indielamb's 2016 ROOT Challenge

I just joined the group today, so am a little behind on the challenge. I'm borrowing my challenge from MissWatson's idea. On Sunday, the numbers are drawn and decide the categories to be read, which gives me a choice of 1 out of 6. There is also an additional number drawn (by which the jackpot is distributed, it represents the last digit of the ticket number, so they are 0-9). This will be my fallback if none of the six categories appeals to me in a week. The first draw takes place on 10 April 2016. Watch this space!

The 49 categories are:

1 a book with more than 400 pages - "The Geography of Hope - A Tour of the World We Need" by Chris Turner
2 a mystery or thriller - "P is for Peril" by Sue Grafton
3 a book that became a movie - "Room" by Emma Donoghue
4 a book more than 100 years old
5 a book by a female author - "The Little Paris Bookshop" by Nina George
6 a book set in a different country
7 a non-fiction book
8 a book that was originally written in a different language
9 a book you own but have never read - 'The Advance of Love' by Bruce Sanguin
10 a book from your childhood
11 a classic romance - "Persuasion" - by Jane Austen
12 a book with a number in the title - "Party of One" by Michael Harris.
13 a book published last year - "The Nature of the Beast" - Louise Penny
14 a book written by someone under 30
15 a book with nonhuman characters
16 a funny book
17 a book with a one-word title
18 a book of short stories
19 a popular author's first book - "Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone" by J.K. Rowling (in honour of her new book coming out today).
20 a book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
21 a book a friend recommended - "Speaking My Truth - Reflections on Reconciliation & Residential School" collected by Shelagh Rogers, Mike DeGagne, Jonathon Dewar and Glen Lowry.
22 a prize-winning book
23 a book based on a true story
24 a book at the bottom of your to-read list
25 a book your mom/dad liked
26 a book based entirely on its cover
27 a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
28 a memoir
29 a book you can finish in a day - Bear by Marian Engel
30 a book with antonyms in the title
31 a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
32 a book that came out the year you were born
33 a book you bought because of a review
34 a book with a love triangle
35 a book set in the future
36 a book set in high school
37 a book with a colour in the title - Written In Red - by Anne Bishop.
38 a book that made you cry
39 a book with magic - "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
40 a graphic novel - "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 8, Volume 1" by Joss Whedon & Brian K. Vaughan
41 a book by an author you've never read before - "Beasts of No Nation" - by Uzodinma Iweala
42 a book that takes place in your hometown - "Restlessness" by Aritha Van Herk
43 a book set during christmas
44 a book written by an author with your same initials
45 a play - "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" - J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorn
46 a banned book
47 a book based on or turned into a TV show
48 a book you started but never finished - "Fishing Tips" by John Pentland
49 a book that scares you

The numbers are: 12 29 34 44 47 49 Bonus 37. So, I am going with 29, a book you can finish in a day: Bear by Marian Engel.

Welcome to the group and good luck!

Thanks Tess!

Welcome to the ROOTers! Have fun.

Welcome to the group, I hope you find it helps with your motivation! (certainly did here!)

Welcome to the group! I'm looking forward to your selections!

Oh, this is a fun system! Should be interesting to see what it results in.

Welcome & Happy ROOTing!

The numbers for this week are 9 16 24 30 33 47, bonus 23. I am going to go with #9 - A book I own, but have never read. So I will read 'The Advance of Love' by Bruce Sanguin.

A book in that category is really a ROOT!

So true!!! :)

The numbers for this week are 1 2 17 21 29 44, bonus 11. I am going to go with #1 - a book with more than 400 pages. So I will read "The Geography of Hope - A Tour of the World We Need" by Chris Turner.

Good luck with your 400 pages!

I'm going to need it. Very busy week ahead, as I'm moving! I must like the pressure!

You're moving, too? Good luck that everything goes smoothly!

Yes, good luck w/ moving! I LOVE moving, but not ALL the parts that go along w/ it ;P
I love setting up a new space and all the possibilities it offers. I love going through my stuff and weeding out things I no longer use or need.
I don't love the actual physical part of moving, though... hopefully you have lots of help!

Good luck with the moving!

Thank you! I love all the possibilities as well, but definitely not the physical part of moving! And yes, lots of help! I am blessed with awesome friends!

Good luck with the moving. Have fun!

The numbers for this week are 2 13 19 24 25 41, bonus 15. I am going to go with #41 - a book by an author you've never read before. So I will read "Beasts of No Nation" - by Uzodinma Iweala.

The numbers for this week are 3 9 24 31 33 38, bonus 41. I am going to go with #3 - a book that became a movie. So I will read "Room" - by Emma Donoghue.

>22 indielamb: excellent choice! I really, really liked this book. Enjoy.

Thank you! I really loved it! It touched so many emotions.

The numbers for this week are 4 6 11 15 17 24 , bonus 12. I am going to go with #11 - a classic romance. So I will read "Persuasion" by Jane Austen.

