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The Agatha Christie Reading GroupJan: Dumb Witness (Poirot, 1937)
Feb: The Secret Adversary (Tommy & Tuppence, 1922)
March: Death on the Nile (Poirot, 1937)
April: Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence, 1929)
May: Appointment with Death (Poirot, 1938)
June: Postern of Fate (Tommy & Tuppence, 1973)
July: Sad Cypress (Poirot, 1940)
August: The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, 1925)
September: One Two Buckle My Shoe (Poirot, 1940)
October: The Sittaford Mystery (Other, 1931)
November: Evil Under the Sun (Poirot, 1941)
December: Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Poirot, 1938)
Popsugar 2016 Reading ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
[x] A book based on a fairy tale Cinder
⌷ A national book award winner
[x] A YA best seller All the Bright Places
[x] A book you haven’t read since high schoolHäräntappoase
[x] A book set in your home state Vuoksen pyörre
[x ] A book translated to English The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
[x] A romance set in the future Saga #1
[x] A book set in Europe Kiitos, Jeeves
[x]A book that’s under 150 pages The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[x] A New York Times best seller Grunt
⌷ A book that’s becoming a movie this year
[x] A book recommended by someone you just met M Train
[x] A self improvement book Pysy lujana
[x] A book you can finish in one day Saga, Volume 1
[x] A book written by a celebrity Strong Looks Better Naked
[x] A political memoir I am Malala
[x] A book at least 100 years older than you White Nights
[x] A book that’s more than 600 pages Discovery of wiches
⌷ A book from Oprah’s Book Club
[x] A science fiction novel The Long Earth
[x] A book recommended by a family member Wrath of King
[x] A graphic novel Saga 2
[x] A book that is published in 2016 We Are The Ants
⌷ A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
[x] A book that takes place during Summer Paperweight
[x] A book and its prequel Mirai Nikki 1 & 2
[x] A murder mystery Speaking from Among the Bones
[x] A book written by a comedian Modern love
[x] A dystopian novel The Thousandth Floor
[x] A book with a blue cover Day Four
[x] A book of poetry The Dogs I Have Kissed
[x] The first book you see in a bookstore Eläin ja ihminen
[x] A classic from the 20th century The Sign of Four
[x] A book from the library Kapina ja kaipuu: Kultaiset tyttökirjaklassikot
[x ]An autobiography When breath becomes air
[x] A book about a road trip The Girl with All the Gifts
⌷ A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with
[x] A satirical book Spook
[x] A book that takes place on an island Evil Under the Sun
[x] A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2016 Mount TBR Reading Challenge Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s
El Toro: Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Everest: Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s
1. The Girl with All the Gifts
2. The Sandman: Overture
3. Kiitos, Jeeves
4. All the Bright Places
5. Love Letters Of Great Men
6. Häräntappoase
7. Muumit VII
8. Muumit VIII
9. Melkein geisha
10. The Cloud Collector's Handbook
11. Tikli
12. Appointment with Death
13. Moominpappa at Sea
14. Sunbathing In The Rain
15. The Phantom of Venice
16. My Mother Never Dies
17. Pride and Prejudice
18. The Hobbit
19. The Mind's Eye
20. The Movie Doctors
21. Rakkautta on the rocks
22. Loma Losissa
23. The Book Thief -
24. Rakastuin robottiin Vol. 01 (Zettai Ren’ai Program #1)
25. Susilapset Vol. 1 (Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki #1)
26. The science of Interstellar
27. Mirai Nikki Vol.8 8
28. Future Diary, Volume 9 (Future Diary #9)
29. Mirai Nikki Paradox
30. Meikkipussin pohjalta
31. Kultaisen kypärän metsästäjät ja muita klassikoita
32. Mirai Nikki 10 (Future Diary #10)
33. Mirai Nikki Mosaic
34. Mirai Nikki 11 (Future Diary #11)
35. Mirai Nikki 12 (Future Diary #12)
36. Evil Under the Sun
37. Kylmää kyytiä (Nemi, #33)
38. The Day the Crayons Came Home
39. Press Here
40. The Labours of Hercules
41. Eat Like a Gilmore: The Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of Gilmore Girls
42. Just After Sunset
43. Astro boy 1
44. Wonders of the Universe
45. Mad Men Carousel
46. Astro Boy, Vol. 2
47. Astro Boy, Vol. 3
48. I Do, Don't I?
THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGEDuration: January 1st - December 31st, 2016
I try to read two book each lists and one bonus so seven total.
