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**Winter Challenge - 1st June - 31st August 2016**
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I have chosen two authors (as they are both short names) - Kim Kelly and J.D. Robb
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I'm in - here is my list - subject to change as I go along!Was hard to pick just ONE of my favourite Aussie authors - so I eenie meenie miny mo'd :)
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One of my favourite authors is✔L Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole
✔I I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass
✔SSplit Second by David Baldacci
✔A A Time for Friends by Patricia Scanlan
✔G Graveminder by Melissa Marr
✔AA Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
✔R Red Lightning by Laura Pritchett
✔D Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica
✔N The Nest by ]Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
✔E Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
✔R Redemption Road by John Hart
My favourite author is Di Morrissey (happens to be Australian as well)....7/11
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O On Father's Day, Cindy Gambino's Shattering Account Of Her Children's Revenge Murders by Megan Norris
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I I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern War Story by Michael Hastings
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E Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
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The toughest bit was to pick ONE fave author!K – Kokoda by Paul Ham -Read 22/07
A – Australians: Origins to Eureka (Australians #1) by Thomas Keneally -Read 28/06
T – The Twisted Knot by J.M. Peace -Read 14/07
E – Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs #9) by Jacqueline Winspear -Read 19/07
F – Fox Hunt by James Phelan -Read 25/06
O – The Other Side of Summer by Emily Gale -Read 10/06
R – The Raven's Wing by Frances Watts -Read 07/07
S – Sang Pemimpi by Andrea Hirata -Read 15/06
Y – Yellow by Megan Jacobson -Read 07/06
T – The Tesla Legacy by Robert G. Barrett -Read 09/07
H – Hourglass by Myra McEntire -Read 13/07
COMPLETED as at 22/07
Love Jasper Fforde and am hanging out for a new Nursery Crimes book from him so in the meantime ...J - Joe Cinque's Consolation, A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law (thank you Carolyn - I was struggling to find a "J"but this was on your list!)
A - A Spool of Blue Thread
S - The Summer Before the War
P - Paper Towns
E - 11/22/63
R - Remember Me Like This
F - The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
F - Fahrenheit 451
O - Orphan Train
R - Red Queen
D - Defending Jacob
E - Everything Is Illuminated
Way behind in this challenge as my bookclub title didn't fit and I was also halfway through another book that didn't fit ... anyway first one down and I'll have to speed up from here.
3* and lots of food for thought. #2 down - Defending Jacob - really interesting 4*
#3 - A Spool of Blue Thread - liked this - easy read 3*
#4 - The Summer Before the War - really liked this 4.5*
I'm in! Though having to pick only one favourite author was really tough Brenda! You guys are getting mean :)3/10
N:Nica of Los Angeles by Sue Perry
T: The Mansion's Twins by Rose M. Channing
A: Awaken by Sarah M. Ross
L: Leap of Faith by Fiona McCallum Aussie
B:Bloodrealms by Aurora Whittet
O: One Hundred Days by Mark Morey Aussie
T: The Shadows by Megan Chance
I'm in as I skipped the May challenge. My favorite author is Lee Child. Will come back and update as I find the relevant books.L -
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Rachael wrote: "Love Jasper Fforde and am hanging out for a new Nursery Crimes book from him so in the meantime ...J - Joe Cinque's Consolation, A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law (thank you ..."
:) I had to look through my tbrs to find one!
Also had Jackaby , Jar City, The Japanese Lover, Judy: A Dog In A Million and Justice for Sara if you want to check out some others :)
I'm in, with a partial list:A
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Carolyn wrote: "Rachael wrote: "Love Jasper Fforde and am hanging out for a new Nursery Crimes book from him so in the meantime ...J - [book:Joe Cinque's Consolation, A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law|613..."
Thanks Carolyn. I think I will stick with the one I have but you have reminded me that The Japanese Lover should be on my TBR!
