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Intimidating Book challenge.
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Acknud
Posted 2023-12-28 2:38 PM (#28650)
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Location: western Kentucky		Large books are sometimes daunting in appearance but offer great depth in storytelling. Sometimes it just takes a while to get a story out there. I want to try to read more books over 800 pages.
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dustydigger
Posted 2023-12-31 2:19 PM (#28665 - in reply to #28650)
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Location: UK		Hi Acknud,I must confess long books totally intimidate me. Which is ridiculous when I can read two or three 350 page books in a fortnight. Why should one 800 page book look as if it will take a month?
Enjoy!
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Posted 2023-12-31 4:55 PM (#28667 - in reply to #28665)
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finminer
Posted 2024-01-01 9:43 AM (#28678 - in reply to #28650)
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Great idea for a challenge! I have several that I want to complete this year, so this will help remind me of my goal. Thanks!
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spoltz
Posted 2024-01-03 12:23 AM (#28695 - in reply to #28650)
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA		Love the Keith Haring banner. Saw a documentary on him and it was wonderful and heartbreaking.

I hope to read two big tomes this year.
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Acknud
Posted 2024-01-10 11:44 AM (#29209 - in reply to #28667)
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