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Monthly Audiobook Challenge: June 2024
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The Audiobook Challenge is designed to not only help you to read your audiobooks, but to also find out about other great audiobooks from other challenge participants!
Though you may pop in/out at any time, the Audiobook Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.
There are no minimum page requirements, and you can read abridged or unabridged audiobooks!
1. At the beginning of the month, post :
a: How many audiobooks in total you want to read for the month
b: How many audiobooks in the monthly category you want to read
c: Post the audiobooks (as you decide on them) by linking them to Goodreads in your post
2. During the month, read the audiobooks that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)
3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s) - note: can only be linked to Goodreads and not an external site
c: How many audiobooks you have read for this challenge this year
Then start a new post for the next month!
FORMAT YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE:
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:
Books in category:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
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EXAMPLE : (under spoiler)(view spoiler)
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(this is what happens when you make the themes in Dec and forget about what is coming up lol)
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edit - failed this one
Total audiobooks read this year: 43 (end of May was 32)
It wouldn't normally be a problem, but not sure whether I'll be able to fit one in b/c of Book Games... we'll see. :)
Books in category:
(1855)FINISHED - End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 53
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 0
Audiobooks not in category read: 9
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
I'm with Mel. also, I read most of the ones I had on hand back in January 😆I'm sure I'll scrounge something up though!
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 25
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 3
Books in category:
FINISHED
In category:
- pub 1847 - 5 stars
- pub 1865 - 5 stars
- 1859 - 3.5 stars
- pub 1844 - 5 stars
- pub 1872 - 3 stars
- pub 1868 - 3.5 starsNot in category:
- very entertaining - 4 stars
- not AC's best, I think - 3 stars
- best part is audio is 666 minutes long! - 3 stars
- entertaining - 3.5 stars
- great start but too much drag after the 1st book - 3 stars
- not bad for a "read for challenge" book - 3 stars
- the kind of writing the adjective "lush" was coined for. - 4 stars
- still addicted! - 5 stars
- beautifully written - 4.5 stars
- also beautifully written but enough ick for now, lol - 3 stars
- ok, but predictable - 3 stars
- not the worst I've read for a challenge! - 3 stars
- enjoyed this even more as read by Andy Serkis - 5 stars
- enjoying this series so far! - 4 stars
- still not the worst challenge read, but getting there - 1 star
- nope - 2 stars
- was considering giving up on the series, but second half was good enough to continue - 3 stars
- this must be what taking acid feels like... - 3 stars
- not bad if you can look past the schmaltzy cheesy bits... - 3 stars
- boring - 2 stars
- not my fave McCarthy - 3 stars
- cute, but a little juvenile for my tastes - 3 stars
- ok, but has been done better - 3 stars
- ok - 3 stars
- meh - 2.5 stars
- finally a biography without drug and alcohol addiction! - 4 stars
- very interesting but surprisingly little science! - 4 stars
- much fun, though not so much for the dog! - 4 stars
- Not great -1.5 stars
- I think I'm done with Maas... - 2 stars
- uneven collection, but some good ones - 3 stars
- entertaining, but a sexist snob - 3 stars
- good! - 4 stars
- not bad, but oh that youngest kid is an annoying brat! - 3 starsEnd of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: (153 in Jan-May) + 40
Audiobooks in monthly category read: (16 in Jan-May) + 6
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
Melindam wrote: "Maybe this category is a sign that I should really/truly/finally listen to Little Dorrit. 🤭"Yes! But it's a great book, so that shouldn't be much of a hardship 😉
True. And the default edition is 1021 pages, so... points. ;)
Mmmmm... points!I've been thinking of re-reading a Dickens or two for this challenge as well. Already re-read Barnaby and Christmas Carol this year, and Dorritt and Great Expectations last year.
Still lots of fun options though! 😁
Not sure I'll read any books in the category! LOL I can do early-20th century but 19th century is hard as someone who doesn't read many classics
Avid's Monthly Audiobook Challenge: June 2024Theme: ◈Go back in time- Books written in the 19th century (January 1, 1801 – December 31, 1900)
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 15
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 0
Books in category:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 95
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 9
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
You know... I think I might re-read A Tale of Two Cities. It's my least favourite Dickens alongside Martin Chuzzlewit (a relative term, because even my least favourite Dickens is considerably better than most of the other drivel I read 😆), I've had quite a bit of success with upping my ratings of his books on a re-read, and I really hope this one will be the same (not sure Chuzzlewit would meet with the same success though...)And Thomas Hardy! Sooooo many of his books I want to re-read. And the current BOM is making me want to re-read Jane Eyre too. 😁
Start of MonthBooks written in the 19th century (January 1, 1801 – December 31, 1900)
Total audiobooks to read: 15
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 4
Books in category:
★
★
★
★
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 156
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 16
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why)
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
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I love all this chat about Dickens. Where is E? It is her favourite author 🤭🤣
🤭 😅
June 2024 Theme:◈Go back in time
Books written in the 19th century (January 1, 1801 – December 31, 1900)
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 6
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 4
Books in category:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
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🤣🤣
June 2024 Theme:◈Go back in time
Books written in the 19th century (January 1, 1801 – December 31, 1900)
Start of Month=37
Total audiobooks to read this month=7
Audiobooks to read in monthly category read=1
Monthly Category:
Finished (not in category):
1. Crown of Midnight-6/2/24
2. The Unhoneymooners-6/5/24
3. Sizzling Sixteen-6/14/24
4. Group Therapy-6/16/24
5. Maybe Someday-6/21/24
End of Month: 5
Total audiobooks read this year:42
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 0
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
-it has a deaf character which was a unique read.
And Audible sales are on.... where is my mythical (as in noone has seen it, though they heard about it ;) self-denial? Nowhere, that's where.... lol
Normally, books on my wishlist are hardly ever on sale (I flatter myself that's because of my distinguished taste -giggles), so of course I had to rush in and check. Of course their idea of sale doesn't always coincide with mine, but this time there are a lot of them.
Nothing But Reading ChallengesMonthly Audiobook Challenge: June 2024
Duration: June 2024
Progress: 0 out of 1
Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).
Let's find some great audiobooks together!
Duration: Monthly
June 2024 Theme:
◈Go back in time
Books written in the 19th century (January 1, 1801 – December 31, 1900)
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You are not the only one, Karen. :))I didn't manage this round either. ;)
Yeah I got one set in that time but not written in it!
Despite not managing to read a book for the designated theme, I just checked my Audible stats and 2024 June was a record for me in listening time. I managed 96,2 hours and 2024 is the year when more than half my books are in the audio format! 🥳Usually, my average listening time is between 50-60 hours/month and if I got lucky, I did manage 70 or 80 hours, but these are the exception.
July, August and December are my "down-time" when I am spending more time with my family b/c of vacation/holidays and for some reason they expect me to listen to them or occasionally to talk to them. 🤭😅
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Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).
Let's find some great audiobooks together!
Duration: Monthly
June 2024 Theme:
◈Go back in time
Books written in the 19th century (January 1, 1801 – December 31, 1900)