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I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester Send a noteboard - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM
The Not-So-Dirty Half Dozen Challenge.

The Rules:

Every two months you must complete a task. You'll have all of those two months to complete each task. (Thus Task One is for January and February, Task Two is for March and April, etc.) We reserve the right to change one of the tasks when we make the first post on 1 January 2011, but we promise it won't be the first task.

So.

The Tasks:

1. Read a work of Classic literature - one you've never read before.

2. Read a book by an author from a country you've not read a book from before.

3. Read one Scifi, one Fantasy and one Spec Fic book (i.e. three separate books, and they can be books you've read before, if you like).

4. Read a graphic novel, a play or a collection of poetry you've not read before.

5. Read a book and then watch a film of that book (again, you can have read the book before).

6. Read a non-fiction book you've not read before.

I will have access to a ton of new books, so I'm fairly sure I can commit to this challenge.
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2011: a year of RAFO challenges. Rebekah - 13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM 2452 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 828 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1243 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1284 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1213 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1253 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1306 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1297 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1334 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1282 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 740 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 723 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 713 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1308 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1387 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1443 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 704 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1408 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1349 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1375 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1453 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1361 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 720 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1300 Views
Yeah, I don't know how any movie could be as bad as that book. *NM* BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:06:20 AM 870 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 741 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 820 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 836 Views
This is a really good idea. I like the challenges. I wonder if I can be arsed to do one. Or more. *NM* M & M Maddy - 14/12/2010 08:23:42 PM 867 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 806 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1261 Views
But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Legolas - 14/12/2010 10:17:12 PM 1251 Views
Re: But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 10:22:06 PM 1313 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1539 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1411 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1581 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1389 Views
Inspired somewhat by Tom's post, here's one I'm toying with for next year Larry - 15/12/2010 04:46:05 AM 1366 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 726 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1612 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1346 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1469 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1345 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 772 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 664 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1420 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 623 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 702 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1408 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1501 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1289 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1361 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1306 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1327 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1357 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1267 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1433 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1519 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 692 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1321 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1376 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1360 Views
As always, I won't succeed at the 50 book challenge, but the others... A Deathwatch Guard - 20/12/2010 07:05:30 AM 1268 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1347 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1414 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 812 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1249 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1351 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1263 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1294 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1358 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1367 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1455 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1312 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1318 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1417 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1268 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1313 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1626 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1411 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1556 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1455 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1508 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 638 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1334 Views
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