The Listopia Challenge - 2013

[Candiss]

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I've finished one more:

From List 1 (Amnesia & Memory Loss Fiction) - Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson (**** 2/18/13)

Read: 2/25

[Diane L]

My goal is to read 5 from each list chosen.
Complete!

✓Best Books of the 21st Century
Currently have read 18 of the top 100
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, 2 May
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, 8 May
The Host by Stephenie Meyer, 1 June
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, 26 June
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson, 2 Sep
Finished the year having read 30 of top 100

✓Best Science Fiction
Currently have read 23 of the top 100
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 27 Mar
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester, 29 Mar
Neuromancer by William Gibson, 16 May
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, 30 April
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, 15 July
Finished the year having read 32 of the top 100

✓Best Historical Mystery
Currently have read 34 of the top 100
The Eve of Saint Hyacinth by Kate Sedley, 12 July
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear, 19 Aug
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, 27 Sep
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 23 Oct
Morality Play by Barry Unsworth, 24 Oct

✓Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
Currently have read 41 of top 100
Night by Elie Wiesel, 1 Jan
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, 13 Feb
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, 2 Apr
Macbeth by William Shakespeare, 29 May
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, 31 Oct
Finished the year having read 55 of the top 100

✓Book Club List
Currently have read 17 of top 100
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, 9 Mar
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, 13 Mar
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, 12 Mar
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder, 21 Mar
The School of Essential IngredientsErica Bauermeister, 1 May
Finished the year having read 32 of the top 100

✓Around the World in 100 Books
Currently have read 18 of top 100
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, 25 Mar
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, 12 Apr
The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights by Anonymous, read Penguin edition in 3 volumes in May
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster, 29 Oct
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, 14 Dec
Finished the year having read 21 of the top 100

[Alison]

Im in for this challenge. I will be reading 2 books from 5 categories. I am putting everything on my corner. Here's the link Alison's Corner

[Lisa]

Read #116 on the Best Epic Fantasy List

Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks

4/10 Complete

[Retha]

Great Christian Variety Books
Books I read in 2013 - from different genres
Great Christian Variety



I am reading books from different Lystopia lists - My goal is 50 books from these lists


List 1:Christian Medieval Reads
List 2:Christian Action Mystery Thriller
List 3:Christian Fantasy Allegories
List 4:Christian Crime Fiction

[Adriana]

Participation List!.

Adriana: 0/14 (2 lists)
Alison: 2/10 (5 lists)
Amie: 0/40 (4 lists)
Alexandra: 0/18 (6 lists)
Amanda: 3/8 (4 lists)
Amy: 0/3? (1 list)
Ana: 0/49 (8 lists)
April Lyn: 3/15 (3 lists)
Ashley: 0/20 (4 lists)
Audrey: 1/25 (5 lists)
Bibiophile: 0/4 (1 list)
Bridget: 3/15 (3 lists)
Candiss: 6/20 (3 lists)
Carrie G: 1/5 (1 list)
Carrie S: 0/10 (10 lists)
Evana: 0/30 (6 lists)
Jennifer: 0/15 (3 lists)
Jessica: 0/30 (8 lists)
Joanne 29/47 (5 lists)
Johanna: 0/20 (2 lists)
Joni: 0/15 (3 lists)
Kara: 4/20 (4 lists)
Karin: 0/15 (3 lists)
Karina: ? (2 lists)
Kat: 3/25 (5 lists)
Kate: 0/50 (10 lists)
Kattibrie: 1/10 (1 list)
Kelsi: 5/30 (6 lists)
Kme_17: 0/60 (6 lists)
Leah: 1/20 (4 lists)
Lesley- 11/25 (4 lists)
Lilac: 1/10 (1 list)
Lisa: 7/10 (2 lists)
Morgan: 0/25 (5 lists)
Neisha: 0/12 (3 lists)
Rebecca: 0/16 (2 lists)
Rebecca: 0/36 (3 lists)
Retha: 11/50 (4 lists)
Regan: 0/15 (3 lists)
Shelley: 0/9 (3 lists)
SilverRaindrops: 3/49 (5 lists)
Squirrel: 2/15 (4 lists)
Tearsa: 0/17 (5 lists)
Teresa: 1/14 (4 lists)
Toni: 0/10 (2 lists)
Tracy: 0/20 (5 lists)
Trevor: 0/12 (2 lists)
Tricia: 2/30 (2 lists)
Vani: 6/15 (5 lists)
Zara: 0/6 (4 lists)

Updated- 5/28/13

[Adriana]

Good luck everybody!
Retha: How many do you plan to read out of that list?

