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message 201: by [deleted user] (new)

Update to message #31.

9. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 02/04/2017 ★★★★☆

8/60


message 202: by Charity (new)

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 1465 comments Updated message 12.

8/40


message 203: by Holly (new)

Holly | 79 comments I'm at 4 out of 10. Reading number 5 now....


message 204: by [deleted user] (new)

Update to message #31.

57. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 02/07/2017 ★★★★★

9/60


message 205: by [deleted user] (new)

Updated Message 61
2/50


message 206: by Nina (new)

Nina | 354 comments Update to message 200

I finally made some progress in the Listopia challenge

1001 books you must read before you Die
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...

1. To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee
2. 1984 by George Orwell
3.
4.

Gilmore Girls Complete Reading List
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...

1. To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee
2. 1984 by George Orwell
3. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
4.


Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

1. To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee
2. All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr
3.

1/11
I am currently reading to kill a mocking bird but i think it will still take some time to finsh..


message 207: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4998 comments January Update: Winter 1/11


message 208: by Erin (new)

Erin (ezridar03) Update to message #8

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

4/20


message 209: by Heather (new)

Heather (bigaitchc) Ive now finished 7/20 from my list - number 7 being Behind Closed Doors


message 210: by Lorelei (last edited Feb 10, 2017 06:21PM) (new)

Lorelei (goodreadscomlorelei_reads) | 393 comments I updated my msg 94 on the list: Amazing WWII Fiction when I finished The Secret Keeper. I highly recommend it!
3/15


message 211: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (kellysrambles) | 1000 comments Updated #66.

3/20 complete


message 212: by Erin (new)

Erin (ezridar03) Update to message #8

✔ 4. Where'd You Go, Bernadette

5/20


message 213: by Stephanie (last edited Nov 04, 2017 08:01PM) (new)

Stephanie  Dalphin (zetarose) | 35 comments I'm in for 10 from the following lists:

Best Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic_Fiction
1. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
2. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
3. Blindness by José Saramago
Best Books of the 20th Century
4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Strong Female Fantasy Novels
6. Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare
7. City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare
8. The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde
Best Adult Vampire Books
9. Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice
10. Fledgling by Octavia Butler

COMPLETE


message 214: by Brianna (new)

Brianna (bebecburt) | 375 comments updated message 60

books read → 02 | 15


message 215: by Ilona (last edited Feb 12, 2017 12:38PM) (new)


message 216: by Ashley (last edited Dec 11, 2017 05:42AM) (new)

Ashley Reid (kikilew) | 55 comments I'm going to try for 50 this time :)

Complete: 24/50

Best F/F Romance Books 1/5

1. Holiday Escort

Holiday Escort by Julia P. Lynde

Best Kick-Ass Female Characters... 2/5

1. Pippi Longstocking ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. The Silver Chair ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) by C.S. Lewis

YA & MG Books WITHOUT Romance 1/5

1. A Monster Calls ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness


Best 21st Century Non Fiction 2/5

1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson Team of Rivals The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Books that Make you Laugh 1/5

1. The Princess Bride ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❤️

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Books Every Teen Should Read 2/5

1. Of Mice and Men ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Best Pop Science Books 13/20

1. Outliers: The Story of Success ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind ⭐️⭐️
3. The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies ⭐️⭐️
6. Physics of the Impossible ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. The Origin of Species ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. Oxygen: The Molecule That Made the World ⭐️
9. The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. The Code Book ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. The Optimism Bias ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion ⭐️
14. The Grand Design ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Outliers The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell The Language Instinct The New Science of Language and Mind by Steven Pinker The Drunkard's Walk How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow Freakonomics A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Freakonomics, #1) by Steven D. Levitt Guns, Germs, and Steel The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond Physics of the Impossible A Scientific Exploration Into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel by Michio Kaku The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Oxygen The Molecule That Made the World by Nick Lane The Red Queen Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley The Invisible Gorilla How Our Intuitions Deceive Us by Christopher Chabris The Code Book The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh The Optimism Bias Why we're wired to look on the bright side by Tali Sharot The Righteous Mind Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking


message 217: by Chalmation (new)

