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Totally down for this!POPSUGAR 2016 Reading Mini-Challenge
Goal: 30/40
[x] 1. A book based on a fairy tale: Fairest
[x] 2. A National Book Award winner: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
[x] 3. A YA bestseller: Love Letters to the Dead
[x] 4. A book you haven't read since high school: The Things They Carried
[x] 5. A book set in your home state: The Infinite Sea
[x] 6. A book translated to English: The American Lady
[x] 7. A romance set in the future: Reached
[x] 8. A book set in Europe: The Berlin Boxing Club
[x] 9. A book that's under 150 pages: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
[x] 10. A New York Times bestseller: The Casual Vacancy
[x] 11. A book that's becoming a movie this year: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
[] 12. A book recommended by someone you just met
[] 13. A self-improvement book
[x] 14. A book you can finish in a day: Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
[x] 15. A book written by a celebrity: Everybody's Got Something
[] 16. A political memoir
[] 17. A book at least 100 years older than you
[x] 18. A book that's more than 600 pages: Winter
[x] 19. A book from Oprah's Book Club: House of Sand and Fog
[x] 20. A science-fiction novel: Golden Son
[x] 21. A book recommended by a family member: Drowning Ruth
[] 22. A graphic novel
[x] 23. A book that is published in 2016: Known
[x] 24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation: Tea with the Black Dragon
[] 25. A book that takes place during summer
[x] 26. A book and its prequel: Rules for a Proper Governess, Scandal And The Duchess
[x] 27. A murder mystery:In the Clearing
[] 28. A book written by a comedian
[x] 29. A dystopian novel: Under the Never Sky
[x] 30. A book with a blue cover: My Sister's Grave
[x] 31. A book of poetry: milk and honey
[] 32. The first book you see in a bookstore
[x] 33. A classic from the 20th century: Ethan Frome
[] 34. A book from the library
[x] 35. An autobiography: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
[x] 36. A book about a road trip: Whistling Past the Graveyard
[x] 37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with: The White Tiger
[x] 38. A satirical book: Catch-22
[x] 39. A book that takes place on an island: The Island Project: A Thriller
[] 40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy
Started Red Rising yesterday. It's been on my to-read shelf since it's sequel came out. Book #3 is due out in February. Great so far.
Megan's 50 New Books Mini-Challenge[x] A book with more than 500 pages: Cress
[x] A classic romance: Northanger Abbey
[x] A book that became a movie: Still Alice
[x] A book published this year: Becoming Rain
[x] A book with a number in the title: The 5th Wave
[x] A book by someone under 30: The Tiger's Wife
[x] A book with nonhuman characters: Cinder
[x] A funny book: Yes Please
[x] A book by a female author: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
[x] A mystery or thriller: Inferno
[x] A book with a one-word title: Room
[x] A book of short stories: Interpreter of Maladies
[x] A book set in a different country: Last Train to Istanbul: A Novel
[x] A non-fiction book: God, If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked: Tales of Stand-up, Saturday Night Live, and Other Mind-Altering Mayhem
[x] A popular author's first book: Looking for Alaska
[x] A book from an author that you love but haven't read yet: Peacock Emporium
[x] A book a friend recommended: Wool Omnibus
[x] A Pulitzer Prize winning book: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
[x] A book based on a true story: The Invention of Wings
[x] A book at the bottom of your to read list: Everything I Never Told You
[x] A book your mom loves: John Adams
[x] A book that scares you: The Three
[x] A book more than 100 years old: Far from the Madding Crowd
[x] A book based entirely on its cover: The Driftless Area
[x] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't: To Kill a Mockingbird
[x] A memoir: Coming Clean
[x] A book you can finish in a day: The Master Magician
[x] A book with antonyms in the title: Big Little Lies
[x] A book set somewhere you always wanted to visit: The Light Between Oceans
[x] A book that came out the year you were born: The Prince of Tides
[x] A book with bad reviews: The House I Loved
[x] A trilogy: The Wayward Pines Trilogy - Pines, Wayward, The Last Town
[x] A book from your childhood: The Wheel on the School
[x] A book with a love triangle:The Vincent Boys, The Vincent Brothers
[x] A book set in the future: Into the Forest
[x] A book set in high school: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
[x] A book with a color in the title: One Lavender Ribbon
[x] A book that made you cry: Those Who Save Us
[x] A book with magic: The Night Circus
[x] A graphic novel: Artifice
[x] A book by an author you've never read before: The Ladies Room
[x] A book you own but have never read: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
[x] A book that takes place in your hometown: Fu-Fu-Fu-Frank!: One Man's Struggle with Tourette Syndrome
[x] A book that was originally written in a different language: The Glassblower
[x] A book set during Christmas: Landline
[x] A book written by an author with your same initials: We Are Not Ourselves
[x] A play: A Streetcar Named Desire
[x] A banned book: The Handmaid's Tale
[x] A book based on or turned into a tv show: The Astronaut Wives Club
[x] A book you started but never finished: Gone Girl
I'm reading this as a reread. The copy I have was actually given to my by my neuropsychiatrist. He's the reason I originally read The Perks of Being A Wallflower back in the early 2000s and dozens of other books over the years.
