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2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Mor-book-ly Obese8/8 read
1. Heritage 570 pages 6/8/12
2. Matter of Trust 509 pages 5/24/12
3. The Shell Seekers 582 pages 4/27/12
4. The Empty Chair 512 pages 4/3/12
5. Fields of Gold 576 pages 2/14/12
6. Edge of the Rain 544 pages 1/13/12
7. Wildflower Hill 544 pages 2/24/12
8. Between a Mother and Her Child 480 pages 5/29/12
READ: 7/12
1. Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey (901 pages) (I tried to read this, got to page 306 before bailing. I will replace with another monster-sized book.)
✔2. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini (860 pages) 4/10
3. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (835 pages) (CURRENTLY READING)
✔4. Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb (685 pages) 5/29
✔5. Sahara - Clive Cussler (576 pages) 6/5
6. Germ - Robert Liparulo (576 pages)
7. Call After Midnight & Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen (560 pages)
8. Night Sins - Tami Hoag (540 pages)
✔9. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman (531 pages) 2/25
✔10. Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia (518 pages) 1/8
11. The Griffin's Flight - K.J. Taylor (512 pages)
✔12. Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare (507 pages) 1/6
✔13. Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward (572 pages) 6/20
finished! gonna try to do a 2nd round for the 2nd half of the year.Mor-book-ly Obese
8/8
1. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini, 487p - 1/25
2. Crave by J.R. Ward, 454p, 2/10
3. King of Sword and Sky by C.L. Wilson, 467p - 2/20
4. Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson, 469p - 2/29
5. Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley, 500p - 5/13
6. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, 498p - 5/26
7. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, 470p - 6/6
8. Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley, 670p - 6/25 (apparently the font is big in the print version......)
done:
RRRC - 2012 Chubby Chunkster ChallengeMor-book-ly Obese
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RRRC: 2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge Mor-book-ly Obese
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8.Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward, 502 pages
Thankyou Lisa Kay
I'm in for:Mor-book-ly Obese: 4/8 completed
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - 1/10/2012 - 5 Stars - 644 pages
2. Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward - 5/6/2012 - 5 Stars - 572 pages
3. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - 5/29/2012 - 4 Stars - 807 pages
4. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare - 7/9/2012 - 5 Stars
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RRRC: 2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge Mor-book-ly Obese
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Will post as I go:)2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
4/5 READ
1. The Last Concubine - Lesley Downer 7/21/12 (480 pages) 3 stars
2. Baudolino - Umberto Eco 7/24/12 (544 pages) - 2 stars
3. I, Mona Lisa - Jeanne Kalogridis 7/28/12 (515 pages) - 3 stars
4. The House at Riverton: A Novel - Kate Morton 8/10/12 (496 pages) - 5 stars
Neat, Ananda! Welcome to the challenge.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Neat, Ananda! Welcome to the challenge."Thanks Lisa Kay. Will do my best:)
I'm in!Since this is my first challenge, I want to start with a baby step.
The Chubby Chunkster
1. A Discovery of Witches
2. Fall of Giants
3. The White Mare
I'm going Mor-book-ly Obese again!!Over 450 pages
2/8
1: The Winter Rose 724 pages, Jennifer Donnelly, Finished 18/6/12
2: Fifty Shades of Grey EL James, 514 pages, Finished 10/7/12
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Hi I haven't really started this one yet, I got sidetracked but I think I might upgrade:2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big? 5 Books
1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
I will post as I go hopefully :)
1.Fifty Shades of Greyby EL James 05/07/12
2. Night Keepers by Jessica Andersen
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Looks good, Vicki! Welcome to the challenge.
RRRC - 2012 Chubby Chunkster ChallengeDuration: January 1-December 31 2012
Mor-book-ly Obese: 8 books or 3 800+ pg books
Completed 4/8
1. Lothaire by Kresley Cole (468 pgs) 1/12/2012
2. Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon (480 pgs) 4/7/2012
3. Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole (515 pgs) 6/23/2012
4. The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter (504 pgs) 7/16/2012
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Possible Books
1. A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin (977 pgs)
2. Broken by Kelley Armstrong (480 pgs)
3. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (1,015 pgs)
4. Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley (562 pgs)
5. Ecstasy in Darkness by Gena Showalter (502 pgs)
6. Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (539 pgs)
7. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (579 pgs)
8. A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (1,061 pgs)
RRRC: 2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge Level: Mor-book-ly Obese
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2012
5/8 Complete
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2. The Passage by Justin Cronin (766 pages)
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4. A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith (672 pages)
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7. Divine by Mistake by P.C. Cast (576 pages)
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READ: 8/12
1. Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey (901 pages) (I tried to read this, got to page 306 before bailing. I will replace with another monster-sized book.)
