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Listopia Madness - July 2024
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*1 bonus point if your book is on 2 of the lists in message 1
*1 bonus point if your book is on one of these lists & used in any one of the challenges listed below
*2 bonus points if your book is on one of these lists & used in multiple challenges listed below
*2 bonus points if your book is on 2 lists & used in any of the challenges listed below
*3 bonus points if your books is on 2 lists & used in multiple challenges listed below
*4 bonus points if you buddy read a book on any list with at least 1 other person (Sign up here)
Challenges Accepted for Bonus points
The Name Game
Ready Player One
Road Trip
A to Z Challenge
Fairy Tale Retellings
Magic Systems
TBR Busters
Buzzwords
Disney Challenge (coming soon)
Water Balloon Wars
Olympic Games
Bookopoly
Q&A
Q: Can we read a different book in the series than the book on the list?
A: Not for this challenge. We are focused on the listopia for this challenge.
Q: Can we use a different edition than the one on the list?
A: Yes, it is the same book so the edition you use does not matter.
In for this one too! 😉(I've got nada on those lists! Better pick a good one this month, lol)
📗 Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
📘 In Your Pants
📙 Funniest Gay Titles
📕 The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
📔 I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes
📒 Smart Summer Reads
Total points: 129
1. The Anatomy of Ghosts📕#561 - 3 points + 2 points for balloons & TBR
2. The End of All Things 📒#3696 - 3 points + 2 points for TBR and balloons
3. The Lighthouse📕#72 & 📒#2777 - 3 points + 3 points for 2 lists, TBR & balloons
4. Prodigal Summer 📒#3781 - 3 points + 2 points for balloons & Buzz
5. The Big Four 📕#293 - 1 point + 2 points for balloons & TBR
6. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store📔 #955 - 3 points + 2 points for balloons & A-Z
7. The Amityville Horror📒#6363 - 3 points + 2 points for balloons and TBR
8. Peril at End House📕#38 - 1 point + 2 points for balloons & tbr
9. A Winter Grave📒#632 - 3 points + 2 points for TBR & balloons
10. Amerika📔#758 - 3 points + 2 points for Buzz & Balloons
11. The Quiche of Death 📕#233 & 📒#5982 - 1 point + 3 points for 2 lists, balloons & A-Z
12. On Beauty📒 #4302 - 3 points + 2 points for balloons & buzz
13. Daisy Jones & The Six📔#804 & 📒#1777 - 3 points + 3 points for 2 lists, balloons & Buzz
14. The Flatshare📔#729 & 📒#6572 - 3 points + 3 points for 2 lists, balloons & buzz
15. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character 📒#3893 - 3 points + 2 point for balloons & Buzz
16. Cold Granite📕#224 & 📒#2513 - 5 points + 3 points for 2 lists, balloons & TBR
17. Poison Study📔#244 & 📒#3150 - 3 points + 3 points for 2 lists, balloons & TBR
18. We Begin at the End 📒#8085 - 3 points + 2 points for balloons & Buzz
19. The House in the Cerulean Sea 📒#2333 - 3 points + 2 points for balloons & buzz
20. Fly Away📒#6693 - 3 points + 2 points for balloons & buzz
21. The Mad Ship📒#3258 - 10 points + 2 points for balloons & Olympics
22. Mockingjay📗#58 & 📔#24 - 3 points + 3 points for 2 lists, balloons & A-Z
23. Gideon the Ninth📒#8083 - 3 points + 2 points for balloons & Magic + 4 points for BR
Here goes nothing...📗 Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
📘 In Your Pants
📙 Funniest Gay Titles
📕 The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
📔 I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes
📒 Smart Summer Reads
And... I got a whopping 4 points. I think I counted that correctly.
1. Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories 📘 #10 & 📒 #1904 - 1 point + 3 points for 2 lists, Magic Systems and Olympic Games
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Listopia Madness
Duration: July 1 - 31, 2024
July Lists | Total Points: 86
📗 Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
📘 In Your Pants
📙 Funniest Gay Titles
📕 The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
📔 I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes
📓 Smart Summer Reads
Books Read:
📔372 📓6943 | Echo Road | 332 pgs | 3p + 3 bp | TBR - BZ
📔 1008| The Familiar | 387 pgs | 3p + 2bp | TBR - BZ
📓8065 | Flashback | 317 pgs | 3p + 2 bp | BZ - TBR
📓7707 📔 1001 | Killing Time | 461 pgs | 3p + 3 bp | TBR - BZ
📔 📓 649| Inferno |578 pgs | 5p + 7bp | TBR + BZ + 📚
📓7449 | Winter Lost | 416 pgs | 3p + 2 bp | BZ - MS
📓7908 | The Boy Who Cried Bear | 343 pgs | 3p + 2bp | AZ - TBR
📓 3305| Keepsake | 431 pgs | 3p + 2bp | WB + BZ
📔 174| 2 Sisters Detective Agency | 416 pgs | 3p + 2bp | TBR - BZ
📔 1001| The Book That Wouldn't Burn | 571 pgs | 5p + 2bp | TBR - WB
📓 5994 | Kitty Goes to Washington | 361 pgs | 3p + 2bp | RT-WB
📗 58 📓 10 | Mockingjay | 339 pgs | 3p + 3bp | BO-WB
📔 260| Faithless in Death | 400 pgs | 3p + 2bp | WB - BZ
📓 8083 Gideon the Ninth | 479 pgs | 3p + 6 bp | MS - BO + 📚
I would like to try this please :)
I'm in again, no matter how badly I did in June.Donna, I feel as though you picked one of those lists just for me!!!
📗 Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
📘 In Your Pants
📙 Funniest Gay Titles
📕 The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
📔 I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes
📒 Smart Summer Reads
Total Points: 156
1. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 📔#495 & 📒#566 - 3 page points, 3 bonus points (A-Z, TBR) - 7/1 6 points
2. Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch 📒#4370 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/2 5 points
3. Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch 📒#6671 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/3 5 points
4. Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch 📒#5385 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/3 5 points
5. The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch 📒#8207 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/7 5 points
6. A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell 📔#733 - 1 page point, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/7 3 points
6. Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch 📒#6034 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/9 5 points
7. Ramen Assassin by Rhys Ford 📙#98 - 1 page point, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/10 3 points
8. I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver 📗#306 & 📘#507 - 3 page points, 3 bonus points (A-Z, TBR) - 7/12 6 points
9. Wolf in Gucci Loafers by Tara Lain 📙#51 - 1 page point, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/14 3 points
10. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant 📔#442 & 📒#8207 - 3 page points, 3 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/14 6 points
11. The Pelican Brief by John Grisham 📒#331 & 📔#727 - 3 page points, 3 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/15 6 points
12. Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh 📕#334 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/15 5 points
13. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 📔#24 📗#58 - 3 page points, 3 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/13 6 points
14. Cruising by Sean Ashcroft 📙#379 - 1 page point, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/17 3 points
15. Bonecrack by Dick Francis 📕#354 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/158 5 points
16. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey 📔#280 & 📒#3741 - 1 page point, 3 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/19 4 points
17. The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune 📙#22 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/20 5 points
18. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan📘#871 & 📒#1298 - 1 page point, 3 bonus points (Retelling, TBR) - 7/20 4 points
19. Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie 📕#112 & 📒#2045 - 1 page point, 3 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/21 4 points
20. Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh 📕#361 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/22 5 points
21. This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson 📗#313 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/22 5 points
22. Jon's Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case by A.J. Sherwood 📙#60 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/23 5 points
23. What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera 📒#4262 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (Retelling, TBR) - 7/24 5 points
24. Fish Stick Fridays by Rhys Ford 📙#104 - 1 page point, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/25 3 points
25. The Faker Rulebook by Baylin Crow 📙#208 - 1 page point, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/25 3 points
26. Powder & Pavlova by Jay Hogan 📙#268 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (TBR, Retelling) - 7/26 5 points
27. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 📔#97 - 1 page point, 2 bonus points (Retelling, Olympics) - 7/26 3 points
28. Tamarillo Tart by Jay Hogan 📙#277 - 1 page point, 2 bonus points (Retelling, Olympics) - 7/27 3 points
29. Odds Against by Dick Francis 📕#907 - 1 page point, 2 bonus points (Retelling, Olympics) - 7/27 3 points
30. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 📒#8083 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points, (Retelling, Olympics), 4 BR points - 7/29 9 points
31. Love Me Tenor by Annabeth Albert 📙#272 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (TBR, Retelling) - 7/29 5 points
32. Fish Out of Water by Amy Lane 📙#249 - 1 page point, 2 bonus points (Retelling, A-Z) - 7/30 3 points
33. Red Fish, Dead Fish by Amy Lane 📙#272 - 3 page points, 2 bonus points (A-Z, Retelling) - 7/30 5 points
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Donna wrote: "And which list do you think that I picked for you, Tru? Not that I am admitting to any such thing, of course."Now that would be telling....
