2025 Reading Challenge discussion
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My Favorite Things - 2017
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Participants
Kelly (message 43) - 20 /20 Completed!
Kristin - 10 /10 Completed!
Lindsay - 21 /20 Completed!
Lynette - 20 /20 Completed!
Maria - 20 /20 Completed!
Megan - 20 /10 Completed!
Mie - 20 /20 Completed!
Pixie - 20 /20 Completed!
ReGina - 20 /20 Completed!
Sheila - 9 /9 Completed!
Sherry - 12 /12 Completed!
Adriana - 2 /8
Agnieszka - 10 /20
Allie - 0 /20
Andrea - 0 /20
Anna - 10 /20
Ariel - 0 /20
Carri - 0 /20
Charity - 15 /20
Christa - 0 /20
Cindy lll - 1 /9
Claire - 0 /20
Craig - 2 /10
Debra - 13 /20
Debra H - 0 /10
Erin - 4 /20
Francia - 0 /10
Gail - 0 /20
Gayatri - 1 /20
Gem - 0 /20
Gretchen - 7 /10
Gwen S. - 2 /20
Jeana - 0 /20
Jennifer - 0 /20
JenniferR - 13 /20
Jessica - 0 /10
Jill - 2 /20
Joe - 0 /20
Kadijah Michelle - 3 /20
Kathryn - 19 /20
Kelly (message 23) - 4 /20
Kim E. - 3 /10
Kiwi - 0 /15
Kristi - 1 /10
Kylie - 8 /10
Lauri - 3 /20
Lois - 0 /20
Marina - 0 /20
Maureen - 0 /20
Maxine - 17 /20
Melanie - 0 /20
Miriam - 0 /20
MyzanM - 0 /20
Natasha - 0 /20
Nicole - 0 /10
Nikonnia - 0 /20
Q - 0 /20
Rachel - 0 /10
Sam F - 12 /20
Samantha (message 39) - 9 /20
Samantha (message 58) - 0 /20
Sarah - 0 /20
Shannon - 0 /10
Sharon (message 30) - 0 /20
Sharon (message 66) - 0 /20
Stephanie (Chinchillita) - 0 /10
Stephanie (R-A) - 3 /10
Tammy - 0 /10
Taylor R - 1 /8
Vernice - 9 /20
Vicki 0 /20
Winter - 18 /20
ZaraS - 0 /20
Zatarra Reads - 0 /10
Zita - 0 /15
Lauri's Spot3 / 20
1) My favorite fiction book is
2) My favorite non-fiction is:
3) My favorite author is: Isabel Allende
4) my favorite genre is: Historical Fiction
All the Light We Cannot See 1/28/17
5) My favorite fairy/folk tale is:
6) My favorite male book character is:
7) My favorite female book character is: Stephanie Plum
Turbo 23
8) My favorite song is:
9) My favorite movie is:
10) My favorite TV show is: The Walking Dead
The Road to Woodbury
11) My favorite color is: PINK!
12) My favorite real animal is:
13) My favorite talking animal is: Mr. Snuggly (cat)
Day Shift 6/16/17
14) My favorite number is:
15) My favorite food is: Pizza
16) My favorite real place to visit is: Paris
A Paris Apartment 2/28/17
17) My favorite book land to visit is:
18) My favorite month is:
19) My favorite quote is:
20) My favorite non-book hobby is: Cooking
What a great idea! I'm in! will fill in my blanks later...MY FAVORITE THINGS
Duration January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
1. My favorite fiction book is: ____________________
2. My favorite non-fiction is: ____________________
3. My favorite author is: ____________________
4. My favorite genre is: ____________________
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: ____________________
6. My favorite male book character is: ____________________
7. My favorite female book character is: ____________________
8. My favorite song is: ____________________
9. My favorite movie is: ____________________
10. My favorite television show is: ____________________
11. My favorite color is: ____________________
12. My favorite real animal is: ____________________
13. My favorite talking animal is: ____________________
14. My favorite number is: ____________________
15. My favorite food is: ____________________
16. My favorite real place to visit is: ____________________
17. My favorite book land to visit is: ____________________
18. My favorite month is: ____________________
19. My favorite quote is: ____________________
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: ____________________
MY FAVORITE THINGS - Msg 6Duration January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
17/20
1. My favorite fiction book is: Mistborn - The Way of Kings, Part 1 - DONE
2. My favorite non-fiction is: Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the Worlds most Polluted Places - Familiar Things set in a tip - DONE
3. My favorite author is: Brandon Sanderson - The Way of Kings, Part 2 - DONE
4. My favorite genre is: Fantasy - The Dragon Reborn - DONE
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Beauty and the Beast - A Court of Thorns and Roses - DONE
6. My favorite male book character is: Travis - The Darkest Night - DONE
7. My favorite female book character is: Vin - Nevernight - DONE
8. My favorite song is: Tears don't fall by Bullet for my Valentine - Moonrise - DONE
9. My favorite movie is: Shawshank Redemption - The Gunslinger - DONE
10. My favorite television show is: True Blood - The Passage - DONE
11. My favorite color is: Purple Carrie - DONE
12. My favorite real animal is: Dog Heart-Shaped Box - DONE
13. My favorite talking animal is: Puss off Shrek - Kitty and the Midnight Hour - DONE
14. My favorite number is: 18 -
15. My favorite food is: Spaghetti -
16. My favorite real place to visit is: my family - We Were Liars - Its in the Family Drama listopia - DONE
17. My favorite book land to visit is: The Cosmere - Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection DONE
18. My favorite month is: April -
19. My favorite quote is: If it wasn't for the darkness you wouldn't see the stars - The Build-up Season - DONE
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Music -
My Favorite ThingsDuration January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
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Total: 18/20
* “Love child!" What else? You will find it and lose it, again and again. And with each finding and each loss, you will become more than before. What you make of it is yours to choose.�
� Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Scion
My Favorite Things Challenge
Goal: 20Progress: 0/20
1. My favorite fiction book is: The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
2. My favorite non-fiction is: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales - Oliver Sacks
3. My favorite author is: Brandon Sanderson
4. My favorite genre is: Fantasy
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Rumpelstiltskin
6. My favorite male book character is: Kvothe
7. My favorite female book character is: Shallan
8. My favorite song is: No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age
9. My favorite movie is: Forrest Gump
10. My favorite television show is: The Big Bang Theory
11. My favorite color is: purple
12. My favorite real animal is: pig
13. My favorite talking animal is: winnie the pooh
14. My favorite number is: 31
15. My favorite food is: pizza
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Rome
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Middle Earth
18. My favorite month is: March
19. My favorite quote is: “Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.�
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Scuba Diving
I'm in it - sounds fun :-)My Favorite Things
Duration: January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Completed: 10/20 tasks - books read: 12
Completed Tasks:
1. My favorite fiction book is:
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by L.M. Montgomery (long-time favorite)
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by Anthony Doerr 5* 7/4 - historical fiction & a young woman has to overcome difficult circumstances2. My favorite non-fiction is:
by Pete Greig (biography)
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1/28 (health)3. My favorite author is: only one?!? no way, not possible - there are just too many great authors and it changes from time to time - right now probably: Lynette Eason & Dee Henderson
by Lynette Eason 5* 11/144. My favorite genre is: Romantic Suspense
1/29 historical RS /
2/10 contemporary RS /
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1/13 set in future RS5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is:
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by Hans Christian Andersen 4* 8/306. My favorite male book character is: most likely Roarke (In Death series) but there are other great characters *sigh*
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1/47. My favorite female book character is: most likely Eve Dallas (In Death series) but there are other great characters *sigh*
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1/188. My favorite song is: Mary Did You Know? (Christmas)
by Karin Kaufman see
5* 12/5 - Christmas novel & several Christmas carols mentioned9. My favorite movie is: I can only decide on one favorites for a genre :-) Pride & Prjudice (BBC mini series - Classics), You've Got Mail (Romance), Echelon Conspiracy (Thriller)
by Jane Austen 4* 2/23 /
by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan 5* 9/16 (romance - made into movie) /
by Tim Tigner 5* 9/22 (conspiracy thriller)10. My favorite television show is: NCIS
by J.D. Robb 5* 3/14 - well working team fighting against evil, really cool gadgets
by Kathleen Brooks 5* 11/7 - protaginists fight against evil, tight knit comminity, many cool gadgets11. My favorite color is: blue (all shades)
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2/512. My favorite real animal is: white stork & hedgehog
by Jörg Berger 4* 3/6 lit. translation: My Stings: How You Can Defuse Your Weaknesses - first book in series has a hedgehog on cover and I have to think about it each time I see this book14. My favorite number is: 7? That's a tough one if you ask a number junkie!
