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[Willemijn]

Update: 10/15

A book that takes place on an island
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs

[Helen]

KellI wrote: "Helen wrote: "Finished a few more

7/10 Completed

1. A book based on a fairy tale
2. A National Book Award winner
3. A YA bestseller
4. A book you haven't read since high school
5. A book set in y..."

I liked it a lot! It was new ideas and writing wrapped around
a very classic-type story. I listened to the audiobook and the momentum of the last third of the story really builds in that format.

[Cheri]

Update: 10/40
Task 15 - Read a book written by a celebrity.

Yes Please by Amy Poehler (3 stars)

[Gabriella]

5. Macunaíma by Mário de Andrade
I don't live in the USA, so I chose a book set in my country.

12/20

[bookswithchaipai]

12. Palace of Illusions - Chitra Divakaruni

5/30

[Veronica]

Update msg

13. A self-improvement book - "Introvert - den tysta revolutionen" by Linus Jonkman ****

Completed 5/15

[Kate]

After a slow start, I completed two books for the challenge (2/40) -

27. A murder mystery - Taken at the Flood, by Agatha Christie
34. A book from the library - Fudge Cupcake Murder, by Joanne Fluke

[Yvonne]

Updated message 438

read 6/40

8. A book set in Europe - The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty

This takes place in Ireland in 1981 during the times of the troubles and hunger strike. It's actually a mystery and not historical fiction (although lots of real people are name dropped in) about a possible serial killer singling out gay men but the author captures the atmosphere and time perfectly ( he sets the story in his former home town so he apparently knows of what he writes)

[❤ Aly ❤]

Updated message 402

4/25

[Ecem]

Hi, I'm in for 32.

1. A book based on a fairy tale - Cinder by Marissa Meyer -- READ
2. A National Book Award winner - The Color Purple by Alice Walker (National Book Award for Fiction) -- READ
3. A YA bestseller - Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer -- READ
5. A book set in your home state - Fakat Müzeyyen Bu Derin Bir Tutku (English: But Müzeyyen, It's a Deep Passion) by İlhami Algör -- READ
6. A book translated to English - Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami -- READ
7. A romance set in the future - Divergent by Veronica Roth -- READ
8. A book set in Europe - A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway -- READ
9. A book that's under 150 pages - Les dix enfants que madame Ming n'a jamais eus by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (115 pages) --READ
10. A New York Times bestseller - The Stand by Stephen King -- READ
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year -- The BFG by Roald Dahl -- READ
12. A book recommended by someone you just met - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens -- READ
14. A book you can finish in a day -Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami -- READ
15. A book written by a celebrity - In His Own Write by John Lennon -- READ
17. A book at least 100 years older than you - Inferno (La Divina Commedia #1) by Dante Alighieri (It was completed in the year 1320) -- READ
18. A book that's more than 600 pages - American Gods by Neil Gaiman (the author's preferred text, 635 pages) --READ
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
20. A science-fiction novel - A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3) by Madeleine L'Engle -- READ
21. A book recommended by a family member - In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan -- READ
22. A graphic novel - The Dark Tower, Volume 1: The Gunslinger Born by Peter David, Stephen King -- READ
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation - N.P. by Banana Yoshimoto (I am a translator and nearly everyone is a translator in the book, including the protagonist) -- READ
25. A book that takes place during summer - Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan -- READ
26. A book and its prequel - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Haruhi Suzumiya, #1) by Nagaru Tanigawa -- READ and The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya (Haruhi Suzumiya, #2) by Nagaru Tanigawa -- READ
27. A murder mystery - The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler -- READ
28. A book written by a comedian - Getting Even by Woody Allen -- READ
29. A dystopian novel - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick -- READ
30. A book with a blue cover - A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld, #32; Tiffany Aching, #2) by Terry Pratchett (Its Turkish cover is light blue) -- READ
31. A book of poetry - Les Fleurs du Mal by Charles Baudelaire -- READ
33. A classic from the 20th century - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee --READ
34. A book from the library - The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai -- READ
35. An autobiography - I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing by Maya Angelou --READ
39. A book that takes place on an island - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs -- READ
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion -- READ

