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January - Marathon Challenge
Charity wrote: "I'm in! I will try for 6 books."Lucky number 6! Good Luck Charity!
Rachael wrote: "Last year, I managed 8 books in the January marathon so let's see if I can equal that. I'm in for 8 books please for this challenge :)
COMPLETED: 0/8"
I wish you the best of luck with your 8 books? Did the Poll help you decided what book one will be
Delitealex wrote: "8 books for me"Welcome to the challenge! Your name is so pretty!
Ok, I think everyone is added I look forward to spending the first month of the year with you all!
I love the fresh start of a new year. I'm in for 10.Completed: 17/10
1. Men Explain Things to Me
2. Beth Chatto's Garden Notebook
3. Anything Goes
4. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
5. Little Fires Everywhere
6. The Hidden
7. Stay with Me
8. What the Cat Dragged In
9. Playing Cat and Mouse
10. Mind Games
11. The Grand Sophy
12. Promise Not to Tell
13. Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
14. March: Book Two
15. The Dinner
16. Idaho
17. Who Buries the Dead
1. Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer Completed 2/1/18 Rating 2 stars110/302 pages read in January
2. Five Get into Trouble by Enid Blyton Completed 7/1/18 Rating 4 stars
165/190 pages read in January
3. Wonder by R. J. Palacio Completed 9/1/18 Rating 4 stars
313 pages
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Completed 22/1/18 Rating 4 stars
309 pages
5. Still Alice by Lisa Genova Completed 25/1/18 Rating 4 stars
327 pages
6. Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers by Alexander McCall Smith Completed 31/1/18 Rating 4 stars
294/319 pages read in January
1,518/2,000
Sign me up for 5 booksRunning Total: 0/0
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I'd like to go for more, but I have exams coming up taking up most of my January, so 4 it is (and that is ambitious in itself :D )2.
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I'm only including the novels I'm going to read (I'm not including graphic novels or audio books in this challenge)Of Mice and Men
An Unlikely Agent
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Nightmare Stacks
The Ashes of London
Turtles All the Way Down
The Book Thief
Library of Souls
Necropolis
Bloodline
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
11 novels for a total of 3,803 pages.
Blagica wrote: "Ok, I think everyone is added I look forward to spending the first month of the year with you all!"Thanks for the welcome :) I might be completely blind but I can't see my name on the list :p
Lisa wrote: "How did I overlook this for 24 hours?!I'm really not feeling much in the mood for reading lately but this was so much fun last year that I can't not join!
I'll be going for my trusty 1,000 page-..."
all fixed so sorry Lisa
Welcome everyone and Happy Holidays!
Blagica wrote: "Lisa wrote: "How did I overlook this for 24 hours?!I'm really not feeling much in the mood for reading lately but this was so much fun last year that I can't not join!
I'll be going for my trust..."
lol, no worries Blagica :) Thanks and happy holidays!
I'll attempt 3,000 pages!Duration: 01/01/2018 - 01/31/2018
✔️Progress: 3,159/3,000 pages✔️
1. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs (01/03/18) - 465 pages
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (01/05/18) - 235 pages
3. Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch (01/10/18) - 400 pages
4. The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners by Luanne Rice (01/13/18) - 307 pages
5. Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (01/15/18) - 448 pages
6. Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar (01/18/18) - 202 pages
7. The Martian by Andy Weir (01/21/18) - 387 pages
8. 1984 by George Orwell (01/24/18) - 328 pages
9. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (01/28/18) - 387 pages
✔️Completed on 01/28✔️
I am in for 2500 pages.1.Big Little Lies...458t
2.Operation Hail Storm...352
3.A Walk in the Woods 274
4.Essential Captain America, Vol. 1 528
5.What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions 303
put me down for 12 books1.You are So Undead To Me
2. Premonition
3. Why Doesn't God Speak to Me?
4. Earthwalker: The Seduction of Decklan Holmes
5. Odd Lot: Stories to Chill the Heart
6. Perv Killer : The True Story of Stephen Marshall
7. Killer Nurse : The True Story of Genene Jones
8. Dixie's Last Stand: Was It Murder or Self-Defense?
9.Fierce Wanderer
10.Dead Spell
11. Dracula Rising
12. TED BUNDY- They Could Only Kill Him Once
Blagica wrote: " MARATHON CHALLENGEDuration: January 1 - January 31, 2018
This is such a hit every year, that we thought we would kick off the year again with a running start! How often is it our New Year's Res..."
I'm in for 10 books (aim high!)
My first marathon challenge, I'm going to set my goal for 3 this year and see how it goes!
