Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2016 Showing 1,401-1,450 of 2,196

[Stephanie]

Update: I just finished Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet for my book set in my home state. I am now 13/40.

[Cassandra]

No problem, Victoria!

[Diana]

update

10/20

8. A book set in Europe O intamplare ciudata cu un caine la miezul noptii by Mark Haddon
21. A book recommended by a family member Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

[Helena]

I want to try this challenge without making limits - I´ll see how much I have read at the end of this year. I am from Finland, Europe, so the winner books may be Finnish ones and so on...

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
9. A book that's under 150 pages
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
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
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
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

[Charlotte]

I've just finished my first 2 books for this challenge:

2/10

40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy: After You

21. A book that is recommended by a family member: De Amerikaanse prinses

[Angela]

Updated Post #509:
OK. I'm in! My goal is 24 books for the year and I'll try to make them all meet one of these requirements.

4. A book you haven't read since high school - The Handmaid's Tale
8. A book set in Europe - A Great and Terrible Beauty
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year Me Before You
14. A book you can finish in a day - The Jew of Malta
32. The first book you see in a bookstore - The Good Girl
33. A classic from the 20th century - Dawn
34. A book from the library - Pop Goes the Weasel (in progress)
39. A book that takes place on an island - Life and Other Near-Death Experiences

So far I've completed 20/24.

[Kate]

11. A book that's becoming a movie this year - by Jojo Moyes

10/40 completed

[Cassandra]

Welcome, Helena! Feel free to customize the tasks to fit your country.

[Eli]

Update: [15/40]

Mostly because I can't count, and had the wrong number originally. I also moved some things around and qualified some of my already read books.

[Alta]

Updated message # 214

32. The first book you see in a bookstore - The Boston Girl

Progress: 17/25

[Sam F]

Updated Message 29

27/40 completed.

[[deleted user]]

Updated Message 65
7/40

[Zita]

Update msg. 42 - 17/20 :).

[Maria]

20/40

3. A YA bestseller - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 4-14-16

[Jessica]

Challenge completed! Message #125 updated:

Official Challenge - Popsugar Reading Challenge

1. A book based on a fairy tale
2. A National Book Award winner
3. A YA bestseller: The Graveyard Book
4. A book you haven't read since high school: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. A book set in your home state: Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son
6. A book translated to English: The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
7. A romance set in the future
8. A book set in Europe: Dracula
9. A book that's under 150 pages: I'm Just Here for the Free Scrutiny: One Model's Tale of Insanity and Inanity in the Wonderful World of Fashion
10. A New York Times bestseller: Twelve Years a Slave
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year: 11/22/63 -- TV miniseries, but close enough! :)
12. A book recommended by someone you just met: DC Comics: Bombshells #1
13. A self-improvement book: Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living
14. A book you can finish in a day: Through the Woods
15. A book written by a celebrity: Uganda Be Kidding Me
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you: A Christmas Carol
18. A book that's more than 600 pages: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
20. A science-fiction novel
21. A book recommended by a family member: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
22. A graphic novel: Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth
23. A book that is published in 2016: Hidden Bodies
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during summer: The Pocket Wife
26. A book and its prequel: Doctor Sleep and The Shining
27. A murder mystery: Confessions of a Murder Suspect
28. A book written by a comedian: In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy
29. A dystopian novel
30. A book with a blue cover: The Danish Girl
31. A book of poetry: And Still I Rise: A Selection of Poems Read by the Author
32. The first book you see in a bookstore
33. A classic from the 20th century: The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
34. A book from the library: A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1
35. An autobiography: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
36. A book about a road trip
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with: Americanah
38. A satirical book: God Is Disappointed in You
39. A book that takes place on an island: An Untamed State
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy: Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

30/30 - COMPLETED!

[Polyne]

Progress: 24/38

✔️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

✔️37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with: Memoirs of a Geisha

✔️18. A book that's more than 600 pages: Gone with the Wind

✔️25. A book that takes place during summer: We Were Liars

✔️28. A book written by a comedian: Seriously... I'm Kidding

✔️11. A book that's becoming a movie this year: Me Before You

✔️35. An autobiography: H is for Hawk

✔️10. A New York Times bestseller:
Still Alice

✔️1. A book based on a fairy tale: Peter Pan

✔️32. The first book you see in a bookstore: Of Mice and Men

[Cassandra]

Congratulations, Jessica! Which was your favorite book or task?

