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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 2445 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 825 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1235 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1277 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1205 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1246 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1299 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1290 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1329 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1274 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 737 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 718 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 711 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1301 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1378 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1434 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 701 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1401 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1341 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1368 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1445 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1353 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 717 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1291 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 866 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 738 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 816 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 834 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 864 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 803 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1251 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 1241 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 1304 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1532 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1402 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1573 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1381 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 1359 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 724 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1606 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1338 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1461 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1336 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 768 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 660 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1412 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 620 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 699 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1401 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1490 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1280 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1354 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1299 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1319 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1346 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1259 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1425 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1509 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 687 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1312 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1366 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1351 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 1259 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1339 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1407 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 809 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1242 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1344 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1253 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1287 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1352 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1363 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1449 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1304 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1311 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1412 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1261 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1306 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1618 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1404 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1548 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1448 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1501 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 635 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1329 Views
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