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Hi Shellbelle! I'm going to start the challenge I asked you about. I double checked and didn't see any that were similar, so place let me know if I'm missing one! I'll post the link here once I'm done.
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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...^The link! Let me know if you think anything should be changed (:
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I don't want to host a challenge (Wouldn't know what to do) but I do have an idea I hope you might like if someone else is interested in hosting it?My sister is getting marries soon, so we are all Weddings, Weddings, Weddings at home. I thought about a wedding challenge along the lines of Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed & Something Blue???
Level 1: read 4 books from each category
Level 2: read 8 books from each category
Level 3: read 12 books from each category
One year to complete, Any Genre goes. (Mix and Match?)
Something Old Clean out your TBR pile
Something New New books you have purchased or New2You Authors
Something Borrowed from the library or borrowed
Something Blue Blue covers or Water/Ice or Winter theme on the cover
Duchess Grace wrote: "I don't want to host a challenge (Wouldn't know what to do) but I do have an idea I hope you might like if someone else is interested in hosting it?My sister is getting marries soon, so we are al..."
I like that idea!!
That sounds great Grace, I'd like to do that Challenge.
Grace if you want me too I'll check with the other mods then get it set up.
it sounds like a fun challenge Grace. good idea, I'd play
Thanks Ladies. Yes please Jenne, I just wouldn't know where to start to get it up and going. Thanks x
We actually did one like that in the Susan Mallery group at one time. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...I'm okay with someone doing another one like it for this group. It was fun.
Just checked out that group Jennifer, Susan Mallery's Fool's Gold series sounds good, I'll have to check her out!!
Her books are great. I haven't read one yet that I did not like.
I've just downloaded the 1st one in the series ( Shhhhh don't tell the hubby)
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These days I was thinking about a challenge with books that have numbers in their titles. Would anybody be interested in something like that? :)
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I think it could def be fun and we have so many members that like a variety of things that you will prob find people that are interested in it!
I have just started getting into team challenges and I love them! I made a reading challenge based on Battleship for my kids this summer and it was a lot of fun. I would love to host a battleship team challenge if anyone was interested.
How did you set it up Kim? That sounds interesting.
I was thinking of hosting two related TBR toppler challenges. One is called Author Focus and it has two variations. The first variation is to choose books by one author whom you like but still have a lot left TBR of his/her work. The other is to choose one author, but to read in just one series by that author- because let's face it, we all have authors with more than one series out there but only one of their series really appeals to us! It would have two levels- 3 books and 5 books, and you could read anything by your author you wanted as long as it wasn't a reread. 90 days. The first challenge could actually segue into the second. It's called Batting Clean-Up and your goal would be to finally knock out the last few unread books by an author you've read most of. The challenge would kick in if you had five books or fewer remaining to get you current either with an author or a series. 90 days.
What do you think?
We have one that is similar that may work for you. It's due for a revamp here soon, too. I love that author!
I've been devising a yearly challenge based on Crime novels (as you don't get to see many challenges for that genre and I'm a bit burned out on the PNR/UF).It covers classic crime (like Agatha Christie/Arthur Conan Doyle), based on true stories, books with a policeman, private eye, doctor as the central character etc.
Would anyone be interested?
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I agree with Denise - this is a genre I really like and it would be nice to have a challenge dedicated only to it. ;)
Posted it in the Yearly Challenges, so hopefully it will give people time to get ready. I'm open to any suggestions!
Hi there,I'd like to host a challenge - not sure how to do so or what's expected.
My idea (please tell me if anyone else is doing it) is to do TV based on books and vice versa. (I'm thinking of including movies, too but would it open it up too much? Or is that a good thing?)
Thank you,
Jenny
Jennifer if you'd like to draft it up and post it here or pm one of the mods with it.
Oh, of course. I just reread my post - not much info there!My challenge would be to read books that were made into TV shows and/or novelizations based on TV shows. (I'm not sure if I want to include movies.)
Examples, Perry Mason, Dresden Files, Doctor Who.
(The first two were books made into TV shows, the last was a TV show first.)
I was thinking of categories to choose from (mystery, sci-fi, paranormal/fantasy...) or read in one series. There are about a dozen books in the Dresden Files for example. I'm fine with a mix & match of categories or stick with one or two series'. (So, if you picked TV Addict, read all Dresden and then pick from different categories for the other 12.)
I was thinking:
Casual Viewer 3 books
(Haven't thought clever name) 6 books
Couch Potato 12 books
TV Junkie 18 books
TV Addict 24 books
Jan 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013
Short stories count (example, Sherlock Holmes)
Rereads count
Crossovers with other reading challenges count
I have a little bit more planning to do to flesh it out but that's the gist of the challenge.
P.S. I could come up with the same type of thing for movies, as a separate challenge but the same categories and rules.
Jennifer that sounds good! Do you want to host it?
Yes - how do I host it? What's involved? (Sorry if guidelines are posted anywhere, I haven't seen them.)
