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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge: Vi
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Just to shake things up a bit more and keep them really random, I'm throwing caution...and my OCD...to the wind for this challenge. Your prompts will be given to you in random orders, with everyone following a different path. I'll be tracking your prompts on a separate spreadsheet to make sure we don't miss one.
To pick your starting place, tell me your favorite number between 1 and 72.
I would like to begin with 66.Prompts:
1. 66: Wood Chopping
2. 43: Lincoln Logs
3. 1: Octothorpe
4. 25: Detroit
5. 37: Fleur-de-Lis
6. 19: One Small step
7. 5 : Wedding Veil
6. 3: Axe Throwing
7. 13: Mickey & Minnie
8. 6: Bog Snorkelling
9. 9: Bossaball
10. 14: Aspen Grove
11. 17: Facebook
12. 2: Allergic Cats
13. 71: Two Buck Chuck
14. 24: Giant Pumpkin
15. 29: ??
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In a Wood Chopping competition, the aim of the game is to be the first “axeman” to chop or saw through a log or block of wood.
These sorts of competitions are often found at places such as state fairs and agricultural shows and have been around since 1870.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪚 1. Read a book where the MC goes to a state fair or a similar place.
🪚 2. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 1870.
🪚 3. Read a book with the word CHOP or SAW found in the text.
🪚 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in AXEMAN.
Completion Post - Prompt #66Book: In a Jam by Kate Canterbary
Pages: 480
Read: Apr 19
How it fits: Fits almost all, MC is Noah Braden -> Option 4. Page count includes 8 and 0. They also visit different farmers fair and setup market.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's son invented Lincoln Logs.
The famous architect's design for the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo inspired John Lloyd Wright to produce the interlocking log beams on a much smaller scale for kids.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪵 1. Read a book where the author goes by 3 names.
🪵 2. Read a book with at least 3 Ls in the title.
🪵 3. Read a book with a log/tree on the cover.
🪵 4. Read a book set in Japan.
Completion Post - Prompt #43Book:
Pages: 376
Read: Apr 21
How it fits: Fits option 3- log/tree on cover
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The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the "octo-" prefix refers to the eight points on the popular symbol, but the "thorpe" remains a mystery. One theory claims that it comes from the Old English word for "village," based on the idea that the symbol looks like a village surrounded by eight fields!
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
#️⃣ 1. Read a book with an MPG of MYSTERY.
#️⃣ 2. Read a book with an 8 in the page count.
#️⃣ 3. Read a book with all the letters of THORPE in the title.
#️⃣ 4. Read a book with the word VILLAGE found in the text.
Completion Post - Prompt 1 OctothorpeTask: Read a book with MPG Mystery
Book: The Prophet by Amanda Stevens
Pages: 351
Read: Apr 25
How it fits: MPG Mystery
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If you drive south from Detroit, you'll hit Canada.
Head north from Windsor, Ontario, crossing the Detroit River, and you'll reach the good ol' US of A.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🇨🇦 1. Read a book set in Michigan.
🇨🇦 2. Read a book with a cityscape on the cover.
🇨🇦 3. Read a book with a directional word in the title.
🇨🇦 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WINDSOR.
Completion Post - Prompt 25 DetroitTask: Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WINDSOR.
Book: The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
Pages: 369
Read: Apr 28
How it fits: MMC: Gabriel Duke; FMC: Penelope Campion
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Only one NFL team has a plant for a logo.
The New Orleans Saints' fleur-de-lis is actually a stylized lily historically associated with the French monarchy. It's also the state symbol of Louisiana and appears on the Quebec flag.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
⚜️ 1. Read a book where a character plays or watches football.
⚜️ 2. Read a book set in Louisiana, France, or Canada.
⚜️ 3. Read a book with a logo or a flag on the cover.
⚜️ 4. Read a book with all the letters of MONARCHY in the title.
Completion Post - Prompt 37 Fleur-de-LisTask: Read a book where a character plays or watches football.
Book: The Hook Up by Kristen Callihan
Pages: 400
Read: May 6
How it fits: From precis: Falling for star quarterback Drew Baylor is most definitely not on her to-do list.
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Neil Armstrong didn't say "That's one small step for man."
The astronaut insists he actually stated, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." "That's the only way the statement makes any sense," Armstrong told biographer James Hansen. And for the record, no real astronaut ever uttered "Houston, we have a problem." — Tom Hanks only said that in the movie Apollo 13.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👩🚀 1. Read a book with something small on the cover.
👩🚀 2. Read a book with double letters in the title.
👩🚀 3. Read a book where you can share a favorite quote.
👩🚀 4. Read a book author's first AND last initials are found in NEIL ARMSTRONG.
