Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) ~* The 250 Book Challenge *~ What it says in the title! I challenge you to read 250 books in a year. Think you can do it? Get reading! The Rules: 1. You have between August 1st 2019 (00:00am GMT), and July 31st 2020 (at 11:59pm GMT) to read 250 books. There are smaller milestones for those of us who can't/won't reach the 250 mark, and to help participants feel like they're getting somewhere. 2. You can join at any time during the year, but you still only have until July 31st 2020 to reach the target! You can start straight away, we'll try and add you as soon as possible, if you've been left off the list or your username is misspelled, feel free to shoot me a PM or just say it on this thread. 3. Books that you've read and finished before your join date do not count, even if you join after August 1st. (E.g. you join on 3rd Sept - you can only count books from 3rd September onwards). 4. Reply to this thread once you've finished a book with the code below. You can, if you like, give a short review and/or a rating, but please don't reveal spoilers as others may not have read it. 5. If you've just started a book, or are half way through one when you begin the challenge, then that will count towards your total. 6. The only books that do not count are textbooks, or books with less than 100 pages. So you can read children books (provided they meet the 100 page mark), young adult, biographies etc. Any genre is accepted. Manga is only accepted if it's 500 pages or more. Online unpublished fiction (not fanfiction) is allowed if it has 20,000 words or more (please post the link to the story and the number of words, however if the story could be considered unsuitable for minors post the link via PM). 7. Re-reads count, though I would prefer it if you label them as such (just for the records). Each time you re-read a book it counts as a point. 8. Participants are listed below, with their current book count next to their usernames. 9. There is no way to prove or disprove you've read the books you say you have, so please, I ask that you be honest (^^) I will, however usually check the page length of books - someone's gotta keep an eye on you lot! 10. Get reading and have fun! *shoos you* 11. You can write a summary of the book you read but it has to be in less than 100 words, but more than 10 words. It's not mandatory but it would be nice if you do. [b]Book Number:[/b] [b]Number Of Pages:[/b] [b]Book Title:[/b] [b]Author:[/b] [b]Summary:[/b] (optional) [b]Rating:[/b] (optional) [b]Review:[/b] (optional) Example: Book Number: 1 Number Of Pages:500 Book Title: Go Dog Go! Author: P.D. Eastman Summary: This book entails a story of a dog that runs, the dog is the main character of this story and the author expresses how the dogs feels beautiful. (Never read this book before in my life; but you catch my drift) Rating: 5/5 Review: -- Many people got busy over the duration of the challenge, so to help new budding readers when you reach one of our milestones they will be a graphic given to you marking your commitment. Milestones 1 5 10 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 FAQ Q: My name/full book number is not on the list. A: Everything after an update won't be on the list until the next update. However, if there has been an update and you notice something is still missing, either repost or PM me. Q: Can I post books even though I'm not on the list yet? A: If you posted a sign up post, you can start counting books as soon as you finish them. Q: Can I count comic books when they have less than 500 pages but are part of a series? A: In this case, if you can reach 500 pages by adding several books of the same series, it will count. Example of what you can post as the title: The Walking Dead vol. 1-4. Q: What counts as a re-read? A: Any book that you've read more than once during the challenge. Edited December 30, 2019 by Little-Star Share this post Link to post
Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Participants and book total Catstaff 250 ComatosedRose 0 kanya146715 0 Little-Star 41 GhostMouse 30 Merciless_Medic 0 Pryanka 0 Purpledragonclaw 31 RealWilliamShakespeare 0 SaltySenpai 1 Tnoelemak 0 Water_Angel 24 2018-2019 participants and total book count: Little-Star: 46 GhostMouse: 22 purpledragonclaw: 16 TnoelemaK: 101 Water_Angel: 9 Book read this round: Spoiler Anonymous writer: Go Ask Alice - Catstaff Adam Christopher Stranger things : Darkness on the Edge of Town - Little-Star Alain Chaperon Cobayes: Cédric - Little-Star American Girl magazine The American Girl Book of Horse Stories - Catstaff Amy Clipson A Gift of Grace - Catstaff A Life of Joy - Catstaff A Place of Peace - Catstaff A Promise of Hope - Catstaff A Season of Love - Catstaff The Bake Shop - Catstaff The Farm Stand - Catstaff Amy Clipston, Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller An Amish Homecoming - Catstaff Andrew Lang (editor) The Blue Fairy Book - Catstaff The Red Fairy Book - Catstaff The Yellow Fairy Book - Catstaff The Grey Fairy Book - Catstaff Anne Robillard: La Malédiction des Dragensblöt: Le chateau - Little-Star Les Chevaliers d'Antarès: La Tourmante - Little-Star Les Chevaliers d'Antarès: Alliance - Little-Star Les Chevaliers d'Antarès: La Prophétie - Little-Star Privilège de Roi - Little-Star Barbara Steiner: Secret Love - Catstaff Barry B. Longyear Alien Nation: The Change - catstaff Alien Nation: Slag Like Me - Catstaff Bertrice Small: A moment in Time - Catstaff Adora - Catstaff Bedazzled - Catstaff Besieged - Catstaff Betrayed - Catstaff Bianca - Catstaff Blaze Wyndham - Catstaff Darling Jasmine - Catstaff Dangerous Pleasures - Catstaff Deceived - Catstaff Enchentress Mine - Catstaff Forbidden Pleasures - Catstaff Francesca - Catstaff Guilty Pleasures - Catstaff Hellion - Catstaff Love, Remember Me - Catstaff Love Wild and Fair - Catstaff Luciana - Catstaff Passionate Pleasures - Catstaff Phillipa - Catstaff Private Pleasures - Catstaff Rosamund - Catstaff Sudden Pleasures - Catstaff The Dragon Lord’s Daughters - Catstaff The Duchess - Catstaff The Innocent - Catstaff The Kadin - Catstaff To Love Again - Catstaff The Last Heiress - Catstaff The Love Slave - Catstaff Unconquered - Catstaff Until You - Catstaff Vixens - Catstaff Beverly Butler Light a Single Candle - Catstaff Betty Smith A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Catstaff Bryan Perro: Amos Daragon: Le sanctuaire des braves I - little-star Amos Daragon: Le sanctuaire des braves II - little-star Amos Daragon: Le sanctuaire des braves III - little-star Blossom Elfman: A House for Joannie O. - Catstaff The Girls of Huntngton House - Catstaff C.J. Cherryh The Pride of Chanur - Catstaff C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew - Catstaff The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Catstaff The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy - Catstaff The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - Catstaff The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Catstaff The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair - Catstaff The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle - Catstaff Carol Ryrie Brink Caddie Woodlawn - Catstaff Caroline B. Cooney Flight #116 Is Down - Catstaff Carolyn Clown The Pandora Principle - Catstaff Carolyn Keene Nancy's Mysterious Letter - water_angel The Clue in the Jewel Box - water_angel The Clue of the Broken Locket - water_angel The Clue in the Crumbling Wall - water_angel The Clue in the Diary - water_angel The Clue of the Leaning Chimney - water_angel The clue in the Old Album - Water_angel The Clue of the Tapping Heels - water_angel The Ghost of Blackwood Hall - water_angel The Haunted Bridge - water_angel The Message in the Hollow Oak - water_angel The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk - water_angel The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion - water_angel The Mystery of the Tolling Bell - water_angel The Password to