/12)
✔ 17. Nominee, Fiction: 2012. The Orphan Master's Son | Adam Johnson ★★ (06/14)
✔ 18. Nominee, Fiction: 2012. Tell The Wolves I'm Home | Carol Rifka Brunt ★★★★★ (03/17)
✔ 19. Nominee, Fiction: 2012. This is How You Lose Her | Junot Díaz ★★★★★ (12/09)
✔ 20. Nominee, Non Fiction: 2012. Joseph Anton | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (01/04)

The Help by Kathryn Stockett Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins Room by Emma Donoghue Every Last One by Anna Quindlen The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart Unbroken A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht A Red Herring Without Mustard (A Flavia de Luce Mystery, #3) by Alan Bradley Embassytown by China Miéville Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain The Dog Stars by Peter Heller Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz Joseph Anton A Memoir by Salman Rushdie


*** Completed (07/31) ***
Mar 25, 2013 07:13AM

75015 Done!

SCC BORROWED BOOK CHALLENGE

Duration: Jan 01, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013
Completed: 48/48

✔ 1. Astray | Emma Donoghue ★★★★★ (01/07)
✔ 2. Bluebeard's Egg | Margaret Atwood ★★★ (02/18)
✔ 3. Chocolat | Joanne Harris ★★★★★ (03/04)
✔ 4. Double Indemnity | James M. Cain ★★★★★ (02/07)
✔ 5. Dragonwyck | Anya Seton ★★★ (02/01)
✔ 6. East, West: Stories | Salman Rushdie ★★★ (01/26)
✔ 7. The Enchantress of Florence | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (02/05)
✔ 8. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus | Charles C. Mann ★★★ (01/26)
✔ 9. Fury | Salman Rushdie ★★★ (01/24)
✔ 10. The Good Thief | Hannah Tinti ★★★ (02/11)
✔ 11. Grimus | Salman Rushdie ★★ (02/05)
✔ 12. The Ground Beneath Her Feet | Salman Rushdie ★ (02/17)
✔ 13. The History of Love | Nicole Krauss ★★★ (01/21)
✔ 14. I Am Half Sick Of Shadows | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (02/27)
✔ 15. I Curse the River of Time | Per Petterson ★★ (02/23)
✔ 16. Ironweed | William Kennedy ★★★★ (02/13)
✔ 17. Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë ★★★★★ (02/27)
✔ 18. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | Susanna Clarke ★★★★★ (01/17)
✔ 19. Joseph Anton | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (01/04)
✔ 20. Kind of Kin | Rilla Askew ★★★★★ (03/11)
✔ 21. Life Mask | Emma Donoghue ★★ (02/23)
✔ 22. Like Water for Chocolate | Laura Esquivel ★★★ (02/14)
✔ 23. Love in the Time of Cholera | Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez ★★★★★ (02/22)
✔ 24. Luka and the Fire of Life | Salman Rushdie ★★★ (02/26)
✔ 25. Maisie Dobbs | Jacqueline Winspear ★ (02/15)
✔ 26. The Moor's Last Sigh | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (02/26)
✔ 27. Old New York | Edith Wharton ★★★★ (02/28)
✔ 28. The Outlaw Album: Stories | Daniel Woodrell ★★★ (02/06)
✔ 29. The Postman Always Rings Twice | James M. Cain ★★★★ (03/05)
✔ 30. Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen ★★★★★ (02/27)
✔ 31. Pure | Julianna Baggott ★★★ (01/27)
✔ 32. A Red Herring Without Mustard | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (02/17)
✔ 33. The Republic of Love | Carol Shields ★ (02/11)
✔ 34. The Road Home | Rose Tremain ★★ (02/04)
✔ 35. The Satanic Verses | Salman Rushdie ★★★★★ (02/04)
✔ 36. The Sealed Letter | Emma Donoghue ★ (02/28)
✔ 37. The Secret History | Donna Tartt ★★★★★ (03/12)
✔ 38. See Now Then: A Novel | Jamaica Kincaid ★★ (03/11)
✔ 39. Shalimar the Clown | Salman Rushdie ★★★★★ (02/12)
✔ 40. Silent House | Orhan Pamuk ★ (01/04)
✔ 41. Slammerkin | Emma Donoghue ★★★ (02/01)
✔ 42. Tell The Wolves I'm Home | Carol Rifka Brunt ★★★★★ (03/17)
✔ 43. Touchy Subjects: Stories | Emma Donoghue ★★★ (02/06)
✔ 44. Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories | Karen Russell ★★★★★ (03/07)
✔ 45. Wish You Were Here | Rita Mae Brown ★★★ (03/19)
✔ 46. The White Woman on the Green Bicycle: A Novel | Monique Roffey ★★★★ (03/14)
✔ 47. The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories | Emma Donoghue ★★★★ (02/18)
✔ 48. The Zookeeper's Wife | Diane Ackerman ★★ (01/09)

