50 Book Challenge!!!

I can't help you in that area. There are days when I can't find parking when I go to the library because it's so packed, and there are a few different places to buy used books. =3

Maybe you can utilize Google to find some?

I just tried to look but there wasn't anything listed, used at least. I do know that there is one store in town that wasn't listed online, at least there was one. In this economy, places disappear faster than they appear, so I won't hold my breath. There are a few of Silv's books that I can make myself read if nothing else. I can't afford to be picky if I want to finish!

I am craving that wizard detective series...I forget what it is called all of the sudden.

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher? It's such a good series based on the few books I've read. ^*_*^

I bet your library has it if you can't get it in any other way. I mean... even if you can't own the book, reading it without owning it is better than never experiencing it, right?

I think I wouldn't be too proud to borrow the Dresden files (and yes, you are right, by the way, lol). They are an easy read (in my opinion, anyway) and I should be able to finish them before due. I must plan a trip to the library!

I agree. They were really fast and easy for me, too. I just haven't gotten the chance to read the other ones, and it's been long enough that I don't even remember how far I got in the series...

:: looks at my GoodReads 'read' list ::

Oh. I guess I've only read the first two... XD




I couldn't resist...

Lol!

I read the first three, and I am going to grab two or three when I go

To The Library!

Finally updated my list and realized that I was only 1 book short! I should get on that!

And finished my 25 for the year! Oh yeah! Who else has managed to finish their goal?

Congratulations, Sunwolf! I'll be sure to edit the first post to show that you've completed your goal. The others who have completed their goals are also at the bottom of the first post.

Would you like to lengthen your goal, or would you like to start fresh, or would you prefer to just be satisfied with your accomplishment?

I think I am going to start again with 25 but was looking to start on Jan. 1. Easier to remember!

Sweet deal. Do you want to make a new post with your list, or do you want to just clear your current list and start over?

I updated this and am at 24/25 books. I am going to try and read the last book...not sure what it will be yet. I got a great book for christmas from Silvone but it is a tough read, I might still try and do it though.

Kathryn Lacey wrote:Sweet deal. Do you want to make a new post with your list, or do you want to just clear your current list and start over?

Well, what is easier for you? I don't mind doing either.

Well, I think it would be most sensible to probably make a new post with your new list. That way, if people want to look at your old list to see what you read or something, it'll still be there. ^^_^^

Sounds like a plan!

I think maybe I'll join the fun this year.
I don't know about 50, though. Maybe 24... two for each month. ^_^

Twelve books or more is acceptable in my mind, so twenty-four sounds awesome. Maybe I should rejoin with that in mind... Hm... I think I will. ^*_*^


1. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 323 pages
2. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith 287 pages
3. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters 340 pages
4. Ascension by Kara Dalkey 235 pages
5. Reunion by Kara Dalkey 233 pages
6. Transformation by Kara Dalkey 233 pages
7. Holes by Louis Sachar 233 pages
8. The Shape-Changer's Wife by Sharon Shinn 200 pages
9. Swan Bride by Betina Lindsey 307 pages
10. Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 836 pages
11. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 385 pages
12. Treasure Me by Robyn DeHart 315 pages
13. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen 269 pages
14. Sisters of the Sari by Brenda L. Baker 327 pages
15. The Road by Cormac McCarthy 241 pages
16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 309 pages
17. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 341 pages
18. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling 435 pages
19. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 734 pages
20. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling 870 pages
21. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling 652 pages
22. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling 759 pages
23. The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany 185 pages
24. 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories by Various Authors 582 pages


Key
Bold means I’m currently reading a book.
If it has a slash through it, I’ve completed it.
* means I am rereading a book.

Benchmarks
- I have read twenty-four out of twenty-four books so far.
- Began: Monday, December 20th, 2010
- Reached 4 Books: January 28th, 2011
- Reached 8 Books: February 13th, 2011
- Reached 12 Books: March 29th, 2011
- Reached 16 Books: July 1st, 2011
- Reached 20 Books: July 28th, 2011
- Reached 24 Books: August 21st, 2011
- Pages Read: 9676

*Cracks knuckles and neck*

I will do this. It should be easy considering if I have nothing to do, I can reasonably pull off a four or five book day. Hmm, it's time to reread my library....

Started: 1/3/11 Going for 100 by July

Ecolitan Prime, by L. E. Modesitt: the two below
Ecolitan Envoy
Ecolitan Enigma

Time to restart! Maybe this time I'll make it to 50. =)

Date started: 1/1/11
Current Count: 28/100

Currently Reading:

On Hold:
Four & Twenty Blackbirds, by Mercedes Lackey

Finished Reading:
1. Chasing the Night, by Iris Johansen (368 pages)
2. Through Wolf's Eyes, by Jane Lindskold (Wolf, bk 1) (608 pages)
3. Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart, by Jane Lindskold (Wolf, bk 2) (768 pages)
4. The Dragon of Despair, by Jane Lindskold (Wolf, bk 3) (729 pages)
5. Wolf Captured, by Jane Lindskold (Wolf, bk 4) (709 pages)
6. The Glasswright's Apprentice, by Mindy L. Klasky (Glasswright, bk 1) (324 pages)
7. The Glasswright's Progress, by Mindy L. Klasky (Glasswright, bk 2) (322 pages)
8. The Wake of the Lorelei Lee, by L.A. Meyer (Bloody Jack, bk 8 ) (552 pages)
9. Aurelia, by Anne Osterlund (256 pages)
10. On The Run, by Iris Johansen (352 pages)
11. Dark Summer, by Iris Johansen (378 pages)
12. Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Vortex, by Troy Denning (363 pages)
13. Murder at Five Finger Light, by Sue Henry (265 pages)
14. Murder On the Yukon Quest, by Sue Henry (290 pages)
15. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy (287 pages)
16. Cold Company, by Sue Henry (336 pages)
17. Death Trap, by Sue Henry (273 pages)
18. such a pretty face, by Cathy Lamb (467 pages)
19. The Glasswright's Journeyman, by Mindy L. Klasky (338 pages)
20. The Glasswright's Test, by Mindy L. Klasky (344 pages)
21. The Glasswright's Master, by Mindy L. Klasky (339 pages)
22. The Highwayman's Footsteps, by Nicola Morgan (354 pages)
23. In the Serpent's Coils, by Tiffany Trent (Hallowmere, bk 1) (291 pages)
24. The Naming, by Alison Croggon (Pellinor, bk 1) (466 pages) (Finally!!!)
25. Terrier, by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper, bk 1) (563 pages)
26. Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen (262 pages)
27. Bloodhound, by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper, bk 2) (534 pages)
28. Kindred, by Octavia E. Butler (264 pages)

