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Tien wrote: "Dee wrote: "For #12 - does abook borrowed via kindleunlimited coubt?"

yes, sure does"

I realized I grabbed a bookbub freebie before I borrowed the KU book - so I read that one instead (since it was the "first" bought/borrowed during the reading period)

Tien wrote: "Karen wrote: "Is this okay for

Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down). Example: A Thousand Pi..."

Thanks, missed that post.

Would Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell work for #4...it's not a novel...but the author works in a bookstore and presumably the anecdotes are mostly hers or ones that have been told to her....

After I wrote this I read the introduction...and the author indicates that all the uncredited anecdotes are hers...and skimming the book, it appears that at least 90% of the stories are not credited to others.

Ed wrote: "Would Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell work for #4...it's not a novel...but the author works in a bookstore and presumably the anecdotes are..."

That's fine, Ed.

Just note that it doesn't have to be bookshops as long as they're in retail...

Tien wrote: "Ed wrote: "Would Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell work for #4...it's not a novel...but the author works in a bookstore and presumably the an..."

Great...thanks.

Another question. I've started The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 4 in June and haven't finished it yet. I have yet to read some of the short stories. Would those stories qualify? It's true that I started reading the book before the challenge started, but I would only count the remaining short stories towards the 12 stories goal. No problem if that doesn't work, I'll simply choose some other book :)

Yes those remaining stories can count for this challenge, Marina

Thanks, Tien :)

I'm reading a book where the MC owns a magic shop...that works for #4 right?

D.G. wrote: "I'm reading a book where the MC owns a magic shop...that works for #4 right?"

Yes!

Tien wrote: "Karin wrote: "FYI the latest book has to be a y/a. That's okay, isn't it? Because I took out 2 the same day, but read one yesterday. I'm not reading it first, but will read it soon."

I assume you'..."

Thanks. This is why I'll finish this even though I don't like it as much as the first 2 in the trilogy.

oh no, which trilogy?

Tien wrote: "oh no, which trilogy?"

Alice, I Think, Miss Smithers were fairly good, but so far I'm not as keen on Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last, but it could be because I'm reading it more slowly. I don't know. I haven't even finished one book for this yet.

I've finished my first book for this (task 12) and updated post 43.

That's great, Karin.

It's okay if I read 12 out of 40 short stories in a very LONG anthology, correct?

Karin wrote: "It's okay if I read 12 out of 40 short stories in a very LONG anthology, correct?"

Yes, correct, Karin. Just note which stories you read when posting.

Karin wrote: "I've finished my first book for this (task 12) and updated post 43."

Congrats, Karin!

Bea wrote: "Karin wrote: "It's okay if I read 12 out of 40 short stories in a very LONG anthology, correct?"

Yes, correct, Karin. Just note which stories you read when posting."

Excellent. I'll add them to my post as I read them & then let you know when all 12 are finished.

I've finished my second book for this (task 12) and updated post 43. I've also read one of my short stories, so it's been listed (11 more of those to go).

I've also read 2 out of 12 books. Updated post #56

Finished book 4# - task 3. updated post 38.

I've updated Post 43 with two more tasks complete.

Read task 7 - book with at least 1 million ratings - updated post 38.

Woohoo, go, D.G. & Karin! I'm looking forward to see who's going to crack open Round 2 ;D

I'm reading A Dance with Dragons - would it qualify for task #3? It's summer here in the Northern emisphere, and winter has come in Westeros ;)

I've finished tasks #1 & 2. Updated post 52.

I've finished tasks #5 & #6, and added to post 60.

For #3 set in season different, does the book have to be 100% in a different season? I read which is set in 2 time periods. About half of the book is set in winter, but I don't know which season it is in the other half. Can it still be used for this task?

Sorry for the delay, Lusie... the last few days of school holidays so been busy with family things :)

It doesn't have to be 100% but the majority would have to be; I'd say at least 75%, sorry...

Okay, thanks Tien! I'll look for another book, no problem.

I've updated post 43. Five books finished.

I mean six books finished. I forgot to add one I finished the other day (or I made a mistake when I added it.)

Joining :) (If it isn't too late..!)

