The Monopoly Genre Challenge - 2014

[Chloé]

3/10 subcategories

Young Adult

Romance

Suspense

Historical

Fantasy
03-01-14
Science Fiction

Biographical

Non-fiction


Life of Pi completed 3 January 2014 ★★★★★
The Catcher in the Rye completed 27 January 2014★★★★☆
Aliss February 262014 ★★★★☆

[Jennifer]

I would like to try for all eight:

(#106) Yearly Monopoly 17/22 (individual) 6/8 (color groups):
Color groups:
Dark Purple – Finished 3/9
YA Coming of Age – Rooftops of Tehran 3/9
YA Fantasy – Indigo 3/5
Light Blue – Finished 2/21
Historical Romance – The Dissolute Duke 1/3
Paranormal Romance - Bite Me, Your Grace 2/2
Chick Lit – The Devil Wears Prada 2/21
Mauve
Mystery – Penhallow 3/31
Orange
Red – Finished 5/19
Epic/ High Fantasy – The Corruption Age of the Watchers: Book 1 5/19
Mythic Fiction – The Lightning Thief 2/22
Magical Realism - One Hundred Years of Solitude 3/19
Yellow– Finished 2/26
Cyberpunk/Steampunk – Changeless 2/11
Dystopian – Catching Fire 1/16
Space Opera - Foundation 2/26
Green – Finished 6/25
Memoir – The Glass Castle 1/24
Autobiography - The Story of My Life 6/ 25
Biography - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2/25
Dark Blue– Finished 6/28
History - Black Like Me 6/28
Science - The World of Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises: Natural History & Conservation 1/27

[Laura]

Hi. I have completed 2 so far:
YA Fantasy - The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
Horror - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

[Adriana]

Great job Chloe and Laura!
Welcome Jennifer (:

[mim]

This is a really original challenge! I'm going to be a bit lame and only for for 3 (Historical, Fantasy, YA), since I'm dubious about my ability to hit a lot of these genres, haha. But maybe, we'll see!

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I finished my first book for this challenge on 1/5/14:
Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo

[Ana]

i'll try 6

THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

Young Adult
Coming of Age
YA Fantasy

Romance
Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance
Chick-lit

Suspense
Crime
Horror
Mytery

Historical
Medieval
Victorian
Ancient

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy
Mythic fiction
Magical realism

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk
Dystopian
Space Opera

[Laura Jane]

BIOGRAPHICAL:
Memoir
Autobiography - Bossypants
Biography

[Adriana]

Good luck Mim and Ana!

Great job Theresa, Laura Jane, and Kimberly.

Remember to say when you have completed the whole category as well.

I'm only doing three too Mim. It's still a lot of books (:

[Jenn]

Count me in for the suspense category to start.

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I had my iPod clipped to my blouse all day listening to my 2nd book for this challenge,
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

The audiobook is read by Morven Christie, who does an amazing job with the Icelandic names, places, poetry, etc. This is definitely one where the narrator enhanced the experience. I just wanted to keep listening and finished it in one day. The story is amazing, and I look forward to more from Hannah Kent. I rate it 5 stars!

[Adriana]

Added you Jennifer.

Great job Theresa (:

[Laura]

Crime - I just finished by Jasper Fforde, fourth in the Thursday Next series. Set in an alternate universe, the books follow a female detective who investigates literary crime - totally weird but wonderful, would highly recommend it. ****

[Maureen]

Can you sign me up for all 8? Thank you.

[Rebecca]

I will try for 5 - Thanks!

[Adriana]

Welcome Maureen and Rebecca!

You're doing great Laura (:

[Kathy (ebookkat)]

I'm in for all 8!

The Monopoly Genre Challenge
Duration: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14

2/8

Young Adult
Coming of Age - The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger 03/27/14
YA Fantasy - Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 02/02/14


Romance
Historical Romance - Temptation in a Kilt by Victoria Roberts 01/19/14
Paranormal Romance -
Chick-lit -

Suspense
Crime -
Horror - The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin 01/24/14
Mystery - Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu by Lee Goldberg 01/04/14

Historical (time periods)
Medieval -
Victorian -
Ancient - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 04/24/14

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy -
Mythic fiction -
Magical realism -

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk -
Dystopian - Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi 02/04/14
Space Opera -

Biographical
Memoir - unSweetined by Jodie Sweetin 08/02/14
Autobiography - High on Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips 07/31/14
Biography -

Non-fiction
History - Who Shot JFK? by Robin Ramsey 01/29/14
Science - How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown 07/03/14

[Adriana]

Good luck Kathy!

[Laura]

I just finished The Eagle in the Sand by Simon Scarrow for my historical/ancient. A good yarn about two Roman centurions fighting to survive in ancient Judea. ****

[Adriana]

What do you mean a good yarn Laura?

[Daphne]

Adriana wrote: "What do you mean a good yarn Laura?"

Idioms & Phrases
spin a yarn

Tell a story, especially a long drawn-out or totally fanciful one, as in This author really knows how to spin a yarn , or Whenever he's late he spins some yarn about a crisis . Originally a nautical term dating from about 1800, this expression probably owes its life to the fact that it embodies a double meaning, yarn signifying both "spun fiber" and "a tale." -from http://dictionary.reference.com/brows...

[Adriana]

Daphne wrote: "Adriana wrote: "What do you mean a good yarn Laura?"

