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Armchair August - Travelling Challenge!
Brenda wrote: "Nice Deborah :) I have linked you in again as Part 2 :)"Thanks Brenda - I must be a pit of a pain, I do this a lot don't I?
Finished
by Pam Scott AAAnd
by Agatha ChristieThe LT of Malta is done:
A fun book that would have done for the first part of the challenge too - only I ended up in Rome for that one.
Review for Hanoi; https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And Mirrors; https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Thanks Brenda - I must be a pit of a pain, I do this a lot don't I?"
Never :)
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cover count as a mode of travel? There are tracks but no train"Suzie I think there might be an engine un..."
You're welcome :)
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Go Connie!!
Jeanette wrote: "1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own.2). Travel: Read a book where the main character travels to another country.
3). Cover Hunt: Read a book with a pictu..."
No 4 finished Kidnap in Crete: The True Story of the Abduction of a Nazi General
This was a great read, factual and entertaining. Small review posted
SPELL-IT-OUT3/6
Making some progress. I changed one of my books as I wasn't able to find a copy.
The Celia Imrie book just wasn't for me.
I had high hopes for the Carlos Ruiz Zafón after Shadow of the Wind - the first half was amazing, but then I just seemed to get more and more lost.
However I have absolutely adored Chanson Douce, winner of the Prix Goncourt 2016, I really hope this book will be translated into English.
F D'espoir et de promesse by Françoise Bourdin
R The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose AA
A The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 3★
N Not Quite Nice by Celia Imrie 2★
C Chanson douce by Leïla Slimani 5★
E In Certain Circles by Elizabeth Harrower AA
Yay! Completed my challenge! Easy 4
Tasks - 1 AA
4/4
1. Geographical Setting
2. Travel
3. Cover Hunt
4. Title
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Armchair August - Travelling Challenge
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TASKS
1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own.
2). Travel: Read a book where the main character travels to another country.
3). Cover Hunt: Read a book with a picture of a mode of transport on the cover.
4). Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title, such as the name of a country, state, city, town, etc. Titles with words like ‘woods’, ‘beach’, ‘mountain’, ‘river’, ‘garden’, ‘park’, etc, in the title would count as places too.
SPELL-IT-OUT
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Brenda wrote: "Well done Owl!!"Thanks Brenda! I think I'm going to complete all my challenges by the end of August. ت
Finished:Book 1: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Book 2: The Mahogany Ship by Australian author Christopher Cartwright.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Started book 3 First Activation by D.A. Wearmouth.
It has a picture of a plane :)
I have already read the first two chapters, so I still may finish 2 books in 9 days...
Congrats to both Owl and Brenda! Awesome work! :)Hoping to get my last two finished....
Task #3 Spirits of the Ghan by Judy Nunn (audio) Aiming to start this one when I've finished listening to my final book for the Winter Challenge - which I hope to finish tonight. :)
Task #4 River Run by Nicole Alexander. Halfway through this one, and probably would have it finished, or close to by now had it not been for illness... oh well. I'll see how I go!
Brenda wrote: "I've finished my challenge with "N" of SCOTLAND - No Kiss for the Devil by Adrian MagsonReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Armchair August -..."
Congrat's Brenda, great job :)
Li'l Owl wrote: "Yay! Completed my challenge! Easy 4
Tasks - 1 AA
4/4
1. Geographical Setting
Violent Exposure by Katherine Howell
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5★'s
2. Travel
[book:Max: Best Friend. Her..."
Great job Owl :)
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Happy to say I have completed the challenge. Started on a high with Saving Francesca and ended with the saddest book I have ever read Offshore: Behind the wire on Manus and Nauru
Finished this challenge, and SPAIN with:N - Need You Dead by Peter James 5*
Another excellent read by Peter James. If you're not familiar with his books and fancy trying them start at the beginning though with
Dead Simple as the characters develop through the series of books.
Thanks Kylie, Michelle, and Anne! I promised myself an ice cream for every challenge I complete! Yay! ت
Li'l Owl wrote: "Thanks Kylie, Michelle, and Anne! I promised myself an ice cream for every challenge I complete! Yay! ت"Sounds fun - what's your favorite flavour?
Kylie wrote: "Congrats to both Owl and Brenda! Awesome work! :)Hoping to get my last two finished....
Task #3 Spirits of the Ghan by Judy Nunn (audio) Aiming to start this one ..."
You can do it, Kylie and Michelle! ت
Nearly there!
Congratulations Brenda, Calzean, and Jane, and Brad! ت
Icewineanne wrote: "Li'l Owl wrote: "Thanks Kylie, Michelle, and Anne! I promised myself an ice cream for every challenge I complete! Yay! ت"Sounds fun - what's your favorite flavour?"
It changes on what I'm in the mood for, Anne, but here's a few.
favorite frozen yogurt is Peach hands down!
Ice cream I'd say are mint chocolate chip, Jamoca almond fudge, raspberry with dark chocolate chunks, if I'm going for classic it would be strawberry! There's one more that for some reason I can't for the life of me remember at the moment. Must need coffee! Hold that thought I'll get back to you! I'm closing in on finishing two more for August!
I'm thinking mint chocolate chip for this one!
