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ooooh, very exciting - can't wait to start the challenge
Thank you!This is great!
It will be fun and challenging.
Does anyone have a way to promote the challenge aside from sneaking it into a Patreon post or a Facebook comment?
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That's a very long list! Thank you for this!
Thank you to everyone for creating this fun space and sharing great ideas and books! Should I post something in Facebook - were other people interested in participating? Happy holidays to everyone!
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Happy holidays
Does anyone purpose changes to last year's levels (copied below)?LEVEL BARRY = 1 book
LEVEL AODGHÁN = 5 books
LEVEL DARREN MCCORMACK = 15 books
LEVEL ANNE FLANAGAN = 30 books
LEVEL GERALD = 52 books
LEVEL BROTHER MICHAEL = 75 books
LEVEL THE SNOB = 100 books
I'm not in the FAHns group, but I think that would be a good place to promote the challenge.Lisa - Will you update the Facebook page (FAH Reading Challenge) from last year? https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Or should there be a new page?
Thank you.
I would love to reach the level of the Snob (again after a couple of years) but not act as a Snob in fact. ;-) Thank you for the exchange here about all of your books.
I wish you all happy holidays, a good end of the year and a safe and healthy 2025!
Nathalie wrote: I wish you all happy holi..."Yes - Wonderful Holidays to everyone and good reading in 2025.
My personal goal is always 52... currently (with and without the challenge) I think I am slightly over 60 books this year. There have been years I made it to 75(ISH) but 100? Woah, as the lads say, fair play (to those that reach that level)
Donatella wrote: "Happy holidays to you all"Thank you. You too!
Donatella wrote: "My personal goal is always 52... currently (with and without the challenge) I think I am slightly over 60 books this year. There have been years I made it to 75(ISH) but 100? Woah, as the lads say,..."Wow! Sixty books is amazing!
(I am a slow reader. Without audiobooks, I'd be lucky to get through twenty books a year.)
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Lisa - Will you update the Facebook page (FAH Reading Challenge) from last year? https://www.facebook.c..."
I think it is better to make a new one, if anyone is willing to do that - I can write on the one I make: please move to this page for the next challenge, or something like that?
Melissa wrote: "Donatella wrote: "My personal goal is always 52... currently (with and without the challenge) I think I am slightly over 60 books this year. There have been years I made it to 75(ISH) but 100? Woah..."Oh, 60ish between books/audiobooks/ebooks - I managed to read 52 actual books in 2019 and I remember it was extremely difficult :S
I think it is better to make a new one, if anyone is willing to do that - I can write on the one I make: please move to this page for the next challenge, or something like that?Melissa, what would "making a new page" entail? You are already making something? I'd like to help if I can. (The 2023 FB page had so many fancy looking posts but no comments?)
Melissa, what would "making a new page" entail? You are already making something? I'd like to help if I can.."_inbetween_ - I am not working on a new FB page. Please make one, if you have the time and talent.
I don't know if a FB page would get a lot of posts / comments, but it would help to promote the reading challenge.
I like the idea of a community built around the love of reading and love of FAH. It would be nice having readers comment about their reading journey, either here or on FB. I enjoyed what others in this group shared over the past year.
for sure it can reach more people - as for the other social media too (there are people on IG as well) but I guess that would be overwhelming
Melissa, if it were easier for participants to informally chat with each other, I would research how to create a FB "page". Can you or someone else let me know what you'd prefer, if just staying in this thread is enough?ETA: I tried to create a page, that would be easy, but for some reason FB doesn't let me get through with it.
Donatella, I agree, although I found out that even tumblr now has "groups", one base is enough, with links elsewhere.
I wonder if/how we could now share what we plan to read? As inspiration for others, who might not have an idea for some of the prompts? I for one would love to know.
My doubt is about what to do for those people who do not want to join Goodreads (or don't have Facebook but are fahns and are on other social media). Maybe we/Lisa/Drama can say something about posting their entries on the social media they prefer but if they would like to discuss their readings there's this group? We indeed talk more here about the books
Hi Donatella,Someone on Facebook mentioned Tumbler, which I downloaded but don't have a lot of familiarity with. If Lisa had a page on Facebook for the reading challenge, I can try to open a page as well and see if it lets me. If Facebook didn't let you do this, I might run into the same problem, but I'll give it a go and report back ...
I've been on Tumblr since it started and could deal with that platform. I just checked with Emma and Lisa's old page was not a subpage of the FAHn group. In fact I saw everyone just posted in the main group and never on the challenge FB page. I guess it's just a question of whether the group as a whole/the admins are fine with doing it the same way again.
Hi again!That was initially complicated by the fact that I have to use my phone. Every time I log in on a computer, I realize I forgot my password. Dear heavens, I hope I get it together in 2025; 2024 was miserable.
There is now a Facebook group called 2025 FAH Reading Challenge. I set the privacy to "private" only to avoid spam, but I can change that.
