Take On the Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge!

Catarina wrote: "When it starts and finish?"

I started it on 1st June, also I slowly tredge my way through it, I finish it by December, tbh.

I'm confused, why doesn't this reading challenge show up in the communities or my groups.

And, how do I find the most read books on Goodreads?

Valerie wrote: "I'm confused, why doesn't this reading challenge show up in the communities or my groups.

And, how do I find the most read books on Goodreads?"

The challenge doesn't show up in the communities or groups because it's a casual challenge and Goodreads said they won't be setting it up anywhere official.

To find the most read books on Goodreads, click the link next to that challenge question, or go through the news and interviews link at the top of this page and check the monthly "most read books" blog posts.

Wow I’ve so got to do this Summer Reading challenge I love 💕 it.

Be great if you could have a little profile sticker to say you’re doing this challenge, or a little list to tick off which sections of the challenge you completed 🙂

The challenge looks amazing! Looking forward to reading books per the challenge 😄

Sounds like a fun challenge! I'm game! :)

Great List, but The Diary of Frida Kahlo would go in the North America section. For South America I would suggest something by Isabel Allende, maybe?

Where do I update my progress?

Ellina, I love your book choices! You've helped me make fill in some gaps the reading challenge. Thanks for sharing.

Nancy wrote: "Great List, but The Diary of Frida Kahlo would go in the North America section. For South America I would suggest something by Isabel Allende, maybe?"
thanks, will check that

I want to do this challenge.
I am doing a goal of 100 books this year. Last year i went for a goal of 500 books and got to 350. Do you think 100 books is not enough? I am already 1/2 way there so...... I need so feedback. :)

Aya wrote: "What does "Read a book set on every continent" mean?"

That is my question as well. I am struggling with finding something that fits (that I haven't read). If you haven't read Zoo by James Patterson, I believe there is a scene on every continent but it's all I could come up with.

Well it is nice to know now that we are already two weeks into the summer challenge. This is the first time I have seen anything about this.

Nancy wrote: "Where do I update my progress?"

There's a whole post thread where you can update as you go.

Any recs for a book set on every continent? I'm coming up totally blank!

😎 Fun challenge.

C’mon Goodreads! If you can track our yearly reading you can track our progress for the summer reading program. Super fun idea but work on the coding to add this to the app.

Yacoob wrote: "Are there any suggestions for books that cover "Read a book set on every continent"?"

I liked The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica
by John Calvin Batchelor Covers 2 or 3 continents... But I read it years ago when it first came out... when I was much younger..

Cordula wrote: "
What if a books fits to more than one categorie?
Like “Good Omens”, for instance.
It’s coauthored, it’s adapt..."

There are no rules. Whatever you're comfortable with. You can always start that way and then if you have time, start knocking off double-ups, etc.

Elyse wrote: "Swati wrote: "Hi everyone,
Books that I put on my goodreads summer reading challenge TBR might help others.
So I picked
Asia - The astonishing colour of after
Africa - My sister, the serial Killer
..."

Antarctica is in the first sentence of the synopsis of Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Jennifer wrote: "Aneta wrote: "Shaun wrote: "Victoria wrote in message 77: "could you please make something to track it like with the general reading challenge :("

The best way to track the Summer Reading Challeng..."

Omg I'm so late but when I had first read this I had no idea what you were talking about but I didn't want to seem dumb so I said nothing, only now that I saw the link you posted afterwards I understand you were talking about a group. After all, I don't think the summer challenge is very realistic for me right now but this group in general might just be what I need so thank you so much, groups are really something I've completely ignored during all my years here.

Rubi2727 wrote: "This is the best summer reading challenge I've seen so far. I can't wait to get started. Any recommendations for "book that is set on every continent.""

Go through the previous comments.

Elyse wrote: "Rubi2727 wrote: "This is the best summer reading challenge I've seen so far. I can't wait to get started. Any recommendations for "book that is set on every continent.""

Go through the previous co..."

I totally agree!!!!!!!!!

For Past Love: I read Madicken by Astrid Lindgren.

I have not finished reading I Rosens Mitt by Martin Widmark and Ola Skogäng yet, which is for "It takes two"

Here is the rest of it, which I have not read yet.

Actually want to read: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Not from around here: Heidi by Johanna Spyri (I will probably change my mind later)

Wheel of format: I have decided an audiobook, but not sure which audiobook.

New voices: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Armchair traveler: Et Dukkehjem by Henrik Ibsen

Good as gold: And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.

The book is better: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Short & sweet: The Pearl by John Steinbeck

On the bandwagon: Becoming by Michelle Obama.

God, I don't know if I can bite this off but I'm totally down for this. It'll be good to get out of my regular genre and comfort zone for awhile.

Wish there was somewhere Goodreads kept track of this like the yearly challenge...

Tracey wrote: "Is there a specific place to post about our progress, or just download the PDF and check it off for ourselves? It would be nice to have an easy way to share it on my feed."

Tracey wrote: "Is there a specific place to post about our progress, or just download the PDF and check it off for ourselves? It would be nice to have an easy way to share it on my feed."

I was thinking the same thing. it would be nice if they'd set it up like the Yearly Reading Challenge - much easier to keep track.

Aya wrote: "Tracey wrote: "Antarctica, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia/South Pacific.

I know that depending on where you live in the world, you consider different places to b..."