>25 indielamb: Ooh I read Persuasion a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it! Even though not that much actually happened :)

>25 indielamb: Oh, I hope you like Persuasion. It's my second-favourite Austen. I have always had a soft spot for the Royal Navy...

>26 Jackie_K: >25 indielamb: I hope you enjoy Austen. I'm not a fan! And Jackie, that's why I'm not a fan, nothing much happens. My friends, who adore Austen, claim she is more of a character study than a plot driven author.

>28 Tess_W: I think, of the Austen I've read, Persuasion is the book where the least happened! Personally I generally quite like character studies, so I enjoyed it very much, but I wouldn't say it was a favourite.

>24 indielamb: Good to hear you loved it, indielamb!

I really enjoyed this one as well. The character's are quite diverse.

I really enjoyed this one as well. Out of all of the Austen characters, I could most relate to Anne Elliot. When I was younger, I was very much like her. Now, I have much more of a backbone. :)

Austen is definitely plot driven!

The numbers for this week are 7 15 21 24 32 39, bonus 29. I am going to go with #21 - a book a friend recommended. So I will read "Speaking My Truth - Reflections on Reconciliation & Residential School" collected by Shelagh Rogers, Mike DeGagne, Jonathon Dewar and Glen Lowry.

The numbers for this week are 2 9 16 38 44 49, bonus 7. I am going to go with #2 - a mystery or a thriller. So I will read "P is for Peril" by Sue Grafton.

You are doing great, Indielamb.

Thank you Connie!

The numbers for this week are 11 25 30 32 40 48, bonus 28. I am going to go with #40 - a graphic novel. So I will read "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 8, Volume 1" by Joss Whedon & Brian K. Vaughan

I'm afraid I haven't been on here for 2 weeks, so definitely behind. The numbers for this week are 5 22 32 35 39 45, bonus 6. I am going to go with #5 - a book by a female author. So I will read "The Little Paris Bookshop" by Nina George.

The numbers for this week are 13 14 16 19 32 42, bonus 31. I am going to go with #42 - a book that takes place in your hometown. So I will read "Restlessness" by Aritha Van Herk.

The numbers for this week are 3 10 12 13 14 48, bonus 1. I am going to go with #48 - a book you started but never finished. So I will read "Fishing Tips" by John Pentland.

>41 indielamb: I wouldn't know where to start with that category, I have so many started-but-unfinished books lying around!

I know, I chose a short book, cause I'm going rafting with friends for 3 days, so hopefully I'll get it finished. :)

>43 indielamb: Happy rafting!

>41 indielamb: This is funny, I also went for number 48 this week! Mostly because it fits in with my Arthurian Britain reading. Happy rafting!

I love Arthurian stories. You will have to let me know how the Winter King is! I hope you enjoy it!

Happy rafting. I don't think rafting is my kind of thing to do, too scary!

This is definitely not the scary kind of rafting. Just floating down a lazy river (the Red Deer River in Alberta). No rapids where we were. We'd have to go to the mountains for that.

he numbers for this week are 12 14 19 28 36 44, bonus 10. I am going to go with #19 - a popular author's first book. So, I'm going to go with Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (in honour of her new book coming out today).

>49 indielamb: Good choice!

>43 indielamb: whitewater rafting? LOVE it.
>48 indielamb: oh, that is also QUITE enjoyable!! So relaxing...

Well August was a write off (between housesitting & holidays). Very rarely by the computer. Read lots, but didn't do this challenge. So, the numbers for this week are 12 18, 21 30, 32, 35, bonus 37. I am going to go with #37 - a book with a colour in the title. So, I'm going to go with Written In Red - by Anne Bishop.

>52 indielamb: Good choice!

Thank you! Really enjoyed it!

The numbers for this week are 9, 15, 27, 29, 39, 49 and bonus 31. I am going to go with #39, a book with magic - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.

>55 indielamb: Oh I really enjoyed that one - hope you do too!

The numbers for this week are 2, 9, 21, 27, 36, 46 and bonus 12. I am going to go with #12, a book with a number in the title - Party of One by Michael Harris.

The numbers for this week are 10,13, 23, 28, 37, 49 and bonus 47. I am going to go with #13, a book published last year - The Nature of the Beast - Louise Penny.

The numbers for this week are 16, 25, 30, 32, 42, 44, 46 and bonus 45. I am going to go with #45, a play - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne.

And how did you like that last one? I'm still not sure if I should buy it.

It was okay. As it was a play, there wasn't much character development. I'm afraid I found it disappointing. If I were you, I'd get it from the library. I haven't talked to anyone else who has read it, so don't have any other feedback.

Looks like I forgot to save my post from Sunday for the new numbers. My numbers from Sunday were 1, 9, 14, 22, 30, 37 and bonus 11. I went with #14 - a book written by someone under 30 - "The Opposite of Loneliness" by Marina Keegan.

>61 indielamb: thanks for the tip.

>59 indielamb: >60 connie53: >61 indielamb: Hmm that is good to know ahead of time! I think I have to buy it at some point, but I'll have managed expectations going into it ;)