Something Old, Something New discussion

Here is our challenge for the month of September!

Random TBR Challenge
1. Sort TBR by date added and read the book that appears first
2. Sort TBR by number of pages and read a book between 300-400 pages
3. Sort TBR Alphabetically by title and read the first book that starts with the letter ‘N’
4. Sort TBR by Publication Date and read a book that appears in the top 5 oldest books published
5. Sort TBR by Publication Date and read a book that appears in the top 5 most recent books published
6. Sort TBR by Average Rating and read a book that has a rating of 4.0 or higher

Collect 5 points for each book read. Multiple books can be read for each criteria, ie; if you read two books that start with an ‘N’ you get 5 points each.

Bonus Points:
* Read 1 book from each criteria – 20 points
* Read 2 books from each criteria – 40 points
* Read 3 books from each criteria – 60 points!

So I haven't managed to complete a challenge yet but will give this one a go. I'll list my books and then hope to read them.
1. TBR by date: The Catcher in the Rye
2. TBR by Pages: Dark Places
3. Alphabetical Letter N: The Name of the Rose
4.Publication date, Top 5 oldest:A Christmas Carol
5.Publication Date, Recent: Big Little Lies
6. Average Rating 4 or more:The Collected Works of A. J. Fikry

Random TBR Challenge
1. Sort TBR by date added and read the book that appears firstMurder Between the Coversby Elaine Viets

2. Sort TBR by number of pages and read a book between 300-400 pages Defending Angels by Mary Stanton

3. Sort TBR Alphabetically by title and read the first book that starts with the letter ‘N’
Nearly Departed in Deadwood


4. Sort TBR by Publication Date and read a book that appears in the top 5 oldest books publishedThe Maltese Falconby Dashiell Hamett


5. Sort TBR by Publication Date and read a book that appears in the top 5 most recent books published
Etta Mae's Worst Bad-Luck Day by Ann B. Ross

6. Sort TBR by Average Rating and read a book that has a rating of 4.0 or higher Home Grown: Adventures in Parenting off the Beaten Path, Unschooling, and Reconnecting with the Natural Worldby Ben Hewitt



Collect 5 points for each book read. Multiple books can be read for each criteria, ie; if you read two books that start with an ‘N’ you get 5 points each.

Bonus Points:
* Read 1 book from each criteria – 20 points
* Read 2 books from each criteria – 40 points
* Read 3 books from each criteria – 60 points!

I will update my post with my books when I get home from work tonight.

Elaine wrote: "So I haven't managed to complete a challenge yet but will give this one a go. I'll list my books and then hope to read them.
1. TBR by date: The Catcher in the Rye[bookcover:The Catch..."

That's a really diverse list there Elaine. Looks good!

OK got my books listed. Not sure I'll be able to get some of them from the library in time but i will try. Not to mention Natchez burning is over 30 discs LOL I have checked it out twice already & didn't get to read it before it was due back. 3rd times a charm?

Michelle wrote: "Elaine wrote: "So I haven't managed to complete a challenge yet but will give this one a go. I'll list my books and then hope to read them.
1. TBR by date: The Catcher in the Rye[book..."

I think it might be a bit ambitious too Michelle. Some of the books fit into the AR Spring challenge but some I haven't managed to ever read in all these years not sure how I'll do it in a month!!! But most of the fun is in having a go.

Ok, so I've chosen one for each category but realistically I'll probably only get half of them read in one month :-)

1. Sort TBR by date added and read the book that appears first - Fallen (This book just keeps coming up for me to read in so many challenges and I still never get to it - hahaha!)
2. Sort TBR by number of pages and read a book between 300-400 pages - An Object of Beauty - Finished 21/9/14
3. Sort TBR Alphabetically by title and read the first book that starts with the letter ‘N’- Naked Empire
4. Sort TBR by Publication Date and read a book that appears in the top 5 oldest books published - Gulliver's Travels
5. Sort TBR by Publication Date and read a book that appears in the top 5 most recent books published - The Perfect Game
6. Sort TBR by Average Rating and read a book that has a rating of 4.0 or higher - The Godfather

Finished my first for this challenge, which I manged to read in two sittings that's how good it was. No.6: 4star rating or more: The Collected Works of A. J. Fikry . Five stars and 5 points for me.

I don't think I will get this challenge finished because I just found out that my N book is like 4th or 5th in a series & I want to read the first book first.

Becky wrote: "I don't think I will get this challenge finished because I just found out that my N book is like 4th or 5th in a series & I want to read the first book first."

Don't you hate that Becky? More books to add to your TBR but on the up side, it's always a good thing when you find a new series. Maybe the other books in the series could fit into the challenge?

yes, and I have heard the series is awesome! I think i'll just delete this book from my To read list & that would make another book the first N book on my list. & I will try to read that one.

Becky wrote: "yes, and I have heard the series is awesome! I think i'll just delete this book from my To read list & that would make another book the first N book on my list. & I will try to read that one."

That could work, Becky. Good luck sorting it out. :)

Thanks!

OK my "N" book is updated. I just requested it from the library.

Elaine wrote: "Finished my first for this challenge, which I manged to read in two sittings that's how good it was. No.6: 4star rating or more: The Collected Works of A. J. Fikry[bookcover:The Col..."

I think I might have to try and read this one day. Everyone seems to love it.

Michelle wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Finished my first for this challenge, which I manged to read in two sittings that's how good it was. No.6: 4star rating or more: The Collected Works of A. J. Fikry[bo..."

YES!! It was wonderful!

I managed to finally finish one of my challenge books An Object of Beauty the other day so I finally have some points on the board.
It was good actually because I probably wouldn't have chosen this book to read myself over all my others for who knows how long so it was refreshing to read a totally random book for a change.