Read & Go - 2019

[Amy]

Updated message 18-- A food I haven't tried-- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency-- Biltong, Mopane Worms, Bush Tea

[Melissa]

Update to message 341: COMPLETED 9/10/19

XX7. A novel featuring a zoo, animal shelter or sanctuary: The Graveyard Book (set in a nature preserve)

XX22. A novel depicting a sci-fi technology that now exists: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep

[Michelle]

update to message 25

Completed all 10 of my goal

13. A novel set in a snow land -The Bear and the Nightingale

[Nikki]

*Update to msg. 46

18/10 complete

CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

[Crystal]

update msg 4: 22/23

[Linda]

Update message 356: 24/24 complete

[Amy]

Updated message 18-- 22/24-- a book that features an animal shelter or sanctuary-- Dark Side of the Moon. The initiating event happens at an animal shelter, and much of the book takes place in a sanctuary

[Megan]

Just completed #23 (100 km of home - Boca Raton) - Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden. I did not enjoy this book. The author felt like she was trying to do something "literary" rather than trying to convey her memoir. What the book ends up being is some random thoughts slung together with shocking details thrown in for effect. The only part I liked was the last section, and it's left completely unfinished. Not worth reading. 2 stars

24/24 - challenge completed!

[Carmen]

Update message #26

PROGRESS: 19/24

[Clare]

Message 81 updated
now 11/8

[Ilona]

Updated! Congrats on your progress everyone! Only two months left to finish this challenge :)

[Carmen]

Update message #26

PROGRESS: 20/24

[Crystal]

Update Msg 4: 23/23- Complete

[L Y N N]

READ & GO CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

It's October 31, so I will see how many of the books I"ve completed this year will fit... I've discovered 16 with very little research. Although these prompts are VERY specific, and I can see at least 3 prompts for which I will most likely NOT have a book to correspond, I'll aim to read 18 books for this challenge! I may have to adjust that, depending.

17/18 as of November 25

✔️1. A novel set in the woods
Where the Crawdads Sing

✔️2. A novel involving a creative outlet
A Closed and Common Orbit

✔️3. A novel featuring food you have not tried
Pachinko

✔️4. A novel involving a train ride
What Blooms from Dust

✔️5. A graphic novel
The Arrival

✔️6. A novel involving ghosts
Beloved

7. A novel featuring a zoo, animal shelter or sanctuary

8. A novel set on a bus

✔️9. A novel where a main character seeks self-improvement
Flowers for Algernon

✔️10. A novel featuring a bike ride
We Are Okay

✔️11. A novel set in or involving something industrial (factory, etc.)
Washington Black
May be stretching it a bit, but Wash's design and construction of the large aquariums certainly involved industry.

✔️12. A novel involving a plane ride
Less

✔️13. A novel set in a snowy land
Beartown

✔️14. A novel set in a country other than your own
Giovanni’s Room

15. A novel featuring a garden

16. A novel set in a museum

✔️17. A novel set in a hotel
The Kiss Quotient
Though the whole novel is not set in a "hotel," the hotel plays a large role in their encounters.

18. A novel featuring an instrument you wish you could play

✔️19. A novel involving an escape
Them Bones

✔️20. A novel set underground or underwater
The Shape of Water
Though not strictly "set" underwater, water is necessary to the story and to the amphibious "man" creature. Excellent writing!

✔️21. A novel involving a road trip
Call Me By Your Name

22. A novel depicting a sci-fi technology that now exists

✔️23. A novel set in a city within 100 km of your own
A Raisin in the Sun

24. Bonus: A novel set in your home town

[Carmen]

Update message #26

PROGRESS: 21/24

[Sarah]

Message 73 Updated

8/24

[Lindsay]

Update msg 14

24/24 completed

[Sarah]

