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S.O.S.Better Late Than Never:
My Goal: Finish 3 or more by the end of 2011 and ALL by the end of 2012. :)
Chronicles of Narnia 3/7
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 0/3
Dark Hunter by Sherilyn Kenyon (2/20)
Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson 3/7
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Nothing But Reading Challenges~SUBJECT TO CHANGE!~
Decades Challenge 11-11-11 to 12-12-12
published in 2012
1) The Fault in Our Stars
2) Unwholly
3) Hidden
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
published in 2011
1) The Scorpio Races
2) Dead Reckoning
3) Vanish
4) Inheritance
5) Wolfsbane
6) Crossed
7) Red Riding Hood
8) City of Fallen Angels
9) Angel
10) Bloodlines
11) The Death Cure
published in 2010
1)
2) Dead in the Family
3) It's Kind of a Funny Story
4) Inheritance
5) Reckless
6) Fang
7) Spirit Bound
8) Last Sacrifice
9) Voices of Dragons
10) The Scorch Trials
published in 2009
1)
2) Bad Girls Don't Die
3) The Last Olympian
4) City of Glass
5) Max
6) 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows
7) Blood Promise
8) Night World, No. 3: Huntress, Black Dawn, Witchlight
9) The Maze Runner
published in 2008
1) The Battle of the Labyrinth
2) Brisingr
3) City of Ashes
4) The Final Warning
5) Frostbite
6) Shadow Kiss
7) Lock and Key
8)
published in 2007
1)
2) Bloodfever
3) Wicked Lovely
4) The Titan's Curse
5) City of Bones
6) Unwind
7) Vampire Academy
published in 2006
1) The Sea of Monsters
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
published in 2005
1)
2) Eldest
3)
4)
5)
published in 2004
1) P.S. I Love You
2)
3)
4)
published in 2003
1) Eragon
2) Boy Meets Boy
3) Everything Is Illuminated
B = Banned/Challenged in the US at some point. I am trying to track how many banned books I read this year. :)
TO SORT:
OTHER TBR BY END OF 2012: (Click if interested)
(view spoiler)
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
DISNEY PRINCESS READING CHALLENGEDURATION: December 2011 - no limit!
Pocahontas: 0/4
protagonist is Native American
protagonist loves nature
protagonist displays shamanic powers
retelling of Pocahontas
Princess Jasmine: 0/3
protagonist is of Arabic descent
protagonist is named Jasmine
retelling of Aladdin
Snow White: 0/4
protagonist has fair skin and dark hair
protagonist is German (or of German descent)
protagonist has many male friends
retelling of Snow White.
Aurora: 0/3
protagonist has a curse placed upon her at birth
main character is unaware of her biological family or where she comes from
retelling of Sleeping Beauty
Mulan: 0/2
protagonist is Chinese (or of Chinese descent), she must also be able to kick some serious ass
protagonist disguises herself as a man or enlists in the army
Ariel: 0/4
protagonist has red hair
protagonist has a lot of sisters
protagonist frequently disobeys her father
retelling of The Little Mermaid.
Belle:
protagonist loves books and reading
protagonist who adores her father
falls in love with a man who is not handsome
retelling of Beauty and the Beast
Esmeralda:
from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Read a book where the protagonist is a Gypsy or read a book where the character has a pet goat (this should be interesting). You can also read a modern retelling of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
Megara:
from Hercules
Read a book where the protagonist has a low opinion of men and is cynical about love. You can also read a modern retelling of Hercules.
Tiana:
from The Princess and the Frog
a waitress, some parts may be in New Orleans too
Dead in the Family
Cinderella 0/4
evil stepmother
someone who has had a difficult life but perseveres with the help of love
retelling of Cinderella.
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...
Book2Movie Challenge:1. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
2. Dearly Devoted Dexter
3. Blood and Chocolate (are werewolves animal enough? lol)
4. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Cusack <3 )
5. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1993 film)
6. Red Riding Hood
7. The Reader
8. P.S. I Love You
9. The Outsiders (gang violence)
10. The Picture of Dorian Gray (2009 film)
11. Everything Is Illuminated (substituted bonus category here)
12. City of Bones (May read the whole series for this one! I hear it is really good. )
This is a good chance for me to read some classics and the books for movies I have seen as well as some banned and challenged books. It took me hours (on and off) to make this list. I still can't find a futuristic one set 100 years or more in the future.
ETA: I don't know what is up with that Dexter cover...
My blog is:
As you can see... i haven't posted much lately so hopefully this will help with that!
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The Year of the Dragon 2012 When: 23 January 2012 - 9 February 2013 (12 months)
0/6-12
Dragon Shifters:
1. Vanish
2. Hidden
3. Sorcha's Heart
4.
Dragon on Cover:
1. Eragon
2. Eldest
3. Brisingr
4. Inheritance
Dragon in Title:
1. Voices of Dragons
2. Dragon Dreams
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...
"Seasons of Love" Challenge Idea based on the song 'Seasons of Love' from the movie "Rent".
