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October 2021 Stand Alone
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Solitary: Read 5-6 books
My List:
1. The Sweet Taste of Muscadines Pamela Terry 10/7/21
2. The Summer Cottage Viola Shipman 10/8/21
3. The Guest List Lucy Foley 10/10/21
4. Feels Like Falling Kristy Woodson Harvey 10/14/21
5. The Vineyard at Painted Moon Susan Mallery 10/20/21
6. Catch Us When We Fall: A Novel Juliette Fay 10/27/21
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1) The Christmas Bus by Melody Carlson 10/15
FINISHED!!October Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Lily King, Writers & Lovers {10-05-21}
2. Stéphane Michaka, Scissors {10-08-21}
3. Jean Hanff Korelitz, The Plot {10-14-21}
4. James Patterson, Sundays at Tiffany's {10-20-21}
5. Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House {10-27-21}
6. Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun {10-31-21}
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeOctober 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Five Kisses by Rachael Anderson (10/11/21)
2. Royally Rearranged by Emma St. Clair (10/16/21)
October Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeCompleted 10.19.21
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Hiro Arikawa. 10.1.21
2. Until The Real Thing Comes Along. Elizabeth Berg. 10.3.21
3. A Nantucket Wedding. Nancy Thayer. 10.10.21
4. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Edward Albee. 10.4.21
5. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies. Caitlin Doughty. 10.12.21
6. The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South. Michael W. Twitty . 10.17.21
How does this work for new members of the group?
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
2. The Woman on the Pier by B.P. Walter (3rd October)
3. How to Live Forever by Colin Thompson (22nd October)
4. A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle 29th October)
5. Metamorphoses by Ovid, translated by A.D. Melville (31st October)
October Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeGoal: Single: Read 3-4 books
1. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (10/4/2021)
2. A Mortal Song by Megan Crewe (10/17/2021)
3. The Transfigured Hart by Jane Yolen (10/26/2021)
4. The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (10/30/2021)
Covers:
How does this work for new members of the group?
October Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolitary: Read 5-6 books
1. I'd Rather Be Reading | Anne Bogel - Oct 3
2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Neil Gaiman - Oct 11
3. The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson - Oct 18
4. Archer's Voice | Mia Sheridan - Oct 19
5. The Beatryce Prophecy | Kate DiCamillo - Oct 22
6. Under the Whispering Door | T.J. Klune - Oct 31
October Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
My List:
1. Rooms of the Mind-Makenzie Campbell 10/6
2. Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters-Nikita Gill 10/24
3. Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things-Amanda Lovelace 10/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Goal: 6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Push - Ashley Audrain - 10/01/21
2. úDzԳú - Ágnes Gaura - 10/04/21
3. We Are the Brennans - Tracey Lange - 10/10/21
4. The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah - 10/14/21
5. William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls - Ian Doescher - 10/19/21
6. The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales - Donald Smith - 10/24/21
Mod
You do not need to keep asking the same question over and over. The rules are spelled out at the top of each challenge.
If you have a more specific question, please ask that.
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.
Mod
October Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: Oct. 1st, 2021 - Oct. 31st, 2021
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
11/6
1. The Deal of a Lifetime and Other Stories by Fredrik Backman - Oct. 2nd
2. Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History by Rebecca Romney & J.P. Romney - Oct. 3rd
3. John Keats: Poetry by John Keats - Oct. 6th
4. Burning In This Midnight Dream by Louise Bernice Halfe - Oct. 9th
5. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë - Oct. 12th
6. Cerulean Blue by Drew Hayden Taylor - Oct. 14th
7. The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun - Oct. 18th
8. Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune - Oct. 19th
9. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman - Oct. 23rd
10. The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang - Oct. 27th
11. Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks by Annie Spence - Oct. 27th
Mod
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2021 - Oct. 31st, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Queen Elizabeth II: A Birthday Souvenir Album by Jane Roberts 10/5/2021
2. Twelfth Night for Kids by Lois Burdett 10/20/2021
3.The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov 10/29/2021
4. The Other Family by Loretta Nyhan 10/30/2021
5. The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand 10/31/2021
Level: Solo: Read 1-2 books
Progress: 0/2
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I’m Finished!!! October Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
17/6+
My List:
1. The Guncle Steven Rowley 10/02/21
2. Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid 10/03/21
3. L.A. Weather María Amparo Escandón 10/04/21
4. The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller 10/08/21
5. One Last Stop Casey McQuiston 10/13/21
6. Beautiful Country: A Memoir Qian Julie Wang 10/16/21
7. Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley 10/17/21
