January - Marathon Challenge

[Greg]

My second book for the month is The Veteran, a 365 page collection of 5 short stories/novellas by Frederick Forsyth. Worth the read.

2/7 books 633/2500 pages

[Ellen]

12 books, 4154 pages (approx).

1. , 491pgs (read)
2. , 536pgs (read)
3. , 364pgs (read)
4. , 288pgs? 250pgs
5. , 435pgs
6. , 352pgs? 504pgs
7. , 169pgs (currently reading)
8. , 187pgs
9. , 160pgs? 174pgs
10. , 416pgs?
11. , 372pgs
12. , 384pgs? 371pgs

PROGRESS
Read: 3/12
Pages: 1391/4154 4269

[Julie]

I'm going t o try for 15. I need to get my tbr under control this year. So many books so little time :)

15/15 3670 pgs.

Done 1. Turquoise Silence 78 pgs
Done 2. 1984 328 pgs
Done 3. The Purloined Letter 48 pgs
Done 4. The Fall of the House of Usher 36 pgs
Done 5. The Tell-Tale Heart 31 pgs
Done 6. The Allergy-Free Pantry: Make Your Own Staples, Snacks, and More Without Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Soy or Nuts 328 pgs
Done 7. 20000 Leagues Under the Sea 406 pgs
Done 8. Black Chalk 352 pgs
Done 9. Ink 366p pgs
Done 10.The Ocean at the End of the Lane 181 pgs
Done 11. John's LOVE 126 pgs
Done 12. The Great Work: Self-Knowledge and Healing Through the Wheel of the Year 432 pgs
Done 13. One + One: Wraps, Cowls Capelets: 29 Projects From Just Two Skeins 132 pgs
Done 14. Lovely Knitted Lace: A Geometric Approach to Gorgeous Wearables 128 pgs
Done Lady Midnight 698 pgs


Maybe next month?
The Palace Job 438 pgs on deck
Everything We Left Behind348 pgs on deck The Boy from Reactor 4 388 pgs on deck Coraline 162p on deck
Surfacing 199 pgs on deck

[Mell]

Hope I'm not too late - I'd like to sign up for 1,000 pages.

Books:
Strife 188pp COMPLETE
Blood Laws 311pp COMPLETE
Lost & Found 272pp COMPLETE
Water for Elephants 335pp COMPLETE
Firefly Lane 225pp
Angels & Demons 125pp
Dorothy Must Die 240pp
Peter Pan 70pp

TOTAL: 1,766/1,000 pages

[Blagica , Challenges]

Lady wrote: "I am going to try for 5.

1. Country Passion - Aiden Bates

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Welcome to the challenge. did you finish book 1?

[Blagica , Challenges]

Rachael wrote: "Updated message 48: 1/8
(PS. You might spot a theme with my marathon books because I'm hoping to reread the whole Harry Potter series this month)"

I hope you enjoy them!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Stephanie wrote: "Update: 1/3 Books. 288/900 Pages.

01.02.18 - 4 Stars"

is this another one I have to add to my pile?

[Blagica , Challenges]

Julie wrote: "I'm going t o try for 15. I need to get my tbr under control this year. So many books so little time :)"

good luck!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Terri wrote: "I am so in for this!

3 Books!

Blood Promise
Spirit Bound
Shadow and Bone


Super Excited!!"

Welcome!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Mell wrote: "Hope I'm not too late - I'd like to sign up for 1,000 pages.

Books:
Strife 188pp


TOTAL: 188/1,000 pages"


Never Late!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Everyone has been added! if I missed your update please let me know.

[Sahira]

Using this month to knock out all the short stories I accumulated over the years. 2 days in and I'm on my fourth book already. Love it!

The Staff of Serapis
Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo
Freaks

3/10 books read

[Arlo]

I'll try for 6, enough to get me started on my goal and give me a buffer in the future if I don't do as well in an upcoming month.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

3/8 Completed. Starting strong!

1. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
3. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
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[Cayce]

I am in! I'll shoot for 7 books.

[BMAD_addicts]

Can I join? I would like to try 8 books this month
Books to read:
1. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
2. The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas
3. Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
4. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
5. Caraval by Stephanie Garber
6. The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams China
7. The Son Of Neptune by Rick Riordan
8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Status 8/8

[Carri]

I am in for 10
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[Audrey]

Update 152 - 1/10

[Leila]

Can I sign up for 15 books please

[Lara]

Completed the following

The Passion of Jesus Christ John Piper 03/01/2018

[Karin]

I am in for 8. So I can return all Library books to the Library at the end of the month hopefully.
5/8

1.Praktisch Handboek Fotografie by Jim Miotke
2.De Cock en het lijk in de kerstnachtby A.C. Baantjer
3. De Cock en de dode meesters by A.C. Baantjer
4.Matilda by Roald Dahl
5.Onbegrepen by Karin Slaughter
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[Kaz]

I'll read 10 books.
1/10

[jb]

I’ll try this challenge. I’m in for ten books/short stories.

1. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
2. The Yellow Wallpaper
3. The Green Mile, Part 1: The Two Dead Girls
4. One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts
5. The Oblong Box
6. The Tell-Tale Heart
7. A Wilcox and Griswold Mystery: The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake
8. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
9. Dragons Love Tacos
10. Robo-Sauce
11. My Sister Rosa

11/10 completed - books and short stories.

[Katherine]

January - Marathon Challenge

1. Stardust - 224 pages
2. (rebounding) DEAD (DEAD - 170 pages
3. Zero Day / Infected / Destroyer - 607 pages
4. Barbarian's Hope - 175 pages
5. Rise of the Werewolf - 336 pages
6. Heidi - 225 pages
7. The Bunker - 255 pages
8. The Hobbit: Graphic Novel - 144 pages
9. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - 136 pages
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Total: 2,272 pages / 5,000 pages

[Jill]

I'd like to do 5 books.

Completed: 5/5

1. Remembering Diana: A Life in Photographs
2. Anna Karenina
3. Britt-Marie Was Here
4. Arsenic and Old Books
5. Cress

[Claire]

0/600 pages

[Natalie]

I'll aim for a minimum of 10 I think (though ideally 15+), as I think I've gotten a good start on things already!

1. The Sea of Monsters | 279 pages
2. The Titan's Curse | 320 pages
3. The Battle of the Labyrinth | 361 pages
4. The Last Olympian | 381 pages
5. When Breath Becomes Air | 208 pages
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[Christa]

I am out of the habit of reading regularly, so I'm hoping to get back into it by reading at least 10 books this month. I may increase it later but for now I don't want to overdo it. :)

[Susy]

Natalie wrote: "I'll aim for a minimum of 10 I think (though ideally 15+), as I think I've gotten a good start on things already!

1. The Sea of Monsters | 279 pages
2. The Titan's Curse..."

Hahaha, but saying that 8 is a lot while you're going for 10 lol

[Arlo]

Book number 1 is done!

[Cat]

I'm in for 4 books:
Sense and sensibility✔, The diaries of Adam and Eve✔, The turn of the screw✔, Othello✔

[Richelle]

I'll do 8 books and 3,000 pages :) Thanks for leading this!

Books & Pages
12/8 books
5085/3,000

1. 240 pages
2. 272 pages
3. 624 pages
4. 471 pages
5. 352 pages
6. 367 pages
7. 335 pages
8. 352 pages
9. 1010 pages
10. 278 pages
11. 432 pages
12. 352 pages

[Blagica , Challenges]

Everything has been updated and all the newcomers have been added. I wish you the best of luck!

[Jacqueline]

I'm going to aim for 10 books.

1. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson - 688 pages, 5/5 stars

Completed: 1/10
Total Pages:

[[deleted user]]

My goal for January is to read 9 books.

Completed: 5/9

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 309 pages
2. Of Mice and Men - 107 pages
3. Never Let Me Go - 288 pages
4. The Princess Diaries - 228 pages
5. Can You Keep a Secret? - 357 pages
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Total Pages:

[Laura Tenfingers]

I just completed my second book: A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold by George R.R. Martin ★★★★★ An absolutely stellar read!

Books read: 2/8

[Susy]

Susy's Marathon Challenge


1. The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
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Books read: 1/8

[jb]

jb wrote: "I’ll try this challenge. I’m in for ten books/short stories.

1. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
2. The Yellow Wallpaper
3. The Green Mile, Part 1: The Two Dea..."</i>


I updated post 178.
4. [book:One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts
4/10

[Debbie]

I'll try this challenge (not too late?) I'm in for 4 books this month.
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[Susy]

Debbie wrote: "I'll try this challenge (not too late?) I'm in for 4 books this month.
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Never too late Debbie! Good luck!

[Arushi]

I'll go for 6 books, and 2k pages.

[Cindee]

update 3/30

[Mie]

Update msg 17: 4/6
✅ Murder in Mesopotamia - 5⭐️

[Blagica , Challenges]

Debbie wrote: "I'll try this challenge (not too late?) I'm in for 4 books this month.
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Better late then never! Good luck Debbie!

[Sherry]

I'm in for 5!

[Blagica , Challenges]

I think I got everyone. You are all making great progress.

[Natalie]

Susy wrote: "Natalie wrote: "I'll aim for a minimum of 10 I think (though ideally 15+), as I think I've gotten a good start on things already!

1. The Sea of Monsters | 279 pages
2. [book:The Titan..."

...True... I suppose it depends on the size of the novels though, and I started with some really short and easy to read ones ;D

[Mell]

Up to 499/1000 pages thanks to Blood Laws

[Susan]

Count me in for 10 books!

-Susan T.

[Ashleigh]

I wilI will try for three books