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Rhondak101

Posted 2014-10-31 9:57 AM (#8828)
Subject: October Reading Challenges

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I'll start the ball rolling this month. I read (or attempted) 7 challenge books this month:

Andrea Hairston Mindscape (abandoned 35%) Second Best and Authors of Color

Helen Oyeyemi White is for Witching Second Best and Authors of Color

Dung Kai-cheung Atlas Translation and Authors of Color

Helen Oyeyemi Mr. Fox Authors of Color and Faerie

Valente The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship … 12 for 12 and Faerie

Sjon The Whispering Muse Translation and Faerie

Jack London The Scarlet Plague Marxists

I have only 5 challenge books left to read and have read 69 books to this point.

daxxh

Posted 2014-10-31 2:39 PM (#8830 - in reply to #8828)
Subject: Re: October Reading Challenges

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Books Read This Month

The Bees - AoC, 2014, WoGF
Good - worth reading.

Ancillary Sword - Sequel, 2014
Awesome! Can't wait for #3.

Trial By Fire - 2014
Better than the first. Will be reading #3.

The Alchemist in the Shadows - Trilogy, Gemmell
Like the Three Musketeers with Dragons!

Winterlong - Masterworks, EoW, Elizabeths
OK. Better than I thought it would be.

Challenge Status:

Finished:
More of That Author 12/12
Short 12/12
Creature 6/6
Pick and Mix 12/12
Ones 12/12
2014 10/8
Nebula Nominees 8/8
RetroHugo 5/5
WoGF 12/12
Sequel 12/12

In Progress:
Masterworks 7/12
AoC 8/12
EotW 11/12
Banned 1/2
Elizabeths 2/3
35 24/35
Guardian 4/7
Killer Bs 1/3
Trilogy 7/9
Second 9/12
Bucket 8/9
Gemmell 2/4
Read Again 1/6
Reader's Choice 0/5
SubGenre 0/10

Favorite Book this Month: Ancillary Sword
Favorite Book the Year: Annihilation (Ancillary Sword is a very close second!)

12 Books left to finish my 2014 Challenges

Edited by daxxh 2014-10-31 2:45 PM

dustydigger

Posted 2014-11-01 5:31 AM (#8831 - in reply to #8828)
Subject: Re: October Reading Challenges

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I only have two books left to read to complete my challenges I am spending a lot of time now doing knee strengthening exercises before my knee replacement operation on November 24th,so am hoping to finish the challenges within a couple of weeks. Its been fun,and I have read some great books this year. Havent read as many books in the genres as many others,as I read extensively in other genres too,but I have had an interesting year all in all. Now I have the fun task of perusing the lists for next years reads!

12 Awards - 12/12 - completed
Have to read more - 11/12
Masterworks - 12/12 - completed
YA - 12/12 - completed
Pick and Mix - 11/12
Creature Feature - 6/6 - completed
Fantasia - 12/12 - completed
Book of Ones - 12/12 - completed
Guardian List - 11/12
Killer Bs - 3/3 - completed
Second Best - 12/12 - completed
Bucket List - 9/9 - completed

total slots - 126
slots filled - 123
total books - 64
books read - 62 ( 97%)

challenge books read in October
Stephen King - Duma Key
Dean Koontz - Strangers
Gregory Benford - Timescape
Patrick Suskind - Perfume

Books still to read for challenges
David Brin - Uplift Wars
Iain M Banks - Consider Phlebas

Edited by dustydigger 2014-11-01 5:33 AM

spoltz

Posted 2014-11-01 10:12 AM (#8832 - in reply to #8828)
Subject: RE: October Reading Challenges

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Book I read:

The Dark Defiles - Richard K. Morgan 4 stars - LGBT, 3, Sequel
The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch 4 stars - 2nd Best
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson - 2 stars - EotW

I only have 5 books to read to finish all of this years challenges. This month was a tough one for reading. The Dark Defiles was long, and Snow Crash took me 12 days to read. Life happened: my job got intense and my partner of 10 years decided to call it quits. The latter happened about 100 pages into Snow Crash, and I had a hard time concentrating on the book, as one would expect. The humor which I appreciated in the beginning started to feel force, I lost all sense of the timeline, and the everything about the book felt self-conscious and arrogant. I forced myself to slog through the last 60 pages so I could mark 3 books for October instead of just 2. Since I own this book, I think I'll probably have to read it again in a few years when my perspective is better.

I want to say (as I'm feeling disconnected at home) that I appreciate everyone who participates in the forums, and these threads. You folks have been a lifeline of connectedness for me, making me feel part of something larger than myself. Thanks for hanging out here, everyone!

Completed Challenges:

Just Have to Read More
Grand Master
LGBT
Masterworks
WoGF
2nd Best
Fantasia
Elizabeth Noun
End of the World
Creature Feature

2014 Challenges left:
12 Awards: completed 9/12
The Number of the Counting Shall Be3: completed 6/9
The Book of Ones: completed 10/12
Read the Sequel: completed 9/12

2014-2015 Challenge:
Read it Again, Sam: 0/6 completed

justifiedsinner

Posted 2014-11-01 11:15 AM (#8833 - in reply to #8828)
Subject: Re: October Reading Challenges

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@spoltz I'm sorry to hear about your personal troubles as a much married man I can sympathize with how devastating the breakup of a long term relationship can be.

Work has been very busy for me so I only read 6 books this month and three of them were computer related. I did manage to finish two more challenges (Second Best and The 35) but things are slowing down with a ways to go yet:

FINISHED:
The 35: 35/35
12 Awards: 12/12
Fantasia: 12/12
End of the World 12/12
Have to Read More: 12/12
2nd Best: 12/12
Trilogies: 9/9

ONGOING:
Read the Sequel: 11/12
WoGF: 11/12
Book of Ones: 10/12
Masterworks: 9/12
Mythopoeic 9/12
Short Fiction 4/12
Guardian List 4/7
In Translation: 2/12
Killer B's 1/3

DrNefario

Posted 2014-11-02 5:55 AM (#8834 - in reply to #8828)
Subject: Re: October Reading Challenges

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I read:

The Killing Moon - NK Jemisin
Read More
Second Best (WFA) - Completed

The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Read More - Completed

That finished all 12 of my 2014 challenges in 49 books.

I added the New Books of 2014 Challenge to my list, counting it as a 2015 challenge, with 1 book already read (Joe Abercrombie's Half a King), and also read:

The Martian - Andy Weir
New Books of 2014

City of Stairs - Robert Jackson Bennett
New Books of 2014

Prince of Thorns - Mark Lawrence
Gemmell Awards (Morningstar nominee)
Reader's Choice

So, my remaining challenges stand at:
New Books of 2014: 3/8
Gemmell: 3/4
Reader's Choice: 1/5

Rhondak101

Posted 2014-11-03 12:53 PM (#8835 - in reply to #8832)
Subject: RE: October Reading Challenges

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Steve, It really is a miracle of humanity that the simple facts of liking the same books and being invested in a common goal, whether it is a reading challenge or adding authors and books to WWE, can make us feel so connected to people thousands of miles away. Hold on to that feeling of connectedness. I am sorry for your troubles and wish you all the best.

Rhonda

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