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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2016

11. A book that's becoming a movie this year: A Man Called Ove
30. A book with a blue cover: Americanah
Read: 8/20

40. 1/28/2016 Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up

8/20
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy - Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman

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Alex, I updated your goal. Nice going!

1. A book based on a fairy tale - Dorothy Must Die
20. A science fiction book - The Martian
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - A Good Indian Wife

19. A book from Oprah's Book Club - The Invention of Wings
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Three books this week....
✔30. A book with a blue cover -- The Blue Room--01/31/16
✔38. A satirical book -- Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk--01/29/16
✔40. A book guaranteed to bring you joy -- The Tales of Beedle the Bard--01/30/16

1. A book based on a fairy tale
2. A National Book Award winner
3. A YA bestseller
4. A book you haven't read since high school
5. A book set in your home state
6. A book translated to English
7. A romance set in the future
8. A book set in Europe
DONE 9. A book that's under 150 pages Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy Pages: 128
10. A New York Times bestseller
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year
12. A book recommended by someone you just met
13. A self-improvement book
DONE 14. A book you can finish in a day Bitch Planet, Vol 1: Extraordinary Machine
15. A book written by a celebrity
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you
18. A book that's more than 600 pages
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
DONE 20. A science-fiction novel The Handmaid's Tale
21. A book recommended by a family member
22. A graphic novel
23. A book that is published in 2016
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
DONE 25. A book that takes place during summerInstructions for a Heatwave
26. A book and its prequel
27. A murder mystery
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel
30. A book with a blue cover
31. A book of poetry
32. The first book you see in a bookstore
33. A classic from the 20th century
34. A book from the library
DONE 35. An autobiography De qué hablo cuando hablo de correr
36. A book about a road trip
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
DONE 38. A satirical book ¡Muuu!
DONE 39. A book that takes place on an island Life After Life
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy
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8/40 (8/41 - whichever way you count it ;)
22. A graphic novel - The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
38. A satirical book - A Modest Proposal

9/20
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - Pavilion of Women: A Novel of Life in the Women's Quarters by Pearl S. Buck

Progress: 5/20
1. A book based on a fairy tale
2. A National Book Award winner
3.
4.
5. A book set in your home state
6. A book translated to English
7. A romance set in the future
8. A book set in Europe
9. A book that's under 150 pages
10.
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year
12. A book recommended by someone you just met
13. A self-improvement book
14.
15. A book written by a celebrity
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you
18. <3>A book that's more than 600 pages The Seventh Child by Erik Valeur
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
20. A science-fiction novel
21. A book recommended by a family member
22. A graphic novel
23. A book that is published in 2016
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during summer
26. A book and its prequel
27. A murder mystery
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel
30. A book with a blue cover
31. A book of poetry
32. The first book you see in a bookstore
33. A classic from the 20th century
34. A book from the library
35. An autobiography
36. A book about a road trip
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
38. A satirical book
39. A book that takes place on an island
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy

Task 10: Read a New York Times bestseller.
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon & Shana Krizhnik (5 stars)
(First made the NYT bestseller list on Nov. 4, 2015 as #7 on the nonfiction bestseller list.)

Completed = 4/20
1. A book based on a fairy tale - Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult
3. A YA bestseller - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
9. A book that's under 150 pages - Little Red Riding Crop by Tiffany Reisz
21. A book recommended by a family member - The Siren by Tiffany Reisz

3/28
A book set in Europe - Knife Edge
A book you can finish in a day - Merrick
A science-fiction novel - Grasshopper Jungle

1. A book based on a fairy tale - Ash
2. A National Book Award winner - Brown Girl Dreaming
✓ 3. A YA bestseller - Illuminae
4. A book you haven't read since high school - Prey
5. A book set in your home state - A Walk to Remember
6. A book translated to English - Perfume
7. A romance set in the future - Matched
8. A book set in Europe - Black Widow: Forever Red
✓ 9. A book that's under 150 pages - The Corgi Chronicles
10. A New York Times bestseller - Station Eleven
✓ 11. A book that's becoming a movie this year - The 5th Wave
12. A book recommended by someone you just met - The Pillars of the Earth
13. A self-improvement book - The Happiness Project
✓ 14. A book you can finish in a day - William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge
✓ 15. A book written by a celebrity - Nightmares!
16. A political memoir - Notorious RBG
17. A book at least 100 years older than you - The Secret Garden
✓ 18. A book that's more than 600 pages - One Rainy Day in May
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club - Night
20. A science-fiction novel - Star Wars: Lost Stars
21. A book recommended by a family member - All the Light We Cannot See
✓ 22. A graphic novel - Plotted: A Literary Atlas
23. A book that is published in 2016 - The Raven King
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation - Cryptonomicon
25. A book that takes place during summer - Ari & Dante
26. A book and its prequel - Throne of Glass / The Assassin's Blade
27. A murder mystery - Once Upon a Crime
28. A book written by a comedian - Why Not Me?
✓ 29. A dystopian novel - Wool Omnibus Edition
30. A book with a blue cover - Spell or High Water
✓ 31. A book of poetry - W.B. Yeats' Selected Poems
32. The first book you see in a bookstore - Vermilion
33. A classic from the 20th century - To Kill a Mockingbird
34. A book from the library
✓ 35. An autobiography - Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
36. A book about a road trip - Paper Towns
✓ 37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - Kindred
38. A satirical book - The Importance of Being Earnest
✓ 39. A book that takes place on an island - Anne of the Island
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy - Star Wars: The Force Awakens


8/40 Read
23. A book that is published in 2016 - The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian 3.0 Stars
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