Completion Post #19 - One Small StepBook: Kiss and Don't Tell by Meghan Quinn
Pages: 414
How Book Qualified: Double letters - Kiss/Tell
Date Completed: May 15
Rating/Review: 3.5⭐️
This is probably my second book of this author and it's fared much better than I expected. It is supposed to humorous and in some of the parts it was. As I expected, there was a third-act breakup due to stupid and out-of-character reasons. But the friendship in the book made it better. I do have to say, the characters are supposed to be in their mid-twenties but it felt more like in the range of 19-21.
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The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.
If you thought Meghan Markle's wedding veil was long, get this: there's a woman in Cyprus who set the Guinness World Record for the longest wedding veil. How long was it, you ask? Nearly 23,000 feet, which is the same length as about 63.5 football fields.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👰🏻♀️ 1. Read a book with something related to a bride on the cover.
👰🏻♀️ 2. Read a book where someone gets married.
👰🏻♀️ 3. Read a book that is long - more than 400 pages.
👰🏻♀️ 4. Read a book with a 6 and a 3 in the total number of reviews.
Completion Post Option 2Book: Dear Grumpy Boss by Julia Wolf
Pages: 414
How Book Qualified: Book has more than 400 pages.
Date Completed: May 19
Rating/Review: 3⭐️
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Popular at lumberjack competitions, Axe Throwing is a sport in which players throw an axe at a target, attempting to reach the bulls-eye.
On the target, the outside ring is worth 1 point, the second ring is worth 2 points, and so on with the bulls-eye worth 5 points. In a game, each player is allowed 5 throws with a maximum of 25 points possible.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪓 1. Read a book with all the letters of AXE in the title.
🪓 2. Read a book with a 25 intact in the page count or publication date.
🪓 3. Read a book a round object, like a target, on the cover.
🪓 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in LUMBERJACK.
Completion Post - Axe Throwing Book: My So-Called Sex Life: How to Date Your Enemy by Lauren Blakely
Pages: 376
How it fits: Axe Present in title
Date Completed: May 23
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The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor were married for 18 years until Allwine's death in 2009.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐭 1. Read a book where someone dies.
🐭 2. Read a book published in 2009.
🐭 3. Read a book with a 1 and an 8 in the page count.
🐭 4. Read a book with some type of animal on the cover.
Completion Post - Mickey & Minnie Option 2Book: Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
Pages: 488
How it fits: Option 2 - Published May 1 2009
Date Completed: May 30
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Bog Snorkelling takes place in a 55-metre-long water-filled trench carved out of a peat bog (comprised of dead plant material).
Competitors wear snorkels and flippers and cannot use traditional swimming techniques, but rather must rely solely on flipper power to get across and back. Kirsty Johnson set the record back in 2014 with a time of 1 minute and 22.56 seconds.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🤿 1. Read a book published in 2014.
🤿 2. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in SNORKELLING.
🤿 3. Read a book with some type of plant material on the cover.
🤿 4. Read a book that does not follow a "traditional" style. {dual-timelines, epistolary, etc.}
Michelle's Empty Nest wrote: "You already did #5 so I gave you #6 instead."Oh yes I did. I didn't check properly. Thank you!
Completion Post - Bog Snorkelling Option 2Book: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Pages: 372
How it fits: Option 2 - Title begins with S in Snorkelling
Date Completed: June 10
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Originating in Spain, Bossaball comprises elements of volleyball, football (soccer), gymnastics, and capoeira, which is an Afro-Brazilian cultural practice simultaneously involving a fight and a dance.
The game is played on an inflatable course with inbuilt trampolines on each side. The teams consist of 4 - 5 players with the aim of getting the ball over the net without the other team being able to return it.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏐 1. Read a book that you rated 4 - 5 stars.
🏐 2. Read a book where a character fights or dances.
🏐 3. Read a book set at least partially in Spain.
🏐 4. Read a book where the MC's first name does NOT start with a letter in BOSSABALL.
Completion Post - #9 Bossaball Book: Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh
Pages: 411
How Book Qualified:I rated 5 stars, and the MCs both fight and dance during the book.
Date Read: June 14
Rating/Review: 5 stars
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The largest known living organism is an aspen grove.
Pando (Latin for "I spread out") is a group of genetically identical quaking aspens in Utah with an interconnected root system. It's an estimated 80,000 years old and takes up more than 100 acres.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🟡 1. Read a book set in Utah.
🟡 2. Read a book with more than 80,000 ratings.
🟡 3. Read a book with more than 100 reviews.
