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Topic:  999 Challenge: Jak's 999 Challenge 0 / 14 read

Dec 19, 2008, 2:43pm (top)Message 1: jak1886

I've started a little early because I don't have many opportunities to just sit and read, so I figure it might take me a while to finish this challenge, but I sure plan on giving it my best effort!

Books marked {X} are books I've finished, since I don't know the code that will put the line through the text. ;) I've chosen the following categories:

1. Young Adult/Children
2. Romance
3. Classics (I'm going by whatever amazon lists as a classic book)
4. TBR Pile
5. Recommended (by amazon, LT, or word of mouth)
6. Paranormal
7. Fantasy/Sci-Fi (probably will be mostly Fantasy)
8. Books Made into Movies
9. Other Books I Just Want to Read

31 out of 81 complete!

I had to change my last category. I can't make myself re-read books, even if I liked them. So I just chose to list other books that I want to read instead. Lol. ;)

Message edited by its author, Dec 14, 2009, 4:24pm.

Dec 19, 2008, 2:43pm (top)Message 2: jak1886

Young Adult/Children's

1. Airhead {X}
2. A Great and Terrible Beauty {X}
3. The Summoning {X}
4. Eclipse{X}
5. The Summoning {X}
6. The Graveyard Book
7. The Lightning Thief {X}
8. The Sea of Monsters {X}
9. Max and the Gatekeeper {X}

Message edited by its author, Dec 8, 2009, 1:04pm.

Dec 19, 2008, 2:43pm (top)Message 3: jak1886

Books Made into Movies

1. The Neverending Story {X}
2. Princess Bride {X}
3. Stardust
4. Marley and Me
5. The Other Boleyn Girl
6. Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
7. I Am Legend
8. Interview With A Vampire
9. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Message edited by its author, Aug 24, 2009, 4:41pm.

Dec 19, 2008, 2:43pm (top)Message 4: jak1886

Fantasy/Sci-fi

1. A Storm of Swords {X}
2. Kushiel's Mercy {X}
3. Banewreaker
4. Tangled Webs {X}
5. Elfhunter {X}
6. Assassin's Apprentice
7. Foundation
8. Name of the Wind {X}
9. Bitter Moon I: Triane's Son Ascending {X}

Message edited by its author, Nov 20, 2009, 6:32pm.

Dec 19, 2008, 2:44pm (top)Message 5: jak1886

Paranormal

1. Wounded by Amy Lane
2. Eclipse
3. Fatal Infatuation by Melanie Nowak
4. Claimed by Shadows by Karen Chance {X}
5. Moon Called
6. Halfway to the Grave
7. A Hunger Like No Other
8. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
9. Dead Until Dark

Message edited by its author, Mar 9, 2009, 2:37pm.

Dec 19, 2008, 2:44pm (top)Message 6: jak1886

Recommended

1. The Once and Future King
2. Magic Bites
3. Fool {X}
4. The Bone Doll's Twin
5. The Lies of Locke Lamora
6. Magic Study {X}
7. The Briar King
8. Dragon Champion
9. The Sword of Shannara

Message edited by its author, Nov 20, 2009, 6:32pm.

Dec 19, 2008, 2:44pm (top)Message 7: jak1886

TBR Pile

1. Dream Angus {X}
2. Cast in Shadow {X}
3. Chainfire
4. The Fire Rose
5. Innocent Mage
6. Doppelganger
7. The Black Swan
8. Green Rider
9. Daughter of the Forest

Message edited by its author, Dec 7, 2009, 6:18pm.

Dec 19, 2008, 2:44pm (top)Message 8: jak1886

Classics

1. Catch-22
2. Atlas Shrugged
3. Cantebury Tales
4. Kim
5. For Whom the Bell Tolls
6. The Grapes of Wrath
7. Watership Down
8. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
9. A Tale of Two Cities

Message edited by its author, Mar 9, 2009, 2:39pm.

Dec 19, 2008, 2:45pm (top)Message 9: jak1886

Romance

1. Fantasy Lover{X}
2. Lover Awakened
3. Remember Me? {X}
4. Foul Play by Janet Evanovich
5. Love the One You're With
6. Queen of Babble Gets Hitched
7. Drums of Autumn
8. A Wicked Gentleman
9. Mine Till Midnight

Message edited by its author, Dec 8, 2009, 12:59pm.

Dec 19, 2008, 2:45pm (top)Message 10: jak1886

Other Books I Want To Read

1. The Murder of King Tut {X}
2. The Legend of Witch Bane by Kevis Hendrickson
3. The Magician's Nephew {X}
4. The City of Glass {X}
5. The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 by Scott Kelby {X}
6. The City of Bones {X}
7. The Hedge Knight {X}
8. King Lear {X}
9. Never After {X}

Message edited by its author, Dec 14, 2009, 4:24pm.

Dec 28, 2008, 8:33pm (top)Message 11: cmbohn

Some fun books on here. I've got The Ruins of Gorlan on my 999 challenge. I'll be interested to see what you think.

Dec 31, 2008, 2:13pm (top)Message 12: jak1886

I'll be sure to let you know once I read it! I'm reading Elfhunter right now. Excellent so far!

Jan 25, 2009, 10:20am (top)Message 13: bruce_krafft

If you are still looking for ideas for your books made into movies category check out www.misfit.org/bookmovie/bookmoviehistory.htm which is a MISFITS 'read the book see the movie' club list of past books/movies (12 movies/books a year since 1999). And even though MISFITS stands for - Minnesota Society for Interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy they are not just science fiction books.

DS

Mar 27, 2009, 3:02pm (top)Message 14: jak1886

Just wanted to post an update on what I'm reading now (should anyone care ;) ). I just started reading Kushiel's Mercy. I started it going "Oh God I don't remember what happened in the last one!!" But as I kept reading it all came back because Jacqueline Carey kind of subtly recaps.

Not sure if I'm reading fast enough to make it through my list in time (dang kid and work..and my weakness for video games), but I'm chugging along!

Oh, and I wanted to thank bruce for bringing that website to my attention. It was helpful. (I know, a long time in coming, but better than never right?)

Message edited by its author, Dec 8, 2009, 1:49pm.

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