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2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Lol.Tyvm Gaijinmama.Reading romance novels since i was 12 has made it so my mind goes into very dirty places sometimes :p
Too Big To Ignore Anymore 3/6/10 - 1/1/11
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
I'm going to give it a try, I think. I'm going with the Too Big To Ignore Anymore level. (Changed from the Mor-book-ly Obese 05/12)
Progress: 3/14
1.Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop (496 pages)
2.Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop (464 pages)
3.Noah by Jacquelyn Frank (471 pages)
4.Let the Right One In: A Novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist (472 pages)
5.Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (722 pages)
6.Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon (526 pages)
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8.Lover Mine by J.R. Ward (544 pages)
9.A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton (480 pages)
10.Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (527 pages)
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13.Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught (736 pages)
14.Come the Night by Susan Krinard (613 pages{Large Print Edition})
Mor-book-ly Obese 0/81)The Winter Rose~Jennifer Donnelly{720 pgs}
2)The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici~ Jeanne Kalogridis{480 pgs}
Too Big To Ignore Anymore 1/14
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2. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward (502)
3. Haunted by Kelley Armstrong (495)
4.The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir(473)
5. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (453)
6. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (541)
7. Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong (523)
8. Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (540)
9. No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong (505)
10. Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward (534)
11. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (642)
12. Covet by J.R. Ward (474)
13. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (619)
and for good measure!
14. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward - Has not been release yet but will be read this year. GR has the page # at 544. Will update as soon as i buy it!
Books I have purchased since creating the list or just forgot to add!
15. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
D.G. wrote: "Jennefer,You have two of my favorite books in there:
- Jane Eyre (OMG, I loooved this book!)
- Flowers from the Storm (another amazing read)
I'll be reading Emma too for this challenge...i..."
I am really looking forward to both of these! (well all of the books on my list but these two that you mentioned especially) I just won an advanced copy of Romancing Miss Brontë: A Novel here on GoodReads and I want to try to read Jane Eyre before start it. I am so excited!
Romance ReadersChubby Chunckster Challenge
Heck yeah! I'm going to try Do These Books Make My Ass Look Big?
1. Covet (audio-book) by J.R. Ward (474 pages)
2. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead (496 pages)
3. Lover Unbound (re-read) by J.R. Ward (502 pages)
4. Lover Avenged (re-read) by J.R. Ward (527 pages)
5. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward (528 pages)
Committing to DTBMMALB? Challenge, but I might can do More-book-ly Obese if I really try!
6. Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (507 pages)
7. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (853 pages)
8. Acheron (re-read) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (816 pages)
I was wondering if I could count "The Winter Rose" by Jennifer Donnelly as 2 books(800 pages) since its damn near close at 720 pgs.
One really thick book is still one book. BUT it's a chunkster, so it counts for this challenge. And if you can find an edition that's over 800 pages, you could go for the Mor-book-ly Obese with the option of reading three tomes of 800 pages or more. Or not, just a suggestion.
I love it!!!I'll go for Mor-book-ly Obese :]
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2. Dziewczyna która igrała z ogniem (The Girl Who Played with Fire) by Stieg Larsson (704 pages)
3. Zamek z piasku, który runął (The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest) by Stieg Larsson (800 pages)
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5. Diuna (Dune) by Frank Herbert (672 pages)
6. Pan Lodowego Ogrodu by Jarosław Grzędowicz (504 pages)
7. Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers (712 pages)
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Chubby Chunkster ChallengeDo These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
2/5
My "Do these books make book look fat?" list:1.Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey 1015 pgs
2.Olivia and Jai by Rebecca Ryman 656 pgs
3.Wings in the Nightby Maggie Shayne 694pgs
4.Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier 560 pgs
5.The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 536 pgs
Mor-book-ly Obese 0/8 1)The Winter Rose~Jennifer Donnelly{720 pgs}
2)The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici~ Jeanne Kalogridis{480 pgs}
3)The Boleyn Inheritance~Philippa Gregory{558 pgs}
1/8 in Mor-book-ly Obese...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)
Duration: March 5, 2010 – January 31, 2011Mor-Book-ly Obese 1/8
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537 pages
"The covers of this book are too far apart." — Ambrose Bierce
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3. Pamela: Or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson 592 pages
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 576 pages
5. Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale 560 pages
6. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey 1015 pages
7. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 853 pages
8. Emma by Jane Austen 512 pages
9. The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons 656 pages
Man! I forgot to post my list here but I've been working on it already. Hope that's alright! I've had all of these on my TBR for a year or longer! Too Big To Ignore Anymore
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4. Outlander 853 pages
5. The Mists of Avalon 876 pages
6. Wizard's First Rule 848 pages
7. A Game of Thrones 835 pages
8. Kushiel's Dart 1015 pages
9. The Eye of the World 814 pages
Ashley wrote: "Man! I forgot to post my list here but I've been working on it already. Hope that's alright! I've had all of these on my TBR for a year or longer! "Totally fine, and you've got 2 down already, awesome.
