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b) TBR Pile1.
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5. The Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud
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7. Gillespie and I, Jane Harris
8. The Art of Fielding, Chad Harbach
9. The Snow Child, Eowyn Ivey
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11. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie
12. I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith
GOAL 2Finish 'Fiction of Relationship' reading list
To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf
Light in August, William Faulkner
Ficciones, Jorge Luis Borges
The Ice Palace, Tarjei Vesaas
Beloved, Toni Morrison
Disgrace, J. M. Coetzee
GOAL 3Finish A-Z Library Challenge
A- Life on Earth, Sir David Attenborough
B- Little Black Book of Stories, A S Byatt
C- The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, Angela Carter
D- The Palace of Illusions, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
E- A Good and Happy Child, Justin Evans
F- Then We Came to the End, Joshua Ferris
G- The Ice People, Maggie Gee
H- The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read: and Other Stories, Susan Harris
I- Goodbye to Berlin, Christopher Isherwood
J- My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time, Liz Jensen
K- The Genius, Jesse Kellerman
L- Shadowmagic, John Lenahan
M- Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
2013:
N- Vurt, Jeff Noon
O- Foreign Bodies, Cynthia Ozick
P- The Dante Club, Matthew Pearl
Q- The Streets, Anthony Quinn
2014:
R- Anthem, Ayn Rand
S- The Three Weissmans Of Westport, by Cathleen Schine
T- Hodd, by Adam Thorpe
2015:
U- Baba Yaga Laid an Egg, by Dubravka Ugresic
V- The Lie Of The Land: An Under The Field Guide To The British Landscape, by Ian Vince
W- The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones, by Jack Wolf
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GOAL 4Finish 2015 Challenges
a) Genre Challenge
January:
G- Historical Fiction - Mask of the Verdoy: A George Harley Mystery
NF- History - Becoming Queen
W- South American Lit - Chronicle of a Death Foretold
C- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
February:
G- Romance & Chick-Lit - The Senator's Wife
NF- Sociology/Relationships/Family - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
W- Middle Eastern Lit - The Kite Runner
C- Pride and Prejudice
March:
G- Contemporary and Literary Merit - Never Far From Nowhere
NF- Autobiography/Memoir - Gnarr: How I Became the Mayor of a Large City in Iceland and Changed the World
W- Sub-Saharan African Lit - Noah's Ark
C- Tess of the D'Urbervilles
April:
G- Poetry and Plays - The Tempest
NF- Arts/Hobby/Skill related - On Writing, Stephen King
W- Southeast Asian Lit - The Glass Palace
C- Great Expectations
May:
G- Fantasy - A Dance with Dragons: Dreams and Dust
NF- Health/Wellness/Self-Improvement
W- Central America/Mexico & Caribbean Lit - Like Water for Chocolate
C- Vanity Fair
June:
G- Minority Studies/LGBT
NF- Biography
W- Western European Lit
C-
July:
G- Manga/Graphic Novels &/OR Humor
NF - Nature/Animals
W- North African Lit
C-
August:
G- Mysteries (Crime/Cozy/Espionage)
NF - True story/True crime/Current Events
W- Lit of South Asia/Indian sub-continent
C-
September:
G- Science-Fiction (including Dystopian)
NF- Science/Math/Technology
W- North American Lit
C-
October:
G- Horror/Thriller &/OR Short Story Collections
NF- Psychology
W- Eastern European Lit
C-
November:
G- Adventure &/OR Travel
NF - Travel/Food/Essays
W- Oceania/Australian Lit
C-
December:
G- Children's Lit &/OR Traditional Lit
NF - Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy
W- East Asian Lit
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b) 50 News Books Mini Challenge[X] A book with more than 500 pages - The Magus
[X] A classic Romance - Pride and Prejudice
[X] A book that became a movie - The Kite Runner
[] A book published this year
[X] A book with a number in the title - It Starts with Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways
[X] A book by someone under 30 - Wolf by Wolf
[X] A book with nonhuman characters - The Neverending Story
[X] A funny book - Gnarr: How I Became the Mayor of a Large City in Iceland and Changed the World
[X] A book by a female author - The Miniaturist
[X] A mystery or thriller - The Chalk Circle Man
[X] A book with a one-word title - Carrie
[X] A book of short stories - The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
[X] A book set in a different country - Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
[X] A non-fiction book - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
[X] A popular author's first book - The Collector
[X] A book from an author that you haven't read yet - Five Weeks in a Balloon
[X] A book a friend recommended - Mask of the Verdoy: A George Harley Mystery
[] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
[] A book based on a true story
[X] A book at the bottom of your to read list - Becoming Queen
[] A book your mom loves
[X] A book that scares you - Extinction Point
[X] A book more than 100 years old - Tess of the D'Urbervilles
[X] A book based entirely on its cover - The Lie Of The Land: An Under The Field Guide To The British Landscape
[] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[] A memoir
[X] A book you can finish in a day - McFly: Unsaid Things . . . Our Story
[] A book with antonyms in the title
[X] A book set somewhere you always wanted to visit - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
[X] A book that came out the year you were born - A Prayer for Owen Meany
[X] A book with bad reviews - The Pilgrim's Progress
[X] A trilogy - Wide Open, Behindlings, Darkmans
[X] A book from your childhood - The Earthsea Quartet
[X] A book with a love triangle - The Senator's Wife
[] A book set in the future
[X] A book set in high school - Never Far From Nowhere
[] A book with a color in the title
[X] A book that made you cry - Life After Life
[X] A book with magic - Daughter of Smoke & Bone
[] A graphic novel
[X] A book by an author you've never read before - Noah's Ark
[] A book you own but have never read
[X] A book that takes place in your hometown - The Rotters' Club
[X] A book that was originally written in a different language - Chronicle of a Death Foretold
[X] A book set during Christmas - Incarnate
[] A book written by an author with your same initials
[X] A play - The Tempest
[X] A banned book - Peyton Place
[X] A book based on or turned into a tv show - Great Expectations
[X] A book you started but never finished - The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
GOAL 62016 Reading Challenge: 55 books
1. As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner
2. The Brothers, Asko Sahlberg
3. The Murder of Halland, Pia Juul
4. The Tin Drum, Gunter Grass
5. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
6. Fifth Business, Robertson Davies
7. The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe
8. The Earthsea Quartet, Ursula K. Le Guin
9. Classics: A Very Short Introduction, Mary Beard & John Henderson
10. Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Laini Taylor
11. Days of Blood & Starlight, Laini Taylor
12. Dreams of Gods & Monsters, Laini Taylor
13. Wolf by Wolf, Ryan Graudin
14. Alms For Oblivion Vol I, Simon Raven
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GOAL 1
Finish 2014 Challenges
a) Top 20 most influential books by women
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre, Charlotte BronteHarry Potter Boxset, J. K. RowlingWuthering Heights, Emily Bronte**Potential re-read**Pride and Prejudice, Jane AustenRebecca, Daphne du MaurierLittle Women, Louisa May Alcott**Potential re-read**The Secret History, Donna Tartt
I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith
The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath
Beloved, Toni Morrison
Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
We Need to Talk About Kevin, Lionel Shriver
The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger**Potential re-read**Middlemarch, George Eliot
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
The Golden Notebook, Doris LessingThe Color Purple, Alice WalkerThe Women's Room, Marilyn French