2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

[Dee]

I have a possible one that is two pages short as well...can they count??

Alathea wrote: "Okey-dokey, I'm certainly in.

Level: Too Big To Ignore Anymore
Challenge Duration: March 6, 2010 - January 1, 2011

Book list (for now, will probably add later on):
*(the book count is that of the..."

[Kasia]

Deanna wrote: "I have a possible one that is two pages short as well...can they count??"

Sorry, it's got to be over 450. Can be 451, 452...

[Dee]

blah! oh well...i still have like 12 on my list...those non chunky's will be used for soemthing else i guess

Kasia wrote: "Deanna wrote: "I have a possible one that is two pages short as well...can they count??"

Sorry, it's got to be over 450. Can be 451, 452..."

[Nikki ♥]

Great challenge, Kasia. I can finally get rid of some of the doorstops on my TBR mountain.

I'l do Do These Books Make My Butt Look Bigger? I'll post as I go.

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

I am going to do "MOR-BOOK-LY OBESE"
2 of 8 completed update: 07.30

1.Brisingr
2.A Breath of Snow and Ashes COMPLETED 07.30
3.An Echo in the Bone
4.The Mists of Avalon
5.Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder
6.Lover Unbound COMPLETED 03.07
7.Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, Red Dice
8.Her Forbidden Pirate

[Penney]

I'm in, this is a good one! This is just what I need to get some books off my TBR. For some reason I have been avoiding these books and many of them are physically in my possession. Therefore...

Level: Too Big to Ignore Anymore

A Breath of Snow and Ashes (992 pgs)
Here be Dragons (720 pgs)
Whitney, My Love (736 pgs) COMPLETED 03/09
Stray (618 pgs)COMPLETED 03/12
Lover Mine (544 pgs)
For the Roses (576 pgs)

I have more but I'll see what I can do with these...

[KimWin]

sounds fun!

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ]

Kasia wrote: "Sorry, it's got to be over 450. Can be 451, 452..."

Can it be exactly 450 pages?
I have just one for my A-Z Challenge, One Man's Bible by Gao Xingjian (for X author) that is exactly 450 pages for my edition. (The edition listed on GRs is 464 pages).

[Nita]

I am going to do the Too Big To Ignore Anymore challenge. My list below are all books I have in my to read list, but a couple do not come out until later this year.

Too Big To Ignore Anymore 3/6/10 - 1/1/11

Under the Dome 1074 pgs
The Mists of Avalon 876 pgs
Demon Moon 480 pgs
Lorna Doone 800 pgs
The Last Stormlord 640 pgs
Lover Mine 544 pgs
Dragonfly in Amber 752 pgs
The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty 612 pgs
Naamah's Curse 656 pgs
The Ill-Made Mute 577 pgs
The Immortal Prince 658 pgs
Angelology: A Novel 451 pgs

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[Toni]

I'm in. I need to update my TBR list.
I will go with Do These Make My Butt Look Bigger. I'll post as I go.

[Wolf]

I've changed my books, and am still doing the "do these books make my butt look big?" level.

1. Green Mars (640 pages)
2. Blue Mars (784 pages)
3. A Feast for Crows (1060 pages)
4. A Dance with Dragons (1100+ pages)
5. Dracula: Complete, Original Text (492 pages)

[Kasia]

Briansgirl "Can it be exactly 450 pages?
I have just one for my A-Z Challenge, One Man's Bible by Gao Xingjian (for X author) that is exactly 450 pages for my edition. (The edition listed on GRs is 464 pages)."

Yup.

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

ANK [canine lover:] wrote: "I've changed my books, and am still doing the "do these books make my butt look big?" level.

1. Green Mars (640 pages)
2. Blue Mars (784 pages)
3. [book:A Feast for C..."

LOL! You really think A Dance with Dragons is going to come out this year?! I've heard that one before.

[FlibBityFLooB]

Yay!!!! thanks Kasia for allowing me to participate with some of my audiobooks :) :) :) I'll go "MOR-BOOK-LY OBESE"

1. The Two Towers (776 pages)
2. Outlander (853 pages)
3. Under the Dome (1074 pages)
4. The Mists of Avalon (876 pages)
5. North and South (496 pages)
6. Wives and Daughters (679 pages)
7. Gone With the Wind (1024 pages)
8. The Return of the King (864 pages)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

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

currently planned books (subject to change)

1. Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (540 pages)
2. Small Favor by Jim Butcher (541 pages)
3. The Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. Donaldson (640 pages)
4. A Man Rides Through by Stephen R. Donaldson (672 pages)
5. TBD

[Angie]