Elric, please edit your post to include how many books you've completed. It can be as simple as 0/50 or something along those lines. It helps me a lot when people have that somewhere in their list.

Lara, I've updated your information. ^^_^^

Yay, I'm already succeeding! Read one and started into a second!
Okay, here's my plan! xD

[updated: 2-20-2011]

3/24 complete!

[updated: 4-1-2011]

Looks like I'm actually a bit ahead, which is good, because I'm making slow progress with the Spirit Gate book.

1. The Dopple Ganger Chronicles, book 1, The First Escape, by G.P. Taylor
—^{280 pages, published by Tyndale House, 2008}—
2. The Dopple Ganger Chronicles, book 2, The Secret of Indigo Moon, by G.P. Taylor
—^{291 pages, published by Tyndale House, 2009}—
3. Empress of Eternity, by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
—^{352 pages, published by Tor, 2010}—
4. The Tale of Krispos, book 3, Krispos the Emperor, by Harry Turtledove
—^{387 pages, published by Del Rey, 2007 (first published 1994)}—
5. Mass Effect: Revelation, by Drew Karpyshyn
—^{323 pages, published by Del Rey, 2007}—
6. The Elenium, book 1, The Diamond Throne, by David Eddings
—^{435 pages, published by Del Rey, 1990 (first published 1989)}—
7. The Sword of Truth, book 7, The Pillars of Creation, by Terry Goodkind
—^{736 pages, published by Tor, 2001}—
8. Crossroads, book 1, Spirit Gate, by Kate Elliott
9. Crossroads, book 2
10. Crossroads, book 3
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Key
Bold means I’m currently reading a book.
If it has a slash through it, I’ve completed it.
* means I am rereading a book.

Benchmarks
- I have read three out of twenty-four books so far.
- Began: January 3rd, 2011
- Reached 4 Books:
- Reached 8 Books:
- Reached 12 Books:
- Reached 16 Books:
- Reached 20 Books:
- Reached 24 Books:
- Pages Read: 953+

The list has been updated!

I feel so out of place. I started in the middle of the year, unlike the rest of you apparently.

I am, however, making progress for once. I'm reading This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Love The Great Gatsby so much that I decided I had to read the rest of his stuff.

Three hundred and sixty-five days is three hundred and sixty-five days no matter when you start, so it's not biggy.

I finished, with only five days to spare!

Congrats, Ryona! You big reader, you!

Congratulations, Ryona!

Would you like to start anew with a fresh list for a fresh year?

Thanks!

I've debated on that, and decided that no, I won't be starting anew. While I thoroughly enjoyed the contest, its not something I feel like keeping up with again.

Well, finished with only 33 this year. Kinda weak as I was hoping I'd get more reading time, but life's been busy. Ah well, I definitely enjoyed the challenge and I'm hoping I'll manage to do better this time around. Same as before: 50 books, 365 days.

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1. The Goblin Reservation by Clifford D. Simak 240/240
2. All Flesh is Grass by Clifford D. Simak 355/355
3. Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny 204/204
4. The Bull's Hour by Ivan Yefremov 477/477
5. The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov 477/477
6. Changeling by Roger Zelazny 223/223
7. Madwand by Roger Zelazny 255/255
8. Tobacco by Dimitar Dimov 615/615
9. Operation Chaos I Poul Anderson 156/156
10. Operation Chaos II by Poul Anderson 175/175
11. Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny 152/152
12. Home is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny 70/70
13. The Dragon and the George by Gordon Dickson 319/319
14. The Genetic General by Gordon Dickson 191/191
15. Necromancer by Gordon Dickson 223/223
16. Solider, Ask Not by Gordon Dickson 287/287
17. Tactics of Mistake by Gordon Dickson 317/317
18. Lost Dorsai by Gordon Dickson 255/255
19. The Final Encyclopedia by Gordon Dickson 365/365
20. Young Bleys by Gordon Dickson 429/429
21. A Dance With Dragons by George Martin 1016/1016
22. Cemetery World by Clifford D. Simak 197/197
23. The Wheel of Time: The Eye of The World by Robert Jordan 800/800
24. The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 707/707
25. The Wheel of Time: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan 1/699
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Key
Bold means I’m currently reading a book.
If it has a slash through it, I’ve completed it.
* means I am rereading a book.

Benchmarks
- I have read twenty-four out of fifty books so far.
- Began: Friday, January 21st, 2011
- Reached 10 books: June 1st, 2011
- Reached 20 books: September 1st, 2011
- Reached 30 books:
- Reached 40 books:
- Reached 50 books:
- Pages read: 8505

Finally finished reading book 2 of the Wolf series, starting on book 3 some time today. =)

Calling major shenanigans though because I just discovered that there are apparently six books in this series and...I'm pretty sure I only own four of them. >.> I thought there were only four.