✔2. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini (860 pages) 4/10
✔3. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (835 pages) 7/19
✔4. Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb (685 pages) 5/29
✔5. Sahara - Clive Cussler (576 pages) 6/5
6. Germ - Robert Liparulo (576 pages)
7. Call After Midnight & Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen (560 pages)
8. Night Sins - Tami Hoag (540 pages)
✔9. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman (531 pages) 2/25
✔10. Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia (518 pages) 1/8
11. The Griffin's Flight - K.J. Taylor (512 pages)
✔12. Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare (507 pages) 1/6
✔13. Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward (572 pages) 6/20
I'm in again! This time I'll go for 8 and do Mor-book-ly Obese.I found several items on the Internet that say 200 location numbers on a Kindle are equivalent to 10 - 11 pages. When no hardback or paperback editions are available for reverence, I'll covert with the lower number.
RRRC: 2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
~ Mor-book-ly Obese ~ Round II
8/8 Done!
1. ✔ The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
★★★★✩ ODA & Kindle 4/12 “buddy read” pages=1276 started 01/15/12, finished 4/12
2. ✔ The Deception of the Emerald Ring, by Lauren Willig
★★★★★ audible.com 4/18 “buddy read” pages=450
3. ✔ Gilliane, by Roberta Gellis ★★★★½ Kindle 4/21 pages=496
4. ✔ A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness
★★★★★ CDs to iPod/Touch 4/28 pages=579
5. ✔ The Winter Sea, by Susanna Kearsley ★★★★✩ audible.com 5/3 “buddy read” pages=527
6. ✔ Ransom, by Julie Garwood
★★★★★ PB 5/18 “buddy read” & “re-read w/i last 6 months” pg=546
7. ✔ James Herriot's Dog Stories, by James Herriot ★★★★★ PB 6/6 pg=503
8. ✔ The Temptation of the Night Jasmine, by Lauren Willig
★★★★½ OCD 7/19 “buddy read” pg=464
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I'm in for a third time! I'll go for 8 and do Mor-book-ly Obese.I found several items on the Internet that say 200 location numbers on a Kindle are equivalent to 10 - 11 pages. When no hardback or paperback editions are available for reverence, I'll covert with the lower number.
RRRC: 2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
~ Mor-book-ly Obese ~ Round III
0/8
1. Prophecy: Child of Earth, by Elizabeth Haydon
(PB) pub 2000; pages=697 “buddy read”
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Currently Reading
To Choose From:
• Shadow of Night, by Deborah Harkness (audible.com)
• Destiny: Child of the Sky, by Elizabeth Haydon (PB) pub 2001; pages=835
• Requiem for the Sun, by Elizabeth Haydon (PB) pub 2002; pages=587
• Smuggler's Lady, by Jane Feather (PB) pub 1986; pages=460
• The Help, by Kathryn Stockett (PB) pub 2009; pages=522
• Watchers, by Dean Koontz; (PB & ODA) pub 1987; pages=496
• Under the Desert Moon, by Marsha Canham (PB) pub 1992; pages=512
• Birthright, by Nora Roberts (HC) pub 2003; pages=465
• Shanna, by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (HC) pub 1977; pages=666
• Dreams of a Dark Warrior, by Kresley Cole (Kindle) pub 2011; pages=515
• King of Sword and Sky, by C.L. Wilson (ODA) pub 2008; pages=480
• Crown of Crystal Flame, by C.L. Wilson (ODA) pub 2010; pages=469
• The Famous Heroine/The Plumed Bonnet, by Mary Balogh (PB) pub 1996; pages=596
• Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia (ODA) pub 2009; pg=563 Caster Chronicles, #1
• Eon: Dragoneye Reborn, by Alison Goodman (ODA) pages=654
• Clockwork Prince, by Cassandra Clare (need to purchase) pages=502
• Don't Cry, by Beverly Barton (PB) pub 2010; pg=480
• Lothaire, by Kresley Cole (Loupe's CDs) pub 2012; pg=468
ODA = Over Drive Audio
RRRC 2012 Chubby Chunkster ChallengeLevel: Mor-book-ly Obese: 8 books over 450 pages
Duration: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
8/8 Read
Challenge Complete 07.15.12
1. The Godfather by Mario Puzo, 456 pages, 01.28.12 ★★★★★
2. A Clash Of Kings by George R.R. Martin, 760 pages, 02.17.12 ★★★★★
3. 11/22/63 by Stephen King, 853 pages, 03.30.12 ★★★★★
4. Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton, 486 pages, 05.13.12 ★★★★
5. Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey, 453 pages, 05.30.12 ★★★★★
6. The King's Mistress by Emma Campion, 541 pages, 06.03.12 ★★★★
7. Divergent by Veronica Roth, 487 pages, 06.30.12 ★★★★★
8. No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong, 505 pages, 07.15.12 ★★★★
round 2!Mor-book-ly Obese
4/8
1. Wildest Dreams by Kristen Ashley, 464p, 7/3
2. Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley, 540p, 7/11
3. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare, 479p, 7/27
4. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward, 502p, 7/30
done:
update to post 12818/40 complete (total)
1 in MORE BOOKLY OBESE challenge(3 books 800+ pgs)
17 in TO BIG TO IGNORE challenge
I'm going to go for Mor-Book-Ly Obese... I have a couple books that are huge. These are the ones I'm planning on finishing by January.The Pillars of the Earth
I probably won't be able to find two more books that i want to read ove 800 pages so I'll wnd up reading eight books over 450 anyway.
