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3rd Quarter - Triathlon Challenge
update msg 1passed my pages goal again!!
5739/4500
I'd like to increase it to 7,000
still have nearly two months left to challenge myself
Update message 37: 11/2011: An Overdose of Death by Agatha Christie.
Updated post 122 - finished Florida Roadkill, Tim Dorsey - next read - The Book Thief, Markus Zusak6/12 novels; 4/4 short stories / novelettes
Update message 37: 12/20 12. The Bees by Carol Ann Duffy.
I have finished two more: An Officer and a Spy and Wolf of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Volume One.9/25
Update msg 4: 21/25✅ Hallowe'en Party ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ Eleanor & Park ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ All the Light We Cannot See ⭐️⭐️⭐️
27. Raven Black28. Legends of the Fall
29. Six Wakes
30. Ghosts
Books: 30/45
Pages: 9,947/13,500
Non-fiction: 23.33% (20% goal)
Update message 37: 13/20 13. Third Girl by Agatha Christie.
Update message 37: 14/20 14. On The Road by Jack Kerouac.
Here comes my first milestone update for July. It was a great month at least in terms of the number of pages I read - only not enough books to meet my 80 books target. I just need to read more small stuff ;-)July: 7,946 pages & 24 books
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lit. translations for books without English edition:
10. & 11. Yes, But... (Vol. 1 & 2)
August: 1,072 pages & 4 books
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1. About One, Who Went To Do Good Deeds: How 365 Good Deeds Changed My Life
Completed: 28/80 books & 9,018/18,000 pages
last updated: 8/7
I'm a bit late to the party, but I'd like to try for 12 books.Progress so far:
Hawkeye, Volume 2: Little Hits - July 17
Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows - July 22
Paper Girls, Vol. 1 - July 22
Memory Man - August 5
4/12
Update message 37: 15/20 15. Ariel by Sylvia Plath.
July
August
September
31. A Judgement in Stone32. The Chilbury Ladies' Choir
33. Sweet Bread & Buns (NF)
Books: 33/45
Pages: 10,741/13,500
Non-fiction: 24.24% (20% goal)
UPDATE:Finished Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur
NEW TOTAL: 2,808/20,000
Update message 37: 16/2016. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
Nik wrote: "I'm in for six. Not very ambitious, but I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed right now. Thank you. =)=======================
[10/6]
01. Iced (2017.07.10, ★★★★☆).
02. [book:Burned|1889149..."
Congrats Nik!
Heather wrote: "I hope it's okay to join late. In July I read 11 books and for August I'm shooting for 20 books and probably the same amount for September (it all depends on the length of the ones I pick) for a to..."Welcome to the challenge do the 11 covers mean you read 11 books in august as well or should I put your progress at 11? for now I will do 22 if it needs changed please tell me
updated to 175! Congrats Nik on finishing your Goal and reading 4 extra books. Welcome to all the late comers, no worries better late then never!
Finished The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket!New total: 3,080 pages/20,000
I'm late starting this so I will only choose 10 physical books1. The Psychopathic God Robert G.L. Waite
2. Vatican Malachi MartinMartin
3. Caribbean James A. Michener
4. Justinian’s Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe William Rosen
5. The Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards
6. The Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs Finished 8/12/17
7. Destiny and Deliverance Philip Yanceyclub Finished 8/17
8. Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out Phillip C. McGraw
9. The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric Miriam Joseph
10. Super Foods Rx Steven Pratt Currently Reading
34. Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories35. All Systems Red
36. The Dark Vineyard: A Novel of the French Countryside
Books: 36/45
Pages: 11,462/13,500
Non-fiction: 22.22% (20% goal)
Update msg 14: 25/25 - COMPLETE ✔️✅ A is for Alibi ⭐️⭐️
✅ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ Marked ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ Afsporet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Update message 37: 17/20 17. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Updated message #673. A Bela e o Monstro - 208 pages
4. Garfield: O Rei do Petisco - 96 pages
5. Vida e Morte - 400 pages
6. La trilogía de la niebla (currently reading)
books: 5/15
Pages: 1370/3000
37. The Infinite Air (NF)38. Wisdom of the Ancient Greeks (NF)
39. Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories
40. The Poetic Edda
41. The Collapsing Empire
42. Caleb's Crossing
Books: 42/45
Pages: 13,605/13,500
Non-fiction: 23.81% (20% goal)
I reached my page goal!
UPdate message 37: 18/20. 18. Song Of Solomon by Toni Morrison.
Update message 645/10 books
1648/3000 pages
Update message 37: 19/2019. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel.
congrats to Mei on completing your book goal. Kiwi on your page goal. welcome Anne best of luck!
Update message 37: 20/20 20. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty.
Yay I did it! I can't believe I've completed the challenge more than a month ahead of time. Let's see how many more I can read :)
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