chunksterChallenge

Murtagh: The World of Eragon | Christopher Paolini

Last night, made it to page 20 of 705 pages...the beginnings of an epic 🥳🐉📚💝.

It's early, yet loving this. Like how Murtagh can communicate with his dragon.

Chunkster Tip

If reading a Chunkster before bed, try not to doze off...705 pages wrapped in hardcover becomes mighty hazardous when it smashes onto your face 😂📚💝.

@Amiable
#ChunksterChallenge!
#ChunksterChallenge2025

#Murtaghreviewedbyanncrystal

Amiable I just laughed out loud —been there, had the nose bruise to show for it! 😄 5d

AnnCrystal @Amiable Oh no! Made me laugh out loud that I'm surprised I didn't wake the household 😂...lucky a bruise hasn't formed 🤞😉👍📚💝. 5d

bthegood 😂Glad you survived the “crash“ - 4d

AnnCrystal
Thanks @bthegood 😂👌📚💖. 4d

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Sace

Villette | Charlotte Bront�

Next book for #LiteraryCrew hosted by @Librarybelle . My edition has 528 pages so it will work for the #chunksterchallenge (bitsy chunkster) and #allergictochunksters too! 🎉

Edit: And this is perfect for #LitsyAtoZ #LetterV !

@Amiable @julieclair @Texreader

Librarybelle Good luck! 1w

Amiable Yay, chunksters! 1w

julieclair I‘m using it for #AllergicToChunksters, too! 6d

Sace @Librarybelle thanks! Don‘t tell anyone but I read the first chapter today. I‘m worried about being able to finish on time 😂 6d

Sace @julieclair I love that it works for several Litsy events! (edited) 6d

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AnnCrystal

Murtagh: The World of Eragon | Christopher Paolini

2025 Litsy book Challenges I've joined 📚🥳.

Thank you @TheSpineView &
@Andrew65 and @Amiable for hosting these Challenges 📚💝📚.

👇

AnnCrystal For SeriesLove2025, I'm excited to continue the RileyThorn Mysteries along with a seemingly endless-list of other series (some on my bookshelf, some not) that would likely take me until 2035 to complete 😂...🤔📚🥳.

#SeriesLove2025
@TheSpineView
@Andrew65

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AnnCrystal The tagged works for either challenge, since Murtagh is book five (?) in a series. It is the only book I have in this series, yet I've read that it can be a standalone...hope.

Been really excited to begin this read, yet I just recently realized how many pages...705! I was considering stashing this with some other big books to read another time when I saw the #ChunksterChallenge! Seemed like a “read now“ sign 😂.

@Amiable:
#ChunksterPetite

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AnnCrystal I will begin this challenge with Murtagh, and continue with a new Chunkster once I've finished...one Chunkster at a time 😂📚💝.

#ChunksterChallenge2025

#rileythornreviewedbyanncrystal

#murtaghreviewedbyanncrystal

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
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Amiable One chunkster at a time is a fabulous strategy! 👍🏼👍🏼 4w

AnnCrystal @Amiable too excited 💕📚🥳💝. 4w

Amiable @AnnCrystal The secret with chunksters is to just keep reading. Even if it‘s only few pages at a time. It‘s the forward momentum that propels you to the finish. I find that if I don‘t pick it up every day, it‘s easier to not pick it up at all. 4w

TheSpineView So glad to have you! 4w

AnnCrystal Thank You @Amiable, that is absolutely true 👏📚📖💖. 4w

AnnCrystal Thank You @TheSpineView 🎉📚🥳💖. 4w

Andrew65 That‘s your reading for the next 10 years sorted. 😂 I look forward to seeing your progress this year and over the other 9 years. 4w

AnnCrystal Thanks @Andrew65 👏😂🥳👍📚💫. 4w

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BookBelle84

The Games Gods Play | Abigail Owen

My reading goals for January.
For the most part, this year, I want to focus on reading my shelves, especially my Fairyloot and Illumicrate books and completing series that I have.
#serieslove2025 #mounttbr #readordonate #chunksterchallenge

Fantasyfan I loved Dungeon Crawler Carl!! 1mo

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LitsyEvents

I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie: A Different Sort of Handbook for Readers | Lori Oster

repost for @Amiable:

Have you always wanted to tackle the giant books that double as paperweights, but the page counts intimidate you? Join us for the 5th annual #ChunksterChallenge! It‘s structured with levels to help build up your stamina to take down those super-sized tomes and claim the bragging rights. Because the secret to completing the Colossal Chunkster is simple math – one page at a time!

