November Challenge 2018 - Clean up time

[Tony]

So pleased Deborah to know I'm not alone, although it would be even more cheering to have a site that is far more user-friendly. It feels at times like a club where you need a password or secret handshake to gain entry to the inner sanctum and be able to fully participate. So many threads; like an unravelled skein of wool that the cat's been playing with. End of rant.

[Alex]

TASKS

1) longest on TBR shelf (15/11/16) Inherit the Dead Mark Billingham et al

2) series you have started but not finished. Stalin's Ghost (Inspector Renko) Martin Cruz Smith

3) Bought/not read. Match Pointe by Indigo Bloome AA

4) Oldest publication date: "Confessions of A Beachcomber" by E J Banfield. Published UQP 1994 (Couldn't find this one on the system).

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Alex wrote: "TASKS

1) longest on TBR shelf the longest. (15/11/16) Mark Billinghsm et al

2) series you have started but not finished. (In..."

It's here, with many editions Alex. You probably didn't put in the dots after E J's initials ;)

Confessions of a Beachcomber by E.J. Banfield

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

You are linked Alex:)

[Trish]

Deborah wrote: "Tony wrote: "Thanks, Brenda."

Hi Tony - for what it is worth, it took me quite a while to find my way on the GR site. It still throws me for six every now and then, but it is worth persevering."

Me too, I keep asking questions and keep learning to navigate the site...think many of my issues are from using my tablet and not a PC.

[Trish]

Joining the November challenge with the medium Spell-it-Out PEACE with 2 AA

P..Paulo Coelho.. Adultery....read 2*
E..Elena Ferrante..The Story of the Lost Child...read 4*
A..The Anti-Cool Girl by Rosie Waterland...AA..read 4*
C..Craig Silvey..Jasper Jones...AA...read 4*
E..Emily Giffin..Something Borrowed..read 3

[Alex]

Brenda wrote: "Alex wrote: "TASKS

Hi Brenda, re E.J. Banfield edition I have (bought at the Port Douglas newsagency when I first moved up here) has on the cover a man spearfishing, soft cover UQP, ISBN 0-7022-2285-2.
I have scanned it but don't know how to get it you via Goodreads.

Cheers

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I did a search for the ISBN you gave me Alex and it's there :) The Confessions of a Beachcomber by E.J. Banfield

Very little information which I'll fix now :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Alex, almost every image for this ISBN shows this



Can you post a photo of it on your profile and I'll take it from there. I can't find a man spearfishing anywhere :)

[Sharon]

Sorry I'm running a tad late with posting my list 😊

November 2018 Clean Up Challenge!
Duration: 1/11/18 - 30/11/18
Level: Easy
3/4

TASKS

1) Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest.
Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten 4★

2) Read a book from a series you have started but not finished.
Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner 4★

3) Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet.
A Distant Journey by Di Morrissey AA 4★

4) Read the book with the oldest publication date on your shelf.
Vets Might Fly by James Herriot (pub 1977) 5★

[Nicola]

My books for November
1) Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest (not the quite the longest but the one I can get hold of quickly!).
Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady / Kate Summerscale
2) Read a book from a series you have started but not finished.
Written in My Own Heart's Blood/ Diana Gabaldon
3) Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet.
Farewell to Lancashire / Anna Jacobs AA
4) Read the book with the oldest publication date on your shelf. 1899
The Rough Riders / Theodore Roosevelt

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to the challenge Sharon and Nicola. Your names are linked:)

[Sharon]

Thank you 😊

[Renee V]

Challenge:TOPAZ. Finished my first read P The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg. 3 stars. Surprisingly quick easy read, enjoyable. Starting my next read A Illuminae by Amie Kaufman

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Good work Renee. Hope you enjoy Illuminae as much as I did.

[Leonie]

Renee V wrote: "Challenge:TOPAZ. Finished my first read P The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg. 3 stars. Surprisingly quick easy read, enjoyable. Starting my next read A Illuminae by Amie Kaufman (will link ..."

Ooh, Illuminae! Great choice :)

[Krystal]

First one down: the R from Spring!

Contest by Matthew Reilly (AA)



Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nicola]

Phrynne wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Sharon and Nicola. Your names are linked:)"

Thank you!

