Renee’s Comments (group member since Feb 03, 2014)

Renee’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

This is for those of us who love reading series novels. A bit tricky since that can mean anywhere from 3 to 30 novels! So you just need to choose a series and set a goal. Graphic novel series are welcome.

The Plan...
Level 1: Grab A Spoon: 3-4 books/volumes of the same series
Level 2: Pour The Milk: 5-10 books/volumes of the same series
Level 3: Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!: more than 10 books/volumes in a single series read this year

-You can do this for more than one series, but you need to post them separately.
-You don't have to read the entire series. For example, You may choose to read the first 3-4 books of one series, then start a new challenge with a different series. Depending on your reading habits.
-Also, you don't have to start with the first book in the series, as long as you have at least 3 books still to read. For example, I've already read 11 books of O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series, but there are more than 20 in the series, so I could start with Book 12 and go from there.

Confession...

I've been diligently reading my way through a couple of series and forgetting to update here. *hangs head*

Guess I need to get on that before the ball drops!

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This challenge will run all year and have a leveled format, but mostly this is a place to discuss the new releases of this year.

Level One: Curious: read 1 new release
Level Two: Curiouser: read 3 new releases
Level Three: Most Curious: read 6 new releases
Level Four: You killed the cat: read 12 new releases

Last call for New Releases of 2016!

We are closing in on the end of the 2016 Pop Sugar Challenge.
How is everyone doing?

There will be a new (longer) list for 2017! (Oh, those crazy PopSugar kids.)

Decade Challenge
(Original publication date)

1800-1809:
1810-1819:
1820-1829:
1830-1839: Eugene Onegin
1840-1849: The Old Curiosity Shop**
1850-1859:
1860-1869: Framley Parsonage**
1870-1879:
1880-1889: The Woodlanders**
1890-1899:
1900-1909: The Jungle**
1910-1919: The Good Soldier**
1920-1929: A Passage to India**
1930-1939: Little House in the Big Woods**
1940-1949:
1950-1959: A Town Like Alice**
1960-1969: The Bell Jar**
1970-1979: The Neverending Story**
1980-1989:
1990-1999:
2000-2009: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress**
2010-2017: Life After Life**

** indicates finished

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Decade Challenge
(Original publication date)

1800-1809:
1810-1819:
1820-1829:
1830-1839:
1840-1849:
1850-1859:
1860-1869:
1870-1879:
1880-1889:
1890-1899:
1900-1909:
1910-1919:
1920-1929:
1930-1939:
1940-1949:
1950-1959:
1960-1969:
1970-1979:
1980-1989:
1990-1999:
2000-2009:
2010-2017:

Decade Challenge

This will run all year.
The idea is to try to read and record ONE book originally published in each decade listed. Your end result should be a list of the 22 decades posted here, with one book you've read beside each decade. (Feel free to cut and paste the template below to get started.)

Some members will have posted a mockup of this challenge in their personal goal threads, for ease of organization. This is the official thread for posting lists and sharing ideas about how to complete this challenge.

Also, GR does a "Best Books of ____" by decade, which is really helpful. You can access through LISTOPIA or Google "Best Books of (decade/year)" to get to them.

I really love the way this challenge forces me to read beyond my comfort zone.

It was a blast last year. I'm going to start over though. I like a clean slate! :)

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PopSugar List for 2017

[] Recommended by a librarian
[] on your TBR too long
[] book of letters
[] audiobook
[] by a person of color
[] a season in the title
[] story within a story
[] multiple authors
[] espionage thriller
[] cat on cover
[] author with pseudonym
[] bestseller in genre you don’t normally read
[] by or about a person with disability
[] involves travel
[] has subtitle
[] published 1n 2017
[] about food
[] career advice
[] re-read that makes you smile
[] mythical creature
[] non-human perspective
[] steampunk novel
[] has red spine
[] set in wilderness
[] re-read you loved as a child
[] author from a country you’ve never visited
[] title has character name
[] set in wartime
[] unreliable narrator
[] has pictures
[] main character is different ethnicity then you
[] about interesting woman
[] set in 2 time periods
[] set in a hotel
[] title has month or day of week
[] written by someone your admire
[] becoming a movie in 2017
[] set around a holiday other than Christmas
[] first book of a series new to you
[] bought on a trip
[] recommended by an author you love
[] bestseller from 2016
[] family member in title
[] takes place over life-span
[] about immigrant or refugee
[] genre or subgenre you’ve never heard of
[] involves an eccentric character
[] more than 800 pages
[] bought from used bookstore
[] based on mythology
[] difficult topic
[] book mentioned in another book

This list comes from PopSugar. This year they added 12 books to create an advanced challenge but I just listed them along with the rest since we set our own goals.
You can download a hardcopy from this link...
http://www.popsugar.com/love/Reading-...

How to play: set a Personal Goal of between 4-40 books from the list to read by the end of the year. You can cut & paste the entire list and check off categories as you read them. Or create a numbered list and fill in the categories as you go. You can even set levels for yourself if that's what motivates you.

Just remember to post your progress here so we can cheer each other on!

*Mods cackle and grin*

Thanks, Rosemarie. That sounds interesting. I love travel stories.

I've got America's First Daughter on my GR TBR. It looks interesting, too.

Gah! I love readathons but they make me want to read more books!

Welcome, Rosemarie and Karin!
So glad to see you here!

How are you enjoying From Heaven Lake, Rosemarie? I've got that in a book pile around here somewhere.

I'm glad it's finally taking off for you. It's such a rich and complex story.

Maybe even Hollywood "royalty" would do.