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Alphabet Yearly Challenge
Very cool challenge :) I would need a year to do each. I don't get through 52 audio books in one year.
Yeah, me too. I saw the challenge on another board & liked the idea but after I posted it I realized I couldn't do that many in one year. That's why I went back and added the 2 year bit. I might be able to handle that. This one would actually be a lot easier physically reading but I thought I'd challenge myself with the audio.
Definitely more of a challenge doing it via audio. I would cheat and go back and try and use some of the audio's I have already listened to this year. I don't think I could get 26 more books done between now and December 31st.
I will do titles this year:G
I
J
K
L
N
Q
U
V
X
Y
Z
I'll look thru mine and do titles as well this year. I'm backing up and adding the ones I finished earlier this year as well.
Year 2012 - TitlesCompleted 16/26
A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J
K -
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
X
Y
Z
TO-READ
READ
I've just realized this is gonna be really tough to do. I was looking thru the audiobooks I have bought already and I have at least 4 that start with letters I've already used. I really want to listen to them too but if I do then there's no way I will be able to get them & 20 more done before the end of the year. Oh well, maybe I'll just see how many I can actually get done of this challenge.
I found the same thing Nikki. This is truly going to be a challenge and will definitely affect what I choose to listen to. :) Which is not a bad thing all things considered, but not sure if I will be able to do it in one year. I am going to give it my all though.
Wahoo, I am cooking with gas on this one. I have gotten lucky that so far I haven't repeated too many letters so I have crossed several off. :)
Way to Go Jennifer!! I had forgotten to update my list so I got to cross off 2 more books on mine as well. Unfortunately I've listened to 2 recently that repeat with letters I've already done. I think I'm gonna listen to The Rose Garden next though so that should be a new letter for me :D
Awesome ;) can't wait to hear what you think about it. I definitely enjoyed it.I have definitely gotten lucky that I haven't repeated too many letters yet. lol. :)
Ive been getting lucky, so far I haven't had too many repeat letters so I have been able to accomplish a decent amount on this challenge. Still a long way to go though...
Okay, I'm not totally committing to 26 because I only listen to audiobooks when I'm at the gym or doing some other task. Also it's July. But hey, I want to see how it goes anyway. A -
B
C -
D -
E
F
G
H -
I
J
K
L - Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodsen/ Dion Graham
M - Man in the Iron Mask By Alexandre Dumas
N
O
P - Pinned by Alfred C. Martino/ Mark Shanahan, Princess of Mars By Edgar Burroughs
Q
R
S
T - Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens/ Simon Prebble
U
V - ,del>Vixen
W
X
Y
Z
Cheers!
Gone girl was really awesome audio. Graveminder was great.
Miss Peregrin's School for Peculiar Children was interesting.
Woman in black, macabre.
Iron King (series: Iron Fae) was not as good as Wicked Lovely. That whole series by Melissa Marr is phenomenal!
The Soul Screamer series is fresh! Another book is getting to come out. (I love this series so much, I'll be getting the paper, large print version from the library!)
Not sure I'll be able to do the challenge but it a great idea, and a great way to get book ideas.
I'm a new member to the group what do I do?
Not sure if I can do this in a year but hey sounds fun to try, thanks!
Kristie, if you want to do this challenge you can start anytime you want. We started at the beginning of the year but you could do Aug. 1, 2012 - July 31, 2013 if you want.
I just finished my 12th book. I'm gonna have to look through the audiobooks I have on hand to see what else I can use that won't be a repeat letter.
This sounds fun. I'll start my year out today since it's the first of the month. I've got four checked out from the library and lucky me, they all have a different first letter. Is this list only for audiobooks, or can I also include books I read? I average about 8 audios and 1 book a month.
I know i can do this. Since i drive a 18 wheeler as my job. I listen to 5 to 7 books a week. I just love them. They get me down the road, they keep me awake.
Denise wrote: "This sounds fun. I'll start my year out today since it's the first of the month. I've got four checked out from the library and lucky me, they all have a different first letter. Is this list on..."
We are only doing audiobooks for this one. I am a member of another group where I do this with my regular books. It would be a lot easier if we combined them but since this is an audiobook group I figured we would leave it audiobooks only :)
First book yayyyy
L- The Last Guardian
L- The Last Guardian
☻Nikki☻ wrote: "Way to Go Jayme!!"
Thanks Nikki!
Thanks Nikki!
