Bev’s
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(group member since Nov 24, 2012)
Bev’s
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from the Mount TBR 2013 Reading Challenge group.
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Steven wrote: "I managed to beat Everest on September 11th, and decided to commit to Olytmpus just in time for my home to be the target of an arson fire aimed at another resident. I also had to go in for open hea..."Steven: I hope that you are mending well after surgery and that your home has been cleaned up and repaired so that the New Year will start out in the best possible way for you!
Well. This is it. The Mount TBR Reading Challenge for 2013 has come to an end. And I've cranked up the CRNG Machine (Custom Random Number Generator) to give us our final Check Point Winner of 2012. After much clanking and whirring, the CRNG finally produced.....Number 14. And our 14th entry is readmuchrunfar! Congratulations! (round of applause) I'll be contacting you shortly about claiming a prize.Thanks to everyone who came along on the mountain-climbing journey this year. It's been fun and I hope to see you all over at the 2014 Mount TBR Challenge.
Pretty darn close!
No. There is a new Challenge Group for 2014. You'll find it here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Woo hoo!
Congratulations!!!
Only one more to go!!!
Woo Hoo! Great job!
You're gonna do it!!
·Karen· wrote: "Phew! Well, it's the end of the year, and I have finished Proust, which is an achievement to be proud of, even if I did manage to miss the top of the mountain here. However, my attitude is that a c..."Congrats on making it higher than last year. And double-congrats on finishing Proust!
Kate wrote: "Oh look! I made it to the top!!! I'm stunned with surprise and delight! And maybe I can get a couple more in before the year dies away.Happy New Year, one and all!
1. Mrs. Ames (324 pages)
2. ..."
Congratulations!!!
I believe I have inadvertently deleted a final check point comment in my attempt to remove a non-checkpoint comment. Please check the Final Check Point folder--if your checkpoint post has disappeared, I beg your forgiveness and would ask that you please repost. Thanks!Your penitent hostess.
PS: I would also like to repeat my request that all comments in the Final Check Point folder remain check point posts only. Discussion, extra comments, congratulations, etc are welcome in all other portions of the challenge. It helps me for prize tracking and will also help prevent me from removing the wrong comment again.
Wow. We're almost done with 2013 and it's time to get ready for the Final Mountaineering Checkpoint. Where does the time go? I'm ready to hear how all our mountain-climbing team members have done out there on Pike's Peak, Mt. Ararat, Mt. Everest....whichever peak you've chosen. Checkpoint participation is absolutely voluntary and is not considered necessary for challenge completion.For those who would like to participate in this checkpoint post, I'd like you to at least complete the first of these two things. And if you feel particularly inspired (or generous about humoring me this holiday season), then please do both.
1. Tell us how many miles you made it up your mountain (# of books read). If you've planted your flag on the peak, then tell us and celebrate (and wave!). Even if you were especially athletic and have been sitting atop your mountain for months, please check back in and remind us quickly you sprinted up that trail. And feel free to tell us about any particularly exciting adventures you've had along the way.
2. My Life According to Mount TBR: Using the titles of the books you read this year, please associate each statement with a book read on your journey up the Mountain. I have given my titles as examples.
Are you male or female?: The Lady Vanishes
Describe yourself: I'm one of Four Lost Ladies
Describe where you currently live: In the Shadow of Gotham
If you could go anywhere where would you go?: London Particular
Your favorite form of transportation: Mystery Train
What's the weather like?: Mist on the Saltings
Favorite time of day?: The Small Hours of the Morning (i.e. late at night)
Your relationships: Slippage
You fear: the Black Widow
What is the best advice you have to give?: The Mountains Have a Secret
If you could change your name, you would change it to: Mary Poppins
My soul's present condition: A Private History of Awe
And what do you get for all that hard work? The Checkpoint will close at 11:59 pm on Thursday, January 2. On Friday I will crank up the Custom Random Number Generator and pick a winning climber. He or she will have the chance to add to their TBR stack via my gently-used book vault (prize list will be sent). This prize is the only book given to you in 2014 that may count towards a 2014 TBR climb.
Even if you're not in the mood for a prize or if you got distracted by pretty scenery or side trails (library books, ARCs, what-have-you), I'd love to have you check in and tell us how your 2013 mountain climb went!
***Please note--Comments are for Checkpoint posts only. Comments that are not Checkpoint-specific will be removed--to make it easier for me to track a winner. If you'd like to congratulate a climber, please visit their challenge folder. Thanks!
C. wrote: "The order here is like a baudy commercial blaring into an emotional TV show. Couldn't you have read something in between "The Quiet Road To Death" and "Maigret's Christmas"!?"'Fraid not...I've got too many "gotta read this for a challenge" books left. I'm just grabbing them and reading as I can. :-)
