Chunkster Challenge 2018 (400-600 pgs)

[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

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For those of you who need a little push to read those longer books, join the Chunkster challenge in 2018 and read books over 400 pages. For books over 600 pages, see the Doorstoper challenge as well!

Level One (Chunkster)
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Level Two (Flower Presser)
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Level Three (Back Breaker)
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... and then see a chiropractor!

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

I'm in.

Level 1 - Chunkster

1. The Mongrel Mage by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
2. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
3. River of the Sun by James Ramsey Ullman

Level 2- Flower presser

4. The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron
5. The Atonement Of Ashley Morden by Fred Bodsworth
6. The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats

Level 3- Back breaker

7. Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown
8. Farewell Thrush Green by Miss Read
9.Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs by Leonard Cohen
10. The Talisman by Walter Scott

[Delitealex]

I'm in

[Michael]

Don’t know if I will be able to carry it off (pun intended), but I’m in too!

[Maureen]

I am in.

Level One (Chunkster)
1) The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil 576 pages *Read 14 Jan 18*
2) Charlotte Bronte: A Fiery Heart 480 pages *Read 25 Jan 18*
3) Winter of the Gods 452 pages *Read 28 Jan 18*

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 421 pages *Read 12 Feb 18*
5) The Monk 425 pages *Read 28 Apr 18*
6) The Overstory 512 pages

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7) Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right 464 pages
8) Grotesque 480 pages
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[Cherry]

I'm in. :)
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Level Three (Back Breaker)
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[Cindy]

This one covers quite a few of my reads

Level One (Chunkster)
1 - Origin
2 - Whiskey Beach
3 - Triptych

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4 - Dead Simple
5 - Year One
6 - Fractured

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7 - Undone
8 - Fallen
9 - Lara
10 - Sail

[Kay]

Count me in this year :)

Round 1
Date Completed: 11/4/18

Level One (Chunkster)
1. Red Sister by Mark Lawrence (500 pages) - 7/1/18
2. Caraval by Stephanie Garber (407 pages) - 14/1/18
3. Ghosts and Grudges by Jasmine Walt (464 pages) - 21/1/18

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole (417 pages) - 3/2/18
5. Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter (480 pages) - 17/2/18
6. Last Breath by Rachel Caine (447 pages) - 10/3/18

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7. The Girl With The Painted Face by Gabrielle Kimm (480 pages) - 13/3/18
8. The Girl Who Was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill (416 pages) - 2/4/18
9. Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole (515 pages) - 10/4/18
10. The King's Mistress by Gillian Bagwell (400 pages) - 11/4/18

[Tiffany]

Level One (Chunkster)
1. Ringer 528 pages
2 The Crown's Fate 427 pages
3The Amarant 409 pages

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4 Handle with Care 512 pages
5 Lake Silence 416 pages
6 Renegades 552 pages

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7 The Lost Heiress439 pages
8 The Red Queen 450 pages
9 Legendary 416 pages
10 The Last Girl 416 pages

[Robert]

Level One (Chunkster)
1. Nemesis ~ Jo Nesbo - 480 pb pages
2. Month that Changed the World - 484 hb pages
3. The Tourist ~ Steinhauer - 408 hb pages

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4. Heartbeat Away ~ Palmer - 404 hb pages
5. The Uploaded - 448 pb pages
6. The Fifth Gospel - 431 hb pages

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7. Phantom ~ Ted Bell - 672 pb pages
8. The Gone World - 400 hb pages
9. Collapse ~ Jared Diamond - 592 hb pages
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[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

Glad to have everyone along!

[Ophelia]

I'm in!
Level One (Chunkster)
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Level Two (Flower Presser)
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Level Three (Back Breaker)
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[Mariana]

I'd like to try to reach level 2 with only English books/English translations - I'm Portuguese and would like to improve my English writing/speaking skills

Level One - Chunkster
1. Fangirl, 459 pages - Jan. 29
2. Carry On, 528 pages - Feb. 3
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Level Three - Back Breaker
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[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

Marianna, your written english is quite good already! Also, glad to have you along with us :)

[Mariana]

Jenny wrote: "Marianna, your written english is quite good already! Also, glad to have you along with us :)"

Thank you, I'll try my best! :)

[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

De Nada Marianne!

