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Wed Jul 22, 2015 6:19 am
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Dreamy says...



I have updated my list, people! :D *scurries off to library*
If any person raises his hand to strike down another on the ground of religion, I shall fight him till the last breath of my life, both as the head of the Government and from outside- Jawaharlal Nehru.
  





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Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:56 pm
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Zontafer says...



It's never too late, right?

3/50

Spoiler! :
A book with more than 500 pages:
A classic romance:
A book that became a movie:
A book published this year:
A book with number in its title:
A book written by someone under 30:
A book with non -human characters:
A funny book:
A book by a female author:
A mystery or thriller:
A book with a one word title:
A book of short stories:
A book set in a different country:
A non fiction book:
A popular author’s first book:
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read:
A book a friend recommended:
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book:
A book based on a true story:
A book at the bottom of your to-read list:
A book your mum loves:
A book that scares you:
A book more than 100 years old:
A book based entirely on its cover:
A book you were supposed to read but you didn’t:
A memoir: Stephen King - On Writing
A book you can finish in a day:
A book with antonyms in the title:
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit:
A book that came out the year you were born:
A book with bad reviews:
A trilogy:
A book from your childhood:
A book with a love triangle:
A book set in the future:
A book set in high school:
A book with a color in the title:
A book that made you cry: Markus Zusak - The Book Thief (A few tears...) @TheScratchedAcoustic
A book with magic:
A graphic novel:
A book by an author you have never tried:
A book you own but have never read:
A book that takes place in your hometown:
A book that was originally written in a different language:
A book set during Christmas:
A book written by an author with your same initials:
A play:
A banned book:
A book based on or turned into a TV show:
A book you started but never finished: George R.R Martin - A Dance With Dragons


Last updated the 5th of August
Last edited by Zontafer on Wed Aug 05, 2015 6:58 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:35 am
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TriSARAHtops says...



Slowly making progress...
if we wait until we're ready
we'll be waiting
for the rest of our lives
  





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Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:40 am
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willachilles says...



Hey peeps.

I messaged @manisha and asked her if I could join. She said yes. So...I guess...here I am!

Current Status: 0/50

Spoiler! :
A book with more than 500 pages:
A classic romance:
A book that became a movie:
A book published this year:
A book with number in its title:
A book written by someone under 30:
A book with non -human characters:
A funny book:
A book by a female author:
A mystery or thriller:
A book with a one word title:
A book of short stories:
A book set in a different country:
A non fiction book:
A popular author’s first book:
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read:
A book a friend recommended:
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book:
A book based on a true story:
A book at the bottom of your to-read list:
A book your mum loves:
A book that scares you:
A book more than 100 years old:
A book based entirely on its cover:
A book you were supposed to read but you didn’t:
A memoir:
A book you can finish in a day:
A book with antonyms in the title:
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit:
A book with bad reviews:
A trilogy:
A book from your childhood:
A book with a love triangle:
A book set in the future:
A book set in high school:
A book with a color in the title:
A book with magic:
A graphic novel:
A book by an author you have never tried:
A book you own but have never read:
A book that takes place in your hometown:
A book that was originally written in a different language:
A book set during Christmas:
A book written by an author with your same initials:
A banned book:
A book based on or turned into a TV show:
A book you started but never finished:


I'll try and start as soon as possible...*runs off to research some of these books*

-willa
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Tue Aug 11, 2015 1:33 pm
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Dreamy says...



To find writers with same initial as mine has proven to be an incredibly hard chore to do. It's quite maddening and appalling to see that there aren't many writers who share my initials or lest one of my initials. Maybe, this means I have to spend more time analysing the book shelves of the library quite carefully without brooding over.
If any person raises his hand to strike down another on the ground of religion, I shall fight him till the last breath of my life, both as the head of the Government and from outside- Jawaharlal Nehru.
  





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Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:14 am
Dracula says...



I feel your pain, Dreamy, I feel your pain.

Anyone know some good books with antonyms in their titles?
I bought a cactus. A week later it died. I got depressed because I thought Damn, I am less nurturing than a desert.
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Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:39 pm
AdmiralKat says...



Look up titles with fire and ice in it. You might find something there!
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Wed Aug 12, 2015 1:42 pm
manisha says...



@Dracula

I'm reading Night and Day by Virginia Woolf for that. War and Peace is a book that fits into that category.
You will find loads here https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/831 ... nym_Titles
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Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:13 pm
ajruby12 says...



If you're looking for a book turned into a movie, you can't find much better than Unbroken. (I have not seen the movie). (As a warning, I was crying for a solid couple minutes after finishing the book, so proceed with caution.)
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Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:29 am
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Dreamy says...