Astray by Emma Donoghue Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood Chocolat (Chocolat, #1) by Joanne Harris Double Indemnity by James M. Cain Dragonwyck by Anya Seton East, West Stories by Salman Rushdie The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie 1491 New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann Fury by Salman Rushdie The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti Grimus by Salman Rushdie The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie The History of Love by Nicole Krauss I Am Half Sick Of Shadows (Flavia De Luce, #4) by Alan Bradley I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson Ironweed by William Kennedy Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Joseph Anton A Memoir by Salman Rushdie Kind of Kin by Rilla Askew Life Mask by Emma Donoghue Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie Old New York by Edith Wharton The Outlaw Album Stories by Daniel Woodrell The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Pure (Pure, #1) by Julianna Baggott A Red Herring Without Mustard (A Flavia de Luce Mystery, #3) by Alan Bradley The Republic of Love by Carol Shields The Road Home by Rose Tremain The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue The Secret History by Donna Tartt See Now Then A Novel by Jamaica Kincaid Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie Silent House by Orhan Pamuk Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Touchy Subjects Stories by Emma Donoghue Vampires in the Lemon Grove Stories by Karen Russell Wish You Were Here (Mrs. Murphy, #1) by Rita Mae Brown The White Woman on the Green Bicycle A Novel by Monique Roffey The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits Stories by Emma Donoghue The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman


*** Completed (03/19) ***
Jeopardy! Game (89 new)
Mar 25, 2013 07:04AM

75015 Done!

JEOPARDY

Duration: Nov 01, 2012 - Apr 30, 2013
Completed: 27/27

What's in a Name
✔ 1. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? | Mindy Kaling ★★★★ (11/02)
✔ 2. The Elegance of the Hedgehog | Muriel Barbery ★ (11/28)
✔ 3. Mort | Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (11/04)
✔ 4. Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez ★★★★★ (11/01)
✔ 5. Kafka on the Shore | Haruki Murakami ★★★★★ (11/24)

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Mort (Discworld, #4) by Terry Pratchett Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami


Adjective in the Title
✔ 1. Color/Shape - A Red Herring Without Mustard | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (02/17)
✔ 2. Good Feeling - Good Omens | Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (11/29)
✔ 3. Bad Feeling - Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology | Caroline Paul ★★★ (11/29)
✔ 4. Condition/Time - Touchy Subjects: Stories | Emma Donoghue ★★★ (02/06)
✔ 5. Quantity/Touch - Every Last One | Anna Quindlen ★★ (12/03)

A Red Herring Without Mustard (A Flavia de Luce Mystery, #3) by Alan Bradley Good Omens by Terry Pratchett Lost Cat A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology by Caroline Paul Touchy Subjects Stories by Emma Donoghue Every Last One by Anna Quindlen


Hit the Road
✔ 1. Set in Connecticut - Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother | Eve LaPlante ★★★ (11/04)
✔ 2. Place - The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (11/26)
✔ 3. NW, London - NW | Zadie Smith ★★ (11/02)
✔ 4. America - American Gods | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (11/09)
✔ 5. Address - Telegraph Avenue | Michael Chabon ★★★★ (11/17)

Marmee and Louisa The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother by Eve LaPlante The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman NW by Zadie Smith American Gods by Neil Gaiman Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon


It was a Very Good Year
✔ 1. 2009 - Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins ★★★ (11/26)
✔ 2. 1998 - Chocolat | Joanne Harris ★★★★★ (03/04)
✔ 3. 2001 - Fury | Salman Rushdie ★★★ (01/24)
✔ 4. 1983 - Silent House | Orhan Pamuk ★ (01/04)
✔ 5. 1982 - A is for Alibi | Sue Grafton ★★★ (03/16)

Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins Chocolat (Chocolat, #1) by Joanne Harris Fury by Salman Rushdie Silent House by Orhan Pamuk A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1) by Sue Grafton


Period Pieces
✔ 1. Historical Fiction: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | John le Carré ★★★★★ (11/12)
✔ 2. Historical Non Fiction: Marlene | Marlene Dietrich ★★★ (11/02)
✔ 3. World Leader: Washington: A Life | Ron Chernow ★★★★★ (01/07)
✔ 4. King: A Midsummers Night's Dream | William Shakespeare ★★★★★ (12/14)
✔ 5. Queen: EAST, WEST: Stories | Salman Rushdie ★★★ (01/26)