[Retha]

Good question.
The Great Christian Variety is books I have read in 2013 and given in reviews 4-5 stars - I hope there will be 50

The second group is also 50. I am combining 4 lists and want to read 50 books from these lists.

So 50 is the number.

[Lesley]

Call me insane, but I'm going to add one more list to my goal!

I will read 5 from: THIS LIST IS COMPLETE!!

Best Hockey Romance


1. 2/2/13
2. 3/1/13
3. 3/13/13
4. 4/15/13
5. 4/19/13

[April Lyn]

I just finished my first book, The Help, off the list "Favorite Chick Lit" - I personally wouldn't have considered the book to be chick lit, but about 60 other people do, so I guess we'll count it. That's one down, 14 to go.

[Squirrel]

Total done so far: 2/15! Read To the Lighthouse (Woolf) and The House on Mango Street (Cisneros).

[Retha]

How does my name get added to the Participation list above?

[Adriana]

Retha wrote: "Good question.
The Great Christian Variety is books I have read in 2013 and given in reviews 4-5 stars - I hope there will be 50

The second group is also 50. I am combining 4 lists and want to re..."

Thanks for letting me know!

[Adriana]

Retha wrote: "How does my name get added to the Participation list above?"

You are on there (:

[Retha]

Yippee, now I feel all warm and fuzzy. I am without a computer for two days, will update my reading list when I am back online.

[Karin]

I love this challenge. For now, I've decided to read 5 books from 3 lists.

Completed 2/15

Best Books of the Decade 2000s
1. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
2. Outlander
3. The Pact
4. The History of Love
5. Never Let Me Go

Best Historical Fiction
1. Memoirs of a Geisha
2. Water for Elephants
3. The Book Thief ~ completed 17-April
4. The Thorn Birds
5. Atonement

Can't Wait Books of 2010
1. Linger
2. Matched - completed 05-May
3. The Passage
4. Winter Garden
5. The Girl Who Chased the Moon

[April Lyn]

I am making an adjustment. I am chucking Favorite Chick Lit and replacing it with it's smaller, and hopefully, more particular counterpart: Best Chick Lit.

And from this new list, I have now completed another book Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner, for a total of 2/15.

[Leah]

Here is my list for 2013!


LIST ONE: Favorite Comfort Reads
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LIST TWO: Best Chapter Books for Young Girls
1.Ivy and Bean - 3/13/13
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5.

LIST THREE: Religious Fiction Releases You're Excited About
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5.

LIST THREE: Best Historical Fiction
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5.

COMPLETED 1/15

[Adriana]

Leah wrote: "Here is my list for 2013!


LIST ONE: Favorite Comfort Reads
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5.

LIST TWO: Best Chapter Books for Young Girls
1.Ivy and Bean - 3/13/13
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3.
4.
5.

LIST THREE: Religious Fiction Release..."

You mean there are four lists and 20 book right?

[Adriana]

Retha wrote: "Yippee, now I feel all warm and fuzzy. I am without a computer for two days, will update my reading list when I am back online."

Have you been able to read any books for the challenge?

[Retha]

Adriana wrote: "Retha wrote: "Yippee, now I feel all warm and fuzzy. I am without a computer for two days, will update my reading list when I am back online."

Have you been able to read any books for the challenge?"

I have read 11 of the 12 Great Christian Variety
The other group of lists I haven't ready anything this year yet.

[Jojobean]

I'm gonna start now. I know I'm late :D
Listopia Challenge
Til Dec 31, 2013

List 1~ 2012 Debute Authors (Young Adult and Middle Grade)
I read 14 books from this list already
Will Read 19 books
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11. ~ 4/1/13
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19. ~ 4/27/13

List 2~ Y.A. Debuts 2012
I already read 10 from this list
Will read 7 books
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List 3~ Most Anticipated Reads for 2012
I already read 11 books from this list
Will read 5 books
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3. ~ 3/17/13
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List 4~ 2013 Debut Authors (Young Adult and Middle Grade
Haven't read any books off this list
Will read 6 books
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List 5~ Y.A. Novels of 2013
Haven't read any books of this list
Will read 10
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4. ~ 4/24/13
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[April Lyn]

I just finished my third book for the challenge. I'm going to give you pretty and organized formatting so you can better keep track :)

Listopia Challenge (all year)

In order to increase my knowledge of history & world events, I'd like to read 5 more books from: Non-Fiction Disaster Books
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2.
3.
4.
5.

Also, to make me a better wife/friend/coworker, I'm going to read 5 more books from: Christian Living for Women
1.The Screwtape Letters ***
2.
3.
4.
5.

