Pick-a-Shelf discussion
Reader's Pursuit (2015)
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Round 3: Your Not-so-Easy Tasks
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8. Dark Red – Radically Random: DUPLICATE
Read 2 books
f. Go to your ‘Friends’ page and sort by ‘books added’. ‘Compare Books’ with a friend who has the closest total number of books to you. Sort by your shelves: to-read and their shelves: read. Read 2 books from books listed.
My total (today): 4391
Closest is Stephanie Tuell at 4,417
Oh dear... not many choices at all!
George’s Marvellous Medicine (to read together with my son) -Read 07/06
Toys by James Patterson -Read 07/07
11. Green – Credible Covers: Read 1 book with
c. Supernatural: Extraordinary creature/s on cover (incl. any mythical creature/s)
Read 07/2310. Yellow – Wonderful Words: Read book with 1 word in title / subtitle where word is
e. adverb
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel -Read 06/30
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
c. Go to Playing Card Shuffler. Step 1: Number of Cards --> Draw 5 card(s) from 1 shuffled deck. Read book # of series as per cards drawn.
#7: Sailor Moon #7
#2: Sailor Moon #2
#9: Sailor Moon #9
#4: Sailor Moon #4
#3: Sailor Moon #3
Read 06/30
8. Dark Red – Radically Random: DUPLICATE
c. Go to Playing Card Shuffler. Step 1: Number of Cards --> Draw 2 card(s) from 1 shuffled deck. Read book # of series as per cards drawn.
#3 -Tintin in America (Tintin #3) by Herge
#5 -Asterix and the Banquet (Asterix #5) by René Goscinny
-Read 07/01
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
Read as many books to:
b. a total of 1100-1200 pages
480p -A Different Reflection by Jane L. Gibson -Read 07/08
294p - Glimmerglas by Jenna Black -Read 07/11
338p - The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear -Read 07/11
Total: 1,112 pages
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
d. 1000 novels everyone must read
The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain -Read 07/14
3. Red – Author Association:
Pick one of your favourite authors: Elizabeth Gaskell
d. Read one (1) book of author with the same first name (identical spelling) of your fave author (New to you author only)
Darkspell by Elizabeth Mueller -Read 07/12
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words: DUPLICATE
Read book/s with 3 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
b. verb
All Seated on the Ground by Connie Willis -Read 07/13
Cry Sanctuary by Moira Rogers -Read 07/14
The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard -Read 07/16
6. Violet – Cover Crush:
e. The Modern Family (based on the series: 6 adults, 4 teens, & 2 toddlers/babies)
-6 adults Read 07/20
-4 teens Read 07/18
-2 babies Read 07/1811. Green – Credible Covers DUPLICATE
Read 1 book with
b. Furry Friends: animal/s on cover (strictly non-supernatural type)
-Read 07/215. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists: DUPLICATE
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
e. Oprah's Book Club: The Complete List
The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner -Read 08/18
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 5 books of authors
f. who is of the Greatest Generation (1901-1924 inclusive) OR Baby Boomers (1943-1960) OR Gen Y (1980-2000)
1. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (born 1904) -Read 07/23
2. Hurricane by Moira Rogers (born 1980) -Read 08/06
3. Scrambled Egg Super! by Dr. Seuss (born 1904) -Read 08/03
4. I Had Trouble in Getting To Solla Sollew by Dr. Seuss (born 1904) -Read 07/22
5. Sanctuary Lost by Moira Rogers (born 1980) -Read 07/23
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 6 books of authors
c. born in continents of Africa, Eurasia, North America
1. Torn by Avery Hastings (born: USA) -Read 07/25
2. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter (born: UK) -Read 07/25
3. The Tale of Mr. Tod by Beatrix Potter (born: UK) -Read 07/26
4. Bye Bye Baby by Lauren Crowe (aka Fiona McIntosh born in UK) -Read 07/28
5. The Tale of Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter (born: UK) -Read 07/28
6. The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse by Beatrix Potter (born: UK) -Read 07/29
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
f. Modern Library Top 100
Kim by Rudyard Kipling -Read 08/12
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists: DUPLICATE
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
a. 1001 books to read before you die
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne -Read 08/22
6. Violet – Cover Crush: DUPLICATE
e. The Modern Family (based on the series: 6 adults, 4 teens, & 2 toddlers/babies)
= 2 babies Read 08/13 
Read 08/18 +
Read 08/18 +
Read 08/19 = 4 teens
Read 08/15 +
Read 08/16 +
Read 08/14 = 6 adults7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 1 books of authors
b. born in even months (February, April, June, August, October, December)
Evergreen Falls by Kimberley Freeman (aka Kim Wilkins -b/day in December)
Read 08/21
4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
b. Multiple POVs (more than 2)
The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
Read 08/21
3. Red – Author Association:
Pick one of your favourite authors: Jessica Shirvington
d. Read one (1) book of author with the same first name (identical spelling) of your fave author (New to you author only)
Shattered Promises by Jessica Sorensen -Read 08/22
12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
e. plays
Best Plays Ever (read 7; to read 3)
1. The Tempest by William Shakespeare -Read 08/24
2. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett -Read 08/23
3. Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde -Read 08/25
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
f. Modern Library Top 100 (Novels) or Modern Library Top 100 (Non-Fiction)
The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford -Read 08/29
4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
b. Multiple POVs (more than 2)
The Secret Years by Barbara Hannay (Lucy, Georgina, Rose, Harry) -Read 08/27
3. Red – Author Association:
Pick one of your favourite authors: Maria V. Snyder
c. Read one (1) book of author with the same last name (identical spelling) of your fave author (New to you author only)
And Condors Danced by Zilpha Keatley Snyder -Read 08/28
11. Green – Credible Covers
Read 1 book with
e. Au Naturale: plant/s on cover
-Read 08/299. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
Read as many books to:
e. a total of 1200-1300 pages
271p Cloudwish -Read 09/09
475p The Automobile Club of Egypt -Read 09/04
408p The Killing Lessons -Read 09/09
87p Castle Rackent -Read 08/31
1,239p total
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 6 books of authors
e. who is of the Lost Generation (born between 1883-1900) OR Silent Generation (1925-1942) OR Gen X (1960-1980)
1. Matched by Ally Condie (born 1971) -Read 09/14
2. The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth (born 1966) -Read 09/05
3. The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West (born 1892) -Read 09/20
4. Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie (born 1890) -Read 09/07
5. Musk & Byrne by Fiona Capp (born 1963) -Read 09/18
6. Grace Notes by Bernard MacLaverty (born 1942) -Read 09/15
4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
f. Antiheroes
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells -Read 09/25
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
b. BBC Top 100
The Stand by Stephen King -Read 11/11
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
Read as many books to:
d. a total of 1500-1600 pages
420p I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes by Jaclyn Moriarty -Read 09/23
388p Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier -Read 09/30
321p A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear -Read 10/02
214p The Earl's New Bride by Fances Fowlkes -Read 09/30
160p Waiting for Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee -Read 10/06
1,503p total
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 1 books of authors
e. who is of the Lost Generation (born between 1883-1900) OR Silent Generation (1925-1942) OR Gen X (1960-1980)
A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks (born 1965) -Read 10/19
2. Indigo – Title Tokens:
Read one (1) book with title / subtitle that includes (exact spelling)
b. a name of month (January, February... December)
The January Dancer (January Dancer, #1) by Michael Flynn -Read 11/16
1. White – Big as a Brick:
Read 1 book that is:
e. 700-800 pages long
11.22.63 by Stephen King (740p)
Read 01/22
Roll #1: 7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:Read 2 books of authors -
f. who is of the Greatest Generation (1901-1924 inclusive) OR Baby Boomers (1943-1960) OR Gen Y (1980-2000)
which are both by Michael Connelly (Baby Boomer born in 1956 per Wikipedia)
Roll #2: 5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
d. 1000 novels everyone must read:
Roll #3: 7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 3 books of authors -
d. born in continents of South America, Antarctica, Australia
Roll #4: 10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Read book/s with 4 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
e. adverb
Roll #5: 3. Red – Author Association:
c. Read one (1) book of author with the same last name (identical spelling) of your fave author (New to you author only)
Roll #6: 7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 3 books of authors -
b. born in even months (February, April, June, August, October, December)
Roll #7: 8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 1 book
d. Go to your ‘Read’ GR shelf, set display to 10 per page and sort by “random”. Pick 1 of these random authors and read 1 book from this author.
