2016 Reading Challenge: 130 Books to Madness
Hi Everyone,
Every year, I partake in the Goodreads reading challenge. In the past, my goal has been to read 52 books a year, but I’ve since challenged myself to read 100. This year, I’ve managed to read 130 books and I think you’ll see that no, not all of them are horror. I think it’s important to read outside of your genre, your form, and most importantly, your time period, so this is my latest attempt at continuing my education into being a well-read adult.
Here are some of my favorites off the list:
Poetry : The Sex Lives of Monsters by Helen Marshall Novels/Novellas : M Train by Patti Smith Short Story Collections : A Long December by Richard Chizmar Graphic Novels : Fragments of Horror by Junji ItoWith tired eyes and a full mind, Stephanie M. Wytovich
Poetry The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton Class Clown by Victoria Dym Boneshaker by Jan Beatty The Switching Yard by Jan Beatty Mad River by Jan Beatty The Lunatic by Charles Simic Hotel Insomnia by Charles Simic The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands by Nick Flynn Some Ether by Nick Flynn My Feelings: Poems by Nick Flynn Underwater Fistfight by Matt Betts Strange Vegetables by G.O. Clark The Sick Bag Song by Nick Cave The Collected Poems of Georges Bataille by Georges Bataille Love Poems by Anne Sexton The Man Suit by Zachary Schomburg Room Where I Get What I Want by S. Whitney Holmes Wait Till I’m Dead: Uncollected Poems by Allen Ginsberg The Shadow Owner’s Companion by Eleanor Hooke The 8th House by Feng Sun Chen PseudoPsalms: Saints v. Sinners by Peter Adam Salomon The Seven Yards of Sorrow by David E. Cowen The Hospital Poems by Jim Ferris Blood Song by Michael Schmeltzer Rubbernecking by Molly Prosser Voices from Empty Rooms by Lisa Lepovetsky Elegy/Elk River by Michael Schmeltzer Quarter Life Poetry: Poems for the Young, Broke and Hangry by Samantha Jayne Freakcidents by Michael A. Arnzen Poems of My Night by Cynthia Pelayo Field Guide to the End of the World: Poems by Jeannine Hall Gailey The Darkening Trapeze: Last Poems by Larry Levis The Sex Lives of Monsters by Helen Marshall Witch Hunt by Juliet Escoria
Novels/Novellas The Chimes by Charles Dickens Next by Michael Crichton Little Dead Read by Mercedes M. Yardley The Incredible Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum Stolen Away by Kristin Dearborn The Grownup by Gillian Flynn Hannibal by Thomas Harris The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury Asylum by Jeannette de Beauvoir The Prague Orgy by Philip Roth Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Novel of Murder and Whimsy by Mercedes M. Yardley Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille Ring by Koji Suzuki Ritualistic Human Sacrifice by C.V. Hunt The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris M Train by Patti Smith Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian by Kurt Vonnegut The Death House by Sarah Pinborough Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman Kangaroo Notebook by Kobo Abe Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear by Margee Kerr Sea of Trees by Robert James Russell Point Hollow by Rio Youers A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling The Past Life Perspective: Discovering Your True Nature Across Multiple Lifetimes by Ann C. Barham The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Murrmann: A Tale of Van Helsing by Michael A. Arnzen A House at the Bottom of the Lake by Josh Malerman The Sadist’s Bible by Nicole Cushing Rare Breeds by Erik Hofstatter And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks by Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs The Eschatologist by Greg Chapman Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov
Short Story Collections/Anthologies While the Black Stars Burn by Lucy A. SnyderTrigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil GaimanGrim Mistresses by Stacey Turner (C.W. LaSart, Mercedes M. Yardley, Allison M. Dickson and S.R. Cambridge)Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward Monstrosities by Jeremy C. ShippA Long December by Richard Chizmar Cartoons in the Suicide Forest by Leza Cantoral
