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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Dominique's 2017 Challenge
Sarah wrote: "Ooh. I'm with you on Vin Diesel ;-)"it's not just because I find him handsome but his philosophy on life and family.
I'm not aware of any of that so I cannot comment. However, I do like that he isn't in the limelight like many actors and celebrities. I never hear about him doing anything stupid or see him in the newspapers etc. He seems humble. I like that in a celebrity.
Sarah wrote: "I'm not aware of any of that so I cannot comment. However, I do like that he isn't in the limelight like many actors and celebrities. I never hear about him doing anything stupid or see him in the ..."He is very humble and very spiritual.
I had him listed as mine as well Dom. We are so much alike!
Jannene wrote: "I had him listed as mine as well Dom. We are so much alike!"Yes!
Dominique wrote: "14. What is something you use daily? a spoon"Smart answer! :D
Sandra wrote: "Dominique wrote: "14. What is something you use daily? a spoon"Smart answer! :D"
Well I need something for my coffee!
1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname) – Read a book that contains one of your names in some way – author, title, character.Dominique Francon
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
2. What is your favourite sport? – Basketball
Darkest Fear by Harlan Coben
3. What colour are your eyes? – Brown
by Rachel Vincent4. Have you ever had a broken bone? – If yes, read a book with the word “Bone” in the title
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
5. What is your favourite movie? – If the movie is an adaptation, read the book that inspired the movie. Or, read a book that is written by the same author. Or, read a book that has the same title. If the movie is not an adaptation, read a book with a similar theme or has the same title.
The Usual Suspects
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
6. What is your favourite book? – Read it again. Or, read a book that has the same title. Or read a book by the same author. If you can’t find the same title, or the author only has the one book, go to the book page and click on “Readers Also Enjoyed”. Select a book from the list.
The World According to Garp by John Irving
reading The Cider House Rules
7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. – Select a series and read the book that corresponds to that number.
10 - Live Wire by Harlan Coben
8. What is your favourite holiday? – Read a book that is about that holiday, set during that holiday, or has the name in the title.
Christmas
by Elin Hilderbrand9. What is your relationship status? – Read a book with that word in the title, or where the main character or author shares that status. Or…. Get creative. What kind of book will be representative?
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
10. Are you right or left handed? – Read a book with that word in the title.
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
11. What is your birthday month? – Read a book with the selected month in the title
March by Audrey Carlan
12. Do you have a pet? Dog
Breaking Creed by Alex Kava
13. What is your favourite type of food? Italian,
The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
14. What is something you use daily? spoon
by Emma Donoghue15. What is your shoe size?
10
Fruit machine: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour?
Vanilla
by Agatha Christie17. What is your country of birth? – Read a book set in that country, or written by an author that was also born in that country.
Canada
Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
18. What is your favourite season? – Read a book with either the season in the title, or set in that season.
Summer
Dark Summer by Iris Johansen
19. What is your current desk top picture? – Superheroes
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
20. What is your preferred mode of transport? – Read a book with your selection on the cover, or in the title, or it plays a significant role in the book.
Bus
After the First Death by Robert Cormier
21. How many candles were on your last birthday cake? – Go to your TBR and order the shelf by number. Read the book that corresponds to your answer. If you picked “none” or “zero” as your answer, your number will be 100.
40
Sister by Rosamund Lupton
22. Have you been in an accident? – If yes, read a book set in a hospital, or with the word “accident” in title. If no, read a book that is a thriller, in which an accident is a high probability.
No
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
23. Do you prefer a shower or bath? – Read a book with your selected word in the title, or depicted on the cover.
24. Name a place you’d like to visit. – Read a book set in that location.
Honolulu by Alan Brennert
25. What is your favourite genre? – Read a book in that genre.
The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
26. Do you prefer a car or truck? – Read a book with your selection on the cover or in the title.
Car
by James Patterson27. Do you have a tattoo? – Flowers
by Sharon Bolton28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? – If Classic, read a book published in 1800 – 1899. If Contemporary, read a book published in 2000 – 2017.
Contemporary
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
29. What is your favourite flower? – Read a book with that selection on the cover or in the title. Lilies
by Andrea Cremer30. Have you been to Europe? Where? – Sweden
The Redeemer by Jo Nesbø
31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious… who would it be? – read a biography, autobiography, memoir, or historical fiction about that person.
