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Let's Turn Pages Challenge - 2016
Just finished Butterfly by Sharon Sala10,801/10,000
Update: 26,455/25,000Emma by Jane Austen: 474 pages.
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide 294 pages 19,514+294= 19,808 /90,000
Update to post 106:Bel Canto by Ann Patchett - 352
25,874/15,000
Update: 26,744/25,000Saturday by Ian McEwan: 289 pages.
Updated message 22 with The Three-Body Problem - 400p73,720/50,000
Update to message #1545.
110. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak - 700 pages
111. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 223 pages
40,213/20,000
110. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak - 700 pages
111. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 223 pages
40,213/20,000
Lord of the Rings appendices by J. R. R. Tolkien - 111Irish Fairy and Folk Tales by various - 132
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare - 492
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - 435
Half a War by Joe Abercrombie - 497
Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman - 264
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - 719
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 462
Landline by Rainbow Rowell - 356
Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs - 458
Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman - 241
The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson - 128
Uprooted by Naomi Novik - 435
A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab - 384
Tintenherz by Cornelia Funke - 566
Worlds' End by Neil Gaiman - 168
The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan - 417
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - 419
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli - 303
Saga, Volume Two by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples - 168
Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown - 160
Kollektivt selvmord by Arto Paasilinna - 235
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater - 450
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater - 389
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater - 438
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - 389
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - 229
And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer - 340
When Marnie Was There by Joan G. Robinson - 279
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch - 628
Lord of the Flies by William Golding - 235
Daredevil: Guardian Devil by Smith, Quesada and Palmiotti - 232
Warm Up by V. E. Schwab - 15
Jeppe på Berget; Erasmus Montanus; Niels Klim by Ludvig Holberg - 352
Summerhouse Land by Roderick Gordon - 492
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke - 235
Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell - 62
The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic - 237
The Raven King by Nora Sakavic - 286
The King's Men by Nora Sakavic - 370
Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan by Jeffrey Brown - 176
The Trial by Franz Kakfa - 190
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 462
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - 225
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne - 330
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - 536
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan - 457
A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab - 508
Goldenhand by Garth Nix - 344
Total: 16,437 / 20,000
Update: I've reached my target. Now at 25,851 pages. Will check in again at the end of the year with my overall total
Update: 26,888/25,000Paper Girls: 144 pages.
Updated message 22 with The Moor's Account - 336p74,156/50,000
#251. Euthyphro by Plato -- 128 pages#252. Apology by Plato -- 127 pages
#253. Crito by Plato -- 116 pages
#254. Sourcery (Discworld, #5; Rincewind #3) by Terry Pratchett -- 336 pages
#255. The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2) by Elle Kennedy -- 296 pages
#256. The Nose by Nikolai Gogol -- 31 pages
#257. Tony Takitani by Haruki Murakami -- 44 pages
#258. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami -- 180 pages
#259. Pierced by the Sun by Laura Esquivel -- 204 pages
#260. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss -- 62 pages
#261. House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle, #3) by Diana Wynne Jones -- 416 pages
#262. Among Others by Jo Walton -- 408 pages
#263. Trumps of Doom (The Chronicles of Amber, #6) by Roger Zelazny -- 217 pages
#264. Blood of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber #7) by Roger Zelazny -- 257 pages
#265. Catwings (Catwings, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin -- 44 pages
#266. Catwings Return (Catwings, #2) by Ursula K. Le Guin -- 56 pages
#267. Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (Catwings, #3) by Ursula K. Le Guin -- 48 pages
#268. Jane on Her Own (Catwings, #4) by Ursula K. Le Guin -- 48 pages
59,736/60,000
Please Update message 20 11,263 /20,000
Update: 27,418/25,000All the Light We Cannot See: 530 pages.
Finished my first Ian Rankin 'Rebus' Black and Blue - excellent book, 410 pages. Running total: 29,827/25,000
Update to message #1545.
112. Курильщик by Mariam Petrosyan - 352 pages
40,565/20,000
112. Курильщик by Mariam Petrosyan - 352 pages
40,565/20,000
81,289/75,000Not My Father's Son 11-11 (audio)
Play With Me 298 pages
Truly Madly Guilty 415 pages
Rock With Me 296 pages
Safe With Me 298 pages
Tied With Me 264 pages
Interview With the Vampire 342 pages
Paper Princess 370 pages
Broken Prince 370 pages
Twisted Palace 370 pages
Two by Two 497 pages
Black Cherry Blues 366pDevil in a Blue Dress 263p
A Good Woman 336
A Red Death 284
White Butterfly 320
Bad Boy Brawly Brown 360
Chocolate Sangria 304
Little Scarlet 325
Swan Peak 402
37,585/40,000
Let's Turn Pages ChallengeGOAL: 35,000 pages Complete!
UPDATE to message 105: I have had much more time to read than I thought I would. To save time, I've only posted my pages up to my goal.