8. Taft Ann Patchett 10/20/21
9. Heart Bones Colleen Hoover
10. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie 10/21/21
11. Winter Garden Kristin Hannah 10/22/21
12. A Tiny Bit Marvellous Dawn French 10/25/21
13. The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt 10/25/21
14. A Burning Megha Majumdar 10/25/21
15. The Library of Lost Things Laura Taylor Namey 10/26/21
16. Luster Raven Leilani 10/27/21
17. Searching for Sylvie Lee Jean Kwok 10/31/21
Mod
Im in to I'm starting the beginning of this month with sci-fi books📚and with other books as well I'll be starting with Children Of The Mind by Orson Scott Card
Solitary 5-6 books 1. Children Of The Mind
2. Xenocide
3. Night of Miracles
4. 1984
5. Persuader
6. A Yankee in King Arthur's Court
FINISHED October 19, 2021Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Niland, Josh - Take One Fish: The New School of Scale-to-Tail Cooking and Eating (october 05, 2021)
2. Miéville, China - Die letzten Tage von Neu-Paris (The Last Days of New Paris) (October 09, 2021)
3. Staudacher, Fritz - Jost Bürgi, Kepler und der Kaiser (Jost Bürgi, Kepler and the Emperor) (October 11, 2021)
4. Loryman, Andrew - Zambia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (October 13, 2021)
5. Schadwinkel, Alina - Marie Curie (October 16, 2021)
6. Ondaatje, Michael - In der Haut eines Löwen (In the Skin of a Lion) (October 17, 2021)
CFOMPLETEDSolo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Last Girl Standing byLisa Jackson and Nancy Bush
2. The Captives by Debra Jo Immergut
3. The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester
4. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen -- Library
5. Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz
6. The Girls with No Names by Serena Burdick
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland 10/2/21
2. The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk 10/4/21
3. The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner 10/5/21
4. True Grit by Charles Portis 10/7/21
5. The Lights of Sugarberry Cove by Heather Webber 10/7/21
6. The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky 10/9/21
Mod
You have signed up several times! You have a link in Message 2 to your post.
I'll start with solitary 5-6 books 1. Xenocide
2. A Yankee in King Arthur's Court
3. Night of Miracles
4. 1984
5. The Dog Who Came For Christmas
6.Persuader
Mod
1. Xenocide
2. A Yankee in King Arthur's Court
3. Night of Miracles
4. 1984
5. The Dog Who Came For Christmas
6.Persuader"
This is the link to Message 2 -/topic/show/... - just click on your name.
This is the link to your name in Message 23. /topic/show/...
You do not need to keep posting over and over - just go to the post you have already made.
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. War Brides by Helen Bryan
Oct. 12, 2021
2. Body of Work: A Smart Curvy Girl Short Romance by Avery Thorne
Oct. 12, 2021
3. Diary of the Gone by Ivan Amberlake
Oct. 26, 2021
4. A Home Again by Colleen Rowan Kosinski
Oct. 26, 2021
5. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Oct. 27, 2021
October Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 book
1. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach 10/2/21
How do i sign up even though i gave a list of books i'm reading for solitary ?
You are signed up - check post #2 - your name is there which is a link to your post so you can update.
Mod
Thanks Bonita!
I have explained this many times....
Click on this link /topic/show/...
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Solitary: 6/6
Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena 10/3
The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding 10/4
A Spot of Trouble by Teri Wilson 10/14
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley 10/16
Fragments of Fear by Carrie Stuart Parks 10/17
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 10/26
FINISHED!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland 10/2/21
2. The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk 10/4/21
3. The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner 10/5/21
4. True Grit by Charles Portis 10/7/21
5. The Lights of Sugarberry Cove by Heather Webber 10/7/21
6. The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky 10/9/21
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy - Completed: 10/11/2021
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Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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FINISHED October 19, 2021Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Niland, Josh - Take One Fish: The New School of Scale-to-Tail Cooking and Eating (october 05, 2021)
2. Miéville, China - Die letzten Tage von Neu-Paris (The Last Days of New Paris) (October 09, 2021)
3. Staudacher, Fritz - Jost Bürgi, Kepler und der Kaiser (Jost Bürgi, Kepler and the Emperor) (October 11, 2021)
4. Loryman, Andrew - Zambia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (October 13, 2021)
5. Schadwinkel, Alina - Marie Curie (October 16, 2021)
6. Ondaatje, Michael - In der Haut eines Löwen (In the Skin of a Lion) (October 17, 2021)
October Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeCompleted 10.19.21
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Hiro Arikawa. 10.1.21
2. Until The Real Thing Comes Along. Elizabeth Berg. 10.3.21
3. A Nantucket Wedding. Nancy Thayer. 10.10.21
4. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Edward Albee. 10.4.21
5. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies. Caitlin Doughty. 10.12.21
6. The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South. Michael W. Twitty . 10.17.21
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.