Roll #8: 8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 2 books
c. Go to Playing Card Shuffler. Step 1: Number of Cards --> Draw 2 card(s) from 1 shuffled deck. Read book # of series as per cards drawn. Ace = #1, Jack, Queen, King = any book of a series
Rolled King of Clubs, King of Diamonds
Roll #9: 7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 5 books of authors
e. who is of the Lost Generation (born between 1883-1900) OR Silent Generation (1925-1942) OR Gen X (1960-1980)
Roll #10: 5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
c. Notable Books List
Roll #11: 6. Violet – Cover Crush:
d. Individuality: Read 1 book featuring one person (shown full-body; “head to toe”)
- Read 8/18/15Roll #12: 2. Indigo – Title Tokens:
Read one (1) book with title / subtitle that includes (exact spelling)
d. a name of a planet (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
Roll #13: 10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Read book/s with 2 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
c. adjective
Roll #14: 3. Red – Author Association:
e. Read one (1) book of author with same initials. Initial is reversible.
David Baldacci is a favorite:
Roll #15: 9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
Read as many books to:
a. a total of 1400-1500 pages
Total pages: 1454
Roll #16: 3. Red – Author Association:
b. Go to Literature Map; type in your author and pick one of the 5 closest authors to read one (1) book of.
Searched for Lee Child and chose
Roll #17: 11. Green – Credible Covers
c. Supernatural: Extraordinary creature/s on cover (incl. any mythical creature/s)
- Read 9/5/15Roll #18: 7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 5 books of authors
d. born in continents of South America, Antarctica, Australia
Roll #19: 8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 4 books
f. Go to your ‘Friends’ page and sort by ‘books added’. ‘Compare Books’ with a friend who has the closest total number of books to you. Sort by your shelves: to-read and their shelves: read. Read x number of books from books listed.
Roll #20: 10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Read books with 3 words in titles / subtitles where words are
c. adjectives
(wild, last) - Read 9/21/15
Roll #21: 9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
Read as many books to:
d. a total of 1500-1600 pages
1536 total pages
Roll #22: 9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
f. a total of 1600+ pages
1811 total pages
Roll #23: 4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
b. Multiple POVs (more than 2)
Roll #24: 6. Violet – Cover Crush:
c. BFFs (my circle is made up of 4 women and so was the Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson –to begin with anyway): Read book/s to complete a BFF circle (conditions: same sex and similar ages –that is you cannot mix child & adult)
- Read 12/24/15
- Read 11/15/15
- Read 11/18/15
- Read 11/28/15Roll #25: 3. Red – Author Association:
f. Read one (1) book of author whose initial can be found in your favourite author’s full name (order does not matter). (New to you author only)
Favorite: David Rosenfelt
Roll #26: 12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect - FINALLY!
f. awards
Pulitzer Prize Winners-Fiction
I've read 8; need 2 for this task:
Roll #27: 1. White – Big as a Brick:
e. 700-800 pages long
Finished!!!
3. Red – Author Association:Pick one of your favourite authors
a. Go to author’s page, pick an author from “Similar authors” and read one (1) book from this author.
A favorite author: Ivan Doig .... chose: Recapitulation by Wallace Stegner, read 13 July 2015.
4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
c. Epistolary –a series of letters / diary entries
From A to X: A Story in Letters by John Berger, read 6 July 2015.
11. Green – Credible Covers
Read 1 book with:
e. Au Naturale: plant/s on cover.
by Laura Childs, read 25 June 2015; Bonzai trees.5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
f. Modern Library Top 100
A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes, read 23 July 2015.
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 5 books of authors:
f. who are of the Greatest Generation (1901-1924 inclusive) OR Baby Boomers (1943-1960) OR Gen Y (1980-2000)
1 -Sunshine on Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith, read 16 July 2015; (Baby Boomer author born 1948).
2 -The Old Blue Line: A Joanna Brady Novella by J.A. Jance, read 11 July 2015; (Baby Boomer author born 1944)
3 -Scents and Sensibility by Spencer Quinn, read 22 July 2015; (Baby Boomer author born 1947).
4 - The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, read 25 July 2015; (Greatest Generation author born 1904).
5 - Moses the Kitten by James Herriot, read 25 July 2015; (Greatest Generation author born 1916).
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 6 books.
d. Go to your ‘Read’ GR shelf, set display to 10 per page and sort by “random”....
1 -Boone's Lick by Larry McMurtry, read 17 July 2015.
2 -Fruit of All Evil by Paige Shelton, read 14 July 2015.
3 - The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah, read 25 July 2015.
4 - Almost Friends: A Harmony Novel by Philip Gulley, read 26 July 2015.
5 - The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin, read 2 Aug 2015.
6 - Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden, read 11 Aug 2015.
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
Read as many books to:
c. a total of 1300-1400 pages (completed 1344 pp)
Steeped in Evil by Laura Childs, 320 pp.
Until the Next Time by Kevin Fox, read 29 July 2015; 400 pp.
Outrage: An Inspector Erlendur Novel by Arnaldur Indriðason, read 4 Aug 2015; 288 pp.
The Book Stops Here: A Bibliophile Mystery by Kate Carlisle, read 6 Aug 2015; 336 pp.
11. Green – Credible Covers - (REPEATED CATEGORY)
Read 1 book with
a. Sober: plain background cover with only word of title (ie. no images)
by J.D. Salinger, read 3 Aug 2015.5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists: (REPEATED CATEGORY)
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
d. 1000 novels everyone must read
Black Beauty, read Aug 2015.
12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
You may choose to read from one of the top 10 lists listed on the below page BUT... you may only pick 1 list where you’ve not read a round number (ending in 0) of books of the top 100
b. nonfiction
Best_Non_fiction_War_Books - have read 9 of the top 100, so I must read 1 more.
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton, read 5 Sept 2015
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors: (REPEATED CATEGORY)
Read 2 books of authors:
e. who are of the Lost Generation (born between 1883-1900) OR Silent Generation (1925-1942) OR Gen X (1960-1980)
London Transports by Maeve Binchy, read 9 Aug 2015; author born 1940
Dressed for Death by Donna Leon, read 15 Aug 2015, author born 1942
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages: (REPEATED CATEGORY)
Read as many books to:
e. a total of 1200-1300 pages (1265 pp.)
In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World by Virginia Hamilton, read 17 Aug 2015, 161 pp.
Avenue of Spies by Alex Kershaw, read 19 Aug 2015; 304 pp.
Shear Trouble by Elizabeth Spann Craig, read 21 Aug 2015; 304 pp.
Long Upon the Land by Margaret Maron, read 21 Aug 2015; 320 pp.
Heart Earth: A Memoir by Ivan Doig, read 23 Aug 2015, 176 pp.
8. Dark Red – Radically Random: (REPEATED CATEGORY)
Read 3 books
b. Go to Random Number Generator; ...read books from the position as generated.
