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Book Elimination 2015
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Start: January 2015End:December 2015
Read:14/36
Read a book....
1) You own but haven't read - It's Kind of a Funny Story
2) That turned into a movie - The Maze Runner ✓
3) You pick solely on cover - Illusions of Fate ✓
4) Your friend chooses for you - Fifty Shades of Grey
5) Published this year - The Heir ✓
6) By an author that is new to you - The 5th Wave
7) By an author u love, but haven't read yet - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
8) At the bottom of your TBR (to be read) pile - Insurgent
9) Set in a place you've wanted to visit - Isla and the Happily Ever After
10) You started and never finished - The Diviners
11) With red or orange on the cover - Tiger Lily ✓
12) With a female heroin - Divergent ✓
13) Set in summer - That Summer ✓
14) Of poems - The American Night: The Lost Writings, Vol. 2
15) That will make you smarter - The Bell Jar
16) With a blue cover - Daughter of Smoke & Bone ✓
17) "Everyone" but you has read - City of Fallen Angels
18) With a great first line - The Darkest Minds
19) With pictures - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ✓
20) You loved...read it again - Anna and the French Kiss
21) Based on a true story - The Glass Castle
22) That scares you - Asylum
23) That is the second book in a series - Prodigy
24) Of short stories - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark ✓
25) That is an authors first novel - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
26) You can finish in a day - Two-Way Street ✓
27) That is funny - Beauty Queens
28) That was published the year you were born - Gerald's Game
29) Originally written in a different language - Oedipus Rex ✓
30) Takes place in ur hometown/somewhere you've lived - Great
BONUS:
1) A memoir - Night
2) A classic - The Catcher in the Rye
3) A play - Hamlet ✓
4) A banned book - Thirteen Reasons Why ✓
5) A graphic novel - Sex Criminals #1: Suzie Down in the Quiet ✓
6) A genre you wouldn't normally choose - A Great and Terrible Beauty
BOOKS:
Read:15/36
Read a book....
1) You own but haven't read- Altered
2) That turned into a movie
3) You pick solely on cover- Champion
4) Your friend chooses for you-
5) Published this year- The Prey
6) By an author that is new to youMatched
7) By an author you love, but haven't read yet
8) At the bottom of your TBR (to be read) pile
9) Set in a place you've wanted to visit-Such a Pretty Girl
10) You started and never finished-Extras
11) With red on the cover- Erased
12) With a female heroin
13) Set in summer- Catch a Falling Star
14) Of poems
15) That will make you smarter
16) With a blue cover
17) "Everyone" but you has read
18) With a great first line- You Don't Know Me
19) With pictures
20) You loved...read it again
21) Based on a true story- Stones in Water
22) That scares you- Living Dead Girl
23) That is the second book in a series-Where She Went
24) Of short stories
25) That is an authors first novel- The Beginning of Everything
26) You can finish in a day- The Giver
27) That is funny-It's All Your Fault
28) That was published the year you were born
29) Originally written in a different language
30) That takes place in your hometown/somewhere you've lived
BONUS:
1) A memoir
2) A classic
3) A play
4) A banned book
5) A graphic novel
6) A genre you wouldn't normally choose
Read a book....
1) You own but haven't read- Altered
2) That turned into a movie
3) You pick solely on cover- Champion
4) Your friend chooses for you-
5) Published this year- The Prey
6) By an author that is new to youMatched
7) By an author you love, but haven't read yet
8) At the bottom of your TBR (to be read) pile
9) Set in a place you've wanted to visit-Such a Pretty Girl
10) You started and never finished-Extras
11) With red on the cover- Erased
12) With a female heroin
13) Set in summer- Catch a Falling Star
14) Of poems
15) That will make you smarter
16) With a blue cover
17) "Everyone" but you has read
18) With a great first line- You Don't Know Me
19) With pictures
20) You loved...read it again
21) Based on a true story- Stones in Water
22) That scares you- Living Dead Girl
23) That is the second book in a series-Where She Went
24) Of short stories
25) That is an authors first novel- The Beginning of Everything
26) You can finish in a day- The Giver
27) That is funny-It's All Your Fault
28) That was published the year you were born
29) Originally written in a different language
30) That takes place in your hometown/somewhere you've lived
BONUS:
1) A memoir
2) A classic
3) A play
4) A banned book
5) A graphic novel
6) A genre you wouldn't normally choose
those are categories not books and i am sure many of your books will fit into at least one of them.
