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January 2023 Monthly Challenge - LUNAR NEW YEAR
Begins: 01Jan23 / Ends: 31Jan23

This January both the western calendar and the Lunar calendar celebrate a new year. Lunar New Year falls on January 22, 2023. This month's challenge is based on Lunar New Year traditions.

* In preparation for the New Year families undertake a thorough house cleaning - Read a book that's been on your TBR for OVER one year - i.e. put on your tbr list no later than Dec 31, 2021. (Tell us when you put it on your tbr.)

* Red decorations abound - Read a book with a predominantly red cover (at least 60%) - Post the COVER image.

* One of the celebrations includes a reunion dinner. - Read a book where a family enjoys dinner together. Must be at least two generations gathered. Quote the text that shows the dinner.

* Among the traditions are Lion or Dragon dances. - Read a book whose title begins with L or D (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)

* The Lunar New Year celebration typically ends with a Lantern Festival. Some people send glowing lanterns into the sky, while others release floating lanterns onto the sea, onto rivers, or adrift in lakes. - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are in LANTERN FESTIVAL. (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored. Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase.)



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RULES OF THE CHALLENGE

All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long - Page length determined by HARDCOVER 1st edition. If there is no Hardcover, then the most popular paperback governs page #.

You may read in any format - text, audio or e-book.

You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for completing a task.

A book may be used for only one task, even if it would satisfy the challenge for multiple tasks.

EXAMPLE of a successful post:
Book with a BLUE cover: - ✔ - 31May19


If you'd like to be recognized as finishing, the challenge, please post a new comment alerting me to your finish. I do not get notifications when you edit your original post.

Have Fun!

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Beverly ✔ Completed

JennH

Koren ✔ Completed

Sheila ✔ Completed

TerriS ✔ Completed

Tessa ✔ Completed

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I'm in for this New Year's Challenge.

5/5

* In preparation for the New Year families undertake a thorough house cleaning - Read a book that's been on your TBR for OVER one year - i.e. put on your tbr list no later than Dec 31, 2021. (Tell us when you put it on your tbr.)
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon FINISHED 1/10 Added to TBR list on 3/1/21

* Red decorations abound - Read a book with a predominantly red cover (at least 60%) - Post the COVER image.
The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel FINISHED 1/8 See cover image at bottom of my post.

* One of the celebrations includes a reunion dinner. - Read a book where a family enjoys dinner together. Must be at least two generations gathered. Quote the text that shows the dinner.
Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
"Aunt Feen stands, balancing on her pearl-handled cane for support. "Hallelujah," she says. "Let's eat!"..."Dominic and Gram make a stop and talk to Gepetto. The blood relatives are clumped in the center, with the children staggered in and out of adult seating, in the hope that separation will keep them out of trouble. My brother-in-law Tom pours champagne into our glasses; evidently the waiters don't dispense the booze fast enough for him. He fills Aunt Feen's glass. My brother, Alfred, takes his seat across the table from me."
FINISHED 1/3

* Among the traditions are Lion or Dragon dances. - Read a book whose title begins with L or D (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis FINISHED 1/5

* The Lunar New Year celebration typically ends with a Lantern Festival. Some people send glowing lanterns into the sky, while others release floating lanterns onto the sea, onto rivers, or adrift in lakes. - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are in LANTERN FESTIVAL. (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored. Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase.)
I Am a Girl from Africa by Elizabeth Nyamayaro FINISHED 1/13

January 2023 Monthly Challenge - LUNAR NEW YEAR
Begins: 01Jan23 / Ends: 31Jan23


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* In preparation for the New Year families undertake a thorough house cleaning - Read a book that's been on your TBR for OVER one year - before 2011 - Taken to the Cleaners ✔ – 08Jan23

* Red decorations abound - Red cover - ✔ – 05Jan23

* One of the celebrations includes a reunion dinner.the family dinner He hadn't missed it since we'd started dating. The intimate family celebration before the big harvest party celebration." - Eight Hundred Grapes ✔ – 26Jan23

* Among the traditions are Lion or Dragon dances. - Read a book whose title begins with L or D - Love, Loss, and What We Ate ✔ – 17Jan23

* The Lunar New Year celebration typically ends with a Lantern Festival - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are in LANTERN FESTIVAL. - A S - Alexander Smith / The Second-Worst Restaurant in France ✔ – 15Jan23

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January 2023 Monthly Challenge - LUNAR NEW YEAR
Begins: 01Jan23 / Ends: 31Jan23

✔* In preparation for the New Year families undertake a thorough house cleaning - Read a book that's been on your TBR for OVER one year - i.e. put on your tbr list no later than Dec 31, 2021. (Tell us when you put it on your tbr.)
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie 1/12/23 - TBR 1/7/21

✔* Red decorations abound - Read a book with a predominantly red cover (at least 60%) - Post the COVER image.
The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler 1/3/23


✔* One of the celebrations includes a reunion dinner. - Read a book where a family enjoys dinner together. Must be at least two generations gathered. Quote the text that shows the dinner.
Wonton Terror by Vivien Chien 1/6/22 - p169 - "More often than not, when we ate as a group, my mother was the one who selected all the plates and we would eat family-style, sampling from all the dishes."

✔* Among the traditions are Lion or Dragon dances. - Read a book whose title begins with L or D (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)
Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie 1/19/23

✔* The Lunar New Year celebration typically ends with a Lantern Festival. Some people send glowing lanterns into the sky, while others release floating lanterns onto the sea, onto rivers, or adrift in lakes. - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are in LANTERN FESTIVAL. (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored. Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase.)
The Vanishing Type by Ellery Adams 1/9/23

I'm ready for this New Year's Challenge!