(Cherringham #7) 1/1215. My favorite food is: Itallian especially pizza & pasta bolognese (but not spaghetti)
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2/2 two Itallian restaurants are vital to the story & Eves favorite foods: pizza & pasta with meat balls :-)16. My favorite real place to visit is: Israel
by Kandi J. Wyatt 6* 4/5 set in Israel18. My favorite month is: December - Christmas time!!!!!!!!!!!
by Mimi Barbour 5* 12/6 Christmas novel19. My favorite quote is: Never ever give up! (poster or post cards with stork and frog)
by Nora Roberts 5* 8/25 - despite traumatic past and someone trying to discourage her attempts to find out the truth the female mc never gave up20. My favorite non-book hobby is: knitting
by Prime Publishing 2* 7/8Doesn't fit really well - just to complete the challenge:
13. My favorite talking animal is: no idea - I'm not much of a fantasy reader ;-)
Alpha Enchantement 1-3 - books 1-3 of The Duke's Possession by Eva Madden 2*, 2* & 1* 1/2 - shapeshifter wolf
17. My favorite book land to visit is: no idea - I'm not much of a fantasy reader ;-)
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by Douglas Adams 3* 11/12 - set in the space
I'm in for 10!1. My favorite fiction book is: Jane Eyre - Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor - completed April 2017
2. My favorite non-fiction is: Luke - American Gods by Neil Gaiman - completed January 2017
3. My favorite author is: Kristan Higgins - On Second Thought - completed February 2017
4. My favorite genre is: historical fiction - Little Bee by Chris Cleave - completed March 2017
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Beauty and the Beast - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
6. My favorite male book character is: Jamie Fraser - Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken - completed January 2017
7. My favorite female book character is: Jane Eyre - Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George - completed January 2017
8. My favorite song is: Joy to the World - A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander - completed February 2017
9. My favorite movie is: Casablanca - Always by Sarah Jio - completed March 2017
10. My favorite television show is: West Wing - Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King - completed March 2017
11. My favorite color is: Purple - King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard - completed February 2017
12. My favorite real animal is: Dolphin - No Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon by Erik Weihenmayer - completed February 2017
13. My favorite talking animal is: Babe - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling - completed January 2017
14. My favorite number is: 15 - Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson - completed March 2017
15. My favorite food is: Chocolate - The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian - completed January 2017
16. My favorite real place to visit is: New Orleans - The Quaker Café by Brenda Bevan Remmes - completed August 2017
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Tudor England - The Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson - completed April 2017
18. My favorite month is: December - White Teeth by Zadie Smith - completed April 2017
19. My favorite quote is: "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent" - Edmund Burke - A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout - completed February 2017
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Kickboxing - The Shadow Queen by CJ Redwine - completed April 2017
20/10 - challenge completed!!!
Please count me in for ten! Thank you :)Books all TBD. Filled out list to give me an outline.
1. My favorite fiction book is: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
2. My favorite non-fiction is: Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
3. My favorite author is: Tana French
4. My favorite genre is: Mystery/Thriller
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is:
6. My favorite male book character is: Severus Snape, Harry Potter series
7. My favorite female book character is: Lily from Christopher Moore's universe (Bloodsucking Fiends, etc.)
8. My favorite song is: In My Mind by Amanda Palmer
9. My favorite movie is: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
10. My favorite television show is: Game of Thrones
11. My favorite color is: Red
12. My favorite real animal is: Cat
13. My favorite talking animal is: Wiggly Charlie from Secondhand Souls
14. My favorite number is: 4
15. My favorite food is: Pizza
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Lake Tahoe
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Hogwarts
18. My favorite month is: December
19. My favorite quote is: "Follow your bliss." - Joseph Campbell
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Video games
I'm in! What a good idea!I'll fill the blanks and update it as it goes! :)
Here are your categories...
1. My favorite fiction book is: ____________________
2. My favorite non-fiction is: ____________________
3. My favorite author is: ____________________
4. My favorite genre is: ____________________
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: ____________________
6. My favorite male book character is: ____________________
7. My favorite female book character is: ____________________
8. My favorite song is: ____________________
9. My favorite movie is: ____________________
10. My favorite television show is: ____________________
11. My favorite color is: ____________________
12. My favorite real animal is: ____________________
13. My favorite talking animal is: ____________________
14. My favorite number is: ____________________
15. My favorite food is: ____________________
16. My favorite real place to visit is: ____________________
17. My favorite book land to visit is: ____________________
18. My favorite month is: ____________________
19. My favorite quote is: ____________________
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: ____________________
I like this idea. I'm in for all 20.MY FAVOURITE THINGS
Duration January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Thank you Ariel for the fantastic idea!
For this challenge, you will fill in the blanks with your favorite things and find "new to you" books that match each category. You can either find a book that has the same same words in the title, is about the same subject, has a picture of your favorite thing on the cover, is written by the same author, or is the next in a series. The choice is yours as long as you have never read the book before!
Here are your categories...
