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Day 2 - We Disappear by Scott Heim - Last book you read

“Somewhere, in some shadowy bedroom of a leaf-strewn town, a father bolts the door to a child's room, then steps closer to the bed. In a neighbor's garden lurks a weed with a funny, blade-petaled flower, its poison choking the red roses. Somewhere a car is crashing; a phone is ringing in the center of night. The spider waits poised in the slipper. The bird swoops headlong into glass it thought was farther air. The strangler envisions a neighborhood of throats. The head finds the noose; the foot kicks the chair.”

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Day 1 - Watchman by Alan Moore - The book I am currently reading

“This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs. It’s us. Only us.”

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30 Day Book Challenge

1) The book you’re currently reading 2) Last book you read 3) A book with a protagonist you love 4) A classic book you love 5) A book you love that was released within the last 10 years 6) Longest book you ever read 7) A book that makes you angry 8) A book that makes you happy 9) A book that makes you sad 10) A book that makes you laugh 11) A book you read on a whim that you ended up loving 12) A book you love with a protagonist you hate 13) A book you had to read for school that you ended up loving 14) Favorite poetry book 15) Favorite graphic novel 16) Guilty pleasure book 17) Favorite mystery book 18) Favorite thriller 19) Favorite horror book 20) Most disturbing book you’ve ever read 21) A book you love with a color in the title 22) A book you love with a name in the title 23) Favorite historical book 24) Favorite sci fi / fantasy book 25) Favorite YA book 26) A book you expected to hate that you ended up loving 27) A book with an unexpected ending 28) A book you’ve been meaning to read but haven’t yet 29) A book you can’t wait to be released 30) Favorite book

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As of yesterday, my 30 day musical challenge is officially finished! I’m planning on doing other theatre related challenges at a later point (I actually already have another one drafted up) but I’m doing something different for December!

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Day 30 - Michael Greif - Favorite Director

“I’m generally drawn to musicals that at some point get invested in difficult journeys for their characters.”

Honorable Mentions: Alex Timbers, Sam Gold

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Day 29 - Natalie Goodman - Character You Relate to Most

“Take a look at the invisible girl / Here she is clear as the day / Please look closely and find her before she fades away”

Honorable Mentions: Medium Alison from Fun Home, Moritz Stiefel from Spring Awakening, Mark Cohen from Rent

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Day 28 - Diana Goodman from Next to Normal - Favorite Character

“I miss the mountains / I miss the dizzy heights / All the manic, magic days / and the dark, depressing nights”

Honorable Mentions: Gabriel Goodman from Next to Normal, Angel Dumott Schunard from Rent

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Day 27 - Jesus Christ Superstar - Show You Sing Along To

“If you strip away / the myth from the man / you will see where we all soon will be”

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Day 26 - Moulin Rouge! - Favorite Set Design

“Storm clouds may gather / and stars may collide / but I love you / until the end of time”

Honorable Mention: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

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Day 25 - Fun Home - Favorite Musical of the 2010s

“Every so often, there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.”

Honorable Mention: Dear Evan Hansen

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Day 24 - Next to Normal - Favorite Musical of the 2000s

“I swear that somewhere in the night / there’s a light / a light in the dark”

Honorable Mentions: Spring Awakening, bare: a pop opera

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Day 23 - RENT - Favorite Musical from the 90s

“To being an us for once, instead of a them!”

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Day 22 - Les Miserables - Favorite Musical from the 80s

“Tomorrow we’ll be far away / Tomorrow is the judgement day / Tomorrow we’ll discover what our God in Heaven has in store!”

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Day 21 - Jesus Christ Superstar & Sweeney Todd - Favorite Musical of the 70s

“While you live, your troubles are many, poor Jerusalem / to conquer death you only have to die / you only have to die”

“The lives of the wicked should be made brief / for the rest of us death will be a relief / We all deserve to die!”

Honorable Mention: Chicago

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Day 20 - Fiddler on the Roof - Favorite Musical of the 60s

“There where my heart has settled long ago / I must go / I must go / Would could imagine I’d be wandering so / far from the home I love?”

Honorable Mention: 1776

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Day 19 - West Side Story - Favorite Musical of the 50s

“There’s a place for us / a time for us / Hold my hand and we’re halfway there / Hold my hand and I’ll take you there”

Honorable Mention: My Fair Lady

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Day 18 - Oklahoma! - Favorite Musical of the 40s

“Oh what a beautiful morning / Oh what a beautiful day / I’ve got a beautiful feeling / Everything’s going my way”

Honorable Mentions: South Pacific, Carousel