Month: August 2015

I went to National Book Store’s Great Warehouse Sale in Crossings Department Store in Quezon City last week, August 16 (Sunday). Here were the books I bought:

1. Inside Larry & Sergey’s Brain – 1,049 -> 250 pesos
2. Twilight Saga Official Illustrated Guide – 995 -> 100 pesos *
3. 2 Tony Perez books – 50 pesos each, dunno original price
4. Eclipse Movie Companion – 695 -> 10 pesos! *
5. LOST Encyclopedia – 500 -> 250 pesos
6. Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Choir – 30 pesos
7. Hunger Games Movie Companion – 100 pesos *
8. Stranded 2: Trial By Fire – 285 > 30 pesos
9. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner – 100 pesos *

* for my sister

There weren’t too many great books left, since the sale started on Thursday August 13. And there were a lot of people since it was a Sunday.

 

My book haul from National Book Store’s Great Warehouse Sale. The Twilight books are for my sister. #books #sale #twilight #lost #google #filipino

A photo posted by John Paul Solatorio (@jaypeesol) on Aug 16, 2015 at 3:43am PDT

I went back to the National Book Store Warehouse sale this morning, but I wasn’t able to buy a lot books because I only had like 30 minutes to look around. The cashier line was also long. Next time I’ll go there on the first day. #books #sale #hungergames

A photo posted by John Paul Solatorio (@jaypeesol) on Aug 17, 2015 at 12:12am PDT

It’s been 7 months since I started the 2015 Reading Challenge, and so far I have crossed off only 18 of 50 book challenges. I’m way behind! I must admit, my love of movies and TV shows do not help. I don’t want to give up any of my other hobbies though, so I just have to minimize them, or read faster.

Here are the challenges I’ve done and the books I read, in order of when I finished them.

1. A book based on or turned into a TV Show – Alias: Free Fall by Christa Roberts
2. A book with more than 500 pages – The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry
3. A funny book – Stupid is Forever by Miriam Defensor-Santiago
4. A mystery or thriller – I, Michael Bennett by James Patterson
5. A book with a one word title – Gone by James Patterson
6. A book from an author that you love but you haven’t read yet – Cross My Heart by James Patterson
7. A book a friend recommended – The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
8. A book with non-human characters – Maus by Art Spiegelman
9. A graphic novel – The Walking Dead Book Nine
10. A book you can finish in a day – Once Upon a Time: The Shadow of the Queen
11. A book with a number in the title – 12th of Never by James Patterson
12. A book you own but have never read – The Associate by John Grisham
13. A Pulitzer Prize winning book – The Road by Cormac McCarthy
14. A play – Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
15. A book published this year (2015) – Solitude Creek by Jeffery Deaver
16. A popular authors first book – A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
17. A book that came out the year you were born – A Stab in the Dark by Lawrence Block
18. A book at the bottom of your to read list – Brimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Here are the tasks that I’m currently working on.

1. A non-fiction book – No Opportunity Wasted by Phil Keoghan
2. A book you started but never finished – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (Audiobook)

Here are my remaining challenges for this year, with possible books (which might change). Asterisks mean I have a lot of books that satisfy this challenge.

1. A classic romance – Persuasion by Jane Austen
2. A book that became a movie – The Giver
3. A book written by someone under 30 – Veronica Roth?
4. A book by a female author – Karin Slaughter
5. A book of short stories – Sherlock Holmes or Lawrence Block
6. A book set in a different country *
7. A book based on a true story – The Monster of Florence
8. A book your mum loves – Find a book about The Carpenters?
9. A book that scares you – Thriller 2 or Stephen King
10. A book more than 100 years old – Louisa May Alcott
11. A book based entirely on its cover – Burning Girls (Kindle)
12. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t – Noli Me Tangere
13. A memoir – I am Malala / The Road Ahead
14. A book with antonyms in the title – Catch and Release?
15. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit – A book set in London
16. A book with bad reviews – Bad Twin
17. A trilogy – Any of the new YA Trilogy
18. A book from your childhood – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
19. A book with a love triangle – A Tale of Two Cities
20. A book set in the future – The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
21. A book set in high school – Heist School Freshmen (Kindle)
22. A book with a colour in the title – Snow White and Rose Red: The Curse of the Huntsman (Kindle)
23. A book that made you cry – Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas
24. A book with magic – The Worst Witch?
25. A book by an Author you’ve never read before – William Diehl or Brad Meltzer
26. A book that takes place in your hometown – Any book based in Manila
27. A book that was originally written in a different language – The Lightship (originally in German)
28. A book set during Christmas *
29. A book written by an author with you same initials – James Patterson? Jean-Paul Sartre? John Sanford?
30. A banned book (or previously banned) – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

I doubt I can finish these but who knows, I still have 5 months. That’s about 6 books per month. Easy. LOL