2012 book challenge

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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby namelesswonder on Sun May 13, 2012 8:28 pm

namelesswonder wrote:I don't remember if I set a goal last year, I'd really like to get to 40 this year since I didn't last year (36ish, so close!).

1. Poison Eaters, by Holly Black
2. Storm Front, by Jim Butcher
3. Grave Peril, " "
4. Summer Knight, " "
5. Death Masks, " "
6. Blood Rites, " "
7. Dead Beat, " "
8. Proven Guilty, " "
9. White Night, " "
10. Small Favor, " "
11. Turn Coat, " "
12. Changes, " "
13. Ghost Story, " "
14. Heat Wave, by Richard Castle
15. Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
16. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman


17. Side Jobs, by Jim Butcher
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby tague on Mon May 14, 2012 7:06 pm

1. Bossypants by Tina Fey
2. A Chorus of Stones by Susan Griffin
3. Mercury by Ariana Reines
4. I Don't Care About Your Band by Julie Klausner
5. Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
6. Coeur De Lion by Ariana Reines
7. Gray's Anatomy by Spaulding Gray
8. American Music by Jane Mendelsohn
9. The Sigh by Marjane Satrapi
10. Roseannarchy by Roseanne Barr
11. Wet Moon Volume 2: Unseen Feet by Ross Campbell
12. Wet Moon Volume 3: Further Realms of Fright by Ross Campbell
13. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
14. Egg Story by J Marc Schmidt
15. The Disappointment Artist by Jonathan Lethem
16. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
17. Wet Moon Volume 4: Drowned in Evil by Ross Campbell
18. Wet Moon Volume 5: Where All Stars Fail to Burn by Ross Campbell
19. Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon
20. Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere by Marianne Kirby and Kate Harding
21. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
22. Wolverine and the X-Men #1
23. Wolverine and the X-Men #2
24. Wolverine and the X-Men #3
25. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
26. Wolverine and the X-Men #4
27. Wolverine and the X-Men #5
28. Wolverine and the X-Men #6
29. Wolverine and the X-Men #7
30. Wolverine and the X-Men #8
31. Glory #23 by Joe Keatinge and Ross Cambell
32. Glory #24
33. Glory #25
34. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
35-52. Morning Glories #1-18
53. Rent Girl by Michelle Tea and Lauren McCubbin
54. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
55. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby namelesswonder on Fri May 18, 2012 11:31 am

namelesswonder wrote:I don't remember if I set a goal last year, I'd really like to get to 40 this year since I didn't last year (36ish, so close!).

1. Poison Eaters, by Holly Black
2. Storm Front, by Jim Butcher
3. Grave Peril, " "
4. Summer Knight, " "
5. Death Masks, " "
6. Blood Rites, " "
7. Dead Beat, " "
8. Proven Guilty, " "
9. White Night, " "
10. Small Favor, " "
11. Turn Coat, " "
12. Changes, " "
13. Ghost Story, " "
14. Heat Wave, by Richard Castle
15. Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
16. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
17. Side Jobs, by Jim Butcher


18. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby namelesswonder on Thu May 24, 2012 9:22 am

namelesswonder wrote:I don't remember if I set a goal last year, I'd really like to get to 40 this year since I didn't last year (36ish, so close!).

1. Poison Eaters, by Holly Black
2. Storm Front, by Jim Butcher
3. Grave Peril, " "
4. Summer Knight, " "
5. Death Masks, " "
6. Blood Rites, " "
7. Dead Beat, " "
8. Proven Guilty, " "
9. White Night, " "
10. Small Favor, " "
11. Turn Coat, " "
12. Changes, " "
13. Ghost Story, " "
14. Heat Wave, by Richard Castle
15. Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
16. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
17. Side Jobs, by Jim Butcher
18. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins


19. Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
20. Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby Prettygrimm on Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:25 pm

14. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy ~ Douglas Adams
15. Fifty Shades of Grey ~ E L James
16. Fifty Shades Darker ~ E L James
17. Fifty Shades Freed ~ E L James (don't judge me lolz)
18. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone ~ J K Rowling

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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby tague on Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:26 pm

