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Tower Team A: The "A" Team
Evana wrote: "P.S. I'm a GRs Librarian. I can change a page count, if you can refer me to an alternative edition, and need this done. (I'm only checking other editions on GRs.)"My mother Phyllis is over on Tea..."
I'll ask Lisa Kay about this and get back to you.
Amy wrote: "I love questionnaires :).Name: Amy
Location (optional): England
Favorite Book of All Time: I don't have a set favourite but a few that come to mind are
[bookcover:..."Ooh, Dumbledore is a good one! I've been meaning to read both Ender's Game and Memoirs of a Geisha. Too many books to read...
Susan (susayq) wrote: "Name: SusanLocation: north Alabama
Favorite book of all time: Rebecca by Daphne duMaurier (read 13 times)
Favorite book of 2012: Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh
Favorite book genre: romance - any kin..."
Hello, fellow Alabamian! Love Rebecca! Also, love your choice for fictional character! ;-)
Name: SóniaLocation (optional): Portugal
Favorite Book of All Time: Still looking for it, I have several favorites but can't choose THE ONE, maybe this year I'll find it.
Favorite Book of 2012: Days of Blood & Starlight
Favorite Book Genre: I've already answered, but forgot YA fantasy, so I'd say contemporary fantasy (UF, YA, PNR)
Favorite Animal: Felines in general, specially my kitty
Favorite Cartoon: a close call between Gummi Bears and Chip'n'Dale
Favorite Movie: The Lion King
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: right now, it would be Jericho Barrons (Jim or Curran would be amazing ones to know in person too)
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: baking, I like cooking too but there is something about baking... specially bars (brownies and blondies are an addiction), everything that has chocolate or caramel in it, I have to try making it! I also like TV shows - huge fan of Bones and Supernatural, Leverage, Castle and Criminal Minds, and reality shows - not all just Top Chef, So You Think You Can Dance, America's Next Top Model and The Biggest Loser. I also like jigsaw puzzles, crochet and decoupage.
Sonia wrote: "Name: SóniaLocation (optional): Portugal
Favorite Book of All Time: Still looking for it, I have several favorites but can't choose THE ONE, maybe this year I'll find it.
Favorite Book of 2012: Da..."
Loved Days of Blood & Starlight! Also, love your fictional character choice. :-D
I'm not much of a tv watcher. I'd rather be reading lolMary, south or north Alabama?
Name: Tia
Location: Midwest
Favorite Book of All Time: Inkheart, The War of the Worlds, Our Mutual Friend, and so many others.
Favorite Book of 2012: Magnificent Devices
Favorite Book Genre: Science fiction, dystopian, and post-apocalyptic.
Favorite Animal: Cow
Favorite Cartoon: Adventure Time
Favorite Movie: The Boondock Saints, Fight Club, and pretty much everything Quentin Tarantino has ever made.
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: Either Hermione Granger, Gandalf, or Mo from Inkheart. All of them prove that magic is real, which is all I've ever wanted in life. =p
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: I also enjoy playing video games, playing Dungeons & Dragons, crafting, and watching movies.
Location: Midwest
Favorite Book of All Time: Inkheart, The War of the Worlds, Our Mutual Friend, and so many others.
Favorite Book of 2012: Magnificent Devices
Favorite Book Genre: Science fiction, dystopian, and post-apocalyptic.
Favorite Animal: Cow
Favorite Cartoon: Adventure Time
Favorite Movie: The Boondock Saints, Fight Club, and pretty much everything Quentin Tarantino has ever made.
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: Either Hermione Granger, Gandalf, or Mo from Inkheart. All of them prove that magic is real, which is all I've ever wanted in life. =p
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: I also enjoy playing video games, playing Dungeons & Dragons, crafting, and watching movies.
Tia wrote: "I'm just curious, but what is everyone's favorite genre or genres? I'm a diehard sci-fi and dystopian fan myself, but am always interested in seeing what other people are reading. =)"Mysteries, especially cozies, and thrillers are my comfort reads, but I also enjoy some contemporary fiction and historical fiction too :)
Name: StacieLocation (optional): Maryland
Favorite Book of All Time: Why do you ask the hard questions?!?!? I guess I'll pick A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith because I recommend it the most and really do love it.
Favorite Book of 2012: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Favorite Book Genre: I don't really know how to answer this one. I read a lot of what I guess is called Contemporary Fiction. I love some young adult books, especially the dystopian ones. Loves me some Nora Roberts/JD Robb. I don't really like westerns or sci fi and I'm really picky about historical fiction.