5/5

✔In preparation for the New Year families undertake a thorough house cleaning - Read a book that's been on your TBR for OVER one year - i.e. put on your tbr list no later than Dec 31, 2021. (Tell us when you put it on your tbr.)
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer, 4****s, 1-18-23
I don't have an exact date for when I put this book on my TBR list, but it came out in 2013, and I know I was interested even then. So I'm guessing it has been on my list for at least 8-9 years!!

✔ Red decorations abound - Read a book with a predominantly red cover (at least 60%) - Post the COVER image.

Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, 5*****s, 1-2-23

✔ One of the celebrations includes a reunion dinner. - Read a book where a family enjoys dinner together. Must be at least two generations gathered. Quote the text that shows the dinner.
The Hopkins Manuscript by R.C. Sherriff, 4****s, 2-28-23, P. 168
“The dinner was simple but I felt that it had been arranged with thought and care: soup with little pieces in it shaped into the letters of the alphabet; a fillet of sole, a roast fowl, and a trifle flavoured with brandy.” “…upon this evening at The Manor House……a delightful family party of which I had become an honorary member.” -- Colonel Parker (uncle), Robin (nephew, age 17), Pat (niece, age 19), Mr. Hopkins (neighbor).

✔Among the traditions are Lion or Dragon dances. - Read a book whose title begins with L or D (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)
Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, 4****s, 1-23-23
I think I should get extra credit because I got the "L" and the "D"!! ;)

✔ The Lunar New Year celebration typically ends with a Lantern Festival. Some people send glowing lanterns into the sky, while others release floating lanterns onto the sea, onto rivers, or adrift in lakes. - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are in LANTERN FESTIVAL. (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored. Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase.)
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor, 4****s, 1-7-23

I'm in.

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* In preparation for the New Year families undertake a thorough house cleaning - Read a book that's been on your TBR for OVER one year - i.e. put on your tbr list no later than Dec 31, 2021. (Tell us when you put it on your tbr.)--The Algonquin Kid - Adventures Growing Up at New York's Legendary Hotel by Michael Elihu Colby--finished 1/6/2023--Put on my TBR pile 4/1/2016.

* Red decorations abound - Read a book with a predominantly red cover (at least 60%) - Post the COVER image.--The Maid by Nina Prose--finished 1/22/2023

* One of the celebrations includes a reunion dinner. - Read a book where a family enjoys dinner together. Must be at least two generations gathered. Quote the text that shows the dinner.--Take My Daddy, I'll Take Yours by Jenika Snow--pg. 82--Fifteen minutes later, we were all at the dining room table, my father's meal set out in the center in an array of bowls and platters, my glass of scotch sitting in front of me...The meal went fine for the first twenty minutes...until I went for a second helping of my father's incredible pasta. I could have blamed my increased appetite on the scotch, but the truth was, my dad made amazing food, and you were crazy if you didn't enjoy it.--Father, step-mother, daughter, step-mother's father were at the dinner.

* Among the traditions are Lion or Dragon dances. - Read a book whose title begins with L or D (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)--Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure by Rinker Buck--finished 1/31/2022

* The Lunar New Year celebration typically ends with a Lantern Festival. Some people send glowing lanterns into the sky, while others release floating lanterns onto the sea, onto rivers, or adrift in lakes. - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are in LANTERN FESTIVAL. (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored. Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase.)--Matching Little Megan by Leslie Ayla--finished 4/13/2023

I’m up for this. Starting the new year right

Count me in.

Welcome to the challenge, everyone.

Lee, I'll create a link once you've loaded the basic challenge info into one of your posts.

January 2023 Monthly Challenge - LUNAR NEW YEAR
Begins: 01Jan23 / Ends: 31Jan23

* In preparation for the New Year families undertake a thorough house cleaning - Read a book that's been on your TBR for OVER one year - i.e. put on your tbr list no later than Dec 31, 2021. (Tell us when you put it on your tbr.)-Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger finished 1/5 (I don't have a specific date but I tried to pick one of the books that has been the longest on my physical shelf. I know it's been there for several years.

* Red decorations abound - Read a book with a predominantly red cover (at least 60%) - Post the COVER image.-Under the Knife by Karen Roebuck finished 2/3


* One of the celebrations includes a reunion dinner. - Read a book where a family enjoys dinner together. Must be at least two generations gathered. Quote the text that shows the dinner.- The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult finished 1/1 p. 222 I was salivating so badly, though, I almost didn't care. I fidgeted during the prayer over the candles and the Kiddush over the wine and the Ha-matzi over my father's delicious challah, and then finally it was time to sit down and eat.

* Among the traditions are Lion or Dragon dances. - Read a book whose title begins with L or D (Ignore leading articles: A, An, The)-The Decision to Kill: A True Crime Story of a Teenage Killer and the Mother Who Loved Him by Leslie Ghiglieri finished 1/3

* The Lunar New Year celebration typically ends with a Lantern Festival. Some people send glowing lanterns into the sky, while others release floating lanterns onto the sea, onto rivers, or adrift in lakes. - Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are in LANTERN FESTIVAL. (Middle initials, if used, can be ignored. Letters may be used only so often as they appear in the target phrase.-World Wild Vet: Encounters in the Animal Kingdom by Dr. Evan Antin finished 1/20

Message #3: Challenge completed.

Fantastic job, Beverly!

Finished! Message 11.

Great job, Koren!

Question about the "reunion dinner."

Does it have to be a "dinner?" I have a good scene about a family meal but it happens to be a "breakfast."

Just let me know -- I can keep looking :)

It does need to be a dinner, as that the tradition for those celebration Lunar New Year.

No problem -- I have another book in mind :)

Thanks!

Finally Finished!! :)

I'm done!

Way to go, Sheila!