RIP II Challenge Wrap-up
>> Sunday, October 28, 2007
The RIP II Challenge, hosted by Carl, was one that I’d had to pass up last year and had been looking forward to for months. I’d been marking books as possibilities for this one all year.
Carl made this challenge quite flexible with several options for participants. I’m opted to take on “Peril the First” which was to read four books of any length, from any subgenre of scary stories that you choose.
I chose 4 books for this challenge:
- Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
- Five Mile House by Karen Novak
- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
- The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
The best book: The Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. I’m not sure why I’ve never read this one, but I’m really glad I finally did.
What book could I have done without? Five Mile House was just OK – not bad, but the weakest of the four I read for the challenge
Any new authors? All were new authors for me.
Books I did not finish: I finished read all that I planned
What did I learn? I loved reading other participants reviews and have several books already listed as possibilities for next years RIP challenge
Thanks Carl! This was fun and I’m looking forward to next year.
No stars – I couldn’t even finish it
1 star – I didn’t like it but I managed to finish it.
2 stars – It was OK. Not good, but seriously just OK.
3 stars - I liked it. I didn’t think it was great, but I thought it was good entertainment.
4 stars – I really liked it. I really think you might like it too.
5 stars – It was amazing. I’d recommend this to just about anyone.
6 comments:
Do a dance, the finished a challenge dance! Congrats! :D
Congratulations! I'm trying to squeeze in one last RIP read. I chose Peril the First, also, but I'm having so much fun that I've read 8 instead of 4.
Good going, SuziQ! I'm going to have to put Something Wicked on my list for next year's challenge. Everyone that reads it loves it.
Maggie: hee hee - finish one, sign up for another - next up From the Stacks 07!
Bookfool: Yay for you - I've found several to put on next year's possibles list.
Booklogged: I really think you'll like that one and it's perfect for this challenge.
I have "Something Wicked" and Thirteenth Tale" on for next year. I had a simlar experience with the challenge as you did. Really liked three and one not so much. I also read "Woman in White" and liked it as well. Congratulations on finishing.
Framed: Good choices for next year!!
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