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2016-19 Activities & Challenges
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Shelfagories: 2016
The Fireman - Joe Hill#1 - A book with more than 750 pages (768)
Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
#2 A classic romance
Brooklyn - Colm Tóibín
#3 - A book that became a movie
My Name Is Lucy Barton - Elizabeth Gilbert
#4 - A book published this year
Everything Is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer
#5 - A book by someone under 30
Jonathan Safran Foer was 25 when this book was first published
The Edge of Lost - Kristina McMorris
#6 - A book based entirely on its cover
Beside Myself - Ann Morgan
#7 - A mystery or thriller
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R.R. Martin
#8 - A book of short stories
Cleopatra: A Life - Stacy Schiff
#9 A book of nonfiction
Last Night in Montreal - Emily St. John Mandel
#10 A popular author's first book
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
#11 A book that won the Pulitzer Prize after the year 2000
The Sign of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle
#12 A book over 100 years old
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson - Lyndsay Faye
#13 - A book set somewhere you want to visit
The City of Mirrors - Justin Cronin
#14 - A book set in the future
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights - Salman Rushdie
#15 - A book with magic.
The Concrete Blonde - Michael Connelly
#16 - A book you own but have never read.
The Lufthansa Heist - Henry Hill
#17 - A book set in your hometown
Mrs. Poe - Lynn Cullen
#18 - A book written by an author with your initials (I used my maiden name, initials LC)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - J.K. Rowling and others
#19 - A Play
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams - Stephen King
#20 - A collection of short stories
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History - Erik Larson
#21 - A microhistory
In Other Words - Jhumpa Lahiri
#22 - A translated book (Lahiri wrote the book in Italian and then translated it into English)
West with the Night - Beryl Markham
#23 - A book published by an Indie Press
The Round House - Louise Erdrich
#24 - A book about an indigenous culture
Preludes and Nocturnes - Neil Gaiman
#25 - A Graphic Novel
The Birds and Other Stories - Daphne du Maurier
#26 - A book published the year you were born
Winter Storms - Elin Hilderbrand
#27 - A book set during Christmas or other winter holiday
Slade House - David Mitchell
#28 - A book with nonhuman characters
End of Watch - Stephen King
#29 - A Book that scares you
This challenge was completed as stated , but I will continue to see how many more categories I can complete.
As of December 13th 29/29 individual books were completed, no book covered more than one category. This challenge is 100% complete.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer#11 - won the Pulitzer after 2000
My review is on the PBT group shelf.
#9 A nonfiction bookHappier at Home: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Cram My Day with What I Love, Hold More Tightly, Embrace Here, and Remember Now - Gretchen Rubin
A thriller or mystery The ShiningA book that became a movie or tv show Hangover Square
A nonfiction book A Moveable Feast
A collection of short stories Like Life
A book with more than 750 pages Cloudsplitter
A book you own, but have never read The Namesake
A popular author's first book The Bluest Eye
A book published this year The Expatriates
A book set somewhere you want to visit A Tale of Love and Darkness
A book based entirely on its cover The Yellow Wall-Paper
A book more than 100 years old Kidnapped
A translated book Season of Migration to the North
A book that scares you Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
A Mircrohistory Goodbye to Berlin
A book with Magic Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
A book written by someone under 30 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
A book set during Christmas Skipping Christmas
a book by someone under 30 I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the TalibanSet somewhere I want to visit The Nightingale
Book you own but never read A Mystery of Errors
A mystery or thriller Betrayed
Didn't get around to posting this till now, but here's my so fars:A book that became a movie/TV show: The Jane Austen Book Club. 4 stars
A book written by someone under 30: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. 4 stars
A non-fiction book: Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian. 4 stars
A book with magic: Skellig. 3.5 stars
A book you own but have never read: If I Were Not Upon the Sea. 3.5 stars
A book by/about an indigenous culture: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus . 3 stars
A Book that scares me
13½ by Nevada Barr – 3.5*** Much darker and more terrifying than the Anna Pigeon series by which most readers know Nevada Barr. I was captivated from the beginning, and Barr held my attention throughout. There is considerable foul language, and some very graphic scenes of violence. Dan John Miller does a fine job of narrating the audiobook.