Yes I'm in!! So hard to choose a fav Aussie Author .. but I'm going with Deborah Challinor as I've read a lot of her books lately.D - Darkest Place (Aussie Author)
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Im in But not list yetJJust One Day
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L Mandela's Way: Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage
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7/11 Didn't do to bad - not sure if I will make the rest due to work and university but loved this challenge
WINTER CHALLENGE - 1ST JUNE - 31ST AUGUST 2016 ~ 0/19 CompletedFavourite Aussie Author: Markus Zusak ~ Books: 0/ 11
M – Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
A – The Accidental Book Club by Jennifer Scott
R – The Red Plague Affair by Lilith Saintcrow
K – The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
U – Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
S – The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Z – Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld
U – Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane
S – Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
A – Across the Universe by Beth Revis
K – Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett
Second Aussie Author: Garth Nix ~ Books: 0/ 8
G – Geist by Philippa Ballantine
A – All That I Am by Anna Funder
R – Reluctantly Charmed by Ellie O'Neill
T – The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow
H – The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
N – Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid
I – The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
X – Xanadu by John Man
I have so many favourites but one of them perenially is bell hooks. This being the year of reading woc she is a particularily apt one. I will try to find a book for each letter and will post at least 3 of those tonightb-
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So far Burial Rites was an aussie one!!
If I manage to get the E and the O I want to think of a fantastic author with a lot of Ts and mainly consonants next (which is a shame because I seem to love a lot of authors with stacks of vowels and no T)
I am inRead 8/10
K Key of Light 4 stars
A Aundy 3 stars
T Tallowood Bound 4 stars
E Ex on the Beach 3 stars
M Montana Cherries 3 stars
O One Time Thing 3 stars
R Rose in Bloom 2 Stars
T The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane 4 stars
O Outback Blaze 3 stars
N Not Quite Enough 3 stars
I'm in with Tim Winton, one of my favourites and an Aussie. His name is pretty short, so if I go well, I'll add the -othy and maybe even his middle name, John. I"ll work on my list. :)
I'm going with John Green because I will likely not be able to read even 3 books per month at my current reading rate, unfortunately, but his books are amazingly well-written.5/9 Books Read
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N - Not If I See You First
J - Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and SwansK - Keeping Faith
R- The Rose & the Dagger
O- The Other Side of Midnight
W- Where We Belong
L- Looking for Alaska
I- I Heart New York
N- The Notebook
G- The Glittering Court
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My author is Dr. Wayne Dyer and my books areD Deep Truth by Gregg BradenDeep Truth: Igniting the Memory of Our Origin, History, Destiny, and Fate Gregg Braden ( Read)
R Radiance, Experiencing Divine Presence by Gina lakeRadiance: Experiencing Divine Presence(Read) click on link to see review
W Winter ( Hyddenworld) Winterby William Horwood ( Read,click on link to see review)
A Animal Farm by George OrwellAnimal FarmOrwell ( Read)click on link to see review
Y Yarn over murder by Maggie SeftonYarn Over Murder Sefton ( Read)
N Notes from a small islandNotes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (Read, click on link to see review)
E Excuses be gone by Dr. Wayne W. DyerExcuses Begone!: How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits Wayne W Dyer (Read) clickonlink to see review
W Whitethorn by Bryce CourtneyWhitethorn(Read, click on link to see review)
D Dirt Music by Tim WintonDirt MusicRead,click on link for review
Y Yoshimoto's last dive by Antony Trew Yashimoto's Last Dive ( Read)
E E-squared,nine do it yourself experimentsE-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality by Pam Grout (Read) click on link to see review
R Rain Music byRain Music Di Morrissey ( Read, click on link to see review)
I'm going for my favourite child hood author! E - Eight Cousins byLouisa May Alcott
N - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
I - Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
D - A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
B - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
L - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Y - Open to suggestions, pretty please!
T - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
O - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
N - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
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D Deep Truth by Gregg Braden
R Radiance, Experiencing Divine Presence by Gina lake
W Winter by William Horwood
A Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Some good choices Connie - I've just sent you a PM :)
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E - Eight Cousins byLouisa May Alcott
N - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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Great choices Rebecca:) I have trouble with Y as well, but have chosen [book:A Year Down Yonder|39980] by Richard Peck - I searched the listopia for Y books and when I saw that one I liked the sound of it. Ordered it reasonably from Abe Books:) Good luck!
