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Saturday, December 01, 2007

Book to Movie Challenge... is on!

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It's Sept. 1, time to read! If you didn't sign up, you still can, you just won't be eligible for the prize.

I have prizes! That's right, not one but TWO! The prizes are:
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

The Notebook has some water damage to the cover and first few pages but is completely readable.

Remember to be eligible for the prize, you have to have signed up BEFORE Sept 1, have read and reviewed at least ONE book and have posted a wrap-up post.
When the time comes, I'll draw a name and contact the winner. They can then tell me if they are interested in the prize. If not, I will draw another name etc....

If you want to sign up for the challenge or just read more about it, go here.

When you finish a book, write up a review and come post a link to it here in the comments section. I will be adding all reviews to this post as I see them. Most of all, have fun!

REVIEWS:
(alphabetical order)

About a Boy by Nick Hornby - reviewed by Nymeth
A Good Year by Peter Mayle - reviewed by Megan
Arizona by Clarence Budington Kelland - reviewed by Sarah
Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman - reviewed by ME!
Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis - reviewed by Sarah
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie - reviewed by Nyssaneala
Because of Wynn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo - reviewed by BookGal

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote - reviewed by Jill
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote - reviewed by Pattie
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - reviewed by Nymeth
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - reviewed by LiteraryFeline
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - reviewed by Becky(Becky's Book Reviews)
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - reviewed by Becky(Becky's Book Reviews)
Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey - reviewed by ME!
Dead Man Walking by Helen Prejean C.S.J. - reviewed by Qualcosa di Bello
Dracula by Bram Stoker - reviewed by Rhinoa
Dune by Frank Herbert - reviewed by Amey NEW
Evening by Susan Minot - reviewed by Iliana
Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler - reviewed by RaiderGirl3
Freedom Writer's Diary by Erin Gruwell - reviewed by BookGal
Freedom Writer's Diary by Erin Gruwell - reviewed by Alison
Gods and Monster by Christopher Bram - reviewed by RaiderGirl3
I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti - reviewed by Valentina NEW

Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown - reviewed by Pattie
Little Children by Tom Perrotta - reviewed by Athena
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - reviewed by Jill
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - reviewed by Naida
Macbeth by William Shakespeare - reviewed by Debi
Mariette in Ecstasy by Ron Hansen - reviewed by Eva
Memoirs of an Invisible Man by H.F. Saint - reviewed by Sarah

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt - reviewed by Jill
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House by Eric Hodgins - reviewed by Sarah
Ned Kelly by Robert Drewe - reviewed by Becky(Fond of Books)
Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham - reviewed by Jill
Persuasian by Jane Austen - reviewed by Literary Feline
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - reviewed by Becky(Becky's Book Reviews)
Rebecca by Daphne De Maurier - reviewed by Athena
Running with Scissors by Augsten Burroughs - reviewed by Athena
Shopgirl by Steve Martin - reviewed by Megan
Shopgirl by Steve Martin - reviewed by Pattie
Sounder by William H. Armstrong - reviewed by Me!
The African Queen by C.S. Forester - reviewed by Robin
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - reviewed by Tessa
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger - reviewed by BookGal
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger - reviewed by Mo
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger - reviewed by Naida
The Graduate by Charles Webb - reviewed by Sarah
The Hours by Michael Cunningham - reviewed by Nyssaneala
The Human Strain by Philip Roth - reviewed by Jill
The Last Unicorn by Peter M. Beagle - reviewed by Terra
The Mirror Cracked by Agatha Christie - reviewed by Amey NEW
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri - reviewed by Nyssaneala
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri - reviewed by Robin
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - reviewed by Literary Feline
The Relic by Douglas Preston - reviewed by Amey NEW
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska - reviewed by booklogged
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - reviewed by booklogged
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo - reviewed by Robin
The Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings - reviewed by Jill
The Wonderful Wizard of OZ by Frank Baum - reviewed by Me!
NEW
Tideland by Mitch Cullin - reviewed my Nymeth
Watership Down by Richard Adams - reviewed by Megan

Wrap-ups
Booklogged, Megan, BookGal, Jill, RaiderGirl3, Literary Feline

66 comments:

Jill said...

Hi! I finished my first book for my challenge: "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" by John Berendt. Here's a link to my review!

Happy Reading!
Jill =)

Jill said...

Me again! Thanks for posting my review for "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." I just finished "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and posted my review. Having fun with this challenge!

Take care,
Jill

Ladytink_534 said...

I'll have to join your next challenge! I just don't really have the time this month.

Nymeth said...

Hello! I finished my first book today - "Tideland" by Mitch Cullin. The review is here.

BookGal said...

I've read my first one - The Devil Wears Prada. The review is here.