Full Review HERE
What I've completed so far✔7. A mystery or thriller -Classified as Murder (A Cat in the Stacks Mystery, #2) - Miranda James (3 stars) 1/3/16
✔9. A nonfiction book - Shelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama, and Other Page-Turning Adventures from a Year in a Book store - Suzanne Strempek Shea (4 stars) 1/12/16
✔10. A popular author's first book - The All of It - Jeannette Haien (4 stars) 1/15/16 - it is a debut but not sure if she would be defined as popular
✔13. A book set somewhere you want to visit - The Dead Cat Bounce (A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery, #1) - Sarah Graves (4 stars) 1/6/16 - set in Eastport, ME - we vacation in Maine but have never been to this area.
✔17. A book that takes place in your hometown - In The Neighborhood: The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time - Peter Lovenheim (4 stars) 1/22/16 Rochester, NY
✔23. A book published by an indie press - Calico Canyon (Lassoed in Texas, #2) - Mary Connealy (4 stars) 1/19/16 publ by Barbour Publishing, Inc.
✔27. A book set during Christmas/winter holiday - The Perfect Christmas - Debbie Macomber (4 stars) 1/17/16
13. A book set somewhere you want to visitQueen Lucia
My review (link shows the page of reviews)
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show_...
What's the difference between 8. a book of short stories
20. a collection of short stories
JoLene wrote: "What's the difference between 8. a book of short stories
20. a collection of short stories"
We discussed this back at Shelfari. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but it was determined a book of short stories would be all written by one author whereas a collevtion is mors like an anthology, with short stories all written by different authors.
Book that was made into a movie
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl – 3***A classic children’s story with a message about good behavior being rewarded. I never read it as a child and I found it a bit over-the-top, but I can see the great appeal that this kind of “fairy tale” holds for children. Eric Idle does a marvelous job of narrating the audio book. All his skill as a voice artist is put to good use creating unique characters. I’d give him 4 stars for his narration.
Full Review HERE
#28 A book with nonhuman characters Redwall / Brian Jacques#9 A non-fiction book When to Rob a Bank / Steven Levitt
#11 A book that won the Pulitzer Prize A Visit from the Goon Squad / Jennifer Egan
#17 A book that takes place in your hometown We Are Market Basket: The Story of the Unlikely Grassroots Movement That Saved a Beloved Business / Daniel Korschun
#18 A book written by an author with your initials Murder and the First Lady / Elliott Roosevelt
#22 A translated book Mister Orange / Truus Matti
#26 A book published the year you were born Cry, the Beloved Country / Alan Paton
#16 A book you own but have never read The Book of Aron / Jim Shepard
#7 A mystery or a thriller Badlands / C.J Box
#24 A book about an indigenous culture Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis / Timothy Egan
#5 A book written by someone under 30 The Secret History / Donna Tartt
#4 A book published this year When Breath Becomes Air / Paul Kalanithi
#27 A book set during Christmas or other winter holiday - Silent Night: A Spenser Holiday Novel / Robert B, Parker
#25 A graphic novel Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir Liz Prince
#19 A play Death of a Salesman / Arthur Miller
#29 A book that scares you Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End / Atul Gawande
#6 A book based entirely on its cover Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood / Eileen Cook
#15 A book with magic The Golem and the Jinni / Helene Wecker
#1 A book with more than 750 pages Under the Dome / Stephen King
#10 A popular author's first book The Virgin Suicides / Jeffrey Eugenides
#3 A book that became a movie or a tv show Orange Is the New Black / Piper Kerman
#13 A book set somewhere you want to visit Diamond Head / Cecily Wong
#14 A book set in the future Wayward / Blake Crouch
#8 A book of short stories The Bazaar of Bad Dreams / Stephen King
#20 A collection of short stories Interpreter of Maladies / Jhumpa Lahiri
Rachel wrote: "A book based entirely on its coverThe Scam
I needed purple for Jen's blogs winter challenge :-)"
That's clever!
