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A-Z Challenge - 2015
Update to post 261Finished Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, a really enjoyable read, I love stories based on fact (albeit loosely) and this one was a well written tale interweaving the lives of two women, past and present.
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updated message 110 9/26
Please update 21/26O- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton read 5-25-15
I added another bookA: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
B: Billy Elliot by Melvin Burgess
C: A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
D: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman*
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F: A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
G: Indias datter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
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I: I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
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L: Leaves on the Wind by Zach Whedon*
M: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman*
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O: Odinsbarn by Siri Pettersen
P: The Crown of Ptolemy by Rick Riordan
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R: The Returned by Seth Patrick
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
Update post 261Finished Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. Hated Gone Girl, gave another of her books a go, hated it too, that's me done with this author. Utter tosh.
21/26
Updated message 1015...5/26. Starting F - Flowers for Algernon
A-Z Challenge 2015
Personal restrictions: Only use first letter in the title. The, a, an.. doesn't count.
A - Around the World in 80 Days, Jules Verne
B - The Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe
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D - Doctor Sleep, Stephen King
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F - Fire-heart, C.S. Marks
G - The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
H - Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
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L - The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes, Anonymous
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P - The Perfume Garden, Kate Lord Brown
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R - Ronja Røverdatter, Astrid Lindgren
S - The Skull Ring, Scott Nicholson
T - The Turn of the Screw, Henry James
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W - A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle
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12/26
I'm in :) posted mine over here:)
UPDATE:Goal: 26 - Progress: 17 complete, 9 to go
A - God Bless America: Stories
B - Brisingr
C - Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
D - For a Few Demons More
F - Fortune's Fool
H - 101 Things You Didn't Know about Irish History: The People, Places, Culture, and Tradition of the Emerald Isle
I - Inheritance
J - The Bell Jar
K - My Sister's Keeper
L - The Little Mermaid
M - Invisible Man
O - Outlander
Q - The Snow Queen
S - The Sleeping Beauty
T - Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
W - Walking
Cassandra wrote: "Megan, what did you think of Pride and Prejudice? I just read that one this month as well."I liked it a lot better than Sense and Sensibility. The lack of dialogue in S&S kind of turned me off. Pride and Prejudice seemed to move a lot quicker, even though it took me longer to read it. I also seemed to "get it" better than I got S&S. Jane Austen is my complete works challenge author and I've never read any of her books before, so these were the first 2.
It was kind of strange, because I felt like I instantly got into Pride and Prejudice, but then it dragged around the middle and it took me a long time to read it. The end was great. I haven't read any of her other works, so I don't have anything to compare it to.
Cassandra wrote: "It was kind of strange, because I felt like I instantly got into Pride and Prejudice, but then it dragged around the middle and it took me a long time to read it. The end was great. I h..."Yes, I can see what you're saying. I had trouble following along a couple times in the middle. I definitely agree that it picked up at the end.
I'm going to do this one too. Three challenges, that's enough right? Especially for starting in June! (15/26 so far)A. Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis by Warren Ellis
B. Blankets by Craig Thompson
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D. Dinner With Friends by Donald Margulies
E. Echo: Atomic Dreams by Terry Moore
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G. Good Dog by Graham Chaffee
H. Heck by Zander Cannon
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L. Locke & Key, Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega by Joe Hill
M.Mao II by Don DeLillo
N. Nine Lives of Adam Blake by Ryan Gladney
O. Ongoingness: The End of a Diary by Sarah Manguso
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R. Revival, Vol. 1: You're Among Friends by Tim Seeley
S. The Stranger by Albert Camus
T. The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
U. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
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W. When the Women Come Out to Dance by Elmore Leonard
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Welcome, Andrew! I always shoot for three yearly challenges (although this year I have four with the pages one) so it's a great number!
Imagine if I could keep myself enough in check for only three! Well, hopefully I haven't committed to too much, but it's just too much fun adding those challenges.. 30 now, 3 completed, good not all is to be finished this year :P
BTW three is a great number for yearly challenges! :) Should be enough time too :) But imagine we are nearly half into the year! Eagerly awaiting summer warmth here.
I am always signed up for a quarterly and monthly, but I try to find books that overlap with my yearly goals and work through the books on my shelf at home. Challenges definitely help keep me motivated!
After I see how this goes, next year I may be more ambitious. As you say, there's overlap.