Read:20/361) You own but haven't read
2) That turned into a movieBeautiful Creatures
3) You pick solely on coverThe Hooker and the Hermit
4) Your friend chooses for youCinder
5) Published this yearConfess
6) By an author that is new to youThe Ghost and the Goth
7) By an author you love, but haven't read yetNever Never
8) At the bottom of your TBR (to be read) pile
9) Set in a place you've wanted to visitHearts of Fire
10) You started and never finishedFriend-Zoned
11) With red on the coverBe My Hero
12) With a female heroinSins & Needles
13) Set in summer
14) Of poems
15) That will make you smarterNeanderthal Seeks Human
16) With a blue coverJust One Wish
17) "Everyone" but you has readThe Boyfriend Thief
18) With a great first line
19) With pictures
20) You loved...read it againLove Thy Neighbour
21) Based on a true story
22) That scares you
23) That is the second book in a seriesBetter
24) Of short storiesShiver: 13 Sexy Tales of Humor and Horror
25) That is an authors first novelMayhem
26) You can finish in a daySix of Hearts
27) That is funnyTroubles and Treats
28) That was published the year you were born
29) Originally written in a different language
30) That takes place in your hometown/somewhere you've lived
BONUS:
1) A memoir
2) A classic
3) A play
4) A banned book
5) A graphic novel
6) A genre you wouldn't normally chooseThe Heist
Olivia wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "I know I've been so busy I hardly get to read"yeah ikr tell me about it. maybe when u guys out there, have your weekend, all of u can have some reading time, that out there.."
I work weekends long hours from friday to monday. Tuesday and Thursday i have school from 10 am to 9pm, wednesday is my only day off and thats when i see my boyfriend. Sometimes we read together but not since we are now planning to move.
Read:9/36Read a book....
1) You own but haven't read: Black Ice
2) That turned into a movie
3) You pick solely on cover
4) Your friend chooses for you The Institute
5) Published this year Pretty Little Werewolf
6) By an author that is new to you Neverland
7) By an author you love, but haven't read yet
8) At the bottom of your TBR (to be read) pile
9) Set in a place you've wanted to visit
10) You started and never finished
11) With red on the cover Cruel Beauty
12) With a female heroin Homegrown Terror
13) Set in summer
14) Of poems
15) That will make you smarter
16) With a blue cover
17) "Everyone" but you has read
18) With a great first line
19) With pictures
20) You loved...read it again To Catch a Pirate
21) Based on a true story
22) That scares you
23) That is the second book in a series
24) Of short stories
25) That is an authors first novel Joshua's Island
26) You can finish in a day
27) That is funny
28) That was published the year you were born
29) Originally written in a different language
30) That takes place in your hometown/somewhere you've lived
BONUS:
1) A memoir
2) A classic
3) A play
4) A banned book
5) A graphic novel Naruto, Vol. 01: The Tests of the Ninja
6) A genre you wouldn't normally choose
Olivia wrote: "Bethany wrote: "Read:1/36Read a book....
1) You own but haven't read: Black Ice
2) That turned into a movie
3) You pick solely on cover
4) Your friend chooses for you
5) Published..."
I think you can read any young adult that fits into the category. You follow the list and pick books according to it. Like choose a book because the cover is attractive and then you will have done #3.
Olivia wrote: "Bethany wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Bethany wrote: "Read:1/36Read a book....
1) You own but haven't read: Black Ice
2) That turned into a movie
3) You pick solely on cover
4) Your frie..."
I read anything young adult for the most part. I think I'm tackling the Talon series next.
