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Bookopoly


Sign-ups will close on December 31st.
The challenge is open-ended.

The Challenge

1. Comment here to sign up and I will create a challenge thread for you.

2. For this challenge, you will go around the Bookopoly board, reading one book for every space you land on. There will be a set of three tasks for every space, of which you have to read for one. The goal is to land on the start space again. For each completed task, you will receive 2 points. You will receive an additional 15 points for completing the challenge.

3. If you feel stuck you can turn either
a. use 5 points to skip a task by reading a book that meets the general guidelines or
b. use 2 points to skip a task by reading a for one of the tasks of a space you haven't landed on.

4. Please make a completion post in your thread using this template:

Book:
Author:
Date completed:
Task:
How it fits:
Number rolled:

5. If you don't have a personal point account thread yet, request one here.

The Bookopoly Board

Roll a Die!

https://rolladie.net/

Spaces landed on

1. Literary Launch
2. Editor's Tax
3. Novel Nook
4. Imagination Intersection
5. Narrative Avenue
6. Verse Vista
7. Librarian's Line
8. Go to Prose Prison
9. Prose Prison

Literary Launch


- Read a book from your favorite genre.
- Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
- Read a book a family member has recommended.

Please don't forget to roll the die to get to the next space!

Book: Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
Author: Rebecca Thorne
Date completed: Oct. 7th, 2024
Task: Read a book from your favorite genre.
How it fits: Is a fantasy book which is one of my favorites!
Number rolled: 4

Editor's Tax


- Read a book that was a second-hand purchase.
- Read a book you borrowed from a friend or family member.
- Read a book that you bought from your local bookstore.

Book: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Author: Jason Reynolds
Date completed: Oct. 28th, 2024
Task: Read a book you borrowed from a friend or family member.
How it fits: Borrowed this book from a friend/former coworker.
Number rolled: 2

Novel Nook


- Read a book with a blue cover.
- Read a book with a strong female protagonist.
- Read a book that was adapted into a movie.

Book: Ashfall
Author: Mike Mullin
Date completed: Nov. 10th, 2024
Task: Read a book with a strong female protagonist.
How it fits: Darla is a strong character. Ironically, Alex thinks that Darla is stronger, but Darla thinks Alex is stronger. I must say I agree more with Alex.
Number rolled: 6

Imagination Intersection


- Read a book that challenges your perspective.
- Read a book that takes you to a different time period or world.
- Read a book outside your comfort zone.

Book: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Author: David Grann
Date completed: Nov. 20th, 2024
Task: Read a book that takes you to a different time period or world.
How it fits: Takes place in the 20s.
Number rolled: 6

Narrative Avenue


- Read a book with an unreliable narrator.
- Read a book with an epistolary format.
- Read a book with a nonlinear narrative.

Book: Bright Young Women
Author: Jessica Knoll
Date completed: Nov. 23rd, 2024
Task: Read a book with a nonlinear narrative.
How it fits: Nonlinear narrative because story is told by two different women during two different time periods.
Number rolled: 5

Verse Vista


- Read a poetry collection by a contemporary poet.
- Read a book written in verse.
- Read a classic novel written in the 19th century.

Book: Perfect
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Date completed: Feb. 13th, 2024
Task: Read a book written in verse.
How it fits: Poetry book written in verse.
Number rolled: 2

Librarian's Line


- Read a book recommended by a librarian.
- Read a book about libraries or librarians.
- Read a book written by a librarian or former librarian.

Book: The Midnight Library
Author: Matt Haig
Date completed: May 31st, 2024
Task: Read a book about libraries or librarians.
How it fits: After Nora attempts suicide, she finds herself in the Midnight Library with her favorite librarian, Ms. Elm.
Number rolled: 5

Go To Prose Prison


Go back to Prose Prison.

Prose Prison


Read a book that meets the general guidelines to escape prose prison! Then, roll the die. From now on, if you roll a number that gets you to a space you have already landed on, you can roll again.