I'm struggling with Tumblr, but also made a 2025 FAH Reading Challenge group there as well. The privacy is different; only members can comment on posts. ... Looking for a public image to decorate that and Facebook without violating copyright laws. I could take a picture of the books in the basement, but it's horrifying. :)
If anyone has suggestions or wants another community, etc., please let me know how to facilitate. I can also try to do what Lisa did with the Facebook monthly posts to see if that might inspire more to join. Those posts were always great fun and made me add a ton of books to "to be read" lists! :).
I don't want to overstep. If I'm doin g something you don't like, please let me know. No offense will be taken.
Happy New Year!
ETA: I've created a tumblr group blog which I can add members to (by their email or tumblr), same name as all your others, let's so a) if it works b) if there are interested parties :) https://www.tumblr.com/blog/fahnreadi...
I'm just reading your plans for the new year challenge here. I would probably take a look once in a while in the Fb group or page, but not so much. I am not going to install another media app like tumblr either. Good luck with all the initiatives and your new challenges!
Drama wrote: "There is now a Facebook group called 2025 FAH Reading Challenge. I set the privacy to "private" only to avoid spam, but I can change that. "Drama - I found the group and put in a request to join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/16493...
FB is the only social media I do. I understand people's reluctance to join if they're not on GoodReads or FB.
(I log most of my books on The StoryGraph, but they don't have chats and the site can be buggy. When I have a chance, I should add the 2025 challenge to The StoryGraph.)
_inbetween_ - I think your page will help advertise the group and get others involved.
Drama wrote: "Hi again!That was initially complicated by the fact that I have to use my phone. Every time I log in on a computer, I realize I forgot my password. Dear heavens, I hope I get it together in 2025;..."
I know that only too well, I can't access my bank account for months due to the required three different passwords, and now all these now accounts for FAH ...
Once again your post hadn't been visible when I created a tumblr account. I can't actually find yours, so I'm wondering if you can see mine, linked in the previous post?
I have also sent a request to your FB group :)
Melissa, I don't know storygraph, does it have advantages over GoodReads in logging your books?
Hi All,Thank you! I’m sorry for the 6-7 posts in Facebook. I couldn’t get the list to print in one post and had to separate it out - in case any new members didn’t have it already.
_inbetween_ wrote: "Melissa, I don't know storygraph, does it have advantages over GoodReads in logging your books?"The StoryGraph has a clean and basic format. There are no banners or advertisements. On The StoryGraph, you can mark off prompts and add books for reading challenges.
This is last year's reading challenge. However, the link didn't work for everyone. (I was the only one who participated on The StoryGraph last year.)
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading...
I use GoodReads for my physical and ebooks and The StoryGraph for audiobooks. On The StoryGraph, you can add covers and editions, which GoodReads stopped allowing a while back. (You have to go through a librarian now.) I'm really particular about having the corresponding cover for the audiobooks I read.
Oh I understand very much wanting to have the right cover. I had an offline programme for this that probably stopped working for me because I kept combining covers and blurbs the way I saw fit. I hadn't noticed GR had stopped that, it still did when I was last here, which had been ideal. ... I guess considering I'm back here for a group, I shouldn't go off to another format. But thank you! :)
_inbetween_ wrote: "Oh I understand very much wanting to have the right cover. "Sorry, it's been a while since I last checked in.
I haven't gotten around to doing anything with the reading challenge on The StoryGraph. But, like you, I think most people are okay using GoodReads.
The StoryGraph has some nice features such as tracking how many pages you read (or hours you listen) and what genres you favor. The StoryGraph will graph a ton of data for you on the free plan. It's cute.
GoodReads has other strengths, such as in exchanges like this.
I think GR has a page tracking graph now as well, and I like it's "compare books" function. I even found they still have the option of chosing covers here.Yes :)
Could one of you reach out and ask FAH if they might pin a post about this reading challenge onto their last vid, it just fits so well. I think one person commented in the FB post but YT has the most readers. Perhaps it's a bit late already but there was a great interest in the subject.
I mentioned this group in the FB comments under "Audiobooks are NOT Real Books" sketch. Unfortunately, I don't have any influence to ask FAH to pin it on YT.