[Maddison]

Update to message 105.

[√] A Dystopian Novel – The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood

7/55

[Janine]

I've read three more since I last updated, putting me at 25/40.

2. A National Book Award winner - Challenger Deep
13. A self-improvement book - Reasons to Stay Alive
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation - The Nightingale (Vianne is a teacher)

[Margaret]

✔ 33. A classic from the 20th century
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster ~ read 15/4/16 ★★★

Books read = 5/40

[Susan C]

Updated message 31

23/40

[Reenah]

Update message 26: 24/40

8. A book set in Europe - The Master
10. A New York Times bestseller - The Fault in Our Stars
12. A book recommended by someone you just met - Mud, Sweat and Tears

[Jessica]

Cassandra wrote: "Congratulations, Jessica! Which was your favorite book or task?"

Thanks, Cassandra! I enjoyed a lot of those books, but the best one for me was the Book from the Library one. I only recently started checking out books from the library, and it's boosted my reading stats a lot (both thanks to Overdrive and to reading physical books in the evening). It's also wonderful to go visit the library during my lunch break at work since there is one a few blocks from me.

[Niecie]

37. A Book about a culture you are unfamiliar with: Girl at War

[[deleted user]]

Count me in!

***COMPLETE***

✔ 1. A book based on a fairy tale Scarlet by Marissa Meyer ★★★★☆
✔ 2. A National Book Award winner Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier ★★★★★
✔ 3. A YA bestseller City of Bones by Cassandra Clare ★★★☆☆
✔ 4. A book you haven't read since high school Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev ★★★★☆
✔ 5. A book set in your home state Dersu the Trapper by Vladimir Arsenyev ★☆☆☆☆
✔ 6. A book translated to English Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov★★★★☆
✔ 7. A romance set in the future Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★
✔ 8. A book set in Europe Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert ★★☆☆☆
✔ 9. A book that's under 150 pages Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll ★★☆☆☆
✔ 10. A New York Times bestseller Paper Towns by John Green ★★☆☆☆
✔ 11. A book that's becoming a movie this year Lady Susan by Jane Austen ★★★☆☆
✔ 12. A book recommended by someone you just met Апокалипсис Welcome by Zотов ★★☆☆☆
✔ 13. A self-improvement book The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana ★★☆☆☆
✔ 14. A book you can finish in a day The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank ★★★☆☆
✔ 15. A book written by a celebrity The English Roses by Madonna ★☆☆☆☆
✔ 16. A political memoir I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai ★★★★★
✔ 17. A book at least 100 years older than you Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen ★★★☆☆
✔ 18. A book that's more than 600 pages The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek ★☆☆☆☆
✔ 19. A book from Oprah's Book Club One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez ★★★★★
✔ 20. A science-fiction novel Solaris by Stanisław Lem ★★☆☆☆
✔ 21. A book recommended by a family member The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham ★★★☆☆
✔ 22. A graphic novel Nothing is Forgotten by Ryan Andrews ★★★★★
✔ 23. A book that is published in 2016 Big Rock by Lauren Blakely ★★☆☆☆
✔ 24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation Сумерки by Dmitry Glukhovsky ★★★★☆
✔ 25. A book that takes place during summer The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ★★★★☆
✔ 26. A book and its prequel The Lord of the Rings ★★★☆☆ and The Hobbit ★★★★☆ by J.R.R. Tolkien
✔ 27. A murder mystery "Thou Art the Man" by Edgar Allan Poe ★★★★☆
✔ 28. A book written by a comedian Yes Please by Amy Poehler ★★☆☆☆
✔ 29. A dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell ★★★★★
✔ 30. A book with a blue cover The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ★★★★☆
✔ 31. A book of poetry Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin ★★★★★
✔ 32. The first book you see in a bookstore Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas ★★☆☆☆
✔ 33. A classic from the 20th century Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut ★★★★★
✔ 34. A book from the library Salvation of a Forsyte, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy ★★★★★
✔ 35. An autobiography Other Shores by Vladimir Nabokov ★★☆☆☆
✔ 36. A book about a road trip The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien ★★★★☆
✔ 37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with Shirley by Charlotte Brontë ★☆☆☆☆
✔ 38. A satirical book The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov ★★★☆☆
✔ 39. A book that takes place on an island Lord of the Flies by William Golding ★★★★☆
✔ 40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy City of Glass by Cassandra Clare ★★★★★

40/40

[Emma]

update to msg 209 - read 9/16

[Katie]

Update to message 242 - read 16/40.

