A-Z Title Challenge (on going)

[Rach , Moderator]

Ashlie wrote: "Oh my goodness. I am a little late starting, but I love this challenge! Have to do it starting now. I'll post my list soon."

Perfect!

[Ashlie]

0/26

and some of the winners are...

A - American Pastoral
B - (The) Big Short
C - (The) Count of Monte Cristo
D - Darkness at Noon
E - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
F - (The) Fury [and Dark Reunion]
G - Giraffe
H - How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
I - (The) Inferno
J - (The) Jungle Book
K - (The) Kite Runner
L - Love in the Time of Cholera
M - Midnight's Children
N - No Country for Old Men
O - (The) Origin of Species (or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
P - (The) Picture of Dorian Gray
Q -
R - Reading Lolita in Tehran
S - Sapphique
T - (The) Time Machine
U -
V -
W - When Genius Failed
X -
Y - You Suck
Z -

[Thalia]

I'll join! (:

1/26

A: Abandon
B: Beastly
C: The Candle Star
D: Delirium
E: Everything on a Waffle
F: Fear
G: A Great and Terrible Beauty
H: The Help
I: I Am Number Four
J: Jane Eyre
K: Keeping the Moon
L: The Last Song
M: The Musician's Daughter
N: The Nine Lives of Chloe King
O: One Night That Changes Everything
P: Paranormalcy
Q: The Quillan Games
R: The Raie'Chaelia
S: Sense and Sensibility
T: This Lullaby
U: Uglies
V: Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912
W: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
X: Elixir
Y: Yearbook
Z: Zombies Vs. Unicorns

[Thalia]

Clio wrote: "PS how do you cross out a title when you're finished reading it?"

Type in this!

< s > This is where the name of your book is. < / s >.

Except without any spaces inside the <>'s! Hope that helps you. (:

[Rach , Moderator]

Updated

My Books Completed
9/26


A: A Million Little Pieces
B:Brisingr
C: Catching Fire Finished July 20th
D: The Da Vinci Code Finished July 27th
E: Exit Here. Finished June 16
F: Fight Club Finished August 28
G:Go Ask Alice
H: The Hunger Games Finished June 29th
I:I Am Number Four
J:Jane Eyre
K:Inside the Shadow City This is called Kiki Strike, It is a series.
L: Looking for Alaska
M:Mockingjay
N:Night FInished July 16th
O:The Outsiders FInished June 1st
P:Pretties
Q:Queste
R:Red Riding Hood
S: Specials FInished August 20th
T:The Book Thief
U: Uglies Finished July 1
V:The Valley of Secrets
W:Water for Elephants
X:Extras
Y:Youth in Revolt
Z:Zombie Blondes

Rachel's Books

[Trina]

This sounds like fun. I am doing my list starting at what I read in August

13/26

A- A Game of Thrones
B- The Book Thief Finished October
C- Cocktail Hour under the Tree of Forgetfulness Finished Sept
D-
E- The Elephant to Hollywood : 8/28
F- Fight Club 8/20
G-
H- Hourglass Finished Sept
I- I Am Number Four 8/12
J-
K- The King's Speech9/5
L- Left Neglected 8/18
M- The Mermaid Garden 8/29
N-
O- One Day Finished Sept
P- The Power of Six Finished Sept
Q
R-
S- The Secret Garden Finished Sept
T- Then Came You 9/2
U- Uglies
V-
W- Water for Elephants
X-
Y- You Believers
Z-

[Ashley]

I'm going to try my best to do this! I'll update my list as I go.

