Challenge Round Up
Sorry for the double post today, but Chris over at
book-a-rama inspired me to do a challenge roundup, something I've been putting off for one month now, so here we go:
Graphic Novels Challenge : 2 read out of a range of 3-10, so I either have 1 or 8 left depending on how you look at it. I have a slight problem with this challenge as I went on a book buying ban and just am not a library person. But my birthday is coming up!
TBR Challenge : 1/12 This challenge is going to be a tough one as I put on the list books that I should read rather than books I necessarily want to read. It seemed like a good idea at the time to go along with the Books to Read Before I Die challenge.
Books to Read Before I Die : 0/10 Eh, what can I say?
Reading Resolutions : Not too shabby on these goals. I'm reading books off my own shelves, I'm well on my way to 100 this year having already read 23, and 57% of the books I've read are "worthy". I'm not doing so well on the non-fiction books and essays, but there's a lot of the year left.
Flashback Challenge : 1 read out of a range of 4-6. With so many books on my TBR pile, it has been difficult to pick up a book I've already read.
Read the Book, See the Movie : 4/4 Technically I've completed this challenge, but I will probably up my requirement. I just adore looking at adaptations even though 90% of the time I'm all "the book is better".
Women UnBound : 4/5 fiction; 3/3 non-fiction Like the above challenge, I will probably up my requirement instead of 'completing' the challenge. While all of the books I've read have counted in my opinion, I would like to explore some texts that more directly address women's issues.
Take Another Chance : 6/15 books; 7/17 points As always, this is such a fun challenge. My last activity was to write a review as if I was one of the characters in the book. Look for that post in a day or two.
GLBT Challenge : 4/4 Okay, yet another challenge that I plan on continuing. In this case, two of the four books I read had positive portrayals of homosexuality but did not directly deal with the issue, so in my mind, they only partially count. In other words, I have to at least read two more.
Young Adult Reading : 11/25 I knew this challenge wouldn't be a problem for me, but I didn't think I'd be half-way (almost) done in the first two months. Thank you vacation!
18 and 19 c. Women Writers : 0/2 I've spent so much time coming up with a list of possibilities, but I haven't even cracked a book yet.
World Religions : 4 So far I've read books concerning existentialism ( yeah, yeah it's a philosophy, not a religion, Judaism, Mormonism, and Taoism.
42 Challenge : 10/42 Technically I have yet to review a few of these, but that's where I'm at with reading/watching. I suppose I could be done by now considering I can count each television episode separately, but when I watched three seasons of Torchwood in a month, I didn't think it would be a good idea to have a separate review for each episode....
101 Fantasy Reading : 2/12 My book buying ban has put a damper on the 6 new reads, and my non-desire to re-read novels with so many new ones waiting on my shelves has limited my success with the 6 re-reads.
Sci-Fi Reading : 9/8 I'm already one over on this challenge, but I won't be extending it in any way. I have other science fiction challenges to sort of come in and pick up the slack. I think I'm just waiting on one review.
100+ Reading : 23/100 A great start in the first two months!
Sookie Stackhouse : 7/9 I haven't touched Sookie in months, and while I'm enjoying the series, I feel no strong need to find the last two books (are there more now?). I will definitely read them, but I'm in no rush.
Rory Gilmore Project : What I really need to do for this challenge and start reviewing books I've already read (about 35 of them).
Unlock Worlds : I haven't been doing much with this challenge lately. The lack of consistent participants is making me think I should just give it up. What do you guys think?
Biggest Loser of Books Revised
You've all seen it roaming around the blogosphere, and I've stolen it and changed it. I sincerely hope the owners don't mind, but I had to adjust the numbers to make sense for me specifically.
| 1. Start with zero points. |
| 2. Buy a book: 10 pts |
| 3. Get a book from BookMooch: 5 pts |
| 4. Review copies that were pitched to me: 3 pts |
| 5. Review copies I requested: 5 pts |
| 6. Unsolicited books including gifts: 1 pt |
| 7. Library books: 3 pts |
| 8. Exchange a book for points or books: -3 pts |
| 9. Donate a book to a person or place: -5 pts |
| 10. Reading a book on my shelf: -2 pt |
And of course, I'm already swimming in points thanks to vacation where I bought FIVE BOOKS. Five, that's 50 points. So I managed to get all the way up to 65 points before I started slowly decreasing. Right now I'm at
46 points. Still ridiculously high, but for me, pretty good.
I've been trying to convince myself to start going to the library. I haven't checked a book out of a library (to read) since I was in grade school. Two bad experiences at the library when I was young really put me off. Combine that with my love of owning books, organizing them on shelves, and re-reading and no library going for me. I'm not sure this sudden inspiration will work; there's just so much working against the library: my early experiences, not owning the books, not being able to dog ear, being forced to read in a specific time, etc. But I'm going to go ahead and actually go in to the library today and see what I see.
And of course, I'm already swimming in points thanks to vacation where I bought FIVE BOOKS. Five, that's 50 points. So I managed to get all the way up to 65 points before I started slowly decreasing. Right now I'm at 46 points. Still ridiculously high, but for me, pretty good.
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