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**Spring Reading Challenge - 1/9/15 - 30/11/15**
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I'll be back with my titles later:)
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3 across & 5 down for me3 Across
YA by an Aussie Author -
John MarsdenHistorical Fiction -
Kazuo Ishiguro Random TBR -
E.L. James
A Novella -
Roxie Rivera
Book to Movie -
Audrey Niffenegger
5 Down
Aus Author never read -
Tim Winton
Set in Another Country -
Stieg Larsson
Book to Movie -
Nicholas Sparks
Female Main Character -
Cassandra Clare
Suspense or Crime -
Sue Grafton
1 and 2 down I think.1 Down
2 Down
I'm thinking 3 down and 4 across3 Down
Published this year
Current bestseller
Random TBR
From Friend's TBR
Set in Australia
4 Across
TBR longer than 2 years
Fave genre
Friend's TBR
Red Cover
Female Character
I'm going 3 across & 5 down5 across and 5 down
Will be back later with titles
2 across 2 down
Close Your Eyes
Close Your Eyes by Michael Robotham. Australian author. I love his books
1 across and 5 down.Across
1.Prize Winner All That I Am 5 star read
2. Love that Cover Last Chance Cafe4 star read
3 Published This Year The Secret Son 4 star read
4. Male Main Character ] Troll Mountain 4 star read
5. Aussie author Never Read Charlotte Wood The Natural Way of Things
5 star read
5 Down
Australian Author Never readFran Cusworth The Love Child 4 star read
Set in another country - Lie Down with the Devil 2 star read
Book Turned into a Movie Big Little Lies 5 star read
female Main Character The Body in the Bicycle Shed Very disappointing 1 star read
Suspense or Crime Red WolfRed Wolf 4 star read
Carolyn wrote: "1 and 2 down I think."Snap, Carolyn! I'm thinking the same. Oh no, hold on, that's a different game, isn't it?!! ;-)
But I am considering columns 1 and 2 and maybe another row or column or 2...
Hi all, back after a sabbatical but now in Bourke NSW. Brenda you are a genius - I love it. But it's so hard to choose. I think I will go with 3 down and 5 down with 4 across as my back up. Back with my choices later.
Great idea!2 across and 5 down for me
Now, to choose...
definitely 2 and 4 down and 3 acrossthree across
YA by an Aussie author
Froi of the Exiles by Melina MarchettaHistorical Fiction
All That I Am by Anna FunderRandom Book from TBR
Me and Mr. Booker by Cory TaylorNovella
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie MeyerBook Turned into a Movie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowlingtwo down
Love that Cover
The Cupcake Queen by Heather HeplerAussie Author
KILLING JODIE by Janet Fife-YeomansHistorical fiction
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin MaxwellFavourite Genre
Quintana of Charyn by Melina MarchettaOne Word Title
Contest by Matthew Reillyfour down
Male Main Character
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingReread Something
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingA Novella
The Emperor's Soul by Brandon SandersonWith a Red Cover
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingWith a Child on the Cover
Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
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5 across and 5 down
Will be back later with titles
And if anyone wants to read a book by an Australian author. My book Deadly Messengers is out 30th S..."
Sorry Susan, please can you delete the last part:)
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Right! Here we go -3 down
Published this year -
X940998] Sue GraftonCurrent best seller
TBR
Friends TBR
Set In Australia
5 down
Aussie author never read
Set in another country
Book into Movie
Female main character
Suspense/crime
I'm so looking forward to this.
I'm going to go 5 Across and 5 Down:5 Across
Science Fiction Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
With a one-work title Soulless
Set in Australia On the Jellicoe Road
With a child on the cover A Wrinkle in Time
Suspense or Crime Deeper Than the Dead
5 Down
By an Aussie author you've never read Lexicon
Set in another country Night Watch
Book turned into a movie Odd Thomas
Female main character The Diviners
Suspense or Crime Cold Grave
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I'm struggling with the difference between a short story and a novella. Would Roger Ascham and the King's Lost Girl work as a novella? Or is it too short?
My choices are 2 and 3 down....*Some of my choices are from August/Winter challenges which I know I won't get to before end.
� Spring Challenge �
2 Down
Love that cover -->
Aussie author -->
Historical fiction -->
Favourite genre -->
One word title -->
3 Down
Published this year -->
Current bestseller -->
Random TBR -->
From Friend's TBR -->
Set in Australia -->
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In this case though it will need to be more than 125 pages in order to meet the guidelines
Phrynne wrote: "A novella is considerably longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. That's not very helpful is it:)In this case though it will need to be more than 125 pages in order to meet the guidel..."
