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Finish Line - 2024
Gail W wrote: "Update message 4:14/40"
Gail, I had your goal listed at 39, but your recent updates show 40. I changed it in my spreadsheet, but can change it back to 39 if you typed 40 in error. Just let me know.
Updated to here!I am enjoying seeing how y'all are finishing your quotes, songs, and idioms. You're a clever bunch! š
Update to Message #5Progress 8/30
Opening Lines
ā 6.Ā Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went toā¦ House of Sky and Breath
Updated message 12-- 8/353. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tellā¦The Story Keeper
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss is...The Marriage Test
update to message 16: 4/30 books read
I'll go for 2918/29
Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that givesā¦
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and inā¦
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, Iāve gone to garage sales and boughtā¦
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, theyā¦
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keepsā¦
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are oftenā¦
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try toā¦
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by What the Wind Knows
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the Flower Fables
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip withā¦
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out theā¦
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heardā¦
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt andā¦
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna beā¦
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All Iām saying is, kindness donāt haveā¦
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaidās Tale
We slept in what had once beenā¦
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure toā¦
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tell Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family isā¦
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, but Farewell Fountain Street
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to āSalemās Lot
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I wereā¦
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every manās Bargain Bin Rom-Com
9. Marcel Proust, Swannās Way
For a long time, I went to bed Before the Queen Falls Asleep: A powerful novel about exile, displacement and family by an iconic Palestinian writer
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, Iā¦
11. Gabriel GarcĆa MĆ”rquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano BuendĆa was...
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night heādā¦
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside is Sunny
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long toā¦
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow is...
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards Chain-Gang All-Stars
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, andā¦
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at...
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming about The Snow Child
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embrace Madame Bovary
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried toā¦
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish youā¦
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be atā¦
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of The Postcard
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornetās Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into herā¦
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, heā¦
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtainsā¦
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were veryā¦
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other and The Housemaid
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know Iā¦
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like aā¦
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
Youāre the one that Iāveā¦
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout toā¦
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautifulā¦
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish inā¦
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonightās gonna beā¦
8. BeyoncƩ, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, Iām doingā¦
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms areā¦
10. SinĆ©ad OāConnor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you took Kala
11. Prince, Letās Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to getā¦
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind inā¦
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky isā¦
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss isā¦
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without aā¦
2. As snug as a bug in aā¦
3. Look before youā¦
4. Throw caution to Restless Dolly Maunder
5. Stop beating around theā¦
6. It is always darkest beforeā¦
7. Donāt kill the goose that lays theā¦
8. The pot calling the kettleā¦
9. Like a cat on a hot tinā¦
10. Your guess is as good asā¦
11. Too many cooks spoil theā¦
12. Two heads are better thanā¦
13. All that glitters is notā¦
14. Every dog has hisā¦
15. A rising tide lifts all...
Challenge Tiers
š¶āāļø 1-14: Walk
šš½āāļø 15-29: 5K
š½ 30-44: 10K
š„ 45-59: Half-Marathon
š 60-74: Marathon
š 75+: Ultramarathon
Update to msg #41 please! Progress: 4/10
TerryJane wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Sounds fun and unique! I'm in for 15!"Michelle, I just realized that you already signed up for 10 in message #15 (Dec. 4). I will keep the first sign-up in my file and increase y..."
Somehow I JUST NOW noticed that I signed up twice, and I also missed your message! Thanks for catching that. =)
I'm not setting a real goal, though I'm aware you need something to put down in your list, so you can take 25.FINISH LINE
Duration: 1/1/24 - 12/31/24
Completed: 7
Level reached: š¶āāļø 1-14: Walk (view spoiler)
That is, you may add or omit a word to make your line read correctly, such as:
āŖ articles (a, an, the, etc.)
āŖ prepositions (at, in, under, etc.)
āŖ helping verbs (do, has, can, etc.)
Update to message 117: 7/25 books read!
