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A-Z Title Challenge - 2016
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11/29 Completed (trying for the Danish alfabet this year)
A Antwerp Roberto Bolaño
D [book:Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Thi..."
Nice!
Aprilleigh wrote: "Kathy wrote: "If you are a Harry Potter fan, then it is a fun book. Probably wouldn't make much sense if you haven't read at least the first in the series."Luckily, I've ready every single one th..."
The Tales of Beedle the Bard and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Are excellent too..alongwith Quidditch Through the Ages
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I am currently reading my J book -- so only three letters to find books for: G, Y, & Z
Thinking of Zorro for Z.
Have you read Zorba the Greek? That's my pick for Z this year.
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Oh, I so have that on my TBR list. That would be a good one too! Maybe we will have to read it together.
Kathy wrote: "Laurie wrote: "Have you read Zorba the Greek? That's my pick for Z this year."Oh, I so have that on my TBR list. That would be a good one too! Maybe we will have to read it together."
Absolutely we can. If you want to, then just let me know when. I'm up for it anytime.
I'm not doing this challenge but for Z there is Zorro by Isabel Allende. I'm going to use the Jane Yolen book for Y in my author's challenge, sounds lovely.
Update Message 90: 15/26My title challenge finally started to catch up with my author challenge.
Update to message 16.I just finished my 17th book in the A to Z title challenge.
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/1497620299
Book 16:Q for Quicksand - by Danish-American Nella Larsen. Harlem renaissance 1928 - easy read, very good, can recommend it:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pink wrote: "A-Z Title Challenge 2016 The challenge is to read 26 books, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet, from A through to Z!
The books can be any genre or publication date.
Only boo..."
A-A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
B The Book of Mormon
C-Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D- Dracula by Bram Stoker
E- Ethel Katz Finds Her Guru by Barbi Schulick
F-Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
G- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
H- Holy Bible
I- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
J-
K- Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
L-Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
M- The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe
N- No Longer a Slumdog by K.P. Yohannan
O- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
P- Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain’d by John Milton
Q-
R- Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
S- The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
T- Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
U- The Ugly Daughter by Julia Legian
V-
W-The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot
X
Y
Z
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Kathy wrote: "Moving right along on the challenge Hayley."Yep.
I'll give it a go, but am going to use only the classics genre... I won't get them all, but I'd like to see how well I can do. January 1 - December 31, 2016
A ~ The A.B.C. Murders 5/7/16 5 stars story ♫ 5 stars narration
B ~ Bleak House
C ~ The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
D ~ David Copperfield 4/28/16 * 4 stars story ♫ 5++++ stars narration
E ~ Elves And The Shoemaker
F ~ The Fellowship of the Ring
G ~ Great Expectations
H ~ The Hobbit 5/21/16 * 4 stars story ♫ 4 stars narration
I ~ Iron Hans
J ~ Jane Eyre
K ~ The King of the Golden Mountain
L ~ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3/29/16 * 4 stars story ♫ 4 stars narration
M ~ Man's Search for Meaning 4/5/16 * 1 star story ♫ 3 stars narration
N ~ Nicholas Nickleby
O ~ Oliver Twist
P ~ Pride and Prejudice 5/11/16 * 5 stars story ♫ 5 stars narration
Q ~ The Queen Bee
R ~ The Return of the King
S ~ A Study in Scarlet
T ~ Three Act Tragedy 5/21/16 * 5 stars story ♫ 5 stars narration
U ~ Under Milk Wood
V ~ The Vampyre: A Tale 5/28/16 ~ 3 stars
W ~ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 4/30/16 * 4 stars story ♫ 5 stars narration
W ~ Wuthering Heights 5/6/16 * 2 stars story ♫ 5+ stars narration
X ~ Xingu
Y ~ The Yellow Wallpaper 5/8/16 * 3.5 stars
Z ~ Zadig
❆ Crystal ❆ wrote: "I'll give it a go, but am going to use only the classics genre... I won't get them all, but I'd like to see how well I can do. A
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Nice. You go, girl. I wish I had the discipline to only read classics, but I don't.
Hayley wrote: "Nice. You go, girl. I wish I had the discipline to only read classics, but I don't. ."I read A LOT... so the A - Z isn't much of a challenge for me.... But, Classics A - Z would really make me work for it. Plus, it gives me a goal to make sure I'm getting 2 or more classics in per month. :-)
Update Message 90: 16/26A A Bid for Fortune
B The Begum's Fortune
D The Decameron
E The Enchanted Castle
G The Goldmakers Village
I Impressions of Africa
J Journey Into Space: Operation Luna
L Lucian's True History
M Mademoiselle de Maupin
O One Blood
P Petsetilla's Posy
R Raggedy Ann Stories
T Titus Groan
U Under Milk Wood
V Vampire City
W We
Update 15/26 done. Read Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea on 4/29
Read A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen on 4/30
Looks like everyone is doing well with these challenges. I haven't crossed a book off my list for a while, as I keep reading the same letters now. It might be time for some strategical reading soon.
Pink wrote: "Looks like everyone is doing well with these challenges. I haven't crossed a book off my list for a while, as I keep reading the same letters now. It might be time for some strategical reading soon."I'm having the same issue, Pink. It makes me feel like I'm not making any progress even though I've been reading. I'll probably have to trace a strategy very soon haha
I might aim for 1 planned book each month for the trickier letters and hope that I get a few more without trying. Plenty of time left yet.
Update for message 16.19/26 complete. Just added:
Kentucky Ghosts by William Lynwood Montell.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/1624373044
Update for Message #2212/26
Finished W: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 5/1
I actually like the audiobook of this. It sounded more like a radio show.
