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Q1 - Best of What's to Come - Book Adaptations of 2019
Challenge Accepted: January 8, 2019Challenge to be completed: March 31, 2019
Goal: 8 books
Read so far: 0/8
Possible Reads:
1. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2. Five Feet Apart
3. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
4. Catch-22
5. The Sun Is Also a Star
6. The Woman in the Window
7. The Goldfinch
8. All the Bright Places
9. David Copperfield
10. The Call of the Wild
11. The Nightingale
12. The Underground Railroad
13. Death on the Nile
14. Brave New World
15. Pet Sematary
I'll jump in for two books1. Pet Sematary by Stephen King
2. NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
BEST OF WHAT'S TO COME: BOOK ADAPTATIONS OF 2019Duration: January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019
0/2 Read
Just completed my 2nd adaptation (second season comes out this year) - Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler. Maybe it was the author's plan, or maybe just her writing progressed, but the writing was half-formed at the start and became much clearer towards the end of the book. Either way, it made for a confused beginning. Like I said, she might have been mirroring the progression of the main character, but I did not find it incredibly enjoyable. I did like the description of the restaurant life. and her descriptions of food, taste, and drink were impeccable. I'm intrigued enough to check out the show. Worth reading. 3.5 stars2/5
I have to at least read one for Popsugar so lets see if I can get any others in.
I'll sign up for two!1. The nightingale
2. Five feet apart
I'm currently on my librarys waiting list for Five feet apart so let's hope I get it before the end of march!
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Welcome :) I hope you enjoy The Nightingale Jane :)
I will join this quarterly challenge. Put me down for 4!1. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - READ
2. The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite
3. Battle Angel Alita #01
4.
Personal Challenge: 1/4 DID NOT COMPLETE IN TIME
BEST OF WHAT'S TO COME: BOOK ADAPTATIONS OF 2019Duration: January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019
Read/Goal - 0/6
1 Little Women, finished 2/28/19
2 The Rosie Project
3 The Art of Racing in the Rain
4 The Woman in the Window
5 The Sun Is Also a Star
6 All the Bright Places
I am going to set a very optimistic goal of 7 books for this challenge, because they all look so good I can't resist!1/7 books completed
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
The Knife of Never Letting Go
The Good Shepherd
Catch-22
The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South
The Sun Is Also a Star - FINISHED
The Nightingale
Q1 - Best of What's to Come - Book Adaptations of 2019 
February 10, 2019
February 27, 2019
Updated message 51.Progress: 3/6
So you can update your tallies, I've read both of the books I've declared for this challenge.
Congrats James! ^^Updated :)
Just completed my 3rd selection - The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. I feel emotionally wrung out from reading this book. Everything from the way the prose was written, to the descriptions, to the characters, to the way that bits and pieces of the backstory were revealed was artfully and masterfully done. And even though I burst into tears at the thing I never wanted to happen but knew would happen and my heart broke, this is still one of the best books I've read in a long time. Going right into the second book now. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars3/5
Update message #482/2
Read: The Rosie Project & Artemis Fowl
Michelle wrote: "Update message #482/2
Read: The Rosie Project & Artemis Fowl"
Congrats Michelle ^^
Somehow I completely forgot to sign up for this a month ago lol. Please put me down for 5
Meaghan wrote: "Somehow I completely forgot to sign up for this a month ago lol. Please put me down for 5"Better late than never ^^
February update to msg #6: 2/3(as of 21 February)
Just completed my 4th book - Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. I really enjoyed the epistolary and mixed media style of this book! It knit the plot together nicely, until the book just ended abruptly. Still worth reading! 4 stars4/5
Best of What’s to Come – Book Adaptations of 2019
Duration: Jan 1 – March 31, 2019
As I've come late to the challenge, I will try and read just 2 books
Duration: Jan 1 – March 31, 2019
As I've come late to the challenge, I will try and read just 2 books
Message #44 updatedTOTAL: 8/9
Updated message 51 above.Progress: 6/6 -- COMPLETE 2/24/19
Thanks for this challenge!
Updated msg #6Books to film:
✔️1. Piercing (Ryū Murakami)
✔️2. The Good Liar (Nicholas Searle)
✔️3. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman)
Progress: 3/3
Challenge complete!
Updated message 363/3 Completed
but may manage another before the end of the month
Message #44 updatedTOTAL: 9/9 Completed
Just completed my 5th book - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. Entertaining story with interesting characters. I liked the world but it could have used more development. Worth reading, but I'm not sure I'll continue with the series. 3.5 stars5/5 - challenge completed!
Updated ^^ Congrats to everyone who finished already and welcome to those who signed up since last update ^^
Updated Message 44. Challenge complete 2/2
I am going to go for 2 books2/2-Completed
1)Little Women(Completed on 13th March)
2)The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1(Completed on 19th March)
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