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R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril Book Challenge XI

9/10/2016

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I'm fairly new to the world of addicting and highly enjoyable reading contests and challenges that Internet communities provide. I've become a quick fan of the Crimes of the Century challenge from Past Offences, and now Tracy at Bitter Tea and Mystery -- whose acquaintance I made through that contest -- has brought my attention to a new online party, the RIP R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril project. 

Here's how RIP host Carl Anderson introduces this year's celebration:

"Eleven years ago I embarked on a quest to bring a community of readers together to enjoy the literature most associated with the darkening days and cooling temperatures of Autumn:

Mystery
Suspense
Thriller
Gothic
Horror
Dark Fantasy


I wanted to be able to use the well-worn graveyard acronym, R.I.P., so I came up with the name R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril. And for over a decade that is what we have done, imbibed together."


Please visit Carl's website at Stainless Steel Droppings and learn more if you're interested. There are many sizes of challenges you can undertake, including reading books and short stories -- you choose the amount -- watching films and/or playing video games that connect with one or more of the genres listed above. If you create reviews, you can post links on an RIP community page.
For my part, I am going to accept PERIL THE SECOND, which allows me to select and report on TWO BOOKS that fit into the genres, and they are titles that I read specifically for the challenge. The books will be:
  • THE GRINDLE NIGHTMARE (1935) by Q. Patrick
  • THE JUDGE AND HIS HANGMAN (1955) by Friedrich Durrenmatt

The contest is open now and (aptly) closes on October 31st. I look forward to discovering the pleasures of these two books and participating in a new reading challenge!
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TracyK link
9/26/2016 03:39:57 pm

Thanks for the mention. I am glad you decided to join in to the R.I.P. challenge. I am now reading a Halloween themed mystery by Jane Haddam from 1990 for that challenge. Actually reading it for the 2nd time.

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Jason Half link
9/27/2016 10:49:42 am

Hi Tracy -- I should have been looking specifically for Halloween-themed titles for this challenge! Didn't even think of it, as there were already too many titles on my To-Be-Read list that felt spooky and autumnal. I will have to learn more about Jane Haddam -- and I could always re-read Christie's Hallowe'en Party.

By the by, I just finished my first announced book for R.I.P., Durrenmatt's very intriguing The Judge and His Hangman, and will be posting a review soon. Thanks again for your site and info on this event. -- Jason

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