I-Spy: Book Titles Edition Challenge - 2016 Showing 951-1,000 of 1,048

[Megan]

Just completed #8 (Brave New World) - The Wonders Of The Invisible World by David Gates. I am not typically a fan of short stories, especially when the story ends while leaving me wanting more or at least a resolution. I especially don't like short stories about unlikeable people, and that's what this collection is. It's just not for me. The writing was ok, particularly with the realistic conversations, but just not enough to redeem them for me. 2 stars

17/20

[JoJo]

Updated #249

A Tale of Two Cities = The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Total: 13/20

[Megan]

Just finished #9 (Do Androids Dream...) - Ransomed Dreams by Sally John. I am not a fan of this book. The writing was not clear and the story was convoluted. While the characters were ok, their spiritual transformations seemed contrived. Not worth reading. 1 star

18/20

[Susan C]

Updated message 82

21/25

[Hardcover Harlot]

Message #269 updated.

18/25

[Cheri]

Hi, Cassandra -- does it count if the word is in the series title rather than the title of a particular book in the series? Thanks!

[Eggp]

Challenge complete!
Goal: 25/25, 100.00%

01. Of Mice and Men: The Children of Men - 03 Oct 2016, 3/5
02. A Tale of Two Cities: At Swim Two Birds - 08 Jan 2016, 1/5
03. Gone with the Wind: Lady Windermere's Fan - 22 Feb 2016, 4/5
04. A Wrinkle in Time: Timequake - 22 Jan 2016, 3/5
05. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: The Halloween Tree - 14 Apr 2016, 3/5
06. The Little Prince: The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn - 26 Aug 2016, 4/5
07. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass: The Looking Glass War - 05 Sep 2016, 3/5
08. Brave New World: The War with the Newts - 02 Mar 2016, 4/5
09. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams - 20 Jan 2016, 4/5
10. The Joy Luck Club: Lucky Jim - 30 Jul 2016, 5/5
11. The Diary of a Young Girl: Live Girls (Davey Owen, #1) - 05 Nov 2016, 2/5
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang - 05 Apr 2016, 4/5
13. The Book Thief: The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie - 21 Aug 2016, 5/5
14. The God of Small Things: A God in Ruins - 01 Aug 2016, 3/5
15. Around the World in 80 Days: Holidays on Ice - 01 Aug 2016, 2/5
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: The Dog of the Marriage: Stories - 27 Feb 2016, 2/5
17. The Time Traveler's Wife: In the Mean Time - 22 Apr 2016, 4/5
18. All Quiet on the Western Front: The Quiet American - 09 Apr 2016, 3/5
19. The Old Man and the Sea: The Thin Man - 05 Jan 2016, 4/5
20. Where the Red Fern Grows: Kindred - 27 Mar 2016, 5/5
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins: The Blue World - 31 Jul 2016, 4/5
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café: The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories - 22 Feb 2016, 4/5
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring: The Girl in the Spider's Web - 16 Jul 2016, 2/5
24. The Call of the Wild: The Cuckoo's Calling - 26 Apr 2016, 3/5
25. The Good Earth: Good Morning, Midnight - 29 Oct 2016, 4/5

[Hannah]

Updated message #63
Changed my goal from 25 books to 20
19/20

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 70:

Rescuing Patty Hearst: From a Decade Gone Mad by Virginia Holman

22/25

[Debra]

22/25 Heartbreak Cafe (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe)

[Natalie]

Woman of God for A God of Small Things

[Natalie]

Devil in a Blue Dress for Island of Blue Dolphins
23/25

[Clare]

Update message 20
now at 22/25
The Museum of Extraordinary Things for The God of Small Things

[Natalie]

The Walnut Tree for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
24/25

A Good Woman for The Good Earth
25/25
Completed!

[Cassandra]

Congratulations to Eggp and Natalie for finishing the challenge!

Cheri, that's up to you! I'm fine either way.

[Lindsay]

Update msg 481

Challenge completed

29/25

Hoping to read one more from the original list for 30.

