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I'm finally getting on to post my list:January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012
A: Alexandra: Finished 1/1/2012
B: Beautiful Days: Finished 1/20/2012
C: Circle Game: Finished 1/17/2012
D: Dash and Lilies Book of Dares: Finished 1/22/2012
E: Evolution:The Story of Life on Earth: 4/26/2012
F: First Day On Earth: Finished 1/10/2012
G: Galapagos: Finished 1/22/2012
H: How to Save a Life
I: In the Wake: Finished 4/18/2012
J: Jefferson's Sons
K: King Lear: Finished 3/3/2012
L: Life: An Exploded Diagram: Finished 1/25/2012
M: My Not So Still Life: Finished 1/8/2012
N: Nanjing Requiem: Finished 1/14/2012
O: Olive Kitteredge: Finished 4/8/2012
P: Primavera: Finished 4/5/2012
Q: Queen of Dreams
R: Rip Tide: Finished 2/13/2012
S: Swamplandia!: Finished 1/24/2012
T: Trapped: Finished 1/20/2012
U: Under the Mesquite: Finished 2/12/2012
V: Virals: Finished 2/21/2012
W: When She Woke: Finished 2/15/2012
X: X-Isle
Y: You Are Not Here: Finished 2/7/2012
Z: Zahra's Paradise
1/1/2012 - 31/12/2012Still missing four books but I'll fill them in when I find them :)
A:
B:
C:Candide, ou L'optimisme
D:Dracula
E:East of Eden
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G:Gone With The Wind
H:Heart of Darkness
I:The Idiot
J:The Joy Luck Club
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L:The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
M:Men At Arms (Waugh)
N:Northanger Abbey
O:Officers and Gentlemen
P:Le Petit Prince
Q: Queen Lucia
R:The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
S:The Steel Remains
T:A Tale of Two Cities
U:Unconditional Surrender
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W:Wolf Hall
X:
Y:The Year of the Flood
Z:
There are some really great selections on that list. I've been wanting to read Wolf Hall. Let us know what you think of it.
I'm in on this too!A. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
B. Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler or David Bowie Biography
C. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (COMPLETED)
D. Dracula by Bram Stoker (COMPLETED)
E. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery or The English Patient
F. Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
G. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (COMPLETED)
H. The Help by Katheryn Stockett (COMPLETED)
I. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
J. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
K. The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander
L. 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 (currently reading)
R. Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
S. The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming (Currently Reading)
T. Tolstoy & the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch
U. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayle’s
V. The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’Conner
W. Watership Downs by Richard Adams or Wicked
X. XVI by Julia Karr
Y. Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Z. The Zero by Jess Walter
3/26 read A: A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
B: Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
C: Charlotte Grey - Sebastian Faulks
D: Disclosure - Michael Crichton
E: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
G: Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen
I: It - Stephen King
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L: L.A. Confidential - James Ellroy
M: March - Geraldine Brooks
N: Night - Elie Wiesel
O: Of Mice & Men - John Steinbeck
P: Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen
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R: Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin
S: South of Superior - Ellen Airgood
T: The 19th Wife - David Ebershoff
U: Understudy - David Nicholls
V: Virals - Kathy Reichs
W: Watership Down - Richard Adams
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Y: Year of Wonders - Geraldine Brooks
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9/26 readA:
B: A Bend in the Road -Nicholas Sparks (2/29/12)
C: Catching Fire -Suzanne Collins (8/19/12)
D: Dear John -Nicholas Sparks (2/20/12)
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G: A Game of Thrones -George R. R. Martin (10/1/12)
H: The Hunger Games -Suzanne Collins (3/13/12)
I: Inheritance -Christopher Paolini (7/28/12)
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K: A Clash of Kings -George R. R. Martin
L: The Last Song -Nicholas Sparks (1/25/12)
M: Mockingjay -Suzanne Collins (8/26/12)
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S: Safe Haven -Nicholas Sparks (1/4/12)
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Okay so I know I am starting late and I hope that it is okay to join now. I have created a list to try and start running March 1st through December 31st. I have not included any books that I have currently read this year already. This really interests me and I want to try it and can't wait till next year to do it.Duration 3/1/2012 to 12/31/2012
Completed 16/26
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F – A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
G - Girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties by Carmen Renee Berry and Tamara Traeder
H – A Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer
I – The Innocent Man by John Grisham
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L – The Lost World by Michael Crichton
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T – A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
U – Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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W – Waiting on Hope by T.M. Souders
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Z - Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark
2012 A-Z TITLE CHALLENGE @ Coffee & Books/Fiction Fanatics/Misc ReadsDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2012
Read: 14/26
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B - Before I Go To Sleep 02.03
C - Catching Fire 12.01
D - Death of a Murderer 14.01
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G - A Game of Thrones 19.04
H - The Hunger Games 10.01
I - Intangible 20.05
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K - Batman: The Killing Joke 18.05
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M - Mockingjay 14.01
N - The Night Circus 16.02
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P - Pretties 22.03
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S - The Secret 24.04
T - This Brilliant Darkness 19.01
U - Uglies 19.02
V
W - Water for Elephants 26.01
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I am doing this as well; before I joined the group I had set it as a goal for myelf to help clear the TBR list. However, I am doing a double A-Z challenge. Read a book beginning with each letter of the alphabet - FROM my existing TBR as of 12-31-11 (there is no "X" book title, so I'll substitute a book beginning with a number). AND - read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with each letter of the alphabet.