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(I've got nada on those lists! Better pick a good one this month, lol)"
I am always saying that you need to broaden your horizons.
Seriously, have you seen my read books? I'm not sure broadness of horizons is a problem for me. I even keep reading genres I don't really like for reasons that are unclear even to me 😆The first list this round suffers from "I've read them all-itis" 82 read on page 1 alone! Most of what's left is kids books I have no interest in, and likely don't work for half the challenges I'm doing, lol! I think I may read too much...
The final list seems to be mostly self published stuff, and that's a road I don't go down unless I'm taking one for the team in a team challenge 😆
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Total Book Points: 46
📚Buddy Read
🔤A to Z Challenge
🔖Fairy Tale Retellings
🔮Magic Systems
📗 Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
📘 In Your Pants
📙 Funniest Gay Titles
📕 The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
📔 I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes
📒 Smart Summer Reads
Books Read:
3-Jul: The Count of Monte Cristo, 📒#1897🔮1085pgs = 11pts
8-Jul: Piranesi, 📒#3236🔮246pgs = 2pts
11-Jul: Gideon the Ninth, 📒#8152🔮🔤📚448pgs = 9pts
16-Jul: Mockingjay, 📒#10📗#58🔮390pgs = 5pts
17-Jul: Forever, Interrupted, 📒#6219🔮353pgs = 4pts
23-Jul: The Age of Miracles, 📒#1497🔮294pgs = 2pts
26-Jul: The Kiss Quotient, 📒#1603🔮🔤323pgs = 5pts
28-Jul: War Brides, 📒#9014🔮497pgs = 4pts
30-Jul: The Frozen River, 📒#358🔮432pgs = 4pts
Ready Player OneA to Z Challenge
Magic Systems
TBR Busters
Buzzwords
Water Balloon Wars
Olympic Games
Bookopoly
📗 Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
📘 In Your Pants
📙 Funniest Gay Titles
📕 The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
📔 I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes
📒 Smart Summer Reads
Running total 111
1. Reamde 1044pgs, 📔924, buzz, AtoZ, Magic, TBR 10+2=12
2. The Familiar 387pgs, 📔1007, buzz, magic, bookopoly 3+2=5
3. Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe 312pgs, 📔1008, bookopoly, TBR, Magic 3+2=5
4. Horror Movie 277pgs, 📔1006, TBR, Bookopoly, Water 1+2=3
5. None of This Is True 380pgs, 📔982, 📒536, AtoZ, TBR, Water 3+3=6
6. Divinity 36 332pgs, 📔956, Water, TBR 3+2=5
7. All the Colors of the Dark 608pgs, 📔980, Water, Buzz, TBR 5+2=7
8. Beautyland 336pgs, 📔977, Water, TBR 3+2=5
9. Little Rot 288pgs, 📔984, Water, TBR 1+2=3
10. Poisoned 320pgs, 📔990, Water, TBR 3+2=5
11. Mockingjay 390pgs, 📔24 📗58, water, bookopoly 3+3=6
12. Prophet Song 320pgs, 📔932, tbr, water 3+2=5
13. The Curator 480pgs, 📔998, 📔987, tbr, water 3+2=5
14. The Extinction of Irena Rey 320pgs, tbr, water 3+2=5
15. Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent 400pgs, 📔981, tbr, water 3+2=5
16. Lost Ark Dreaming 179pgs, 📔967, tbr, water 1+2=3
17. City of Last Chances 500pgs, 📔762, tbr, bookopoly 3+2=5
18. The Book of Doors 416pgs, 📔963, tbr, bookopoly 3+2=5
19. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn 559pgs, 📔1000, tbr, bookopoly 5+2=7
20. The Book of Ile-Rien: The Element of Fire & The Death of the Necromancer 762pg, 📔635, tbr, bookopoly 7+2=9
Listopia Madness
July 2024
My Listopia Madness Challenge (msg 16)
📗 Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
📘 In Your Pants
📙 Funniest Gay Titles
📕 The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
📔 I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes
📒 Smart Summer Reads
Book🚦Isn't It Bromantic?🚦350 pp🚦07.09 ★★★★🚦📒 #3181
Points🚦3 page points + 2 bonus for TBR/Balloons 🚦5 points
Book🚦The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry🚦272 pp🚦07.10 ★★★★🚦📒 #6874
Points🚦1 page points + 2 bonus for TBR/Balloons 🚦3 points
Book🚦Undead and Unpopular🚦284 pp🚦07.16 ★★★🚦📗 #619
Points🚦1 page points + 2 bonus for TBR/Balloons 🚦3 points
Book🚦A Hard Day for a Hangover🚦416 pp🚦07.25 ★★★★🚦📘 #521 + 📒 #7892
Points🚦3 page points + 3 bonus for multiple lists + TBR/Balloons 🚦6 points
Book🚦The Worst Best Man🚦370 pp🚦07.31 ★★★★🚦 📒 #4184
