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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
Beth, though that's a good idea in theory, the problem is that I too am borrowing from the library and really do not need to be buying more books. The copy they have is 97 :-(
Has anyone read Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson? I started it for one of the YA books and I'm not too far into it but am trying to hear what others thought.
Eve-- I have it on my list to read, but the movie ended up on tv this week-end. If the book is like the movie, I thought it was good. It's an age old topic, but with a different twist.
♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Has anyone read Speak by [a:Laurie Halse Anderson|10003|Laurie Halse Anderson|http://photo.goodreads..."Oh my goodness Eva. I LOVED that book! I really hope you like it! It is really well written, and makes you think. It is also really interesting to me, because there is very little dialouge from the main character. You will have to tell me what you thought when you finish. It is one of my favorite YA books.
I am a big fan!
Ashley wrote: "♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Has anyone read Speak by [a:Laurie Halse Anderson|10003|Laurie Halse Anderson|http:/..."I will let you know. Usually I read and then not pay much attention to reviews unless I know the person reviewing but have you seen the reviews for this? There is one that stands out and it's one of the first ones. What stood out to me was that this girl really disliked this book and she's only about 14. What made me really notice her was that she was really well spoken. Or well typed I should say. LOL
You should check out the review. I have to say I'm in disagreement with her so far but I'm not too far in the book yet. Thanks for the post and I'll definitely let you know- have you read any others by her? I bought Twisted at the same time I bought this and haven't got to that yet.
Didn't like my latest read - 10.45 point challenge
1. Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner
2. The Naked Mole Rat Letters by Mary Amato
3. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
4. The Wright 3 by Blue Baillet
5. Not sure yet
6. My Lady's Treasure by Catherine Kean
7. Artemis Fowl The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
8.
9. May Bird and the Ever After Book One by Jodi Lynn Anderson or Bird by Rita Murphy
10. Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
10 point challenge
1. Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs
2. Red Glass by Laura Resau
3. The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan (ARC copy)
4.
5. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
6. Shooting the Moon by Frances O'Roark Dowell
7. Wintersmith A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett
8. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
9. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
10. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
15 point task
1. Mudville by Kurtis Scaletta - Sagitarius
2. Home of the Brave by Katherine Alice Applegate
3. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
4.
5. Runt by Marion Dane Bauer - Won the Jane Adams Children's Book Award in 1984.
6. Tiger Moon by Antonia Michaelis translated from the German
7. True Blood by Patricia Waddell and You are so Undead to Me by Stacey Jay (not sure)
8. I'll pick later
9.
10.
25 points
1. Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast or and Raven by Allison van Diepen
2. Wagner by Michael Tanner
3. Must Love Black by Kelly McClymer and The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
4. Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
5. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
6. The Decline and Fall of the House of Windsor by Donald Spoto
7. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (from Pagemaster)
8.
9.
95/550
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Kristen- I think you have more than 90 points? It looks like 105 to me. I may be wrong- I'm so tired my eyes are falling shut but double check so you don't cheat yourself.
Ugh....now I counted 110 so I know I'm tired now if I can't even count. Maybe I'm wrong all together.....I'm not counting again or I'll come up with something different again! LOL
I think you're counting my unfinished Artemis Fowl 3,4,5...I recounted and got 95. :) You must just be tired Eva.
Are we allowed to do books completely in email for the epistolary novel?
Kristen wrote: "I think you're counting my unfinished Artemis Fowl 3,4,5...I recounted and got 95. :) You must just be tired Eva."
Okay, I knew something was wrong somewhere...and it was me. LOL And I'm still awake....reading Speak and on-line. Hahaha...That's exactly what I was doing.
I like to look at the books others are reading but I had the page opened only halfway because I was doing something else on another site.
I'm going to bed!
G'night Eva! I'll be up reading a book that isn't even for this challenge haha - but for another group I'm in.
♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Ashley wrote: "♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Has anyone read Speak by [a:Laurie Halse Anderson|10003|Laurie Halse ..."I've read Catalyst and Twisted. I loved Twisted, and I liked Catalyst. Twisted was really interesting to me, because there really just aren't as many book written from a guys perspective. I felt like it was very... honest. She didn't try to sugar coat things, and I actually felt like I was listening to his thoughts, not what someone thought he might think. (If that makes sense...) And, I absolutely loved the ending to the book. He develops a lot as a person, and you can feel that. The endings to bigs are a big deal to me- they can really make or break a book for me- and the whole ending is amazing. I love books that have a lot of character growth, where you can really feel that the protagonist has changed as a person, and I felt that this one did. I don't want to say more, cuz I don't want to ruin anything, but that is another one I'd like to know what you thought of.
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Eva, I am assuming the review is from Alex? I think it was a good, well written review, but I disagree with her. One of her main arguments is that people don't get upset when their friends turn into crazy mean people, and stop talking to them... If I had a horrible experience, and all the people who should have supported me snubbed me, and treated me like a pariah, I'd be upset too! (And I feel like she handeled it fairly well.) I would actually be more concerned for someone who didn't care that their friends turned against them, because, from a psychological perspective, that is unnatural, especially at that age... I don't know. It was a well written reveiw, but I feel like she entirely missed the point. Makes me wonder what she actually got out of Ulysses, and EE Cummings...
I really hope you like it!!
Rory wrote: "Another question about Darla's task...can we read a collection of poems if a poem was referenced in a movie?" That would fine with meAshley wrote: "Question- I want to read a book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez for the Cinco de Mayo task. The info I have says he was born in Columbia, but lives in Mexico now, and his books are translated from Spanis..." - Sorry that won't work
For DARLA'S task - you DO NOT have to have seen the movie during the challenge BUT you do have to have seen the movie at some point during your life - the book needs to have been mentioned or seen in the film - YOU ALSO CAN'T for example read Harry Potter because you've seen a Harry Potter and it says Harry Potter in it - so books of the same name as the film do not count.
Those completing at least 1 task so far: 122Hurray for us!
Yes HURRAY US...It's only 17 days into the challenge and we have more posts than the entire winter challenge combined...more players and read a whopping 704 BOOKS as a group so far.
Kristen wrote: "Are we allowed to do books completely in email for the epistolary novel? "I think so. (Make me think of The Boy Next Door. GREAT book.)
5 POINT TASKS1. Prey by Michael Crichton
2. Carrie by Stephen King
3.
4.
5. Chocolate Chips Cookie Mystery by Joanne Fluke
6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
7.
8.
9.
10.
10 POINT TASKS
1. P.S. I Love You by Cecilia Ahern
2. The Wild Girl by Jim Fergus
3. The book Theif by Markus Zusak
4. The Worderful WIzard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
5. Harry Potter and The Sorcer's Stone by: J.K. Rowling
6. New Moon By Stephanie Meyer
7. Friday Night Knitting Club
8. The Sum of ALl Fears by Tom Clancy
9. The Scarlet Letter -Nathaniel Hawthorn
10. Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine
15 POINT TASKS
1.
2. Inferno by Dante Alighieri
3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
4. BEYOND THE MELTING POT By Nathan Glazer and Daniel P. Moynihan
5. Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians by Peter Guralnick
6. 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
7. Big Stone GAP & Miss MAPP
8. Jake Riley : Irreparably Damaged by Rebecca Fjelland Davis
9. Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins Mysteries) by Walter Mosley
10.
25 POINT TASKS
1. Grafitti Girl and Romone and Juliette
2. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3. A Bend in the Road and Message in A bottle by Nicholas Sparks
4. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
5. Sullivan's Island
6. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
7. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
8. Teen Idol by Meg Cabot and
9. Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
60/525
Cynthia wrote: "Rory wrote: "Another question about Darla's task...can we read a collection of poems if a poem was referenced in a movie?" That would fine with me
Ashley wrote: "Question- I want to read a book b..."
What if the book was mentioned and shown throughout the film, but carries the same name such as Journey to the Center of the Earth?
Ashley wrote: "Question- I want to read a book b..."
What if the book was mentioned and shown throughout the film, but carries the same name such as Journey to the Center of the Earth?
Need to come up with others but this will bet me started for now:15 POINTS
2. Looking for suggestions
4. Need to think on this
5. Of Mice and Men
6. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
7.
8. Something by Tee Morris
9. Thinking -
10.