[Camille]

I'm in in my quest to read more big books!

Level 1
1. Victorian Fairy Tales (my edition has 444 pages)

[Trisha]

I’ll try this.

Level One (Chunkster)
1 Dying Fall, 405 pages
2 The Blackhouse, 401 pages
3 The Doll’s House, 438 pages

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4 The Hourglass, 544 pages
5 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, 466 pages
6 I am Missing, 519 pages

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7 The Snow Child, 428 pages
8 The Woman in White, 450 pages
9 The Fallen Leaves, 496 pages
10 The Well of Loneliness, 457 pages

Completed!

[[deleted user]]

I'm In - good personal challenge.
Might be able to do this. More mindful of pages. I have a few that could be done.

Level One (Chunkster)
1 Uncommon Type - some stories by Tom Hanks
2 The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman
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Level Two (Flower Presser)
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Level Three (Back Breaker)
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[Srividya]

Am in. :)

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[Sonia]

Trisha wrote: "I’ll try this.

Level One (Chunkster)
1 Dying Fall, 405 pages
2 The Blackhouse, 401 pages
3 The Doll’s House, 438 pages

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401 pages. That's close.

[Anna]

I'm in.

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[Trisha]

Sonia wrote: "Trisha wrote: "I’ll try this.

Level One (Chunkster)
1 Dying Fall, 405 pages
2 The Blackhouse, 401 pages
3 The Doll’s House, 438 pages

..."
401 pages. That's close."

Yes - I felt guilty adding it! But I’ll read some longer books too...

[Kay]

Chunkster Challenge 2018 (400-600 pages)
Level One (Chunkster)
1. Someone Knows my Name
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[Kathy]

Level 1 - Chunkster
1 - Private, Paris by James Patterson = 411 pages
2 - Copy Cat by Alex Lake = 404 pages
3 - The Gray Ghost by Clive Cussler = 576 pages

Level 2 - Flower Presser
4 - Charlatans by Robin Cook...477 pages

[Katherine]

Chunkster Challenge 2018 (400-600 pgs)

Level One (Chunkster)
1. Oz, Complete Collection, Volume 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / The Marvelous Land of Oz / Ozma of Oz - 574 pages - 9/2/18
2. The Indian In The Cupboard Trilogy - 543 pages - 11/2/18
3. Red's Untold Tale - 400 pages - 16/2/18



Level Two (Flower Presser)
4. The Amber Spyglass - 548 pages
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[Dee]

Level One (Chunkster)
1- A Gentleman in Moscow - 462 pages - 1/12/18
2 - The Marriage Pact - 415 pages 1/25/18
3 - Truly Devious - 420 pages 1/26/18

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4 - The Woman in the Window - 432 pages 1/31/18
5 - Odd Child Out - 432 pages 2/2/18
6 - The Portable Veblen - 448 pages 2/7/18

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7 - The Girls in the Picture- 448 pages 2/10/18
8 - I've Got Your Number - 449 pages 2/13/18
9 - Surprise Me - 448 pages 3/8/18
10 - Magpie Murders - 496 pages 3/15/18

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Fantastic progress, Dee.

[Camille]

Dee, how do you manage all these big books so fast?

[Dee]

Camille - I do not watch TV anymore and I read pretty much all the time.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

I read a lot too, Dee, but my TBR list never seems to get any smaller.
I am planning to read A Gentleman in Moscow sometime this year. What did you think of it?

