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The Randomiser Challenge - 2014
Updated post #364 2/16 Completed
12/20#139:
06/17/14
The TBR Randomiser Challenge.I have now read my third book for this challenge - Which was Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
#7 Valley of the Dolls
#18 State of Wonder
#26
#44 The Boy Who Dared
#57 The Red Tent
#71
#76
#122 A Place Of Execution
Want to try and be at the halfway point by the end of this month so I have moved straight on to Valley of the Dolls :)
3/8 complete
13/20#170:
06/25/14
Updated msg. 35. I am now at 9/12 since I just finished Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
6/12✓
How to Be a Woman✓
Rocky Mountain Freedom✓
The Maze Runner
Curveball
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
Whitman: Poems
The Four Agreements
Fallen
Obsidian✓
The Thirteenth Gift
Dead Ever After✓
Bought By The Billionaire Brothers
CHALLENGE COMPLETE!Just finished my last book for this challenge -- Wild Thing by Josh Bazell. I'm 10/10 and I updated my full list at Message 121.
I've finished my challenge :) Updated here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...It's been really good fun and I'm going to keep randomising my books to help get them read :) Thank you.
Finished 2/5- The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
We already complete six months so is time to review each of the challenge that I got so:1. The Randomiser challenge:
66 - La delicadeza
49 - Books of Blood, Vols. 1-3
26 - Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries
5 - The Damnation Game
13 - Secrets and Lies: A History of CIA Mind Control and Germ Warfare
52 - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
11 - Solaris
43 - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
21 - City of Bones
16 - Island
20 - Never Let Me Go
24 - The Untold History of The United States
62 - The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
18 - Le Petit Nicolas Le Ballon
46 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
53 - A Tale of Two Cities
So, for now I have 6/20
I finished my book no. 41;
, I liked it a lot. I'll most likely read the following book in the series.
The TBR Randomiser Challenge.I have now read my third book for this challenge - Which was Valley of the Dolls
#18 State of Wonder
#44 The Boy Who Dared
#57 The Red Tent
#122 A Place Of Execution
Half way through now!
4/8 complete
Just completed my 8th selection - Reamde by Neal Stephenson. Super impressed and very glad that I stuck with this book until the end. The writing is very good and is the only thing that kept me going through the initial 30 pages or so, then the interesting plot twists started, slowly, then much faster so that by the end, I couldn't put the huge tome down! Really enjoyed the characters as well. The only downside is the length of the book, and at points, some of the rather over-descriptive sections. Overall, definitely worth reading! 4 stars!8/15
I finally finished another one for this challenge. I read book #341 on my TBR list The AlchemistI finished Coraline which was book #249 on my TBR list.
Finished my 9th selection - A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley. While the writing was good, the content and storyline were not enjoyable. I understand how important the subject-matter is, but it was an intense read. Not one of my favorite books. 2.5 stars9/15
Challenge done, good luck everyone!The Randomiser Challenge
Completed: 12/12
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I am late to the party but I would like to sign up for 10. My random numbers are (I had to randomize twice because some of the chosen books were sequels to books I hadn't read yet): 3,5,11,14,21,26,27,31,42,81.1.The Night Circus-Erin Morgenstern COMPLETED
2.Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip-Jeannette Walls COMPLETED
3.The Sookie Stackhouse Companion-Charlaine Harris COMPLETED
4.Gift Wrap-Charlaine Harris COMPLETED
5.Two Blondes-Charlaine Harris COMPLETED
6.Holidays on Ice-David Sedaris COMPLETED
7.Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls-David Sedaris COMPLETED
8.Darkly Dreaming Dexter-Jeff Lindsay COMPLETED
9.West Of The Moon-Jonathan Nasaw COMPLETED
10.Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir-Amanda Knox COMPLETED
2/12√ 188. Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Jannene wrote: "2/12√ 188. Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke"
updated Jannene
Zara wrote: "Jannene wrote: "2/12√ 188. Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke"
updated Jannene"
Thank you Zara.
I am doing good. I just finished #70 out of 100 books. It shows I'm 6 ahead of schedule. It's a challenge, but just enjoying reading. Right now I'm reading the Rose Gardner series by Denise Grover Swank and am loving it. Just starting book 5 this a.m. and I can't see what happens next. Excellent cozy mystery series. Must read if you like mysteries and small town life.
Finished this one; thanks for the fun challenge :)
2014 RANDOMISER CHALLENGE, 1/1 - 12/31/14
15/15 COMPLETED
I've substituted the next-in-a-series book for the book chosen if the 'random' book is higher up than where I am in the series.
