Category: Banned Book Week

I, honestly admit, I have a slight confession,… Part II!

Posted Monday, 30 December, 2013 by jorielov 2 Comments

I, honestly admit, I have a slight confession,… I am hereby addicted to reading challenges, Reading Challenge Addict badge created by Jorie in Canvaread-a-thons, read-a-longs, and other blogsphere community reading events! Yes. I, Jorie, of Jorie Loves A Story, have an addiction to reading! And, of daring myself to tackle one more ‘challenge’, despite already being committed to another already in-progress! I have discovered today, that I am NOT alone. Nor am I the only one PROUD of this affliction. Look for our ‘badge of honour’ to find us! OR, click to join, if you find your afflicted too!

I created a running list of all the particulars of each challenge or reading event that I take on under my *RALs & Challenges* page!! However, for the sake of declaring just how much of an addict I am in this regard, I shall list them in order of participation:

70 Authors Challenge: A Personal Challenge I created for myself to read 70 Authors in 24 months time; focusing on 1-5 books per author! Technically, this won’t count until the 2015 Tally, as it concludes in August 2015! Originally scheduled to be a challenge in 12 months, but I have re-considered this and extended it to two full years!

  1. Sci-Fi Experience: Declaration of Intent;
  2. The Classics Club: Year 1: tCC Master List
  3. Wuthering Heights Readalong: Declaration of Intent
  4. Bout of Books, 9.0: Declaration of Participation; Goals of the Bout; Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Concluding Thoughts
  5. Jane Austen Reading Challenge: Declaration of Intent
  6. 2014 TBR Pile Challenge: Declaration of Intent
  7. Rewind Challenge: Declaration of Intent
  8. William Shakespare Challenge: Declaration of Intent
  9. A Year of Re-Reading: Declaration of Intent
  10. Back to the Classics Challenge: Declaration of Intent
  11. Serious Series Reading Challenge: Declaration of Intent
  12. 100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge: Declaration of Intent
  13. War & Peace Book Club: Declaration of Intent
  14. Banned Books Week: late September / early October

Reflections After the Fact: {work in progress!}

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Reading Challenge Addict is hosted by Bev of My Readers Block. Originally inspired into being by Cheryl of CMash Loves to Read & Gina of Hott Books! You have until 30 November 2013 to add your declaration post to count in the tally for the year! The way in which you know your such a reader is by noting the following:

  • Easy as Pie: {1-5 Challenges, entered + completed}
  • On the Roof: {6-10 Challenges, entered + completed}
  • In Flight: {11-15 Challenges, entered + completed}
  • Out of This World: 16+ Challenges, entered + completed}

From August to December 2013, I attempted like mad to achieve “On the Roof” status in this lovely Challenge! However, the hours elapsed far faster than my ability to read & complete the challenges prior to the beginning of 2014! Therefore, I am not only finishing! the previous challenges, but I am starting anew in 2014 with a clean slate as well! :) Follow my crazy-adventure as one girl inspires herself to read and dare to explore the intriguing worlds that each book leaves me in wanton for more! :)

What about you!? Are you addicted and afflicted by reading, too!!??!

{SOURCE: Reading Challenge Addict badge created by Jorie in Canva.}

Copyright © Jorie Loves A Story, 2014.

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Posted Monday, 30 December, 2013 by jorielov in 100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge, A Year of Re-Reading, Back to the Classics, Banned Book Week, Jane Austen Reading Challenge, RALs | Thons via Blogs, Reading Challenge Addict, Reading Challenges, Rewind Challenge, Sci-Fi November, TBR Pile Challenge, The Sci-Fi Experience, William Shakespeare Challenge, Wonderfully Wicked, Wuthering Heights

Banned Books Week Giveaway!

Posted Sunday, 22 September, 2013 by jorielov , 2 Comments

Hallo, dear hearts!

Each year, I have always wanted to participate in a Banned Book Week event, but once again, I am having to place my intentions on hold! I had unearthed a Banned Book celebration through Epic Reads, and the badge is still able to be seen on my *Rals & Challenges* page, in case your curious! My local library always makes Banned Book Week an excellent discussion time to converse about the freedom of reading + for choosing what we individually want to read, without censorship and without being told that we’re not allowed to read the books!

I wanted to re-blog this post from *Roof Beam Reader*, as I am a follower of his blog, as I found him shortly before *Austen in August*, and knew that I would want to keep tabs on the subjects and topics that he regularly posts about! This is my first ‘re-blogging’ post, and I am happy that it is to spread the word about such an event as this! I am thankful to the co-hosts of *Banned Books Week*: Bookhounds + I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, for joining the bookish blogosphere together for this awesome event that we can all rally behind and support!

The book I chose to win from his giveaway, is “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, as I have wanted to read this book since I first learnt of it, close to the time of publication. My interactions with the book were in Starbucks, whilst they did a promo event for the book, and I was most esteemed for the interactions and conversations that the event evoked by the readers who were gathered there!

There are *100!* bloggers taking part in this event! Be sure to click on the badge and make your rounds as I will be doing myself! :) :) Let’s rock the right to read!! Bookish girls and blokes: Unite! Read proudly! Gush about your latest finds! And, celebrate the liberty we enjoy by reading about our individualistic differences and our conjoined humanity!

Jorie @ Jorie Loves A Story

The Book Chat | Sweet Green Tangerine

I am linking this to the Book Chat’s linky for Thursday, 26th of September 2013, due to the fact, that although I support *Banned Book Week*, I am unable to participate this year in the universal reading of banned books! Therefore, I’d like to draw attention to events or features in the bookish blogosphere that are doing their part to celebrate our freedom of choice and our right to read!! Be sure to click over here to find other bookish bloggers who are linking their Banned Book Posts as well! Now then, if you came by my blog via this post, have you read “The Kite Runner”!? Did you watch the motion picture before OR after you read the book!? Which banned books are your favourites!? Which do you hope to read next!?

{SOURCES: Banned Book Week Badges were provided by Bookhounds + I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, for participants to show solidarity, and the badges came through on my blog when I re-blogged the entry. The Book Chat badge is provided for participants to show solidarity.}

Note: as of October 2014, the re-blogged content of this post are no longer visible which might have happened when I self-hosted in August 2014. However, it wasn’t brought to my attention until now due to searching through ‘broken links’ and attempting to fix the errors. I left this as a reminder of the event itself rather than to delete it completely.

Copyright © Jorie Loves A Story, 2013.

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Posted Sunday, 22 September, 2013 by jorielov in Banned Book Week, Banned Books