List Updated! *reminds other minions to do the same* =)
If any person raises his hand to strike down another on the ground of religion, I shall fight him till the last breath of my life, both as the head of the Government and from outside- Jawaharlal Nehru.
  





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Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:31 pm
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TriSARAHtops says...



Putting Emma down as 'turned into a TV show', which I think counts well enough. Between the miniseries, Clueless (although I think the movie was based off Emma, and the show spun-off from the movie) and the webseries Emma Approved, I think it fits okay. Was considering putting it under 'book with a love triangle', but the relationship geometry going on in the book is way more complex and convoluted than a triangle XD
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Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:01 am
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TriSARAHtops says...



I think my aim is now to somehow fit all of Jane Austen's books into this challennge. Four down, two to go!
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Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:53 am
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BluesClues says...



[*]Since I've been reading anyway...

Updated 12/27: 42/50

This would probably go faster if I read one book at a time instead of three or four at once.

Books completed in 2015, in no particular order.

Spoiler! :
1. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling
9. The Alligator and His Uncle Tooth, Geoffrey Hayes
10. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
11. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, Catherynne M. Valente
12. Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden
13. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
14. The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Stewart
15. Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography, Bruce Chilton
16. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris
17. Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, Cory O'Brien
18. Homicide Trinity, Rex Stout
19. Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
20. The Witches, Roald Dahl
21. The BFG, Roald Dahl
22. The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd
23. Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
24. Doll Bones, Holly Black
25. Sima's Undergarments for Women, Ilana Stanger-Ross
26. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Jesse Andrews
27. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, Katherine Howe
28. Junie B. Jones, First Grader: BOO...and I Mean It! Barbara Park
29. Planet of the Apes, Pierre Boulle
30. My Life in France, Julia Child & Alex Prud'homme
31. Sex Lives of the Popes, Nigel Cawthorne
32. Still Pumped from Using the Mouse, Scott Adams
33. Way of the Weasel, Scott Adams
34. Seven Years of Highly Defective People, Scott Adams
35. Dad Is Fat, Jim Gaffigan
36. The Martian, Andy Weir
37. I Am Malala, Malala Youszfai
38. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, Catherynne M. Valente
39. Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen
40. The Princess Bride, William Goldman
41. The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two, Catherynne M. Valente
42. Twelve Years a Slave, Solomon Northup
43. Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell


The list of different attributes:

Spoiler! :
A book with more than 500 pages: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
A classic romance: Pride & Prejudice[i]
A book that became a movie: [i]Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]

A book published this year:
A book with number in its title: Twelve Years a Slave
A book written by someone under 30: I Am Malala
A book with non -human characters: The Alligator & His Uncle Tooth
A funny book: Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls
A book by a female author: Sima’s Undergarments for Women
A mystery or thriller: The Martian
A book with a one word title:
A book of short stories: Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes
A book set in a different country: Artemis Fowl
A non fiction book: Sex Lives of the Popes
A popular author’s first book: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read: Way of the Weasel
A book a friend recommended: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book:
A book based on a true story: Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography
A book at the bottom of your to-read list: Seven Years of Highly Defective People
A book your mum loves: Gone with the Wind
A book that scares you:
A book more than 100 years old:
A book based entirely on its cover: Good Omens
A book you were supposed to read but you didn’t:
A memoir: My Life in France
A book you can finish in a day: Doll Bones
A book with antonyms in the title:
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
A book with bad reviews: Cloud Atlas blasphemy how dare this masterpiece have bad reviews
A trilogy: Fairyland
A book from your childhood: The BFG
A book with a love triangle: Memoirs of a Geisha
A book set in the future: Planet of the Apes
A book set in high school: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
A book with a color in the title:
A book with magic: The Witches
A graphic novel: Still Pumped from Using the Mouse
A book by an author you have never tried: Doll Bones
A book you own but have never read: The Mysterious Benedict Society
A book that takes place in your hometown:
A book that was originally written in a different language: The Little Prince
A book set during Christmas:
A book written by an author with your same initials:
A banned book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
A book based on or turned into a TV show: Homicide Trinity
A book you started but never finished:
A play:
A book that made you cry: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
A book published in the year you were born:
Last edited by BluesClues on Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:39 pm, edited 5 times in total.
  





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TriSARAHtops says...



*bumps*

How's everyone going?
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Sun Sep 20, 2015 2:44 pm
manisha says...



I haven't read any fitting book in a while now:/ Need to update!
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