2024 Reading Challenge discussion

FOURTH QUARTER CHALLENGE: Quick Reads
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2014

We're heading into the home stretch, so it's time to buckle down and get some reading done! For those of us that have a ways to go to meet our goal, reading a bunch of short books may just do the trick.

For this challenge, read as many short books as you can. We will define a "short book" as anything under 200 pages or 5 hours (for those listening to audiobooks).

To help you out, here are some Listopias:
Quick Reads
World's Greatest Novellas
Most Influential Books Under 100 Pages
(You'll probably see quite a few duplicates.)

This challenge is adapted from a challenge proposed by Ian. Thank you, Ian!

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Courtney will be the leader for this challenge. Thank you, Courtney!

I'm actually working my way through the World's Greatest Novellas list as a personal challenge over the next few years.

I'm going to sign up for 5 to start!

I love this challenge idea!

Completed 7/5
1. Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales


2. The Hidden Life of Dogs by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas 148 pages.


3. America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't by Stephen Colbert 3 hours and 12 minute audio.


4. Dragons and Dreams: A Fantasy Anthology by Numerous Authors. 4 hours and 7 minute audio


5. 'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford


6. Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream by John Kendrick Bangs


7. The Idiot by John Kendrick Bangs

I think I'd like to do a few too. I'll try for 10.

I sign up for 3 to start.

I'll lead! Also, I'll sign myself up for 6.

FOURTH QUARTER CHALLENGE: Quick Reads
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2014

Participants:
Updated through message 113

Alisia: 10/10 Congrats!!!
Anne: 10/10 Congrats!!!
Bernadette: 10/10 Congrats!!!
Carrie: 2/5
Cassandra: 10/10 Congrats!!!
Charlotte: 1/3
Chelsea: 0/6
Courtney: 6/6
Danielle: 2/3
Daphne: 7/5 Congrats!!!
Deneal: 6/6 Congrats!!!
Diana S: 0/5
Eggp: 8/8 Congrats!!
Erika: 0/4
Gnomy: 0/10
Helen: 10/14
Ian: 2/3
Jaclyn: 11/11 Congrats!!!
Jacqueline: 0/10
Janet: 7/7 Congrats!!!
Jayne: 6/6 Congrats!!!
Kara: 0/10
Lilac: 1/5
Londa: 0/5
Megan: 11/12
Rachel: 0/6
Roseena: 3/10
Sarah Lou: 3/3 Congrats!!!

Courtney wrote: "I'll lead! Also, I'll sign myself up for 6."

Perfect!

I'll sign up for 5 for now. :)

6 for me please.

10 for me! I have been wanting to read more classics so this will be a good opportunity to cross some of the short ones off my list :)

Sounds fun! I'll go in for 10 as well.

Good idea, Alisia, to read some classics! Lots of good ones that I've been meaning to read are on those lists.

I'll go for 5. Thanks

Updated msg 2. First book done:

1/5
1. Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales
200 pages exactly :)

Sign me up for 8, please.


Fourth Quarter Challenge, October 01 - December 31
Quick Reads
Goal: 8/8

The Dead by James Joyce (92 pages) - 29 Nov 2014, 4/5
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (120 pages) - 16 Nov 2014, 3/5
Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville (64 pages) - 09 Oct 2014, 4/5
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (160 pages) - 20 Oct 2014, 4/5
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (160 pages) - 01 Dec 2014, 2/5
The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood (64 pages) - 30 Dec 2014, 4/5
A Sorrow Beyond Dreams by Peter Handke (80 pages) - 14 Oct 2014, 5/5
The Stone Door by Leonora Carrington (118 pages) - 17 Nov 2014, 4/5

Huffington Post made a list of a few Fast Reads if you're looking for more options:

Here's the Link: Huffington Post Books: 11 Fast Reads

2/6

1. Chocky - 154 pages
2. He Ain't Lion - 63 pages

I'll sign up for 14 books!

I have a lot of catch up to do, so I'll start with 6. Seriously...I have seriously so much to read! Let's do this!

I've finished one

1/14 completed
The Exposed (Animorphs, #27) by K.A. Applegate (154 Pages)

I will sign up for 7. I have completed one.
1/7
Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell (182 pages)

I would like to sign up for 3 please! This will give me a chance so catch up on reading some classics :)

Welcome to the challenge, everyone!

I'll sign up for 5 :)

I have completed my second book.
2/7
Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson (171 pages)

I'd like to sign up for 4 please!