I'll go to Mor-book-ly Obese. I'll try to read 8 chunksters this year.Progress: 0/8
2/8 in Mor-book-ly Obese...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)
I'm joining and I'm gonna go for the Too Big To Ignore Anymore challenge so I can motivate myself to finally get these books off the "dust-collectors" shelf!1.The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay – 648 p.
2. Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues – 465 p.
3. Undaunted Courage – 592 p.
4. The Mists of Avalon – 876 p.
5. We the Living – 464 p.
6. Sowing the Wind: The Seeds of Conflict in the Middle East – 512 p.
7. Moving Target – 464 p.
8. Covet - 474 p.
9. Lover Mine - 544 p.
10. Nightkeepers – 464 p.
11. Dawnkeepers – 455 p.
12. Skykeepers – 480 p.
Oh, Mrs.soule, I loved Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife. I've read it numerous times. And I just finished Covet. If you like the BDB books you should like Covet :)
Well, book number two of eight is done. Two other books of over 400 but less than 450 (as well as some slimmer novels) also fell in there as well. Been a busy month. Looks like I'll hit 20 books total and two were over the 'hefty' mark.1. The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac by Vicki Pettersson 455p (3/8)
2. Covet by J.R. Ward 474p (3/26)
Re-posting my list because some of the books have changed...My list:
1/8 Completed
1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - 850
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3. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (The Hollows #2) by Kim Harrison - 453
4. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - 563
5. The Windflower by Sharon and Tom Curtis - 502
6. Covet by J.R. Ward - 474
7. The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling - 524
8. The Vampire Diaries - The Return: Nightfall by L.J. Smith - 586
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Photojim: Did you like Covet? So far (I am about halfway through.) it has bad first-book-syndrome where nothing major seems to happen, but it is necessary for the rest of the series.
Lenore wrote: "Photojim: Did you like Covet? So far (I am about halfway through.) it has bad first-book-syndrome where nothing major seems to happen, but it is necessary for the rest of the series."I haven't written my review yet because I'm letting it settle for a day or two before I set it to print. Yes, I'm going to say that I liked it. I'm on the fence between 3-4 stars. I like Jim a lot. For the most part I like the plot. There are a couple deus ex machina moments that I could have done without. And there were two major points that had me scratching my head. After you are done, I'll be happy to talk about those points. Still, I thought it was interesting how it had the characters from BDB popping up in the story without actually being players on this stage.
Photojim wrote: I haven't written my review yet because I'm letting it settle for a day or two before I set it to print. Yes, I'm going to say that I liked it. I'm on the fence between 3-4 stars. I like Jim a lot. For the most part I like the plot. There are a couple deus ex machina moments that I could have done without. And there were two major points that had me scratching my head. After you are done, I'll be happy to talk about those points. Still, I thought it was interesting how it had the characters from BDB popping up in the story without actually being players on this stage. .."
I love the Brothers sightings too. It's like a secret joke for the BDB readers. : )
I've ran into one. Like I said, I am listening to it, so I am only about halfway done.
Mor-book-ly ObeseCurrent status: 2 of 8 completed
1. Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison (487 pp) 3/13/10
2. Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop (476pp) 3/27/10
Mor-book-ly Obese 1/8 EDITI couldn't get into The Winter Rose & 700+ pages were way too to read for a book I don't like,so i'm revising my list.
2)The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory{558 pgs}
3)Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon{1088 pgs}
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Chubby Chunkster me!1.Outlander 853 pages
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Do these books make my butt look big?
1) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 474pgsX
2) Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale 560 pgs X
3) The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum 646 pgs
4) The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel 480p X
5) Birthright by Nora Roberts 465 pgs
6) The Night Journal by Elizabeth Crook 451p. X
1) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 474pgsX
2) Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale 560 pgs X
3) The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum 646 pgs
4) The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel 480p X
5) Birthright by Nora Roberts 465 pgs
6) The Night Journal by Elizabeth Crook 451p. X
3/8 in Mor-book-ly Obese...2. Outlander (853 pages)
3. Under the Dome (1074 pages)
5. North and South (496 pages)
6. Wives and Daughters (679 pages)
7. Gone With the Wind (1024 pages)
Started on Eclipse but I'monly 79 pages in so far.