[Wiltshire Hermit]

Updated #1

1. Of Mice and Men ------- The Testament of Gideon Mack
2. A Tale of Two Cities ------- Pixie Tales
3. Gone with the Wind
4. A Wrinkle in Time ------- The Time Keeper
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ------- The Lie Tree
6. The Little Prince ------- The Little Paris Bookshop
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ------- Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams
10. The Joy Luck Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl ------- Girl Reading
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ------- If I Don't Know
13. The Book Thief ------- Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days ------- Six Earlier Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ------- Nightbird
17. The Time Traveler's Wife ------- The World's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front ------- Emotionally Weird
19. The Old Man and the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows ------- Our Endless Numbered Days
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring ------- How to Build a Girl
24. The Call of the Wild ------- The Cuckoo's Calling
25. The Good Earth

Original goal 10/25

16/25

[Wiltshire Hermit]

Updated #21

1. Of Mice and Men ------- The Testament of Gideon Mack
2. A Tale of Two Cities ------- Pixie Tales
3. Gone with the Wind
4. A Wrinkle in Time ------- The Time Keeper
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ------- The Lie Tree
6. The Little Prince ------- The Little Paris Bookshop
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ------- Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams
10. The Joy Luck Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl ------- Girl Reading
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ------- If I Don't Know
13. The Book Thief ------- Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days ------- Six Earlier Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ------- Nightbird
17. The Time Traveler's Wife ------- The World's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front ------- Emotionally Weird
19. The Old Man and the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows ------- Our Endless Numbered Days
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins ------- Five on Kirrin Island Again
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring ------- How to Build a Girl
24. The Call of the Wild ------- The Cuckoo's Calling
25. The Good Earth

Original goal 10/25

17/25

[Cheri]

Update: 16/25
Task 25. The Good EARTH
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
(series: The Broken EARTH, #1)

[Wiltshire Hermit]

Updated #22

1. Of Mice and Men ------- The Testament of Gideon Mack
2. A Tale of Two Cities ------- Pixie Tales
3. Gone with the Wind
4. A Wrinkle in Time ------- The Time Keeper
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ------- The Lie Tree
6. The Little Prince ------- The Little Paris Bookshop
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ------- Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams
10. The Joy Luck Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl ------- Girl Reading
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ------- If I Don't Know
13. The Book Thief ------- Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days ------- Six Earlier Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ------- Nightbird
17. The Time Traveler's Wife ------- The World's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front ------- Emotionally Weird
19. The Old Man and the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows ------- Our Endless Numbered Days
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins ------- Five on Kirrin Island Again
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe ------- Greenland
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring ------- How to Build a Girl
24. The Call of the Wild ------- The Cuckoo's Calling
25. The Good Earth

Original goal 10/25

18/25

[Hardcover Harlot]

Updated message #269.

19/25

[JoJo]

Updated message #249

The Call of the Wild - Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey

5 stars!

Total: 15/20

[Joann]

Updated message # 119

17/25

5. A TREE Grows in Brooklyn- The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury-- FINISHED

[Maria]

Update message 45

2. A Tale of Two Cities - Two by Two 11-21-16

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 70:

The Good Earth – Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt

23/25

[Marina]

Update post #16

7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass - Throne of Glass

Total 11/15

[Joann]

Updated post #310 with 3 more bringing me to 23/25

8. Brave New World - Everyone Brave is Forgiven
13. The Book Thief - The Book of Letters I Didn't Know Where to Send
18. All Quiet on the Western Front - All Good Deeds

[Joann]

Updated Message # 119

18/25

18. ALL Quiet on the Western Front- To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han--FINISHED

[Megan]

Just completed #2 (Tale of Two Cities) - The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell. I appreciate that this book is historically accurate. The writing was not complex, so it was a readable book. But the content was rather cold and focused on some of the harsher aspects of warfare, almost with relish at times. Not my favorite, but the history saved the rating for me. 3 stars

19/20

[Meg]

I haven't been updating this challenge, but I've been doing it. And now I'm done! 25/25