Graphic Novels/Comics Gyo by Junji Ito The Enigma of Amigara Fault by Junji Ito Human Chair by Junji Ito Black Paradox by Junji Ito Hellstar Remina by Junji Ito Cat Diary by Junji Ito Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito Sandman Mystery Theater, Vol 1: The Tarantula by Matt Wagner Sandman Mystery Theatre, Vol 3: The Vamp by Matt Wagner The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel by Lloyd S. Wagner Frankenweenie by Tim Burton Emily the Strange Vol 1-3: Long, Dark and Bored by Rob Reger Emily the Strange Vol 2: This Cover Got Lost by Cosmic Debris by Rob Reger Emily the Strange Vol 3: The Dark Issue by Brian Brooks by Rob Reger George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead by Steve Niles The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning by Jimmy Palmiotti Edward Scissorhands, Vol 1: Parts Unknown by Kate Leth Edward Scissorhands, Vol 2: Whole Again by Kate Leth Blue is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh The Great and Secret Show by Chris Ryall/ Clive Barker Monster, Vol 1 by Naoki Urasawa Monster, Vol 2 by Naoiki Urasawa Monster, Vol 3 by Naoki Urasawa The Joker by Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo Suicide Squad, Vol 1: Kicked in the Teeth by Adam Glass Suicide Squad, Vol 2: Basilisk Rising by Adam Glass Suicide Squad, Vol 3: Death is for Suckers by Adam Glass Suicide Squad, Vol 4: Discipline and Punishment by Ales Kot Suicide Squad, Vol 5: Walled in by Mat Kindt The Green Woman by Peter Straub and Michael Easton The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks Stigmata by Lorenzo Mattoti Exquisite Corpse by Penelope Bagieu Through the Woods by Emily Carroll Baba Yaga’s Assistant by Marika McCoola Colder, Vol 1 by Paul Tobin Colder, Vol 2, The Bad Seed by Paul Tobin The Creep by Jonathan Case Arkham Asylum: Madness by Sam Kieth Batman: Joker’s Last Laugh by Chuck Dixon Batman: Arkham Asylum Living Hell Deluxe Edition by Sam Kieth Green River Kill by Jeff Jensen Harley Quinn, Vol.1: Hot in the City by Amanda Conner Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs
Every year, I partake in the Goodreads reading challenge. In the past, my goal has been to read 52 books a year, but I’ve since challenged myself to read 100. This year, I’ve managed to read 130 books and I think you’ll see that no, not all of them are horror. I think it’s important to read outside of your genre, your form, and most importantly, your time period, so this is my latest attempt at continuing my education into being a well-read adult.
Here are some of my favorites off the list:
Poetry : The Sex Lives of Monsters by Helen Marshall Novels/Novellas : M Train by Patti Smith Short Story Collections : A Long December by Richard Chizmar Graphic Novels : Fragments of Horror by Junji ItoWith tired eyes and a full mind, Stephanie M. Wytovich
Poetry The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton Class Clown by Victoria Dym Boneshaker by Jan Beatty The Switching Yard by Jan Beatty Mad River by Jan Beatty The Lunatic by Charles Simic Hotel Insomnia by Charles Simic The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands by Nick Flynn Some Ether by Nick Flynn My Feelings: Poems by Nick Flynn Underwater Fistfight by Matt Betts Strange Vegetables by G.O. Clark The Sick Bag Song by Nick Cave The Collected Poems of Georges Bataille by Georges Bataille Love Poems by Anne Sexton The Man Suit by Zachary Schomburg Room Where I Get What I Want by S. Whitney Holmes Wait Till I’m Dead: Uncollected Poems by Allen Ginsberg The Shadow Owner’s Companion by Eleanor Hooke The 8th House by Feng Sun Chen PseudoPsalms: Saints v. Sinners by Peter Adam Salomon The Seven Yards of Sorrow by David E. Cowen The Hospital Poems by Jim Ferris Blood Song by Michael Schmeltzer Rubbernecking by Molly Prosser Voices from Empty Rooms by Lisa Lepovetsky Elegy/Elk River by Michael Schmeltzer Quarter Life Poetry: Poems for the Young, Broke and Hangry by Samantha Jayne Freakcidents by Michael A. Arnzen Poems of My Night by Cynthia Pelayo Field Guide to the End of the World: Poems by Jeannine Hall Gailey The Darkening Trapeze: Last Poems by Larry Levis The Sex Lives of Monsters by Helen Marshall Witch Hunt by Juliet Escoria
