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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Cherie's Trivial Choices in 2020
1. Badge 3, Book 492. & 3. Card 4, Entertainment-Nay
4. The Vampire Lestat
★★★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. The hc is 481 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The word "Vampire" or "Angel" is in the title.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The word "Vampire" is in the title.
8. Specifications: none
I think the second book was better than the first! I really did not like him in the first book, but I guess that was the plan. WHAT A STORY!
I really enjoyed the Worst Hard Time as well. Have you watched the documentary Ken Burns documentary "The Dust Bowl"? I watched it right after I read this book. Excellent.
Suzanne wrote: "I really enjoyed the Worst Hard Time as well. Have you watched the documentary Ken Burns documentary "The Dust Bowl"? I watched it right after I read this book. Excellent."I caught the end of the Burnes documentary once, and that is what made me want to read the book.
Cherie wrote: "1. Badge 3, Book 492. & 3. Card 4, Entertainment-Nay
4. The Vampire Lestat
★★★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. The hc is 481 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The word "Vam..."
Gosh I can't believe I've never read that book/series.. I've certainly known of the author forever... must add to my TBR!
Glad you enjoyed book#2 so much! I can look forward to it...
Anne ✨ "Gosh I can't believe I've never read that book/series.. I've certainly known of the author forever... must add to my TBR! Glad you enjoyed book#2 so much! I can look forward to it...
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Oh, that makes me feel so much better, Anne. I thought I was practically the last one in the world to have never read this series. I have owned a beautiful hard copy volume of The Vampire Chronicles for years and years. I cannot find the exact book in GR, but it has multiple stories and gold edged pages. There are over 1200 pages in it and it weighs about 10 pounds. I was so thrilled when I found out that Simon Vance had narrated the stories (I do not know how many, nor how many my library has, but at least the first four.)
1. Badge 3, Book 502. & 3. Card 29, Entertainment-Nay
4. The Queen of the Damned
★★★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. The pb is 512 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The main character is a queen.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The Queen in the story is Akasha, an Egyptian Queen and mother of all Vampires.
8. Specifications: none.
Another brilliant story!
I am glad the next audiobook is not available yet.
1. Badge 3, Book 512. & 3. Card 25, History-Nay
4. The Architect's Apprentice
★★★★
5. I read an ebook from my library. The hc is 432 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The book is set in the 1500's.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book is set in Istanbul in the mid 1500s.
8. Specifications:none
This book was one of the July group reads. I enjoyed the story very much.
Cherie wrote: "1. Badge 3, Book 512. & 3. Card 25, History-Nay
4. The Architect's Apprentice
★★★★
5. I read an ebook from my library. The hc is 432 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The book is set in ..."
I have this on my TBR, so I'm glad to hear you liked it.
1. Badge 3, Book 522. & 3. Card 3, Entertainment-Nay
4. The Tale of the Body Thief
★★★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. The hc is 430 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The word "Body" is in the title.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The word "Body" is in the title.
8. Specifications:none.
It was awesome! I cannot believe I have been able to use the first four books of the series on my challenge. I only planned for the first one.
1. Badge 3, Book 532. & 3. Card 29, Sport-Yay
4. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
★★★★
5. I read the pb from my library. The pb is 320 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The book is set in Poland or is written by a Polish author.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book is set in a small village in Poland during WWII.
8. Specifications: none
I am sorry I missed the buddy read in March, but finally glad I finished it.
2. & 3. Card 30, Sport-Nay
4. Art in the Blood
★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from Audible. The hc is 300 pages pages.
6. Task Requirement: There is a mask on the cover.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The person on the cover has his face covered with a cloth mask. (It is a little easier to see on Unquiet Spirits: Whisky, Ghosts, Murder, which I will be reading next.)
8. Specifications:
Serendipity and another Sherlock Holmes series! Thanks for the elbow in my ribs, Janice.
Cherie wrote: "1. Badge 3, Book 542. & 3. Card 30, Sport-Nay
4. Art in the Blood
★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from Audible. The hc is 300 pages pages.
6. Task Requirement: There is a mask on..."
Sorry Cherie, but in the discussion we were having about maps on the cover, you asked about masks and I said, "I don't see any masks...." This cover, in my opinion, doesn't show a mask. It shows a man in silhouette - you can't determine facial features or clothing features. You can't tell if he's wearing a mask or not. I'm going to disallow it.
Okay - I can live with it. I had planned to read
anyway..I looked through all of the challenge tasks yesterday and I could not find one for "maps on the cover". I definitely do not have one my spreadsheet.
