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FALL 2016 READING CHALLENGE
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Glad you like it, Dustin! Enjoy the weekend :)
Thank you Rachel for another great challenge! I see in my future a few weekends filled with adventures that are captured in books!
Thanks Rachel for another awesome Fall challenge! I like the twist on #7!
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Great challenge, I managed to do the summer challenge with a little bit of a twist in my favor lol, this one seems very good, so starting of by letting you, Rachel, choose one of these 5 books. Curious to find out ;-)
Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "FYI: In The Koontzland - Dean Koontz Group we are re-reading The Frankenstein Series which features a character named Michael :-)"I didn't realize-pretty awesome how things work out. Looking forward to reading Prodigal Son :D
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Great challenge, I managed to do the ..."
Interesting. I own a copy of Jennifer Government.
Dustin- The book I'm choosing for you is The Killer Inside Me- I've been wanting to read this myself for awhile so look forward to hearing what you think of it. It also sounds really creepy so it's perfect for fall-Hope you like it! :)
Robert- I had to choose P.S. I Love You- I've never read the book but saw the movie years ago and really liked it-Hope you enjoy it-look forward to your comments :)
Rachel wrote: "Robert- I had to choose P.S. I Love You- I've never read the book but saw the movie years ago and really liked it-Hope you enjoy it-look forward to your comments :)"thanks Rachel. I have around 300 books lying around which I still need to read so I took 5 books that I have on my shelve for years. No idea why I never came to read them before and never saw the movie, cause I wanted to read the book first. Will let you know how it is. I am not sure (cause haven't read it yet) but does this also cover #2 of this challenge?
Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Robert wrote: "Great challenge, I managed to do the ..."
Interesting. I own a copy of Jennifer Government."
I didn't realize I still had this copy Dustin. Many people told me it is a bad book, but I still own it, so guess I can only judge for myself it it's good or not. Who knows, maybe I'll read it even though Rachel choose another one lol.
Happy fall challenge everyone!
Robert wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Robert- I had to choose P.S. I Love You- I've never read the book but saw the movie years ago and really liked it-Hope you enjoy it-look forward to your comments :)"t..."
300 books around the house sounds pretty fabulous, Robert! :)
I believe that book does cover task 2 as well.
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Thank You :-)
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I'm back! I did a crazy road trip to Salt Lake City and back to deliver my daughter's piano. I was happy to come back to the fall challenge. Thank you so much for setting up the challenge, Rachel. Its awesome and I especially love task #7. Here are my five books:
Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "FYI: In The Koontzland - Dean Koontz Group we are re-reading The Frankenstein Series which features a character named Michael :-)"I'm also doing this challenge on Koontzland! I've wanted to read this series for a long time.
Christine wrote: "I'm back! I did a crazy road trip to Salt Lake City and back to deliver my daughter's piano. I was happy to come back to the fall challenge. Thank you so much for setting up the challenge, Rachel. ..."Welcome back, Christine! Glad you like the challenge :D
I had a harder time picking your book because I've read 3 of the 5 and really liked them all but I had to choose Me Before You
-that story really got to me and it has stuck with me-loved the characters.Look forward to your comments-Hope you like it :)
Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I think I might have seen that movie P.S. I Love You. If I didn't watch it, I've heard of it - it's on the shelf at my local library branch so I keep spotting it."The movie starred Hillary Swank and Gerard Butler.
I was kind of hoping you would pick
. Thanks!I saw that movie, PS I Love You. I used to have a thing for Gerald Butler. Who didn't, lol. It was cute.
Christine wrote: "I was kind of hoping you would pick . Thanks!I saw that movie, PS I Love You. I used to have a thing for Gerald Butler. Who didn't, lol. It was cute."
so true lol
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Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Christine, you have to read Furiously Happy! :-) Even if it doesn't fit into the Fall Reading Challenge, you simply must read it :-) Available on Audiobook read by the author too."I definitely will, just don't know when. Every time I see the cover I have to laugh when I see that crazy raccoon.
I finished my first book for the challenge. It has a character named Mike and I will count that as Michael if that is ok. The book is
I am a huge fan of horror and this one was awesome. I highly recommend it!!! If you are squeamish about spiders, it may give you nightmares. If you look at my review, you will see why I liked it, fast paced, great characters and a cliffhanger to the next book not due out until next year.
Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I think most families are dysfunctional."lol I have to agree :)
Christine wrote: "I finished my first book for the challenge. It has a character named Mike and I will count that as Michael if that is ok. The book is I am a huge fan of horror and..."Thanks for the update, Christine!
I just added it after reading your review :D
I hate spiders but I'm going to read it anyway! :)
Christine wrote: "Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Christine, you have to read Furiously Happy! :-) Even if it doesn't fit into the Fall Reading Challenge, you simply must read it :-) Available on Audiobook rea..."I think she named him rory lol
but i might be remembering that wrong. I have Gilmore Girls on the brain-can't wait for those new mini movies on netflix! :)
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will work great for task#1 its set in SOMMERSET COLLEGE
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Ok Rachel pick me one!!!"
I haven't read any of these but I've thought about reading 3 of the 5. I chose Ghost Story because it sounds nice and creepy (and with Halloween around the corner I thought it might be a fun read :).
Hope you enjoy it-look forward to your comments :)
I'm having so much fun picking books for you guys-hope you all like them :)
Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "For the Dysfunctional Family, I plan to read:This is Where I Leave You
"Thanks for the update, Dustin! :D
I loved that book-the movie was pretty good too.
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Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "For the Dysfunctional Family, I plan to read:This is Where I Leave You
"I loved this book and movie and may have loved the movie more. That rarely happens for me. It works well for dysfunctional family, lol. I'm reading
for my dysfunctional family. So far I am liking it.
If we read a book that has a dysfunctional family and a character named Michael does that count for 2 challenges?
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:-) I think you have to choose which one you want/need to use it for.
Reading Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz counts for the Michael task.
Prodigal Son for the Michael task thenand Brother for the Dysfunctional Family
Rachel will you choose one of the following for me please.
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Christine wrote: "Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "For the Dysfunctional Family, I plan to read:This is Where I Leave You
"I loved this book and m..."
Thanks for the update, Christine! :)
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The Fall 2016 Reading Challenge will start on September 7th and end on November 30th, 2016.
Rules of the Challenge:
Read 3 books (or more)
Complete 3 tasks (or more)
Books can be any genre
Re-reads are okay
So this fall, complete 3 (or more) of the following tasks:
1. September = Back to school.
so this fall:
READ A BOOK SET (AT LEAST IN PART) AT A SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY (it can be a regular school or a school for wizards-any type of school works for this task)
2. September 9th is Stand Up To Cancer Day.
so this fall:
READ A BOOK ABOUT CANCER
or
READ A BOOK THAT FEATURES A CHARACTER FIGHTING CANCER OR A CANCER SURVIVOR
3. October 22 is Smart is Cool Day.
so this fall:
READ A BOOK WITH THE LETTERS S-M-A-R-T
IN THE TITLE (these letters don't have to be in order)
4. October 31st is Halloween. Remember the movie Halloween? A young boy named Michael Myers murders his older sister on Halloween. He breaks out of the insane asylum many years later (on Halloween) to go after his younger sister.
so this fall, complete one of the following:
a. READ A BOOK WITH THE WORD "HALLOWEEN" IN THE TITLE
or
b. READ A BOOK THAT FEATURES A CHARACTER NAMED MICHAEL
or
c. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR NAMED MICHAEL
or
d. READ A BOOK (SET AT LEAST IN PART) IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL/ASYLUM
5. November 24th is Thanksgiving, which for many means spending time with family.
so this fall
READ A BOOK THAT CENTERS AROUND A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY (because families that get along are boring to read about :)
6. Many talented authors celebrate their birthdays this season.
so this fall, read a book by one of the following:
a. Terry Tempest Williams- Sept. 8th
b. Ted Dekker- Oct. 24th
c. Colson Whitehead- Nov. 6th
d. Margaret Atwood- Nov. 18th
7. Random Task-This task counts towards the challenge but is not inspired by the season.
so this fall:
PICK 5
Look at your gr tbr and pick 5 titles
Then email me or just post the titles in the challenge discussion thread and I will choose (based on these 5) which book you read for the challenge :)
HAPPY AUTUMN, EVERYONE! :D