SA Book & Challenge Lovers discussion

This is the official thread for the Me, Myself and I reading challenge. The challenge goes as follows:

Read 25 books that have something to do with yourself!
- published in the year you were born
- author or main charachter shares your name
- main character has the same pet as you
- is set in your hometown
- main character has the same profession as you
etc., etc. etc. the possibilities are endless.

To do the mini challenge, read 10 books.

This challenge will begin on 1 November 2012 and end on 31 October 2013.

Happy reading!

1. Inkarna by Nerine Dorman Author is a South African who lives in Cape Town, and the book is set in Cape Town, my home town

2. The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte The characters travel to Paris, which I visited in 2012.

3. The White Shadow by Andrea Eames Main character has a younger sister

4. The Constantine Affliction by T. Aaron Payton One of the main characters is Frankenstein's Monster from the novel Frankenstein. The titular Affliction is said to have started with a person named Orlando, which is a direct reference to Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando, about a character who changes sex. I have read both Frankenstein and Orlando

5. Me and the Devil by Nick Tosches Main character is a writer

6. Kraken by China Mieville Main character wears glasses

7. The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clark The author has a bachelor's degree in English lit.

8. The Office of Mercy by Ariel Djanikian The author majored in English lit

9. Light by M. John Harrison The story features several cats and cat-related things. I have a cat.

10. The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke The main character isn't interested in getting married and neither am I.

11. Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher One of the main characters has a younger sister, as do I.

12. The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord The main character has a younger sister, as do I.

13. Empty Space by M. John Harrison One of the main characters owns a cat, as do I.

14. The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma The narrator wants to be a published author.

15. Stolen Lives by Jassy Mackenzie The novel is set in South Africa, and the author is South African

16. The Cutting Room by Mary Watson The novel is set in Cape Town. The author is also from Cape Town, and studied at UCT.

17. The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes The author is from Cape Town and studied at UCT. And her name is Lauren :)


Progress: 17/25

1. Pandemonium
2. Legend by Marie Lu
3. A New Lu
4. Breathing Underwater by Lu Vickers
✔5. Unbreakables - Author sent me a review copy, he is also doing a giveaway on my blog as well as I am doing a interview with him.
✔6. The Kennaway Woman - Author sent me a review copy, did a giveaway on my blog as well as a interview.
✔7. A Spy in the House - Main character's name is Mary
✔8. Uses for Boys - so many things, just take my word for it
✔9. Soulless - The author has a Archaeology degree
✔10. Daughter of Smoke & Bone - I can also identify animals by just their teeth
✔11. A Natural History of Dragons - Isabelle prefers the heat over the cold. Also her academic drive and thoughts about academia is very similar to mine.
✔12. The Night Circus - Tsukiko also has a ankh tattoo, same as me :)
✔13. Changeless - The author has a Archaeology degree
✔14. The Indigo Spell ("No matter how much people tried to dress up alcohol, it always tasted awful to me." - I feel the exact same!)
✔15. Blameless - The author has a Archaeology degree
✔16.Heartless - The author has a Archaeology degree
✔17.The Shining Girls - The Author is from South Africa
✔18. Druid Lords - Demi was an archeology student
✔19. Game for Anything - Lots, but the love of the Kruger Park for one.
✔20. Room - Also used to listen to Bittersweet symphony all the time, still do.
✔21. Steel Wind Rising - Author is south African etc.
✔22. Rogue - The main character has a boyfriend named Marc. Mine is named Mark.

Progress: 18/25

my spot!

1) The Seductive Imposter by Janet Chapman. Main character likes jewelry and elaborate barettes as do I.
2) Courting Carolina by Janet Chapman. Main female character has had her long hair cut against her will and a lot has to come off. A hairdresser once took of 30 cm of my hair against my wishes.
3) The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte. Book is about a manuscript of The Three Musketeers and also has some similar characters and plots as that book. I have read the Three Musketeers.
4) The Dangerous Protector by Janet Chapman. Main character is the youngest of two sisters as am I.
5) Polar Shift by Clive Cussler. Several charachters are archaeologists as am I
6) Midnight by Erin Hunter. It is about stray cats. Cats are my favorite animal and my first real cat, Megan, was a stray I rescued from a shelter.
7) The Island by Victoria Hislop. The woman that is seeking out her roots is an archaeologist as am I.
8) The Immortal Rules by Julia Kagawa. Allie was taught to read by her mother as did I.
9) Kraken by China Mieville. There is a Star Trek fan in there and several references to Star Trek. I am a trekkie myself.
10) Courtiers by Lucy Worsley. Is about the British Royal family who are a bit of an addiction of mine.
11) Soulless by Gail Carriger. Is set in London a place I went to twice and am planning to visit again.
12) Changeless by Gail Carriger. Is partly set in London a place I went to twice and am planning to visit again.
13) Blamesless by Gail Carriger. The author is an archaeologist as am I.
14) Heartless by Gail Carriger. One of the character is afraid of being described as the vampire with all the cats. I am no vampire but I have been described as the girl with all the cats.
15) Timeless by Gail Carriger. The author is an archaeologist as am I.
16) Cicero by Anthony Everitt. I named one of my cats after this historical figure.
17) Lone Wolf by Katryn Lasky. Edition was published in April. The month of my birth.
18) Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey. Main character learns Nahuatl and Quechua. Languages I learned myself at University
19) Let the right one in by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Oskar is bullied in school as was I.
20) Divine by Mistake by P.C. Cast. Main character is a book lover.
21) Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson. Main character has blond hair
22) Undead and Uneasy by MaryJanice Davidson. Main Character is a shoe lover.
23) Pandora the Curious by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams. Main charachter is not the most popular girl in school
24) Desire by Amanda Quick. Main character is left to take care of parents household.
25) Starfleet Academy by Diane Carey. Main character impresses teachers by unconventional thinking.

