Attention Overachievers: Post other reading challenges here

[Krissa33]

I do a challenge on the french Bookcrossing forum: écrivains du monde - writers from the world:
Read 20 books from 20 different authors, from each of the five continents and from 20 different countries.
I made it in 2016, and it was really interessting, I readed books and authers that I would never have been readed without this challenge. Some countries are easy, like America or european countries, but others are more difficult, like Asia and Oceanien
A link (in french): http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/17/...

[Ed]

Here are my personal challenges for 2017:


1. Complete all 30 challenegs in each season of Reading with Style
2.Read at least 135 books in 2017.
3. A new goal (to get me moving)- get at least 50 hours of walking while listening to books.
4. Also...complete 30 of the missing years for books published 1900 to the present. (I currently have 69 of 117 years.)
5. Read at least 38 books on the Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read list.
6. Read more than 34,100 pages.
7 (A)-Another new challenge to reduce my total excess of my backlog of magazines and community newspapers...complete at least 100 magazines & newspapers in the year.
7 (B)-At least 25 different magazines. (For some magazines like the New Yorker and National Geographic- this means reading cover to cover. For others, like AARP and the community newspapers, it means skimming.)
8. Keep track of male & female authors with a goal to not finish the year with less than 40% of either gender.

9 .Virtual Travels- Virtually Visit through my readings at least 60 different countries or imaginary places or outer space locations)

10. Varied Authors- Read authors associated with at least 40 different countries.

11. Complete The 2017 Around the World in 52 Weeks Challenge List
1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016
2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view)
3. A book you meant to read in 2016
4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E"
5. A historical fiction
6. A book being released as a movie in 2017 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie(same as Pop Sugar #37)
7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title
8. A book written by a person of color
9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list
10. A dual-timeline novel
11. A category from another challenge
12. A book based on a myth- (same as Pop Sugar week #52)
13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors
14. A book with a strong female character
15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)- probably- The Summer Book by Tove Jansson-172p- Finland-1001 list
16. A mystery
17. A book with illustrations
18. A really long book (600+ pages)- Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens- same as Pop Sugar
19. A New York Times best-seller
20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading
21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read
22. A book by an author you haven't read before
23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list (link)
24. A book written by at least two authors- (same as Pop Sugar week # 8)
25. A book about a famous historical figure
26. An adventure book
27. A book by one of your favorite authors
28. A non-fiction
29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - check all the editions
30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books (link)
31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre
32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)
33. A magical realism novel
34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee (link)
37. A book you choose randomly
38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature
39. An epistolary fiction
40. A book published in 2017
41. A book with an unreliable narrator- perhaps The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (same as Pop Sugar #29)
42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)
43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold)
44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" (link)
45. A book with a one-word title
46. A time travel novel- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells- (same as Pop Sugar #22)
47. A past suggestion that didn't win (link)
48. A banned book
49. A book from someone else's bookshelf
50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition
51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays)
52. A book set in a fictional location

12. Complete the 2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge:
1. A book recommended by a librarian- perhaps Kokoro by Sōseki Natsume-248p.- 1001 list (from this list https://www.nypl.org/blog/2016/08/31/...
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title- perhaps Summer in Baden-Baden by Leonid Tsypkin(Belarus)-1001 list-246p. or The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel García Márquez-256p.- 1001 list or Saturday by Ian McEwan-289p.- 1001 list
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller- probably Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel- planning The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book seet in the wilderness- perhaps The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells- 1001 list
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
27. A book with a title that's a character's name- Roxana by Daniel Defoe
28. A novel set during wartime
29. A book with an unreliable narrator- perhaps The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie- 288p-1001 list
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
32. A book about an interesting woman
33. A book set in two different time periods
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title- perhaps Broken April by Ismail Kadare-216p.-1001list or The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen-303p-1001list
35.A book set in a hotel- perhaps Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner-182p. - Man Booker Prize
36. A book written by someone you admire
37.A book that's becoming a movie on 2017- perhaps= Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas- perhaps Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
40.. A book you bought on a trip….
and then the Advanced list:
41. A book recommended by an author you love
42. A bestseller from 2016
43. A book with a family member term in the tit]e
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee- perhaps One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - 220p
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
47. A book with an eccentric character
48. A book that's more than 800 pages- plan on Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
49. A book you got from a used book sale
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book.
51. A book about a difficult topic
52. A book based on mythology