Points🚦3 page points + 2 bonus for TBR/Balloons 🚦5 points
Running Total🚦22
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Question for the lists - do we apply series rule for this challenge as long as the other book in the series you want to use still fits the list? For instance, Death at Wentwater Court, #1 in the Daisy Dalrymple series, is on the British list but I am on book 4. Could I use the book since it is still set in Britain.
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Donna wrote: "Not for this challenge. We focus on the listopia itself. For my other challenges, I would usually say yes. Somewhere along the line, I lost my Q&A. Let me add that back in."Thanks, I figured it would be that way since each list could be vastly different and cause issues if trying to use other books in a series. Thanks for letting me know.
Sammy wrote: "In for this one too! 😉(I've got nada on those lists! Better pick a good one this month, lol)"
I'm running into the same problem... not a that I've read ALL THE BOOKs 😉, but lots of series that just don't meet up where I am. Also, I already have too many books on my TBR to pick up a book just for this challenge - that only happens for team challenges!!
But I found a few and though I know I won't score many points, it's the fun of the search and MAYBE finding a gem on my TBR I'd forgotten about 😲
yeah, I have a couple of those on Jenny and Angie's lists. I'm part-way through way too many series!This is a super fun challenge though. One of my favourites. When I'm not reading for team challenge mini tasks, this pretty much dictates my reading each month :D
LaurLa wrote: "Sammy wrote: "In for this one too! 😉(I've got nada on those lists! Better pick a good one this month, lol)"
I'm running into the same problem... not a that I've read ALL THE BOOKs 😉, but lots of..."
Yep - like everyone else, I'm usually mid-series. But, I got incredibly luck with Angie's list (thank you, Angie!) which happens to work well with the rereading I'm doing for Book Games. I swear it come down to luck for me....
Team challenges come first for me, too. I still can't believe I only read four books from the lists last month, lol. None of the four Crete books I read were on any of the lists - imagine that.
So two questions.Is there a way to search lists (other than slowly paging through them) to see if books I already have planned for July are on them?
And, how do we go about reporting our month - do we just edit one message to add books as we finish?
Donna has done a how-to on finding a book on lists :https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
And yes, we just edit the one message. If you scan up you can see what other people have started, or look at last month's listopia challenge for lots more.
Thanks Sammy! Trying this now but "search for word on page and then run for each page" - where exactly am I searching for the word?I did find the lists for the book way at the bottom of the page. So that at least should work. Sorry to be so dense.
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Glad to have you join this fun little challenge - it's quite addictive! 😃
I'll try to add to / help with the Listopia search question.
So, to do the word search, you have to do it on each page of the Listopia.
This is how I do it - I usually start at the last page and work forward since my books are usually not on the first few pages. (you can start on any page you choose)
~ With the list open to the starting page, click on the Ctrl key and the F key - this will have a search box popup at the top of the open page.
~ In the box, type in the most unique word in your title OR type in the full title.
~ This is give you a number in the box to the right of your word. Like 1/4 - that means the word appears on the page 4 times...further to the right are up and down arrows. Click on those to skip between the number of words. (If the number is 0/0, the word isn't on the page.
Hope that helps!!
Just post if you have other questions.
