Hi Rafonauts
We've decided to set a few challenges for people to complete in 2011. Details for each are below.
The beauty of these challenges is that you get to choose your own books within the set parameters. If you'd like suggestions for books within genres just ask.
We'll do update posts every two months (you'll see why below
) so you can tell everyone how you're getting on!
The Not-So-Dirty Half Dozen Challenge.
The Rules:
Every two months you must complete a task. You'll have all of those two months to complete each task. (Thus Task One is for January and February, Task Two is for March and April, etc.) We reserve the right to change one of the tasks when we make the first post on 1 January 2011, but we promise it won't be the first task.
So.
The Tasks:
1. Read a work of Classic literature - one you've never read before.
2. Read a book by an author from a country you've not read a book from before.
3. Read one Scifi, one Fantasy and one Spec Fic book (i.e. three separate books, and they can be books you've read before, if you like).
4. Read a graphic novel, a play or a collection of poetry you've not read before.
5. Read a book and then watch a film of that book (again, you can have read the book before).
6. Read a non-fiction book you've not read before.
Genre Challenge
Quite simply, just read one book from each of the genres below before the year is out. Rereads are allowed; it's up to you whether you choose all new books or not. I probably won't.
- Historical Fiction/Alternative History
- Western
- Horror
- Mystery
- (Auto-) Biography
- History
- Family chronicle
- Allegory/parody/satire
- Surrealist novel
- Extra option for those who can: a novel in a foreign language
Old Favourite:
The 50 Book Challenge. Says it all, really.
If you're an extra-speedy reader then make it 100 books. List 'em all, starting from January.
And one more thing:
It's a good time for you to pick up a book you've been meaning to read for ages. Just tell us which book it is in the post that will be made on 1 January and then read it sometime in 2011.
Does that all make sense? Post comments, complaints and compliments below!
We've decided to set a few challenges for people to complete in 2011. Details for each are below.
The beauty of these challenges is that you get to choose your own books within the set parameters. If you'd like suggestions for books within genres just ask.
We'll do update posts every two months (you'll see why below
) so you can tell everyone how you're getting on!The Not-So-Dirty Half Dozen Challenge.
The Rules:
Every two months you must complete a task. You'll have all of those two months to complete each task. (Thus Task One is for January and February, Task Two is for March and April, etc.) We reserve the right to change one of the tasks when we make the first post on 1 January 2011, but we promise it won't be the first task.
So.
The Tasks:
1. Read a work of Classic literature - one you've never read before.
2. Read a book by an author from a country you've not read a book from before.
3. Read one Scifi, one Fantasy and one Spec Fic book (i.e. three separate books, and they can be books you've read before, if you like).
4. Read a graphic novel, a play or a collection of poetry you've not read before.
5. Read a book and then watch a film of that book (again, you can have read the book before).
6. Read a non-fiction book you've not read before.
Genre Challenge
Quite simply, just read one book from each of the genres below before the year is out. Rereads are allowed; it's up to you whether you choose all new books or not. I probably won't.
- Historical Fiction/Alternative History
- Western
- Horror
- Mystery
- (Auto-) Biography
- History
- Family chronicle
- Allegory/parody/satire
- Surrealist novel
- Extra option for those who can: a novel in a foreign language
Old Favourite:
The 50 Book Challenge. Says it all, really.
If you're an extra-speedy reader then make it 100 books. List 'em all, starting from January.
And one more thing:
It's a good time for you to pick up a book you've been meaning to read for ages. Just tell us which book it is in the post that will be made on 1 January and then read it sometime in 2011.
Does that all make sense? Post comments, complaints and compliments below!
*MySmiley*
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
This message last edited by Rebekah on 20/12/2010 at 08:53:18 PM
2011: a year of RAFO challenges.
- 13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM
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What do we win? *NM*
- 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM
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I like.
- 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM
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I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it
- 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM
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I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM*
- 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM
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Name one. *NM*
- 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM
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I'll name a dozen.
- 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM
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Not all of those are valid choices.
- 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM
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Also Big Fish.
- 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM
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Lots of poor movies there
- 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM
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Yeah, I don't know how any movie could be as bad as that book. *NM*
- 15/12/2010 08:06:20 AM
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This is a really good idea. I like the challenges. I wonder if I can be arsed to do one. Or more. *NM*
- 14/12/2010 08:23:42 PM
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Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM*
- 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM
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Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time.
- 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM
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- 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM
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But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read.
- 14/12/2010 10:17:12 PM
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Re: But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read.
- 14/12/2010 10:22:06 PM
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Inspired somewhat by Tom's post, here's one I'm toying with for next year
- 15/12/2010 04:46:05 AM
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A condition and an observation
- 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM
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Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian?
- 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM
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I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well.
- 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM
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Is The Road really a western, though? *NM*
- 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM
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true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM*
- 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM
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Karl May? 
- 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM
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- 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM
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Hm
- 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM
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I've read a western. I'm counting that!
- 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM
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- 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM
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- 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM
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You'd think two things here that aren't true
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play>
- 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM
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Question:
- 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM
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Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me
- 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM
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As always, I won't succeed at the 50 book challenge, but the others...
- 20/12/2010 07:05:30 AM
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I think you missed a trick here.
- 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM
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More questions
- 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM
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Re: More questions
- 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM
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