I'm keeping track in an excel spreadsheet, which I find much easier than this format. When I'm done (or at the end of the year, whichever comes first), I'll post the full list of how I did.
Read 10 of them now, wow. I didn't expect that to happen.
I'm interested in challenging myself and this might just be the way to do it.January 1 - December 31, 2012
22/26
K Keep the Aspidistra Flying
V Villain
Y The Yellow House: A Novel
Z Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
I would love to join this, even if we are half way through the year... A-
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E-Eragon
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H-Hex Hall#3
I-Insurgent
J-Juliet Immortal
K-The Knife of Never Letting Go
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M-A Million Suns
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O-One Mississippi
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Q-Queen in Exile
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U-Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
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X-XVI #2
Y-You Against Me
Z-Zone One
I still have a few to fill in. But I will find some and update later
I feel like I'm already working on this list somewhere, but can't remember.A-Z January 1st 2012- I finish...hopefully this year, but we'll see
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I know it"s a little late in the year but this sounds like a fun challenge (:
I have to get back into the swing of things. I haven't checked in here in such a long time. Sorry. :( I promise to do better.
I'm going to jump in with this one as well, using books I have read this year I am nearly done already...Title A-Z: 23/26
A - The Alchemyst
B - Before I Go To Sleep
C - Catching Fire
D - Dark Days
E - The Ersatz Elevator
F - The Faceless Ones
G - The Gift
H - The Hunger Games
I - Inheritance
J - James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
K - The Kill Order
L - The Lost Hero
M - Mockingjay
N - Neverwhere
O - The Old Man and the Sea
P - Playing with Fire
Q - Queste
R - Reaper Man
S - Skulduggery Pleasant
T - The Throne of Fire
U - Uglies
V - The Vile Village
W - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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wow everyone's been doing such a great job on this challenge! i guess i'd better do some catching up!
Version 2:Author Last Name A-Z: 19/26
A - David Starr, Space Ranger by Isaac Asimov
B - The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
C - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
D - Room by Emma Donoghue
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F - The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
G - Feed by Mira Grant
H - Awakening by William Horwood
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J - Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
K - A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog by Dean Koontz
L - Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
M - A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
N - The Borrowers by Mary Norton
O - Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
P - Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
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R - The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
S - Star Wars: Red Harvest by Joe Schreiber
T - Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
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V - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
W - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
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A-Z Challenge - 2012January 1, 2012-December 31, 2012
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I'm just going to see what happens. Not really changing up my reading challenges, just seeing how many pop into place with the letters I have left.
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Jumping into this challenge a little late but will give it ago.24/26
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Mental Note to Self: Need Q
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9/26
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C: The City of Ember
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E: Extras
F: The Fault in Our Stars
G: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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I: Invisible Monsters
J: Jerk, California
K: The Kite Runner
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M: The Magician
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O: Oryx and Crake
P: Paper Towns
Q: The White House- I.Q. Series
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S: The Sorceress
T: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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V: Valley of the Dolls
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X: Exit Here.
Y: Youth in Revolt
Z:Zombie Blondes
updated.
Cathie's A - Z Challenge*A - The Art Of Racing In The Rain - August 28th, 2012
*B - Breakfast at Midnight - Nov. 16th, 2012
*C - Cold to the Touch - Dec. 9th, 2012
*D - Dear Life: Stories - Oct. 26th, 2012
*E - Eragon- June 2012
*F - The Fifth Agreement- Sept. 3, 2012
*G - Gone Girl - Sept. 9th, 2012
*H - The Hangman's Daughter - October 1st, 2012
*I - I Am Legend: And Other Stories - Sept. 10th, 2012
*J - Johnny Depp- Sept. 7th, 2012
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*L - Lessons in Laughing Out Loud - May 2012
*M - My Sister's Keeper- July 2012
*N - The Notebook - December 12, 2012
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*P - The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Sept 19th, 2012
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*R - Room- September 2nd, 2012
*S - The Secret Life of Bees- Sept 18th, 2012
*T - There are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes - November 26th, 2012
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*W - Water for Elephants- Sept. 4th, 2012
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*Y - The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible - June 2012
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How do I get on the list now that I have posted my a-z's. Am I already on the list?
Cathie wrote: "How do I get on the list now that I have posted my a-z's. Am I already on the list?"Yes Cathie. You just post your list and away you go :)
Finished!!2012 A-Z Title Challenge
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Don't think I'm going to finish today!
I'm missing k, o, q, u, v, x, & z. Is this challenge year long from the first book you read or does it end today (end of 2012)?
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B. Bossy Pants - Tina Fey
C. Cracked Up To Be - Courtney Summers
D. Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover - Ally Carter
E. Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn
F. Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich
G. Gingerbread - Rachel Cohn
H. The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin
I. Inside Out Girl - Tish Cohen
J. Just Listen - Sarah Dessen
K. Kitchen God's Wife - Amy Tan
L. L.A. Candy - Lauren Conrad
M. Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris
N. Night - Elie Wiesel
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P. The Particular Sadness Of Lemon Cake - Aimee Bender
Q. The Quilter's Kitchen - Jennifer Chiaverini
R. Room - Emma Donoghue
S. Secrets Of A Shoe Addict - Beth Harbison
T. Testimony - Anita Shreve
U. Unless - Carol Shields
V. Vinyl Cafe: Unplugged - Stuart McLean
W. The Wife's Tale - Lori Lansens
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Y. The Year Of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion
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