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
ā 1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that givesā¦ Treasure at Blue Heron Lake book 2 in Mainely Mysteries by Susan Page Davis & Megan Elaine Davis 3* 1/13
ā 2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and inā¦ The Christmas Camel by Vered Ehsani 3* 1/4
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, Iāve gone to garage sales and boughtā¦
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, theyā¦
ā 5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keepsā¦ Forever Covert by Kathleen Brooks 5* 1/22
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are oftenā¦
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try toā¦
ā 8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed byā¦ Bob, der Streuner: Die Katze, die mein Leben verƤnderte (lit. Bob, the Estray: The Cat That Changed My Life)=A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets by James Bowen 1* 1/5
ā 9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint theā¦ Christmas at the Falling-Down Guesthouse book 1 in Christmas Kisses by Lilly Bartlett=Michele Gorman 2* 1/5
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip withā¦
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out theā¦
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heardā¦
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt andā¦
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna beā¦
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All Iām saying is, kindness donāt haveā¦
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaidās Tale
We slept in what had once beenā¦
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure toā¦
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tellā¦
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family isā¦
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, butā¦
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went toā¦
ā 7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I wereā¦ Seeking Solace by M.L. Hamilton 3* 1/1
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every manāsā¦
9. Marcel Proust, Swannās Way
For a long time, I went to bedā¦
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, Iā¦
11. Gabriel GarcĆa MĆ”rquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano BuendĆa wasā¦
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night heādā¦
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside isā¦
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long toā¦
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow isā¦
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towardsā¦
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, andā¦
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long atā¦
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming aboutā¦
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embraceā¦
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried toā¦
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish youā¦
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be atā¦
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor ofā¦
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornetās Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into herā¦
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, heā¦
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtainsā¦
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were veryā¦
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other andā¦
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know Iā¦
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like aā¦
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
Youāre the one that Iāveā¦
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout toā¦
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautifulā¦
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish inā¦
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonightās gonna beā¦
8. BeyoncƩ, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, Iām doingā¦
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms areā¦
10. SinĆ©ad OāConnor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you tookā¦
ā 11. Prince, Letās Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to getā¦ West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge 4* 1/22
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind inā¦
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky isā¦
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a newā¦
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss isā¦
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without aā¦
2. As snug as a bug in aā¦
3. Look before youā¦
4. Throw caution toā¦
5. Stop beating around theā¦
6. It is always darkest beforeā¦
7. Donāt kill the goose that lays theā¦
8. The pot calling the kettleā¦
9. Like a cat on a hot tinā¦
10. Your guess is as good asā¦
11. Too many cooks spoil theā¦
12. Two heads are better thanā¦
13. All that glitters is notā¦
14. Every dog has hisā¦
15. A rising tide lifts allā¦
(view spoiler)
Update to Message #71Progress 3/25
āļø 2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in the House of Sky and Breath
Updated message 12-- 9/356. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embraceā¦The Sea Keeper's Daughters
Updated to here!Welcome, Agnieszka and Jess! šš»
Carolyn, I updated your goal to 20. šš»
Hope y'all are enjoying this challenge as much as I am! š I plan to post another update midmonth.
Update to Message 25: 8/15.I - Themes, 9 - Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint theā¦Warrior Girl Unearthed
I - Themes, 10 - But he turned our family life into an endless road trip withā¦The Girl Who Saved Christmas
II - Opening Lines, 5 - History has failed us, butā¦I Must Betray You
III - Closing Lines, 5 - The old man was dreaming aboutā¦The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
2024 Reading ChallengeFinish Line - 2024
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
Progress: 0 out of 75
Challenge Tiers
š¶āāļø 1-14: Walk
šš½āāļø 15-29: 5K
š½ 30-44: 10K
š„ 45-59: Half-Marathon
š 60-74: Marathon
š 75+: Ultramarathon
For this challenge, we will begin with partial book quotes, idioms, or song lyrics, and add our book titles to finish the lines. Minor changes are allowed between the original phrase and your title. That is, you may add or omit a word to make your line read correctly, such as:
āŖ articles (a, an, the, etc.)
