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2014 - I'M DONE A SECTION, Please Give me a Badge
Go Almeta Go!
Dawn wrote: "Oh, that reminds me of a video a friend sent me about How to Wrap a Cat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm3dm...It is so damn cute!"
That was too cute! I cannot believe she just layed there and even with the bow stuck to her head never moved. I know of NO cats that would do that. ☺
Almeta, you are creating your own black hole!
I've just finished my 15th Section, the equivalent of 90 Chunksters. How many books did I read?
Challenge total: 54157 pages, 199 books
Aaarrrgggghhhh, 199?
I doubt I'll finish another section but I may have to fit in another series so I at least pass the 200 mark.
Wow, Lynn and Almeta. You rocked the challenge.
And now, here's something we hope you'll really like!
✔13a James Tiptree ★★★Love is the Plan the Plan is Death, a.k.a. Alice B. Sheldon
James► 12 Jul
✔256b James ☆☆☆☆An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, P.D. James►
✔247c P.D. James' ☆★☆The Children Of Men, James► 13 Jun
✔339a Lorelei James ★★★★Corralled James (and horses HeHeHe)► 20 Jul
✔288b James Daniels' ☆★☆Vengeance Rider► 17 Dec
✔320a H. Rider Haggard's ☆☆☆☆King Solomon's Mines, Boxall ► 30 Sep
✔211b Boxall ★☆Journey to the Center of the Earth Boxall► 29 Jul
✔428a Boxall ★☆★☆Memoirs of a Geisha,Arthur Golden Boxall► 28 Oct
✔367b Boxall ★☆★Love Medicine, two words► 15 May
✔192a two words ★☆★ Naughty Neighbor two words► 22 Oct
✔256b two words ★★☆☆The Monkey's Raincoat person on the cover► 30 Aug
✔184c person on the cover The Colorado Kid (2004), Stephen King person on the cover 5 Dec
✔448a person on the cover ☆☆☆Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show person on the cover► 20 Oct
✔276b person on the cover ★★Veniss Underground (2003), two word title► 14 Aug
✔32c two word title David Wiesner's Mr. Wuffles! Moniker prefix
Watch Me Pull 15 Books Out of My Hat
Take Me To Your Leader✔52a Moniker Prefix ☆★The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Prefix► 24 May
✔30b Moniker Prefix ★★★Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library library► 1 Aug
✔220c library ☆★☆ Fran Stewart's Yellow as Legal Pads cat► 22 Aug
✔136d Cat ☆☆How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You cat► 26 Aug
✔304e cat ★★★Nine Lives Last Forever 2010► 19 Oct
✔32a 2010 ✭✭✭It's a Book, Lane Smith 11 Nov
✔247b Smith ✭✭★The Careful Use of Compliments, Alexander McCall Smith Mc► 14 Jun
✔288c McCulley's ★★★★The Mark of Zorro (The Curse of Capistrano), mark► 18 Oct
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✔208a Mark Dunn's ☆★☆★Ella Minnow Pea(2001), Mark► 25 Oct
✔272b Mark ☆★☆God Save the Mark A Novel of Crime and Confusion, Westlake Mark► 24 Oct
✔25c Mark Twain's (2006) ★☆★Advice to Little Girls► 14 Nov
✔247a girl ☆☆☆☆The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (2011), Catherynne M. Valente red on cover► 7 Dec
✔256b red on cover ★★★★The Hundred-Foot Journey(2008), Richard C. Morais red on cover► 9 Dec
✔328a red on cover ☆☆☆☆The Sisters Brothers (2011), Patrick deWitt 6 Dec
✔97b Patrick ★★★★The Turtle Boy (Timmy Quinn #1), Kealan Patrick Burke boy 8 Oct
38c boy Harlan Ellison's ☆★☆☆★A Boy And His Dog, Nebula► 29 JunEvery dog should have a boy
✔20cd Nebula ☆★☆The Day Before the Revolution Nebula ►30 Jun
✔48e Nebula ☆☆☆☆""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman, Harlan► 17 Oct
✔272f Harlan Ellison's ★★★★Strange Wine► 13 Dec
✔640 wine ☆★☆The Wine of Angels angel► 15 Sep
Marvin's 20 Books
To Infinity and Beyond
ONLY ONE LEFT!
I'll say you pulled a few books out of your hat, Almeta!
I did it! I did it! I said I'd do it and I did it!I finished Mickey Mouse Marchers! Hooray!
Yay! Mickey is celebrating on your wall, Roz.
Hooray for me! I finished Slick, Mickey, and Roadrunner!
Congratulations to everyone who stuck with it and finished that last Chunkster section.This group sure read a lot of BIG books this year.
I'm finished with Buzz, did not quite manage to get the 40 books I aimed for, but almost, so I'm happy! May I please have the final badge?
Hey Janice, I finished Tasmanian Devil's Trouncers. :)
Woohooo - badges, badges everywhere!
Hey Janice, I finished Tasmanian Devil's Trounces.
I didn't think I'd make it but I finally completed Slick's Slugs!
Wanda and Josee, your badges are on your walls!