1. My favorite fiction book is Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - City of Glass
2. My favorite non-fiction is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
3. My favorite author is JK Rowling - Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists
4. My favorite genre is action - Night School
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is Rapunzel - Cress
6. My favorite male book character is Albus Dumbledore - Rivers of London
7. My favorite female book character is Professor McGonagall - Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide
8. My favorite song is This Summer - The Summer Book
9. My favorite movie is International Velvet - The Mare
10. My favorite television show is The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency - The Woman Next Door
11. My favorite color is black - Bloodshot Monochrome
12. My favorite real animal is: Indie Girl/ZIGGY - THE DOG and his AMAZING MAGIC ADVENTURES
13. My favorite talking animal is the cowardly lion - No Place Like Oz
14. My favorite number is 42 - Life, the Universe and Everything
15. My favorite food is strawberries - Minding My Peas and Cucumbers: Quirky Tales of Allotment Life
16. My favorite real place to visit is London - Rivers of London: Body Work
17. My favorite book land to visit is Hogwarts - Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies
18. My favorite month is August (Fringe) - The Emergence of Judy Taylor
19. My favorite quote is swing your pants - Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
20. My favorite non-book hobby is music - The Best of Adam Sharp
I'll go for all 20 and post my answers later.
MY FAVORITE THINGSDuration January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
1. My favorite fiction book is: ____________________
2. My favorite non-fiction is: ____________________
3. My favorite author is: ____________________
4. My favorite genre is: ____________________
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: ____________________
6. My favorite male book character is: ____________________
7. My favorite female book character is: ____________________
8. My favorite song is: ____________________
9. My favorite movie is: ____________________
10. My favorite television show is: ____________________
11. My favorite color is: ____________________
12. My favorite real animal is: ____________________
13. My favorite talking animal is: ____________________
14. My favorite number is: ____________________
15. My favorite food is: ____________________
16. My favorite real place to visit is: ____________________
17. My favorite book land to visit is: ____________________
18. My favorite month is: ____________________
19. My favorite quote is: ____________________
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: ____________________
I'm going to try for all 20.15/20
1. My favorite fiction book is: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - Loud in the House of Myself: Memoir of a Strange Girl by Stacy Pershall (both Sylvia Plath and Esther Greenwood are believed to have been bipolar) 1/18/17
2. My favorite non-fiction is: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank - Dracula by Bram Stoker (told in epistolary form through letters and diary entries)
3. My favorite author is: Anne Rice - The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice 11/5/17
4. My favorite genre is: Urban Fantasy - Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs 6/11/17
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Beauty and the Beast - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (retelling of Beauty and the Beast) 6/1/17
6. My favorite male book character is: Harry Potter - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by by J.K. Rowling(prequel to the Harry Potter books)7/4/17
7. My favorite female book character is: Scarlett O'Hara - Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw 9/17/17
8. My favorite song is: It Can't Rain All the Time by Jane Siberry - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven(even in the darkest times light finds a way through good things happen) 1/30/17
9. My favorite movie is: The Wizard of Oz - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (wizard as main character)
10. My favorite television show is: My So Called Life - When We Collided by Emery Lord (about teenage angst) 1/6/17
11. My favorite color is: Purple - Unearthly (purple cover) 12/17/17
12. My favorite real animal is: Cat - Murder Past Due or Rest in Pieces (cats on cover)
13. My favorite talking animal is:Charlotte from Charlotte's Web - Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (also has talking animals - cats) 11/24/17
14. My favorite number is: 7 - Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur (Riley Jenson Guardian #7)
15. My favorite food is: Southern Food - The Magnolia League by Katie Crouch (set in the south) 2/17/17
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Boone, North Carolina - The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (set in North Carolina)6/24/17
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Hogwarts - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by J.K. Rowling 2/1/17
18. My favorite month is: December - This Raging Light by Estelle Laure (first published in December 2015) 1/9/17
19. My favorite quote is: I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am. by Sylvia Plath - Girl in Pieces (depression - finding a way to survive through the pain) 9/16/17
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Traveling - 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson (about traveling)
Progress: 9/201. My favorite fiction book is: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- The Giver
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- The Promise Girls
3. My favorite author is: J.K. Rowling
- The Silkworm
4. My favorite genre is: Historical Fiction
- The Girl You Left Behind
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Mulan
- Leviathan
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- Drums of Autumn
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- The Devil's Obsession
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- Rebel Queen
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- The Traitor Baru Cormorant
10. My favorite television show is: Doctor Who
- Doctor Who: Only Human
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- Looking for Alaska
12. My favorite real animal is: Owl
- Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
13. My favorite talking animal is: Mushu from Mulan
- In the Labyrinth of Drakes
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- Writers of the Future: Volume 33
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- Animal Farm
16. My favorite real place to visit is: The Beach
- Life of Pi
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Hogwarts
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18. My favorite month is: October
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- Thunder on the Plains
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Playing games
- Ready Player One
This sounds fun. I still have to think of answers for some and books for others.My Favourite Things Challenge
Completed 19/20
1. My favourite fiction book is: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - so I read
2. My favourite non-fiction is: My Seventh Monsoon: A Himalayan Journey Of Faith And Mission - so I chose
3. My favourite author is: Jojo Moyes , so I read another Jojo Moyes book �
4. My favourite genre is: crime/mystery, so I read
5. My favourite fairy/folk tale is: Thumbelina is the first fairy tale I remember so I read
6. My favourite male book character is: Hercule Poirot - so I read
7. My favourite female book character is: Precious Ramotswe - so I read the next in the series,
8. My favourite song is: River of Dreams by Billy Joel (how to pick just one!!) - so I read
9. My favourite movie is: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (once again - how to pick just one!!) - so I read
10. My favourite television show is: Downton Abbey - So I read
11. My favourite color is: blue - so I read
12. My favourite real animal is: a dog, so I read
13. My favourite talking animal is: Aslan from The Narnia Chronicles, so I will read Leap by Myfanwy Jones (there is a big cat � tiger � on the cover)
14. My favourite number is: I don't really have a favourite number, but one of the main characters in
15. My favourite food is:...I'm going with Italian - reading about arancini balls and limoncello in this book made me want some!
16. My favourite real place to visit is: the beach - so I read
17. My favourite book land to visit is: Sidney Chambers' Grantchester - so I read
18. My favourite month is: June � after about 7 months of summer it’s finally winter by then! So I will read
19. My favourite quote is: “We all know that if the seasons were the same, there would be no growth. We know that without winter there would be no spring. We know that without frosts there would be no bulbs and without the monsoon there would be no rice harvest. In the same way, we also know that without sorrow there would be no joy. Without pain there would be no healing. I think that's precisely where the beauty comes in. It comes in through the fruit of the seasons. He has indeed made everything beautiful in its time.� Naomi Reed, from My Seventh Monsoon: A Himalayan Journey Of Faith And Mission , so I read
20. My favourite non-book hobby is: crocheting
So I read
I'm game for this game count me in for all 201.
