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Reading Challenges 2015: I Dare You to Read + The Book of Dares
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Apr 15, 2015 09:35PM
Oh Great Oracle and High Priestess, I have finished one of my Dare You to Read books which is The Luminaries, rated 5 stars (4.5 really)!
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Ingrid wrote: "Oh Great Oracle and High Priestess, I have finished one of my Dare You to Read books which is The Luminaries, rated 5 stars (4.5 really)!"Wow! Congrats, Ingrid!
Ingrid wrote: "Oh Great Oracle and High Priestess, I have finished one of my Dare You to Read books which is The Luminaries, rated 5 stars (4.5 really)!"Bless your soul, dear Ingrid. The gods are pleased. They foretell of auspicious occasions to come your way.
Meliza and Great Oracle: Wohooooo thank you! :D
Oh hail the Great Oracle, for yesternight / today I have finished reading one of the Dare You To Read books which is Jerry Spinelli's Stargirl, one of Cary's best read. I am filled with the Happy hormones and I was so glad with the feels it has given me, I gave the book four stars. The formal book review is to be done in the future. :)
Maria Ella wrote: "Oh hail the Great Oracle, for yesternight / today I have finished reading one of the Dare You To Read books which is Jerry Spinelli's Stargirl, one of Cary's best read. I am filled with the Happy..."
Bless your soul, dear Ella. The gods are pleased, especially Aphrodite.
Ingrid and Ella, humbly offer thy book of seals to the High Priestess for thy imprint of achievement.
... And this High Priestess has likewise successfully finished her first Dared Book for the Year, i.e. the Filipino women's novel Love Among The Geeks.Ella and Ingga, please present your passports to me next F2F for The Oracle's seal. :D
Dear High Priestess, the gods send their crowns and bouquets of spring flowers specially hand-picked by the goddess Flora herself.
Booksale loves me. Snagged a copy of A Clockwork Orange (my book dare) for 50PHP! YASSSS
Oh hail, the Great Oracle and the High Priestess, for I am just through with the most haunting read I've had this year. John Heresy's Hiroshima gave me the chills and I rated the cold prose with five stars. Please click the link below to see: (view spoiler)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Should I summon thee to embark on another journey, or would I wait for the proper time and thy summoning will be heard?
(view spoiler)
Maria Ella wrote: "Oh hail, the Great Oracle and the High Priestess, for I am just through with the most haunting read I've had this year. John Heresy's Hiroshima gave me the chills and I rated the cold prose with fi..."Bless your soul, dear Ella. The gods are mightily pleased, for you are the first soul to take heed of their words. If you wish to further seek their favor and be granted wisdom and prosperity, offer three dates.
Dear Ella, please present your book of seals to me in less than a fortnight for your imprint of achievement.
Dear Oracle and High Priestess, I have already finished my challenge book(s!) for I Dare You To Read 2015 - The Fionavar Tapestry.
Patiently yours,
Gwaxa
P.S. Thanks Aaron for the awesome reco. It was all worth it. :P
Gwaxa wrote: "Dear Oracle and High Priestess, I have already finished my challenge book(s!) for I Dare You To Read 2015 - The Fionavar Tapestry.
Patiently yours,
Gwaxa
P.S. Thanks Aaron for t..."
Bless your soul, dear Gwaxa. The gods are pleased. Your road to greener pastures is well-paved. Humbly offer your book of seals to the High Priestess for the imprint of your achievement.
*deep breath*Oracle, this servant is now ready to join The Book of Dares...!
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Maria wrote: "*deep breath*Oracle, this servant is now ready to join The Book of Dares...!
25 Sep
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Maria, choose your destiny: Neuromancer or Advertisements for Myself. A definitive work of cyberpunk fiction or a compendium of Norman Mailer's writings?
(view spoiler)
Hail, O dearest Oracle! I have come before thee to bring news that this servant has suffered and survived The Werewolf Prince and I (view spoiler) this very day.
Now, a boon if you'll allow, O Great Diviner?
An intercession, if you may?