1. Bossypants by Tina Fey
2. A Chorus of Stones by Susan Griffin
3. Mercury by Ariana Reines
4. I Don't Care About Your Band by Julie Klausner
5. Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
6. Coeur De Lion by Ariana Reines
7. Gray's Anatomy by Spaulding Gray
8. American Music by Jane Mendelsohn
9. The Sigh by Marjane Satrapi
10. Roseannarchy by Roseanne Barr
11. Wet Moon Volume 2: Unseen Feet by Ross Campbell
12. Wet Moon Volume 3: Further Realms of Fright by Ross Campbell
13. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
14. Egg Story by J Marc Schmidt
15. The Disappointment Artist by Jonathan Lethem
16. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
17. Wet Moon Volume 4: Drowned in Evil by Ross Campbell
18. Wet Moon Volume 5: Where All Stars Fail to Burn by Ross Campbell
19. Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon
20. Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere by Marianne Kirby and Kate Harding
21. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
22. Wolverine and the X-Men #1
23. Wolverine and the X-Men #2
24. Wolverine and the X-Men #3
25. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
26. Wolverine and the X-Men #4
27. Wolverine and the X-Men #5
28. Wolverine and the X-Men #6
29. Wolverine and the X-Men #7
30. Wolverine and the X-Men #8
31. Glory #23 by Joe Keatinge and Ross Cambell
32. Glory #24
33. Glory #25
34. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
35-52. Morning Glories #1-18
53. Rent Girl by Michelle Tea and Lauren McCubbin
54. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
55. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
56. The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
57. Alice in Rapture, Sort Of by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
58. Reluctantly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
59. All But Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
60. Alice In April by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
61. Alice In Between by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
62. Alice The Brave by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
63. Morning Glories #19
64-68. Adventure Time #1-5
69. Hotel Theory by Wayne Koestenbaum
70. Drinking at the Movies by Julia Wertz
71. Fart Party 2 by Julia Wertz
72. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby MooMooMonster on Wed Aug 01, 2012 2:37 pm

MooMooMonster wrote:Goal: 35

1. Water for Elephants- Sarah Gruen
2. Jailbird-Kurt Vonnegut

3. Hyperion- Dan Simmons
4. Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day-Ben Loory (one of my best friend's really good friends wrote this! Awesome)
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5. The Glass Dragon-Irene Radford
6. The Perfect Princess-Irene Radford
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby Daisy on Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:18 pm

1. Game of Thrones -George R.R. Martin [aka OMG MY EMOTIONS!]
2. A Clash of Kings -"
3. Storm of Swords 1 -"
4. How To Be A Woman -Caitlin Moran
5. It's Only A Movie -Mark Kermode
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby hannahell on Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:26 pm

hannahell wrote:So I started reading comics recently, and I want to count those but counting 1 as a book is a rip. So I'm going to do like each series, or whatever.

So, so far i've read the Lurkers counts as my first finished

1.The Lurkers
2. Remains
3. The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West
4. Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror/The Haunt of Fear, 7 comics read
5. Identity Crisis issues 1-7
(I won't count this bc i've only read 1 bc it's all I have but the Vincent Price Presents comic #25)
6. Green Arrow Year One (6 issues)
7.More Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror/The Haunt of Fear, 7 comics read
8. Kevin Smith Green Arrows Issues 1-6

9. Birds of Prey Graphic Novel #1
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby tague on Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:24 am

1. Bossypants by Tina Fey
2. A Chorus of Stones by Susan Griffin
3. Mercury by Ariana Reines
4. I Don't Care About Your Band by Julie Klausner
5. Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
6. Coeur De Lion by Ariana Reines
7. Gray's Anatomy by Spaulding Gray
8. American Music by Jane Mendelsohn
9. The Sigh by Marjane Satrapi
10. Roseannarchy by Roseanne Barr
11. Wet Moon Volume 2: Unseen Feet by Ross Campbell
12. Wet Moon Volume 3: Further Realms of Fright by Ross Campbell
13. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
14. Egg Story by J Marc Schmidt
15. The Disappointment Artist by Jonathan Lethem
16. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
17. Wet Moon Volume 4: Drowned in Evil by Ross Campbell
18. Wet Moon Volume 5: Where All Stars Fail to Burn by Ross Campbell
19. Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon
20. Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere by Marianne Kirby and Kate Harding
21. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
22. Wolverine and the X-Men #1
23. Wolverine and the X-Men #2
24. Wolverine and the X-Men #3
25. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
26. Wolverine and the X-Men #4
27. Wolverine and the X-Men #5
28. Wolverine and the X-Men #6
29. Wolverine and the X-Men #7
30. Wolverine and the X-Men #8
31. Glory #23 by Joe Keatinge and Ross Cambell
32. Glory #24
33. Glory #25
34. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
35-52. Morning Glories #1-18
53. Rent Girl by Michelle Tea and Lauren McCubbin
54. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
55. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
56. The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
57. Alice in Rapture, Sort Of by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
58. Reluctantly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
59. All But Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
60. Alice In April by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
61. Alice In Between by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
62. Alice The Brave by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
63. Morning Glories #19
64-68. Adventure Time #1-5
69. Hotel Theory by Wayne Koestenbaum
70. Drinking at the Movies by Julia Wertz
71. Fart Party 2 by Julia Wertz
72. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
73. Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
74. Blue Nights by Joan Didion
75. Revealing Eden by Victoria Foyt (this was even more racist than the intial backlash made it out to be. Don't worry, I found a free download link so none of my money went to aforementioned racist author)
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby MooMooMonster on Sat Aug 11, 2012 1:24 pm