116 pages Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol (1/1/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
310 pages Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke (1/2/16) ✯✯✯
355 pages Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (1/6/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
355 pages Purity in Death by J.D. Robb (1/7/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
275 pages The Lies That Bind by Kate Carlisle (1/8/16) ✯✯✯✯
662 pages The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (1/8/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
310 pages Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich (1/13/16) ✯✯✯✯
228 pages The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (1/15/16) ✯✯✯✯
347 pages Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb (1/20/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
569 pages Sandstorm by James Rollins (1/27/16) ✯✯✯✯
296 pages India Black by Carol K. Carr 2/5/16) ✯✯✯✯
258 pages Black As Night by J.C. Andrijeski (2/10/16) ✯✯✯✯
276 pages Shop Till You Drop by Elaine Viets (2/12/16) ✯✯✯
222 pages Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (2/13/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
336 pages Mallory's Oracle by Carol O'Connell (2/15/16) ✯✯✯✯
418 pages The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (2/18/16) ✯✯✯✯
376 pages Napoleon's Pyramids by William Dietrich (2/19/16) ✯✯✯✯
373 pages The Last Child by John Hart (2/20/16) ✯✯✯
223 pages The Tightrope Walker by Dorothy Gilman (2/21/16) ✯✯✯
352 pages The Rosetta Key by William Dietrich (2/21/16) ✯✯✯✯
262 pages Addition by Toni Jordan (2/23/16) ✯✯✯
399 pages A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley (2/24/16) ✯✯✯✯
290 pages The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton (2/25/16) ✯✯✯✯
293 pages I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley (2/27/16) ✯✯✯✯
342 pages Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb (2/29/16) ✯✯✯✯
256 pages The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve (3/3/16) ✯✯✯
325 pages Double-Booked for Death by Ali Brandon (3/6/16) ✯✯✯
240 pages Sick of Shadows by Sharyn McCrumb (3/6/16) ✯✯✯✯
256 pages The Fire Thief by Terry Deary (3/9/16) ✯✯✯✯
480 pages The Face Of Deception by Iris Johansen (3/10/16) ✯✯✯✯
313 pages A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams (3/12/16) ✯✯✯
176 pages Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (3/14/16) ✯✯✯✯
308 pages The Man Who Cast Two Shadows by Carol O'Connell (3/14/16) ✯✯✯✯
224 pages Lovely in Her Bones by Sharyn McCrumb (3/15/16) ✯✯✯✯
352 pages Why Mermaids Sing by C.S. HarrisC. S. Harris (3/17/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
353 pages His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (3/20/16) ✯✯✯
523 pages Map of Bones by James Rollins (3/20) ✯✯✯✯
308 pages Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart (3/23/16) ✯✯✯✯
211 pages My Point... And I Do Have One by Ellen DeGeneres (3/24/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
342 pages In the Blood by Lisa Unger (3/25/16) ✯✯✯✯
354 pages Bad Medicine by Eileen Dreyer (3/26/16) ✯✯✯
390 pages Cinder by Marissa Meyer (3/28/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
181 pages The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell (3/30/16) ✯✯✯✯
266 pages Aquarium by David Vann (4/6/16) ✯✯✯✯
268 pages Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson (4/8/16) ✯✯✯
281 pages What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie (4/9/16) ✯✯✯
356 pages Hot Ice by Nora Roberts (4/11/16) ✯✯✯
178 pages The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (4/14/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
386 pages Double Shot by Diane Mott Davidson (4/15/16) ✯✯✯✯
351 pages Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine (4/17/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
192 pages Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (4/17/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
352 pages Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke (4/18/16) ✯✯✯
345 pages The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry (4/21/16) ✯✯✯✯
540 pages The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry (4/22/16) ✯✯✯✯
384 pages The Tomb of Zeus by Barbara Cleverly (4/23/16) ✯✯✯
321 pages The Anatomist's Apprentice by Tessa Harris (4/25/16) ✯✯✯✯
358 pages Earth Girl by Janet Edwards (4/27/16) ✯✯✯✯
256 pages Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamar Myers (4/28/16) ✯✯✯✯
437 pages A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter (4/29/16) ✯✯✯✯
334 pages You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister (5/4/16) ✯✯✯✯
496 pages Dante's Equation by Jane Jensen (5/6/16) ✯✯✯
269 pages Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay (5/8/16) ✯✯✯
270 pages The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (5/11/16) ✯✯✯✯
341 pages Takeover by Lisa Black (5/12/16) ✯✯✯✯
464 pages The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak (5/14/16) ✯✯✯✯
191 pages A Judgement In Stone by Ruth Rendell (5/16/16) ✯✯✯✯
309 pages Big Jack by J.D. Robb (5/19/16) ✯✯✯✯
368 pages Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of... by Vicki Croke (5/20/16) ✯✯✯✯
