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Star Wars Yearly Reading Challenge
Duration: One year from your start date.
Rules:
‣ Choose your level & category, choose your books/comic books and get to reading!
‣ You can use every book/comic book only once (i.e. for one task)
‣ When you've finished a book or a comic book rate and date it
‣ You may count any books over 100 pages and any comic book over 70 pages
‣ Legends and/or New Canon books are allowed depending on the category you've chosen
‣ Re-reads are allowed
‣ You can change your level and category at any time
Levels:
Jedi Initiate = 5-7 books
Jedi Padawan = 8-10 books
Jedi Knight = 11-13 books
Jedi Master = 14-16 books
Chosen One = 32 books (every task twice)
Categories:
Legendary Hero - Legends books & Comic books only
Rising Star - New Canon only
Maverick - Both Legends and New Canon
Tasks:
1. Read a SW stand-alone book.
2. Read a SW book that's part of a series.
3. Read a SW short story anthology.
4. Read a SW comic book collection.
5. Read a novelization of a SW movie.
6. Read a graphic novelization of a SW movie.
7. Read a middle-grade or a young adult SW book.
8. Read a book set anytime before The Phantom Menace.
9. Read a book set during the prequel movies era.
10. Read a book set in the interim between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.
11. Read a book set during the Original Trilogy.
12. Read a book set after Return of the Jedi.
13. Read a book with a male main character other than Luke, Han, Obi-Wan and Anakin/Vader.
14. Read a book with a female main character other than Leia (and Rey).
15. Read a book with Luke, Han, Obi-Wan, Anakin/Vader or Leia (or Rey) as the main character
16. Read a non-fiction book on the history of SW, its pop culture significance or making of the movies or a biography/memoir of a member of SW cast or crew.
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Any thoughts?
I was thinking of seeing about coming up with a readathon for March and April leading up to Thrawn: Greater Good. I'll work on the prompts for that and we can work it in as a mini challenge.
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Potential rules and prompts for a Star Wars read-a-thon. Rules:
1. Read at least 1 Star Wars book.
2. It can be from Legends or Disney continuity.
3. Books may count for more than 1 prompt.
Prompts:
1. Strength: however you define strength or a strong character pick a book with a character you deem strong.
2. Tear jerker: Pick a book that makes you cry or focuses on a tragic character.
3. Aliit: The Mando'a word for family, Pick a book that focuses on how the events of the Star Wars universe impacts a family, or a found family dynamic.
4. Relaxing: Pick an old friend to reread, or if you are new here pick a book that just sounds like a fun time.
5. Werda: The Mando'a word for shadows and stealth, pick a book that focuses on the cloak and dagger, espionage, or covert operationd side of Star Wars.
6. Artistically done: Pick a book about the making of Star Wars, the cultural impact of Star Wars, or a Star Wars book you'd deem a classic even if it wasn't part of the franchise.
7. Redemption: Pick a book that has redemption as a key theme.
8. Strategically or Tactically minded: Pick a book that actually pays attention to sound strategies and tactics in either the political or military arenas.
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I see you're using Mando'a words as prompts.
The Mandalorian by Adam Christopher is coming out in November. It could be a great opportunity to roll out this Read-a-thon in September as a preparation for the new Mandalorian book. What do you think?
Hopefully they kept the language the same as it was in the Republic Commandos game and books.
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I haven't read anything Thrawn related yet. So somebody more knowledgeable has to step in. ;)
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Even if they change it, it doesn't matter - The Legends universe still exists (and will always exist). In my head-cannon EU and Disney continuity are just two alternate realities coexisting peacefuly beside each other.
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That's fantastic. Thanks.
Very true Vode. Star Wars is a multi-verse.
For the Thrawn one we don't have examples of the language beyond names and a few phrases that weren't always translated. So I'm thinking either another acrostic that spells Admiral Thrawn or having it be based on the Chiss Family ranks or Chiss Political hierarchy.
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I'll come up with a few sets of prompts and we can go from there.
Thrawn read-a-thonThere a three sets of prompts. you may mix and match, complete a set, or do all the prompts.
Rules:
1. Read at least one book that has Thrawn as a main character or antagonist.
2. Books from Legends and Disney continuity count.
3. Books may count towards more than one prompt.
1st Set of Prompts: Admiral Thrawn acrostic.
1. Artistically done: Pick an Art of Star Wars book, Star Wars Propaganda, or a book on the art of war in Star Wars.
2. Desperate times call for desperate measures: Wether it's the hero and villain teaming up or a villain is an honorable man on the wrong side of history, read a book where characters find themselves unlikely allies.
3. Moriarty: Pick a Thrawn novel where at least one villain is the Moriarty to his Sherlock.
4. Intellect: Pick a book that shows off Thrawn's quick thinking, adaptability, and sound logic.
5. Reckless: Pick a book where characters see Thrawn as reckless because they just don't understand him or how he thinks.
