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The Challenge: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Fight over Presidential Power | Jonathan Mahler
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An inspiring legal thriller set against the backdrop of the war on terror, The Challenge tells the inside story of a historic Supreme Court showdown. At its center are a Navy JAG and a young constitutional law professor who, in the aftermath of 9/11, find themselves defending their nation in the unlikeliest of ways: by suing the president of the United States on behalf of an accused terrorist in order to prevent the American government from breaking the law and violating the Constitution. Jonathan Mahler traces the journey of their client, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, from the Yemeni mosque where he was first recruited for jihad in 1998, through his years working as a driver for Osama bin Laden, to his capture in Afghanistan in November 2001 and his subsequent transfer to Guantanamo Bay. It was there that Hamdan was designated by President Bush to be tried before a special military tribunal and assigned a military lawyer to represent him, a thirty-five-year-old graduate student of the Naval Academy, Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift. No one expected Swift to mount much of a defense. Not only were the rules of the tribunals, America's first in more than fifty years, stacked against him, his superiors at the Pentagon were pressuring him to persuade Hamdan to plead guilty. But Swift didn't believe that the tribunals were either legal or fair, so he enlisted a young Georgetown law professor named Neal Katyal to help him sue the Bush administration over their legality. In the spring of 2006, Katyal, who had almost no trial experience, took the case to the Supreme Court and won. The landmark ruling has been called the Court's most important decision ever on presidential power and the rule of law. Written with the cooperation of Swift and Katyal, The Challenge follows the braided stories of Swift's intense, precarious relationship with Hamdan and the unprecedented legal case itself. Combining rich character portraits and courtroom drama reminiscent of Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action with sophisticated yet accessible legal analysis, The Challenge is a riveting narrative that illuminates some of the most pressing constitutional questions of the post-9/11 era.
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Magpiegem
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Hello and a belated 🥳 Happy New Year Littens!! Last year was a reading/litsy disaster. (Amongst the many other disasters 2020 can be charted up as. But 2021 WILL NOT go the same way. So I need your help as I‘m late to the game- what are the reading challenges doing the rounds this year?? I need to pick one and stick to it! I‘ve missed you all! Xx

umbrellagirl I know there‘s Reading Asia. I think @BarbaraBB is hosting? 3y
TheSpineView I would love to have join the #SeriesRead2021 challenge. Anytime you read a book in a series post a review and use the hashtag #SeriesRead2021 and tag me. I am doing a giveaway midyear and then at the end of the year. Here is to a better year! Happy Reading! 3y
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Cinfhen Hahaha 🤣 that sign is hilarious! Thanks for the shoutout @TrishB Here‘s the quick rundown : There are a variety of prompts (24) spread across the 4 seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer & Autumn—you choose the season based on your hemisphere!

Details can be found in the sign-up link here: https://bit.ly/2ICbIkC
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BarbaraBB Thanks for the shoutout @umbrellagirl 💕. I indeed host #ReadingAsia2021 together with @Librarybelle. You can follow the hashtag for all information! 3y
Librarybelle Echoing @BarbaraBB ! We‘re armchair traveling through Asia this year. Here‘s the link for more info and to sign up if you wish: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXgqESgB2NLyFr5ODeDX6K3bLv0B0-TcqVzhAm... 3y
Magpiegem @Cinfhen @TrishB thank you I‘ve signed up 😁 3y
Magpiegem @thespineview I‘m in 😁 Thank you 3y
Magpiegem @umbrellagirl @Librarybelle thank you for the recommendation. I think this year I‘m going to try and go through some of the TBRs stacked up on my shelves and not many of them are about Asia- but I read the form and was soooo tempted! 3y
TheSpineView @Magpiegem Awesome! 😊 3y
Cinfhen Wonderful @Magpiegem welcome 💕💕💕I‘ve already discovered a few great books thanks to the many challenges~ I hope u will too😊 3y
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robinb
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Since I‘ve got a lot going on in the week ahead, I‘m keeping my #JubilantJuly Readathon to a reasonable level. I‘m planning to read my #whodunitthesequel book (Devil in a Blue Dress) for the month (my last one! 🎉😩) and my #doublespin book (Devil in Spring) for this month.
Since I‘m a slow reader, I think this will be all I can handle.

Hmmm...do I see a book pattern here?! 😈🔥🤣😂

@Andrew65

Andrew65 Good luck, mine will be lower than normal as well as I‘ve got a busy work week. 4y
robinb @Andrew65 Good luck to you too! 👍😊 4y
Andrew65 @robinb Thanks, last week of term after five months of working every day including Bank Holidays, so got a LOT to d so will impact on what I achieve. And soooo tired. 💤 4y
robinb @Andrew65 Bless you for all you do! Hope you‘re able to get more rest this week! 🙏 4y
Andrew65 @robinb Rest will be a real premium over the next week, but hopefully can collapse in a corner the following week. 4y
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Nessavamusic
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Reposting to share the fun. I‘ll be playing #MayMadness how about you?!

@Clwojick @TheReadingMermaid @RadicalReader

Clwojick 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I‘m glad you‘re joining in! ♥️ 5y
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Clwojick
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Hey Guys!

