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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
Oh I bet it did Jeane! I loved the relationship between Joyce and her Dad. I really didn't expect to like it as much as I did!
Woo! I'm up to 400 points after completing Jon's task. Here's my review:I thought the Story of Britain was a fabulous, comprehensive history, reminding me of what I loved about the study of history as an undergraduate. Though my personal interest is social history, so I didn't always follow or enjoy the political stuff, I liked how Fraser made this book something to everyone. It's a good, intelligent narrative that weaves together little stories about politics, war, social history, religion, the lives of the monarchy, and technology. Nothing is covered so exhaustively as to get bored - I was especially happy that we didn't spend thirty pages in the WWI trenches - and she miraculously manages to keep the book moving through 785 pages, covering Roman Britain all the way to 2002.
I'll add that I'm really glad for this challenge, so thanks Jon. It took the promise of completing it by a deadline to make me read 50 pages a day, even though the book is physically large and it could be slow because the material is so rich. I'm glad I picked this one, because it helped me understand the British side to my beloved European history and it's easier for me to read 785 fabulously written pages than 400 so-so ones.
I really think I will be busy this weekend
Does anyone know what happened to Eva? I haven't seen posts from her in such a long time.
SuzieR wrote: "Oh I bet it did Jeane! I loved the relationship between Joyce and her Dad. I really didn't expect to like it as much as I did!"I also thought I wouldn't like it s much as I did but it was great. I recommended to two people when reading it because when I told them what I was reading they were very interested and one read it by now. She loved it!:-)
El wrote: "Does anyone know what happened to Eva? I haven't seen posts from her in such a long time."I was wondering the same thing. She was posting constantly and then, all of a sudden she just disappeared.
Finally finished another task. I read New Moon and Eclipse for task 25.9. I think that gives me a total of 135 points. I am trying to finish up my last book before the summer challenge begins. This was so much fun!
Previously completed: 25.4 - The Woman in White - 3/5/2009
15.1 - The Other Boleyn Girl - 3/7/2009
15.5 - Eros, Eros, Eros Selected and Last Poems -3/9/2009
15.8 - The Numerati - 3/14/2009
5.4 - Naked in Death - 4/4/2009
5.7 - When You Are Engulfed in Flames - 4/13/2009
5.6 - The Icarus Girl - 4/15/09
25.9 - When Genius Failed The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management - 4/16/09
10.4 - Two for the Dough - 4/20/09
5.1 - Oryx and Crake - 4/23/09
15.2 - A Far Rockaway of the Heart - 5/10/09
25.2 - The Bad Beginning - 3/29/09 & The Good Thief - 5/20/09
25.7 - Lolita - 5/6/09
5.8 - Undead and Unwed - 5/13/09
25.5 - Write it When I'm Gone - 5/25/09
Newly completed:
15 point task #3 - TNBBC Group Read - Angela's Ashes - 5/28/09
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Total Ponts Earned: 235
Squeezing in another book...this may be it for me (can't believe I broke 400). Finished Task 25.2, but here is my updated list. So glad to have finally read Anne Frank's diary. Don't know why I waited for so long, but this was the perfect excuse and I am so glad that I did. 5 POINT TASKS
5.1 Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
5.2 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
5.3
5.4 Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts
5.5 As Sure as the Dawn by Francine Rivers
5.6 The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
5.7 The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
5.8 A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
5.9
5.10
10 POINT TASKS
10.1
10.2
10.3 Aussie Rules by Jill Shalvis
10.4
10.5 Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts
10.6 Pale Moon Rider by Marsha Canham
10.7 Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss
10.8 Dear Enemy by Jack Cavanaugh
10.9 Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
10.10 The Shack by William P. Young
15 POINT TASKS
15.1 Montana Legend by Jillian Hart
15.2
15.3 The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
15.4 The Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler
15.5
15.6
15.7 Hands of Flame by C.E. Murphy and Sands of Time by Michael Hoeye
15.8 Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul by John Eldredge
15.9 The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of “Rumpelstiltskin” by Suzanne Weyn
15.10 Club Dead AND Dead to the World AND Dead as a Doornail (3rd, 4th, and 5th books in the Sookie Stackhouse series) by Charlaine Harris
25 POINT TASKS
25.1 A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray AND The Reluctant Suitor by Kathleen Woodiwiss
25.2 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
25.3 Dead Until Dark AND Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
25.4
25.5 The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
25.6
25.7
25.8 Enna Burning by Shannon Hale AND The China Garden by Liz Berry
25.9 I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away by Bill Bryson
50 POINT TASK
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Key of Light by Nora Roberts
NEW TOTAL: 410
I've been in a slight reading slump lately, so I don't think I will be able to finish Atonement by Sunday. Considering all that I had going on, I think I did pretty well for my first challenge. Here's my tally, and I hope to do better for the Summer Challenge!5 POINTS
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2.
3. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
4. No Doubt About It by Sheri Dew
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
10 POINTS
1. Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
2. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
3. Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
4. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
6. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
7. Sex with Kings by Eleanor Herman
8. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
9. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
10. The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James
15 POINTS
1.
2. Edgar Allan Poe’s Complete Poetry
3. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
4. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
5. White Noise by Don DeLillo
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. The Dresden Files Series by Jim Butcher
25 POINT TASKS
1. The Road by Cormac McCarthy and
2. John Adams by David McCullough
3. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith and The Bone Box by Bob Hostetler
4. 1984 by George Orwell
5.
6. The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
7. Atonement by Ian McEwan
8.
9.
50 POINT TASK
1. A Case of Need by Jeffrey Hudson and Sphere by Michael Crichton
Total Points: 180
Books Read: 17
Jillian wrote: "Squeezing in another book...this may be it for me (can't believe I broke 400). Finished Task 25.2, but here is my updated list. So glad to have finally read Anne Frank's diary. Don't know why I ..."I'm afraid I can't count that book for that task as the diarist had to live prior to the 1900's which Anne Frank did not
Adding another 25 points and this may be my last points for this challenge. I read the diaries of Charles Greville - edited by Edward Pearce for El's task.
Jillian, you could put Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl in 15-pt. task #6 (Book That Has Been Translated) since the book was originally written in Dutch.
7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by… - By reading a book and “recycling” it - giving it away to someone else like a friend or through an online book swap/trading site or by donating it to a local library or charity.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides-5/28
Gave to local library
3 more tasks to go!
535 new points
Starting Jen Lancasters new one tonight for the humor task, which I know I will probably read in one sitting-LOVE HER!!!
Angela wrote: "7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by… - By reading a book and “recycling” it - giving it away to someone else like a friend or through an online book swap/trading site or by dona..."
You can do it! :o)
Thanks Cait...I am getting nervous! I am planning when I am going to finish what when. I will probably finish Jen's book tonight and I have another that I started and am half way through and the third is started, so I am hopeful :)
Spring has been Sprung:
Just completed my final task, The Road, given 5 stars by Becca (10.10). I believe that the more time I have to absorb and think about the point of this novel, the more fond I will grow. For now, very dark/depressing thoughts dominate. 3 stars.
Awesome experience, Cynthia, thank you for organizing and keeping track of soo much information.
Cait wrote: "Congratulations Amy!"Thanks, Cait, I'm feeling pretty satisfied right about now !
LEADERBOARD
1. DONNA JO - 575
2. SANDY - 575
3. WENDY - 575
4. BJ ROSE - 575
5. KRISTEN IL - 575
6. BRIDGIT - 575
7. KRISTENR - 575
8. LEORA - 575
9. LIZZI - 575
10. RORA - 575
11. JESSICA IL - 575
12. ASHLEY ID - 575
13. CAIT - 575
14. AMY MA - 575
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APRIL NY - 570
SHARON - 555
BETH MN - 550
ANGELA IL - 540
BONNIE - 540
TINA - 525
ALICE - 515
SARA TX - 505
BEV - 500
MAGGIE - 480
EL - 475
KRISTINA GA - 475
ROSEANN - 470
LIZ BRKLYN - 465
LOUISE - 450
SARA E - 440
JOSIE - 430
MEGHAN - 430
ELIZABETH NC - 425
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 410
JUDITH IA - 410
NICOLE NC - 405
JILLIAN - 400
KRITIKA - 400
SUSAN - 395
PERS - 390
RHIANNON - 385
LORI TX - 375
ANGIE TX - 370
JOY - 370
RORY - 370
SUZIER - 365
JAMIE MN - 360
REBECCA J - 360
MARY BETH - 350
STEPH - 335
JEN B - 330
LINDSEY - 325
RACHEL WA - 325