Duration: 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2012
Rules: This is a multi-part challenge. Members are welcome to participate in either one, two, or all three parts [27 books total]. If you participate in multiple parts, each book must be different (i.e. - you cannot reuse the same 'red cover' book). Members are welcome to post their lists all at once, in pieces-parts, or as they read. Changes are allowed. All formats and (full) re-reads are allowed. Please try to stick within the fantasy (PNR/UF/SCI-FI) genres.
PART 1 ~ "How do you measure a year?"
{This part consists of 10 books}
"...In Daylight" ~ Read 1 book with: 'Day' in the title or series name, 'Light' in the title or series name, a cover showing a natural source of light, or a yellow or white cover
"...In Sunsets" ~ Read 1 book with: 'Sun' in the title or series name, 'Set' in the title or series name, a cover showing a sunset, or an orange or red cover
"...In Midnights" ~ Read 1 book with: 'Midnight' in the title or series name, 'Night' in the title or series name, a cover showing a moon, or a black cover
"...In Cups of Coffee" ~ Read 2 books from any series you are addicted to (books do not have to be from the same series)
"...In Inches" ~ Read 2 series books from within any one series (you can choose books 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, so on; they must be back-to-back w/in the series.) Mortal Instruments
"...In Miles" ~ Read 1 book that features any mode of transport on the cover
"...In Laughter" ~ Read 1 humorous book
"...In Strife" ~ Read 1 UF or dystopian book - Unwind
PART 2 ~ "Seasons of Love"
{This part consists of 12 books}
WINTER ~ Read 1 book in each category
� Blue cover or white cover
� Title, series or author name (first or last) begins with 'W'
� Series # correlates to one of your region's "winter months"
SPRING ~ Read 1 book in each category
❀ Green cover
❀ First book in a new-to-you series
❀ Series # correlates to one of your region's "spring months"
SUMMER ~ Read 1 book in each category
� Red cover
� ½ nekked dude/tte on the cover
� Series # correlates to one of your region's "summer months"
FALL ~ Read 1 book in each category
� Orange cover
� New release (any month)
� Series # correlates to one of your region's "fall months"
PART 3 ~ "...Measure your life in love..."
{This part consists of 5 books}
L-O-V-E
� Read 1 book for each letter ~ title name, series name, or author name (first or last)
� Read 1 PNR book
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*UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND SUBJECT TO CHANGES!*12 books from challenges I didn't finish last year:
12 Book to Movie or TV Show Books
1. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
2. Dearly Devoted Dexter
3. Blood and Chocolate
4. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6. Red Riding Hood
7. The Reader
8. P.S. I Love You
9. The Outsiders
10. The Picture of Dorian Gray
11. Everything is Illuminated
12. City of Bones
12 Books from Trilogies (4 Trilogies Total)
12 Books from authors I have read and liked
(Series or Stand-Alone)
The Scorpio Races
Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie Identical
Burned
Impulse
Tricks
Perfect
Triangles
Boy Meets Boy
American Gods
12 Books Published in 2012
The Fault in Our Stars
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Nothing But Reading Challenges~SUBJECT TO CHANGE!~
Decades Challenge 11-11-11 to 12-12-12
published in 2012
1) The Fault in Our Stars
2) Unwholly
3) Hidden
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
published in 2011
1) The Scorpio Races
2) Dead Reckoning
3) Vanish
4) Inheritance
5) Wolfsbane
6) Crossed
7) Red Riding Hood
8) City of Fallen Angels
9) Angel
10) Bloodlines
11) The Death Cure
published in 2010
1)
2)
3) It's Kind of a Funny Story
4) Inheritance
5) Reckless
6) Fang
7) Spirit Bound
8) Last Sacrifice
9) Voices of Dragons
10) The Scorch Trials
published in 2009
1)
2) The Last Olympian
3) City of Glass
4) Max
5) Bad Girls Don't Die
6) Blood Promise
7) Night World, No. 3: Huntress, Black Dawn, Witchlight
8) The Maze Runner
9)
published in 2008
1)
2) City of Ashes
3) The Final Warning
4) Frostbite
5) Shadow Kiss
6) Lock and Key
7) Brisingr
8)
published in 2007
1)
2)
3) City of Bones
4) Unwind
5) Wicked Lovely
6) Bloodfever
7) Vampire Academy
published in 2006
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
published in 2005
1)
2) Eldest
3)
4)
5)
published in 2004
1) P.S. I Love You
2)
3)
4)
published in 2003
1) Boy Meets Boy
2) Eragon
3) Everything Is Illuminated
B = Banned/Challenged in the US at some point. I am trying to track how many banned books I read this year. :)
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
Books mentioned in this topic
Dead in the Family (other topics)Spirit Bound (other topics)
Voices of Dragons (other topics)
Boy Meets Boy (other topics)
Vampire Academy (other topics)
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2011 Stats:
Books Read: 75
Challenge Books Left to Read: 10
Other Books to Read in 2011: 1
2012 Stats:
Books Read:
Challenge Books Left to Read:
Other Books to Read in 2012: