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Bookshelf Challenge - ended July 10, 2010

Finished
Karen - 20 + 9
Susan - 20 + 7
Tina - 20 + 5
Natasha - 20
Sunflower - 20
Amy - 20
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Crystal - 18
Luann - 18
BJ Rose - 10
Slayermel - 10
Tara - 10
Sam - 6
Blarneygod - 5
Erin - 5
Katey - 5
Lyn M - 5
Mercy - 3
Pollyanna - 3
Em - 1
Suzanne - 1
Cam - 0
Melissa - 0
*updated July 10, 2010

Adventure Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Asian
Chick-lit Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell **
Classics The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka ***
Dystopia Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Fantasy The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Favorites The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan ***
French Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert **
Historical fiction
Humor Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell ***
Mystery The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Mystery Thriller
Non-fiction
Paranormal Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
Psychology
Realistic fiction
Romance
카지노싸이트 fiction
Travel
Young Adult
10 / 20











My List of shelves and books read:
Fantasy Something Rotten
French: Elegance of a Hedgehog
Historical fiction A Northern Light
Mystery Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Non-fiction Holidays on Ice
Paranormal The Third Angel
Psychology In the Woods
Realistic fiction Savvy
Romance Club Dead
카지노싸이트 fiction Battle of the Labryinth
Travel Weekend in Paris or On the Road











(Click on my star rating below to read my review.)
Non-fiction - Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser - I'll add this to my YOU CHOOSE Challenge list.
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Completed: 19/20




















Adventure
Asian
Classics
Dystopia
Fantasy
Favorites
French
Historical fiction
Humor
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Non-fiction
Paranormal
Psychology
Realistic fiction
Romance
카지노싸이트 fiction
Travel
Young Adult

Adventure:
Asian:
Chick Lit:
Classics:
Dystopia:
Fantasy:
Favorites:
French:
Historical:
Humor:
Mystery:
Mystery Thriller:
Non-fiction:
Paranormal:
Pyschology:
Realistic Fiction;
Romance:
카지노싸이트 Fiction:
Travel:
Young Adult:
Read 20/20

Adventure
Asian - The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Dystopia - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Favorites - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
French -
historical Fiction - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Humor - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Mystery - One for the Money - Janet Evanovich
Non Fiction - In cold Blood by Truman Capote
Paranormal - the Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
Psychology - Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Realistic Fiction - The kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
Romance - Impossible by Nancy Werlin
카지노싸이트 Fiction - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Travel - The historian - Elizabeth kostova
Young Adult - Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Adventure
Asian
Classics
Dystopia
Fantasy
Favorites
French
Historical fiction
Humor
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Non-fiction
Paranormal
Psychology
Realistic fiction
Romance
카지노싸이트 fiction
Travel
Young Adult

Well my list of shelves and books read are:
Adventure:
Asian
Chick-lit: Sex and the City
Classics
Dystopia: The Hunger Games
Fantasy:
Favorites
French:
Historical fiction
Humor
Mystery:
Mystery Thriller
Non-fiction
Paranormal
Psychology:
Realistic fiction
Romance
카지노싸이트 fiction
Travel
Young Adult
5/21 read



I love this idea for a challenge!! Not sure how far I will get, 20 books in two months is a lot, but I will see what happens.
Adventure
Asian
Chick-Lit - Hush: A Novel by Kate White 6/2 ****
Classics - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 6/15 ****1/2
Dystopia
Fantasy - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 5/30 ****
Favorites
French - Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell completed 5/11 ****
Historical fiction
Humor
Mystery - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 6/3 ***
Mystery Thriller
Non-fiction
Paranormal
Psychology
Realistic fiction
Romance
카지노싸이트 fiction
Travel
Young Adult
Adventure
Asian
Chick-Lit - Hush: A Novel by Kate White 6/2 ****
Classics - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 6/15 ****1/2
Dystopia
Fantasy - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 5/30 ****
Favorites
French - Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell completed 5/11 ****
Historical fiction
Humor
Mystery - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 6/3 ***
Mystery Thriller
Non-fiction
Paranormal
Psychology
Realistic fiction
Romance
카지노싸이트 fiction
Travel
Young Adult

Don't know how many I'll get through, but here are my choices:
Adventure -
Asian –
Classics -
Dystopia –
Fantasy –
Favorites –
French -
Historical fiction –
Humor -
Mystery –
Mystery Thriller -
Non-fiction –
Paranormal –
Psychology –
Realistic fiction -
Romance –
카지노싸이트 fiction –
Travel -
Young Adult –
Chick-Lit -

Generally it should be the book on the bookshelf but for something like the Grimm Brothers fairy tales there are so many different versions of pretty much the same thing. So after looking at the book on the shelf "Grimm’s Grimmest" it has 19 stories in it, so I would say as long as whatever version you pick has at least the same amount of Grim Fairy tales in it, I will accept it :0)
Sunflower: But hey wait a minute....I re-read the rules. Does this mean you can only read something that one of us has already read from that shelf during that month, not something new?
Hi Sunflower, yup exactly! We are picking books others have read for those shelves and have taken the time to rate, review and recommend. Now the monthly shelves for May and June will be more open as they are the shelf of the month, so as long as you pick a book from those topics you have free choice. :0)
This is definitely an incentive to read more of a variety and quantity of books for the monthly shelves, maybe we will have a similar challenge again later in the year or next year :op
This is a great challenge. I had a lot of fun picking out which books I thought I might read. Now we will just have to see how I do!

Like you I also enjoy picking books, I think that's the best part *laughing*

Thanks Slayermel. There's another book on that shelf that I've been wanting to read so i'll try and read that one and if I can't I'll get the Grimm book from my library and read the fairy tales that are in Grimm's Grimmest.
I'm soo excited for this challenge. I agree aswell, choosing the books you want to read is very fun.
I set up a list and everything the other night lol.
Lol Karen, after I read your comment, I had to check to see how my list was. I have different authors for each one, too.

Now to check out the shelves and make my list!!


Okay, here are my options:
Adventure: Wicked
Asian: Life of Pi or Eat, Pray, Love
Classics: The Scarlet Pimpernel currently reading
Dystopia: Lost in a Good Book
Favorites: Little Bee or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
French: My Life in France next in queue
Historical fiction: The Reader or Jane Eyre
Humor: Howl's Moving Castle or The Princess Bride
Mystery: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Mystery Thriller: And Then There Were None or The Lovely Bones
Non-fiction: Jane Austens Letters
Paranormal: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies or Shiver
Psychology: Girl, Interrupted
Realistic fiction: Memoirs of a Geisha
Romance: The Notebook or Belong to Me
카지노싸이트 fiction: The Golden Compass
Travel: On the Road
Young Adult: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Finally got started...
Adventure
Asian
Classics - The Woman in White, finished 11/06/2010 - 4*
Dystopia
Fantasy - Coraline, finished 31/05/2010 - 5*
Favorites - The Call of the Wild, finished 19/05/2010 - 5*
French
Historical fiction
Humor
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Non-fiction - Blink, finished 27/05/2010 - 2*
Paranormal - Dead to the World (Sookie 4), finished 24/05/2010 - 5*
Psychology
Realistic fiction
Romance
카지노싸이트 fiction - Dead as a Doornail (Sookie 5), finished 26/05/2010 - 4*
Travel
Young Adult

May 10th – July 10th
Completed 10
Adventure
Asian: Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling - currently reading
Classics
Fantasy: Sabriel by Garth Nix OR Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Favorites: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
French: The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas - currently listening
Historical fiction
Mystery: The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
Psychology
Travel

Asian -
Chick-Lit -
Classics -
Dystopia -
Fantasy -
Favorites -
French -
Historical Fiction -
Humor -
Mystery -
Mystery Thriller -
Non-fiction -
Paranormal -
Psychology -
Realistic Fiction -
Romance -
카지노싸이트 Fiction -
Travel -
Young Adult -
Finished 4/7/10



