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daxxh

Posted 2015-11-02 1:19 PM (#11681)
Subject: RYO - October Update

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Only two months left to finish the Challenges ending in December!

The Testament of Jessie Lamb - Jane Rogers. WoGF, Clear, Literary - thought provoking
Seveneves - Neal Stephenson. Solar System, 2015 - excellent
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving. Trick or Treat - excellent
Lines of Departure - Marko Kloos. Sequel, Out There - good military scifi
Zer0es - Chuck Wendig. Subgenre, 2015 - ok
Angles of Attack - Marko Kloos. Out There, 2015 - good military scifi
Ancillary Mercy - Ann Leckie. Space Opera, Sequel, 2015 - excellent

Finished Challenges
Killer Bs 3/3
Elizabeth Noun 3/3
Gemmell 4/4
Published 2014 20/20
World 5/5
Readers Choice 5/5
More of That Author 12/12
Second Best 6/6
Unloved 12/12
Read it Again 6/6
Pick & Mix 20/20
Short 6/6
Detective 12/12
12 in 12 6/6
Listomania 6/6
Fantasy Mini Series 3/3
YA 3/3
Trick or Treak 1/1

Ongoing Challenges
SubGenre 4/5
Space Opera 6/15
Solar System 4/6
Clear the Shelves 11/15
Somewhere Out There 9/12
Literary 6/12
Read the Sequel 10/12
WoGF 11/12
Published 2015 9/18
1950s 8/10
Down Under 1/3
Series A-Z 8/26
1960s 0/10
Tie-In 0/3
Books Read 2015 55

Favorite Book this month: Seveneves/Ancillary Mercy
Favorite Book this year: Seveneves/Ancillary Mercy

Edited by daxxh 2015-11-02 1:21 PM

dustydigger

Posted 2015-11-02 4:26 PM (#11684 - in reply to #11681)
Subject: Re: RYO - October Update

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Apart from reviews,I have finished my challenges,and still have about 9 books left for the year!
<u>RYO Challenges</u>
Detectives - 12/12 completed
12 Awards - 12/12 completed
Have to Read More - 12/12 completed
Listomania - 12/12 completed
The Unloved - 12/12 completed
WOGF - 12/12
YA - 12/12 completed
Clear the Shelves - 15/15 completed
Read the Sequel 12/12 completed
A-Z - 9/9 completed
Somewhere out there - 12/12 completed
Space Opera - 12/12 completed
Sub Genre -10/10 completed
1950s SF - 20/20 completed
1960s SF - 10/10 completed
Solar System - 12/12 completed
Trick or Treat - 1/1 completed

**************
total slots - 188
slots filled - 188
total different challenge books read - 88/88

and keeping tabs on all SF/F genre reading
total readson the TBR for 2015 - 107
books read - 98

Weesam

Posted 2015-11-02 6:58 PM (#11685 - in reply to #11681)
Subject: Re: RYO - October Update

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Ongoing/ New Challenges
Tie-In Fighter 6/12

Challenge Completed in October
Cat Quest: 12/12 - 4 books read
Trick or Treat: 1/1

Previously completed challenges
Read more of author: 12/12
Authors of colour: 12/12
Unloved: 12/12
Clear the Shelves: 15/15
Published 2014: 20/20
Read It Again, Sam: 6/6
Books read 2015: 100/100
Detective SF: 12/12
2 in 12 Award winners: 12/12
Listomania: 12/12
Around the World: 10/10
Second Best: 12/12
Women of genre: 24/24
Young Adult: 12/12
Fantasy Mini: 3/3
In Translation: 12/12
Sequels: 12/12
Reader's Choice: 10/10
Somewhere Out There: 12/12
Definitive 1950's: 20/20
Solar System: 12/12
LGBT: 12/12
Short fiction: 12/12
Fantasy Choose A Decade: 12/12
Published 2015: 18/18
Space Opera: 15/15
Sub-genre (time travel): 20/20
Pick & Mix: 40/40
The Weirdness: 12/12
Gaslamp: 18/18
Literary Prizes: 12/12
Omnibusters: 12/12
Down Under: 12/12
Definitive 1960's SF: 20/20
Series A to Z: 26/26

