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Read the Month Around the World - 2014
Message 97 shows I completed 2/55. I just finished the "E" by finishing A Deeper Darkness by J.T. Ellison. 3/55 done
READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLDDuration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 10/55
This is a modified spell out challenge where each month of the year is spelled out in a different language!
For each letter, read a book where that letter is contained somewhere in the title or the author's name. It does NOT need to be the first letter of the word. The book used must be read in the month it represents.
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E
N
E
R
O
February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F
I
F
R
I
March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M
A
C
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A
P
R
E
L
May: Romanian (Romania)
M
A
I
June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J
U
N
I
July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J
U
L
A
I
August: Japanese (Japan)
H
A
D
U
K
I
September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I
R
A
I
L
October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K
E
L
E
November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
L
A
R
A
December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
T
E
S
E
M
O
I finished January, 5/55.January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E The Day I AtE WhatEvEr I WantEd: And Other Small Acts of LibEration
N The DiNosaur Feather
E TEnth of DEcEmbEr
R The Rosie PRoject
O BOnk: The CuriOus COupling of Science and Sex
Cynthia wrote: "I finished January, 5/55.January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E The Day I AtE WhatEvEr I WantEd: And Other Small Acts of LibEration
N [book:The DiNosaur Feather|173..."
Grats Cynthia!
Barb I've updated your progress.
Zara wrote: "updated to here."I keep getting missed. Am I doing something wrong? Message 97 and 103 gives me 3/55.
Thanks.
Jannene wrote: "Zara wrote: "updated to here."I keep getting missed. Am I doing something wrong? Message 97 and 103 gives me 3/55.
Thanks."
No, Jannene you're doing everything right. It's me missing updating your progress here although I update my spreadsheet. Please forgive me.
Thank you, Zara. I just wanted to make sure I was doing it correctly. I appreciate you being the lead on this on your own time.
Hi Zara - I was going to say I was missed, then I realized I had forgotten to post my finished book (oops!). I read one for 'E' - The Three Musketeers, so now I'm all of 1/55!
LynnB wrote: "Hi Zara - I was going to say I was missed, then I realized I had forgotten to post my finished book (oops!). I read one for 'E' - The Three Musketeers, so now I'm all of 1/55!"Thanks LynnB. I shall update your progress.
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)E: Joyland DONE
N: Dad Is Fat DONE
E: The 5th Wave DONE
R: Inferno
O: Life After Life
I just finished listening to my 3rd book, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, narrated by Davina Porter. Loved it!
I've completed a total of 3/55 so far.January: Kapampangan
The ThrEe Musketeers The Three Musketeers
LoNgbourn Longbourn
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R
VOices Voices
Whoop Whoop!!! Completed January!!!January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E
ScarletN
Intentions of the EarlE
TrueR
The GiverO
How to Be a Woman
I just finished In Silence by Erica Spindler. This was such a good book and very creepy too. I didn't see the ending coming. It seemed like the perfect town until Avery started uncovering all of the missing people and deaths.That is 4/55 which leaves just one more this month.
I'm in for this one!:) I'll try to finish the entire challenge.Duration: 01.01.14 - 31.12.14
29 out of 35
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
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July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
5 out 5
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August: Japanese (Japan)
6 out 6
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September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
5 out 5
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October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
4 out 4
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November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
4 out 4
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December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
0 out 6
Twisted Perfection (Rosemary Beach #5) - Abbi Glines
Take a Chance (Rosemary Beach #7) - Abbi Glines
Simple Perfection (Rosemary Beach #6) - Abbi Glines
Crescendo (Hush Hush #2) - Becca Fitzpatrick
Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society #2) - Ally Carter
Rush Too Far (Rosemary Beach #4) - Abbi Glines
Updated post #52January: Kapampangan
5/5 completed
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updated to here. Welcome Laura to the challenge and good luck. Well done to everyone who have completed or nearly completed January.
I've completed all 5 now for January.The ThrEe Musketeers The Three Musketeers
LoNgbourn Longbourn
Francis: Man of Prayer by Mario Escobar
The AquaRiums of Pyongyang Aquariums of Pyongyang
VOices Voices
5/55
Zara wrote: "updated to here."Thank you!
I finished January:✔January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines) COMPLETED 1/12/14
✔ E The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley 1/10/14
✔ N Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice Munro 1/12/14
✔ E Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo 1/5/14
✔ R Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 1/5/14
✔ O Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 1/11/14
updated to here. Congratulations Theresa on completing January.
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)E
N: Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
E
R:
O:
1 out of 12 completed
I finished January:E Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell January 9
N Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman January 13
E The Nose by Nikolai Gogol January 12
R Lessons in Service from Charlie Trotter by Ed Lawler January 7
O The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd January 15
5/25
Finished my first book for the year!E - Gone Girl
I finished my goal of three books for January. E- Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
R- Halflings by Heather Burch
O- Heaven is Paved with Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
I'll post again at the end of the month if I finish more books that fit in.
READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD
❖ 55/55
✔January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E London: The Biography by P•E•ter Ackroyd
N And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hossei•N•i
E Commuters by •E•mily Gray Tedrowe
R One Rough Man by B•R•ad Taylor
O The T•O•ss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan
✔February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F •F•aith by Lesley Pearse
I Pegasus by Rob•I•n McKinley
F I Was Vermeer: The Rise and Fall of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Forger by •F•rank Wynne
R The Mind •R•eaders by Lori Brighton
I A Morb•I•d Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
✔March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M The Garden of Evening •M•ists by Tan Twan Eng
A The Kite Runner by Kh•A•led Hosseini
C A Dis•C•overy of Witches by Deborah Harkness
✔April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A The N•A•me of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
P Master and Commander by •P•atrick O'Brian
R The Night Ci•R•cus by Erin Morgenstern
E Inf•E•rno by Dan Brown
L The •L•ast Chinese Chef Nicole Mones
✔May: Romanian (Romania)
M •M•oloka'i by Alan Brennert
A The Storied Life of •A.• J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
I Stardust by Ne•I•l Gaiman
✔June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J Longbourn by •J•o Baker
U Fever Dream by Do•U•glas Preston
N Cold Ve•N•geance by Douglas Preston
I The Sweetness at the Bottom of the P•I•e
✔July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J Along Came a Spider by •J•ames Patterson
U When the Bo•U•gh Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman
L The A•L•exander Cipher by Will Adams
A C•A•rved in Bone by Jefferson Bass
I C•I•ty of Darkness by Kim Wright
✔August: Japanese (Japan)
H Dead Until Dark by Charlaine •H•arris
A The Blood Gospel by J•A•mes Rollins
D The Bone Collector by Jeffery •D•eaver
U The Last Templar by Raymond Kho•U•ry
K The Pillars of the Earth by •K•en Follett
I The Coff•I•n Dancer by Jeffery Deaver
✔September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I World W•I•thout End by Ken Follett
R The Unexpected Waltz by Kim W•R•ight
A The Valley of Amazement by •A•my Tan
I Under the Dome by Stephen K•I•ng
L The Queen of Bed•L•am
✔October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K 11/22/63 by Stephen •K•ing
E Daught•E•r of Smoke & Bone
L •L•ife After Life by Kate Atkinson
E The Cuckoo's Calling by Rob•E•rt Galbraith
✔November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
L Rainbow Six by Tom C•L•ancy
A The Empty Ch•A•ir by Jeffery Deaver
R Innocent Blood by James •R•ollins
A The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery De•A•ver
✔December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
T •T•he Gunslinger by Stephen King
E Mist•E•r Slaughter by Robert McCammon
S The Keep by F. Paul Wil•S•on
E Th•E• Tomb by F. Paul Wilson
M The Dark •M•onk by Oliver Pötzsch
O Legacies by F. Paul Wils•O•n
January: done!E Erik Larson - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
N Sun Tzu - The Art of War
E Jim Butcher - Small Favor
R Connie Willis - Time is the Fire: The Best of Connie Willis 10 stories
O John Scalzi - Fuzzy Nation
January finished 5/5 E - J.T. Ellison-
N - Kevin O'Brien-
E - Erica Spindle-
R - Kathy Reichs-
O - Gregg Olsen-
Jannene wrote: "January finished 5/5 E - J.T. Ellison-
N - Kevin O'Brien-
E - Erica Spindle-
R - Kathy Reichs..."
Well done Jannene
Zara wrote: "Jannene wrote: "January finished 5/5 E - J.T. Ellison-
N - Kevin O'Brien-
E - Erica Spindle-
..."
Zara wrote: "updated to here."
Thank you!
I'm getting a late start but I think I'll go back to the books I've read this month to fill in:Completed: 5/5
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E - C. L. Stone
N - Natsuki Takaya
E - C. L. Stone
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O -
February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia) 1/5
F - Jeaniene Frost
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F
R
I
March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc) 1/3
M - The Mane Squeeze 3/11
A
C
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A
P
R
E
L
May: Romanian (Romania)
M
A
I
June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J
U
N
I
July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J
U
L
A
I
August: Japanese (Japan)
H
A
D
U
K
I
September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I
R
A
I
L
October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K
E
L
E
November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
L
A
R
A
December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
T
E
S
E
M
O
Bobbie wrote: "I'm getting a late start but I think I'll go back to the books I've read this month to fill in:Completed: /5
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E - [author:C. L. Stone|7254533..."
Hi Bobby.
Welcome to this challenge. How many do you plan to do for the year?
Zara wrote: "Bobbie wrote: "I'm getting a late start but I think I'll go back to the books I've read this month to fill in:Completed: /5
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E - [author:C. L..."
I hope to do each month. I finished this months with books that I have read this month even though I started late. Looking forward to next months.
Bobbie wrote: "Zara wrote: "Bobbie wrote: "I'm getting a late start but I think I'll go back to the books I've read this month to fill in:Completed: /5
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E -..."
Thanks bobbie. Good luck.
Zara, you may increase my goal to 15. I plan to do a month every quarter.
Danielle wrote: "Zara, you may increase my goal to 15. I plan to do a month every quarter."Will do Danielle.
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