2025 Chubby Chunkster Challenge January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
They're large. They're in charge. And they're calling your name. They are the big mommas of your TBR, the mountain more than the molehill - these busty babies have been waiting for you to crack them open and take a nice, long perusal of their contents. If you've been waiting and delaying your chunkster reading, this challenge is for you!
1. Definition of a Chunkster:
- A chunkster is 450 pages or more of fiction or nonfiction. A chunkster should be a challenge. - If you read large type books your book will need to be 525 pages or more... The average large type book is 10-15% longer or more so I think that was a fair estimate.
If the book is ebook-only with NO PRINT EQUIVALENT. then the following rules apply:
1. You can use the ebook edition you are reading for the page count found here on Goodreads.
2. If Goodreads does not show a page count for your ebook, please look on Amazon. Check the estimated page number there.
3. If no Amazon page count and GR page count exists, then the book cannot be used for this challenge.
Please ask any questions if you have any doubts. You can also post the book title in this thread if you have any trouble and I'll check for you.
2. The Rules:
- Audiobooks count. - Re-reads are fine, as long as you don't skim or skip sections. - Short Stories and Essay collections will not be counted. - Books may crossover with other challenges. - You can join in anytime, but you have till the end of the year to read it all. - You don't need to list your books ahead of time. - Once you pick a level, that's it...you're committed to that level! - When you post your updates, put page count by each chunkster. - If you completed a level before the end of the year and you want to sign up again, you're more than welcome to do so.
3. You must pick a level of participation:
- The Chubby Chunkster - this option is for the reader who has a couple of large tomes on their TBR list, but really doesn't want to commit to much more than that. Three books is all you need to finish this challenge.
- Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? - This option is for the slightly heavier reader who wants to commit to 5 Chunksters over the remainder of the year.
- Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters OR 3 tomes of 800 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give in to your cravings.
- Too Big To Ignore Anymore - this option is for those chunksters on your TBR list. You may select any number of books over 450 pages but you must LIST THEM ahead of time.
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
They're large. They're in charge. And they're calling your name. They are the big mommas of your TBR, the mountain more than the molehill - these busty babies have been waiting for you to crack them open and take a nice, long perusal of their contents. If you've been waiting and delaying your chunkster reading, this challenge is for you!
1. Definition of a Chunkster:
- A chunkster is 450 pages or more of fiction or nonfiction. A chunkster should be a challenge.
- If you read large type books your book will need to be 525 pages or more... The average large type book is 10-15% longer or more so I think that was a fair estimate.
If the book is ebook-only with NO PRINT EQUIVALENT. then the following rules apply:
1. You can use the ebook edition you are reading for the page count found here on Goodreads.
2. If Goodreads does not show a page count for your ebook, please look on Amazon. Check the estimated page number there.
3. If no Amazon page count and GR page count exists, then the book cannot be used for this challenge.
Please ask any questions if you have any doubts. You can also post the book title in this thread if you have any trouble and I'll check for you.
2. The Rules:
- Audiobooks count.
- Re-reads are fine, as long as you don't skim or skip sections.
- Short Stories and Essay collections will not be counted.
- Books may crossover with other challenges.
- You can join in anytime, but you have till the end of the year to read it all.
- You don't need to list your books ahead of time.
- Once you pick a level, that's it...you're committed to that level!
- When you post your updates, put page count by each chunkster.
- If you completed a level before the end of the year and you want to sign up again, you're more than welcome to do so.
3. You must pick a level of participation:
- The Chubby Chunkster - this option is for the reader who has a couple of large tomes on their TBR list, but really doesn't want to commit to much more than that. Three books is all you need to finish this challenge.
- Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? - This option is for the slightly heavier reader who wants to commit to 5 Chunksters over the remainder of the year.
- Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters OR 3 tomes of 800 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give in to your cravings.
- Too Big To Ignore Anymore - this option is for those chunksters on your TBR list. You may select any number of books over 450 pages but you must LIST THEM ahead of time.