RRRC: 2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge Level: Mor-book-ly Obese
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2012
6/8 Complete
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2. The Passage by Justin Cronin (766 pages)
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7. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (548 pages)
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2012 Chubby Chunkster ChallengeDo These Books Make My Butt Look Big? 5 Books
1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
2/5 Complete
1.Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James (514 pages) 05/07/12
2. Nightkeepers by Jessica Andersen (464 pages) 27/07/12
3. Grave Mercy by R L LaFever (549 pages)
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Chubby Chunkster ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Level: Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
Completed: 4/5
1.The Help by Kathryn Stockett (451 pages) (1/23)★★★★★
2.Lover Reborn by J. R. Ward (572 pages) (4/10)★★★★★
3.Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (1010 pages) (5/31)★★★★1/2
4.Jew in Jail by Gary Goldstein (555 pages) (7/31)★★★1/2
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2012 A-Z Chubby Chunkster ChallengeDo These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
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Just re-posting this as I think this is the first time I have completed the highest level of a challenge! Also realised with all the Black Dagger Brotherhood books I have been reading I could almost complete a smaller level again.Duration: January - December 2012
Mor-book-ly Obese
READ: 8/8 All Complete!!
Seems I have the whole year ahead of me I'm pretty sure I can commit to Mor-book-ly Obese. Also - I'm from NZ so my dates go day then month, in case they confuse anyone :P
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I'm going Mor-book-ly Obese again!!Over 450 pages
4/8
1: The Winter Rose 724 pages, Jennifer Donnelly, Finished 18/6/12
2: Fifty Shades of Grey EL James, 514 pages, Finished 10/7/12
3:Sophia's Secret Susanna Kearsley, 526 Pages, Finished 11/08/12
4: Dracula Bram Stoker 586 Pages, Finished 30/8/12
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2012 Chubby Chunkster ChallengeDo These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
5/5 READ
1. The Last Concubine - Lesley Downer 7/21/12 (480 pages) 3 stars
2. Baudolino - Umberto Eco 7/24/12 (544 pages) - 2 stars
3. I, Mona Lisa - Jeanne Kalogridis 7/28/12 (515 pages) - 3 stars
4. The House at Riverton: A Novel - Kate Morton 8/10/12 (496 pages) - 5 stars
5. Night Fall - Nelson DeMille 8/12/12 (692 pages) - 2 stars
I'm so proud of myself for managing this challenge:) So I will do another round since there's more time till the end of it, and I have more unread chunksters on my shelves:) ROUND II
2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
3/5 READ
1. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer 8/17/12 (498 pages) - 3 stars
2. Mistress of Rome - Kate Quinn 9/5/12 (470 pages) - 5 stars
3. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer 9/7/12 (563 pages) - 2 stars
RRRC: 2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge Level: Mor-book-ly Obese
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2012
7/8 Complete
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8. The Sworn by Gail Z. Martin (563 pages)
I'm in for:Mor-book-ly Obese: 6/8 completed
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - 1/10/2012 - 5 Stars - 644 pages
2. Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward - 5/6/2012 - 5 Stars - 572 pages
3. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - 5/29/2012 - 4 Stars - 807 pages
4. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare - 7/9/2012 - 5 Stars - 534 pages
5.Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness - 8/14/2012 - 4 Stars - 581 pages
6. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling - 10/28/2012 - 4 Stars - 503 pages
7. The Iliad by Homer - Currently reading
8. Rapture by J.R. Ward - Currently reading
Chubby Chunkster ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Level: Mor-book-ly Obese
Completed: 0/8
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I'm in for a third time! I'll go for 8 and do Mor-book-ly Obese.I found several items on the Internet that say 200 location numbers on a Kindle are equivalent to 10 - 11 pages. When no hardback or paperback editions are available for reverence, I'll covert with the lower number.
