A-Z Challenge - 2015 Showing 501-550 of 1,508

[Diane T.]

Message 136 update

A: Aramus by Eve Langlais 02/04/15
C: Curtain Fall: Disaster, Preparedness, Survival, Awakening by Kenneth Cary 02/02/15

[Whitney]

I updated post 120 -- 7/26

[Susan C]

Updated message 11

14/26 completed

[Katariina]

Hi! I updated message 259: 6/29 books read. :)

[Canadian Dragon]

T TimeboundFeb 4

[Cindy]

I would like to participate & I have some letters already completed. I will add books as I read them.

Completed April 30.

A: All Things Irish -Michael Loynd
B: Bad Pets Most Wanted! -Allan Zullo
C: The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts -Lilian Jackson Braun
D: D is for Dahl -Compiled by Wendy Cooling
E: Exodus -Deborah Feldman
F: The First World War -John Keegan
G: A Good Marriage -Stephen King
H: Heresy -S. J. Parris
I: I Work at a Public Library -Gina Sheridan
J: The Journey of Crazy Horse -Joseph M. Marshall III
K: The Kitchen House -Kathleen Grissom
L: The Lake of Dreams -Kim Edwards
M: A Midsummer Night's Dream -William Shakespeare
N: Nightmares! -Jason Segel & Kristen Miller
O: Over Our Dead Bodies: Undertakers Lift the Lid -K. McKenzie & T. Harra
P: Princess of the Silver Woods -Jessica Day George
Q: Quiet:The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking -Susan Cain
R: Remember, Remember (The Fifth of November)... -Judy Parkinson

S: Star Sullivan -Maeve Binchy
T: Twenty-five Books That Shaped America -Thomas C. Foster
U: Under the Covers and Between the Sheets -C. Alan Joyce & Sarah Janssen
V: A Veiled Deception -Annette Blair
W: Why Is My Mother Getting A Tattoo?: And Other Questions I Wish I Never Had To Ask -Jancee Dunn

X: X Marks the Scot -Victoria Roberts
Y: Yellow Star -Jennifer Roy
Z: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth -Reza Aslan

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, Cindy! I have you at 11/26 - please let me know if I counted incorrectly.

[Rae]

Updated message 97 .
14/26

[Janet]

Completed Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 2/5/15 ****

9/26

[Megan]

Just completed my selection for "K" - The Good Girl by Mary Kubica. The book was written well and I liked the characters. The alternating chapters from before and after told from different perspectives was an interesting technique. The "surprise" at the end was rather unnecessary and I had figured it out by the time it happened. Worth reading. 3.5 stars

12/26

[Anna]

I want to join the A-Z challenge. Is that OK?

A:
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D: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman*
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I: I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
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L: Leaves on the Wind by Zach Whedon*
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O: Odinsbarn by Siri Pettersen
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S: The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
T: The Sheperd's Tale by Joss Whedon*
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W: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
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*Graphic novel

[Cassandra]

Sure, Anna! Welcome to the challenge. Are those books you've already read for the challenge, or your planned books?

[Laurie]

Updated message 33

complete 7/26

Added:

H The Hobbit: Graphic Novel by Chuck Dixon

[Sarah c]

Updated message 494 3/26

[Maria]

Please update. 11/26

D - Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

[Holli]

updated message #118 - 5/26

[Zita]

Update - now at 23/26 :).

[ChrisP]

Message 239 Updated



O - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch***Terry Pratchett

[Cassandra]

That works for me, Heather! You'll be listed at 0/25 on my end until you're completely finished, but that's fine with me. If you want your progress in the participants list to be updated at any time, just pop in and let me know how many you've read. No need to post the list repeatedly if you don't want.

You're so close to being done, Zita! Way to go. :)

[Erika]

Update 294! 7/26 :)

[Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~]

updated post #262

finished J: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin 02/07/15

05/26

[Joe]

Five so far. 5/26
I don't know how the moderators keep up on these lists. I can't even keep up with my own lists.

[Rae]

Updated message 97 .
16/26

Cause I can't math.

[Rae]

Joe wrote: "Five so far. 5/26
I don't know how the moderators keep up on these lists. I can't even keep up with my own lists."

I missed two books I added to my list. Math is not my friend. I don't blame you.