1st 26Titles
A-Across the Universe-Beth Revis 1/23
B-Bitten-Kelley Armstrong 8/6
C-Cinder-Marissa Meyer 2/9
D- Delirium-Lauren Oliver 7/5
E-The Eleventh Plague-Jeff Hirsch 2/2
F-Fifty Shades of Grey-E.L. James 6/27
G-
H-House Rules-Jodi Picoult 3/25
I-Interview With the Vampire-Anne Rice 7/26
J-Steve Jobs-Walter Isaacson 3/15
K-
L-Life As We Knew It-Susan Beth Pfeffer 2/22
M-Matched-Ally Condie 2/5
N-Nineteen Minutes-Jodi Picoult 3/1
O-
P-Perfect Chemistry-Simone Elkeles2/14
Q-
R-
S-'Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition-Stephen King 8/5
T-This World We Live InSusan Beth Pfeffer 4/8
U-
V-The Vampire Lestat-Anne Rice pending
W-Why We Broke Up-Daniel Handler 2/18
X-
Y-
Z-World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War-Max Brooks pending
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2nd 26
Authors
A-Laurie Halse Anderson-Wintergirls 2/26
B-Martyn Bedford-Flip 7/25
C-
D-James Dashner-The Maze Runner pending
E-Simone Elkeles-Perfect Chemistry 2/14
F-Jeaniene Frost-Halfway to the Grave pending
G-
H-
I-
J-Maureen Johnson-The Name of the Star 7/24
K-Stephen King-11/22/63 7/10
L-Lauren Kate-Fallen pending
M-Tahereh Mafi-Shatter Me 1/13
N-Nancy Werlin-Impossible pending
O-Lauren Oliver-Pandemonium 7/7
P-
Q-
R-A.N. Roquelaure-The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty 7/31
S-S.A. Bodeen-The Compound 2/11
T-Danielle Trussoni-Angelology pending
U-
V-
W-Deborah Wiles-Countdown 7/10
X-
Y-
Z-
Lynne: Ah. I love Interview with a Vampire and the Vampire Lestat. Are you reading these for the first time?Also - Hah. I think I only have books that overlap with letters. Sigh
Ok...here's a thought. How about if I change this challenge a bit. Let's combine Titles & Authors for the entire year. I have the same problem as Poonam...too many overlapping Title letters. If we combine them, we can use the first letter of the Title or the first letter of the author's name (First or last). Does this sound like a better idea? If so, I'll change it. Let me know what you think :)
Hi Nikki and Poonam! I was already in an audio blog challenge, so when I found this group, I was so excited! I'm having the overlap problem too. In another group I'm in that has several yearly challenges, we decided to work it out the best way we can with the letter issue, b/c nobody was filling in anything. (ex. "A" and "The" don't have to count. X, Y, and Z are worked out as long as a word in the title starts with that letter). Let me know if something I did isn't okay.
You did fine Lynne. I agree with the "A" and "The" as well as the X, Y, Z issue. I just don't get through as many audiobooks in a year as some and I have kinda the same issue Poonam was talking about. I have a lot of books that I'm reading that start with the same letter (didn't realize how many titles start with the letter 'S' and 'W'!! LOL.
Haha. I suppose that would work. But would we still do 26 titles. Also I don't know if it's fair for everyone?
I would still do 26 titles, yes. As for it being fair? I'm not seeing why it wouldn't be but if you think it might be unfair we can just keep it the way it is. No big deal. I was just trying to make it a little more feasible for everyone. I'm still going to try my best if it stays the way it is. I'm just pretty sure I won't finish it, but I will do the best I can.
I doubt I will be able to finish it with just titles too, although I have been somewhat lucky by not having too many overlapping letters.I am going to try and stick to just titles, lol, because if I add authors I still wont be able to get all 26. lol, this way I can blame it on overlapping letters. ;)
I guess about being unfair, I just meant for people who might be already well on their way. I don't know...I'm cool with changing it, if people want to
We will just leave it the way it is for now.
Great challenge! A: Alone - Gardner
B: Back on Blossom Street - Macomber
C: Coast Road - Delinski
D: Deep End of the Ocean - Mitchard
E: Everywhere that Mary Went - Scottoline
F: Flirting with Pete - Delinski
G: Good Yarn - Macomber
H:
I: Ice Cold - Gerritsen
J:
K: Knit Two - Jacobs
L: Lake Shore Limited - Miller
M:
N: No Time to Wave Goodbye - Mitchard
O:
P:
Q:
R: Rise and Shine - Quindlan
S: Secret of the Stone - Delinski
T: Testimony - Shreve
U:
V: Vineyard - Delinsky
W: The Woman Next Store - Delinsky
X:
Y: The Year of Fog - Richmond
Z:
I loved Knit Two. I listened to that on audio. It was well done.
