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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge: Michalina
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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.
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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
Task: 🏐 1. Read a book that you rated 4 - 5 stars
Book: Mockingjay
Author: Suzanne Collins
Pages: 376
Date read: 5/2
How it fits: I rated the book 5 stars
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The Northern cardinal is the most popular state bird.
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia all picked it as their favorite species. The western meadowlark takes second place as the honoree in six other states.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
♥️ 1. Read a book with a bird on the cover.
♥️ 2. Read a book set in any of the states listed above.
♥️ 3. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in SPECIES.
♥️ 4. Read a book with a 6 in the page count.
COMPLETION POST - #41 Northern Cardinal
Task: ♥️ 3. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in SPECIES
Book: Restless Stars
Author: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Pages: 1153
Date read: 5/5
How it fits: The title starts with R
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Moon flowers actually bloom in response to the moon.
Sunflowers will follow the sun as it moves across the sky, but their lunar counterparts only open after nightfall or on cloudy days.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🌺 1. Read a book with flowers on the cover.
🌺 2. Read a book with double vowels in the title.
🌺 3. Read a book where the author's FIRST initial is found in LUNAR.
🌺 4. Read a book where you can share a scene that happens after nightfall with me.
COMPLETION POST - #55 Moon Flowers
Task: 🌺 2. Read a book with double vowels in the title
Book: The Housekeeper and the Professor
Author: Yoko Ogawa
Pages: 180
Date read: 5/7
How it fits: The word 'housekeeper' has double vowels
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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
Task: 🤑 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned
Book: Bunny
Author: Mona Awad
Pages: 376
Date read: 5/10
How it fits: The main character Samantha goes to grocery stores a few time over the course of the book
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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
Task: 👩🏼🍳 2. Read a book where the MC is described as being tall
Book: Caged Wolf
Author: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Pages: 668
Date read: 5/11
How it fits: Male MCs in this book are described as being tall
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The lyrebird can mimic almost any sounds it hears — including chainsaws.
Wildlife watchers have recorded the Australian species copying not only other birds but other animals, like koalas, and artificial sounds such as car alarms and camera shutters.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
📸 1. Read a book set in Australia.
📸 2. Read a book where one book seems to mimic another in plot or design.
📸 3. Read a book with a piece of machinery on the cover.
📸 4. Read a book with the word CAR or CAMERA found in the text.
COMPLETION POST - #29 The Lyrebird
Task: 📸 4. Read a book with the word CAR or CAMERA found in the text
Book: Beneath the Devil's Bridge
Author: Loreth Anna White
Pages: 337
Date read: 5/13
How it fits: "They are common among victims of car accidents." (pg. 66)
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In Outhouse Racing, an outhouse (outdoor toilet) is kitted with wheels, brakes, and a steering system, and is raced down hills with competitors sitting on the toilet seat inside.
Competitors decorate their outhouses with clever names like “Royal Flush” and the first outhouse to make it across the finish line wins.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🚽 1. Read a book where a character decorates something.
🚽 2. Read a book with all the letters of OUTHOUSE in the title and/or subtitle.
🚽 3. Read a book with something with a steering system on the cover.
🚽 4. Read a book where a character sits down.
COMPLETION POST - #33 Outhouse Racing
🚽 4. Read a book where a character sits down
Book: Z tej strony Sam
Author: Dustin Thao
Pages: 328
Date read: 5/15
How it fits: The two main characters like to meet up at a cafe where they sit down, drink coffee and talk
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Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
While more people speak English as a second language, nearly three times more people speak Mandarin Chinese natively.
English has nearly two billion people learning it as a second language and only 350 million people speaking it natively.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🗣 1. Read a book where the MC could be speaking English as a second language.
🗣 2. Read a book with all the letters of MANDARIN found in the title.
🗣 3. Read a book with more than 350 pages.
🗣 4. Read a book with the word NATIVE found in the text.
COMPLETION POST - #28 Speaking English
Task: 🗣 1. Read a book where the MC could be speaking English as a second language
Book: Still Born
Author: Guadalupe Nettel
Pages: 219
Date read: 5/17
How it fits: The main characters is from Mexico but she studied abroad (in Europe and in the UK) so she had to learn English as a second language to be able to communicate
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A team of six women programmed the first digital computer.
While historians have only recently recognized their achievements (or female discoveries credited to men), the female mathematicians participated in a World War II program coding instructions into the revolutionary Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC).
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
⌨️ 1. Read a book with a strong female lead.
⌨️ 2. Read a book with all the letters of ENIAC found in the title.
⌨️ 3. Read a book set during World War II.
⌨️ 4. Read a book where a character uses a computer.
