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OK, so I has dug into my records and found the September 2nd count!   Will get it posted shortly!

 

THEN I will figure out what we have read since then... and get an October 27th Count going -- see where we are by TEN!   Can I get a sense if you want to just finish on the 31st of October (Scary!) OR if there is any interest in one more month?  Im back now but some of you may be deep in school or worse.... 

 

Please let me know in next day or so....

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OK... at long last - here it is --- the update as of SEPTEMBER 2, 2014!!!!

 

(Yes, I know other books have been documented)

(Yes, I will get it updated in the next day or so!)

 

BUT REJOICE -- one step at a time!!

 

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CURRENT STATS FOR

PHATMASS 2014

SUMMER-AUTUMN READING Thing

 

As of 11:00 PM PST on Sept 2, 2014

 

 

Ancilla Domani “Cilla”

Books Read 21

Pages Read 7,041

Books in Progress 4

 

Books completed:

The Price to Pay .................................................................... 224

The Complete Plays of Gilbert & Sullivan ............................... 804

The Ear of the Heart ...............................................................539

The Ultimate Sherlock Holmes Collection ............................1,675

A Wodehouse Miscellany ........................................................184

The Coming of Bill .................................................................. 180

The Little Nugget .................................................................... 218

The Intrusion of Jimmy ........................................................... 211

Calvin & Hobbes:

... Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat ............................................. 176

... Something Under the Bed is Drooling ................................ 128

... The Prehistory of the Far Side ........................................... 288

... the Revenge of the Baby-Sat ............................................. 128

... It's a Magical World ............................................................ 167

... There's Treasure Everywhere ............................................ 175

... Yukon Ho ............................................................................ 128

Why Didn't they ask Evans? ................................................... 256

The Mysterious Mr. Quinn ...................................................... 320

The Secret Adversary ............................................................. 192

Murder on the Orient Express ................................................. 336

CHALLENGE:  Pere Goriot ..................................................... 292

...Pere Goriot (2x) .................................................................... 292

 

 

Books in Progress:

CHALLENGE:  L'Histoire d'une Âme (in french) 

Tale of Two Cities (304 pages)

Eats, Shoots and Leaves (240 pages)

Victories of the Martyrs (458 pages)

 

 

Anne Line “AL”

Books Read 6

Pages Read 3,432

Books in Progress 4

 

Books Completed:

The Arm of the Starfish ............................................................ 272

Star Trek Classic Episodes, Vol. 1 ..........................................  656

Poor, Banished Children of Eve ............................................... 299

The Siege ................................................................................. 512

A Psychological Thriller that Shall Remain Unnamed .............. 416

CHALLENGE:  Story of a Soul, Study Edition .......................... 496

...Story of a Soul (2x) ................................................................ 496

 

Books in Progress:

CHALLENGE:  The Collected Letters of

….. St Teresa of Jesus, Vol 1 (702 pages)

Autobiography of a Hunted Priest (395 pages)

The Book Thief (576 pages)

LOTH Credit (MP, Ep & OR)

 

Books in Progress 4

 

 

Ardillacid

Books Read 1

Pages Read 278

Books in Progress 0

 

Books Completed:Books Completed:

Open Season ........................................................................... 278

 

Books in Progress:

CHALLENGE:  The Fire Within (358 pages)

 

 

Cantantibus

Books Read 1

Pages Read 644

Books in Progress 0

 

Books Completed:Books Completed:

Diary of St. Faustina ................................................................. 644

 

Books in Progress:

CHALLENGE:  The Fire Within (358 pages)

 

 

Cartermia “Carter”

Books Read 32

Pages Read 10,126

Books in Progress 2

 

Books Completed:

Mary, Blood Mary ...................................................................... 227

Beware, Princess Elizabeth ....................................................... 214

Doomed Queen Anne ............................................................... 240

Patience, Princess Catherine ................................................... 208

Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de Medici ............................ 272

The Bad Queen ........................................................................ 420

The Wild Queen ........................................................................ 420

What’s Left of Me ...................................................................... 352

Once We Were ......................................................................... 352

