Not-So Austen Bookclub Read-A-Thon 2014 ~ Winners Announced

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

In exactly two days time, the group will be starting the Not So Austen Read-A-Thon for 2014!

This Read-A-Thon involves a treasure hunt-esque checklist.

This checklist will push you to your bookworm limits. It will challenge you as a reader, and is a brilliant way to start the new year and to get started on your Goodreads reading goal, as well as a chance to bond with fellow bookworms in the group.

I would love for as many of you as possible to participate. Isabelle, Aurora and I will be encouraging you all along the way, providing help and opportunities, as well as running the Read-A-Thon both here on Goodreads and via our group Twitter account.

We, as the moderators, are also aware that we can't check up on you all to see that you are actually completing these tasks. As such, we kindly ask that you are honest and fair in regards to your fellow bookworms, and only check off tasks on your list if you have completed them as specified.

So stayed tuned to this spot! The checklist will be posted up on the 1st of January 2014. The Read-A-Thon will then end on the 10th of February 2014 (date changed), and the winners will be announced.

[[deleted user]]

What a great idea!!! Wondering what the checklist will entail... But I guess I'll find out soon enough.

[L]

What a fantastic idea! I really look forward to this group's read-a-thon and the start of a great 2014!

[Zohal, Co-Moderator]

I'm looking forward to this! :) :D

[Aurora, Co-Moderator]

This sounds awesome. :D Can't wait!

[Elevetha]

Brilliant!!

[Deniz]

sounds fun! looking forward to it :D

[Lady Poppy]

Thanks for this! Sounds like a blast :)

[Olivia]

This sounds amazing! I can't wait!

[Megan]

Can't wait! This sounds like so much fun! (:

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

The Not So Austen Bookclub Read-A-Thon for 2014 Checklist is up!

You have until the 5th of February to complete each of the tasks listed below. The first four people to do so - and to message me via Goodreads with their completed checklist - will receive a mystery prize pack.

Your 'completed checklist' must include:
- The names of the books/films/other you read/watched, etc.
- The total number of books read altogether
- Other checklist details
(E.g. If the task was 'read a book over 500 pages' you must outline how many pages the book you read had, so it can be verified.)

Once again, I ask that you are fair and honest, and only check off items once you have truly completed them.

Be sure to post about your progress on this page - or ask any questions you may have.

The Read-A-Thon Checklist:

1. Read/ listen to one audiobook
2. Read two classics (from this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4... )
3. Do a buddy read with another member of the group
(NB: If you need help finding a buddy to buddy read with try either messaging a GR friend you're close to about it, or heading over to this page: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... )
4. Read a whole book in one day (must be over 150 pages)
5. Read something over 500 pages.
6. Finish a series
7. Re-read a book
8. Read one book from each of these genres: romance, fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal, non-fiction, children’s books, mystery (7 in all)
9. Read one picture book
10. Read one parody novel (from this list: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/p... )
11. Finish a book you put down halfway
12. Watch a film adaption of one book

The best of luck to everyone!

[Zohal, Co-Moderator]

I'm so excited! :)

I'm planning on running some reading sprints sometime this month over on the Twitter ... I think it'll help with the community aspect and get everyone reading heaps. :)

This shall definitely challenge me and help with my reading goal this year. :)

[Zohal, Co-Moderator]

I have a question. What if a book you read can slot into more than one of the items to complete on the checklist? Does it count for both or can it only count for one?

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

It can only count for one. That way it's more challenging. And I can't wait for the reading sprints for January! It's a great idea, and one that us three will be sure to carry on, taking turns, through 2014.

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

And if you guys want to Tweet about your progress, use the tag:

#NSAReadathon

or

send a Tweet to:

@NotSoAustenBook

our joint Twitter account that Isabelle, Aurora and I will be using to keep the Readathon running!

[Zohal, Co-Moderator]

Sorry for all the questions. :/

Also for the 'finish a series' does it count if you read book 1 last year and you finish the series this month? Or is it from first book- last book for it to count?

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

No no - questions are great! I want the Readathon to be as easy to understand as possible :)

And the word 'finish' literally means 'finish'. If you started a series all the way back in 2001, and you decided 'I can't for the life of me get past Harry Potter Book #3' than you can most definitely finish the series and it will count.

[Lady Poppy]

Wow, this is so exciting!

