The Reading Challenge Group discussion

What a convenient way to track all of my challenges across different groups!

Bookopoly 2020
Round 1 - Completed
Round 2 - Completed
Round 3 - In Progress

Featherweight 2020
Level 1 Ruffled Feathers - Completed
Level 2 Flapping Wings - Completed
Level 3 Taking Flight - Completed

Anti-Alphabet Soup
Completed: 26/26 (100% complete)

50 Books Challenge
Completed: 46/50 (92% complete)

Moving Mountains 2020
Completed: 7/12 (58% complete)

LOST 2020
Completed: 6/10 (60% complete)

New To You In 2020
Round 1 - Completed
Round 2 - Completed

Decades Challenge 2020
Level 1 Start The Countdown - 2/5 (40% completed)
Level 2 Double Down - 4/5 (80% completed)
Level 3 Moving Forward - 2/5 (40% completed)
Level 4 Decade Master - 6/6 (100% completed)
Overall - 14/21 (67% complete)

Seriously Serial 2020
Completed: 46 pts / 210 pts (22% complete)

Bookopoly 2020

Bookopoly 2020

Round 1
Roll #1: 8
Light Blue - Purpose, War, Survival
Goldilocks - Finished 2/19/2020

Roll #2: 7
Railroad - Travel Along: Set in a different time
Treasure of the Blue Whale - Finished 2/28/2020

Roll #3: 9
Red - Shortest Book
The Sleeper and the Spindle - Finished 4/20/2020

Roll #4: 5
Yellow - Times of Life
Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars. - Finished 5/3/2020

Roll #5: 8
Blue - Contemporary Fiction
Milkman - DNF @ 50% - 5/4/2020

Round 2
Roll #1: 10
Chance
Recursion - Finished 5/9/2020

Roll #2: 6
Purple - Recommended
The Underground Railroad - Finished 5/12/2020

Roll #3: 10
Red - Highest Avg. Rating
Season of Mists - Finished 5/20/2020

Roll #4: 6
Yellow - Times of Life
Beartown - Finished 6/3/2020

Roll #5: 8
Blue - Contemporary Fiction
Us Against You - Finished 6/16/2020

Round 3
Roll #1: 10
Chance
The Graveyard Book - Finished 6/18/2020

Roll #2: 5
Electric Co - In a setting that's new to you
Serafina and the Black Cloak - Finished 6/25/2020

Roll 3#: 6
Orange - Mystery
Gone Girl - Finished 7/3/2020

Roll #4: 4
Chance
Doll-baby - Finished 10/21/2020

Roll #5: 10
Green - Longest shelved
Death Is a Lonely Business - Finished 10/25/2020

Roll #6: 7
Blue - Award winner
Seveneves

Featherweight 2020

2020 Maxi Challenges > Feather Weight 2020 (-280)

January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020

Level 1 Ruffled Feathers
1. The Glass Magician, 1/8/2020 (222 pages)
2. Now and Forever: Somewhere a Band Is Playing Leviathan '99, 1/26/2020 (256 pages)
3. Dandelion Wine, 1/29/2020 (239 pages)
4. Long After Midnight: 22 Hauntings & Celebrations, 2/4/2020 (275 pages)
5. Roanoke Ridge: A Creature X Mystery, 2/8/2020 (208 pages)

Level 2 Flapping Wings
6. Treasure of the Blue Whale, 2/28/2020 (260 pages)
7. Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories, 3/10/2020 (272 pages)
8. City, 3/23/2020 (264 pages)
9. The Sleeper and the Spindle, 4/20/2020 (72 pages)
10. The Color of Magic, 4/30/2020 (277 pages)

Level 3 Taking Flight
11. Sandman  Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes, 5/14/2020 (240 pages)
12. The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House, 5/18/2020 (232 pages)
13. The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country, 5/19/2020 (160 pages)
14. The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists, 5/20/2020 (202 pages)
15. Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You - 30th Anniversary Edition, 5/27/2020 (192 pages)

