Round 2: 12 Days of Aussie Christmas

[Tien]

Karin wrote: "If we read more than one book by the same author, can we use that author more than once for the same letter? eg Janet Edwards. I used one book of hers for E for the title, then so far I have 2 book..."

Yep, totally fine, Karin.

[Karin]

Tien wrote: "Karin wrote: "If we read more than one book by the same author, can we use that author more than once for the same letter? eg Janet Edwards. I used one book of hers for E for the title, then so far..."

Thanks!

[Marie (UK)]

I am here Round 1 post https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Reading the number of books as per the song by EITHER the first letter of the title OR the initial of author's name (first OR last) according to the initial of animals (in bold below). You may ignore the 'A', 'An', 'The' at the beginning of titles to get to the first significant word.

1 Emu up a gum tree
1. Everything We Keep 30/08/2017

2 Pink Galahs

1. The Green Road Anne Enright 06/10/2017
2. The Gospel of Loki 14/10/2017

3 Jabirus
1. Just Follow The Money 31/08/2017
2. Shelter Jung Yun 13/08/2017
3. The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy James Anderson 11/09/2017

4 Sharks a-surfing
1. The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat 28/08/2017,
2. All Passion Spent Vita Sackville-West 23/08/2017
3. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Matthew J. Sullivan 07/08/2017
4. Identical Scott Turow 25/09/2017

5 Kangaroos
1. Home Fire Kamila Shamsie 31/08/2017
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey 18/08/2017
3. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Katarina Bivald 17/09/2017
4. Trumpet Jackie Kay 18/09/2017
5. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert 22/09/2017

6 Brolgas dancing
1, The Bachelors 29/08/2017
2.Bad Cargo 25/08/2017
3.The Secret of Orchard Cottage Alexandra Brown 29/07/2017
4. The History Boys Alan Bennett 30/08/2017
5. The Butterfly Garden 02/08/2017
6. The Secret Scripture 05/08/2017

7 Numbats nagging
1. Coraline Neil Gaiman 23/08/2017
2. 31 Songs Nick Hornby 31/08/2017
3. A Beautiful Mind Sylvia Nasar 25/09/2017
4. The 53rd Parallel Carl Nordgren 19/09/2017
5. Love Always, Kate D. Nichole King 05/09/2017
6. Nevada 22/10/2017
7. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
24/10/2017

8 Dingos dancing
1. The Twin Shadows Donald W. Desaulniers 12/08/2017
2. Don't Mean a Thing 28/07/2017
3. Better Off Wed Laura Durham 07/09/2017
4. Ill Will Dan Chaon 11/09/2017
5. Dead Water 11/09/2017
6. Days Without End 28/09/2017
7. The Drift 30/09/2017
8. The Dark Days Club 10/10/2017

9 Crocs a-snoozing
1. Miss Tonks Turns to CrimeMarion Chesney 27/08/2017
2. Fight ClubChuck Palahniuk 21/08/2017
2. A Mourning Wedding Carola Dunn 15/08/2017
4. The Trinity Six Charles Cumming 12/08/2017
5. A Harvest of Thorns: A Novel Corban Addison 07/09/2017
6. The Sittaford Mystery Agatha Christie 12/09/2017
7. Claire of the Sea Light 18/09/2017
8. Death on the Nile Agatha Christie 24/09/2017
9. The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg 09/10/2017 435 pages

10 Wombats washing
1.The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II29/08/2017
2. Wild Raspberries 22/08/2017
3. Written in Bones 10/08/2017
4. All the Birds, Singing Evie Wyld 02/08/2017
5. The Shack William Paul Young 15/09/2017
6. Tears and Trombones Nanci Lee Woody 20/09/2017
7. Beneath the Ice Patrick Woodhead 28/09/2017
8. Green Eyes in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters 04/10/2017
9. Wicked Women 05/10/2017
10. The Rowan Tree Robert W. Fuller 12/10/2017