Idioms & Phrases
spin a yarn

Tell a story, especially a long drawn-out or totally fanciful one, as in This author really knows how to spin a y..."

Cool, did not know that (:
Thanks!

[Lilac]

Hmm, would Mein Kampf count as non-fiction history?

[Lilac]

I've changed my mind so could you update my goal please? This would be a huge accomplishment for me but I've decided to try and get all of them. :)

[Laura]

Thanks for the explanation, Daphne :-)
I just stayed up far too late so that I could finish The Fault in Our Stars for the YA coming of age. Wow. Not many books live up to their hype but for me it was a fantastic *****. It also means I just completed my first category - YA - yay!

[Adriana]

Lilac wrote: "Hmm, would Mein Kampf count as non-fiction history?"

Yes...

No problem Lilac.

Yay Laura! First one to complete a category ^__^

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I just finished listening to book #3, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, narrated by Davina Porter. This fits in mythic fiction. Loved it!

[Chloé]

Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "I just finished listening to book #3, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, narrated by Davina Porter. This fits in mythic fiction. Loved it!

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I loved the books, the movie was nice too. Haven't seen it in years, you make me want to reread them and rewatch it.

[Adriana]

Great job Theresa!

[Jayne]

I'm going to try 3.

1/3

Suspense
Crime -Death in the Clouds - done
Horror - Ward Z - done
Mystery - Raven Black - done

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy
Mythic fiction
Magical realism - The Night Circus- done

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk - Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories - done
Dystopian - Uglies - done
Space Opera

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I've finished 4 books so far:

Suspense
✔ Crime Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 1/5/14
✔ Mystery Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo 1/5/14

Fantasy
✔ Mythic fiction The Mists of Avalon 1/10/14

Science Fiction
✔ Dystopian Oryx and Crake 1/11/14

[Laura]

Hi, I read The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes for 'chick lit'. I haven't read any chick lit for a long time as I'd got bored of it but this was great, really funny and a good read.

[Adriana]

Great job everyone!

[Sharon]

THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
My progress as of 1/15 - one monopoly achieved so far in the Suspense category! I'm going for all 8 monopolies but that non-fiction category might get me :)
It's a subgenre challenge with a twist! This challenge uses a monopoly board, and each color is a different genre. Read the subgenre listed on each property--your goal is to get as many monopolies (all the subgenres listed for each color) as possible.


(Click to go to the full size version of the board.)

For example, if I were going for the suspense category, I would need to read one crime, one thriller, and one mystery book. A single book cannot count for multiple properties for this challenge--one book per category.

The max number you can go for is eight because there are eight possible monopolies on the board.

Young Adult
Coming of Age
YA Fantasy

Romance
Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance

Chick-lit

Suspense - done
Crime

Horror

Mystery


Historical (time periods)
Medieval
Victorian
Ancient

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy
Mythic fiction
Magical realism

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk
Dystopian

Space Opera

Biographical
Memoir
Autobiography
Biography

Non-fiction
History
Science

[Adriana]

Whoohoo! - Fantastic Sharon!

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I just completed the Suspense property!

✔ Suspense Completed 1/15/14
✔ Crime Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 1/5/14
✔ Horror Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice 1/15/14
✔ Mystery Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo 1/5/14

[Daphne]

Updated Message 25:

Changed my goal to 8 instead of 5. Finished my first monopoly! Nonfiction!

THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 1/8

Non-fiction - Completed
History The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York 1/7/2014
Science The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements 1/12/2014

[Adriana]

Got my chick-lit book down!

[Adriana]

Awesome job Theresa and Daphne!

[✿Claire✿]

I've finished my first category (and made progress with most of the others) and I'm going to change my goal and go for all 8 please :)

My first category is:
✿Young Adult✿
Coming of Age - The Thirteenth
YA Fantasy - The Hunger Games

[Daphne]

Updated Message 26:

Finished my second Monopoly! Suspense and Nonfiction now complete. :)

THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 2/8

Suspense - COMPLETED
Crime In the Woods 1/6/2014
Horror The Room in the Dragon Volant 1/18/2014
Mytery The Mystery of a Hansom Cab 1/14/2014

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I just finished my Paranormal Romance,The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo 1/18/14

[Laura]

Ah, I just finished The Ghost Bride too for my Paranormal Romance :-) I also finished Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare for Steampunk and The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith for my Mystery. Thoroughly enjoyed all of them but The Secret Speech was probably the best of the three.
This last one means that I have now also completed another main Monopoly Category, Suspense.

[Adriana]

Fantastic everyone! ^__^

[Daphne]

Updated Message 26:

Finished my third monopoly - Historical! thanks for keeping this UTD Adriana!


THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 3/8

Historical - COMPLETED
Medieval Medieval Lives: Eight Charismatic Men and Women of the Middle Ages 1/20/2014
Victorian The Parasite 1/18/2014
Ancient The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire 1/3/2014

[Adriana]

Updated you Daphne.

[Jodi]

Adriana I have completed my first section and edited message 12

Young Adult
1. Coming of Age: Hatchet
2. YA Fantasy: The Knife of Never Letting Go

[Daphne]

Jodi wrote: "Adriana I have completed my first section and edited message 12

Young Adult
1. Coming of Age: Hatchet
2. YA Fantasy: The Knife of Never Letting Go"
*cheers* Jodi

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I just edited message #74 to add my 7th finish here:
Empress Orchid by Anchee Min 1/24/14

[Adriana]

Great job Jodi!