Anti-Alphabet Soup

Completed: 26/26

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A - Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories, 3/10/2020
No B - The Dark Continent, 2/17/2020
No C - The Holdout, 2/12/2020
No D - The Other Mrs., 2/12/2020
No E - Goldilocks, 2/19/2020
No F - The Color of Magic, 4/30/2020
No G - The First Emma, 2/4/2020
No H - Roanoke Ridge: A Creature X Mystery, 2/8/2020
No I - A Man Called Ove, 1/20/2020
No J - Weave The Lightning, 2/6/2020
No K - Long After Midnight: 22 Hauntings & Celebrations, 2/4/2020
No L - Oryx and Crake, 1/11/2020
No M - An Echo in the Bone, 1/2/2020
No N - A Map of Days, 1/5/2020
No O - The Glass Magician, 1/8/2020
No P - Something Rotten, 1/3/2020
No Q - Now and Forever: Somewhere a Band Is Playing Leviathan '99, 1/26/2020
No R - These Lost & Broken Things, 3/18/2020
No S - Fractured Tide, 3/13/2020
No T - Dandelion Wine, 1/29/2020
No U - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, 1/29/2020
No V - Treasure of the Blue Whale, 2/28/2020
No W - The Glamourist, 3/5/2020
No X - City, 3/23/2020
No Y - The Sleeper and the Spindle, 4/20/2020
No Z - The Paris Library, 4/5/2020

50 Books Challenge

So far in 2020, I've read:
1. An Echo in the Bone
2. Something Rotten
3. A Map of Days
4. The Glass Magician
5. Oryx and Crake
6. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
7. A Man Called Ove
8. Now and Forever: Somewhere a Band Is Playing Leviathan '99
9. Dandelion Wine
10. Long After Midnight: 22 Hauntings & Celebrations
11. The First Emma
12. Weave The Lightning. This one started out a bit rough, because it just dropped you into the middle of a fantasy world, without a lot of explanation about the world. But once I hit about 50 pages and figured out the world, I really loved it!
13. Roanoke Ridge: A Creature X Mystery. DNF @ 30%. Absolutely awful book.
14. The Other Mrs.. Really enjoyed this one. Great little psychological thriller.
15. The Holdout. Decent thriller, with some uncomfortable observations about our justice system.
16. The Dark Continent. Did not like this one. Literally half of it was nothing but violence.
17. Goldilocks. Billed as "The Martian meets The Handmaid's Tale", and it absolutely delivered.
18. Treasure of the Blue Whale. A charming little story about what happens when a small town strikes it rich.
19. The Glamourist. Second book in the Vine Witch series. It had an interesting setting - turn-of-the-century Paris, but with real witches and real magic. Fun little story.
20. Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories. A poignant, but slightly depressing, collection of short stories that explore the aftermath of love and loss.
21. Fractured Tide. A fantastic adventure story featuring scuba diving, a deserted island, a sea monster, and weird time loops. Loved it!
22. These Lost & Broken Things. A rather idiotic story of the "murderess with a heart of gold" that makes a lot of stupid choices.
23. City. A series of connected short stories in which mankind has left Earth, leaving behind intelligent Dogs who can speak and their robot companions. Not as charming and heartwarming as I expected, given that it features dogs prominently. But a good read, all the same.
24. The Paris Library
25. The Sleeper and the Spindle
26. The Color of Magic. Delightful, lighthearted fun.
27. Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars.. Really, really long book about the repercussions of a death in the family. Highly recommended.
28. Milkman. DNF@50%
29. Recursion. Absolutely fantastic.
30. The Underground Railroad
31. Sandman  Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes. Beautiful artwork and a fascinating story
32. The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House
33. The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country
34. The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists
35. Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You - 30th Anniversary Edition
36. Beartown. Dear god, I love Fredrik Backman.
37. Us Against You
38. The Graveyard Book
39. Serafina and the Black Cloak
40. Gone Girl
41. The Wrong Mr. Darcy
42. The Last Tiara
43. The Book of Koli
44. The Trials of Koli
45. Dollbaby
46. Death Is a Lonely Business

Moving Mountains 2020

Moving Mountains 2020
7/12

Jack: 2019
Queen: 2016
King: 2018

1. Queen of Spades (2016 / S-Z):
The Underground Railroad, finished 5/12/2020

2. Queen of Clubs (2016 / A-F):
Beartown, finished 6/3/2020

3. Jack of Hearts (2019 / M-R):
Recursion, finished 5/9/2020

4. Jack of Spades (2019 / S-Z):
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
The Testaments
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Unnatural Magic