11 Lizards leaping

1. Alice in Brexitland 04/09/2017
2. The Lighthouse Keeper 25/08/2017
3. Last Night in Montreal 21/08/2017
4. Loser Takes All 15/08/2017
5. The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Michael Lewis 11/08/2017
6. The Library at Mount Char 12/09/2017
7. Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell 14/09/2017
8. Self-Help Lorrie Moore 18/09/2017
9 All Hallows at Eyre Hall Luccia Gray 23/09/2017
10. The Boy in the Suitcase 20/08/2017
11. Love in Rewind 16/10/2017

12 Possums playing
1. The Constant Princess Philippa Gregory14/08/2017
2. Tales from the Library of a Twisted Mind May J. Panayi 26/08/2017
3. Only You Can Save Mankind 34521 Terry Pratchett 01/08/2017
43. One Flew Over the Dodo's Nest[33810844 Clive Pearce 01/08/2017
5. Pink Wellies and Flat Caps 30/07/2017
6. Practical Magic| 10/09/2017
7. The Painted Veil 26/09/2017
8. The Penelopiad 29/09/2017
9. The Pale Blue Eye Louis Bayard 06/10/2017
10.The Solitude of Prime Numbers Paolo Giordano 02/08/2017
11. Brass in Pocket 10/10/2017 Stephen Puleston
12.Penguin Lost 13/10/2017



I will see how i go with Hard

COMPLETED 24/10/2017

[Marie (UK)]

Can i use books that i have read since July but did not use in round 1

[Christy]

Definitely going for the easy route on this one, and it seems to be going WAY faster than round 1 for me. LOL, I guess I'm better at reading random titles than specific challenge books.

1 Emu up a gum tree
2 pink Galahs - How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days, by Laura Lee Guhrke
3 Jabirus - The Harlot Countess, by Joanna Shupe
4 Sharks a-surfing - The Scandal of It All, by Sophie Jordan
5 Kangaroos -The Duke. by Katharine Ashe
6 Brolgas dancing
7 Numbats nagging
8 Dingos dancing
9 Crocs a-snoozing
10 Wombats washing - While the Duke Was Sleeping, by Sophie Jordan
11 Lizards leaping - The Lady Hellion by Joanna Shupe
12 Possums playing

[Tien]

Marie (UK) wrote: "Can i use books that i have read since July but did not use in round 1"

Round 2 only opens around 28th July, Marie, so you can use books you've read since round 2 started which you haven't used for round 1.

[Bea]

I am doing these simultaneously (Parts 1 & 2). So far I have completed 4 books in the EASY mode and have started 2 others. I might get this done by the end of the year.

[Marie (UK)]

Tien wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "Can i use books that i have read since July but did not use in round 1"

Round 2 only opens around 28th July, Marie, so you can use books you've read since round 2 started which ..."

thanks

[Dionisia]

Easy mode!

1 Emu = The Empty Ones by Robert Brockway
2 Galahs =
3 Jabirus =
4 Sharks =
5 Kangaroos =
6 Brolgas = The Unnoticeables by Robert Brockway
7 Numbats =
8 Dingos =
9 Crocs =
10 Wombats = What the Living Do: Poems by Marie Howe
11 Lizards =
12 Possums =

EASY: Read 1 book per verse (total of 12 books)

[Rosemary]

I've covered the Easy level! Now shooting for Hard.

[Tien]

Rosemary wrote: "I've covered the Easy level! Now shooting for Hard."

Good reading, Rosemary! And good luck!

[Ed]

I just completed the easy level for Round 2 also. (See post #5) I think it will be difficult to reach the hard finish...but one of the moderate levels should be possible.
I'm at 38/78

[Lisette]

I think I'm still right on track for this challenge: read 33 / 78 books

[Tien]

Great going, Lusie!

I'm up to 47/78; surprised at myself :)

[Lisette]

That's awesome Tien!

[Karin]

Tien wrote: "CiJ - ROUND 2:

12 Days of Aussie Christmas

Reading the number of books as per the song by EITHER the first letter of the title OR the initial of author's name (first OR last) according to the ini..."