SANDIE - 325
LYNLEE4 - 320
WV HEATHER - 320
JON - 305
BECKY - 300
STEPHANIE CA - 300
CATHEROO - 295
SARAH PA - 295
DAVID - 290
EVA - 280
FALLON - 280
JENNIFER IN - 275
LAURA NY - 270
ALISHA - 265
KRISTINA UK - 265
HAYES - 260
KATE - 260
MEGAN - 260
SERA - 260
COURTNEY - 255
JAYME - 255
AMY R - 250
BETH - 250
JOANN - 250
MALIADES - 250
RENFREW - 250
MANDAY - 245
RYAN - 240
NATALIA - 235
CAROL - 230
LACY - 220
FIONA (TITCH)- 215
JEANE - 215
LIZ VEGAS - 210
REBECCA - 210
ELIZABETH (ALASKA) - 200
KATHRYN - 200
TRACY - 200
VICTORIA - 200
ASHLEY AL - 190
ASHLEY UT - 180
RALPH - 180
JULIE (ID)'S - 175
SAM - 175
TERRI - 175
MARIE - 170
JOANNA - 165
SLAYERMEL - 165
JOANIE - 160
JEN MD - 155
JESSICA SC - 155
POTJY - 155
TRYPHENA - 155
LILY - 150
MELODY - 150
ROS - 150
CYNDEE - 145
LAUREN - 145
HEATHER KS - 135
JAMIE WA - 135
JULIE TN - 135
KAREN - 135
MACKENZIE - 135
MADELINE - 135
SHANNON - 135
JEGKA - 130
KIM UK - 130
ANN FROM SC - 125
CASSIE - 120
JESSICA MI - 120
CYNTHIA - 115
KICKI - 115
SUSANNA UK - 115
ABBIE - 110
ANGIE CA - 110
SHELLIE - 110
CATHERINE - 105
JENNY - 105
LINDA - 105
ALLISON MO - 100
RACHEL CA - 100
AMANDA - 95
JAMIE 23 - 95
KELLY MA - 95
MEL - 95
KIM US - 90
SAI - 90
MEREDITH H - 85
ELIZABETH US - 80
LDB - 80
VICKI - 80
ALYSSA - 75
JULIE UK - 75
SLAIMI - 70
KELLY VA - 60
LISA JULIANNA - 55
MORGAN - 55
ROBIN - 55
KATIE - 50
5PEASINAPOD - 45
ELIZ - 45
JULIE KS - 40
LIZ NY - 40
TOBIE - 40
JUDITH NY - 30
DOROTHY - 25
JAIME 26 - 25
KRISTI - 25
MARY - 25
MELISSA - 25
LAZARUS - 20
NICOLE CA - 20
CAITLIN - 15
JENNI - 15
GREG - 10
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5
25 Points2. NF about diarist: John Adams by David McCullough.
I've been working on this book since the first day of the challenge! I read it so slowly not because it was boring or poorly written, but partly because it was my work book (read during lunch/breaks), which means I had less time for it, and partly because it was just so thick. Plus, I found the first half slower. I've read about the American Revolution so much, another re-hashing is not exciting. But post-war when John Adams was VP and then President, it got a lot more interesting to me.
I'm conflicted about John A. He and his wife Abigail were obviously one of the Great American Love Stories which is incredibly sweet. He was honorable, steadfast, strong-willed, brilliant and a faithful and loving husband and father. He was a truly great man. But I'm not sure if he was the best politician/president, given his difficulty in playing the political game (which makes him a better person, if not a brilliant politician).
Now I have to go watch that John Adams miniseries.
Total Points: 525
Bonnie, I've heard good things about the John Adams miniseries. I haven't seen it myself yet, but I actually want to read the book you read for the task.
Just finished Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Hope I can use it for the 1st 5 point task - Fantasy novel. If so, new total should be 270.
I've made it to a new landmark! I am really proud of myself. I figured I wouldn't do very well since this is my busiest season at work. Woohoo!25.4. ROS’ TASK - Read a book that’s on the big reads list. http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100...
The Twits by Roald Dahl
TOTAL = 250 POINTS
El wrote: "Bonnie, I've heard good things about the John Adams miniseries. I haven't seen it myself yet, but I actually want to read the book you read for the task."El - I picked up the miniseries on DVD for my Mom and Dad during my Spring Challenge madness at the library and they described it as awesome - and to know my Mom and Dad, that is QUITE a compliment !! I love the HBO series in general, but this one apparently tops the list.
I finished another task! I am just trying to get through a few more before the month is over, lol. :) Maybe I won't do anything this weekend but read? ;)For 25 Pt task #4, I read Lord of the Flies by William Golding. This one was doing double duty for me, as I am trying to work my way through the Lost Lit List, as well. I had never read this one before, and although it was interesting to read and compare to Lost, in the end, it made me sad, both for characters lost and for what it says about society in general.
With this task, I am up to 315 points and 18 tasks done.
