2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

[exxcentrica]

More-Book-Ly Obese
Updated: 10/22/10
7/8


1. Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon - 533 pgs - 4/18
2. Lover Mine - J.R. Ward - 512 pgs - 5/2
3. Wild Fire - Christine Feehan - 455 pgs - 5/8
4. Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon - 529 pgs - 5/13
5. Infinity - Sherrilyn Kenyon - 464 pgs - 5/31
6. Stray - Rachel Vincent - 618 pgs - 6/27
7. Crave - J.R. Ward - 454 pgs - 10/22
8. Red Seas Under Red Skies

[Sandra]

Hooray, D.G.!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Congratulations, D.G.!

[Valorie]

Mor-book-ly Obese

1. Lover Revealed (455 Pgs) 4/14 *****
2. Lover Unbound (502 Pgs) 6/21 *****
3. Lover Enshrined (534 Pgs) 10/25 *****
4. Lover Avenged (527 Pgs)
5. Covet (474 Pgs) 8/17 ****
6. Finders Keepers (453 Pgs) 5/7 ***
7. Insatiable (451 Pgs) 7/3 **
8. The Down Home Zombie Blues by Linnea Sinclair (516 Pgs) 7/19 ***

[exxcentrica]

All right Valorie!

[Valorie]

Kimberly *Kyhm* wrote: "All right Valorie!"

Thanks Khym! Only one more left!

[Angie]

All done!!!

Mo-book-ly Obese
1 - Lover Enshrined - J.R. Ward (534 pages) - April 2
2 - Cast In Shadow - Michelle Sagara (507 pages) - October 5
3 - Kushiel's Dart - Jaqueline Carey (912 pages) - September 24
4 - Prey - Rachel Vincent (473 pages) - June 27
5 - Lover Avenged - J.R. Ward (719 pages) - May 6
6 - Lover Mine – J.R. Ward (653 pages) - June 15
7 - Lords of the White Castle - Elizabeth Chadwick (673 pages) - October 12
8 - Covet - J.R. Ward (474 pages) - July 14

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Congratulations, Angie!

[Sandra]

Hooray, Angie!

[SandyC]

More-Book-Ly Obese
7/8 FINISHED
1. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (688 pages) FINISHED 4/1/10
2. Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (544 pages)10/29/10
3. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (960 pages) FINISHED 5/10/10
4. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (576 pages)
5. Stealing Athena by Karen Essex (452 pages) 9/9/10
6.Voyagerby Diana Gabaldon (1072 pages) FINISHED 6/9/10
7. Drums of Autumnby Diana Gabaldon(1070 pages) FINISHED 7/14/10
8. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon(979 pages)8/31/10

[exxcentrica]

More-Book-Ly Obese
8/8 Completed: 10/31/10



1. Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon - 533 pgs - 4/18
2. Lover Mine - J.R. Ward - 512 pgs - 5/2
3. Wild Fire - Christine Feehan - 455 pgs - 5/8
4. Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon - 529 pgs - 5/13
5. Infinity - Sherrilyn Kenyon - 464 pgs - 5/31
6. Stray - Rachel Vincent - 618 pgs - 6/27
7. Crave - J.R. Ward - 454 pgs - 10/22
8. Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 476 pgs - 10/31

[Sandra]

Hooray, Kimberly *Kyhm*!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Congratulations, Kimberly *Kyhm*!

[SandyC]

More-Book-Ly Obese
8/8 FINISHED

Book 8 is a substitution. Let me know if that's against the rules of this challenge. Thanks!

1. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (688 pages) FINISHED 4/1/10
2. Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (544 pages)10/29/10
3. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (960 pages) FINISHED 5/10/10
4. Stealing Athena by Karen Essex (452 pages) 9/9/10
5.Voyagerby Diana Gabaldon (1072 pages) FINISHED 6/9/10
6. Drums of Autumnby Diana Gabaldon(1070 pages) FINISHED 7/14/10
7. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon(979 pages)8/31/10
8. A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (1428 pages)10/11/10

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Well done, Sandy!

[Wolf]

congrats to all who've finished!

