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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2018
Just completed #29 (Halloween) - The Murder House by James Patterson. Pretty standard murder mystery. A little long - editing out some of the extraneous pieces would have been helpful. Worth reading or listening to on a long car ride. 3 stars38/40
7) A book set in a country that fascinates you--Anna Karenina and 9) A book about a villain or antihero---The Chalk Man 7/10/18Updated: 30/50
Well technically it was an ocean but it still counts
Challenge Completed: 11/26
Update to post #5718/50
Update. until today1. movie I've already seen Die Welle
3. next book in a series Watch Me - Ich werde es wieder tun
8. time of day in title Vassa in the Night
13. book is also a play or musical Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten
16. mental health We Were Liars
19. involving a sport ich #wasimmerdasauchheißenmag
20. local author Als mein Vater die Mutter der Anna Lachs heiraten wollte
33. childhood classic never read Gretchen hat Hänschen-Kummer
34. pub. 2018 Das Lied der toten Mädchen
35. past GR choice winner Wenn du stirbst, zieht dein ganzes Leben an dir vorbei, sagen sie
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Update:Challenge Completed - 12/26
updated post 938-- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie-- 5 stars.Prompt-- a book recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar Challenge; 40/40-- changing my goal to all 50
UpdateChallenge Completed - 14/26
Updated message 4928/40
31. A book mentioned in another book- Papillon, Mentioned in The Stranger Besides Me (Ted Bundy read Papillon while in jail) 7-19-18
I have some statistics for you:We now have 263 participants, and 10 of you already reached or surpassed their challenge goal. Together you have read 2718 books out of 9656 pledged. That is 28%, great job everyone!
45) A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title--The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (7/22)Update: 34/50
27/52: 32. A book from a celebrity book club - Truly, Madly, Guilty28/52: 21. A book with your favorite color in the title- Red Queen
29/52: 49. A book about a problem facing society today - If I Were Your Girl
Updated message 66Completed 25/50
2. True crime - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
36. A book set in the decade you were born - 'Salem's Lot
updated post 938-- a past Goodreads awards winner-- The Handmaid's Tale41/40-- I am going to go for all 50 now
Update progress: 21/30 No. 19 -about sport - Bobby Robson's World Cup diary 1982-86 (soccer)
No.31 - mentioned in another book - My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (mentioned in We Bought A Zoo)
No. 34 - published in 2018 - Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon
updated post 1253 3/59. A book about a villain or antihero Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
updated post 1253 3/59. A book about a villain or antihero Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
updated post 1253 3/59. A book about a villain or antihero Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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36. A book set in the decade you were born: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 27.07.2018 ★★☆☆☆
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36. A book set in the decade you were born: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 27.07.2018 ★★☆☆☆
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