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Excellent ! Now just copy the list of prompts into your post.
1- After you copy the prompts.
2- Go to your post #1 in this thread that you created , Hit the EDIT button - you will find the Edit button on the bottom of the comment box. It's right next to the REPLY button.
3- PASTE the prompts into the comment box.
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100 Book Challenge for 2023 📚 📚 📚1- A book adapted to the big screen.
2- A book about slaves in the U.S. OR one about freed slaves.
3- ✔ book by an author you've never heard of before.
4- A book you chose simply because of its cover.
5- A book with a epistolary or diary format.
6- A book set on a farm or a ranch.
7- Told from the antagonist's point-of-view.
8- A book written in the second person.
9-.A book recommended to you, whether you think you'll like it or not.- Could be a recommendation from a person, review you read, podcasts etc.
10- A debut novel or book
11-A book with a verb in the title.
12- A trilogy. Part of a trilogy. (You don't have to read all 3)
13- A book with an index
14- A comic novel or humorous book.
15- A book published in the 1950s.
16- ✔ book translated into English from another language.
17 - Book set in your current city or hometown
18 - Book based in a city you’d love to visit
19 - Book written by OR about a current or past First Lady
20 - Book with a character that lives with a disability (or impairment)
21- Book about Witchcraft, Monsters of any kind (real, historical or fictional/magical)- or - Book with fantastical creatures (dragons, fairies, etc) or- A book with magic in it.
22 - Book about immigration or displacement
23 - Book about Nature/the environment
24 - Speculative Fiction or Dystopian novel
25 - Retelling of a Fairy Tale, fable, legend or ancient myth
26 - Book about motherhood (or parenthood) fiction or nonfiction
27 - Book from Bill Gate’s Favorite Book List: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books
28 - Book about inequality (financial, racial, gender or other)
29-- biography, memoir or autobiography
30 - Music, art, dance, theater, acting theme
31- A book published in 2023
32- A play
33- Read at least 23 books in 2023
34- Read a fiction and nonfiction book on the same topic
35- A prize winning book that has a different prize then those listed in the other prompts.
36- A book about an animal(s) or nature fictional or nonfiction
37- - The title has a word that begins with a B,N or C in it.
Book Nook Cafe :)
38- ✔ book about or set in a country you don't live in.
39- A book published before you were born
40- A Young Adult book- YA- Fiction or nonfiction
41- ✔ with a name in the title
42-A classic (modern or older)
43- A National Book Award
44- Pulitzer Prize winning book
45- A Booker winner
46- A book written by a Nobel prize winner- any topic or genre
47-A book written about an author, novel, biography, criticism.
48- Contains the word "Wife" or "Woman" in the title.
49-A book about Native Americans OR a book written by a Native American.
50- A book about a Real Life Person you admire
51-A book about a Royal Person--any nation, any time period.
52-A book set in Asia. Fiction or nonfiction
53-A book set in Africa. Fiction or nonfiction
54-A book set in Australia/Oceania. -Fiction or nonfiction
55- A book set in South America. - Fiction or nonfiction
56-A book about Asians in the US. or a book written by an Asian American-- fiction or nonfiction
57-A Novel related to Classics, such as a character from Moby Dick with his/her own story/book.
58-Novela
59- ✔Book over 500 pages
60- A book by Agatha Christie
61- One word title
62- book on a modern-day problem/issue? (ie global warming, gun violence, etc.) - Fiction or nonfiction
63- A book you knew nothing about beforehand. However something caught your attention. Cover, blurb, title. Tell us why.
64- a book out of your comfort zone, not a genre you normally read
65- Concerning food or containing recipes
66- A book where weather is involved. Fiction or nonfiction
67- A book having to do with travel- fiction or nonfiction
68- Wild Card ! Any book you feel like recommending to fellow readers.
69- A health, diet, exercise, fitness or wellness book
70- About business, the economy or economics. (Personal, home or business)
71- related to science
72- Book about racism
73- LGBTQ+ character fiction or nonfiction
74- Read more books than you did in 2022
75- Book you started but never finished
76- Book on a banned book list
77- Education or teaching profession or has teacher or student in story F or NF
78- book with maps or photographs in it
79- set in a country you have never visited
80- set around a holiday
81- books about trauma or mental health issue- fiction or nonfiction
82 Book with a 4 word title
83- Famous author you've never read
84-A book whose author's last name starts with B,N or C
85- graphic novel
86- WWI or WWII or any war - novel or nonfiction
87- Book about or set in, the state or country you live in
88- an author who has published at least 5 books
89- Author is under 35 years old
90- Thriller or mystery
91- Crime - fiction or nonfiction
92 - History
93- Disease - fiction or nonfiction
94- legal profession - fiction or nonfiction
95 - short story or essays
96- a leader whose country you don't live in (living or dead)
97- a color in the title
98- ✔historical fiction
99- spiritual or inspirational
100- Romance
101- Bio or other NF about an Artist (paints, drawing, sculpture, i.e.), Author (poetry, books (F or NF) or an Architect.
102- Book (F or NF) written before the 1800s.
103- Book (F or NF) about Religion or Atheism.
104- A book published in the 1960s.
105- A sport related book - fiction or non fiction
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Excellent ! Welcome to the 100 Book Prompt Challenge of 2023 !
How can I make a check mark next to the category?
Rachel wrote: "How can I make a check mark next to the category?"I think you mentioned you have a Chromebook.
