julie Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 (edited) Ok, I'm gonna give this another go . Maybe it'd be good to get myself on some type of reading schedule so I am better organized and can keep track of what I read . So,back to the beginning : 1: Staff Member’s Choice: Go to a bookstore or library that has a “Staff Picks” section. Read one of the picks from that section. Haunting of Hill House / Shirley Jackson Chosen by the staff at the local bookstore for a Halloween theme . Completed . 1 star . 2: Loved One’s Choice: Ask a loved one to pick a book for you to read. 3: Blogger’s Choice: Find a “Best Books Read” post from a favorite blogger. Read a book from their list. 4: Critic’s Choice: Find a “Best of the Year” list from a magazine, newspaper or professional critic. Read a book from their Top 10 list. 5: Blurb Book: Find a book that has a blurb on it from another author. Read a book by the author that wrote the blurb. 6: Book Seer Pick: Go to The Book Seer and follow the instructions there. Read a book from the list it generates for you. 7: What Should I Read Next Pick : Go to What Should I Read Next? and follow the instructions there. Read a book from the list it generates for you. 8: Which Book Pick: Go to Which Book? and use the software to generate a list of books. Read a book from that list. 9: LibraryThing Pick: Go to LibraryThing’s Zeitgeist page. Look at the lists for 25 Most Reviewed Books or Top Books and pick a book you’ve never read. Read the book. (Yes … you can click on MORE if you have to.) 10: Pick A Method: Pick a method for finding a book from the choices listed below. •Random Book Selection. I chose one shelf and picked the strangest last name of an author for my random choice . Photographing Fairies by Steve Szilagyi (Currently Reading ) Edited November 27, 2011 by julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Ooh, that looks like a FAB challenge. Hope you don't mind if I borrow the idea I think I'll start it in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Ooh, that looks like a FAB challenge. Hope you don't mind if I borrow the idea I think I'll start it in the new year. Hi Ruth It'll be great to have you join in when you can,but I can't take credit for the idea. I found it in the reading challenge area ,so just started a thread so I could keep track of what I'm doing . Hope you can join me later ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I've never considered doing a challange like this, but reading this makes me want to try it! Some really good ideas here Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Interesting! I may do that next year. I have too much waiting on my kindle already to finish first! Good luck to you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Interesting! I may do that next year. I have too much waiting on my kindle already to finish first! Good luck to you both. Me too VF, I daren't start a challenge this year .. it would mean buying more books and the house is practically falling down under the weight of books as it is. I'm intrigued by it though, it sounds interesting and would like to give it a go next year. Good luck with the challenge Julie I have wanted to read The Haunting of Hill House for a while (I loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle) so I'll be interested to hear what you make of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 I've never considered doing a challange like this, but reading this makes me want to try it! Some really good ideas here Ian Hi Ian It'd be great to have you along if you want to join in ! I thought it sounded like an interesting way to choose some future books,too . Interesting! I may do that next year. I have too much waiting on my kindle already to finish first! Good luck to you both. Vodkafan Perfectly fine if you have too big a list currently .I can definitely understand that . Me too VF, I daren't start a challenge this year .. it would mean buying more books and the house is practically falling down under the weight of books as it is. I'm intrigued by it though, it sounds interesting and would like to give it a go next year. Good luck with the challenge Julie I have wanted to read The Haunting of Hill House for a while (I loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle) so I'll be interested to hear what you make of it. Hi Poppy Yea, maybe a few of you who are tied up the next few months would be able to all start together in the new year . I'll definitely post how I like the Haunting book ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 What a shame that you didn't enjoy 'The Haunting of Hill House', it's supposed to be a bit of a 'horror' classic. I hate it when books are disappointing Hope you have better luck with your next challenge choice Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Morning Poppy Yep, I know wht you mean about a book being disappointing . I probably wouldn't have finished it if I wasn't trying to complete it for this challenge . It wasn't even a little bit scarey ! I'm thinking if they made it into a movie, which I think they did, they would have had to add something to it to make it good enough . Better luck with the next one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Well folks, I believe I have currently bit off more than I can chew on book challenges, dicscussions, etc ,so this one will have to be put on hold til I can catch up with some other things . I'll be back with this as time allows ... Gotta get back to Roger Ackroyd before the month is over ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hi Julie, maybe this could be a good New Year challenge that we could start together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hi Julie, maybe this could be a good New Year challenge that we could start together? That sounds great to me I think I'd do better with it if someone else was playing along . We'll try to get a good running start on it then if you'd like . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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