2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

[Penny]

I'll go for the Mor-book-ly Obese :)

What is TBR list???

2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge p.6

Mor-book-ly Obese:
8 chunksters (450) OR 3 tomes of 800 pages or more.

1.The Last Song, Nicholas Sparks. 463 pages
2.Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7, J.K. Rowling 4100 pages , Since is a reread I'm counting theme as one. :)
3.Deseo concedido by Megan Maxwell. 548
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[SandyC]

Penny wrote: "I'll go for the Mor-book-ly Obese :)

What is TBR list???"

Hi Penny. TBR is your shelf of books "To Read". Since you have joined this group, your TBR shelf will expand exponentially! :-)

[Penny]

Thanks Sandy.

[Leah]

I think I'm gonna do Mor-book-ly Obese

FINISHED 5/1/2010

1. Lover Avenged by J. R. Ward (642 pages) 3/8/2010
2. The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by J. R. Ward (478 pages) 3/12/2010
3. Lover Mine by J. R. Ward (544 pages) 5/1/2010
4. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (800 pages) 3/27/2010
5. Lover Enshrined by J. R. Ward (534 pages) 3/6/2010
6. Stray by Rachel Vincent (618 pages) 3/21/2010
7. Covet by J. R. Ward (474 pages) 3/25/2010
8. Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (533 pages) 4/4/2010

[Nikki ♥]

Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?

5/5 FINISHED

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon 3/12/10 (976)
Covet by J.R. Ward 3/22/10 (474)
Black Hills by Nora Roberts 4/7/10 (472)
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon 4/27/10 (1072)
Lover Mine by J.R. Ward 5/5/10 (512)

[Rossy]

Mor-book-ly Obese! Finished!

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[Rossy]

I think i'll go again with Mor-book-ly Obese! Will update post as i finish the book.

[Thenia]

2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge:

1. Mansfield Park - Jane Austen (480 pages)(06/05)
2. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte (464 pages)

[Valorie]

Mor-book-ly Obese

1. Lover Revealed (455 Pgs) 4/14 *****
2. Lover Unbound (502 Pgs)
3. Lover Enshrined (534 Pgs)
4. Lover Avenged (527 Pgs)
5. Covet (474 Pgs)
6. Finders Keepers (453 Pgs) 5/7 ***
7. The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac (464 Pgs)
8. Noah (471 Pgs)

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Update 5/7/10
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

Completed 3/5

1. Sabriel by Garth Nix (496 pages) 4/25
2. Lover Mine by JR Ward (511 pages) 5/2
3. Wild Fire by Christine Feehan (455 pages) 5/7

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Mor-bookly-obese

2/8

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 Revealed by J.R. Ward - 455 pages - Finished 1st April
Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward - 502 pages
Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead - 477 pages - Finished 8th May

[D.G.]

I just finished my second book of this challenge. I really need to get my @ss in gear if I'm going to finish this year!

[Gaijinmama]

1 done!
1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
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I'm attempting to read at least 10 from the following list, all in my TBR pile.

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.
6. Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs 509 pp.
7. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 816 pp.
8. Wraeththu by Storm Constantine 774 pp.
9. Water Touching Stone by Eliot Pattinson 621 pp.
10. House of Illusions by Pauline Gedge 466 pp.
11. The Three Sisters by Rebecca Locksley 498 pp.
12. Wit'ch War by James Clemens 547 pp.
13. Wit'ch Gate by James Clemens 517 pp.
14. Wit'ch Star by James Clemens 588 pp.
15. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 673 pp.
16. The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas 495 pp.
17. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 509 pp.
18.The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton 552 pp.
19. The Lady of the Sorrows by Cecilia Dart-Thornton 463 pp.
20. The Battle of Evernight by Cecilia Dart-Thornton 458 pp.
21. The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop 1200 pp.
22. The Age Of Misrule: World's End, Darkest Hour, Always Forever: "World's End", "Darkest Hour", "Always Forever" by Mark Chadbourn 800 pp.
23. The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber 561 pp.

24. Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith 470 pp.
25. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
26. The Diamond Age by Neal STephenson
27. Dissolution by C.J. Sansom 463 pp.



**alternates/ additional titles**
I reserve the option to include the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
and Night World series by L.J. Smith

And this is really, truly my last edit!! The list is now engraved in stone.

[Desperado]

Mor-book-ly Obese 4/8

1)The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici by Jeanne Kalogridis{480 pgs} 4/6/10
2)The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory{558 pgs}4/18/10
3)Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon{1088 pgs}
4)Graceling by Kristin Cashore{471 pgs}5/1/10
5)Night World, No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder by L. J. Smith{729 pgs}{audiobook}5/9/10
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[Danielle]

Level: Does this books make my butt look big? 5 chunks
I'll post as I go.

1. The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac by Vicki Pettersson (464 pages)FINISHED! 05/09
2. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (704 pages)
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[Purple]

Chubby Chunkster me! Update only

1.Outlander 853 pages
2.The Angel Experiment 464 pages 05.09
3.Envy 549 pages

[Jaime]

Too Big To Ignore Anymore

6/14

1. Come The Night by Susan Krinard (459) 3/18
2. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward (502) 4/7
3. Haunted by Kelley Armstrong (495) 4/13
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) 5/4
11. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (642) 5/9
12. Covet by J.R. Ward (474)
13. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (619) 3/29

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
16. The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by J.R. Ward (467) 5/10

[Penney]

Level: Too Big to Ignore Anymore

5/6 Completed

A Breath of Snow and Ashes (992 pgs)
Here be Dragons (720 pgs) COMPLETED 04/02
Whitney, My Love (736 pgs) COMPLETED 03/09
Stray (618 pgs) COMPLETED 03/12
Lover Mine (544 pgs) COMPLETED 05/10
For the Roses (576 pgs) COMPLETED 04/08

[SandyC]

I am upgrading to More-book-ly Obese.
2/8 done
1. Cutting for Stoneby Abraham Verghese (658 pages)(Finished on 4/1/10)
2. Stealing Athenaby Karen Essex (452 pages)
3. Blackwood Farm by Anne
Rice (626 pages)
4.Dragonfly in Amberby Diana Gabaldon (947 pages)(Finished on 5/10/10)
5. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (576 pages)
6. Voyagerby Diana Gabaldon(1072 pages)
7. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon(992 pages)
8. Drums of Autumnby Diana Gabaldon (1088 pages)

[Kelly]

Lover Mine - 512 Pages - Read 5/12/10

[Sheila]

OK, I'm s sucker for challenges. Since I have kept track of all my reading since Jan. 1 I believe I will choose the Mor-Book-Ly Obese Chunksters.

1. Going Rogue – Sarah Palin (Jan. 5) 581 pages LP
2. Smash Cut – Sandra Brown (Jan. 8) 623 pages LP
3. The Book Thief – Markus Zusak (Jan. 31) 757 pages LP
4. City of Night – Dean Koontz (Feb. 8) 455 pages
5. The Help – Kathryn Stockett (Feb. 10) 721 pages LP
6. Lightning – Dean Koontz (Feb. 20) 687 pages LP
7. The Last Precinct – Patricia Cornwell (March 12) 724 pages LP
8. The Last Child – John Hart (May 13) 650 pages LP

This challenge was WAY to easy to complete this year. It seems like about every other book I've read is LONG. I use audiobooks from the library and they have been LONG as well (over 10 cds)

Completed 5/13/2010

[Renee]

2010 CHUBBY CHUNKSTER CHALLENGE

- Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (552 pgs)
2. Into the Fire by Suzanne Brockmann (477 pgs)
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[Malia]

I'll join on the level. I'm going to finally tackle:, and . Three books that have been in my TBR stack for way too long. I just checked the preview of this comment and I noticed that The Lord of the Rings Trilogy didn't turn up--I read that Tolkein considered it one book, that's why I feel free to add it. I may finally get to the Outlander books, too.