13.Complete the A to Z challenge using the initials of novel authors:
Pre-2006 books
(Fiction): 0 of 26
Post-2006 books (Fiction): 0 of 26
Non-Fiction books: 0 of 26

[Chinook]

I'm also doing the Bustle Challenge - it was in 2016 but I barely touched it, so I'm redoing in 2017.

I barely touched this one last year and am thinking of trying again.

http://www.bustle.com/articles/130754...

1. Read a book written by a woman under 25.
2. Read a book about non-Western history.
3. Read a book of essays.
4. Read a book about a Indigenous culture.
5. Read a book before you see the movie.
6. Read a YA book by an author of colour.
7. Read a book set in the Middle East.
8. Read a book about women in war.
9. Read a graphic novel written by a woman.
10. Read a book about an immigrant or refugee to the U.S.
11. Read a children's book aloud.
12. Reread your favorite book from your childhood.
13. Read a memoir by someone who identifies as LGBTQIA.
14. Read a work of post-apocalyptic fiction written by a woman.
15. Read a feminist sci-fi novel.
16. Read the first book in a series you've never read.
17. Read a book set in Africa, by an author from Africa.
18. Read a translated book.
19. Read a contemporary collection of poetry.
20. Read a book by a Modernist woman writer.

[Pat]

Mine is somewhat more modest-read books from my "Friends"' lists and some classics that I've "missed" (because I like other stuff so much more...)

[Miriam]

Chinook wrote: "I'm also doing the Bustle Challenge - it was in 2016 but I barely touched it, so I'm redoing in 2017.

I barely touched this one last year and am thinking of trying again.

http://www.bustle.com/..."

Oh, this is cool. Thank you for pointing it out. There a some really interesting prompts on that list. I think I might give it a try.

[Meghan]

I just started the Popsugar Challenge last month because before that I was working on both of Modern Mrs' Darcy's 2017 Reading Challenges. They were both really fun to do, and didn't take too long as they're only 12 books each.

Here's the link in case anyone wants to check them out:
http://modernmrsdarcy.com/reading-cha...

[Theresa]

I have added 2015 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge as I discovered a number of my 2017 non-challenge reads readily fit! I am not planning to finish it this year but over 2 years why not?

[Kirsten]

LOL!!! Overachievers definitely!

[Caity]

I mentioned it elsewhere, but I'm taking on all three years of the Popsugar Challenge. There's no way I'll finish them this year because even 50 books in a year is a reach for me at my reading pace, but I figure I'll read what I can, then when 2018's challenge is released I'll add those and just keep chugging away and see how long it takes me to get all of the tasks completed.

[Kirsten]

I think that's great, Caity! It's a great way to keep your reading fresh.

Have you tried the Reading Around the Year in 52 Books challenge too?

[Caity]

Kirsten *Make Margaret Atwood Fiction Again!" wrote: "I think that's great, Caity! It's a great way to keep your reading fresh.

Have you tried the Reading Around the Year in 52 Books challenge too?"

This is the first time I'm legitimately trying a book challenge. I was going to do one years ago, but people in the group were SO negative. There were a dozen or so people who complained endlessly about nearly half the tasks for the challenge and said they shouldn't be forced to read books for those tasks in order to complete the challenge and basically wanted the challenge rewritten to suit their preferences. It actually scared me away from Goodreads entirely for 2-3 years.