Larkspur Lane - water_angel The Quest of the Missing Map - water_angel The Secret in the Old Attic - water_angel The Sign of the Twisted Candles - water_angel The Treasure in the Royal Tower - water_angel The Mystery of the Ivory Charm - water_angel The Whispering Statue - water_angel Charles Tritten Heidi Grows Up - Catstaff Heidi's Children - Catstaff Clara Bernice Miller: Katie - Catstaff Craig Johnson The Cold Dish - Little-Star Corey Taylor You're Making Me Hate You - Little-Star Courtney Cannon, Shelly Andrews, and Amber Richberger Wome n of the Crystal Coast: Drangonband Tales: Volume Three - purpledragonclaw Cynthia Keller An Amish Gift Dan Brown: Da Vince Code (The Da Vinci Code) - Little-Star Dan and Pauline Campanelli Circles, Groves, and Sanctuaries - Catstaff Daniele Ackley-McPhail After Punk: Steampowered Tales of the Afterlife - purpledragonclaw Dragon's Lure: Legends of a New Age - purpledragonclaw Danielle Mayers The Bard's Tale: Stories & Recipes From The Black Dragon Inn - purpledragonclaw Danny Rotondo Les gardiens du temps : les perles du passé - Little-Star David Michie: The Dalai Lama's Cat - Catstaff The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Art of Purring - Catstaff Diane Duane Spock’s World - Catstaff David Spencer Alien Nation: Passing Fancy - Catstaff Donald Zochert Laura - Catstaff Doug Neil Dragons: The Myths, Legends, & Lore Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Cold Vengence - water_angel Elisa Bialk Jill's Victory - Catstaff Elizabeth Enright: The Saturdays - Catstaff The Four-Story Mistake - Catstaff Then There Were Five - Catstaff Ellis Peters A Morbid Taste for Bones - Catstaff A Rare Benedictine - Catstaff An Excellent Mystery -Catstaff Brother Cadfael’s Penance - Catstaff Dead Man’s Ransom - Catstaff Monk’s Hood - Catstaff One Corpse Too Many - Catstaff St. Peter’s Fair - Catstaff The Confession of Brother Haluin - Catstaff The Devil’s Novice - Catstaff The Heretic’s Apprentice - Catstaff The Hermit of Eyton Forest - Catstaff The Holy Thief - Catstaff The Leper of St. Giles - Catstaff The Pilgrim of Hate - Catstaff The Potter’s Field - Catstaff The Raven in the Foregate - Catstaff The Rose Rent - Catstaff The Sanctuary Sparrow - Catstaff The Summer of the Danes - Catstaff The Virgin in the Ice - Catstaff Enid Bagnold National Velvet - Catstaff Erin Gitchell: The Feast - purpledragonclaw Esther Friesner Chicks in Chainmail - Catstaff France Rivers: The Atonement Child - Catstaff Frances Hodgson Burnett A Little Princess - Catstaff The Secret Garden - Catstaff Francine Rivers And the Shofar Blew - Catstaff A Voice in the Wind - Catstaff An Echo in the Darkness - Catstaff As Sure as the Dawn - Catstaff G.R.R. Martin A Game of Throne - Little-Star A Clash of Kings - Little-Star Gael Baudino Gossamer Axe - Catstaff Garret Weyr The Language of Spells - Purpledragonclaw Gene Logsdon Successful Berry Growing - water_angel Geogia Bragg How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous - water_angel Gillian Flynn Dark Places - GhostMouse Gone Girl - GhostMouse Gwenda Bond Stranger Things : Suspicious Minds - Little-Star Harlan Coben: Juste un regard (Just one look) - Little-Star Mauvaise Base (The Final Detail) - Little-Star Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird - Catstaff Helen Dore Boylston Sue Barton, Student Nurse - Catstaff Sue Barton, Senior Nurse - Catstaff Sue Barton, Visiting Nurse - Catstaff Sue Barton, Rural Nurse - Catstaff Sue Barton, Superintendent of Nurses - Catstaff Sue Barton, Neighborhood Nurse - Catstaff Sue Barton, Staff Nurse - Catstaff Henry James The Turn of the Screw - GhostMouse Iris Rainer Dart: The Stork Club - Catstaff J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Little-Star Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret - Little-Star J.R.R. Tolkien Bilbo le Hobbit (The Hobbit) - Little-Star Jane Austin Sense and Sensibility - Catstaff Janet Kagan Uhura's Song - Catstaff Jean M Audel: The Clan of the Cave Bear - Catstaff The Valley of Horses - Catstaff The Mammoth Hunters - Catstaff The Plains of Passage - Catstaff The Shelters of Stone - Catstaff Jean Lorrah: The IDIC Epidemic - Catstaff The Vulcan Academy Murders - Catstaff Jean Rabe: A Hero By Any Other Name - purpledragonclaw Jeane Westin Love and Glory - Catstaff Jim Butcher: Blood Rites - purpledragonclaw Death Masks - purpledragonclaw Summer Knight - purpledragonclaw Jim Defede The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland - Catstaff Joan Wolf Daughter of the Red Deer - Catstaff The Horsemasters - Catstaff Joanna Campbell: The Thoroughbred - Catstaff Joe Hill 20th centery Ghosts - GhostMouse Full Throttle - GhostMouse Horns - GhostMouse NOS4A2 - GhostMouse John M. Ford The Final Reflection - Catstaff Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens Alien Nation: The Day of Descent - Catstaff Julia Ecklar The Kobayashi Maru - Catstaff Julia Fenton Black Tie Only - Catstaff Julie Ellis: Commitment - Catstaff Loyalties - Catstaff The Velvet Jungle - Catstaff Justin Lemire L'ennemie de Sylfar: L'empereur - Little-Star L'ennemie de Sylfar: Le déclenchement - Little-Star L'ennemie de Sylfar: Conflits célestes - Little-Star K.J. Taylor The Shadow's Heir - purpledragonclaw K.W. Jeter Alien Nation: Cross of Blood - Catstaff Alien Nation: Dark Horizon - catstaff Kate Seredy The Good Master - Catstaff Kathy Reichs: Meurtre à la Carte (Monday Mourning) - Little-Star Krishan K. Bedi Enginnering the Life - Catstaff L.A. Graf Alien Nation: Extreme Prejudice - Catstaff L.M. Montgomery: Akin to Anne - Catstaff Anne's House of Dreams - Catstaff Anne of Avonlea - Catstaff Anne of Green Gables - Catstaff Anne of Ingleside - Catstaff Anne of the Island - Catstaff Anne of Windy Poplars - Catstaff Rainbow Valley - Catstaff Rilla of Ingleside - Catstaff L.P. Sicard Au nom de l'horreur - Little-Star Leonard Gross The Last Jews in Berlin - Catstaff Lorraine Beim: Triumph Clear - Catstaff Loretta Lynn and George Vescey Coal Miner's Daughter - Catstaff Louis Gosselin: Rue Wellington - Little-Star Louisa May Alcott: Eight Cousins - Catstaff Jack and Jill - Catstaff Jo's Boys - Catstaff Little Men - Catstaff Little Women - Catstaff Rose in Bloom - Catstaff Under the Lilacs - Catstaff Madeleine L'Engle: Meet the Austins - Catstaff The Moon by Night- Catstaff A Ring of Endless Night - Catstaff Marie Killilea Karen - Catstaff With Love From Karen - Catstaff Marie McSwigan Snow Treasure - Catstaff Margaret J. Anderson Searching for Shona - Catstaff Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale - Catstaff, Purpledragonclaw Mario Puzo The Godfather - Catstaff Marion Zimmer Bradley The Mists of Avalon - Catstaff Mary Ellis A Widow’s Hope - Catstaff An Amish Family Reunion - Catstaff Never Far from Home - Catstaff The Way to a Man’s Heart - Catstaff Mary Monica Pulver Murder at the War - Catstaff Matt Ruff Lovecraft Country - Ghostmouse Maya Banks Never Seduce a Scot - Catstaff Mercedes Lackey: Apex - purpledragonclaw Brightly Burning - Catstaff Exile's Honor - Catstaff Exile's Valor - Catstaff Eye Spy - purpledragonclaw Home from the Sea - Catstaff Oathbreakers - Catstaff Phoenix and Ashes - Catstaff Reserved for the Cat - Catstaff Seasons: All-New Tales of Valdemar - purpledragonclaw Steadfast - Catstaff The Dragon Jousters 1: Joust - Catstaff The Dragon Jousters 2: Alta - Catstaff The Dragon Jousters 3: Sanctuary - Catstaff The Dragon Jousters 4: Arie - Catstaff The Fire Rose - Catstaff The Gates of Sleep - Catstaff The Hills Have Spies - purpledragonclaw The Oathbound - Catstaff The Serpent’s Shadow - Catstaff The Wizard of London - Catstaff Unnatural Issue - Catstaff Michel J. Lévesque: Arielle Queen: 1 La société secrète des Alters - Little-Star Arielle Queen: 2 Premier voyage vers l'Helheim - Little-Star Arielle Queen: 3 La riposte des elfes noirs - Little-Star Misty Massey, Emily Lavin Leverett and Margaret S. McGraw The Weird Wild West - purpledragonclaw N.X. Sharps and Alana Abbott Kaiju