6. Alienation: Pick a book that explores how alienated Thrawn can be from others wether amongst the Chiss or in the Empire.
7. Loyalty and Leadership: Pick a book that explores what makes an officer a good commanding officer and one men and women are loyal to.
8. Treason: Read a book that shows Thrawn dancing on the edge of Treason and what makes Treason Treason Treason.
9. Hero or Villain: Read a book that makes you question who the heroes and villains are.
10. Rebels: Pick s book set during 20BBY to The Battle of Endor that features Thrawn as either a main character or side character.
11. Ascendancy: Read any novel set in the Unknown Regions that explores the Chiss.
12. Warrior: Read Thrawn to explore his ideas on the way of the warrior.
13. New Republic Era: Read a book from the original Thrawn Trilogy: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command.
The second set of prompts are inspired by the Chiss Family Ranks. These prompts are listed from highest rank to lowest rank.
1. Blood: Read at least one book from the original Thrawn trilogy: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command.
2. Cousin: Read any other book or short stories by Zahn that focuses on Thrawn.
3. Ranking Distant: Read a book that focuses on the Chiss and or Thrawn that is not written by Zahn. This can include the middle grade series Clone Wars Secret Missions, The Dark Nest Trilogy, The Heir to the Empire Guide book, etc.
4. Trial-Born: Read Outbound Flight and then Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising.
5. Merit Adoptive: Read a nonfiction work or literary work Zahn said inspired how he wrote Thrawn. Historical figures he drew on were Erwin Rommel and Alexander the Great. I will also accept books by or about Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Even though he was not mentioned by Zahn as an inspiration for Thrawn, the two are uncannily similar in many ways. The main literary influence was Sherlock Holmes, so either a Sherlock Holmes mystery or a nonfiction book about Sherlock Holmes would also count.
Make that 2 sets. I typed that there were 3 sets.
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i have only read a few new canon Thrawn books because my library doesn’t have them and I don’t have the cash to spend.
I buy most of mine used at thrift stores and used book stores like 2nd and Charles.
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You see?! Challenges are fun. And I think that you need some group activities to grow the group. Especially with so small community you need something other than discussions (which are limited by small number of members) to attract new people - e.g. Book of the month (i.e. group read), buddy reads and challenges.
There is only a small number of active Star Wars reading GR groups ( that's a plus for you) - what made me hesitate before I joined was that you have no listed group reads - they appear in the groups search (on the main page) - something that catches your eye - an immediate sign that the group is at least semi active.
If you're interested I'd like to join as a co-mod.
A kindle, does your library have Libby or Hoopla? They may have a wider selection of audiobooks and digital copies available on those apps.
Interlibrary loan takes longer but is also a good way to get books.
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I will try that when i have time, thanks.
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I noticed that this was the only Legends centric group. I would love to have you as co-mod. I’m adding you now. I can create a secret group for us two mods.
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Mod chat thread would be great.
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You see?! Challenges a..."
I only have the one group read up and it is self paced to let busy people have enough time.
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It doesn't work. It wants me to ask permission to join. And when I do it says: Sorry, that group is secret.
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The thing is the group read doesn't close when the month is over. It is open for further discussion.
But there is an option - a new group read for - faster readers and people who weren't interested in the previous book.
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So, in the Around the Workd in 80 books group I'm part of on Goodreads we do a world lit Bingo challenge. Maybe we could have people suggest prompts and then make a bingo challenge of those prompts. Then readers go for as many bingo rows or blackout as they have time for. It could also be a way to incorporate a prompt like read a book where Leia uses a lightsaber.
That would be cool. It would be a fun little extra thing to keep in mind while reading Star Wars books, and there would be a lot of fun and different options for prompts.
Rebecca wrote: "I was thinking of seeing about coming up with a readathon for March and April leading up to Thrawn: Greater Good. I'll work on the prompts for that and we can work it in as a mini challenge."That would be really cool! I love Thrawn as a character but have just read the Thrawn trilogy and the canon novel Thrawn. I need to catch upon the canon novels before Thrawn: Greater Good, and would read just about any Legends book with him in it.
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Something like this?
Prompts will be up for discussion.
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If you have any prompt ideas for a fun SW BINGO post them here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
We'll pick 24 best ones during January and post the BINGO as a February Monthly Challenge
Zuzana, for the prompt in the Chiss reading challenge for read a nonfiction book about a military figure or Sherlock feel free to make it about Sherlock or any military figure rather than specific ones like I currently have listed.
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e.g. 4. Trial-Born: Read Outbound Flight and then Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising. - seems a bit restrictive especially when prompt #2 is Read any other book or short stories by Zahn that focuses on Thrawn.
I might change # 4 to Read any non Star Wars book by Timothy Zahn.
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