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RYO - February Update
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justifiedsinner
Posted 2015-03-01 11:34 AM (#9773)
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Okay progress this month. Five books read. My favorites being the two Hank Palace books: The Last Policeman and Countdown City. Highly recommended. Love the reading levels and wish more Challenges had them.

12 in 12 2/9
Listomania 0/3
Second Best 3/12
The Unloved 3/12
Read Around the World 4/5
Clear the Shelves 8/15
Literary Prizes 1/12
Read the Sequel 2/6
Books Read:2015 9/25
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pizzakarin
Posted 2015-03-01 3:57 PM (#9788 - in reply to #9773)
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Location: Austin, Tx		12 in 12 - 2/12
Listomania - 2/12
Short Fiction - 1/3
The Unloved - 0/3
Women of Genre - 2/12
Clear the Shelves - 6/15
New Books of 2014 - 10/12
New Books of 2015 - 0/6
Reader's Choice Award - 2/5
Sub-Genre Focus - 4/10
Definitive 1950s - 1/10

I had two 5 star reads in February, The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury and Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord.
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daxxh
Posted 2015-03-01 5:10 PM (#9789 - in reply to #9788)
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Location: Great Lakes, USA		The Chaplains War - 2014, Out There, Author - good, potential Hugo nominee
Defenders 2014 - good, potential Hugo nominee
Pebble in the Sky - 50s, Clear, Author, Listomania - dated
The Three Body Problem - 2014, World - good, will read the sequel
They Shall Have the Stars - Read Again - didn't remember this, even though I know I read it
The Way of Kings - Gemmell, Fantasy Mini, Clear, 12in12 - very good, will read the sequel

Finished Challenges
Killer Bs 3/3
Elizabeth Noun 3/3
Gemmell 4/4

Ongoing Challenges
Published 2014 18/20
Readers Choice 0/5
Read it Again 2/6
SubGenre 1/10
Detective 9/12
Space Opera 0/15
Solar System 0/12
Clear the Shelves 2/15
Somewhere Out There 1/12
Read the Sequel 1/12
WoGF 1/12
More of That Author 6/12
Literary 0/12
Published 2015 0/18
1950s 1/10
Unloved 4/12
Pick and Mix 3/12
Fantasy Series 1/3
World 2/5
Second Best 0/6
12 in 12 1/6
Listomania 1/6
Short 1/12
Books Read 2015 12


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Weesam
Posted 2015-03-01 8:36 PM (#9792 - in reply to #9773)
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Location: New Zealand		I thought I was the only one who overdid it on the number of challenges, but I'm glad to see I'm not. So here's my progress so far:

Detective SF: 3/12
12 in 12: 6/12
Read more of author: 9/12
Listomania: 1/12 - had to start over again with this one as I read the rules wrong.
Around the World: 5/10
Second best: 4/12
Short fiction: 1/12
Authors of colour: 7/12
Unloved: 9/12
Women: 9/24
Clear the shelves: 9/15
Published 2014: 19/20
Published 2015: 2/18
Translation: 3/12
Sequels: 5/12
Somewhere out there: 4/12
Space Opera: 4/15
Sub-genre (time travel): 5/20
Definitive 1950's SF: 2/10
Pick & Mix: 10/40
Solar System: 5/12
Books read 2015: 50
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spoltz
Posted 2015-03-02 10:32 AM (#9800 - in reply to #9773)
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA		A Night in the Lonesome October - Roger Zelazny 2 stars - Disappointed, but I'll try to read this again, but like the fans: a chapter a day through the month of October
The Fellowship of the Ring - JRR Tolkien 5 stars - 4th reading. Still loving it.
The Two Towers - JRR Tolkien 5 stars - This time, it didn't feel like it had the second book drag like most trilogies
The Return of the King - JRR Tolkien 5 stars - The appendices are still a tough read for the most part.

I also read a non-genre book this month.

I joined two more challenges, but only at the minimum levels so far (3)
I Just Have To: 2/12
Clear The Shelves: 3/15
Read It Again, Sam: 4/6
Pick and Mix: 2/12
SF Solar System: 2/3
Tolkien: 3/12
Unloved: 2/3
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dustydigger
Posted 2015-03-02 12:18 PM (#9804 - in reply to #9773)
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Location: UK		My challenges
Detectives - 7/12
12 awards in 12 - 1/12
Have to read more - 5/12
Listomania - 2/6
The Unloved - 1/6
WOGF - 3/12
YA - 3/12
Clear the Shelves - 6/15
Read the Sequel - 4/12
Somewhere Out There - 4/12
Space Opera - 2/6
Sub-Genre 3/6
Defining 50s SF - 4/10
Tour of Solar System - 4/12

Books Read in February
Robert Heinlein - Between Two Planets
Karen Lord - Best of All Possible Worlds
Raymond F Jones - This Island Earth
Mike Carey - Naming of the Beasts
Deborah Harkness - A Discovery of Witches
Hal Clement - Iceworld
John W Campbell - The Black Star Passes
John Scalzi - Ghost Brigades
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