Vin Diesel - Huge fan of D&D
Night of the Hunter by R.A. Salvatore
32. What is the feature you are most often complimented on? – Read a book with that feature on the cover or in the title.
Eyes
by Lauren Beukes33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien? Alien
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)? – Read a book with that creature on the cover, in the title, or in the story.
by James Patterson35. What type of holiday do you prefer? Beach
The Beach House by James Patterson
36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be? – Read a book with that word in the title
Smell
The Smell of Other People's Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
37. Who is your favourite author? – Read either a book by that author, or a book recommended by that author.
The Stranger by Harlan Coben
38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? – Coffee
by Suzanne Selfors39. What is your birthstone - Aquamarine
40. What is your favourite fruit? – Read a book with that fruit on the cover, in the title, or the colour of that fruit is the colour of the cover. Cherries - red
41. Issue you are passionate about - animal rights
Virals by Kathy Reichs
42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea? – Read a book in that setting.
Undersea
by Michelle Hodkin43. To what time period would you like to time travel? – 1970's
See How They Run by James Patterson
44. Do you prefer shoes or bare feet? – Bare
by Jennifer Weiner45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Black
by Sarah Waters46. What is your Zodiac sign? – Pisces (water)
by Dennis Lehane47. What is your height in inches? – Go to your TBR shelf and sort by number. Read the book that matches your answer.
No 68: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
48. Who is someone you miss? – Read a book that represents that person in some way.
Friend from High School Helena
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
49. What is your hobby? – Read a book that represents that hobby in some way.
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
50. What language would you like to learn to speak? – Read a book that was translated from that language to one you do speak.
Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
This cover reminded me of your answer #14:
Sandra wrote: "This cover reminded me of your answer #14: "That's the book I was going to choose!
Really? I plan to read it soon too. :)
Sandra wrote: "Really? I plan to read it soon too. :)"It was the only book I had with a spoon on the cover and also I loved her book Room
I loved ROOM, but I hated FROG MUSIC, so I am really expecting this one.
Sandra wrote: "I loved ROOM, but I hated FROG MUSIC, so I am really expecting this one."Haven't read frog, I read a lot of mixed reviews but eventually I`ll get to it.
Well darn, why couldn't I have been practical and say spoon so I could read either of those books too? No, I had to say toothpaste. Only my dentist would be proud of me. People just don't write books with words like that in the title. I've seen a cover with a toothbrush but no toothpaste tube yet. I suggested some other options to someone else, crazy enough to use it to. I already found a book I am interested in reading that I can relate to it.On the other hand, I don't really use a spoon every day because I drink my coffee and tea black, rarely eat cereal or soup, and stopped buying ice cream because I have no self control and want to eat it all at one sitting. (I only buy it in pints - not half gallons, give me some credit!)
Cherie wrote: "Well darn, why couldn't I have been practical and say spoon so I could read either of those books too? No, I had to say toothpaste. Only my dentist would be proud of me. People just don't write boo..."Toothpaste.. wow that's a hard one. I kinda figured out this one was a trick question so I went on the safe side. I always use a spoon, either for my coffee of when l'm cooking I have to taste!
If it wasn't going to be spoon, it would've been my glasses.
Good choice of book for Vin. I was about to head on over here to tell you that the book I'm reading now has a character called Vin in it (although they are female). it's The Final Empire.
Sarah wrote: "Good choice of book for Vin. I was about to head on over here to tell you that the book I'm reading now has a character called Vin in it (although they are female). it's The Final Empire."I already read that one and Jannene and I have the same answer so we're reading it together
That will be nice reading the book together for the same task.
Sarah wrote: "That will be nice reading the book together for the same task."Let me chack with Jannene if she would like to change. I don't mind reading it again
And it looks like it has dogs that are characters. Did you enjoy it?
Janice wrote: "And it looks like it has dogs that are characters. Did you enjoy it?"Yes it was a very good book.
Dominique - part of the requirements are that you post each time you finish a book, reporting what book your read and for what task. You also need to explain how the book you read meets the task.Could you go back and do up 12 separate messages to report your books for part one, and then continue on in that fashion as you read part 2?
Sorry to make you do this.
Janice wrote: "Dominique - part of the requirements are that you post each time you finish a book, reporting what book your read and for what task. You also need to explain how the book you read meets the task...."
Ok thanks!