The task Janice was talking about for maps on the cover was Card 19 Nay Art/Literature.
Roz wrote: "The task Janice was talking about for maps on the cover was Card 19 Nay Art/Literature."Thanks, Roz.
I got that question right (don't ask me how I knew the correct answer - I probably guessed, given the choices), so I had the task for "the book is set on the moon", which I have already completed.
I looked for maps yesterday, but trawling through all 360 tasks was tedious. I could have copy and pasted all of them into my spread sheet to use the search function, but I decided against it.
1. Badge 3, Book 542. & 3. Card 6, Sport-Nay
4. Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. The hc is 291 pages.
6. Task Requirement: Title contains the word Peanut, Butter, Pretzel, or Fudge.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book title contains the word "Butter".
8. Specifications: none.
I need to get my youngest daughter to listen to this book. She will laugh herself silly in a few parts. This woman is amazing. She narrated her own book, which was well written. She did not have a great voice for it, but she can say "fuck, fuck, fuck" with the best of them. Her story was pretty graphic in places and she comes across as one. tough. woman.
Thank you, Janice. I probably would not have found it nor listened to it, if I had not been so determined to not read a book with Fudge in the title.
1. Badge 3, Book 552. & 3. Card 14, Art/Literature-Nay
4. Epitaph
★★★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. The hc is 581 pages.
6. Task Requirement: Read the sequel (book 2) in any series.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book is the sequel to Mary Doria Russell's Doc.
8. Specifications: none.
It was excellent! I love Russell's research and character development and her story telling. I thought the narration by Hilary Huber was very good. I am glad I finally got a chance to read it.
1. Badge 3, Book 562. & 3. Card 28, Entertainment-Nay
4. Legend
★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. The hc is 305 pages.
6. Task Requirement: Title contains the word "Legend" or "Legendary".
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book IS the word "Legend".
8. Specifications: none.
Another YA dystopia series jumps onto my series list. Again, I am definitely not the target audience, but the books are short.
I have managed to get all four books into my challenge tasks. Even better, the second book Prodigy, is already downloaded and waiting for the toppler this weekend.
I have been sitting in this series for awhile, so look forward to hearing how they rank for you? Although, a three star start is scaring me a little . . .
Jenn wrote: "I have been sitting in this series for awhile, so look forward to hearing how they rank for you? Although, a three star start is scaring me a little . . ."Jenn - it was okay. Not great, not a disaster. I rolled my eyes a couple of times, but I did not want to throw it against the wall. I am hoping it might become a more interesting story line in the next book, which I will listen to over the weekend. Very YA. The audiobook narrators did a nice job carrying the main characters who are supposed to be fifteen years old.
Well at least it wasn’t really long, so not a huge time commitment . . . I can do that for even a mediocre book lol
1. Badge 3, Book 572. & 3. Card 28, Geography-Nay
4. Prodigy
★★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. The hc is 371 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The book was originally published in 2013.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book was originally published on January 29, 2013.
8. Specifications: none
I liked the second book better than the first. At least the author finally gave some background on the world situation and what was going on between the waring factions in North America. A very emotional ending. I have the third book ready to listen to for Card 6, History-Nay.
1. Badge 3, Book 582. & 3. Card 12, Science-Nay
4. The First Phone Call from Heaven
★★★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. The hc is 323 pages.
6. Task Requirement: There are stars on the cover.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: There are stars on the cover. They are small, but they are there.
8. Specifications:
I have had this book on my TBR since 2013. Until this year, the audiobook was always checked out. For some reason, I was prepared not to like the story, but I was pleasantly surprised and it really turned out to be quite a twist. I enjoyed the author's narration too.
1. Badge 3, Book 592. & 3. Card 2, Science-Nay
4. The Fated Sky
★★★★★
5. I read an ebook from my library. The hc is 384 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The genre is Historical Fiction about exploration.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book genre HF and the exploration part set in space, is having a base on the Moon and all about piloting the first manned rocket ships to Mars.
8. Specifications: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
This book was a fantastic read. I love the author's characters, and her technology research and her storytelling skills. I cannot wait until the third book is available!
✔️You're on a roll - 2 five stars and 1 four star
Hi Janice - before I try to post this for Card 20, Geography-Yay (Cover has a unicorn or any horned animal), I want to run it by you first. This is the cover of the book that I listened to over the weekend.