Cool, I'm in! I've committed to several chunky re-reads for the next few months (BDB series and Outlander series), and I always feel cheated when I finish a book and it's not on a list for me to scratch it off. Now I have a challenge to include them, Yay! Plus I have several other big'uns that have been my TBR for almost two years that I've been avoiding due to their length; this challenge will give me some initiative to get through them. ;)Too Big to Ignore Anymore
3/29/10 - 12/31/0
0/16 completed
Lover Revealed (455)
Lover Unbound (502)
Lover Enshrined (534)
Lover Avenged (537)
Dragonfly in Amber (960)
Voyager (1072)
Drums of Autumn (1088)
The Fiery Cross (1456)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (992)
An Echo in the Bone (810)
Kushiel’s Dart (1015)
The Book Thief (560)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (480)
Incubus Dreams (752)
Sabriel (496)
A Game of Thrones (807)
Question: How do you do that strike-out line thingy when you finish a book?
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I'm in for Mor-book-ly Obese! 1.
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3. Skykeepers by Jessica Andersen (480 pages)
4. Dawnkeepers by Jessica Andersen (455 pages)
5. Lover Mine by JR Ward (544 pages)
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Too Big To Ignore Anymore 2/14
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2. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward (502)
3. Haunted by Kelley Armstrong (495)
4.The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir(473)
5. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (453)
6. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (541)
7. Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong (523)
8. Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (540)
9. No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong (505)
10. Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward (534)
11. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (642)
12. Covet by J.R. Ward (474)
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and for good measure!
14. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward - Has not been release yet but will be read this year. GR has the page # at 544. Will update as soon as i buy it!
Books I have purchased since creating the list or just forgot to add!
15. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Annvelwis wrote: "LethalLovely wrote: "Question: How do you do that strike-out line thingy when you finish a book?"text to bold (delete #)
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text to underline (delete #)
text to strike..."
I'll go for Too Big To Ignore Anymore1.Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (512 pages)
2. This Charming Man by Marian Keyes (704 pages)
3. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller(453 pages)
4. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (509 pages)
7. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia (563 pages)
9. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (704 pages)
Whoop whoop 3/9 Done!!!Too Big To Ignore Anymore
Edit: I realized somehow that I left off a number 3 so I added Gone With the Wind, which I've always wanted to read but avoided because of it's size!
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3. Outlander 853 pages
4. The Mists of Avalon 876 pages
5. Wizard's First Rule 848 pages
6. A Game of Thrones 835 pages
7. Kushiel's Dart 1015 pages
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9. Gone With the Wind 1024 pages
Mor-book-ly ObeseCurrent status: 3 of 8 completed
1. Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison (487 pp) 3/13/10
2. Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop (476 pp) 3/27/10
3. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (458 pp)4/1/10
I'm reading two Chunkies at the moment:
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I should be finish with both by mid-April and then Emma will be next!
2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Upgrading - Mor-bookly-obese
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough - 591 pages
The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice - 573 pages
The World According to Garp by John Irving - 570 pages
The Host by Stephenie Meyer - 617 pages
The War Of The Flowers by Tad Williams - 749 pages
Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward - 502 pages
Rose Madder by Stephen King - 466 pages
First one down.
Romance ReadersChubby Chunckster Challenge
Heck yeah! I'm going to try Do These Books Make My Ass Look Big?
1. Covet (audio-book) by J.R. Ward (474 pages)
2. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead (496 pages)
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4. Lover Avenged (re-read) by J.R. Ward (527 pages)
5. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward (528 pages)
Committing to DTBMMALB? Challenge, but I might can do More-book-ly Obese if I really try!
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7. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (656 pages)
8. Acheron (re-read) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (816 pages)
Ugh,I might have to put this challenge on hold.Bc I signed up for the April '10 Series challenge in the Paranormal Romance group & i'd much rather read about sexy supes than Kitty Howard having hip-thrusting sex with Henry VIII.
Well this is easy becuase I know of at least three that are over 450 which I will be reading this year, actually I am going to make that five and try to get these last two in. So I guess sign me up for Too Big to Ignore Anymore?1. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
2. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
4. Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Wow i can't believe it, am almost done! Thanks Kasia for this challenge! I've had most of these books for a while on my TBR, so glad that's done with. I may sign up again for another when am done with the last book.
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2. Angelology: A Novel 451
3. The Harlequin 456
4. Danse Macabre 576
5. Wolf Hall 560
6. Lover Eternal 464
7. Lover Awakened 464
8. Lover Revealed 480
9. Lover Unbound 528
10. Lover Enshrined 560
11. Skin Trade 560
12. Danse Macabre 576
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