Janice wrote: "Wanda and Josee, your badges are on your walls!"Thanks
Your badge is on your wall, Carolyn.
Janice,Wanda's Wonderous Word-Fest had been completed for 2014! Please give me the last badge. I have completed 25 ( single and combined) books for this challenge---It was a fantastic challenge!
Your ticket to the stars is on your wall, Wanda.
Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?
306a angel ☆★☆★☆The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror Moore, Christopher 25 Nov✔176b Christopher Paul Moore's ☆☆☆Santa and Pete: A Novel of Christmas Present and Past Christmas 28 Dec
✔144c Christmas ★☆☆Zanna's Gift: A Life in Christmases, Orson Scott Card life► 16 Dec
✔544 life ★☆☆★Life After Life(2013) after► 18 Jun
✔338a After ☆☆★Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse #13), Charlaine Harris ever► 18 Dec
✔336b ever ★☆★If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O return► 2 Jun
✔256a return ✭★☆Return of the Thin Man return► 13 Jun
✔128b return☆★ Return of the Dark Virgin Dark► 28 May
✔292c Dark ☆★☆★Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris► 31 Aug
✔320a Joanne Harris ★★☆★Chocolat, made into a film► 9 Aug
✔160b film Fleming's ★★★★Chitty Chitty Bang Bang film► 6 Jul
✔400c film Goldman's ☆☆☆☆The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (1973) published at least 25 years ago►► 6 Nov
Taking Over the World In 12 Books
What the heck! D.J., you dirty guy!✔192a published at least 25 years ago ★★★The House With a Clock in Its Walls, Edward Gorey Illustrator)(1973) 25 years ago► 10 Jun
✔60b published at least 25 years ago ★☆☆★Beyond Time(1971) published at least 25 years ago► 20 May
✔64c published at least 25 years ago ☆★★☆The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish(1998) 25 years ago► 7 Jul
✔247d published at least 25 years ago ★☆★☆Goatsong: A Novel of Ancient Athens25 years ago► 26 Dec
✔373a published at least 25 years ago☆☆☆☆What's The Worst That Could Happen?(1996), Donald E. Westlake 25 years ago► 7 Dec
✔220b published at least 25 years ago ★★★★The Midwich Cuckoos (1957)(Boxall) bird► 16 Dec
✔179a bird ★★☆Bird Lake Moon, Kevin Henkes bird► 12 Aug
✔242b bird ★★★★The Birds and Other Stories, Daphnedu Maurier bird► 4 Nov
✔218c bird ☆☆☆Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon #1), Nevada Barr cat 7 Nov
Hey baby, can I be your natural selection?
✔224a cat ☆★☆Shades of Grey color► 3 Dec
✔390b color ★★★★Shades of Grey color► 29 Sep
✔672 color ☆☆☆☆The Woman in White mystery► 2 Nov
✔216a mystery 2014 ☆☆☆☆Take One With You, Oak Anderson 2014► 1 Oct
✔464b 2014 ★★★Dorothy Must Die2014► 2 Dec
✔416a 2014 ☆★☆★Revival, Stephen King 2014► 12 Dec
✔352b 2014 ★★☆☆The Farm, Tom Rob Smith2014► 15 Dec
Nyaht-ah-ah! 16 Books
I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way.
✔528 2014 ★★☆☆The Secret Place, Tana French secret► 13 Nov
✔402a secret ☆☆☆The Husband's Secret(2013) green cover► 30 Jun
✔256b green ★☆✭ (Adventures in Odyssey) The Green Ring Conspiracy► 22 Nov
✔504 Conspiracy ☆★★☆A Conspiracy of Faith 2008► 24 Nov
✔296a Conspiracy (2008) Michael J. Sullivan's ✭★☆✭The Crown Conspiracy (The Riyria Revelations #1) 2008► 28 Aug
✔260b 2008 10 Books That Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help 24 Nov
✔309a 2008 ☆☆☆☆The Misremembered Man two Word Title► 18 Sep
✔346b two Word Title ★★☆☆The Last Werewolf, Glen Duncan 2011►
✔374a 2011 ★★★★Ready Player One2011► 30 Dec
✔378a 2011 ☆☆☆☆The Night Strangers, Chris Bohjalian 2011► 1 Dec
10 Roger and Jessica's Books
To Infinity and Beyond
Buzz Off!
OMG I am SO behind. I have not been thinking about connections and updating since spring. Sorry. Ok, so I just linked up my april and may reads in Mickey's Marchers. Off to figure out the links for the summer! And I am Philly Beth here.
Okay, Beth. Mickey is on your wall. Let me know when you've organized the others.
Roadrunner done. THrough July. Off to deal with august. These links are getting pretty creative, is all I can say....
YES done. Buzz topped out at 32 chunksters.... And a reminder that it is Philly Beth
You've been badged, Beth. Well done!
Creative links are fine. Congrats Beth!
Thanks for the badge, Janice! And thanks for a great challenge! Off to the next one...Happy New Year and Happy Reading!
In order to wrap up the 2014 challenge, there are a couple of questions related to the challenge you all need to answer... 1. Have you received all the badges you have earned? Please specify any you may be missing.
