Faranae's 2024 Challenges
These are some of my favorite challenges, in no small part because Faranae spends the following year snarking about our reading choices on their blog. They posted this year's prompts yesterday, and I am super stoked to find titles to fit them.
Faranae used to host these challenges on Habitica, but they have left that site and there are now several places you can record your participation. Be sure to check out their blog for details and cool printables.
Modest Reading Challenge
6. *A book by an LGBTQ+ author - I'm Just A Person
16. *A nostalgic read - The Tell-Tale Heart & The Black Cat
22. *A book by or about someone in politics or activism - Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
34. *A book with a tree on the cover - Saving Noah
40. *A book by a Black author - What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
46. *A book set in summer - Viva Durant and The Secret of the Silver Buttons
53. *A book with an invertebrate in the title - I Lived on Butterfly Hill
57. *A book involving one of the trash gang (possums, raccoons, skunks, etc) - The Weirdies Get Weirder
66. *A book in which weather is important - Nightwatching
101. *A book involving accounting, taxes, or universal income - It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
230. *A community reads book - Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream
239. *A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid - Logan's Greenhouse
Ultimate Reading Challenge
1. A book set in a place where being queer is illegal or dangerous - Last Night at the Telegraph Club
2. A book with someone exhibiting bad manners - the sun and her flowers
3. A book you can read in a day - Patience and Not-Forsaken
4. *A book in which someone takes a nap - Notes on an Execution
5. A buddy read - The Keeper of Stories
7. A book involving fowl - The Weirdies
8. A retelling - Snow, Glass, Apples
9. A book with a one word title - Argylle
10. A book that teaches you something new - Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It
11. A book involving an educational institution you didn’t visit yourself - We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
12. A book with pictures - Alone: Illustrated Version of the Classic Edgar Allan Poe Poem
14. A book involving building something - One's Company
15. *A book featuring a journalist - Red Hood
17. *A book involving cooks or cooking - Miss Eliza's English Kitchen
20. A book by an author with a plant in their name - Rappaccini's Daughter
21. A seasonally appropriate book (e.g. a Christmas book in December, a queer romance during Pride, etc) - A Unicorn Named Sparkle and the Perfect Valentine
23. A book with a person on the cover with something covering their head - The Mimicking of Known Successes
24. A book with fine art on the cover - The Cat Who Saved Books
29. A book involving a haunted house - Bridge of Souls
30. *A book by an Indigenous author - Daughters of the Deer
33. *A book featuring class differences - To Shape a Dragon's Breath
35. A book involving a double or doppelganger - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
36. A book with an unlikable protagonist (at least at first) - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
37. *A book involving a head injury - How It Ends
38. A book with a unit of time in the title - Seven Years
41. A book that makes you hungry - Recipes for Love and Murder
42. A book involving translation - The Diamond Eye
43. A book featuring a place you have been - The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
51. A cozy read - Witchy Whiskers
52. A book by a disabled author - Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes
56. *A book that improves your mood - Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s
60. *A book with an Asian author - Cursed Bunny
62. *A book involving reducing, reusing, or recycling - Orbital
64. A book featuring queer joy - Lavender House
68. A book involving a mass communications system - Accused
72. A non-traditional memoir (such as a graphical memoir, verse memoir, or fictional memoir) - I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
77. A book with a profession in the title - The Maid
81. A book involving bargaining or contracts - Star Wars, Vol. 1: The Destiny Path
82. A book involving isolation - The Fury
92. *A book with a yellow cover - Z Is for Zombie: An Illustrated Guide to the End of the World
95. A book featuring a sport or physical activity you’ve never done - Quacko and the Elps
109. A book with an ordinal number in the title - The First Fiancée
118. A book featuring a Black leader - What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
120. *A book you chose for the title - Teardrops and Flip Flops
172. A book with a concept as a character - Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
199. *A book involving book banning or illicit literature - The Martian Chronicles
217. A book with a spiral on the cover - Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
227. An author’s last book - 9 Magic Wishes
234. A book by an author who you gave up on before - Staged
236. *A book set in a wetland or grassland - Crime on the Fens
237. A book from a country that doesn’t exist anymore - The Book of Judges
238. A book featuring pottery - The Pot Thief Who Studied Calvin
* Also counts towards the Formidable Reading Challenge.