I'm in - I'll go for Mor-book-ly Obese

1 - Lover Enshrined - J.R. Ward (534 pages)
2 - Cast In Shadow - Michelle Sagara (507 pages)
3 - Kushiel's Dart - Jaqueline Carey (912 pages)
4 - Prey - Rachel Vincent (473 pages)
5 - Lover Avenged - J.R. Ward (719 pages)
6 - Magician - Raymond E Feist (992 pages)
7 - Dawnkeepers - Jessica Andersen (455 pages)
8 - Sea Glass - Maria V Snyder (472 pages)

[Natalie]

Mor-book-ly Obese
I'll be doing this one, with the 8 chunky books :)
Though I may change my Mor-book-ly Obese into Too Big To Ignore Anymore
I'll give you the list of the 8 books when I decide which one's I'm going to read :)

[Gaijinmama]

Whooo Hooo yeah Baby! The reason I was concerned about re-reads is that I plan to re-read the OUtlander books by Diana Gabaldon and they are BIG HONKING VOLUMES...and you bet your sweet booty I won't skip sections. Miss even a moment of Jamie and Claire? Not bloody likely!

so, I'll commit to the 5 book level, Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big. I'll list them as I go, or maybe later if I just can't help myself...I get so OCD Happy making lists!

[Toni]

Figured out my list for the Do These Books Make My Butt Look Bigger level.
1/5

1. The Cursed by L.A. Banks 512 pgs
2. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray 592 pgs 4/11/10
3. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray 819 pgs
4. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 453 pgs
5. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 541 pgs

[colleen]

I'm in. I'll do the mor-book-ly obese version. I'll list my books as I go along.

[Gaijinmama]

Actually I have another question. The rules say no short stories. How about something like Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder that is one volume of...what? would these be novellas? Anyway I do plan to read the Night World books this year and it would be peachy keen if they counted. Also come to think of itAnne Bishop's Black Jewels Trilogy, which I have in one ginormous volume.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

I'll do Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

[Kelly]

I will do the The Chubby Chunkster.
Thanks for the invite.

Whitney My Love
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[Kelley]

so does it start the day you posted this or can we backdate? I ask because I have one I'm currently listening to in audio that qualifies, but I started it before the official challenge since I got it out of the library.

oh yeah, and I have another one that I'm currently reading that definitely qualifies, but I started it about a week ago.

[Kelley]

0/8 completed

1. The Mammoth Book of Irish Romance - 512 pages (currently reading)
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2. Sepulchre - 550 pages (currently reading)

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[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ]

Gaijinmama wrote: "Whooo Hooo yeah Baby! The reason I was concerned about re-reads is that I plan to re-read the OUtlander books by Diana Gabaldon and they are BIG HONKING VOLUMES...and you bet your sweet booty I wo..."

You could sign up for morbookly obese as well. It's either 8 chunksters, or 3 tomes of 800 pages or more. I believe the Outlander series books are all over 800 pages each. Just a thought.

[D.G.]

Wow, you read my mind Kasia! I've been wanting to add a challenge to read all those big books in my TBR.

Too Big To Ignore Anymore: 2/7 Completed

Bold: Read
Italics: Currently Reading

1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1082 pgs.)

2. Sovereign by C.J. Sansom (583 pgs.)

3. Emma by Jane Austen (512 pgs.)
4. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (1456 pgs)
5. The Winter Rose by Jennifer Connolly (720 pgs)
6. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (722 pgs)
7. La Sombra Del Viento by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (490 pgs)

[Carrie]

Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

I'm in, I have no clue what books I'm going to read like most of the challenges I sign up for :P

[Lotte_ladybird]

I can never resist a challenge so of course I'm in :)

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.

My (tentative) list:
1. PS, I love you - Cecilia Ahern (519 pages)
2. Bet me - Jennifer Crusie (469 pages)
3. Vanity Fair - William Thackeray (720 pages)
4. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller (576 pages)
5. Blood runs cold - Alex Barclay (496 pages)

[Dee]

what if you've already started? i was 90 pages into a 710 page book before i got distract...i was just going to subtract that 90 off the full page count...is that ok?

[Lory]

2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Count me IN!!! I will go with - Too Big To Ignore Anymore with a list of 12 books. I think that will be easy since you have the rest of the year to achieve it. I will posted my list soon ;o)

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[Mahyar]

Question, does it count if I added it on my TBR before...but read it after accepting this?

Because I'm just starting one NOW and I want it to count on this challenge LOL.

[Nana]

Hello everybody! I'll go with "The Chubby Chunkster", one step at a time. I'm kinda lazy with books these days. I'll post as I go, is that ok? And should I create some topic to post my books?

[KimWin]

I just finished the The Reincartionist by MJ Rose.(455) I started it March 1st does that count? lol
I am going for Mor-book-ly Obese. My next book is Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison with 487 pages.

[Kim]

I'm going to try for the mor-book-ly obese challenge. I won't list them ahead of time- as I always come across books I want to read from other threads and books from the library. This would be a great one for me to commit to!

