Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge - 2016!

[MyzanM]

I managed to surpass my goal of 12 by one book, so I read 13/12!

My original post with all updates.

[Susan C]

Updated message 49 - didn't quite finish the challenge this year

✓ 1. Read a horror book NOS4A2 read 6/11/2016
2. Read a nonfiction book about science
✓ 3. Read a collection of essays The Empathy Exams: Essays
✓ 4. Read a book out loud to someone else The Glass Case read 11/27/2016
✓ 5. Read a middle grade novel Shooting Kabul read 4/5/2016
✓ 6. Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography) Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin read 1/6/2016
✓ 7. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel Gathering Blue read 1/29/2016
✓ 8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born The Catcher in the Rye read 3/20/2016
✓ 9. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award Yes Please read 1/8/2016
✓ 10. Read a book over 500 pages long World Without End read 2/2/2016
✓ 11. Read a book under 100 pages Making Toast read 2/29/2016
✓ 12. Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender George read 12/14/2016
✓ 13. Read a book that is set in the Middle East Moth Smoke read 11/24/2016
✓ 14. Read a book by an author from Southeast Asia Inside Out & Back Again read 12/22/2016
✓ 15. Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900 Burial Rites read 2/10/2016
✓ 16. Read the first book in a series by a person of color Crazy Rich Asians read 12/17/2016
17. Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years
✓ 18. Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. Debate which is better. Corelli's Mandolin 2/17/2016
✓ 19. Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes Crazy Salad: Some Things About Women read 10/27/2016
✓ 20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction) Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth read 2/13/2016
✓ 21. Read a book about politics in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction) A Fighting Chance read 3/19/2016
✓ 22. Read a food memoir Cooking as Fast as I Can: A Chef’s Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness read 11/4/2016
✓ 23. Read a play Hamilton: The Revolution read 12/18/2016
✓ 24. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness A Tale for the Time Being read 7/17/2016

21/24

[Nicole]

*Update for Nicole W.*

1. Read a horror book= (I think this counts)
7. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel=
8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born= (Published in 1990; Born in 1996)
10. Read a book over 500 pages long=
11. Read a book under 100 pages=
13. Read a book that is set in the Middle East=
14. Read a book by an author from Southeast Asia=
15. Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900= (9th Century.)
16. Read the first book in a series by a person of color=
20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)= (It primarily focuses on the practices of Catholics & Protestants concerning the treatment, veneration, and displaying of the dead in the past. [Other cultures & religions are mentioned, as well.])
21. Read a book about politics in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)= (I think this counts.)
23. Read a play=
24. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness=

Goal Met So Far: 13/8