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Completed Autumn / Fall seasonal challenge (all 12 prompts)
Alicia
Allegra
Amy
Anna
Ashley
Cali
dalex
Deena
Emily
Hannah
Hélène
Janell
Jen K
Johanna
Kathy
ladymurmur
Lieke
Lisa
Lynn
Marie
Marina
Melanie
Michelle
Milena
Monkiecat
Nancy
Rachel
Ron
Rose
Sarah
Shelley
Sue
Suzanne
Traci
Varecia
viemag
Second round (all 12 prompts completed twice using different tasks)
dalex
Janell
Kathy
Lisa
Suzanne
Traci
Third round (all 36 tasks completed)
Janell
Lisa
Suzanne
Traci
Individual month(s) completed
September
AnnaG
Ellie
Karissa
Nari
October
Chelsey
Ellie
Karissa
Kathryn
November
Nancy
Yay! September completed! I'm at 10/12 tasks done and will try to find time to complete the final two, but here are the best books I read for the tasks:1. To Autumn 🍁 A title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem The Secret Lives of Colour ✔(1/9/2019) - "lives"
2. Fall into Autumn: 🍁 Published under at least two different titles Cider With Rosie // The Edge of Day ✔(9/9/19)
3. Rugby World Cup: 🍁 Main character is a professional sportsperson The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game ✔(10/9/19) (Michael Oher - NFL)
4. Abbey Road 🍁 Author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles Snowdrift and Other Stories ✔(13/9/2019) - Georgette Heyer/George Harrison
🍂September: 4/41. To Autumn 🍁 ✓Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem Autumn by Ali Smith - "autumn"
2. Fall into Autumn 🍁 ✓Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
Holy Lands by Amanda Sthers- "A for Amanda"
3. Rugby World Cup 🍁 ✓Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament Jeremy Poldark by Winston Graham - "England" -Cornwall, England
4. Abbey Road 🍁 ✓Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys - "RS for Ringo Starr and Ruth Sepetys"
🍂October: 4/4
1. Poem in October 🍁✔ Read a book by a Welsh author
READ: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
2. Dictionary Day 🍁✔ Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count READ: Becoming by Michelle Obama "426 pages"
3. The Booker Prize 🍁✔ Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE -- READ: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo "KB" in booker prize
4. Halloween 🍁 ✔Read a book that appears on list:
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
READ: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
🍂November: 4/4
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November! 🍁✔ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) READ: The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood
2. George Eliot 🍁✔ Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete) A Question of Honor by Charles Todd -- Charles Todd is the pen name used by the mother-and-son writing team, Caroline Todd and Charles Todd.
3. NaNoWriMo 🍁 ✔Read a book first published in 1999 or later. The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe (2019)
4. The Longest Journey 🍁 ✔Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle - The Best American Short Stories 2018 by Roxane Gay
I've finished October and NovemberOctober
1. Cover pic(eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden) Swallows and Amazons
2. Number 1 or 6 in the page count Betrayal in Time 464 pages
3. Author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
4. Cover that is mostly orange or black Proven Guilty
November
1. title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood
2. author who has published at least seven novels White Night This is number 7 in the series
3. first letter of each word in the title NANOWRIMO Words of Radiance
4. all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
Ive completed September and November. Still working on October:September
1) 🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem. September Mourn
2) 🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count), One Past Midnight. Also published as Between the Lives
3) 🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
4) 🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.) \Ender's Game. (view spoiler)
November
1) 🍁 Read a book of poetry. Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems
2) 🍁 Read a book published under a pen name or pseudonym (please give the author’s real name and pen name when registering this task as complete) Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb pen name for Nora Roberts
3) 🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later. Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
4) 🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
October
1). 🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE. First Grave on the Right Setting is Albuquerque.
2). 🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as completed.) The Unkindest Tide. “Luidaeg’s lips curved in a cynical expression. That could have been a smile, maybe, in another life, on another face.” The word is “cynical”
3). 🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize. The Sense of an Ending
4). 🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 15 Scary Halloween Books. Final Girls
October 1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear (mostly set in London)
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Becoming Durham: Grit, Belief, and A City Transformed by E.S. Rice and R.S. Anders
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie (October 1944)
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley (orange)
I finished the challenge! I edited message 8 to add in October, which was my last month to finish.
October🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE (New York) Pride
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (mine had 361) Pride and Prejudice
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) The Rosie Project
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Congratulations to everyone who has finished all or part of the challenge: AnnaG - September
Rose - September
Shelley - October and November
Lisa - September, October and November
Janell - October
Alicia - October
Just to let you know, while it’s fine to reserve a post to post your completed challenges, if you want me to record your challenge as “officially” completed then please start a new message and either copy and paste your challenge or tell me which message number it’s in. I only receive notifications when someone posts a new message (not when you edit an existing one) so without this I won’t see that you’ve updated your message. Thank you! :-)
September1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (small)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
What On Earth Have I Done?: Stories, Observations, and Affirmations by Robert Fulghum
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain (USA, including a scene in my hometown)
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (The Alice Network is a spy network, and who is in it and who leads it is a secret that is very important to the plot)
Autumn Reading ChallengeSeptember
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018 —I read The Tattooist of AuschwitzThe Tattooist of Auschwitz published in 2018. This book was published in a year containing a 1 and an 8. I finished reading this book on (9/17/2019.)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F—The Department of Sensitive CrimesThe Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith. The author’s first name begins with an A. I finished this book on (9/19/2019)
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament—I read the book A Better Man by Louise PennyA Better Man This book takes place in Quebec Canada. Canada is one of the 20 countries qualified for the Webb Ellis Cup. I finished this book on (9/16/2019)/b>
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)I read Labyrinth by Catherine CoulterLabyrinth (view spoiler) I finished this book on (9/23/209
1. To Autumn✓🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Gone with the Wind ("wind")
2. Fall into Autumn
√🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
3. Rugby World Cup
✓🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
4. Abbey Road
✓🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
Frankenstein (monster spends about a year in a hovel spying on cottagers without being seen by them)
November 1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc)
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (448 pp)
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they travelled to when registering this task as complete)
The Martian by Andy Weir - A 56 day journey across the surface of Mars to the Schiaparelli Crater (and in a flashback, from the Earth to Mars)
September1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Sing to It: New Stories (sing)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name
Home Remedies by Xuan Juliana Wang
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
September1. To Autumn
Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem "To Autumn" by John Keats
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (where, sing)
2. Fall into Autumn
Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles
The Song Collector by Natasha Solomons (also published as The Song of Hartgrove Hall)
3. Rugby World Cup
Read a book by an author with a three word name
Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff
4. Abbey Road
Read a book where a secret is important to the plot
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (The story revolves around everyone having secrets.)
September (round 1)1. To Autumn
✔️ 🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem:
Season of the Witch by Sarah Rees Brennan ("season")
2. Fall into Autumn
✔️ 🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F:
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
3. Rugby World Cup
✔️ 🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament:
The Survival of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson (England)
4. Abbey Road
✔️ 🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot:
After Atlas by Emma Newman (view spoiler)
September 4/4Finished September 30th
1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
✔️🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018
Nate the Great and the Stolen Base-1992
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
✔️🍁 Read a book that has been published under at least two different titles (translations don’t count)
The Things She's Seen//Catching Teller Crow
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
✔️🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
✔️🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
Flowers for Algernon
September 2--5/5 stars
Charly must keep his participation in the research study a secret from others: his coworkers at the bakery, etc.
I finished September, October, and November. I didn't realize I should post each month separately.... OopsSeptember
1. Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
2. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F Love & Other Carnivorous Plants by Florence Gonsalves
3. Rugby World Cup Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament Rabbit Cake US (Freedom, Alabama specifically)
4. Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.) Human Acts Secret: what really happened during the Gwangju Uprising
October
1. Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
Snotgirl, Vol. 1: Green Hair Don't Care Los Angeles, California
2. Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more. The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
3. Read a book first published in October (of any year) The Library Book Published October 16th 2018
4. Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
November
1. Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
2. Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novelsThe Hunger Games Suzanne Collins - 9 Novels
3. Read a book first published in 1999 or later Me Talk Pretty One Day 2001
4. Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (please say where they traveled to when registering this task as complete) Circe Circle has many journeys including from her home to Aiaia and from Aiaia to the depths of the ocean to see Nereus .
I hate to pester, but when was this updated? I completed the September Challenge but it doesn't show that I did.
November 1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
✔ 🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Elsey Come Home by Susan Conley 06/09/19
2. George Eliot
✔ 🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count = 440 pages
Den usynlige vogter by Dolores Redondo 07/09/19
3. NaNoWriMo
✔ 🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later = 2013
De glemte børn by Dolores Redondo 21/09/19
4. The Longest Journey
✔ 🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey = an expedition across Greenland and from Denmark to Australia
Under bjælken: Et portræt af Kronprins Frederik by Jens Andersen 03/10/19
viemag wrote: "I hate to pester, but when was this updated? I completed the September Challenge but it doesn't show that I did."According to this comment, Bryony last did an update on September 22.
dalex wrote: "viemag wrote: "I hate to pester, but when was this updated? I completed the September Challenge but it doesn't show that I did."According to this comment, Bryony last did an update on September 22."
