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October's Build Your Own Challenge - No Restrictions!
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UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant
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Thanks for the information!!!I know what you mean about revisiting a book you first didn't care for. I've done that, too!
Read five books that are on my Goodreads "to read" list or something I already own, this along with the "October build your own challenge - PNR edition".
We're glad to have you, Miss Kate!Ummm.... did I send out invites to this? I can't remember.
Yes! I got one for this and the paranormal edition.
Ok, awesome. LOL I tried to find the events, but it says I don't have ANY, which I know is a blatant lie! Darned Goodreads!!!!
I always have to click the "show past events link" (on the right) to get it to show my old ones.
UM, I don't remember getting the invites to October's challenges. I only found out about them because I saw your updates on my Home Page.
Yep, I just went over there and sure enough, they showed up! Thanks, Miss Catherine!
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I sent out the events, Dina. And I always choose to send to all. I went and checked like Catherine said, and it's there.
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Yep, I just went over there and sure enough, they showed up! Thanks, Miss Catherine!"No problem!
You might have, Dina. I have my preferences set to not receive events from certain groups because they send out so many.
Oh, so not the starting date, but the ending date? But then when the invite goes out, does it say that it's starting on the ending date?
Ok, thanks for the tip, Anja! :)
Okay, here I go... Sticking with my book-buying moratorium, there will be NO NEW books to me in this challenge.BUILD MY OWN CHALLENGE CHALLENGE
Duration: October 1 - October 31
0/6 completed
Read ONE book that I have owned for at least TEN years.
1. TBD
Read TWO books that I have owned for at least FIVE years.
2. TBD
3. TBD
Read THREE books that I have owned for at least ONE year.
4. TBD
5. TBD
6. TBD
Ok.. I've got to decide what I'm doing. I know I can change books at any time but I'd feel like I'm accomplishing something big if I list them and stick to them.. so off I go to find books!I'm thinking I'll do something like this:
Read 2 books that have been sitting on my shelf for quite some time.
1.
2.
Read 2 books that I have recently purchased.
1.
2.
Great challenges, Cheryl and Dina! My books are books I own, so I'll feel like I'm making progress clearing my TBR, but I'll also be branching out and reading different subgenres.
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Great challenges, Cheryl and Dina! My books are books I own, so I'll feel like I'm making progress clearing my TBR, but I'll also be branching out and reading different subgenres."Well as you know, I have been reading books I own and not buying any since May, so I think I deserve a treat! :)
Indeed! And I wasn't putting you down for buying books, I was just saying what I'm doing.
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Indeed! And I wasn't putting you down for buying books, I was just saying what I'm doing."Of course, I never thought it!
Dina, what book have you owned for ten years but still haven't read???
Oh Catherine, I have several! Here's a "short" list: Only You, Only Love, Beautiful Dreamer, It Had to Be You, Heaven, Texas, One for the Money, After the Night, Born in Fire (Born In trilogy #1), ... Should I go on? ;)
Dina wrote: "Oh Catherine, I have several! Here's a "short" list: Only You, Only Love, Beautiful Dreamer, It Had to Be You, Heaven, Texas, [bo..."Wow! What makes you keep them for that long? I mean, why don't you get rid of them? Ten years is a really long time to have something sitting around taking up space when you aren't getting any enjoyment out of them!
I've read the last three out of that list!
Dina wrote: "Should I go on? ;) "Please, do. :)
Catherine wrote: "What makes you keep them for that long? I mean, why don't you get rid of them?"Same answer as Anja's. I hang on to them because I might read them eventually. My reading taste has changed through the years and I find myself reading books today that I wouldn't be caught dead reading years ago, so hope springs eternal for all the oldies collecting dust in my bookshelves.
Anja wrote: "I hang onto mine because I think I'm going to read them someday. Like people that keep clothes thinking they'll fit into them again, I think these books will fit me at some point in the future."That makes sense! I've kept clothes for a few years hoping to fit back into it. (damn babies are ruining me!) I just can't imagine keeping it for so long. I would have given up years ago!
I haven't yet figured out exactly what I'll be reading, except that it will include things for a challenge on another site. I've not yet read the rules for that challenge. I think that since October is the tenth month, I'll commit to ten books. 1. Dracula
2. Frankenstein
3. an author I've not read before: The Green Mile by Stephen King
4. A book that is released in October
5. an ebook
6. tbd
7. tbd
8. tbd
9. tbd
10. tbd
I'm going to read Frankenstein, too. I've seen the movie, but never read the book.
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I'm going to read Frankenstein, too. I've seen the movie, but never read the book."My mom tells me it's not horror, and it's nothing like the movies. She taught English for over 30 years, she should know.
Wow, Mollie! I've never read the book either, but I'm surprised to hear it's not really horror-ish. You both should post back here after you read it and tell me how it differs from all the movies!
Mollie, I don't know if I'm happy about that or not. I wonder if it's sci-fiesque then.