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6. My favorite male book character is: Jacob so reading Defending Jacob
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8. My favorite song is: Love Bites so reading Love Bites
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16. My favorite real place to visit is: Library so reading Murder In The Library
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Mystic Falls so reading When Night Falls
18. My favorite month is: June so reading Justice in June
19. My favorite quote is: Live life to the fullest because you never know when your time is up so reading so reading The Living And The Dead
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Count me in for all 20 as well.1. My favorite fiction book is: Dirty Little Secrets
will read Dirty Deeds
2. My favorite non-fiction is: Tuesdays with Morrie
will read Beloved
3. My favorite author is: Robin Cook
will read Outbreak
4. My favorite genre is: Fantasy
will read The Final Empire
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: The Wizard of Oz
will read Dorothy Must Die
6. My favorite male book character is: Jack Stapleton
will read Jack and Jill
7. My favorite female book character is: Kinsey Milhone
will read X
8. My favorite song is: Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
9. My favorite movie is: Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
10. My favorite television show is: Chicago Fire
The Rescue
11. My favorite color is: Blue
will read Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
12. My favorite real animal is: white tiger
will read Wild-born
13. My favorite talking animal is: gorilla
Good Night, Gorilla
14. My favorite number is: 23
will read Panic
15. My favorite food is: ice cream
The Hunger Games
16. My favorite real place to visit is: nature
This Bright River
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Shannara
First King of Shannara
18. My favorite month is: November
11/22/63
19. My favorite quote is: A true friend is like a rare book of which only one copy was made.
Eleanor & Park
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: crafts
The Big-Ass Book of Crafts
1. My favorite fiction book is: The Book Thief2. My favorite non-fiction is: Against Medical Advice
3. My favorite author is: James Patterson- Tick Tock
4. My favorite genre is: Crime/Mystery
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Beauty and the Beast
6. My favorite male book character is: Harry Potter- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2
7. My favorite female book character is: Flavia de Luce
8. My favorite song is: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
9. My favorite movie is: ____________________
10. My favorite television show is: NCIS
11. My favorite color is: Purple
12. My favorite real animal is: Hippopotamus- A Hippo Love Story
13. My favorite talking animal is: ____________________
14. My favorite number is: 29
15. My favorite food is: Pizza
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Texas
17. My favorite book land to visit is: ____________________
18. My favorite month is: December
19. My favorite quote is: Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid- Saving Mr. Terupt
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Geography
4/20
1. My favorite fiction book is: Faking Normal (one of them) The Problem with Forever3. My favorite author is: Sarah J. Maas (right now) A Court of Wings and Ruin
4. My favorite genre is: Contemporary Everything, Everything
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Little Red Riding Hood Scarlet
10. My favorite television show is: Agents of Shield (right now) Velocity, Volume 1
11. My favorite color is: Blue The Sword of Summer
12. My favorite real animal is: Wolf Nightshade
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Harry Potter Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
I changed my mind. I'll go for 8 books.
..
Goal 1/8
My entire list is here.
These are the books I will be reading:
My favorite author is J.K. Rowling so I will be reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
My favorite genre are retellings so I will be reading Winter
My favorite male book character is Ron Weasley so I will be reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
My favorite female book character is Amy Gunn so I will be reading Yellow Brick War
My favorite song is Lights by Journey so I will be reading What Light
My favorite talking animal is the Cheshire Cat so I will be reading Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
My favorite number is 14 so I will be reading The Princess Diaries because it is the 14th book on my TBR list on random.
Backup book: My favorite show is Once Upon a Time so I am throwing in a retelling book wildcard.
Count me in for all 20!These answers aren't definitive, as I change like the wind, but they will suffice for this challenge:
1. My favorite fiction book is: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (whole series)
2. My favorite non-fiction is: Loose Change: Three Women of the Sixties by Sara Davidson
3. My favorite author is: Alice Hoffman
4. My favorite genre is: Magical Realism
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm
6. My favorite male book character is: Owen Meany from A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
7. My favorite female book character is: Granny Weatherwax from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Series
8. My favorite song is: A Case of You by Joni Mitchell
9. My favorite movie is: Practical Magic (based on the book of the same name by Alice Hoffman)
10. My favorite television show is: Game of Thrones (based on the series of books by George R.R. Martin)
11. My favorite color is: At the moment, green
12. My favorite real animal is: Cats
13. My favorite talking animal is: The Cheshire Cat from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
14. My favorite number is: 9
15. My favorite food is: smoked salmon
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Cornwall
17. My favorite book land to visit is: The Shire from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
18. My favorite month is: October
19. My favorite quote is: Conventionality is not morality � Charlotte Bronte
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Painting/drawing
Count me in!12/20 completed to date
1. My favorite fiction book is: The Famished Road by Ben Okri - Infinite Riches
2. My favorite non-fiction is: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist by Michael J. Fox
3. My favorite author is: Henning Mankell - Daniel
4. My favorite genre is: non-fiction - All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: ____________________
6. My favorite male book character is: Mr. Darcy - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
7. My favorite female book character is: Flavia de Luce - Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley
8. My favorite song is: You Otta Know by Alanis Morrisette - The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson
9. My favorite movie is: Thelma & Louise - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
10. My favorite television show is: Big Bang Theory - 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
11. My favorite color is: purple - The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy
12. My favorite real animal is: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
13. My favorite talking animal is: ____________________
14. My favorite number is: 7 - As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley
15. My favorite food is: Indian - Tamarind Mem by Anita Rau Badami
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Mountains - The Mountain Story by Lori Lansens
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Mars - A Soft Place to Land - lives on Mars street
18. My favorite month is: ____________________
19. My favorite quote is: "Impossible is just a stage." - Chris Hadfield - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Knitting - Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - Characters knit quite frequently
Brilliant challenge! I'm in for all 20 categories. 1/20
1. My favourite fiction book is: A Game of Thrones >>Throne of Glass
2. My favourite non-fiction is: Into Thin Air >>Into the Wild Same Author
3. My favourite author is: J.K.Rowling >>The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
4. My favourite genre is: Fantasy >> The Fellowship of the Ring
5. My favourite fairy/folk tale is: Cinderella >> A Modern Cinderella
6. My favourite male book character is: Sherlock Holmes >> The Sign of Four
7. My favourite female book character is: Arya Stark >> The Winds of Winter (Okay, I know I am being TOO optimistic here!! I mean, people have been waiting for JUST FIVE YEARS, RIGHT? Sigh. But if Winds of Winter isn't out by next November, I'll read some other book by GRRM)
8. My favourite song is: In The End by Linkin Park >>Peril at End House
9. My favourite movie is: Home Alone >> Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
10. My favourite television show is: Friends >> Mike and Psmith
11. My favourite colour is: Blue >> The Mystery of the Blue Train
12. My favourite real animal is: Lion The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
13. My favourite talking animal is: The Cat from Coraline
14. My favourite number is: Five Five Little Pigs
15. My favourite food is: Chocolate Cake >> The Chocolate Lovers' Club
16. My favourite real place to visit is: London >> I Heart London
17. My favourite book land to visit is: Hogwarts/Harry Potter World >> Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
18. My favourite month is: December (Because of Christmas) >> A Christmas Carol
19. My favourite quote is: “Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be.� >> The Graveyard Book
20. My favourite non-book hobby is: Travelling and Listening to music >> Music & Silence
I'm in not sure if I'll do all 20 though - maybe 10
I'm in for all 20.
