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THE FALL/WINTER CHALLENGE (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
Alicia wrote: "Firefly Lane by Kristen Hannah had Thanksgiving in it, definitely not a holiday themed book."Firefly Lane is a great book!!!
Can I still participate in this challenge? It sounds like fun. I know I said I was going to do the other challenge and I didn't but I definitely want to do this one. Let me know if I can and I'll start figuring out which books I can read. Thanks!!
Nadia wrote: "Can I still participate in this challenge? It sounds like fun. I know I said I was going to do the other challenge and I didn't but I definitely want to do this one. Let me know if I can and I'll s..."Absolutely!
Of course you can Nadia, some people joined the last challenge during the last month of it...it is never too late! It is a lot of fun and helps put a dent in the bookshelves.
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Of course!!! The more, the better!!
Great! I'll get started figuring out which books will apply to which category in the challenge. Cool!
Nadia wrote: "Great! I'll get started figuring out which books will apply to which category in the challenge. Cool!"It's so much fun - I didn't join the last challenge until late August (I think) and I managed to do pretty well so far. I can't wait for the next one!
I don't have all my books picked out yet, but here is what I have so far.5 Point Tasks
5.1
5.2 The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
5.3 Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin
5.4 The Accidental Virgin
5.5 Love You to Death - Melissa Senate
5.6
5.7 21 Steps to Happiness
5.8
5.9 Scot on the Rocks
5.10 The Nanny Diaries (chosen by the Rory Gilmore Book Club)
10 Point Tasks
10.1
10.2 How Nancy Drew Saved My Life (I REALLY want to go to Iceland & am hoping to go next year!!)
10.3
10.4 Seven Sunny Days - Chris Manby
10.5
10.6 The Gift - Cecelia Ahern
10.7 Amanda's Wedding (can't wait to read this, haha)
10.8
10.9 Around the World in 80 Dates - she is a travel journalist which is one of my many dream jobs. I am a journalist and love traveling, so it would be perfect.
10.10
15 Point Tasks
15.1
15.2 Sweethearts - Sara Zarr, The Ten Best Days of My Life - Adena Halpern
15.3
15.4 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson, Bras & Broomsticks - Sarah Mlynowski
15.5 Breaking Dawn
25 Point Tasks
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4 sTORI Telling, Sleeping Over, A Place Called Here
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5 Point Tasks
5.1 Bras & Broomsticks
5.2 The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
5.3
5.4 The Accidental Vi..."
LOLOLOL, good luck with Amanda's Wedding!!! Chaw Chaw Chaw! :)
I have a question. Are the same people that won the first challenge eligible to win this challenge?!
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It seems kind of unfair to say they can't. I can see where you're coming from Courtney with that question but I'm sure it won't be the same every time.
Jen - what do you think?
Stacy wrote: "It seems kind of unfair to say they can't. I can see where you're coming from Courtney with that question but I'm sure it won't be the same every time. "I was just thinking about it. It doesn't matter either way to me but I thought I'd ask.
Courtney wrote: "I have a question. Are the same people that won the first challenge eligible to win this challenge?!"You won't have to worry about me Courtney! I definitely won't finish this one with all the holidays that will be coming up. I think I am kinda burnt out too. LOL! It's taking me forever to read the last book.
Stacy wrote: "Courtney wrote: "I have a question. Are the same people that won the first challenge eligible to win this challenge?!"It seems kind of unfair to say they can't. I can see where you're coming fr..."
I agree with Stacy in that it seems kind of unfair to say they can't...but I completely see where you're coming from as well. Maybe we just see who wins the second time around, and if it's the same people we can change the rules up a little bit for future challenges?
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It seems kind of unfair to say they can't. I can see where yo..."
That sounds like a good idea Jen!
