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Aug 05, 2024 05:00PM
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The most satifying was a doorstop challenge where I read Don Quixote (1&2), War&Peace, Les Miserable, and The Count of Monte Cristo on the same year. I tried for 5 doorstops, but only made it to four--so technically I never completed it.
Took me almost 30 years but i finally read Harry Potter being to end after many failed attempts as a child. (And i had the CDs too 🤦🏼♀️)
I finally read HP this year, thanks to the pleadings of my nieces and nephews. They used to occupy space on my "Not With a 39-and-a-half Foot Pole" GR shelf. My favorite is Goblet, least favorite is Order. Haven't read Cursed Child yet.
Funny thing is, Goblet of Fire used to be my least favorite MOVIE of the series. But after reading the book, i have a new found appreciation to that film over some of the others. Although the films follow the books very well, i was pleasantly surprised, and cannot say for this series that the book is better than the movie or vise versa.
It's not easy adapting a 600-page novel into a 2 hr movie. Some things have to be sacrificed in order to maintain focus on the main plotline. My reviews of the books pretty much align with my ratings for the movies.
Funny, Harry Potter used to love on my never ever gonna even Crack the book open list as well. I'm not sure what inspired me to give them a try, but I'm so glad I did. I've loved the ones I've read so far! I need to finish the series. I'm only a few books into it now.
As far as reading challenges go ... I always love a good book bingo, trying to find books that fit the description in the squares is almost as fun as actually reading them!
I need to try a bingo game! Im currently tackling Kindles Challenges. Im determined this time to collect ALL the bookmarks