No, that isn't terribly helpful, Phrynne!! I found that as well - on Wikipedia, I think it was! So would books with pages around 250 pages count as novellas, do you think, or is that too long?!
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In this case though it will need to be more than 125 pages in order to..."
I think that's classed as a book Kathryn. It's a fine line isn't it...over 125 and under 200 I think.. but I could be wrong:)
I am in. This is a great ideaI will do 2 and 3 down.
Now to decide on my books.
2 Down
Love that cover The Alchemist's Key
By an Australian Author Gemma's Bluff
Historical Fiction The Distant Hours
Favourite Genre Blood Oath
With a one word title Lirael
3 Down
Published this year The Good Neighbor
Currently on the best seller list The Patterson Girls
Random Book from TBR Prince Charming
From a friends TBR Fatal Liaison
Set in Australia Purple Roads
Brenda wrote: "I think that's classed as a book Kathryn. It's a fine line isn't it...over 125 and under 200 I think.. but I could be wrong:)..."I know - and I've seen things that say there's no hard and fast rule about what constitutes a short story/novella/novel, but I work best with defined limits, so 125 - 200 will be my guide!
Rosie wrote: "I am in. This is a great ideaI will do 2 and 3 down.
Now to decide on my books."
Same as me Rosie! :)
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a) Science Fiction -
b) One Word Title -
c) Set in Australia -
d) Child on Cover -
e) Suspense or Crime -
2 Down
a) Love the Cover -
b) Australian Author -
c) Historical Fiction -
d) Favourite Genre -
e) One Word Title -
4 Across
a) On TBR over 2 years -
b) Favourite Genre -
c) Friend's TBR -
d) Red Cover -
e) Female Main Character -
3 Down
a) Published 2015 -
b) On Best Seller list -
c) Random TBR -
d) Friend's TBR (Julie) -
e) Set in Aust -
All subject to change as usual:)
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Rosie wrote: "I am in. This is a great ideaI will do 2 and 3 down.
Now to decide on my books."
Same as me Rosie! :)"
:-) We have both made a great choice :-D
I have decided to try to cover the board, as I can slot books into almost all the categories that were already parts of other challenges for the year (and since after this challenge there will only be one month remaining in the year, I am going to try to squeeze in as many as I can!). I'm not sure whether I'll manage this (at this stage it doesn't even look like I'll finish my winter challenge!) but I'm going to give it a good try!I haven't decided on all my books yet - can't choose between some (so there is some overlap at the moment while I decide which category to use for some books!) - so any suggestions are welcome!
Column 1
Shortlisted or won a book prize � The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert (shortlisted for Wellcome Book Prize 2014) OR Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser (Miles Franklin Literary Award winner 2013) OR The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell (Costa Book Award for Novel winner 2010)
Book that “everyone� but you has read � Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
YA by an Aussie author � Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
Has been on your TBR for 2+ years � While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax OR Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser OR Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light by Amy Thomas
Sci-fi � The Humans by Matt Haig
Column 2
Love that cover �
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History by Lewis BuzbeeBy an Australian author � Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman
HF � The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
Favourite genre � A Carpet Ride to Khiva: Seven Years on the Silk Road by Christopher Aslan Alexander (travelogue) OR The Visitors by Sally Beauman (HF)
With a one word title � Promise by Tony Cavanaugh
Column 3
Published this year � Season of Shadow and Light by Jenn J. McLeod
Currently on the bestseller list � The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Random TBR book � The Forsyte Saga: Maid in Waiting by John Galsworthy
From a friend’s TBR � Simmering Season by Jenn J. McLeod � I see this is on Elaine, Veronica and Suzanne's TBRs
Set in Australia � The Currency Lads by Peter Yeldham
Column 4
Male main character � The Patmos Deception by Davis Bunn
Reread something � My Sister Sif by Ruth Park
A novella � Night by Elie Wiesel OR The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells or The Call of the Wild by Jack London
With a red cover �
And the Shofar Blew by Francine RiversWith a child on the cover � TBA - possibly
Room by Emma DonoghueColumn 5
By a new (to you) Aussie author � The Spare Room by Helen Garner
Set in another country � A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Book turned into a movie � Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey
Female main character � Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
Suspense or crime � Life or Death by Michael Robotham
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Love that cover. Unbound by Jim C. Hines� 4 stars
Aussie author Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over by Geraldine Brooks � 3 stars