My books are:
Adventure Bloody Jack 5/29/2010 ***
Asian The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II 5/27/2010 ****
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan6/26/2010 ****
Chick Lit Cranford6/16/2010
Classics The Secret Garden 6/1/2010
Vanity Fair 6/29/2010 ****
Dystopia Uglies 5/27/2010 ***
Fantasy The Time Traveler's Wife6/12/2010 ***
Favorites Wintergirls6/6/2010
French Suite Française 5/22/10 ****
Historical fiction The Postmistress 6/24/2010 ****
Humor The Princess Bride6/5/2010 ****
Mystery Size 12 Is Not Fat 6/1/2010 ****
Mystery Thriller The Weight of Silence 6/13/2010
Non-fiction In Cold Blood6/7/2010 ****
Paranormal A Great and Terrible Beauty 6/23/2010 ***
Psychology Man's Search for Meaning6/25/2010 **** (for the first section, can't rate him for his logotherapy section-how do you rate a theory?)
Realistic fiction The Wednesday Sisters 6/13/2010 ****
Romance The Convenient Marriage 5/22/10 **
카지노싸이트 fiction The Whole Truth6/12/2010 ***
Travel A Passage to India 6/24/2010 ****
Young Adult This Lullaby 6/1/2010 ***

Here is my list:
Adventure - Wicked
Asian - Eat Pray Love
Classics - Wuthering Heights
Dystopia -
Fantasy -
Favorites - The girl in the dragon tattoo
French - The little prince
Historical fiction -
Humor -
Mystery - The Thirteenth Tale Currently reading
Mystery Thriller - The Girl Who Played with fire
Non-fiction -Blink
Paranormal -
Psychology - The Tipping Point
Realistic fiction - Kite Runner
Romance - The Forgotten Garden
카지노싸이트 fiction - Handmaid's Tale
Travel - Whatever you do don't run
Young Adult - Eragon (Inheritance #1)
I'm in!
My list of shelves and books read:
Adventure The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman 2.5* finished 6/10
Asian Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan 3* finished 6/18
Chick-Lit Midwives by Chris Bohjalian 4* finished 6/4
Classics Falling Up by Shel Silverstein 3* finished 5/20
Dystopia We by Yevgeny Zamyatin 2* finished 6/3
Fantasy: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson 4* finished 5/14
Favorites The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 3* finished 5/10
French: The Immoralist by Andre Gide 2* finished 5/12
Historical fiction A Separate Peace by John Knowles 3* finished 5/19
Humor Right Ho Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse 4* finished 5/20
Mystery: One for the money by Janet Evanovich 4* finished 5/16
Mystery Thriller: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 5* finished 5/24
Non-fiction: Night by Elie Wiesel 5* finished 5/15
Paranormal: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 4* finished 5/30
Psychology: In the Woods by Tana French 4* finished 6/7
Realistic fiction The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff 4* finished 6/21
Romance Addition by Toni Jordan 2* finished 5/27
카지노싸이트 fiction Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2.5* finished 6/14
Travel Without Reservations by Alice Steinbach 3* finished 6/23
Young Adult: Sisters Grimmby Michael Buckley 4* finished 5/13
completed 20 + 7 ( books after the first 20 listed in separate messages later in the thread)
My list of shelves and books read:
Adventure The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman 2.5* finished 6/10
Asian Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan 3* finished 6/18
Chick-Lit Midwives by Chris Bohjalian 4* finished 6/4
Classics Falling Up by Shel Silverstein 3* finished 5/20
Dystopia We by Yevgeny Zamyatin 2* finished 6/3
Fantasy: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson 4* finished 5/14
Favorites The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 3* finished 5/10
French: The Immoralist by Andre Gide 2* finished 5/12
Historical fiction A Separate Peace by John Knowles 3* finished 5/19
Humor Right Ho Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse 4* finished 5/20
Mystery: One for the money by Janet Evanovich 4* finished 5/16
Mystery Thriller: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 5* finished 5/24
Non-fiction: Night by Elie Wiesel 5* finished 5/15
Paranormal: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 4* finished 5/30
Psychology: In the Woods by Tana French 4* finished 6/7
Realistic fiction The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff 4* finished 6/21
Romance Addition by Toni Jordan 2* finished 5/27
카지노싸이트 fiction Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2.5* finished 6/14
Travel Without Reservations by Alice Steinbach 3* finished 6/23
Young Adult: Sisters Grimmby Michael Buckley 4* finished 5/13
completed 20 + 7 ( books after the first 20 listed in separate messages later in the thread)
I know it was something someone in this group said that made me add Little Brother by Cory Doctorow to my TBR list. So I thought I'd find it on one of the shelves for this challenge. But I don't. I guessed Dystopia, but it's not there. Anyone remember reading it for a month here, and what month/shelf it would be on?

maybe scifi or young adult?