Duration August 2011-July 2012

My books completed 6/26

A: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail finished Sept. 1
B:
C: Committed: A Love Story finished Sept. 24
D: The Dogs of Riga
E: The Elephant Keeper
F: Faceless Killers finished Sept. 21
G:
H: The Help finished Aug. 17
I: The Imperfectionists
J:
K:
L: Life of Pi finished Sept. 17
M: Mansfield Park
N: Northanger Abbey
O:
P:
Q:
R: Revolutionary Road
S: The Shining finished Oct. 19
T: To Kill a Mockingbird
U:
V:
W: The White Lioness
X:
Y:
Z: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

[Jessica]

4/26 completed

A) ashes
B) back to the bedroom
C) chains
D) dirty job
E) explosive eighteen
F) forge
G) grand finale
H) hero at large
I) island of the sequin love nun
J) Jane eyre
K) killer
L) looking for Alaska
M) mini shopaholic - COMPLETED
N) naked lunch
O) one day
P) perfect
Q) queen of the damned
R) rocky road to romance - COMPLETED
S) smitten
T) twenties girl
U) upstairs room
V) vampire lestat
W) wintergirls - COMPLETED
X) x's and o's
Y) you belong to me - COMPLETED
Z) zero

[WowSuzie]

I want to Join! My challenge will start this month (September 2011) and go through August, 2012. Still working on my list!

A.
B. Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler
C. A Clockwork Orange (currently reading)
D. Dracula (currently reading)
E.
F. Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
G. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
H. The Help by Katheryn Stockett
I. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
J. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q. The Queen (currently reading)
R.
S. The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
T. Tolstoy & the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch
U.
V.
W. Watership Downs by Richard Adams
X.
Y.
Z.

[Esther]

My A-Z Reading list -


A - Anna Karenina
B - Boy in the Suitcase READ
C - Coraline READ
D - Divergent READ
E - Emma - READ
F
G - Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The. READ
H - Help,The - READ
I - Insurgent
J - Jane Eyre READ
K - Kite Runner, The
L - Lovely Bones, The
M - Mockingjay READ
N - Night at the Circus
O - One Day - READ
P - Pride and Prejudice - READ
Q
R - Rebecca
S - Sarah's Key READ
T - Time Traveler's Wife, The
U - Uglies
V - Visit from the Goon Squad, A
W - Water for Elephants - READ
X
Y
Z - Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

[WowSuzie]

Finished my List!


A. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
B. Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler
C. A Clockwork Orange (currently reading) by Anthony Burgess
D. Dracula (currently reading) by Bram Stoker
E. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel
F. Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
G. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
H. The Help by Katheryn Stockett
I. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
J. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
K. The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
L. Life Studies: Stories by Susan Vreeland or The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle
M. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
N. Night by Eli Weisel
O. Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
P. Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
Q. The Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth the II (currently reading) by Ben Pimlott
R. Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
S. The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
T. Tolstoy & the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch
U. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayles
V. The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’Conner
W. Watership Downs by Richard Adams or Wicked by Gregory McGuire
X. XVI by Julia Karr
Y. Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Z. The Zero

[Catherine]

ok..another challenge! I am starting this as of beginning Aug...because I have so many books!!

A. Animals Make us Human 9/29, Adam & Eve
B. The Book Thief 9/10,
C. Caleb's Crossing, Car Fever 9/21
D. Dreaming in French, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana 10/6
E. The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook 9/16, Echo in the Bone, Empress Orchid
F. The Full Moon Bride 8/11
G. A Good Indian Wife, The Gift (Witch & Wizard 2) 10/31
H. Holly's Inbox 2..Scandal in the City 9/25, House of Sand & Fog 10/19
I. If Wishes Were Horses
J. Juliet..Anne Fortier
K. Knit in Comfort
L. Life of Pi 9/10, The Last of the Mohicans 9/30, Little Princes 9/23, The Language of Flowers 11/1, Left Neglected..Lisa Genova 11/15
M. Mr Rosenblum Dreams in English 9/16, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 10/3, Miracle in the Andes
N. Needles and Pearls (part 2 Beach Street series or Divas Don't Knit(british version)), The Night Circus 10/28
O. The Oracle of Stamboul 10/23
P. The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted 11/11
Q. Queen Hereafter..Susan Fraser King
R. Rebel Angels (part 2 Gemma Doyle series) 8/19, Rooftops of Tehran 10/11
S. The Sweet Far Thing (part 3 Gemma Doyle series) 10/22, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 8/25approx, Shadow Princess, The Sandalwood Tree 10/25, The Spice Necklace..Ann Vanderhoof 11/11
T. The Traitors Emblem 10/29
U. The Ultimate Gift..Jim Stovall, The Ultimate Life..Jim Stovall, The Ultimate Journey..Jim Stovall
V. Vanishing Acts..Jodi Picoult
W. Witch & Wizard(book 1) 10/5, The Winter Ghosts 9/10
X. The Exile of Sara Stevenson..Darci Hannah
Y. The Year of Fog..Michelle Richmond, The Year Everything Changed..Georgia Bockovon
Z.