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Brainpicking's Best Science and Technology Books
Save Our Science: How to Inspire a New Generation of Scientists
Wonders of the Universe (Wonders of Brian Cox #2)
You Read a Book about What?
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Spook
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
The Cloudspotter's Guide
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
7/7 **DONE
THE TBR RANDOMISER CHALLENGEDuration: January 1st - December 31st 2016
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[] 129. 1968: The Year That Rocked the World
[x] 219. Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
[] 133. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
[x] 6. Casting Norma Jeane: A Starlet is Transformed Into Marilyn Monroe
[] 227. Aurora
[x] 64. The Long Earth
[] 169. The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
[x] 47. Let the Great World Spin
[x] 208. Paperweight
[] 231. Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
5/10
Reija wrote: "The Agatha Christie Reading GroupJan: Dumb Witness (Poirot, 1937)
Feb: The Secret Adversary (Tommy & Tuppence, 1922)
March: Death on the Nile (Poirot, 1937)
April: Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tupp..."
I love Agatha! This could be fun - I"ll try to jump in after I have my other reading groups under control.
January 1. The Girl with All the Gifts - stupid zombie road story. Still finishing last year bookclub books
2. White Nights - pretty lovely even thought I felt like I had read some of those stories
3. Life, Only Better - Gavalda really knows.. love this.
4. Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce #5) - Flavia and church stuff.. little bit Nancy Drew
5. Kapina ja kaipuu: Kultaiset tyttökirjaklassikot - biographas and readers memoirs about those golden girly books (and reason why I'm rereading Anne)
6. Saga, Volume 1 (Saga: Collected Editions #1) - interesting start (maybe?)
7. Saga, Volume 2 (Saga: Collected Editions #2)
8. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce #6) - wtf?
9. The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse (Flavia de Luce #6.5) - stupid Flavia short-story
10. Saga, Volume 3 (Saga: Collected Editions #3)
11. Saga, Volume 4 (Saga: Collected Editions #4)
12. Saga, Volume 5 (Saga: Collected Editions #5)
13. Pelaaja (Culture #2) - suprasingly good story, I may continue with Culture books
14. Harry Potter ja viisasten kivi (Harry Potter #1) - Potter with pictures didn't really change anything, good story still especially while reading with Flavia's school book same time
15. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce #7) - Flavia and boarding school are not match in heaven
16. M Train - some books are just pure love.
17. Saga #31 (Saga #31)
18. Saga #32 (Saga #32)
19. Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot #16) - pretty good
20. The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - very interesting idea but it wasn't really going anywhere.. the serie books, ugh
21. Day Four (The Three #2) - quite disgusting and no explatations
22. Rasavillejä ja romantikkoja - and more interesing books here
23. Cycles of the Sun: How it Affects Life on Earth - pretty basics
24. Ensimmäinen sekunti - Silminnäkijän kertomus - cosmos stuff with bad jokes
25. Mouthful of Forevers - poems.. I liked them pretty much
26. Modern Romance - some interesting stuff but the mostly dating stuff in quite boring game
27. Casting Norma Jeane: A Starlet is Transformed Into Marilyn Monroe - well, maybe not everybody would have been totally mesmerized by Marilyn?
28. Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges Trilogy #2) - finally finished this.. would work better without trilogy stuff, I mean half of book is without Bill
29. Poirot and Me - David's story playing Poirot
30. Circadian Rhythms: Below Our Awareness - pretty basic
31. Saga #33 (Saga)
32-37. Saga #1 - 6 (Saga) - rereading from the beginning
38. Black Butterfly - going through last years poertry nominees, this was good
Bookclub booksJanuary Saga, Volume 1; Dumb Witness, Modern Romance
February Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas #1), Saga, Volume 2, All the Bright Places
March Forever Odd, Beneath the Surface, I Am Malala, Death on the Nile
April Cinder, Partners in Crime
May Appointment with Death
June Brother Odd, Pride and prejudice
July The Fellowship of the Ring
August Sad Cypress, Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
September When Breath Becomes Air
October The Ice twins
November Evil Under the Sun, Nimona, The Day the Crayons Came Home
December
ReijaI rolled my eyes for the first few chapters (well probably more then that) of The Girl with all the Gifts but by the end I was mezmorized (sp?). Not by the zombie crap but by the theories and results. If you can hang with it it is very thought provoking and I'm still mulling it over in my head.