Favorite Animal: Flamingo, Owl, Cow
Favorite Cartoon: I loves me some Beavis and Butthead. Others would be Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs and then things like old school He-Man/She-Ra/Thundercats/Jem
Favorite Movie: This is probably the hardest one for me to answer because nothing comes to mind. I love a lot of different movies but I can't really pick a favorite. Maybe Heathers or Pump Up the Volume or Bill and Ted cause I tend to quote those the most.
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: I'd love to meet Roarke from the In Death series but that's cause he's a fine fine looking man. Right now, I can't think of a more serious answer so that will have to do. ;)
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: There are other hobbies then reading?!!? I love crossword/word puzzles. I love playing board games, eating a new restaurants and just watching tv.
Sonia wrote: "Name: SóniaLocation (optional): Portugal
Favorite Book of All Time: Still looking for it, I have several favorites but can't choose THE ONE, maybe this year I'll find it.
Favorite Book of 2012: Da..."
GUMMI BEARS!!!
Name: BarbLocation (optional): Pennsylvania
Favorite Book of All Time: I can't choose just one! My favorite as a kid was A Wrinkle in Time, while my favorite 'classic' would have to be To Kill a Mockingbird. I can't even begin to choose a favorite of all-time, sorry :)
Favorite Book of 2012: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan
Favorite Book Genre: mystery/thriller
Favorite Animal: dogs ... or maybe penguins
Favorite Cartoon: Peanuts
Favorite Movie: any of the original Star Wars trilogy
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: anyone from Hogwarts -- except Delores Umbridge :)
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: music, cooking/baking, scrapbooking
Susan (susayq) wrote: "I'm not much of a tv watcher. I'd rather be reading lolMary, south or north Alabama?"
I live in Helena. It's a suburb of Birmingham. :-)
@ TiaLove this: "All of them prove that magic is real, which is all I've ever wanted in life." Ditto!
@ Stacie
Flamingoes! They're so cute. Yay, another Pinky & the Brain fan!
@ Barb
To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite too. From 8th grade to 10th, I switched schools 3 times and ended up reading it three times in a row. I hated it the first time, but by the 3rd, it was my favorite book.
OK, somewhere in all the jumble of posts re: this challenge, I saw a link that I could click on to show my personal progress, and the rest of our team's progress too. Now, though, I can't find it! Also, is there one link that shows all four teams' progress? Thanks!
Name: KarlaLocation (optional): Federal Way, Washington
Favorite Book of All Time: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Favorite Book of 2012: Secret Letters by Leah Scheier
Favorite Book Genre: Probably YA, but I read a wide variety.
Favorite Animal: Elephant, giraffe, and zebra
Favorite Cartoon: Care Bears, Rugrats, and My Little Pony
Favorite Movie: Beauty and the Beast
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: Elizabeth Bennet, Gilbert Blythe, Hagrid
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: Listening to music, watching tv, surfing the net, and a ton of other things.
Here you go, Barb! (FYI, the first few posts of this thread are where you saw these links.)Team Progress
Barb's Progress
You can access all the teams from the home page. :-)
Name: ElizabethLocation (optional): Fort Worth, Texas
Favorite Book of All Time: I will have to get to this one
Favorite Book of 2012: Royal Street (Sentinels of New Orleans #1) by Suzanne Johnson
Favorite Book Genre: YA and PnR
Favorite Animal: Wovles and Panthers
Favorite Cartoon: Care Bears
Favorite Movie: Gone with the Wind
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: I really don't know
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: I do a lot of crafts
Mod
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Barb, and everyone else, if you loose track of that, just remember that Post #3 has a listing all the team members hyperlinks to their individual challenge posting.
By going to them individually. Or, better yet, once you are looking at yours, if you click "view community progress," you can see your teammates. If you roll your mouse over their books, you can see the star ratings.
If someone has set their bookshelves to "private," and you are NOT their friend, you will be unable to view this feature. But, you can always make new friends. ☺
While you CAN access all the teams from our Home Page, there is NO way to see all the teams' progress at once. (You would need to click individually on each Team.) However, there will be Status Updates done by the Team Captains. We are still discussing the need for the frequency of this.
Amy wrote: "Just finished
. The ending was pretty predictable, but I still bawled my eyes out for a solid half hour xD. Now on to 
."I CAN FEEEL YA!! I ridiculously cried & was an ugly mess after reading the ending :(
Questionnaire
Here's an questionnaire that everyone can fill out if they want to. I always love finding out about people's favorite books and favorite hobbies.
