Literary Exploration discussion

WHOO HOO!!!!!!!

FINISHED!!!!!

Did panic a few months ago as I didn't think I was going to complete it - but yaaay - I have!!

Here's my final list:
Adventure: Escape to Murray River by Robert Elmer
Biography: A Tall Man in a Low Land: Some Time Among the Belgians by Harry Pearson
Chick-Lit: Peace, Love and Khaki Socks by Kim Lock
Children's Books: Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Classics: The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
Cyberpunk: Skinned by Robin Wasserman
Drama: Daughters Who Walk This Path by Yejide Kilanko
Dystopian: Awakenby Katie Kacvinsky
Educational: Manthropology: The Science of Why the Modern Male Is Not the Man He Used to Be by Peter Mcallister
Erotica: The Look of Love by Bella Andre
Espionage: The Traitor in the Tunnel by Y.S. Lee
Fantasy: Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart
Graphic novels: The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 7: The Castafiore Emerald / Flight 714 to Sydney / Tintin and the Picaros by Hergé
Gothic: The Asylum by John Harwood
Hard-boiled:K is for Killer by Sue Grafton
Historical Fiction: The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth
Horror: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Humour: Drip Dry by Ilsa Evans
Literary Fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflowerby Stephen Chbosky
Magic Realism: Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Mystery: Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters
Noir: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
Non-fiction: If the Sun Doesn't Kill You, the Washing Machine Will by Peter Wood
Paranormal: Real Vampires Don't Diet by Gerry Bartlett
Philosophical: The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
Poetry: If: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility by Allie Esiri
Post-apocalyptic: Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick
Romance: Love Virtually - Gut gegen Nordwind by Daniel Glattauer
Science Fiction: The Planet Thieves by Dan Krokos
Steam Punk: Changeless by Gail Carriger
Supernatural: Red Lily by Nora Roberts
Thriller: Poisoned Waters by Ermisenda Alvarez
True Crime: Meaner than Fiction by Lindy Cameron
Urban Fantasy: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Victorian: The Time of the Hunter's Moon by Victoria Holt
Young Adult: Confessions of a Vampire's Girlfriend by Katie MacAlister

Congratulations Sally...great effort!

Wow, Sally, congrats!

Congratulations Sally!

Humour- American gods Neil gaiman. That mans a twisted bastard. Can't wait to read neverwhere

#34: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War for Horror

Only got education, espionage and post apocalyptic to go.

I have now finished. I have to admit I struggled a bit with some of the genres I don't usually read. A few of them were also interesting though and I will take part again next year.

2013 Literary Exploration Reading Challenge Finished

finished 36/36

Adventure: Hatchet finished 2/28/13
Auto-Biography/Biography: Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria finished 2/24/13
Chick-Lit: Chocolate Shoes And Wedding Blues finished 6/9/13
Childrens Book: The House at Pooh Corner finished 3/14/13
Classics: The Bell Jar finished 1/24/13
Cyberpunk:Burning Chrome finished 11/17/13
Drama: Buried Child finished 11/24/13
Dystopian: Ship Breaker finished 3/6/13
Educational: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time finished 8/5/13
Erotica: My Familiar Stranger finished 1/28/13
Espionage: Eye of the Needle finished 10/17/13
Fantasy: : The Iron Daughter finished 3/3/13
Graphic Novels: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns finished 10/13/13
Gothic: Titus Groan finished 11/16/13
Hard-Boiled: The Colorado Kid finished 11/23/13
Historical Fiction:Sharpe's Prey finished 5/26/13
Horror: Manhattan Grimoire finished 4/22/13
Humour: WLT: A Radio Romance finished 5/8/13
Literary Fiction: Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore finished 6/24/13
Magical Realism: Skellig finished 2/28/13
Mystery: Dogs Don't Lie: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir finished 1/21/13
Noir: The Big Sleep finished 9/12/13
Non Fiction: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China finished 1/15/13
Paranormal: Poison Study finished 1/23/13
Philosophical: Life of Pi finished 8/19/13
Poetry: When We Were Very Young finished 10/13/13
Post-Apocalyptic: The Dog Stars finished 1/20/13
Romance: The Notebook finished 4/3/13
Science Fiction: The Ghost Brigades finished 1/2/13
Steampunk: Lady of Devices finished 4/5/13
Supernatural: Moon Dance finished 1/3/13
Thriller: American Psycho finished 4/27/13
True Crime: Worm: The First Digital World War finished 3/31/13
Urban Fantasy: Sterling finished 1/5/13
Victorian: Her Own Devices finished 6/29/13
Young Adult: The Scourge finished 1/18/13

Congratulations Jane

Well done Jane! Great effort.