The Lost Year of Merlin ............................................................ 336

The 7 Longs of Merlin ............................................................... 336

The Fires of Merlin .................................................................... 320

The Mirror of Merlin ................................................................... 256

The Wings of Merlin .................................................................. 368

A Dark Inheritance .................................................................... 281

Even in Darkness ..................................................................... 210

The Shadow Throne ................................................................. 317

Second Charm .......................................................................... 342

Lirael ......................................................................................... 720

Sabriel ....................................................................................... 496

The Singer of All Songs ............................................................ 320

In Mozart's Shadow .................................................................. 368

Leonardo's Shadow .................................................................. 390

The Lost Songs ........................................................................ 251

13 Reasons Why ...................................................................... 288

In the Stone Circle .................................................................... 225

Spring Pearl (The Last Flower) ................................................. 205

Frost Wolf .................................................................................. 238

CHALLENGE BOOK: Oedipus Rex ..........................................   64

... Oedipus Rex (2x) ..................................................................   64

Full Metal Alchemist, Book 1 ..................................................... 192

November Blues ........................................................................ 400

The Outcast ............................................................................... 434

 

 

Books in Progress:

CHALLENGE BOOK:  The Black Narcissus (224 pages)

CHALLENGE BOOK:  Roe vs. Wade (66 pages)

 

 

Chrysostom

Books Read 0

Pages Read 0

Books in Progress 1

 

Books Completed:

none

 

Books in Progress:

The Black Arrow (240 pages)

 

 

Corban711

Books Read 3

Pages Read 368

Books in Progress 1

 

Books Completed:

Devotion to our Lady .................................................................... 168

In the School of the Holy Spirit (Manelli) ......................................   90

The Practice of the Presence of God ........................................... 110

 

Books in Progress:

Kisses from Katie (304 pages)

 

 

Country Steve 21

Books Read 3

Pages Read 1,338

Books in Progress 3

 

Books Completed:

Holy Gospel According to Matthew ........................................... 31

Navarre Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew .................... 217

CHALLENGE BOOK:  Life and Revelations

…..of St. Gertrude ................................................................... 545

... Life & Revelations of St. Gertrude (2x) ............................... 545

 

Books in Progress:

 

The Inside Story on Vatican II (488 pages)

Dante's Inferno (490 pages)

Apocalypse of St. John

 

 

 

Credo In Deum

Books Read 2

Pages Read 402

Books in Progress 1

 

Books Completed:

7 Secrets of Confession ........................................................ 208

12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation ...................................... 194

 

Books in Progress:

CHALLENGE BOOK:  The End of the Present World (310 pages)

 

 

Deus te Amat “DtA”

Books Read 8

Pages Read 1,968

Books in Progress “not saying1”

 

Books Completed:

Anne of Green Gables ........................................................... 336

The Hawk and the Dove Trilogy (3 books) ............................. 560

Anne of Avonlea ..................................................................... 302

Anne of the Island .................................................................. 244

Anne of Windy Poplars ........................................................... 288

Anne’s House of Dreams ........................................................ 238

 

Books in Progress:

“not saying!”

 

 

 

Future Priest

Books Read 0

Pages Read 0

Books in Progress 2

 

Books Completed:

n/a

 

Books in Progress:

 

The Hobbit (300 pages)

CHALLENGE BOOK:  The City of God (1194 Pages)

 

 

Light & Truth

Books Read 1

Pages Read 65

Books in Progress 0

 

Books Completed:

Book on Sri Lanka ..................................................................... 31

 

 

Little Way Soul

Books Read 8

Pages Read 2,111

Books in Progress 3

 

Books Completed:

The Fault in Our Stars  ......................................................... 318

An Abundance of Katherines ............................................... 196

The Giver ............................................................................. 224

This Star Won't Go Out ........................................................ 284

Ecclesiastes RSV ce2 ..........................................................     9

The Man Who Was Thursday ............................................... 136

Remnants - Season of Wonder ............................................. 416

 

Books in Progress:

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

Job RSV ce2

The Picture of Dorian Gray

 