Debi
2016 releases1. We Are The Ants
2. Jonain keväänä herään
3. Saga #33 - #37
4. Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
5. Vuoksen pyörre
6. Melkein geisha
7. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists
8. Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide
9. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies
10. Rakkaus niinku
11. When Breath Becomes Air
12. Historian käyttö ja väärinkäyttö
13. The girls
14. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
15. Latva pilviä piirtää
16. Väärä vainaja
17. Suljettu arkku
18. Adulthood is a myth
19. When in French: Love in a Second Language
20. Metsän salainen elämä
21. Kylmää kyytiä
22. Kuolemantanssi
23. Tiaisten salainen elämä
24. Talking as Fast as I Can
February39. The Sandman: Overture (The Sandman 0) - just little bit boring.. maybe Death would made it better
40. The Dogs I Have Kissed - poems about writing poems, drinking coffee and break-ups. Over and over again
41. Kiitos, Jeeves (Jeeves-tarinoita #1) - needed little bit smile and Wodehouse made his magic
42. We Are The Ants - the book were everything went wrong or I just didn't care
43. Paperweight - randomize challenge, ok book about eating problems and scenery was warm and desert (I imagine) which were totally bonus
44. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World - not quite get this
45. No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness - boring book about fitness motivation
46. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - nice little book, too bad I have seen the movie before so not much suprises
47. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot #6) - montly Agatha, nice Poirot story
48. Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas #1) - waiting something to happen but it reminded me little bit about Sookie books which wasn't bad at all
49-54 Saga (Single Issues) #7-12)
55. Saga #34 (Saga (Single Issues) #34)
56. Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars (Descender) - lovely looking comics, not so interesting story
57. All the Bright Places - not so interesting ya story with suicide feelings and love
58. Strong Looks Better Naked - pretty nice and it felt like Khloe could have wrote this according what we know about her in the show. I had read the worser book
59. I Wrote This For You and Only You - another poetry book with pictures which don't make sense
60. Love Letters Of Great Men - feels kind of wrong to read this and then not to like them.. introduction to letters were little bit off
March61. Yksin - really sad biography about sad man
62. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing - throwing away things make everything better in your life
63. Forever Odd (Odd Thomas #2) - better than the first one but he seriously needs sidekick
64. Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish
65. Anne:The Green Gables complete Collection - the first two Anne books with irrelevant pictures, I liked these stories better when I was younger
66. A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) - it started very good but went to bad, so bad
67. Grave Sight (Harper Connelly #1) - After Odd I thougth i miss Sookie so I checked this serie which really doesn't work for me
68. The Copernicus Complex: Our Cosmic Significance in a Universe of Planets and Probabilities - pretty much we are alone
69. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - not sure about.. but I guess everybody should be their own book main character
70. Muumit: Sarjakuvaklassikot V (Moomin Comic Strip #5)
71. Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) - pretty funny murder mystery on the Nile
72. Muumit: Sarjakuvaklassikot VI (Moomin Comic Strip #6)
73. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History - really good book about extinction, she has lovely writing style
74. Häräntappoase - liked this when I was younger I think but didn't really work right now
75. Moomin: The Complete Lars Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 7 (Moomin Comic Strip #7)
76. Muumit: Sarjakuvaklassikot VIII (Moomin Comic Strip #8)
77. Wrath of king - France wants get rid off wrong religion people, what has changed in years.. love story and stuff. Recommed for me and I read it.
78. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty - Interesting model which they have fitted nicely different kind of societies. There are long reasons why but I'd like to know how to actually make it happen - the main example was revolution in couple hundreds years ago. And also what happen next - is the life happily ever after for west countries.
79. Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea - Real life dystopia without young heroine (with complicated love life) who going to break the system. Chilling and hard to read.
FROM FICTION TO REALITYDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2016
We thought it'd be cool to learn more about the people, places, or time period in the fictional books we read! This challenge lets your fictional reading inspire you to read nonfiction books or vice versa.
You'll read books in pairs. Read any fiction book. Then, read a nonfiction book about any part of that fictional work. Or read a nonfiction book, then find a fictional work that's related to it.