And because every girl needs a little fun in her life, I'm going to read 5 more books from: Best Chick Lit
1. The Help ****
2. Then Came You ****
3.
4.
5.

[Lisa]

I read #189 on the Best Historical Fiction List:

Niccolo Rising by Dorothy Dunnett

5/10 complete

[BattyKat]

I guess I didn't clue in that I was supposed to comment in each challenge that I'm doing!

I posted my entire list in the Member Corner. :)

[Lisa]

I read #134 on the Best Epic Fantasy List:

Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks

6/10 complete

[Kelsi]

Yearly Challenge:Listopia Challenge
Goal: 0/30

List One: Books about Paris
1.A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 1/19/13
2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas 3/21/13

List Two: Best Nonfiction Non Biography

List Three: Best Gothic Books of All Time
1. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice-1/1/13
2.Beloved by Toni Morrison 3/17/13
(Planned: Northanger Abbey, Woman in White, Yellow Wallpaper, House at Riverton)

List Four: Best Books of the Ancient World
1.The Golden Ass: The Transformations of Lucius

List Five: Best Feminist Nonfiction Reads
(Planned-Feminine Mystique, The Purity Myth)
List Six: Best American History Books
(Planned-People's History of US, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Team of Rivals, Washington A Life, Game Change)
Goal: Read 5 books from each list.


Total: 5/30

[Vani]

I've finished To Kill a Mockingbird from my 1st list, so that's 13 left. :)

Also, I'm changing two books from my list, if that's okay. Aaaand, here's the updated one! :)


Listopia Challenge.


Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once.
1. To Kill a Mockingbird March 30, 2013
2. 1984
3. The Diary of a Young Girl

Books That Made You Cry!.
1. The Book Thief
2. The Kite Runner
3. The Fault in Our Stars

Books With Unforgettable Characters.
1. Peter Pan
2. The Hobbit
3. The Giver January 19, 2013

Must Read Classics.
1. Jane Eyre
2. Little Women
3. The Picture of Dorian Gray


Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA).
1. The Night Circus
2. 1Q84
3. The Peach Keeper

Goal: 15 books
Done: 2/15

[Adriana]

Great job everyone! Let me know if you are all up there (:

[BattyKat]

I never posted what I'm actually doing, sorry. I'm not AS new as I was when I first joined the challenges! :) Keeping actual track in My Corner

Listopia Challenge
Goodreads 100
1. Pillars of the Earth
2. Hitchhiker’s Guide
3. Animal Farm
4. Ender’s Game
5. Fahrenheit 451

Everyone Should Read Once
1. 1984
2. Kite Runner
3. Picture of Dorian Gray
4. Les Misérables
5. Altas Shrugged

Best Love Story
1. The Time Traveler's Wife 3/29/13
2. The Notebook
3. Gone With the Wind
4. Atonement
5. Ella Enchanted

Best YA Books
1. Secret Life of Bees
2. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
3. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4/2/13
4. Book Thief
5. Tuck Everlasting

Unmistakably Strong Females
1. The Opportunist (Love Me With Lies, #1)
2. Easy
3. On The Island
4. Outlander 4/14/13
5. Slammed

[Jessica]

I just found this challenge, count me in.

I'm going to go for 30 Books from 8 Lists.

Downton Abbey-eqsue Books 5 books
Best Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic Fiction 5 books
Recommended Historical Fiction 5 books
Stories For Book Lovers 3 books
The Most Disturbing Book Ever Written 3 books
Best Teen Books About Real Problems 3 books
Best Books of the 19th Century 3 books
Best for Book Clubs 3 books

[Lisa]

#231 Best Historical Fiction list:

The Reckoning by Sharon Kay Penman

Total 7/10

[Candiss]

I'm lowering my goal from 25 total to 20 (still across 3 lists,) because Life and reading aren't jiving for me as of late, and I'm trying to be semi-realistic. :)

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From list #2 - Quality Dark Fiction

Beloved by Toni Morrison (Pulitzer ’88) (**** 4/16/13)

Read: 3/20

[mussolet]

I will join this challenge, as it is a good way for me to keep track of genres :).

