One Million Pages Per Lifetime discussion

There will be two challenges this month...both are fairly simple.

1. Read a book that is written by a Goodreads Author. (On you My Books page they will be indicated by a "*" and on the author profile it will specifically state "Goodreads Autor Profile".
2. Read a book where the main character is something that you could dress up as for Halloween i.e. cat, dog, vampire, witch, football player, cheerleader, alien, etc.

Each book will count as one point per challenge. So if you read a book like Stray by Rachel Vincent you will get two points. One for Rachel Vincent being a GR author and one for the main character being a werecat.

I think I am going to try for at least 5 points.

When you mean Goodreads author, you mean authors who have an account on here?

GR authors are ones who are active on GR...when you look at your bookshelves, if there is an asterisk next to their name they are a GR author; or if you are looking at a book list, it will say it in brackets

I'm not sure how many points I want to shoot for... I'll say 7. :) Will post my list as I finish.

Goodreads authors:
(10/1) (10/4) (unfinished) (10/15) (10/16)
(10/18) (10/23) (10/28)

Halloween Costumes:
(10/7-alchemist) (10/13-number 6 of the Garde)
(10/22-vampire princess) (10/25-werewolf)

My goal is at least 7 points.

Goodreads Authors:
1. City of Fallen Angels 10/1
2. Just Listen 10/2
3. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 10/12
4. Delirium 10/21
5. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt 10/26
6. Lola and the Boy Next Door currently reading

Halloween Costumes:
1. City of Fallen Angels 10/1

Goodreads Authors:
1. Wanderlove 10/1
2. Tempest's Legacy 10/3
3. The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen 10/7

Halloween Costumes:
1. Wanderlove 10/1. (hippie backpacker)
2. Tempest's Legacy 10/3. (vampire)
3. The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen 10/7. (angel, son of hell)
4. A Living Nightmare Currently Reading. (bearded lady)
5. Bite Me by Parker Blue Currently Reading. (vampire slayer)



= 6 points

I'm going to shoot for 3 points on Halloween costumes portion, and 5 points on the Goodreads author part of the challenge. I will post as I go. So far:

Goodreads Authors:
1.
2.

i'm going to just aim for the GR authors - but don't quite understand the purpose behind the points...just IMHO it shouldn't matter if we chose to read 100 pg books, or 700 pg books...but hey...lol!

GR Author
A Tale from de Rode - Abigail Roux - 10/2/2011

The points don't really matter here. Mostly what it is for is so that people can give themselves a point range to shoot for. Hopefully that helps.

I just don't want to see this turned into a competition and I fear that is what assigning points might do

Dee... I just pick books and read as I want. You don't have to worry about the points. I do not aim for points. All on personal preference. Some people like to have a goal to shoot for.

Sometimes I don't even get in a book for the challenge. But personally, the challenges are for my to make my reading a bit more diverse. Wait, it is diverse but then I pick books that have been on the side line or such.

Happy Reading :)

Lyss, don't think Darren Shan is a GRs author...no * by it on My Books.

I don't know how much to make as my goal. I'm going to read a lot of books written by people who died before GR, this month. So, I'm going to assume they're not GR authors. And a lot of authors who I'm pretty sure aren't on GR. I'll say 8 points?

1. Die Buying by Laura DiSilverio
2. Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn
3. Elvis and the Tropical Double Trouble by Peggy Webb (No star by her name, but on her author page it says GR author in parenthesis)
4.The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
5. My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison
6. Skating Over the Line by Joelle Charbonneau
7.Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick
8. Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman

I'll post as I read along....

Total points = 11; Updated 10.30

1. The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry 1 point for GRA and 1 point for Halloween Costumes [character of Napoleon] (10.10)

2. The Student Body by J.S. Borthwick 1 point for Halloween Costumes [Doctor](10.13)

3. Cat in a Flamingo Fedora by Carole Nelson Douglas 1 point for GRA (10.21)

4. Left Neglected by Lisa Genova 1 point for GRA and 1 point for Halloween Costumes[Nurse] (10.23)

5. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith 1 point for GRA (10.24)

6. An Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers 1 point for Halloween Costumes[Gladiator] (10.27)

7. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 1 point for Halloween Costumes[Princess] (10.28)

8. Home Improvement: Undead Edition by Charlaine Harris 1 point for GRA(this is an anthology collection of which two of the authors [Melissa Marr & Heather Graham] are GRA's) and 1 point for Halloween Costumes [Vampire]

Shay - let me know how Die Buying is - I have it on the pile to read...i'm flipping back and forth about using it for a challenge book in another group - read 2 books that have a homophone in the title (I think it is - the one where its said the same, but spelt different) - I have a Sea/See; Hear/Here and a Die/Dye all on the pile...I just can't decide

Dee wrote: "Shay - let me know how Die Buying is - I have it on the pile to read...i'm flipping back and forth about using it for a challenge book in another group - read 2 books that have a homophone in the t..."

It was a 2 star book for me. The author randomly made the main character the daughter of a rich Hollywood producer. Had no part in the plot- seemed to serve to make the main character more noble and sympathetic. But it came off as being fake and cliched. Doesn't it seem like a lot of mystery heroines are independently wealthy? Oddly, I still feel like I'll give the series another chance and read the next book in the series. I just wouldn't pay for the book- I'll get it at the library instead. In the mystery genre, I'm sure there are a ton of books with "die" in the title that are better.

probably, but I have that one on the pile...lol! I did pick up A Pour Way to Dye as well the other day for lke 99 cents

Zakiya wrote: "Lyss, don't think Darren Shan is a GRs author...no * by it on My Books."