Okay, here is my tentative list. I didn't realize how hard it would b to pick out books. Some are missing because I am still deciding. Here goes:5.1 - Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters - Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters
5.2 - Columbine by Dave Cullen
5.3 -
5.4 - The Accidental by Ali Smith
5.5 - Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris
5.6 -
5.7 - Shoe Addictys Anonymous - Beth Harbison
5.8
5.9 - The Blind Assasin - Margaret Atwood
5.10 - Say You're One of Them - Uwem Akpan
10.1 - The Sun Also Rises - Hemingway
10.2 - The Little Giant of Aberdeen County - Tiffany Baker
10.3 -
10.4
10.5 - The Wednesday Sisters - Meg Waite Clayton
10.6 -
10.7 - The Wedding Girl - Madeleine Wickham
10.8 - The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
10.9
10.10 - 84, Charing Cross Road -Helene Hanff
15.1- Rosie Dunne/Where Rainbows End - Cecelia Ahern
15.2 - Miss Pettrigrew Lives for a Day - Winifred Watson
15.3 - Lemony Snicket books 1 & 2
15.4 -
15.5 - 2666 - Roberto Bolano
25.1 - Alentejo Blue - Monica Ali
The Gun Seller - Hugh Laurie
The Code of the Woosters - PG Wodehouse
25.2 - The Grand Sophy - Georgett Heyer
The Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carrington
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
25.3 - The Vampires Diaries (books 1-4) by L.J. Smith
25.4 - Julie and Julia - Julie Powell
The Friday Night Knitting Club -Kate Jacobs
The Kindness of Strangers - Katrina Kittle
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5.1 - Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters - J..."
Shoe Addicts Anonymous was a great book!
I finished the last challenge but there is no way I am going to finish this one. I would be surprised if I got a little more than half way.! I am a little burnt out. I am going to have to have an eye transplant so I can continue to read. LOL! :)
I am going to try to make it through this challenge. I definitely burned out the end of the last one. I will have vacation during this challenge and like to read then, but after this one I am definitely going to need a break.
I'm so excited about this challenge. I am printing out the rules and list now so I can make up my list!! Maybe I can move up the list this time instead of coming in second to last...LOL. Guess I need to put my speed reader goggles on! :)
Tara wrote: "I finished the last challenge but there is no way I am going to finish this one. I would be surprised if I got a little more than half way.! I am a little burnt out. I am going to have to have an e..."Congratulations on finishing the last one - I am lagging a little behind you but I am trying to keep trucking and starting to flag a little... I think having a list ready for this one will help, the last I kind of did on the fly and spent so much time trying to figure out if what I wanted to read would fit a category!
Melanie wrote: "Tara wrote: "I finished the last challenge but there is no way I am going to finish this one. I would be surprised if I got a little more than half way.! I am a little burnt out. I am going to have..."Thanks Melanie. Having a list does really help. Good luck on the next challenge. I am doing the challenge but I took myself out of the running for the prize. It's going to be a challenge for me just to see how many books I can clear off my shelf.
Jen wrote: "Whoo - we'll see how this goes for me!"Glad you're joining us, Jen!
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Glad you're joining us, Jen!
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I agree! The more people in the challenge - the more fun it is!
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Stacy wrote: "Jen I'm stealing your idea of putting all the book covers on my list!"Go for it! I liked it better than the ticker...I'll remove a cover when I'm done with the book. My goal is to be left with zero covers at the end! :)
That is a cute idea Jen, I may have to do that.
Me too, Jen. I got tired of updating the ticker.
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Go for it! I liked it better than the ticker...I'll remove a cover when I'm done with the book. My goal is to..."
Yeah, so I tried to do it but my book titles must be too long or something. It kept telling me I had too many characters so I tried deleting a bunch of extra stuff out of my list and it still didn't work. And that was even without two books because I couldn't find them! I may have to wait until I finish reading some and then put them up there.
Stacy wrote: "Jen B wrote: "Stacy wrote: "Jen I'm stealing your idea of putting all the book covers on my list!"Go for it! I liked it better than the ticker...I'll remove a cover when I'm done with the book...."