 

Maximillion

Books Read 9

Pages Read 2,002

Books in Progress 5

 

Books Completed:

A Country Child ................................................................... 216

Monastery Without Walls ..................................................... 196

Out of Her Mind .................................................................... 224

Poverty, Chastity & Obedience .............................................194

The Very Hungry Caterpillar .................................................. 28

On-Line book of Popsicle Recipies .......................................  48

Uglies ................................................................................... 368

Pretties ................................................................................. 340

Specials ............................................................................... 388

 

 

Books in Progress:

CHALLENGE BOOK:  one of last year’s

…..philosophy books, TBA….

Consoling the Heart of Jesus (488 pages)

Companion to Consoling the

…..Heart of Jesus (128 pages)

Murder Simply Brewed (368 pages)

LOTH Credit (550 pages for MP, EP and OR)

 

 

Not a Mallard

Books Read 0

Pages Read 0

Books in Progress 1

 

Books Completed:

(none)

 

Books in Progress:

Fellowship of the Ring (_____ pages)

 

 

Not The Philosopher

Books Read 6

Pages Read 1,562

Books in Progress 2

 

Books Completed:

The Movie Goer ....................................................................... 241

Planet of Adventure Series:  City of the Casch ....................... 152

Interpretation of the Bible in the Church .................................. 144

Peace ...................................................................................... 263

The Tombs of Atuan ................................................................ 212

 

Books in Progress:

 

Jesus and the Eye Witnesses

CHALLENGE BOOK:  Middlemarch

 

 

Poorly Catechized Convert

Books Read 13

Pages Read 5,253

Books in Progress 5

 

Books Completed:

Star Wars:

... Rogue Planet ....................................................................... 336

... Outbound Flight ................................................................... 464

... Approaching Storm .............................................................. 384

... Attack of the Clones ............................................................. 304

... Republic Commando:  Hard Contact ................................... 448

... Republic Commando:  Triple Zero ....................................... 448

... Republic Commando:  True Colors ...................................... 496

... Medstar:  Battle Surgeons .................................................... 309

... Medstar:  Jedi Healer ........................................................... 302

... Shatterpoint:  The Cestus Deception .................................... 448

... Labrynth of Evil ..................................................................... 370

... Revenge of the Sith .............................................................. 480

 

 

Books in Progress:

 

LOTR - The Two Towers

Consuming the Word

Catechism of the Catholic Church

 

 

 

Spem In Alium “Spem”

Books Read 8

Pages Read 2,184

Books in Progress 2

 

Books Completed:

Remember Me .......................................................................... 224

Joseph Most Just ...................................................................... 141

Joseph and Jesus ..................................................................... 179

Mary and Joseph: Their Lives and their Times ......................... 404

The Hawk and the Dove ........................................................... 166

The Sixteenth of June ............................................................... 256

My Life with the Saints .............................................................. 414

A COnstellation of Vital Phenomena ......................................... 400

 

 

Books in Progress:

CHALLENGE BOOK: The Fatherhood

….. of St. Joseph (_____ pages)

The Wizard of Earthsea

 

 

Theresa Thoma “TT”

Books Read 0

Pages Read 0

Books in Progress 2

 

Books Completed:

None

 

Books in Progress:

CHALLENGE:  St. Thomas Aquinas’ Commentary

….. on the Gospel of St. John (1044 pages)

Wherever He Goes (_____ pages)

 

 

 

Tigger 60

Books Read 4

Pages Read 1,052

Books in Progress 1

 

Completed Books:

A Good Man ................................................................................ 273

Everybody’s Got Something ........................................................ 263

Banner in the Sky ........................................................................ 285

Anam Cara .................................................................................. 231

 

Books in Progress:

none

 

 

 

TOTALS:

 

NUMBER OF READERS ………………   20

DOCUMENTED BOOKS READ …….    126

BOOKS IN PROGRESS ……………….    80

PAGES READ:   …………………….. 39,826

 

 

CURRENT LEADERS:

 

DOCUMENTED BOOKS READ:

 

1st Place ...................... Carter Mia ...................................... 32

2nd  Place .................... Ancilla Domani ............................... 21

3rd  Place .................... Poorly Catechized Convert ............. 13

 

 

 

DOCUMENTED PAGES READ:

 

1st Place ...................... Carter Mia ............................... 10,126

2nd Place .....................  Ancilla Domani ........................   7,041

3rd Place ...................... Poorly Catechized Convert ........ 5,253

 

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If you have any changes to make for stuff BEFORE Sept 3, let me know.

