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Post by jen on Dec 27, 2017 11:00:30 GMT
I've read 36 books this year but only 24 for this challenge. I've found a new challenge for 2018 called beat the backlist, the idea is you read books that are publisher prior to 2018, so it'll help me get through my tbr
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Post by eightlegs on Dec 27, 2017 11:07:40 GMT
I'm thinking it's not quite the end of the year yet - who knows what I can yet manage (Ok, I won't quite make it but I'll do my list tomorrow)
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Post by windysisters on Dec 29, 2017 15:16:20 GMT
So, on the assumption that no one else will be completing this in the next 2 days, our stats are: 23 people set off, 4 of them haven't updated in several months. 11 current lists are not complete but 8 of us completed the challenge I don't have stats for previous years but I don't recall so many members taking part before and certainly not so many finishing - so well done to everyone!
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Post by geminii on Dec 29, 2017 15:58:42 GMT
I don't have stats for previous years but I don't recall so many members taking part before and certainly not so many finishing - so well done to everyone! This year has been my first ever for attempting reading challenges, and after my initial pessimism, I thoroughly enioyed this one, especially finding new reads to cover the different categories .. Some were really easy to fill, but others took a bit of forethought and planning .. Looking forward to the next one .. Thank you, Wendy for putting in the time ..
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Post by pennylane on Dec 29, 2017 16:22:36 GMT
I am not going to make it this year, it was close, but no cigar!
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Post by freerange on Jan 1, 2018 11:42:23 GMT
So, on the assumption that no one else will be completing this in the next 2 days, Assume nothing! I finished reading one book in those two days and two books that were showing as not read now are. final count for me 37/40 My mum was doing it as well but not sure how well she fared...
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Post by windysisters on Jan 1, 2018 12:17:07 GMT
So, on the assumption that no one else will be completing this in the next 2 days, Assume nothing! I finished reading one book in those two days and two books that were showing as not read now are. final count for me 37/40 My mum was doing it as well but not sure how well she fared... So my assumption is still correct
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Post by freerange on Jan 1, 2018 12:28:44 GMT
Assume nothing! I finished reading one book in those two days and two books that were showing as not read now are. final count for me 37/40 My mum was doing it as well but not sure how well she fared... So my assumption is still correct Oh yes. Brain not working. Not a good start for the year
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Post by eightlegs on Jan 3, 2018 21:32:20 GMT
1 A book with more than 500 pages The Gallows Curse - Karen Maitland 2 A love story Conditional Love - Cathy Bramley 3 A book that became a movie or TV programme The Lady in the Van - Alan Bennett 4 A book published in 2017 Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves - Rachel Malik 5 A book with a number in the title Three Men and a Maybe - Katie Lovell 6 A book with a wartime themeThe Summer Before the War - Helen Simonson 7 A book with more than one narrator A Tiny Bit Marvellous - Dawn French 8 A funny bookJonathan Unleashed - Meg Rosoff 9 A book with food or drink in the title Where my Heart used to Beat - Sebastian Faulks (edited to add, see later posts!) 10 A mystery or thrillerHuman Remains - Elizabeth Haynes 11 A book written under a pseudonym 12 A book of short stories Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons 13 A book set in a different country A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles 14 A book with a long title What We Talk About when we Talk About the Tube: The District Line - John Lanchester (Does this get the record for this cateogory??) 15 A book where one of the main characters is royalty - Virgin Earth - Philippa Gregory (a bit weak but my nearest) 16 A Prizewinner - Zennor in Darkness - Helen Dunmore 17 A book based on a true story Operation Ironman - George Mahood 18 A book set in one of the Nordic countries The Ice Beneath Her - Camilla Grebe 19 A book that has an alliterative title Caleb's Crossing - Geraldine Brooks 20 A book you can finish in a day The Lady in the Van - Alan Bennett 21 A book you’ve owned for over 2 years but haven’t read until now Where my heart used to beat - Sebastian Faulks 22 A book from the library Will Grayson, Will Grayson - John Green 23 A book with a colour in the title Mourning Ruby - Helen Dunmore 24 A book with a “family member” in the title (aunt, sister, father etc) The Story Sisters - Alice Hoffman 25 A book by an author from the Southern Hemisphere Caleb's Crossing - Geraldine Brooks (added by edit!) 26 A book by an author you’ve never read before The Year of the Ladybird - Graham Joyce 27 A book originally written in a different language The Ice Beneath Her - Camilla Grebe (added by edit!) 28 A book set during Christmas Crime at Christmas - C H B Kitchen 29 A book with a non-human character Jonathan Unleashed - Meg Rosoff 30 A book written by two authors 31 A book with a place name in the title A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles 32 A book with a green cover South Riding - Winifred Holtby (a very old hardback of my mums) 33 A book you bought brand new The Wonder - Helen Dunmore 34 A book with a person’s name in the title Mr Philips - John Lanchester 35 A book which is part of a trilogy The Ways of the World - Robert Goddard 36 A book which was a gift The Narrow Bed - Sophie Hannah 37 A book set in the past Virgin Earth - Philippa Gregory 38 A book with a water-associated word in the title The Ice Beneath Her - Camilla Grebe 39 A book with a character you hated 40 A book about a journey The Last Runaway - Tracy Chevalier
Not as bad as I thought, only 4 not done. Should have been able to find the food one but didn't get there - the nearest I had was a reference to spoons!
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Post by janetandjohn on Jan 3, 2018 22:24:01 GMT
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Post by eightlegs on Jan 4, 2018 19:51:50 GMT
Good question, not sure how I missed them. The answer is 25 Didn't manage one so that's 5 I didn't manage. 27 The Ice Beneath Her - Camilla Grebe(And the observant amongst you will notice that some of my reads cover more than one category.)
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Post by windysisters on Jan 4, 2018 20:39:56 GMT
eightlegs if you are using books for more than one category then you can do number 25 because Geraldine Brooks is Australian
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Post by eightlegs on Jan 4, 2018 21:17:56 GMT
eightlegs if you are using books for more than one category then you can do number 25 because Geraldine Brooks is Australian Ooh, thanks. a) I didn't know that and b) I assumed the book had to be set in the southern hemisphere. I'll edit the main list and go back to only 4 not completed!
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Post by rosemary3 on Jan 4, 2018 22:40:26 GMT
How about heart for food or drink? They sell it in Tesco!
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Post by geminii on Jan 4, 2018 22:54:20 GMT
27 The Ice Beneath Her - Camilla Grebe(And the observant amongst you will notice that some of my reads cover more than one category.) In that case, what about the ICE in your drinks ??
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