The Numbers Challenge: January - June 2014

[Rach , Moderator]

Numbered titles challenge has to do with "counting your titles". This is an on going challenge that will go until June 2014. For each month, starting with January, you read a single book.
January will be one worded title.
February is a two word title.
March is a three word title and goes all the way to June, being a six worded title.

Since it is hard to plan 6 months in advanced, its okay if your books change, just repost your books!

This challenge is a light-read challenge, and hope you join in!

Rules
Must follow the guidelines, and if you have a question, feel free to ask.
Must post books here.
Read on, and Enjoy!

Duration:
January to end of June 2014

You may exclude the word "the" or "a" at the beginning of a title if you have trouble finding a book!

[Rach , Moderator]

I am in!

1. January: Capote by Gerald Clarke
2. February: La celestina by Fernando de Rojas
3. March:Hearts in Atlantis
4. April: The Fault in Our Stars
5. May: Tell the Wolves I'm Home
6. June:
7. July:

[Phrynne]

January: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore finished 8/1/14
February:Hollow City by Ransom Riggs finished 2/2/14
March:Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese finished 27/3/14
April:Along Came a Spider by James Patterson finished 16/4/14
May:Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler 3/5/14
June:Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon 14/6/14

[[deleted user]]

January: Sabriel by Garth Nix 26/01/14
February: High Rising by Angela Thirkell 18/02/14
March: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt 03/03/14
April: Lost Boy Lost Girl 23/04/14
May: The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb 27/05/14
June: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis 24/06/14

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January: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Jan03/14 ✔
February: Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard Feb18/14 ✔
March:
April:
May:
June:

[amber]

January: Disquiet 1/24/14
February: The Lover 2/09/14
March: Rules of Civility 3/27/14
April: Up at the Villa 4/12/14
May: I Married You for Happiness 5/31/14
June: Everyone Is Entitled to My Opinion 6/21/14
I added a bonus month
July: You Know When the Men Are Gone 7/12/14

[Petra]

Possible selections:

Completed: 6/6

January: Cain (Jan 27)
February: The Waves (Feb 16)
March: An Unfinished Life (Mar 8)
April: Death Comes to Pemberley (May 21)
May: Marcelo in the Real World (May 28)
June:.....read in September: A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers

[Margot]

I will have a try...


January: Middlesex
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:

[Cassie]

I'll give it a go!!!


January: S.(currently reading)
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:

[Athena Shardbearer]

January: Outlander-Diana Galbaldon*1/16/14 DNF

February: Red Sonja-John Layman *** 2/3

March: Code Name Verity *****

April: 4/1 *****

May: Chronicles of the Black Company-Glen Cook

June: Psycho Proctologists - Hakuna Matata, Vagina DentataW. W. Pecker

[Andrea]

I'll join in


January: Breathe by Sarah Crossan
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:

[Ann]

I'm definitely in.. :)

January: Stargirl
February: Little Women
March: The Secret Garden
April: To Kill a Mockingbird
May: Where the Wild Things Are
June: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Diana S]

The Numbers Challenge
Duration: January 1 thru June 30, 2014
Books Read: 0/6
Updated: 1/13/14


January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:

[Annabel]

I will do this but I will put it with my challenges then put in here

[Kathryn]

January Read Read Read
February Read Read Read
March Read Read Read
April Read Read Read
May Read Read Read
June Read Read

[Arunima]

I'm in!

January: Vicious by Victoria Schwab

February: The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
March:
April:
May:
June:

[Petra]

Rachel, if GR lists a subtitle, is it counted or can it be ignored?

[Julia]

January: Cain by José Saramago
February: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
March: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
April: John Muir: Nature's Visionary by Gretel Ehrlich
May: A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
June: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

[Allison]

Number Challenge
Duration: January - June 2014

2/6 Completed

January: Night by Elie Wiesel 1/14/14 and Coraline by Neil Gaiman 1/9/14
February: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard 2/5/14
March:
April:
May:
June:

[Rach , Moderator]

Allie wrote: "Number Challenge
Duration: January - June 2014

1/6 Completed

January: Night by Elie Wiesel
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:


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GREATTTTT book. Such an amazing one.