I saw that but I posted my completed September Challenge on September 26th. She probably just hasn't got around to it. Hopefully things will get updated.
Here are the latest people to complete all or part of the challenge. Special congratulations to Monkiecat, Cali, Janell and Lisa for already completing all three months! I hope everyone is enjoying the challenge. Don’t forget you can use this thread to chat about what you’re reading for the challenge or to ask for recommendations for any prompts you’re finding tricky. :-)
Monkiecat- September, October, November
Janell - September, November
viemag - September
Ron - September
Karissa - September
dalex - September
Nari - September
Ellie - September
Lynn - September
Cali - September, October, November
Marina - November
viemag wrote: "I hate to pester, but when was this updated? I completed the September Challenge but it doesn't show that I did."Sorry viemag, it’s all updated now. And thanks, dalex, for replying to this question. :-)
I usually try to update each weekend or more often but I’ve been super busy the last few weeks.
OK- Second time through the challenge. I've finished October and November. Still working on September.October:
1. Poem in October:
🍁 Read a book by a Welsh author. Matilda by Roald DahlRoald Dahl
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc) Third Grave Dead Ahead. 310 pages
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year) I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it. Fifth Grave Past the Light You have to look close since it's small but:
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored) Verity
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (eg 115 pages; 422 pages, 338 pages, etc) Second Grave on the Left 323 pages
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel Wool
4. The Longest Journey
Underland: A Deep Time Journey
He went on multiple journeys through the underground, exploring forest floors and how trees communicate, through caves in multiple countries, under the sea and in the land of icebergs. The book described his travels and how those underground places etc can take us on a journey through time.
Now to finish September
September:1. 🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem The Summer Wives
2. 🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F Brightly Burning
3. 🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament (England) The Alice Network
4. 🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) The Dinner List
I finished September, so I've gone all the way through once.1. Published in year with 2 of 1, 8, and 9 Dark Age (2019)
2. First or last name starts with A or F 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
3. Author with a three word name Hotel Babylon: Inside the Extravagance and Mayhem of a Luxury Five-Star Hotel by Imogen Edwards-Jones
4. Cover image that shows four or more people Spoonbenders
September1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
Sweet Spot: An Ice Cream Binge Across America by Amy Ettinger
the word "sweet"
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy
Set in USA
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
(view spoiler)
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
Mostly set at Harvard but also in Hungary
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young
Published October 2018
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
by Graeme SimsionNovember
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
published 2017
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough
November1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored): Brideshead Revisited
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.: When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.: An Irish Country Doctor
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle: Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players
Congratulations to everyone who’s recently finished a challenge. Here are the latest additions to the completed list:Lisa - October and November (second round)
Alicia - September
Shelley - September
Jen K - September, October, November
Milena - November
Hi All- finished September to finish my second round in the challenge. Not sure if I'll go for the completion round - I've got time but I need a break from it for right now.September-
To Autumn:
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works) The One by John Marrs
Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes a word that is spelled differently in British and American English. Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense word spelled differently is "Flavor" in US and "Flavour" in UK
Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet Set in the US.
Abby Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people One of Us Is Lying
All three months finished!September 4/4 complete
1. To Autumn - DONE!
🍁 Read a book by an author named John or a reasonable variation - eg Jonathon, Johnson, Jon etc (either first or last name works)
Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo2. Fall into Autumn - DONE!
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
The Caves of Steel-Isaac Asimov3. Rugby World Cup - DONE!
🍁 Read a book by an author with a three word name - eg Gabriel García Márquez, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander McCall Smith
Hôtel Transylvania by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro4. Abbey Road - DONE!
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.)
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (view spoiler)October 4/4 complete
1. Poem in October - DONE!
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson - Absaroka County, Wyoming2. Dictionary Day - DONE!
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire3. The Booker Prize - DONE!
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
Storm of Locusts-Rebecca Roanhorse 4. Halloween - DONE!
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal - In ProgressNovember 4/4 complete
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November! - DONE!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman2. George Eliot - DONE!
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow3. NaNoWriMo - DONE!
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle 4. The Longest Journey - DONE!