Goodreads is not letting me edit or post! GRRR
I'm going to try to repost my edits to my original challenge post, to keep tabs, bec GR threw away my edit to the original so sorry about that:

Adventure: Railsea by China Mieville DONE
Chicklit : Palimpsest by C.M Valente *
Classics : Dearth In Venice by Thomas Mann DONE
Childrens Book : Alice in Wonderland, DONE
Cyberpunk: Snow Crashby Neal Stephenson *
Drama:Hamlet by W. Shakespeare DONE
Dystopian : Iron Council by China Mieville DONE
Educational :, Modernismby MichaelH.Whitworth, From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A Text and Reader by Stuart Greene(I've read about 6 or 7 books in this genre) DONE
Erotica :Delta of Venus by Anais Nin*
Espionage : The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré *
Fantasy : The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe, River of Stars DONE
Graphic Novel: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 By Alan Moore *
Gothic : Dracula by Bram Stoker and others DONE
Biography/Autobiography : George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I (Almost done) *
Hard-Boiled : Quinn Gets His Kicks, by L. H. Thompson. DONE
Historical Fiction : Deathless, Samurai William. DONE
Horror:Short story collection by Poppy S Brite, Boy in Darkness by Mervyn peake DONE
Humour: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, DONE
Literary Fiction : Lolita, Death in Venice DONE
Magical Realism : Deathless by Catherynne M Valente DONE
Mystery: Finch by Jeff Vandermeer *
Noir : and Suicide in Salobrena by L. H. Thompson. DONE
Non-fiction : The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction,The Postmodern by Simon Malpas, Modernism by Peter Childs , DONE
Paranormal : Dracula, His Mouth Will Taste Of Wormwood And Other Stories. DONE
Philosophical : The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Edited by Ted Honderich, The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory DONE
Poetry : The Hollow Men TS Eliot and Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came and a few others DONE
Post-Apocalyptic : The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe, Railsea, by China Mieville DONE
Romance :Nightwood by Dunja Barnes,Under a Glass Bellby Anais Nin
SciFi : Eclipse 3: New Science Fiction and Fantasy DONE
Steampunk :Steampunkby Ann VanderMeer The Scar, Railsea, Iron Council by China Mieville DONE
Thriller: Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton
True Crime : Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Urban Fantasy : The City & the City by China Mieville DONE
Victorian: A Study in Scarlet by sir Arthur Conan Doyle. DONE
Young Adult- Railsea by China Mieville DONE

So I still need to do erotica, romance, true crime, thriller, chick-lit, cyberpunk and espionage.

#35: The Third Man for Noir. Still in progress: #36 (Urban Fantasy).

Education finished. Quiet

I have completed the insane challenge! This challenge was fun and well, challenging. There were several pleasant surprises, like steampunk and cyberpunk. Still not a big horror fan, but maybe I just haven't found the right book yet.

Adventure - The Bourne Identity
Auto-Biography/Biography - Mud, Sweat and Tears
Chick-Lit - Where She Went
Children's Book - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
Classics - The House of Mirth
Cyberpunk -Ready Player One
Drama - Macbeth
Dystopian - Catching Fire
Educational - The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way
Erotica - Hot Ticket
Espionage - Sweet Tooth
Fantasy - A Clash of Kings
Graphic Novel - Captain America (Volumes 1 & 2)
Gothic - Rebecca
Hard-Boiled - The Big Sleep
Historical Fiction - Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art
Horror - Frankenstein
Humor - Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
Literary Fiction - In One Person
Magical Realism - Chocolat
Mystery - Death Comes to Pemberley
Noir - Toronto Noir
Non Fiction - Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
Paranormal - Beautiful Creatures
Philosophical - Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale
Poetry - Ariel
Post-Apocalyptic - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Romance - A Gentleman Undone
Science Fiction - The Martian Chronicles
Steampunk -The Friday Society
Supernatural - The Secret Circle: The Initiation and The Captive Part I
Thriller - Gone Girl
True Crime - The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
Urban Fantasy - Dead Ever After
Victorian - The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel
Young Adult - Looking for Alaska

Congratulations Tiffani:)

On second to last book. Espionage: tinker tailor soldier spy

Brenda wrote: "Congratulations Tiffani:)"
Thanks!

