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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2016
Updated #563. 17/41✔ 3. A YA bestseller - Six of Crows 1/21/16
✔ 8. A book set in Europe - At the Water's Edge 2/21/16
✔ 10. A New York Times bestseller - The Martian 1/23/16
✔ 11. A book that's becoming a movie this year - The Shack 1/31/16
✔14. A book you can finish in a day - Cheaper by the Dozen 1/26/16
✔ 17. A book at least 100 years older than you - Frankenstein: Or The Modern Prometheus 2/3/16
✔ 19. A book from Oprah's Book Club - Freedom 1/20/16
✔ 20. A science-fiction novel - Journey to the Center of the Earth 2/17/16
✔ 25. A book that takes place during summer - Summer House 2/18/16
✔ 26a. A book... [and its prequel, to follow] - Winter 1/25/16 1.
✔ 27. A murder mystery - The Secret Place 1/14/16
✔ 28. A book written by a comedian - Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography 1/26/16
✔ 30. A book with a blue cover - The Book of Unknown Americans 2/9/16
✔ 34. A book from the library - Diamond Head 2/8/16
✔ 37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - I am Forbidden 1/22/16
✔ 38. A satirical book - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1/4/16
✔ 39. A book that takes place on an island - Island of the Blue Dolphins 1/31/16
Update message #5512/40
4. A book you haven't read since high school - Brave New World
8. A book set in Europe - Persuasion
1. A book based on a fairy tale: The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher31. A book of poetry: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Progress:28/40
Updating message 929: 11/4017. A book at least 100 years older than you: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Update: 2/2018. A book that's more than 600 pages. The Stand Complete&Uncut, 1160 pages
39. A book that takes place on an island: Son Ada, Zülfü Livaneli
Cassandra wrote: "Aysegul, congrats on finishing your first book of the challenge!"Thanks Cassandra! Took me long enough! But, ı am done with the long one:)
I am updating post 136. I am now 10/10. I just finished reading NOS4A2. Loved it. I am in the middle of Looking For Alaska by John Greene. My first of his novels, one of my daughters books. I have avoided his books so far because a kid always dies in his novels, why does a kid always have to die in his books??? It is very good.
Updated to message 93615/40
1. A book based on a fairy tale - Fairest
39. A book that takes place on an island Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Update to message 5939/20
I'd like to upgrade my challenge to 20 and I've finished some more12/20 Completed
8. A book set in Europe The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
20. A science-fiction novel Armada by Ernest Cline
28. A book written by a comedian - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Updated post 93617/40
16. A political memoir I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousefzai ★★★
30. A book with a blue cover
La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith ★★★★
Bridget, I think I made a mistake because I don't have your goal recorded. Do you have a target number of books you want to read for this challenge?Helen, congratulations on meeting your original goal! I've increased it to 20. :)
Update to post 184. Current count is 14/40.✔
Update: I just finished "Schindler's Ark" by Thomas Kenneally, which is my book set in Europe (Poland). So, I now have 5/40.
Niecie wrote: "# 29 a Dystopian Novel Station Eleven"I loved it!! Wish there was more to it.. great choice!
Updated list: 13/24 read1. A book based on a fairy tale - The Wishing Spell
2. A National Book Award winner
3. A YA bestseller - Pandemonium
4. A book you haven't read since high school
5. A book set in your home state
6. A book translated to English - The Bhagavad Gita
7. A romance set in the future - Delirium
8. A book set in Europe
9. A book that's under 150 pages - The Grand Inquisitor
10. A New York Times bestseller
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year Me Before You (in progress)
12. A book recommended by someone you just met
13. A self-improvement book - The Dhammapada
14. A book you can finish in a day
15. A book written by a celebrity
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you - The Scarlet Letter
18. A book that's more than 600 pages
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 - A Potion to Die For
26. A book and its prequel
27. A murder mystery - Rules of Prey
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel - Red Queen
30. A book with a blue cover - Memorial Day
31. A book of poetry - Tao Te Ching
32. The first book you see in a bookstore
33. A classic from the 20th century
34. A book from the library - Pop Goes the Weasel (in progress)
35. An autobiography
36. A book about a road trip
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction
38. A satirical book
39. A book that takes place on an island
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy
So far I've completed 13/24.
17. A book at least 100 years older than you: The Complete Fairy Tales by Charles Perrault, (first published 1697)28. A book written by a comedian: Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
Progress:30/40
39/4026. A book and its prequel--
I'm in (and new to this group) and hope to make all 40 books. My personal challenge link is at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
So this includes reading 120 books and completing the Pop Sugar challenge.
Updated message 92434. A book from the library The Art of Afternoon Tea: From the Era of Downton Abbey and the Titanic
5/40
Hey, I'm up to 7/20!1. A book based on a fairy tale - Dorothy Must Die
9. A book that's under 150 pages - We Should All Be Feminists
14. A book you can finish in a day - The Pigeon Needs A Bath
20. A science fiction book - The Martian
22. A graphic novel - Ms. Marvel
30. A book with a blue cover - The Light Between Oceans
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - A Good Indian Wife
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14. A book you can finish in a day While the City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness