2025 Reading Challenge discussion
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I Spy - 2022

7/25
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective: The Maid It's an occupation and the central plot of the book.

Progress 8/25
I read We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson for #21 - animal on the cover

8/25
17. Elements - fire, wind, air: Black Water Sister Water - a very, very important element.

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration (for me): May 25, 2022 - December 31, 2022
19/25
TO DO:
1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Tanya
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
23. Sports - baseball, basketball, football
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost
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2. Number - one, twice, third
Una storia. Autobiografia
3. Things That Grow

4. Seasons -
Il cappotto
6. Places:
Tokyo Express
7. Body Part - hand (on the cover)

9. Body of Water

10. Form of Water (snow)

11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames

13. Architecture (house - cover)

14. Senses (hearing: musical notes on the cover)

15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
Il Signore degli Anelli
16. Family Member (father)

17. Elements (air, see the hair of the girl)

18. Time of Day (noon, please note the shadow)

19. Metal (rails)

20. Emotion/Feeling (loneliness)

21. Animal/Insect

22. Something to Read (blackboard)

25. Occupation: ("pastore"---> priest)
La moglie del pastore
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Bonus 5 categories with examples (only open for members who have finished reading for all the primary categories):
1. Magical beings - witches, wizards, elves
2. Inspirational people - Mandela, Gandhi, Obama
3. Mental Health - depression, therapy, anxiety
4. Subjects - Biology, Psychology, Chemistry
5. Monthly themes of the 2022 Reading Challenge - The list of our monthly themes can be found here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

9/25
2. Number - one, twice, third: Three Floors Up Three floors, the id, ego, and superego.

14/25
2. Number - one, twice, third Three Blind Mice: A Novella
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost
Angels & Demons

I Spy Challenge: (x)
12/25
1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - one, twice, third
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, grasshopper
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost

1. Color Indigo Ridge
12. Celestial Body The Ex Hex
13. Architecture-Made in Manhattan
18. Time of Day Shadow of Night
19. Metal Steel King






9/10 completed, updating goal to 20/25
Primary 25 categories with examples:
1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
3. Things That Grow - Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words
4. Seasons - Billy Summers
5. First Name - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
6. Places - The Dead Zone
7. Body Part - Lighter than my Shadow
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - The Ice Storm
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - Wish You Were Here
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, grasshopper
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Sports - baseball, basketball, football
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - The Bookseller

Since last update:
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Nightbooks by J.A. White
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

Progress 10/25
I read She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall by Misty Bernall for #5 - first name
Books mentioned in this topic
Die Bücherdiebin (other topics)Die Geschichten der Jahreszeiten 1 - 6 (other topics)
Der Tanzende (other topics)
Everlove - Bis übers Ende dieser Welt hinaus (other topics)
The Scandal (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Haruki Murakami (other topics)Edward Albee (other topics)
Gabriel García Márquez (other topics)
Jasper Fforde (other topics)
Eric Ambler (other topics)
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Good luck to my team of spies!
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