I googled: how to get emojis on a Chromebook.
Hope this helps
https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Emojis-on...
✔ Well done. ✔Ok, i cheated. I copied & pasted yours, Rachel. Forgive me.
[book:The Years with Laura Diaz|182000This work is a sprawling, unwieldy attempt to portray the politics of most of the twentieth century of Mexico using a character's life as its armature. The novel is not shy about presenting its grand vision. I nearly stopped reading it but for some reason, soldiered on. For someone, like myself, with little knowledge of Mexican politics/history, there was a huge cast of characters which I found difficult to keep track of. The frustrating aspect of this work is that there is a great novel contained in it but for it to be so, it would have needed some serious editing. Aside from the cast of characters, there were many single sentences that ran over 100 words. Having just completed reading this work, I feel a sense of accomplishment because it is over 500 pages but not a sense of satisfaction.
madrano wrote: "Hurrah, Rachel!!!! Welcome aboard!"I posted below with check marks. Did I do it right?
Rachel wrote: "[book:The Years with Laura Diaz|182000This work is a sprawling, unwieldy attempt to portray the politics of most of the twentieth century of Mexico using a character's life as its armature. The no..."
That sounds like it was a very involved read. I give you credit for soldering on. I'm sorry it wasn't satisfying . I hope your next read is better.
Your ✔ is fine. There are no rules. It's your thread. You do you ! However you want to keep track of your progress is fine. :)
Good start to your 2023 challenge ! ⭐
Thank you for teaching me a new word, Rachel !
armature- Framework.
I'll have to steal that from you. :) It's a perfect word to use in so many book reviews.
100 Book Challenge for 2023 📚 📚 📚✔
1- A book adapted to the big screen.
2- A book about slaves in the U.S. OR one about freed slaves.
3- ✔ book by an author you've never heard of before.
4- A book you chose simply because of its cover.
5- A book with a epistolary or diary format.
6- A book set on a farm or a ranch.
7- Told from the antagonist's point-of-view.
8- A book written in the second person.
9-.A book recommended to you, whether you think you'll like it or not.- Could be a recommendation from a person, review you read, podcasts etc.
10- A debut novel or book
11-A book with a verb in the title.
12- A trilogy. Part of a trilogy. (You don't have to read all 3)
13- A book with an index
14- A comic novel or humorous book.
15- A book published in the 1950s.
16- ✔ book translated into English from another language.
17 - Book set in your current city or hometown
18 - Book based in a city you’d love to visit
19 - Book written by OR about a current or past First Lady
20 - Book with a character that lives with a disability (or impairment)
21- Book about Witchcraft, Monsters of any kind (real, historical or fictional/magical)- or - Book with fantastical creatures (dragons, fairies, etc) or- A book with magic in it.
22 - Book about immigration or displacement
23 - Book about Nature/the environment
24 - Speculative Fiction or Dystopian novel
25 - Retelling of a Fairy Tale, fable, legend or ancient myth
26 - Book about motherhood (or parenthood) fiction or nonfiction
27 - Book from Bill Gate’s Favorite Book List: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books
28 - Book about inequality (financial, racial, gender or other)
29-- biography, memoir or autobiography
30 - Music, art, dance, theater, acting theme
31- A book published in 2023
32- A play
33- Read at least 23 books in 2023
34- Read a fiction and nonfiction book on the same topic
35- A prize winning book that has a different prize then those listed in the other prompts.
36- A book about an animal(s) or nature fictional or nonfiction
37- - The title has a word that begins with a B,N or C in it.
Book Nook Cafe :)
38- ✔ book about or set in a country you don't live in.
39- A book published before you were born
40- A Young Adult book- YA- Fiction or nonfiction
41- ✔ with a name in the title
42-A classic (modern or older)
43- A National Book Award
44- Pulitzer Prize winning book
45- A Booker winner
46- A book written by a Nobel prize winner- any topic or genre
47-A book written about an author, novel, biography, criticism.
48- Contains the word "Wife" or "Woman" in the title.
49-A book about Native Americans OR a book written by a Native American.
50- A book about a Real Life Person you admire
51-A book about a Royal Person--any nation, any time period.
52-A book set in Asia. Fiction or nonfiction
53-A book set in Africa. Fiction or nonfiction
54-A book set in Australia/Oceania. -Fiction or nonfiction
55- A book set in South America. - Fiction or nonfiction
56-A book about Asians in the US. or a book written by an Asian American-- fiction or nonfiction
57-A Novel related to Classics, such as a character from Moby Dick with his/her own story/book.
58-Novela
59- ✔Book over 500 pages
60- A book by Agatha Christie
61- ✔ One word title
62- book on a modern-day problem/issue? (ie global warming, gun violence, etc.) - Fiction or nonfiction
63- A book you knew nothing about beforehand. However something caught your attention. Cover, blurb, title. Tell us why.
64- a book out of your comfort zone, not a genre you normally read
65- Concerning food or containing recipes
66- A book where weather is involved. Fiction or nonfiction
67- A book having to do with travel- fiction or nonfiction
68- Wild Card ! Any book you feel like recommending to fellow readers.