COMPLETION POST: #65 ENIAC
Task: ⌨️ 1. Read a book with a strong female lead
Book: Feral Wolf
Author: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Pages: 373
Date read: 5/19
How it fits: The main character Rosalie is a strong female - she is an Alpha wolf and has her own pack
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The Crown Jewels contain the two biggest cut diamonds on Earth.
They both came from the Cullinan Diamond, a 3,106-carat gem found in South Africa in 1905. The largest stone, called the Great Star of Africa, is in the Sovereign's Sceptre, while the second largest is mounted in the Imperial State Crown (pictured).
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👑 1. Read a book with a crown on the cover.
👑 2. Read a book set at least partially in Africa.
👑 3. Read a book with a royal character.
👑 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6.
COMPLETION POST - #11: Crown Jewels
Task: 👑 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6
Book: Wild Wolf
Author: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Pages: 410
Date read: 5/21
How it fits: This book has 1 and 0 in the page count
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Zorbing is considered a recreational sport that involves rolling down a hill in a transparent plastic orb – essentially a “hamster ball."
It is generally used on hills, but can also be used on water, as well as flat surfaces. Orbs with no harnesses can carry up to three people, whereas a harnessed orb can only carry 1 or 2.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐹 1. Read a book with a Z in the title.
🐹 2. Read a book with something made of plastic on the cover.
🐹 3. Read a book with the word TRANSPARENT found in the text.
🐹 4. Read a book where the author's last name ENDS with a letter in HAMSTER.
COMPLETIONS POST - #72 Zorbing
Task: 🐹 4. Read a book where the author's last name ENDS with a letter in HAMSTER
Book: The Rule Book
Author: Sarah Adams
Pages: 528
Date read: 5/24
How it fits: The author's last name ends with S
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You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.
The world's largest animal's heart weighs about 400 pounds — approximately the size of a small piano.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐳 1. Read a book with a blue cover.
🐳 2. Read a book where someone plays a piano.
🐳 3. Read a book with all the letters of HEART found in the title.
🐳 4. Read a book with a 2 in the page count.
COMPLETION POST - #20: Blue whale
Task: 🐳 4. Read a book with a 2 in the page count
Book: XOXO
Author: Axie Oh
Pages: 352
Date read: 5/25
How it fits: This book has 352 pages
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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
Task: ƒ 4. Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9
Book: Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
Author: Max Porter
Pages: 114
Date read: 5/25
How it fits: The book was published on 17.09.2015
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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 - #1 Octothrope
Task: #️⃣ 3. Read a book with all the letters of THORPE in the title
Book: Choroba idzie ze mną. O psychiatrii poza szpitalem
Author: Anna Kiedrzynek
Pages: 240
Date read: 6/2/25
How it fits: cHORoba idziE ze mna. o PsychiaTrii poza szpitalem
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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 - #7 Allergic cats
Task: 🐈 4. Read a book with the word HAIR or SKIN found in the text
Book: Instynkt. O wilkach w polskich lasach
Author: Anna Maziuk
Pages: 224
Date read: 6/8
How it fits: "Wolf skull or skin was a hunter's dream come true." (pg. 107)
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Cycleball is also known as “Radball” and is essentially a game of football (or ‘soccer’ depending on which country you’re from) played on bicycles.
Unlike traditional football, however, players use the bike to control, flick, and move the ball into the opposing team’s goal. The bikes used have fixed gears with no brakes and there tends to be 2 players on each team.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🚴♀️ 1. Read a book with two main/major characters.
🚴♀️ 2. Read a book that has also been known by another title.
🚴♀️ 3. Read a book with a bicycle on the cover.
🚴♀️ 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in FIXED GEARS.
COMPLETION POST - #18: Cycleball
Task: 🚴♀️ 1. Read a book with two main/major characters
Book: Bridesmaid for Hire
Author: Meghan Quinn
Pages: 450
Date read: 6/8
How it fits: Maggie and Brody are two main characters in this book
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The Oscars used to give out an award to child performers.
The award show discontinued the Academy Juvenile Award in 1960 after famous names like Shirley Temple and Judy Garland nabbed the honor. Also no longer on the ballot? Best Dance Direction and Best Title Writing.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏆 1. Read a book with something gold on the cover.
🏆 2. Read a book that has won an award.
🏆 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in OSCARS.
🏆 4. Read a book where a character acts, dances, or writes.
COMPLETION POST - #22: The Oscars
Task: 🏆 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in OSCARS
Book: The Complete Fables
Author: Aesop
Pages: 262
Date read: 6/10
How it fits: Title starts with C
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You can ride a train through the "Tunnel of Love."
The Ukrainian rails actually service an industrial train, but couples can still hitch a ride (or take one of these affordable family train trips) and make a wish, according to a new tourist legend.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🛤 1. Read a book with a train on the cover.
🛤 2. Read a book with the word TUNNEL found in the text.