HF. The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie � 4 stars
Fave genre. One False Move by Harlan Coben � 4 stars
One word title Hexed by Kevin Hearne� 4 stars
4 Across
TBR over two years The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams� 4 stars
Fave genre. A Song of Shadows by John Connolly� 5 stars
Friends TBR.(Marianne) Cold Justice by Katherine Howell � 4 stars
Red cover. A Dangerous Witch by Debora Geary� 5 stars
Female MC. Assassin by Tara Moss � 3 stars
5 Down
New to me Aussie author. The Diggers Rest Hotel by Geoffrey McGeachin � 4 stars
Set in another country. The Leopard by Jo Nesbø � 5 stars
Made into a movie. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton � 3 stars
Female MC. Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews� 5 stars
Crime. Trunk Music by Michael Connelly� 4 stars
Kathryn wrote: "I have decided to try to cover the board, as I can slot books into almost all the categories that were already parts of other challenges for the year (and since after this challenge there will only..."WoW, you go girl!! ;)
i went a little harry potter crazy with my list....its time for a series reread :)
Kathryn wrote: "I have decided to try to cover the board, as I can slot books into almost all the categories that were already parts of other challenges for the year (and since after this challenge there will only..."Room was amazing. i highly recommend it :)
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Wow! 25 books! Good for you Kathryn...good luck! You'll be joining the read-a-thon then?? ;)
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As do I:)
I'm up for this... 2 Down
A Curse of Ash and Iron by Christine Norris4 Across
Skeletal by Katherine Hayton
Love this concept! Thanks Mods - you always come up with something to tempt my reading appetites. Haven't settled on my list yet, as almost all the acrosses and downs appeal to me.Some of the above lists I've been reading are truly awesome, Aussie Readers
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☼♄Jülie wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I have decided to try to cover the board, as I can slot books into almost all the categories that were already parts of other challenges for the year (and since after this challenge..."Thanks, Julie - we'll see whether I've been too ambitious in a few months!
Anna wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I have decided to try to cover the board, as I can slot books into almost all the categories that were already parts of other challenges for the year (and since after this challenge..."Thanks, Anna and Brenda - I've certainly heard good things about Room...
Brenda wrote: "Wow! 25 books! Good for you Kathryn...good luck! You'll be joining the read-a-thon then?? ;)..."Hmmm, I wasn't intending to. I certainly won't be reading all 25 in one weekend - readathon or not!!
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Brenda wrote: "Haha! That's not what I meant Kathryn!!! lol I just thought that if you're reading a lot you'll be able to add your total to the challenge...as you'll be reading anyway;)"Let me know if you think you'll need more people - I might be persuaded ;-)
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Let me kn..."
We always need more people;) lol
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Even people who only read a few pages over that weekend - every little bit adds up to be a lot!!!
Brenda wrote: "We always need more people;) lol..."Phrynne wrote: "We need everybody:)
Even people who only read a few pages over that weekend - every little bit adds up to be a lot!!!..."
Still - I'll wait and see how many takers you get :-)
After quite a bit of thought, I've chosen to follow 2 down and 5 across. This is my proposed list for the Book Bingo Spring Challenge: 2 Down:
Love that cover: Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams
By an Australian author: A Bitter Harvest by Peter Yeldham
Historical fiction: Watson's Pier by Joshua Funder
Favourite genre (historical fiction): Corrag by Susan Fletcher
One word title (down): Alex by Pierre Lemaitre
5 Across:
Science Fiction: The Martian by Andy Weir
One word title (across): Shiver by Nikki Gemmell
Set in Australia: Red Queen by Honey Brown
Child on cover: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Suspense/crime: At Risk by Stella Rimington
Thank heavens I read everyone's lists - Phrynne - I wasn't aware that Unbound by Jim C. Hines was out. Must go and get it now, as I've really been enjoying that particular series.
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The Rules:
#1. Read a minimum of two (2) rows - either across or down but not diagonal (a total of ten (10) squares) - therefore 10 books!
#2. Where the squares overlap (if they do) you must read that square twice.
#3. Choose your rows; then list (and link) your books in this challenge thread.
Feel free to read as many rows as you want (minimum two)
Make sure you check out the new challenge guidelines here
For example: I might say I want to read #1 across & #4 down - therefore the square which says "Male Main Character" would have two (2) from that category:)
Settle back and enjoy another season of reading fun!