2012 Book Challenge [It is almost ending!] UPDATED!

How do you decide what to read?

The book covers	18.7%	[ 29 ]
Suggestions from others	14.8%	[ 23 ]
Online book reviews	11.6%	[ 18 ]
If it sounds good, sure why not?	45.8%	[ 71 ]
Gimme my gold!	9.0%	[ 14 ]
Total Votes:			[ 155 ]

[StarfruitPanda]

Mei tsuki7

Question, can I have a Words challenge rather than a Books challenge? See I read a good deal of fanfiction as well as Books and I'd like to keep track of both type and keep a total running count of words read.

I suppose that's just as good, but what would be an acceptable amount of words. It would have to be something that's achievable, but not easily.

[Myelodisplastic Syndrome]

Are mangas included?

Challenged Accepted.
100 books.

[eye_eight_u]

Name: Kelly
Goal: 9/110

Currently Reading:
Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews
Clash of the Sky Galleons by Paul Stewart
Pendragon: The Lost City of Faar by D.J. MacHale
Nightrise by Anthony Horowitz

Finished Reading:
1. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2. Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz
3. The Winter Knights by Paul Stewart
4. Token of Darkness by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
5. Pendragon: The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale
6. Alex Rider: Storbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
7. Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
8. Alex Rider: Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz
9. Evil Star by Anthony Horowitz

[StarfruitPanda]

Myelodisplastic Syndrome

Are mangas included?

Challenged Accepted.
100 books.

They are a book of sorts, so sure. Maybe every 2 mangas = 1 book. Just to make it fair.

[StarfruitPanda]

Updates!!!!

Name: StarfruitPanda (Nikki)

Goal: 66

Completed: 4 (6% toward goal (on schedule))

1. Night Circus - Erin Morganstern
2. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg
3. Lover's Dictionary - David Leviathan
4. Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier

Currently reading: Xenocide - Orson Scott Card

[StarfruitPanda]

cerebral ulcer

What day do you go in? It rained here so all the snow we did get has melted away.

OMG! My necklace has broken. I've never seen a glass heart break so much. I'm not even sure how or why it would break, its pretty thick and just sits on my neck. sad I'm am very saddened by this.

Blah.

Sorry its taken me forever to reply. I'm finally better. A little stuffiness in my ear, but everything else seems to have gone away. I think it was the power of the pillows and jersey sheets. Oh their power is immense, it can heal small children and the elderly in just a few sleeps. XD [/al

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[Mei tsuki7]

StarfruitPanda

Mei tsuki7

Question, can I have a Words challenge rather than a Books challenge? See I read a good deal of fanfiction as well as Books and I'd like to keep track of both type and keep a total running count of words read.

I suppose that's just as good, but what would be an acceptable amount of words. It would have to be something that's achievable, but not easily.

I was planning on 20 billion words and the average book is 100 thousand words. I have actually already read 1.3 million words already this year.

[StarfruitPanda]

Mei tsuki7

Alright, sounds like a plan. Keep us updated and maybe give a list of stories you have read?

[Mei tsuki7]

Challenge - 20,000,000 Words

Currently Reading
Medalon by Jennifer Fallon (page 249/377) [About 100,000 words]
The Maze Runner by James Dashner (page 84/419) [About 105,000 words]
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (page 6/186) [About 90,000 words]
Graceling by Kristin Cashmore (page 196/324) [About 100,000 words]
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (page 78/267) [About 121,000 words]

Read
Novels: Total - 622,000 words
1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (100,000 words)
2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (100,000 words)
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (100,000 words)
4. Divergent by Veronica Roth (105,000 words)
5. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (85,000 words)
6. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (132,000 words)

Fanfiction: Total - 716,000 words
1. I Want to Be by She Who Cannot Be Turned (Supernatural, 7,000 words)
2. The Camelot Express by kathlaida-princess (Merlin, 52,000)
3. The Tailor's Son by riftintime (Torchwood, 91,000 words)
4. The Black Bunny by Windseeker2305 (Harry Potter, 414,000 words) [WIP]
5. Frost on Flowers by ColoradoMFC (White Collar/Criminal Minds, 10,000 words)
6. Magic by Eternal Soldier (White Collar/Criminal Minds, 22,000 words) [WIP]
7. Cloudier Sky by MidnightEmber (Harry Potter, 72,000 words) [WIP]
8. Not Alone by Timeywimeylady (Criminal Minds, 3,000 words) [WIP]
9. The Son-in-Law by Tossukka (Merlin, 5,000 words)
10. Sherlock the Demon Hunter by LadyRa (Supernatural/Sherlock, 19,000 words)
11.Come Here to Me by myashke (Merlin, 21,000 words)