Just a heads up that I am teaming together with @RadicalReader to bring you a challenge like no other! #MayMadness will be a full month of reading challenges, quizzes, checklists, and motivational goals! Each week will have a different theme, and there will be a personal challenge to match the weekly theme.

We‘re still smoothing out the details, but we hope you‘ll join in! More details to come by Sunday.

Please share! ♥️

gradcat I‘m in...Thanks for doing this! Tagging some Littens. @EadieB @Crazeedi @wanderinglynn @Velvetfur @Andrew65 (edited) 5y
Clwojick @gradcat thanks so much! Glad you‘re joining us! 5y
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Jerdencon Sounds like fun! 5y
Clwojick @Jerdencon Oh it will be 😉 5y
SconsinBookyBadger Count me in. I feel like I‘ve been slipping into a reading slump lately. This might be motivation I need to get out of that. 5y
Clwojick @AnansiGirl 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 WOOHOO! So glad to hear you‘ll be joining us! Stay tuned for more details on Sunday 📚 5y
jb72 I can‘t wait to see what‘s in store! 5y
Clwojick @jb72 hopefully a little something something for everyone! ♥️ 5y
JazzFeathers I'm intrigued 5y
CarolynM I'm useless at reading challenges, but maybe I could manage one month. I'm going to try, anyway🙂 5y
Clwojick @JazzFeathers ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 5y
Clwojick @CarolynM it‘s almost more of a Readathon, with mini challenges added in! I hope you‘ll enjoy it! 5y
j9brown Sounds really fun! 😄 5y
Clwojick @j9brown I hope you‘ll be joining us. 👏🏻♥️ 5y
Avanders Fun! 👏🏽♥️ 5y
Nute Sounds like fun. I‘ve decided to commit to only one or two challenges yearly so this will be the first one for 2019. I‘m really excited! 5y
Clwojick Yay! I‘m glad you chose #MayMadness ♥️👏🏻 @Nute 5y
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DarcysMom
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The amazing and fabulous @kaye has set up an #audiowalk challenge! Check out her original post and join the #LitsyWalkers!

Kaye Thank you for the repost 🌸🌸🌸 5y
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Hope_a
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Soo, yeah, I decided to join #litsyatoz hosted by @BookishMarginalia (you can find a join in form in her profile). ❤️📚
I am not so good at doing things like this because I usually forgot that I am doing such a thing.
New year - let me face new challenges.
Finger crossed for success!
P.S. I‘m already done with two books for letters ‘D‘ and ‘G‘. 24 more to go. 🤗
#bookish #bookchallenge

BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 5y
BookwormAHN Welcome to Litsy 😺 5y
Naj Welcome to Litsy 😊 5y
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Hope_a @BookwormAHN Thanks 🤗 5y
Hope_a @Naj Thanks 🤗 5y
jenreads7 Welcome to Litsy! Good luck with your reading challenge! 5y
Hope_a @jenniferajanes Thank you, sweetheart ☺️ 5y
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Chasing_Pages
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Challenge complete and just in time! 🎉
#Goodreadschallenge

DarcysMom Congratulations! 👏👏👏 5y
Librarybelle Congratulations! 5y
Jas16 🙌🏽 5y
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KrystleTheBookSlayer Congrats!!!👏🎊🎉📚❤ 5y
BridgetteM Congratulations! 🎉🎈🎊 5y
BeansPage Woohoo!!! 💕👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💕 5y
JoScho 🥳💙🥳💙🥳💙🥳 5y
ErikasMindfulShelf 👏👏🎉🎉 5y
Mollyanna Congrats 🎉🍾🎉 5y
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TheSpineView
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#litsyhappenings #SeriesRead #ReadingChallenge

Do you have a series or two or three that is unfinished? Do you want to finish or read one more book in a series? Then this is the challenge for you! Join me in 2019 as I try to complete some of 12 series I want to finish. As motivation, I will do a #giveaway at the end of each quarter. To enter just post your review of a book in a series and tag me and use #SeriesRead. You can enter more than once.

TheSpineView I will accept one entry for each book you read and review. Just remember the book has to be part of a series. So starting January 1st let's tackle those TBR books in a series. I can mail international, so all Littens are welcome to join. Winners will be selected randomly. 5y
tracy.m.ng This is awesome! I should finish the shadowhunter series but ohhhh, they should end after the third or fourth book. I hope you have definitely read the Harry Potter series :) and the divergent trilogy was a different ending of course. Haven‘t been reading a lot of series—been reading autobiographies like Becoming :) 5y
TheSpineView @tracy.m.ng I need to finish the Shadowhunter series too! Yes, I have read all the Harry Potter books and the Divergent series too. I hope you can join me. This is a low pressure challenge you can read just one book if you want. Good luck! 5y
tracy.m.ng Awesome thanks @TheSpineView :) I will go for Harry Potter and the cursed child (that is still kinda part of the Harry Potter series!). And I have a bunch of books so let me know if you need help in the giveaways! 5y
TheSpineView @tracy.m.ng Thanks! That is very kind of you! Enjoy your Harry Potter!😊 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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I am so excited that I have already surpassed my Goodreads goal for this year; and with a month still to go.
I'm now trying for 61 books. I've been averaging 3-4 books a month.