Goal: 35

1. Water for Elephants- Sarah Gruen
2. Jailbird-Kurt Vonnegut
3. Hyperion- Dan Simmons
4. Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day-Ben Loory (one of my best friend's really good friends wrote this! Awesome)
5. The Glass Dragon-Irene Radford
6. The Perfect Princess-Irene Radford
7. 2012 -Whitley Strieber
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby hannahell on Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:48 am

hannahell wrote:
hannahell wrote:So I started reading comics recently, and I want to count those but counting 1 as a book is a rip. So I'm going to do like each series, or whatever.

So, so far i've read the Lurkers counts as my first finished

1.The Lurkers
2. Remains
3. The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West
4. Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror/The Haunt of Fear, 7 comics read
5. Identity Crisis issues 1-7
(I won't count this bc i've only read 1 bc it's all I have but the Vincent Price Presents comic #25)
6. Green Arrow Year One (6 issues)
7.More Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror/The Haunt of Fear, 7 comics read
8. Kevin Smith Green Arrows Issues 1-6

9. Birds of Prey Graphic Novel #1

10. Catwoman new 52 #1-5
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby hannahell on Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:24 am

hannahell wrote:
hannahell wrote:
hannahell wrote:So I started reading comics recently, and I want to count those but counting 1 as a book is a rip. So I'm going to do like each series, or whatever.

So, so far i've read the Lurkers counts as my first finished

1.The Lurkers
2. Remains
3. The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West
4. Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror/The Haunt of Fear, 7 comics read
5. Identity Crisis issues 1-7
(I won't count this bc i've only read 1 bc it's all I have but the Vincent Price Presents comic #25)
6. Green Arrow Year One (6 issues)
7.More Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror/The Haunt of Fear, 7 comics read
8. Kevin Smith Green Arrows Issues 1-6

9. Birds of Prey Graphic Novel #1

10. Catwoman new 52 #1-5

11. Catwoman new 52 #6-9
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby hannahell on Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:41 am

hannahell wrote:So I started reading comics recently, and I want to count those but counting 1 as a book is a rip. So I'm going to do like each series, or whatever.

So, so far i've read the Lurkers counts as my first finished

1.The Lurkers
2. Remains
3. The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West
4. Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror/The Haunt of Fear, 7 comics read
5. Identity Crisis issues 1-7
(I won't count this bc i've only read 1 bc it's all I have but the Vincent Price Presents comic #25)
6. Green Arrow Year One (6 issues)
7.More Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror/The Haunt of Fear, 7 comics read
8. Kevin Smith Green Arrows Issues 1-6
9. Birds of Prey Graphic Novel #1
10. Catwoman new 52 #1-5
11. Catwoman new 52 #6-9

12. Aquaman new 52 #8-10
13. Justice League Dark 1-3
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Re: 2012 book challenge

Postby hannahell on Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:54 am

hannahell wrote:
hannahell wrote:So I started reading comics recently, and I want to count those but counting 1 as a book is a rip. So I'm going to do like each series, or whatever.

So, so far i've read the Lurkers counts as my first finished

1.The Lurkers
2. Remains
3. The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West
4. Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror/The Haunt of Fear, 7 comics read
5. Identity Crisis issues 1-7
(I won't count this bc i've only read 1 bc it's all I have but the Vincent Price Presents comic #25)
6. Green Arrow Year One (6 issues)
7.More Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror/The Haunt of Fear, 7 comics read
8. Kevin Smith Green Arrows Issues 1-6
9. Birds of Prey Graphic Novel #1
10. Catwoman new 52 #1-5
11. Catwoman new 52 #6-9

12. Aquaman new 52 #8-10
13. Justice League Dark 1-3

14. Ghost Stories in North Carolina
15. Ghost tales of the moratoc
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