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message 251: by Blagica , Challenges (last edited Jan 06, 2016 06:44AM) (new)

Blagica  | 12941 comments 3/29


message 252: by Jeana (new)

Jeana Budnick | 228 comments updated message 251
2/14


message 253: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 5832 comments Sam, you were the Sam on the list but I changed it to Sam F for clarity.

Deborah, that's somewhat up to you. I'm personally using the first published date, but if that's hard to find go ahead and use the date of the edition you read.


message 254: by Clare (last edited Jan 06, 2016 09:36AM) (new)

Clare Skeets | 1073 comments Updated Message140
First book finished for 2012: In the Land of the Long White Cloud


message 255: by Maria (new)

Maria (mariah90602) | 2284 comments 4/25


2005- Still Alice by Lisa Genova 1-5-16


message 256: by Gwen S. (new)

Gwen S. (gwen1629) | 449 comments Update please: 1/31 (1986 - 2016)

2006: American Born Chinese by Gene L. Yang


message 257: by Kim (new)

Kim Sanders I finished book 1 of 41 and updated my original message #177. I read Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum, published in 2015.


message 258: by Dominique (new)

Dominique  | 1223 comments No 7 updated: 2/28


message 259: by Stephanie (last edited Jan 09, 2016 04:33PM) (new)

Stephanie | 316 comments Update: 1/31

2015: Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family 01.07.16

(Message 150)


message 260: by Ann (new)

Ann (hammiam) | 221 comments Finished 1995. :)


message 261: by Paul Emily (new)

Paul Emily Ryan (kickbackyak) Updated message 5 with 1994: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri

1/24


message 262: by Natalie (last edited Jan 08, 2016 06:40AM) (new)

Natalie | 50 comments Update for Natalie R Post 81

1/29

2014: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You (finished 1/8)


message 263: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie | 316 comments I don't see my name on the participants list, my orignal message is 150. 1/31 is my progress. Thanks! I know it can get crazy with lots of people participating & especially with several with the same name : )


message 264: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments Update to message 85. I finished The Martian. 1/20


message 265: by Mackenzie (last edited Feb 05, 2016 10:28AM) (new)

Mackenzie | 15 comments I'm in with every year since I was born!

(4/22)

1995
1996- A Game of Thrones- George R. R. Martin
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway- Susan Jeffers
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012- Tilt- Ellen Hopkins
2013
2014- The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories- Marina Keegan
2015
2016


message 266: by Cheri (new)

Cheri (jovali2) Update: 3/18

2003. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (4 stars)


message 267: by Dominique (new)

Dominique  | 1223 comments No 7 updated: 3/28


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message 269: by Carrie (new)

Carrie | 310 comments Updated message 94


message 270: by Maiko (new)

Maiko Kirana Edited message 141

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message 271: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (kellysrambles) | 1000 comments Updated message #28.

2008 - The Tales of Beedle the Bard

1/16


message 272: by Mackenzie (new)

Mackenzie | 15 comments Update to message 273!

2014- The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories- Marina Keegan

(2/22)


message 273: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 5832 comments Thanks for letting me know, Stephanie - I've added you. :)

Welcome to the challenge, Mackenzie!


message 274: by Natalie (new)

Natalie O (goodreadscomjessycatsmom) | 133 comments updated message # 96

progress: 2/28


message 276: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie | 316 comments Update: 2/31

2014: The Martian 01.09.16

(Message 150)


message 277: by Cathy (last edited Jul 30, 2016 07:36PM) (new)

Cathy Peterson I'm in! I was born in 1953. So I'm going to do what I saw on a previous post and pick a book in each 5 year span.

Update : I had several new books reserved at library so I had to read those before I could start concentrating on previous years Because of that I'm going to up my number of overall books to 15.

8/15

01. 1953 - 1958 - Go Tell It on the Mountain - 7/30/16
02. 1959 - 1964 - The Bell Jar
03. 1965 - 1970
04. 1971 - 1976
05. 1977 - 1982
06. 1983 - 1988
07. 1989 - 1994
08. 1995 - 2000 - Animal Farm (paperback 1999) - comp. 5/20/16
09. 2001 - 2005 - Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns & Encountering Naked Reality - comp. 6/3/16
10. 2006 - 2011 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - comp 5/2/16
11. 2012 - 2016:
Hush Hush completed 1/19/16
It Was Me All Along completed 1/21/16
Mycroft Holmes completed 1/30/16
Trust - Iyanla Vanzant
The Girl in the Spider's Web completed 2/15/16


message 278: by Gwen S. (new)

Gwen S. (gwen1629) | 449 comments Update please: 1986- 2016 Every Year Challenge (3/31)

2014- Learn How to Crochet Quick and Easy
2006- American Born Chinese
2000- The Dream


message 280: by Maiko (new)

Maiko Kirana Edited message 141

3/43


message 281: by Blagica , Challenges (last edited Jan 10, 2016 03:58PM) (new)


message 282: by Charity (new)

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 1465 comments Updated message 113.

