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Reader's Pursuit (2015) > Round 3: Claim Your Slice of Pie

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message 101: by Lahni (new)

Lahni | 660 comments Congrats LynnB!!


message 102: by Susan (new)

Susan | 3756 comments Mod
Congrats, LynnB!


message 103: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
Here's your beautiful pie, LynnB!

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Congrats :D


message 104: by LynnB (new)

LynnB | 1770 comments Tien wrote: "Here's your beautiful pie, LynnB!
Congrats :D"


Thanks,Tien!


message 105: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
I'm going overseas and won't have PC access so all updates will have to wait til I come back. Thanks for your patience :)


message 106: by Karen (new)

Karen (karenofthebookworm) 4. Pink - Styles of Stories
e. Male Authors writing female pov OR Female Authors writing male pov
Book - The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre - read 30/10/15


message 107: by Karen (new)

Karen (karenofthebookworm) 3. Red - Author Association
d. Read one book of author with the same first name (identical spelling) of your fave author (New to you author only)
Book - The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher Clark, my fave author Christopher Brookmyre - read 30/10/15


message 108: by Karen (new)

Karen (karenofthebookworm) 2. Indigo – Title Tokens:
Read one (1) book with title / subtitle that includes (exact spelling)
c. a name of a place (can be continent, country, or a little town somewhere in the middle of nowhere as long as it’s a real place)
book - Icons of England - read 31/10/15


message 109: by Amy (new)

Amy | 2243 comments 4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
b. Multiple POVs (more than 2)
Girls In Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood - Read 11/3/15


message 110: by Bea (new)

Bea | 5306 comments Mod
8. Dark Red - Radically Random:
Read 3 books

c. Draw X card(s) from 1 shuffled deck. (Drew Q, 6, J.) Read book # of series as per cards drawn. Books do not have to be from same series and Ace = #1, Jack, Queen, King = any book of a series.
Q = The Diva Digs Up the Dirt READ 11/4/15
6 = Critical Conditions READ 9/17/15
J = Manner of Death READ 10/8/15


message 111: by Karen (new)

Karen (karenofthebookworm) 12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
b. nonfiction - microhistory: social histories of just one thing. 17 books already read on this list so I need to read three more.
book - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York - read 21/10/15
book - Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded - read 05/11/15
book - The Invention of Air: An experiment, a journey, a new country and the amazing force of scientific discovery - read 31/10/15


message 112: by Karen (new)

Karen (karenofthebookworm) 5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
a. 1001 books to read before you die
book - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - read 08/11/15


message 113: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
updated!


message 114: by Susan (new)

Susan | 3756 comments Mod
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages
Read as many books to:
Rolled 3 -> c. a total of 1300-1400 pages

The Beginning Place, 183 pages - finished 9/30
March, 128 pages - finished 10/15
Sabriel, 364 pages - finished 10/18
Out by Natsuo Kirino, 400 pages - 11/8
Game Changer 247 pages - finished 11/11
total pages 1322


message 115: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
seems like I forgot to claim this one

4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
f. Antiheroes
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells -Read 09/25


message 116: by Karen (new)

Karen (karenofthebookworm) 6. Violet – Cover Crush:
a. A Couple: Read 2 books (each cover featuring one person; therefore 2 books of 1 person each make a couple)
book - Open the Cage, Murphy! - read 12/11/15
book - Too Much Information... or Can Everyone Just Shut Up for a Moment, Some of Us Are Trying to Think - read 06/11/15
Too Much Information... or Can Everyone Just Shut Up for a Moment, Some of Us Are Trying to Think by Dave Gorman Open the Cage, Murphy! by Paul O'Grady


message 117: by Karen (new)

Karen (karenofthebookworm) 10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Read book/s with 2 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
(x = Roll a die to determine number of words in titles/subtitles to be read for this task)
d. preposition
book - The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood - read 14/11/15


message 118: by Bea (new)

Bea | 5306 comments Mod
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from

a. 1001 books to read before you die
Fifth Business READ 11/15/15

4. Pink - Styles of Stories: Read 1 book of
f. Antiheroes
The Thief from "Popular Antihero Books" list READ 11/14/15


message 119: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 1224 comments 12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
a. classics (Chosen from: Great Romance Novels (read 17 of top 100: 3 books to read)

✔ #4 - Sultry with a Twist by Mary Beckett (Sept 19, 4★'s)
✔ #13 - A Shot of Sultry by Mary Beckett (Oct 31, 3.5★'s)
✔ #39 - Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (Nov 15, 4★'s)


message 120: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
2. Indigo – Title Tokens:
Read one (1) book with title / subtitle that includes (exact spelling)
b. a name of month (January, February... December)
The January Dancer (January Dancer, #1) by Michael Flynn -Read 11/16


message 121: by Karen (new)