**Moderated challenge
Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea (fiction book)
Same sun (document)
the life in North Korea
SECOND QUARTER CHALLENGE: CLEAR THE SHELVESDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2016
1. Melkein geisha
2. The Cloud Collector's Handbook
3. The Night of Morningstar
4. Doctor Who: Apollo 23
5. Appointment with Death
6. Moominpappa at Sea
7. Sunbathing In The Rain: A Cheerful Book About Depression
8. The Phantom of Venice
9. My Mother Never Dies
10. Pride and Prejudice
10/10 **DONE
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April80. Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) - I keep waiting to Cinderella story starting.. it kind of never will
81. Piikojen valtakunta - how women lived in 1600
82. Vuoksen pyörre - it located in my hometown.. little bit bonus for that
83. Partners in Crime (Tommy and Tuppence #2) - really funny collection Tuppence stories
84. Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction - little bit ups and downs but overall I quite liked it
85. Melkein geisha: hurmaava ja hullu Japani - adorable Japan
86. The Cloud Collector's Handbook - little bit more information than memrize, now I need big book about clouds
87. Kuolema keväällä - war book, it didn't really work for me
88. Operaatio Aamutähti (Modesty Blaise, #11) - Modesty, quite good
89. Doctor Who: Apollo 23 (Doctor Who: New Series Adventures #37) - even with Amy and Moon this didn't quite work
90. Tikli - still fucking amazing
91. Saga #35 (Saga (Single Issues))
92. Saga #36 (Saga (Single Issues))
May93. The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k - didn't really care this, would work maybe better some blog posts
94. H is for Hawk - I don't care much about birds, I noticed
95. The Cloudspotter's Guide - I really love clouds
96. Jonain keväänä herään - and we read one more books about depression, quite beautiful writing
97. The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes #2) - this was good and many hints/things from tv-serie explained and we met Mary
98. Pysy lujana - Elämä ilman self-helpiä - philosophical self-help
99. Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot #19) - quite interesting Poirot
100. Fitoona
101. A Dream of Ice (Earthend Saga #2) - yeah..
102. Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot #7) - really good Poirot actually
103. Villa triste - dreamy and adorable, little bit Gatspy like feeling but more airy. Really nice suprise.
104. Moominpappa at Sea (The Moomins #8) - really loving this, so dark
105. Holy Cow - the cow awakening
106. Nälkä ja yltäkylläisyys - very much coverment report
Special 10,000 ChallengeDuration: May 1 - June 30, 2016
Our group has hit 10,000 members! And to celebrate this achievement we have this special challenge as part of our celebration:
2. Math: 100 x 100 = 10,000. So for this one, read a book that has 100 in the title or has 100 or so pages.
4. U.S. History: Salmon P. Chase was the face of the $10,000 greenback, and he was the Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln. So for this one, read a fictional or non-fictional book about U.S. history before 1900.
8. Language Arts: Imagine you could read 10,000 books. That was your job. You could read whatever you wanted, where would you start? Read the book you would start with if you could have the job of reading 10,000 books.
9. Technology: It is believed that storytelling is a 10,000 year old technology dating back to our earliest civilizations. Read a book that is based on a myth or about a culture before the common era.
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7. Biology: There are about 10,000 species of birds. Read a book with bird (or a type of bird) in the title or a book with a bird on the cover. H is for Hawk
10. Extra Curricular: It takes approximately 10,000 hours to become an expert at something. Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, that has to do with the activity you would love to become an expert at. The Cloudspotter's Guide
3. Some more Math: A myriagon is a polygon with 10,000 sides. Sci-fi and fantasy novels often also have a lot of sides. So for this one, read a book that falls into the science fiction or fantasy genres. A Dream of Ice
5. World Geography: There is no €10,000 note, but if there was, it would have some beautiful European architecture on it. So for this one, read a book that takes place in Europe or is about an amazing piece of architecture. Villa Triste
1. Home, 10,000 members...read a book that has more than 10,000 ratings on Goodreads. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
6. Psychology: It is assumed that each neuron in the human brain is connected to 10,000 others. Read a book about human behavior or a book about someone’s mental health Sunbathing In The Rain: A Cheerful Book About Depression
6/4 **DONE
June107. Kielletty hedelmä - secret parts of woman
108. A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power - and we are back North Korea again
109. Brother Odd (Odd Thomas #3) - too much religion and Odd is still annoying
110. 10X Finland - interesting poinst to think
111. Sunbathing In The Rain: A Cheerful Book About Depression - I'm bored with depression
112. Nemi - Ruusuilla tanssien - Nemi <3
113. The Private Life of Plants: A Natural History of Plant Behaviour - great introduction plants, old book so many stuff has seen shows after this but anyways, really good
114. Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History - culture heavy, could have been more about actual plants
115. The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2) - quite good mystery
116. The Sittaford Mystery - really good Agatha
117. If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For - some shit
118. The Stranger - really wonderful athmosphere
119. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - yeah, and then what+
120. While the Light Lasts - rereading very good collection of short stories
121. There is a Tide (Hercule Poirot #27) - quite interesting Agatha story
122. The Moomins and the Great Flood (The Moomins #1) - lovely moomins story
123. The Rhythms Of Life: The Biological Clocks That Control the Daily Lives of Every Living Thing - some interesting parts some not
124. The Phantom of Venice (Nancy Drew #78) - Nancy Drew and it is complicated. Oh and she figures out couple mysteries too.