1/20


message 283: by Gwen S. (new)

Gwen S. (gwen1629) | 449 comments Update please: 1986- 2016 (4 /31)

2005: Holly and Mistletoe by Susan Mallery

Years completed so far are 2014, 2006, 2005, & 2000.


message 284: by Alison (last edited Jan 10, 2016 06:11PM) (new)

Alison G. (agriff22) | 1188 comments I updated message 111. I was on here and just thought I would update this challenge or I would probably forget. I am reading Sycamore Row right now. Thats the book I put in.

Completed year 2013


message 285: by Teresa (last edited Jan 25, 2016 09:46PM) (new)

Teresa | 16 comments I was born in 1975. This will be my starting point! 41 books. oh boy!
1975:
1976: Abel's Island by William Steig
1977:
1978: The Enormous Crocodile by Roal Dahl
1979:
1980:
1981:
1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1990:
1991:
1992: African Tales: Folklore of the Central African Republic by Rodney Willmer
1993:
2011: The Martian by Andy Weir (currently reading)


message 286: by Erin (new)

Erin | 3 comments Updated post 243

1/32


message 287: by Anna (last edited Jan 22, 2016 09:22AM) (new)

Anna Updated Post 69:

Updated 01/11/2016 3/38


message 288: by Jeana (new)

Jeana Budnick | 228 comments updated message 251


message 289: by Chalmation (last edited Jan 11, 2016 11:57AM) (new)

Chalmation | 3724 comments Updated message 248

2/17


message 290: by Yvonne (last edited Feb 28, 2016 06:44PM) (new)

Yvonne (ysareader) | 162 comments I'll try this one using the year I got married--1990 so 27 books.

I've read two to start but will continue to update.

For the Devil's star I went with the year it was first published in Norway-not the year it was sent & translated to the U.S.

14/27


1990 Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 4.0 Stars
1991
1992
1993
1994 The Alienist by Caleb Carr 4 Stars
1995
1996
1997 Bad Chili by Joe R. Lansdale 4 Stars
1998
1999
2000
2001 Dead Sleep by Greg Iles 3.5 Stars
2002
2003 The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbø 5 Stars
2004
2005 Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill 3.5 Stars
2006 The Cleaner by Paul Cleave 3.0 Stars
2007
2008 Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith 5 Stars
2009
2010
2011 Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward 2.5 Stars
2012 Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 2.5 Stars
2013 The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 4 Stars
2014 North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo 2.0 Stars
2015 The Whites by Harry Brandt 3.5 Stars
2016 The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian 3.0 Stars


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message 292: by Hardcover Harlot (last edited Dec 25, 2016 02:43PM) (new)

Hardcover Harlot (hardcoverharlot) This one sounds like fun! I was born in 1987, so I will go with that (30 books).
23/30

Complete!

1987 Say Jesus and Come to Me (Mar. 23, 2016)
1988 The Alchemist (Oct. 6, 2016)
1989 A Year in Provence (May 9, 2016)
1990 Black Orchid (Oct. 22, 2016)
1991 A Thousand Acres (July 14, 2016)
1992 The Secret History (Apr. 8, 2016)
1993 Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes (Apr. 11, 2016)
1994 Autobiography of a Face (Oct. 24, 2016)
1995 The Liars' Club (Nov. 21, 2016)
1996 Fight Club (Feb. 29, 2016)
1997 Holidays on Ice (Nov. 3, 2016)
1998 Summer Sisters (June 26, 2016)
1999 White Teeth (June 4, 2016)
2000 How All This Started (Oct. 15, 2016)
2001 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Dec. 25, 2016)
2002 What Happened to Lani Garver (Feb. 10, 2016)
2003 The Da Vinci Code (Jan. 20, 2016)
2004 The Burn Journals (Oct. 9, 2016)
2005 My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student (Feb. 28, 2016)
2006 The Art of Racing in the Rain (May 29, 2016)
2007 Breakneck (Mar. 26, 2016)
2008 Assisted Loving: True Tales of Double Dating with My Dad (Oct. 22, 2016)
2009 Commencement (Feb. 23, 2016)
2010 The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To (Jan. 17, 2016)
2011 The Language of Flowers (Feb. 15, 2016)
2012 Pure (Jan. 16, 2015)
2013 The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (Mar. 5, 2016)
2014 Bird Box (Jan. 23, 2016)
2015 The Kind Worth Killing (Jan. 9, 2016)
2016 The Nest (May 14, 2016)


message 293: by Sam F (new)

Sam F | 1355 comments Updated Message 8


message 295: by Charity (new)

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 1465 comments Updated message 113.

2/20


message 296: by Susan C (new)

Susan C (sacorwin) | 906 comments Updated message 6


4/19


message 297: by Traci (new)

Traci (traciinaz) | 69 comments Updated message 33

1/41


message 298: by Fr. Andrew (new)

Fr. Andrew (nitesead) Updated message 206

Read 2/36


message 299: by Candiss (new)

Candiss (tantara) | 996 comments I updated message #26.

Read: 2/22


message 300: by Cassandra (last edited Jan 12, 2016 05:07PM) (new)

Cassandra | 5832 comments Welcome to the challenge, Elena, Cathy, Teresa, Yvonne, and Laura!


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