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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Travis Traverses A Total Tomes Trek in 2014
MICKEY MOUSE'S MARCHERSSame Author
7. a) Before They Are Hanged(441) Done 1/13/14 and
b) Red Country (469)Done 1/15/14
same author
8. Last Argument of Kings (536) Done 1/14/14
What is author's with 4 syllable last names.
9. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle(607) by Haruki Murakami Done 1/17/14
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What is flippin' the bird
10. Lonesome Dove (945) by Larry McMurtry Done 1/19/14
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What is the loneliest number.
11. a) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(272)
by Ken Kesey Done 1/20?/14
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Why initially we were seeing double.
b) Love and War (1087) by John Jakes Done 1/29/14
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We are seeing double again.
12. Wool Omnibus(509) by Hugh Howey Done 1/21/14
ROADRUNNER'S RACERSSheep-ily we link with (wool to horn)
13. Matterhorn (663) by Karl Marlantes done
Still feeling horny
14. Horns(368) by Joe Hill done
and 20th Century Ghosts (316)Done
and keeping it in the family we add
15. 11/22/63(849) by Stephen King Done
words are overrated lets use numbers in the title
16. The Three Musketeers(786) by Alexandre Dumasdone
and because we love dead French authors
17. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame(512) by Victor Hugo Done
a hunchback needs regular check ups to the doctor better send him to
18. Doctor Sleep (531) by Stephen King DoneStill playing doctor
TAZMANIAN DEVIL'S TROUNCERS19. Doctor Zhivago(592) by Boris Pasternak Done
Now I could go for some Vodka so lets stay in Russia
20. The Idiot(667) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Done
One Dostoyevsky is never enough
21.Demons(714) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Done
Now we go to One Word Titles until further notice
22a. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 390 pages done
22b. Suspect by Robert Crais 312 pages done
23a. Feed by Mira Grant 571 pages
23b. Dust (Wool, #9) by Hugh Howey 464 pages Done
24a Exile by R.A. Salvatore 343 pages Done
24b Sojourn. By R.A. Salvatore 320 pages Done
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR'S BOUNCERS25 a. Warbound by Larry :Correia 448 pages done
25 b. Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson 480 pages done
little Neal Stephenson thing here
26a King of the Vagabonds 400 pages done
26 b. Odalisque 464 pages done
27 The Confusion 815 pages done
28 a. Solomon's Gold (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 3, Book 1) 360 pages done
28 b. Currency 352 pages done
29 a. The System of the World 320 pages done
authors last name ends in son
29b. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson 1007 pages done
stormlight archive series
30. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson 1088 pages done
PossibleEntire Wheel of Time series
Entire Malazan book of the Fallen series
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle probably a definite
The Heroes
American Gods
Shadowland
1Q84
I'm pretty random picking my next read and also have to check page numbers so nothing definite and no links until I get rolling next year
You have some good possibles listed Travis!
Oooh. Doctor Zhivago's a thought! I might need to borrow that idea, if you don't mind!
My daring decision to try murakami this past year was one of the best surprises I've had. So far I've enjoyed all that I've read by him
I say daring as there was no good reason based on my reading habits at that time to have ever picked up Kafka on the Shore
Slicks attempt #1 unofficial list.1.Grave Witch (325)
Grave Dance(371)
Grave Memory(373) by Kalayna Price all part of same series.
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2. Ex-Heroes(274)
Ex-Patriots(294) by Peter Clines links with
What is authors whose initials rhyme with spaghetti.
3. The Color of Magic(224)
The Light Fantastic(241)
Equal Rites(228)
by Terry Pratchett links with
what is same series, same author
4. Mort(272)
Sourcery(260)
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What is fantasy.
5.The Heroes (581)
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What is author's with 4 syllable last names.
6. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle(607) by Haruki Murakami
I just spat my cider. I'm charging you if I need a new keyboard.That's a whole heap of Alex Craft at once! I'm one of these people that space out my serieses instead of reading them all at once, but Lexx is the opposite so I completely understand. Really hope you like them.
You could, if you so choose, edit message 1 and move msg 14 into it. Then you'd have it at the top and not have to hunt it down further into the challenge.
Rusalka wrote: "I just spat my cider. I'm charging you if I need a new keyboard.That's a whole heap of Alex Craft at once! I'm one of these people that space out my serieses instead of reading them all at once, ..."
ROFL! Good thing you weren't eating spaghetti at the time.
Janice wrote: "You could, if you so choose, edit message 1 and move msg 14 into it. Then you'd have it at the top and not have to hunt it down further into the challenge."I'm saving message 1 for finished books only but if I still follow my plan transferring 14 to 1 will save me a great deal of time. I'll keep that in mind when the challenge starts.
Hope the keyboard survived Rusalka. I do series differently. Sometimes its nice to take them as a leisurely stroll through the park but other times I attack them with a more balls to the wall attitude.
Travis of NNY wrote: "I'm saving message 1 for finished books only but if I still follow my plan transferring 14 to 1 will save me a great deal of time. I'll keep that in mind when the challenge starts..."That would work too.
