Library Dragons discussion
CHALLENGES
>
Monthly Gimmick Challenge
date
newest »
newest »
Elley's 2013-2014 Monthly Gimmick ChallengeGOAL: Read 2 books that fit with the goal each month. (you can adjust this number as your like, 1, 2, 6...)
PURPOSE: To stretch as a reader and broaden your horizons.
August: Awesome August
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
-
September: Sci-Fi September
- The Martian Chronicles (in progress)
-
October: Shocktober
-
-
November: Non-Fiction November
-
-
December: Diminutive December
-
-
January: Juvenile January
-
-
February: Faithful February
-
-
March: Memoir March
-
-
April: Adventure April
-
-
May: Mystery May
-
-
June: Heaving Bosom June
-
-
July: Journeys in July
-
-
Challenge Accepted! Though I'm only going to put down one book for now.
August
-Moby Dick by Herman Neville
August
-Moby Dick by Herman Neville
GOAL: Read 2 books that fit with the goal each month. (you can adjust this number as your like, 1, 2, 6...) PURPOSE: To stretch as a reader and broaden your horizons.
Put me down for 1 of each!
August:Awesome August (books off the "Top 100 Books You Should Read Before You Die" list http://38pitches.com/top-100-books-yo...)
I will read Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
September: Sci-Fi September (hard Sci-Fi)
October: Shocktober (horror/classic monster books)
November: Non-Fiction November
December: Diminutive December (short stories)
January: Juvenile January (Junior/YA/Children's books)
February: Faithful February (classic novels that have withstood the test of time. published before 1923.)
March: Memoir March
April: Adventure April (classic adventure stories http://www.abebooks.com/books/adventu...)
May: Mystery May
June: Heaving Bosom June (romance novels)
July: Journeys in July (books originally published in a foreign country)
I'm in but since August is almost over ill start with sept
I missed August, but I'm on board starting with September. My goal is to read at least two books related to each month's theme.September: Sci-Fi September
- Doomsday Book
- Partials
October: Shocktober
- Flu
- Interview With The Vampire
November: Non-Fiction November
- The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
- The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy
December: Diminutive December
- Mythology
- The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
January: Juvenile January
- The Book Thief
- Ender's Shadow
February: Faithful February
-
-
March: Memoir March
-
-
April: Adventure April
-
-
May: Mystery May
-
-
June: Heaving Bosom June
-
-
July: Journeys in July
-
-
August: Awesome August
-
-
I'm so glad other people have decided to do this challenge. It seems huge because it's so long term, but it's really such a small thing each month. :) I'm starting one of my Sci-Fi September books today! (The Martian Chronicles)
Library Dragons
Books mentioned in this topic
Ender's Shadow (other topics)The Book Thief (other topics)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (other topics)
Mythology (other topics)
The King's Speech (other topics)
More...
PURPOSE: To stretch as a reader and broaden your horizons.
August: Awesome August (books off the "Top 100 Books You Should Read Before You Die" list http://38pitches.com/top-100-books-yo...)
September: Sci-Fi September (hard Sci-Fi)
October: Shocktober (horror/classic monster books)
November: Non-Fiction November
December: Diminutive December (short stories)
January: Juvenile January (Junior/YA/Children's books)
February: Faithful February (classic novels that have withstood the test of time. published before 1923.)
March: Memoir March
April: Adventure April (classic adventure stories http://www.abebooks.com/books/adventu...)
May: Mystery May
June: Heaving Bosom June (romance novels)
July: Journeys in July (books originally published in a foreign country)