Nymeth said...

Hi, me again :P I posted the review of my second challenge book, Bridge to Terabithia

Nyssaneala said...

Hi! I've finished my first book, the review can be found here:
http://nyssaneala.blogspot.com/2007/09/hours-michael-cunningham.html

Literary Feline said...

I read my first book for the challenge as well. You can find my review of Persuasion here.

Jill said...

Me again! Just finished "The Yearling" for this challenge - here's my review and thanks for posting!

Happy Reading!
Jill

Megan said...

Just finished my first book (Shopgirl). The review is here:

http://leabhran.blogspot.com/2007/09/book-review-shopgirl-steve-martin.html

BookGal said...

I just finished my second book and review. It is here:

http://booksmemesmusings.blogspot.com/2007/09/freedom-writers-diary-by-erin-gruwell.html

Pattie said...

My Reviews:
Legally Blonde:
http://freshbrewedwriter.blogspot.com/2007/08/book-to-movie-1-legally-blonde.html
Shopgirl:
http://freshbrewedwriter.blogspot.com/2007/09/book-to-movie-2-shopgirl.html

Nymeth said...

Hi - I finished my third book, About a Boy. I guess that means I've officially completed the challenge. I don't want to write a wrap-up post yet, though, because maybe I'll have the chance to add some extras.

Pattie said...

Whoops, forgot one...
http://freshbrewedwriter.blogspot.com/2007/08/breakfast-at-tiffanys.html

Jill said...

Hi! I finished another selection for this challenge - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Here is my review. Hope you had a great weekend!

Terra said...

I did this in my own way. I didn't want to give the story away, and thought there were plenty of reviews out there that did that already. Anyway, here is mine for The Da Vinci Code. http://terrasears.wordpress.com/2007/09/19/the-da-vinci-code/

terra said...

Here is the link instead (since it cut off some of the http).

Eva said...

Hey-my first review is up; I read Mariette in Ecstasy and loved it.

Nyssaneala said...

I just posted a review of my 2nd challenge book, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. You can find it here:
http://nyssaneala.blogspot.com/2007/09/namesake-jhumpa-lahiri.html

Btw, how do I do the html to make that a link instead?

soleil said...

here is the link for my review to stardust. http://jehara.blogspot.com/2007/09/stardust.htm

Megan said...

Here's the link to my review of A Good Year:

http://leabhran.blogspot.com/2007/09/book-review-good-year-peter-mayle.html

Mo said...

Hi there! Just finished my 1st selection for the challenge ("The Devil Wears Prada") and the review can be found here

Becky said...

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2007/09/charlottes-web.html

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2007/09/charlie-and-chocolate-factory.html

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2007/09/pride-and-prejudice.html

~Becky said...

Mine is at
http://fondofbooks.blogspot.com/2007/09/ned-kelly.html

qualcosa di bello said...

callista...here is my first review for dead man walking...

http://ognipiacere.blogspot.com/2007/09/book-to-movie-challenge-review.html.

see you in a bit with the next one!

ciao bella!

Robin said...

Hi Callista! I finished my first book for the challenge--The African Queen--and just posted about it today. Here's the link to my review:
http://fondnessforreading.blogspot.com/2007/09/african-queen.html
Thanks!
Robin

Terra said...

I read The Last Unicorn, one more to go!

iliana said...

Yay, one book down! I read Evening by Susan Minot. You can find my review here: http://www.bookgirl.net/bookreviews/reviewsM/evening.htm

Booklogged said...

You can find my review for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde here.

Jill said...

I'm back! =)

I finished The Human Stain by Philip Roth. Here is my review.

Take care!
Jill

pussreboots said...

I have two:

Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House and The Graudate

naida said...

hi, I just reviewed my 2nd book for this challenge
Little Women

:o)

Debi said...

Hi there! Finished up my first book, MacBeth, for the challenge. My review, for what it's worth, is here.

pussreboots said...

I've just posted my review of Arizona by Clarence Budington Kelland.

Jill said...

Hi! I finished another book: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham. Here is my review.

Have a great day!
Jill

pussreboots said...

I have another one. It wasn't on my initial list. It's Memoirs of an Invisible Man by H. F. Saint.

Nyssaneala said...

I just finished my last book, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.

I am having the hardest time posting the link in the comments section, not sure what I am doing wrong? I'm pretty sure I'm trying to use the right html code.

Athena said...

Hi. I wrote a book and movie review of Running with Scissors. Cheers!

Athena said...

My review of Little Children, book and movie, are up. Cheers!

Callista said...

Nyssaneala...

YOu can just paste the link here too. I'll just copy and paste it into my address line is all.

If that still doesn't work, email it to me. My email is in my profile.

pussreboots said...