Faranae used to host these challenges on Habitica, but they have left that site and there are now several places you can record your participation. Be sure to check out their blog for details and cool printables.
Modest Reading Challenge
6. *A book by an LGBTQ+ author - I'm Just A Person
16. *A nostalgic read - The Tell-Tale Heart & The Black Cat
22. *A book by or about someone in politics or activism - Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
34. *A book with a tree on the cover - Saving Noah
40. *A book by a Black author - What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
46. *A book set in summer - Viva Durant and The Secret of the Silver Buttons
53. *A book with an invertebrate in the title - I Lived on Butterfly Hill
57. *A book involving one of the trash gang (possums, raccoons, skunks, etc) - The Weirdies Get Weirder
66. *A book in which weather is important - Nightwatching
101. *A book involving accounting, taxes, or universal income - It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
230. *A community reads book - Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream
239. *A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid - Logan's Greenhouse
Ultimate Reading Challenge
1. A book set in a place where being queer is illegal or dangerous - Last Night at the Telegraph Club
2. A book with someone exhibiting bad manners - the sun and her flowers
3. A book you can read in a day - Patience and Not-Forsaken
4. *A book in which someone takes a nap - Notes on an Execution
5. A buddy read - The Keeper of Stories
7. A book involving fowl - The Weirdies
8. A retelling - Snow, Glass, Apples
9. A book with a one word title - Argylle
10. A book that teaches you something new - Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It
11. A book involving an educational institution you didn’t visit yourself - We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
12. A book with pictures - Alone: Illustrated Version of the Classic Edgar Allan Poe Poem
14. A book involving building something - One's Company
15. *A book featuring a journalist - Red Hood
17. *A book involving cooks or cooking - Miss Eliza's English Kitchen
20. A book by an author with a plant in their name - Rappaccini's Daughter
21. A seasonally appropriate book (e.g. a Christmas book in December, a queer romance during Pride, etc) - A Unicorn Named Sparkle and the Perfect Valentine
23. A book with a person on the cover with something covering their head - The Mimicking of Known Successes
24. A book with fine art on the cover - The Cat Who Saved Books
29. A book involving a haunted house - Bridge of Souls
30. *A book by an Indigenous author - Daughters of the Deer
33. *A book featuring class differences - To Shape a Dragon's Breath
35. A book involving a double or doppelganger - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
36. A book with an unlikable protagonist (at least at first) - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
37. *A book involving a head injury - How It Ends
38. A book with a unit of time in the title - Seven Years
41. A book that makes you hungry - Recipes for Love and Murder
42. A book involving translation - The Diamond Eye
43. A book featuring a place you have been - The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
51. A cozy read - Witchy Whiskers
52. A book by a disabled author - Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes
56. *A book that improves your mood - Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s
60. *A book with an Asian author - Cursed Bunny
62. *A book involving reducing, reusing, or recycling - Orbital
64. A book featuring queer joy - Lavender House
68. A book involving a mass communications system - Accused
72. A non-traditional memoir (such as a graphical memoir, verse memoir, or fictional memoir) - I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
77. A book with a profession in the title - The Maid
81. A book involving bargaining or contracts - Star Wars, Vol. 1: The Destiny Path
82. A book involving isolation - The Fury
92. *A book with a yellow cover - Z Is for Zombie: An Illustrated Guide to the End of the World
95. A book featuring a sport or physical activity you’ve never done - Quacko and the Elps
109. A book with an ordinal number in the title - The First Fiancée
118. A book featuring a Black leader - What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
120. *A book you chose for the title - Teardrops and Flip Flops
172. A book with a concept as a character - Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
199. *A book involving book banning or illicit literature - The Martian Chronicles
217. A book with a spiral on the cover - Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
227. An author’s last book - 9 Magic Wishes
234. A book by an author who you gave up on before - Staged
236. *A book set in a wetland or grassland - Crime on the Fens
237. A book from a country that doesn’t exist anymore - The Book of Judges
238. A book featuring pottery - The Pot Thief Who Studied Calvin
* Also counts towards the Formidable Reading Challenge.
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