Kshakal Way to go!! I am on book 99 on my goal of 100!! 5y
britt_brooke 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
candority Congratulations! 🎉 5y
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Daisey Congratulations!! 🎉 5y
Birdsong28 Congrats 🎉🎊📚📖 5y
JoScho 🎉🎉🎉 5y
readordierachel Well done! 5y
ErikasMindfulShelf 🎉🎉👏👏 5y
sprainedbrain That‘s great! 🎉🎉🎉 5y
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Sresendez12
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Just signed up for the #booked2019 challenge! I‘m really looking forward to picking out new reads for the year!

BarbaraTheBibliophage So excited you‘re joining in!! 5y
Cinfhen The planning is super fun even if you end up abandoning your original choices!!! 5y
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Velvetsun
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Didn‘t think I‘d do it this year. I might have to drop my goal down a bit next year to allow for all the reading slumps I inevitably fall into.
#readingchallenge

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Great job! Good for you! 5y
laurieluna Wowza! Congrats!! 5y
julesG 👏👏👏 5y
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Lovesbooks87 Yay! Congrats! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 5y
Nebklvr Great job!! 5y
JoScho 🎉💖🎉💖🎉 5y
Librarybelle Congratulations! 5y
Hooked_on_books Nice job! 5y
sprainedbrain That is awesome!! 🎉🎉🎉 5y
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Lauredhel
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Getting there nicely!

Jinjer Wow! I‘m trying to get to 50😂 5y
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EadieB
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TrishB I‘m just started 202! I don‘t do GR but my personal goal was 200 😁 well done us 👍🏻 5y
Andrew65 Congratulations! 🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾🥂😳 5y
wanderinglynn Congrats! 🎉💃🏼🕺🏻🥂 5y
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AmyG Amazing!!! 🎉 5y
gradcat Thatsa lotta books! Congrats! 🥂🍾🎉📚👌🏻👑💐 5y
Mdargusch Woohoo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
EadieB @TrishB Congrats to you too! 5y
JoScho 💖🎉💖🎉💖 5y
mcipher Congrats!! 🍾 5y
EadieB @mcipher thanks! 5y
Landslide Congratulations! 5y
EadieB @Landslide Thanks! 5y
Pamwurtzler Congratulations!! 5y
EadieB @Pamwurtzler Thanks! 5y
mrp27 🎉👏🏻🎉👏🏻 5y
EadieB @mrp27 Thanks! 5y
ErikasMindfulShelf 👏👏🎉🎉 5y
EadieB @irre Thanks! 5y
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TheBookAddict
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It‘s been a late start for me on the #24B4Monday challenge, but I hope I can make it. I told @KennethTolesJr about it and he said he‘s in! 🙌🏽

It‘s our first time doing one of these readathons, so wish us luck! 😊

BeansPage Much luck to both of you! 🤘🏻 6y
KennethTolesJr 💪 Got this! 6y
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BeansPage
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Clocked some good reading in today. Gonna go clock a little bit more for Lap 1 before my trip to the DMV tomorrow 🙄
How are you guys doing?
#24B4Monday @TheReadingMermaid

tammysue I‘ve got about 2 hours in, not yet done for the night. 😊 6y
TheBookAddict I‘ve got a late start on it so I‘m just at the 33 minute mark, but I‘m not done for the night yet. 6y
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tammysue
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This sounds like fun! 📚🤓❤️
@TheReadingMermaid is hosting her 1st #24B4Monday Readathon and the GOAL is to read 24 hours total time by Sunday 11:59pm. Who else is joining in with me?

BeansPage 💕❤️💕🤗❤️💕❤️💕 6y
KristinaRay I would love to join in! 🙂 6y
tammysue @KristinaRay Yay! It‘s lots of fun! 😊 6y
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BeansPage
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Okay guys I've made a completely new tag with a completely new hashtag and graphic. I am so sorry for all the confusion and the drama. Hopefully it hasn't soured anybody's want to participate in this this weekend. Hopefully we can still have fun! ❤️🤗💕
#24B4Monday @TheReadingMermaid
@whatshesreadingnow @NeesyBeth @CindyMyLifeIsLit @jb72 @Jess_Read_This @CSeydel @Nessavamusic @Rissa1 @wanderinglynn