🍁 Read a book from one of these lists of popular travel books:
🌍 BookRiot: 30 of the best travel memoirs
Hamlet Globe to Globe-Dominic Dromgoole
I finished September and October.September
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem
The White Cottage Mystery- Margery Allingham (cottage)
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
The Library at the Edge of the World - Felicity Hayes-McCoy
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt (USA)
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book with a cover image that shows four or more people
The Second Worst Restaurant in France - Alexander McCall SmithOctober
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
On Tangled Paths - Theodor Fontane (trees)2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
Broken Bone China - Laura Childs 326p
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
Wobble - Rae Armentrout October 10, 2018
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
The Case Is Closed - Patricia Wentworth
October completed October 13!1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
✔️🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
What Blooms from Dust by James Markert
Nowhere, Oklahoma
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
✔️🍁 Read a book in which one of the most frequently looked up words appears anywhere in the text: Pretentious, Ubiquitous, Love, Cynical, Apathetic, Conundrum, Albeit, Ambiguous, Integrity, Affect/Effect. (Please quote the sentence when registering this task as complete.
God vs. Gay?: The Religious Case for Equality
page 16-"Love is more than the solution to the conundrum of aloneness."
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
✔️🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
The Illumination by Kevin Brockmeier
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
✔️🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men
September1. To Autumn
To Autumn by John Keats is one of the most admired poems in the English language. Keats composed the poem on 19 September 1819 after taking a walk on an autumn evening.
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018: Red, White & Royal Blue (published 2019)
2. Fall into Autumn
This season is known as autumn in most English-speaking countries, except for the US where the word fall is used instead. English emigrants in the 17th century took the word fall with them and continued to use it while in Britain the word autumn gradually replaced fall in the 18th century.
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
3. Rugby World Cup
Taking place in Japan this Autumn, the tournament sees the top international teams compete to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis who is (somewhat dubiously) reputed to have invented the game of rugby.
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament: The Bookshop on the Shore (Scotland)
4. Abbey Road
This album by The Beatles is 50 years old this year, having been released on 26 September 1969. It’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever and its cover image has prompted generations of Beatles fans to visit and attempt to recreate the iconic zebra crossing scene. It also includes one of the first examples of a hidden track.
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (Please say what the secret is when registering this task as complete, but if it’s a plot spoiler than please be sure to use spoiler tags in your post.): My Lovely Wife (view spoiler)
Completed Friday October 11!September✔
1. To Autumn ✔
🍁 Read a book by an author named John
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.
2. Fall into Autumn✔
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
3. Rugby World Cup ✔
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
A Gentleman in Moscow which is set in Russia.
4. Abbey Road✔
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman.
October
1. Poem in October✔
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
The Keeper of Lost Things which takes place in [E]ngland.
2. Dictionary Day✔
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram
3. The Booker Prize✔
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
Milkman
4. Halloween✔
🍁 Read a book that appears on: 🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
The Turn of the Screw.
November✔
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!✔
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
2. George Eliot✔
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.
Songbird: A Kings Lake Investigation by Peter Grainger
3. NaNoWriMo ✔
🍁 Read a book that began as a NaNoWriMo novel
The Night Circus
4. The Longest Journey✔
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle
Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders
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Autumn/Fall Reading Challenge
September: 4/4
October: 4/4
November: 4/4
SEPTEMBER
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9
ROUND ONE: Prompt 2 - Frankly in Love by David Yoon
Published 2019
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - Less by Andrew Sean Greer
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament
ROUND ONE: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mendel
Canada and US
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book by an author who has the same initials as a member of The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
ROUND ONE: Prompt 2 - The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
OCTOBER
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
ROUND ONE: Prompt 2 - Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce
London
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
319 Pages
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
ROUND ONE: Prompt 2 - A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
ROUND ONE: Prompt 2 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
NOVEMBER
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet by Jennifer Armentrout et. al.
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - Chemistry by Weike Wang
211 Pages
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Published 2014
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey
ROUND ONE: Prompt 1 - Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
Travels to Cuba
October1. Poem in October
This beautiful poem by Dylan Thomas is set in the Welsh village of Laugharne where the poet lived at the time.
Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE: Garnethill (Glasgow)
2. Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October in honour of Noah Webster who compiled the first American English dictionary.
Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc): Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World (160 pages)
3. The Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize is awarded to what the judges consider the best novel written in English and published in the UK. The 2019 winner will be announced on 14 October.
Read a book first published in October (of any year): Little (October 2018)
4. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated around the world on 31 October. Traditional Halloween activities include trick or treating, apple bobbing, telling ghost stories, and watching horror films. Usually followed by lying awake in bed all night convinced that every sound you hear is a ghost.
Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one): The Turn of the Key
November1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
This humorous short poem was written by Thomas Hood, a nineteenth century English poet and author. He lived in London where he wrote for literary magazines and complained about the city’s weather through the medium of verse.
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored): Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
2. George Eliot
One of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819. After working as an editor and literary critic under her given name Mary Ann Evans, she later published seven novels under the pen name George Eliot.
