The Ultimate Challenge

[Kirsten]

Anyone heard of this one? I found it on another site and I'm going to try it:

[ ] A book with 500 pages
[ ] A classic romance
[ ] A book that became a movie
[ ] A book published this year
[ ] A book with a number in the title
[ ] A book written by someone under 30
[ ] A book with nonhuman characters
[ ] A funny book
[ ] A book with a female author
[ ] A mystery or thriller
[ ] A book with a one-word title
[ ] A book of short stories
[ ] A book set in a different country
[ ] A nonfiction book
[ ] A popular author's first book
[ ] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet
[ ] A book a friend recommended
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list
[ ] A book your mom loves
[ ] A book that scares you
[ ] A book more than 100 years old
[ ] A book based entirely on its cover
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[ ] A memoir
[ ] A book you can finish in a day
[ ] A book with antonyms in the title
[ ] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born
[ ] A book with bad reviews
[ ] A trilogy
[ ] A book from your childhood
[ ] A book with a love triangle
[ ] A book set in the future
[ ] A book set in high school
[ ] A book with a color in the title
[ ] A book that made you cry
[ ] A book with magic
[ ] A graphic novel
[ ] A book by an author you've never read before
[ ] A book you own but have never read
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live)
[ ] A book originally written in a different language
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
[ ] A play
[ ] A banned book
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show
[ ] A book you started but never finished

The aim is to read 52 separate books. There are 50 separate challenges here, but one is to read a trilogy. Therefore, one book/week.

[Alexandra]

I'm doing this one as well I saw it on Pinterest last week!

[Jeff]

I am going to try this, but no guarantees on it.

[Jeff]

wait does it have to be a book with exactly 500 pages or a book 500 or more?

[Reva]

REVA ' S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE

Sure I'm in. What's one more challenge?

[ally ¯\(ツ)/¯]

A book with a love triangle... also known as "any YA book"
LOL!

[ally ¯\(ツ)/¯]

I stole/modified some off this list for my challenge! Thanks for the list Kirsten!

[Stephanie]

How yo you add a check mark Reva

[Lynn, Moderator]

Stephanie - Just copy and paste on to your challenge, easy :)

[Valerie]

I may give this a shot. My goal will be to see how many I can check off this year. I know it is unlikely that I will read them all, but no harm to see how far I get.

Thanks for the share.

[GailW]

I'm in!

[Jennifer]

I'm in.

[Michon]

It's a pretty ambitious challenge but I'm in too!

[Cindy]

I'm in too!

[Renee]

I set up a thread for this challenge too

[Kirsten]

I think it'll be fun. It's really engaging some conversation over at the Cozy Mysteries group.

[Renee]

I think so too. One down and 51 left to go for me! The only one that concerns me is the trilogy.

[Kirsten]

I think I'm going to read Lev Grossman's The Magicians trilogy.

That's not the hardest one for me. It's funny to see what different people think is going to be the hard one.

None of the challenges sound too terribly hard. Though, I wonder about a book based entirely on its cover. It's been a long time since I read a book based just on its cover.

Though last year I read The Strange Case of the Mad Professor: A True Tale of Endangered Species, Illegal Drugs, and Attempted Murder based solely on the title.

[Renee]

That's a great title!

[Kirsten]

I know! The book is good too! A fascinating story. Found it quite by accident at my local library!

[Renee]

I'll check it out. That's why I love doing these challenges...I get to discover some great books that I probably would not have considered if it wasn't for trying to meet a challenge.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I'm in. I saw it on Pintrest and thought it looked like a fun challenge.

[Kirsten]

I agree. It's a really fun way to go through books you haven't read yet.

I am going to have to get a copy of Doctor Zhivago as that's the book my mom said she loved!

[Cora]

First Night of Summer- (3 stars) 1/50 down!

[Emily]

I'm in, I've already started. How do we sign up? Or keep track?

[ally ¯\(ツ)/¯]

Just create your own thread, Emily.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

follow that link, on the top right there's a "new topic" button, click it :)

[Emily]

☆αlly☆ (litєrαry єscαpist) wrote: "Just create your own thread, Emily.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

follow that link, on the top right there's a "new topic" button, click it :)"
Awesome! Thanks.