[[deleted user]]

Update to message #1449.

14. A book you can finish in a day The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank ***

Read 7/15.

[[deleted user]]

Update to message #1449.

40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy City of Glass by Cassandra Clare *****

8/15

[Sam F]

Updated:

Message 29

28/40 to date

[Winter, Group Reads]

Winter : 16/40 :)

[Cassandra]

That's awesome, Jessica! I'm glad to hear you've discovered your local library. I love going to the library a couple times a week.

Welcome to the challenge, Anna. :)

[Colleen]

Got a number of updates!

6. A book translated to English: The Little Prince
12. A book recommended by someone you just met: Room
18. A book that's more than 600 pages: Helter Skelter
30. A book with a blue cover: The Big Short
32. The first book you see in a bookstore: The Notorious RBG

[[deleted user]]

Update to message #1449.

9. A book that's under 150 pages Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll **

9/15

[Colleen]

Update to 1297

17/40

1. A book based on a fairy tale Cinder 4/16/16

[Zita]

Update msg. 42 - 19/20 :-D!
And I think that I try to accomplish more than 20 :) - I'm in for all 40 now, and I'll see how many I can manage until the end of the year :).

[Karin]

Updated message 936
25/40

31. A book of poetry I Shall Not Be Moved ★★★★

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 143:

32. The first book you see in a bookstore - The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag

22/41

[Leslie Ann]

edited message #58
18/30

[Robin]

I have two more to add...33/40

#15. A book written by a celebrity - Growing Up Again by
Mary Tyler Moore
#20. A Science fiction novel - Cinder by Marissa Meyer

[Steph]

I would like in on this! I'm new to the group, but I'm not new to this challenge and I've already done some.

12. A book recommended by someone you just met: Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John

15. A book written by a celebrity: A Mother's Gift by Britney and Lynne Spears.

17. A book at least 100 years older than you: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

30. A book with a blue cover: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover.

33. A classic from the 20th century: 1984 by George Orwell.

34. A book from the library: The Revenant: a Novel of Revenge by Michael Punke.

6/41

[Dana]

14/36

13. A self-improvement book. The Art of Happiness
21. A book recommended by a family member. Rocks Off: 50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones

[[deleted user]]

Update to message #1449.

✔ 29. A dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell *****

10/15

[Amanda]

Update Message 757

25/40

#10: A New York Times bestseller: Me Before You
#23: A book that is published in 2016: Mr. Splitfoot
#35: An autobiography: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

[Chloé]

10/10

17. A book at least 100 years older than you
Mauprat ⭐⭐⭐ (1837)
8. A book set in Europe
La vagabonde ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (France)
9. A book that's under 150 pages
Je serai un territoire fier et tu déposeras tes meubles ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (76 pages)
14. A book you can finish in a day
Second début ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
33. A classic from the 20th century
Hiroshima mon amour (1960) ⭐⭐⭐
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
Nous sommes tous des féministes (Nigeria)⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. A book set in your home state
J'haïs les féministes!: le 6 décembre 1989 et ses suites(Quebec)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
38. A satirical book
Instruments des ténèbres⭐⭐⭐⭐
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
Instruments des ténèbres⭐⭐⭐⭐
30. A book with a blue cover
Journal de la création⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Maria]

Updated message #33
Completed: 17/25

[[deleted user]]

Update to message #1449.

✔ 39. A book that takes place on an island Lord of the Flies by William Golding ****

11/15

[Owlonmywrist]

36. A book about a road trip - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

22/40

[Marina]

Update post 91:

39. A book that takes place on an island: Burial Rites

Read 15/20

[Diana]

update:

11 / 20

30. A book with a blue cover Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James