2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion
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Kadijah's Challenge - 60 Books
Good luck Kadijah Michelle! do you plan on meeting all your challenges with the 52 or is this separate!
I plan on meeting all of my challenges with this 52. I wish I had the time to read everyday for hours, but I don't, so this is where I'm at.
A book a week is an awesome goal. Good luck with your challenges! :)
Books for January:1. Those Promised Paradise (finished 1/30/16)
2. Persuasion (finished 1/8/16)
3. The Martian (finished 1/6/16)
4. Wild Seed (finished 1/19/16)
5. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (finished 1/28/16)
And I will finish Lolita (finished 1/30/16) and All the Light We Cannot See first (possibly in 2015)
If the month goes really well, I will read Divergent (finished 1/24/16) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower(finished 3/25/16).
You are so well organised! I never plan my readings, but that's a brilliant idea. I have read Persuasion and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales and they were both great reads. I forgot which one is Persuasion (I get a bit mixed up with Jane Austen's other books) but I can't think of one I disliked. The book by Oliver Sacks was great and gives you a good insight in his work while being really readable and fun. I should re-read it!
That sound like great books! I really liked The Martian and I am planning to read Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain For next year. Let me know what you think about The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales.
I really enjoyed The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales - I think you'll like it!
Good luck with your challenge! I really want to read Persuasion this month too, but we'll have to see if I have the time.
Kadijah Michelle wrote: "1. The Martian Listened to on Audible, gave it 4 stars, and finished 1/6/16.
review"
Glad you enjoyed it! Have you seen the movie yet?
No, but I want to very badly now. Two reasons: Matt Damon is sooooo cute, and cause the book was so good.
Kadijah Michelle wrote: "No, but I want to very badly now. Two reasons: Matt Damon is sooooo cute, and cause the book was so good."Both are entirely true:)
Megan wrote: "Kadijah Michelle wrote: "No, but I want to very badly now. Two reasons: Matt Damon is sooooo cute, and cause the book was so good."Both are entirely true:)"
Saw the movie, and I like how they ended it. It was a little over the top, but perfect for the movie.
Kadijah Michelle wrote: "4. DivergentRead my first paper book, gave it 3 stars, and finished 1/24/16.
review"
My biggest regret was reading book #2 of this series. Because then I felt like I had to read book 3. So upsetting to me. I felt like I could have read three good books instead of these three.
Books for February:Finish All the Light We Cannot See (finished 2/4/16)
1. The Witches: Salem, 1692 (finished 2/21/16)
2. Little Women (finished 2/27/16)
3. Insurgent (finished 2/12/16)
4. You Can Be The Happiest Woman In The World (finished 2/15/16)
And if I have the time I think I have: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (finished 2/26/17), The Time Traveler's Wife(finished 3/16/16), The Help, and Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (finished 2/17/16).
5. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical TalesListened to on Audible, gave it 3 stars, and finished 1/28/16.
review
6. Those Promised Paradize- Stories of the Sahabah Vol IRead on paper book, gave it 5 stars, and finished 1/30/16.
review
January goals completed, and even did some catch up!
9. Unexpected Afghans: Innovative Crochet Designs with Traditional TechniquesRead on paper book, gave it 4 stars, and finished 2/5/16.
review
11. You Can Be The Happiest Woman In The WorldRead on paper book, gave it 3 stars, and finished 2/15/16.
review
12. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingRe-read on paper book, gave it 4 stars, and finished 2/17/16.
review
15. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerRead on paper book, gave it 4 stars, and finished 2/26/16.
review
Had a great February, now books for March:Finish: From My Sisters' Lips(finished 3/1/16), How to Win Friends and Influence People(finished 3/13/16), and Water for Elephants(finished 3/6/16).
1. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban(finished 3/17/16)
2. The Time Traveler's Wife (finished 3/16/16)
3. The Help (is not going to happen)
4. Allegiant(finished 3/22/16)
5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower(finished 3/25/16)
6. The Catcher in the Rye (will finish by the 31st)
7. The Metamorphosis of a Muslim: Autobiography of My Conversion(finished 3/15/16)
8. The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam(finished 3/23/16)
9. Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles(finished 3/11/16)
10. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened(finished 3/7/16)
11. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings(finished 3/29/16)
12. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America(finished 3/19/16)
It's going to be a busy month!
Whoa, look at all those great books planned for March. I've read quite a few of them, and I look forward to seeing what you think about the rest. I hope you enjoy your busy reading month!
I did well this month. If House of Cards hadn't been so good, I would have completed my goal, but oh well, it was! I have to catch up on my reviews, and then I will set April's goals. I have a number of small Islamic books planned so I will probably plan on reading 12 again.
I need to watch more House of Cards! I've only seen a few episodes, but it's so good.
Cassandra wrote: "I need to watch more House of Cards! I've only seen a few episodes, but it's so good."Season 1 is amazing, season 2 is very good, season 3 is alright and makes you wonder if watching season 4 is worth watching, but trust me it is. Season 4 is season 1 good.
For April:I will finish:
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood(finished 4/5/16), Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness(finished 4/5/16), and if I don't finish in March, American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender Within the Ummah(finished 4/7/16).
Then I will read:
1. Cinder(finished 4/11/16)
2. Four: A Divergent Story Collection(finished 4/5/16)
3. The Book Thief
4. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
5. Start Catch-22
6. Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir(finished 4/13/16)
7. The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family(finished 4/14/16)
8. The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
9. Thinking, Fast and Slow
10. Macbeth (finished 4/26/16)
There are 6 Short Islamic Studies books as well that I will be reading.
11. The Pillars of Islam and Iman(finished 4/12/16)
20. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That HappenedRead on paper book, gave it 4 stars, and finished on 3/7/16.
review
You have a great list to read! I'm exited for Cinder! Also really hoping I can push in King Lear. We will see ^^
21. Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's ShacklesRead on paper book, gave it 4 stars, and finished on 3/1/16.
review
22. The Missing Piece and 23. The Missing Piece Meets the Big OI'm including these two together because I read them to my kids.
Read on paper, gave 4 stars each, and read on 3/11/15.
These books are family favorites that will make everyone giggle:)
25. How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleRead on paper book, gave it 4 stars, and finished on 3/13/16.
review
26. The Metamorphosis of a Muslim: Autobiography of My ConversionRead on paper book, gave it 2 stars, and finished on 3/15/16.
review
2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge
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I'm hoping to read one book a week for 2016.So, I've been reading three books a week so far this year, but I don't want to commit to that for the rest of the year.
I'll be increasing my goal as I go.
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1. The Martian
2. Persuasion
3. Wild Seed
4. Divergent
5. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
6. Those Promised Paradize- Stories of the Sahabah Vol I
7. Lolita
8. All the Light We Cannot See
9. Unexpected Afghans: Innovative Crochet Designs with Traditional Techniques
10. Insurgent
11. You Can Be The Happiest Woman In The World
12. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
13. The Witches: Salem, 1692
14. Me Talk Pretty One Day
15. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
16. Little Women
17. Silently and Very Fast
18. From My Sisters' Lips
19. Water for Elephants
20. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
21. Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles
22. The Missing Piece
23. The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
24. Across the Creek
25. How to Win Friends and Influence People
26. The Metamorphosis of a Muslim: Autobiography of My Conversion
27. The Time Traveler's Wife
28. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
29. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
30. Alice in Wonderland
31. Allegiant
32. The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam
33. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
34. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
35. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
36. The Catcher in the Rye
37. Four: A Divergent Story Collection
38. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
39. All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
40. American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender Within the Ummah
41. Cinder
42. The Pillars of Islam and Iman
43. Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
44. The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
45. All the Blue-Eyed Angels
46. The Fundamentals of Tawheed
47. Kitab At-Tauhid - The Book of Monotheism
48. The Talented Mr. Ripley
49. Macbeth
50. No Land's Man
51. The Book Thief
52. The Book of Tawheed
53. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things