Spell a Better World - 2021

[Bobbi]

Update msg. 71

Progress: 11/36

[Sarah c]

Please update message 47
1/8

[TCampbell]

My G book was Gloryland..a beautiful and powerful work of art.
Updated Post #88
My goal is to have HOPE and HEALING
7/11 Complete

H - The Haunting of H. G. Wells READ
O - On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
P - The Price of Paradise
E- The End of the Affair READ

and

H- Hercule Poirot's Christmas READ
E- Eleanor Oliphant
A- Across the Winding River READ
L- Last Scene Alive READ
I- Into Thin Air
N- The Names of the Dead
G- Gloryland

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Updated through here! Congrats all!

I'm at 8/24 now

B: Broken Harbor by Tana French - 3 stars

T: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi - 4 stars

[╟ ♫ Tima ♪ ╣ ♥]

Updated msg 96: 2 of 15 read

[TCampbell]

Updated Post #88
My goal is to have HOPE and HEALING
8/11 Complete

Wow, this one was gripping. I didn't think I'd be drawn into this, but I couldn't put it down.

I- Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster READ

[Bobbi]

Update msg 71.

Progress: 12/36

[Beverly]

Updated message #14: 13/22

[TCampbell]

Updated Post #88
My goal is to have HOPE and HEALING
9/11 Complete

[Kylie]

Msg #39 - 6 / 11 complete

[Rebecca]

Update message #27

Progress: 25/69

G--The Good Luck Charm

I--Intimations

T--Thunderhead

[Ursula]

Update to message 52: 3/19 books read

[Ilona]

Update to message 22:

3/7

[Ali]

Update to message 69: 10/20 completed

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Update through here!

Congratulations on completing your challenge Zeejane!

Ilona, I LOVE Strange the Dreamer!

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

If anyone needs an extra push to get some books read quickly, myself and other mods are hosting a Readathon at the end of March as part of our celebration of reaching 25,000 members!

Sign up here!

[Karin]

Updated message 75
8/10 read!

[Alyana]

Update to message #6.
Progress: 10/17

P:
✔E: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - read on 02/1/21
✔A: American Dirt - read on 01/16/21
✔C: Coming in from the Cold - read on 01/22/21
✔E: Entwined with You - read on 01/25/21


P:
✔A: Attachments - read on 02/14/21
Y:

✔I: Into the Water - read on 01/02/21
✔T: The True Believer - read on 01/15/21

✔F: The Family Upstairs read on 01/09/21
O:
R:
✔W: The Whisper Man - read on 02/7/21
A:
R:
✔D: The Deal of a Lifetime - read on 02/15/21

[Beverly]

Updated message #14: 14/22

[TCampbell]

Updated Post #88
My goal is to have HOPE and HEALING
10/11 Complete

[Anu]

Updated message 92.
Progress: 1/11

[Bobbi]

Update msg. 71

Progress: 14/36

[Sara]

#89 updated
7/24

I (from Motivated)- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (02/22/2021)

P (from Patient)- Prelude to Foundation (02/12/2021)

[Kylie]

Msg 39 updated - finished 7 / 11

[Bobbi]

Update msg. 71

15/36

[Sunny]

Updated Msg #66:

3/14

Thanks SarahKat :)

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message #46. 29/52.

[Emma]

update msg. 73

progress 6/13

[Rachael]

Updated message 11: 6/15 completed. I realised this month that I have a lot of A's in my phrase (luckily I have enough books that will fit)

[Marleen]

Update to message 51: progress 5/6

✅O - The Obelisk Gate

[TCampbell]

Updated Post #88
I FINISHED! Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions for the 'E' books.
My goal is to have HOPE and HEALING
11/11 Complete

H - The Haunting of H. G. Wells READ
O - On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century READ
P - The Price of Paradise READ
E- The End of the Affair READ

and

H- Hercule Poirot's Christmas READ
E- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine READ
A- Across the Winding River READ
L- Last Scene Alive READ
I- Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster READ
N- The Names of the Dead READ
G- Gloryland READ

[Megan]

Updated msg 5

Just completed my final “N” book - The New Plant Parent: Develop Your Green Thumb and Care for Your House-Plant Family by Darryl Cheng. This book is extremely helpful in speaking to people who live in smaller spaces without benefit of a yard. I appreciated the author’s perspective on being a plant parent. My one critique is that I found the second half, which was devoted to individual plants, a bit long. Definitely worth reading in physical book form for houseplant parents! 4 stars

12/16

[Mie]

Update msg 36: 17/26 📚

[Carmen]

Update to message #16

PROGRESS: 5/15

[Ursula]

Update to message 52: 4/19 books read

[Marta]

Msg #79

Goal #1: A BETTER WORLD
Progress 3/12

A: Are You Afraid of the Dark?