Mdargusch I love the new hashtag! 👍🏼 6y
SleepyDragon Now I feel like I should participate after all. Lol 6y
Insightsintobooks I have a question that may be a bit dumb, but I've never participated before, its 24 books before Monday right? And starts saturday at midnight? 6y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I missed all of that, but I love the hashtag!! 👍🏻🙌🏻📚 6y
wanderinglynn @Insightsintobooks It‘s 24 hours of reading before Monday. But if you can read 24 books by Monday, then you are my book hero! 👍🏻 6y
wanderinglynn I‘m still in! 👍🏻 😀 6y
tammysue So am I! 🙌🏻 6y
Bostonmomx2 I‘m still irritated at how they handled it. Literally no one cares about that stupid hashtag but them lol hope you have a great turn out this weekend!! 6y
BeansPage @Bostonmomx2 thank you so much for your support sweetheart. It really means a lot 🤗 6y
BeansPage @NeesyBeth it's really fun I think you should try. You might surprise yourself! 6y
BooksAtNight Can‘t participate this time because life, but I hope you have tons of fun! 6y
shadowspeak17 That whole situation yesterday was handled so horribly on their part. If they really want to protect their brand so badly, they should stop being so rude to people. Treating people badly is a great way to tarnish one‘s image. 😒 That said, I love your new hashtag, and while I can‘t participate, I hope you guys have fun! 💕 6y
Nessavamusic I‘m still in! A little over 2 hours down so far! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Bostonmomx2 I‘m glad I found the post! I‘m not following them and I‘ll never do a readathon with them. That was awful! I‘m so sorry they treated you that way @TheReadingMermaid 😡 6y
jb72 I‘m in. I‘ve only got an hour in so far! Thanks for including me. 6y
BeansPage @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thank you for your support sweetheart I really appreciate it. That whole mess yesterday really threw me for a loop. But I'm trying to carry on tomorrow is another day 😉 6y
BeansPage @jb72 then you're doing better than me already haha! Of course I'm including you 🤗 6y
catherine2 Who are we mad at? Let me know, I want to be mad at them too 😎 6y
Insightsintobooks @wanderinglynn oh okay, that makes more sense lol. 6y
catherine2 I‘m current on the drama now 🙄 good grief. I‘m going to try to participate in THIS readathon. I‘ve got about 3 hours in! 6y
BeansPage @catherine2 glad to have you with us sweetheart 6y
wanderinglynn I completely missed the whole tag controversy (where was I & what was I doing?). But if anyone threw a fit about the original tag, then shame on them. That is not what Litsy is about. 6y
wanderinglynn Furthermore, there‘s no trademark for that hashtag. I checked USPTO‘s database. So unless it can be proved that there is a registered trademark, it‘s free to be used by whomever, whenever. Plus, I would argue that it‘s generic enough, it wouldn‘t be eligible for a trademark. 6y
Bostonmomx2 @wanderinglynn I searched as well and don‘t believe it‘s registered and in Googling the whole registering of trademarks thing, it‘s such a gray area that unless someone is using your registered trademark to cause intentional harm, I can‘t see any court not laughing. Especially on a free book app where the intent is simply to gather people together for a common goal. 6y
BeansPage @Bostonmomx2 slap me in shackles, I guess they should put me in Litsy Jail 😜 6y
Nerdy_Bookworm I'm in! I will not be doing the 24 in 48 challenge because they've shown to be rude and I can't support that. How they handled things was all sorts of messed up and wrong! 6y
BeansPage @Nerdy_Bookworm thank you for your support hon. Means a lot. Truly ❤️🤗💕 6y
Nerdy_Bookworm @TheReadingMermaid You're very welcome darlin' 😊❤ 6y
SleepyDragon @TheReadingMermaid Well, since you're using the hashtag I thought of, maybe I will. Though I already know I won't get close to 24, even with the extra day. Lol 6y
kaysworld1 @TheReadingMermaid I don't know what I'm doing or what's going on but I'm in. Now what do I have to do I have a free weekend and I wanner read! 🤓📚 6y
Trashcanman Who's eyes do I need to poke! 6y
Trashcanman Change it to the 23.59 in 48! Lmao 6y
CSeydel I‘m not getting a ton of reading in because I‘m in Phoenix for my daughter‘s ice dance competition. But I did get two or three hours in. I can listen some during the 6 hour car ride home too! Love the new hashtag. I understand they have a blog and ... advertisers? A “web presence”, I mean, you‘d be upset if someone set up a book review blog called The Reading Mermaid. But the childish way they handled it was just not defensible. 6y
BeansPage @CSeydel I agree 100%. I had no problem taking the post down or changing the hashtag. I just wish that they would have handled the situation a little more professionally or even a little nicely. 6y
BeansPage @kaysworld1 we are trying to reach 24-hour reading time before Monday morning. Every time you sit down to read use your stopwatch and time yourself. 😉 Post updates throughout the weekend 😁 6y
CindyMyLifeIsLit I‘ve already started clocking my time. For additional motivation, I‘m starting a book that is loved by many of my book friends, so hopefully I won‘t be able to put it down! As for The Hashtag That Must Not Be Named—they‘re dead to us!! Let‘s focus on what Litsy is all about—reading and sharing and fun!! 😁 6y
BeansPage @CindyMyLifeIsLit here here! 🍻 6y
Ashley_Nicoletto I saw an interesting Instagram post about "protecting what you built" and I had wondered if it was in relation to this readathon. I'm not actually sure you can protect a hashtag (or should) but I wish I had heard this story. 6y
Ashley_Nicoletto Actually just found the comments from them and I'm appalled at their lack of professionalism. 🙄 Rude. Rude. Rude. 6y
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Lauram
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BeansPage You go girl! 6y
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Chelleo
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In case you‘re on the lookout for a low-key #readingchallenge. #LitsyByTheNumbers

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Books_Wine_Repeat
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Day 136 of 2018 and 100 books done. How many books have you read? Post your reading challenge and tag me! 📚🤓👍 #GoodreadsReadingChallenge

