Megan's 2015 Reading Challenge

[Megan]

Joining the group rather late, but my beginning of the year challenge was 25 books. I'm a bit behind schedule, so it's go time now!

Books read so far:
1. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
2. Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
3. The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness - Karen Armstrong
4. Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon
5. Drinking: A Love Story - Caroline Knapp
6. Voyager - Diana Gabaldon
7. Still Alice - Lisa Genova
8. Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up - Caren Osten Gerszberg
9. The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac - Sharma Shields
10. Drums of Autumn - Diana Gabaldon
11. Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
12. I, Claudius - Robert Graves
13. All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
14. The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

Currently reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Friedrich Nietzsche), Contact (Carl Sagan), and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs).

Favorite book so far: The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac. 10/10 would read again.

[Megan]

So glad to find another Outlander fan out there! If you haven't seen the TV series yet, I do recommend (even though the woman chosen for Claire's character doesn't look anything like the book description). Welcome to the challenge!

[Megan]

Thank you! I love the show, that's actually how I found out about the books :D I have to watch some parts with my hands over my eyes though haha

[Megan]

15. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs

[Megan]

16. Next Life Might Be Kinder - Howard Norman

[Jackie B. -]

Way to commit to go time. I'm very impressed! I'll definitely add The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac by my TBR list!

Good luck meeting your goal.

[Megan]

Jackie B. wrote: "Way to commit to go time. I'm very impressed! I'll definitely add The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac by my TBR list!

Good luck meeting your goal."

Thank you!

[Megan]

17. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

[Megan]

18. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon

[Megan]

19. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

[Megan]

20. Howl and Other Poems - Allen Ginsberg

[Cassandra]

Great job, Megan! What have been some of your favorite books this year?

[Megan]

Cassandra wrote: "Great job, Megan! What have been some of your favorite books this year?"

Thanks! I loved The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac and All The Light We Cannot See, in very different ways lol

[Megan]

21. Holidays on Ice - David Sedaris
22. A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan

[Cassandra]

I just had to add The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac to my to-read list. Thank you for introducing me to a strange but funny sounding book!

[Megan]

Fantastic! I just happened to pick it up at random from the library and I was so glad I did.

23. The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey

[Winter, Group Reads]

I had to add it too, it looked very intriguing!

[Megan]

24. Roverandom - J.R.R. Tolkien

[Megan]

25. The Lottery - Shirley Jackson

I made it! I had to sneak in a couple short stories at the end, so maybe I cheated just a bit, but I got there just in time!

[Megan]

Congratulations!!!

[Adriana]

Yay! Great job finishing your goal Megan :D

[Cassandra]

Congratulations, Megan!

[Megan]

Thanks!