69- A health, diet, exercise, fitness or wellness book
70- About business, the economy or economics. (Personal, home or business)
71- related to science
72- Book about racism
73- LGBTQ+ character fiction or nonfiction
74- Read more books than you did in 2022
75- Book you started but never finished
76- Book on a banned book list
77- Education or teaching profession or has teacher or student in story F or NF
78- book with maps or photographs in it
79- set in a country you have never visited
80- set around a holiday
81- books about trauma or mental health issue- fiction or nonfiction
82 Book with a 4 word title
83- Famous author you've never read
84-A book whose author's last name starts with B,N or C
85- graphic novel
86- WWI or WWII or any war - novel or nonfiction
87- Book about or set in, the state or country you live in
88- an author who has published at least 5 books
89- Author is under 35 years old
90- Thriller or mystery
91- Crime - fiction or nonfiction
92 - History
93- Disease - fiction or nonfiction
94- legal profession - fiction or nonfiction
95 - short story or essays
96- a leader whose country you don't live in (living or dead)
97- a color in the title
98- ✔historical fiction
99- spiritual or inspirational
100- Romance
101- Bio or other NF about an Artist (paints, drawing, sculpture, i.e.), Author (poetry, books (F or NF) or an Architect.
102- Book (F or NF) written before the 1800s.
103- Book (F or NF) about Religion or Atheism.
104- A book published in the 1960s.
105- A sport related book - fiction or non fiction
Congratulations, Rachel! You seem off to a good start!
Rachel wrote: "The Years with Laura Diaz...there were many single sentences that ran over 100 words...."
As one who, while trying to convey a specific ideation, has been known to include an astronomical number of words, despite vigorous self-editing, i must admit to wondering how one would begin to parse (which was called "diagraming" when i was in elementary school) my ditties of a mere half-hundred words, must wonder if you, Rachel, tried to parse Diaz's hundred word+ sentences?
Seriously, sometime when i read those long lines, i wonder if authors realize what they have done and how distracting that can be. I've not tried to parse the entire sentence but have looked at them to see the noun-verb combo.
You are to be commended for your terrific start, of course, but staying the course on this one sounds daunting and to be applauded. Well accomplished!
Thanks for the encouragement. Don't you think it would be an editor's job to say something to the author? Plus there were many of those ultra long sentences. Many because it was originally written in Spanish, maybe the language difference? I prefer more to the point narrative.
Plus I am really thrilled about the challenge because it has already broadened my reading horizons.
Rachel wrote: "[book:The Years with Laura Diaz|182000This work is a sprawling, unwieldy attempt to portray the politics of most of the twentieth century of Mexico using a character's life as its armature. The no..."
It sounds like a book I'd like Rachel. Thanks!
Rachel wrote: "Thanks for the encouragement. Don't you think it would be an editor's job to say something to the author? Plus there were many of those ultra long sentences. Many because it was originally written ..."Over a decade ago one of this group's regular contributors talked about the role of editors in this new world. She said that even before the Internet, publishers were hiring fewer editors and that their jobs were more assuring deadlines were met than actually editing what was written. Ultimately, she left the industry because she could no longer tolerate the lowered standards. I pass that along, just in case that is a factor here.
You make an excellent point about translating books, though. It would seem easy to go overboard with the prose in attempting to relay what the author's original words meant. Good point. I guess this is why they now have awards for translators.
madrano wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Thanks for the encouragement. Don't you think it would be an editor's job to say something to the author? Plus there were many of those ultra long sentences. Many because it was orig..."Authors can't count on editors to correct mistakes any longer. Only the book's expected to be bestsellers even make it to an editor. Authors can hire an independent editor, but they are very expensive.
So editorial is going the way of the dodo? Plus I was listening to something the other day that said a huge new thing is self publishing.
Yes, self-publishing guarantees your book will be published. Then, i imagine you may turn to some other professional to get your book read by people who will like & promote it. And on. Those i know who have self-published perform all the other work themselves--booking readings, advertising and give aways. It often engenders interest because they know their audience.Kiki wrote: "Only the book's expected to be bestsellers even make it to an editor...
Wouldn't you think it should be just the opposite? Give the newcomers the editors and let the Big Money authors pay for an independent editor. Perhaps they are so full of certainty that they wouldn't do so? I don't know.
My daughter is a copy editor and she has basically acted as an editor for books for two authors. So, this is another direction they can take. Many will only correct the language usage but others will extend their work to include organization.
Btw, when my daughter wrote her book, her editor changed firms, leaving my kid high & dry. Her editor? Herself. :-) And that was Simon & Schuster!
A Loving, Faithful Animal,100 Book Challenge for 2023 📚 📚 📚✔
1- A book adapted to the big screen.
2- A book about slaves in the U.S. OR one about freed slaves.
3- ✔ book by an author you've never heard of before.
4- A book you chose simply because of its cover.
5- A book with a epistolary or diary format.
6- A book set on a farm or a ranch.
7- Told from the antagonist's point-of-view.
8- A book written in the second person.
9-.A book recommended to you, whether you think you'll like it or not.- Could be a recommendation from a person, review you read, podcasts etc.
10- A debut novel or book
11-A book with a verb in the title.
12- A trilogy. Part of a trilogy. (You don't have to read all 3)
13- A book with an index
14- A comic novel or humorous book.
15- A book published in the 1950s.
16- ✔ book translated into English from another language.
17 - Book set in your current city or hometown
18 - Book based in a city you’d love to visit
19 - Book written by OR about a current or past First Lady
20 - Book with a character that lives with a disability (or impairment)
21- Book about Witchcraft, Monsters of any kind (real, historical or fictional/magical)- or - Book with fantastical creatures (dragons, fairies, etc) or- A book with magic in it.