BekahB Awesome!! 😃 I‘m aiming for 100 books this year. I think I‘ve finished 53 so far. 6y
Books_Wine_Repeat @BekahB Thanks and good job! 👏😀 6y
ReadingRover Nice job!!! 6y
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Christy2318 I cut way back on social media late last year. It‘s been great for my reading. I‘m at 110 now. I read 150 all last year. 6y
vivastory Very impressive! 6y
Books_Wine_Repeat @ReadingRover Thanks and ditto! 6y
Books_Wine_Repeat @Christy2318 Well done! I‘ve been trying to do the same. What‘s your goal? 6y
Scurvygirl Woop! 6y
tammysue 👏🏻 That‘s great! I‘m 52/75 but hoping to reach 120 6y
Christy2318 I don‘t really have a set number. Just read a lot more. :) 6y
tammysue Ty! 😁🤞🏻 6y
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lauraodom
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May Photo Challenge
#Ampersand2018

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CatLass007
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And, we‘re off!!

[DELETED] 3803335244 I picked 50 too! Seems like a good number ❤️ 6y
CatLass007 @ForeverNerdy I‘m doing the POPSUGAR Challenge and there just happen to be 50 prompts. I probably also will read a lot of graphic novels and do as many Litsy buddy reads as I can. But I don‘t want to put myself under any pressure… 6y
[DELETED] 3803335244 That‘s me no pressure less stress! Love it 6y
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BookBoggart I did 60. 10 more then last year. I tried doing the a-z litsy challenge but I'm too much of a mood reader. Less stress more enjoyment! 6y
CatLass007 @BookBoggart I think there‘s room within the format of a challenge for mood reading. I‘ve always been a mood reader in the past and see it as a challenge and opportunity to do something different. 6y
BookBoggart I might actually give the popsugar challenge a go. Has a bit more of a wide range. Where as a-z wasn't specific but whatever fits with the letters. If I'm gonna do it I need more restrictions to reign me in a bit. Lol 6y
CatLass007 @BookBoggart Go for it! The more the merrier. And if we don‘t finish it, we gave it our best shot, right? 6y
BookBoggart Exactly! 😄 6y
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GypsyKat
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Okay! I‘ve set my Goodreads reading goal to 125 this year. I‘ve got some big books I want to read this year, so I do feel like this is going to be a challenge. But with Litsy keeping me motivated, I‘m excited to get going! Here‘s a link to my Goodreads if anyone would like to be friends on there. https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/48136184-kat
😊🎊🍾🥂
#ReadingGoals

Lola Just sent you a request :) 6y
GypsyKat @Lola Awesome! Added you. 😊 6y
MayginReads Request sent! 😁 6y
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benchley1 Request sent 6y
Lola Just got the notification 😊Very impressed with your challenge-a high number and big books! I haven‘t chosen number yet. I surpassed my goal this year; I set it low (50, then upped it to 60) so I wouldn‘t shy away from big books but my longest read was only 640 pages. I read just 78 books in ‘17 vs 100 and 102 in the prior two years. I spent much more time on bookish social media this year, esp after I got sucked into bookstagram 🙃 (edited) 6y
GypsyKat @MayginReads @benchley1 Added you both! 😊 6y
Miss_Kim Friend requested 😁 6y
GypsyKat @Lola Congratulations on beating your 2016 goal! I set mine at 75 (which I thought was ambitious) but ended up more than doubling it, so I set my personal bar higher this time. I think it‘s great just to challenge yourself. Everyone is different and has a different set of circumstances. There have been some years I‘m not sure I even read 5 books. But I love to read, and I love how Litsy helps keep me motivated! Good luck on your challenge! 😊 6y
GypsyKat @Miss_Kim Added! 😊 6y
Birdsong28 Friend request sent and good luck with the challenge 🍀📚📖 6y
GypsyKat @Birdsong28 Thank you, I got it! And good luck with yours! 😊 6y
GrilledCheeseSamurai Friend request sent! 🙌 6y
GypsyKat @GrilledCheeseSamurai Added you! 👍 6y
mjdowens I️ sent my friend request too! 6y
GypsyKat @mjdowens Thanks! Added you! 😊 6y
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Dulcinella
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Looking forward to this

RaimeyGallant Welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you're interested. :)
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jfalkens Welcome to Litsy and happy reading 😊🎉📚🎊📖 6y
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Dulcinella @jfalkens and @RaimeyGallant thank you both! 6y
RaimeyGallant Happy to have you here. :) 6y
DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚👍😀Hope you are enjoying it here!! 6y
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Jess7
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I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday break! I am looking ahead to next year! Which of you Littens is participating in the #LitsyReadingChallenge2018?

