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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2016
Welcome to the challenge, Jane and Melissa!
I just finished my 6th category. I finished "The Man in the High Castle" for my book I can read in a day. I am now 6/40.
Update to Message 93617 categories/40 (but 18 books; I think I had it wrong earlier and had included every book, but had only read one of these two for this one category)
26. A book and its prequel Paw and Order by Spencer Quinn ★★★.5 (read in Jan--a Christmas gift from my son) Dog on It by Spencer Quinn (read in Feb) 3 stars
update message 18710/40 (but 11 books in 40 categories, since in the #26 is 2 books)
5. A book set in your home state O sorriso da hiena by Gustavo Ávila
26. A book and its prequel Heartless and Wanted, both by Sara Shepard
Updated message 90 with my latest -- 23/41 --
✔13. A self-improvement book -- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up--02/27/16
✔15. A book written by a celebrity -- Mere Anarchy by Woody Allen--02/27/16
✔23. A book that is published in 2016 -- Midnight Sun--02/26/16
✔39. A book that takes place on an island -- Anne of Green Gables--02/25/16
Would like to join, my goal is all 40 (41?) and am planning to just pick books as I go. Just got off of maternity leave so I had some time the last two months to get some reading done - made a pretty good start so far!9/40
1. A book based on a fairy tale -- The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest
3. A YA bestseller -- Red Queen
9. A book under 150 pages -- Queen Song
14. A book you can finish in a day -- Odd and the Frost Giants
15. A book written by a celebrity -- Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
22. A graphic novel -- The Guild: Knights of Good
28. A book written by a comedian -- Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation
30. A book with a blue cover -- You're Never Weird on the Internet
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy -- Better Days and Other Stories
Updated!18. A book that's more than 600 pages Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
23. A book that is published in 2016 The Book of You
33. A classic from the 20th century Equal Rites
5/40
Update message 18712/40 categories
9. A book that's under 150 pages Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination by J.K. Rowling
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy Sanctuary by Meg Cabot <3
Welcome to the challenge, Stephanie!
1. A book based on a fairy tale2. A National Book Award winner A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
3. A YA bestseller
4. A book you haven't read since high school
5. A book set in your home state The Magic of Ordinary Days
6. A book translated to English The End of Days
7. A romance set in the future
8. A book set in Europe Thatcher's Trial: 180 Days that Created a Conservative Icon
9. A book that's under 150 pages The Pearl
10. A New York Times bestseller People of the Book
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year Me Before You
12. A book recommended by someone you just met
13. A self-improvement book Mother and Son: The Respect Effect
14. A book you can finish in a day
15. A book written by a celebrity
16. A political memoir Stealing America: What My Experience with Criminal Gangs Taught Me about Obama, Hillary, and the Democratic Party
17. A book at least 100 years older than you The Iliad
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 Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture
22. A graphic novel
23. A book that is published in 2016 Eligible
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during summer This Dark Road to Mercy
26. A book and its prequel
27. A murder mystery All the Missing Girls
28. A book written by a comedian Daddy, Stop Talking! And Other Things My Kids Want But Won't Be Getting
29. A dystopian novel
30. A book with a blue cover O Pioneers!
31. A book of poetry
32. The first book you see in a bookstore
33. A classic from the 20th century A Town Like Alice
34. A book from the library ¡Adios, America!: The Left's Plan to Turn Our Country into a Third World Hellhole
35. An autobiography A Point in Time: The Search for Redemption in This Life and the Next
36. A book about a road trip Notes from a Small Island
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with My Brilliant Friend
38. A satirical book
39. A book that takes place on an island The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy God is Able
23/20 completed
Update 11/40A book set in your home state -- Go Set a Watchman
A book you can finish in a day -- The Merciless
A book at least 100 years older than you -- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
A science-fiction novel -- The Martian
A book that is published in 2016 -- Orphan X
Update: 20/40Task 19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (5 stars)
Updated message 924 15. A book written by a celebrity Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
6/40
February update: 11/408. A book set in Europe - Anna and the Swallow Man (2/21/16)
9. A book that's under 150 pages - Cruel Crown (2/27/16)
23. A book that is published in 2016 - Orphan X (2/9/16)
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - Between Shades of Gray (2/19/16)
39. A book that takes place on an island - Sanctuary Bay (2/29/16)
Progress: 15/38✔️39. A book that takes place on an island:
The Marriage of Opposites✔️20. A science-fiction novel:
The Martian✔️️29. A dystopian novel:
Red Queen✔️33. A classic from the 20th century:
A Little Princess✔️24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation:
The Nightingale: Like me, Vianne is a teacher.✔️9. A book that's under 150 pages:
The Little Prince✔️8. A book set in Europe:
The Secret Garden ✔️️15. A book written by a celebrity:
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology✔️30. A book with a blue cove:
All the Light We Cannot See✔️34. A book from the library:
The Witches: Salem, 1692✔️️27. A murder mystery:
Luckiest Girl Alive✔️3. A YA bestseller:
All the Bright Places✔️14. A book you can finish in a day:
The Metamorphosis✔️6. A book translated to English :
The Stranger✔️21. A book recommended by a family member:
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Update for the message 723:2. A National Book Award winner - The Color Purple by Alice Walker (National Book Award for Fiction) -- READ
12. A book recommended by someone you just met - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens -- READ
26. A book and its prequel - The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard #1) -- READ
14/32
Update message 75716/40
#14: A book you can finish in a day: In Your Dreams 2/29/16
#22: A graphic novel: The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye 2/26/16
Update message 63:9/41 done.
I'll try for 301. 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
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year
12. A book recommended by someone you just met
13. A self-improvement book
15. A book written by a celebrity
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
26. A book and its prequel
27. A murder mystery
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel
31. A book of poetry
32. The first book you see in a bookstore
34. A book from the library
35. An autobiography
36. A book about a road trip
38. A satirical book
13/30 Almost halfway!
I did not make a lot of progess this month.4/28
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy - Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki
Update for the message 723:5. A book set in your home state - Fakat Müzeyyen Bu Derin Bir Tutku (English: But Müzeyyen, It's a Deep Passion) by İlhami Algör -- READ
15/32
Updated message 9241. A book based on a fairy tale Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
7/40
Update Message 43612/40 Books Read
28. A book written by a comedian Bossypants by Tina Fey - 3/2/2016 - 3 Stars
17/4017. A book at least 100 years older than you
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 3-2-16
Cassandra wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, James!"Thank you.
Updated post 1108.
2025 Reading Challenge
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02. A National Book Award winner. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (★★★★)
03. A YA bestseller. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (★★★★★)
04. A book you haven't read since high school. Of Mice and Men (★★★)
05. A book set in your home state. Maus, I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (★★★★)
06. A book translated to English. The Girl in the Spider's Web (★★★★)
09. A book that's under 150 pages. The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While (31p) (★★★★)
10. A New York Times bestseller. The Night Circus (★★★★★)
12. A book recommended by someone you just met. Bitch Planet Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine (★★★★)
14. A book you can finish in a day. A Wrinkle in Time (★★★★)
17. A book at least 100 years older than you. A Tale of Two Cities (★★★)
18. A book that's more than 600 pages. Gone With the Wind (1472p) (★★★★★)
20. A science-fiction novel. The Martian (★★★★★)
25. A book that takes place during summer. Since You've Been Gone (★★★)
27. A murder mystery. Watson and Holmes - A Study In Black (★★)
30. A book with a blue cover. Elementally Priceless
39. A book that takes place on an island. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (★★★★)
Latest addition:
33. A classic from the 20th century. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (★★★★)
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