22 - Book about immigration or displacement
23 - Book about Nature/the environment
24 - Speculative Fiction or Dystopian novel
25 - Retelling of a Fairy Tale, fable, legend or ancient myth
26 - Book about motherhood (or parenthood) fiction or nonfiction
27 - Book from Bill Gate’s Favorite Book List: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books
28 - Book about inequality (financial, racial, gender or other)
29-- biography, memoir or autobiography
30 - Music, art, dance, theater, acting theme
31- A book published in 2023
32- A play
33- Read at least 23 books in 2023
34- Read a fiction and nonfiction book on the same topic
35- A prize winning book that has a different prize then those listed in the other prompts.
36- A book about an animal(s) or nature fictional or nonfiction
37- - The title has a word that begins with a B,N or C in it.
Book Nook Cafe :)
38- ✔ book about or set in a country you don't live in.
39- A book published before you were born
40- A Young Adult book- YA- Fiction or nonfiction
41- ✔ with a name in the title
42-A classic (modern or older)
43- A National Book Award
44- Pulitzer Prize winning book
45- A Booker winner
46- A book written by a Nobel prize winner- any topic or genre
47-A book written about an author, novel, biography, criticism.
48- Contains the word "Wife" or "Woman" in the title.
49-A book about Native Americans OR a book written by a Native American.
50- A book about a Real Life Person you admire
51-A book about a Royal Person--any nation, any time period.
52-A book set in Asia. Fiction or nonfiction
53-A book set in Africa. Fiction or nonfiction
54-✔ book set in Australia/Oceania. -Fiction or nonfiction
55- A book set in South America. - Fiction or nonfiction
56-A book about Asians in the US. or a book written by an Asian American-- fiction or nonfiction
57-A Novel related to Classics, such as a character from Moby Dick with his/her own story/book.
58-Novela
59- ✔Book over 500 pages
60- A book by Agatha Christie
61- ✔ One word title
62- book on a modern-day problem/issue? (ie global warming, gun violence, etc.) - Fiction or nonfiction
63- A book you knew nothing about beforehand. However something caught your attention. Cover, blurb, title. Tell us why.
64- a book out of your comfort zone, not a genre you normally read
65- Concerning food or containing recipes
66- A book where weather is involved. Fiction or nonfiction
67- A book having to do with travel- fiction or nonfiction
68- Wild Card ! Any book you feel like recommending to fellow readers.
69- A health, diet, exercise, fitness or wellness book
70- About business, the economy or economics. (Personal, home or business)
71- related to science
72- Book about racism
73- LGBTQ+ character fiction or nonfiction
74- Read more books than you did in 2022
75- Book you started but never finished
76- Book on a banned book list
77- Education or teaching profession or has teacher or student in story F or NF
78- book with maps or photographs in it
79-✔set in a country you have never visited
80- set around a holiday
81- books about trauma or mental health issue- fiction or nonfiction
82 ✔ with a 4 word title
83- Famous author you've never read
84-A book whose author's last name starts with B,N or C
85- graphic novel
86- WWI or WWII or any war - novel or nonfiction
87- Book about or set in, the state or country you live in
88- an author who has published at least 5 books
89- Author is under 35 years old
90- Thriller or mystery
91- Crime - fiction or nonfiction
92 - History
93- Disease - fiction or nonfiction
94- legal profession - fiction or nonfiction
95 - short story or essays
96- a leader whose country you don't live in (living or dead)
97- a color in the title
98- ✔historical fiction
99- spiritual or inspirational
100- Romance
101- Bio or other NF about an Artist (paints, drawing, sculpture, i.e.), Author (poetry, books (F or NF) or an Architect.
102- Book (F or NF) written before the 1800s.
103- Book (F or NF) about Religion or Atheism.
104- A book published in the 1960s.
105- A sport related book - fiction or non fiction
Getting things done is my whole personality. I don't like competing except with myself.
Rachel wrote: "Getting things done is my whole personality. I don't like competing except with myself."I agree with you, Rachel. I'm not at all competitive with anyone but myself. I really dislike competition.
Ditto. I become stressed when i try to compete with others.
I would rather be on a team than compete with others.
Same here, if it's a game. Sports, nope.
Mr. Emerson's Wife✔
1- A book adapted to the big screen.
2- A book about slaves in the U.S. OR one about freed slaves.
3- ✔ book by an author you've never heard of before.
4- A book you chose simply because of its cover.
5- A book with a epistolary or diary format.
6- A book set on a farm or a ranch.
7- Told from the antagonist's point-of-view.
8- A book written in the second person.
9-.A book recommended to you, whether you think you'll like it or not.- Could be a recommendation from a person, review you read, podcasts etc.
10- A debut novel or book
11-A book with a verb in the title.
12- A trilogy. Part of a trilogy. (You don't have to read all 3)
13- A book with an index
14- A comic novel or humorous book.
15- A book published in the 1950s.
16- ✔ book translated into English from another language.
17 - Book set in your current city or hometown
18 - Book based in a city you’d love to visit
19 - Book written by OR about a current or past First Lady
20 - Book with a character that lives with a disability (or impairment)
21- Book about Witchcraft, Monsters of any kind (real, historical or fictional/magical)- or - Book with fantastical creatures (dragons, fairies, etc) or- A book with magic in it.