Rising II: Reign of Monsters Natasa Ilincic A Compendium of Witches - Purpledragonclaw Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Good Omens - SaltySenpai Nicholas Pileggi Wiseguy - Catstaff Oberon Zell-Ravenheart Green Egg Omelette - Catstaff Patrick Graham L'Évangile selon Satan - Little-Star Patrick Sénécal Contre Dieu - Little-Star Malphas: Le Cas des casiers carnassiers - Little-Star Peter S. Beagle In Calabria - purpledragonclaw Peter David: Alien Nation: Body and Soul - Catstaff Q-In-Law - Catstaff Phillip Pullman: His Dark Materials 1: The Golden Compass (The Northern Lights) - Ghost Mouse His Dark Materials 2: The Subtle Knife - GhostMouse His Dark Materials 3: The Amber Spyglass - GhostMouse Priscilla Cummings Blindsided - Catstaff Pu Songling Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Eerie and Fantastic Chinese Stories of the Supernatural - Purpledragonclaw Rebecca Solnit Call Them By Their True Names - purpledragonclaw Richelle LaFleur Love In Arms - Catstaff Rick Wilson: Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever - Purpledragonclaw Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump-and Democracts From Themselves - Purpledragonclaw Robert Vaughn: Dawn of the Century (American Chronicles 1) - Catstaff Over There (American Chronicles 2) - Catstaff The Lost Generation (American Chronicles 3) - Catstaff Hard Times (American Chronicles 4) - Catstaff Portals of Hell (American Chronicles 5) - Catstaff The Iron Curtain (American Chronicles 6) - Catstaff Cold War (American Chronicles 7) - Catstaff The New Frontier (American Chronicles 8 ) - Catstaff Flower Children (American Chronicles 9) - Catstaff Ruth Walker: Air Force Wives - Catstaff Rings - Catstaff The Club - Catstaff Sara Gilbert A League of Their Own - Catstaff Sansra Brown Breath of Scandal - Catstaff Sharon Wagner Gypsy and Nimblefoot - Catstaff Gypsy and the Moonstone Stallion - Catstaff Gypsy From Nowhere - Catstaff Skye Alexander: Unicorns: The Myths, Legends, & Lore Simon Rousseau : La Reine des Neiges - Little-Star Sonia Alain: Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Little-Star Stephen Deas The Black Mausoleum Stephen King 11/22/63 - GhostMouse Carrie - Catstaff Cycle of the Werewolf - GhostMouse Dolores Claiborne - GhostMouse Duma Key - GhostMouse End Of Watch (Bill Hodges #3) - GhostMouse Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges #2) - GhostMouse Firestarter - Catstaff, GhostMouse Full Dark, No Star - GhostMouse Gerald's Game - GhostMouse If It Bleeds - GhostMouse It - Little-Star Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges #1) - GhostMouse Nightmares & Dreamscapes - Ghostmouse Rage - GhostMouse Roadwork - GhostMouse The Colorado Kid - GhostMouse The Dead Zone - GhostMouse The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - GhostMouse The Outsider - GhostMouse Stephanie Foster: Rhythm of Love - Catstaff Steve Berry Le Temple de Jerusalem - Little-Star Steven Levenkron: The Luckiest Girl in the World - Catstaff The Best Little Girl in the World - Catstaff Susan Beth Pfeffer Fantasy Summer - Catstaff Susan Clement Farrar Samantha on Stage - Catstaff Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games - Catstaff Catching Fire - Catstaff Mockingjay - Catstaff Sydney Taylor All-of-a-Kind Family - Catstaff All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown - Catstaff All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown - Catstaff Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family - Catstaff More All-of-a-Kind Family - Catstaff Thomas Harris The Silence of the Lambs - Catstaff Tim Marquitz and Melanie R. Meadors Mech: Age of Steel Tom Clancy: Executive Orders - Catstaff Patriot Games - Catstaff The Hunt for Red October - Catstaff Torey Hayden One Child - Catstaff The Tiger's Child - Catstaff Somebody Else's Kids - Catstaff Just Another Kid - Catstaff Tracy Chevalier Girl with a Pearl Earring - Catstaff Sun Bear, Wabun, and Nimimosha The Bear Tribe's Self-Reliance Book - Catstaff Vernor Vinge Rainbows End - Purpledragonclaw Virgina Woolf To The Lighthouse - Purpledragonclaw Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter, and Richelle Brunstetter: The Brides of the Big Valley - Catstaff Yvan Godbout: Boucle d'or - Little-Star Cobayes: Olivier - Little-Star Hansel et Gretel - Little-Star Edited August 9, 2020 by Little-Star Share this post Link to post