320 pages Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy (5/21/16) ✯✯✯✯
255 pages Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson (5/24/16) ✯✯✯✯
356 pages Crashed by Timothy Hallinan (5/25/16) ✯✯✯✯
204 pages Room with a Clue by Kate Kingsbury (5/26/16) ✯✯✯
598 pages The Eight by Katherine Neville (5/28/16) ✯✯✯✯
452 pages Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (5/30/16) ✯✯✯✯
292 pages Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (5/31/16) ✯✯✯
313 pages Unleashed by Laurien Berenson (6/4/16) ✯✯✯
326 pages Night Rounds by Helene Tursten (6/6/16) ✯✯✯
32 pages The Queen's Army by Marissa Meyer (6/11/16) ✯✯✯✯
282 pages Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie (6/9/16) ✯✯✯
337 pages Dragons at Crumbling Castle: & Other Tales by Terry Pratchett (6/11/16) ✯✯✯✯
342 pages The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of... by Robert Rankin (6/12/16) ✯✯✯✯
320 pages The Opening Night Murder by Anne Rutherford (6/15/16) ✯✯✯
368 pages Three Junes by Julia Glass (6/16/16) ✯✯✯
442 pages A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss (6/20/16) ✯✯✯
321 pages Room by Emma Donoghue (6/21/16) ✯✯✯✯
254 pages Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett (6/24/16) ✯✯✯✯
303 pages The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (6/25/16) ✯✯✯✯✯+
336 pages Unsolicited by Julie Kaewert (6/26/16) ✯✯✯
416 pages The Confessor by Daniel Silva (6/29/16) ✯✯✯✯
372 pages The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (6/30/16) ✯✯✯✯✯
320 pages Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey (7/4/16) ✯✯✯✯
444 pages Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff...l by Christopher Moore (7/6/16) ✯✯✯✯
254 pages Insanity by Cameron Jace (7/7/16) ✯✯✯✯
248 pages Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich (7/7/16) ✯✯✯
576 pages The First Apostle by James Becker (7/11/16) ✯✯✯
256 pages My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (7/13/16) ✯✯✯✯
252 pages Nights of Awe by Harri Nykänen (7/15/16) ✯✯✯
480 pages The Moses Stone by James Becker (7/17/16) ✯✯✯✯
268 pages Baudelaire's Revenge: A Novel by Bob Van Laerhoven (7/20/16) ✯✯✯
416 pages Memory Man by David Baldacci (7/22/16) ✯✯✯✯
356 pages Bones of Betrayal by Jefferson Bass (7/23/16) ✯✯✯✯
256 pages Shooting Stars and Other Deadly Things by Nancy Tesler (7/25/16) ✯✯✯
215 pages The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin (7/27/16) ✯✯✯
434 pages Zero Day by David Baldacci (7/29/16) ✯✯✯✯
368 pages Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance by Gyles Brandreth (7/31/16) ✯✯✯✯
260 pages Beneath the Pyramids: Egypt's Greatest... by Andrew Collins (8/3/16) ✯✯✯✯
352 pages The Bone Thief: A Body Farm Novel by Jefferson Bass (8/4/16) ✯✯✯✯
TOTAL: 35,144 pages
Along time since I've read a book in a day - As The Crow Flies - my first Damien Boyd bookRunning Total: 29,954/25,000
Updated post 127 - Book 20: Extreme Prey By John Sandford -- Pg. = 406
Book 21: The Coming By John Haldeman -- Pg. = 217
Total YTD: 7,690 of 12,500
Update to post 106:The Good Earth – Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt - 386
26,260/15,000
It's been a while since I've updated this and hopefully I am not missing/double counting pages! (I'll double check before the end of the year!)Here is an update for the last 2 months:
Because of Mr. Terupt- 268 pages
Far from the Madding Crowd- 353 pages
Eat, Pray, Love- 331 pages
The Westing Game- 216 pages
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them- 88 pages
Shiloh- 137 pages
The One and Only Ivan- 317 pages
16,310/25,000 pages
Update post #32The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 392 p.
Sworn to Silence 442 p.
Can You Keep a Secret? 362 p.
The Blue Fox 116 p.
Throne of Glass 404 p.
Levels of Life 128 p.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair 624 p.
Afsporet 322 p.
The Night Circus 479 p.
Yoga Girl 176 p.
The Art of Deception 274 p.
The Stranger 137 p.
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord 70 p.
Total: 31,405/35,000
HP Lovecraft - The Alchemist 10 pagesTerry Brooks - The Sword of Shannara 736 Pages
HP Lovecraft - The Beast in the Cave - 7 Pages
11356/15000
Update to message #1545.
113. About Love and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov - 211 pages
40,776/20,000
113. About Love and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov - 211 pages
40,776/20,000
Update 22,586/25,000Full list at page 1 message 41
Updated message 22 with This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz - 224p
The Chimes by Anna Smaill - 305p
74,845/50,000
Congratulations to Rachael, Janet, and Katharine for completing their challenges!
Update to message #1545.
114. Маруся. Книга 1. Талисман бессмертия by Полина Волошина - 264 pages
41,040/20,000
114. Маруся. Книга 1. Талисман бессмертия by Полина Волошина - 264 pages
41,040/20,000
83,210/75,000Playboy Pilot 300 pages
Marry Me Again 487 pages
Heartless 449 pages
Unsuitable 360 pages
Beloved 324 pages
Update to message 2925 (original post: 2297)
~ 671p.
~ 378p.
~ 335p.TOTAL: 14,951/18,500
2025 Reading Challenge
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Taking my total to 29,017/25,000