� 1. My favorite fiction book is: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
� Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 06/16/2017 ★★★★�
� 2. My favorite non-fiction is: 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know by Adrian Furnham
� Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud 04/04/2017 ★★★☆�
� 3. My favorite author is: Kurt Vonnegut
� Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 04/16/2017 ★★★★�
� 4. My favorite genre is: Magical Realism
� The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 03/26/2017 ★★★☆�
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: The Golden Goose
� Golden Calf by Ilya Ilf
6. My favorite male book character is: Severus Snape
� Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
� 7. My favorite female book character is: Elizabeth Bennett
� Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 08/12/2017 ★★★★�
� 8. My favorite song is: Amy Lee � Love Exists
� Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 02/22/2017 ★★★☆�
9. My favorite movie is: Donnie Darko
� The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1) by Stephen King
� 10. My favorite television show is: Friends
� The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 01/08/2017 ★★★☆�
11. My favorite color is: Purple
� Cress by Marissa Meyer
12. My favorite real animal is: Horse
� Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
� 13. My favorite talking animal is: Smaug
� The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 03/18/2017 ★★★★�
14. My favorite number is: 3
� Пустые гнезда (Дом, в котором... #3) by Mariam Petrosyan
15. My favorite food is: Omelette
� Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
� 16. My favorite real place to visit is: Italy
� The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 01/28/2017 ★★★★�
17. My favorite book land to visit is: The Labirinths of Echo
� Простые волшебные вещи by Max Frei
18. My favorite month is: August
� Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury
� 19. My favorite quote is: "God is the same everywhere" Leo Tolstoy
� American Gods by Neil Gaiman 01/12/2017 ★★★★�
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Cooking
� The Dinner by Herman Koch
10/20
� 1. My favorite fiction book is: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
� Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 06/16/2017 ★★★★�
� 2. My favorite non-fiction is: 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know by Adrian Furnham
� Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud 04/04/2017 ★★★☆�
� 3. My favorite author is: Kurt Vonnegut
� Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 04/16/2017 ★★★★�
� 4. My favorite genre is: Magical Realism
� The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 03/26/2017 ★★★☆�
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: The Golden Goose
� Golden Calf by Ilya Ilf
6. My favorite male book character is: Severus Snape
� Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
� 7. My favorite female book character is: Elizabeth Bennett
� Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 08/12/2017 ★★★★�
� 8. My favorite song is: Amy Lee � Love Exists
� Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 02/22/2017 ★★★☆�
9. My favorite movie is: Donnie Darko
� The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1) by Stephen King
� 10. My favorite television show is: Friends
� The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 01/08/2017 ★★★☆�
11. My favorite color is: Purple
� Cress by Marissa Meyer
12. My favorite real animal is: Horse
� Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
� 13. My favorite talking animal is: Smaug
� The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 03/18/2017 ★★★★�
14. My favorite number is: 3
� Пустые гнезда (Дом, в котором... #3) by Mariam Petrosyan
15. My favorite food is: Omelette
� Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
� 16. My favorite real place to visit is: Italy
� The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 01/28/2017 ★★★★�
17. My favorite book land to visit is: The Labirinths of Echo
� Простые волшебные вещи by Max Frei
18. My favorite month is: August
� Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury
� 19. My favorite quote is: "God is the same everywhere" Leo Tolstoy
� American Gods by Neil Gaiman 01/12/2017 ★★★★�
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Cooking
� The Dinner by Herman Koch
10/20
I am in for all of them:� 1. My favorite fiction book is: For My Lady's Heart - Heartless (Has heart in both titles)
2. My favorite non-fiction is: A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog
� 3. My favorite author is: Nora Roberts - Island of Glass
4. My favorite genre is: Romance
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Beauty and the Beast
� 6. My favorite male book character is: Roarke - Daemon (Tech savvy)
7. My favorite female book character is: Eve Dallas
� 8. My favorite song is: Go Big or Go Home by American Authors - The Hobbit
9. My favorite movie is: Notting Hill
10. My favorite television show is: The 100
11. My favorite color is: Purple
12. My favorite real animal is: Dog
13. My favorite talking animal is: Wilbur
14. My favorite number is: 6
15. My favorite food is: Pizza
16. My favorite real place to visit is: State Park Campgrounds
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Erilea
18. My favorite month is: September
19. My favorite quote is: Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. (Mark Twain)
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Knitting
4/20
This is a fun idea! Count me in for 10, although I will try for more.MY FAVORITE THINGS
Duration January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
COMPLETE: 0/10
For this challenge, you will fill in the blanks with your favorite things and find "new to you" books that match each category. You can either find a book that has the same same words in the title, is about the same subject, has a picture of your favorite thing on the cover, is written by the same author, or is the next in a series. The choice is yours as long as you have never read the book before!
Here are your categories...