1. Of Mice and Men Men Explain Things to Me
2. A Tale of Two Cities Stone Mattress: Nine Tales
3. Gone with the Wind The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
4. A Wrinkle in Time The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Bean Trees
6. The Little Prince Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Alice's Adventures & Through the Looking Glass What Alice Forgot
8. Brave New World Everyone Brave is Forgiven
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? A Wild Sheep Chase
10. Joy Luck Club The Taliban Cricket Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Bird Box
13. The Book Thief Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
14. The God of Small Things God Help the Child
15. Around the World in 80 Days The Other Side of the World
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Dog Stars
17. The Time Traveller's Wife The Aviator's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
19. The Old Man & the Sea A Man Called Ove
20. Where the Red Fern Grows Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins Notes from a Small Island
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-stop Cafe The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT
23. The Girl with the Pearl Earring You're the Kind of Girl I Write Songs About
24. The Call of the Wild A Wild Swan: And Other Tales
25. The Good Earth The Good Husband of Zebra Drive

[Joann]

Updated Message # 119

19/25

10. The Joy Luck CLUB- The Liars' Club by Mary Karr--FINISHED

[Cassandra]

Congratulations to Lindsay and Meg for finishing their challenges!

[Hardcover Harlot]

Message #269 updated.

21/25

[Adria]

Updated message 463. 15/15 completed.

[Wiltshire Hermit]

Updated #3

1. Of Mice and Men ------- The Testament of Gideon Mack
2. A Tale of Two Cities ------- Pixie Tales
3. Gone with the Wind ------- The Girl With Glass Feet
4. A Wrinkle in Time ------- The Time Keeper
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ------- The Lie Tree
6. The Little Prince ------- The Little Paris Bookshop
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ------- Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams
10. The Joy Luck Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl ------- Girl Reading
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ------- If I Don't Know
13. The Book Thief ------- Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days ------- Six Earlier Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ------- Nightbird
17. The Time Traveler's Wife ------- The World's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front ------- Emotionally Weird
19. The Old Man and the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows ------- Our Endless Numbered Days
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins ------- Five on Kirrin Island Again
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe ------- Greenland
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring ------- How to Build a Girl
24. The Call of the Wild ------- The Cuckoo's Calling
25. The Good Earth

Original goal 10/25

19/25

[Susan C]

Updated message 82

23/25

[Sheila]

Updated message 148

10/25


✔ 6. The Little Prince - The Ice Princess
✔ 11. The Diary of a Young Girl - The Silent Girls
✔ 16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Nightwise
✔ 24. The Call of the Wild - Call for the Dead

[Debra]

23/25 The Girl in the Ice (Girl with the Pearl Earring)

[JoJo]

Updated message #249
The Book Thief: The Jungle Book.
Total: 17/20

[Melissa]

updated message 535: 22/25

[[deleted user]]

Finished :)

25/25

1. Of Mice and Men - RetireMENt is Murder by Alex England (10/9/16)
2. A Tale of Two Cities - Eejit: A TALE of the Final Fall of Man by Andrew Hindle (1/17/16)
3. Gone with the Wind - Playing WITH Poison by Cindy Blackburn (5/5/16)
4. A Wrinkle in Time - No TIME to Kill by John Bonett (11/6/16)
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Demon sTREEt Blues by Starla Silver (3/13/16)
6. The Little Prince - Five LITTLE Pigs by Agatha Christie (5/12/16)
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass - The MisADVENTURES of the Laundry Hag: Skeletons in the Closet by Jennifer L. Hart (1/21/16)
8. Brave New World - The WORLD Without Us by Alan Weisman (2/10/16)
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Forever DREAMs by Leeanna Morgan (8/1/16)
10. The Joy Luck Club - The Future Widows' CLUB by Rhonda Nelson (1/12/16)
11. The Diary of a Young Girl - DIARY of a Single Wedding Planner by Violet Howe (3/11/16)
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings- BIRD on a Wire by Adrienne Lockhart (1/18/16)
13. The Book Thief - The Housewife Assassin's HandBOOK by Josie Brown (1/1/16)
14. The God of Small Things - Such Beautiful Deadly THINGS by Heather Mosko (10/8/16)
15. Around the World in 80 Days - The Lost WORLD by Arthur Conan Doyle (4/7/16)
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - The Arabian NIGHTs: Their Best Known Tales by Kate Douglas Wiggin (12/1/16)
17. The Time Traveler's Wife - The TRAVELER by Fredric Shernoff (10/26/16)
18. All Quiet on the Western Front - ALL For The Love of Josie: A Tale From Willow Green Village by Evelyn Harrison (1/25/16)
19. The Old Man and the Sea - April's BusMAN Holiday by Kerry Frith (12/3/16)
20. Where the Red Fern Grows - PowdeRED Murder by A. Gardner (10/2/16)
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins - BLUEburied Muffins by Lyndsey Cole (8/24/16)
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - The Grand Reopening of Dandelion CAFE by Jenny Oliver (8/6/16)
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring - Innkeeping WITH Murder by Tim Myers (5/29/16)
24. The Call of the Wild - White Trash Zombie Gone WILD by Diana Rowland (8/23/16)
25. The Good Earth - And The EARTH Moved by Zanna Mackenzie (2/26/16)