Chalmation | 3724 comments Update message #37

6/28


message 218: by Janet (last edited Feb 18, 2017 05:52PM) (new)

Janet (goodreadscomjanetj) | 784 comments Update to message 182

Lady Chatterley's Lover from Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels
Wyrd Sisters from BBC Top 200 Books

7/30


message 219: by Mie (new)

Mie | 2164 comments Update msg 17: 7/20
From "Best ever" book list - ✅ The Handmaid's Tale ⭐️⭐️⭐️


message 220: by Lindsay (new)

Lindsay | 1337 comments Update msg 26

2/12

Anansi Boys - number 1175 on best science fiction and fantasy list!


message 221: by Nina (new)

Nina | 354 comments Finished another book:

1001 books you must read before you Die
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...

1. To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee
2. 1984 by George Orwell
3.
4.

Gilmore Girls Complete Reading List
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...

1. To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee
2. 1984 by George Orwell
3. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
4.


Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

1. To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee
2. All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr
3.

2/7


message 222: by Heather (new)

Heather (bigaitchc) Finished The Book of You

Number 8 from my list

8/20


message 223: by [deleted user] (new)

Updated Message 61
4/50


message 224: by Nik (new)

Nik (bleepnik) | 852 comments [1/12] (OM 90)

01. Blue Is the Warmest Color (2017.02.16, ★★★★☆).


message 225: by Miriam (new)

Miriam | 89 comments Updated msg 177: 18/75


message 226: by Charity (new)

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 1465 comments Updated message 12.

9/40


message 227: by [deleted user] (new)

Updated Message 61
6/50


message 228: by Lorelei (new)

Lorelei (goodreadscomlorelei_reads) | 393 comments Updated Message 94

4/15


message 229: by [deleted user] (new)

Update to message #31.

22. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 02/21/2017 ★★★★★

10/60


message 230: by [deleted user] (new)

Updated Message 61
8/50


message 231: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 5832 comments Welcome to Stephanie and Ashley! Good luck on your challenges. :)


message 232: by Candiss (new)

Candiss (tantara) | 996 comments I updated message #5.

Read: 3/16


message 233: by Janet (last edited Mar 02, 2017 09:33PM) (new)

Janet (goodreadscomjanetj) | 784 comments Update to message 221

Witches Abroad and Thief of Time from BBC Top 200 Books

9/30


message 234: by Heather (new)

Heather (bigaitchc) Finished What She Knew

10/20 read.


message 235: by Chalmation (new)

Chalmation | 3724 comments Updated message #37

7/28


message 236: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (kellysrambles) | 1000 comments Updated #66.

5/20 complete


message 237: by Brianna (new)

Brianna (bebecburt) | 375 comments updated message 60

read → 03 | 15


message 238: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (melissa-juvinall) updated message 58: 5/20


message 239: by Maxine (new)

Maxine Robinson Update msg 15

6/40

Thanks


message 240: by Lindsay (new)

Lindsay | 1337 comments Update msg 26

The Final Empire

3/12


message 241: by Charity (new)

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 1465 comments Updated message 12.

11/40


message 243: by Emma (new)

Emma (ecress22) | 45 comments Could you please remove me from the challenge?


message 244: by Vicki (new)

Vicki Johnson | 81 comments Sign me up for 50 books. I'll do the top 5 books that I haven't read from 10 different lists.


message 245: by [deleted user] (new)

Update to message #31.

18. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 03/03/2017 ★★★☆☆

11/60


message 246: by Andrea (new)

Andrea  Facciponte (faccipontedesignshelf) | 38 comments Updated message 236: 5/34 books


message 247: by Heather (new)

Heather (bigaitchc) Book number 11 done from my list You - an unusual, unnerving read.

11/20 done


message 248: by Erin (new)

Erin (ezridar03) Update to message #8

✔ 5. Flight Behavior

6/20


message 249: by [deleted user] (new)

Update to message #31.

50. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding 03/07/2017 ★☆☆☆☆

12/60


message 250: by [deleted user] (new)

Update to message #31.

3. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 03/07/2017 ★★☆☆☆

13/60


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