1. My favorite fiction book is: ____________________
2. My favorite non-fiction is: ____________________
3. My favorite author is: ____________________
4. My favorite genre is: ____________________
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: ____________________
6. My favorite male book character is: ____________________
7. My favorite female book character is: ____________________
8. My favorite song is: ____________________
9. My favorite movie is: ____________________
10. My favorite television show is: ____________________
11. My favorite color is: ____________________
12. My favorite real animal is: ____________________
13. My favorite talking animal is: ____________________
14. My favorite number is: ____________________
15. My favorite food is: ____________________
16. My favorite real place to visit is: ____________________
17. My favorite book land to visit is: ____________________
18. My favorite month is: ____________________
19. My favorite quote is: ____________________
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: ____________________
My Favorite Things
01/01/17 - 31/12/17
Completed 18/20
1. My favorite fiction book is: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood - 27/08/17
2. My favorite non-fiction is: The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff - The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff (Same Author) - 15/07/17
3. My favorite author is: Margaret Atwood] - The Tent by Margaret Atwood (Same Author) - 24/03/17
4. My favorite genre is: Fantasy - Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning - 01/01/17
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Beauty and the Beast - Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper - 10/01/17
6. My favorite male book character is: Joe Ledger in Joe Ledger - Dogs of War by Jonathan Maberry (Next Book in Joe Ledger Series) - 14/05/17
7. My favorite female book character is: Toby in
:
by Anne Rice - 12/02/17 (flowers on cover)
8. My favorite song is: Nothing Else Matters by Metallica - Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien (Connection Nothing) - 09/04/17
9. My favorite movie is: Ever After - A Cinderella Tale Ever Shade by Alexia Purdy (Same Word in Title)
10. My favorite television show is: Supernatural - Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill - 12/05/17
11. My favorite color is: Purple:
by Karen Marie Moning - 13/01/17
12. My favorite real animal is: Cat:
by Nilanjana Roy - 23/01/17 (connection Cat on cover)
13. My favorite talking animal is: Dragon - Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik - 07/08/17 (Main character is a dragon)
14. My favorite number is: 13: 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi by Mitchell Zurchoff (connection 13) - 09/04/17
15. My favorite food is: Ice Cream: Black Ice by Anne Stuart - 11/02/17 (Connection Ice)
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Yukon - The Tent Peg by Aritha Van Herk - 13/10/17 (Location Yukon)
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Outer Space: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers - 12/03/17
18. My favorite month is: October
19. My favorite quote is: "I was normal 3 cats ago": Into the Wild by Erin Hunter - 20/02/17
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Hiking - Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. The Impossible Task. The Incredible Journey by Ed Stafford - 28/03/17 (Connection Same Genre)
01/01/17 - 31/12/17
Completed 18/20
1. My favorite fiction book is: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood - 27/08/17
2. My favorite non-fiction is: The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff - The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff (Same Author) - 15/07/17
3. My favorite author is: Margaret Atwood] - The Tent by Margaret Atwood (Same Author) - 24/03/17
4. My favorite genre is: Fantasy - Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning - 01/01/17
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Beauty and the Beast - Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper - 10/01/17
6. My favorite male book character is: Joe Ledger in Joe Ledger - Dogs of War by Jonathan Maberry (Next Book in Joe Ledger Series) - 14/05/17
7. My favorite female book character is: Toby in
:
by Anne Rice - 12/02/17 (flowers on cover)8. My favorite song is: Nothing Else Matters by Metallica - Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien (Connection Nothing) - 09/04/17
9. My favorite movie is: Ever After - A Cinderella Tale Ever Shade by Alexia Purdy (Same Word in Title)
10. My favorite television show is: Supernatural - Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill - 12/05/17
11. My favorite color is: Purple:
by Karen Marie Moning - 13/01/1712. My favorite real animal is: Cat:
by Nilanjana Roy - 23/01/17 (connection Cat on cover)13. My favorite talking animal is: Dragon - Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik - 07/08/17 (Main character is a dragon)
14. My favorite number is: 13: 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi by Mitchell Zurchoff (connection 13) - 09/04/17
15. My favorite food is: Ice Cream: Black Ice by Anne Stuart - 11/02/17 (Connection Ice)
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Yukon - The Tent Peg by Aritha Van Herk - 13/10/17 (Location Yukon)
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Outer Space: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers - 12/03/17
18. My favorite month is: October
19. My favorite quote is: "I was normal 3 cats ago": Into the Wild by Erin Hunter - 20/02/17
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Hiking - Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. The Impossible Task. The Incredible Journey by Ed Stafford - 28/03/17 (Connection Same Genre)
I would like to join in for 10 of these
I'm in for all 20!20/20
Here are your categories...
1. My favorite fiction book is: Jane Eyre The Eyre Affair 2-2-17
2. My favorite non-fiction is: Alexander Hamilton 7-11-17
3. My favorite author is: Colleen Hoover - The Best First Kiss 1-23-17
4. My favorite genre is: romance/ya fantasy - King's Cage (Red Queen#3) 2-25
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Alice's Adventure in Wonderland: Caraval 3-20-17
6. My favorite male book character is: Charlie - Flowers for Algernon 4-12-17
7. My favorite female book character is: Madeline Whittier - Everything Everything 4-4
8. My favorite song is: too many to pick one but Restess Waters has a lot of songs I enjoyed 3-14-17
9. My favorite movie is: Silence of the Lambs - Roses of May 5-30-17 (another thriller with FBI agents)
10. My favorite television show is: Clash of Clans - Clash of Kings 1-26-17
11. My favorite color is: Blue - Firefly Lane 5-20-17 (the cover is blue)
12. My favorite real animal is: Elephant - Water for Elephants 5-24
13. My favorite talking animal is: Tink from Saga 4-20-17
14. My favorite number is: 6 ( not really! I don't actually have one but this will work)Six of Crows 6-1-17
15. My favorite food is: cake - Sweet on You- 5-9-17(Trent is a baker )
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Las Vegas : American Gods (Shadow visits Vegas with Wednesday)5-5-17
17. My favorite book land to visit is: The Night Circus 4-1-17
18. My favorite month is: August A Criminal Defense 5-6-17
(trial starts in August)
19. My favorite quote is: "The best stories don't come from "good vs bad" but from "good vs good" - Leo Tolstoy - War and Peace 6-7
20. My favorite non-book hobby is:gardening - The Butterfly Garden 4-26-17 (though there was no gardening in this book)
I'm in. I'll start with 10MY FAVORITE THINGS
14/10
1. My favorite fiction book is: Alanna: The First Adventure - Dragon's Lair (Both set in a medieval context)
2. My favorite non-fiction is: The Glass Castle - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories (The Cut-GLASS Bowl)
3. My favorite author is: Tamora Pierce
4. My favorite genre is: Fantasy - Throne of Glass
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: The Scorpion and the Frog
6. My favorite male book character is: George Cooper - 1984 (written by GEORGE Orwell)
7. My favorite female book character is: Hermione Granger
8. My favorite song is: I'll Make a Man Out of You - The Hanged Man (MAN)
9. My favorite movie is: My Father the Hero - Red Branch (Main character is a renowned hero/warrior in Irish folklore)
10. My favorite television show is: Little House on the Prairie
11. My favorite color is: Black -
(Black hat/mustache)12. My favorite real animal is: Cat - American Gods (Egyptian goddess Bast/Bastet appears in cat form)
13. My favorite talking animal is: Pounce/Faithful (two incarnations of the cat constellation in the Provost's Dog and Song of the Lioness series, respectively) - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Cheshire Cat)
14. My favorite number is: 13
15. My favorite food is: Fried Rice - Memoirs of a Geisha (a lot of rice is harvested/eaten)
16. My favorite real place to visit is: England - Never Let Me Go (set in England)
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Tortall - Prince of Darkness (Tortall is fashioned after medieval England/Europe; Darkness is set in medieval England)
18. My favorite month is: October
19. My favorite quote is: Per Aspera Ad Astra (Through Hardships to the Stars) - The Alchemist (Common book theme: must risk, fail, and persevere to succeed)
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Horseback Riding - The Sword of Aldones (Numerous characters ride throughout the book)
This Challenge sounds really interesting. I'll join and try for all 201. My favorite fiction book is: ____________________
2. My favorite non-fiction is: ____________________
3. My favorite author is: L.J. Smith
4. My favorite genre is: Fantasy
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: ____________________
6. My favorite male book character is: Cal Leandros
7. My favorite female book character is: Mercy Thompson
8. My favorite song is: I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace
9. My favorite movie is: How to Train Your Dragon
10. My favorite television show is: ____________________
11. My favorite color is: Blue
12. My favorite real animal is: Dogs
13. My favorite talking animal is: Dragons
14. My favorite number is: 5
15. My favorite food is: Pasta
16. My favorite real place to visit is: ____________________
17. My favorite book land to visit is: ____________________
18. My favorite month is: September
19. My favorite quote is:
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Jigsaw Puzzles
1. My favorite fiction book is: Misery--
2. My favorite non-fiction is: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
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-- I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire
-- The Way of Kings
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Sleeping Beauty
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6. My favorite male book character is: Sirius Black from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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7. My favorite female book character is: Feyre from A Court of Thorns and Roses
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8. My favorite song is: Untitled Finale by Atreyu
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-- Stars Above
-- The Queen of the Tearling
-- Clockwork Prince
-- The Well of Ascension
13. My favorite talking animal is: Aslan from The Chronicles of Narnia
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-- Clockwork Princess
15. My favorite food is: pasta
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-- Jane Eyre
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Hogwarts(?)