I've got my work cut out for me...looks like I have to go through all my books and find the alphabet!!! lol
10 down...a million to go!
still need to find a few lettres..
14 down! 12 to go!
16 down! 10 to go...still need Z and U...any ideas?

[Rach , Moderator]

YES! Definitely post them :)

[Carolyn]

Okay I'm going to give this challenge a go. Starting this 10/6/2011 so lets see if I can get this done in under a year. That would put my finish date at Sept/Oct 2012. I don't have a complete list yet but here is what I do have.

5/26

A: A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness
B: Breakfast at Tiffany's
C: Candide
D:Deadeye Dick
E: Erewhon
F: Fahrenheit 451
G: Gasoline
H: Howl and Other Poems
I: In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
J: Just Kids
K:Kafka on the Shore
L: Lady Chatterley's Lover
M: Music for Chameleons
N:Naked
O:Of Human Bondage
P:Player Piano
Q:1Q84
R:The Remains of the Day
S:Slaughterhouse-Five
T:Tropic of Cancer
U:The Unconsoled
V:Voices & Visions
W:Women in Love
X:The Exorcist
Y:Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter
Z:

[Gina -]

I first saw this challenge a couple weeks ago and have completely forgotten to write it here! But I have wrote the list down so here goes:
A: Across the Universe
B: Blood Red Road
C: Crossed
D: Dead Beautiful
E: The Empress of Ice Cream
F: Firelight
G: The Girl of Fire and Thorns
H: Hereafter
I: Insurgent
J: Jenny Pox
K: Kiss
L: The Lost Life
M: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
N: Need
O: Oddily
P: Passion
Q:
R: The Replacement
S: Silence
T: The Thief
U: Uglies
V: Vanish
W: Wither
X:
Y:
Z:

[Ana]

2011 A-Z Title Challenge

26/26 READ

A: The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything - Guy Kawasaki 8/30

B: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - John Boyne 9/2

C: The Collector - John Fowles 8/14

D: Diary of Geza Csath - Geza Csath 8/9

E: El túnel - Ernesto Sábato 8/2

F: Four Blondes - Candace Bushnell 4/5

G: Gift from the Sea - Anne Morrow Lindbergh 8/8

H: The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins 4/20

I: Identity - Milan Kundera 8/10

J: Jenny Lopez Has a Bad Week - Lindsey Kelk 6/9

K: The Kybalion - The Three Initiates 5/30

L: The Lonely Hearts Club - Elizabeth Eulberg 7/2

M: Magda's Daughter - Catrin Collier 1/21

N: No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay 3/26

O: Openness Mind - Tarthang Tulku 8/18

P: Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4/4

Q: Quando a Vida se Ilumina - Serdar Ozkan 8/9

R: The Richest Man in Babylon - George S. Clason 6/21

S: Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder 8/18

T: The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore - Deepak Chopra 8/21

U: Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities - Marian Keyes 3/10

V: Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine - Jostein Gaarder 6/22

W: Woman in Red - Eileen Goudge 7/5

X: No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline - Brian Tracy 6/8

Y: You Are Creative: Let Your Creativity Bloom - YKK 8/25

Z: Zauvek u srcu - Vesna Dedic 7/26

[Catherine]

Ananda wrote: "2011 A-Z Title Challenge

26/26 READ

A: The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything - Guy Kawasaki 8/30

B: [book:The Boy ..."

cool! you going to do it again? I still have like 5 lettres for which I need to find boks, but I am getting through it...