5. King of Hears (2018 / M-R):
Milkman, finished 5/4/2020

6. Five of Clubs (2000-2006 / A-F):
Anansi Boys

7. Queen of Diamonds (2016 / G-L):
The Girl With No Name
The Goldfinch

8. Four of Diamonds (2007-2011 / G-L):
The Graveyard Book, finished 6/18/2020

9. Five of Spades (2000-2006 / S-Z):
The Scar
The Shell Collector

10. Jack of Diamonds (2019 / G-L):
The Institute

11. Three of Clubs (2012-2015 / A-F):
Dollbaby, finished 10/21/2020

12. Two of Spades (2016-2018 / S-Z):
Us Against You, finished 6/16/2020

LOST 2020

LOST 2020
Completed 6/10

1. City, 3/23/2020
2. Death Is a Lonely Business, 10/25/2020
3. The Color of Magic, 4/30/2020
4. The Queen's Fool
5. The Graveyard Book, 6/18/2020
6. Anansi Boys
7. Gone Girl, 7/3/2020
8. Seveneves
9. Serafina and the Black Cloak, 6/25/2020
10. The Paris Architect

New To You In 2020 (Round 1)

New To You In 2020 (Round 1)

Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Camille Di Maio - The First Emma

Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Corry L. Lee - Weave the Lightning
3. J.J. Dupuis - Roanoke Ridge: A Creature X Mystery

Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Mary Kubica - The Other Mrs.
5. Graham Moore - The Holdout
6. Scott Reardon - The Dark Continent

Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Laura Lam - Goldilocks
8. Steven Mayfield - Treasure of the Blue Whale
9. Luanne G. Smith - The Glamourist
10. Richard Ford - Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories

Decades Challenge 2020

2000-2020

Level 1 Start The Countdown
2000
2001
2002
2003 - Oryx and Crake, 1/11/2020
2004 - Something Rotten, 1/3/2020

Level 2 Double Down
2005
2006 - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, 1/17/2020
2007 - Now and Forever: Somewhere a Band Is Playing Leviathan '99, 1/26/2020
2008 - The Graveyard Book, 6/18/2020
2009 - An Echo in the Bone, 1/2/2020

Level 3 Moving Forward
2010
2011
2012 - A Man Called Ove, 1/20/2020
2013
2014 - The Glass Magician, 1/8/2020

Level 4 Decade Master
2015 - Serafina and the Black Cloak, 6/25/2020
2016 - The Underground Railroad, 5/12/2020
2017 - Us Against You, 6/16/2020
2018 - A Map of Days, 1/5/2020
2019 - Recursion, 5/9/2020
2020 - The Other Mrs., 2/11/2020

Seriously Serial 2020

Completed: 46 pts / 210 pts (22% complete)

1. 1
Oryx and Crake, MaddAddam #1, 1/11/2020

2. 2
The Glass Magician, The Paper Magician #2, 1/8/2020

3. 2 + 1
The Glamourist, The Vine Witch Series #2, 3/5/2020
The Color of Magic, Discworld #1, 4/30/2020

4. 4
A Map of Days, Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #4, 1/5/2020

5. 1 + 4
Sandman  Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes, The Sandman #1, 5/14/2020
The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists, The Sandman #4, 5/20/2020

6. 4 + 2
Something Rotten, Thursday Next #4, 1/3/2020
The Dark Continent, Prometheus Man #2, 2/17/2020

7. 7
An Echo in the Bone, Outlander #7, 1/2/2020

8. 3 + 5
The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country, The Sandman #3, 5/19/2020
Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You - 30th Anniversary Edition, The Sandman #5, 5/27/2020

9. 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2
The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House, The Sandman #2, 5/18/2020
Beartown, Beartown #1, 6/3/2020
Us Against You, Beartown #2, 6/16/2020
Serafina and the Black Cloak, Serafina #1, 6/25/2020
The Book of Koli, Ramparts Trilogy #1, 10/12/2020
The Trials of Koli, Ramparts Trilogy #2, 10/18/2020

10. 1 +
Death Is a Lonely Business, Crumley Mysteries #1, 10/25/2020

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New To You In 2020 (Round 2)

New To You In 2020 (Round 2)

Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Leslie Lutz - Fractured Tide, 3/13/2020

Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Helen Sarah Fields - These Lost & Broken Things, 3/19/2020
3. Clifford D. Simak - City, 3/23/2020

Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Janet Skeslien Charles - The Paris Library, 4/6/2020
5. Terry Pratchett - The Color of Magic, 4/29/2020
6. Joyce Carol Oates - Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars., 5/3/2020

Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Anna Burns - Milkman, 5/4/2020
8. Blake Crouch - Recursion, 5/9/2020
9. Colson Whitehead - The Underground Railroad, 5/12/2020
10. Robert Beatty - Serafina and the Black Cloak, 6/25/2020