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[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I finished "White Cat" which I enjoyed immensely. I am starting "Room"

[Deedee]

Rosemary wrote: "Delicious Dee Challenge Addict wrote: "anyone getting excited that the new tasks will be out in 10 days!!!"

Oh wow yes!! This is my first challenge and my favourite part was picking out the books ..."

Yes and yes! I especially like picking out books for the 2 book tasks, or the ones that require a bit creativity.

These challenges have prodded me towards reading some of the books that have been hanging around on my TBR list for monthes. One specific example from the fall 2010 challenge:



because I was looking for a cover with someone's bare feet.

I've never finished a challenge either. I read about 12-16 books per month, rarely more or less, and the challenges require 70 + books over 3 monthes. The math just doesn't work. Still, it's great fun, and I appreciate our moderators for all the work they do to keep the challenges going.

[Bea]

I am currently reading The Rabbi to finish 30.7 and The Grand Complication to finish 30.2.

I, too, enjoy the finding/matching books to tasks part of the challenge and look forward to it each quarter. I also am having great fun reading books that I either have had on a TBR list or books that I might not have chosen to read without the challenge. However, by the third month, I am yearning to get on with the next challenge or to read something not on the challenge list, which I simply do not have time to do if I want to rack up as much points as I can. Oh, well. This is only my second challenge. I am sure I will figure out how to balance reading for challenge with just plain reading for myself.

[★Meghan★]

Bea wrote: "I am currently reading The Rabbi to finish 30.7 and The Grand Complication to finish 30.2.

I, too, enjoy the finding/matching books to tasks part of the challenge and look forward to it each qu..."

I think the easiest way for me to balance is to try to fit in as many books that I WANT to read into the challenge first. Then from there I will try to add a couple of books that I would not normally read. I know that I will probably never finish a challenge. Especially with working a job that pretty much requires about as much time as a full time and a half time job together (sometimes even 2 full time) and on graveyard. So I try to first fit in all the books I really want to read Now and of course trying to tuck them into all the higher point tasks first. Then I work on the inbetweens.

I also try to come up with "back up plans" for books especially if I started a book and will probably not read the 2nd book for the task. I try to fit it into another task. And if not the 15.10 task recently is always a good fall back.

[Bea]

★Meghan★ wrote: "Bea wrote: "I am currently reading The Rabbi to finish 30.7 and The Grand Complication to finish 30.2.

I, too, enjoy the finding/matching books to tasks part of the challenge and look forward t..."

Meghan, these are good suggestions. One I thought of was to do the higher point tasks first like I did this time but leave the smaller point ones unfilled...so that there is room to rearrange books later. Also it will save me some fun for later (fitting books to tasks).

Finishing the challenge is probably not in my future until I retire. Just too many demands on my time with a full-time job!

[Bea]

Finished The Grand Complication: A Novel but I am having difficulty enjoying The Rabbi. So, I went to the library and found another book to substitute so I can finish the task - The Rabbi and the Hit Man: A True Tale of Murder, Passion, and Shattered Faith. This is a true story of murder which I think I will like better than the previous fiction story.

[BJ Rose]

Reading Cousin Kate for task #20.2

[Claire]

Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn for Task 10.5 x

[Sue]

City of Ashes for 20.6

[Bea]

Well, when I decided to not finish The Rabbi, I really messed up my reading plan. The book I substituted does not meet the criteria for 30.7 and I am now in the midst of reading it. So...I did what several of you have done...I moved the two books to another task ~ 15.4 ~ since it turns out the books planned for that task will fit 30.7 criteria! Yippee! I can still get this task done!

So...I am finishing up 15.4 with The Rabbi and the Hit Man and will be starting 30.7 with The Company of Women and The Women of Brewster Place.

[southpaw285]

I am currently doing a re-read of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón...an amazing book!

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I finished Room and starting "Never Let Me Go"

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Scratch Never Let Me Go and substituting for "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants".

[BJ Rose]

Just started Broken Prey by John Sandford for male author I've never read before

[Riona]

Just finished The Left Hand of Darkness. Now I have to finish Jingo and I'm also working on Super Sad True Love Story.

[★Meghan★]

I just finished The Red Pyramid (30.1a), still reading Uglies (30.1b), and will probably start My Blood Approves or Beauty Sleep: A Retelling of "Sleeping Beauty"

[Donna Jo]

I'm reading Small Mediums at Large: The True Tale of a Family of Psychics by Terry Iacuzzo because the title tickled my fancy.

