Pick-a-Shelf discussion

Please claim your Slice of Pie here by reporting your finished read by noting the Colour, Easy Task, and the book you've read. ie.

5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
Read one book from one of these lists:
c. Notable Books List
"Book"

reserved

11. Green – Credible Covers
Read 1 book with:
e. Au Naturale: plant/s on cover. by Laura Childs, read 25 June 2015; Bonzai trees.

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)
The Reversal - Read 6/26/15
The Drop - Read 6/29/15
which are both by Michael Connelly (Baby Boomer born in 1956 per Wikipedia)

10. 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
by Naoko Takeuchi
Read 06/30

10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
c. 2 adjectives in the title
✔ Book: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (July 1st, 4★'s)

5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
d. 1000 novels everyone must read: Rebecca - Read 7/3/15

11. Green – Credible Covers
Read 1 book with
b. Furry Friends: animal/s on cover (strictly non-supernatural type)
horse Read July 5

5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists
d. 1000 novels everyone must read
Crash Read July 7

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.

7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors
Read 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

8. 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

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

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

5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
d. 1000 novels everyone must read
The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain -Read 07/14

4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
Read 1 book of
d. Anthropomorphism
City Read July 13

Rolled 2 dice: 4+3=7
7. Blue – An Abundance of Authors:
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)

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
f. Antiheroes(for ideas: Antihero -GR Shelf)
A Clockwork Orange Read 7/15/2015

First one! :-)

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

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 07/18

Roll #2 = 12 for color and 5 for task
12. Orange - Improvement of the Intellect
e. plays
- chosen from Pulitzer Prize for Drama - 2 read as of 7/13/15

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

wow, well done, Bea! I hope it was an enlightening experience?

Did you listen to any of dramatised audiobook for any of these? That'd be interesting...

Tien wrote: "wow, well done, Bea! I hope it was an enlightening experience?

Did you listen to any of dramatised audiobook for any of these? That'd be interesting..."

Nope, Tien. Read them all. I had previously seen A Streetcar Named Desire at the theater and had seen the movie of Driving Miss Daisy, but the others were new to me.

11. Green – Credible Covers: Read 1 book with
c. Supernatural: Extraordinary creature/s on cover (incl. any mythical creature/s)
Read 07/23

4. Pink – Styles of Stories:
✔ e. Male Authors writing female pov OR Female Authors writing male pov
Book: Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh (July 22nd, 4★'s)

10. Yellow – Wonderful Words:
Read book/s with 4 word/s in titles / subtitles where word/s is/are
e. adverb
Already Dead (already) - Read 7/8/15
Everything I Never Told You (never) - Read 7/7/15
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (extremely, incredibly) - Read 7/22/15

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.

✔ 5. Black – Lists, Lists, Lists:
a. 1001 books to read before you die
Book: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (July 25th, 4★'s)

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 -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).

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 1

I'd better claim this slice of pie. The way I'm rolling, I may not get another one.

✔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:
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

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

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

Tien just so you know I have two pies :-) I can barely get through one I really don't need another one! haha

And I have lost mine!

8. Dark Red – Radically Random:
Read 2 books
c. Go to Playing Card Shuffler.
Rolled King of Clubs, King of Diamonds
Signal (#2 in series) - Read 8/6/15
Accused (#2 in series) - Read 8/3/15

ack! My apologies, ladies! Fixed now :p

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.

6. Violet – Cover Crush:
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)

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)
The Last Best League: One Summer, One Season, One Dream by Jim Collins (new) compared to Suzanne Collins of Hunger Games trilogy, which I enjoyed a great deal. - Read 8/10/15

Hi Tien, I thinnk you missed my update on message 43. I'm enjoying this challenge, but this not-so-easy is not-so-easy!!!

LynnB wrote: "Hi Tien, I thinnk you missed my update on message 43. I'm enjoying this challenge, but this not-so-easy is not-so-easy!!!"

oops! yes I have, sorry! Updating now...
Glad you're enjoying it even though it's 'not-so-easy' lol :)

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.

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
Read as many books to
f. a total of 1600+ pages
The Seven Sisters – 636 pages – read 01/08/15
The Complete History of Jack the Ripper – 532 pages – read 24/07/15
The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase – 205 pages – read 15/08/15
Rude Bitches Make Me Tired: Slightly Profane and Entirely Logical Answers to Modern Etiquette Dilemmas – 254 pages – read 15/08/15

Total Number of Pages = 1627