268 - Falling from Horses: A Novel by Molly Gloss, read 3 Sept 2015
16 - What We Keep by Elizabeth Berg, read 25 Aug 2015.
320 - The Vacationers by Emma Straub, read 31 Aug 2015.
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Read book/s with 3 words in titles/subtitles where words are:
a. noun (incl. pronoun)
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal, read 24 Aug 2015; kitchens, midwest.
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware, read 25 Aug 2015; wood.
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors: (REPEAT CATEGORY)
Read 4 books of authors
c. born on continents of Africa, Eurasia, North America
Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser, read 28 Aug 2015; born England -Eurasia
The Stockholm Octavo by Karen Engelmann read 30 Aug 2015; born Iowa -North America
The Way To Xanadu by Caroline Alexander, read 31 Aug 2015; born Florida -North America
X by Sue Grafton, read 2 Sept 2015; born Kentucky -North America
2. Indigo – Title Tokens:
Read (1) book with title/subtitle that includes:
f. a direction (north, west, south, east)
The Lawless West by Louis L'Amour,Max Brand& Zane Grey, read 8 Oct 2015
11. Green – Credible Covers (REPEAT CATEGORY)
Read 1 book with
b. Furry Friends: animal on cover
by Elizabeth Spann Craig, read 13 Sept 2015; corgi/dog8. Dark Red – Radically Random (REPEAT CATEGORY)
Read 4 books
a. Go to your to-read shelf on GR, set display to 10 per page and sort by “random”. Pick 1 of these 10 random books. Refresh your browser.
The Sea Runners by Ivan Doig, read 11 Sept 2015
Brave Companionsby David McCullough, read 16 Sept 2015.
Some Luck by Jane Smiley, read 24 Sept 2015
Black Skies by Arnaldur Indriðason, read 8 Sept 2015.
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words (REPEAT CATEGORY)
Read books with 4 words in titles/subtitles where words are
c. adjective
1. Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig, read 19 Sept 2015; last.
2,3. The Bookwoman's Last Fling by John Dunning, read 20 Sept 2015; bookwoman, last
4. The Ginger Tree by Oswald Wynd, read 27 Sept 2015; ginger
6. Violet – Cover Crush:
e. The Modern Family (based on the series: 6 adults, 4 teens, & 2 toddlers/babies)
, by J.A. Jance, read 27 Sept 2015; 1 adult
by Anne Perry, read 29 Sept 2015, 2 adults
by Arnaldur Indriðason, read 1 Oct 2015; 1 adult
by Jane Yolen, read 2 Oct 2015; 2 babies/toddlers
by Eli Gottlieb, read 3 Oct 2015; 2 adults
by Jacqueline Kelly, read 5 Oct 2015; 2 teens (Calpurnia is 13).
by Beverly Cleary, read 5 Oct 2105; 2 teens1. White – Big as a Brick:
Read 1 book that is:
f. 1,000+ pages long
Chesapeake (1,024 pages)
7. Blue – An Abundance of AuthorsRead 4 books of authors
f. who is of the Greatest Generation (1901-1924 inclusive) OR Baby Boomers (1943-1960) OR Gen Y (1980-2000)
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett born 1948 Read July 2
The Fires of Autumn by Irène Némirovsky born 1903 Read June 30
Children of the Alley by Naguib Mahfouz born 1911 Read July 8
The Music of Chance by Paul Auster born 1947 Read July 4
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists
d. 1000 novels everyone must read
Crash Read July 7
11. Green – Credible Covers
Read 1 book with
b. Furry Friends: animal/s on cover (strictly non-supernatural type)
horse Read July 58. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 2 books
d. Go to your ‘Read’ GR shelf, set display to 10 per page and sort by “random”. Pick 1 of these random authors and read 1 book from this author. Refresh your browser to get a fresh ‘random’ listing to pick your x number of books
From 1st random list The Namesake Read July 12
From 2nd random list Day Watch Read July 12
4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
d. Anthropomorphism
City Read July 13
4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
d. Anthropomorphism
The Song of Pentecost Read July 17
3. Red – Author Association:
Pick one of your favourite authors Guy Gavriel Kay
a. Go to author’s page, pick an author from “Similar authors” and read one (1) book from this author
Kindred of Darkness by Barbara Hambly Read July 17
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read one book from one of these lists:
b. BBC Top 100
Birdsong Read July 25
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read one book from one of these lists:
c. Notable Books List
The Round House Read July 22
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 6 books
c. Go to Playing Card Shuffler. Step 1: Number of Cards --> Draw X card(s) from 1 shuffled deck. Read book # of series as per cards drawn. Example, if you drew 3 cards (3, 6, 6) then you will read book #3 and 2 books of #6 of series of books. Books do not have to be from same series and Ace = #1, Jack, Queen, King = any book of a series
3 Last Argument of Kings Read Aug 4
10 Leaving Everything Most Loved Read July 30
Jack A Shadow in Summer Read Aug 8
Ace The Rosie Project Read Aug 5
8 Home from the Sea Read July 22
10 A Christmas Garland Read Aug 9
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 5 books of authors
b. born in even months (February, April, June, August, October, December)
A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood born August 26 Read Aug 7
Kalki by Gore Vidal born October 03 read Aug 8
The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley born June 24 Read Aug 12
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett born April 28 Read Aug 12
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd born August 12 Read Aug 14
6. Violet – Cover Crush:
c. BFFs (my circle is made up of 4 women and so was the Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson –to begin with anyway): Read book/s to complete a BFF circle (conditions: same sex and similar ages –that is you cannot mix child & adult)
2 young women Read July 31
another 2 young women Read Aug 14. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
a. Unreliable Narrator
The Good Soldier Read Aug 14
6. Violet – Cover Crush:
b. A Family (nuclear: 2 adults + children -at least 2 children): Read book/s to complete a family in covers (this can be 1 book with 2 adults and 1 book with 2 children OR 2 books with 1 adult & 1 child each )
2 adults & 3 children on cover Read Aug 1512. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
e. plays
From the list - Best Lighthearted Literature I had read 29 books so I read 1 more to make it to 30
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day Read aug 26
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Read book/s with 4 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
a. noun (incl. pronoun)
sailor, grace, sea, gate
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Read Aug 19
The Gate Read Aug 19
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 5 books of authors
f. who is of the Greatest Generation (1901-1924 inclusive) OR Baby Boomers (1943-1960) OR Gen Y (1980-2000)
Rhubarb by Craig Silvey born 1982 Read Aug 22
All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki born 1956 Read Aug 22
The Silver Crown by Robert C. O'Brien born 1918 Read Aug 24
The Shadow Guests by Joan Aiken born 1924 Read Aug 28
The Amber Amulet by Craig Silvey born 1982 Read Sep 1
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 5 books
d. Go to your ‘Read’ GR shelf, set display to 10 per page and sort by “random”. Pick 1 of these random authors and read 1 book from this author. Refresh your browser to get a fresh ‘random’ listing to pick your x number of books
The South by Colm Tóibín Read Aug 30
The Pool of Fire by John Christopher Read Aug 24
Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen Read Aug 24
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger Read Sep 7
East Wind: West Wind by Pearl S. Buck Read Sep 6
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 5 books
e. Draw 10 tiles from your Scrabble bag - put together as many x-letter words as you can. Pick one of these x-letter words and read-spell it by either first word in title or first name of author. if you don’t have letter tiles, let me know and I can draw these for you
If you are unable to form an x-letter word from your 10 tiles, you may form 2 words from tiles that use x+1 number of tiles (that is, instead of reading x number of books, you will then read x+1 books.)
