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May - Come Sail Away With Me
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Participants:
Dar 0/10
Jenish 0/1
Lynn 0/5
Sunny 0/1
Completed:
Put me down for 1.1/1
Completed!
I am going for #1
Hola, Wolf!Sign me up for 10, please! :)
Come Sail Away With Me
May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
Progress: 2/10
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— 2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
— 3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
✔️
— 5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean
— 6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
— 7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
— 8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
— 9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
— 10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Come Sail Away With MeMay 1, 2020-May 31, 2020
I will set a goal of 5 books. Though these prompts are super-specific. Hope I can find 5 books to fit!
5/5 as of May 19 DONE!
I will probably add more if I can during the month of May. We'll see...
10 books read as of May 31
✔️1. Read a book with a blue cover (more than 50% blue)
A Beautiful Blue Death
by Charles FinchMay 7--5/5 stars
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The Beach House by Jane GreenMay 20--5/5 stars
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The Beach House by James Patterson and Peter de JongeMay 22--4/5 stars
✔️2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
What Katy Did (Carrs Family #1) by Susan CoolidgeMay 24--5/5 stars
3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic)
✔️4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
The Embassy of Cambodia by Zadie Smith
May 8--5/5 stars
✔️ The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe
May 19--5/5 stars
Shadow Divers
***Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
This book would work for this prompt. (But I read it in April!
Darn!) :)
✔️5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean
The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeyhab Joukhadar
May 31--5/5 stars
✔️6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
May 15--5/5 stars
✔️7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
page 231
May 5--5/5 stars
✔️ Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
page 191
May 23--4/5 stars
8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
count me in for 3!progress: 2/3
1. read a book with a blue cover:
Such A Fun Age
Small Island
The Woman in Cabin 10
Please sign me up for all 10 prompts. Wishing you all "red skies at night." Come Sail Away With Me - Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1-31, 2020
Progress: 10/10 -- COMPLETE
This month we are traversing the ocean blue with nautically-inclined books.
⛵ 1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
The Deep
⛵ 2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
The Waves
⛵ 3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic)
My Southern Journey: True Stories from the Heart of the South
⛵ 4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
The Siren
⛵ 5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean
A Long Petal of the Sea
⛵ 6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
The Glass Ocean
⛵ 7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
Tidelands
⛵ 8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
The Water Cure
⛵ 9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
⛵ 10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
I'll be helping y'all navigate this challenge for the rest of the month.Cheers!
At the Harbor Pub
Crystal - 0 / 2
Dana - 0 / 5
Jenish - 0 / 1
Nathalia - 0 / 6
Sails Unfurled
Dar - 2 / 10
Keiko - 1 / 4
sal - 2 / 3
Salty Dogs
🐬 Megan (#12) - 5 / 4
🐬 Sunny - 1 / 1
🐬 Sarah - 1 / 1
🐬 Carmen - 9 / 7
🐬 TerryJane - 10 / 10
🐬 oshizu - 9 / 8
🐬 Lynn - 9 / 5
🐬 Regina - 4 / 4
🐬 Sue - 2 / 2
🐬 Ruth - 5 / 5
🐬 Tania - 6 / 5
🐬 SarahKat - 4 / 4
🐬 Mikaela - 2 / 2
🐬 Nicole - 4 / 2
🐬 Suzanne - 7/ 7
🐬 Megan (#32) - 6 / 6
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Congrats and thanks for leading, Wolf!
PROGRESS: 9/7
❎1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
✔❎2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
✔❎3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
Tales of the South Pacific✔
❎4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
Nantucket Nights✔
❎5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean
Cándido o el Optimismo✔
❎6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
La Tormenta Perfecta✔
❎7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter✔
Page 78: My father told me that idik
-when the tide is nearest an equilibrium
is the best time for fishing
Maybe I'm
writing the tide towards
an equlibrium
willing the world
to find its balance
❎8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
Sweet Danger✔
9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
❎10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before✔
Page 241: With no rivers or streams, and almost no pollution, Niue was free from silt or other runoff; its waters were among the clearest in the world.
