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Friday, June 30, 2017

The 10th Annual Canadian Book Challenge - June Roundup (Sticky Post— Scroll down for most recent post)


1. Click on the icon above
2. Add a link to your review. (Please link to your specific review, not an entire webpage.)
3. Add your name and in parentheses the title of the book, such as John Mutford (Anne of Avonlea)
4. In the comment section below, tell me your grand total so far. (ex. "This brings me up to 1/13")

And in prize news, congratulations once again to Melwyk for winning a copy of Christal Doherty and Carla Taylor's How Raven Returned the Sun for taking part in last month's mini-challenge to read a Canadian book not originally written in English. Canadian Book Challenge mini-challenges are exclusive to members via email.)









41 comments:

Eric P said...

The Many Colored Coat makes 31/13 (and first for June!).

Buried In Print said...

That brings me to 18 indigenous reads for the challenge; I might finish one more this month, Bernard Assiniwi's The Beothuk Saga, but it moves slowly, so it could stretch into July (because also I'm carrying around too many books in the stack as well, as usual).

Kate said...

I reviewed 3 books in the same post, but it is only letting me post the link once. So the link entitled Kate (Bone and Bread) will take you to reviews for:
Bone and Bread (Saleema Nawaz)
Mary, Mary (Lesley Crewe)
Bones Never Lie (Kathy Reichs)

Which brings me up to 12 books read and reviewed!

Swordsman said...

Made it 13/13 and should end up with one extra. A little off my usual pace

Mary R. said...

Another Kathy Reichs brings me to 9/13

raidergirl3 said...

I posted review of #15, Knucklehead by Matt Lennox

Lisa said...

Secret Path makes 9/13 for me.

Lisa said...

Beerology brings me to 10/13.

John Mutford said...

34/13 (YK, BC, ON, NT, NL, AB, QC, NU, PE, NS, MB, SK & 16/13 comics) - Just New Brunswick left to go...

Kate said...

Up to 14/13 with two poetry reviews posted today. Yay, I've completed the challenge!

Kate said...

And one more book review before I head overseas! I finished reading The Break by Katherena Vermette last night and posted a review this morning. 15/13 read and reviewed!

Swordsman said...

Opps!Just double checked and I only have 12. Need to hustle to meet the goal!

Lisa said...

I'm now at 11/13 with Essex County.

Teena in Toronto said...

Just finished #59 - "Hard Road: Bernie Guindon and the Reign of the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club" by Peter Edwards

Eric P said...

The Stone Carvers puts me at 33/13. I'm hoping to get to 35 or 36, so I'm fairly close.

Bill Selnes said...

At 15/13

Luanne said...

Made it! Girl Last Seen puts me at 13/13!

Faith Hope and Cherrytea said...

16/13 read and Shelved HERE Now working on filling in any review gaps for your linkup ;)
Thanks for your consistent 10 years of hosting this great challenge John !

Also worth mentioning the Canadian 50bookpledge.ca of interest to readers tracking their reading - open anywhere and badges earned for various levels of reading 50 books and over - kinda fun ;)

John Mutford said...

34/13 (All provinces and territories covered & 16/13 comics)

Faith Hope and Cherrytea said...

So now that I've checked back on the 2016 reading the total to date for CHALLENGE #10 is 40 if I can get my thoughts added to each at goodreads [and count up my provinces!] ;)

Teena in Toronto said...

Just finished #60 ... "Now You Know Canada: 150 Years of Fascinating Facts" by Doug Lennox

Lisa said...

Up to 12/13 with Bones Never Lie, one more to go!

Mary R. said...

Jacob Two-Two brings me to 10/13

Irene Roth said...

Hi there,

I am ending this year on a pretty high note. I read 241 books! I am very happy about my reading this year! What a year it has been!

John! I will miss you! Thank you for all the work and energy you have put in the Book Mine Challenge. I will continue the challenge and look forward to connecting up with you from time to time. You have been so inspiring and uplifting over the years!

Irene Roth

Teena in Toronto said...

Just finished #61 ... "Mad Dog: The Maurice Vachon Story" by Bertrand Hebert and Patric Laprade

Mary R. said...

A collection of Stuart McLean stories brings me to 11/13.

pussreboots said...

Up to 29/13. I hope you're doing this for next year.

pussreboots said...

Sorry -- up to 30/13 with Storm.

Lisa said...

I made it to 13/13 with Bones on Ice. Thank you John!!

Mary R. said...

I'm almost there -- Stone Mattress is 12/13!

Teena in Toronto said...

Just finished #62 ... "Until it Fades" by K.A. Tucker

Anonymous said...

I wonder what everyone's Manitoba books are. Mine are numerous and regular but if I looked, I probably hit all the provinces each year. Irene, thank you for your nice note. We try to for a personal touch rather than only reporting in, very appreciated. Can't help wondering how many of those 241 apply to my challenges! :)

Thank you for the prizes and review-listing over the years, John. My Canadian tally is 56! Two reviews to catch-up. HAPPY 150th CANADA DAY! Carolyn www.CMRiedel.Wordpress.com

Teena in Toronto said...

Just finished #63 ... "Resilience: Navigating Life, Loss, and the Road to Success" by Lisa Lisson, president of FedEx

John Mutford said...

I believe that's 36 for me.

Congrats to everyone crossing the finish the line. Thank-you for the kind words Irene and Carolyn- they mean a lot. I've been sick these past few days (hence the slow reply), but it was a nice pick me up.

Irene Roth said...

Hi all,

I decided to add one more book review before this year is through. So, I am at 242/13.

What a year it has been!!!

See you in July all!
Irene Roth

Eric P said...

Mavis Gallant's The Moslem Wife and Other Stories makes 35/13 for me.

I think I can squeeze in one last review tomorrow. (Famous Last Words...)

Thanks again, John, for running this for so long! It's been a blast.

I'm glad that we can keep this going next year as well.

Melwyk said...

"Maud" brings me up to 13 reviews for this month, whew, I did it! My total is now 156 - 13 for each month :)

Thanks John for creating & running this most wonderful challenge for 10 years! I'm so happy to be able to carry it on -- hope to see you all over at The Indextrious Reader for version 11 too

John Mutford said...

37/36 Thanks Eric and Melwyk!

Eric P said...

The Lamp at Noon makes 36/13. I'm done for the season...

Anonymous said...

Glad to boost people up. What were your Manitoba reads, John and everyone? I do a variety. There were two Margaret Laurences, including her wonderful children's story that is a movie! I stood on her doorstep in December. Would be nice to visit when her museum is open. Happy 150th Canada Day! All of my Canadian authors are listed at my blog here, where there also the quartet of challenges I run from February. :) Yours truly, Carolyn. http://cmriedel.wordpress.com/reviews-canadian/

Darlene said...

I did not have time to link up my June book before I went on holidays, but here it is:

Raging Star by Moira Young (Dust Lands, Book #3)

http://darlenesbooknook.blogspot.ca/2017/06/book-review-4-out-of-5-stars-for-raging.html

That brings me to 5/13. Hopefully, I'll do better next year! Must read more Canadian authors!!