L T A K U R I Y I T – TRULY LAITY TRAIL/TRIAL KITTY
T Tail of the Blue Bird Read Sep 4
R Forty Signs of Rain by Kim Stanley Robinson Read Sep 8
A after the quake Read Sep 4
I The State of the Art by Iain M. Banks Read Sep 13
LStill Alice by Lisa Genova Read Sep 14
6. Violet – Cover Crush:
a. A Couple: Read 2 books (each cover featuring one person; therefore 2 books of 1 person each make a couple)
Read Sep 14
Read Sep 202. Indigo – Title Tokens:
Read one (1) book with title / subtitle that includes (exact spelling)
d. a name of a planet (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
Fruits of the Earth Read Sep 13
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 4 books
f. Go to your ‘Friends’ page and sort by ‘books added’. ‘Compare Books’ with a friend who has the closest total number of books to you. Sort by your shelves: to-read and their shelves: read. Read x number of books from books listed.
Kevin Xu
The View from Saturday Read Sep 17
Searoad Read Sep 23
Zoe's Tale Read Sep 24
The Emperor's Soul Read Sep 21
3. Red – Author Association:
Pick one of your favourite authors
Judith Merkle Riley
f. Read one (1) book of author whose initial can be found in your favourite author’s full name (order does not matter). (New to you author only)
Mockingbird by Julie Trimingham Read Sep 24
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 2 books
a. Go to your to-read shelf on GR, set display to 10 per page and sort by “random”. Pick 1 of these 10 random books.
1. Gigi & The Cat Read Sep 25
2. Les Enfants Terribles Read Sep 24
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages: Read as many books to:
d. a total of 1500-1600 pages
Elysium 208 pages Read Oct 1
Acceptance 341 pages Read Oct 5
Mademoiselle de Scuderi 112 pages Read Sep 30
Thoughts 112 pages Read Sep 30
A Christmas Promise 280 pages Read Sep 30
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 210 pages Read Oct 2
Swimming Home 157 pages Read Oct 7
A Cold Day For Murder 166 pages Read Oct 8
Total 1514 pages
1. White – Big as a Brick:
Read 1 book that is:
c. 900-1000 pages long
Anathem 937 pages Read Oct 12
Reader's Pursuit: Round 3Rolled 2 dice: 4+1=5
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Rolled 1 die: 1
a. 1001 books to read before you die
✔ Book: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (July 25th, 4★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 6+4=10
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Rolled 1 die: 3
Rolled 1 die: 2
c. 2 adjectives in the title
✔ Book: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (July 1st, 4★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 4+3=7
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Rolled 1 die: 3
Rolled 1 die: 3
c. 3 authors born in continents of Africa, Eurasia, North America
✔ Book #1: The Mighty Quinns: Malcolm by Kate Hoffman (June 25th, 4★'s)
✔ Book #2: Enslave Me Sweetly by Gena Showalter (June 27th, 4★'s)
✔ Book #3: Dangerous Highlander by Donna Grant (July 14th, 3.5★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 2+2=4
4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Rolled 1 die: 5
e. Male Authors writing female pov OR Female Authors writing male pov
✔ Book: Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh (July 22nd, 4★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 5+1=6
6. Violet – Cover Crush:
Rolled 1 die: 4
d. Individuality: Read 1 book featuring one person (shown full-body; “head to toe”)
✔ Book: Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber (August 7th, 4★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 5+6=11
11. Green – Credible Covers
Rolled 1 die: 1
a. Sober: plain background cover with only word of title (ie. no images)
✔ Book:Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard (October 3rd, 4.5★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 6+6=12
12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
Rolled 1 die: 1
a. classics (Chosen from: Great Romance Novels (read 17 of top 100: 3 books to read)
✔ #4 - Sultry with a Twist by Mary Beckett (Sept 19, 4★'s)
✔ #13 - A Shot of Sultry by Mary Beckett (Oct 31, 3.5★'s)
✔ #39 - Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (Nov 15, 4★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 6+3=9
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
Rolled 1 die: 1
a. a total of 1400-1500 pages
✔ Book #1: Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley (528 Pages) (Nov 6, 4★'s)
✔ Book #2: More Than One Night by Sarah Mayberry (288 Pages) (Nov 8, 3★'s)
✔ Book #3: Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (416 pages) (Nov 12, 4★'s)
✔ Book #4: The Duchess Warby Courtney Milan (270 pages) (Nov 20, 4★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 2+2=4
4. Pink – Styles of Stories:*
Rolled 1 die: 5
e. Female Authors writing male pov
✔ Book: Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson (Dec 7, 4★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 5+6=11
11. Green - Credible Covers:*
Rolled 1 die: 5
e. Au Naturale
✔ Book: He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not by Lena Diaz (Dec 20, 4★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 3+4=7*
4. Blue - An Abundance of Authors
Rolled 1 die #1: 3
Rolled 1 die #2: 3
e. Born in Africa, Eurasia, North America
✔ Book #1: The Kill by Allison Brennan (Dec 9, 4★'s)
✔ Book #2: Blood and Fire by Shannon McKenna (Dec 10, 4★'s)
✔ Book #3: Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh (Dec 11, 4★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 2+1=3
3. Author Association
Rolled 1 die: 3
c. Favorite author surname (Eloisa James)
✔ Book: Saddled and Spurred by Lorelei James (Jan 7, 3★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 4+4=8
8. Radically Random
Rolled 1 die: 6
Rolled 1 dies: x=5
c. Friends
✔ Book #1: Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks (Jan 16, 3.5★'s)
✔ Book #2: Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews (Jan 21, 4★'s)
✔ Book #4: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (Feb 1 , 4★'s)
✔ Book #4: An Introduction to Pleasure by Jess Michaels (Feb 6, 4★'s)
✔ Book #5: Glory in Death by J.D. Robb (Feb 12, 4★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 4+1=5
5. Black: Lists, Lists, Lists*
Rolled 1 die: 4
d. 1000 Books Everyone Must Read
✔ Book: Animal Farm by George Orwell (Jan 8, 5★'s)
Rolled 2 dice: 1+1=2
2. Indigo - Title Tokens
Rolled 1 die: 5
e. Zodiac (Scorpio):
✔ Book: The Scorpio Man by Claudia Jameson (Feb 29, 3.5★'s)
1. White – Big as a Brick:
Rolled 1 die: 5
e. 700-800 pages long
✔ Book: Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Mar 12, 4★'s)
*Duplicate Slices
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√6. Violet – Cover Crush:
b. Read book/s to complete a family in covers (this can be 1 book with 2 adults and 1 book with 2 children OR 2 books with 1 adult & 1 child each.)
Portion of the Sea (2 adults) READ 8/26/15
Half Broke Horses (at least 2 kids - actually 3) READ 7/29/15
√12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
e. plays
Our Town READ 7/14/15
A Streetcar Named Desire READ 7/14/15
Long Day's Journey into Night READ 7/19/15
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds: A Drama in Two Acts READ 7/19/15
Driving Miss Daisy READ 7/14/15
The Piano Lesson READ 7/21/15
August: Osage County READ 7/20/15
The Gin Game READ 7/20/15
- chosen from Pulitzer Prize for Drama - 2 read as of 7/13/15
√3. Red – Author Association: Pick one of your favorite authors. (Randy Wayne White)
b. Go to Literature Map; type in your author and pick one of the 5 closest authors to read one (1) book of. (John MacDonald)
Darker Than Amber READ 8/14/15
√9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
d. a total of 1500-1600 pages
So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading (242pgs) READ 9/5/15
The Keeper of Lost Causes (395pgs) READ 7/6/15
The Likeness (466pgs) READ 7/7/15
The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller (224pgs) READ 8/24/15
The Careful Use of Compliments (247pgs) READ 9/12/15
Total pages read = 1574
√5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from
a. 1001 books to read before you die
Fifth Business READ 11/15/15
√8. Dark Red - Radically Random:
Read 3 books:
c. Draw X card(s) from 1 shuffled deck. (Drew Q, 6, J.) Read book # of series as per cards drawn. Books do not have to be from same series and Ace = #1, Jack, Queen, King = any book of a series.