Hi, Susan! I planned to read that during our dystopia month, and I also wanted to have it as part of my chain. But due to library due dates of other books and the way my chain went, it never worked out. I did end up reading it, but it didn't make it as part of my chain OR for a dystopia read. Sorry. :( Others might have planned to read it, too, but never got to it.

Adventure -
Asian -
Classics -
Dystopia -
Fantasy -
Favorites - Saving Ceecee Honeycutt**** Read 5/18/10
French -
Historical Fiction -
Humor -
Mystery -
Mystery Thriller -
Non-Fiction -
Paranormal -
Realistic Fiction -
Romance -
카지노싸이트 Fiction -
Travel -
Young Adult -

Definitely not, Suzanne! Welcome!

Adventure
Asian
Classics- Rebecca - currently reading
Dystopia
Fantasy - The Host
Favorites - The Picture of Dorian Gray
French
Historical fiction - The Reader
Humor - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Non-fiction
Psychology
카지노싸이트 fiction
Travel
The count is interesting, but it's misleading. I knocked off a lot of the short quick ones early on, and most of the ones I have left are LONG. Many of you are going to pass me up as I make my way through the 19th Wife, City of Bones, and The Subtle Knife. (:>)

I agree, Susan! :) I'm in the middle of the 1000+ page Count of Monte Cristo, so that's got to count for four or five books, right? Assuming I actually finish it! :) Just kidding, I think 9 books this far in the challenge is a great accomplishment!! Good job!!!

I'm excited to see when people finish, what books they will read from the matching goodreads shelf to add to our shelves, and on that note which ones they will choose? :0)
I'm holding high hopes for you there Natasha, I know your going to do it! ;0) (No pressure)
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So here’s the challenge which will go from May 10th – July 10th
Read one book you have not read before from each of the twenty bookshelves located on the Pick-a-shelf group page http://www.africa-eu.com/group/booksh...
Adventure
Asian
Chick-lit
Classics
Dystopia
Fantasy
Favorites
French
Historical fiction
Humor
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Non-fiction
Paranormal
Psychology
Realistic fiction
Romance
카지노싸이트 fiction
Travel
Young Adult
Some shelves will have more of a selection then others due to the amount of members who participated and the Varity of books read those months. This challenge will give everyone an opportunity to revisit some of their favorite shelves and genres, and for members who are newer to have an opportunity to read from those shelves.
There are some fabulous recommendations so feel free to go back through the old folders to read some reviews to help you decide :0)
Please post which book from each shelf you have read and give it a star rating out of five. (This will be nice for everyone to see what you thought of their books)
E.g. Adventure – All together Dead by Charlaine Harris -
If you come to a shelf and have read every single book that is listed, you may pick a second book off of one of the other shelves. (Please just make a note of this in your list)
If you complete reading one book off of all shelves before July 10th you can read books that are listed on the original 카지노싸이트 shelves fitting the headings, and we will add those books to the Pick-a-shelf Bookshelf. (Please just make a note of this in your list)
I will make a list of all participants and we will keep track of how many books we have read at the end. It will be interesting to see how many of us can complete this challenge as not all shelves will be easy to complete due to the limited selections. :0)
Good luck all, and I hope you enjoy the challenge of reading outside of your comfort zones. :0)
*NOTE*
The "FRENCH" Bookshelf: you may read anything from 카지노싸이트 French shelf during May as it's the shelf of the month, however if you have saved this shelf to read in June you will have to pick something off of the Pick-a-shelf French list.
The "Chick-lit" Bookshelf: you may read anything from the 카지노싸이트 chick-lit shelf during June as it's the shelf of the month, however the same as with last months french shelf, if you wait until July you must pick from the Pick-a-shelf chick-lit list.