Posted July 2, 2019 I'd love to join! I doubt I'll get anywhere close (because I'm in the middle of a Game of Thrones book -__- and also I'm a uni student LOL) but it'd be a nice way to keep track of where I'm up to! Share this post Link to post
Posted July 3, 2019 9 hours ago, RealWilliamShakespeare said: I'd love to join! I doubt I'll get anywhere close (because I'm in the middle of a Game of Thrones book -__- and also I'm a uni student LOL) but it'd be a nice way to keep track of where I'm up to! No problem, most people don't reach 250 but I agree it's a good way to keep track! Share this post Link to post
Posted July 14, 2019 I'll give it a whirl again this year, since I missed last year's. Share this post Link to post
Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) Book Number: 1 Number of Pages: 535 Book Title: Rings Author: Ruth Walker Summary: The story of three generations of women in the circus: Romany Mara, star aerialist of the 1920s; her daughter Vicky, raised in privilege and returned to the circus through chance; and granddaughter Michelle, whose ambition to run the circus could cost everything she holds dear. Edited August 5, 2019 by catstaff Was told that my summary was too long. Share this post Link to post
Posted August 3, 2019 I'll give it another try this year. I'll try to beat last year's record lol. Share this post Link to post
Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) @catstaff , your summary is way to long. Rule 11 says in less than 100 words, you have 220+ Edited August 3, 2019 by Little-Star Share this post Link to post
Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) Book Number: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Book Title: Les chevaliers d'Antarès - La tourmante (book 10/12) Author: Anne Robillard Summary: The war against the scorpions is at it's peak while the other war against the god is still on its way. Edited August 3, 2019 by Little-Star Share this post Link to post
Posted August 4, 2019 I'm signing up again! I had a few more to submit for the last one, could you update my final count whenever you get around to it? Book Number: 1 Number Of Pages: 625 Book Title: Duma Key Author: Stephen King Summary: A terrible accident costs Edgar Freemantle his arm and ruins his life. He moves to the beautiful Duma Key to recover, where he discovers an incredible talent and a dark secret. Share this post Link to post
Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, GhostMouse said: I'm signing up again! I had a few more to submit for the last one, could you update my final count whenever you get around to it? Already done Share this post Link to post
Posted August 5, 2019 On 8/3/2019 at 8:44 AM, Little-Star said: @catstaff , your summary is way to long. Rule 11 says in less than 100 words, you have 220+ Huh, first time anyone's actually enforced Rule 11 that I recall. Fixing. Book Number: 2 Number of Pages: 473 Book Title: The Club Author: Ruth Walker Summary: Five very different women meet in a divorce attorney's waiting room, and decide to form a support group to see each other through the first year of renewed singleness. Share this post Link to post
Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) @catstaff I don't usually count to see if it's precisely under 100 words, and wont count unless it appears to be clearly over. Yours was more noticable than if it had only be over only from a few words as it was the double. Yes I will enforce it, but probably not as strictly as it should. I wasn't the host of the challange before the previous edition so can't tell for other original account but I will enforce it as much as possible. Edited August 5, 2019 by Little-Star Share this post Link to post