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[Stephanie]

Update 5/41

A book written by a celebrity: Yes Please (4 Stars, 01.26.16)

A book from the library: Nineteen Minutes (4 Stars, 01.25.16)

[Overbooked ✎]

12. A book recommended by someone you just met : The Brotherhood of the Grape

Progress:14/40

[Kate]

9. A book that's under 150 pages - Alice's Adventures Under Ground, by Lewis Carroll

3/40

[Susan]

I am in for the whole list! I try to do a book a week, so this will keep me moving along. :)

√ 1. A book based on a fairy tale - The Sleeper and the Spindle
√ 2. A National Book Award winner – Challenger Deep
√ 3. A YA bestseller - Carry On
4. A book you haven't read since high school - The Member of the Wedding
5. A book set in your home state – Nature Girl
6. A book translated to English – My Brilliant Friend
√ 7. A romance set in the future - The 5th Wave
8. A book set in Europe – The Buried Giant
√ 9. A book that's under 150 pages – A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows
✔10. A New York Times bestseller – All the Light We Cannot See
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year – The Taliban Shuffle
12. A book recommended by someone you just met -
13. A self-improvement book -
✔14. A book you can finish in a day – The Space Between
15. A book written by a celebrity – Modern Romance
16. A political memoir -
✔17. A book at least 100 years older than you - Pride and Prejudice
✔18. A book that's more than 600 pages – Written in My Own Heart’s Blood
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club – The Pilot’s Wife
20. A science-fiction novel -
√ 21. A book recommended by a family member – The Martian
22. A graphic novel -
√ 23. A book that is published in 2016 – My Name is Lucy Barton
√ 24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation – The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen
25. A book that takes place during summer – Gift From the Sea
26. A book and its prequel - The Mists of Avalon / The Forest House
√ 27. A murder mystery - The Lake House
✔28. A book written by a comedian – Yes, Please
√ 29. A dystopian novel – Station 11
✔30. A book with a blue cover – The Nightingale
31. A book of poetry
√ 32. The first book you see in a bookstore - The Girl in the Red Coat
33. A classic from the 20th century
√ 34. A book from the library - Brooklyn
35. An autobiography
36. A book about a road trip - The Road to Little Dribbling
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
√ 38. A satirical book - American Housewife: Stories
✔39. A book that takes place on an island – Big Little Lies
√ 40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy - Persuasion

updated 3/30/16

[Maria]

10/40

5. A book set in your home state The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 1-26-16

[Ecem]

Cassandra wrote: "Awesome job, everyone!"

Hi Cassandra, can you add me to the participant list please? My list is in message 725. Thanks so much :)

[Cassandra]

Ecem, yup! I just did - I update about once per day.

Welcome to the challenge, Susan and Ecem!

[Ecem]

Cassandra wrote: "Ecem, yup! I just did - I update about once per day.

Welcome to the challenge, Susan and Ecem!"

Thanks so much! :)

[Tawallah]

Updating message 666- first book read.

So 1/20

[Cheri]

Update: 11/40
Task 36: Read a book about a road trip.

My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem (5 stars)

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 143:

1. A book based on a fairy tale - Beastly by Alex Flinn

9/40

[Chloé]

3/10

17. A book at least 100 years older than you
Mauprat ⭐⭐⭐ (1837)
8. A book set in Europe
La vagabonde ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (France)
9. A book that's under 150 pages
Je serai un territoire fier et tu déposeras tes meubles ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (76 pages)

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Updated message 565. Now at 8/41.

Finished Winter and added that for the first part of challenge 26. Will read the prequel Fairest once it's available from the library.

