Kim’s Comments (group member since Jan 02, 2015)

Kim’s comments from the 2017 Reading Challenge group.

1. A book with LGBT subject matter or character(s).
7. A book about death
16. A book by a Nobel Prize winner
19. A Young Adult book
24. A book about a monster
35. A book written by someone born the same year as you
46. book with a month name in the title
56. A Crime/Detective book
60. A True Crime Book
76. A book with the name of a person in the title
77. A book about books
78. Book with alliteration in the title
80. Book published the year you graduated high school
107. A book from a "villain's" point of view
110. A book where you have seen the movie but not read the book

I'm in a similar spot - running out of time with still lots of books to read. Even if I don't complete the challenge, it's been a great experience. And the fact that I've read more books this year than I can ever remember reading in a single year, I will consider this a success!

I really really really enjoyed The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. At about 167 pages, I easily finished it in a couple of hours. A perfect Sunday morning read!

I'm definitely adding this one to my list. I've heard great things about it.

I hope this link transfers over well but I did a search in Amazon by author and it came up with a great list you can scan relatively easy to fulfill this category! Try to copy and paste the link and let me know if it works!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/other...

I'm about 100 pages in so far and it is keeping my interest, which is good. I don't have an opinion yet on whether it's going to be worth the nearly 700 pages. Stay tuned!

Thank you for organizing this list!

13/50 read

**A book with more than 500 pages (The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt)
A classic romance
**A book that became a movie (Wild by Cheryl Strayed)
**A book published this year (The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins)
A book with a number in the title
A book written by someone under 30
A book with non-human characters
A funny book
A book by a female author
**A mystery or thriller (My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni)
A book with a one-word title
A book of short stories
A book set in a different country (from which you live)
A non-fiction book
A popular author’s first book
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
A book a friend recommended
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A book based on a true story
A book at the bottom of your to-read list
A book your mom loves
A book that scares you
**A book more than 100 years old (The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini)
**A book based entirely on its cover (The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey)
A book you were supposed to read in high school, but didn’t
A memoir
**A book you can finish in a day (The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho)
**A book with antonyms in the title (Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty)
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviews
**A trilogy (First) (Body by Audrey Carlan)
**A trilogy (Second) (Mind by Audrey Carlan)
**A trilogy (Third) (Soul by Audrey Carlan)
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle
A book set in the future
**A book set in high school (Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson)
A book with a color in the title
A book that made you cry
A book with magic
A graphic novel
A book by an author you’ve never read before
A book that takes place in your hometown
A book that was originally written in a different language
A book set during Christmas
**A book written by an author with your same initials (Rage by Kimberly Bettes)
A play
A banned book
A book based on or turned into a TV show A book you started but never finished
A book you own but have never read

Hello everyone, and Happy New Year! My name is Kim. I work from home managing the Learning and Development (training) department for a division of Nuance Communications. I am looking forward to a year of reading outside of my usual comfort zone!