I was very disappointed that until this year ebooks were not allowed for Chunkster Challenge, and so I couldn't participate. But for 2014 the rules are changed, and I gladly join and challenge myself to read 20 books with 450+ pages in them next year! This seems totally doable, as this year I've read approximately 19 (I'm not sure editions I have on Goodreads have the same number of pages as the editions I read).
I looove big books, and 450 pages is not even scary ;) But wish me good luck anyway! :)
Books read:
- The Shore by Yuri Bondarev (482 pages)
- The History of the Kings of Britain and Life of Merlin by Geoffrey of Monmouth (943 pages)
- A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin (786 pages)
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman (486 pages)
- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (650 pages)
- A Burnable Book by Bruce Holsinger (496 pages)
- A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (1097 pages)
- The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (551 pages)
- Watership Down by Richard Adams (478 pages)
- The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch (754 pages)
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (784 pages)
- Spectrum by Sergei Lukyanenko (490 pages)
At least half the books I read seem to be chunksters (based on this challenge's definition) anyway, so I will take part too. It's great they added the e-book opportunity, I remember browsing the challenge conditions last year and then there was big no-no to the e-readers. Good luck :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I couldn't support this no e-books rule and joined Tea and Books challenge instead, which worked very well for me :) They also have more demanding page counts :) I'm glad I now can participate in this one too, though :)
DeleteWoohoo! Excellent. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I checked the rules after you told me they have changed, and here I am! :) Thanks!
DeleteThanks for signing up for the challenge! Reading 20 books is a great goal. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteNow that E books are allowed, i will commit to 20 chunsters in 2014
ReplyDeleteYou're off to a good start! Good luck. I'm looking forward to this challenge.
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