A petition to the Goddess of All Books,
that whom ever offer another book like this
for the I Dare You To Read
be forever be cursed or beheaded!
Maria wrote: "^Louize: [spoilers removed]"hahahaha, glad that was over! :)
Louize wrote: "Hail, O dearest Oracle! I have come before thee to bring news that this servant has suffered and survived The Werewolf Prince and I [spoilers removed] this very day.
Now, a boon i..."
Bless your soul, dear Louize. The gods will reward you for your suffering.
Dear Oracle,After five months, I have finally finished my dare book, "Mission Impossible: Seducing Drake Palma." I conclude that life in that book does not make sense, and like Ninang Louize, I beg you not to make anyone go through the agony of reading it. Because, tss. Why. Why. Why.
(Thank God that's over.)
Tina wrote: "Dear Oracle,After five months, I have finally finished my dare book, "Mission Impossible: Seducing Drake Palma." I conclude that life in that book does not make sense, and like Ninang Louize, I be..."
Bless your soul, dear Tina. The agony strengthens one's faith in the gods.
Dear Oracle,After a seemingly tedious fortnight, I finally finished reading my challenge book A Clockwork Orange. Real horrorshow of a read. I feel honored to have been bestowed this book dare.
"Goodness comes from within, 6655321. Goodness is something chosen. When a man cannot choose he ceases to be a man."
Joy wrote: "Dear Oracle,After a seemingly tedious fortnight, I finally finished reading my challenge book A Clockwork Orange. Real horrorshow of a read. I feel honored to have been bestowed th..."
Bless your soul, dear Joy. The tedium will grant you an abundance of milk.
Hi Oracle! This month, I finished reading both my Worst Book Dare, "The Secret Life of Bees", and "The Old Man and the Sea" from the Book of Dares. :)
Meliza wrote: "Hi Oracle! This month, I finished reading both my Worst Book Dare, "The Secret Life of Bees", and "The Old Man and the Sea" from the Book of Dares. :)"Bless your soul, dear Meliza. The gods will protect you in your upcoming sea journeys.
Oh hail dear Oracle, for I want a #laslasread this rainy season, I am ready to take this destiny this August. I pick the dates -
August 15
August 18
August 29
(view spoiler)
Maria Ella wrote: "Oh hail dear Oracle, for I want a #laslasread this rainy season, I am ready to take this destiny this August. I pick the dates -
August 15
August 18
August 29
[spoilers removed]"
Ella, choose your razor: Midnight's Children or On the Road?
OH NO, TOUGH LOVE.Because I am not a fan of the Beatnik Generation and its anti-climactic prose, I chose Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. (view spoiler)
Maria Ella wrote: "OH NO, TOUGH LOVE.Because I am not a fan of the Beatnik Generation and its anti-climactic prose, I chose Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. I suppose this has a sadder plot than Kerouac's.
Go..."
The Oracle has read Salman Rushdie's magnum opus. If you like Indian sagas rich in social, historical, and political commentaries, Saleem and Shiva will keep you good company.
Oh great oracle please bear with me but I do have a question.. What are shiny sparkly stamps? This servant is new to this and will require of your assistance. Thank you!
I'm late with the update, Great Oracle, but I read Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porty and gave it 5 Stars.
Kristel wrote: "I'm late with the update, Great Oracle, but I read Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porty and gave it 5 Stars."Bless your soul, dear Kristel. The gods will protect you on your way back home.
Dearest Oracle,I finally finished the Cold Mountain. May the goddess be pleased! For this servant, too, is pleased. I have have gained my much needed sleep, because of this. Thank you.
Louize wrote: "Dearest Oracle,I finally finished the Cold Mountain. May the goddess be pleased! For this servant, too, is pleased. I have have gained my much needed sleep, because of this. Thank you."
Bless your soul, dear Louize. The gods will keep you warm, and supply you with more rejuvenating sleep and pleasant dreams.
Dearest Oracle and The High Priestess,The Inheritance of Loss was a very engaging read. I really liked it. Glad to have joined the reading challenge. :)
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