megan’s Comments (group member since Dec 18, 2014)

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

I will definitely read it.
I'll probably read The Time Traveler's Wife as well. It got a super close second place and I already own it (bottom of the pile book), and it is the month for romance reads after all.

John Green means I will likely be crying at some point.

[x] A book that was originally written in a different language: The Glassblower translated from German

[x] A popular author's first book: Looking for Alaska

I read romance when I need a mental break from more serious story lines. I love WW1 and WW2 historical fiction, but I know I'm going to end up an emotional mess by the end.

Trilogy = 3 books
So is that makes it 52 books?

The Things They Carried is a six star book!

I had to read And God Spoke: The Authority of the Bible for the Church Today for one of my required religion and philosophy classes while in college. I actually read it when I was suppose to though.

I have to be in a mood to read Jane. Like most classics, they are not easy to just breeze through.

I have to be in a mood to read Jane. Like most classics, they are not easy to just breeze through.

[x] A banned book: The Handmaid's Tale

50 New Books

[x] A book that made you cry: Those Who Save Us

*Many books make me cry. This one made me cry throughout - for nearly every character.

Identity Challenge 2015 - finish by date of birth

It Never Ends
DONE! Couldn't put it down.

50 New Books:

[x] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit: The Light Between Oceans Australia!

My grandmother once told me to always have a bit of fluff on the side, for when the other gets too deep. So, I always have a romance novel for when the main book I am reading leaves me in tears or with a confusing headache.

My grandmother once told me to always have a bit of fluff on the side, for when the other gets too deep. So, I always have a romance novel for when the main book I am reading leaves me in tears or with a confusing headache.

I started reading my Identity Challenge pick, but the author and book links in Good Reads are basically nonexistent It Never Ends so here's the address to the author's page if anyone is interested: http://andyphelps.net/book

2015 Challenges

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, Scarlet
[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

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

ROY G BIV: Ride The Rainbow Spring Mini-Challenge

Red- Red Dog Saloon
Orange- In A Field of Oranges
Yellow- The Golden Dancer
Green- The Green Glass
Blue- The Blue Hour
Indigo- Indigo
Violet- The Plum Tree

Black- Black Water
Brown- 38 Chestnuts: A Korean American Novel
White- Lily's White Lace

I'd Like To Buy A Vowel Mini-Challenge
Titles with:
No A - Three Wishes
No E - Fangirl
No I - A Man Called Ove
No O - The Nightingale
No U - The Girl on the Train
No Y - Surviving Ice

Banned Book Week 2015 Mini-Challenge
Censorship Level #4
1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Reason: masterbation, violence, racial slurs
2. Fahrenheit 451
Reason: anti-Christian theme/bible burning, violence, murder
3. Always Running
Reason: gang violence, racial slurs, sexual content, drugs
4. The Bluest Eye
Reason: sexual content > rape, pedophilia, incest

Calendar Crazy - Autum Edition
September: A Year at 32 September Way, Another Year at 32 September Way
October: From Rocket Boys to October Sky
November: November 9


BINGO - May through August

B1: Exploration - out of your comfort zone: The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley, Who Planned to Live an Unusual Life
B2: Congratulations - award winner: Redeployment
B3: Participation - group read: Station Eleven
B4: Information - non-fiction: The Last Lecture
B5: Collaboration - found on GR: Sweet

I1: Listed It - on TBR list: The Obituary Society
I2: Bought It - own it: Go Ask Alice
I3: Eyed It - a book you've been meaning to read: Four: A Divergent Story Collection
I4: Downloaded It - The Yellow Rose Beauty Shop
I5: Scored It - free: All the Bright Places

N1: Oldie But Goodie - classic: Frankenstein
N2: New Kid On The Block - 2015 release: Chasing River
N3: FREE - any book: Gone to Her Grave
N4: Yesterday's News - 2014 release: Just One Thing
N5: Everybody's Talking - book everyone's read but you: The Great Gatsby

G1: Nice To Meet You - new author: Confess
G2: You Seem Familiar - popular author: The Tell-Tale Heart
G3: One Of The Girls - female author: The Moonlight Palace
G4: One Of The Guys - male author: Red Light
G5: Old Friends - a favorite author: An Abundance of Katherines

O1: Take A Stand - stand alone: Brooklyn
O2: Take A Friend - from a series: Spiraled
O3: Take A Trip - different locale: The Stranger's Obituary
O4: Take A Look - adult book: Over the Top
O5: Take A Break - young adult: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Year goal: 75 125 175 180 190

Alphabet Soup Mini-Challenge ✓

50 New Books Mini-Challenge ✓

BINGO (May - August) ✓

ROY G BIV: Ride The Rainbow Mini-Challenge ✓

Banned Book Week 2015 Mini-Challenge ✓

I'd Like To Buy A Vowel Mini-Challenge ✓

Calander Crazy - Autumn Edition ✓

Identity Challenge 2015: It Never Ends - 8-Jan ✓

Flowers, Flowers Everywhere! May Mini-Challenge: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - 25 May ✓

Dog Days of Summer July Mini-Challenge: Summer - 28 July ✓


Monthly Group Reads
January Classic: Persuasion
February Genre: The Rosie Project
February YA: Paper Towns
March YA: Splintered
March World Lit: Heart of Darkness
March Genre: Atonement
March Classic: Oliver Twist
April Nonfiction: Crafts & Hobbies: 100 Days of Kindness: Spreading Happiness, Joy, and Love with 100 Acts of Random Kindness!
April Genre: Much Ado About Nothing
June Genre: The Picture of Dorian Gray
June Nonfiction: The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
June YA: Red Queen
July YA: The Geography of You and Me
August Classic: The Age of Innocence
August Genre: I Am Pilgrim
September Genre: The Martian
September YA: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
September Nonfiction: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
October YA: Go Set a Watchman

Go for a Judy Blume book. You can easily knock those out in a couple hours.