Talon
Read a book....1)You own but haven't read:Zodiac
2)That turned into a movie:The Color Purple
3)You pick solely on cover:Flags of Our Fathers
4)Your friend chooses for you:C I N
5)Published this year
6)By an author that is new to you:A Bone to Pick
7)By an author you love, but haven't read yet:Clash of Kings
8)At the bottom of your TBR (to be read) pile:The Picture of Dorian Gray
9)Set in a place you've wanted to visit:Cleopatra
10)You started and never finished:Ashes
11)With red on the cover:A Taste of Power
12)With a female heroin:Soulless
13)Set in summer:Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
14)Of poems:
15)That will make you smarter:Executions In America
16)With a blue cover:Blue is For Nightmares
17)"Everyone" but you has read:The Fault In Our Stars
18)With a great first line:The Knife of Never Letting Go
19)With pictures:
20)You loved...read it again:Buffy-Tales of the Slayer Vol. 1
21)Based on a true story:The Collaborator of Bethlehem
22)That scares you:Anna Dressed in Blood
23) That is the second book in a series:The Mark of Athena
24) Of short stories:
25) That is an authors first novel:
26) You can finish in a day
27) That is funny:Revenge of the Homecoming Queen
28) That was published the year you were born:
29) Originally written in a different language:
30) That takes place in your hometown/somewhere you've lived:
BONUS:
1) A memoir:
2) A classic:Pride and Prejudice
3) A play:Macbeth
4) A banned book
5) A graphic novel:Ultimate X-Men
6) A genre you wouldn't normally choose:Jekel Loves Hyde
Start: January 2015End: December 2015
Read: /36
Read a book....
1) You own but haven't read-
2) That turned into a movie
3) You pick solely on cover- The Ring, Volume 0
4) Your friend chooses for you- The Book of TomorrowThe Giver
5) Published this year
6) By an author that is new to you- The Book of Tomorrow
7) By an author you love, but haven't read yet
8) At the bottom of your TBR (to be read) pile-
9) Set in a place you've wanted to visit
10) You started and never finished- ((This isn't applicable to me))
11) With red on the cover- The Ring, Volume 0
12) With a female heroin-City of Lost Souls
13) Set in summer
14) Of poems
15) That will make you smarter- Jane Eyre
16) With a blue cover
17) "Everyone" but you has read
18) With a great first line
19) With pictures
20) You loved...read it again
21) Based on a true story
22) That scares you
23) That is the second book in a series
24) Of short stories- The Thirteen Problems
25) That is an authors first novel
26) You can finish in a day- ((Every book I've read this year))
27) That is funny- Bone, Vol. 3: Eyes of the Storm
28) That was published the year you were born
29) Originally written in a different language
30) That takes place in your hometown/somewhere you've lived
BONUS:
1) A memoir
2) A classic- Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights
3) A play
4) A banned book
5) A graphic novel- Bone, Vol. 3: Eyes of the Storm
6) A genre you wouldn't normally choose- Beyond the Absurd
Read: 13/36
1) You own but haven't read - Fahrenheit 451
2) That turned into a movie - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
3) You pick solely on cover - The Knife of Never Letting Go
4) Your friend chooses for you - Frankenstein ✓
5) Published this year - Half Wild
6) By an author that is new to you - Paper Towns ✓
7) By an author u love, but haven't read yet - Two Boys Kissing
8) At the bottom of your TBR (to be read) pile - The Good German
9) Set in a place you've wanted to visit - The Picture of Dorian Gray ✓
10) You started and never finished - Gracefully Grayson
11) With red or orange on the cover - Half Bad ✓
12) With a female heroin - The Book Thief ✓
13) Set in summer - Atonement
14) Of poems - The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
15) That will make you smarter - The Hobbit
16) With a blue cover - Boy Meets Boy ✓
17) "Everyone" but you has read - Dracula
18) With a great first line - The Phantom of the Opera
19) With pictures - A Stolen Life ✓
20) You loved...read it again - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ✓
21) Based on a true story - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
22) That scares you - Cujo
23) That is the second book in a series -
24) Of short stories - Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