Rachel.Rencher I am 😁👌 6y
CocoReads Me! 6y
Laura317 I‘m going to join! 6y
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JaclynW Looks fun! I may. 😊 6y
Lesezimmer This looks fun, I think I‘ll join! 😊 6y
KellyK I'm in. 6y
Pamwurtzler I‘m in- it looks fun! I‘m one square short on the 2017 challenge so I‘m calling that ✅. 6y
bookandbedandtea I'll join. 6y
alessandrafn This looks promising! 6y
CarolynM I'm going to try 6y
SilversReviews Best of luck!! 6y
MinDea I fail so much at reading challenges and it just sucks the fun out of reading for me. Good luck. It looks like a fun one! 6y
BeansPage I'm game. Let's do this! How is it done? 6y
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MisterWhitaker
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Gonna add a twist to this and try to do it entirely (or mostly) with #graphicnovels and #comics! #LRC @jessberk13

Let's get it!

Lindy Good luck! 💪🍀 6y
WarpedSweetness That's cool! I look forward to seeing which comics you read! 6y
MisterWhitaker @WarpedSweetness @Lindy thanks! The only struggle may be the 600 page one 6y
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jessberk13 That's awesome!! I can't wait to see how it goes!! 6y
Lindy @MisterWhitaker 🤔 How about both volumes of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters? 6y
MisterWhitaker @Lindy I thought about a multi volume book, but I found one! Big Questions by Anders Nilsen! 6y
Lindy @MisterWhitaker Excellent! That looks like something I would enjoy also. 6y
WarpedSweetness @MisterWhitaker The Big Questions sounds really good! I looked it up. 6y
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Velvetsun
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😁😁😁

emilyhaldi Nice!! 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
mrozzz 😲👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
sprainedbrain Awesome!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
JessClark78 🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊📚👏 6y
Reggie This is insane, insanely awesome!!!!! 6y
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julesG
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Good morning! Just wanted to check Litsy for a moment and post one photochallenge book (had a sudden idea) and now I have a kitten sitting on my back.

julesG @TaylorMay Nice tag! Seems to be one of her favourite spots. 6y
TaylorMay Lol thanks 😉 I love it I have a kitty that liked to cuddle in my hair. It'd be nice if she didn't drool lol 6y
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julesG @TaylorMay The drool, right. Our little newcomer loves licking our hair. 6y
TaylorMay Haha aww how cute. Can't wait to see more pics. Do they have a name yet? 6y
julesG @TaylorMay Her name's Ghost. 6y
TaylorMay Ah I love it! 6y
Ms_T 😻 6y
LauraBeth Ghost! Love it! 👻😻 6y
Ellebeekay Ghost says “my hooman”😻 6y
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BarbaraJean
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I just came across these screen shots in my photos--meant to post them a couple of weeks ago now! I decided I'd update my Goodreads challenge rather than completing it so early. Just before I hit my goal of 75, I bumped it up to 100. And was immediately still 7 books ahead of schedule... 👍🏼 Today Goodreads tells me I'm 10 books ahead. 😁🎉🎈🎊

PurpleyPumpkin Well done!👍🏽 7y
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eanderson
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RaimeyGallant I #RandomLitsyLove you for reposting. :) 7y
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MrBook
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The brilliant and fantastic @RaimeyGallant has come up with #SmittenByLittens in order to connect more Littens and bring the #LitsyFamily closer together. Here's Step 4. If you want to see previous steps, just head on over to her profile. 😊👍🏻

RaimeyGallant Okay, maybe I'm one of these things, but both brilliant AND fantastic? That's a stretch. ;) 7y
MrBook @RaimeyGallant Aye, ye are! 😎👍🏻👍🏻 (edited) 7y
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Readingnomad1
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RaimeyGallant You're the best! 7y
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RaimeyGallant
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Today's #SmittenByLittens is a little game I like to call #RandomLitsyLove. It's about to get very random, kids.

UPDATE: I just did this and ended up with 'hf'. Not enough users start with that, so here I go again...I got another set of consonants on my second attempt, so cheated on the third, opened my eyes, added a vowel. So sue me.