I think either way as long as the characters and story are on that continent. ex: Around the World in Eighty Days - I think that would take up three continents. I think it's open to interpretation.

Hey! For anyone that was struggling to find a book for Contintal Drift... try A Cook’s Tour by Anthony Bourdain. It covers just about every continent! It’s the closet I’ve seen so far for a book set on every continent. 😎

I’m in but will do The begging since it’s my first time to do this challenge

Yacoob wrote: "Are there any suggestions for books that cover "Read a book set on every continent"?"
I'm wondering that too, is it one book set on all the continents or 7 books set on one continent each?

Bob wrote: "Yacoob wrote: "Are there any suggestions for books that cover "Read a book set on every continent"?"
I'm wondering that too, is it one book set on all the continents or 7 books set on one continen..."

Have you read the whole thread or sifted through some of the others? Because someone did mention a book that got you through all but Antarctica and a couple of people found books that filled the Antarctica spot.

I'm in Vancouver, BC, and our public library is having a "Book Bingo" challenge: http://www.vpl.ca/bookbingo

That sounds like a lot of fun! I am going to try that challenge.

Here's my list too just in case it helps someone!

Good as gold: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The book is better: Read a book being adapted for TV or film this year.
Short & sweet: Read a book with less than 100 pages (or a book you can finish in one sitting).
On the bandwagon: Where the Crawdads Sing
Actually want to read: When Dimple Met Rishi
Not from around here: The Gold Letter
In the friend zone: Read a book that a friend recommended
It takes two: The Unhoneymooners
Wheel of format: Becoming (audiobook)
New voices: Dead Inside
Past love: Reread a book you loved when you were younger. Armchair traveler: Read a book set in a destination you want to visit.

Stay awhile: Read a book >500 paged.
Stranger than fiction: Read a nonfiction book published this year.
Tongue-tied: The Murmur of Bees
No place like home: Read a book that appears on your GR newsfeed
Continental drift: Read a book set on every continent.
Asia:
Europe: Me Before You
North America: The Simple Wild
Africa:
Antartica:
Genre explorer: Read a book from a genre you've never read before
Reading roulette: Read the third book you see on your Want to Read shelf.
Primary reading: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Back to school: Read a book about a subject you don’t know much about.

How to join this summer reading challenge. I do not see a link

Khushbu wrote: "How to join this summer reading challenge. I do not see a link"

It's more of a self-guided challenge. If you search through the comments, there are several groups that are "hosting" it.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to create a "book" on the Summer Reading Challenge (like 2019 on Goodreads and its previous companions), so people can easily and visibly keep track of their challenge?

Primary reading: Life of Pi

Would love to do this challenge

Laura wrote: "Can one book count for multiple categories?"

I'm starting late, so I'm counting one book for multiple categories. For example, "The Yellow Wallpaper fits both less than 100 pages and has a color in the title. I'm checking off both for that book.

I'd never been able to complete the challenge if I had to read 21 books over 2 months time. I don't have time to read 2-3 books a day. (I wish I did!)

How do you remove a book from your want to read list that you no longer want to read?

Christine wrote: "How do you remove a book from your want to read list that you no longer want to read?"

Hi Christine, I just delete the book in my list of "My Books." There may be another solution, but that works for me.

HI Mary Ann thanks for replying. When you find the book you want to delete in the list of My Books what do you actually do? I can't seem to highlight it, pressing delete does nothing, right click doesn't give an option to delete either

Christine wrote: "HI Mary Ann thanks for replying. When you find the book you want to delete in the list of My Books what do you actually do? I can't seem to highlight it, pressing delete does nothing, right click d..."

I only click the grey "X" and then I get a goodreads message asking for confirmation. Once I confirm, it takes a second or two and the book is gone.

I just noticed this challenge last week. The good news is that I have been a reading machine all summer and many of my books fit in the list. How long do we have to finish the challenge? I apologize if I missed this piece of info and it's already there somewhere.

Jennifer wrote: "I just noticed this challenge last week. The good news is that I have been a reading machine all summer and many of my books fit in the list. How long do we have to finish the challenge? I apologiz..."

It's not really a monitored challenge. Some are going until Sept 1, some are going until the first day of autumn. Whatever you like!

Thanks Elyse!

I'm about to finish the challenge and I want a fall one. Who's with me?

I'm about 3 weeks away from finishing mine too . A fall challenge would be nice .

Since I didn't see this challenge until the middle of August, I'm going to let myself work on this until September 22, the last official day of summer.

For Beginners
• Good as gold: Then She Was Gone
• The book is better:
• Short & sweet: Talking as Fast as I can (read in one day at the beach)
• On the bandwagon: Where the Crawdads Sing
• Actually want to read:We Were the Lucky Ones
• Not from around here: Read a book set in a different culture from your own. ~ Unmarriagable
• In the friend zone:
• It takes two:
• Wheel of format: The Girls in the Pictures - Audiobook version.
• New voices: Read a debut novel. ~ The Silent Patient
• Past love:
• Armchair traveler: The Summer Country

Expert-Level Additions
• Stay awhile:
• Stranger than fiction: Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses
• Tongue-tied:
• No place like home: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
• Continental drift: Read a book set on every continent. Asia – Elsey Come Home; Europe – Mistress of the Ritz;
• Genre explorer: The Guest Book (Christian fiction)
• Reading roulette:
• Primary reading:
• Back to school: Overcoming Dyslexia