Novels/Novellas The Chimes by Charles Dickens Next by Michael Crichton Little Dead Read by Mercedes M. Yardley The Incredible Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum Stolen Away by Kristin Dearborn The Grownup by Gillian Flynn Hannibal by Thomas Harris The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury Asylum by Jeannette de Beauvoir The Prague Orgy by Philip Roth Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Novel of Murder and Whimsy by Mercedes M. Yardley Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille Ring by Koji Suzuki Ritualistic Human Sacrifice by C.V. Hunt The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris M Train by Patti Smith Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian by Kurt Vonnegut The Death House by Sarah Pinborough Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman Kangaroo Notebook by Kobo Abe Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear by Margee Kerr Sea of Trees by Robert James Russell Point Hollow by Rio Youers A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling The Past Life Perspective: Discovering Your True Nature Across Multiple Lifetimes by Ann C. Barham The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Murrmann: A Tale of Van Helsing by Michael A. Arnzen A House at the Bottom of the Lake by Josh Malerman The Sadist’s Bible by Nicole Cushing Rare Breeds by Erik Hofstatter And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks by Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs The Eschatologist by Greg Chapman Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov
Short Story Collections/Anthologies While the Black Stars Burn by Lucy A. SnyderTrigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil GaimanGrim Mistresses by Stacey Turner (C.W. LaSart, Mercedes M. Yardley, Allison M. Dickson and S.R. Cambridge)Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward Monstrosities by Jeremy C. ShippA Long December by Richard Chizmar Cartoons in the Suicide Forest by Leza Cantoral
Graphic Novels/Comics Gyo by Junji Ito The Enigma of Amigara Fault by Junji Ito Human Chair by Junji Ito Black Paradox by Junji Ito Hellstar Remina by Junji Ito Cat Diary by Junji Ito Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito Sandman Mystery Theater, Vol 1: The Tarantula by Matt Wagner Sandman Mystery Theatre, Vol 3: The Vamp by Matt Wagner The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel by Lloyd S. Wagner Frankenweenie by Tim Burton Emily the Strange Vol 1-3: Long, Dark and Bored by Rob Reger Emily the Strange Vol 2: This Cover Got Lost by Cosmic Debris by Rob Reger Emily the Strange Vol 3: The Dark Issue by Brian Brooks by Rob Reger George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead by Steve Niles The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning by Jimmy Palmiotti Edward Scissorhands, Vol 1: Parts Unknown by Kate Leth Edward Scissorhands, Vol 2: Whole Again by Kate Leth Blue is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh The Great and Secret Show by Chris Ryall/ Clive Barker Monster, Vol 1 by Naoki Urasawa Monster, Vol 2 by Naoiki Urasawa Monster, Vol 3 by Naoki Urasawa The Joker by Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo Suicide Squad, Vol 1: Kicked in the Teeth by Adam Glass Suicide Squad, Vol 2: Basilisk Rising by Adam Glass Suicide Squad, Vol 3: Death is for Suckers by Adam Glass Suicide Squad, Vol 4: Discipline and Punishment by Ales Kot Suicide Squad, Vol 5: Walled in by Mat Kindt The Green Woman by Peter Straub and Michael Easton The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks Stigmata by Lorenzo Mattoti Exquisite Corpse by Penelope Bagieu Through the Woods by Emily Carroll Baba Yaga’s Assistant by Marika McCoola Colder, Vol 1 by Paul Tobin Colder, Vol 2, The Bad Seed by Paul Tobin The Creep by Jonathan Case Arkham Asylum: Madness by Sam Kieth Batman: Joker’s Last Laugh by Chuck Dixon Batman: Arkham Asylum Living Hell Deluxe Edition by Sam Kieth Green River Kill by Jeff Jensen Harley Quinn, Vol.1: Hot in the City by Amanda Conner Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs
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