I had to watch John Adams the mini series for class. It's fairly decent and historically accurate, especially in its depiction of small pox and tarring and feathering.
Rachel wrote: "I finished another task! I am just trying to get through a few more before the month is over, lol. :) Maybe I won't do anything this weekend but read? ;)For 25 Pt task #4, I read [book:Lord of th..."
So far I've been able to work 11 books from the Lost Lit List into my tasks for the Summer Challenge and Lord of the Flies is one of them. I can't wait to read it. :o)
Cait wrote: So far I've been able to work 11 books from the Lost Lit List into my tasks for the Summer Challenge and Lord of the Flies is one of them. I can't wait to read it..."There's lots of similarities to Lost, so I'm sure you'll enjoy it! I have a few more from the list fit into the Summer Challenge, too. :)
Completed 25.3 Angela's Task. I found two books from JenB's bookshelves - Bridget Jones's Diary and
Suite Française. Bridget Jone's Diary was really funny and Suite Francaise was touching. I wished Irene Nemirovsky had been able to finish her work.
My new tally should be 250. This has been fun and I'm looking forward to the summer challenge.
Been booking it recently so here is my new total, see what else I can find by the end of the weekend!25.1 - Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier and Redemption, Karen Kingsbury
25.2 - A Midwife's Tale The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
25.4 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Duhl
25.7 - The Devil Wears Prada, Laura Weisberger - being read by the Grandmother on the beach in The Nannie Diaries
25.8 - The Tail of Emily Windsnap, Liz Kessler and The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
15.2 - The Sea! The Sea! An Anthology of Poems, Peter Jay
15.3 - Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen
15.4 - My Philadelphia Father, Cordelia Drexel Biddle - Went to Philly for spring break one year with the family.
15.6 - The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Luiz Zafron translated by Lucia Graves
15.8 - Into the Wild, John Krakauer video interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVSR4z... and read http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/0...
15.9 - Red Planet, Robert A. Heinlein - ate strawberries at breakfast and a delicious chocolate cherry cake for snack :)
10.1 - Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
10.3 - People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks
10.6 - From the Earth to the Moon and 'Round the Moon - Jules Verne
10.10 - The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kid - off Krittle's shelf
5.1 - The Time Machine, H. G. Wells
5.5 - The Silent Harp - 1935, Gilbert Morris
5.7 - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Robert Lous Stevenson - PDF acquired from planetpdf.com
5.8 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
TOTAL - 285
Judith wrote: "Woo! I'm up to 400 points after completing Jon's task. Here's my review:I thought the Story of Britain was a fabulous, comprehensive history, reminding me of what I loved about the study of h..."
Thankyou for that Judith, im glad you liked my challenge and hope others that wouldnt have picked that genre also enjoyed. I shall be retiring from the next challenge to go to challenge rehab for a while and slothfully read my books that have miraculously appeared on my bookshelves over the last few months but not got read. Thankyou Cynthia for all your challenges and for geting me hyped up about my reading lists and getting me into checking out my local library. Its been fun - i just need a break!
Does Voyage of the Dawn Treader (one of the Naria books) count for the book about magic? There is a lot of magic in it, but I was not sure if it was specific enough.Thanks
Read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath for 25 points (referenced in a movie - Ten Things I hate About You) and Away by Amy Bloom for 10 points for a book from the TNBBC top books list #95 (birth year is 1985).Final Total: 135 points
Completed Tasks5 POINT TASKS
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10 POINT TASKS
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3- Australian author -
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15 POINT TASKS
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25 POINT TASKS
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TOTAL= 305 points
Elizabeth (NC) wrote: "Does Voyage of the Dawn Treader (one of the Naria books) count for the book about magic? There is a lot of magic in it, but I was not sure if it was specific enough.Thanks"That's fine.
Jon wrote: "Judith wrote: "Woo! I'm up to 400 points after completing Jon's task. Here's my review:
I thought the Story of Britain was a fabulous, comprehensive history, reminding me of what I loved about t..."Challenge Rehab...lol...pretty soon TNBBC Seasonal Reading Challenge Players Anonymous groups will start popping up around the globe. And I'm glad you've enjoyed the challenges Jon...it really makes me happy that this has taken off and has inspired so many people to change their reading habits whether it be reading more in general or just what they read.
Jennifer wrote: "Been booking it recently so here is my new total, see what else I can find by the end of the weekend!
25.1 - Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier and Redemption, Kar..."By what you have listed here I can only count 275 points.