[Ana]

Well I have one more letter to do in the A-Z Author challenge (in another group here on GR), and have so many more challenges to finish..I don't think I will do it again..at least not this year:)

[Catherine]

Ananda wrote: "Well I have one more letter to do in the A-Z Author challenge, and have so many more challenges to finish..I don't think I will do it again..at least not this year:)"

I am finding that I ahve so many books with the same lettres, and I want to read them all!!

[Ana]

Catherine, I told you once..I'm gonna tell you again - You are my hero!!! You have awesome books in your shelves..Of course I grabbed few..as a matter of fact, more than a few..LOL. I am reading 3 books at the same time now, and already I'm getting headaches..I have no idea how you manage reading all those books at the same time:) R-E-S-P-E-C-T!!!

[Catherine]

Ananda wrote: "Catherine, I told you once..I'm gonna tell you again - You are my hero!!! You have awesome books in your shelves..Of course I grabbed few..as a matter of fact, more than a few..LOL. I am reading 3 ..."

hehe!! it's not hard...because I choose different subjects/genres. if they were all the same...then I might have a problem! so..I have you up to 3 books at a time?!!?!?! YAY!!
I told you...I am quite mad!
got 14 going now..because I am doing all the challenges! lol

[Abby]

Is it too late to join in on this challenge?

[Ana]

Abby wrote: "Is it too late to join in on this challenge?"

Well I don't know what the mods will say, but I don't think is too late for you to join:) Happy reading!

[Catherine]

Abby wrote: "Is it too late to join in on this challenge?"

I htink you are ok....it is ongoing...so there's no end in sight! lol

[Abby]

Thank you, Ananda and Catherine! Will be posting again soon then. :)

[Rach , Moderator]

No Abby it isnt too late! It is an on going challenge so you can join when ever and read at your own personal pleasure. :)

[Abby]

Okay, perfect! Thank you, Rachel! :)

[Catherine]

Lauren wrote: "My A-Z Challenge.
I'm going to include books that I have read this year in the list and aim to finish it by the end of 2012. Might not happen as I just normally pick up whatever book I want and I'm..."

how about The Winter Ghosts..Kate Mosse, or if you like fantasy..Witch & Wizard...James Patterson
The Full Moon Bride...Shobhan Bantwal

[Rach , Moderator]

Abby wrote: "Okay, perfect! Thank you, Rachel! :)"

No worries Abby! :)

[Ana]

Hey Rachel..I don't see my name of the list of participants..You haven't updated it or haven't seen I am in too:) Anyways, no probs..I finished the challenge, if I have more time, will try it again:)

[Rach , Moderator]

No I must of skipped over your post in accident. SO sorry! Ill put your name in !! Thank you for letting me know

[Ana]

No problem..it's no big deal anyways..You are doing a great job around here Rachel:)

[Rach , Moderator]

Ahh, thank you so so much. I love hearing positive feedback from the members. Reassures me the group is going on strong!

[Laura]

I just joined the group and I would LOVE to join this challenge as well! Can you add me and I'll try to get my list put together today?
Thanks!

[Rach , Moderator]

Yes of course Laura! Added!

[Jillian]

This challenge looks really cool :) Will you add me to the participants list, please. Thanks!

[Carolyn]

Go ahead and add me too! :) I posted my list..or well my incomplete list.

[Laura]

Ok maybe I've actually figured it out?


