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I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie Send a noteboard - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM
Since I made my goal of 110 this year... with time to spare :|




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


this one's for me!

when you see only the darkness, know the light will soon return
This message last edited by Jessie on 22/12/2010 at 06:19:05 PM
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2011: a year of RAFO challenges. Rebekah - 13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM 2828 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 1054 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1595 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1611 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1576 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1599 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1681 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1795 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1693 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1621 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 974 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 927 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 958 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1638 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1750 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1805 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 922 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1758 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1726 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1724 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1813 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1741 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 956 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1648 Views
Yeah, I don't know how any movie could be as bad as that book. *NM* BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:06:20 AM 1120 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 958 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 1049 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 1087 Views
This is a really good idea. I like the challenges. I wonder if I can be arsed to do one. Or more. *NM* M & M Maddy - 14/12/2010 08:23:42 PM 1091 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 1028 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1606 Views
But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Legolas - 14/12/2010 10:17:12 PM 1631 Views
Re: But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 10:22:06 PM 1666 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1885 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1752 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 2079 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1789 Views
Inspired somewhat by Tom's post, here's one I'm toying with for next year Larry - 15/12/2010 04:46:05 AM 1698 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 952 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1966 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1696 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1840 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1700 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 977 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 871 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1753 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 818 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 897 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1798 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1872 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1633 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1705 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1658 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1677 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1727 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1620 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1793 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1863 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 893 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1676 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1692 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1686 Views
As always, I won't succeed at the 50 book challenge, but the others... A Deathwatch Guard - 20/12/2010 07:05:30 AM 1631 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1681 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1767 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 1113 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1594 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1695 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1600 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1653 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1719 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1674 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1810 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1685 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1703 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1834 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1620 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1648 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1966 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1767 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1911 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1815 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1889 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 836 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1698 Views
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