[MichelleG]

Ooh I loved Iluminae too, hope you enjoy it :)

[Deb]

AAggh! I am already behind!! How is it the third of November already?

[Kylie]

Finished my first, from the T in TOPAZ

The Greater Good by Tim Ayliffe

[Trish]

My first book in the November challenge..SPELL-IT-OUT, for P in PEACE...Paulo Coelho's Adultery... ...2* not a very satisfying first choice of books from a much applauded writer

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've never liked his writing Trish - bad luck you didn't either :(

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "I've never liked his writing Trish - bad luck you didn't either :("

Brenda, I thought maybe it was just a bad choice of his..now don't know if any of his other titles will tempt me.

[Janine]

Finished my 1st

O (NOVEMBER)
Outback Dreams by Rachael Johns 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Trish wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I've never liked his writing Trish - bad luck you didn't either :("

Brenda, I thought maybe it was just a bad choice of his..now don't know if any of his other titles will tempt me."

I first read The Alchemist and really didn't like it...

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Trish wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I've never liked his writing Trish - bad luck you didn't either :("

Brenda, I thought maybe it was just a bad choice of his..now don't know if any of his other titles ..."

I REALLY didn't like it!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! I won't read him again.

[Trish]

And just after only one book, I will be very reluctant to read him again....guess we can't like everyone..applauded or not!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

So true!

[Tanya]

2 down, 2 to go!

Dead to Me by Lesley Pearse

Too Far Gone by Allison Brennan

[Janine]

Finished 2/8

N (NOVEMBER)
Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens 4*

[Renee V]

Well it took me longer than I would have liked but I have finished my second for this challenge A (Topaz) Illuminae by Amie Kaufman.

★★★★★ - 5 Stars

Really enjoyed this book, so glad for this challenge and that it prompted me to read it as it's been sitting in my Kobo for awhile now... have just got book 2&3 on my Kobo - but challenge book #3 (T) Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend first :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Renee - I know that's one several members have loved. And I just finished Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow yesterday and LOVED it :)

[Kylie]

Well I think I'm going to have to write this month's challenge off. I have no chance in hell of finishing the books I've nominated. I'll wash my hands of it and start again next month lol

[Janine]

Finished 3/8

The Vineyard In The Hills by Lily Malone(AA) 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kylie wrote: "Well I think I'm going to have to write this month's challenge off. I have no chance in hell of finishing the books I've nominated. I'll wash my hands of it and start again next month lol"

Never mind Kylie :) As long as you enjoy what you're reading!!

[Kylie]

I am, it's all good :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Excellent :)

[Deb]

Oh dear! maybe starting out with a very heavy, history of 1136 pages may not have been the best notion! is going slowly....

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

That's like reading four normal books Deborah!

[Deb]

it is Phrynne, but it was the one that had been on my to-read shelf the longest.

[Trish]

My second in the November challenge for E in PEACE..finished Elena Ferrante's The Story of the Lost Child ..4* ...enjoyed this last in the series of 4 as much as the others.

[Sharon]

Finished my first book for this challenge - TASKS 3: Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet. A Distant Journey by Di Morrissey 4★

[Mima]

I've just got my life back from uni (HOORAY!) and have decided to join and get back into reading. TBR could also use some shrinking.

Level: Easy

TASKS
1) Read the book which has been on your TBR shelf the longest.
✔︎ 2) Read a book from a series you have started but not finished Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas ★★★★
✔︎ 3) Read a book you bought but have not got round to reading yet. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas ★★★
4) Read the book with the oldest publication date on your shelf.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome back Mima :) Phrynne will link you in when she's next online. Happy reading and congrats on finishing uni!

[Krystal]

Hit a bit of a rough patch with me wanting to read books other than the ones I chose for the challenge XD Just giving myself a solid handicap lol

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to the challenge Mima! Your name is linked.

[Janine]

I have finished 2 more (4&5/8)

M (NOVEMBER)
Arcadia by Di Morrissey(AA) 3*

E (NOVEMBER)
Life Support by Nicki Edwards(AA) 3*

[Trish]

My 3rd book for my easy November challenge...for C In PEACE I read and very much enjoyed Craig Silvey (AA) Jasper Jones...4*