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Mollie, I don't know if I'm happy about that or not. I wonder if it's sci-fiesque then."Mary Shelley wrote it long before sci-fi was invented. I think the book is much more about the doctor than about his creation.
I understand it was written long before sci-fi, I was comparing flavors, that's all.
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I understand it was written long before sci-fi, I was comparing flavors, that's all."I guess I'll find out pretty soon. Is there anyone out there who has actually read Frankenstein besides my Mom?
I still haven't yet figured out exactly what I'll be reading, except that it will include things for a challenge on another site. I think that since October is the tenth month, I'll commit to ten books. 1. Re-read something first read more than 25 years ago: Dracula by Bram Stoker
2. Try one recommended by Mom: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
3. An author I've not read before: The Green Mile Book Box Set by Stephen King
4. A book that is released this October: Styx's Storm(Breeds #22) by Lora Leigh
5. An ebook, perhaps Size Matters by Stephanie Julian
6. Something utterly silly tbd
7. Something with Ten or October in the title tbd
8. Something with a Halloween reference in the Title or Theme tbd
9. A paranormal romance tbd
10. Something referring to a disguise or costume in the Title or Theme tbd, perhaps Angels and Demons by Dan Brown which has been under my night table for a while.
I'd welcome suggestions on my tbd's... please weigh in with your opinion.
Mollie, did you read
? If you did
comes out the end of Oct. and would work for your #7.
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I'm going to read Frankenstein, too. I've seen the movie, but never read the book."Frankenstein is AMAZING! It's NOTHING at all like any of the movies, which focus on the monster aspect. The book is NOT horror or sc-fi in the way we understand it, just good fiction about a creature and his relationship with his creator (BTW...Frankenstein is not the monster but the doctor who created him.) There were parts that had me crying my eyes out.
Dina wrote: "Oh Catherine, I have several! Here's a "short" list: Only You, Only Love, Beautiful Dreamer, It Had to Be You, Heaven, Texas, [bo..."Dina!! Please read [book:It Had to Be You|73070]! I just recommended that book in RRRC's pick it for me challenge. I loved it!
D.G., I made it until Chapter 3 when I tried to read it some 10 years ago... I was so freaked out - you know what I'm talking about, don't you? Since then, I've been told that things weren't like they seemed to be, but I still have nightmares when I remember that scene. I'm a wuss, LOL.
Hmmm...the scene with the Coach and his ex-wife in his house where Phoebe shows up? OMG! It's not what you're thinking!!!!
Here's my updated challenge for October...I want to post it now before October begins!W♥LK - Oct. BYOC
- Read 3 Books I REALLY Want To Read
- Read 2 Books from Male Authors
- Read 2 Books from my C-1p Shelf
REALLY, REALLY WANT: (3 of these)
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins
The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne
Skin Game by Ava Gray
Charmed, I'm Sure by Liz Ireland
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
MALE AUTHORS: (2 of these)
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
God Save the Fan: How Preening Sportscasters, Soulless Leagues, and Athletes Who Speak in the Third Person Have Taken the Fun Out of Sports (And How We Can Get It Back) by Will Leitch
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
C-1P Shelf: (2 of these)
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
In the Name of Salome by Julia Alvarez
Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? by Jen Lancaster
I have It Had To Be You.D.G. My comparison with sci-fi was more along the lines of the mad scientist/doctor. I'm looking forward to reading it, more so than I was.
I don't know what to do for this challenge...
Is it because there are no restrictions? LOLYou could Spell October. Spell Halloween. Choose to read a certain number of spooky books. Or x number of books by a new author... come on Catherine, you can do it!!!!
I have also read Frankenstein, it was a lot different to what I expected when I started it. i was expecting some gothic horror akin to Dracula, but as far as I can remember (it has been a while since I have read it!) it wasn't like that. Like you said it was more about the doctor, then the monster. But I do remember kind of feeling sorry for Frankensteins monster in it. I think this is a book that I am going to have to reread.
Alright, here it goes...We can only hope I won't live to regret specifying these books.Spell the word HALLOWEEN using the first letter of the title of the book or the author's first or last name.
H - Linda Howard - Mackenzie's Legacy: Mackenzie's Mountain\Mackenzie's Mission
A - Kelley Armstrong - Dime Store Magic
L - Leanna Renee Hieber - The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker (Strangely Beautiful, #2)
L - The Lover - Robin Schone
O - One Moonlit Night - Samantha James
W - What Isabella Desires - Anne Mallory
E - Eileen Wilks - Tempting Danger
E - Emma Wildes - My Lord Scandal
N - Naked Truth - Amy J. Fetzer
Oooooh, I want to know what you think of The Lover. Have you read The Lady's Tutor?Awesome list. YOU CAN DO IT!!!
If I pull it off, I'll be reading a total of 9 books, all pre-committed titles. But I've left myself some wiggle room and only committed to 7 total. My choices will work for both challenges.
No I have The Lover and The Lady's Tutor but haven't read either. I believe they were rec'ed to my by Rane as a "dark" romance she loves.
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