āŖ prepositions (at, in, under, etc.)
āŖ helping verbs (do, has, can, etc.)
Examples:
Birds of a feather flockā¦ To the Lighthouse
The early bird catches theā¦ What Lies in the Woods
Donāt count your chickens before they... can Sing You Home
I. Themes - Complete quotes related to our 2024 themes.
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that givesā¦
2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and inā¦
3. John Green, Looking for Alaska
Every summer since I was little, Iāve gone to garage sales and boughtā¦
4. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Autumn leaves don't fall, theyā¦
5. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keepsā¦
6. Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
People who deny the existence of dragons are oftenā¦
7. Jim Butcher, Vignette
I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try toā¦
8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed byā¦
9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint theā¦
10. Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
But he turned our family life into an endless road trip withā¦
11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out theā¦
12. J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit
The mountain smoked beneath the moon; the dwarves, they heardā¦
13. Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
She wore her orange camp t-shirt andā¦
14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna beā¦
15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All Iām saying is, kindness donāt haveā¦
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
1. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaidās Tale
We slept in what had once beenā¦
2. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
It was a pleasure toā¦
3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tellā¦
4. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family isā¦
5. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
History has failed us, butā¦
6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went toā¦
7. Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
When we were new, Rosa and I wereā¦
8. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ships at a distance have every manāsā¦
9. Marcel Proust, Swannās Way
For a long time, I went to bedā¦
10. S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, Iā¦
11. Gabriel GarcĆa MĆ”rquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano BuendĆa wasā¦
12. Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When he woke in the woods in the dark and cold of the night heādā¦
13. Ashley Audrain, The Push
Your house glows at night like everything inside isā¦
14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were...
15. Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
No live organism can continue for long toā¦
III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow isā¦
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towardsā¦
3. George Orwell, Animal Farm
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, andā¦
4. Yann Martel,Life of Pi
Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long atā¦
5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming aboutā¦
6. Jung Chang, Wild Swans
I was eager to embraceā¦
7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried toā¦
8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish youā¦
9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be atā¦
10. Kate Chopin, The Awakening
There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor ofā¦
11. Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornetās Nest
She opened the door wide and let him into herā¦
12. Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, heā¦
13. Asne Seierstad, A Hundred and One Days
It floats through the balcony doors and makes the curtainsā¦
14. Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were veryā¦
15. Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
But over the old man's head they looked at each other andā¦
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
1. Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits, 2021
Every time you come around, you know Iā¦
2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like aā¦
3. Lady Gaga, Stupid Love, 2020
Youāre the one that Iāveā¦
4. Pharrell Williams, Happy, 2014
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout toā¦
5. Rihanna, Diamonds, 2012
Find light in the beautifulā¦
6. Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe, 2011
I threw a wish inā¦
7. Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling, 2009
I gotta feeling that tonightās gonna beā¦
8. BeyoncƩ, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), 2008
Up in the club, just broke up, Iām doingā¦
9. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms areā¦
10. SinĆ©ad OāConnor, Nothing Compares to U, 1990
It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you tookā¦
11. Prince, Letās Go Crazy, 1984
Dearly Beloved, we have gathered here today to getā¦
12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind inā¦
13. The Mamas and the Papas, California Dreaming, 1965
All the leaves are brown and the sky isā¦
14. Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel, 1956
Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a newā¦
15. Dooley Wilson, As Time Goes By, 1942
You must remember this, a kiss isā¦
V. Idioms - Complete these idioms using your book titles.
1. Up a creek without aā¦
2. As snug as a bug in aā¦
3. Look before youā¦
4. Throw caution toā¦
5. Stop beating around theā¦
6. It is always darkest beforeā¦
7. Donāt kill the goose that lays theā¦
8. The pot calling the kettleā¦
9. Like a cat on a hot tinā¦
10. Your guess is as good asā¦
11. Too many cooks spoil theā¦
12. Two heads are better thanā¦
13. All that glitters is notā¦
14. Every dog has hisā¦
15. A rising tide lifts allā¦
Update for message #9: š Progress: 15/20 š -
(04.02: Raising my goal to 20 books.)