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Leora wrote: "Just finished Jon's 25 point challenge. I read "Sovereign Ladies:Sex, Sacrifice and Power. The Six Reigning Queens of England" It is 497 pages not including noted, bibliography etc.The book ..."
thanks for that!
Sara wrote: "Judith wrote: "Ooh, hey, that's one of the few movies I have seen (the one with Jude Law and Jack Black, right?) If you find a book from that one let me know. And if you tell me what scene or min..."thats funny i cant beleive your all off pausing DVDs! i also took it to mean you had to have watched the movie at some point
Cynthia, how do you figure out the statistics? I think they are pretty cool!
Just finished The Wind in the Willows (referenced in 84 Charing Cross Road) for Darla's 25 point task and Thunder on the Right (Mary Stewart) for a 5 point task, bringing my total to 180 points. I'm getting so much reading done with this challenge! It's exactly what I needed - before this month I hadn't read anything to speak of since October!
I finished a 10 point task.10. Members of the TNBBC have great tastes in books - follow these directions to find your book for this task...
- Start by going to the club’s membership list.
- Sort the member list by the Date Joined and Find Yourself on that list. (I chose the date joined sorting option because the page you will find your name on for the other options will change more often)
- Read a book that earned a 5-Star rating by another member who is on the same page as you.
I read Darkly Dreaming Dexter
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Another task completed:"Book from Big Reads list": The Wind in the Willows: 25 Points
TOTAL POINTS 40
Someone mentioned Inkheart (the movie) for Darla's task, but I don't think he/she included the books. These are the books I remember mentioned in the movie: The Wizard of Oz, Huck Finn, The Arabian Nights...Judith, you could use 84, Charing Cross Road for the epistolary novel task. Books with less than 100 pages are allowed sparingly and only for 5 point tasks.
10.10 Bel Canto which was on Bev's list.This was a wonderful book, as many of you know. Thank you, Bev, for reading it and giving it 5 stars.
I found this on IMDB for Fahrenheit 451 (the movie):Books shown or mentioned in the movie: - Don Quixote - Othello, the Moor of Venice - Vanity Fair - Madame Bovary - Le monde a coté - Alice's Adventues in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass - Gaspard Hauser - Robinson Crusoe - The World of Salvador Dali - Jeanne d'Arc - Life and Loves - The Weather - My Autobiography by Charles Chaplin - Les negres - Confessions of an Irish Rebel - The Ginger Man - Petrouchka - The Catcher In The Rye - The Moon and Sixpence - Lolita - David Copperfield - Mein Kampf - She Might Have Been Queen - Social Aspects of Disease - The Ethics of Aristotle - The Brothers Karamazov - The Sorrows of Young Werther - The Martian Chronicles - Plato's Republic - Fahrenheit 451 - Pride and Prejudice
Update: Added "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier for Darla's 25 point task and "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand for 10 point task #9 (TNBBC Top Books task).Goal: 340 Points / 30 books
---Stats---
Earned Points: 70 of 340
Books Read: 7 of 30
Total Pages Read: 3376
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5 POINT TASKS
1. Read a Science Fiction OR Fantasy Novel.
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Science fiction)
2. Read an epistolary novel...
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse (audiobook)
5. For Easter/Lent - Read a Christian Fiction novel...
Showdown by Ted Dekker
6. In Honor Of Women’s History Month…
- Read a novel with woman, women, lady, etc in the title.
Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon by Jane Austen
7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by reading a book and “recycling” it...
Vital Signs by Robin Cook
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
9. Read a book with a spring animal in the title...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
10. Read a book with a type of tree or flower in the title...
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
10 POINT TASKS
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
4. Read a book by an author who was born in March, April, or May.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides /Born: March 8, 1960
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susana Clarke
6. In honor of Earth Day (April 22), read a book with the word Earth, Moon, World, etc in the title.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
7. In Honor of Mother’s Day, read a book recommended by/given to you by your mother.
The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
8. Read a book about a veteran OR someone serving in the military.
Othello by William Shakespeare
9. Read a book from the TNBBC Top Book list.
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (#28 - I was born in 1982)
10. TNBBC member 5-Star rated book...
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Thanks Heather from page 39!)