. I agree that it is not absolutely clear on the cover but this is from the text: "The creature was huge. It was covered in polished black scales. It stood on four limbs. Poised on a long neck extending from muscular shoulders, it's head resembled the shape of a dogs with an elongated snout containing an array of razor sharp teeth. A small horn rose at the tip of it's nose between two large nostrils. It had a pair of horns on the crown of it's head that curved backwards into wicked points.It was an excellent 1st-in-series book, and I loved the story. It is very new.
I finished
today, but I asked in the Librarian thread for someone to fix the cover for the actual text book from my library. It will be for Card 30, Sport-Nay (There is a mask on the cover.)
While I am asking, I might as well bring up Old Bones. Do you think it fits for Card 11, Sport-Nay (The book is set in 2010 to present day.)? To me, it was set in the present day, but there was no real way to tell what is the actual year, except that the Donner party happened 145 years ago.
Cherie wrote: "While I am asking, I might as well bring up Old Bones. Do you think it fits for Card 11, Sport-Nay (The book is set in 2010 to present day.)? To me, it was set in the present day, b..."Remember I was wondering the same early in the discussion? At some point there is mention of tourists taking selfies. I would say it puts it after 2010.
Cherie wrote: "Hi Janice - before I try to post this for Card 20, Geography-Yay (Cover has a unicorn or any horned animal), I want to run it by you first. This is the cover of the book that I listened to over the..."Looks like a vicious horn to me.
Cherie wrote: "While I am asking, I might as well bring up Old Bones. Do you think it fits for Card 11, Sport-Nay (The book is set in 2010 to present day.)? To me, it was set in the present day, b..."They were using cell phones, pretty sophisticated apps on the iPad to map the area, and satellite phones. I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that it's set in the last 10 years.
1. Badge 3, Book 602. & 3. Card 20, Geography-Yay
4. Dragonslayer
★★★★★
5. I listened to an audiobook from my library. The pb is 304 pages.
6. Task Requirement: Cover has a unicorn, or any horned animal.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The cover of the book shows a horned dragon. From the text: A small horn rose at the tip of it's nose between two large nostrils. It had a pair of horns on the crown of it's head that curved backwards into wicked points.
8. Specifications:
1. Badge 3, Book 612. & 3. Card 11, Sport-Nay
4. Old Bones
★★★★
5. I read an ebook on my Nook. The hc is 384 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The book is set in 2010 to present day.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The book is set in the present day. (satellite/cell phones, iPad apps, GPS positioning)
8. Specifications: none
I am torn between four and five stars. I finished the book, but have not updated the thread yet.
1. Badge 3, Book 622. & 3. Card 30, Sport-Nay
4. The Hamlet Trap
★★★
5. I read the hc from my library @ 234 pages.
6. Task Requirement: There is a mask on the cover.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: Masks on the cover.
8. Specifications:
I hope my library has the other Constance and Charlie books.
The duo live in New York, but the author normally has her settings in Oregon. In this first one, they came to Ashland to help solve a murder and then went to Hawaii on vacation. I wonder if they will move to Oregon?
1. Badge 3, Book 632. & 3. Card 30, Art/Literature-Yay
4. Storm Front
★★★★★
5. I read the pb from my library. The pb is 352 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The Book is set in Illinois.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The setting is Chicago, Illinois.
8. Specifications: none
I love challenges that allow me to discover new characters and new series!
My first card for Badge 3 is done with this book. YAY!
1. Badge 3, Book 642. & 3. Card 6, History-Nay
4. Champion
★★★★
5. I listened the audiobook from my library. The hc is 369 pages.
6. Task Requirement: The author's first or last name is Martin or Luther, or has the initials M.L.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The author's name is Marie Lu.
8. Specifications: none
I was not enamored with the series going into this third book, but I was committed because I had worked all of the books (currently four) into my challenge. This book has made a difference, but in all honesty, she could have quit here. She really put a good story together in this installment. My earbuds were glued into my ears all of the way to the ending!
I bumped Steve Martin's book, An Object of Beauty again!
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2. & 3. Card 16, Geography-Nay
4. East of Eden
★★★★★
5. I read an ebook copy I purchased. The hc is 601 pages.
6. Task Requirement: There is a direction – North, East, West, or South in the title.
7. State how the book fits the criteria: The word East is in the title. East is a direction.
8. Specifications: none.
Five stars for this classic Steinbeck story is not close to enough.
I want to thank Sandra for getting me to finally read it.
I had planned to read a book I have owned for a long time, North To The Night: A Spiritual Odyssey In The Arctic. I will get to it yet.