[Jackie]

I'm reading Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. It's a really good book. It doesn't have a lot of action based plot, but it has great characters. Definitely chick-lit.

[Sue]

Re-reading Outlander for the Group Read.

[Riona]

i just started The Savage Detectives (probably my last book for this challenge) and it is soooo good so far.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Finished "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and starting "Persuasion"

[Riona]

Riona wrote: "i just started The Savage Detectives (probably my last book for this challenge) and it is soooo good so far."

well, i seem to be reading rather slowly these days and haven't reached the halfway point, so i think i will be saving it for the next challenge. I also started pre-reading Doomsday Book.

[★Meghan★]

I am just about done with Uglies to finish 30.1 and about half way through Beauty Sleep: A Retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" for 5.8. I also just barely have touched on The Night Dance: A Retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" for 5.1

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Finished Persuasion
Starting The Hostile Hospital

[Sue]

I'm hoping to finish The Third Option by tomorrow night.

[★Meghan★]

Yay! I finished Beauty Sleep: A Retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" and The Night Dance: A Retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". I think I am going to try to finishMy Blood Approves today for 10.10.

[Sue]

I'm done for the Spring. Will be starting Dragonfly in Amber or one of the 3 other 800+ page books I've got slated for the Summer challenge later today.

[Katrina]

Having my first proper real attempt at this challenge, I started once and only did about 10 points before life just got in the way, as I moved out of home and didn't have internet for 2 months.

Very excited and am currently reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon, since it's a big book at 636 pages. :)

[Bea]

Hello, Katrina. Welcome back. Hope you enjoy the challenge. I am reading The Book Thief.

[Deedee]

Just started Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town. I had intended it for the Spring 2011 Challenge 15.4 -- It's a Repeat, but ran out of time. I noticed, however, that Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town has seven words in the title, making it perfect for Summer 2011 Challenge 30.1 -- Cheryl TX's task: Part B.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Finished "The Hostile Hospital" and started "First Warning"

[Dee]

listening to The Hiding PlaceThe Hiding Place (Eurozone - the netherlands)

reading Catalyst (keep on reading); Love Bites (Canadian author); Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated (entertainment person)

[Deedee]

OK, after 40 pages, I have tossed Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town. Not recommended.

Now I'm starting All the Lives He Led.

[Dee]

I'm still reading Drums of Autumn and just started A Very Special Delivery. Hoping to read more than the whopping 2 books I read during the Spring Challenge!! Summer holidays are coming up so I should get some extra reading time in for a couple of months, at least!

[Donna Jo]

Just finished Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know for 5.3. Almost done with Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses as my book featuring an author, and ready to start The Secret Lives of Dresses.
I've got too many books due shortly at the library, and too many of them can't be renewed.

[Sue]

Still working on Dragonfly in Amber also reading The Rose Rent.

[★Meghan★]

I have started Little Women for 30.3 (option 3) and I think I will start Unbelievable for 15.5. I really want to finish this series. I have fit the last 5 books into this challenge.

[Jody]

My middle school age son read The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series and recommended it to me. I'm reading The Alchemyst. The author Michael Scott is from Ireland. I'm also reading Shogun. It's been very slow going, however.

[Bea]

I just finished The Book Thief and am starting I Am Number Four.

[Dee]

Jody wrote: "... I'm also reading Shogun. It's been very slow going, however."

Shogun is on my TBR shelf! Hope it gets better!

[Sue]

I'm reading Dragonfly in Amber and Death of a Hussy.

[Jayne, Moderator Emeritus]

I'm reading Déjà Dead for #5.5 and Red to Black for #15.9. I'm really enjoying both so far.

[Bluemoon]

I am reading Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution and The Sheen on the Silk: A Novel.

[Dee]

listening to The Dogs of Riga for Eurozone

reading Our Town for the play; Kiss of Snow: The Psy-Changeling Series for dog days and a book and a rose for mind the thorns

[Sue]

Finished Death of a Hussy, still working on Dragonfly in Amber and just started Rules of Betrayal which was a Goodreads giveaway.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Finished: The Carnivorous Carnival
Starting : A Game of Thrones

[★Meghan★]

I am currently reading Little Women(30.3-3), Entwined(30.1a), Unbelievable(20.2a), The Host (20.8).

[Fiona (Titch)]

I'm reading Bad Move - Linwood Barclay

[Bea]

I'm reading Siddhartha and Mockingjay, and I will soon start I Am Number Four.

[Sue]

Still working on Rules of Betrayal and I started Jewels of the Sun last night.