30 Books to Movies Challenge

Timeline:01 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2010Goal: To read 30 books that have been adapted into movies, and watch said moviesDetails:• You don't have to select your books ahead of time. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed. Crossovers from other reading challenges count.• If you decide to join...

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Friday Finds

What great books did you hear about/discover this past week (and add to your TBR lists)? Share with us your FRIDAY FINDS!My Finds * 10 Best Arthurian Legends EVER! // Margaret Simpson* Night of the Living Veg // Philip Reeve* First Lord's Fury // Jim Butcher* Dark Side of Dawn // Kathryn Smith* The Greek Gods* Horrible Histories Slimy...

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Teaser Tuesday

Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR...

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1010 Category Challenge

The 1010 Challenge is a group challenge on LibraryThing (challenge link). The challenge is to read books from 10 categories in 2010. I am going to read 10 books in each category.TimeLine:January 1st, 2010 - December 31, 2010Movie Tied-Ins1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.TV Tied Ins1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Children1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Young Adult1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Books Missed when I was at school1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Horror (Halloween Mood)1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.New...

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PW’s Best Books of 2009

PW Top 10 * Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey * Await Your Reply: A Novel by Dan Chaon * A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon by Neil Sheehan * In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin * Big Machine by Victor LaValle * The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes * Stitches by David Small * Shop Class...

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TV, Movie Tied-Ins Reads

I love reading the books that has it's own Movie or TV adaptation. So I figured I should start listing them out too.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z~*A*~~*B*~~*C*~~*D*~~*E*~~*F*~~*G*~~*H*~~*I*~~*J*~√ Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper~*K*~~*L*~~*M*~~*N*~√ Neil Gailman - Coraline~*O*~~*P*~~*Q*~~*R*~~*S*~~*T*~~*U*~~*V*~~*W*~~*X*~~*Y*~~*...

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Teaser Tuesday

Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR...

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What are you Reading on Mondays

The books I have read in the past week:Playing Games (Disney's Winnie the Pooh) by Mary HoganMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultBooks I am currently reading:The Nanny Diaries By Emma MclaughlinBooks I plan on reading this week:Not sure... I have lots to choose from atmWhat are YOU readi...

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Challenges in Progress

Timeline:November 1, 2009 and ends November 2, 2010My PostTime Frame: January 1, 2010- December 31, 2010My P...

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Monthly Mixer Mele

Timeline: November 1, 2009 and ends November 2, 2010 All you have to do is read a book that begins with a letter of each month or read a book that begins with the authors name (first or last name, doesn’t matter). There are 74 letters so you will have to have 74 different books to complete the challenge. Books can however be used to complete...

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Once Upon a Time: 2010 Reading Challenge

Time Frame: January 1, 2010- December 31, 2010This challenge is quite simple..... read the fairy tales you grew up reading but from another view than Disney's version. There are so many great fairy tale books out there, that might take the same story we know but with an added twist.These books can be Young Adult, Romance, Erotic, e-books,...

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Booking through Thursday: Bad Books

Suggested by JM: “Life is too short to read bad books.” I’d always heard that, but I still read books through until the end no matter how bad they were because I had this sense of obligation. That is, until this week when I tried (really tried) to read a book that is utterly boring and unrealistic. I had to stop reading. Do you read everything...

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WWW Wednesday

To play along, just answer the 3 questions below!* What book(s) are you currently reading? * What did you recently finish reading? * What do you think you’ll read next?* What book(s) are you currently reading? I'm currently reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult. I must admit, I just finished watching the movie. I didn't really...

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Teaser Tuesdays

Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR...

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Raved Books TBR

Actually this began as a challenge. But I thought, since my challenges are far more than I could handle, I say I just place the list in here. This list only consist of books that has been given really good publicity, given people keeps raving others to read them.(This List will grow throughout the time)A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z~*A*~- Amulya Malladi - A Breath of Fresh Air- Ann Patchett - Bel Canto- Anna...

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