05/06: 2/49

I: 3x7 from "Magical Realism"
A1) **** Aimee Bender - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

II: 7 from "YA Dystopia"
1) **** Veronica Rossi - Under the Never Sky
2) **** Kristen Simmons - Article 5

III: 7 from "Best Past/Present Books"

IV: 7 from Best Fantasy of the 21st Century

V: 7 from "Major Award Winners since 1990"

[Lesley]

I'm up to 11 out of 25 books read and one of my lists is completed:

Goal to read 5 from this list:
Best Hockey Romance


1. 2/2/13
2. 3/1/13
3. 3/13/13
4. 4/15/13
5. 4/19/13

[April Lyn]

Listopia Challenge 4/15

5 books from: Non-Fiction Disaster Books

5 books from: Christian Living for Women
1.The Screwtape Letters ***
2.Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream*****

5 books from: Best Chick Lit
1. The Help ****
2. Then Came You ****

[Jenn]

Total Goal 5/25

Can't Wait Books of 2013
1.Dead Ever After 7/2
2.Scarlet
3.Boundless
4.The Goddess Inheritance
5.The Dream Thieves 9/3

Can't Wait Books of 2012.
(Note, skipping over books already read and series I haven't read the previous books yet)
1. Insurgent
2. City of Lost Souls
3. Deadlocked 6/29
4. Pandemonium
5. Spell Bound

Can't Wait Books of 2011.(Note, skipping over books already read and series I haven't read the previous books yet)
1. City of Fallen Angels
2. Silence
3. Bloodlines
4. Afterlife
5. Darkest Mercy

Can't Wait Books of 2010.(Note, skipping over books already read and series I haven't read the previous books yet)
1. Linger
2. Clockwork Angel
3. Torment
4. Dark Flame
5. Shadow Souls

Best Funny Women Memoirs
1. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? 7/15
2. Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir 5/18
3. Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
4. Bitter is the New Black
5. Seriously...I'm Kidding

[Adriana]

Candiss wrote: "I'm lowering my goal from 25 total to 20 (still across 3 lists,) because Life and reading aren't jiving for me as of late, and I'm trying to be semi-realistic. :)

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From ..."

That's alright. It's been happening to me lately too.

[Alison]

Alison wrote: "Im in for this challenge. I will be reading 2 books from 5 categories. I am putting everything on my corner. Here's the link Alison's Corner"

I have finished 2 books from my lists. Enders Game and Game of Thrones.

[Adriana]

Alison wrote: "Alison wrote: "Im in for this challenge. I will be reading 2 books from 5 categories. I am putting everything on my corner. Here's the link Alison's Corner"

I have finished 2 books from my lists. ..."

Great job Alison! You like thick book don't you?

[Candiss]

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4. From list #1 - Translated Speculative Fiction

We - Yevgeny Zamyatin (**** 4/24/13)


5. From list #3 - Amnesia and Memory Loss Fiction

The Return of the Soldier - Rebecca West (**** 4/28/13)

Read: 5/20

[Adriana]

Great job Candiss (:

[mussolet]

Adriana, I have looked through my books and updated my lists. I've now decided on 49 books from 5 lists :).

[Adriana]

SilverRaindrops wrote: "Adriana, I have looked through my books and updated my lists. I've now decided on 49 books from 5 lists :)."

You're really going for it! Good luck on your goal (:

[Vani]

Four more books down for me! :)

The Kite Runner
Peter Pan
The Hobbit
Little Women

Done: 6/15

[Adriana]

Awesome Vani :D

[Kara]

I'm not doing so hot on this challenge, but I did finish one more!

LIST FOUR: Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
(Goal: Read five new-to-you authors)
1. Kindred, 5/26
2. Shards of Honour
3. Foreigner
4. The Children of Men
5. In the Garden of Iden, 1/16

COMPLETED: 4/20

[Candiss]

One more read: (building on message 142)


6. From list #2 - Quality Dark Fiction

The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan (*** 5/27/13)

Read: 6/20

[Adriana]

Kara wrote: "I'm not doing so hot on this challenge, but I did finish one more!

LIST FOUR: Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
(Goal: Read five new-to-you authors)
1. Kindred, 5/26
2. Shards of Honour
3. F..."

All that counts is you are getting them marked off there (:

[Kelsi]

I am so not doing as well as I would like for this challenge. So, I'm going to drop it down to 25 instead of 30.

Yearly Challenge:Listopia Challenge
Goal: 9/25

List One: Books about Paris
1.A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 1/19/13
2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas 3/21/13

List Two: Best Nonfiction Non Biography
1.In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

List Three: Best Gothic Books of All Time
1. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice-1/1/13
2.Beloved by Toni Morrison 3/17/13
3. Dracula
(Planned: Northanger Abbey, Woman in White, Yellow Wallpaper, House at Riverton)

List Four: Best Books of the Ancient World
1.The Golden Ass: The Transformations of Lucius
2. The Aeneid
3. Lysistrata and Other Plays

List Five: Best American History Books

Goal: Read 5 books from each list.