Also finished the classic Cheaper by the Dozen for number 14 (a book you can finish in a day). I listened to it on audio and it was just a few hours.

[Gabriella]

38. Animal Farm by George Orwell
13/20

[Claudia]

It's not a political memoir in the classical sense, but I think this fits the category:

16. A political memoir:
My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

[Saara]

(Post 267 updated)

33. A classic from the 20th century - Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery Finished Jan. 23rd

2/41

[Kate]

4/40

14. A book you can finish in a day - Death by Petticoat: American History Myths Debunked, by Mary Miley Theobald

[Bobbi]

Update to post 184. 8/40


✔ 4. A book you haven't read since high school: The Crucible ✯✯✯ 1/27/16
✔ 9. A book that's under 150 pages: The Smurfs #13: Smurf Soup ✯✯✯ 1/20/16
✔ 10. A New York Times bestseller: The Witches: Salem, 1692 ✯✯ 1/21/16
✔ 30. A book with a blue cover: Pines ✯ 1/21/16

[Fallon]

Update message 55

7/40

[Cassandra]

Updated to here.

I added My Life on the Road to my to-read list. :)

[Gretchen]

Edit Message #80
read 9/15

[Chloé]

My life on the road is in my Kindle. I'm waiting for an hole between tow assigned books to read it.

[Overbooked ✎]

10. A New York Times bestseller: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Non Fiction bestseller September 2014)

Progress:15/40

[Debbie (Doc)]

I'll start with 30 and see how far that I get

18/30

. A book based on a fairy tale
2. A National Book Award winner
✔3. A YA bestseller Daughter of Smoke & Bone 2/4 3 stars
4. A book you haven't read since high school
✔5. A book set in your home state To Tempt a SEAL 2/7 3 stars
6. A book translated to English
✔7. A romance set in the future Remember When 1/9 4 stars
✔8. A book set in EuropeIt's in His Kiss 1/26 3 stars
✔9. A book that's under 150 pagesHawaiian Heartbreak 2/11
✔10. A New York Times bestseller The Wanderer 1/12 5 stars
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year
✔12. A book recommended by someone you just metWinning the Highlander's Heart 1/2 3 stars
13. A self-improvement book
✔14. A book you can finish in a day - One Night Rodeo 1/5 5 stars
15. A book written by a celebrity
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you
18. A book that's more than 600 pages
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
✔20. A science-fiction novel Red Rising1/25 3 stars
✔21. A book recommended by a family member A New Hope 1/12 5 stars
22. A graphic novel
✔23. A book that is published in 2016 Crash and Burn 4.5 stars 1/31
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
✔25. A book that takes place during summer Drawn to You 1/15 3 stars
26. A book and its prequel
✔27. A murder mystery Echoes at Dawn 1/28 4 stars
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel
✔30. A book with a blue coverThe Law of Moses 1/20 5 stars
31. A book of poetry
✔32. The first book you see in a bookstore The Mistake 1/30 4 stars
33. A classic from the 20th century
✔34. A book from the library Dance with the Devil 1/9 5 stars
35. An autobiography
36. A book about a road trip
✔37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar withAddicted to You 1/26 3 stars
38. A satirical book
39. A book that takes place on an island
✔40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joyThe Newcomer 1/16 4 stars

[victoria ⋆]

I've now read another:
New York Times Bestseller - Me and Earl and The Dying Girl
so...
update now 3/25

[Krystal]

Edited Msg 568 4/40 books read

[bookswithchaipai]

1. Down the Rabbit Hole - J. D. Robb

6/30

[Alejandra]

1. A book based on a fairy tale - Winter by Marissa Meyer
3. A YA bestseller - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
14. A book you can finish in a day - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

(3/40)

[Gabriella]

37. Felicidade Conjugal by Tolstoy

14/20

[Polyne]

Progress: 8/38

✔️39. A book that takes place on an island: The Marriage of Opposites

✔️20. A science-fiction novel: The Martian

✔️️29. A dystopian novel: Red Queen

✔️33. A classic from the 20th century: A Little Princess

✔️24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation: The Nightingale: Like me, Vianne is a teacher.