Yeah me too! I have read so much this year too! Love it! I think I will probably try to catch up on some yearly and goals this month if I'm able to stay out of the monthly :P
Most books fit into at least two of my challenges though, or I wouldn't stand a chance! ^^
I would like to join this challenge.So far I have read 26/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A-Z CHALLENGE
A: Assassin's Apprentice- Robin Hobb ✔
B: The Bell Jar- Sylvia Plath ✔
C: Camus, Albert- The Stranger ✔
D: Donna Tartt- The Goldfinch ✔
E: Edgar Allan Poe- The Murders in the Rue Morgue ✔
F: Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James ✔
G: Giovanni's Room- James Baldwin ✔
H: Harris, Thomas- The Silence of the Lambs ✔
I: The Invasion- K.A. Applegate ✔
J: Jonasson, Jonas- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared ✔
K: K. A. Applegate- The Ellimist Chronicles ✔
L: Love's 0Labour's Lost- William Shakespeare ✔
M: Maurier, Daphne du- Rebecca ✔
N: Niffenegger, Audrey- The Time Traveler's Wife ✔
O: Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls- David Sedaris ✔
P: The Color Purple- Alice Walker ✔
Q: Quick, Mathew- The Silver Linings Playbook ✔
R: Royal Assassin- Robin Hobb ✔
S: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan- Lisa See ✔
T: To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee ✔
U: UR- Stephen King ✔
V: Interview with the Vampire by Ann Rice ✔
W: Water for Elephants- Sara Gruen ✔
X: Xingu -Edith Wharton ✔
Y: Yates, Richard- Oh Joseph, I'm So Tired ✔
Z: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War- Max Brooks ✔
UPDATE:Goal: 26 - Progress: 18 complete, 8 to go
A - God Bless America: Stories
B - Brisingr
C - Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
D - For a Few Demons More
F - Fortune's Fool
G - Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science
H - 101 Things You Didn't Know about Irish History: The People, Places, Culture, and Tradition of the Emerald Isle
I - Inheritance
J - The Bell Jar
K - My Sister's Keeper
L - The Little Mermaid
M - Invisible Man
O - Outlander
Q - The Snow Queen
S - The Sleeping Beauty
T - Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
W - Walking
I would like to attempt 17A:
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A-Ask Again Later by Liz Czukas.B-The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart.
C-Coraline by Neil Gaiman.
D-Dreamfever by Karen Morning & Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken.
E-Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa.
F-Frederica by Georgette Heyer.
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H-Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
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L-Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephenie Perkins.
M-Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop.
N-Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken.
O-Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay.
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R-Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.
S-Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead and Seraphina by Rachel Hartman.
T-The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu.
U-Unearthly by Cynthia Hand.
V-Vicious by V.E Schwab.
W-Written in Red by Anne Bishop.
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Y-The Young Elites by Marie Lu.
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18/26
I have been lurking for awhile on this challenge but I think I can do it so count me in! A - Angels & Demons
B - The Book Thief
C - The Christmas Shoes
D - The Da Vinci Code
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F - Frozen
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O - Beautiful Oblivion
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R - Beautiful Redemption
S - American Sniper
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U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
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W - Wreckage
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Welcome, Amber! Glad to see you decided to jump in. :)
Updated post 268. I have now finished reading 17 books
Welcome to the challenge, Marisa!
Just completed my "Q" selection - The Dark Queen by Susan Carroll. This was an entertaining read with a good mix of fantasy, historical fiction, and romance. The plot was predictable about halfway through and some of the romance scenes were a bit fanciful, but overall, good book. Worth reading! 3.5 stars24/26
A-Ask Again Later by Liz Czukas.B-The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart.
C-Coraline by Neil Gaiman.
D-Dreamfever by Karen Morning & Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken.
E-Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa.
F-Frederica by Georgette Heyer.
G-A Game of Thrones by George. R.R Martin.
H-Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
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L-Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephenie Perkins.
M-Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop.
N-Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken.
O-Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay.
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R-Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.
S-Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead and Seraphina by Rachel Hartman.
T-The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu.
U-Unearthly by Cynthia Hand.
V-Vicious by V.E Schwab.
W-Written in Red by Anne Bishop.
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Y-The Young Elites by Marie Lu.
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19/26
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Completed 17/26
Added Romeo and Juliet ⭐️