I just did add book/author and inserted all of the covers into my post that way without spaces between them, but I think there's another way you can do it. If you create a shelf that's specific to this challenge and put all your books on it, you can go to My Account and click on the tab labeled Widgets. About the 2nd or 3rd option down is a book montage from a specific shelf. If you make a montage of your challenge shelf, it will give you all the code to insert into your post. Might work better that way -- I don't know that it would necessarily make it any fewer characters, but it might be worth a try.
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Go for it! I liked it better than the ticker...I'll remove a cover when I'm done ..."
Awesome Jen, thanks! I'll try that!!!
No points for me, but I just finished my first book of the challenge as part of task 15.2: Confections of a Closet Master Baker by Gesine Bullock-Prado. The full subtitle includes the word Sweet. I absolutely LOVED this book. It's well-written, funny, touching, and best of all there are yummy recipes at the end of each chapter. If you're at all interested in baking, I'd definitely recommend this one!Total points: 0
Total books read: 1
Jen B wrote: "No points for me, but I just finished my first book of the challenge as part of task 15.2: Confections of a Closet Master Baker by Gesine Bullock-Prado. The full subtitle includes th..."Just added to my TBR - it sounds great and every review is five stars, I think! I love baking, too, so that doesn't hurt...
TASK COMPLETED10 Points
10.3 Yo Mamma!-Mommywood-Tori Spelling
Total points=10
Books read=1
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And congrats to Tara for being the first one to finish a task!
Task Completed10.3 Yo Momma! (Kristine’s task): Mommywood by Tori Spelling
Total Points: 10
Task Completed 10 Points
10.10 Write, Write, Write – Life on the Refrigerator Door – Alice Kuipers
Total: 10
Definately not what I expected
LEADERBOARDCourtney - 10
Kristine - 10
*Tara - 10
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* - not competing for prizes
For this one8. Ghouls, Turkeys, and Sleighs (Alicia’s Task) - Read a book that has any holiday from Halloween through New Years in it. Examples: Scenes From a Holiday (Various), Thanksgiving (Janet Evanovich), An Idiot Girl’s Christmas (Laurie Notaro)
Just how much of the book needs to take place during the holiday? The book I just read had Christmas in it and the family celebrated, but it wasn't what the book was about. Does that count?
Suzanne wrote: "For this one8. Ghouls, Turkeys, and Sleighs (Alicia’s Task) - Read a book that has any holiday from Halloween through New Years in it. Examples: Scenes From a Holiday (Various), Thanksgiving (J..."
Suzanne, I think that's fine -- the task is a little vague, so it doesn't really specify that the book has to be centered around the holiday. I'm not a big fan of holiday-themed books, so the one I plan to read only has the holiday in a small part of it.
Stacy, your thoughts?
Melanie wrote: "Jen B wrote: "No points for me, but I just finished my first book of the challenge as part of task 15.2: Confections of a Closet Master Baker by Gesine Bullock-Prado. The full subtit..."Melanie, I think you'll really like it! I got my copy from the library, but I think it's one I'll buy when it comes out in paperback. Not only would I read it again, but the recipes included would make it worth the purchase. :)
Thanks Jen. :) I'd like to use the book for that task. 8. Ghouls, Turkeys, and Sleighs - 5 pts.
Stranger with My Face - Lois Duncan (Christmas)
5 Points5.8 Ghouls, Turkeys, and Sleighs – The A-List – Zoey Dean – New Year’s Eve
Total: 15 Points
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8. Ghouls, Turkeys, and Sleighs (Alicia’s Task) - Read a book that has any holiday from Halloween through New Years in it. Examples: Scenes From a Holiday (Various),..."
That's fine with me, I'm not a huge fan of holiday themed books either. As long as the holiday is somewhere in the book - that works! :)
LEADERBOARDKristine - 15
Courtney - 10
*Tara - 10
Suzanne - 5
Nadia - 5
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* - not competing for prizes
Task Completed:5 points
5.2 Author(s)of the Month
I read Columbine by Dave Cullen
Total Points = 5
Total books = 1
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5 points
5.2 Author(s)of the Month
I read Columbine by Dave Cullen
Total Points = 5
Total books = 1"
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