22 - Book about immigration or displacement
23 - Book about Nature/the environment
24 - Speculative Fiction or Dystopian novel
25 - Retelling of a Fairy Tale, fable, legend or ancient myth
26 -✔Book about motherhood (or parenthood) fiction or nonfiction
27 - Book from Bill Gate’s Favorite Book List: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books
28 - Book about inequality (financial, racial, gender or other)
29-- biography, memoir or autobiography
30 - Music, art, dance, theater, acting theme
31- A book published in 2023
32- A play
33- Read at least 23 books in 2023
34- Read a fiction and nonfiction book on the same topic
35- A prize winning book that has a different prize then those listed in the other prompts.
36- A book about an animal(s) or nature fictional or nonfiction
37- - The title has a word that begins with a B,N or C in it.
Book Nook Cafe :)
38- ✔ book about or set in a country you don't live in.
39- A book published before you were born
40- A Young Adult book- YA- Fiction or nonfiction
41- ✔ with a name in the title
42-A classic (modern or older)
43- A National Book Award
44- Pulitzer Prize winning book
45- A Booker winner
46- A book written by a Nobel prize winner- any topic or genre
47-A book written about an author, novel, biography, criticism.
48- Contains the word "Wife" or "Woman" in the title.
49-A book about Native Americans OR a book written by a Native American.
50- A book about a Real Life Person you admire
51-A book about a Royal Person--any nation, any time period.
52-A book set in Asia. Fiction or nonfiction
53-A book set in Africa. Fiction or nonfiction
54-A book set in Australia/Oceania. -Fiction or nonfiction
55- A book set in South America. - Fiction or nonfiction
56-A book about Asians in the US. or a book written by an Asian American-- fiction or nonfiction
57-A Novel related to Classics, such as a character from Moby Dick with his/her own story/book.
58-Novela
59- ✔Book over 500 pages
60- A book by Agatha Christie
61- ✔ One word title
62- book on a modern-day problem/issue? (ie global warming, gun violence, etc.) - Fiction or nonfiction
63- A book you knew nothing about beforehand. However something caught your attention. Cover, blurb, title. Tell us why.
64- a book out of your comfort zone, not a genre you normally read
65- Concerning food or containing recipes
66- A book where weather is involved. Fiction or nonfiction
67- A book having to do with travel- fiction or nonfiction
68- Wild Card ! Any book you feel like recommending to fellow readers.
69- A health, diet, exercise, fitness or wellness book
70- About business, the economy or economics. (Personal, home or business)
71- related to science
72- Book about racism
73- LGBTQ+ character fiction or nonfiction
74- Read more books than you did in 2022
75- Book you started but never finished
76- Book on a banned book list
77- Education or teaching profession or has teacher or student in story F or NF
78- book with maps or photographs in it
79- set in a country you have never visited
80- set around a holiday
81- books about trauma or mental health issue- fiction or nonfiction
82 Book with a 4 word title
83- Famous author you've never read
84-A book whose author's last name starts with B,N or C
85- graphic novel
86- WWI or WWII or any war - novel or nonfiction
87- Book about or set in, the state or country you live in
88- an author who has published at least 5 books
89- Author is under 35 years old
90- Thriller or mystery
91- Crime - fiction or nonfiction
92 - History
93- Disease - fiction or nonfiction
94- legal profession - fiction or nonfiction
95 - short story or essays
96- a leader whose country you don't live in (living or dead)
97- a color in the title
98- ✔historical fiction
99- spiritual or inspirational
100- Romance
101- Bio or other NF about an Artist (paints, drawing, sculpture, i.e.), Author (poetry, books (F or NF) or an Architect.
102- Book (F or NF) written before the 1800s.
103- Book (F or NF) about Religion or Atheism.
104- A book published in the 1960s.
105- A sport related book - fiction or non fiction
Mr. Emerson's Wife
Yes, Mr. Emerson's Wife is the book in question. As I said, I do not know much about him but as presented in the book, I did not find him a likable or sympathetic character.
Rachel wrote: "Yes, Mr. Emerson's Wife is the book in question. As I said, I do not know much about him but as presented in the book, I did not find him a likable or sympathetic character."That's interesting, Rachel. I would have thought he would have been. I don't know why I thought that, though.
Same here, Kiki. Of course living with someone and admiring his/her life are quite different things. :-)
ヘヴン Hevn I am thinking this is the Japanese version of Heaven by Mieko Kawakmi.
100 Book Challenge for 2023 📚 📚 📚
✔
1- A book adapted to the big screen.
2- A book about slaves in the U.S. OR one about freed slaves.
3- ✔ book by an author you've never heard of before.
4- A book you chose simply because of its cover.
5- A book with a epistolary or diary format.
6- A book set on a farm or a ranch.
7- Told from the antagonist's point-of-view.
8- A book written in the second person.
9-.A book recommended to you, whether you think you'll like it or not.- Could be a recommendation from a person, review you read, podcasts etc.
10- A debut novel or book
11-A book with a verb in the title.
12- A trilogy. Part of a trilogy. (You don't have to read all 3)
13- A book with an index
14- A comic novel or humorous book.
15- A book published in the 1950s.
16- ✔ book translated into English from another language.
17 - Book set in your current city or hometown
18 - Book based in a city you’d love to visit
19 - Book written by OR about a current or past First Lady
20 - ✔ Book with a character that lives with a disability (or impairment)
21- Book about Witchcraft, Monsters of any kind (real, historical or fictional/magical)- or - Book with fantastical creatures (dragons, fairies, etc) or- A book with magic in it.