mjdowens Done...YAY🤗🤗 7y
LauraBrook ✅ I got OF and was surprised how many users there were. Lots of fun! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I got sk 😊 7y
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Laura317 Just followed you and starting to carry your idea out. What a sweet idea. 7y
Lidia This was fun 😊 7y
Reviewsbylola I got hc and there was surprisingly quite a lot of littens with those first two letters. 7y
Cinfhen I think I may have come across as #creepyStalker...but I followed 15 and tagged 5 the rest have yet to post 😉 7y
RaimeyGallant #CreepyStalker would be a fun name for one of my games. ;) @Cinfhen 7y
Cinfhen Ha!! 7y
mklong I got "gu" and ended up with a bunch of people who have no posts yet. I share @Cinfhen fear of coming off as a stalker, but I followed them anyway. 7y
RaimeyGallant That's right. We're all #CreepyStalker s. @Cinfhen @mklong :) 7y
Centique Wow there are so many empty profiles and ones that haven't posted for over a year when I did this 😔 Took quite a few gos to find active ones! Wish there was an easy way to say Hi to people on their first couple of posts to encourage them. Cos this is such a friendly place 🌷🥀 (edited) 7y
dariazeoli @mklong Same letters, same fear... and now I'm following 666 people 😂 (edited) 7y
RaimeyGallant @Centique There sort of is a way. A lot of people follow @Litsy or @bookriot when they first join. If you check their new followers every so often, you can welcome newcomers fairly easily. 7y
robinb I'm having the same issue...it's like they join but don't stay....😔....but I'm not giving up! 😂 7y
JazzFeathers Lot's of empty feeds 😔 7y
Centique @RaimeyGallant oh good! Thanks for that 😊 I've managed to find about 15 newbies to follow - I've commented on some that haven't been posting for a while - hope they get inspired to return! 7y
mklong @dariazeoli Haha! Maybe you should a couple more! 7y
RaimeyGallant @JazzFeathers I know! I wish more posted at least once, right? (edited) 7y
RaimeyGallant @robinb You're a trooper. :) 7y
robinb I have a question. What does it mean that a user is "private"? They have to follow us too before we can see their posts? Or something else? 7y
RaimeyGallant @dariazeoli @mklong Just to be on the safe side. ;) 7y
RaimeyGallant @robinb I'm confused about that as well actually... 7y
mklong Thanks for the tip about checking @bookriot for newbies. I found a couple to follow there! 7y
RaimeyGallant @mklong My pleasure! 7y
SilversReviews I randomly typed FG - followed a few people. Will try again. 7y
SilversReviews MC got me a lot of NO POSTS YET. :) 7y
RaimeyGallant @SilversReviews I think you'll have to cheat like I did and add a vowel in there. :) 7y
SilversReviews @RaimeyGallant :) I actually followed almost everyone who liked this post. :) 7y
RaimeyGallant @SilversReviews Good strategy. 7y
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BarbaraJean
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So.... here's what my Goodreads challenge looks like currently. I finished another book last night, but haven't recorded it yet. I'm not sure whether I should go ahead and record it and consider the challenge complete, or bump up my total and push myself to finish 100 books by the end of the year (which looks likely). What do you all think? Do you complete early or do you adjust your challenge total?

Sace At this point in the year I would consider it done, but I do tend to adjust totals when it's earlier in the year. (This is my slow reading season.) 7y
HippieChickHomeschool Go for 100! You can do it! 7y
HKGirl I always adjust my total, because I like to hit it exactly. (Although if I go over by a few it's not the end of the world.) Maybe that defeats the purpose of setting the goal though, haha. 7y
Lindy Go for 100! 7y
kyraleseberg I always bump mine up! Go for it!! 7y
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BarbaraJean
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I think I might need to revise and raise my Goodreads reading #challenge total for the year... I thought 75 would be more of a challenge, but apparently it hasn't been!

My other reading challenges are moving along... 15/26 for #LitsyAtoZ, and I've finished up 3 of the 4 in-progress series that I was planning to complete this year (2.5 really long volumes of Wheel of Time to go). Now if I could just curb that book-buying a bit...
#anditsaugust

RealLifeReading Nicely done! 7y
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Sarah83
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Today half of the year is done and look how far the challenge has come. You really make me read more than I ever read before. Thank you for your likes, your comments and your recommendations. 😍 I wish you more delightful reads. 😍

vivastory Congrats! 🎊 👍 📚 7y
TheLibrarian 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
diovival Yay! 7y
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Eyelit Well done! 👍📚🎉 7y
Suet624 Woooohooo! 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess Fabulous!😃👏🏻👏🏻📚 7y
miiss.buch Was ist das denn für eine App?:) 7y
Sarah83 @miiss.buch Das ist keine App. Das ist Goodreads. Kennst du das? 7y
miiss.buch Jap :) aber ich gucke nur in der App deswegen hab ich's nicht erkannt 🙊 7y
Sarah83 @miiss.buch Ach so. Hihi. 😉 Ich hab mir die App nicht runtergeladen, weil sich viele darüber beschwert haben. Deswegen gehe ich immer über die Desktopansicht. 😉 7y
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Leniverse
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Week 6 of my Read-Those-Library-Books-Already Challenge yielded no finished books. 😱 But I'm still on an average of one per week, and at various stages of these three so it should work out. 😬 I haven't actually opened the Marlon James for weeks, although I keep meaning to.

tpixie Just be sure to enjoy what you do read!!! 7y
Leniverse @tpixie Yes, they're all books I want to read, but I'm also a mood reader and s bit scattered lately. Hard to focus on those books that need a bit of investment. I blame the weather, and especially the pollen! 7y
tpixie @Leniverse if you're in US, use OTC FLONASE SENSIMIST and either OTC Generic Allegra or Zyrtec or new OTC XYZAL. good luck!! 7y
Leniverse @tpixie I'm not, and I have prescription only heavy-duty stuff that I take. I'm just really, really ridiculously allergic to grass pollen. 😕 But thanks! 7y
tpixie Good luck! 🍀 in US pretty much all our RX med's are now OTC. and nothing is coming down the pipeline to help 7y
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Leniverse
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Week 5 of the Spouse Induced #ReadingChallenge
Operation "Read the (allegedly insane amount of) Library Books".
Books completed: Otherworld Chills
Total read: 6/15

Managed to squeeze in a library book this week too. ?I've almost run out of quick ones, so I better plan the next several weeks carefully. ? Or, just like, cut down on non-library books... Not sure that will work for me. ?

