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28310 STUDYING UP FOR THE APOCALYPSE READING CHALLENGE

Date Range: September 1, 2011 through December 21, 2012

Hadn't updated in awhile. Still will likely not make it. Having trouble classifying some in advance without spoiling the story for me.

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1. Avoiding the Encroaching Apocalypse:

2. Surviving the Apocalypse:

3. Post-apocalypse (Feminist): The Reapers Are the Angels

4. Post-apocalypse (It came from space):

5. Post-apocalypse (It came from genetic engineering):

6. Post-apocalypse (It came from viral engineering): The Stand

7. Post-apocalypse (It came from nature):

8. Post-apocalypse (After the bombs or war): One Second After

9. Post-apocalypse (Magical):

10. Post-apocalypse (Zombie): World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

11. Post-apocalypse (God or prophesized):

12. Dystopian: Blood Red Road

13. Dystopian Steampunk:

14. Dystopian Cyberpunk:


The Stand by Stephen King World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks One Second After by William R. Forstchen Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1) by Moira Young The Reapers Are the Angels (Reapers, #1) by Alden Bell

Want to read: Anyone know where these should fit?
Infected A Novel by Scott Sigler The Passage (The Passage #1) by Justin Cronin The Strain (The Strain Trilogy, #1) by Guillermo del Toro The Fall (The Strain Trilogy, #2) by Guillermo del Toro I Am Legend And Other Stories by Richard Matheson Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth Aftertime (Aftertime, #1) by Sophie Littlefield The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld Feed (Newsflesh, #1) by Mira Grant Blindness by José Saramago
28310 Thought I posted this already, but I just posted it in my personal thread in another group.

STUDYING UP FOR THE APOCALYPSE READING CHALLENGE

Date Range: September 1, 2011 through December 21, 2012

2/14 Complete


Short review:
World War Z was REALLY good. I was unsure if I would enjoy the format but the book was pretty riveting. I highly recommend it to anyone!

The Stand was such a disappointment. It came highly recommended. It was very interesting at the beginning but then it just got weird and kept getting weirder. I like me some weird, but this just felt like two different books to me. This was my first Stephen King read. It was epic in scale, but not my cup of tea.

1. Avoiding the Encroaching Apocalypse:

2. Surviving the Apocalypse:

3. Post-apocalypse (Feminist):

4. Post-apocalypse (It came from space):

5. Post-apocalypse (It came from genetic engineering):

6. Post-apocalypse (It came from viral engineering):The Stand

7. Post-apocalypse (It came from nature):

8. Post-apocalypse (After the bombs or war):

9. Post-apocalypse (Magical):

10. Post-apocalypse (Zombie): World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

11. Post-apocalypse (God or prophesized):

12. Dystopian:

13. Dystopian Steampunk:

14. Dystopian Cyberpunk:


The Stand by Stephen King World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
28310 This sounds good. I've been reading a lot of this genre lately too! :)
Jul 28, 2011 04:08PM

28310 Still chugging through The Stand by Stephen King , but I also just finished A Stolen Life A Memoir by Jaycee Lee Dugard . Very difficult read, but I'm glad I could support Jaycee.
Jun 29, 2011 01:49PM

28310 I took a bit of a break from PNR and UF to delve into the dystopian/apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic genre. So I'm reading World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks and The Stand by Stephen King .
Jun 01, 2011 04:26PM

28310 I'm reading Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1) by Jeaniene Frost
Jan 04, 2011 05:20PM

28310 RRRC January Challenge:

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1. January:Jacob

2. Birthday: From Melinda's List Lord of the Fading Lands

3. Geography: Eternal

4. New Year: Dead Witch Walking

5. Beginnings: Kiss of Midnight

6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Light My Fire

7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Bearing an Hourglass

8. Rose Parade: Evermore

9. January Weather: Full Moon Rising

10. Reader's Choice: Reserved for continuing whichever series I like best! :)




Jacob (Nightwalkers, #1) by Jacquelyn Frank Lord of the Fading Lands (Tairen Soul, #1) by C.L. Wilson Eternal (Clare Point, #1) by V.K. Forrest Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #1) by Lara Adrian Light My Fire (Aisling Grey Guardian, #3) by Katie MacAlister Bearing An Hourglass (Incarnations of Immortality, #2) by Piers Anthony Evermore (The Immortals, #1) by Alyson Noel Full Moon Rising (Riley Jenson Guardian, #1) by Keri Arthur Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) by Ilona Andrews Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2) by Ilona Andrews Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3) by Ilona Andrews Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) by Ilona Andrews Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, #5) by Ilona Andrews
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Jan 02, 2011 05:54PM