Nikki, I am curious what group you are in that has the alphabet challenge for print books. I started checking and without even knowing about a challenge I already have a book, read this year in either print or audio (I count them the same as books read) for 21 letters including Q, so now I want to finish the alphabet!
Robin wrote: "Nikki, I am curious what group you are in that has the alphabet challenge for print books. I started checking and without even knowing about a challenge I already have a book, read this year in eit..."Here's the link to the group Robin:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...
Five books left for the alphabet Title challenge. Anyone have fictions/mystery suggestions for book titles starting with J, O, U, X and Z?A: Alone - Gardner
B: Back on Blossom Street - Macomber
C: Coast Road - Delinski
D: Deep End of the Ocean - Mitchard
E: Everywhere that Mary Went - Scottoline
F: Flirting with Pete - Delinski
G: Good Yarn - Macomber
H: Her Fearful Symmetry - Niffeneggr
I: Ice Cold - Gerritsen
J:
K: Knit Two - Jacobs
L: Lake Shore Limited - Miller
M:The Memory Keeper’s Daughter - Edwards
N: No Time to Wave Goodbye - Mitchard
O:
P: The Pull of the Moon - Berg
Q: The Quickie - Patterson
R: Rise and Shine - Quindlan
S: Secret of the Stone - Delinski
T: Testimony - Shreve
U:
V: Vineyard - Delinsky
W: The Woman Next Store - Delinsky
X:
Y: The Year of Fog - Richmond
Z:
Thanks!
Joanne wrote: "Five books left for the alphabet Title challenge. Anyone have fictions/mystery suggestions for book titles starting with J, O, U, X and Z?For U, I listened to Unholy by Seth Grahame-Smith. I also did The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway (a quick 3 hours) and I have Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brante lined up for J.
Denise, thank you so much! If I find an X or a Z, I'll let you know!
Congrats Joanne on being so close to complete with this goal. Wow. Awesome job!
B- The Blood- Morpheus Road series
Jennifer wrote: "Congrats Joanne on being so close to complete with this goal. Wow. Awesome job!"Thanks so much, Jennifer. It's fun!
A-Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand* B-Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson*
C-The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty*
D-Dead Men Kill by L. Ron Hubbard*
E-The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
F-The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
G-Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell*
H-The Help by Kathryn Stockett*
I-Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde*
J
K-Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom*
L-The Lady Queen by Nancy Goldstone*
M-Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian*
N-The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern*
O-Outlander by Diana Gabaldon*
P-Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett*
Q-Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland*
R-Roses of Winter by Murdo Morrison*
S-Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman*
T-A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell*
U-Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand*
V-Voyager by Diana Gabaldon*
W-The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins*
X-
Y-
Z-The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Author
A-Alcott, The Dressmaker*
B-Bronte, Wuthering Heights*
C-Cahn, The Harbinger*
D-Doyle, A Study in Scarlet*
E-Ee, Angelfall*
F-Fiorate, The Glassblower of Murano*
G-Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber*
H-Horowitz Anthony, Blue Latitudes*
I-Eowyn Ivey,Snow Child*
J-
K- Susanna Kearsley, The Rose Garden*
L-
M-Morgan, Child of the Mist*
N-Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife
O-
P-Pascarella, The Virgin Mary Hotline*
Q-
R-Rand,We the Living*
S-
T-Trollope, Anothey, The Way We Live Now*
U-
V-
W-Wells, The Invisible Man*
X-
Y-
Z-Zamin, Daughter of the Sea*
*complete
I'll try titles, as I'm already doing this challenge with a mixture of audiobooks and physical books for another group. But will see how far I can get here with just audiobooks...February 2012 - January 2013: Completed 10/26
A - And Furthermore by Judi Dench
B -
C - Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton
D -
E - Evermore by Alyson Noel
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K - The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi
L -
M -
N - Night Road by Kristin Hannah
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V - The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory
W - Wake by Lisa McMann
X -
Y -
Z -
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Also, you can't use the same book on both lists. You can use the same author on either list, but there's no doubling up on one books. This gives you room for more! :)
**If this is too much for everyone, we will extend it to 2 years. The first year for the title round, second year for the author.
Also, books beginning with an article...A, An, or The...use the next word in the title as the letter (eg. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo would work for the letter G.)