Can't go wrong with Murakami, Travis. Enjoy! :)
and made it to 9 i'll ruminate a bit where to go from there
"4 syllable last names" -- nice link! I tried to work The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle into an early reading block but had considerable difficulty doing so. For now it's buried in Buzz's Bombers. I suppose I'm just less creative with the links!
up to 14 gotta inspect the bookshelves again. I haven't even gone through any physical books these are all kindle and audio, but dead tree versions are such a work out guess I better start eating my spinach if I'm going to start reading those.
I read The Colour of Magic a couple of years ago as a start into the Discworld series. It was an okay read for me, but not as good as listening to it read. I have been listening to it narrated by Nigel Planer and enjoying it a lot more. I have never read Mort, but really need to, by all accounts, from those the readers in this group who have done so.
Love your links! I haven't gone through my physical books yet either- it is such a pain to carry them around. It might be a good reason to read them and donate them- imagine how much space you could free up.
The jeopardy theme was fun for me for a while. Then it got old and I switched my style
Actually Marnie only a few of the books are mine. We have gotten rid of most of our books. My wife and her 6 siblings were home schooled and her parents built up quite a library for them especially since they didn't own a TV or radio. What I have is a giant stack they thought I would like to read and return. After many months and with the alphabet I haven't read a single one of their books. Probably should there's some chunksters in the lot.
We are just starting to get rid of our books. My husband was SLOW to the whole ereader thing ( thank you Delta for letting him read his ereader while taking off :) I do love going through a stack of books- I always find something begging to be read. Wow seven homeschooled kids- I bet that was a lot of fun. I came from a large family ( 5 kids) too and I loved it.
I highly recommend Mort - it's one of my favourite Terry Pratchett books. I've not read any for a while and seeing them on your list Travis has made me think about checking out what the library has available for me!
Sarah wrote: "I highly recommend Mort - it's one of my favourite Terry Pratchett books. I've not read any for a while and seeing them on your list Travis has made me think about checking out what t..."Seconded.
Pity about the audio book Travis. Grats on getting off the ranks though!
You're about to overtake me with the series Travis. Be interested to see what you think of number 3. It's sitting on my shelves taunting me.
finished my third book Grave Memory. I liked this book the best so far because it gets right to the story. It stays mainly with the investigating of Alex and partners and the case they're working. I gave it 4 stars since it went 2/3 before having to deal with the paranormal romancy crap which I have disliked in the 2 previous books causing me to drop both of those to 3 stars. I would have gone 3 on this especially after the seemingly endless sex scene, but hey I was already enjoying this book and felt generous to give it the 4. I like urban fantasy not paranormal romance and although there is sex and romance in many books it just seems like it drags out at times in this series a little longer than my stomach prefers having to deal with it.
Ah fair enough. I found these pretty light on the romance which is why I enjoyed them. But maybe my stomach is a little stronger on this, probably due to all the rom com crap i had to suffer through as a teenage girl. Sorry if i missed the mark a little with my rec.
I am enjoying the series and will try to keep going with them if I remember to watch for them. There probably isn't as much romance as it seems to me. I think the problem I'm having is its written by a female and narrated by a female. I'm not big on oooh that tight shirt over those perfectly sculpted abs and perfect chest. Barf. Yes my bias is sexist in this case. And the narrator doesn't have an ideal phone sex voice or maybe it would be better. I have never faulted Murakami for the sex in his books and some of that gets down right disturbing. I'll be looking for #4 this summer though I like idea behind the book.
I forgot you were audiobooking them. I think I would find that slightly disturbing too...And it's not sexist really. Different strokes for different folks.
finished Ex-Heroes which was all of the fun I thought a superheroes vs zombie book should be. Just a bunch of undead killing badasserie .
Wow, you're flying through your books Travis!
Been zipping through a bunch of quick ones just started my first actual chunkster. Finished ex-Patriots had a deeper plot than the first book. The zombies were still present, but it was more of a battle of the superheroes vs the military with a side of zombie.
What's your first actual chunkster then?
The Heroes which again I kick myself as this stand alone novel takes us to the same world and uses some of Tue characters from the first law trilogy. I have to read that trilogy before I read any more abercrombie after this one.
Well enjoy it Travis. I have The Blade Itself coming soon which I'm looking forward to as it will be my first Abercrombie book!
Sarah wrote: "Well enjoy it Travis. I have The Blade Itself coming soon which I'm looking forward to as it will be my first Abercrombie book!"I have this one my list and i also look forward to this. i heard great things about Abecrombie's novels.
Me too. Lexx is listening to the audio book at the moment.
Is it a Michael Page narration? He is great
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1. a) Grave Witch (325)Done 1/1/14
b) Grave Dance(371)Done 1/2/14
c) Grave Memory(373) by Kalayna PriceDone 1/3/14 all part of same series.
links with What is series whose titles all start with same word
2. a)Ex-Heroes(274)Done 1/5/14
b) Ex-Patriots(294) by Peter Clines Done 1/7/14 links with
What is authors whose initials rhyme with spaghetti.
3. a) The Color of Magic(224) Done 1/10/14
b)The Light Fantastic(241) Done 1/10/14
c) Equal Rites(228) Done 1/11/14
by Terry Pratchett links with
what is same series, same author
4. a) Mort(272) Done 1/11/14
b) Sourcery(260) Done 1/11/14
links to
What is fantasy.
5.The Heroes (581) Done 1/8/14
links to same author
6. The Blade Itself (536) done 1/10/14