[Allison]

I didn't like it. Not to take anything away from his story but I felt it was very rushed. Especially the end, it ended at the very bottom of the page and I went to turn the page and.... nothing! It just... ended. I thought I was missing pages! Out of all the Holocaust/WWII stories out there, why was this one so astounding? I felt like it was only popular because of its being on Oprah's book list. But everyone else seems to LOVE it so what do I know? I was told by another goodreads member that I'm too harsh on books! :P

[amber]

Night was a big deal long before being an Oprah book, so I don't think that's it.

I can relate to being told you're too harsh on books though. I just had someone suggest I stay out of a book discussion if I didn't like the book.

[Petra]

I didn't like it much either, Allie. It's been awhile since I've read it but I remember thinking that parts of it didn't seem right. Not that its a situation that I can compare with anything in my life. I've read a few WWII Holocaust memoir/memory books and they've all been horrific. This one didn't quite ring true in the same way that the others did.
Perhaps it was just the writing style that didn't resonate with me.

Amber, what???!!! Only people who like a book should discuss it??!! That would make for a boring discussion.

[amber]

Petra that is just what I said! :)

[Allison]

Petra wrote: "I didn't like it much either, Allie. It's been awhile since I've read it but I remember thinking that parts of it didn't seem right. Not that its a situation that I can compare with anything in my ..."

Finally! I'm not alone lol. I definitely think it was the writing style for me... at only 115 pages or so, it just felt so rushed.

[Allison]

amber wrote: "Night was a big deal long before being an Oprah book, so I don't think that's it.

I can relate to being told you're too harsh on books though. I just had someone suggest I stay out of a book discu..."

Omg! How rude! I can't believe someone would tell you that, like they own the discussion on something!!

[amber]

Allie wrote: "amber wrote: "Night was a big deal long before being an Oprah book, so I don't think that's it.

I can relate to being told you're too harsh on books though. I just had someone suggest I stay out o..."

I've never really understood why people get so upset about other people not liking a book. That might be because most of my favorite books have a lot of one star ratings, so I don't give the ratings much thought when I'm looking at a book. At least not from random people.

[Kathryn]

Kathryn wrote: "January Read Read Read
February Read Read [bookcov..."

Five worded titles I am having problems finding, any ideas?

[Fiona (Titch)]

1 word - January - Faceless - Dawn Kopman Whidden - 25/1/14
2 word - February - Angels Dawn - Komali da Silva - 11/2/14
3 word - March -
4 word - April -
5 word - May -
6 word - June -

[amber]

Kathryn- If you're still looking for five word titles. One of my favorite books The Man of My Dreams has a five word title. I'm probably going to be reading How the Light Gets In for my five word title.

[Kathryn]

Thanks...

[Phrynne]

I finished! That was fun.

January: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore finished 8/1/14
February:Hollow City by Ransom Riggs finished 2/2/14
March:Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese finished 27/3/14
April:Along Came a Spider by James Patterson finished 16/4/14
May:Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler 3/5/14
June:Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon 14/6/14

[amber]

Congrats Phrynne!

[amber]

I'm finished!

[Athena Shardbearer]

WOOHOO!! I'm done!

[amber]

Congrats Athena!

[Athena Shardbearer]

Thank you!

[Rach , Moderator]

This concludes the Numbers challenge!

Something like this will pop up I am sure, again, in the future!

Or some sort of minim version!

Hope you enjoyed :)

[amber]

I really liked this challenge Rachel!
In fact I liked so much I read a 7 word title in July just to keep it going. :)

[Rach , Moderator]

amber wrote: "I really liked this challenge Rachel!
In fact I liked so much I read a 7 word title in July just to keep it going. :)"

It is a fun way to really sort your books!

I am glad you enjoyed amber! :)

[Petra]

I'm extremely late but I finally read a 6-word title and completed this challenge.
See post 6 for details, if interested. :D

[Rach , Moderator]

Yay! Good job!

[Rach , Moderator]

As for now, the numbers will be set aside. Thank you all for participating!