Message 73 Updated

15/18

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

22/22

1. A novel set in the woods- Stardust by Neil Gaiman
2. A novel involving a creative outlet- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
3. A novel featuring food you have not tried- Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple- all sorts of fish
4. A novel involving a train ride- Gemina by Amie Kaufman. A very important scene takes place on a mag train!
5. A graphic novel- Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
6. A novel involving ghosts- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
7. A novel featuring a zoo, animal shelter or sanctuary- Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
8. A novel set on a bus- Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
9. A novel where a main character seeks self-improvement- Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King- lots of the character do, some not until the end, but still
10. A novel featuring a bike ride- Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
11. A novel set in or involving something industrial (factory, etc.)- Obsidio by Amie Kaufman- a mining planet
12. A novel involving a plane ride- Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris. Am I stretching it? Maybe. But he does have multiple stories of plane rides.
13. A novel set in a snow land- The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
14. A novel set in a country other than your own- UK and France A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
15. A novel featuring a garden-In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson Tiergarten
16. A novel set in a museum- Still Lives by Maria Hummel
17. A novel set in a hotel- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova lots of hotels
18. A novel featuring an instrument you wish you could play -The Cello Suites: J. S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece by Eric Siblin - I can play, but I wish I could play better. and a billion instruments are mentions in here.
19. A novel involving an escape- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
20. A novel set underground or underwater- Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
21. A novel involving a road trip- The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness(would also fit 1)
22. A novel depicting a sci-fi technology that now exists-Artemis by Andy Weir (would also fit 3, 11, 19)

[Carmen]

Update message #26

PROGRESS: 22/24

[Sarah]

Message 73 Updated

16/18

[Carmen]

Update message #26

Finally, I'm not going to read the bonus book, so my goal for this challenge now is 23 books

Thanks.

[Berit]

Edited post #29.
Challenge completed 24/24.

[AJ]

Update to 361. 14/24
3. A novel featuring food you have not tried : Carmelo or Puro Cuento Cisneros wrote a love letter to Mexico, and in it there were food descriptions that sounded delicious.

[Carmen]

Update message #26

PROGRESS: 23/23

CHALLENGE COMPLETED! 🎉🎉

[AJ]

Update to 387 16/24

9. A novel where a main character seeks self-improvement: The Woman in the Window Anna's trying her (relative) best to get clear minded enough to figure out the truth.

24. Bonus: A novel set in your home town (within 100 km of it) : In West Mills Though this book is set in a broadly named "rural North Carolina town", I'm counting it as one close to my hometown of Charlotte, NC.

[Sarah]

Message 73 Updated

17/18

[Tania]

Update message 36, 22/24

[Sarah]

Message 73 Updated

18/18

CHALLENGE COMPLETED

[Amy]

Updated message 18-- 23/24
A novel set in your hometown: The Wartime Sisters (Springfield, Massachusetts)

[Tania]

Updating message 36, challenge complete (24/24)

✓24. Bonus: A novel set in your home town - The Fairytale Chicago of Francesca Finnegan by Steve Wiley (finished 12/17), my review is here
✓activity for 24 - visit Chicago and ride the L

[Rina]

Update to message 77:

READ & GO CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Progress: 24/24 (Completed)

[Amy]

Updated message 18-- 24/24-- Challenge Completed!

Set in a museum-- Meet Me at the Museum

I didn't count this when I first read it, as only a small part of it is set at the Silkeborg Museum. In the beginning, this is where Anders (Kristian in my version) receives, reads, and responds to Tina's letters. Even though the museum is central to the story, I was holding out for a book whose characters were physically inside a museum for a greater portion.

Well, now it is December and I counting it-- it does fit the prompt and I can no longer afford to nitpick.

[Marika]

Update message #21: 12/24 read - challenge completed! :)

[Ilona]

It is incredible how fast this year has flown by, there is only a week left to complete this challenge! Best of luck with the last straws and happy holidays :)

I'll post a final update for this challenge in the 2nd week of January.

[Laura]

Update to Message #61

Didn't quite make it this year....Hopefully next year is better!

5/20

1. A novel set in the woods
2. A novel involving a creative outlet
3. A novel featuring food you have not tried
✔️4. A novel involving a train ride Between Shades of Gray
5. A graphic novel
✔️6. A novel involving ghosts. Leaving Time
7. A novel featuring a zoo, animal shelter or sanctuary
8. A novel set on a bus
✔️9. A novel where a main character seeks self-improvement - All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
10. A novel featuring a bike ride
11. A novel set in or involving something industrial (factory, etc.)
✔️12. A novel involving a plane ride The Blasphemer
13. A novel set in a snow land
✔️14. A novel set in a country other than your own - The Royal We by Heather Cocks
15. A novel featuring a garden
16. A novel set in a museum
17. A novel set in a hotel
18. A novel featuring an instrument you wish you could play
✔️19. A novel involving an escape Glass Sword
20. A novel set underground or underwater
21. A novel involving a road trip
22. A novel depicting a sci-fi technology that now exists
23. A novel set in a city within 100 km of your own
24. Bonus: A novel set in your home town

[Nicole]

Final Update to Msg. 74:

8/8
Happy New Year!