I'll play!#1 - A book with more than 750 pages Marion Fay by Anthony Trollope
#3 - A book that became a movie or tv show The Reef by Edith Wharton (I'm not a movie goer, but wiki tells me this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ree... )
#4 - A book published this year My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout.
#5 & #10 A book written by someone under 30 & A popular author's first book - Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (does he qualify as "popular"?)
#7 - A mystery or thriller Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall
8. A book of short stories - Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You: 13 Stories
#9 - A nonfiction book The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance by Ron Chernow
#16 - A book you own, but have never read - Armadale by Wilkie Collins
#22 - A translated book A Murky Business by Honoré de Balzac
3. A book that became a movie or tv show - The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves - 5 StarsVera is a British detective television series based on the works of crime author Ann Cleeves starring Brenda Blethyn.
The Crow Trap
My Review
QUESTION re: 17. A book that takes place in your hometownDo you want the actual city/town? Or will the state be close enough?
>46 That's a good question. I also think "hometown" can be defined in different ways. What I consider my hometown is the town I lived in when I was born (Ardill, Saskatchewan - apparently less than 10 people lived there when I did and it's probably fewer than that now!). So, I can guarantee there are no books set there!
I think some people consider "hometown" the town/city where they grew up. That town for me, had about 1300 people at the time. Now there is about 1200. I was going to say there are probably no books set there, either, but I know that's a lie!
I'm thinking it must have been self-published, but there was a biography of one of the kids I knew who was in the "special class" when I was in school, written by his mother, I think. I read that a number of years ago. My parents also have a biography of one of the former doctors who practiced there and I was going to borrow that book (I just found out about that book over the Christmas holidays and they had the book with them).
Huh! Didn't expect that, but I could probably use that book to fit the "hometown" one... if I consider hometown the town I grew up in (moved there from Ardill when I was 2-1/2).
Alternately, there is the city I live in now. With over 1 million people, there is bound to be a book or two set here... I guess I've already read one or two, so there must be more out there.
Sorry - I really got off on a tangent there!
Ha! Without even thinking, once again I used the LibraryThing system of replying... Oops!
Here are mine so far:9. A Nonfiction Book: The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
14. A Book Set in the Future: The Martian 2035
16. A Book you own but have never read Quartet in Autumn
28. A book with nonhuman characters The Lord of the Rings
A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams4. A book published this year.
My review can be found on the PBT shelf.
Book Concierge wrote: "QUESTION re: 17. A book that takes place in your hometown. Do you want the actual city/town? Or will the state be close enough?"It should be more specific than the state but can certainly be the closest large town.
For example, my hometown is a fairly small city in northwest Missouri. I am probably not going to find a book set there. However, I grew up not far from Kansas City and often tell people that is where I am from when asked, then narrow it down if they are actually familiar with the area. I will like call KC my "hometown" for this challenge.
If you moved around a lot, then pick the place you most consider your "hometown"!
Play Book Tag
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The Diary of a Young Girl (other topics)
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The categories are:
1. A book with more than 750 pages
2. A classic romance
3. A book that became a movie or tv show
4. A book published this year
5. A book written by someone under 30
6. A book based entirely on its cover
7. A mystery or thriller
8. A book of short stories
9. A nonfiction book
10. A popular author's first book
11. A book that won the Pulitzer Prize after the year 2000
12. A book more than 100 years old
13. A book set somewhere you want to visit
14. A book set in the future
15. A book with magic
16. A book you own, but have never read
17. A book that takes place in your hometown
18. A book written by an author with your initials
19. A play
20. A collection of short stories
21. A microhistory
22. A translated book
23. A book published by an indie press
24. A book about an indigenous culture
25. A graphic novel
26. A book published the year you were born
27. A book set during Christmas or other winter holiday
28. A book with non human characters
29. A book that scares you.
A single book can be used for up to two categories. Need more of a challenge? Read the whole list!
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