22 - Book about immigration or displacement
23 - Book about Nature/the environment
24 - Speculative Fiction or Dystopian novel
25 - Retelling of a Fairy Tale, fable, legend or ancient myth
26 - ✔ Book about motherhood (or parenthood) fiction or nonfiction
27 - Book from Bill Gate’s Favorite Book List: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books
28 - Book about inequality (financial, racial, gender or other)
29-- biography, memoir or autobiography
30 - Music, art, dance, theater, acting theme
31- A book published in 2023
32- A play
33- Read at least 23 books in 2023
34- Read a fiction and nonfiction book on the same topic
35- A prize winning book that has a different prize then those listed in the other prompts.
36- A book about an animal(s) or nature fictional or nonfiction
37- - The title has a word that begins with a B,N or C in it.
Book Nook Cafe :)
38- ✔ book about or set in a country you don't live in.
39- A book published before you were born
40- A Young Adult book- YA- Fiction or nonfiction
41- ✔ with a name in the title
42-A classic (modern or older)
43- A National Book Award
44- Pulitzer Prize winning book
45- A Booker winner
46- A book written by a Nobel prize winner- any topic or genre
47-A book written about an author, novel, biography, criticism.
48- Contains the word "Wife" or "Woman" in the title.
49- ✔A book about Native Americans OR a book written by a Native American.
50- A book about a Real Life Person you admire
51-A book about a Royal Person--any nation, any time period.
52-A book set in Asia. Fiction or nonfiction
53-A book set in Africa. Fiction or nonfiction
54-A book set in Australia/Oceania. -Fiction or nonfiction
55- A book set in South America. - Fiction or nonfiction
56-A book about Asians in the US. or a book written by an Asian American-- fiction or nonfiction
57-A Novel related to Classics, such as a character from Moby Dick with his/her own story/book.
58-Novela
59- ✔Book over 500 pages
60- A book by Agatha Christie
61- ✔ One word title
62- book on a modern-day problem/issue? (ie global warming, gun violence, etc.) - Fiction or nonfiction
63- A book you knew nothing about beforehand. However something caught your attention. Cover, blurb, title. Tell us why.
64- a book out of your comfort zone, not a genre you normally read
65- Concerning food or containing recipes
66- A book where weather is involved. Fiction or nonfiction
67- A book having to do with travel- fiction or nonfiction
68- Wild Card ! Any book you feel like recommending to fellow readers.
69- A health, diet, exercise, fitness or wellness book
70- About business, the economy or economics. (Personal, home or business)
71- related to science
72- Book about racism
73- LGBTQ+ character fiction or nonfiction
74- Read more books than you did in 2022
75- Book you started but never finished
76- Book on a banned book list
77- Education or teaching profession or has teacher or student in story F or NF
78- book with maps or photographs in it
79- ✔set in a country you have never visited
80- set around a holiday
81- books about trauma or mental health issue- fiction or nonfiction
82 Book with a 4 word title
83- Famous author you've never read
84-A book whose author's last name starts with B,N or C
85- graphic novel
86- WWI or WWII or any war - novel or nonfiction
87- Book about or set in, the state or country you live in
88- an author who has published at least 5 books
89- Author is under 35 years old
90- Thriller or mystery
91- Crime - fiction or nonfiction
92 - History
93- Disease - fiction or nonfiction
94- legal profession - fiction or nonfiction
95 - short story or essays
96- a leader whose country you don't live in (living or dead)
97- a color in the title
98- ✔historical fiction
99- spiritual or inspirational
100- Romance
101- Bio or other NF about an Artist (paints, drawing, sculpture, i.e.), Author (poetry, books (F or NF) or an Architect.
102- Book (F or NF) written before the 1800s.
103- Book (F or NF) about Religion or Atheism.
104- A book published in the 1960s.
105- A sport related book - fiction or non fiction
Rachel wrote: "ヘヴン Hevn I am thinking this is the Japanese version of Heaven by Mieko Kawakmi.
100 Book Challenge for 2023 📚 📚 📚
✔ ..."
Very interesting, Rachel. Thanks for drawing my attention to it.
Babbitt100 Book Challenge for 2023 📚 📚 📚
✔
1- A book adapted to the big screen.
2- A book about slaves in the U.S. OR one about freed slaves.
3- ✔ book by an author you've never heard of before.
4- A book you chose simply because of its cover.
5- A book with a epistolary or diary format.
6- A book set on a farm or a ranch.
7- Told from the antagonist's point-of-view.
8- A book written in the second person.
9-.A book recommended to you, whether you think you'll like it or not.- Could be a recommendation from a person, review you read, podcasts etc.
10- A debut novel or book
11-A book with a verb in the title.
12- A trilogy. Part of a trilogy. (You don't have to read all 3)
13- A book with an index
14- A comic novel or humorous book.
15- A book published in the 1950s.
16- ✔ book translated into English from another language.
17 - Book set in your current city or hometown
18 - Book based in a city you’d love to visit
19 - Book written by OR about a current or past First Lady
20 - ✔ Book with a character that lives with a disability (or impairment)
21- Book about Witchcraft, Monsters of any kind (real, historical or fictional/magical)- or - Book with fantastical creatures (dragons, fairies, etc) or- A book with magic in it.