B:
E:
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R: Rain of Gold

W:
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D: Divine Justice

Goal #2: KINDNESS HUMILITY EMPATHY
Progress 5/23

K:
I:
N:
D: The Devil’s Acolyte
N:
E:
S: A Study in Scarlet Women
S:

H: The Hollow of Fear
U:
M: The Masterpiece
I:
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E:
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P: Private Eyes
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[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Updated through here!

Congrats on all the progress and extra 🎉🎉🎉congrats to all who have finished this challenge already!

[Suzanne]

2021 Reading Challenge
Spell a Better World - 2021
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Progress: 17 out of 17

What better way to build a better world than to spell one with book titles? Not only is it fun, it has the added benefit of reminding you how you've chosen to contribute to the improvement of life. This can be large-scale global contributions, family contributions, or personal contributions of improving or maintaining your positive force on the world. Will you plant a tree, donate to charity, or perhaps simply smile more? Let us know here and we will help each other create a better world!

You can use any of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book (don't use words like "a", "an", "the", or "of").

Patience is a Virtue

P: Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk - ** - 3/8/2021 - 255 Pages
A: Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts by Anthony Bourdain - **** - 1/4/2021 - 128 Pages
T: Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me by Sarah Leavitt - ***** - 1/14/2021 - 127 Pages
I: Eowyn Ivey; The Snow Child - ***** - 3/13/2021 - 386 Pages
E: Earthsong Vol 1 by Crystal Yates - *** - 3/13/2021 - 192 Pages
N: Never After by Rebecca Lickiss - ***** - 1/6/2021 - 261 Pages
C: Changeless by Gail Carriger - ***** - 3/6/2021 - 389 Pages
E: Emma Straub; All Adults Here - **** - 3/18/2021 - 356 Pages

I: I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel - ***** - 5/4/2021 - 156 Pages
S: Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 1/18/2021 - 322 Pages

A: All Systems Red by Martha Wells - ***** - 3/9/2021 - 152 Pages

V: Victoria Schwab; City of Ghosts - ***** - 2/2/2021 - 285 Pages
I: Isabellae Volume 2 by Raule - ***** - 5/8/2021 - 152 Pages
R: Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson - **** - 1/26/2021 - 196 Pages
T: Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia - ***** - 2/1/2021 - 208 Pages
U: Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life by Humble the Poet - *** - 5/5/2021 - 320 Pages
E: Edward Abbey; Desert Solitaire - **** - 3/22/2021 - 337 Pages

[Megan]

Updated msg 5

Just completed my last “E” book - Can't Escape Love by Alyssa Cole. This was a fabulous novella! Loved the characters, the diversity, everything! My only criticism was it ended much too quickly! Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

13/16

[Rebecca]

Updated Message #27

Progress: 28/69

E--The Ex Talk
A--Any Duchess Will Do

A--Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry

[Bobbi]

Update msg. 71

Progress: 16/36

[Manda]

Update message #64
5/9

T: Troje – Stephen Fry (Troy)
O:
L:
E: En elke ochtend wordt de weg naar huis steeds langer – Fredrik Backman (And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer)
R: Robijnrood – Kerstin Gier (Ruby Red)
A:
N:
C: Confrontaties – Simone Atangana Bekono (confrontations)
E: Een ladder naar de hemel – John Boyne (A Ladder to the Sky)

[Sean]

Update Msg #54

Love, Peace & Harmony

A - Midaq Alley - 03/04/21

[Ursula]

Update to message 52: 5/19 books read

[Rebecca]

Update Message #27

Progress: 29/69

L: A Literary Holiday Cookbook: Festive Meals for the Snow Queen, Gandalf, Sherlock, Scrooge, and Book Lovers Everywhere

[Beverly]

Updated message #14: 15/22

[Erica]

In honour of building a better world, I will be spelling the first core principle for humanitarian assistance, so put me down for 8 books.

Total progress: 6/8

H: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
U:
M: Morning Star by Pierce Brown
A: Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
N: The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
I: If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
T: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Y:

[Mie]

Update msg 36: 20/26 📚

[Sean]

Update to Msg #51

Love, Peace, & Harmony

R - The Cider House Rules - 03/13/21

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Welcome Erica!

Great progress everyone!! Keep reading and creating a better world!