125. My Mother Never Dies - quite awful short stories collection about moms and daughters
126. N or M? (Tommy and Tuppence #3) - I can't believe to say this but I actually waited someone to day to make this interesting
127. Pride and Prejudice - I don't know if I like rereading this or if I just remembered the movie so well, but this time it worked pretty well
July128. The Hobbit (Middle-Earth Universe) - Tove Jansson's illustions, little bit weird compo
129. A God in Ruins - I'm starting to love this. And the end.
130. The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot #2)
131. The Mind's Eye - interesting cases but writing is hard to read
132. Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot #20)
133. The Movie Doctors - movie talk
134. The Listerdale Mystery And Eleven Other Stories
135. Ensimmäinen, toinen ja kolmas kerta
136. The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1) - so much better than the movie
137. The Buried Giant - memory loss, giants and dragon and it still didn't work
138. The Guest Cat - cat story and I really liked. Japan <3
139. Passenger to Frankfurt - Chritie
140. Rakkautta on the rocks
141. Rakkautta borealis
142. Nainen katolla
143. Kummatukkainen tyttö
144. Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
145. Loma Losissa
146. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Harry Potter #8)
August147. Kitchens of the Great Midwest - I hated Eva so much that I really don't wanna this book ever again
148. Kinder Than Solitude - yet another book with annoying people
149. Possession - too much poetry, letters and diary entries when you don't anybody that interesting
150. Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot #21) - this month's Agatha
151. Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War - some intersting views of modern soldier's life
152. The Book Thief - it's gotta be so boring to be Death
153. Zettai Renai Program, Vol. 01 (Zettai Ren’ai Program #1) - she falling love with robot. I'm not sure if I care how this gonna end
154. Wolf Children Ame and Yuki Vol. 1 (Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki #1) - at least it's not typical teenage love triangle. Drawing is very beautiful
155. Odd Hours (Odd Thomas #4) - and now I'm gonna give up this series. Unbelievable shit.
156. Saga #37 (Saga (Single Issues)) - single issues don't really work for me, it always ends when things is getting interesting. Love the series though.
September157. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void - it's space baby and we are going. Loved this.
158. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists (Pottermore Presents #2) - little bit uneven collection
159. Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents #3) - hard to imagine Hermione read this over and over again
160. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (Pottermore Presents #1) - finally something new information, the best book of Pottermore
161. Rakkaus niinku - dialog turns sometimes into to speeches but somehow I felt main character feelings
162. The Silver Cobweb (Nancy Drew #71) - maybe not the her best
163. Historian käyttö ja väärinkäyttö - little dry, why he makes every book so amazing in the interviews, skill I guess
164. When Breath Becomes Air - too much hospital tv shows during my life so not so interesting
165. Roope Ankan elämä ja teot - still loving this
166. The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion (Roope Ankan elämä ja teot #2) - still amazing
167. The Girls - good feelings and inside girl's head part but somehow it didn't click with me
168. The Science of Interstellar - too heavy for me
169. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (Flavia de Luce #8) - we are back home and everything is almost right
170. the princess saves herself in this one - quite nice poetry
171. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce #4) - maybe my favorite Flavia
172. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions - well...