🍁 Read a book by an author who has published at least seven novels.: When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
3. NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. Participants in the project aim to write a novel of at least 50,000 words during the month of November. Since the project was launched in 1999 thousands of writers have participated and over 400 novels have been published, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later.: An Irish Country Doctor
4. The Longest Journey
Towards the end of Autumn many species of birds migrate to warmer climates where they will spend the winter. The longest journey of all is taken by the Arctic tern which is thought to make a round trip of up to 56,000 miles a year.
🍁 Read a book where all the letters in ARCTIC TERN can be found in the title and/or subtitle: Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players
1. Poem in October🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
Hill House starts with H
The Haunting of Hill House
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book first published in October (of any year)
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title appears in TRICK OR TREAT (titles must be at least two words long to count for this one)
September 1. To Autumn
✔🍁 Read a book first published in a year that includes at least two of the numbers 1, 8, and 9 - eg 1899, 1920, 1975, 1998, 2018 :
Chronicle of the Murdered House by Lúcio Cardoso - published in 1959
2. Fall into Autumn
✔🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F :
MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus by Art Spiegelman
3. Rugby World Cup
✔🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament :
Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan - Set in England, France, Scotland and Samoa
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot :
✔ Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
October1. Poem in October
✓🍁 Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter found in the word LAUGHARNE
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (New York)
2. Dictionary Day
✓🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (eg 150, 256, 621, etc)
Where the Crawdads Sing
3. The Booker Prize
✓🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
The Handmaid's Tale
✓4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 Goodreads: Best Books to Read for Halloween
Pet Sematary
1. Poem in October🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (eg birds, sailing boat, harbour, owls, garden)
(bird)2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with a title or subtitle that includes a word of 10 letters or more.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Prophecies)
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book that has won or been included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize
Lincoln in the Bardo
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book that appears on one of these lists:
🎃 31 Books to put you in the Halloween Spirit
The Woman in the Window
Finished all three months.September
1. To Autumn
🍁 Read a book with a title that includes any word of four or more letters that appears in the poem (river)
🍁 🍁 River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) by Patricia Briggs
2. Fall into Autumn
🍁 Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F
🍁 🍁 Sapphire Flames (Hidden Legacy, #4) by Ilona Andrews
3. Rugby World Cup
🍁 Read a book set in any of the 20 countries who have qualified for the tournament (USA)
🍁 🍁 Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5) by Patricia Briggs
4. Abbey Road
🍁 Read a book where a secret or hiding place is important to the plot (the secret is that goblins are able to lie)
🍁 🍁 Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson, #11) by Patricia Briggs
October
1. Poem in October
🍁 Read a book with a picture of any living thing, setting or object mentioned in the poem on the cover (trees)
🍁 🍁 Night Broken (Mercy Thompson, #8) by Patricia Briggs
2. Dictionary Day
🍁 Read a book with the number 1 or 6 in the page count (356p)
🍁 🍁 Vendetta in Death (In Death, #49) by J.D. Robb
3. The Booker Prize
🍁 Read a book by an author whose initials appear in BOOKER PRIZE
🍁 🍁 Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson, #9) by Patricia Briggs
4. Halloween
🍁 Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange or black OR that has a a pumpkin, skull or witch on it
🍁 🍁 Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2) by Patricia Briggs
November
1. No sun, no moon! No morn, no noon ... November!
🍁 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in NOVEMBER (A, An and The may be ignored)
🍁 🍁 Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs
2. George Eliot
🍁 Read a book with a repeated number in the page count (300p)
🍁 🍁 Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4) by Patricia Briggs
3. NaNoWriMo
🍁 Read a book first published in 1999 or later. (2013)
🍁 🍁 Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson, #7) by Patricia Briggs
4. The Longest Journey
🍁 Read a book in which a main character goes on a long journey (from Milan to Prague)
🍁 🍁 Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson #10) by Patricia Briggs
Congratulations on all your completed challenges everyone! And extra congratulations to all the super speedy readers who have already finished the whole challenge over a month early! I hope everyone is still enjoying the challenge. I’ll be working on the Winter challenge soon and it would be great to hear any feedback on this challenge to help with the planning. I’ll be posting a few questions in the general discussion thread soon but feel free to make any comments or suggestions now if you’d like.
Finally, here’s the list of all the challenges completed since my last update:
Lisa - September
ladymurmur - September, October, November
Kathy - September, October
Lynn - October
Milena - September, October, November
Suzanne - September, October, November
Emily - September, October, November
Chelsey - October
Hélène - September
Ron - October
Karissa - October
Anna - September, October, November
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