Oh I'm in!!!
We could all contribute to the banner. Maybe stick to a specific 'logo or theme' for cohesion, but add some month/season. Better yet, since we are from all over the globe, focus more on elements reflecting the group read books of the month.We could all submit ideas or have volunteers. I'd have no problem helping out.
Finished last night!Alphabet Soup Mini-Challenge
A- The Art Forger
B- The Burgess Boys
C- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
D- The Discontinuity of Small Things
E- Eleanor & Park
F- Flowers for Algernon
G- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
H- Hollow City
I- The Interestings
J- The Joy Luck Club
K- Killing Chase
L- Love, Rosie
M- The Man in the Window
N- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
O- Orphan Train
P- The Painted Girls
Q- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
R- Running Barefoot
S- Serena
T- Tell the Wolves I'm Home
U- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
V- Vanished
W- What She Left Behind
X- X.
Y- The Yard Rose
Z- The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
30 Book Non Fiction ChallengeGoal: 17/30
[] NF book with > 500 pages
[x] History - The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
[] NF book that became a movie
[x] NF about Relationships - The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
[x] NF book published this year - The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
[x] Religion or Philosophy - Front Porch Tales: Warm Hearted Stories of Family, Faith, Laughter and Love
[x] NF book with a number in the title - Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
[x] Biography - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
[x] A funny NF book - Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
[x] NF book by a female author - The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
[] a How-To book
[] NF book with a one-word title
[] NF about Nature or Animals
[x] A NF book set in a different country - Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
[] Health/Wellness
[x] NF book a friend recommended -The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
[x] Prize winning NF book - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
[x] Minority Studies - Between the World and Me
[] NF book that scares you
[x] Self Improvement - Who Moved My Cheese?
[] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born
[] LGBTQ
[] A NF book with a place in the title
[x] NF related to Current Events - Men Explain Things to Me
[x] NF book you own but have never read - Killing Jesus: A History
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[x] a Memoir - Everybody's Got Something
[] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name
[x] Math/Technology - Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
[] A NF book you started but never finished
Bookopoly
Roll 1:
Railroad - Travel Along: Read a book about a journey
Walk Two Moons
26 June
Roll 2:
Book Ban: Read a book you have started but never finished
A Game of Thrones
4 July
Roll 3:
Railroad -Travel Ahead: Read a book set in the future
Into the Still Blue
14 July
Roll 4:
Red - Category: The shortest book on your shelf
The Little Prince
15 July
Roll 5:
Water Works: Read a book by an author new to you
Fire Song by Val St. Crowe
21 July
Spring BingoB1: Award Nominated
B2: Memoir
B3: Audio Book
B4: Green Cover - The Wallcreeper
B5: Pretty Dress - The Time Between
I1: Published before 1900
I2: Travel
I3: Horror or Suspense
I4: Mental Illness - My Heart and Other Black Holes
I5: Fairies or Fae - City of Heavenly Fire
N1: Published This Year -Targeted
N2: Yellow Cover - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
N3: FREE - Seed
N4: Romance - Silver Bay
N5: Male POV - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
G1: Tear-Jerker - Orphan Number 8
G2: In Translation - Britt-Marie Was Here
G3: Minority Studies - Us
G4: Young Adult - Where Things Come Back
G5: Magical Powers - A Gathering of Shadows
O1: Fairy Tale Retelling
O2: Historical (F or NF)
O3: Play
O4: Based on a True story - The Medici Letters: The Secret Origins of the Renaissance
O5: Pink Cover - The Wife
Winter BingoB1: Award Winner - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
B2: Graphic Novel
B3: Silver Lettering - Stars Above
B4: Mystery or Thriller
B5: Current Event Related
I1: Start a Series - A Darker Shade of Magic
I2: Middle Grade
I3: Blue Cover - The Grave Tender
I4: > 400 pages
I5: Personal Improvement
N1: Classic - Brave New World
N2: Made into a Movie
N3: FREE - Running Wilde
N4: Science Fiction
N5: Humor
G1: Magical Realism - Her Fearful Symmetry
G2: LGBTQ+
G3: White Cover - Broken Grace
G4: Published In Your Birth Year
G5: Biographical
O1: Published Last Year - The Short Drop
O2: Epistolary
O3: Gold Lettering - The Story of Lucy Gault
O4: Based on Mythology
O5: Math/Science
POPSUGAR 2016 Reading Mini-Challenge Goal: 30/40
[x] 1. A book based on a fairy tale: Fairest
[x] 2. A National Book Award winner: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
[x] 3. A YA bestseller: Love Letters to the Dead
[x] 4. A book you haven't read since high school: The Things They Carried
[x] 5. A book set in your home state: The Infinite Sea
[x] 6. A book translated to English: The American Lady
[x] 7. A romance set in the future: Reached
[x] 8. A book set in Europe: The Berlin Boxing Club
[x] 9. A book that's under 150 pages: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
[x] 10. A New York Times bestseller: The Casual Vacancy
[x] 11. A book that's becoming a movie this year: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
[x] 12. A book recommended by someone you just met - Joyland
[x] 13. A self-improvement book - Who Moved My Cheese?