173. Saga #38 (Saga (Single Issues) #38) - still going strong
174. Crooked House - we almost met young Nancy Drew
October175. Loppusoinnun kaiku kalmistossa (Flavia de Luce #5)
176. mirai nikki 2 (Future Diary #2)
177. Mirai Nikki 3 (Future Diary #3)
178. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World - tree book without one single photo or diagram. Quite fine
179. Mirai Nikki 4 (Future Diary #4)
180. Mirai Nikki, Vol. 5 (Future Diary #5)
181. Kaiken takana on salaliitto - kuussa ei ole käyty
182. The Hollow (Hercule Poirot #25) - really good, fall themed Poirot mystery
183. Mirai Nikki Vol.8 8 (Future Diary #8)
184. Future Diary, Volume 9 (Future Diary #9)
185. Väärä vainaja (Erja Revon tutkimuksia, #1) - crime was actually pretty interesting but how about some people would be nice or just not be so annoying all the time
186. Latva pilviä piirtää - maybe it could have be little bit clearer
187. Mirai Nikki Paradox - well that was so stupid
188. Hannu Rajaniemi: Collected Fiction - works everty now and then
189. Then Ice twins- awful
190- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2)
191. Meikkipussin pohjalta
192. Nokian valtakunta - quite sad and good story about rise and fall of Nokia
193. Sugar Sugar Rune, Volume 1 (Sugar Sugar Rune #1) - reread, not working too well
194. Kultaisen kypärän metsästäjät ja muita klassikoita (Ankkalegendat, #3) - don Rosa and Carl Barks
195. Suljettu arkku (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries #2) - bad
196. Hello Ruby - Matka tietokoneeseen
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8. Kirja kirjailijalta, jonka tuotantoa et ole lukenut aiemmin Flatland
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11, SarjakuvakirjaMirai Nikki 1
12. Näytelmä
13. Kirjan nimi on kysymys N or M?
14. Historiaa käsittelevä tietokirja Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History
15. Kirjan kansi on mielestäsi ruma Kaiken takana on salaliitto
16. Et ole ikinä ennen kuullut kirjasta Pysy lujana
17. Kirjassa juhlitaan Villa triste
18. Lastenkirja
19. Kirjan päähenkilö on sinun unelmatyössäsi
20. Kirjan nimi viittaa vuorokaudenaikaan
21. 1700-luvulla kirjoitettu kirja
22. Kirjassa mukana Marilyn Monroe (syntymästä 90 v.)
23. Oman alansa pioneerinaisesta kertova kirja (Miina Sillanpään, Suomen ensimmäinen naisministerin, syntymästä 150 v.)
24. Kirjasammon päivän täkynä vuonna 2016 ollut kirja
25. Kirjassa on yli 500 sivua
26. Elämäkerta tai muistelmateos
27. Afrikkalaisen kirjailijan kirjoittama kirja
28. Perheenjäsenellesi tärkeää aihetta käsittelevä kirja
29. Kahden kirjailijan yhdessä kirjoittama kirja
30. Viihteellinen kirja
31. Olympialaisista kertova kirja
32. Kirjassa on myrsky
33. Kirjailijan viimeiseksi jäänyt kirja
34. Keskustelua herättänyt kirja
35. Kirjassa ollaan avaruudessa
36. Kokoelma esseitä tai kolumneja
37. Kirjan nimi viittaa vuodenaikaan
38. Jossain päin maailmaa kielletty kirja
39. Nobel-voittajan kirjoittama kirja
40. Eläkeläisen suosittelema kirja
41. Kirjassa lähetetään kirjeitä
42. 2000-luvulla sotaa käyneestä maasta kertova kirja
43. Kirjassa mukana Pablo Picasso (syntymästä 135 v.)
44. Kirjassa joku kuolee
45. Suomalaisesta miehestä kertova kirja
46. Alle 18-vuotiaan suosittelema kirja
47. Eteläamerikkalaisen kirjailijan kirjoittama kirja
48. Kirjassa on alle 150 sivua
49. Vuonna 2016 julkaistu kirja
50. Kirjaston henkilökunnan suosittelema kirja
November197. Adulthood Is a Myth (Sarah's Scribbles)
198. Saga#39
199. Neiti Etsivä ja Peililahden salaisuus (Neiti Etsivä, #25)
200. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - original book of one my favorite movies, quite diffirent but not bad at all
201. Eläin ja ihminen - Mikä meitä yhdistää?
202. Mirai Nikki 10 (Future Diary #10)
203. Saga #39 (Saga (Single Issues) #39)
204. Mirai Nikki Mosaic
205. Mirai Nikki Paradox
206. When in French: Love in a Second Language - maybe I could get even more of it if only I'd understand French
207. Mirai Nikki 11 (Future Diary #11)
208. Mirai Nikki 12 (Future Diary #12)
209. Men Without Women
210. Mehiläisten historia
211. Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot #23)
212. The Museum of Extraordinary Things
213. Nimona
214. Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
215. The Last Time I'll Write About You
216. Metsän salainen elämä - the best
217. Seveneves - maybe the worst book during 2016
218. Kylmää kyytiä (Nemi, #33)
219. Kuolemantanssi
220. The Day the Crayons Came Home (Crayons)
221. Tiaisten salainen elämä - adorable
222. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
223. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
224. A Wild Swan: And Other Tales - very twisted fairytales
Wedding Day "Something Borrowed, Something Blue"Duration: November 1, 2016 to November 30, 2016
Our November theme is family and new families start with weddings! This month’s challenge revolves around a famous poem associated with weddings!
