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2016 Reading Challenge and Final Fiscal 2016 Movie Challenge

Jul 01, 2016 22:21

In addition to my usual challenges (read 50 books, see 25 or more movies each year), I am adding two more, starting with this one:

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eileen_donovan July 2 2016, 03:42:25 UTC

I'm still so happy you liked The Martian! I've been trying for a year-and-a-half to get Suzanne to read the book or see the movie, but so far, no luck. People get the wrong idea thanks to movies like Gravity. I would never recommend a movie or book that had a downer ending. I avoid those like the plague! :)

fansee July 7 2016, 01:11:39 UTC

I'll look for the book, too. FanSee

eileen_donovan July 7 2016, 03:22:42 UTC

I always suggest people listen to the audio book if they can. It's done by a narrator named R.C. Bray and it made his career, doing the narrative on The Martin. Me? I'm a super fan, so I've read the book numerous times, listened to the audio book numerous times, and seen the movie ... well, you get my point, LOL! :)

(Audio books at Audible.com or on Amazon, which owns Audible.)

gilda_elise July 2 2016, 11:23:17 UTC

I rarely join more than one challenge at a time because I know the chances are pretty good that I won't be able to complete them. There just isn't enough time in the day.

I liked the movie, The Martian, but was unable to get into the book. I have trouble with books written in the first person. It's a rare one that is able to pull me in.

Monsters, Inc. is really cute. I didn't think I would, but I ended up loving Boo.

fansee July 7 2016, 01:22:11 UTC

If I can incorporate both an attack on Mont TBR and the 2016 challenge into my personal 50 book challenge...well, it has already resulted in adding some diversity to my reading. That's a good thing.

On the other hand, diversity will probably keep me from coming near my 50 book goal. I spent almost a month reading my book on Spain...and was very glad I did...and will be lucky to finish my book on Venice by the end of July. That's two more histories than I usually read in a year! However, even though I've barely begun my Venice book, I've already filled in the gap on the city's origins that I didn't know I had. So worthwhile. FanSee