#ChunksterChallenge2025

Amiable Oh, thank you! ☺️ 1mo

AnnCrystal @Amiable hi, are we able to select own books?? Is this low-key or are there minimum/maximum challenges?? And can anyone join?? Thank you, 🎇 Happy 🥳New💖 Year 🎆. (edited) 1mo

Read4life @AnnCrystal I did this last year and it‘s low key. Read what you want, when you want. Just tag @Amiable and use the #. Include which level your chunkster falls into. Open to everyone. 1mo

Amiable @Read4life Thank you! 🙂 @AnnCrystal Yes, pick your own chunksters! The goal of the challenge is just to get you to read those giant books you may have been avoiding because the page counts intimidate you, or because you find that you are always reaching for the short books to chase an arbitrary book total goal. 1mo

AnnCrystal thank You @Amiable and @Read4life That's great! Definitely joining on 😉👍📚💝. 1mo

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Deblovestoread

The Pillars of the Earth | Ken Follett

Completed the #ChunksterChallenge for 2024. 🎉 My first year to hit all four chunkster categories.

@Amiable Thanks for hosting and the motivation to get to the larger books on my shelf.

TrishB Those Follett ones are big books! 1mo

AmyG Wow! 🎉 1mo

Amiable Now THATS how it's done! Excellent job! 👏 👏 👏 1mo

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Amiable An also -- how is the Shardlake series? I've seen a few of you guys reading them for a group -- are they good? 1mo

Soubhiville Congratulations! That‘s great. 1mo

dabbe @Amiable I may be biased (since I lead the group), but I ADORE THEM! You've got Tudor England, a complicated and lovable hunchback detective named Shardlake (that's what he calls himself), and his arse of a sidekick Barak. Check it out if you're interested! #shardlakeseriesbr 🤩🤗🤩 1mo

dabbe #woohooyou! 🤩🤩🤩 1mo

Amiable @dabbe I do like a good Tudor novel! I‘ll definitely give it a go. 1mo

bthegood 🎉 🎉 1mo

MaureenMc 👏👏👏 1mo

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Amiable

Chunky | Yehudi Mercado

Have you always wanted to tackle War & Peace, Les Miserables or any of the other giant books that double as paperweights, but the page counts intimidate you? Join us for the 5th annual #ChunksterChallenge! It‘s structured with levels to help build up your stamina to take down those super-sized tomes and claim the bragging rights. Because the secret to completing the Colossal Chunkster is simple math – one page at a time!

#ChunksterChallenge2025

Amiable @ginakbutler I changed the names of the categories this year -- because who doesn't want to take down a COLOSSAL CHUNKSTER? 😃 1mo

Amiable In 2025, I plan to complete at least this chunkster:

Anna Karenina

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youneverarrived I‘ve been telling myself I‘ll read this for a few years but never have - maybe this will give me the incentive to read it 💕

The Count of Monte Cristo

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Amiable @youneverarrived I really liked that one, actually! It‘s very readable. And if I recall correctly, it qualifies as a Colossal Chunkster! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 1mo

Deblovestoread Going to try to read Les Mis this year with @TheBookHippie 🤞🏼 1mo

Deblovestoread And your post reminded me I did finish a chunkster this year. Will post soon. 1mo

Mollyanna One of my favorite challenges (although I didn‘t do so well this past year, a couple bitsys)! I‘ll have to look at my chunksters and decide. 1mo

TheSpineView I was going to read War and Peace last year. However, I kept putting it off and before I knew it the year was over. Maybe 2025 will be THE year. 1mo

TheBookHippie I love chunksters …shhhhh don‘t tell it upsets the peeps 🤣 1mo

Amiable @Mollyanna I hear you. I had 10 this year that would count: 2 Chunksters, a couple of Petites and a few Bitsys. I missed the big-boy level —just didn‘t have the attention span. 1mo

JenReadsAlot I skipped this year so will be back in 2025!! 1mo

Amiable @TheSpineView Start on Jan. 1 with a chapter a day! It‘s a lot more manageable if you break it down into tiny bites. 1mo

Amiable @JenReadsAlot Yay!! Do you have a specific one in mind? 1mo

Amiable @TheBookHippie Ha ha, right? There‘s nothing as satisfying as taking down one of the giants, though! 😀 1mo

JenReadsAlot Nope 😂 I stil have a couple days! 1mo

quietlycuriouskate I have a goodly stack (more of a pillar, really) to choose from. 😊 1mo

Amiable @quietlycuriouskate Nice! We‘ll whittle down that pillar to a tall post. 😀 1mo

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 1mo

dabbe Yay for this! I know I have 3 for this year: TOMBLAND for #ShardlakeSeriesBR, LES MIS, which @TheBookHippie is going to get me through (after already trying 3 times in the past), and JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL--just because. Hope I can do it! 🤩 1mo