25) That is an authors first novel - Smart
26) You can finish in a day - Dragon's Bait ✓
27) That is funny - How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You ✓
28) That was published the year you were born - The Shadow of the Wind
29) Originally written in a different language - Crime and Punishment
30) Takes place in your hometown/somewhere you've lived - Of Mice and Men
BONUS
1) A memoir - Memoirs of a Geisha
2) A classic - A Tale of Two Cities
3) A play - The Diary of Anne Frank: And Related Readings ✓
4) A banned book - The Night Circus
5) A graphic novel - Tokyo Ghoul✓
6) A genre you wouldn't normally choose - Eleanor and Park ✓
BOOKS:
1) You own but haven't read - Fahrenheit 451
2) That turned into a movie - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
3) You pick solely on cover - The Knife of Never Letting Go
4) Your friend chooses for you - Frankenstein ✓
5) Published this year - Half Wild
6) By an author that is new to you - Paper Towns ✓
7) By an author u love, but haven't read yet - Two Boys Kissing
8) At the bottom of your TBR (to be read) pile - The Good German
9) Set in a place you've wanted to visit - The Picture of Dorian Gray ✓
10) You started and never finished - Gracefully Grayson
11) With red or orange on the cover - Half Bad ✓
12) With a female heroin - The Book Thief ✓
13) Set in summer - Atonement
14) Of poems - The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
15) That will make you smarter - The Hobbit
16) With a blue cover - Boy Meets Boy ✓
17) "Everyone" but you has read - Dracula
18) With a great first line - The Phantom of the Opera
19) With pictures - A Stolen Life ✓
20) You loved...read it again - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ✓
21) Based on a true story - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
22) That scares you - Cujo
23) That is the second book in a series -
24) Of short stories - Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
25) That is an authors first novel - Smart
26) You can finish in a day - Dragon's Bait ✓
27) That is funny - How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You ✓
28) That was published the year you were born - The Shadow of the Wind
29) Originally written in a different language - Crime and Punishment
30) Takes place in your hometown/somewhere you've lived - Of Mice and Men
BONUS
1) A memoir - Memoirs of a Geisha
2) A classic - A Tale of Two Cities
3) A play - The Diary of Anne Frank: And Related Readings ✓
4) A banned book - The Night Circus
5) A graphic novel - Tokyo Ghoul✓
6) A genre you wouldn't normally choose - Eleanor and Park ✓
BOOKS:
Books mentioned in this topic
It's All Your Fault (other topics)You Don't Know Me (other topics)
Living Dead Girl (other topics)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (other topics)
Frankenstein (other topics)
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2015 Bookish Challenge
This challenge is designed to help you clear some books off your shelves.
One book per category, must be more than 150 pages unless its noted.
Each category is one point, you are responsible for keeping track of your points.
Keep track within your post. Good luck and have fun!!
Start: January 2015
End:December 2015
Read:0/36
Read a book....
1) You own but haven't read
2) That turned into a movie
3) You pick solely on cover
4) Your friend chooses for you
5) Published this year
6) By an author that is new to you
7) By an author you love, but haven't read yet
8) At the bottom of your TBR (to be read) pile
9) Set in a place you've wanted to visit
10) You started and never finished
11) With red on the cover
12) With a female heroin
13) Set in summer
14) Of poems
15) That will make you smarter
16) With a blue cover
17) "Everyone" but you has read
18) With a great first line
19) With pictures
20) You loved...read it again
21) Based on a true story
22) That scares you
23) That is the second book in a series
24) Of short stories
25) That is an authors first novel
26) You can finish in a day
27) That is funny
28) That was published the year you were born
29) Originally written in a different language
30) That takes place in your hometown/somewhere you've lived
BONUS:
1) A memoir
2) A classic
3) A play
4) A banned book
5) A graphic novel
6) A genre you wouldn't normally choose