Hmm, 3,000 pages should get me off to a good start for the year :) I've been full-time working as a copyeditor and teacher since my now 18-month-old son was 4 weeks old (so zero time for reading), and have just dropped back to part-time so I have NO IDEA how many pages I can do in a month anymore... I'm extremely interested to know! (If I count read alouds, I just might make it :))3163/3000
Week 1: 152 + 240 + 315 + ^134 + **54 = 895p
Week 2: 197 + 382 + 372 = 951p
Week 3: 860 + 304 = 1164p
Week 4: 22^ + 131^
Week 5 (3 days):
Books finished:
The Three-Body Problem **54p on 1/1 (book started at end of December)
The River Between 152pp, 1/1
The Student 240pp, 6/1
The Dark Forest 512pp, 9/1
Death of a River Guide 382pp, 11/1
People of the Book 372pp, 12/1
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) 304pp, 22/1
Knife of Dreams 860pp 24/1
CHALLENGE COMPLETED!
^Books not yet finished:
The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade 134 of 746
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen 22 of 180
The Gathering Storm 131 of 783
As I have decided that setting myself high targets makes reading stressful so I’m going for just 4 books :)1. The Unbreakable Vase
2. One Man Crusade
3. Song of the Skylark
4. Being Enough
4/4 completed
Good Morning everyone I have to head into the office I will have everyone updated when i get home. Is everyone as excited to get started like I am?
I'm going to try for 6!1. Hidden Figures
2. Unbroken
3. Storm Prey
4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
5. Aesops Fables
6. Truly Madly Guilty
7. The Picture of Dorian Gray
8. Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children
This is always one of my favourite challenges, please sign me up for 10 books.Marathon Challenge
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2018
Pick the number of pages or books you would like to read in January and post them below. The goal is to make fast progress on your reading goals in the New Year.
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I'm in for 3. Slow and steady.1.) The Drowning King
2.) Prince of Darkness
3.) In The Name of the Family
4.) The Proud Sinner
5.) The Paris Spy
6.) Artemis
Doubled my goal!
Margie wrote: "I love the fresh start of a new year. I'm in for 10."Welcome good luck with your 10!
Eunice wrote: "I'll go with 8 books.January Marathon Challenge
Completed: 0/8
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Lucky number 8 this year! Good luck to you!
Amanda wrote: "I'm aim for 2,000 pages"good luck Amanda!
Q wrote: "8 books!0/8 completed
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The 8 squad I am going to call you all. Good luck Q!
Maris wrote: "I'd like to go for more, but I have exams coming up taking up most of my January, so 4 it is (and that is ambitious in itself :D )1.
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I hope 4 is a breeze for you in January welcome to the challlenge.
The Book Girl (Andrea) wrote: "Sign me up for 5 books
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I love your nickname! best of Luck Book Girl!
Ash wrote: "I'm only including the novels I'm going to read (I'm not including graphic novels or audio books in this challenge)Of Mice and Men
An Unlikely Agent
[book:The Picture of..."
Good Luck!
Marissa wrote: "I'll attempt 3,000 pages!Duration: 01/01/2018 - 01/31/2018
Progress: 0/3,000 pages"
That will be a great start to the year!
Everyone is added! I wish you all the best of luck finishing out 2017 out strong!
I'm going to try for 6!January Marathon
1.1.18 - 1.31.18
Completed: 5/6
✗1. Field of Screams | 1.4.18
✗2. Milk and Honey | 1.6.18
✗3. Incest, Murder and a Miracle: The True Story Behind the Cheryl Pierson Murder-for-Hire Headlines | 1.18.18
✗4. The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir | 1.25.18
✗5. The Girl with Three Legs: A Memoir | 1.31.18
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I'm going to try 5 book's:Books read: 5/5
1. - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Finished at 14-01
2. - Twilight Director's Notebook : The Story of How We Made the Movie Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer - Finished at 09-01
3. - O Livro das 1001 Noites - Finished at 15-01
4. - Herança Nazi - Finished at 22-01
5. - Uma Estrela Nunca Se Apaga - Finished at 23-01
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I'm in! I want to knock some reading challenge books out of the park early 😊Marathon Challenge
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2018
Books read: 15/8
Pick the number of pages or books you would like to read in January and post them below. The goal is to make fast progress on your reading goals in the New Year.
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I'm going to try to read 12 books in January, since that's the number of books I was reading per month at the end of last year and since that would be an improvement over the 9 books I read last January!
Welcome Alex, Katie and Laura, and Daniela. Best of luck.
Welcome Wayne be as brave as you want to be! Remember you can always adjust your number if you want to do more. it's about having fun, Happy reading.
I read 7 last January. So I'll challenge myself to 88/8
The Picture of Dorian Gray
A Joyful Break
The Last Unicorn
Tower of Dawn
Farmer Boy
All the Light We Cannot See
Carry On
Bellamy and The Brute
I am in for 4 books.Read: 4/4
✓1. Yes Please
✓2.The Picture of Dorian Gray
✓3. Hercules
✓4. The Adventures of Ulysses
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Maxine 4,000 pages is a great start!