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FYI February's book of the month will be the now in public domain Orlando by Virginia Woolf, which should scratch off prompt #9. Come join us in the Book Club thread next month!
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Name: Bilirubin Personal Challenge: 15 books Booklord 2024? (Yes or No) sure why not? 2024 BOOKLORD CHALLENGE PROMPTS 1. Set a goal for number of books or another personal challenge. 2. Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 25% of them are not written by men. 3. Of the books you read this year, make sure a least 25% of them are written by writers of color. 4. Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 8% of them are written by LGBTQ writers. 5. Read a work in translation 6. Read something that was nominated for an award 7. Read something that is referenced in something else (a movie, a tv show, another book, etc.) 8. Read some poetry OR a play 9. Read something in the public domain 10. Read something you think is probably overhyped 11. Read something illustrated (whether it's a few splash pages or a comic, do whatever you like here!) 12. Read two works by different authors who have a matching name (initials, first, last, middle, whatever) 13. Ask the thread for a Wildcard 14. Read something with exactly four (4) words in the title (since it's 2024) THEMES - Dark - Light - Unconventional - Expected - Simple - Complicated - Old - New - Angry - Calm
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January books completed: 1) Bad Cree by Jessica Johns 2) White Noise by Don DeLillo 3) The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson Currently reading: Don Quixote, Orlando Name: Bilirubin Personal Challenge: 15 books 3/15 Booklord 2024? (Yes or No) sure why not? 2024 BOOKLORD CHALLENGE PROMPTS 1. Set a goal for number of books or another personal challenge. 15 books, plus books from most mega threads in TBB 3/15 #3 for SFF, #2 for Read Real Lit, #1 for General Horror 2. Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 25% of them are not written by men. 1/3 #1 3. Of the books you read this year, make sure a least 25% of them are written by writers of color. 1/3 #1 4. Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 8% of them are written by LGBTQ writers. 1/3 #1 5. Read a work in translation 7. Read something that is referenced in something else (a movie, a tv show, another book, etc.) 8. Read some poetry OR a play 9. Read something in the public domain   11. Read something illustrated (whether it's a few splash pages or a comic, do whatever you like here!) 12. Read two works by different authors who have a matching name (initials, first, last, middle, whatever) 13. Ask the thread for a Wildcard THEMES (still thinking of how to deal with these) - Dark - Light - Unconventional #2 - Expected - Simple - Complicated - Old - New #1 - Angry - Calm Bilirubin fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Feb 1, 2024 |
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Feb 1, 2024 22:53
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