1. “Something Old” Read a book written or published a long time ago or a book you have had on your bookshelf for a long time. Evil Under the Sun
2. “Something New” Read a book recently published or a book you just added to your bookshelf Saga #39
3. “Something Borrowed” Read a book borrowed from a close friend, a family member or the library. Men Withount Women
4. “Something Blue” Read a book with a blue cover or the word blue in the title. Neiti Etsivä ja Peililahden salaisuus
And for our extra readers, we have added something a little extra...
There is a popular phrase in America that says our next three tasks...
5. "Live every moment" Read a book where someone goes on a great life changing adventure. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
6. "Laugh everyday" Read a book by a comedian or a book that is humorous Adulthood is a Myth
7. "Love beyond words" Read a book that has a romantic story inside it. The Museum of Extraordinary Things
ADVENT CALENDAR CHALLENGEDuration: December 1 - December 31, 2016
Many countries around the world use advent calendars or Christmas calendars to celebrate the month of December. For some people, the calendar has religious significance, but for others it's a secular, non-religious tradition.
For this challenge, there are two options:
A) Starting on Dec. 1 and ending on Dec. 24, read a short story (or a poem!) every day. Use stories or poems from collections, magazines, or the internet - there's lot of good short fiction available for free from many publishers.
B) Starting on Dec. 1: Split a novel into 24 chunks and portion your reading so that you read the last chunk on Dec. 24. (Ideally the novel has 24 chapters to start with! But as long as you can manage to count out even-sized* chunks, it'll work.)
* Most calendars provide a bigger treat for Dec 24.
Any novel or bunch of stories will work - but seasonal themes like winter, kindness, family, friendship, gift-giving, etc. will definitely work well with the whole spirit of the season.
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1. The Nemean Lion (The Labours of Hercules)
2. All I want for Christmas (Twelve Doctors of Christmas), The Lernean Hydra (The Labours of Hercules)
3. The Arcadian Deer (The Labours of Hercules), A comedy of terrors (Twelve Doctors of Christmas)
4. The Christmas inversion (Twelve Doctors of Christmas), The Erymanthian Boar (The Labours of Hercules)
5. Three wise men (Twelve Doctors of Christmas), The Augean Stables (The Labours of Hercules)
6. Sontar's little helpers (Twelve Doctors of Christmas), The Stymphalean Birds (The Labours of Hercules)
7. Fairy tale of New New York (Twelve Doctors of Christmas), The Cretan Bull (The Labours of Hercules)
8. The grotto (Twelve Doctors of Christmas), The Horses of Diomedes (The Labours of Hercules)
9. Ghost of Christmas past (Twelve Doctors of Christmas), The Girdle of Hippolyta (The Labours of Hercules)
10. The red bicycle (Twelve Doctors of Christmas), The Flock of Geryon (The Labours of Hercules)
11. Loose wire, The gift, The persistence of memory (Twelve Doctors of Christmas) The Apples of Hesperides (The Labours of Hercules)
12. The Capture of Cerberus (The Labours of Hercules), Graduation Afternoon (Just after sunset)
13. Willa (Just after sunset)
14. The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates (Just after sunset)
15. Harvey's Dream (Just after sunset)
16. Gingerbread Girl (Just after sunset)
17. Rest Stop (Just after sunset)
18. Stationary Bike (Just after sunset)
19. The Things They Left Behind (Just after sunset)
20. The Cat From Hell (Just after sunset)
21. N (Just after sunset)
22. Mute (Just after sunset)
23. Ayana (Just after sunset)
24. A Very Tight Place (Just after sunset)
24/24
December225. Paper Girls Vol. 1 (Paper Girls: Collected Editions #1) - better than Saga
