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**Spring Challenge - 1/9/16 - 30/11/16**
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Nov 23, 2016 06:08AM
No, not yet, unfortunately. Been too busy over the past couple of weeks/months. But as of tomorrow afternoon, I can start looking
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My word is complete! Yay!! Thanks as always for creating the challenges I had some great reading this time. Here is my list I'm choosing CLOUDLESS for my word.
9/9 books complete
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Good luck with it all then :)
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Finally finished - with a bit less than a week to spare - Woo Hoo!!B -
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Finished my 6th - The Broken Shore by Peter Temple ★★★N - ✔
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(B - The Bees by Laline Paull DNF at pg 105)
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(N - The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (AA) - DNF at pg 150)
N - Neuromancer by William Gibson
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Brenda wrote: "One to go Dree :) You've done well! And the two DNF = 255 pages - a book in itself ;)"Thank you Brenda! Yes I know, I only went for a fairly easy level so figured I'd better finish it properly :)
I have finished!! I have learnt my lesson - to choose easier goals so I can reach them ;)W -
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COMPLETED 26/11/2016
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Thank you Brenda! Yes I know, I only went for a fairly easy level so figured I'd better finish..."
That's the best way - then you can add to it if you finish early :)
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Update, as Spring draws to a close...F - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ✔
R - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
A - The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
G - The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion AA ✔
R - Paris by Edward Rutherfurd ✔
A - Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty ✔
N - The Secrets in Silence by Nicole Trope AA ✔
T - Eyrie by Tim Winton AA ✔
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I finished this challenge. I wasn't sure if I was going to, but I made it (sort of):S - Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar * - 30% finished, very slow, gave up. 2 ★
E - End of Days by Susan Ee - 2 ★ (disappointing)
A - Arrows of Time by Kim Falconer * - 4★
S - The Secret Years by Barbara Hannay* - 4★
O - On the Beach by Nevil Shute - 3★
N - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman - 3★
* = Aussie Author
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Brenda wrote: "Congratulations Carolyn! Great effort :)"Thanks Brenda!
I'd like to second Michelle's comments and thank you and all the mods for continuing to come up with excellent ideas for challenges :)
Finished the challenge. Last book of REJUVENATINGE- The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 5 ★
Just finishing in time.
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Thanks Brenda!
I'd like to second Michelle's comments and thank you and all the mods for continuing to come up with excellent ideas for c..."
You're very welcome Carolyn :) We get as much enjoyment out of being creative as we hope everyone who participates has from choosing and reading their challenge picks!
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S - Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar * - 30% finished, very slow, gave up. 2 ★
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Well done Kira :) Bad luck those couple weren't for you...
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E- The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 5 ★
Just finishing in time."
Congratulations Heather!
Spring is done, onwards to Summer :)
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pant...pant... one more done....V Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur
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by Tim Winton which I loved, and reviwed it here...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Will start
tomorrow, so I will at least have started my last book by the end of November.
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Fell a little short, with FRAGRANT looking more like FGRANT ;) but that won't stop me overcommitting in the future :))F - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ✔
R - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
A - The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
G - The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion AA ✔
R - Paris by Edward Rutherfurd ✔
A - Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty ✔
N - The Secrets in Silence by Nicole Trope AA ✔
T - Eyrie by Tim Winton AA ✔
I don't think I'm quite going to make this one as I won't finish Neuromancer by tonight I doubt. - Especially as I'm not enjoying it at all (but don't want to DNF another one!)N - ✔
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(B - The Bees by Laline Paull DNF at pg 105)
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(N - The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (AA) - DNF at pg 150)
N - Neuromancer by William Gibson currently reading - 75%
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Finished!!!My choice is Blossoming....
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The Blood of The Fifth Knight / E.M. PowellL -
The Lincoln Myth
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One Little White Lie / Loretta HillS -
The Secret Chord / Geraldine BrooksS -
The Skeleton Road / Val McDermidO -
The October List / Jeffery DeaverM -
The Book Thief / Markus ZusakI -
The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime / Miles HarveyN -
Napoleon's Last Island / Thomas KeneallyG -
The Girl on the Train / Paula Hawkins
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Brenda wrote: "Congratulations Nicola!"Thank you!
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Yes, I didn't quite make it. Managed four out of five.
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I finished my final book with 3.5 hours to go (WA time)!*Aussie Authors
12/12 Read
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Congratulations to everyone who completed this challenge. Sadly I fell short by quite a few, but there's always the Summer challenge which has started, so here's hoping I can do better at that.Thanks to all mods for another wonderful and fun challenge :)
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Finished!!!!!!!C - Peter Corris, Beware of the Dog
Beware of the Dog
Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
H - Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla
Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway
Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I - Conn Igguldson, Conqueror
Conqueror: A Novel of Kublai Khan
Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
C - Ceridwen Dovey, Only the Animals
Only the Animals
Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
K - Karl Ove Knausgard, My Struggle Book 2
My Struggle: Book Two: A Man in Love
My Review;
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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EDIT: The last two have worked, but not the first three :)
Brenda wrote: "Linda did you copy and paste your links? Because they're not working...EDIT: The last two have worked, but not the first three :)"
I copied over a former comment and added the last 2. I'll clean that up right now!
I believe it's all fixed now! That's what you get when you try to use "leftovers."
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Thank you! I love having a chance to share my thoughts. Helps me remember the myriads of books I read as well.......
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Brenda wrote: "Congrats Leonie!"Thanks, Brenda!
Finished Neuromancer yesterday - a day late!N - ✔
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(B - The Bees by Laline Paull DNF at pg 105)
(N - The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (AA) - DNF at pg 150)
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Books mentioned in this topic
White Noise (other topics)Neuromancer (other topics)
The Phantom Tollbooth (other topics)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (other topics)
The Broken Shore (other topics)
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Norman Mailer (other topics)Richard Flanagan (other topics)
Tim O'Brien (other topics)
Don DeLillo (other topics)
Peter Temple (other topics)
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