22 - Book about immigration or displacement
23 - Book about Nature/the environment
24 - Speculative Fiction or Dystopian novel
25 - Retelling of a Fairy Tale, fable, legend or ancient myth
26 - ✔ Book about motherhood (or parenthood) fiction or nonfiction
27 - Book from Bill Gate’s Favorite Book List: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books
28 - Book about inequality (financial, racial, gender or other)
29-- biography, memoir or autobiography
30 - Music, art, dance, theater, acting theme
31- A book published in 2023
32- A play
33- Read at least 23 books in 2023
34- Read a fiction and nonfiction book on the same topic
35- A prize winning book that has a different prize then those listed in the other prompts.
36- A book about an animal(s) or nature fictional or nonfiction
37- ✔ - The title has a word that begins with a B,N or C in it.
Book Nook Cafe :)
38- ✔ book about or set in a country you don't live in.
39- ✔ A book published before you were born
40- A Young Adult book- YA- Fiction or nonfiction
41- ✔ with a name in the title
42- ✔ A classic (modern or older)
43- A National Book Award
44- ✔ Pulitzer Prize winning book
45- A Booker winner
46-
✔
A book written by a Nobel prize winner- any topic or genre
47-A book written about an author, novel, biography, criticism.
48-
✔
Contains the word "Wife" or "Woman" in the title.
49- ✔A book about Native Americans OR a book written by a Native American.
50- A book about a Real Life Person you admire
51-A book about a Royal Person--any nation, any time period.
52-A book set in Asia. Fiction or nonfiction
53-A book set in Africa. Fiction or nonfiction
54-A book set in Australia/Oceania. -Fiction or nonfiction
55- A book set in South America. - Fiction or nonfiction
56-A book about Asians in the US. or a book written by an Asian American-- fiction or nonfiction
57-A Novel related to Classics, such as a character from Moby Dick with his/her own story/book.
58-Novela
59- ✔Book over 500 pages
60- A book by Agatha Christie
61- ✔ One word title
62- book on a modern-day problem/issue? (ie global warming, gun violence, etc.) - Fiction or nonfiction
63- A book you knew nothing about beforehand. However something caught your attention. Cover, blurb, title. Tell us why.
64- a book out of your comfort zone, not a genre you normally read
65- Concerning food or containing recipes
66- A book where weather is involved. Fiction or nonfiction
67- A book having to do with travel- fiction or nonfiction
68- Wild Card ! Any book you feel like recommending to fellow readers.
69- A health, diet, exercise, fitness or wellness book
70- About business, the economy or economics. (Personal, home or business)
71- related to science
72- Book about racism
73- LGBTQ+ character fiction or nonfiction
74- Read more books than you did in 2022
75- Book you started but never finished
76- Book on a banned book list
77- Education or teaching profession or has teacher or student in story F or NF
78- book with maps or photographs in it
79- ✔set in a country you have never visited
80- set around a holiday
81- books about trauma or mental health issue- fiction or nonfiction
82 Book with a 4 word title
83-
✔
84-A book whose author's last name starts with B,N or C
85- graphic novel
86- WWI or WWII or any war - novel or nonfiction
87- Book about or set in, the state or country you live in
88- an author who has published at least 5 books
89- Author is under 35 years old
90- Thriller or mystery
91- Crime - fiction or nonfiction
92 - History
93- Disease - fiction or nonfiction
94- legal profession - fiction or nonfiction
95 - short story or essays
96- a leader whose country you don't live in (living or dead)
97- a color in the title
98- ✔historical fiction
99- spiritual or inspirational
100- Romance
101- Bio or other NF about an Artist (paints, drawing, sculpture, i.e.), Author (poetry, books (F or NF) or an Architect.
102- Book (F or NF) written before the 1800s.
103- Book (F or NF) about Religion or Atheism.
104- A book published in the 1960s.
105- A sport related book - fiction or non fiction
Agreed. I am definitely going to read something else by him. Also, I started listening to The Passenger by Cormac McCArthy and almost gave up on it. But I listened on and I am getting more involved in it. The first chapter I could not for the life of me figure out what was going on.
It's frustrating to begin a new book, only to become befuddled by the opening chapter. I don't recall ever quitting after that, but it's an awful first impression and sometimes i end up struggling with the remainder of the book, due to that start. McCarthy's way with words will often overcome such an unfortunate start, fortunately.
I must tell you that I am loving this Challenge because I am reading books that I probably would not have picked just because. For example The Passenger and also I am reading The Good Lord Bird which I actually started a long time ago and said to myself, not interested and the Challenge made me pick it up again and now I am loving it.
I'm happy to hear that, Rachel. I feel the same way. It gets me reading outside of my comfort zone. Happily, I found many good books in that outer zone !
I agree. Last year i read The Good Lord Bird for Historical Fiction. From there, i read his memoir, The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, which i really, really liked. I hope to read more James McBride this year, too.
I LOVED The Color of Water. It was for a book group quite some time ago. Great book which I highly recommend for anyone who has not read it.
madrano wrote: "I agree. Last year i read The Good Lord Bird for Historical Fiction. From there, i read his memoir, The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, whi..."
I love DEACON KING KONG.
Rachel wrote: "I LOVED The Color of Water. It was for a book group quite some time ago. Great book which I highly recommend for anyone who has not read it."I learned much from it, Rachel. And had a better understanding of the author, of course, from learning about his family. His mother was an outstanding woman, almost more so in later life. She had a history to tell.
Kiki, my aunt liked Deacon King Kong best, too. She was the one to encourage me to read McBride in the first place.
madrano wrote: "Rachel wrote: "I LOVED The Color of Water. It was for a book group quite some time ago. Great book which I highly recommend for anyone who has not read it."I learned much from it, Rachel. And had..."