Name: Alexa
Location (optional): London, UK
Favorite Book of All Time: I can't recall any favourite of all time... I read THG 2 years ago and
has to be my favourite book since then :)Favorite Book of 2012:
Favorite Book Genre: YA (paranormal, contemporary, urban fantasy, sci-fi dystopia-post-apocalyptic++++)
Favorite Animal: Kittens!! :)
Favorite Cartoon: TOOOOO many, err TMNT.
Favorite Movie: I have tooooo many, The Notebook ♥
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: FOUR-TOBIAS EATON THE LOVE OF MY LIFE (from Divergent)!! I'd also love to meet Jace from The Mortal Instruments and Augustus Waters from TFiOS :)
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: Graphic designing, web-design, I love all girly things hahah. I'm actually a really boring person so yeah.
The last two books didn't count as i started them in Dec. 2012, so the book that will count for this challenge is: 11/22/63
Name: GayleLocation (optional): SE Minnesota
Favorite Book of All Time: Don't have a favorite single book.....favorite series is the Valdemar books by Mercedes Lackey
Favorite Book of 2012: Home From the Sea
Favorite Book Genre: historical fiction and fantasy
Favorite Animal: horse and dog
Favorite Cartoon: Looney Tunes, especially Bugs Bunny
Favorite Movie: Excalibur, The Bird Cage, Fried Green Tomatoes
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be:
don't know....probably any Arthurian character. Person from History is easy! Elizabeth I
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: crochet, needle tatting, counted cross-stitch, lucet, medieval re-enactment, weaving, a little embroidery
Mary wrote: "Loved Days of Blood & Starlight! Also, love your fictional character choice. :-D "The mystery of what is he has me curious as a kitten!
Stacie wrote: "GUMMI BEARS!!! "
I loved that show... when I was about 13-14 I think, we have a disney show sundays afternoon that had Gummi Bears and Duck Tales, it was the highlight of my weekend :D
Mary wrote: "Here you go, Barb! (FYI, the first few posts of this thread are where you saw these links.)Team Progress
Barb's Progress
You can access all the teams from the home page. :-)"
Thanks Mary! LK helped me out too :)
Just finished my second book :) onto the third:
Alexa wrote: "Just finished my second book :) onto the third:"YAY Alexa!!!
City of Glass was my favorite and then the trilogy became a series and I have
City of Fallen Angels in my tbr since!
Sonia wrote: "Alexa wrote: "Just finished my second book :) onto the third:"YAY Alexa!!!
City of Glass was my favorite and then the trilogy became a series and I have
City o..."
I have a feeling City of Glass is going to be better than book #1 & #2
Because ***spoiler if you haven't read City of Bones & City of Ashes **(view spoiler)
And I'm SOOO going to start reading The Infernal Devices after City of Fallen Angels :D I can never get enough of Shadowhunters and the world they live in!! Oh and Cassandra Clare is writing A THIRD Trilogy (a sequel for The Mortal Instruments) about Shadowhunters of course :D it's called The Dark Artifices and is being published in 2015, 2016 and 2017!!
So I'm going to read that too hopefully unless The Infernal Devices throws me off the loves-shadowhunters-train c:
Name: Zina (nickname) Rosina(given name)Location: Calgary, Canada
Favorite book of all time:
by Freda WarringtonFavorite book of 2012:
by Kelley ArmstrongFavorite book genre: urban fantasy, mystery, suspense, romance
Favorite animal: dogs
Favorite cartoon: Pinky & the Brain
Favorite movie: Citizen Kane
If I could meet any fictional character: Sherlock Holmes
Other hobbies: Logic puzzles, Crosswords
Amy wrote: "Just finished. The ending was pretty predictable, but I still bawled my eyes out for a solid half hour xD. Now on to ."Thats how I describe Fault in Our Stars. I knew what was going to happen the whole time and it still got me!
Name: StephanieLocation (optional): Corona, CA
Favorite Book of All Time: The Hunger Games (the first book)
Favorite Book of 2012:The Fault in Our Stars Throne of Glass
Favorite Book Genre: YA...mostly paranormal.
Favorite Animal: Penguin
Favorite Cartoon: n/a
Favorite Movie: n/a
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: Yelena from Poison Study
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: Drawing, video games, sleeping
Well, i finished 11/22/63 and it was very good, so i think i'm going to try Across the Universe. I hope it good.
Nancy wrote: "Well, i finished 11/22/63 and it was very good, so i think i'm going to try Across the Universe. I hope it good."I liked the first book when I read it but it's considered pretty light sci-fi. Somehow this series just doesn't seem to capture my attention anymore though :/
Anyhow, good morning guys! I don't think I can ever keep up with this thread...
I've just got my first book
down, onward to the second! Also, the questionaire...Name: Elaine
Location (optional): Singapore, it's in South-east Asia.
