The Book Vipers discussion

Launch Date 30th December

Thanks Paul. Very excited.

oooooohhhhhh, be nice to do a challenge again.

Yay!

Excellent - do we make a thread to keep track of books as well as the challenge counter?

Anetq wrote: "Excellent - do we make a thread to keep track of books as well as the challenge counter?"

Just set one up, Anetq.

Thank you sooo much Paul. I can’t get grid on atm but will try later online rather than app. You are a star.

My youngest is doing this challenge and has just finished her 3rd book, so far I've done zero. :-(

Hurrah! And Boo!

haha

I’m working on it. Only one and a bit so far. However it’s on early January

Read 9 books as of Jan 10.

Linda wrote: "Read 9 books as of Jan 10."

Nine? Wow, that is good going. Almost finished my seventh

I've added Life on Earth because it was a childhood favourite when it was published in 1979. My Sister gifted the 40th anniversary copy, knowing how much I loved the original, which sadly I don't have anymore. I lost count of the number of hours I spent lost in all the weird and wonderful creatures. It helped instill my lifelong passion for wildlife and the environment. Just browsing on BBC Sounds and found the audiobook narrated by Sir David Attenborough. I'm so happy with that find. :)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07...

I think I have sorted out my list now. Will post it in the next day or so

First book completed. Blue cover :-)

Very good book.

Well done, Did you get a review copy of it?

Yes I did. Did you manage to get one?

I didn't ask for one

Haven't managed to do the challenges in the last couple of years but this is a great incentive to tackle all those dusty books so I'm going to try and do better this year...

No pressure, Cathy. Try a line at a time

Thanks, Paul. I have to keep reminding myself I am NOT ALLOWED to buy any more books for this.

You are allowed to buy books, just not for this challenge

Omg. I’ve just found lots of books on Goodreads that I put that I wanted to read, in past. Some are before 2015. I’d forgotten about those. On a positive note they may fit into the challenge more easily than my actual books on bookshelves.

Finished my 500 page book for this challenge. The last Harry Potter book is complete, yay I made it to the end of this series. :-)

Well done Jason

Well done! Were you reading it with your kids, Jason, or just on your own? Funnily enough I am reading it to my son and we, too, have reached the final three chapters. Marathon effort to read the whole series aloud, and now my youngest is telling me I'll have to do it again for him in a few years... 🤪

No, I had to read books 1 and 4 as part of another reading challenge, and I couldn't not leave a series unfinished.

Ain't you lucky getting to have a re-read. haha

By that time they will prob want to read it alone.

Just finished the gallows pole. 12th book for this challenge and it were a right corker.

Cracking book. Can recommend Beastings too

Got that one on my tbr list, just need to get a copy.

Doing well Jason. I’m not doing so well on this one, despite lots of dusty books.

Only 5 books left to go. woooo

Yay. Just about to count mine. Not sure I’m that far

6 left. Not good on colours. Have you chosen books that are generally red, green etc, or completely? Can’t find latter. If I could do former I could add one. Is autobiography counted as biography? If so then one more. Help me Jason...Did you have a happy birthday btw?

Check out these beautiful books Pat. https://www.penguin.co.uk/series/clot...

Pick books based on their colours as a treat for yourself :-)

I would say autobiography is counted as biography.

I had a very good birthday thanks...lots of books and whiskey :-)

Happy birthday Jason! xx

I recently had pressies at work. I too had whiskey. Funny that. Haha

Lovely book covers. No correlation with those on my dusty shelves tho.

Jazzy wrote: "Happy birthday Jason! xx"

Thanks Jazzy

Pat wrote: "I recently had pressies at work. I too had whiskey. Funny that. Haha"

Was it your birthday too?

Beginning of month

Happy birthday to you. 21 again?

23. You?

Belated happy birthday, Jason.

Happy Birthday, Pat

Pat wrote: "23. You?"

42, another year closer to retirement/full time reading. :-)

Thanks Paul

I just got one more left to go and this challenge will be complete. woohoo

Well done

I have 3 left but I'm half way through one and plan to have them all finished this month.

Me too, but it’s 5 weeks to go! It’s a six week course book.