Posted August 5, 2019 I still count my books annually from having participated it this years ago (I actually stopped joining once summaries became rquired...). I have yet to hit 250 but it's fun to see what I and others have read. Happy reading, everyone! Share this post Link to post
Posted August 6, 2019 Hey guys I changed rule 11 a bit and would like some feed back about it. Do you want to keep it as it was (summary needed between 10 and 100 words), keep like ot is now (summary between 10 and 100 words if you want to) or just completely ditch that rule. On 7/1/2019 at 9:19 PM, Little-Star said: 11. You can write a summary of the book you read but it has to be in less than 100 words, but more than 10 words. It's not mandatory but it would be nice if you do. I am open to other suggestion that could improve the challenge Share this post Link to post
Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) Book Number: 2 Number Of Pages: 332 Book Title: Les chavaliers d'Antarès - Allience (book 11/12) Author: Anne Robillard Summary: The knights finally won the war against the scorpions and Nemeroff, very angry, used his magic powers to push the piece of land where the scorpions live to make sure they don't come back. Meanwhile, the war against the god is coming fast. Edited August 7, 2019 by Little-Star Share this post Link to post
Posted August 8, 2019 Book Number: 3 Number of Pages: 288 Book Title: Katie Author: Clara Bernice Miller Summary: Katie is a young Amish girl growing to adulthood in an Old Order community. She struggles to balance her personal growth in Christianity with the beliefs of her Old Order community. Book Number: 4 Number of Pages: 189 Book Title: The Luckiest Girl in the World Author: Steven Levenkron Summary: Katie Roskova appears to have it all: she's pretty, gets high grades at her exclusive private school, and is a talented competitive figure skater. But she's also dealing with pressure from her overbearing stage mother, the absence of her father, and her own self-doubt, all of which find release in self-injury. An incident at school forces her into therapy, which starts teaching her healthier ways to cope than cutting herself. Share this post Link to post
Posted August 8, 2019 I'd like to join! I think I must read approx 300 or so books every year..so this will be a great way to keep track Thanks! Share this post Link to post
Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/6/2019 at 4:56 PM, Little-Star said: Hey guys I changed rule 11 a bit and would like some feed back about it. Do you want to keep it as it was (summary needed between 10 and 100 words), keep like ot is now (summary between 10 and 100 words if you want to) or just completely ditch that rule. I am open to other suggestion that could improve the challenge I vote to keep it as it was. Share this post Link to post
Posted August 9, 2019 I'm not certain what the point of limiting the summary is? If someone wants to share a paragraph, why stop them? I'd maybe go with, "A summary is optional, but if included should be more than 10 words." I'm a little torn because I personally don't enjoy trying to summarize what I've read, so I'd like it to be optional. On the other hand, if I'm curious about someone else's books, a summary is a nice way to get an idea of them. It also seems like "proof" you read the book. I guess I don't have strong feelings about it either way, so those are just some thoughts to consider... (And thanks for updating my final count!) Share this post Link to post
Posted August 9, 2019 1 hour ago, GhostMouse said: I'd maybe go with, "A summary is optional, but if included should be more than 10 words." I'm a little torn because I personally don't enjoy trying to summarize what I've read, so I'd like it to be optional. This. Optional, please. Share this post Link to post
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