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré Marlene by Marlene Dietrich Washington A Life by Ron Chernow A Midsummers Night's Dream (Barnes & Noble Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare East, West Stories by Salman Rushdie


Daily Double: What's in a Name
✔ 1. Under the Dome | Stephen King ★★ (11/09)
✔ 2. The Book Thief | Markus Zusak ★★ (11/11)

Under the Dome by Stephen King The Book Thief by Markus Zusak


*** Completed (03/16) ***
Mar 25, 2013 05:58AM

75015 Bree wrote: "Chaitra - I'm OK with you switching your book IF it has both words in it that were used to keep the game progressing. In your case it was "the" and "little". "

It's fine Bree, I'm not sure I'll find that combination. I'll let it be.
Mar 21, 2013 06:23AM

75015 Bree, question. Can I start this back? I posted a book, but I never got around to reading it and had to return it back to the library. I don't think I'll read that any time soon. If not, that's fine too. :)
Mar 07, 2013 09:23PM

75015 Done!

ECLECTIC READER CHALLENGE

Duration: Jan 01, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013
Completed: 12/12

Literary Fiction - Silent House | Orhan Pamuk ★ (01/04)

Crime/Mystery - A Murder at Rosamund's Gate | Susanna Calkins ★★ (01/17)

Romance - Landing | Emma Donoghue ★ (01/11)

Historical Fiction - The Last Runaway | Tracy Chevalier ★★★ (01/07)

Young Adult - Pure | Julianna Baggott ★★★ (01/27)

Fantasy - number9dream | David Mitchell ★★★★ (01/11)

Science Fiction - Super Sad True Love Story | Gary Shteyngart ★★★★ (02/09)

Non Fiction - Joseph Anton | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (01/04)

Horror - Christine | Stephen King ★★★ (01/21)

Thriller/Suspense - Dragonwyck | Anya Seton ★★★ (02/01)

Classics - Little Women | Louisa May Alcott ★★ (01/13)

Humor - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Winifred Watson ★★★★★ (02/25)

Silent House by Orhan Pamuk A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins Landing by Emma Donoghue The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier Pure (Pure, #1) by Julianna Baggott number9dream by David Mitchell Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart Joseph Anton A Memoir by Salman Rushdie Christine by Stephen King Dragonwyck by Anya Seton Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson


*** Completed (02/25) ***
Mar 07, 2013 08:42PM

75015 Done.

READ THE GROUP

Duration: Oct 01, 2012 - Sep 30, 2013
Completed: 22/22

✔ S: Shoes - Ordeal By Innocence by Agatha Christie ★★ (10/05)
✔ E: Eggshell - Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (10/17)
✔ C: Circle - The Round House by Louise Erdrich ★★★★★ (10/05)
✔ O: Open Window - The Age of Desire by Jennie Fields ★ (10/26)
✔ N: Nose - Washington A Life by Ron Chernow ★★★★★ (01/07)
✔ D: Dessert - Just Desserts (A Savannah Reid Mystery #1) by G.A. McKevett ★★★ (10/08)

✔ C: Clouds - Little Century A Novel by Anna Keesey ★★★ (10/10)
✔ H: Hat Stand - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★★★ (10/12)
✔ A: Aroma of Coffee? - On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, #1) by Cleo Coyle ★ (10/19)
✔ N: Number 9 - number9dream by David Mitchell ★★★★ (01/11)
✔ C: Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe ★★★★★ (10/12)
✔ E: Empty Frames - Every Last One by Anna Quindlen ★★ (12/03)
✔ C: Check Mark - The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling ★ (10/19)
✔ H: Hand - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern ★★★★★ (10/26)
✔ A: Art - The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan ★★★ (12/10)
✔ L: Lighthouse - The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman ★ (10/05)
✔ L: Letter - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer ★★★★ (10/07)
✔ E: Entrance - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ★★★ (10/21)
✔ N: Note - A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins ★★ (01/17)
✔ G: Golf Clubs - The Yips by Nicola Barker ★★★ (11/10)
✔ E: Egg - Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood ★★★ (02/18)
✔ S: Sea - Time and Tide in Acadia Seasons on Mount Desert Island by Christopher Camuto ★★ (10/18)