Q = The Diva Digs Up the Dirt READ 11/4/15
6 = Critical Conditions READ 9/17/15
J = Manner of Death READ 10/8/15
√9. Brown – Profusion of Pages: DUPLICATE SLICE
b. a total of 1100-1200 pages
King's Mountain (336 pgs)READ 10/19/15
The Cold Dish (354 pgs) READ 10/18/15
The Burning Wire (414 pgs) READ 11/10/15
Total pages = 1104
√4. Pink - Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
f. Antiheroes
The Thief from "Popular Antihero Books" list READ 11/14/15
√3. Red – Author Association: DUPLICATE SLICE
Pick one of your favorite authors (Alexander McCall Smith)
f. Read one (1) book of author whose initial can be found in your favorite author’s full name (order does not matter). (New to you author only)
Death in a Strange Country (DL) READ 12/7/15
√6. Violet – Cover Crush: DUPLICATE SLICE
e. The Modern Family (based on the series: 6 adults, 4 teens, & 2 toddlers/babies)
Blueberries for Sal (1 toddler) READ 10/8/15
X-plosion (2 teens) READ 10/22/15
Best Friends Forever: A World War II Scrapbook (2 teens) READ 11/6/15
Mommy in the Making (two adults, 1 toddler) READ 12/30/15
Deadly Admirer (2 adults) READ 1/17/16
Holding Out for Doctor Perfect (2 adults) READ 1/11/16
√4. Pink – Styles of Stories: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 1 book of:
c. Epistolary –a series of letters / diary entries
Love Letters to the Dead READ 12/6/15
√2. Indigo - Title Tokens
Read one book with title/subtitle that includes (exact spelling) (b.) a name of month (January, February... December)
A City Called July READ 12/27/15
√6. Violet – Cover Crush: DUPLICATE SLICE
d. Individuality: Read 1 book featuring one person (shown full-body; “head to toe”)
Buried Secrets READ 2/24/16
√2. Indigo - Title Tokens: DUPLICATE SLICE
f. a direction (north, west, south, east)
Park Lane South, Queens READ 2/11/16
√9. Brown – Profusion of Pages: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read as many books to:
a. a total of 1400-1500 pages
Insurgent (525 pp) READ 12/14/15
Always (463 pp) READ 12/21/15
Humboldt's Gift (471 pp) READ 6/20/16
Total page count = 1459
√4. Pink – Styles of Stories: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 1 book of:
e. Male Authors writing female pov OR Female Authors writing male pov
Tears of the Giraffe READ 12/11/15
√3. Red – Author Association: DUPLICATE SLICE
Pick one of your favourite authors (James Patterson)
a. Go to author’s page, pick an author from “Similar authors” and read one (1) book from this author
The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver READ 3/29/16
√6. Violet – Cover Crush: DUPLICATE SLICE
b. A Family (traditional: 2 adults + children -at least 2 children)
Loving and Leaving the Good Life (2 adults) READ 3/19/16
Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! (2 children) READ 12/12/15
√12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect DUPLICATE SLICE
d. poems
A Giraffe and a Half READ 12/4/15
If I Ran the Circus READ 11/20/15
Bartholomew and the Oobleck READ 11/30/15
Horton Hears a Who! READ 11/20/15
Horton Hatches the Egg READ 11/20/15
Oh, The Places You'll Go! READ 11/30/15
The Cat in the Hat READ 11/20/15
- chosen from Books That Rhyme list - 3 already read
√7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 4 books of authors
c. born in continents of Africa, Eurasia, North America
Wife of the Gods (Africa) READ 3/28/16
One Step Behind (Sweden) READ 4/9/16
The Paris Lawyer (France) READ 1/25/16
Wintergirls (USA) READ 3/22/16
√7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 2 books of authors
d. born in continents of South America, Antarctica, Australia
Wanting (Australia) READ 3/20/16
The Secret Keeper (Australia) READ 6/26/16
√4. Pink – Styles of Stories: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 1 book of
c. Epistolary –a series of letters / diary entries
A Brief History of Montmaray READ 3/28/16
√3. Red – Author Association: DUPLICATE SLICE
Pick one of your favourite authors (Janet Evanovich)
a. Go to author’s page, pick an author from “Similar authors” and read one (1) book from this author (J.D. Robb)
Innocent in Death READ 5/3/16
√5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
b. BBC Top 100
A Christmas Carol READ 12/30/15
√6. Violet – Cover Crush: DUPLICATE SLICE
f. Lovers Across Time: Read 2 books (each cover featuring one person; therefore 2 books of 1 person each make a couple BUT there must be a difference in time setting of at least 50 years)
Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac - male (US civil war 1860s) READ 3/20/16
Undead and Unwed - female (modern times) READ 2/22/16
√5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
d. 1000 novels everyone must read
The Pledge READ 1/3/16
√4. Pink – Styles of Stories: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 1 book of:
b. Multiple POVs (more than 2)
The Rise of Nine (3 POV) READ 6/16/16
√10. Yellow - Wonderful Words
Read book(s) with 5 words in titles/subtitles where words are:
a. noun
How the Shaman Stole the Moon: In Search of Ancient Prophet-Scientists from Stonehenge to the Grand Canyon READ 11/13/16
√8. Dark Red - Radically Random: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 4 books
a. Random sort of TBR (x4)
50% Off Murder READ 3/18/16
Fight Club READ 2/22/16
The October List READ 6/30/16
The Skull of Charlotte Corday and other stories READ 4/25/16
√8. Dark Red - Radically Random: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 1 book
e. Draw 10 tiles from your Scrabble bag (o, a, e, i, d, w, y, f, g, h) - put together as many 1-letter words as you can (I, A) - read-spell it by either first word in title or first name of author
A Fool and His Honey READ 2/11/16
√4. Pink - Styles of Stories: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 1 book of:
d. Anthropomorphism
Watership Down READ 8/14/16
√7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 6 books of authors:
a. born in odd months (January, March, May, July, September, November)
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories by Flannery O'Connor (March) READ 8/28/16
Politics: A Very Short Introduction by Kenneth Minogue (September) READ 8/22/16
Buried Evidence by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg (January) READ 6/4/16
The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts (May) READ 10/5/16
Seizure by Robin Cook (May) READ 12/9/16
I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg (September) READ 5/31/16
√9. Brown – Profusion of Pages: DUPLICATE SLICE
c. a total of 1300-1400 pages
The Distant Hours (562 pages) READ 9/28/16
Pushing the Limits (391 pages) READ 10/4/16
The New Mystery: The International Association of Crime Writers' Essential Crime Writing of the Late 20th Century (387 pages) READ 10/29/16
Total Pages Read = 1340
√4. Pink – Styles of Stories: DUPLICATE SLICE
b. Multiple POVs (more than 2)
The Lost Hero READ 6/8/16
√8. Dark Red - Radically Random: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read 4 books
a. Random sort of TBR (x4)
Aya READ 5/15/16
The Patience Stone READ 8/12/16
Thirteenth Night READ 5/28/16
What W. H. Auden Can Do for You READ 5/31/16
√5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists: DUPLICATE SLICE
c. Notable Books list
Station Eleven READ 8/11/16
√6. Violet – Cover Crush: DUPLICATE SLICE
a. A Couple: Read 2 books (each cover featuring one person; therefore 2 books of 1 person each make a couple)
READ 7/24/26
READ 7/25/16√4. Pink – Styles of Stories: DUPLICATE SLICE
f. Antiheroes
Uprooted from "Popular Antihero Books" list READ 7/18/16
√6. Violet – Cover Crush: DUPLICATE SLICE
a. A Couple: Read 2 books (each cover featuring one person; therefore 2 books of 1 person each make a couple)
READ 9/9/16Magic Bites READ 9/21/16
√10. Yellow – Wonderful Words: DUPLICATE SLICE
Read book with (1) word in title/subtitle where word is
e. adverb
Likely To Die READ 9/24/16
Ran out of text room. Continued in post #57.