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Leniverse
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Week 3 of the Spouse Induced #ReadingChallenge
Operation "Read the (allegedly insane amount of) Library Books".
Books completed: A Room of One's Own/Three Guineas + A Darkness Absolute
Total read: 4/15
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rockpools 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻How long have you got to get through them? 7y
Leniverse @RachelO Uh, he claimed I had a good 6 months of reading there, and I scoffed and said I could do it in half that time. (And read non-library books alongside.) 😬😆 But I wonder if he seriously expects me to ever reach zero library books. I mean... the moment I return some I'm bound to end up with a few more, right? 😂 7y
rockpools 😂😂Of course! That's how libraries work! I've been trying to operate a one-in, one-out policy with my library books. Which works fine, until I get home and reserve EVERYTHING! 😑 7y
Leniverse @RachelO Yes... that's how things got out of hand here too. That and I may have impulse-grabbed a couple of books on my way out last time. 🙄Those displays near the checkout... the librarians are devious! 😆 7y
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BarbaraJean
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I'm killing it in my Goodreads challenge! I've already read more books so far this year than I had at the end of the year in 2005-2007, and 2012-2014. 😮👍However, I'm not progressing so well in the #TBR. I've only read 8 for #LitsyAtoZ... I need to get cracking!

MyBookLife Nice!! Keep it up ✌🏻️✌🏻 7y
APLitlife Way to go! Summer has hit and I am ready to start my heavy reading list. 7y
Merethebookgal Awesome job!! 7y
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Cinfhen
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#LitsyReadingChallenge Filled two more squares this month....only two more to get a full card BINGO 😱💝😀
#LR14 Gustav Sonata
#LR21 The History of Love

LornaDH I LOVED The History of Love. 7y
KarenUK You're doing so well! Do you have the last two planned? 7y
Cinfhen I'm hoping to choose from my TBR @KarenUK for horror 7y
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britt_brooke 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Theresa Wow! Congratulations!!! 7y
saresmoore Yay! 7y
TrishB Yay 😀😀 I still have the squares I'm avoiding! Lol 7y
LauraBeth Wow! 👏👏 7y
Cinfhen I've been most focused on this challenge @Theresa @saresmoore @TrishB @LauraBeth it was a good mashup of genres 💕💕😊 7y
DebinHawaii Awesome job! 🎉📚👍 I need to sit down with this one & figure out where I'm at. I stopped focusing on it.😬 7y
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Books88
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I'm doing so much better than last year, even with my slacking this month to binge watch Downton Abbey. 100 I am coming for you!

Marchpane You're doing great! 👍 7y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Wow!! Fantastic! 7y
MrBook Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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Booksblanketsandahotbeverage <3 Downton Abbey! 7y
Reviewsbylola You got this! 7y
drbethandherkindle Awesome progress!! 7y
LauraBeth Wow! 👏👏 7y
HannaPolkadots Impressive! 😁 My goal is also 100 books, but I am only on 31 so far... 7y
Books88 @HannaPolkadots that's still really good. That's about 10 books a month, you will totally make the 100 goal! 7y
britt_brooke 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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LeahBergen
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I decided to mark up my bingo card to see my progress. Hmm... not bad for picking books aimlessly! Thanks for the inspiration, @Cinfhen ! 😀

CatLadyBibliophile That's so smart! 7y
Stephykitten Im also doing the "I'll figure out my bingo card later.." thing. It's feels more free-ing for sure ? 7y
asiriusreader @LeahBergen and @Stephykitten that's how I'm doing this too! Didn't want to stress myself out by picking all the books ahead of time! 7y
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Cinfhen Yay! Your card looks awesome 😍For someone who isn't trying you're killing it 👊🏼 7y
LeahBergen @CatLadyBibliophile @Stephykitten @asiriusreader I figured that I will start worrying about specific picks around September or so. 😂 7y
MrBook You're kickin' butt! 7y
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drbethandherkindle
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#LitsyReadingChallenge update: I'm almost to a bingo! My complete categories are:
#LRC8 -Alexander Hamilton
#LRC10 -Big Little Lies
#LRC13 -Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
#LRC14 -X
#LRC22 -The Zookeeper's Wife

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candc320
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I'm not the fastest reader so, for me, I feel like I'm off to a great start 😆! Free Space (duh)
Multiple perspectives: Small Great Things More than 400 pages: The Fifth Petal. With an LGBTQ relationship: The Nightstalker #readingchallenge

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Cinfhen
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#LitsyReadingChallenge Here is the way my card looks now😍Thanks so much to @jessica for creating this fun challenge 💗It's helped me to pick up books I may not have & pushed me to read when I wasn't really sure I could.
#2 Girl with Lower Back Tattoo
#5 Born a Crime
#9 When Breath Becomes Air
#10 Siracusa
#11 Wonderful Wizard of Oz
#15 Summer House with Swimming Pool
#19 Secret Loves of Geek Girls
#22 The Muse
#25 Sharp Objects

SaturnDoo Awesome!!!! 7y
LeahBergen Wow! You're really flying along! 7y
CocoReads You're doing great! 7y
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jessberk13 Look at you go!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Lmstraubie 👏👏👏👏👏 7y
CocoReads @Cinfhen you're almost there! 7y
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