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Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2010
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Melanie
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Oct 06, 2010 01:54PM
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Up to 85. I'm trying to see if I can start and finish another book today but sleepiness is interfering. Grr.
Sans wrote: "Up to 85. I'm trying to see if I can start and finish another book today but sleepiness is interfering. Grr."You should take nap; you'll wake up feeling refreshed and ready to read. Are you trying to read 100 before January ?
Yep, I am. I've tried napping but I can't seem to really sleep. I'll doze a bit, then wake up still tired. I think it's more my dreaded gift from mother nature than lack of sleep. I'm always dragging and struggling for energy the first several days.
That sucks, I'm willing to bet you're a serious coffee addict. Am I right?Can you handle 15 books in two months? Though from what I've seen in this group that's nothing for some people.
I used to be! I worked at Peet's for over a year in college and I couldn't go an hour without coffee. Nowadays, my coffee addiction is nearly non-existent. I have half a cup or less every other day but that's about it. I mostly drink water during the day, sometimes 7-Up, but that's caffeine free. Hmmmmm. I think I can. I have several "slim volumes" on my shelves that I'm thinking I should read. And several Harlequin Historicals. If I stick to reading books that are less than 300 pages, I think I can do it.
And I know! Some of our friends here are amazing. I'm really in awe of how many books they devour!
I don't think I'll ever touch coffee. I already have problems sleeping; can you imagine if I decided to become a coffee addict? I'd have to start calling myself a vampire. I know, and they have kids or a job; or kids AND a job lol. It’s funny but before goodreads I use to think I was in a league of my own when it came to reading. This challenge particularly has been a slap in the face.
Exactly! My friends would be shocked at how many books I'd read. But after joining here? I'm a veritable slow-poke.
Woohoo! Finally finished my first 100 reads...moving on to Level 2!
Michelle wrote: "Woohoo! Finally finished my first 100 reads...moving on to Level 2!"Congratulations, Michelle!!
Thanks girls. :) Don't think I'll make it past 200. Not even counting all of the books I read to my girls. Too much going on in my "real-life" to escape to books as much as I'd like to sometimes. :) Hurry up and come with me. LOL
Up to 90 books now. Even with NaNoWriMo, I won't be able to stop reading (likely to the detriment of my writing).
Congrats Michelle. Good Luck Sans.
Can I join even though I'm late for this year? I've read 124 books so far. I've been keeping track for another challenge.
I'd like to start this challenge too...I think I'm getting close to reading 100 in this year alone... :)
Kayla and Sarah this challenge was meant for this year but we'll restart it starting January. I plan on giving it a try, so get ready to read :)
YAY, Sans!!! You're on you're way to the big leagues.
Thanks, hon! Let's see how far I can get in December.
Congrats Sans!!
Congrats, Sans! I want to keep track for next year, but I don't know if I will make it to even 100 or not. It will be a good challenge for me.
Mckris10 wrote: "Congrats, Sans! I want to keep track for next year, but I don't know if I will make it to even 100 or not. It will be a good challenge for me."You and me both, Mckris10.
Ashley wrote: "100. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley"Congratulations, Ashley!!
Congrats Sans and Ashley!!!:-) Great job!
Only 5 more books to go and I'll have all 100 read for this year... Started to think I wasn't going to make it but it looks like I just might do it....
Thanks Melanie!Gook luck Sabrina! Do you have 5 books in mind to finish out your 100?
Thanks Melanie!Good Luck Sabrina!
Good luck, Sabrina! You can make the 100 since you still have a couple of weeks left!!
niquae wrote: "Sashana wrote: "Kayla and Sarah this challenge was meant for this year but we'll restart it starting January. I plan on giving it a try, so get ready to read :)"I'm glad to hear it! I was too lat..."
Sure niquae, as long as you read a book then we're fine.
I was just coming on to ask if there was going to be one for 2011 and I see that it's been asked and answered.
Sans wrote: "Thanks Melanie!Gook luck Sabrina! Do you have 5 books in mind to finish out your 100?"
Yeah I'm down to 4 now and almost done with one of those
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4) The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
5) One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
6) Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
7) Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
8) Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
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10) Hot Six by by Janet Evanovich
11) Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
12) Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
13) To the Nines by Janet Evanovich
14) Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
15) Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich
16) Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
17) Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
18) Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
19) Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
20) Sweet Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
21) Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
22) Visions of Sugarplums by Janet Evanovich
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25) B Is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
26) C Is for Corpse by Sue Grafton
27) D Is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton
28) E Is for Evidence by Sue Grafton
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31) Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
32) The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
33) The Season of Migration to the North by Taleb Salih
34) The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
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36) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
37) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
38) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
39) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
40) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
41) Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
42) The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
43) The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
44) The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
45) Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
46) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
47) The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
48) The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
49) The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
50) Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
51) The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott
52) A Fish Caught in Time by Samantha Weinberg
53) Maus I by Art Speigelman
54) The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca
55) Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca
56) The Tempest by William Shakespeare
57) Singapore Transfer by Wayne Warga
58) Candle in the Dark by Hugh Steven
59) Echoes of the Wild Giraffe by Sook Nyul hoi
60) Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga by Julia Whitty
61) Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje
62) Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza
63) The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
64) The Abandoned Baobab by Ken Bugul
65) The Dark Child by Camara Laye
66) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
67) An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
68) Spring Flowers Spring Frost by Ismail Kadare
69) The Road to Ubar by Nicholas Clapp
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71) Salvador by Joan Didion
72) Sotah by Naomi Ragen
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74) Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
75) James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
76) The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
77) The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
78) Houseboy by Ferdinand Oyono
79) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
80) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
81) Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman
82) The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
83) Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman
84) Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
85) The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
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87) Say Cheese and Die Again by R.L. Stine
88) Marley and Me by John Grogan
89) The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
90) Winter in Arabia by Freya Stark
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92) The Wine of Astonishment by Earl Lovelace
93) Prospero's Daughter by Elizabeth Nunez
94) When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
95) In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar
96) Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
97) PADI Diver's Manual by PADI
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