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I have many potholes! they're all over the place and there are more each day I look ;p
good luck with AK, btw, not the easiest to read on your own!
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Thanks for the luck. I own it on Kindle so here's hoping I can do it. Can't be as bad as Les Mis.
Bea wrote: "Tien wrote: "good luck with AK, btw, not the easiest to read on your own!"Thanks for the luck. I own it on Kindle so here's hoping I can do it. Can't be as bad as Les Mis."
Bea - I read AK and I really enjoyed it...and no it's probably not as bad as Les Mis (which I've started several times and barely got past 100 pages...maybe I'll have to read it for this challend).
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Here are mine: 4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
f. Antiheroes(for ideas: Antihero -GR Shelf)
A Clockwork Orange Read 7/15/2015
12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
e. plays (Chosen from: 100 Best Books of All Time: World Library List (read 8 of top 100: 2 books to read)
1. Crime and Punishment Read 8/4/2015
2. Hamlet Read 6/30/2015
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read x books
a. Go to your to-read shelf on GR, set display to 10 per page and sort by “random”. (rolled 6 - of course!)
1. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging Read 9/16/2015
2. Night Road Read 9/10/2015
3. The Red Tent Read 9/25/2015
4. Restoration of Faith (The Dresden Files 0.2) by Jim Butcher (ebook manually added to Goodreads)Read 8/19/2015
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain Read 7/17/2015
6. Looking for Alaska Read 7/24/2015
11. Green – Credible Covers
d. Horizons: rolling hills / plains or wide expanse ocean etc with view of the horizons
Brian's Winter Read 8/4/2015
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
Read 3 books of authors
a. born in odd months
Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message by Ravi Zacharias (Jan.) read 8/25/2015
The River by Gary Paulsen (May) Read 8/10/2015
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (July) Read 8/12/2015
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
d. 1000 novels everyone must read
Money Read 3/18/2016
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Read book/s with 2 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
f. conjunction The Bronze and the Brimstone Read 12/1/2015
and The Loved and the Lost Read 7/19/2016
11. Green – Credible Covers
Read 1 book with
c. Supernatural: Extraordinary creature/s on cover (incl. any mythical creature/s) The Titan's Curse Read 10/5/2015
DUPLICATE
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Read book/s with 1 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
f. conjunction The Beautiful and Damned Read 10/22/2015
DUPLICATE
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
c. Notable Books List All My Puny Sorrows Read 9/22/2016
DUPLICATE
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 1 book
b. Go to Random Number Generator; type in your number of books that’s on your GR to-read shelf as Max and generate 1 number of times. Go to your to-read GR shelf, sort by position and read book/s from the position as generated (436).
The Death of Ivan Ilych Read 4/22/2016
DUPLICATE
3. Red – Author Association:
Pick one of your favourite authors
d. Read one (1) book of author with the same first name (identical spelling) of your fave author (New to you author only)
John Grisham - Prester John - Read 1/25/2017
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
Read as many books to:
d. a total of 1500-1600 pages
Keeping Faith (422 pages) Read 8/5/2016
Strike Zone (436 pages) Read 8/10/2016
Armageddon (336 pages) Read 9/6/2016
Satan's Tail (405 pages) Read 12/2/2016 = 1599 pages
4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
e. Male Authors writing female pov OR Female Authors writing male pov - The Fountainhead Read 12/15/2016
DUPLICATE
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
b. BBC Top 100 - Winnie-the-Pooh - Read 1/4/2017
DUPLICATE
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
e. Oprah's Book Club: The Complete List - The Poisonwood Bible
DUPLICATE
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 4 books
d. Go to your ‘Read’ GR shelf, set display to 10 per page and sort by “random”. Pick 1 of these random authors and read 1 book from this author. Refresh your browser to get a fresh ‘random’ listing to pick your 4 number of books
Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns
Buried Leads
Unaccustomed Earth - Read 7/4/2017
Frostbite - Read 8/7/2017
DUPLICATE
6. Violet – Cover Crush:
b. A Family (traditional: 2 adults + children -at least 2 children): Read book/s to complete a family in covers (this can be 1 book with 2 adults and 1 book with 2 children OR 2 books with 1 adult & 1 child each )
and
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Ouch!
Positive side: You're reading OFF your TBR instead of new books. You have then an excuse to buy new books after you decimated your TBR? ;)
Tien wrote: "Charity wrote: "(rolled 6 - of course!)"Ouch!
Positive side: You're reading OFF your TBR instead of new books. You have then an excuse to buy new books after you decimated your TBR? ;)"
I'm definitely hitting my TBR but it's extensive (over 500) so it will never be gone...but that's the fun of it :-) It's helping me complete Scattershelves too from last year, which I'm slowly plugging away at.
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Rolled 6 --> f. conjunction
Rolled 1 --> Read book/s with 1 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are conjunctions
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance - finished 8/20
✔7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors :
Rolled 2 --> b. born in even months (February, April, June, August, October, December)
Rolled 5 --> Read 5 books of authors
✔(1) Philip Pullman Oct The Tiger in the Well - finished 6/26
✔(2) Lian Hearn = Gillian Rubinstein, Aug The Brilliance of the Moon - finished 7/18
✔(3) John Barnes, Feb Orbital Resonance - finished 7/19
✔(4) Joe Haldeman June The Forever War - finished 7/30
✔(5) Janet Evanovich Apr Wicked Appetite - finished 8/2
✔7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors (duplicate):
Rolled 6 --> f. who is of the Greatest Generation (1901-1924 inclusive) OR Baby Boomers (1943-1960) OR Gen Y (1980-2000)
Rolled 2 --> Read 2 books of authors
✔(1) Johanna Sinisalo 1958 Troll - finished 7/25
✔(2) Janet Evanovich 1943 Wicked Appetite - inished 8/2
✔10. Yellow – Wonderful Words (duplicate):
Rolled 6 --> f. conjunction
Rolled 3 --> Read book/s with 3 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are conjunctions
✔(1) The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner - finished 8/20/15
✔(2) And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini - finished 8/30
✔(3)Girl of Fire and Thorns - finished 10/30
✔6. Violet – Cover Crush: :
e. The Modern Family (based on the series: 6 adults, 4 teens, & 2 toddlers/babies)
✔Famly (4 adults, 4 teens, & 2 toddlers) - finished 8/17
✔A Man in Saffron Robes (1 adult) - finished 8/10
✔Celia, A Slave by Melton A. McLaurin - finished 9/2
✔ 7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors (duplicate):
Rolled 2 --> b. born in even months (February, April, June, August, October, December)
Rolled 2 --> Read 2 books of authors
✔(1)The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau,b June - finished 8/21
✔(2) Evidence by Alex Kellerman43626, b Aug - finished 9/6
✔ 3. Red – Author Association
Pick one of your favourite authors: Greg Bear
Rolled 4 --> d. Read one (1) book of author with the same first name (identical spelling) of your fave author (New to you author only)
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli - finished 10/7
✔ 5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists
Rolled 5 --> e. Oprah's Book Club: The Complete List
The Meanest Thing to Say - finished 10/7
✔ 11. Green – Credible Covers
Read 1 book with ...
