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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Awesome! You are half way to the finish line for badge 4.
Cherie wrote: "Awesome! You are half way to the finish line for badge 4."Thanks, Cherie. You’re not far behind! For now, I’ve stopped looking for books that fit the tasks and am now reading whatever, which has slowed down my challenge progress. Good luck on your badge 4 progress!
Badge 4, book 26Book 2, Annihilation
Genre: Science Fiction - Read a book from the genre Science Fiction. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.
The Humans
291 pages
Science Fiction is listed first in the book’s main page. An alien is sent from the planet Vonadorria to eradicate evidence of a human discovery.
I wanted to read the third book in the Southern Reach trilogy for the toppler but my library hold did not come through in time. I was going to use it for the monthly challenge.
Badge 4, book 27Book 6, Crazy Rich Asians
Setting: Read a book set in Singapore or Hong Kong.
The House of Wives
299 pages
Most of the book is set in Hong Kong.
Badge 4, book 28Book 1, 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
Actor: Read a book that is set in Australia, or written by an Australian author.
Scrublands
Audiobook; hardcover is 368 pages
The book is set entirely in Australia, and the writer, Chris Hammer, is Australian.
Cherie wrote: "When you get to Acceptance, we need to talk!P.S. Don't wait too long."
I saw your rating on the book, Cherie. This won’t be high in my TBR!
Badge 4, book 29Book 11, Fifty Shades Freed
Setting: Seattle - Read a book set in Washington State.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
404 pages
The book follows a rowing team from the U of Washington as they compete, prepare for, and attend the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. The majority of the book takes place in Washington State.
TrudyAn wrote: "Badge 4, book 29Book 11, Fifty Shades Freed
Setting: Seattle - Read a book set in Washington State.
[book:The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at th..."
How many pages is the book?
Janice wrote: "TrudyAn wrote: "Badge 4, book 29Book 11, Fifty Shades Freed
Setting: Seattle - Read a book set in Washington State.
[book:The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Ques..."
Amended, 404 pages
Badge 4, book 30Book 14, The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Trivia: The main character's name is Lizbeth which is a derivative of Elizabet. Read a book where the main character is named Elizabeth, Liz, Beth, or Betty.
A Keeper
320 pages
The main character’s name is Elizabeth Keane.
Badge 4, book 31Book 13, Forever My Girl
Trivia, Read a book with the word "country" or the author's first or last name is "Travis”
Cry, the Beloved Country
283 pages
Cherie wrote: "TrudyAn wrote: "Cry, the Beloved Country...I must get to it one of these days. Did you like it?"
It was a wonderful book! I highly recommend it.
Awesome. I have had it on my TBR list for a long time.
Badge 4, book 32Book 25, Monster
Actor: Read a book with sports as a main theme.
Albatross
388 pages
The MC learns that he is a naturally gifted golfer. The story follows his reluctant ascent, ultimately winning the Masters and sinning gold in the Olympics. Golf is a main theme of the book.
Badge 4, book 33Book 32, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Author: Read a book that has "Black" or "White" in title, or where the cover is black and white as the only colours.
The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane
320 pages
Badge 4, book 34Book 8, The Death Cure
Setting: Maze - Read a book set in Hawaii.
Descendants
283 pages
The book is set in Hawaii.
Badge 4, book 35Book 23, Mary Poppins
Actor: Read a book where "Hazel" or "Violet" is in the title or author's name.
Death Is a Word
author: Hazel Holt
350 pages
Badge 4, book 36Book 6, Crazy Rich Asians
Read the book
Crazy Rich Asians
Audiobook; hard cover is 403 pages
Badge 4, book 37Book 13, Forever My Girl
Setting: Read a book set in Texas.
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
256 pages
Setting is San Antonio, Texas
Badge 4, book 38Book 4, Between Shades of Gray
Trivia: Read a book that has "Ashes" or "Snow" in the title. This task requires that the word be exact.
Talking to High Monks in the Snow: An Asian-American Odyssey
269pages
Badge 4, book 39Book 20, Little Women
Setting: Massachusetts - Read a book set in Massachusetts.
Coma
Audiobook; hard cover is 337 pages
The story is set in Boston, Massachusetts.
Badge 4, book 40Book 19, The Jungle Book
Author: Read the 5th book in a series, or read any book that is in a series with 5 main works. (It could be the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th book in the series.)