*** Completed (02/18) ***
Rules and Posting (412 new)
Feb 10, 2013 10:54PM

75015 I finally assigned all my books to tasks. I have a total of 212 points, because of unlimited extra points and all my books fitting tasks.
Rules and Posting (412 new)
Feb 10, 2013 10:53PM

75015 NFL 2012

Duration: Aug 29, 2012 - Feb 3, 2013
Points: 212

Part 4 Points: 48

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Rules and Posting (412 new)
Feb 10, 2013 10:52PM

75015 NFL 2012

Duration: Aug 29, 2012 - Feb 3, 2013
Points: 212

Part 3 Points: 58

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Rules and Posting (412 new)
Feb 10, 2013 10:50PM

75015 NFL 2012

Duration: Aug 29, 2012 - Feb 3, 2013
Points: 212

Part 2 Points: 59

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Rules and Posting (412 new)
Feb 10, 2013 10:49PM

75015 NFL 2012

Duration: Aug 29, 2012 - Feb 3, 2013
Points: 212

Part 1 Points: 47

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Feb 08, 2013 10:10PM

75015 I'm finally done.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A CHILD OF 70s WHEN...

Duration: Aug 15, 2012 - ????
Completed: 10/10

✔ 1. The phrase, "All skaters change directions!" means something to you.
In honor of the Roller-Disco, read a book which has a cover image of roller skates.
Touchy Subjects: Stories | Emma Donoghue ★★★ (02/06)

✔ 2. This rings a bell: "My name is Charlie, and they work for me."!
In honor of Charlie's Angels, read a book with a predominantly white cover.
Me: Stories of My Life | Katharine Hepburn ★★★★ (08/24)

✔ 3. You took family trips BEFORE the invention of the mini-van and remember riding in the back of the station wagon trying to get passing trucks to honk at you.
Read a book involving a road trip.
The Sun Also Rises | Ernest Hemingway ★★ (09/04)

✔ 4. You learned to swim at about the same time "Jaws" came out... and still carry the emotional scars to prove it.
Read a book with a predominantly blue cover.
The Age of Miracles | Karen Thompson Walker ★★★★★ (08/15)

✔ 5. Leg warmers were cool.
Read a book set in the fall or winter » A day in winter.
If I Stay | Gayle Forman ★ (09/21)

✔ 6. Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you learned things like grammar, math and history. (A big hint here is if the only way you can recite the Preamble to the Constitution is by singing it.)
Read a book involving politics in some way » A main character is an activist.
Carry the One | Carol Anshaw ★★ (08/17)

✔ 7. Your first musical purchase was an 8-track tape.
Read a book whose page numbers end in 8 » 368 pages.
The Dream of the Celt: A Novel | Mario Vargas Llosa ★ (08/19)

✔ 8. You've ever owned a pair of rainbow suspenders like the ones Mork used to wear.
Read a book with a solid colored cover.
The Kissing List | Stephanie Reents ★★★★ (08/20)

✔ 9. You remember wanting to stay up to see Mr. Bill on Saturday Night Live.
Read a book that makes you laugh.
Beautiful Ruins | Jess Walter ★★★★★ (09/19)

✔ 10. It was a major accomplishment to get to the "Chase" scene in Ms. Pacman.
Read a book involving a powerful woman.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles | Agatha Christie ★★★★ (08/29)

Touchy Subjects Stories by Emma Donoghue Me Stories of My Life by Katharine Hepburn The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker If I Stay (If I Stay #1) by Gayle Forman Carry the One by Carol Anshaw The Dream of the Celt A Novel by Mario Vargas Llosa The Kissing List by Stephanie Reents Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter The Mysterious Affair At Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) by Agatha Christie


*** Completed (02/06) ***
Rules and Posting (412 new)
Feb 06, 2013 07:27AM

75015 Barb wrote: "I'm finally done assigning books to tasks and getting all the updates posted *whew* Here's a summary of my NFL season."

Yikes. You reminded me. I will probably need a whole day to sort through the tasks and books. :D

Also, how horrid that the Ravens won. *Blech*
Rules and Posting (412 new)
Feb 04, 2013 12:33AM

75015 I'm cool the deadline of tonight. I will take ages to fill up the tasks with the books read though, lol.
Rules and Posting (412 new)
Feb 03, 2013 05:46PM

75015 We have a week more to fill up our tasks, right?
Rules and Posting (412 new)
Jan 29, 2013 08:23PM

75015 They could luck out. :) I'm more interested to see how the Jets do. They are going to get a complete team overhaul right? I'm also keen on the Panthers. I have a soft spot for them no matter how terribly they do. :)
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