Anyone else up for ice cream??
Li'l Owl wrote: "Icewineanne wrote: "Li'l Owl wrote: "Thanks Kylie, Michelle, and Anne! I promised myself an ice cream for every challenge I complete! Yay! ت"Sounds fun - what's your favorite flavour?"
It change..."
Your list sounds delicious! Especially the raspberry with dark chocolate. I'm so jealous-we don't have that flavour here. And i just adore peach frozen yogurt too :)
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Now if I could only finish as well......
Finished challenge - easy level 4/4 books and all 4 star reads for me.1). Geographical Setting:
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles - 4★
2). Travel:
China Baby Love: An Australian Grandmother's life-changing mission to help China's orphans by Jane Hutcheon - 4★ AA
3). Cover Hunt: This book with a train on cover has been on my tbr for a long time:
The Swiss Spy by Alex Gerlis - 4★
4). Title: This is the August read for my next bookclub meeting:
Happy Valley by Patrick White - 4★ AA
Owl, your motivation sounds delicious! I've very jealous ;)
Great job Odette, sounds like you had a good reading month :)
MALTA is coming along nicely, I have just finished
by Clifford D. Simakand review; https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Am now reading May Gibbs: Mother of the Gumnuts which is a fascinating and nicely written biography about the writer/artist who created some of Australia's most iconic early artwork.
M -May Gibbs, Mother Of The Gumnuts by Maureen Walsh AA
A - Affinity by Sarah Waters
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Sounds fun - what's your favorite flavour?"
It change..."
I'll join you for the mint chocolate chip Owl!!!
Finished this challenge last night. Yay!
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Pleased to advise I have finished this monthly challenge with over a week to spare, YAY!Reading Challenge - Armchair August
Easy level, i.e. 4 books, including one Australian Author
Progress: 4/4
1. Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own
2. Travel: Read a book where the main character travels to another country
3. Cover Hunt: Read a book with a picture of a mode of travel on the cover
4. Title: Read a book with a placename in the title
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MichelleG wrote: "Owl, your motivation sounds delicious! I've very jealous ;)"I kept over reaching my reading challenges, always going for the most difficult levels then wasn't able to finish which is disappointing! Now I'm limiting to lower levels and this was the best reward I could come up with (like I really gave it a lot of thought)!
I have finished my third book, Australia Day by Melanie Cheng. 4* from me. Title and Aussie Author. A thoroughly engaging collection of short stories.
Li'l Owl wrote: "MichelleG wrote: "Owl, your motivation sounds delicious! I've very jealous ;)"I kept over reaching my reading challenges, always going for the most difficult levels then wasn't able to finish whi..."
I've had that problem too, Owl, when I was new to Aussie Readers. I set my sights too high, and then I'd feel anxious or guilty because I was lagging behind my reading schedule. This on-line reading group is supposed to be FUN, not torture. So I go for the easy level, and if I can do more in that challenge, I will, as a bonus.
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And there you have it! Perfect wording Mary :)
Brenda wrote: "MaryG2E wrote: "This on-line reading group is supposed to be FUN, not torture...."And there you have it! Perfect wording Mary :)"
Easy-peasy for me, too. I enjoy finding odd books to fill challenge slots, as long as they really appeal to me. That's the fun of a challenge - new discoveries! But if I really can't find books I particularly want to read, well, there are always more challenges coming up. :)
In conversation with Lil Owl above I said, "So I go for the easy level, and if I can do more in that challenge, I will, as a bonus."I think I'm about to do just that with this August Armchair challenge.
I've finished my four for the Easy level, but realise I have read sufficient other books to satisfy the requirements of the Medium level, which is Spell-It-Out. So, with 5/7 completed already, here goes:
I've always wanted to visit the Bahamas, and, with a week to go in August, I think I might just get there in my armchair thus:
Progress: 6/7
B: The Blackhouse by Peter May 3★s
A: Angels by Marian Keyes 3.5★s
H: After the Darkness by Honey Brown (AA) 3.5★s
A: Battle Lines by Andy McNab 4★s
M: Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham (AA) 5★s
A: A Man's Got To Have A Hobby: Long Summers With My Dad by William McInnes (AA)
S: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 5★s
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With one week to go I am onto the last book...2). Travel: The Mahogany Ship by AA Christopher Cartwright.
3). Cover Hunt:
by D.A. Wearmouth.4). Title:
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Li'l Owl wrote: "MichelleG wrote: "Owl, your motivation sounds delicious! I've very jealous ;)"I kept over reaching my reading challenges, always going for the most difficult levels then wasn't able to finish whi..."
Some months I find it a struggle to even read the easy challenges. Life has a habit of getting in the way! But I'm over feeling guilty about it, and as others have said, the challenges are meant to be enjoyable.
I think I will take on board your reward system, so thanks for sharing it! Coffee, liquorice, and green tea are my favourite ice cream flavours. Now I just need to complete a challenge...
It turns out that my second 'A' for Malta was one I had already read, reviewed, not much cared for, and then forgotten I had read. Affinity and review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Since I really could not get through it again I am going for a nice enjoyable A Murder is Announced instead...
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Great, thanks! All my library reserves came in at once so I was trying to find a replacement or two for this challenge.