Part 1Book 1/12
12. Do you have a pet? Dog
Dog on cover
01/02/17Breaking Creed by Alex Kava
Finished 1/2/2017
Part 1Book 2/12
48. Who is someone you miss? – Read a book that represents that person in some way.
Friend from High School Helena
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante 01/14/17
I really need to read those books. Hope you enjoyed it!
Part 1Book 4/12
1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname) – Read a book that contains one of your names in some way – author, title, character.
Dominique Francon
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 02/16/17
Part 1Book 5/12
30. Have you been to Europe? no Where like to visit? – Sweden
The Redeemer by Jo Nesbø 02/17/17
Part 1Book 7/12
18. What is your favourite season? – Read a book with either the season in the title, or set in that season.
Summer
Dark Summer by Iris Johansen 03/11/17
Part 1Book 9/12
25. What is your favourite genre? – Read a book in that genre.
The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg 04/02/17
Part 1Book 10/12
31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious… who would it be? – read a biography, autobiography, memoir, or historical fiction about that person.
Vin Diesel - Huge fan of D&D
Night of the Hunter by R.A. Salvatore
Part 1Book 11/12
7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. – Select a series and read the book that corresponds to that number.
10 - Live Wire by Harlan Coben
Part 1Book 12/12
34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)? – Read a book with that creature on the cover, in the title, or in the story.
by James Patterson
Part 22/12
17. What is your country of birth? – Read a book set in that country, or written by an author that was also born in that country.
Canada
Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
Part 24/12
19. What is your current desk top picture? – Superheroes
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
Part 25/12
5. What is your favourite movie? – If the movie is an adaptation, read the book that inspired the movie. Or, read a book that is written by the same author. Or, read a book that has the same title. If the movie is not an adaptation, read a book with a similar theme or has the same title.
The Usual Suspects
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Part 26/12
23. Do you prefer a shower or bath? Bath – Read a book with your selected word in the title, or depicted on the cover.
Wow! Getting caught up?What did you think of Fingersmith? I really enjoyed it myself and it was the one that put Sarah Waters on my favourite authors list.
Janice wrote: "Wow! Getting caught up?What did you think of Fingersmith? I really enjoyed it myself and it was the one that put Sarah Waters on my favourite authors list."
I really enjoyed it. I read The paying guests before and loved it. She has a unique style that I didn't think I was going to love.
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Black Coffee (other topics)The Beach House (other topics)
Sister (other topics)
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Before the Fall (other topics)
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Agatha Christie (other topics)James Patterson (other topics)
Rosamund Lupton (other topics)
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2. What is your favourite sport? Basketball
3. What colour are your eyes? Brown
4. Have you ever had a broken bone? Yes
5. What is your favourite movie? The Usual Suspects
6. What is your favourite book? The World According to Garp by John Irving
7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. 10
8. What is your favourite holiday? Christmas
9. What is your relationship status? Common-law
10. Are you right or left handed? Right
11. What is your birthday month? March
12. Do you have a pet? What is it? Dog (pinscher) and a cat (no race)
13. What is your favourite type of food? Italian
14. What is something you use daily? a spoon
15. What is your shoe size? 10
16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour? Vanilla
17. What is your country of birth? Canada
18. What is your favourite season? Summer
19. What is your current desk top picture? At work regular work regulation desk (blue) at home right now it's Superheroes
20. What is your preferred mode of transport? Bus
21. How many candles were on your last birthday cake? 40
22. Have you been in an accident? no
23. Do you prefer a shower or bath? Bath
24. Name a place you’d like to visit. Hawaii
25. What is your favourite genre? Thriller
26. Do you prefer a car or truck? Car
27. Do you have a tattoo? yes
28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? Contemporary
29. What is your favourite flower? Lillies
30. Have you been to Europe? Where? No
31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious, who would it be? Vin Diesel!
32. What is the feature on you are most often complimented? eyes
33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither? alien
34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)? Panther
35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc) Beach
36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be? hard one: smell
37. Who is your favourite author? Harlan Coben
38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? coffee
39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: Aquamarine(https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...)
40. What is your favourite fruit? cherries
41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc) Animal rights
42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea? Undersea
43. To what time period would you like to time travel? 70's
44. Do you prefer shoes or barefeet? Barefeet
45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither? Black Olives
46. What is your Zodiac sign? Pisces
47. What is your height in inches? 68 inches
48. Who is someone you miss? My friend from High School, Helena
49. What is your hobby? Cooking
50. What language would you like to learn to speak? Spanish