Got it!! Thanks so much. I usually don't do monthly things because my reading list gets pretty set from various other obligations. But I think I can handle this. Everyone here is so helpful. Now watch as I come in DLF, lol!
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We all love to get points, but this challenge is fun and actually a bit challenging. Bragging rights are always great but getting any books to fit the lists that you already have planned is also pretty great!
Hope you enjoy this one.
There are so many ways to search! And different things work for different people, depending on what they want to do.Because I like to use the lists to plan my books when I can, I go through each list at the start of the month, and make a note of everything that's on my TBR (with the # it is in). If I get new books or do a re-read during the month, I'll look through that book's lists to see if any of ours are on it (though that can be a job and a half for the really popular books, lol)
Which reminds me, I only got through half of Angie's list the other day. Stoopid work got in the way, lol.
This isn't going to work for me. My reading lists from other obligations are too long to fit more in. Looks fun though.
Erica wrote: "This isn't going to work for me. My reading lists from other obligations are too long to fit more in. Looks fun though."It can be really tricky. Some months go really well for me - others, not so much....
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I just finished Freedom, which is on every single summer reads list, except the one above.Apparently it's not even on the "in your pants" list, which I think must be an oversight 😆
Franzen is one of those hit or miss authors for me. Did you like that one?
It was ok. Well written, but not really anything I haven't read many times before.
Thanks to everyone for the great lists this month! I've read at least two books for every list, which pretty much never happens for me.I always have great intentions of reading a book for every list, but, yeah, not so much....
Erica wrote: "If I'm lucky I'll finish ONE book..."Snort. Yeah, I've had some months go that way, lol.
Donna, I'm all finished for July, and am looking forward to August!
Well done Truitt! you kicked some serious ass.
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Jenny wrote: "Well done Truitt! you kicked some serious ass."Thanks Jenny - I was due! Actually, I got really lucky - books I was willing to read worked for other challenges and it all just fit.
I'm not at all certain next month will go as well....
Well, you will get to pick the best Listopia for your reading habits...
Jenny wrote: "Well, you will get to pick the best Listopia for your reading habits..."I do have one picked out, but I'm not sure everyone will love it. It does have a bunch of books I really would like to read, though. Donna's picks (well, two of them at any rate) helped me to pick something with a somewhat narrower focus than I might have otherwise.
One month I picked a list from which I managed to read one book - not my best showing, lol.
You win, you get to choose! I have one in mind that not everyone will love if I hold on to a top spot. What I keep meaning to do is to see what the biggest lists are, and considering one of those for a month. But, as much fun as I have adding books to random lists, I haven't explored all that is out there.
Well, I loved everyone's lists for July - you were all very good to me!I,m amazed at how many lists there are - and how few to which I've contibuted. I keep reminding myself to add books to lists, but with a few exceptions, I haven't done very well with it.
And I should add that I like it we repeat a list - I rarely get to all the books I want to.Well, if I like the list, anyway. There have been a few I'd be happy to never see again!
I just checked. The Haunted Vagina is on 27 listopias. So, if you want to read more books like that one, there are sooo many choices for you.
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Monthly Challenge: July 2024
Welcome to our monthly Listopia Madness challenge. It is a relatively simple challenge. Every month you will get 3 listopia lists from me and 3 from the winners of the previous month. *Please note that if you do not respond in a reasonable amount of time that the 4th place person (and so on) will replace you until we get 3 lists.
How it works
📘You will read as many books as you want from as many of the lists provided as you want.
📘You will score each book using the point system provided below
📘You will keep a running tally of your total in your post (try to keep your books in one comment, if possible for easy tracking)
📘I will contact the 3 highest-scoring readers at the end of the month and they will each choose one listopia list to be included in the next month's challenge.
Challenge rules:
📘No poetry or cookbooks allowed.
📘Standard Rules Apply
Book Points
Graphic Novel Points
Page Count Limit: 100 (Actual page count)
Please use this formula to find your adjusted page count (for points):
#Pgs x 1/4 = Adjusted Page Count
❀If your adjusted page count is less than 100, you will get 0.5 points for the book. If it is 100 or higher see the page point chart above for points.
Listopia Lists
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
In Your Pants
Funniest Gay Titles
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction Provided by June 1st place winner: Sammy
I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes Provided by June 2nd place winner: Jenny
Smart Summer Reads Provided by June 3rd place winner: Angie
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