[Lotte_ladybird]

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. PS, I love you - Cecilia Ahern (519 pages)finished March 13
2. Bet me - Jennifer Crusie (469 pages)finished March 8
3. This Charming Man - Marian Keyes (676 pages)finished May 16
4. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller (576 pages)finished April 13
5. Blood runs cold - Alex Barclay (496 pages)finished March 29

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

All done, Lotte_ladybird. Congratulations!

[Lotte_ladybird]

Yz the Whyz wrote: "All done, Lotte_ladybird. Congratulations!"

Thanks Yz :)

[Jaime]

Too Big To Ignore Anymore

7/14

1. Come The Night by Susan Krinard (459) 3/18
2. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward (502) 4/7
3. Haunted by Kelley Armstrong (495) 4/13
4.The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir(473)
5. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (453) 5/16
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) 5/4
11. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (642) 5/9
12. Covet by J.R. Ward (474)
13. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (619) 3/29

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
16. The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by J.R. Ward (467) 5/10

[Desperado]

Mor-book-ly Obese 4/8

1)The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici by Jeanne Kalogridis{480 pgs} 4/6/10
2)The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory{558 pgs}4/18/10
3)Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon{1088 pgs}
4)Graceling by Kristin Cashore{471 pgs}5/1/10
5)Night World, No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder by L. J. Smith{729 pgs}{audiobook}5/9/10
6)The Dragon and the Jewel by Virginia Henley{496 pgs}{Reread}
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[Timothy]

i think i'm going to try mor-book-ly obese. all ready have The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(815 pages). i think thats the only 800 page book i will work on. any 450+ books for recommendation?

[Desperado]

Mor-book-ly Obese 5/8

1)The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici by Jeanne Kalogridis{480 pgs} 4/6/10
2)The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory{558 pgs}4/18/10
3)Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon{1088 pgs}
4)Graceling by Kristin Cashore{471 pgs}5/1/10
5)Night World, No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder by L. J. Smith{729 pgs}{audiobook}5/9/10
6)The Dragon and the Jewel by Virginia Henley{496 pgs}{Reread}5/18/10
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[Desperado]

Mor-book-ly Obese 5/8


1)The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici by Jeanne Kalogridis{480 pgs} 4/6/10
2)The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory{558 pgs}4/18/10
3)Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon{1088 pgs}
4)Graceling by Kristin Cashore{471 pgs}5/1/10
5)Night World, No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder by L. J. Smith{729 pgs}{audiobook}5/9/10
6)The Dragon and the Jewel by Virginia Henley{496 pgs}{Reread}5/18/10
7)Benighted by Kit Whitfield{544 pgs}
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[Desperado]

I was wondering if I could still post books after I reach my goal(8 novels of 450+ pages). Because I have at least 4 more after the 8 lined up to read that fit the criteria.

[Shannon]

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: 5/14

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)
7.Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward (534 pages) --Read 03/11
8.Lover Mine by J.R. Ward (544 pages) --Read 05/23
9.A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton (480 pages)
10.Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (642 pages) --Read 04/11
11.The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by J.R. Ward (478 pages) --Read 03/18
12.Chasing Midnight by Susan Krinard (488 pages) --Read 03/16
13.Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught (736 pages)
14.Come the Night by Susan Krinard (613 pages{Large Print Edition})

[FlibBityFLooB]

4/8 (half-way done in Mor-book-ly Obese). I may have to read some more of the Outlander books, so I may switch some books around. We shall see.

1. The Two Towers (776 pages) - 03/23/10
2. Outlander (853 pages) - 5/23/10
3. Under the Dome (1074 pages)
4. Desiree (607 pages) - 3/28/10
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) - 03/24/10

[Unapologetic_Bookaholic]

More-book-ley Obese
1/8 450+

1. Swan Song v Robert R. McCammon 956
2. Power Play v J.M. Snyder 580
3. Fortune v Erica Spindler 560
4. Chill Factor v Sandra Brown [Audio CD 11 disc= 560 pages:] 5-23-10

[Danielle]

Level: Does this books make my butt look big? 5 chunks
I'll post as I go.
2/5

1. The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac by Vicki Pettersson (464 pages)FINISHED! 05/09
2. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (704 pages)FINISHED! 05/23
3. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
4. Street Game
5.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

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

Completed 5/5

1. Sabriel by Garth Nix (496 pages) 4/25
2. Lover Mine by JR Ward (511 pages) 5/2
3. Wild Fire by Christine Feehan (455 pages) 5/7
4. The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (488 pages) 5/14
5. Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon (560 pages) 5/21

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Congrats, Danielle!