[Marina]

H - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

12/26

[Maureen]

Updated message 18: 7/26 books read.

[Rae]

17/26 haven't updated my post as I just finished the book on my phone and am posting this via phone. Still true. ;)

[Jayne]

7/26


M. A Meditation on Murder by Robert Thorogood

[Sarah c]

Update message 494 4/26

[Cassandra]

It's not too hard to keep up! I try to swing by this thread at least once per day and just add the updates quickly.

For the challenges I'm participating in (rather than leading), all my lists live in my member corner. When I finish a book, I take a minute to write a short review and then add it to whatever lists it belongs on. It's become my book decompression ritual before I move onto a new book.

[Megan]

Just completed my selection for "N" - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. I am incredibly impressed with this book! The story is well-written, crafted beautifully, and contains complex characters. There is a very smart thread of suspense written throughout the story. Overall, it is a story of love and forgiveness and the will to survive unbroken. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

13/26

[Unidragonfrag]

Updated message 158. Finished Divergent on Jan. 26 updating it to 3/26

[Heather]

Finished another .... on a roll :)

The Chessmen by Peter May

4/26

[Book Dragon 🐉 📚]

A-Z Challenge (8/26)
A – An Amish Family Christmas – Marta Perry/Patricia Davids
B – Bedding the Wrong Brother –Virna Depaul
C – Out of Control – Mary Connealy
D – Dark Witch – Nora Roberts
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[Marielle]

updated message 424: read IV, so 2/26 completed

[Jen]

Update: I have read 5/26

A Afterlife Completed 1/21/15
G The Girl on the Train 2/4/15
H Hollow City Completed 1/8/15
L Landline Completed 1/25/15
P The Promise: A Tragic Accident, a Paralyzed Bride, and the Power of Love, Loyalty, and Friendship Completed 2/1/15

[Jane]

Updated message 15:

5/26 Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware - 2 stars - I think I just didn't love it because I don't love graphic novels. The story itself was sad, and you know deep and meaningful and all that jazz.

6/26 The Brothers K by David James Duncan - 4 stars - Waaaaay too much convoluted baseball talk, but if you skim over those parts, the story is really well written. There even MIGHT have been slight moisture on my cheeks at the end.

[Leslie Ann]

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr 2/9/2015

Fantastic!!!

4/26

[Cat]

Read
P: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
C: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
B: Breathe - Sarah Crossan

Reading
R: Phoenix Rising (Ministry of peculiar occurrences) - Philippa Ballantine & Tee Morris

[Krystal]

Updated Message 19 read 5/26 for 2015. This is going by so fast it seems

[Jen]

Update Read 6/26

W Where She Went Completed 2/10

[Maria]

Please update 12/26

J- Me Before You by Jojo Mojes

[Helen]

I've finished 6 more

18/26 Completed

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B. Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
C. Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky by Marissa Meyer
D. Daja's Book by Tamora Pierce
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F. Fairest by Marissa Meyer
G. G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton
H. The Sorcerer Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
I. Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke
J. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
K. The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
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M. The Martian by Andy Weir
N. Night Film by Marisha Pessl
O. Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg
P. Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
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R. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
S. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
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U. Irish Fairy Tales and Legends by Una Leavy
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W. The Weakness by K.A. Applegate
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Y. So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane
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[Paul Emily]

EDIT: Disregard, I've realised I should really have updated my original comment, which is number 149.

21/26 completed

[Helen]

So...I went through my entire to-read list and I have no books that qualify for X. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[Jayne]

8/26

C. Legacy Code by Autumn Kalquist

[Cubi]

I'm in. I have no idea what I'm going to read for the letters yet but I'll see how it goes anyway haha.

A. The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
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U. Unspeakable by Abbie Rushton
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3/26

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, Cubi!

Helen, I can't speak to my personal opinion on any of them, because I haven't read them, but here are some books that others are reading for X:
Xingu - Edith Wharton
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices - Xinran
The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Malcom X
Mr. X - Peter Straub
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture - Douglas Coupland
The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: A Novel - Ruiyan Xu
XO - Jeffery Deaver
Xanadu - Jane Yolen

I don't know if any of those will jump out to you, but hopefully something will spark your interest.

[Helen]

Thanks! I think I'll look into Xingu. I've always wanted to read something by Edith Wharton.

[Erika]

updated 294, 8/26