The Listopia Challenge - 2014

[Zara's Retreat]

Welcome Julia and good luck with your goal.

[Lisa B]

Finished The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever

1/5 done for the challenge.

Now off to find another to add to my tbr list.

[Zara's Retreat]

updated to here

[Donna]

Add me too.

I am doing a couple of other challenges but like this for new ideas on what to read.

List #1 (10 books) - 1001 Books to Read Before You Die

1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
2. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
3. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
4. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
5. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
6. Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
7. White Noise by Don DeLillo
8. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
9. Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion
10. Falling Man by Don DeLillo

[Courtney A.J.]

I'm in! After reading through the magnitude of lists out there, I have to say I don't really understand how some of these books make it onto their respective lists. Anyway. Challenge accepted!

Lists: 4
Total Goal: 12

World's Greatest Novellas
1. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
2. The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling
3. In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka

The Great American Novel
1. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
2. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
3.The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

Best South Asian Fiction
1. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
2. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
3.The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

Best Magical Realistit Novels
1. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
2. South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
3. No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

[Zara's Retreat]

Hi Courtney, I have added you. Welcome and good luck with your goal.

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The Listopia Challenge - 2014
Duration: 1st January - 31st December
1/10

Top 100 most popular PNR/UF series

1. Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian (16/01/14)
2. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
3. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

2014 Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy (January - June)

1. The King by J.R Ward
2. Wulfe Untamed by Pamela Palmer

2014 Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy (July - December)

1. Untitled by Kresley Cole
2. The Darkest Touch by Gena Showalter
3. Chained by Night by Larissa Ione
4. Dark Skye by Kresley Cole
5. Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon

i changed my goal from 12 to 10

[Jannene]

I just finished . I really loved this book. The plot was good, enjoyed the characters, and this was something she hadn't done in the series.

2/11 completed

[Kathryn]

Jodi wrote: "@Kathryn we both have planned Me Before You and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I haven't read The Fault in Our Stars yet either. We shou..."

Jodi, I think I'm going to read Me Before You in Feb and just thought I'd let you (and anyone else who is interested) know since you mentioned doing a buddy read, but I know your Feb reading list is already pretty full, so I'm not expecting you'll have time...

[Jodi]

Kathryn wrote: "Jodi wrote: "@Kathryn we both have planned Me Before You and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I haven't read The Fault in Our Stars yet ei..."


Thanks so much Katheryn for thinking of me. I really want to read that one but February is very busy. I have three buddy reads I signed up for. It is in my reading plan for this year though. I hope you enjoy it.

[Erika]

5 out of 40

The Plague from The Most Begun "Read But Not Finished" Book Ever

[Zara's Retreat]

updated to here.

[Lorelei]

A Thousand Splendid Suns in the list Best Books Ever puts me at 1/13 for this challenge. This is truly a great book. Thanks for updating me. My computer is in tech heaven preventing me from adding links. :(

[Zara's Retreat]

updated to here

[Karena]

I noticed my number hasn't been updated. Do I need to do a fresh post every time? I've just been updating my original number. I'm 8/82

[Zara's Retreat]

Karena wrote: "I noticed my number hasn't been updated. Do I need to do a fresh post every time? I've just been updating my original number. I'm 8/82"

Sorry I missed your post Karena. I'll fix that right away. If you can just post that you've finished a book/s and the post number I can take it from there. Thanks.

[Courtney A.J.]

Completed: 1 of 12
Total Lists: 4
Total Goal: 12

World's Greatest Novellas
1. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
2. The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling
3. In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka

The Great American Novel
1. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
2. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
3.The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz (01-29-14)

Best South Asian Fiction
1. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
2. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
3.The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

Best Magical Realist Novels
1. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
2. South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
3. No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

[Daphne]

Updated Message 109:

I keep adding books to this challenge! I even added a whole new list lol. Aiming for 36 now, and have completed 13. Below is my new listopia!

TOTAL: 13/36

World's Greatest Novellas
4/10
1. The Death of Ivan Ilych
2. The Pearl 1/16/2014
3. The Lover
4. Bartleby, the Scrivener 1/23/2014
5. Ethan Frome
6. The Postman Always Rings Twice
7. The Castle of Otranto 1/25/2014
8. The Old Man and the Sea 1/9/2014
9. The Willows
10. The Dead

[Zara's Retreat]

updated.