Chubby Chunster (4 books):

4/4 done so far.

Wages of Sin 480 pages -FINISHED 11/1
Identical 565 pages -FINISHED 9/12
Green Mars 640 pages -FINISHED 5/31
Blue Mars 784 pages -FINISHED 8/10

[Sandra]

Hooray, Sandy!

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ]

2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Jan 1, 2010 - Jan 1, 2011
5/5 DONE!

- Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? - this option is for the slightly heavier reader who wants to commit to 5 Chunksters over the remainder of the year.

1. The Green Mile by Stephen King 2/14/10 (536 pages)
2. Battle Royale by Koushun Takami 5/17/10 (608 pages)
3. Child Star by Shirley Temple Black 7/26/10 (563 pages)
4. Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder 10/10/10 (488 pages)
5. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 11/6/10 (498 pages)

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Congratulations, Kate (Briansgirl)!

[Sandra]

Hooray, Kate!

[Sandra]

2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Mor-book-ly Obese Challenge 2010

6/8 Completed

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 636 pages 27/5/10 ★★★★
2. A Short History of Nearly Everything 624 pages 28/4/10 ★★★★★
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 766 pages 21/8/10 ★★★★
4. What A Dragon Should Know 460 pages 29/9/10 ★★★★★
5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 607 pages 16/10/10 ★★★★★
6. Lover Revealed 455 pages 8/11/10 ★★★★★
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 607 pages
8. The Reincarnationist 455 pages

[Toni]

Finished the second time through!!! Whooop Whooop!!!

I think I'm going to try this one again. Same challenge - Do These Make My Butt Look Big? I'll list as I go again.

Duration: 7/18/10 to 12/31/10

5/5 completed

James Potter and the Vault of Destinies by G. Norman Lippert 501 pgs 7/31/10
Covet by J.R. Ward 474 pgs 9/3/10
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead 489 pgs 9/5/10
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer 629 pgs 9/29/10
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer 754 pgs 11/9/10

[Sandra]

Hooray, Toni!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Well done, Toni!

[Katie]

Too Big To Ignore Anymore
2/12 Read

1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (853 pages) 11/12/2010
2. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (720 pages)
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (465 pages)
4. Fire by Kristin Cashore (461 pages)
5. A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison (510 pages)
6. For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison (456 pages)
7. Rachel's Holiday by Marion Keyes (592 pages)
8. Crave by J.R. Ward (480 pages)
9. Clockwork Angels by Cassandra Clare (496 pages) 11/13/10
10. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (1024 pages)
11. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (976 pages)
12. Insatiable by Meg Cabot (451 pages)

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Mor-bookly-obese

8/8

Dracula by Bram Stoker - 492 pages - Finished 19th January
Accident by Danielle Steel - 464 pages - Finished 27th February
Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward - 455 pages - Finished 1st April
Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward - 502 pages - Finished 24th July
Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward - 534 pages - Finished 27th August
Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead - 477 pages - Finished 8th May
Succubus Nights by Richelle Mead - 462 pages - Finished 3rd August
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - 498 pages - Finished 15th November



As this was a year long challenge - I realised that I had read a couple of chunksters before the thread opened, so I've included those.

Hope that's OK.

[Sandra]

Hooray, Charlotte!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Congratulations, Charlotte!

[Barbara ★]

8/12 COMPLETE

1. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (527 pages) 4/9
2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (541 pages) 3/6
3. Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs (451 pages)3/8
4. The Chalice and the Blade by Glenna McReynolds (475 pages) 3/19
5. The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters (478 pages) 4/10
6. Fallen - Lauren Kate (452 pages) 7/24
7. Warriors - George Martin etal (736 pages-read 500) 7/19
8. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare(478 pages) 11/14
9. Covet by J.R. Ward (474 pages)
10. Silver's Bane by Anne Kelleher (458 pages)
11. A Madness of Angels: Or The Resurrection of Matthew Swift by Kate Griffin (613 pages)
12. Skin Trade - Laurell K. Hamilton (486 pages)

READ:


TO READ:

[Dee]