RRRC: 2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
~ Mor-book-ly Obese ~ Round III
1/8
1. ✔ The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton ★★★★✩ audible.com 8/11 pages=648
2. The Betrayal of the Blood Lily, by Lauren Willig (ODA & PB) pg=512
3. Prophecy: Child of Earth, by Elizabeth Haydon
(PB) pub 2000; pages=697 “buddy read”
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Currently Reading
To Choose From:
• Shadow of Night, by Deborah Harkness (audible.com)
• Destiny: Child of the Sky, by Elizabeth Haydon (PB) pub 2001; pages=835
• Requiem for the Sun, by Elizabeth Haydon (PB) pub 2002; pages=587
• Smuggler's Lady, by Jane Feather (PB) pub 1986; pages=460
• The Help, by Kathryn Stockett (PB) pub 2009; pages=522
• Watchers, by Dean Koontz; (PB & ODA) pub 1987; pages=496
• Under the Desert Moon, by Marsha Canham (PB) pub 1992; pages=512
• Birthright, by Nora Roberts (HC) pub 2003; pages=465
• Shanna, by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (HC) pub 1977; pages=666
• Dreams of a Dark Warrior, by Kresley Cole (Kindle) pub 2011; pages=515
• King of Sword and Sky, by C.L. Wilson (ODA) pub 2008; pages=480
• Crown of Crystal Flame, by C.L. Wilson (ODA) pub 2010; pages=469
• The Famous Heroine/The Plumed Bonnet, by Mary Balogh (PB) pub 1996; pages=596
• Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia (ODA) pub 2009; pg=563 Caster Chronicles, #1
• Eon: Dragoneye Reborn, by Alison Goodman (ODA) pages=654
• Clockwork Prince, by Cassandra Clare (need to purchase) pages=502
• Don't Cry, by Beverly Barton (PB) pub 2010; pg=480
• Lothaire, by Kresley Cole (Loupe's CDs) pub 2012; pg=468
ODA = Over Drive Audio
Finished. Yay! :)2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Duration:01.01.2012. - 31.12.2012.
Books read: 8/8
Goal: Mor-book-ly Obese (read 8 chunksters - books need to have 525 pages or more...)
1. The Host (619 pages) ☆☆☆☆☆ 23.01.
2. Clockwork Prince (530 pages) ☆☆☆ 16.04.
3. A Dance With Dragons (1041 pages) ☆☆☆ 20.04.
4. Last Sacrifice (594 pages) ☆☆☆☆ 15.05.
5. Royal Assassin (752 pages) ☆☆☆☆☆ 30.07.
6. Assassin's Quest (757 pages) ☆☆☆☆ 03.08.
7. The Forgotten Garden (648 pages) ☆☆☆☆ 13.08.
8. Bitterblue (563 pages) ☆☆☆☆ 15.08.
round 2!Mor-book-ly Obese
6/8
1. Wildest Dreams by Kristen Ashley, 464p, 7/3
2. Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley, 540p, 7/11
3. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare, 479p, 7/27
4. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward, 502p, 7/30
5. The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter, 504p, 8/3
6. Sempre by J. M. Darhower, 531p, 8/15
done:
Lisa Kay wrote: "Woohoo! Congrats, Dragana!"Thank you Lisa Kay. :)
RRRC: 2012 Chubby Chunkster Challenge ~ Mor-book-ly Obese ~ Round 2
Total: 8/8 FINISHED!!
1. For You by Kristen Ashley - 493 pgs - 23 Mar - ★★★★
2. At Peace by Kristen Ashley - 568 pgs - 24 Mar - ★★★★
3. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley - 476 pgs - 16 Apr - ★★★★
4. The Witness by Nora Roberts - 492 pgs - 18 Apr - ★★★★
5. Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon - 697 pgs - 18 Apr - ★★★★
6. Graceling by Kristin Cashore - 471 pgs - 25 Apr - ★★★★
7. Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist - 472 pgs - 18 May - ★★★
8. Percepliquis by Michael J. Sullivan - 620 pgs - 18 Jul - ★★★★
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1/1/12 ~ 12/31/2012
4/8 read
1 Fifty Shades Freed 456pgs 3/1/12
2 The Darkest Seduction 504pgs 4/5/12
3 Lover Reborn 572 pgs 4/30/12
4 A Game of Thrones 807 pgs 6/18/12