[Jackie]

The 2018 Reading Challenge Group

Year-Long Challenges 2018 > Chunkster Challenge 2018 (400-600 pgs)

January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018

Completed 3/3

Level One (Chunkster)

1) The Black Echo by Michael Connelly READ 8/25/2018

2) The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah READ 9/18/2018

3 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee READ 9/22/2018

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Good luck on you challenge, Jackie.

[Jackie]

Thanks Rosemarie!

[Dee]

Rosemarie, I enjoyed A Gentleman in Moscow, as I am a fan of historical fiction. Russia is an interesting setting and not one that is common for me to read about.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Thanks,Dee. That's good to know, especially since I really like Russian literature, or books set in Russia.

[Martha]

Level One (Chunkster)
1. The Great Alone 435 pages
2. The Stone Sky 416 pages
3. The Conqueror 483 pages

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4. The Overstory (502 pages)
5. Beneath a Scarlet Sky (513 pages)
6. Us Against You (435 pages)

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7. The Angel's Game (531 pages)
8. The Great Believers (421 pages)
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[Tiffany]

I guess I’ve finished this challenge, too?

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Tiffany wrote: "I guess I’ve finished this challenge, too?"

You can always do another round, which is what I do when I have finished a challenge early in the year.

I usually continue the count where I left off, so round 2 would start with book 11.

Way to go on finishing the challenge.

[Tiffany]

Rosemarie wrote: "Tiffany wrote: "I guess I’ve finished this challenge, too?"

You can always do another round, which is what I do when I have finished a challenge early in the year.

I usually continue the count wh..."
Thank you! That’s a good idea! I think I had a few more to add. Is there a challenge for the books between 280-400 pages?

[Tiffany]

Round 2
Level One (Chunkster)
11 Rising Silver Mist 530 pages
12 Stolen Enchantress: Beauty and the Beast meets The Pied Piper 448 pages
13 The Memory Keeper's Daughter 401 pages

Level Two (Flower Presser)
14 The Lacemaker414 pages
15 The Orphan Queen 416 pages
16 The Raven Boys 408 pages

Level Three (Back Breaker)
17 The Silent Corner 538 pages
18 The Mirror King 560 pages
19 When the Soul Mends 400 pages
20 The 49th Mystic 434 pages

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Tiffany, we don't have a specific challenge with books with that number of pages, but we do have lots of other challenges that you could use. A fun, easy challenge is the Anti-alphabet challenge, where the titles need to be missing a certain letter.

[Camille]

Rosemarie wrote: "I read a lot too, Dee, but my TBR list never seems to get any smaller.
I am planning to read A Gentleman in Moscow sometime this year. What did you think of it?"


I know you asked ages ago but just wantes to chime in! I really liked this book, it was one of my favourites of 2017.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

That's good to hear, Camille. I am planning on reading it later this year, when my "grandma duties" end. Right now we are looking after our two year old grand-daughter two or three days a week. Our seven year old grandson comes after school on Wednesdays and Thursdays, but that isn't the same as looking after a two year old.

[Camille]

Two years old can be exhausting, although lots of fun! I have less and leas time to read with my own two years old...

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

True, she is lots of fun and very funny. Enjoy your two-year old little one!

[Kay]

Finished Round 1 - now going onto Round 2.

Round 2
Date Completed: ?

Level One (Chunkster)
11. King of Ithaca by Glyn Iliffe (416 pages) - 13/4/18
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Level Two (Flower Presser)
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Level Three (Back Breaker)
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[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Way to go, Kay!

[Trisha]

Ready for Round 2:

Level One (Chunkster)
11 The Toymakers, 480 pages
12 A Gathering Storm, 480 pages
13 Small Great Things, 491 pages

Level Two (Flower Presser)
14 The Fear, 417 pages
15 Then she was gone, 422 pages
16 Come a Little Closer, 406 pages

Level Three (Back Breaker)
17 Little Exiles, 433 pages
18 Villette, 548 pages
19 The Perpetual Curate, 540 pages
20 White Nights, 417 pages

Completed!

[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

Wow, lots of you are already on another round! Way to go!!!