Case Histories
389 pages
This is the first book in the five-book Jackson Brodie series.
Badge 4, book 41Book 19, The Jungle Book
Trivia: Read a book that is a Biblical Fiction retellings. Use this list as a tool. Required - explain how the book fits the task.
Quarantine
243 pages
This is a retelling of Christ’s 40-day fast in the desert. It is #104 on the list.
Badge 4, book 42Book 21, The Little Stranger
Genre: Horror - Read a book that is in the Horror genre. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.
The Chalk Man
280 pages
‘Horror’ is listed as a genre on the book’s GR main page.
Awesome - you are going to make it to the end of the 4th badge. I cannot do it, but I am okay. I accomplished what I really wanted with the 3rd badge.
Cherie wrote: "Awesome - you are going to make it to the end of the 4th badge. I cannot do it, but I am okay. I accomplished what I really wanted with the 3rd badge."You’re doing great, Cherie, are you sure you don’t want to finish badge 4? I might be able to get there, but six more books is a lot, considering I’m still not much in a reading mood. I’m working on two, plus I’ve got a couple of shortish books ordered from the library that will hopefully be quick reads. If I don’t make it, it doesn’t matter. My mind is already on next year’s challenge.
Badge 4, book 43Book 23, Mary Poppins
Setting: London - Read a book set in London, England.
Neverwhere
Audiobook; hard cover is 370 pages
The story takes place under the streets of London.
Badge 4, book 44Book 19, The Jungle Book
Genre: Classics - Read a Short Story Anthology. The genre must be listed on the book's main page.
Better Living Through Plastic Explosives
216 pages
This is a great collection of short stories. Short story genre is listed on the book’s GR main page.
No, TrudyAn, I have to read 20 books to do it. Can’t finish that many in a month unless I quit work, which isn’t going to happen. 😊I will just have to move some of my planned reads over to the trivia tasks. I have many that I own that will move over, I just have to quit replacing them with library books.
I have five library books stacked up beside my chair and one to pick up tomorrow. It will be a stretch to finish them all before the end of the month. Janice has her hands full answering questions already. I am happy to cheer you on!
Badge 4, book 45Book 29, Queen of Scots
Trivia: Read a book that was written under pseudonym. Required - give the author's real name and the pseudonym.
The Daughter of Time
206 pages
Elizabeth Macintosh, writing under the pen name Josephine Tey.
Badge 4, book 46Book 14, The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Genre: Mystery- Read a book that is Historical Mystery. Use this genre page as a tool. Required - explain how the book fits this genre.
Out of the Easy
346 pages
Main page lists both Historical Fiction and Mystery as genres. So happy I can use this one!
Badge 4, book 47Book 1, 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
Trivia: Read a book with "Horse" in title or on the cover. There may be more than one horse on the cover. The horse must be main focus of the cover.
All the Pretty Horses
Audiobook; hard cover is 302 pages
‘Horses’ in title, and horse on cover.
You are so close!! Good luck!!
One more to go! You can do it. :)
Ah, a horse on the cover. Thanks for posting that. Now, get reading your last one so you can join the 2020 gophering challenge. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks, Jayme, Janice and Cherie! I’m almost finished my book for the monthly challenge, and after that I’ll have lots of time to read one more MM book by the end of the month. Then it’s onto some serious serious gophering for the trivia challenge.
Badge 4, book 48Book 10, Fahrenheit 451
Setting: Read a book set in Austria or is written by an Austrian author.
The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler.
234 pages
The book is set in Vienna, Austria, and Robert Seethaler is an Austrian novelist.
Had it not been for this reading challenge, I would not likely have picked up this book. I’m so glad I did - it is possibly the best book I’ve read all year.
Congrats on finishing the 4th badge! You did well this year.
Sweet! Congratulations.I stole your last book for my 2020 challenge. Sounds good.
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Daughter of Time (other topics)Out of the Easy (other topics)
All the Pretty Horses (other topics)
The Tobacconist (other topics)
Fahrenheit 451 (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Robert Seethaler (other topics)Josephine Tey (other topics)
Hazel Holt (other topics)
Chris Hammer (other topics)
Ian McEwan (other topics)
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Book 4, Between Shades of Gray
Setting: Read a book that is set in one of these countries that border on the Baltic Sea: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania. Required: State the name of the country.
A Nearly Normal Family
389 pages
The novel is set in Lund, Sweden.