Rolled 1 -> a. Sober: plain background cover with only word of title (ie. no images):
Kill Decision - finished 6/7
✔9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
Read as many books to:
Rolled 3 -> c. a total of 1300-1400 pages
The Beginning Place, 183 pages - finished 9/30
March, 128 pages - finished 10/15
Sabriel, 364 pages - finished 10/18
Out by Natsuo Kirino, 400 pages - 11/8
Game Changer 247 pages - finished 11/11
total pages 1322
✔9. Brown – Profusion of Pages: (dupl)
Rolled 5 -> e. a total of 1200-1300 pages
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, 349 pages - finished 11/22
Sisters of the Revolution, ed by Anne VanderMeer, 352 pages - finished 11/23
Ooku: The Inner Chambers, vol. 1, 203 pages - 11/30
The Vagina Monologues, 185 pages - finished 12/1
Hold Me Close, 208 pages- finished 12/1
total pages 1297
✔9. Brown – Profusion of Pages: (dupl)
Rolled 2 -> b. a total of 1100-1200 pages:
Twisted, 250 pages - finished 11/16
Born in Death, 288 pages - finished 12/4
Under Milk Wood, 121 pages - finished 12/7
Zazen, 256 pages - finished 1/24
The Ruins of Gorlan, 249 pages - finished 1/28
total pages: 1164
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words (dupl)
Rolled 5 --> e. adverb
Rolled 1
Read book/s with 1 word in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
✔10. Yellow – Wonderful Words (dupl)
Rolled 2 -> b. verb
Rolled 3 ->
Read book/s with 3 words in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew- finished 12/20/15
✔9. Brown – Profusion of Pages (dupl)
Rolled 6 -> f. a total of 1600+ pages:
The Bean Trees, 232 pages - finished 2/27]
Gods Tomorrow, 210 pages - finished 3/5/16
The Moai Murders, 261 pages - finished 3/11
The Bacon Fancier: Four Tales, 224 pages - finished 4/9
The Cuckoo's Calling, 455 pages - finished 4/22
[Fat Chance|29279546] by Aviva Orenstein, 234 pages - finished 5/10
total 1616
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages (dupl)
Rolled 5 ==> Read as many books to:
e. a total of 1200-1300 pages
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors (dupl)
Rolled 1 ==> Read 1 books of authors
Rolled 4 ==> d. born in continents of South America, Antarctica, Australia
last updated 6/11/16
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Good on you, Charity!! I've stalled on Scattershelves with 12 books left to go... still got the list and I will complete it one day :)
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:d. a total of 1500-1600 pages
2) The Giver by Lois Lowry pages:179
3) American Gods by Neil Gaiman pages:656
4) Deliriumby Lauren Oliver pages:441
Total Pages:1589
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
b. verb (x2)
1) Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburō Ōe
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
a. 1001 books to read before you die
1) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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b. verb (x2)
1) Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburō Ōe"
Love this! great title & blurb sounds interesting -added to TBR :(
;)
Tien wrote: "Margaret wrote: "10. Yellow – Wonderful Words: b. verb (x2)
1) Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburō Ōe"
Love this! great title & blurb sounds interesting -added to TBR :(
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I kind of just stumbled upon it. I'm excite to read it!!!
Roll #1 12. Orange: Improvement of the Intellectd. Poems
List: 50 Books that will change your life-chapters/indigos (Read 4)
Roll #2: 8. Dark Red: Radically Random (4 books)
F.
The Joy of Cooking
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
A Child Called "It"
Roll #3: 4. Pink: Styles of Stories
Roll #4: 7. Blue- An Abundance of Authors
b. born in even months (February, April, June, August, October, December)
3. Read three books
Roll 5: 10. Yellow- Wonderful Words
b. Verb
Book 1: The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think And How Schools Should Teach
Roll 6: 11. Green- Credible Covers
d. Horizons: rolling hills / plains or wide expanse ocean etc with view of the horizons
Book 1:
Rolled when the tasks were announced, but was too busy to add, then had a fall yesterday and couldn't get up from bed to get computer. Crutches now !9. Brown – Profusion of Pages:
e. a total of 1200-1300 pages
Book 1: Season of Migration to the North - 169 pages / total 169 READ 28/6
Book 2: Purple Hibiscus - 307 pages / total 476 READ 30/6
Book 3: The Crazed - 323 pages / total 779 READ 5/7
Book 4: Mrs Dalloway - 146 pages / total 925
Book 5: Orlando - 165 pages / total 1090 pages
Book 6: Longitude - 184 pages / total 1274 READ 2/7
11. Green – Credible Covers
c. Supernatural: Extraordinary creature/s on cover (incl. any mythical creature/s)
12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
b. nonfiction - Best Humorous Books ( Read 15, to read 5 )
Book 1: High Fidelity
Book 2: Cat's Cradle
Book 3: Candide
Book 4 : Cold Comfort Farm
Book 5 : Lucky Jim
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oh, no, Amanda, June is just not a good month for you, isn't it. Good thing, it's almost over! Get better soon.
I feel like I've fallen so far behind but here goes....Roll 1:
10 - yellow - wonderful words
f - 5 conjunctions in title/subtitle
Roll 2:
6 - violet - cover crush
a - a couple - 2 books 1 person on each. show covers when posting
Uglies
Roll 3:
9 - brown - profusion of pages
b - 1100 - 1200 pages total
Volt (208 pgs)
Total pages = 1134
Roll 4:
5 - black - lists, lists, lists
d - read 1 book from "1000 novels everyone must read"
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials)
Roll 5:
4 - pink - styles of stories
d - Read 1 book contains anthropomorphism
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Roll 6:
8 - Dark Red - radically random
a - read 4 random picks from goodreads tbr shelf
The Peach Keeper
The Chocolate War (audio)
Glimmerglass
The Paris Wife (audio)
Roll 7:
7 - blue - and abundance of authors
d - Read 4 books from authors born in South America, Antarctica, Australia
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende (Peru)
On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (Australia)
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (Australia) (audio)
The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru)
Roll 8:
12 - orange - improvement of the intellect
a - classics: read 1 book from the list "YA modern retellings"
Cinder (audio)
Roll 9:
3 - Red - Author Association
a - Pick a favorite book, go to author's page and read 1 book from "similar authors" list
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (Lois Lowry)
Roll 10;
11 - green - credible covers
e - au naturale: read 1 book with plants on cover
The Snow Child
(audio)Roll 11:
2 - Indigo - Title Tokens
a - 1 book that has a day of week in title/subtitle
The Wednesday Wars
Roll 12:
1 - white - big as a brick
d - 1 book that is 500-600 pages long
d - Xenocide (592 pgs) (audio)
Tien - you are seriously devious! holy crap balls! I only read like 1 bk in round 2...haha
sign me up ;)Roll 1
2 dice - 1+1 = 2
1 die - 3
2. Indigo – Title Tokens
c. a name of a place (can be continent, country, or a little town somewhere in the middle of nowhere as long as it’s a real place)
Roll 2
2 dice - 5+4=9
1 die - 4
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages
d. a total of 1500-1600 pages
Roll 3
2 dice - 6+6 = 12
1 die - 6
12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
f. awards - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5... (i've read 9 of the top 100)
Bea wrote: "Gee, Amanda. Hope all goes well for the rest of the month!"thanks, confirmed breaks in the bone now, so a week off, or until I can get a shoe on!