🟡 4. Read a book with a mostly yellow cover. {Your discretion.}
Completion Post - #14: An Aspen Grove Option 2 and 3Book: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham
Pages: 436
How Book Qualified:Has 342,845 Ratings and 34,607 Reviews
Date Read: June 16
Rating/Review: 2.5 stars
Next prompt 17 please
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Facebook has more users than many major populations.
At 2.89 billion monthly users, Facebook overshadows China's (1.4 billion) and India's (1.3 billion) populations.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
ƒ 1. Read a book where social media is used/mentioned.
ƒ 2. Read a book set in China.
ƒ 3. Read a book with all the letters of FACEBOOK found in the title.
ƒ 4. Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9.
Completion Post - #17: Facebook Option 3 and 4Book: Emergency Contact by Lauren Layne
Pages: 284
How Book Qualified: page number has 2 and 8. The characters also use social media.
Date Read: June 18
Rating/Review: 4 stars
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The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg.
Yes, that tall, pleated white hat that chefs wear — technically called a toque — has 100 folds for a reason! According to Reluctant Gourmet, the pleats used to signify a chef's level of experience, like the number of ways he or she knew how to prepare eggs.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👩🏼🍳 1. Read a book with a mostly white cover. {Your discretion.}
👩🏼🍳 2. Read a book where the MC is described as being tall.
👩🏼🍳 3. Read a book with a 1 and 2 0s found in the publication date.
👩🏼🍳 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in RELUCTANT GOURMET.
Completion Post - #2: Chef's Hat Option 2 and 3Book: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
Pages: 424
How Book Qualified: Pub: Feb 1 2001. MC Harry Dresden is described tall and lanky.
Date Read: July 2
Rating/Review: 3 stars
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Some cats are allergic to people.
FYI for all you people allergic to cats: they might be allergic to you, too! It's pretty uncommon due to the fact that we bathe ourselves more often than other species and don't shed as much hair or dead skin, but yes, it does happen.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐈 1. Read a book with a cat on the cover.
🐈 2. Read a book where someone takes a bath or a shower.
🐈 3. Read a book with all the letters of ALLERGIC found in the title/subtitle.
🐈 4. Read a book with the word HAIR or SKIN found in the text.
Completion Post - #2: Allergic Cats Option 2 and 4Book: Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
Pages: 460
How Book Qualified: Characters take bath/shower. Ch 1: .. wound through the long brown hair she'd tied back in a tail.
Date Read: July 4
Rating/Review: 4 stars
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Two-Buck Chuck once won a top wine award.
Trader Joe's 2002 Charles Shaw Shiraz beat out 2,300 other wines to win a prestigious double gold medal at the 28th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition, so don't feel bad stocking up on the bargain brand.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🤑 1. Read a book with rhyming words in the title.
🤑 2. Read a book published in 2002.
🤑 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned.
🤑 4. Read a book with a 2 and an 8 in the publication date.
Completion Post - #71: Two-Buck Chuck Option 4Book: Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
Pages: 988
How Book Qualified: Published in 2018 (2 and 8)
Date Read: July 25
Rating/Review: 4 stars
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Giant Pumpkin Kayaking is quite simply the sport of kayaking inside of a giant, hollowed-out pumpkin.
The most famous race takes place on Lake Pesaquid in Nova Scotia at the annual Windsor Pumpkin Regatta. The course is a half-mile long and competitors often decorate their pumpkins with paint and flags.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎃 1. Read a book set at least partially in Canada.
🎃 2.Read a book with all the letters of KAYAK in the title. {2 As, 2 Ks}
🎃 3. Read a book with something painted or flags on the cover.
🎃 4. Read a book with the word PUMPKIN found in the text.
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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge
Individual, Open-Ended
April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2027
You know how most reading challenges you join have some type of theme or main idea, kind of like the books themselves? Well, this one...not so much! We'll look at Crown Jewels, Greasy Pole Climbing, Model Ts, Zorbing, and anything and everything in between. So buckle up for the ride and enjoy!
Each time you satisfy a task, make a post here IN YOUR OWN THREAD. Please use the following example for your Completion Post.
Prompt # / Name: {For example: #1: Octothorpe}
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
Task:
How it Fits:
If you have any questions about this challenge, please post them in the Ridiculously Random Q&A Thread.
Challenge Rules:
📘 Standard Rules Apply
📘 I will create an individual thread for you prior to the start date.
📘 Your first prompt will be posted on April 1, 2025.
📘 Books must be completed after the task has been posted. For example, if your task is posted on 4-15, you can't use a book you completed on 4-14.
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If a set of tasks is too difficult or just out of your comfort zone, you have 4 SKIPS to use in this challenge. In order to use a SKIP, read any book that meets the Standard Book Qualifications for Hooked on Books. The link is in the Challenge Rules above. Simply list SKIP on the Task line.