I have another review: Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis.

alisonwonderland said...

i thought i'd left a comment about my first review, but i don't see it here. so ...

i finished The Freedom Writer's Diary and also watched the movie. my review is here.

Nyssaneala said...

Here's the link.

http://nyssaneala.blogspot.com/2007/10/title-balzac-and-little-chinese.html

I'll probably wait to post my wrap-up till the end of the challenge. This is the first challenge I have finished really early!

Booklogged said...

Callista, I finished the Book to Movie Challenge and posted my wrap-up HERE. I sure had fun with this challenge. Thanks so much for hosting it.

BookGal said...

I finished my third and final book. Challenge complete! My review is here

Robin said...

Hi Callista, I just finished my 2nd book for the Book-to-Movie challenge and posted about it this morning here: http://fondnessforreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/tale-of-despereaux.html.
Thanks!

Athena said...

Hello, I've finished the challenge with a review of Rebecca. Cheers!

raidergirl3 said...

I forgot to come and leave a link. Here's my Farewell My Lovely review, and I'm just about done my second. I'll be back.
http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/2007/10/book-farewell-my-lovely-by-raymond.html

Megan said...

Here's my third book:

http://leabhran.blogspot.com/2007/11/book-review-watership-down-richard.html

and my wrap-up:

http://leabhran.blogspot.com/2007/11/book-to-movie-reading-challenge.html

raidergirl3 said...

see, I'm back already, with Gods and Monsters: http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/book-gods-and-monsters-by-christopher.html
One more to go! either The Hours or The Prayer of Owen Meany

Literary Feline said...

Callista - I've completed the challenge and will be posting a wrap up probably next week.

I think the only two reviews I forgot to link here are the following:
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Robin said...

Hi again, Callista!
I just completed my Book-to-Movie challenge with my post today about The Namesake. Here's the link:
http://fondnessforreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/namesake.html
Thanks again for a very enjoyable challenge!
Robin

Framed said...

Here's my review for I Capture the Castle:
http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-capture-castle-by-dodie-smith.html

Framed said...

Dracula by Bram Stoker
http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/09/1st-rip-books-to-movies-challenges.html

Framed said...

Third one is The Bridge to Terabithia:
http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/10/challenges-unread-author-book-award.html

Framed said...

My last one was All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/10/challenges-book-awards-unread-authors.html

Here's the link to my wrap-up:
http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/11/books-to-movies-challenge.html

Sorry, I haven't been posting my reviews more regularly. But thanks for hosting this. It was a lot of fun.

valentina said...

hi, I've posted a comment a while ago but in another post. Can you add my review too? it's for "I'm not scared" here: http://valentinasroom.blogspot.com/2007/10/im-not-scared-niccol-ammaniti.html
thanks:)

raidergirl3 said...

Hi
i finished my third book, The Hours, and here is the link to my review: http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/book-hours-by-michael-cunningham.html

Thanks for hosting this challenge, I'll write a wrap up soon. I didn't watch any of the movies yet though!

Literary Feline said...

Callista, I wrote up a little wrap up for the challenge. Thank you so much for taking the time to host it!

raidergirl3 said...

I wrote a wrap up to this great challenge, here: http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/update-books-to-movies-challenge.html
thanks for hosting, it's been a scene.

Mo said...

well, I don't think I'll meet this challenge (I've completed 1/3 and the challenge ends today, so its not looking good for the home team) but I wanted to Thank You for hosting it, just the same; I enjoyed reading everyone's reviews, and if you should host a movie/book challenge in the future, I'll prob'ly try again!!

Happy Reading, everyone!!

Jill said...

Callista: It's been a pleasure to participate in this challenge. If you're interested, here is my challenge summary on my blog.

Have a great weekend!
Jill

BookGal said...

I've posted my challenge wrap-up. Thanks for hosting. Here's the link./span>

Amey said...

Just posted the third (and last) review in the challenge. Here are the links:

The challenge links: http://lazyhabits.wordpress.com/challenges/#bktomov

1. The Relic - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 2. Dune - Frank Herbert
3. The Mirror Crack'd - Agatha Christie

Once again, thanks for hosting the challenge.

alisonwonderland said...

i've neglected to complete this challenge by the deadline, but i love the premise and i'm going to persevere. maybe i can get partial credit for turning in a late assignment? :)

anyway, thanks for the great challenge idea! it was a lot of fun making my picks and reading everyone else's reviews, even if i only got one of my mine finished by the deadline. (by the way, the link to my review of Freedom Writers doesn't work, if you'd kindly edit it.)

valentina said...

don't think I'll complete either!but why my review is not up yet?:( it'd be nice to be part of it even if only with one book review!thanks:)

http://valentinasroom.blogspot.com/2007/10/im-not-scared-niccol-ammaniti.html