Darn, question answered. Initial of middle name no good, but fair enough.

[Marie (UK)]

I just have the N's to finsih

[Tien]

Marie (UK) wrote: "I just have the N's to finsih"

good job, Marie!

[Angela]

Christmas in July - Round 2
Started - 11/12/17
Finished -

I'm going for all, but it's doubtful I can read this much before year end, so this might wander into 2018 a bit...

1 Emu up a gum tree
- Edgar and Lucy 11/15/17
2 pink Galahs
3 Jabirus
4 Sharks a-surfing
- The Shadow of the Wind Read 11/13/17
5 Kangaroos
6 Brolgas dancing
7 Numbats nagging
8 Dingos dancing
9 Crocs a-snoozing
- The Color of Our Sky Read 11/11/17
10 Wombats washing
11 Lizards leaping
12 Possums playing

[Tien]

Good luck, Angela... take as much time as you want.

The thread will stick around for a while but just won't be moderated is all :)

[Karin]

What happens if a book is written by more than one person but isn't separate stories or essays? Can we use one of the authors? I read a book about and by 2 men (both of their stories before and after they met) and also one writer helped them. May I use just ONE of the two men's initials for a letter? Due to the way GR works, only one author shows up when you "add book/author" but the two men are listed alphabetically by surname. The book in question is Same Kind of Different as Me and the MPE lists the 3 authors as does the front cover of the book, etc.

[Karin]

I have FINALLY read a book with the letter N!!! So I have done the easiest challenge, but am going to try to get one of the other two using the same books, and it's okay if that ends up cancelling this one out. I won't get them all as I am not reading as much as I did in the summer and don't feel like limiting my books to get them all in as I'm reading for other challenges or just for fun :).

[Tien]

Karin wrote: "What happens if a book is written by more than one person but isn't separate stories or essays? Can we use one of the authors? I read a book about and by 2 men (both of their stories before and aft..."

yep, using 1 author for a collaborative work is fine.

[Lisette]

I think my goal has been too ambitious lol I don't think I'll be able to finish it before the end of the year.

[Tien]

Lusie wrote: "I think my goal has been too ambitious lol I don't think I'll be able to finish it before the end of the year."

Not to worry, Lusie, it's all just a bit of fun :)

Just do what you can, it's almost Christmas!! We'll all be busy with non-reading activities ;p

[Lisette]

I'm not worrying about it. Thanks. I already thought it would be too much, but it was fun to try. I like this challenge!

[D.G.]

The one I'm having problem is 'E'...I have several books that fit, it's just that I haven't had the chance to pick them up!

[Tien]

Funnily enough, I was struggling with N or L at the beginning. You'd thought those would be easy letters to fit... I'm on a roll now though, only 3 more to go :)

Still have 1 outstanding book for Round 1 lol

[Coralie]

I am also having trouble with N. 4 of my remaining 9 books are N's.

[Lisette]

I don't have many N's, P's and L's.

[LynnB]

I started off on the Easy level, but have been working toward the Hard level ... don't think I'll get it done, though. I have 24 books to go, needing some N, D, C, W, and P books. I feel good having passed the Easy level that was my original goal.

[Tien]

Lusie wrote: "I don't have many N's, P's and L's."

Those are the letters I've been struggling with Lusie and the 3 outstanding ones (one each)... you'd think these will be easy letters, don't you?!

[Lisette]

Yes you'd think those would be the easiest.

[Karin]

N has been one of the hardest ones for me, but just wait, N's will no doubt pop up once this is all done.

Not needing N's needlessly noncuples N names.

[Klela]

Done!!!! List updated on message #47

[Tien]

Congrats, Klela!

[Lisette]

Congrats Klela!

[Bea]

Wow! Nice going, Klela.

[Ed]

Yeay...I completed the moderate level 42/42 even numbers....I used 6 kids books...five of which are on the 1000 Children's Books You Should Read Before You Grow Up list. Just 3 to go to complete the whole thing...On track to do that.

Also on track to complete Round 1.

