Gail’s Annual Challenge 2023 Points

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January:

Rollover Points: +5
Annual: Just barely begun +0
Quarterly: Will take points when I have completed +0
BOTM: H(A)ppy +3
TBR: Timbuktu +1
RANDOM: Sputnick Sweetheart +5 (first book of 2023 list)
A Home at the End of the World +2
Grapes of Wrath +2
Total This Month: +18

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February:

January Points: +18

Annual: Just barely begun - will take points at the quarter mark
Quarterly: Will take points when I have completed
BOTM: To Have and Have Not +3
BUDDY READ: The Cathedral +3
TBR: Things Fall Apart +1

Total for February: +7
Total YTD: 18+7= 25

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March Challenge Points:

February Points =25
Annual: Have not finished a quarter yet - will take points at the quarter mark
Quarterly: PARADE's END + 12
BOTM: ARCANUM 17 +3
THREE PENNY NOVEL +3
BOTH BOTM + 1

TBR: Dangling Man +2
RANDOM CHALLENGE: A Light Comedy +2
RANDOM CHALLENGE: Shirley +2

Total for MARCH = 25
Total YTD: 25 + 25 = 50

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April Challenge Points

March Points = 50
Annual: Finally got to the quarter mark +14
Quarterly: Will take points when completed
BOTM: CORRECTION +3
TBR: IN A GLASS DARKLY +2
RANDOM CHALLENGE: A DAY OFF +2

Total for April = 21
Total YTD: 50 + 21 = 71

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May Challenge Points

April Points = 71
Annual: Will take my next points at the half way mark.
Quarterly: Completed The First Circle +12
Hosted The First Circle +10
BOTM: The Steichlin +3
TBR: Tarka the Otter +3
RANDOM CHALLENGE: The Daughter +2
RANDOM CHALLENGE: The Twins +2
Totally Random: The Professor's House +2

Total for April = 34
Total YTD: 71 + 34 = 105

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June Challenge Points

As of end of May Points = 105
Annual: Half Way Mark for Clarissa +14
Quarterly: Took points last month

BOTM: Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship +3
TBR: Book of Evidence +3
RANDOM CHALLENGE: Reading endlessly long books this month

Totally Random: Faces in the Water +2

Total as of end of May = 105
Total YTD at the end of June: 105+22 = 127

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July Challenge Points

As of end of June Points = 127
Annual: CLARISSA: on-going will take next points at 3/4 mark
Quarterly: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP: will take points when I finish

BOTM: ARROW OF GOD +3
BOTM: THE GREEN HAT +3
BOTH: +1
BUDDY READ: MONEY, A SUICIDE NOTE +3
BUDDY READ: BRIDGE ON THE DRINA +3
TBR: The END OF AN AFFAIR +4
RANDOM CHALLENGE: THE UNDERDOGS +2
Totally Random: THE DEVIL AND MISS PRYM +1 (less than 150 pages)
THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE by Equiano +2

Total for July = 22
Total YTD at the end of June plus July: 127 + 22 = 149

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August Challenge Points

As of end of July Points = 149
Annual: CLARISSA: 75% complete +14
Quarterly: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP: will take points when I finish

BOTM: Dangerous Liaisons +3
BOTM: The Hive +3
BOTH: +1

TBR: The Robber Bride +4
RANDOM CHALLENGE: Celestial Harmonies +2
RANDOM CHALLENGE: A World for Julius +2


Total for August = 29
Total YTD at the end of July plus August: 149 + 29 = 178

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September Challenge Points

As of end of August Points = 178
Annual: CLARISSA: Will take remaining points when I am finished.
Quarterly: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP: +12

BOTM: The Book of Daniel +3
BOTM: Manhatten Transfer +3
BOTH: +1

TBR: Mother by Gorky +5
RANDOM CHALLENGE: The Golden Ass +2

Just RANDOM: The Diviners +2
The Heart of Darkness +1 (under 150 pages)

Total for September: +29
Total YTD at the end of September: 178 + 29 = 207

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October Challenge Points

As of end of September Points = 207
Annual: CLARISSA: FINISHED +14
Quarterly: The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll (will take points when finished)

BOTM: Eyeless in Gazal +3
BOTM: Thousand Cranes +3
BOTH: +1

TBR: Farewell my Lovely +5
RANDOM CHALLENGE: Trainspotting +2

Just Halloween: The Island of Dr. Moreau +3
Just RANDOM: Miramar +2

Total for October: +33
Total YTD at the end of October: 207+33=240

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Update to October Points

Banned Book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest +3
Random: On the Black Hill +2
Total for Oct: 33+5= 38
207 + 38 = 245

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November Challenge Points

As of end of October Points = 245
Annual: CLARISSA: FINISHED +14 - Already took points in October
Quarterly: The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll (will take points when finished)

BOTM: Troubles +3
BOTM: Hallucinating Foucault +3
BOTH: +1

TBR: The Spy That Came in From the Cold +5
RANDOM CHALLENGE: Birds Fall Down +2

Total for November : +14
Total YTD at the end of November: 245 + 14 = 259

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Spreadsheet updated 17th December 2023

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December Challenge Points

As of end of November Points = 259
Annual: CLARISSA: FINISHED Already took points in October
Quarterly: The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll Finished +12
Bonus for Reading all 4 Quarterly Reads +15
BOTM: Amadis of Gaul +3

TBR: Journey to the End of the Night + 5
RANDOM CHALLENGE: Z by Vassilikos +2

Totally Random: The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman +2
Ashes and Diamonds +2
So Long a Letter by Ba +1

Total for December: 42
Total YTD in December: 259 = 301