Tien wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Rolled when the tasks were announced, but was too busy to add, then had a fall yesterday and couldn't get up from bed to get computer. Crutches now !"oh, no, Amanda, June is just n..."
I am calling 40 as a crap year! Hopefully work will get remote access up and running for me so I can work from home. Will help when I have to take time off for the gall bladder op too!
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ah, Dee, you're too busy with TSC... I've given up on that one :p
i'm just really bad about trying to plan books for multiple challenges - unless its like uber-obvious
9. Brown - Profusion of PagesRead as many books to
f. a total of 1600+ pages
Book - The Seven Sisters - 636 pages - read 01/08/15
Book - The Complete History of Jack the Ripper - 532 pages - read 24/07/15
Book - The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase - 205 pages - read 15/08/15
Book - Rude Bitches Make Me Tired: Slightly Profane and Entirely Logical Answers to Modern Etiquette Dilemmas - 254 pages - read 15/08/15
Total No. of Pages = 1627
9. Brown - Profusion of Pages (Duplicate)
Read as many books to
a. A total of 1400 - 1500 pages
Book - Buttercream Bump Off - 212 pages - read 30/07/15
Book - Boiling a Frog - 411 pages - read 08/08/15
Book - The Last Word: Tales from the Tip of the Mother Tongue - 312 pages - read 15/08/15
Book - Death by the Dozen - 276 pages - read 16/08/15
Book - Northanger Abbey - 251 pages - read 24/07/15
Total No. of Pages - 1462
7. Blue - An Abundance of Authors
Read 5 books of Authors
c. born in the continents of Africa, Eurasia, North America
Book - Trust Me on This by Jennifer Crusie - read 08/08/15
Book - Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay - read 30/07/15
Book - Be My Enemy, Or, Fuck This for a Game of Soldiers - read 08/08/15
Book - Going Off Alarming - read 13/08/15
Book - Die For Me by Karen Rose - read 15/07/15
3. Red - Author Association
d. Read one book of author with the same first name (identical spelling) of your fave author (New to you author only)
Book - The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher Munro Clark, my fave author Christopher Brookmyre - read 30/10/15
4. Pink - Styles of Stories
e. Male Authors writing female pov OR Female Authors writing male pov
Book - The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre - read 30/10/15
11. Green - Credible Covers
f. Inanimate Object
Book - Red Velvet Revenge,
- read 21/08/157. Blue – An Abundance of Authors (Duplicate)
Read 3 books of authors
c. born in continents of Africa, Eurasia, North America
Book - Back Story by David Mitchell - read 23/08/15
Book - The Chase by Janet Evanovich - read - 23/08/15
Book - The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness - read - 26/08/15
9. Brown – Profusion of Pages (Duplicate)
Read as many books to:
b. a total of 1100-1200 pages
Book - The Sword of Summer, 528 pages - read 07/10/15
Book - The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes From a Small Island, 385 pages read 08/10/15
Book - Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes, 530 pages read 13/10/15
12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
b. nonfiction - microhistory: social histories of just one thing. 17 books already read on this list so I need to read three more.
book - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York - read 21/10/15
book - Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded - read 05/11/15
book - The Invention of Air: An experiment, a journey, a new country and the amazing force of scientific discovery - read 31/10/15
2. Indigo – Title Tokens:
Read one (1) book with title / subtitle that includes (exact spelling)
c. a name of a place (can be continent, country, or a little town somewhere in the middle of nowhere as long as it’s a real place)
book - Icons of England - read 31/10/15
5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read 1 (one) book from 1 (one) of these lists:
a. 1001 books to read before you die
book - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - read 08/11/15
8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 3 books
d. Go to your ‘Read’ GR shelf, set display to 10 per page and sort by “random”. Pick 1 of these random authors and read 1 book from this author. Refresh your browser to get a fresh ‘random’ listing to pick your x number of books
Author #1 Mary Beard
book - Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up - read 24/11/15
Author #2 Jim Al-Khalili
book - Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed - read 13/11/15
Author #3 James Patterson
book - Zoo - read 18/11/15
6. Violet – Cover Crush:
a. A Couple: Read 2 books (each cover featuring one person; therefore 2 books of 1 person each make a couple)
book - Open the Cage, Murphy! - read 12/11/15
book - Too Much Information... or Can Everyone Just Shut Up for a Moment, Some of Us Are Trying to Think - read 06/11/15
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Read book/s with 2 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
(x = Roll a die to determine number of words in titles/subtitles to be read for this task)
d. preposition
book - The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood - read 14/11/15
10. Yellow – Wonderful Words (Duplicate):
Read book/s with 1 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
(x = Roll a die to determine number of words in titles/subtitles to be read for this task)
a. noun (incl. pronoun)
book - Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology - read 19/11/15
1. White – Big as a Brick:
Read 1 book that is:
f. 1,000+ pages long
book - The Stand - read 29/12/15
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Not going anywhere at present. May have to pick another book and do this one as a buddy read sometime.
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HOWEVER, I also looked at the "Pulitzer Prize for Drama" list, for which I need to read 8 books. I found 7 in my local library, so now I have a decision to make. Read the one book or the 8 plays, of which I still have to find one more.
Can anyone tell me how good The Sound and the Fury is? I am in a reading slump and need something engaging.
On the other hand, the plays are right in line with the task of PLAYS. And, they are short and will give me a sense of accomplishment.
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Plays are usually quite short though so reading 8 plays will equate to about 3 average books?
It's really up to you though if you'd like to challenge yourself then I'd say go with the spirit of the task ;)
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I decided to go with the plays for now. I have started with A Streetcar Named Desire. I have seen this play and found it really sad. Not sure how it will be reading it.
I was also able to find the eighth play at my local library. I will try to pick it up later this week.
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I've had it on my TBR forever, so it's in my LOST list. Again (like Ulysses), I was considering listening to it in order to hear the accents.
Can't say anything yet about how engaging it is, but I've always thought Falkner was definitely worth reading.
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Here's one that I'll be reading for "2 babies"
cute bubs! happily it's less than 200 pages... I'm hoping that it won't be sickeningly sweet ha ha ha
I just re-rolled Profusion of Pages ... groaned, then realized at least it gives me leeway in what I read, which might actually make it one of the easiest of the not-so-easy challenges. I have 5 requested books at the library for which I am #1 on the waiting list, so I am figuring those will all become available to me (as usual) on the same day :)
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I've finished that baby cover books lol... here's my short 'review'
"cute" just about sums it up though in terms of parenting 10 months' old twins & noting book is published less than 10 years ago, I wonder about the food they're feeding the babies: french fries & pancakes dusted in sugar! With all the healthy eating fad these days especially in regards to babies, it doesn't compute! Even if they're not experienced parents... common sense? Or maybe that's just me... I've fed my 10 months' old bub pancakes (cooked from scratch) but there's no sprinkling of anything on top!
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I count this as 4 adults, 3-4 teens, 1 toddler, and 1-2 preteens (who are irrelevant to the count). Tien, do you agree?
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Oh, yay! Only 2 adults left to do, then, and those are easy (comparatively).
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Good luck :D
I'm being positive and telling myself that I have less than 2,600 pages to go.
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if you need the encouragement... suggest a read-along ;)
You've got a pretty big one to do!
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From the four books on my TBR list that qualified I have chosen Anathem because it looked the most enjoyable and the easiest to renew from the library if necessary. (I didn't want to be stuck half-way through when it was due back unable to renew.)I can't find any antihero books I've given five stars to (I'm a miserly rater) but I have enjoyed everything I have read by Brent Weeks and Joe Abercrombie. Or, if you want something a bit shorter The Shadow of the Torturer is weirdly interesting.
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hhm, I always find his books sound to be complicated & hard to follow though Snow Crash was fun!
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