🛤 3. Read a book where a character makes or is granted a wish.
🛤 4. Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in UKRAINIAN.
COMPLETION POST - #70: Tunnel of Love
Task: 🛤 3. Read a book where a character makes or is granted a wish
Book: Bridesmaid Undercover
Author: Meghan Quinn
Pages: 496
Date read: 6/12
How it fits: Everly makes a wish that the guy she has a crush on - Hardy - also has feelings for her
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The most streamed Spotify single is Harry Styles' "Girl Crush."
The solo star's Spotify single has the most streams at 154 million. Such a win for the One Direction alum.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎤 1. Read a book where the author or MC is named Harry.
🎤 2. Read a book where a character has a crush on someone.
🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY.
🎤 4. Read a book where at least 2 of these digits are found in the total number of ratings: 1, 5, 4.
COMPLETION POST - #4: Girl crush
Task: 🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY
Book: Orbital
Author: Samantha Harvey
Pages: 137
Date read: 6/13
How it fits: Title stars with O
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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 - #13: Mickey and Minnie
Task: 🐭 1. Read a book where someone dies
Book: Immortaliści
Author: Chloe Benjamin
Pages: 456
Date read: 6/15
How it fits: The main characters know the dates when they are going to die and they do pass away on those days throughout the book
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The famous Tuna Toss is held as part of the Tunarama Festival in Port Lincoln, South Australia, in celebration of the local fishing industry. The event was first held in 1979, and is still going strong.
The competition is to throw a tuna as far as possible. Originally, a fresh tuna fish was used. Since 2008, competitors throw a weighted, plastic tuna in the initial heats. In the finals, they use a frozen 9 or 10kg Southern Bluefin Tuna, with a rope handle threaded through its gills. No fish are killed for the competition, only undersized fish that have died naturally are used.
The most successful competitors use a hammer throwing technique, spinning several times before unleashing the tuna. The current record for the longest throw is held by Australian Olympic hammer thrower, Sean Carlin, who threw 37.23 meters in 1998. Carlin also holds the Australian hammer throw record. The women's record of 22.15m was set in 2002 by hammer thrower Brook Kruger. The winners take home $1,000, and second place wins $500.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐟 1. Read a book set at least partially in Australia.
🐟 2. Read a book published since 2008.
🐟 3. Read a book where a character eats any kind of fish.
🐟 4. Read a book where the MC or the author is named Sean or Brook. {spelling variations accepted}
COMPLETION POST - #51: Tuna Toss
Task: 🐟 2. Read a book published since 2008
Book: The Knife of Never Letting Go
Author: Patrick Ness
Pages: 528
Date read: 6/20
How it fits: The book was published in 2008
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Snail Racing is essentially a race between ordinary garden snails, with snail racing events taking place around the world.
The snails tend to race on a 13 - 14 inch circular track and start in the center with the winning snail being the first to reach the perimeter. Racing numbers or stickers are often put on the shells in order to distinguish each competitor.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐌 1. Read a book with the word CRAWL in the text.
🐌 2. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in SNAIL.
🐌 3. Read a book where the author's last initial is found in GARDEN.
🐌 4. Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in SHELL.
COMPLETION POST - #45: Snail Racing
Task: 🐌 2. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in SNAIL
Book: Bridesmaid by Chance
Author: Meghan Quinn
Pages: 482
Date read: 6/21
How it fits: MC's first name is Sloane
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Parkour is the act of running, jumping, swinging, climbing, etc. based on military obstacle course training techniques.
It is often practiced in urban environments with the aim of getting from one point to another as quickly and as efficiently as possible without the use of specialized equipment.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏃🏼♀️ 1. Read a book with a character who is in the military.
🏃🏼♀️ 2. Read a book set in an urban environment.
🏃🏼♀️ 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in PARKOUR.
🏃🏼♀️ 4. Read a book with any of these words in the text: running, jumping, swinging, climbing. {variations accepted}
COMPLETION POST - #36: Parkour
Task: 🏃🏼♀️ 4. Read a book with any of these words in the text: running, jumping, swinging, climbing. {variations accepted}
Book: Sezon na truskawki
Author: Marta Dzido
Pages: 224
Date read: 6/22
How it fits: "I didn't wait for her answer - in the next second I was running." pg. 78
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The way you eat Oreos says something about your personality.
Kraft Foods once surveyed hundreds of Oreo eaters and sussed it out: Biters are easy-going and self-confident, while dunkers displayed more energetic and adventurous qualities. Twisters, on the other hand, are sensitive and trendy.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥛 1. Read a book with something sweet on the cover.
🥛 2. Read a book with a character you would consider trendy.
🥛 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in KRAFT FOODS.
🥛 4. Read a book with either of these words found in the text: BITE, DUNK, or TWIST.
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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.