[Megan]

Just finished #5 (Tree Grows in Brooklyn) - The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge. While this book had an interesting concept and I admire the author's obvious message, overall it fell a touch flat for me. The plot took a bit to get moving. Still worth reading, just expect a slow start. 3.5 stars

20/20 - Challenge completed!!!

[Joann]

Updated message # 119

21/25

6. The LITTLE Prince- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott-- FINISHED
8. Brave NEW World- All About Love: New Visions by Bell Hooks-- FINISHED

[Wiltshire Hermit]

Hi mods..

Could you please change my goal back to finished as of 14 Oct in your original list? I reached my goal of 10/25 but someone's changed my goal in the original goals list to be 25, even though I'm only carrying on now to see how many I can complete out of curiosity (as it's my first year with this challenge).

Thanks muchly!

[Cassandra]

Hi Pixie! No problem - when I saw that you started counting out of 25, I updated your goal. I'll list it now as 19/10, which is how I usually count the "just for fun" extras. :)

Congratulations to Adria, Rosa, and Megan for completing their challenges!

[Megan]

Cassandra wrote: "Hi Pixie! No problem - when I saw that you started counting out of 25, I updated your goal. I'll list it now as 19/10, which is how I usually count the "just for fun" extras. :)

Congratulations to..."

Thanks, Cassandra!

[Wiltshire Hermit]

Updated #10

1. Of Mice and Men ------- The Testament of Gideon Mack
2. A Tale of Two Cities ------- Pixie Tales
3. Gone with the Wind ------- The Girl With Glass Feet
4. A Wrinkle in Time ------- The Time Keeper
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ------- The Lie Tree
6. The Little Prince ------- The Little Paris Bookshop
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ------- Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams
10. The Joy Luck Club ------- Fight Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl ------- Girl Reading
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ------- If I Don't Know
13. The Book Thief ------- Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days ------- Six Earlier Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ------- Nightbird
17. The Time Traveler's Wife ------- The World's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front ------- Emotionally Weird
19. The Old Man and the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows ------- Our Endless Numbered Days
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins ------- Five on Kirrin Island Again
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe ------- Greenland
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring ------- How to Build a Girl
24. The Call of the Wild ------- The Cuckoo's Calling
25. The Good Earth

Original goal 10/25 - ✔ GOAL MET 14/10/16!

20/25

[Wiltshire Hermit]

Cassandra wrote: "Hi Pixie! No problem - when I saw that you started counting out of 25, I updated your goal. I'll list it now as 19/10, which is how I usually count the "just for fun" extras. :)

Congratulations to..."

Thanks Cassandra! I posted the above update before I saw your post :)

I think I should have more confidence in myself and increase my goals for next year ;)

[Cassandra]

It's fine to keep your goals low and then increase if you're successful - whatever works for you to keep you motivated. :)

[Amy]

Update to message 229

18/25 read.