2. How many books did you read over the year?
3. How many pages combined did you read?
4. What was the longest book you read? How many pages?
5. Did you participate but not finish any sections?
Not saying that there will be badges for all the questions, but in order to be considered for any additional badges, you need to answer these questions here in this thread.
1. Have you received all the badges you have earned? Yes2. How many books did you read over the year? 35
3. How many pages combined did you read? 20,762
4. What was the longest book you read? How many pages? Assassin's Quest (757p)
Just to be clear - these questions relate only to books read for the challenge.
1. Have you received all the badges you have earned? Yes2. How many books did you read over the year? 44
3. How many pages combined did you read? 21,137
4. What was the longest book you read? How many pages? Under the Dome 1074 pages
5. Did you participate but not finish any sections? No, I finished all sections
1. Have you received all the badges you have earned? Please specify any you may be missing. Got em all, Thanks.
2. How many books did you read over the year? (203 less 12 monthly challenges)
191 for the Chunkster Challenge
3. How many pages combined did you read? (58786 pages less 2944)
55842 for the Chunkster Challenge
4. What was the longest book you read? How many pages?
The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins at 672 pages
5. Did you participate but not finish any sections? 14 ttotal
Finished them all.
Even though this challenge was "billed" as a chunkster challenge, because of the connections stipulation, I was also able to read several ignored, want-to-read, other challenge unqualified, small books.
A winning combination for me. Thank you Janice for another great yearly test!
1. Have you received all the badges you have earned? Please specify any you may be missing. Yes, got them all.
2. How many books did you read over the year?
199 books (the equivalent of 90 Chunksters)
3. How many pages combined did you read?
54157 pages
4. What was the longest book you read? How many pages?
It's probably Outlander but there are so many versions out there ranging from 550 pages to 864 pages and the version I read couldn't be found in that blumming list!
I ended up choosing 850 pages as that was the closest version to what my kindle said.
Otherwise it will be Lover Mine at 673 pages
5. Did you participate but not finish any sections?
Nope, finished 15 sections in total.
1. Have you received all the badges you have earned? Please specify any you may be missing.Missing one - Buzz Lightyear's Bombers - 25 - "To infinity and beyond"
2. How many books did you read over the year? 52
3. How many pages combined did you read? 16440 pages
4. What was the longest book you read? How many pages? Kafka on the Shore (615 pages)
5. Did you participate but not finish any sections?
Finished them all.
1. . Have you received all the badges you have earned? Yes2. How many books did you read over the year? 30
3. How many pages combined did you read? 17,918
4. What was the longest book you read? How many pages? Sarum: The Novel of England1345 pages
5. Did you participate but not finish any sections? No, I completed them all.
1. I have received all my badges.2. I read 49 books.
3. I read 16,998 pages.
4. The longest book was Breaking Dawn with 756 pages.
5. I finished all the sections that I started.
Thanks for running a fun challenge!
. Have you received all the badges you have earned? Yes2. How many books did you read over the year? 21
3. How many pages combined did you read? no idea
4. What was the longest book you read? How many pages?
A Feast for Crows 1060 pages
5. Did you participate but not finish any sections? finished 3 of them.
Pragya, your Buzz Badge is on your wall.
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✔533 Sea ★★★Sea of Poppies water► 12 Sep
✔522 water ★☆★River of Smokewater► 13 Sep
✔272b water ★★★The Sex Lives Of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific (2003) water► 27 Sep
✔264a water The River of Souls, McCammon 2014► 14 Dec
✔416b 2014 ☆☆☆☆Brutal Youth, Anthony Breznican Anthony ►
✔530 Anthony Doerr ‘s ☆★☆★All the Light We Cannot See(2014) light► 11 Nov
There's no need to fear! Underdog is here!
✔368a Sarah Dunant's ★★★★In the Company of the Courtesan(2006) person on the cover► 31 Jul
✔324b person on the cover ☆☆☆☆Saddled and Spurred: A Blacktop Cowboys Novel, Lorelei James► 20 Oct
✔115a James M. Cain's ★★★☆Double Indemnity, James► 29 Oct
✔15b James Tiptree, Jr.'s ★★★★Houston, Houston, Do You Read? Tiptree ► 12 Jul
✔304c character Jacobia Tiptree, ☆☆☆Wicked Fix, Sarah Graves 26 Oct
✔272d Grave ★★★★The Witch's Grave (Fever Devilin, #2), Phillip DePoy Witch► 22 Sep
You poor, simple fools. Thinking you could defeat me. Me! The mistress of all evil!
✔579 witch ★☆★☆A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) witch► 24 Aug
✔218a Witch ★★★★The Witches, Roald Dahl Witch► 19 Sep
✔342b Witch ★☆★Dark Witch (2013) witch► 4 Jul
✔291a Witch ★☆★☆Triple Witch , Graves Sarah► 20 Aug
✔320b Sarah Graves' ☆☆☆☆The Dead Cat Bounce charater Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree► 19 Aug
Only two more to go to meet my personal goal!
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