[Zara's Retreat]

updated

[Lisa B]

Just finished Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake.

That puts me at 2/5 for my challenge.

[Erika]

I just finished 6/40 with Trainspotting. From the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list.

[Zara's Retreat]

updated

[Daphne]

Updated Message 109:
I love this challenge. :)
TOTAL: 15/36
You Read a Book about What?
9/20
2. The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime 2/1/2014


Historical fiction with a dash of magic
2/6
3. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2/1/2014

[Zara's Retreat]

updated

[Jodi]

Hi Zara,

I updated message #23 to include The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

Whoohooo, I am on the board!

[Zara's Retreat]

Great to see you on the board Jodi. I've updated your goal.

[Jodi]

Hi Zara,

I just edited message 23 to include The Night Circus to go with my list "What Women in the 70s are Reading"

[Lisa B]

Finished Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart- from the list of Favorite Historical Romances.

3/5 finished for the challenge.

[Erika]

Finished Rebecca from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list today.

That makes 7/40.

[Zara's Retreat]

updated to here

[Jodi]

Hi Zara,

I should be at 2 books. Messages 186 and 188 show my books.
Thanks :)

[Zara's Retreat]

Jodi wrote: "Hi Zara,

I should be at 2 books. Messages 186 and 188 show my books.
Thanks :)"

Oops. Sorry Jodi. Thanks for letting me know. Consider it corrected.

[Jodi]

No problem Zara. These yearly challenges have so many posts, it is so easy to miss some.

[[deleted user]]

I'd like to join in :) I love zombie books, so I'm going with Best Female Writers of Zombie Fiction- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

I have a goal of 10 books!

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[Erika]

8/40 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from the Most Begun but Unfinished Book.

[Jodi]

I edited message 23 to include:

The Ocean at the End of the Lane for my What Women Born in the 70s is Reading

[Marina]

Just finished my third book for this challenge, The Hunger Games for Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction.

[Zara's Retreat]

updated to here.

[Daphne]

Updated Message 109:

TOTAL: 18/36

5. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 2/8/2014


Quite possibly one of the top ten most depressing stories ever.

[Erika]

Daphne wrote: "Updated Message 109:

TOTAL: 18/36

5. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 2/8/2014


Quite possibly one of the top ten most depressing stories ever."

I agree! I think I just sat and stared at the wall for a while after I finished it.

[Erika]

I updated msg 22 to reflect my 9th of 40 books read.

[Zara's Retreat]

updated to here. Welcome Sarah and good luck with your goal

[Erika]

10/40 done! Chugging right along with this challenge!

A Farewell to Arms

[Kathryn]

I'm finally on the board for this challenge! I finished Me Before You by Jojo Moyes last night and loved it - 5 stars from me!

Zara, I've also increased my challenge to 20 books for this challenge, so I am now at 1/20. I'm not sure if this is being overly optimistic, but I'll see how I go!!

I've edited message #76 above to include my updated list of books to read for this challenge.

[Daphne]

Updated Message 109:
Two more books down. I really like these two lists. Working my way through the top 100 in the novella list.
TOTAL: 20/36
You Read a Book about What?
11/20
9. Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture 2/14/2014



World's Greatest Novellas
7/10
1. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 2/12/2014

[Marina]

4/10 Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

[Kathryn]

Jodi wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Jodi wrote: "@Kathryn we both have planned Me Before You and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I haven't read..."

Jodi (and anyone else considering reading Me Before You), you've got a treat in store when you get to it! I loved it. Here's my review, in case you're interested - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jodi]

Kathryn, I am so glad you liked Me Before You. I don't know when I will be able to get to it, but I am looking forward to reading it. I wish I had more time to read, there's just too many books.

[Kathryn]

Jodi wrote: "Kathryn, I am so glad you liked Me Before You. I don't know when I will be able to get to it, but I am looking forward to reading it. I wish I had more time to read, there's just too many books."

Totally agree - or else not enough time!! Or a combination :-)