[Lisette]

Congrats Ed!

[Klela]

Bea wrote: "Wow! Nice going, Klela."

Lusie wrote: "Congrats Klela!"

Tien wrote: "Congrats, Klela!"

Thank you!

[LynnB]

Started with "easy" -- Updated to "Moderate - odds"
COMPLETED 16 DEC 2017

ROUND 2:
12 Days of Aussie Christmas

✔ 1 Emu up a gum tree
Amy Engel, The Roanoke Girls, read 8 Oct 2017

✔ 3 Jabirus
Jack Finney, About Time: 12 Short Stories, read 6 Aug 2017
J.A. Jance, Man Overboard, read 20 Aug 2017
Janette Oke, Where Courage Calls, read 16 Sept 2017

✔ 5 Kangaroos
Faye Kellerman, Bone Box, 14 Aug 2017
Stephen P. Kiernan, The Baker's Secret, read 20 Oct 2017
Kristina McMorris, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves, read 22 Oct 2017
Clinton Kelly, I Hate Everyone, Except You, read 29 Oct 2017
Kate Carlisle, Eaves of Destruction read 3 Dec 2017

✔ 7 Numbats nagging
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier, read 5 Sept 2017
The Nearness of You by Dorothy Garlock, read 6 Sept 2017
Jo Nesbø, The Thirst, read 20 Sept 2017
Nicole Curtis, Better Than New: How Saving Old Homes Saved Me, read 11 Dec 2017
Needles and Pearls by Gil McNeil, read 14 Dec 2017
Nathan Dylan Goodwin, Hiding the Past, read 15 Dec 2017
The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans, read 16 Dec 2017

✔9 Crocs a-snoozing
The Color of Fear by Marcia Muller, read 18 Aug 2017
Richard Chizmar and Stephen King, Gwendy's Button Box, read 6 Sept 2017
Class Mom by Laurie Gelman, read 16 Oct 2017
Peg Cochran, Sowed to Death, read 21 Oct 2017
The Camelot Caper by Elizabeth Peters, read 25 Oct 2017
Ann Cleeves, Raven Black, read 2 Nov 2017
Linda Castillo, Gone Missing, read 21 Nov 2017
Caitriona Lally, Eggshells, read 26 Nov 2017
Martha Conway, The Underground River, read 8 Dec 2017

✔ 11 Lizards leaping
Laura Resau, The Queen of Water, read 12 Aug 2017
The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore, read 4 Sept 2017
Joselin Linder, The Family Gene:, read 9 Sept 2017
Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford, read 17 Sept 2017
The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik Wiking, read 22 Sept 2017
Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy, read 24 Sept 2017
Lucy Grealy, Autobiography of a Face, read 25 Sept 2017
The Love Ceiling by Jean Davies Okimoto, read 3 Oct 2017
Love in a Time of Hate by Hanna Schott, read 6 Oct 2017
Louisa May Alcott, The Inheritance, read 14 Oct 2017
Louise Penny, Glass Houses, read 28 Oct 2017

[Lisette]

Congrats LynnB!

[Sassafrass]

I'm determined to get this done. I've got 8 more books to finish the whole thing. I gotta do this!!

[Tien]

Sassafrass wrote: "I'm determined to get this done. I've got 8 more books to finish the whole thing. I gotta do this!!"

You can!! Just go for short ones ;)

[Elvenn]

I've just finished my last book for Christmas in July :D

Even for the easy level some of the letters proved to be tricky but I finally found books for all of them. The best part: all the books came from my home shelves. And without going into much detail, let's just say... some had been there for a while...

[Tien]

Yay for dusting off & having more space for New books ;)

[Sassafrass]

Only need 2 more books to complete the hard level!!

[Tien]

Sassafrass wrote: "Only need 2 more books to complete the hard level!!"

You can do it!!

[LynnB]

Sassafrass wrote: "Only need 2 more books to complete the hard level!!"

Oh, wow! That's a lot of books. Congrats in advance, because I know you'll make it!