[Kristen "Kirby"]

Mor-book-ly Obese all the way! I'll post as I go.
2/8



1) The Boleyn Inheritance by Phillipa Gregory 518 pages (3/11/10)
2) Dark Visions Bind-Up: The Strange Power, The Possessed, The Passion by L.J. Smith 730 pages (3/14/10)
3)The Pact: A Love Story by Jodi Picoult 512 pages
4)Sabriel by Garth Nix 496 pages
5)Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 853 pages
6)Night World, No. 3: Huntress, Black Dawn, Witchlightby L.J. Smith 746 pages
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[Sherrie]

I will do The Chubby Chunkster

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (640 pages)
Dark Angel; The Chosen; Soulmate by L.J. Smith (688 pages)
Night World, No. 3: Huntress, Black Dawn, Witchlight by L.J. Smith (746 pages)

[Gaijinmama]

OK, seems like several people are doing Night World, which is technically three shorter novels in one volume. I plan to count it as well unless I hear otherwise. Short stories and essays don't count but these stories are over 200 pages each so that isn't short by any definition...except maybe to me and my fellow Diana Gabaldon fans who are used to 1000 pages, LOL!

[Sherrie]

I'll have to come back and check if the Night World series are going to count or if I have to change them.

[Michelle B]

I'm and will do the Mor-book-ly Obese challenge.

1.Beautiful Creatures--563 pages-4.18.10
2.The Mists of Avalon--876 pages
3.City of Bones--485 pages
4. Eragon--503 pages(re-read--read it about 4 years ago)
5.Eldest--704 pages
6.Brisingr--763 pages
7.American Gods--672 pages
8.Temeraire: In the Service of the King

[Gaijinmama]

Well me and my OCD Self just had a little fun. Here's my list. All are TBRs, gathering dust, and need to be read and out the door!

Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?

1. Invisible Man by RAlph Ellison 469 pp.
2. Wolfking by Bridget Wood 614 pp.
3. House of Dreams by Pauline Gedge 513 pp.
4. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis 578 pp.
5. Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks 496 pp.

**alternates/ additional titles**
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
and Night World series by L.J. Smith ...may bulk me up to the Morbookly Obese level!

[Kasia]

Kelley wrote: "so does it start the day you posted this or can we backdate? "

I guess you can backdate if you want. It's a "yearly" challenge, so backdating some won't hurt. But if it feels like cheating to you don't do it.

[Kasia]

Gaijinmama wrote: "Actually I have another question. The rules say no short stories. How about something like Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder that is one volume of...what? would thes..."

If it's in one volume I'm willing to say yes. But in general, if it's a trilogy or a short story collection, you can just split it up and count as several books for the challenges. Maybe you'd rather do that? You decide.

[Kasia]

KimWin wrote: "I just finished the The Reincartionist by MJ Rose.(455) I started it March 1st does that count? lol."

Yes, it does.

[Kasia]

Deanna wrote: "what if you've already started? i was 90 pages into a 710 page book before i got distract...i was just going to subtract that 90 off the full page count...is that ok?"

Yeah.

[Dee]

Thanks!

Kasia wrote: "Deanna wrote: "what if you've already started? i was 90 pages into a 710 page book before i got distract...i was just going to subtract that 90 off the full page count...is that ok?"

Yeah."

[Gaijinmama]

Hey Kasia, may I just say, thanks for running this challenge and answering all the questions. I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I sometimes get so caught up in the details of a challenge that I forget this is supposed to be fun!

Now I'm off to read a few chapters before bed ((It's 10 p.m. here in Tokyo.)
Cheers, and good-night/ good-morning/ whatever it is where you are.

[Kasia]

No biggie, that's what I'm here for.

Have a good one, Gaijinmama. It's the middle of the day here, so I'll be staying up for a while yet myself.

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Well the first of these chunky beauties is done. I need about a half hour or so before I go at it again with another after just finishing the exciting climax of the first. I was pacing myself nice and steady and then the pace picked up and I couldn't hold back any longer. I raced to the finish. Now I'm a little stiff from the effort of spreading the creamy white pages of this hefty tome above me for such a length of time. I'd like to say that it was a deep and satisfying book, but I'll settle for open and available. Perhaps I'll swing by the library and pick up a quickie later. I wouldn't want to strain myself and prevent my optimum performance for some serious reading later with my wife. After all, it is her openness to letting me read without her as well as sharing a book with me in bed at night that makes me love her all the more.

What was I talking about again? Oh yeah. I finished the first of my reads for More-book-ly Obese challenge.

1. The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac by Vicki Pettersson 455p (3/8)

[LooLoo]

Photojim wrote: "Well the first of these chunky beauties is done. I need about a half hour or so before I go at it again with another after just finishing the exciting climax of the first. I was pacing myself nic..."

Wow, I hope my chunky experience is at least half that good!