2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

i'm going to go with Mor-book-ly Obese

Current Status - 6202/9698 pages read - 63.95%

Books:
An Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon - 832 pages
The Persimmon Tree - Bryce Courtenay - 704 pages - COMPLETE - 11/20/2010
The Potato Factory - Bryce Courtenay - 832 pages
Tommo and Hawk - Bryce Courtenay - 675 pages
Solomon's Song - Bryce Courtenay - 673 pages
The Story of Danny Dunn - Bryce Courtenay - 610 pages - COMPLETE - 10/2010
Stormfire - Christine Monson - 568 pages - COMPLETE - 4/27/2010
Flowers from the Storm - Laura Kinsale - 560 pages - COMPLETE - 10/3
Devil's Pact - Samantha Cruise - 484 pages
Voyager -re-read/audiobook - Diana Gabaldon - 880 pages - COMPLETE - 4/27/2010
Drums of Autumn - reread/ audiobook - Diana Gabaldon - 896 pages - COMPLETE - 6/5/2010
The Fiery Cross - reread/ audiobook - Diana Gabaldon - 992 pages - COMPLETE - 9/28/2010
A Breath of Snow and Ashes - reread/ audiobook - 992 pages - COMPLETE - 10/22

I have 1 book that I will have finished by Wednesday - only 2 hours left on the audiobook, and another that i'm hoping to get done by the end of the month, so that will leave me three to finish up in December from my original list, but I have read many others who weren't on my original list and i'll re-post with all those

[Sandra]

2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Mor-book-ly Obese Challenge 2010

7/8 Completed

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 636 pages 27/5/10 ★★★★
2. A Short History of Nearly Everything 624 pages 28/4/10 ★★★★★
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 766 pages 21/8/10 ★★★★
4. What A Dragon Should Know 460 pages 29/9/10 ★★★★★
5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 607 pages 16/10/10 ★★★★★
6. Lover Revealed 455 pages 8/11/10 ★★★★★
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 607 pages 23/11/10 ★★★★★
8. The Reincarnationist 455 pages

[Thenia]

2010 Mor-book-ly Obese Challenge:

1. Mansfield Park - Jane Austen (480 pages)(06/05)
2. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte (464 pages) (30/05)
3. Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5) - Richelle Mead (489 pages) (04/06)
4. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte (576 pages) (26/06)
5. A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1) - Laurell K. Hamilton (480 pages) (28/06/2010)
6. Outlander (Outlander, #1) - Diana Gabaldon (853 pages) (31/07/2010)
7. Emma - Jane Austen (474 pages) (15/08/2010)
8. The Scent of Shadows (464 pages) (21/11/2010)



All done!!

[Sandra]

Hooray, Thenia!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Congratulations, Thenia!

[Sarah]

Great Challenge!!! Hope you're planning to do it for 2011.

[Kim]

I was just thinking the same thing as Sarah - I've got a few pounds to lose, um, in more ways that one.

[Barbara ★]

9/10 COMPLETE

1. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (541 pages) 3/6
2. Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs (451 pages)3/8
3. The Chalice and the Blade by Glenna McReynolds (475 pages) 3/19
4. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (527 pages) 4/9
5. The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters (478 pages) 4/10
6. Warriors - George Martin etal (736 pages-read 500) 7/19
7. Fallen - Lauren Kate (452 pages) 7/24
8. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare(478 pages) 11/14
9. The Child Thief - Brom (476 pages) 11/26
10. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia (563 pages)

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I have not been keeping track of my read books lately, that I almost didn't notice I've met my required number of chunksters.

2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

(450 or more pages)

Mor-book-ly Obese
Read 8 chunkster.

1. The Time Traveler's Wife 536 pgs.
2. Lover Mine 512 pgs
3. Street Game 450 pgs
4. King of Sword and Sky 467 pgs
5. Out of Control 458 pgs
6. Wings in the Night (3-in-1) 694 pgs
7. Crave 480 pgs
8. The Shadow of the Wind 487 pgs

[Kim]

You were having just so much fun, or, there a lot of books that are 450+ pages that you didn't realize? I know I didn't when I made up my tentative list for next year.

[Dee]

note to self, don't try to pre-list books...that made it harder for me...i would have been good if I hadn't...oh well! i'm still going to try...I have 3 to start and read and one to finish up...maybe I can do it

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Kim wrote: "You were having just so much fun, or, there a lot of books that are 450+ pages that you didn't realize? I know I didn't when I made up my tentative list for next year."

Just having too much fun reading. : )

I don't read that many thick books, but surprisingly I met my 8 without really looking for them. So that is a good thing.

[Ruth]

ok - I don't think I will have any more 450+ page books this year .......
Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Mor-book-ly Obese

1. Birthright reread 3/08 (502)
2. Sheer Abandon: A Novel 2/24 (640)
3. This Charming Man 3/20 (563)
4. Balance of Power 3/31 (500)
5. Escape 4/02 (552)
6. Every Breath You Take: A Novel 04/06 (496)
7. Outlander 04/13(853)
8. Black Magic Sanction 04/29(487)
9. Xenocide 05/12(576)
10. The Mists of Avalon 05/19(876)
11. Middle of Nowhere 05/21(530)
12. The Red Pyramid 06/04 (517)
13. Dragonfly in Amber 06/13 (743)
14. This Body of Death: An Inspector Lynley Novel 06/14(692)
15. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest 06/16 (576)
16. Under the Dome 06/20 (1074)
17. Voyager 07/07 (870)
18. The Search 07/15 (488)
19. Drums of Autumn 07/27(880)
20. The Bourne Objective 06/27 (450)
21. The Fiery Cross 08/19 (992)
22. The Girl Who Played with Fire 08/21 (503)
23. Angelology 09/03 (452)
24. A Breath of Snow and Ashes 09/09 (992)
25. Body Work 10/10(464)
26. An Echo in the Bone 10/14 (820)
27. Play Dead 10/24 (452)
28. Fall of Giants 10/30(985)
29.The Crystal Cave (Merlin, #1) 11/15 (495)
30. Crescent Dawn 12/05 (544)

. . . . . .

[Lindy-Lane]

Level: Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? (5 Chunkies)

5/5 DONE..Yahoo I finished a yearly challenge!
original post with books read in meassage #21.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Lindy-Lane wrote: "Level: Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? (5 Chunkies)

5/5 DONE..Yahoo I finished a yearly challenge!
original post with books read in meassage #21."

Congratulations, Lindy-Lane!

Reposting your final list would have been better. *hint...hint* : )

[Dee]

holy nuts Ruth!! lol!!

just finished another 1...I have 1 and a half to go and i'm going to get them done! lol!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Ruth wrote: "ok - I don't think I will have any more 450+ page books this year .......
Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Mor-book-ly Obese

1.Birthright reread 3/08 (502)
2.[book:Sheer Abandon: A Novel|6..."

How did I miss this one?

Wow, 30 books! Congratulations!

[Dee]

I originally listed 13 titles, but according to my books read spreadsheet have read another 19 chubby chunksters as well...putting me at 32...yipes!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

I'm in for Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

update 5/5 complete!

currently planned books (subject to change)

1. Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (540 pages) - 3/8/10
2. Small Favor by Jim Butcher (541 pages) - 4/10/10
3. Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon (529 pages) - 6/1/10
4. White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison (549 pages) - 12/11/10
5. Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong (480 pages) - 3/10/10

[Valorie]

I'm done!!

Mor-book-ly Obese

1. Lover Revealed (455 Pgs) 4/14 *****
2. Lover Unbound (502 Pgs) 6/21 *****
3. Lover Enshrined (534 Pgs) 10/25 *****
4. Lover Avenged (527 Pgs) 12/19 *****
5. Covet (474 Pgs) 8/17 ****
6. Finders Keepers (453 Pgs) 5/7 ***
7. Insatiable (451 Pgs) 7/3 **
8. The Down Home Zombie Blues by Linnea Sinclair (516 Pgs) 7/19 ***

[Sandra]

Hooray, Ruth, Lindy-Lane,Delicious Dee, Diane & Valorie!!!!!