Completed 15 pt. task #8 - Read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and read his interview on Goodreads. I really enjoyed this book, less creepy than Coraline, but really bent!Previous total 345 + 15 = 360
Going to try to squeeze in one more!
Haha, Jon, I don't blame you! Hope we see you in the fall :-)
Whoops, thanks Charity :) I will rearrange my list so that Anne Frank is no longer listed for task 25.2 but instead 15.6. Here's the new list and the new sad total. haha5 POINT TASKS
5.1 Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
5.2 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
5.3
5.4 Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts
5.5 As Sure as the Dawn by Francine Rivers
5.6 The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
5.7 The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
5.8 A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
5.9
5.10
10 POINT TASKS
10.1
10.2
10.3 Aussie Rules by Jill Shalvis
10.4
10.5 Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts
10.6 Pale Moon Rider by Marsha Canham
10.7 Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss
10.8 Dear Enemy by Jack Cavanaugh
10.9 Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
10.10 The Shack by William P. Young
15 POINT TASKS
15.1 Montana Legend by Jillian Hart
15.2
15.3 The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
15.4 The Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler
15.5
*15.6 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
15.7 Hands of Flame by C.E. Murphy and Sands of Time by Michael Hoeye
15.8 Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul by John Eldredge
15.9 The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of “Rumpelstiltskin” by Suzanne Weyn
15.10 Club Dead AND Dead to the World AND Dead as a Doornail (3rd, 4th, and 5th books in the Sookie Stackhouse series) by Charlaine Harris
25 POINT TASKS
25.1 A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray AND The Reluctant Suitor by Kathleen Woodiwiss
25.2
25.3 Dead Until Dark AND Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
25.4
25.5 The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
25.6
25.7
25.8 Enna Burning by Shannon Hale AND The China Garden by Liz Berry
25.9 I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away by Bill Bryson
50 POINT TASK
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Key of Light by Nora Roberts
NEW TOTAL: 400
El wrote: "Bonnie, I've heard good things about the John Adams miniseries. I haven't seen it myself yet, but I actually want to read the book you read for the task."It's well worth reading. And fits nicely in the Summer Challenge.
5 Points
5. Book About Sacrifice:Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy.
I didn't really ever plan to read this book before the challenge. But it was actually very inspiring and interesting for someone who likes history. I liked how the first profile was about John Q. Adams, when I was reading a bio of his dad. The sacrifice bit comes in because the people profiled were willing (and often did) sacrifice their reputation, political careers, etc. for something they believed in.
10 Points
10. Fellow TNBBC Member 5-Star Book: The Color Purple by Alice Walker.
So...I didn't really like it. Maybe it just feels too real and too raw. It didn't help that I didn't really connect to any of the characters.
Total Points: 540
Snuck in another one!25 Point Tasks
7. DARLA'S TASK - Read a book you've either seen in a movie or heard referenced in a movie.
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger, which is seen in the movie "The Nanny Diaries."
I loved this one! And I can't believe I broke 300 points!
I'm officially down to my last challenge book...only 100 pages to go...
New Point Total: 315
Tasks Completed: 23.5
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Managed to finish another one!Just finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for 5 points for the Epistolary challenge (#2).
What a fantastic book! I had my doubts about it..but I really loved it!
New Total:
Jamie(23)--95 points
25 Points:9. Sara's Task: Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
Points to date: 300/575
Tasks Completed: 21/40
Hi,I'm joining this challenge a little late, but wanted to see how I could do with the books I've read this spring. One Question: for 10.2 would Dirty Girl's Social Club count? The author is from New Mexico and the book is about the Latina experience in America and includes characters from Mexico.
Thanks!
I just finished re-reading The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen Woodiwiss for task 10.10. Five stars from BJ Rose.I have read this one several times and I always like it. Who doesn't like a happy ending?
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So this makes me 375 total points. And just two days left to get 25 more points to meet my goal of 400.
I forgot to post my favorite and least favorite reads of the challenge. My favorites:
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Book Thief
The Time Traveler's Wife
Water for Elephants
The Kite Runner
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
In the Woods
Least favorites:
The Gatecrasher (I can't believe this is the same person who writes the Shopaholic series).
The Turn of the Screw
The Catcher in the Rye
The Midnight Twins
Gods Behaving Badly A Novel
ETA: I felt guilty about not mentioning these because I really liked them too:
The Shadow of the Wind
Blindness
The World According to Garp
The Gum Thief A Novel
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I loved that book! The story was so original and funny but also serious and beautiful. And reading it a day before you move to Ireland and the city the story is set made it even more special.