Stopped Reading: Total - 48,000 words
Countrycide Aftershocks by roza fufa (Torchwood, Chapter 2/76, 71,000 words total, Read about 2,000 words) [WIP]
The Light In Your Eyes by DZHoneyBee (Criminal Minds, Chapter 8/10, 28,000 words total, read about 23,000 words) [WIP]
An Excellent Example of Being Human by ColoradoMFC (Criminal Minds/White Collar, Chapter 2/6, 23,000 words total, read about 8,000 words)
Oneiroi and Hephaestus by Lady Angel (Criminal Minds/Supernatural, about halfway done, 31,000 words, read about 15,000 words)

Progress - 1,386,000/20,000,000

[cerebral ulcer]

StarfruitPanda

Oh no! I'm sorry about your necklace. sad Did something happen? Was it an anniversary day of something bad?

My uncle has a ring with a ruby in it, and it snapped in half (the ruby did) the day his cat died. He got the ring fixed, got a new stone I think, and on the 1-yr anniversary of the cats death, it snapped in half again.

I'm glad you're feeling better. ♥

I went to my attorney's office yesterday. He's out of town, but I had to just sign a bunch of papers while the very nice lady told me how everything works. I feel a lot better knowing that.. they've got things handled now, and I can relax. Although I was kind of floored to find out it can be like, 18 months before I actually get a hearing.. so she told me now's the time to complain to my doctors. Throw away my pride and stop lying about problems I have, because at this point.. this next ~18 months is that much more evidence in my favor.

Two appointments tomorrow morning.. therapy and my regular doctor. Which reminds me, I should write down what I need to tell my regular doc so I don't forget..

Mm.. we still have tons of snow. It's snowed the last 4 days, I love it. Except that I really can't drive in it, I nearly had a panic attack in the car yesterday while my mom was driving.. me and roads that are even remotely slippery do not mix well.

[L.E. Death]

Reading Status:
3 / 52

Reading:
Night of the Living Rerun - BtVS
Claiming of Sleeping Beauty - Anne Rice


Need to Read:
Syndrome - Thomas Hoover
Postcard Killers - James Patterson
Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers - Angie Fox
Portal Through Time - BtVS
Halloween Rain - BtVS
Bad Bargain - BtVS
Afterimage - BtVS
Carnival of Souls - BtVS
One Thing or Your Mother - BtVS
Blooded - BtVS
Criminal Minds Finishing School - Max Allan Collins
Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
The Guardian - Nichoals Sparks
Hostile Hospital - Lemony Snicket
Carnivorous Carnival - Lemony Snicket
Slipper Slope - Lemony Snicket
Grim Grotto - Lemony Snicket
Diablo the Black Road - Mel Odom
The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett
Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
The Fifth Elephant - Terry Pratchett
Reaper Man - Terry Pratchett
Book Thief - Zusak
Christmas Shoes - Donna VanLiere
Tortilla Flat - John Steinbeck
Red Pony - John Steinbeck
The Moon is Down - John Steinbeck
Inkspell - Cornelia Funke
Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris
Hannibal - Thomas Harris
After the Banquet - Yukio Mishima
The Accident - Linwood Barclay
Secret of Shadow Ranch - N.D.
Secret of Red Gate Farm - N.D
Clue in the Diary - N.D.
Transformers Exodus
Transformers Hardwired
Transformers Annihilation
Transformers Fusion
Real Life of Sebastian Knight - Nabokov
The Defense - Nabokov
Glory - Nabokov
Diablo Kingdom of Shadow - Knaak
Diablo Demonsbane - Marks
Diablo Moon of the Spider - Knaak
Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett
Jingo - Terry Pratchett
Soul Music - Terry Pratchett

Have Read:
1. Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
2. Mystery at Lilac Inn - Nancy Drew
3. Coyote Moon - BtVS

[Atlassa]

Update time:

Read: 7/52
+Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks
+The Measure of the Magic by Terry Brooks

Next up:
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

[Fujin Oni]

3 / 25

1. Caesar Millan: Be The Pack Leader
2. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
3. The Six Wives of King Henry VIII by Alison Weir

Currently Reading:
TBA

[eudoxxia]

Username: Only_Broken_Promises

Goal: 8/80

Finished Reading:

1.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

2.The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries: Vol 1: The Orgins by L.J. Smith

3.The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Vol 2: Shadow Souls by L.J. Smith

4. The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Vol 3: Midnight by L.J. Smith

5. Fanatics by William Bell

6. That Boy Red by Rachna Gilmore

7. Death Benefits by Sarah N. Harvey

8. Something Wicked by Lesley Anna Cowan

Currently Reading:

The Way It Is by Donalda Reid

Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

[DarkSideDragon06]

So far I have finished reading one book. The Queen's Daughter by Susan Coventry