28310 PNR January Monthly Challenge

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1. vampires: Lover Revealed Currently Reading

2. werewolves: Bitten

3. shifters: Blood Bound

4. gods/goddesses/immortals: The Sea of Monsters

5. demons/angels: Fire Me Up

6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages: Fool Moon

7. fae/fairies: Lament

8. aliens/space cowboys/space adventurers/space mercenaries: Ender's Game

9. psychics/ghosts/humans with paranormal abilities: A Great and Terrible Beauty

10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians: The Laughing Corpse

11. Personal Bonus/Zombies: World War Z

Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4) by J.R. Ward Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1) by Kelley Armstrong Blood Bound (Mercedes Thompson, #2) by Patricia Briggs The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) by Rick Riordan Fire Me Up (Aisling Grey Guardian, #2) by Katie MacAlister Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) by Jim Butcher Lament The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) by Libba Bray The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter, #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
Sep 27, 2010 05:36PM

28310 RRRC October Monthly Challenge
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Weird! I noticed after posting that I ended up with mostly Red or Black Covers...totally unintentional!

October Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Birthday (Kasia) Stray by Rachel Vincent
Geography North Carolina Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
Teachers The Freedom Writers Diary by the Freedom Writers
Law and Order The Client by John Grisham
Halloween Witch Fire by Anya Bast
National Book Month Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead
Romantic Suspense Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Teen Read Beauty: A Retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
Readers Choice The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason


TO READ:
Over Sea, Under Stone (Dark Is Rising, #1) by Susan Cooper Stray (Shifters, #1) by Rachel Vincent Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) by Kathy Reichs The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell The Client by John Grisham Witch Fire (Elemental Witches, #1) by Anya Bast Succubus on Top (Georgina Kincaid, #2) by Richelle Mead Naked in Death (In Death, #1) by J.D. Robb Beauty A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley The Rest Falls Away (Gardella Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Colleen Gleason
Sep 23, 2010 02:11PM

28310 This list will likely change depending on what I can or can't finish in my September Challenges!

PNR October Monthly Challenge
1/10 Complete


Orange Lover Revealed or Dragonfly in Amber
Red Succubus on Top or Catching Fire
Brown City of Glass or Neverwhere
Green Blood Promise
Black The Hunger Games or Sabriel
Yellow The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or Lonesome Dove
Purple Lord of the Fading Lands
Pink Shadow Kiss
Blue Lover Unbound or Mockinjay
Silver/Grey City of Ashes or Lady of Light and Shadows

To Read:
Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4) by J.R. Ward or Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) by Diana Gabaldon Succubus on Top (Georgina Kincaid, #2) by Richelle Mead or Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare or Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4) by Richelle Mead The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins or Sabriel (The Abhorsen Trilogy, #1) by Garth Nix The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson or Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Lord of the Fading Lands (Tairen Soul, #1) by C.L. Wilson Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3) by Richelle Mead Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) by J.R. Ward or Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare or Lady of Light and Shadows (Tairen Soul, #2) by C.L. Wilson
Aug 31, 2010 09:46PM

28310 A Lifetime of Books

3/14/10 to 3/14/2011 (changed date to actual start date)

80s
1983: Changed to On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony March 2010
1984: Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony
1985: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
1986: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
1987: Beloved by Toni Morrison
1988: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
1989: A Time to Kill by John Grisham
On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, #1) by Piers Anthony Bearing an Hourglass (Incarnations of Immortality, #2) by Piers Anthony Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Howl's Moving Castle (Castle, #1) by Diana Wynne Jones Beloved by Toni Morrison The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris A Time to Kill by John Grisham

90s
1990: Jurrassic Park by Michael Crichton
1991: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
1992: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
1993: The Giver Lois Lowry
1994: Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind August 27th, 2010
1995: Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
1996: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
1997: Push by Saphire May 5, 2010
1998: I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
1999: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) by Diana Gabaldon The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) by Terry Goodkind Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin Push by Sapphire I Know This Much Is True  by Wally Lamb Chocolat by Joanne Harris

00s
2000: Storm Front by Jim Butcher April 14th, 2010
2001: Atonement by Ian McEwan
2002: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
2003: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
2004: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
2005: The Book Theif by Markus Zusak May 9th, 2010
2006: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini
2007: Marked P.C. Cast
2008: Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
2009: If I Stay by Gayle Forman
2010: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris May 14th, 2010
2011: TBA!!!
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) by Jim Butcher Atonement by Ian McEwan Coraline by Neil Gaiman The City of Ember (Ember, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult The Book Thief by Markus Zusak A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Marked (House of Night, #1) by P.C. Cast Pleasure Unbound (Demonica, #1) by Larissa Ione If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10) by Charlaine Harris
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