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18. My favorite month is: June
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-- Geekerella
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: dancing
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That sounds great! I´m in for 15 :)0/15
1. My favorite fiction book is: Harry Potter a Kámen mudrců
2. My favorite non-fiction is: Frank Lloyd Wright The Houses
3. My favorite author is: duo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
4. My favorite genre is: Mystery
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Houpací pohádka (from Houpací pohádky)
6. My favorite male book character is: Aloysius Pendergast
7. My favorite female book character is: Hermiona Granger
8. My favorite song is: David Bisbal � Diez Mil Maneras
9. My favorite movie is: Holka nebo kluk
10. My favorite television show is: Hercule Poirot
11. My favorite color is: pink
12. My favorite real animal is: dog
13. My favorite talking animal is: Baryk (from Já Baryk)
14. My favorite number is: 5
15. My favorite food is: potatoes
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Canyonlands National Park (USA)
17. My favorite book land to visit is: The Lost World (from The Lost World)
18. My favorite month is: May
19. My favorite quote is: “Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.�
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: cooking and baking
I would like to try for 20 :)My favorite things 2017 - 20/20 - COMPLETE ✔️
Duration: 1st January - 31st December 2017
Last update: 18 Jul 2017
� 1. My favorite fiction book is: Harry Potter - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 2. My favorite non-fiction is: Ikk' for sjov - The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo (comedians) ⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 3. My favorite author is: Agatha Christie - The Secret Adversary ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 4. My favorite genre is: Mystery - Third Girl ⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: The ugly duckling - Watership Down (animals) ⭐️⭐️⭐️(⭐️)
� 6. My favorite male book character is: Poirot - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 7. My favorite female book character is: Marple - They Do It with Mirrors ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 8. My favorite song is: Summer of 69 - Summer Island ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 9. My favorite movie is: Twillight - Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 10. My favorite television show is: Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 11. My favorite color is: Green - Looking for Alaska ⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 12. My favorite real animal is: Elephant - Elefantstenen ⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 13. My favorite talking animal is: Saphira - Brisingr ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 14. My favorite number is: 5 - The Five People You Meet in Heaven ⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 15. My favorite food is: Danish pastry - The Preacher ⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 16. My favorite real place to visit is: England - The Sittaford Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 17. My favorite book land to visit is: St. Mary Mead - Sleeping Murder ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 18. My favorite month is: July - Calendar Girl: Volume Three ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 19. My favorite quote is: “One man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best.� - Persuasion ⭐️⭐️⭐️
� 20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Travel - Death on the Nile ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Please sign my up for all 20!MY FAVOURITE THINGS 2017
Duration: January 1st - December 31st, 2017
For this challenge, you will fill in the blanks with your favorite things and find "new to you" books that match each category. You can either find a book that has the same same words in the title, is about the same subject, has a picture of your favorite thing on the cover, is written by the same author, or is the next in a series. The choice is yours as long as you have never read the book before!
Here are your categories...
1. My favorite fiction book is: Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom
I read: Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo �
2. My favorite non-fiction is: I Am Malala
I read: Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton � (memoir by an inspiring woman)
3. My favorite author is: Victoria Schwab
I read: Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab �
4. My favorite genre is: Fantasy
I read: Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton �
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Cinderella
I read: Paper Butterflies by Lisa Heathfield � (June has an evil, abusive step-mother)
6. My favorite male book character is: Kaz Brekker
I read: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor � (character called Kaz)
7. My favorite female book character is: Hermione Granger
I read: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood � (one of Emma's chosen books for Our Shared Shelf)
8. My favorite song is: Make You Feel My Love
I read: How Hard Can Love Be? by Holly Bourne �
9. My favorite movie is: Mamma Mia
I read:Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans � Film set in Greece, book about Greek Gods
10. My favorite television show is: Downton Abbey
I read: Dancing into Battle by Julian Fellowes � (writer of Downton Abbey)
11. My favorite color is: Purple
I read:...And a Happy New Year? by Holly Bourne � (Purple on cover)
12. My favorite real animal is: Dog
I read:A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard � (Steffi works in a dog shelter and her relationship with her dog Rita helps her anxiety)
13. My favorite talking animal is: Mr Kindly (Nevernight)
I read: Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff �
14. My favorite number is: 22
I read:Scarecrow by Danny Weston � It has 22 chapters
15. My favorite food is: Chocolate
I read: Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor� Zuzana's favourite food
16. My favorite real place to visit is: London
I read:A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab �
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Hogwarts/Wizarding World
I read:Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J. K. Rowling �
18. My favorite month is: June
I read:The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood � June is a Summer month
19. My favorite quote is: "I Want to Feel My Life While I'm In It" - Meryl Streep
I read:Heartburn by Nora Ephron � Meryl Streep narrated the audiobook and starred in the movie
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Blogging
I read: Editing Emma: The Secret Blog of a Nearly Proper Person by Chloe Seager �
COMPLETE: 20/20 [22.10.2017]
I'm in for 20!1. My favorite fiction book is Persuasion
I will read:
2. My favorite nonfiction book is Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture
I will read:
3. My favorite author is Jane Austen.
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4. My favorite genre is history.
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5. My favorite fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast.
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6. My favorite male book character is Mr. Darcy.
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7. My favorite female book character is Lois Lane. (Duh.)
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8. My favorite song is For No One.
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9. My favorite movie is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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10. My favorite television show is The West Wing.
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11. My favorite color is red.