I will join for 0/21. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
I’m in for 4!1. Cover mostly blue - Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler - completed
3. Ocean in title - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix - completed
4. Swim in ocean - The Blood Spell by C.J. Redwine - completed
5. Escape on ocean - The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel - completed
10. Pollution in text - A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans - completed
5/4 - completed!
Please sign me up for 4 books. Thanks!
4/4
✅1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
✅7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text Euphoria
8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
✅9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
✅10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text Night Waking
4/4
✅1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
✅7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text Euphoria
8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
✅9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
✅10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text Night Waking
I'd like to join! Please sign me up for 4 books.1/4
1.
2. Read a book with a green cover Villain
4. Read a book in which the characters swim in the ocean Galápagos
5. Read a book where the characters escape on the ocean The German Girl
Updated msg 12Just completed #10 (pollution in text) - A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans. Overall, I give this author a lot of credit for tackling this idea. I like some of her ultimate conclusions at the end. I do think she glosses over quite a lot of problems in the bible and sugarcoats issues in the American church. 3.5 stars
1/4
I'm in for 2!1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )= JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 3—Stardust Crusaders, Vol. 7
2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)= I Hear the Sunspot
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean= JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3—Stardust Crusaders, Vol. 5
10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text= From Rufio to Zuko: Fire Nation Edition
4/2
I'll try for 44/4
COMPLETE on 5/26I'll try for 5
Come Sail Away With Me (6/5)
May 1, 2020-May 31, 2020
This month we are traversing the ocean blue with nautically-inclined books.
1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
✓3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Arctic): Marooned in the Arctic: The True Story of Ada Blackjack, the "Female Robinson Crusoe" by Peggy Caravantes (finished 5/26), my review is here
✓4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean: Wish Me Home by Kay Bratt (finished 5/18), my review is here
✓5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean: \If You Must Know by Jamie Beck (finished 5/29), my review is here
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
✓7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text: Across a Green Ocean by Wendy Lee (finished 5/12), "she felt a rising tide of panic," Ch 14, my review is here
✓8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title: No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering by Clara Bensen (finished 5/9), my review is here
9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
✓10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson (finished 5/4), Chapter 11 "Then there is the vexed matter of pollution." my review is here
Update to message #10PROGRESS: 2/7 ⛵
I've increased my goal to 7!
Update to msg #9✔️3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title (Indian)
The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave
✔️8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title: The Crepes of Wrath
✔️10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text Borne
Progress: 3/8
please put me down for 5thank you!
5/5
1. 50% blue The Ocean at the End of the Lane
2. 50%green The Mermaids Singing
3. pacific/atlantic/southern/artic/indian
4. swims in ocean
5. escapes on ocean 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
6. survives ocean 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
7. tide in text
8. water in title The Water Cure
9. plastic in title
10. pollution in text
Updated msg 12Just completed #5 (escape on ocean) - -The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. This book is written beautifully. However, I got to the end and couldn’t really tell what was the point. Worth reading for the writing. 3.5 stars
2/4
Update to msg #9: 4/8
Update to message 8.Progress: 3/10
Update to message 19, 1/5✓10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson (finished 5/4), Chapter 11 "Then there is the vexed matter of pollution." my review is here
Update to message #8; 4/10.⛵ 1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
The Deep (Alma Katsu)
Look at this gorgeous cover art!
⛵ 4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
The Siren
⛵ 8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
The Water Cure
⛵ 9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
I'll go for 6 books!1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
-Charles Bukowski4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean -
5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean -
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean -
7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text -
8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Sign me up for 6, please.Updated June 1: 6/6 read
1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50 % green)
From the Mouth of the Whale by Sjón
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata
7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver
10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Bear by Marian Engel
Updated msg 12Just completed #1 (cover mostly blue) - Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler. I enjoyed the writing in this book! Not a whole lot occurs in the plot. It’s about one man and a snapshot of his life. Quick read and enjoyable! I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. 4 stars
3/4
I would like to try for five, please! Thanks!
2020 Reading ChallengeMay - Come Sail Away With Me
Duration: May 1, 2020-May 31, 2020
Progress: 7 out of 7
This month we are traversing the ocean blue with nautically-inclined books.