226. Saga #40 (Saga (Single Issues) #40) - single issues are too short
227. Paper Girls, Vol. 2 (Paper Girls: Collected Editions #2) -still going strong
228. Press Here - can't wait to read this with kid
229. Doctor Who: Twelve Doctors of Christmas - no Rose, Ponds, not even Clara or River Song
230. The Labours of Hercules - I think I might fell in love with Poirot, this is the best Poirot ever
231. Save Our Science: How to Inspire a New Generation of Scientists
232. Lumberjanes Vol. 1 (Lumberjanes #1-4)
233. The Thousandth Floor (The Thousandth Floor #1) - and this is why I hate serie books
234. Eat Like a Gilmore: The Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of Gilmore Girls
235. Aliens: Science Asks: Is There Anyone Out There?
236. Let the Great World Spin
237. Just After Sunset
238. Miten tästä eteenpäin
239. Astro Boy, Vol. 1 (Astro Boy #1)
240. Wonders of the Universe (Wonders of Brian Cox #2)
241. Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
242. Mad Men Carousel: The Complete Critical Companion
243. Astro Boy, Vol. 2 (Astro Boy #2)
244. Astro Boy, Vol. 3 (Astro Boy #3)
245. I Do, Don't I? (Gilmore Girls #3)
2016 Calendar
January
Winner - Debut Goodreads Author: Red Queen (Red Queen #1)
Winner - Non Fiction: Modern Romance
Series Read - Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1)
Series Read - Saga, Volume 1
February
Winner - YA Fiction: All the Bright Places
Winner - Memoir & Autobiography: A Work in Progress
Series Read - Saga, Volume 2
Additional Nominee Read - Science Fiction
Poll will go up (around) 28th December
Additional Nominee Read (15th of Month) - Poetry
Poll will go up (around) 10th Jan
March
Winner - Historical Fiction: The Nightingale
Winner - Science & Technology: Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish
Series Read - Forever Odd (Odd Thomas, #2)
Additional Nominee Read - YA Fantasy
Poll will go up (around) 24th Jan
Additional Nominee Read (15th of Month) - Food & Cookbooks
Poll will go up (around) 7th Feb
April
Winner - Middle Grade: The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1)
Series Read - To Kill a Mockingbird
Series Read - Saga, Volume 3
Additional Nominee Read - Mystery
Poll will go up (around) 29th Feb
Winner - Graphic Novels & Comics (15th of Month): Saga, Volume 4
May
Winner - Fiction: Go Set a Watchman
Winner - History & Biography: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Series Read - Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Additional Nominee Read - Debut Goodreads Author
Poll will go up (around) 27th March
June
Winner - Humour: Why Not Me?
Series Read - Brother Odd (Odd Thomas, #3)
Additional Nominee Read - Historical Fiction
Poll will go up (around) 24th April
Additional Nominee Read (15th of Month) - Fantasy
Poll will go up (around) 8th May
July
Winner - Romance: Confess
Series Read: Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
Additional Nominee Read - Middle Grade & Children
Poll will go up (around) 29th May
Additional Nominee Read (15th of Month) - Non Fiction
Poll will go up (around) 12th June
August
Winner - Fantasy: Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
Series Read - Odd Hours (Odd Thomas, #4)
Note: The Odd Thomas series also has filler / side story books between books #4 and #5. As a group we will only be reading the primary works. If you wish to read them all, you will need to fit them in your own time.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/4367...
Additional Nominee Read - Fiction
Poll will go up (around) 26th June
Additional Nominee Read (15th of Month) - Memoir & Autobiography
Poll will go up (around) 10th July
September
Winner - Science Fiction: Golden Son (Red Rising #2)
Note: As the group has already read book #1, we will not be reading it again this year.
Book #1 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Series Read - Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
Additional Nominee Read - Humour
Poll will go up (around) 31st July
Additional Nominee Read (15th of Month) - Picture Books
Poll will go up (around) 14th Aug
October
Winner - Mystery & Thriller: The Girl on the Train
Winner - Food & Cookbooks: The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime: Comfort Classics, Freezer Food, 16-Minute Meals, and Other Delicious Ways to Solve Supper!
Series Read - Odd Apocalypse (Odd Thomas, #5)
Additional Nominee Read - Horror
Poll will go up (around) 28th Aug
Additional Nominee Read (15th Month) - History & Biography
Poll will go up (around) 11th Sept
November
Winner - YA Fantasy: Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
Winner - Picture Books: The Day the Crayons Came Home (Crayons #2)
Note: As the group has already read book #1, we will not be reading it again this year.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Series Read - Deeply Odd (Odd Thomas, #6)
Additional Nominee Read - Romance
Poll will go up (around) 25th Sept
Additional Nominee Read (15th of Month) - Graphic Novels & Comics
Poll will go up (around) 9th Oct
December
Winner - Horror: Saint Odd (Odd Thomas #7)
Winner - Poetry: The Dogs I Have Kissed
Additional Nominee Read - YA Fiction
Poll will go up (around) 30th Oct
Additional Nominee Read (15th of Month) - Science & Technology
Poll will go up (around) 20th Nov