[Chinook]

Does Reading Around the World have a Goodreads group? I find having this group and especially the weekly check-ins is very helpful in keeping me motivated and focused. I've tried Pop Sugar each year but I've never finished or even maintained interest past march before.

[Tracy]

My challenges:

ATY 52
Book Riot
PopSugar & PopSugar advanced
Bustle
Litsy
Diverse Reading

Read 100 children books with my girls
Clear my NetGalley shelf
A-Z nonfiction
Various catchup challenges for groups
A Harry Potter Challenge
A Hunger Games challenge
A Disney Princess reading challenge
CCC 1-2-3 reading Challenge
A spring reading challenge
A yearly Scavenger hunt
Well Read Women Challenge
2 TBR cleanups

And to read as much as I can off of NPRs best books of the year list, Good Reads Choice Awards list, Rory Gilmore, and 1000 books you must read before you die

I also have made up lists for back years challenges for ATY, book riot and pop sugar to be completed whenever I have the time.

Addicts....we need a Challenge Anonymous group.

I swear making the challenge plans alone is one of the best parts :-)

Link to my plans here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Tracy]

Rachel wrote: "Lindi wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Kiwi wrote: "Rachel wrote: "I'm not sure if this is the place to post this, but I seem to remember there being seasonal lists last year as well. I've managed to find th..."

Rachel if you look at my post here (#63) theres a link to my personal challenge page. I think I managed to find the seasonal challenges you were looking for - they're listed with all of the prompts. I had to do some digging in the archives.

[Megan]

What about underachievers?
I gave up sorta kinda because I was tired of reading books that fit a prompt. Any tips for getting back into it?

[Lola]

Megan wrote: "What about underachievers?
I gave up sorta kinda because I was tired of reading books that fit a prompt. Any tips for getting back into it?"

I approach the challenges from the opposite side-instead of looking for books to fit a prompt, I choose books from my existing TBR and Want To Read lists that fit the season's tasks. I joined the Seasonal Reading Challenge (SRC) a few seasons ago with the express purpose to help direct my reading. Despite having (or more likely because of having) so many books on my radar to choose from, I often can't decide what to read next. The SRC really helps with that. I will never finish, even when the total points are in the 800s-I just don't have that kind of reading time in my life right now-and I also don't want to fall into only reading shorter books, just so I can read more books and therefore maximize my points. Don't get me wrong...sometimes when the season is in high gear and I see others racking up the points, I get competitive and want to score up as many points as I can, but then I have to step back and just carry on with a challenge in a way that works for me-otherwise I get frustrated and depressed that so many others manage to finish and I just can't. I have to be careful not to get obsessive with challenges-it can happen way too easily for me ;) As long as I use them for direction, they work great for me and keep reading fun.

[Lola]

Tracy wrote: "My challenges:

ATY 52
Book Riot
PopSugar & PopSugar advanced
Bustle
Litsy
Diverse Reading

Read 100 children books with my girls
Clear my NetGalley shelf
A-Z nonfiction
Various catchup challenges ..."

Tracy, that noise you hear is me being sucked into the vortex of the challenge group in your link 😂😂 That looks like a great group!

[Emanuel]

I'm doing the popsugar challenge and have since my 30 years old the porpuse at least my number of years old in books, so in 2017 the mark is in 35 and it was the number that I marked at the 2017goodreads reading challenge - I read 30, so far;I have one personal challenge that is: alternate between portuguese authors or in portuguese language and other nation, other personal rules is when a challenge prompt is to re-read a book, I do it but in another language(english or french), because I never re-read the same book. another rule is: read every year a book that have more than 100 years old from publication, this year it'll beO Alienista.Normally I try to read one book from the year I borned: 1982.

[Sarah]

Tracy wrote: "My challenges:

ATY 52
Book Riot
PopSugar & PopSugar advanced
Bustle
Litsy
Diverse Reading

Read 100 children books with my girls
Clear my NetGalley shelf
A-Z nonfiction
Various catchup challenges ..."