One more to go. Just need to finish erotica.

Kim wrote: "One more to go. Just need to finish erotica."

That was the hardest book to choose in this challenge and I doubt I would find another if I entered next years' insane challenge.

#36 Urban Fantasy: Widdershins by Charles de Lint.

That makes my challenge complete! Woohooo!

Congratulations Iselin!

Finished in message #97.

This was a lot of fun and I look forward to doing it all over again next year. Hopefully we'll get some fun new genres to explore.

Well done Ty!

Post apocalyptic: divergent

Only one to go now.
Espionage: tinker tailor soldier spy

Finished!!!

Adventure: Inheritance
Biography: Henry: Virtuous Prince
Chic lit: The Devil Wears Prada
Classic: Les Misérables
Cyberpunk: Neuromancer
Drama: One Day
Dystopian: Fahrenheit 451
Education: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Erotica: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
Espionage: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Fantasy: Rivers of London
Graphic Novel: The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
Gothic: The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
Hard Boiled: Killing Floor
Historical fiction: Bring Up the Bodies
Horror: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Humour: American Gods
Literature: The White Tiger
Magical realism: Midnight's Children
Mystery: The Da Vinci Code
Noir: Double Indemnity
Non fiction: The Wars of the Roses
Paranormal: Skin Trade
Philosphical: Eat, Pray, Love
Post apocaplyptic: Divergent
Poetry: Inferno
Romance: Beautiful Creatures
Science fiction: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Steam punk: Clockwork Angel
Supernatural: City of Fallen Angels
Thriller: The Snowman
True crime: Underbelly - The Gangland War
Urban fantasy: Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Victorian: Clockwork Prince
Young adult: The Fault in Our Stars

fogot to add children: The Marvelous Land of Oz

Congratulations Liz!

Was a lot of fun. Already getting organised for next year lol

Liz wrote: "Finished!!!

Adventure: Inheritance
Biography: Henry: Virtuous Prince
Chic lit: The Devil Wears Prada
Classic: Les Misérables
Cyberpunk: [book..."

Congratulations Liz

Finished! Looking forward to doing this again in 2014.

Adventure - Master and Commander
Auto-Biography/Biography - Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Chick-Lit - Pride and Prejudice
Childrens Book - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
Classics - Their Eyes Were Watching God
Cyberpunk - Neuromancer
Drama - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Dystopian - Oryx and Crake
Educational - Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Erotica - Lady Chatterley's Lover
Espionage - Casino Royale
Fantasy - The Name of the Wind
Gothic - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Graphic Novels - Blacksad
Hard-Boiled - The Black Dahlia
Historical Fiction - The Quickening Maze
Horror - At the Mountains of Madness
Humour - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Literary Fiction - Choke
Magical Realism - 1Q84
Mystery - Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Noir - The Big Sleep
Non Fiction - Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Paranormal - Soulless
Philosophical - Siddhartha
Poetry - Life on Mars
Post-Apocalyptic - The Road
Romance - A Discovery of Witches
Science Fiction - Wool Omnibus
Steampunk - Dreadnought
Supernatural - Frankenstein
Thriller - The Girl Who Played with Fire
True Crime - In Cold Blood
Urban Fantasy - White Night
Victorian - A Study in Scarlet
Young Adult - Delirium

Well done!!!

Congratulations Karen:)

I will Finish Literary Fiction and Adventure but I am sure I will not finish my Dystopian choice although I will start it :) This was a great challenge and I will make the attempt again in 2014. 35 of 36 is still pretty nifty for me.

Thing Two wrote: "Insane Challenge

Finished 12/30/13..."

Phew! Thanks for the opportunity to stretch. Finished, just.

Thing Two wrote: "Thing Two wrote: "Insane Challenge

Finished 12/30/13..."

Phew! Thanks for the opportunity to stretch. Finished, just."

Well done!