Round 1: Christmas in July

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.
Where the Shadows Lie (04/12/2017) ��

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live. Los misterios de la gata Holmes by Jirō Akagawa (Northern Hemisphere - Japan) (26/11/2017) ��

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing. The Summer Without Men (Summer) (04/08/2017) ��

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops.
Parnassus on Wheels (25/11/2017) ��

5. Sales! For free OR bought at significantly reduced price.
The Red Notebook: True Stories (27/07/2017) ��

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller OR USAToday Bestseller list for the first half of 2017. The Gunslinger (18/10/2017) ��

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings. Little Women (10/08/2017) ��

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories.
Men Without Women (7 short stories) (31/07/2017) ��
- Drive My Car ��
- Yesterday ��
- An Independent Organ ��
- Scheherazade ��
- Kino ��
- Samsa in Love ��
- Men Without Women ��
Vampiria, de Polidori a Lovecraft: 24 historias de revinientes en cuerpo, upires y otros chupadores de sangre (Vampiria, from Polidori to Lovecraft: 24 stories of revenants in body, upirs and other bloodsuckers) (5 short stories of the 24 in the book) ��
- El vampiro (The Vampyre) by John William Polidori (9/09/2017) ��
- Vampirismo (Der Vampyr) by E.T.A. Hoffmann (10/09/2017) ��
- Dejad a los muertos en paz (Laßt die Toten ruhen) by Ernst Raupach (17/09/2017) ��
- Sobre el vampirismo (Sur le vampirisme) by Prosper Mérimée (24/09/2017) ��
- Los amores de una muerta (Les amours d'une morte) by Théophile Gautier (16/10/2017)��

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.
Up With the Larks: Starting Again in Cornwall (22/08/2017) ��

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters To Each His Own (13/11/2017) ��

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down.

The City & the City (25/10/2017) ��

12. Read the latest book you've acquired.
The Left Hand of Darkness (24/09/2017) ��

Elvenn wrote: "Joining :) (If it isn't too late..!)..."

Not at all, Elvenn, this is open all the way up to Christmas Day ;)

Someone will just have to complete all 12 tasks to unlock Round 2

Tien wrote: Not at all..."

Great! I'll dive into the tasks right away :)

Tien, could you check if this cover counts for upside down? There is a bit reflection in the water, but it is hard to see.

That's fine, Lusie. I can see the reflection.

I'd like to join :)
Start date - 7/17/17
Completed -

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.
Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service - Read 7/26/17
Bought January 26th, 2017

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.
Death and the Olive Grove - Read 7/22/17
Takes place during a rainy spring (it's currently a dry hot summer where I live!)

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops
Wolves of the Calla - Read 8/7/17
One of the people Roland meets while trying to find the Dark Tower runs a bookstore.

5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.
The Golden Son - Read 7/19/17
Bought the ebook on sale for $2.99

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller OR USAToday Bestseller list for the first half of 2017.

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.
Life of Pi - Read 8/5/17
1,076,216 ratings at the time read

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories.
--The Hangman - Read 7/17/17 - 96 pages

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.
Wizard and Glass - Read 7/28/17
My husband loves the first few Dark Tower books, but hasn't finished book 4

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters
House of Spies - Read 7/31/17

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down).

12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts

I'd like to join but before I put up my list I need some help with some of the tasks. The numbers I need help on are 2,4,6 & 8. For numbers 2 & 4 how can I find books like these? For number 6 how can I go back far enough into the year that I'm not having to wait at the library forever. Then for number 8 can they be contained in the same book like Chicken Soup for the Soul books? Thanks. Sorry for all of the questions :(.

Thank you Tien.

Sarah, yes for number 8 all short stories can be in 1 book, as long as you list each short story.

Feel free to look at what others have chosen for the numbers you need help with. Apart from the ones I have listed, I don't know which others book can be read. But if I think of something I'll let you know.

I don't know how to attach books to posts but would The Shack work for number 6?

Sarah wrote: "I don't know how to attach books to posts but would The Shack by William Paul Young work for number 6?"

Yes, it was on the NY bestseller list in March.

Are you on a mobile or on a pc/laptop?
If you are on a laptop you have to click on "add book/author" (which is above the comment box).
I don't think you can add books if you are using the app on a phone.

Lusie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I don't know how to attach books to posts but would The Shack by William Paul Young work for number 6?"

Yes, it was on the NY bestseller list in March.

Are you on a mobile or on a p..."

Thank you, I figured it out :)

Lusie wrote: "Sarah, yes for number 8 all short stories can be in 1 book, as long as you list each short story.

Feel free to look at what others have chosen for the numbers you need help with. Apart from the on..."

I haven't done a challenge in years and I am just getting back into reading so that is why everything is so hard for me.

Sarah, this is a very friendly group. Just ask. Sometimes the members beat the mods to the question...but all is good. :)

Tien wrote: "Someone will just have to complete all 12 tasks to unlock Round 2"

I'm doing what I can, but simply have so many other books to read that don't fit into those 12! Half way done, but still six more to go--perhaps someone else will get to it faster than I will.

Just picked up Houseboy by Ferdinand Oyono for task #12.

Karin wrote: "I'm doing what I can, but simply have so many other books to read that don't fit into those 12! Half way done, but s..."

That's the struggle, innit ;p

Far as I can see, Katherine & Marie are on 7/12 followed by you, Lusie, & Katie on 6/12 so we're doing well... just over 2 weeks so maybe in another 2, someone will unlock Round 2 though I'm happy to be surprised earlier lol