✔️9. A book that's under 150 pages: The Little Prince

✔️️15. A book written by a celebrity: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

✔️30. A book with a blue cove: All the Light We Cannot See

[Samantha]

I'd like to join this one...0/40

[Janine]

I can tick off one more :) 8/40

5. A book set in your home state - The Cambridge Mysteries

I'm not from the US, so I went with home county instead of state.

[Cheri]

Update: 12/40
Task 29: A dystopian novel

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (2 stars)

[Amanda]

I'm late to the party! But I'm in for all 40!
31/40

1. A book based on a fairy tale: TBD
*2. A National Book Award winner: Between the World and Me 2/24/16
*3. A YA bestseller : The Book Thief 1/17/16
4. A book you haven't read since high school: TBD
*5. A book set in your home state: Baltimore Blues 3/9/16
*6. A book translated to English: The Story of a New Name 5/9/16
*7. A romance set in the future: Naked in Death 2/20/16
8. A book set in Europe: The Historian
*9. A book that's under 150 pages: Ethan Frome 2/3/16
*10. A New York Times bestseller: Me Before You 3/27/16
*11. A book that's becoming a movie this year: The 5th Wave 3/17/16
12. A book recommended by someone you just met: The Goldfinch
13. A self-improvement book: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up or The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life
*14. A book you can finish in a day: In Your Dreams 2/29/16
*15. A book written by a celebrity: Yes Please 4/28/16
*16. A political memoir: Alexander Hamilton 4/26/16 Not a memoir, I KNOW...I bent the rules on this one.
*17. A book at least 100 years older than you: Pride and Prejudice 2/16/16
18. A book that's more than 600 pages: TBD
*19. A book from Oprah's Book Club: The Pilot's Wife 1/4/16
*20. A science-fiction novel: The Martian 1/28/16
21. A book recommended by a family member: TBD
*22. A graphic novel: The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye 2/26/16
*23. A book that is published in 2016: Mr. Splitfoot 3/26/16
*24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation: Goddess 3/21/16 It's hard to find a book about an opera singer, and I've already read (and loved) Bel Canto!!
25. A book that takes place during summer: TBD
*26. A book and its prequel: Jane Eyre 1/24/16 and Wide Sargasso Sea 1/26/16
*27. A murder mystery: No One Knows 4/28/16
*28. A book written by a comedian: Modern Romance 3/4/16
*29. A dystopian novel: The Handmaid's Tale (2/2/16)
*30. A book with a blue cover: Interview with the Vampire 2/11/16 - goodreads doesn't have a picture of the cover of the paperback I have from the early 90's...I swear it's blue!
*31. A book of poetry: The Emperor of Water Clocks 4/23/16
*32. The first book you see in a bookstore: My Brilliant Friend 3/16/16
33. A classic from the 20th century: TBD
*34. A book from the library: City of Thieves 2/21/16
*35. An autobiography: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 3/31/16
*36. A book about a road trip: One Plus One 2/22/16
*37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with: Things Fall Apart 4/23/16
*38. A satirical book: Supreme Courtship 1/8/16
*39. A book that takes place on an island: The Light Between Oceans 1/12/16
*40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy: Anything for You 3/5/16

[Zita]

Update msg. 42 - 9/20.

[Overbooked ✎]

36. A book about a road trip: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Progress:16/40

[Cassandra]

Welcome Debbie, Samantha, Amanda, and Teresa to the challenge!

[Maria]

11/40

6. A book translated to English- Como agua para chocolate Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 1-28-16

[Bobbi]

Updating my posting (184). I up to 9/40.

✔ 11. A book that's becoming a movie this year: The 5th Wave ✯✯ 1/28/16

[Charity]

Updated message 43.

3/25