I've mentioned it on some platforms as well. I was too shy to ask, I've seen that they had pinned FAHNcontests in the past.(Melissa, do you know if you are "relevant" on the FAH feed, aka if your comments are visible to people? I know that after all this time I'm still being hidden in their posts by FB, just interested :))
Here is the 2025 Reading Challenge List! If you'd prefer a cleaner copy, please let me know how to send it to you. :)
Recommendations:
1. Book you would recommend to Foil
2. Book you would recommend to Arms
3. Book you would recommend to Hog
4. Book you would recommend to La Bullshat (or a book you envision would be on his bookshelf)
5. Book you would recommend to Oisín (or a book you envision would be on his bookshelf)
6. Book you would recommend to Snob (or a book you envision would be on his bookshelf)
7. Book you would recommend to Barry Kiernan (does he have a bookshelf?) ;)
8. Book you would recommend to Anne Flanagan (or a book you envision would be on her bookshelf)
9. Book you believe would be Anne Flanagan’s current guilty pleasure read
10. Book you would recommend to Richard Chandley (or a book you envision would be on his bookshelf)
11. Book you would recommend to Mrs. Geraghty (or a book you envision would be on her bookshelf)
12. Book you would recommend to Tiernan Callaghan (or a book you envision would be on his bookshelf)
13. Book you would recommend to Gerald (or a book you envision would be on his bookshelf)
14. Book you would recommend to Influencer Dad or his son (or a book you envision would be on their bookshelf)
15. Book you would recommend to a character not mentioned here - or one you would envision would be on that character’s shelf
Immigration Sketch-Related:
16. Book written by a Chinese author (or set in China)
17. Book written by an Austrian author (or set in Austria)
18. Book written by a Swedish author (or set in Sweden)
19. Book written by a Welsh author (or set in Wales)
20. Book written by a Polish author (or set in Poland)
21. Book written by a North Irish author (or set in North Ireland)
22. Book written by an ancient Roman (or set in ancient Rome)
23. Book written by an Indian author (or set in India)
24. Book written by an Australian author (or set in Australia)
25. Book written by a New Zealand author (or set in New Zealand)
26. Book that features a Star Wars, science fiction, or Tolkien-inspired/type character
27. Book written by an author from the US (or set in US)
28. Book written by a Spanish author (or set in Spain)
29. Book written by an Italian author (or set in Italy)
30. Book written by a German author (or set in Germany)
31. Book that features an immigration or emigration scene/situation
32. Book about travel or one that involves a character who travels
33. Book written by an author from a place that you wish FAH would do a sketch about (or set in that location)
Genres from Books Throw a Party sketch:
34. Autobiography
35. Fiction
36. Nonfiction
37. Fantasy
38. Diary
39. Self-Help
40. Cookbook
41. Flip-book (or childrens)
42. Classic
43. Book that features a used book (or a book that IS used or borrowed)
44. Short story (or collection)
45. Young Adult
46. Comic book
47. Joke/comedy book
48. Religious theme (or religious text)
49. Audiobook
FAH Wild Cards:
50. Book that makes you think of Foil or one of his characters
51. Book that makes you think of Arms of one of his characters
52. Book that makes you think of Hog or one of his characters
53. Book that makes you think of Duck
54. Book that makes you think of an online skit FAH has performed - or a potential one you hope they cover one day
55. Book that makes you think of a live skit FAH has performed - or a potential one you hope they cover one day
56. Book written by a comedian or about comedy
57. Book that is about writing or about a book (metafictional)
58. Book written by an Irish author (or set in Ireland)
59. Book written by an author from a location you hope FAH performs in one day (or set in that location)
60. Book written by an author from a location that YOU hope to visit one day (or set in that location)
Settings:
61. Book that features an educational setting
62. Book that features a setting in space (or future)
63. Book that would be considered a “period piece” - any time period
64. Book that features an Irish setting
65. Book that features a festival setting (any type - comedy, arts, crafts, holidays, etc.)
66. Book that features a theatre, film, or television setting
67. Book that features a nightclub or comedy club setting
68. Book that features a supermarket or store setting
69. Book that features a prison
70. Book that features a country in which FAH have a large fan base
71. Book that features the idea of a start-up business or a corporation
72. Book that features a fast-food location (or restaurant)
General Character-Related:
73. Book about or by a politician
74. Book about or by a farmer
75. Book about or by a news reporter
76. Book about or featuring a narcissist (or influencer)
77. Book about or by a religious character
78. Book about or featuring an alcoholic
79. Book that features an older character
80. Book that features three generations
81. Book that features a millenial
82. Book that features an LGBTQplus character
83. Book with a character named Sean
84. Book with a character named Conor
Guest Appearances or Smorgasbord:
85. Book that features cars or driving (or involves an important scene with a car)
86. Book that features a holiday party
87. Book that features a family visit
88. Book that features technology or problems with it
89. Book that features St. Patricks Day or any holiday (or has a holiday reference somewhere within in)
90. Book that features a famous musician
91. Book that features an architect or artist
92. Book that features an engineer or is related to any branch of engineering
93. Book that features a scam or game
94. Book that features celebrity or fame
95. Book that features any elements of a “foreign” language
Covers and Titles:
96. Cover with an animal (duck, hog, etc) that connects to FAH or a character
97. Cover with a character in a costume
98. Cover or title that references luggage
99. Cover or title that references an interview
100. Cover or title that references music
101. Cover or title that references a theatre
102. Cover or title that references a body part - it doesn’t have to be “arms”
103. Cover or title that references friendship
104. Cover or title that references comedy or laughter