[Karen ⊰✿]

☆αlly☆ (litєrαry єscαpist) wrote: "A book with a love triangle... also known as "any YA book"
LOL!"

oh... so true....

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I'm a little confused if I should put this book as an orange or a yellow cover. Can anyone give me their opinion, please?

[Wendy]

I'm in. Two down.
[X] A nonfiction book - All Joy and No Fun, Jennifer Senior
[x] A Pulitzer Prize winning book -Across the Wide Missouri, Bernard DeVoto

[Lynn, Moderator]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I'm a little confused if I should put this book as an orange or a yellow cover. Can anyone give me their opinion, please?"

I would put that as Orange

[Gina]

I've just joined as well because it's hard to say no to a fun-looking challenge! I think the hardest one will be "A book you started but never finished." There's a reason I didn't finish it!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Thanks Lynn. I thought so :)

[Wendy]

What criteria are we using for "Classic Romance"?

[Lynn, Moderator]

Wendy wrote: "What criteria are we using for "Classic Romance"?"

I think the only rule here is that it's your challenge, so you set your own criteria :)
I'm not doing the challenge myself (tempted but I have enough challenges going on) so I can't give you examples of what I'd use. Hopefully someone who is doing the challenge may come along.

[Kirsten]

The list is very open to interpretation. When it comes to classic romance I interpreted it as romances/love stories from classic literature but your interpretation may be different.

[Christy]

Wendy wrote: "What criteria are we using for "Classic Romance"?"


I'm using Phantom of The Opera for Classic Romance. It was written a long time ago and it's a love story. That was my criteria.

[Kirsten]

Sounds like a good criteria.

[Valerie]

Christy wrote: "Wendy wrote: "What criteria are we using for "Classic Romance"?"


I'm using Phantom of The Opera for Classic romance. It was written a long time ago and it's a love story. That was my criteria."

Good choice. I think I might have this audiobook.

[Christy]

Valerie wrote: "I think I might have this audiobook."

The audiobook was very good! I listen to most of the books I read and occasionally I read along with the kindle version.

[Lauren]

I found this on Pinterest! I'm already done with the trilogy one - Fifty Shades of Grey!

[Kirsten]

If anyone needs help with "a book with bad reviews", HuffPo has this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01...

[Jackie]

I've already finished 5 of them!

A funny book - 101 Secrets For Your Twenties

A book by a female author - Melody of the Heart (Runaway train #4)

A book set in a different country - Echoes of Scotlant Street (On Dublin Street #5)

A book you can finish in one day - Fall From India Place (On Dublin Street #4)

A book from my childhood - Island of the Blue Dolphins

Currently on "a memoir" and reading "Rocket Boys."

Tough challenge...don't know if I'll make it with a full and part time job.

[Kirsten]

Just see how far you get, Jackie! Just remember, the goal is 52 books, no doubling up! LOL!

[Wendy]

Wendy wrote: "I'm in. Two down.
[X] A nonfiction book - All Joy and No Fun, Jennifer Senior
[x] A Pulitzer Prize winning book -Across the Wide Missouri, Bernard DeVoto"

Two more down.
[X] A book you started but never finished – Dark Places, Gillian Flynn
[X] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live) – Wilderness, Lance Weller

[Lynn, Moderator]

Ayten wrote: "Is this a challenge for 2015 or a challenge in general that if we would like to take part we can begin/finish whenever?"

It's new for 2015 but you can take part whenever.

[Kirsten]

Every challenge is individual to each person. I'm going to try and finish this year. But maybe the point is to do the whole thing, thus diversifying your reading.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

For the one with "A book with 500 pages" that just means a book with 500 or more pages right or does it mean exactly 500 pages?

[Kirsten]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "For the one with "A book with 500 pages" that just means a book with 500 or more pages right or does it mean exactly 500 pages?"

Yes, can you imagine trying to find a book with exactly 500 pages?

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Kirsten wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "For the one with "A book with 500 pages" that just means a book with 500 or more pages right or does it mean exactly 500 pages?"

Yes, can you imagine..."


I know right hahahaha I was just wondering because some challenges want it to be in the 500 area but not go over it.