3/26 so far
A: Across the Universe
B: Bad Taste in Boys
C: Crossed
D: Divergent
E: The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June
F: Four to Score
G: Glow
H: Hex Hall
I: I Don't Know How She Does It: The Life of
Kate Reddy, Working Mother
J: Juliet Immortal
K: To Kill a Mockingbird
L: The Lost Gate
M: Moloka'i]
N: The Night Circus
O: Once
P: Pretties
Q: Queen in Exile
R: Red Riding Hood
S: Sisters Red
T: Tiger's Voyage
U: Uglies
V: The Varient
W: With Friends Like These: A Novel
X: XVI
Y: The Yada Yada Prayer Group
Z: Zone One

[Marianne]

Ok, I'm putting my list up...




A All The Pretty Girls
B Bossypants
C Cell, Chasing Harry Winston
D
E Eragon
F Fortytude: Embrace Your Dreams and Become Your Best Self, Flyte
G The Grace of Silence
H Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
I The Island
J
K Kafka on the Shore
L Life of Pi
M Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children,Madeleine, Magyk
N The Night Circus
O One Day
P The Poisonwood Bible, Physik
Q Queste
R
S The Secret Garden, The Shining, Syren
T The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

[Jillian]

Finally made my list :)
11/26

A: Adam & Eve: A Novel
B: Beastly
C: Crossed
D: Dead to You
E: The Elephant Vanishes
F: Feed
G: Gimme a Call
H: Hourglass
I: Idols & Cons
J: Juliet Immortal
K: Kill Switch
L: The Last Unicorn
M: Matched
N: The Name of the Star
O: Once a Witch
P: The Phantom Tollbooth
Q: Queen in Exile
R: The Rose Garden
S: The Son of Neptune
T: Thief Eyes
U: Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories
V: Virals
W: Amanda Palmer: Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
X: XVI
Y: You
Z: Zombies Vs. Unicorns

[Jillian]

Laura wrote: "Ok maybe I've actually figured it out?


3/26 so far
A: Across the Universe
B: Bad Taste in Boys
C: Crossed
D: Divergent
E: [book:The E..."

How was Glow?

[Laura]

I really liked it actually!

[Rach , Moderator]

Laurwhisker (Flame) wrote: "UPDATED

My books completed: 10/26

A: A Dog's Purpose
B: Bird in a Box
C: Catching Fire Finished July 8, 2011.
D: Dog Lost
E: [book:Ea..."

For X I am doing Extras form the Uglies Series. I think you would like the series. They are all WONDERFUL

[Rach , Moderator]

Laurwhisker (Flame) wrote: "Yes, I've been wanting to read them!"

YEAH! I would definitely use the Extras for the X. Or even Anything with extra in the title or exit would work too!

[Catherine]

I need suggestions for a few of my books....

[Rach , Moderator]

Catherine wrote: "I need suggestions for a few of my books...."

What letters?

[Tiffany]

I'll start this challenge in November. :)

[Catherine]

Rachel Skye wrote: "Catherine wrote: "I need suggestions for a few of my books...."

What letters?"

I know X, Y and Z for sure. then there is J and I have to check to see what else. that may be it! also Q and U!! thanks

[Rach , Moderator]

U- I would suggest checking out the Uglies. Its a dystopian novel, really great book!
J- Jane Eyre

X- You ca use anything with maybe 'exit' or 'extra'
I am reading Extras, it is the fourth book in the Uglies series mentioned above

Z was hard, I am going to read zombie blondes, anything with zombie will do well

Y- Youth in revolt is supposed to be REALLY good.

Q- anything with quest in it.

:D

[Catherine]

Rachel Skye wrote: "U- I would suggest checking out the Uglies. Its a dystopian novel, really great book!
J- Jane Eyre

X- You ca use anything with maybe 'exit' or 'extra'
I am reading Extras, it is the fourth boo..."

thanks..good suggestions! I already read Jane Eyre when I was a little girl...any other ideas? I was considering the Uglies series...think it is actually even on my list!

I will check all the others out. thanks for your help.