For the movie adaptation, do you have to have read the book?

[Janis Kay]

The halfway book will be SO HARD if I decide to trudge through True: An Elixir Novel x_x Maybe I'll finally finish Guadalcanal Diary... yeah, that sounds good lol.

[Lady Poppy]

Two more questions:

- Does it count if you're already reading one of the books?
- Can one of the seven be a novella?

[Elevetha]

When you say "romance" can it be a regency romance?? Like, Georgette Heyer's books?

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

Lady Poppy wrote: "Wow, this is so exciting!

For the movie adaptation, do you have to have read the book?"

No, not at all! It can be any movie adaption :)

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

Lady Poppy wrote: "Two more questions:

- Does it count if you're already reading one of the books?
- Can one of the seven be a novella?"

- Only if it's a 'finish a series' or a 'finish a book' challenge. The books have to be read in 2014.
- Hmm...depends on the novella. When you decide which one it is, feel free to run it by me first.

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

Elevetha wrote: "When you say "romance" can it be a regency romance?? Like, Georgette Heyer's books?"

A great way to check if it's in the genre specified, is to look on the right hand side of its GR page. For e.g. Hunger Games' page on GR as a list of genre it falls into on the right side which looks like this:

Genres

Young Adult 16,756 users
Fantasy 7,259 users
Science Fiction > Dystopia 7,199 users
Science Fiction 5,554 users
Adventure 1,998 users
Romance 1,960 users
Book Club 1,695 users
Young Adult > Teen 1,302 users
Apocalyptic > Post Apocalyptic 985 users
Science Fiction Fantasy

If 'romance' is under the genre sidebar for your book, than it counts :)

[Elevetha]

Gotcha!

[Elevetha]

Okay, so, if I decide to read a romance that I've already read, I can count it for the romance part of the checklist, but should find another book for the re-read. That's how I understand it. Yeah?

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

@Elevetha: You've got it. You can read books you've already read, but you have to read them fully in 2014 again. But if you're re-reading that book for the re-read, you can't use it for another point. Each checklist point has to have a different book.

[Elevetha]

One more question: The books from the different genres and the classics, do they have to be a book you've never read, or can they be re-reads?

[L]

Sounds fantastic!!

There is a lot to read on that list and i am concerned about getting it all done by the 5th Feb.

...i will try my very best and i am already writing down what books will be in my list to read.

[Lady Poppy]

I was going to do fracture me as the novella, but I'll probably read a normal book instead. Would it have counted?

[Krystal]

Sounds great!!! Let the reading begin.

[L]

My Checklist will be as follows...

The Read-A-Thon Checklist:

1. Listen to 1 audio book ~ The short second life of Bree Tanner {an eclipse novella} by Stephenie Meyer - 4CD’s (5 hours)

2. Read 2 classics ~
Bleak House by Charles Dickens (989 pages) not Inc. Appendices and notes
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (592 pages)

3. Do a ‘Buddy’ read with a friend on Goodreads
Name:
Book:

4. Read 1 book in a day (over 150 pages) ~
Horse Haven by Jane Smiley (699 Pages)

5. Read something over 500 pages ~
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien (1,008 pages) not Inc. Appendix and maps
Film tie-in edition, 2001. ONE VOLUME

6. Finish a series ~ (I actually started and read an entire series!)
“Soul Screamers” series by Rachel Vincent – 6 Books

7. Re-Read a book ~
The girl in the steel corset by Kady Cross (473 pages)

8. Read 1 book from each genre ~
Romance – The dark heroine by Abigail Gibbs (549 pages)
Fantasy – Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas (420 pages)
Science Fiction – Doctor Who: Dark Horizons by Jenny T Colgan (307 pages)
Paranormal – The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (452 pages)
Non-Fiction – Horse Senses by Susan McBane (154 pages)
Children’s Book – Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (543 pages)
Mystery – The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (593 pages)

9. Read 1 picture book ~
The Twilight Boys – Inside Out by Mel Williams (48 pages) Lots of pictures

10. Read 1 parody novel ~
‘Nightlight’ {a parody} by The Harvard Lampoon (154 pages)
Parody of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novel

11. Watch a film adaptation of 1 book ~
Twilight (Run time: 117 mins aprox.)

TOTAL: 21 BOOKS

*Note: I still need to find a Buddy to read with + i shall have an entire shelf for this challenge posted online soon*

[L]

Link to my shelf ~ https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Books i shall be reading -

[Elevetha]

I'm going to take a page from Lucinda's book and write up my own checklist. Haven't quite figured it all out yet though so it's subject to change.