 

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Well!!!!   Now we have the shortest book-reading period of this year in front of us -- next book count is scheduled for this Wednesday, October 29!!!

 

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Please document any additional books you have read but not yet documented (Sept 3 thru now) by

 

Midnight on Tuesday, October 28

 

.... and also whether you want to keep doing reading one more month or just have this year's read end on Halloween / Oct 31.  

 

Thank you!!!!

 

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Ancilla Domini

 

Well!!!!   Now we have the shortest book-reading period of this year in front of us -- next book count is scheduled for this Wednesday, October 29!!!

 

books-270x410.jpg

 

 

Please document any additional books you have read but not yet documented (Sept 3 thru now) by

 

Midnight on Tuesday, October 28

 

.... and also whether you want to keep doing reading one more month or just have this year's read end on Halloween / Oct 31.  

 

Thank you!!!!

 

 

 

Let's read through November! :)

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So far... 3 votes for extending (Spem, Ancilla, Carter... well and me!) so that makes 4 votes to extend..... I think it would make sense to just go thru the end of Ordinary Time... and maybe have a big blast end-of-the-year party just before Advent!!!!   Maybee.... we should aim for Sunday before USA Thanksgiving (too many people go away during the holidays... including me!)  So... how about we aim for last day of this contest being...Sat Nov 22nd???  And I'll announce totals Mon or Tues before Thanksgiving?????

 

 

SO...

 

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REMEMBER -- get any updates in asap for counting later tonight -- gonna probably do it about 9pm PDT.....  so about 7 hours from now....

 

Update from AnneLine, the reader.....

 

Well, just finished 

 

John Glenn, A Memoir, by John Glenn with Nick Taylor, 688 pages

 

Excellent autobiography; learned more about the early US space program, as well as about his time as a state senator from Ohio.  Was also very thoughtful reading his thoughts about how 'ugly' political campaigns were getting -- written from the perspective of about 2003....   So much more so now!

 

Currently reading the Autobiography of St. Ignatius (by himself) and still slugging away at the Autobiography of a Hunted Priest!  I am going to get the Jesuits finished off by the end of this reading competition!!!!!

 

 

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Finished!   Autobiography of St. Ignatius, by himself, 128 pages!

 

I already knew the story of St. Ignatius, but it is interesting to hear his story and read first hand his decision-making style....

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Louisa will just uh... have to keep hanging a while... uh.... she will be in the next count.

 

I've got the draft of the stats done... and hope to get it all posted by tomorrow!!!!  YAY!!!!!

 

Kind of interesting things showing up.... heheheh

 

I wonder if any of you are walking AND reading?????  If so, be careful at the corners!

 

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    That's me in the hallways at school!!! I have learned to lean to the sides when the seniors walk down the hallways (and what periods I meet the seniors in the hallways...) #highschoolproblems #nerd

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I actually walked into a 3/4 open garage door once that way.... better to look up every few dozen yards to see what is in front of you, CarterMia!!!!! :bonk:

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Spem in alium

Louisa will just uh... have to keep hanging a while... uh.... she will be in the next count.

 

I've got the draft of the stats done... and hope to get it all posted by tomorrow!!!!  YAY!!!!!

 

Kind of interesting things showing up.... heheheh

 

I wonder if any of you are walking AND reading?????  If so, be careful at the corners!

 

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Haha, I'm more of a spin-with-book-in-hand kind of girl:

 

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try climbing a tree while reading a book! Just got in from doing that! (except it was a kindle not a book... I know I am killing the book species but I can fit my library on it!)

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