Book Challenge 2013 - Page 4

**heelscatchfire** · 15-01-2013

1. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
2. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky

Currently reading: Candide - Voltaire

Karen0193 · 15-01-2013

1. Fall of Giants-Ken Follet

Alvedansen · 16-01-2013

my goal for this year is to read 30 books and to fewer young adult novels, i got really sick of those last year.
i also want to try to finish all the books i've started reading (around 10) and after that only read one book at a time. AND write a review for each book (although i'm sh*tty at that)

1. Angelfall by Susan Ee
2. Gone girl by Gillian Flynn
3. Life of Pi by Yann Martel

ALAUU · 16-01-2013

1. This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz

ChristyLeReveur · 17-01-2013

1. Our Best Last Chance by King Abdullah of Jordan
2. Leap of Faith: Memoirs of An Unexpected Life by Queen Noor of Jordan
3. Gossip Girl: I Like It Like That by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read)
4. Fifty Shades Freed by E L James (re-read)
5. The Ivy by Lauren Kunze & Rina Onur
6. Gossip Girl: Nobody Does It Better (re-read)
7. Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams (re-read)

**Belowen** · 18-01-2013

01: What I Did by Christopher Wakling
02: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
03: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

MissKateCherie · 20-01-2013

1)The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries, The Asylum based on the novels by L.J. Smith
2)The Skins Novel by Ali Cronin
3)Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
4)Beastly by Alex Flinn
5)House of Night:: Marked by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

Alvedansen · 20-01-2013

1. Angelfall by Susan Ee
2. Gone girl by Gillian Flynn
3. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
4. Blue Nights by Joan Didion

chickadee · 20-01-2013

I'm aiming for 20 books (at least 10 of which have to be modern

). I am not a huge fan of contemporary novels. I like Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, and a lot of the African (often by way of Europe) novelists, but otherwise pfftt. Give me Jane Eyre any day. Speaking of which, I'm not going to count my annual re-read of Jane Eyre among my 20. So 20 new books.

So far:

I'm almost finished with Beloved, which is contemporary, though still relatively old. And I couldn't wait to start Anna Karenina and I'm like 57 pages in already. I should probably finish Beloved though.

ChristyLeReveur · 21-01-2013

1. Our Best Last Chance by King Abdullah of Jordan
2. Leap of Faith: Memoirs of An Unexpected Life by Queen Noor of Jordan
3. Gossip Girl: I Like It Like That by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read)
4. Fifty Shades Freed by E L James (re-read)
5. The Ivy by Lauren Kunze & Rina Onur

6. Gossip Girl: Nobody Does It Better by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read)
7. Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read)
8. Gossip Girl: Would I Lie To You by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read)
9. Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read)
10. Gossip Girl: You Know You Love Me by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read)
11. Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Niusity · 21-01-2013

1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
3. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
4. Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
5. The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann - it was an interesting and worth reading book but sometimes it was getting repetetive and boring.
6. Saving Grace by Darlene Ryan - nice plot, I would like it to be longer though. It's written for readers with lower reading ability so I guess it's fine.
7. Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson - well, well, well... it was good debut but it was predictable, very annoying at parts and a little bit slow.

Curently reading:
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi

cloudyshambles · 21-01-2013

last year I started off well but then I had to do so much reading and writing for my MA that I fell off the wagon

only read 8 books and started reading 3 more but didn't finish

this year I'm aiming for 25 books (but even 20 would be great

) and just finished my first one:

1. Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden - story about first North Korean who was born in a work camp to escape both the camp and the country... incredibly shocking that such camps (hardly any food, violence, torture, hard work) still exist in the 21st century!

highly recommended for anyone who's interested in North Korea.

Alvedansen · 21-01-2013

^
that's been on my to-read list for ages, glad to hear you'd recommend it. i really want to read more non-fiction books this year and this sounds really interesting.
first i need to finish the 10 books i'm currently reading, though

pixiedust1603 · 21-01-2013

1. The Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee
2. Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Currently reading: Late for Tea at the Deer Palace by Tamara Chalabi

barbaraaa · 22-01-2013

Am I still on time to join?

last year I read 65 books but many of them were novellas and I didn't have a lot in my hands. This year I'm aiming for 30.

1. Atonement by Ian McEwan
2. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
3. Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West

Currently reading: Diplomacy, by Henry Kissinger

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Alvedansen V.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ravenclaw's Common Room Gender: femme Posts: 27,657	my goal for this year is to read 30 books and to fewer young adult novels, i got really sick of those last year. i also want to try to finish all the books i've started reading (around 10) and after that only read one book at a time. AND write a review for each book (although i'm shtty at that) 1. Angelfall by Susan Ee 2. Gone girl by Gillian Flynn 3. Life of Pi by Yann Martel __________________ \| 2013 book challenge* \| reading ▸ Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden\| completed 15/30 \|

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chickadee tfs star Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southern United States Gender: femme Posts: 1,554	I'm aiming for 20 books (at least 10 of which have to be modern ). I am not a huge fan of contemporary novels. I like Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, and a lot of the African (often by way of Europe) novelists, but otherwise pfftt. Give me Jane Eyre any day. Speaking of which, I'm not going to count my annual re-read of Jane Eyre among my 20. So 20 new books. So far: I'm almost finished with Beloved, which is contemporary, though still relatively old. And I couldn't wait to start Anna Karenina and I'm like 57 pages in already. I should probably finish Beloved though.

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ChristyLeReveur V.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Hong Kong Gender: femme Posts: 3,662	1. Our Best Last Chance by King Abdullah of Jordan 2. Leap of Faith: Memoirs of An Unexpected Life by Queen Noor of Jordan 3. Gossip Girl: I Like It Like That by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read) 4. Fifty Shades Freed by E L James (re-read) 5. The Ivy by Lauren Kunze & Rina Onur 6. Gossip Girl: Nobody Does It Better by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read) 7. Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read) 8. Gossip Girl: Would I Lie To You by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read) 9. Gossip Girl: Don't You Forget About Me by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read) 10. Gossip Girl: You Know You Love Me by Cecily von Ziegesar (re-read) 11. Life of Pi by Yann Martel

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Niusity backstage pass Join Date: Nov 2010 Gender: femme Posts: 634	1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 2. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot 3. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 4. Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot 5. The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann - it was an interesting and worth reading book but sometimes it was getting repetetive and boring. 6. Saving Grace by Darlene Ryan - nice plot, I would like it to be longer though. It's written for readers with lower reading ability so I guess it's fine. 7. Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson - well, well, well... it was good debut but it was predictable, very annoying at parts and a little bit slow. Curently reading: Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi

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cloudyshambles backstage pass Join Date: Nov 2008 Gender: femme Posts: 720	last year I started off well but then I had to do so much reading and writing for my MA that I fell off the wagon only read 8 books and started reading 3 more but didn't finish this year I'm aiming for 25 books (but even 20 would be great ) and just finished my first one: 1. Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden - story about first North Korean who was born in a work camp to escape both the camp and the country... incredibly shocking that such camps (hardly any food, violence, torture, hard work) still exist in the 21st century! highly recommended for anyone who's interested in North Korea.

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barbaraaa rising star Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lisbon Gender: femme Posts: 167	Am I still on time to join? last year I read 65 books but many of them were novellas and I didn't have a lot in my hands. This year I'm aiming for 30. 1. Atonement by Ian McEwan 2. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis 3. Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West Currently reading: Diplomacy, by Henry Kissinger

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