✓ #809 – Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing, by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers, finished 4/28 ★★★
✓ #1040 – Chile Death (China Bayles #7), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 4/22 ★★★★
✓ #955 – I Shall Not Want (Psalm 23 Mysteries #2), by Debbie Viguie, finished 2/5 ★★★★
✓ #1141 – Vineyard Fear (Martha's Vineyard #4), by Philip R. Craig, 3/21 ★★★★
✓ #705 – Stay At Home Dead (Stay at Home Dad #1), by Jeffrey Allen, finished 5/31 ★★★.5
✓ #451 – Eggsecutive Orders (White House Chef #3), by Julie Hyzy, finished 6/3 ★★★★
✓ #1489 – The Lincoln Myth (Cotton Malone #9), by Steve Berry, finished 4/14 ★★★★
✓ #745 – Unwritten, by Charles Martin, finished 5/13 ★★★
✓ #1544 – The Outcast Dead (Ruth Galloway #6), by Elly Griffiths, finished 4/19 ★★★★
✓ #65 – The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, by Melanie Benjamin, finished 1/3/14 ★★★
✓ #1435 – Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well (Aunt Dimity #19), by Nancy Atherton, finished 5/2 ★★★.5
✓ #668 – Mischief in Mudbug (Ghost-in-Law #2), by Jana DeLeon, finished 8/28 ★★★★
✓ #229 – Buried Secrets (Nick Heller #2), by Joseph Finder, finished 2/8 ★★★★
✓ #1606 – Why Doesn't My Funny Bone Make Me Laugh?: Sneezes, Hiccups, Butterflies, and Other Funny Feelings Explained, by Alan P. Xenakis, finished 4/9 ★★★★
✓ #715 – Death in a Hot Flash (Bel Barrett #2), by Jane Isenberg, finished 6/6 ★★★.5
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/28 *****
I have now read 5 out of 8 books for this challenge as I just finished State of Wonder by Ann Patchett.just 3 more to go!
Just completed my 10th selection - Glow by Jessica Maria Tuccelli. This book was good, not great. The author told the tale through many disparate stories and voices, and while she managed to bring it all together in the end, I felt her style prevented me from becoming connected to the characters. Not one that I would recommend but glad that I read it. 3 stars.10/15
Just completed my 11th selection - The India Fan. While I appreciated the intricacies of the plot and the interesting characters, the prose was repetitive and the characters seemed to be 2 dimensional. Overall, entertaining read. 3 stars.11/15
THE TBR RANDOMISER CHALLENGEDuration: September 12, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Books Completed: 10/10
✔1.Quintana of Charyn - Jan 2 - ★★★★½
✔2.Scarlet - Dec 15 - ★★★☆☆
✔3.Daughter of the Forest - Nov 20 - ★★★★☆
✔4.Never Let Me Go - Dec 17 - ★★★★☆
✔5.Virgin River - Oct 8 - ★★★★☆
✔6.The Immortal Crown - Dec 19 - ★★★★☆
✔7.Turn on a Dime - Blane's Turn - Oct 2 - ★★★★☆
✔8.Crocodile on the Sandbank - Dec 11 - ★★★☆☆
✔9.Faithful Place - Dec 5 - ★★★★☆
✔10.Circus of the Damned - Oct 1 - ★★★★☆
Zara, I just updated message #213 to show 2 more finished, out of 12. Thanks!
@Jane:I liked Never Let Me Go. I did not quite enjoy the movie as much sadly, but it was not bad either.
Ok, I'm in with 5.115. Yes Man - currently reading
Completed 4/5
Just completed my 12th selection - The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer. Powerful story revolving around a Hungarian Jewish man just before WWII, and his fight for his family and life. Well-written with complex characters. The only reason I didn't give the novel 5 stars was that it was a bit lengthy at the beginning and took me awhile to become invested in the story. However, once through the first section, I was hooked. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars12/15
16/20#201:
09/19/14
I've updated message #213 to show I have 5 of my 12 completed.
I have read my 6th book for this challenge - A Place of Execution - I don't think my progress was updated since the last time I posted so I'm now .... 6/8 complete!
Just completed my 13th selection - Borrowed Finery: A Memoir by Paula Fox. Interesting memoir and my heart broke for the author every time I remembered that it was a true story. While I liked the author's writing, I felt that there were odd gaps in the memoir and that it lacked an ending. Worth reading, though, if you like memoirs. 3.5 stars13/15
all updated. great work everybody.
I have completed the following:36-Hopeless Hopeless by Colleen Hoover 5/31/14
35-Game of Thrones A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin 9/3/14
40-NOS4A2 NOS4A2 by Joe Hill 6/20/14
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32 - The Isle of Youth: Stories
66 - La delicadeza
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40 - Bird BoxREMOVED
51 - IT Can Be Dangerous45 - To Kill a Mockingbird49 - Books of Blood, Vols. 1-3
26 - Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries
5 - The Damnation Game
13 - Secrets and Lies: A History of CIA Mind Control and Germ Warfare
47 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest52 - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
11 - Solaris
43 - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
21 - City of Bones
41 - Dorothy Must Die16 - Island
20 - Never Let Me Go
24 - The Untold History of The United States
29 - The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking
62 - The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
18 - Le Petit Nicolas Le Ballon
46 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
42 - No Place Like Oz53 - A Tale of Two Cities
I decide to remove two books from this list. I will only read 20 books for this challenge. Not because I think I can't read the other two, but because I decide to remove these books from my to - read list. Did not like them so much, nevertheless, I will try to continue with my other goals. So, so far I had read 4/20.