Good for your aunt! :-)
I also loved Deacon King Kong.The Good Lord Bird
100 Book Challenge for 2023 📚 📚 📚
✔
1- A book adapted to the big screen.
2- ✔ A book about slaves in the U.S. OR one about freed slaves.
3- ✔ book by an author you've never heard of before.
4- A book you chose simply because of its cover.
5- A book with a epistolary or diary format.
6- A book set on a farm or a ranch.
7- Told from the antagonist's point-of-view.
8- A book written in the second person.
9-.A book recommended to you, whether you think you'll like it or not.- Could be a recommendation from a person, review you read, podcasts etc.
10- A debut novel or book
11-A book with a verb in the title.
12- A trilogy. Part of a trilogy. (You don't have to read all 3)
13- A book with an index
14- ✔ A comic novel or humorous book.
15- A book published in the 1950s.
16- ✔ book translated into English from another language.
17 - Book set in your current city or hometown
18 - Book based in a city you’d love to visit
19 - Book written by OR about a current or past First Lady
20 - ✔ Book with a character that lives with a disability (or impairment)
21- Book about Witchcraft, Monsters of any kind (real, historical or fictional/magical)- or - Book with fantastical creatures (dragons, fairies, etc) or- A book with magic in it.
22 - Book about immigration or displacement
23 - Book about Nature/the environment
24 - Speculative Fiction or Dystopian novel
25 - Retelling of a Fairy Tale, fable, legend or ancient myth
26 - ✔ Book about motherhood (or parenthood) fiction or nonfiction
27 - Book from Bill Gate’s Favorite Book List: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books
28 - ✔Book about inequality (financial, racial, gender or other)
29-- biography, memoir or autobiography
30 - Music, art, dance, theater, acting theme
31- A book published in 2023
32- A play
33- Read at least 23 books in 2023
34- Read a fiction and nonfiction book on the same topic
35- A prize winning book that has a different prize then those listed in the other prompts.
36- A book about an animal(s) or nature fictional or nonfiction
37- ✔ - The title has a word that begins with a B,N or C in it.
Book Nook Cafe :)
38- ✔ book about or set in a country you don't live in.
39- ✔ A book published before you were born
40- A Young Adult book- YA- Fiction or nonfiction
41- ✔ with a name in the title
42- ✔ A classic (modern or older)
43- A National Book Award
44- ✔ Pulitzer Prize winning book
45- A Booker winner
46-
✔
A book written by a Nobel prize winner- any topic or genre
47-A book written about an author, novel, biography, criticism.
48-
✔
Contains the word "Wife" or "Woman" in the title.
49- ✔A book about Native Americans OR a book written by a Native American.
50- A book about a Real Life Person you admire
51-A book about a Royal Person--any nation, any time period.
52-A book set in Asia. Fiction or nonfiction
53-A book set in Africa. Fiction or nonfiction
54-A book set in Australia/Oceania. -Fiction or nonfiction
55- A book set in South America. - Fiction or nonfiction
56-A book about Asians in the US. or a book written by an Asian American-- fiction or nonfiction
57-A Novel related to Classics, such as a character from Moby Dick with his/her own story/book.
58-Novela
59- ✔Book over 500 pages
60- A book by Agatha Christie
61- ✔ One word title
62- book on a modern-day problem/issue? (ie global warming, gun violence, etc.) - Fiction or nonfiction
63- A book you knew nothing about beforehand. However something caught your attention. Cover, blurb, title. Tell us why.
64- a book out of your comfort zone, not a genre you normally read
65- Concerning food or containing recipes
66- A book where weather is involved. Fiction or nonfiction
67- A book having to do with travel- fiction or nonfiction
68- Wild Card ! Any book you feel like recommending to fellow readers.
69- A health, diet, exercise, fitness or wellness book
70- About business, the economy or economics. (Personal, home or business)
71- related to science
72- Book about racism
73- LGBTQ+ character fiction or nonfiction
74- Read more books than you did in 2022
75- Book you started but never finished
76- Book on a banned book list
77- Education or teaching profession or has teacher or student in story F or NF
78- book with maps or photographs in it
79- ✔set in a country you have never visited
80- set around a holiday
81- books about trauma or mental health issue- fiction or nonfiction
82 Book with a 4 word title
83-
✔
84-A book whose author's last name starts with B,N or C
85- graphic novel
86- WWI or WWII or any war - novel or nonfiction
87- Book about or set in, the state or country you live in
88- ✔ an author who has published at least 5 books
89- Author is under 35 years old
90- Thriller or mystery
91- Crime - fiction or nonfiction
92 - ✔ History
93- Disease - fiction or nonfiction
94- legal profession - fiction or nonfiction
95 - short story or essays
96- a leader whose country you don't live in (living or dead)
97- a color in the title
98- ✔historical fiction
99- spiritual or inspirational
100- Romance
101- Bio or other NF about an Artist (paints, drawing, sculpture, i.e.), Author (poetry, books (F or NF) or an Architect.
102- Book (F or NF) written before the 1800s.
103- Book (F or NF) about Religion or Atheism.
104- A book published in the 1960s.
105- A sport related book - fiction or non fiction
Rachel wrote: "I also loved Deacon King Kong.The Good Lord Bird
100 Book Challenge for 2023 📚 📚 📚."
You just keep rolling along, Rachel. Good work!
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