1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue):
Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life by Hector Garcia Puigcerver - *** - 5/29/2020 - 194 Pages
2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green):
The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig - **** - 5/28/2020 - 400 Pages
3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean:
Sea Witch Rising by Sarah Henning - *** - 5/14/2020 - 416 Pages
5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text:
Yesterday, I Cried by Iyanla Vanzant - ***** - 5/24/2020 - 304 Pages - "The first ceremony was 'tasting the tides of life.'”
8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman by Dav Pilkey - ***** - 5/1/2020 - 176 Pages
9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title:
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets: Color Edition by Dav Pilkey - ***** - 5/7/2020 - 176 Pages
10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text"
Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **** - 5/1/2020 - 385 Pages
Updated msg 12Just completed #3 (ocean in title) - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. This was a great reading experience! Lots of creepy thrills, a little gore, but inside it was lovely commentary on sexism, classism, racism, wonderful little nuggets that made me keep reading and push the gross stuff out of the spotlight. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars
4/4 - challenge completed!
I'm in for 2.2/2
COMPLETED
Come Sail Away With Me
May 1, 2020-May 31, 2020
This month we are traversing the ocean blue with nautically-inclined books.
√1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue ) The Last Hunt
by Deon Meyer (5/16/20)2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
√7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title The Tidewater Sisters by Lisa Wingate (5/19/20)
9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
Update to message 19, 2/5✓8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title: No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering by Clara Bensen (finished 5/9), my review is here
Update to message #10PROGRESS: 6/7 ⛵
Update to message 19, 3/5✓7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text: Across a Green Ocean by Wendy Lee (finished 5/12), "she felt a rising tide of panic," Ch 14, my review is here
I going to do 1 book1/1-COMPLETED
✅1.Read a book with a blue cover(More than 50% blue)-A Family Secret
(4/5/20)
Update to msg 32:3/6 read
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
There were a number of refugees throughout the book who left and escaped and survived in a number of ways, but two vignettes stand out enough to me that I'm counting them as having survived the ocean.
8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
I'm signing up for eight books.(relocated from msg #9.)
Progres: 8/8
✔️1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue ):
✔️2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green):
✔️3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title (Indian)
The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave
✔️4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean: Tentacle
✔️5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean: Battle Royale
❌6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean:
✔️7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text:
When I Was Puerto Rican
✔️8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title:
The Crepes of Wrath
❌9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
✔️10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text Borne
Other Possibilities:
The Veins of the Ocean
My planning post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Rather Important AnnouncementHello there, fellow sailors and fellow boat passengers!
Please note that, for the rest of this month, I'll be charting everyone's progress in the Come Sail Away with Me! challenge.
you can find an updated Participants list in post #9, which is here.
I'll be updating everyone's progress on Sunday evenings (US time).
Happy sailing!
A belated but warm welcome to the Come Sail Away with Me! monthly challenge.And hearty congratulations to Megan (#12), Sunny, and Sarah who have already completed it.
Sneaky tip
Here's a sneaky tip for the prompts where you need to find the word "tide" or "pollution" in the text.
If you're reading any Kindle-compatible books this month, use the "Kindle for PC" app to search them for those words.
(When I tried doing a search on my "Kindle for IPad" app, the search took place on the internet rather than within the book.)
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (other topics)The Boy Who Steals Houses (other topics)
The Map of Salt and Stars (other topics)
From the Mouth of the Whale (other topics)
From the Mouth of the Whale (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sjón (other topics)Iyanla Vanzant (other topics)
Sarah Henning (other topics)
Dav Pilkey (other topics)
Héctor García (other topics)
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May 1, 2020-May 31, 2020
This month we are traversing the ocean blue with nautically-inclined books.
1. Read a book with a blue cover ( more than 50 % blue )
2. Read a book with a green cover ( more than 50% green)
3. Read a book with an ocean name in the title ( Pacific, Indian, Altlantic, Southern, Artic)
4. Read a book in which characters swim in the ocean
5. Read a book where characters escape on the ocean
6. Read a book where characters survive the ocean
7. Read a book with the word "tide" in the text
8. Read a book with the letters "water " in the title
9. Read a book with the letters "plastic" in the title
10. Read a book in which the word "pollution" can be found in the text
This challenge was created by Wolf (Alpha). oshizu will be leading it. Thanks!
Updated participants list can be found in post 9