The Book Dinosaur

A place to keep track of my book challenge obsession!

Challenges Update: February

cropped-bdino.jpgHey all! Better late than never, I suppose… blogging has gotten away from me, if you had not noticed. I think about it a lot, but that’s very different from sitting down and doing anything about that thinking. Anyways, I figured I should at least try and keep up if I do hope for this blog to continue, even if it’s only with my (late) monthly updates. Maybe someday I’ll have an actual schedule that I’m able to keep? Anyways, this post is fun because I like numbers. Here goes:

Stats
The Moral of the Story Challenge
150+ Reading Challenge
TBR Challenge
Classics Double Challenge
Quick Fix Challenge
Graphic Novel Challenge
A to Z Book Challenge
Women Challenge
Book to Movie Challenge
Where are You Reading Challenge
Feminist Read Challenge
The Reading Challenge Addict Challenge

Stats- Just for Fun

Book Count (Feb): 5
Book Count (Year): 12

Books/Day (Feb): .18
Books/Day (Year): .20

Page Count (Feb): 1,376
Page Count (Year): 3,809

Pages/Day (Feb): 49.1
Pages/Day (Year): 64.6

Genres Read (Feb):
Graphic Novel
Memoir
Mystery
Non-Fiction

Books Read (Feb):
1. How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
2. Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman
3. Notes from Nethers: Growing Up in a Sixties Commune by Sandra Eugster
4. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
5. Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James

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The Moral of the Story Challenge

Host: Literally Correct
No progress to report this month!

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150+ Reading Challenge

150+ Reading Challenge for 2013

Host: My Overstuffed Bookshelf
I have read a total of five books this month, bringing my total to 12/150, or only 8% finished. Discouraged? Yes. To succeed in this challenge, I will have to read 13.8 books per month… hmm… Adding to the list of qualifying books:

1. How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
2. Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman
3. Notes from Nethers: Growing Up in a Sixties Commune by Sandra Eugster
4. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
5. Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James

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TBR Challenge

Host: Planet Pooks
I finished three books out the agreed twelve, marking progress at 25%. Adding to the list of qualifying books:

1. Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell

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Classics Double Challenge

Host: One Librarian’s Book Reviews
No Progress to report this month!

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Quick Fix Challenge

Quick Fix ChallengeHost: Jessie’s Book Place
I have finished six books of the pledged 15, marking progress at 40%. Adding to the list of qualifying books:

1.Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman
2. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (206)
3. Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James (291)

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Graphic Novel Challenge

Host: Graphic Novels Challenge
I have read 1 out of 12, marking progress at 8.3%. Adding to the list of qualifying books:

1. Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman

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A to Z Book Challenge

Host: Babies, Books, and Beyond
I have finished nine of the pledged twenty four, marking progress at 37.5%. Adding to the list of qualifying books:

1. Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James
2. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
3. Notes from Nethers: Growing Up in Sixties Commune by Sandra Eugster

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Women Challenge

Host: Peek a Book
I have finished 2 out of 16, marking progress at 12.5%. Adding to the list of qualifying books:

1. How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
2. Notes from Nethers: Growing Up in a Sixties Commune by Sandra Eugster

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Book to Movie Challenge

Host: Doing Dewey
No progress to report!

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Where are You Reading Challenge

Host: Book Journey
I love this challenge because of the map component! I have read 3 of the pledged 50, marking progress at 6%. Adding to the list of qualifying books:

Pennsylvania: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Virginia: Notes from Nethers: Growing Up in a Sixties Commune by Sandra Eugster

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Feminist Reads Challenge

Host: The Hiding Spot
I have read 2 of the pledged 10, marking progress at 20%. Adding to the list of qualifying books:

1. How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
2. Notes from Nethers: Growing Up in a Sixties Commune by Sandra Eugster

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The Reading Challenge Addicts Challenge

Host: Reading Challenge Addict
No progress to report!

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One Comment on “Challenges Update: February

  1. Sheila (Book Journey)
    March 17, 2013

    Nice update! I am due to update my challenges too.

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