You might find something here - https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...
Rebecca wrote: "I'm going for my favourite child hood author! E - Eight Cousins byLouisa May Alcott
N - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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I have tentatively chosen [book:You Can Trust Me|21976700] by Sophie McKenzie for another challenge Rebecca. There is also You by Caroline Kepnes which I recently finished....if you like creepy psych thrillers :)
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K - A Kingdom Besieged by Raymond E. Feist
E - Emerald Springs by Fleur McDonald
R - [book:Reveal: A Wild Nights Nove..."
Fantastic!
Rebecca wrote: "Y - Open to suggestions, pretty please!"I've got Y too & I'm planning for Yellow by Megan Jacobson
Tien wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "Y - Open to suggestions, pretty please!"I've got Y too & I'm planning for Yellow by Megan Jacobson"
I really enjoyed The Yellow Papers which I read in another challenge. You might like to check that out.
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One of my favourite authors is James OswaldJ - Jane Steele 4 ★
A - All the Light We Cannot See 5 ★
M - Maestra 4 ★
E - Eden 5 ★
S - Shelter 3 ★
O - Out of the Ice 3 ★
S - Scared Yet? 4 ★
W - The Widow 4 ★
A - After You 5 ★
L - The Luminaries 4 ★
D - Dark Horse 5 ★
I'm finding seeing everyone's favourite authors really fascinating!
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Exactly! If I had enough time I'd commit to this one, but life is overly flat out at the moment.
I don't realistically think I'm going to get through all these - but what the heck... I'll give it a go!Hard to pick a fave - but I'm going to go with:
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I'm open to any recommendations for a "u"novel! I have "uncle toms cabin" on my tbr list, but I think it's just a bit heavy for me at this point in my life! :)
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Us by David Nicholls is good too.
Couldnt decide on a fav Aussie Author so good old eenie meenie miney mo came in to play & I ended up with Rachael TreasureR -
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ahh too many favourite authors!!!okay.
J Jilted by Rachael Johns
O The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan
H House Rules by Jodi Picoult
N Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
M My Kind of Crazy by Robin Reul
A Accused by Mark Gimenez
R The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
S The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
D A Day at the Office by Matt Dunn
E Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
N Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
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Aussie Readers
Books mentioned in this topic
The KGB's Poison Factory: From Lenin to Litvinenko (other topics)Other People's Wars: A History of Australian Peacekeeping (other topics)
The Wizard of Oz and Other Wonderful Books of Oz: The Emerald City of Oz and Glinda of Oz (other topics)
Jane Eyre (other topics)
Gulliver's Travels (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Joseph Conrad (other topics)Herbert Lieberman (other topics)
Raimond Gaita (other topics)
David James Duncan (other topics)
Neil Gaiman (other topics)
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How It Works:
1). Take the name of your favourite author and read a book where the title starts with each letter of that author's name - It’s that simple!
2). If you finish your first author quickly, challenge yourself to choose your second favourite author and start over! See how many of your favourite authors you can complete! :)
3). To make it more challenging, try to choose at least one Aussie author
Example:
If your favourite author is Jaye Ford this is how your choices could look:
J - Jack Gregson & the Forgotten Portal
A - Ash Island
Y - You
E - Emma's Secret
F - Fear Is the Rider
O - One Mile Under
R - Resurrection Bay
D - Daughter of Australia
Rules:
#1. List (and LINK) all the books you plan to read for the challenge.
#2. Upon completion of a book, rate it and update your progress.
#3. Don't forget our minimum of 125 pages - full guidelines HERE
Relax, chill out and read
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Carolyn
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Chloe
Christy
Cindy
Connie
Deborah
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Elaine
Em
Heather
Jane
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Jennifer
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Rachael
Rebecca
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Stef
Steve
Tien
Trevor
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