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Thanks, Yz!

[Nance]

I'd like to join in too - The Mor-Book-ly Obese challenge in the category of 3 over 800 pgs. I've been saying that I will read these books forever. Let's see how I do!

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, 1276 pgs
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follegg, 976 pgs
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, 945 pgs

[Unapologetic_Bookaholic]

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Congrats, Danielle!"

Ditto!

[Unapologetic_Bookaholic]

Nance: Best of fortune!

[Malia]

Timothy wrote: "i think i'm going to try mor-book-ly obese. all ready have The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(815 pages). i think thats the only 800 page book i will work on. any 450+ books fo..."
Lonesome Dove by Larry Mc Murtry, it's in my bookshelves, Timothy--your dad loves this one, too. Better wait for summer, it's hard to put down. It's over 800 pages.

[Jaime]

Too Big To Ignore Anymore

7/14

1. Come The Night by Susan Krinard (459) 3/18
2. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward (502) 4/7
3. Haunted by Kelley Armstrong (495) 4/13
4.The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir(473)
5. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (453) 5/16
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) 5/4
11. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (642) 5/9
12. Covet by J.R. Ward (474)
13. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (619) 3/29

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
16. The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by J.R. Ward (467) 5/10
17. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (850) 5/24

[exxcentrica]

More-Book-Ly Obese
Update: 5/24/10
5/8


1. Lovesong(Large Print) - Valerie Sherwood - 684 pgs - 2/22
2. Born Of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon - 533 pgs - 4/18
3. Lover Mine - J.R. Ward - 512 pgs - 5/2
4. Wild Fire - Christine Feehan - 455 pgs - 5/8
5. Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon - 529 pgs - 5/13
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[Renee]

2010 CHUBBY CHUNKSTER CHALLENGE

- Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (552 pgs)
2. Into the Fire by Suzanne Brockmann (477 pgs)
3. Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann (536 pgs)
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[Deedee]

I think I'm gonna do Mor-book-ly Obese. I looked over my list of books I've read so far this year and, from longest book to shortest book, here's my list so far:

ONE: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator) (Paperback, 776 pages) February 2010
TWO: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection by Gardner R. Dozois (Hardcover, 688 pages) January 2010
THREE: Paul McCartney : Many Years from Now by Barry Miles (Hardcover, 576 pages) February 2010
FOUR: Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Hardcover, 471 pages) April 2010
FIVE: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (Illustrator) (Hardcover, 464 pages) January 2010
SIX: The Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong (Hardcover, 463 pages) May 2010

Leviathan is borderline qualifying because of its illustrations; however, I don't anticipate any difficulty in hitting EIGHT books altogether this year, with or without Leviathan.

[Alycia]

I'm changing from Chunkster to Do these make my butt look big:

776 pages
1088 pages
453 pages- *READ 7/4
464 pages
480 pages

[Sandra]

Mor-book-ly Obese Challenge

2/8 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. The Reincarnationist 455 pages
4. The Time Traveler's Wife 519 pages
5. Covet 482 pages
6. Cross Stitch 863 pages
7. Lover Revealed 455 pages
8. TBD

[colleen]

Mor-book-ly Obese

Current status: 8 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
4. Angelology by Danielle Trussoni (464 pp) 4/7/10
5. The Sign by Raymond Khoury (480 pp) 4/25/10
6. Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon (496 pp) 4/26/10
7. Lover Mine by J. R. Ward (512 pp) 5/2/10
8. Wild Fire by Christine Feehan (455 pp) 5/27/10