Favorite Book of All Time:
Favorite Book of 2012:
Favorite Book Genre: Can YA be considered a genre? :D Otherwise, it will have to be YA fantasy/paranormal
Favorite Animal: I honestly can't choose between puppies and kittens. I do also really love horses.
Favorite Cartoon: Rugrats, Pokemon
Favorite Movie: Little Miss Sunshine, Wall-E
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: Karou (DoSaB), Fred&George Weasley
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: TV, singing my favourite songs at the top of my lungs, surfing the net. I'm pretty boring...
Couldn't get into Across the Universe, so I'm going to read one of my favorite authors, but haven't read this book in a while. It's Act Of Treason
I'm just starting
and am totally bummed cause it's 166 pages :(
Alexa wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Alexa wrote: "Just finished my second book :) onto the third:"YAY Alexa!!!
City of Glass was my favorite and then the trilogy became a series and ..."
I've read all of the City of ___ books and they are really good. Don't forget about City of Lost Souls after City of Fallen Angels.
If you like those books then you will like the Infernal Devices books. They are very similar. It is also pretty cool how she ties the two series together. I am really excited about the new series.
Almost done with my third book! Our team is off to a great start!
@ KarlaBeauty and the Beast! Probably my favorite animated movie of all time. :-D Love Pride and Prejudice, too.
@ ❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥
I used to hate Gone with the Wind. I couldn't stand it. I decided to watch it again, though, with an open mind, and I loved it!
@ Alexa
Love Hunger Games and the Delirium series. :-) I used to be really into graphic design (not professionally, just as a hobby), but now I can't even load Photoshop on my laptop because it's so old. Sad face.
@ Gayle
Wow, I would love to be able to cross-stich and embroider and weave. That sounds amazing! My sister taught me how to knit once and I promptly forgot.
@ Zina
Pinky & the Brain! Woo! Also, Bitten was recommended to me recently, so I'll hopefully be picking it up soon.
@ Stephanie
Ditto with The Fault in Our Stars! Love that one of your interests is "sleeping." ;-)
@ Elaine
Love Daughter of Smoke & Bone! The sequel is pretty amazing, too. Fred & George Weasley are pretty good choices!
Are people counting audio books? I never listen to them, and wouldn't count them if I did (that isn't reading, that is listening) but, I was just curious if other people counted them.
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Now I don't feel so bad for only having read one book.
Mary wrote: "@ KarlaBeauty and the Beast! Probably my favorite animated movie of all time. :-D Love Pride and Prejudice, too.
@ ❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥
I used to hate Gone with the Wind. I couldn't stand it. I decide..."
I still have to read the book
Listening to an audiobook takes as much concentration -- or maybe even more -- as reading a print book. It's easy to let your mind wander when you're listening, so you have to stay focused on the story in order to prevent that.
Audio books sometimes take longer to get through as well. I've found that reading is faster than listening to an audio-book... though audio is more convenient if you're doing something that allows you to listen but not have your full concentration on something like a book (driving for example).
I hope I will be done with my first book to count with this challenge here in a couple of days. And I am loving the book too. I might even finish it sooner.
And when I am done with
I am going to read
Just finished The Food Of The Gods and am diving into Magnificent Devices next. This challenge has encouraged me to start checking a lot of books off my other challenges as well, so I want to keep the momentum going!
Just finished
!Not entirely sure which one I'll start tomorrow. Possibly
.
@MaryI know! The only reason I'm not done with the second book is because the third only comes out in 2014. Clearly someone up there hates me.
I'm finally done with my first book, moving on to finishing
and picking up
soon.
Barb wrote: "Listening to an audiobook takes as much concentration -- or maybe even more -- as reading a print book. It's easy to let your mind wander when you're listening, so you have to stay focused on the s..."Oh, I know that. Which is one reason I won't listen to them. I would lose concentration.
I didn't mean to insult anyone. I was just worried about how long it takes me to read a book. I was born with a birth defect in my eyes/brain and my parents were told I would never be able to read or play sports. (I proved them wrong!) But, I read slowly and didn't want to let the team down.
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Location: north Alabama
Favorite book of all time: Rebecca by Daphne duMaurier (read 13 times)
Favorite book of 2012: Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh
Favorite book genre: romance - any kind
Favorite animal: cat (we have 7)
Favorite cartoon: Bugs Bunny? Or maybe Phineas & Ferb
Favorite movie: a knight's tale with Heath Ledger
If I could meet any fictional character: Jamie Fraser and I'd convince him I'm Claire ;)
Other hobbies: I sew children's clothes and have been known to sell them on eBay and at several local boutiques. I also love to cook.