Amiable @dabbe Les Mis was a struggle for me, too—thank goodness I‘m stubborn! I also am thinking about starting Robert Caro‘s mammoth works about LBJ. Although he‘s 89 and still writing the last one and I‘ll be really bummed if the series doesn‘t get completed. 😬

The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I

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GinaKButler @Amiable I love this!! @Kelly326 and I are deciding on our Q2-4 picks, but we‘re starting the year with

Napoleon: A Life

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Laughterhp I totally failed at this in 2024, bring it on 2025! 1mo

Amiable @GinaKButler I think I have that book on my e-reader -- looking forward to hearing your and @kelly326 's thoughts on it! 1mo

Amiable @Laughterhp No worries-- “War & Peace“ will always be there. Waiting. Patiently. While staring at you in an inscrutable Russian way. 😀 1mo

Cuilin Reading Les Mis and some Dickens 🩵 1mo

daena I am thinking of finally jumping in and reading a qualifying chunkster

The Luminaries

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Amiable @daena Oh, nice! That one is still in my pile. Would love to hear your thoughts on it ! 1mo

Amiable @Cuilin 😍 I really should tackle “Bleak House” at some point. 1mo

daena Bleak House is also on my list for this challenge @Cuilin @Amiable 1mo

Sace I‘m going to try to read more chunksters this year! 1mo

Amiable @Sace Hooray! 🎉 🥳 1mo

AnnCrystal 📚I'm joining on🥳👍💝. 1mo

Amiable @AnnCrystal Yay!! 🎉🥳 1mo

Read4life I‘m joining again! 💙💙💙 1mo

Amiable @Read4life Yippee!! Welcome back! 1mo

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julieclair

Challenges | Serge Lang

I am hosting 4 low-key challenges for 2025. Everyone welcome to join any or all of them. Very casual - feel free to dip in and out as your schedule allows. Choose your own book and use the hashtag when you post your review. All have companion challenges on StoryGraph, for those who find that useful. Links to the original posts and SG challenges are in the comments below.

#ReadOrDonate #AllergicToChunksters #ThematicCozies #FictionalTraveler

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julieclair #ReadOrDonate (same hashtag as last year) original post: julieclair's post on Litsy https://litsy.com/p/ODI5NjV4Z1pr StoryGraph Challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/efdc1ad1-dea0-414f-abeb-38ea1d0... 1mo

julieclair #AllergicToChunksters original post: julieclair's post on Litsy https://litsy.com/p/VlN2czZoR2hq StoryGraph Challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/1b8466be-7818-4594-9d7a-1cf09bf... 1mo

julieclair #ThematicCozies original post: julieclair's post on Litsy https://litsy.com/p/N2ZwZGE2emlC StoryGraph Challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f5ca22b5-c3a4-47f6-9456-f2df264... 1mo

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julieclair #FictionalTraveler original post: julieclair's post on Litsy https://litsy.com/p/UDdROWZLNldk StoryGraph Challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/eebba389-4e05-42f3-b771-b413425... 1mo

kspenmoll These look like fun! 1mo

Amiable As the host of the annual #chunksterchallenge for the past several years, I applaud your efforts to tackle and soothe your allergies! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 😀 1mo

julieclair @Amiable Thanks for the encouragement! 😘 I considered joining you last year, but wasn't brave enough. 🙄😂 1mo

julieclair @kspenmoll So glad you‘ll be with us for 3 of them! 😀 1mo

ferskner If there's a tag list for #FictionalTraveler and #ThematicCozies, please add me! 2w

julieclair @ferskner Yes, I have tag lists for both. I‘ll add you. Glad to have you with us! 😃 1w

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Gissy

The Clockmaker's Daughter: A Novel | Kate Morton

pick

July 2024 Book #7

This is my second book by this author and I can say that I love the way she writes, how places are described and how characters are developed. This story has multiple timelines and it has, mystery, a murder, , family drama, a touch of paranormal or fantasy. It is so atmospheric I didn‘t feel the 585 pages in this slow pace reading because I was immersed in the story. It worked for me 4⭐️

Gissy #ReadAway2024 @DieAReader @Andrew65 @Ghabi4Roses
#BookSpinBingo #BookSpin (#19) Wantee to read it @TheAromaofBooks
YouTuber summer recommendation @MirandaMills
#52bookclub24 prompt #18 (apostrophe in the title)
#chunksterChallenge #AlmostAChunkster 585 pages (edited) 4mo

DieAReader 🥳Excellent! 4mo

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Smarkies

Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel

pick

Though it took a while to acclimatise to Mantel's style, once I got into it, I liked the careful plotting and the interweaving of themes throughout the book.
#chunkstermini
#chunksterchallenge
#chunksterchallenge2024

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