The Read-A-Thon Checklist:

1. Listen to 1 audio book ~
The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles)

2. Read 2 classics ~
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
The Magician's Nephew by C.S.Lewis



3. Do a ‘Buddy’ read with a friend on Goodreads
Name: Mithuja
Book: Foundling by D.M. Cornish

Name: Booknut
Book: The Blue Castle

4. Read 1 book in a day (over 150 pages) ~
Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven

5. Read something over 500 pages ~
Kingdom of the Wicked by Derek Landy (607 pages)

6. Finish a series ~ The Once Upon A Time Series
Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey
Beauty Sleep by Cameron Dokey

7. Re-Read a book ~
The Foundling by Lloyd Alexander

8. Read 1 book from each genre ~
Romance – Violins of Autumn by Amy McAuley
Fantasy – The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
Science Fiction – Skyship Academy: Strikeforce - Nick James
Paranormal – The Morning Star by Robin Bridges
Non-Fiction – The Art of Frozen by Charles Solomon
Children’s Book – A Question of Magic by E.D Baker
Mystery – The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason


9. Read 1 picture book ~
Paul Bunyan: A Tall Tale by Steven Kellogg

10. Read 1 parody novel ~
Once Upon a More Enlightened Time: More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner

11. Read a book you put down halfway ~
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling


12. Watch a film adaptation of 1 book ~
The Host
A Walk to Remember

[Elevetha]

Lucinda wrote: "My Checklist will be as follows...


The Read-A-Thon Checklist:


1. Listen to 1 audio book ~ The short second life of Bree Tanner {an eclipse novella} by Stephenie Meyer - 4CD’s (5 hours)

2. ..."

I believe you missed "Read one book you put down halfway".

[L]

Elevetha ~
Gosh thanks! I missed out 11. Finish a book you put down halfway

...i will have to think up a book for this one :)

[Elevetha]

You're welcome :)

[Aurora, Co-Moderator]

This sounds great and I'd love to take part but sadly there's a lot planned for this month so I won't have much time to sit down and read. *sigh* I'd be lucky if I could get 5 books read by February.
Have fun reading, everyone and I'll hope to join the next challenge :D

[Zohal, Co-Moderator]

I shall also add my checklist. I probably won't finish all the challenges ... but if I can enjoy everything I've read and finish a couple of challenges I will be happy! :)

1. Listen to 1 Audiobook-
Thinking of doing Anne of Green Gables.

2. Read 2 Classics-
This will probably change but I plan on reading 'The Catcher in the Rye' and 'Animal Farm'

3. Do a Buddy Read with a member-
Name: Lady Poppy
Book: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

4. Read a book in a day (316 Pages)-
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

5. Read something over 500 pages (584 Pages)-
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

6. Finish a series-
Chaos Walking Trilogy Books 2 & 3.
The Ask and the Answer
Monsters of Men

7. Re-read a book-
Slammed by Colleen Hoover

8. Read 1 book from each genre-
Romance: Making Faces by Amy Harmon
Fantasy: Splintered by A.G Howard
Science Fiction: 172 hours On the Moon by Johan Harstad
Paranormal: World After by Susan Ee
Non-fiction: Doctor Who Ultimate Encyclopedia
Children's book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Mystery: The Da-Vinci Code by Dan Brown

9. Read One Picture Book-
The Grinch who Stole Christmas by Dr.Seuss.

10. Read 1 Parody Novel-
I'm not sure if I'll do this challenge because I don't really like Parody novels. I'll try to read 'Nightlight' by The Harvard Lampoon and see where that goes.

11. Read a book you put down halfway-
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

12. Watch a film adaptation of one book-
The Secret Garden (latest version)

TOTAL: 19 books. 1 film
LEFT: 8 books.