Update for Msg. 17 I've added a few, most recently Xingu, one all of us taking part in these challenges will surely read at some point! Good thing it's a good one. :-)
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I've added a few, most recently Xingu, one all of us taking part in these challenges will surely read at some point! Good thing it's a good one. :-)
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Yes it is!
Xingu's great, but I used it last year - so looking at Xala this year. Not too long, and BONUS: It fit's in with my Reading Africa - challenge :)
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That was a strange book for me to read. But I still liked it okay.
Anetq wrote: "Xingu's great, but I used it last year - so looking at Xala this year. Not too long, and BONUS: It fit's in with my Reading Africa - challenge :)"That looks so interesting! I may not be able to wait until next year to read it but I'll try. Hope you like it Anetq!
My A-Z Challenge list (May 2016) 19/26
A: And so it goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life
B: Billy Budd
C: Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
D: Dubliners
E:
F: Fahrenheit 451
G: Gravity's Rainbow
H: Hamlet
I: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers (Red Dwarf #1)
J:
K: Kafka on the Shore
L: Lolita
M: The Martian Chronicles
N: Notes from Underground
O: Oliver Twist
P: The Plague
Q: The Quiet American
R: The Red Pony
S: The Scarlet Letter
T: Twice-Told Tales
U:
V:
W: Watership Down
X:
Y:
Z:
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Kathy wrote: "A-Z Title ChallengeJan 1- Dec 31, 2016
23/26 Completed
A: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird
B: [book:Black Beauty: Orig..."
wow wonderful
Pink wrote: "A-Z Title Challenge 2016 The challenge is to read 26 books, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet, from A through to Z!
The books can be any genre or publication date.
Only boo..."
Update on my reading . . .
A-A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
B The Book of Mormon and Bewitching Familiar by Caroline Burns
C-Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D- Dracula by Bram Stoker
E- Ethel Katz Finds Her Guru by Barbi Schulick
F-Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
G- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
H- Holy Bible
I- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
J-
K- Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
L-Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
M- The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe
N- No Longer a Slumdog by K.P. Yohannan
O- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
P- Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain’d by John Milton
Q- Queen Mab by Kate Danley
R- Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
S- The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
T- Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
U- The Ugly Daughter by Julia Legian
V-
W-The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot
X
Y
Z- Zoned for Murder by Evelyn David
Looking good, only a few more letters to go!
Update to message 2, I now have 17 books complete. I've added the letters R and T -
River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life
The Three Theban Plays: Sophocles
I might be tempted to add Don Quixote later if I get stuck for Q. Is that cheating? I feel like just completing it should gain my extra privileges!
A-Z Challenge 20168/26
A- Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
B- Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
C- Contact by Carl Sagan
D
E
F
G
H- How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
I
J
K
L- Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgeson Burnett
M- Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
N
O
P
Q
R- The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
S
T
U- Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
V
W-The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
X
Y
Z
siriusedward wrote: "The Tales of Beedle the Bard and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemAre excellent too..alongwith Quidditch Through the Ages"
...and of course, following a trip to a thrift store and a separate trip to Target, I now have both The Tales of Beedle the Bard and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them...but Quidditch Through the Ages is the one I was looking for LOL
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8/26
A- Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
B..."
Hi Hannah, welcome to the challenge.
Update for message 16.Completed 20/26.
In the Mountains by Elizabeth von Arnim.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/1580133518
Duane wrote: "Update for message 16.Completed 20/26.
In the Mountains by Elizabeth von Arnim.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/1580133518"
Great review, great author! I know what you mean about that smile her writing brings. I've only read All the Dogs of My Life, also written in those Swiss Mountains. It sounds silly but I just loved it.
Thanks Kathleen, and thanks for the link to the book. I will add it.
Update for message 16. 21/26 complete. Just finished:Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/1650555343
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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/1650555343"
Oh I loved that one.
Update for message 16. Completed 22/26. Just finished:The Red Pony by John Steinbeck.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/1117393752
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Updated message 17 with 84, Charing Cross Road for E. I think everyone would love this one!!my review
Kathleen wrote: "Updated message 17 with 84, Charing Cross Road for E. I think everyone would love this one!!my review"
Really nice review, Kathleen. It sounds likes a great book. Dare I consider another TBR?!?!?
Thank you Duane--I'm not surprised you liked the book too. :-)And thanks too Bat-Cat. Of course you can add another TBR! I even think it would fit in nicely as a quick-read change of pace to your current tomes ...
Update Message 90: 18/26A A Bid for Fortune
B The Begum's Fortune
D The Decameron
E The Enchanted Castle
G The Goldmakers Village
I Impressions of Africa
J Journey Into Space: Operation Luna
K Keep the Aspidistra Flying
L Lucian's True History
M Mademoiselle de Maupin
N The Nyctalope on Mars
O One Blood by Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins
P Petsetilla's Posy
R Raggedy Ann Stories by Johnny Gruelle
T Titus Groan
U Under Milk Wood
V Vampire City
W We
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11/29 Completed (trying for the Danish alfabet this year)
A Antwerp Roberto Bolaño
D Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave Adam Alter
E Episk fejl (aka Epic failure) Johan F. Krarup
F Fire in the Blood (aka Feber i Blodet) Irène Némirovsky
G Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon
L Levende begravet (aka. Buried Alive) Sadeq Hedayat
M Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Joshua Foer
R Renselse (aka. Purge) Sofi Oksanen
T Tropismer Nathalie Sarraute
W We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Æ Ærlige Sjæle, aka. Honest Souls Grazia Deledda