Karen (karenofthebookworm) 8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 3 books
d. Go to your ‘Read’ GR shelf, set display to 10 per page and sort by “random”. Pick 1 of these random authors and read 1 book from this author. Refresh your browser to get a fresh ‘random’ listing to pick your x number of books
Author #1 Mary Beard
book - Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up - read 24/11/15
Author #2 Jim Al-Khalili
book - Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed - read 13/11/15
Author #3 James Patterson
book - Zoo - read 18/11/15


message 122: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
woohoo, Karen...1 more slice to complete pie ;)


message 123: by Lauren (last edited Dec 26, 2015 11:20AM) (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 1224 comments 9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
a. a total of 1400-1500 pages
✔ Book #1: Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley (528 Pages) (Nov 6, 4★'s)
✔ Book #2: More Than One Night by Sarah Mayberry (288 Pages) (Nov 8, 3★'s)
✔ Book #3: Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (416 pages) (Nov 12, 4★'s)
✔ Book #4: The Duchess War by Courtney Milan (270 pages) (Dec 26, 4★'s)


message 124: by Bea (last edited Dec 27, 2015 08:05AM) (new)

Bea | 5306 comments Mod
2. Indigo - Title Tokens
Read one book with title/subtitle that includes (exact spelling) (b.) a name of month (January, February... December)
A City Called July READ 12/27/15


message 125: by Karen (new)

Karen (karenofthebookworm) Woo Hoo Last Piece of Pie

White – Big as a Brick:

Read 1 book that is:
f. 1,000+ pages long
book - The Stand - read 29/12/15


message 126: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
Yay! Congrats, Karen, on completing Round 3!

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I, on the other hand, am still procrastinating over my big book and it's not even as big as yours :p


message 127: by LynnB (new)

LynnB | 1770 comments Yay! Congrats Karen!!


message 128: by Bea (new)

Bea | 5306 comments Mod
Congrats Karen!


message 129: by Amy (last edited Dec 31, 2015 09:30PM) (new)

Amy | 2243 comments 12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
f. awards
Pulitzer Prize Winners-Fiction
I've read 8; need 2 for this task:
The Color Purple - Read 12/21/15
Interpreter of Maladies - Read 12/31/15


message 130: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 1224 comments I know its January but I'm going to keep playing until I finish my pies :0)

3. Author Association
c. Favorite author surname (Eloisa James)
✔ Book: Saddled and Spurred by Lorelei James (Jan 7, 3★'s)


message 131: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
Lauren wrote: "I know its January but I'm going to keep playing until I finish my pies :0)"

Please do :)
Nothing would pleased me better ;p


message 132: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
Woot Woot! I've completed Round 3 :D

1. White – Big as a Brick:
Read 1 book that is:
e. 700-800 pages long
11.22.63 by Stephen King (740p)
Read 01/22


message 133: by Bea (new)

Bea | 5306 comments Mod
Congrats Tien!


message 134: by Matt (new)

Matt Mullins | 139 comments Tien wrote: "Woot Woot! I've completed Round 3 :D

1. White – Big as a Brick:
Read 1 book that is:
e. 700-800 pages long
11.22.63 by Stephen King (740p)
Read 01/22"



How did you like it?

That is my favorite King book!


message 135: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 1224 comments WTG Tien! It feels like I'm never gonna finish, lol!


message 136: by Bea (new)

Bea | 5306 comments Mod
Lauren wrote: "WTG Tien! It feels like I'm never gonna finish, lol!"

I know how you feel Lauren. Personally, with the new games, I am now lagging on this one.


message 137: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
thanks, guys :)

Matt, I loved it so much! My fave of Stephen King's so far too... though I must confess I don't usually read his stuff -I don't particularly like horrors so anything I've read of his is the fantasy Gunslinger series and a couple of 'horror' which didn't seem too scary for me :p


message 138: by Amy (new)

Amy | 2243 comments Finally finished round 3:

1. White – Big as a Brick:
e. 700-800 pages long
The Goldfinch - Read 2/8/16


message 139: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
Woo hoo, CONGRATULATIONS, Amy!!

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message 140: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 1224 comments Well done Amy!!


message 141: by Bea (new)

Bea | 5306 comments Mod
Oh, my. Congrats, Amy!!!


message 142: by Matt (new)

Matt Mullins | 139 comments 12 Orange: Improvement of the Intellect
d. Poems
List: 50 Books that will change your life-chapters/indigos (Read 4)
Book 1: To Kill a Mockingbird 12-12-15 *****
Book 2: Lord of the Flies 2-15-16 ***
Book 3: The Fault in Our Stars 12-26-15 *****
Book 4: farenheit 451 10-27-15 ***


message 143: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
Welcome to Round 3, Matt! :)


message 144: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 1224 comments 8. Radically Random
c. Friends
x=5

✔ Book #1: Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks (Jan 16, 3.5★'s)
✔ Book #2: Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews (Jan 21, 4★'s)
✔ Book #4: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (Feb 1 , 4★'s)
✔ Book #4: An Introduction to Pleasure by Jess Michaels (Feb 6, 4★'s)
✔ Book #5: Glory in Death by J.D. Robb (Feb 12, 4★'s)


message 145: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
Almost there, Lauren! Keep reading :)


message 146: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 1224 comments 2. Indigo - Title Tokens
e. Zodiac (Scorpio):
✔ Book: The Scorpio Man by Claudia Jameson (Feb 29, 3.5★'s)


message 147: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 1224 comments 1. White – Big as a Brick:
e. 700-800 pages long
✔ Book: Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Mar 12, 4★'s)


message 148: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 9034 comments Mod
Woot, great finish, Lauren :)

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message 149: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 1224 comments Thanks Tien. I loved this game!


message 150: by Charity (new)

Charity | 577 comments 5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
d. 1000 novels everyone must read
Money Read 3/18/2016


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