Holly’s Comments (group member since Nov 05, 2013)

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

You guys are too sweet!

Renee, I'm planning on reading The Odyssey once I'm a bit more settled into the year! I'd love to know what you think about it!

Hi Cindy,

You can post in the 'Specific Book/Author Discussion' folder we have. Just make a new thread about the book.

Or you can just post in the 'Book Chat' folder, with a new thread. It's up to you.

(Note: we may be moving all the 'specific book/author discussion' threads to the 'book chat' folder some time)

1 book ahead of schedule... Probably the best it will be all year...

Gonna see how many I can get!

1/40

[] 1. A book based on a fairy tale
[] 2. A National Book Award winner
[] 3. A YA bestseller
[] 4. A book you haven't read since high school
[] 5. A book set in your home state
[] 6. A book translated to English
[] 7. A romance set in the future
[] 8. A book set in Europe
[] 9. A book that's under 150 pages
[x] 10. A New York Times bestseller: When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II
[] 11. A book that's becoming a movie this year
[] 12. A book recommended by someone you just met
[] 13. A self-improvement book
[] 14. A book you can finish in a day
[] 15. A book written by a celebrity
[] 16. A political memoir
[] 17. A book at least 100 years older than you
[] 18. A book that's more than 600 pages
[] 19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
[] 20. A science-fiction novel
[] 21. A book recommended by a family member
[] 22. A graphic novel
[] 23. A book that is published in 2016
[] 24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
[] 25. A book that takes place during summer
[] 26. A book and its prequel
[] 27. A murder mystery
[] 28. A book written by a comedian
[] 29. A dystopian novel
[] 30. A book with a blue cover
[] 31. A book of poetry
[] 32. The first book you see in a bookstore
[] 33. A classic from the 20th century
[] 34. A book from the library
[] 35. An autobiography
[] 36. A book about a road trip
[] 37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
[] 38. A satirical book
[] 39. A book that takes place on an island
[] 40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy

I so want to take part in this but most of the books I own are at home, and I'm at uni!

January group reads are up!

Sorry for the delay in getting them up and running. They will usually be sorted out far earlier than this!

Our look into South American literature is Paula by Isabel Allende.

Apologies this thread is up a bit late! But discussion starts from now.

If anyone wants to be a group read leader for this, and pose questions/encourage people to read, feel free to post on here!

Our first Genre group read is My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrick Backman!

Apologies this thread is up a bit late! But discussion starts from now.

If anyone wants to be a group read leader for this, and pose questions/encourage people to read, feel free to post on here!

Our first Alternate group read is Gratitude by Oliver Sacks!

Apologies this thread is up a bit late! But discussion starts from now.

If anyone wants to be a group read leader for this, and pose questions/encourage people to read, feel free to post on here!

Welcome everyone!! Hope you enjoy yourselves here!

Gonna read The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith!

And here's the board!

Holly's Alphabet Soup! Will try get this one done this year!

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I'm sorry to hear it's been a hard pregnancy! All the best to you and the baby!

Glad you like the changes, and Happy New Year!

Reserved for Accomplishment Badges

Current Mini Challenges:

Award Winners 0/3
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Lets Have Pie 0/7
1. Comedy
2. Crime
3. Family & Self
4. Love
5. Science Fiction & Fantasy
6. State of the Nation
7. War & Travel

Alphabet Soup 8/26
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B- Beacon 23: The Complete Novel
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F- Future Shock
G- Gratitude
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O- Oliver Twist
P- The Price of Salt
Q- Queer Wars
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S- Stone Mattress: Nine Tales
T- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
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W- When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II
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POPSUGAR 2016 READING CHALLENGE: 11/40
[] 1. A book based on a fairy tale
[] 2. A National Book Award winner
[] 3. A YA bestseller:
[] 4. A book you haven't read since high school
[] 5. A book set in your home state
[] 6. A book translated to English
[x] 7. A romance set in the future: Beacon 23: The Complete Novel
[] 8. A book set in Europe
[x] 9. A book that's under 150 pages: Quarter Life Poetry: Poems for the Young, Broke and Hangry
[x] 10. A New York Times bestseller: When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II
[x] 11. A book that's becoming a movie this year: The 5th Wave
[] 12. A book recommended by someone you just met
[] 13. A self-improvement book
[x] 14. A book you can finish in a day: We Should All Be Feminists
[] 15. A book written by a celebrity
[] 16. A political memoir
[x] 17. A book at least 100 years older than you: Oliver Twist
[] 18. A book that's more than 600 pages
[] 19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
[x] 20. A science-fiction novel: Sleeping Giants
[] 21. A book recommended by a family member
[] 22. A graphic novel
[x] 23. A book that is published in 2016: Future Shock
[] 24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
[] 25. A book that takes place during summer
[] 26. A book and its prequel
[] 27. A murder mystery
[] 28. A book written by a comedian
[x] 29. A dystopian novel: The Phoenix Descent
[x] 30. A book with a blue cover: Gratitude
[] 31. A book of poetry
[] 32. The first book you see in a bookstore
[] 33. A classic from the 20th century
[] 34. A book from the library
[] 35. An autobiography
[] 36. A book about a road trip
[] 37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
[x] 38. A satirical book: Gulliver's Travels
[] 39. A book that takes place on an island
[x] 40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy: The Price of Salt

Focuses

LGBT Rights/History: 1/4
Poetry Collections: 1/3
Feminism: 1/2
Margaret Atwood Texts: 1/2

This year, I really want to allow myself the width to explore things that I am both interested in now and want to have a look into.

I found some really good books this year just from discussions on here and Goodreads in general, and I really want to make the most of that! While part of my goal will be to battle my evergrowing to-read list, I really want to make this year a year of meaningful reading.

So, here we go. Onto the wild journey of 2016! Hopefully I'll read some awesome books!

Reading Challenge: 16/75 books
1. When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning
2. Gratitude by Oliver Sacks
3. The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
4. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
5. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
6. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
7. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
8. Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood
9. Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
10. The Phoenix Descent by Chuck Grossart
11. Queer Wars by Dennis Altman
12. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
13. Future Shock by Elizabeth Briggs
14. The Wolf in the Attic by Paul Kearney
15. Quarter Life Poetry: Poems for the Young, Broke and Hangry by Samantha Jayne
16. Beacon 23: The Complete Novel by Hugh Howey

Going for level 1!

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