Kara wrote: "FOURTH QUARTER CHALLENGE: Quick Reads
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2014

We're heading into the home stretch, so it's time to buckle down and get some reading done! For those of us that have ..."

I'll sign up for 10. I have a few in my list that I need to get around to.

1. The Old Man and the Sea - Finished
2. The Turn of the Screw - Finished
3. Lord of the Flies - Finished
4. My Life and Hard Times - Finished
5. Of Mice and Men
6. The Crucible - Finished
7. The Little Prince - Finished
8. The Giver - Finished
9. The Catcher in the Rye
10. The Importance of Being Earnest - Finished
11. Heaven is for Real
12. Surviving Hitler - Finished
12. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Finished

I can see I will have to reorder this list when I get to the end. I've found a few that I needed to read and which fit this challenge.

I've finished 10. There are only 3 left on the list and it's early, so I think I will try to do them also.

Welcome to the challenge, Carrie, Erika, Janet & Anne!

Sounds like fun - and an easy way to cross of more books from my classics lists!

FOURTH QUARTER CHALLENGE: Quick Reads
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 11/12

1. The Murders in the Rue Morgue Oct 20
2. Lord of the Flies Nov 5
3. The Alchemist Nov 6
4. The Old Man and the Sea
5. Night Nov 10
6. The Stranger Nov 2
7. The Metamorphosis Nov 6
8. The Pit and the Pendulum Oct 20
9. The Fall of the House of Usher Oct 20
10. The Optimist's Daughter Nov 6
11. The Island of Dr. Moreau Oct 17
12. The Death of Ivan Ilych Nov 9

I will start with 6

FOURTH QUARTER CHALLENGE: Quick Reads
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2014
Books Read: 0/5

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is it to late to join? 10 for me..

1.Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back - 163 pages. currently reading as of october 8. did not like it =/

2.The Upside of Fear: How One Man Broke the Cycle of Prison, Poverty, and Addiction - 199 pages. reading this for school so this might be the book that goes on til december. I'm enjoying this book so far.

3. Pride over Pity by Kailyn Lowry -198 pages

Roseena wrote: "is it to late to join? 10 for me.."

Nope, you are right on time! Welcome to the challenge!

Courtney wrote: "Roseena wrote: "is it to late to join? 10 for me.."

Nope, you are right on time! Welcome to the challenge!"

yay!!

I have finished my first book for this challenge. It was A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess and the kindle edition I read was 148 pages long.

Also it was brilliant :)

Finished my first one. I read Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops, it was hilarious and a great quick read.

I'd like to sign myself up for 10!

Finished my second book. Updated Msg 2.

2/5

2. The Hidden Life of Dogs by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas 148 pages. I LOVED this one! Recommend it to any person interested in animal behavior of canines.

Finished my first two, "The Importance of being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, 76 pages and "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London, 172 pages.

I have finished CHALLENGE COMPLETE
1.Gift Wrap
2.Animal Farm
3.The Metamorphosis
4.Graveyard Shift, and Other Stories from Night Shift
5.The Call of the Wild
6.Fairy Dust
7.Children of the Corn
8. "Two Blondes" contained in the book:Death's Excellent Vacation
9. "Small Town Wedding" contained in the book:The Sookie Stackhouse Companion
10.1408

3rd done! Listened to Colbert read his second book. It was so much fun.

3/5

3. America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't by Stephen Colbert 3 hours and 12 minute audio.

Daphne, if you like Colbert's books you should read Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid by Denis Leary, its awesome!

Hi, I'd like to join in this challenge. Please can you sign me up for 3. You can put me down as Sarah lou =]

Thank you

Updated! Welcome, Everyone!

I'll try this one! Like someone else said, lots of classics that I've been meaning to read. Put me down for 6. We'll see how that goes. :)

Alisia wrote: "Daphne, if you like Colbert's books you should read Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid by Denis Leary, its awesome!"

Thanks for the recommend Alisia :)

I'll sign up for 13. I have a bunch of novellas to read that don't count for other challenges, so this is perfect!

3/6

Miss Marple's Final Cases - 160 pages.

04. Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville - 09 Oct 2014, 4/5
08. A Sorrow Beyond Dreams by Peter Handke - 14 Oct 2014, 5/5

Goal: 2/8

3/7
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton- 177 pages

Book # 3, a house called awful end, 128 pages, this book was awful from beginning to end lol