[x] 14. A book you can finish in a day: Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
[x] 15. A book written by a celebrity: Everybody's Got Something
[] 16. A political memoir
[x] 17. A book at least 100 years older than you: Julius Caesar
[x] 18. A book that's more than 600 pages: Winter
[x] 19. A book from Oprah's Book Club: House of Sand and Fog
[x] 20. A science-fiction novel: Golden Son
[x] 21. A book recommended by a family member: Drowning Ruth
[x] 23. A book that is published in 2016: Known
[x] 24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation: Tea with the Black Dragon
[] 25. A book that takes place during summer
[x] 26. A book and its prequel: Rules for a Proper Governess; Scandal And The Duchess
[x] 27. A murder mystery: In the Clearing
[x] 28. A book written by a comedian: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
[x] 29. A dystopian novel: Under the Never Sky
[x] 30. A book with a blue cover: My Sister's Grave
[x] 31. A book of poetry: milk and honey
[] 32. The first book you see in a bookstore
[x] 33. A classic from the 20th century: Ethan Frome
[x] 35. An autobiography: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
[x] 36. A book about a road trip: Whistling Past the Graveyard
[x] 37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with: The White Tiger
[x] 38. A satirical book: Catch-22
[x] 39. A book that takes place on an island: The Island Project: A Thriller
[x] 40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy: The Goal
2016 Alphabet Soup Mini-Challenge Goal: 26/26
A- And the Mountains Echoed
B- Beautiful Disaster
C- Crossed
D- Dreams of Joy
E- The Euthanist
F- Fight Club
G- Glass Sword
H- Her Final Breath
I- Incendiary
J- Justice Redeemed
K- Killing Jesus: A History
L- Lady Midnight
M- Men Explain Things to Me
N- Next
O- The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
P- Poisonfeather
Q- Quantum Lens
R- The Raven Boys
S- Shanghai Girls
T- Things We Set On Fire
U- Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
V- A Visit from the Goon Squad
W- The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
X- The X
Y- The Year We Left Home
Z- Zoo
TBR Mini-Challenge Goal: 20/20
-Complete based on books read for other challenges
- Books included must be owned by the member - physical copy only BEFORE Jan. 1, 2016
Round 1
Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
1. Fairest - 2015
2. Killing Jesus: A History - 2015
3. Shanghai Girls - 2013
4. Dreams of Joy - 2014
5. Zoo - 2013
Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
6. Winter - 2015
7. Drowning Ruth - 2013
8. The Infinite Sea - 2014
9. Her Fearful Symmetry - 2014
10. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America - 2014
Level Three (15 TBR books) = Captain of the Shelf
11. The Story of Lucy Gault - 2013
12. House of Sand and Fog - 2014
13. Under the Never Sky - 2012
14. The Casual Vacancy - 2013
15. The Bell Jar - 2014
Level Four (20 TBR books) = Master of All Dust Bunnies
16. Incendiary - 2013
17. Silver Bay - 2014
18. Crossed - 2013
19. Reached - 2013
20. The Things They Carried - 2004/2015
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Round 2
Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
1. And the Mountains Echoed - 2013
2. City of Heavenly Fire - 2014
3. Catch-22 - 2014
4. The Time Between - 2013
5. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity - 2015
Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
6. A Game of Thrones - 2012
7. A Visit from the Goon Squad - 2015
8. Next - 2015
Goal: TBR Challenge ✓
Alphabet Soup Mini-Challenge ✓
POPSUGAR 2016 Reading Challenge
Non-Fiction Challenge
Mix-n-Match : Women's History ✓
Winter Bingo ✓
Spring Bingo ✓
ROY G BIV ✓
Bookopoly
Mix-n-Match : Women's History
Biography of a Woman; ebook : Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg - 9 March
Women's Studies; paperback: The Bell Jar - 23 March
ROY G BIV - The Rainbow Challenge
Level 1: Painter's Palette - Any 3 colors
1. Red - The Red Fox
2. Blue - Blue
3. Green - The Green Line
Monthly Group Reads
January Contemporary/Literary Merit: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
March World Lit (Sub-Sahara): The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
April Non-Fiction: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
August Genre (play): King Lear
Thinking of putting together a challenge based on books that are being turned into movies. Like Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth.But I have no idea how to structure it. I should probably find a list of books that apply before I commit to anything.
Thoughts?