Edited by Weesam 2015-11-02 7:00 PM

DrNefario

Posted 2015-11-03 7:49 AM (#11689 - in reply to #11681)
Subject: Re: RYO - October Update

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In October, I read:

The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson (Second Best - Legend, Omnibusters) - Slightly disappointing finale to an otherwise very enjoyable series.
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle (60s - 1962) - Didn't do much for me.
Shades of Milk and Honey - Mary Robinette Kowal (Second Best - Locus First Novel, Series - J - Jane Ellsworth*) - Really enjoyed this, look forward to reading the sequels.
Timescape - Gregory Benford (12 in 12 - Campbell) - Good, but I kept expecting it to change direction and it never did. Also read for my personal BSFA challenge.
Some Kind of Fairy Tale - Graham Joyce (12 in 12 - Holdstock) - Great contemporary fantasy of possible fairy abduction.
Star Surgeon - James White (60s - 1963) - Enjoyable follow-up to Hospital Station.

That leaves me with these challenges to finish by the end of the year:

12-in-12 - 10/12
Second Best - 10/12
Omnibusters - 7/8
Read More - 7/9

And these ones which run into next year:

1960s: 4/10
Series A-Z: 10/26
2015: 4/6 (I'll probably increase my goal here)

And my two new challenges, which I haven't started:

Tie-ins: 0/3 (Target depends on availability)
1970s: 0/10

* I'd have called this series the Glamourist Histories myself, but I've decided to go with the name as it is in the WWE database, for ease of tracking.

devilinlaw

Posted 2015-11-03 4:32 PM (#11698 - in reply to #11681)
Subject: Re: RYO - October Update

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What I Finished Reading in October:
The City & the City by China Miville (2015 12 in 12) - interesting concepts if not easily accessible to all
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - I'm working my way through this series to make my own opinion of it; not the best books I've read but Meyer has some interesting ideas once you get past the loads of melodrama, which is the biggest challenge for me
The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero - gothic ghost story (kind of); a random library find
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - I had to force myself to finish it and it is not a short book; not worth the effort, in my opinion
Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier (Keep Calm and Read SF from Down Under, 2015 Trick or Treat) - it was interesting to live in this very Australian world for a bit
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Series A to Z) - classic; if you haven't read it you should
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (2015 12 in 12, Series A to Z & SF Masterworks) - first read of this classic and it well deserves the praise
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2015 12 in 12) - a very Victorian novel; the style may put off some people but it was entertaining
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (2015 12 in 12, Series A to Z) - second Imperial Radch novel; better than it's predecessor
Tithe by Holly Black - Modern Faerie Tales book 1; interesting intro to Black's dark faerie world
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (2015 12 in 12, Series A to Z) - first read of this classic, as well; one of my new favorite books
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu - like Razorhurst, it was interesting to live in a world so unlike my own, in this case, communist China
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (SF Masterworks, Definitive 50's SF) - reread of this classic; no filmed adaptation has done justice to the source material
Mass Effect: Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn (TIE-IN Fighter) - I really enjoy the author and the universe; a win/win for fans like me
Valiant by Holly Black - Modern Faerie Tales book 2; better than Tithe; street kids get high on faerie magic
(wow, I guess I read a lot more than I thought I did

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Remaining Challenges (in the order of when they end):
05/2016 - Keep Calm and Read SF from Down Under (1/12)
07/2016 - Cat Quest (2/3)
07/2016 - New Books of 2015 (2/18)
08/2016 - SF Masterworks (2/12)
12/2016 - Audiobook (0/15)
12/2016 - Series A to Z (5/26)
12/2016 - Definitive 1950's SF (3/10)
12/2016 - Definitive 1960's SF (2/15)
12/2016 - Definitive 1970's SF (0/10)
12/2016 - TIE-IN Fighter - 1/12

Completed Challenges:
2015 12 in 12 - 12/12
2015 Trick or Treat - 1/1

Since I just joined back the site back in September, I'm waiting for the new batch of RYO after the first of the year to really dive into the challenges.

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