Oh my gosh, what's the Disney princess challenge? That sounds like my kinda thing!

[Chinook]

Megan wrote: "What about underachievers?
I gave up sorta kinda because I was tired of reading books that fit a prompt. Any tips for getting back into it?"

I'm a lot like Lorraine - for now I just read and slot books in, though I may start to get a bit more focused because as I have fewer prompts that's getting a little harder to do. I also vary formats - I usually have a book plus audio going at a time, I try and vary longer books with shorter ones and graphic novels. I am focusing on the shorter books on my TBR right now because with two kids under three, I don't have a lot of reading time and I like the satisfaction of finishing books often.

[Cheri]

If people are finishing up the Popsugar challenge, there are monthly and quarterly challenges on the 2017 Reading Challenge:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
You can also join their yearly challenges at any time. This is my third year and I love it -- you set your own goals within each challenge and you can keep track of all your challenges in one place. I learned about the Popsugar challenge through this group.

[Madeleine]

I am one book away from finishing my 2017 Popsugar Challenge and Advanced Challenge so I've decided to start on the 2015 Popsugar Challenge for fun!

1. a book with more than 500 pages Elizabeth√
2. a classic romance The Necrophiliac√
3. a book that became a movieAsylum√
4. a book published this year (2015) The Girl on the Train√
5. a book with a number in the title Member of the Family: My Story of Charles Manson, Life Inside His Cult, and the Darkness That Ended the Sixties √
6. a book written by someone under (about) 30 Breaking Free: How I Escaped My Father-Warren Jeffs-Polygamy, and the FLDS Cult√
7. a book with nonhuman characters Interview with the Vampire√
8. a funny book Night of Miracles√
9. a book by a female author Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple√
10. a mystery or thriller The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story√
11. a book with a one-word title Defy√
12. a book of short stories You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Stories
13. a book set in a different country The Secrets She Keeps√
14. a nonfiction book Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself√
15. a popular author's first book The Collector√
16. a book from a favorite author that you haven't read yet Cheaters√
17. a book a friend recommended The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss√
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book
19. a book based on a true story See What I Have Done√
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list The Lies We Told√
21. a book your mom (in law) loves Educated: A Memoir√
22. a book that scares you Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho"√
23. a book more than 100 years old
24. a book based entirely on its cover The Third Wife√
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26. a memoir Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body√
27. a book you can finish in a day Appendix A: An Elaboration on the Novel The End of Alice√
28. a book with antonyms in the title Good Me, Bad Me√
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit Trespassing√
30. a book that came out the year you were born The Handmaid's Tale√
31. a book with bad reviews Bad Marie√
32. a trilogy (the first) Odd Girl Out√
33. a trilogy (the second)I Am a Woman√
34. a trilogy (the third) Women in the Shadows
35. a book from your childhood
36. a book with a love triangle I Found You√
37. a book set in the future Wilder Girls√
38. a book set in high school Turtles All the Way Down√
39. a book with a color in the title Rust & Stardust√
40. a book that made/makes you cry My Absolute Darling√
41. a book with magic John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster√
42. a graphic novel Limbs: A Love Story√
43. a book by an author you've never read before The Girl Before√
44. a book you own but have never read Sweetbitter√
45. a book that takes place in your hometown The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to Heal Others, Your Life, and the World√
46. a book that was originally written in another language Lie With Me√
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday) Devotion (labor day)√
48. a book written by an author with your same initials The Lover√
49. a play Sadie√
50. a banned book
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show Bette & Joan: The Divine Feud√
52. a book you started but never finished The Red Car√

In order of completion:

[Chinook]

That's awesome. I'm doing the past challenges as well, though all at once, with my overflow reading. Once I finish up this year's challenges, I'll start to focus on 2015.

[Ramona]

I'm hosting a 2018 reading challenge through my blog, While I Was Reading.

https://ramonamead.com/?p=1073