Thanks!
Update message 47 7/753. You better not never tellā¦The Housemaid
3. Look before youā¦All Fall Down
6. It is always darkest beforeā¦The Art of Death
Update to message 24:2. Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Spring was moving in the air above and in the Holly
2/50
Update to Message 25: 9/15.IV - Songs, 10 - It's been seven hours and fifteen days since you tookā¦The Indigo Girl
Updated message 7. Progress: 1/121. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
ā--After all, tomorrow isā¦A Hard Day for a Hangover
Update to msg #41 please! Progress: 5/10
update to message 16: 5/30 books read
Update to message 30: 5/20 lines finished/books read
updated post 1011/20
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that givesā¦ Immortal Longings
Update to message 24:11. Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the Star Splinter
3/50
update to message 16: 6/30 books read
Brittany wrote: "updated post 1011/20
1. Naomi Novik, Uprooted
They come and go like seasons, the winter that givesā¦ Immortal Longings"
Good one.
Thanks Greg! I rather liked that one too
Jannene wrote: "Update message 47 7/753. You better not never tellā¦The Housemaid
3. Look before youā¦All Fall Down
6. It is always darkest beforeā¦The Art of Death"
Those are fun nicely done!
Update to msg #41 please! Progress: 6/10
Amy wrote: "Update to message 30: 5/20 lines finished/books read"Amy, you signed up for 25 (5 from each section), so is the 20 here a typo. or a goal change? I tried checking your sign-up post to clarify, but you have both 25 and 20 listed. I will leave it at 25 for now.
Lina wrote: "Update for message #9: š Progress: 15/20 š -
(04.02: Raising my goal to 20 books.)
Thanks!"
Congrats on reaching your initial goal! I've recorded the increase.
Suzanne wrote: "2024 Reading ChallengeFinish Line - 2024
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
Progress: 0 out of 75
Challenge Tiers
š¶āāļø 1-14: Walk
šš½āāļø 15-29: 5K
š½ 30-44: 10K
š„ 45-59: Half-Marathon
š 60-74:..."
Welcome to the challenge, Suzanne! Have fun. š
Updated to here!This is a fun challenge to lead. Your finished lines are great!
I may be a bit late with the early March update, as I may get caught up in the individual readathon for Black/Women's History Months.
Update to Message # 71Progress 5/25
II. Opening Lines - Complete the book beginnings.
āļø 6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to the House of Flame and Shadow
IV. Songs - Complete these opening song lyrics.
āļø 2. BTS, Butter, 2021
Smooth like butter, like a Clean Sweep
Update to message 24:III. Closing Lines - Complete these book endings.
2. Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The eyes and faces all turned themselves towards Radigan
4/50
Update to message #6: 13/30
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I. Themes
š 8. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed byā¦ The Unwinding of the Miracle
š 9. Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint
theā¦ The Way Homeš 14. Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna beā¦ an American Psycho
š 15. Kathryn Stockett, The Help
All Iām saying is, kindness donāt haveā¦ a Hungry Heart
II. Opening Lines
š 3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple
You better not never tellā¦ MartĆn Fierro
š 6. Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went toā¦ a Beautiful Country
š 11. Gabriel GarcĆa MĆ”rquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano BuendĆa wasā¦ in Grave Peril
š 14. George Orwell, 1984
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were... Half Broke
III. Closing Lines
š 1. Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
After all, tomorrow isā¦ the 12th of Never
š 5. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
The old man was dreaming aboutā¦ The 7Ā½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
š 7. Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain
There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried toā¦ Murder at the Serpentine Bridge
š 8. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish
youā¦ I'm Glad My Mom Diedš 9. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
I'm so glad to be aā¦ Mexican WhiteBoy
IV. Songs
š 12. The Eagles, Hotel California, 1976
On a dark desert highway, cool wind inā¦ the Winter Street
V. Idioms
š 4. Throw caution toā¦ the The Devil in the White City
š 13. All that glitters is notā¦ The Golden Couple