Good catch... I put the wrong book up! LOL!

LOL :). No problem! I saw that you had it on there, and I was trying to think of what book I could use. Finished it on the 3rd. It's okay, checked the next one out today at the library.

Still reading it to my boys but they are liking it. Although, they fall asleep before we can make some real progress. The Mephisto Covenant is really good but I didn't think it was so long. But I should be done with it tonight :) If I don't get sucked into my blog. I need to get some reviews done. :(

I feel you on the blog - i'm soo far behind - I have 2 review books I have to finish and several reviews to write

❤ ☠ Black Disaster Fairy ☠ ❤ wrote: "Still reading it to my boys but they are liking it. Although, they fall asleep before we can make some real progress. The Mephisto Covenant is really good but I didn't think it wa..."

So many reviews and I want to review right when I finish a book but starting a new book is too much fun. I can't stop reading when I find good ones. I've been on a great book streak. It is hard to stop reading just to hit the blog and come up with reviews even if the books deserve great reviews.

Hard to complain though...

lol...haha! i have so many books in progress, book ADD struck me hard this past week

I used to have many in progress but I've been slimming it down. Really I have one going maybe two if I set one down and pick the other up. Plus I have a book that I read to my boys.

I finally got a blog last week, but I am having a hard time making it look the way I want it to.

Amy - r u using wordpress? I found they have a ton of how-to videos that really helped me with a lot of my tweaking and personalizing

No, it is blogspot

they might have similar - I started on blogspot but ended up migrating to wordpress after a few weeks (didn't have that many posts by that stage)

Dee wrote: "they might have similar - I started on blogspot but ended up migrating to wordpress after a few weeks (didn't have that many posts by that stage)"

Is it easier to use wordpress?

❤ ☠ Black Disaster Fairy ☠ ❤ wrote: "Still reading it to my boys but they are liking it. Although, they fall asleep before we can make some real progress. The Mephisto Covenant is really good but I didn't think it wa..."

Same here! I haven't posted a review since last sunday for UnR B. and bfly feet is suffering.. :(

I don't know if easier is the better term, but blogspot (at least for me) wasn't as intuitive as wordpress. Plus, I like with wordpress, I can link my GR account for reviews and that makes it easier

Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "Dee wrote: "they might have similar - I started on blogspot but ended up migrating to wordpress after a few weeks (didn't have that many posts by that stage)"

Is it easier to use wordpress?"

I will have to look into using wordpress then.

I had a harder time with wordpress but I think there are more options. Blogger has worked out for me. When I need to make a change I ask a friend or google HTML. I know I've self learned a lot of the code.

Halloween Costume
~A Living Nightmare (vampire) (1 point)

I'm on my 5th book of the month. Bite Me by Parker Blue.

I'm liking it.

Lucky! LOL I'm only on my 2nd and 3rd of the month.

Zakiya wrote: "Lucky! LOL I'm only on my 2nd and 3rd of the month."

It is not a race.

Haha true:) I always line myself up to Lyss, though. Not sure why, I just do.

I just happen to be picking up the sort of books that make u want to know what's next. I've been reading more & sleeping less bc I can't stop thinking about them.

Today I only got in 10 pages bc I was helping my dad put a new roof on his house. I was so tired at 7:30 when I got home I went straight to bed.

Well that explains everything! I'm glad you're picking up those books, then :D

Cools! How's the roof lookin?

I tried reading Ready Player One, but after 26 pages in, I couldn't finish it. It was boring, confusing, and I just did not care for the book. I'm not counting it for this challenge even though I have it listed under goodreads authors, but I wrote unfinished next to it.

that is ok. some books are not worth trying to make it all the way through. There are so many books out there waiting for you to pick them up. Certain books are just not for everyone.


The roof is half way done. I'll have to help again tomorrow. I worked on it from 9 to 2:30 today. I'm soooo sore!!!

❤ ☠ Black Disaster Fairy ☠ ❤ wrote: "that is ok. some books are not worth trying to make it all the way through. There are so many books out there waiting for you to pick them up. Certain books are just not for everyone.


The roof..."

Yeah that is true.

I'm guilty of setting a book down and never going back.

I'm so happy I've been on a good reading streak!

I hope your next book is better!!!

Halloween Costume
~A Living Nightmare (vampire) (1 point)
~Always a Witch (witch) (1 point)

❤ ☠ Black Disaster Fairy ☠ ❤ wrote: "I'm guilty of setting a book down and never going back.

I'm so happy I've been on a good reading streak!

I hope your next book is better!!!"

Do you rate books you don't finish? I do if they were really bad- I'll give them 1 stars. If I have even the slightest suspicion, though, that I may not have been in the mood for it, I won't rate it. I have a GR shelf for books I couldn't finish.

❤ ☠ Black Disaster Fairy ☠ ❤ wrote: "I'm guilty of setting a book down and never going back.

I'm so happy I've been on a good reading streak!

I hope your next book is better!!!"

Thanks! I started the 1st chapter of last night. I know I will like this book cause I already read the first book and really loved it that I even watched the movie too.

I should start a shelf like that. I couldn't finish hunger games. I don't think it was the right book for at that moment.

If it was horrid I will def give it a 1 & say so in the comments.