15 POINT TASKS
1. Read a book that corresponds to your astrological sign...
- LIBRA: Read a book about a lawyer, the law, a judge etc.
The Last Juror by John Grisham
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
3. Read a past OR present TNBBC group read that you haven’t read before.
Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
6. Read a book that was has been translated from its original language.
The Plague by Albert Camus
8. Get To Know The Author - Read a book by an author AND then either attend a reading by that author OR read/listen to an interview with that author.
Thinner by Stephen King
9. Read a book with a color in the title AND eat a meal that includes at least 2 foods of that color.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
(Planned foods: Garlic and Feta cheese mashed potatoes and vanilla ice-cream)
25 POINT TASKS
1. Karen's Task: Read a book starting with "G" & a book starting with "R".
4. Ros's Task: Read a book from the Big Reads List.
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
(Non-fictional memoir -- I normally read fiction: fantasy, horror, classics, etc.)
Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther
7. Darla's Task: Read a book referenced or shown in a movie you've seen.
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Referenced in "The English Patient" according to Wikipedia.)
8. Cassie's Task: Read two YA novels.
Blue Is For Nightmares & White Is for Magic by Laurie Faria Stolarz
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Cynthia, I was also wondering if emails or IMs count for the epistolary task? I mean, a book like TTYL and the books in that series?
Angie wrote: "I found this on IMDB for Fahrenheit 451 (the movie):Books shown or mentioned in the movie: - Don Quixote - Othello, the Moor of Venice - Vanity Fair - Madame Bovary - Le monde a coté - Alice's Ad..."
Ha! Just raking my brain for that! But look like the guy at IMDB just forgot one of the most important books in the film: Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe. It's the first book the hero reads, and the one he becomes book people for.
Ps. I lovvvvvvveeee this film! It's brighter and gives more hope than the book version. But a friend of mine called it "a horror movie for book lovers". :D
I started Flower Confidential: the Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers tonight and found it so fascinating I couldn't put it down until I finished, thus earning another 25 points and bringing my point total to 205 points. (If you're interested in what goes on behind the scenes in flower production, this was quite a fascinating read!)
Goal: 340 Points / 30 books---Stats---
Earned Points: 80 of 340
Books Read: 8 of 30
Total Pages Read: 3711
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5 POINT TASKS
1. Read a Science Fiction OR Fantasy Novel.
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Science fiction)
2. Read an epistolary novel...
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse (audiobook)
5. For Easter/Lent - Read a Christian Fiction novel...
Showdown by Ted Dekker
6. In Honor Of Women’s History Month…
- Read a novel with woman, women, lady, etc in the title.
Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon by Jane Austen
7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by reading a book and “recycling” it...
Vital Signs by Robin Cook
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
9. Read a book with a spring animal in the title...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
10. Read a book with a type of tree or flower in the title...
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
10 POINT TASKS
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
4. Read a book by an author who was born in March, April, or May.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides /Born: March 8, 1960
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susana Clarke
6. In honor of Earth Day (April 22), read a book with the word Earth, Moon, World, etc in the title.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
7. In Honor of Mother’s Day, read a book recommended by/given to you by your mother.
The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
8. Read a book about a veteran OR someone serving in the military.
Othello by William Shakespeare
9. Read a book from the TNBBC Top Book list.
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (#28 - I was born in 1982)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Thanks Heather from page 39!)
15 POINT TASKS
1. Read a book that corresponds to your astrological sign...
- LIBRA: Read a book about a lawyer, the law, a judge etc.
The Last Juror by John Grisham
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
3. Read a past OR present TNBBC group read that you haven’t read before.
Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
6. Read a book that was has been translated from its original language.
The Plague by Albert Camus
8. Get To Know The Author - Read a book by an author AND then either attend a reading by that author OR read/listen to an interview with that author.
Thinner by Stephen King
9. Read a book with a color in the title AND eat a meal that includes at least 2 foods of that color.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
(Planned foods: Garlic and Feta cheese mashed potatoes and vanilla ice-cream)
25 POINT TASKS
1. Karen's Task: Read a book starting with "G" & a book starting with "R".
4. Ros's Task: Read a book from the Big Reads List.
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
(Non-fictional memoir -- I normally read fiction: fantasy, horror, classics, etc.)
Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther
7. Darla's Task: Read a book referenced or shown in a movie you've seen.
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Referenced in "The English Patient" according to Wikipedia.)
8. Cassie's Task: Read two YA novels.
Blue Is For Nightmares & White Is for Magic by Laurie Faria Stolarz
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15 points8. Get To Know The Author
I read Never Let Me Go and an interview with Kazuo Ishiguro.
New total: 165 points
5 Points 1.
2. Ella Minnow Pea A Novel in Letters
3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
4.
5. The Shack
6.
7.
8.
9. Down the Rabbit Hole An Echo Falls Mystery - Peter Abrahams
10. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón
10 Points
1.
2. Rain of Gold - Victor Villaseñor
3.
4. Until I Find You A Novel - John Irving (March 2nd)
5.
6. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things - Carolyn Mackler
7. Postmortem - Patricia Cornwell
8. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
9. The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
10. The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides
15 Points
1. Deadline
2.
3. Neverwhere A Novel
4.
5. The Witches of Eastwick - John Updike (National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction - 1981)
6. Ines of My Soul A Novel - Isabel Allende
7. Night - Elie Wiesel and A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly
8.
9.
10.
25 Points
1.
2. Alices Adventures In Wonderland
3. The Art of Racing in the Rain and
4. Noughts & Crosses
5. Blood Brothers
6. Shadows Of A Princess An Intimate Account by Her Private Secretary
8.
9.
Total
165 points, 12 Tasks
Here's my update. I have to stop hunting for books that fit the challenge and actually read...LOL!!!5 points
1. The Suicide Collectors
3. Farthing
5. The Sovereign's Last Battle
6. Lady Windermere's Fan
7. The Mysterious Island
8. The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love
10. Crystal Rain
10 points
4. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
5. Blood Rites (Dresden Files)
6. The First Men in the Moon
7. The Carousel
8. Chain of Thought: The Story of a WWII Marine
9. 84 Charing Cross Road
10. When God Was a Woman
15 points
3. The Audacity of Hope
4. Fat White Vampire Blues
5. O-Zone
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
7. What Dreams May Come, Something Wicked This Way Comes
8. The Crown Conspiracy
25 points
1. Goodbye Lemon, Red Mars
3. The Pact, The Golden Compass
8. Little Brother, Artemis Fowl
9. The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal
Total points: 90
Holy cow, y'all have been busy -- 532 new posts since I've last had a moment to look. But now that I've finished my biggest work-event of the year, I finally have time to catch up!Thought I'd start with:
5. BONNIE’S TASK - Read a book outside your normal genre(s). Read my first ever graphic novel: Watchmen (25 pts.)
Tasks Completed: 5/39
Pages Read: 1744
Total: 85 pts.
Liz (Bklyn)
Hi there - Cynthia - can I change the road from the 5 pt. novel read on a mode of transportation to the 15.3 book (past TNBBC book)?
Also can i add "By George" by Wesley Stace as a 15 point 15.8 book - i read an interview with him.
That puts me at a total of 75 points.
4. Read a novel that takes place in a location you plan to visit during this challenge OR have visited previously during spring break Edinburgh – Greyfriars Bobby – David Ross (childrens book READ
One city / Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh (READ)
TOTal 190
Woah, I didn't mean to spark so much controversy over Darla's task. :) Go ahead and knock me back down to 20 points. I'll read Atonement for that one since I've seen The Holiday.Total: 20
Angie,That is one idea! I want to read Tolkien's letters, but I do own them so I suppose I can do that anytime :-D
15 pt task completed: It’s Written In the Stars…read a book that corresponds to your astrological sign… (books can be fiction or non-fiction)... PiscesSleeping with the Fishes by Mary Janice Davidson points earned: 15pts
Total points 100pts.
liz vegas
I'm new here and I wanna play along! Just post my full list of goals here and update it as I finish? Or update my points totals throughout with a new post?Thanks!
~~Cyndee~~
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Maybe you could try a different version? I borrowed a version from the library that was more than 100 pages (not by much--I think it had 112???) and read it for the epistolary challenge.