[Amanda]

updated message 83

20/24

[Michelle]

Final update for message 25:
A novel set in the woods - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail ~ Finished 10-11-19
A novel featuring food you have not tried - The Golden Compass ~ Finished 9-28-19
A novel involving a road trip - The Last Unicorn ~ Finished 12-31-19

Final total = 13

[aub.downtherabbithole]

Update to message 80
Read 17/6 books

[Ilona]

Thanks, everyone, for your participation in this challenge!

Here is the final list:

Amanda (m. 317) - 0 / 24
Amanda (m. 83) - 20 / 24
Amy (m. 18) - 24 / 24 Completed!
Amy (m. 9) - 0 / 20
AnnaG - 24 / 24 Completed!
Anne ✨ - 21 / 24
Ariana - 16 / 24
Ashley (m. 157) - 1 / 24
Ashley (m. 41) - 10 / 24
Aubrey - 17 / 6 Completed!
Barbara - 15 / 15 Completed!
Berit - 24 / 24 Completed!
Bmarieb27 - 2 / 10
bookescape - 5 / 10
Brittany - 15 / 10 Completed!
Carmen - 23 / 23 Completed!
Carol - 0 / 12
Carolanne Saunders Lawrence - 0 / 24
Carri - 0 / 10
Carrie - 4 / 20
Catherine - 6 / 24
Chafic - 18 / 24
Cheryl - 5 / 24
Cindy III - 4 / 9
Claire - 2 / 4
Clare - 11 / 8 Completed!
CrazyAsACupcake - 2 / 23
Crystal - 23 / 23 Completed!
Dana - 4 / 15
Daniela - 0 / 24
Debbie - 2 / 10
Den - 0 / 24
Griselda - 0 / 24
Haley - 0 / 25
Haoyi - 0 / 24
Heather - 22 / 24
Ilona - 12 / 10 Completed!
Jeanne - 21 / 24
Jess - 17 / 24
Jessica (m. 19) - 0 / 24
Jessica (m. 28) - 4 / 24
Jessica (m. 31) - 0 / 15
Jill - 0 / 24
Johanna - 0 / 10
Kadie - 0 / 24
Kadijah Michelle - 0 / 8
Kara - 0 / 24
Katee - 0 / 12
Katherine - 12 / 24
Kelsey - 13 / 20
Kelsi - 8 / 23
Kristin - 13 / 24
Kylie - 3 / 8
Lara - 7 / 24
Laura - 5 / 20
Lauren - 9 / 12
Linda - 24 / 24 Completed!
Lindsay - 24 / 24 Completed!
Lisa - 0 / 3
Lynn 17 18
Marika - 12 / 12 Completed!
Marissa - 18 / 24
Mave - 0 / 24
Meaghan - 3 / 20
Megan - 24 / 24 Completed!
Megan BG - 15 / 12 Completed!
Melissa - 23 / 23 Completed!
Michaela - 4 / 12
Michele Lyn - 4 / 24
Michelle - 13 / 10 Completed!
Mie - 24 / 18 Completed!
Monica - 2 / 24
Narmeen - 4 / 15
Natalie - 16 / 15 Completed!
nicole (m. 126) - 3 / 10
Nicole (m. 74) - 8 / 8 Completed!
Nikki - 18 / 10 Completed!
Octothorpe Reader Leora K - 32 / 45
oshizu - 22 / 22 Completed!
Paul - 0 / 10
Rebecca - 2 / 6
Renee - 2 / 10
Rina - 24 / 24 Completed!
Robyn - 0 / 24
Sandye - 13 / 24
Sara - 9 / 24
Sarah - 18 / 18 Completed!
SarahKat - 22 / 22 Completed!
Savannah - 12 / 24
Shala - 8 / 12
Shelly - 0 / 6
Sherri - 23 / 23 Completed!
Sherry - 0 / 8
Suzanne - 17 / 24
Tania - 24 / 24 Completed!
Territadlock06 - 1 / 24
TerryJane - 14 / 10 Completed!
Vale - 0 / 4
Vishaka - 13 / 22
Wolf (Alpha) - 0 / 24
Ze Peng - 4 / 15