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

Here's my list, which is still subject to change (although I will not be in the running for the prize :))

Read-A-Thon Checklist:

1. Read/ listen to one audiobook
- Pride and Prejudice

2. Read two classics:
- Jane Eyre
- The Great Gatsby

3. Do a buddy read with another member of the group:
1.) Name: Elevetha
Book: The Blue Castle

2.) Name: Lucinda
Book: Jane Eyre

4. Read a whole book in one day (must be over 150 pages):
- Relic by Heather Terrell

5. Read something over 500 pages:
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (759 pages)

6. Finish a series:
- The Creepy Hollow series (still need to read Book#2 + #3)

7. Re-read a book:
- Rebel Spring

8. Read one book from each of these genres: romance, fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal, non-fiction, children’s books, mystery (7 in all):
- Paranormal: Darkest Fear by Cate Tiernan
- Fantasy: Elfin by Quinn Loftis
- Sci-fi: Erased by Jennifer Rush
- Romance: The Blue Castle
- Non-fiction: It's Called A Breakup Because It's Broken
- Children's books: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney
- Mystery: Etiquette and Espionage

9. Read one picture book;
- The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

10. Read one parody novel:
- Bored of the Rings

11. Finish a book you put down halfway:
- Of Beast and Beauty

12. Watch a film adaption of one book:
- The Hunger Games (re-watch)

TOTAL: 19 books
Books left to read: 12 books

[Elevetha]

Isabelle wrote: "I shall also add my checklist. I probably won't finish all the challenges ... but if I can enjoy everything I've read and finish a couple of challenges I will be happy! :)

1. Listen to 1 Audioboo..."

Can I recommend The Blue Castle for romance? It's such a sweet story!

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

@Elevetha - OMG yes! This is a great chance to read it finally!!

[Elevetha]

Booknut wrote: "@Elevetha - OMG yes! This is a great chance to read it finally!!"

Haha!! Brilliant! Shall you be reading it as well then?

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

Definitely :)

[L]

{Booknut can i ask you something? We are both reading 'Jane Eyre' as one of our chosen classics. Would you like to read this as a 'buddy read'??} x

[Olivia]

Read-A-Thon Checklist:


1. Read/ listen to one audiobook: Pride and Prejudice

2. Read two classics: The Scarlett Letter and The Hunchback of Notre Dame

3. Do a buddy read with another member of the group: Still need a buddy!

4. Read a whole book in one day (must be over 150 pages): Untethered by Marcia Lynn McClure

5. Read something over 500 pages: A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

6. Finish a series: Firelight by Sophie Jordan

7. Re-read a book: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

8. Read one book from each of these genres:

romance: Salvation by Anne Osterlund
fantasy: Mystic City by Theo Lawarence
sci-fi: Feed by Mira Grant
paranormal: Demons at Deadnight by A&E Kirk
non-fiction: The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Henry Ketcham
children’s book: Peter Pan by J.M Barrie
mystery: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

9. Read one picture book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess

10. Read one parody novel: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

11. Finish a book you put down halfway: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

12. Watch a film adaption of one book: The Host


TOTAL: 19
Left to read: 19

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

Lucinda wrote: "{Booknut can i ask you something? We are both reading 'Jane Eyre' as one of our chosen classics. Would you like to read this as a 'buddy read'??} x"

Sure!

[Lady Poppy]

The Read-A-Thon Checklist:

1. Read/ listen to one audiobook:
- TBA - any recommendations?

2. Read two classics: May be subject to change
- Pride and Predjudice
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

3. Do a buddy read with another member of the group:
- The Scorpio Races with Miss Isabelle :)

4. Read a whole book in one day:
-

5. Read something over 500 pages:
- The Diviners

6. Finish a series:
• Series: Princess
- Princess of the Silver Woods

7. Re-read a book May be subject to change.
- Harry Potter #1

8. Read one book from each of these genres:
- Romance: Enna Burning
- Fantasy: East
- Sci-fi: Fracture Me or Knife of Never Letting Go
- Paranormal: Vampire Academy
- Non-fiction: The Divingbell and the Butterfly
- Children’s books: Ella Enchanted
- Mystery: The Westing Game

9. Read one picture book:
- The Polar Express

10. Read one parody novel:
- The Hunger Pains

11. Finish a book you put down halfway:
- Matched

12. Watch a film adaptation of one book:
- We Bought a Zoo


Total: (5/19)

[Olivia]

One book down! 18 more to go!

[Zohal, Co-Moderator]

One step closer to finishing the 'finish a series' challenge. I just read Book 2 of the Chaos Walking trilogy and am now starting Book 3.

IT'S SO GOOD!!!! :) :D