Completed

my spot

1. This is the first Historical Romance I ever read. I was 11 and it started an addiction that lasted years!
2. The woman on the cover is reading a book, obviously one of my favorite pastimes.
3. The main character and I are both "not the richest girls around"
4. The main character and I are both the youngest child.
5. The main character and I have green eyes
6. The main character and I have very pale skin.
7. the main character and I are both blonde
8. The main character has an older brother
9. The main character loves cherry coke as do I- Actually I love cherry anything! :)
10. The main characters eyes changed color. Up untilI was about 10 my eyes were Very blue then they changed green(I have pictures to prove this.)
11. the character and I love to shop.
12. the main character and I are both left handed.
13. The main character is a top model, I won a modeling competition as a child (it's kind of the same) lol!
14. The main character has a problem with sleep walking and so do I.
15. the main characters car is black, so is mine.
16. The main character is 5 foot 7 inches tall so am I.
17. The main character and I are both 30 years old.
18. the main character and I both have pet cats with stupid names.
19. They are on their way to the races at Epsome in Surrey, I have been to those horse races.
20. The main character and I are both not good dancers
21. The main character and I both wear A LOT of black.
22. This book is dedicated to someone named Lauren
23. I am friends on goodreads with this author.
24. The main character and I both have older brothers
25. the main character and I both hated school

25/25

I get spot 7 which is my favourite number! Nice and appropriate for this challenge!

25/25 FINISHED

Completed:
One For The Money - Main character learning a new skill
Ender's Game - Main character has an older brother
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - Main character had a difficult relationship with her father in her teen years.
Another Fine Myth - published in my birth year (1978)
Soulless - Main character is an older single female
The Warlock - Main character's home town is a coastal city
Raising Dragons - British heritage
How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel - Scandinavian heritage (Varla, my first name, is Scadanavian)
Achieving The Impossible: A Fearless Hero. A Fragile Earth Open water swimmer
Kraken Works in a museum
Seizure Has a dog
Carpe Jugulum Trio of females
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy Boa
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister Boarding school
The Island of Dr. Moreau Research involving animals
The Big Over Easy Work in lesser known section of complex
Kingdom of the Wicked Not a common career choice for main character
Changeless Scottish heritage
Little Women Tomboy
Good Wives Worked with children
Three to Get Deadly Unpopular career for female
Two for the Dough Parents setting up daughter
Agatha H and the Airship City Technically minded
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods Owns a sword
Phoenix Rising Female who enjoys fighting

21/25

1. Girl, Interrupted - Character got committed to hospital at the age of 18
2. Kraken - I share an obsession with squids (although not religious :-/)
3. Fated - Have the same hair colour as the main character
4. Fifty Shades of Grey - Character had to make a choice to leave an unhealthy relationship
5. If I Stay - I also had a thing for a guitar playing, rock loving, band committed guy named Adam in high school ;)
6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - I wanted to be a writer like the main character
7. Happy Accidents - Share the same orientation as the author
8. Fat Camp - The main character and I have both issues with weight
9. Warm Bodies - The author has a five letter first name
10. Chocolat - Character and I both love chocolate :-)
11. Gone Girl - Been cheated on
12. Carrie - Raised in a Christian home
13. Thirteen Reasons Why - Moved schools
14. On the Island - Character loves to read :-)
15. Just One Day - Character and her best friend driftged apart after school
16. Dark Lover - been assaulted
17. Quarantine: The Loners - I have a brother
18. Shiver - the character loves book stores
19. It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living - Every story is a testament that it gets better for the youth, I had the same experiences as these people and I to can say, it gets better!
20. Kennis van die Aand - Main character also lives in SA
21. A Walk Across the Sun - Character's father is a judge

My spot

11/25

1. Love for Lucinda - The main character and I are both widows
2. The Marriage Wish - The main character and I share a first name
3. Tears of the Giraffe - The book is set in Africa and I live in Africa
4. Thinking Up a Hurricane - The author and I are cousins
5. Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different-And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men - I am a mother to a little boy
6 The Book of Tea - I love drinking tea
7. When the World Breaks Your Heart - I am learning to cope with the after-effects of a tragedy
8. Ernest Oppenheimer: A Study In Power - I work for the family
9. Game for Anything - the book arrived the day after I arrived back from the Kruger National Park
10. Guards! Guards! - I am a Librarian
11. What Dawid knew : a journey with the Kruipers - I met the author
12. Refined by his fire - The book is set in South Africa, where I live, and I vist the police station oftten

1. Predator: South Africa is mentioned multiple times
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower: I like to observe things too

2/25

Finished!!

You're tearing through these :) Well done!

Thanks. I finally got around to logging a load of books I had read and found I had finished three challenges!