Post it in the yearly challenge section. Set it up however you want to. If you have any questions or need help just let one of the mods know :)
Hi, I haven't actually participated in a challenge yet and am very much a novice to the group but for today's Buy Nothing Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Noth... I decided I want to challenge myself to stop spending so much money on impulse buying books. So my suggestion:For a period (I want to try all of 2013) only read books you have already paid for, someone else paid for (borrow from library and friends), that are part of the public domain or that the authors made available for free. Some exceptions like for work or school may have to be made.
Of course, no piracy allowed.
I just found out that the 28th is the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice. I've never read it, but I think this is a pretty good time to do so and I thought a challenge might be fun!I was thinking a mini challenge from 1/28 - 2/28 where you could choose from three levels. Easy being to read just P&P. Medium being P&P and one other Austen book OR a novel inspired by P&P. Hard being P&P, one other Austen book, and one novel inspired by P&P.
I'm willing to host it, just wanted to check in first. :)
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2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the first publication of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Wouldn't it be cool to have a challenge celebrating this wonderful book?
I thought that a mini challenge format would be perfect for that. Something along these lines:
2013 Pride and Prejudice Bicentenary Mini Challenge
Duration: One month from your start date. You can start anytime in 2013.
Rules
* Choose your level, choose your books and get to reading!
* You can use the same category several times unless you're aiming for Elizabeth Bennet level.
* When you've finished a book rate & date it
* Re-reads are allowed
* You can change your books, categories and level at any time
Levels of Difficulty
Mrs Bennet: 2 books
Charlotte Lucas: 3-4 books
Jane Bennet: 5-6 books
Elizabeth Bennet: one book from each category
Categories
#1 Sequel: Read a sequel of Pride and Prejudice.
#2 Re-telling: Read a story of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy with a twist (alternate reality, paranormal elements or just a secondary character's perspective)
#3 Present Day: Read a book inspired by Pride and Prejudice set in present days.
#4 Setting: Read a book set in the regency era (late 18th and early 19th century) in which the hero/heroine is English.
#5 Plain Facts: Read a non-fiction book related to the time period of Pride and Prejudice.
#6 Siblings: a) Read a book featuring a character named Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Catherine or Lydia OR b) Read a book that deals with relationship between siblings.
What do you think?
-Zuzana-
She does not want to Host so I was going to but I think it would be great if you did the Austen challenge!!!
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I can mash them up a bit! Do you want me to post back with what I come up with, or go ahead and post it when I'm finished?
I went ahead and posted it as a mini challenge, let me know if anything needs to be changed!
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My theory is that it is less fattening to read about chocolate than to actually eat it. So the challenge would be to read books where there is a lot of chocolate involved. I imagine the usual rules would apply: re-reads are okay, no page limit, and so on.
I'm not sure about one rule, though. Should the word 'chocolate' have to be in the title of the book? That would definitely make the challenge more challenging.
Easy: 1 - 3 books Chocolate Nibbler
Medium: 4 - 6 books Chocolate Lover
Hard: 7 or more books Chocoholic
Anyway, it's just an idea. Feel free to make any changes if you decide you want to use my suggestion.
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I started a challenge in a separate group and would love to duplicate/link here if I can.It's a historical fiction challenge, where participants read 13 books during the year from 13 different time periods. I'm hosting it on my blog and here on Goodreads. Can I post it here as well?
You can read about it on my blog link (http://samannelizabeth.wordpress.com/...) or the Goodreads group (https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...).
I am thinking about a challenge I call chain links where each book in the chain is a link. The joint would be the last word in the title of the previous book is the first word in the next title with ignoring articles (a, an, the). The books should be picked from participants TBR list. I am seeing this as a monthly challenge and they would have three levels of difficulty. Easy would be 4 links Medium would be 5 -7 links and hard would be 8+. You can use either the singular or plural form of the word for a link (i.e. male/males). I wouldn't be able to host until June at the earliest.Sample List
1. A Solid Core of Alpha
2. Alpha Males
3. Male Seeking Male
4. The Male Room
5. Room at the Edge
6. The Edge of Nothingness
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Anyway, I'm just a member here on The Challenge Factory. You should wait and see what a moderator has to say about your challenge. Good luck!
Yes, that's identical to the the progressive reading challenge other than the time frame.
Sam wrote: "I started a challenge in a separate group and would love to duplicate/link here if I can.It's a historical fiction challenge, where participants read 13 books during the year from 13 different ti..."
We also have one like that too, it's the voyage through history challenge in the yearly folder.
Jenne wrote: "Yes, that's identical to the the progressive reading challenge other than the time frame."went to yearly challenges and didn't see progressive challenge anywhere? not doing it this current year.
Never mind went further down and saw what you meant and it is sort of similar but not very similar not only in terms of time frame but in toughness of links where in progressive it can be any word in the title, in mine the last word in first title has to be first word for the next title. and also mine is limited to their TBR list the progressive doesn't have to be. Seems that there are enough differences that it might be done, but leave it up to you mods to decide that.
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