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Snakes & Ladders (2012)
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Oh, good. I was worried that my brain cells were starting to go...I am ov..."
Bea,
I'm ahead of you (in years), and I refuse to believe that it will happen. In fact, what better protection could there be than the reading we all do, including pushing ourselves into new and different areas!
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Susan, that is definitely why I keep trying to expand my reading..plus I am just interested in so much. But, I am getting to the point that I want to retire. My job is just too fatiguing and, besides, I want to spend more time reading!
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I understand that! I hit the magic 66 this year, so I was able to retire at the end of the last school year. I still sub a bit, but no more lesson planning and grading to keep me up all hours of the night. It's definitely nice to have some time that's actually my own for a change.
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Read James and the Giant Peach for square 121 (free read).
Rolled 1.
Moved to square 122 (Coralie's task).
Rolled 6. (What a waste to roll a big # when I'm not making a move!)
"centaur - read a book with the word 'centaur' in the title or a picture of a man and a horse on the cover."
Hmmm ... that will take some thinking.
@Coralie: Would you accept The High King? There's a figure on horseback, but it's hard to tell whether it's a man or not.
The only other thing I've found so far is Updike's The Centaur. I've requested them both from the library.
Thanks, Tien & Sam. :) I'm tempted to go a third round but I've been neglecting my other challenges. I couldn't stop myself from picking a book that fit the shelf no matter what other stuff I was supposed to be reading. :)
Current square: 57Rolled a 5
Moved to square 62 (Luann's task)
Rolled a 1 (odd...z author's at top)
Rolled a 2
Had to skip down a few until I found a book to download from the library:
Book: Sanibel Flats
Susan wroteRolled 1.
Moved to square 122 (Coralie's task).
Rolled 6. (What a waste to r..."
Yes, I would accept The High King.
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Rolled 1.
Moved to square 122 (Coralie's task).
Rolled 6. (What a waste to r..."
Yes, I would accept The High King."
Thanks. That way, I can see which of the two appeals to me more after I pick them up this morning.
Started my other book, so my next roll is a 6Moved to square 142 (2011)
Will read The Happiness Project or Sense and Sensibility - both are on the list, though the latter must be because someone read it in 2011!
Current Square 65 (Reference)Book: The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
Rolled 6
Moved to square 71 (series)
Book: Dark Lover
Round 2Have started reading The Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery That Will Change History Forever for Kazza's task so am rolling again.
current square - 125
rolled - 5
move to square - 130(contemporary-fiction)
book - got it narrowed down to five
Second roundCurrent square: 38
Rolled: 3
Move to square 41 (free read)
Book: Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account
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Started Updike's The Centaur for square 122 (Coralie's task). The first chapter was hard going for me. I'm going to give it a little more time before I decide whether to bail and read The High King instead.
Rolled 6.
Moved to square 128 (cookbooks). Don't want to do that, so rolling to move back.
Rolled 2.
Moved to square 126 (childhood). So much better.
Will read The Witches or Black Beauty (both banned books) or listen to Treasure Island.
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Currently on square 109 (animals) and reading The White Bone.
Rolled again.
Rolled a 4.
Moved to square 113 (thriller)
Book: Mary, Mary
Current square: 9 Rolled a 5
Moved to square: 12 (Contemporary)
I'm going to read Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. Seemed like an obvious choice since I own it and everyone raves about it.
I have finished the second time through with 20 books. That isn't bad considering that after 13 books I was only on square 15.
Okay playing a bit of catch up herefinished reading Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter for 47
Rolled a 5
moved to square 52
up the ladder to 94 (2010)
Read: Bitten by Kelly Armstrong
Rolled a 3
moved to square 97 (Teen)
starting to read: Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The book of fours
Current square: 67Rolled a 1
Moved to square 68
Down the snake to 43 (childrens)
Book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Third snake of round 2...yikes
Coralie wrote: "I have finished the second time through with 20 books. That isn't bad considering that after 13 books I was only on square 15."Congrats, Coralie!
Current square: 14 Rolled: 5
Moved to: 19-- Up the ladder to 44 Shelf: 2008
I think I'll read Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.
I am still reading "Shades of Grey" and having a hard time trying to finish it... but I will because of this game. I did finish What's a Ghoul to Do?Current Square: 71 (english)
Rolled: 6
Moved to Square:77 (science fiction)
Book: Life as We Knew It
Second round:Still reading The Dark is rising for square 42.
Rolled: 4
Move to square 46 (travel)
Book: Papillon
Current square 106Rolled 6
Moved to 112 - Art
I will read one of the following:
Second round.Still reading Papillon for square 46.
Rolled: 5
Move to square 51 (e-books)
Book: Full Dark, No Stars
Current square: 43Rolled a 2
Moved to square 45
Down the snake (again) to square 22 (mysteries)
Book: Defending Jacob
After hitting my 4th snake of the round I'm beginning to hate this game...LOL I'm about to start my 20th book and am only on square 22...ugh.
round 2have just finished One Good Turn so I'm rolling again.
Current square - 130
rolled - 2
move to square - 132(adventure)
book - The Emperor's Tomb or The Sacred Sword
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@Amy: Oh, no!! But you know what, at least you've completed it once through!
@Bea: If my worksheet is correct, 'Mary, Mary' is your 24th book. If it makes you feel any better, I'm on my 27th book on Square 94!
Finished Fifty Shades of Grey Current Square: 77 (Science Fiction)
Rolled a 3
Moved to Square: 80 (novels)
Book:
edited 6/17/12
Finished The Graveyard Book and began The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.Rolled 3
Moved to Square 25
Up the ladder to Square 51 (E-books)
Book: The Hunger Games
Current square: 22Rolled a 3
Moved to square 25
YAY!!! Up the Ladder to square 51 (e-books)
Book: Looking for Alaska
Current square: 9Rolled a 2
Moved to Book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/1... 11
If someone can tell me how to post the link properly that would be great :)
Julinda wrote: "Current square: 9Rolled a 2
Moved to Book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/1... 11
If someone can tell me how to post the link properly that would be great :)"
When you plan to add a comment, to the right of the word comment, just above the box where you type in your information, you will see "add book/author." If you click on that, a pop-up box will appear where you can search for the title you plan to read. Once you key in the name of the book and click on the search button, choices will appear. Scroll down until you see the book you intend to read and then click the add button to the right of it. That will add the link.
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Moved to square 98
Climbed up the ladder to 121 (woo hoo!)
Free read :-)
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Listening to The Curse of the Blue Tattoo for square 126 (childhood).
Rolled 4.
Moved to square 130 (contemporary fiction).
Will read The Realm of Possibility.
Second roundCurrent square: 51
Rolled: 4
Move to square 55, Ladder to square 89 (paranormal)
Book: Dead in the Family
Second roundCurrent square: 89
Rolled: 6
Move to square 95 (psychology)
Book: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
Current square square 71 (series)Book: Changed my book to Dark Lover at my wife's recommendation and I needed something new to start on right away.
Rolled 6
Moved to square 74 (Read 2010)
Book: You Suck
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Still listening to The Curse of the Blue Tattoo for square 126 (childhood).
Rolled 1.
Moved to square 131 (free read).
Started Canicula, which has been waiting for me forever.
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On square 113 (thriller). Started Mary, Mary.
Rolled a 1.
Moved to square 114.
Book: Beloved.
Finished Life as We Knew It for Square 77 (science fiction)Current Square: 80 (novels) Started The Kindness of Strangers
Rolled a 6
Moved to Square 86 (comics)
Book: Blankets (if I can get a hold of it)
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