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12. My favorite real animal is cat.
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13. My favorite talking animal is Bugs Bunny.
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14. My favorite number is 19.
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15. My favorite food is pizza.
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16. My favorite real place to visit is New Orleans.
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17. My favorite book land to visit is Westeros.
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18. My favorite month is December.
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19. My favorite quote is "I started working for you in February, this is April, and you're an idiot." (Donna Moss, The West Wing)
I will read:
20. My favorite non-book hobby is genealogy.
I will read:
This sounds like fun! I'll start with 10.My Favourite Things
Duration: January 1 to December 31 2017
Progress: 0/10
1. My favorite fiction book is: ____________________
2. My favorite non-fiction is: ____________________
3. My favorite author is: ____________________
4. My favorite genre is: ____________________
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: ____________________
6. My favorite male book character is: ____________________
7. My favorite female book character is: ____________________
8. My favorite song is: ____________________
9. My favorite movie is: ____________________
10. My favorite television show is: ____________________
11. My favorite color is: ____________________
12. My favorite real animal is: ____________________
13. My favorite talking animal is: ____________________
14. My favorite number is: ____________________
15. My favorite food is: ____________________
16. My favorite real place to visit is: ____________________
17. My favorite book land to visit is: ____________________
18. My favorite month is: ____________________
19. My favorite quote is: ____________________
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: ____________________
My Favourite ThingsWhat a great idea! I would like to include one or two favourites though so I may have to go *ahem* off-grid ;-)
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1. My favorite fiction book is: ____________________
2. My favorite non-fiction is: ____________________
3. My favorite author is: Jane Austen. Read a retelling, Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
4. My favorite genre is: fantasy. Read The Cracks in the Kingdom by Jaclyn Moriarty
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Cinderella. Read The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
6. My favorite male book character is: ____________________
7. My favorite female book character is: ____________________
8. My favorite song is: ____________________
9. My favorite movie is: The Secret Garden. Book choice: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
10. My favorite television show is: Doctor Who. Book choice: Doctor Who: Time Lord Fairy Tales by Justin Richards
11. My favorite color is: emerald green. 500 Kingdoms One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey has a dusky emerald green dragon.
12. My favorite real animal is: dogs... then elephants, lions, owls and otters. Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger from the Finishing School series has a wonderful steampunk metal dog named Bumbersnoot, who eats coal, graciously hides trinkets, and follows some (at least) of his mistress Sophronia's instructions. Oh, and he spends a good bit of his time cunningly disguised as a lady's reticule.
13. My favorite talking animal is: ____________________
14. My favorite number is: 7
15. My favorite food is: chocolate
16. My favorite real place to
17. My favorite book land to visit is: in the Thursday series by Jasper Fforde
18. My favorite month is: July
19. My favorite quote is: ____________________
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: shoe-making
This one sounds fun, so I'll try for all 20 :-)1. My favorite fiction book is: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
2. My favorite non-fiction is:The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
3. My favorite author is: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4. My favorite genre is: Historical fiction
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is:The Ugly Duckling
6. My favorite male book character is: Harry Hole
7. My favorite female book character is:
8. My favorite song is: Chasing cars - Snow patrol
9. My favorite movie is: Love Actually
10. My favorite television show is: Grey's Anatomy
11. My favorite color is: Green
12. My favorite real animal is: Panda
13. My favorite talking animal is: Donkey from Winnie the Pooh
14. My favorite number is: 6
15. My favorite food is:
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Scotland
17. My favorite book land to visit is:
18. My favorite month is: August
19. My favorite quote is:
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Crocheting
Completed: 0/20
Duration January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017My Goal is to complete 10/20:
1. My favorite fiction book is: Maybe Someday (Colleen Hoover)
2. My favorite non-fiction is: Kaffir Boy (Mark Mathabane)
3. My favorite author is: Rae Carson
4. My favorite genre is: Historical fiction
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Hades and Persephone
6. My favorite male book character is: Rhysand (A Court of Throne and Roses & A Court of Mist and Fury)
7. My favorite female book character is: Leah Westfall (Walk on Earth A Stranger)
8. My favorite song is:
9. My favorite movie is: Star Wars
10. My favorite television show is: Cutthroat Kitchen Food Network)
11. My favorite color is: Pink
12. My favorite real animal is: Dog
13. My favorite talking animal is: Horse
14. My favorite number is: Six
15. My favorite food is: Mango
16. My favorite real place to visit is: Ireland
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Velaris (A Court of Mist and Fury)
18. My favorite month is: December
19. My favorite quote is: "You is Smart, You is Kind, You is Important" (The Help)
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Dancing
I'm in for 12!3. My favorite author is: Kim Harrison
4. My favorite genre is: Romance
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: The Little Mermaid
7. My favorite female book character is: Anita Blake
10. My favorite television show is: Friends
11. My favorite color is: Yellow
12. My favorite real animal is: Wolf
14. My favorite number is: 3
15. My favorite food is: ramen
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Barnes & Nobles
18. My favorite month is: September
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: Cooking/Baking
I'm in for What a Wonderful World
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Hanged Man (other topics)The Sword of Aldones (other topics)
Dragon's Lair (other topics)
1984 (other topics)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ben Okri (other topics)Douglas Adams (other topics)
Prime Publishing (other topics)
Eva Madden (other topics)
Nora Roberts (other topics)
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Duration January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Thank you Ariel for the fantastic idea!
For this challenge, you will fill in the blanks with your favorite things and find "new to you" books that match each category. You can either find a book that has the same same words in the title, is about the same subject, has a picture of your favorite thing on the cover, is written by the same author, or is the next in a series. The choice is yours as long as you have never read the book before!
Here are your categories...
1. My favorite fiction book is: ____________________
2. My favorite non-fiction is: ____________________
3. My favorite author is: ____________________
4. My favorite genre is: ____________________
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: ____________________
6. My favorite male book character is: ____________________
7. My favorite female book character is: ____________________
8. My favorite song is: ____________________
9. My favorite movie is: ____________________
10. My favorite television show is: ____________________
11. My favorite color is: ____________________
12. My favorite real animal is: ____________________
13. My favorite talking animal is: ____________________
14. My favorite number is: ____________________
15. My favorite food is: ____________________
16. My favorite real place to visit is: ____________________
17. My favorite book land to visit is: ____________________
18. My favorite month is: ____________________
19. My favorite quote is: ____________________
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: ____________________
Examples:
1. My favorite book is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
You could read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 because it is another book in the series.
7. My favorite female book character is Jane Eyre from Jane Eyre.
You could read The Eyre Affair it is a book that includes Jane Eyre as a character.
13. My favorite talking animal is: Charlotte from Charlotte's Web.
You could read The Girl in the Spider's Web because both books have "web" in the title.
17. My favorite book land to visit is outer space.
You could read Ender's Game because the book takes place in outer space.