Leslie's 2016 Reading Challenge

[Leslie]

My personal list adapted from several others. I like to leave some space for newbies, but my To Read Shelf is insane now. Trying to whittle it down.


1. Horror, thriller or mystery. The Shoes of the Fisherman
2. Fantasy or science fiction book The Hobbit, Slaughterhouse-Five
3. Nonfiction science book Polio: An American Story
4. Collection of essays. The Varieties of Religious Experience
5. Young adult novel Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite or The Bridge of San Luis Rey
6. Biography, memoir, or autobiography. The White Road: Journey into an Obsession
7. Book written in the 1800's. The Betrothed or Middlemarch or White Nights
8. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award Finding God in Unexpected Places
9. Read a book over 500 pages long Middlemarch or American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
10. Read a book under 100 pages The Bridge of San Luis Rey or White Nights
11. Read a book set in, about, or by an author from the Middle East Navarre Bible Pentateuch
12. Read a book by an author from or about Asia Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China, Lost Horizon, Wish You Happy Forever: What China's Orphans Taught Me About Moving Mountains
13. Read a book by an author from or about the United Kingdom. Middlemarch or The Hobbit or The Fellowship of the Ring
14. Read a book by an author from or about South America. Paula or The Bridge of San Luis Rey
15. Read a book by a Slavic author or about that region. White Nights
16. History or historical fiction. The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity
17. Book that was adapted into a movie Big Stone Gap
18. Women's issues
19. Catholic theology. The One Thing Is Three: How the Most Holy Trinity Explains Everything
20. Catholic biography, autobiography or memoir
21. A Catholic author. Viper's Tangle
22. An issue facing the Catholic church. Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial?: . . . and Other Questions from the Astronomers' In-box at the Vatican Observatory
23. One of the sacraments Three to Get Married
24. Politics or current affairs. Bread and Wine
25. Culinary Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
26. Play The Bald Soprano and Other Plays
27. Book concerning people on society's margins. Wish You Happy Forever: What China's Orphans Taught Me About Moving Mountains
28. Gardening What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses
29. Pulitzer prize winner for Biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
30. Pulitzer prize winner for History Polio: An American Story
31. A National Book award winner Arctic Dreams
32. Author new to me. All the Light We Cannot See
33. Classic Adult book. The Diary of a Country Priest, Slaughterhouse-Five
34. Classic Children's book. Heidi
35. Art related book Framing Faith: From Camera to Pen, An Award-Winning Photojournalist Captures God in a Hurried World
36. Navarre Bible - Pentateuch
37. Navarre Bible - Chronicles to Macabees
38. Navarre Bible - Joshua to Kings
39. Navarre Bible - Wisdom Books
40. Navarre Bible - Pslalms and Songs of Solomon
41. Navarre Bible - Major Prophets
42. Navarre Bible - Minor Prophets
43. Navarre Bible - Gospels and Acts
44. Navarre Bible - Letters of St. Paul
45. Navarre Bible - Revelation, Hebrews, and Catholic Letters
46. Nature. The Birds of Pandemonium
47. Encyclical. Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home
48. Military. All American Hearts or Slaughterhouse-Five
49. Sports The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory
50. Book about Africa. One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir or Children of Gebelawi
51. Book about Scandinavia. The Wreath
52. Book about Australia. The Narrow Road to the Deep North

World-Lit Challenge

January: South America. The Bridge of San Luis Rey or Paula
February: Middle East. Navarre Bible Pentateuch
March: Sub-Sahara. One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir
April: Southeast Asia. Lost Horizon
May: Central America/Mexico & Caribbean. Beyond the Ties of Blood
June: Western Europe. The Diary of a Country Priest or Viper's Tangle or The Betrothed or The Pope's Army: 500 Years of the Papal Swiss Guard or Bread and Wine or The Monk
July: North Africa. Children of Gebelawi
August: South Asia/India Subcontinent. Train to Pakistan
September: North America The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory
October: Eastern Europe. White Nights
November: Oceania/Australia. The Narrow Road to the Deep North
December: East Asia. Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite or Wish You Happy Forever: What China's Orphans Taught Me About Moving Mountains or Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China


BINGO Challenge

B1: Written by Nobel Laureate. Viper's Tangle
B2: Sci-fi or Fantasy Classic Slaughterhouse-Five
B3: Classic of Africa. One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir or Children of Gebelawi
B4: Children's Classic. Heidi
B5: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize. Lost Horizon

I1: Published/Written Before 1600’s
I2: New-to-You Author. The Narrow Road to the Deep North
I3: Classic Play
I4: Banned Book. Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
I5: Published in the 1700's. The Monk

N1: Classic of the Americas. The Bridge of San Luis Rey
N2: Short Story Collection
N3: FREE SPACE. Children of Gebelawi
N4: Poetry Collection
N5: Classic of Europe. Bread and Wine

G1: Published in the 1600's
G2: Book from Le Monde’s 100 Books of the Century. The Bald Soprano and Other Plays
G3: Classic Non-fiction. Paula
G4: Classic from School. Middlemarch
G5: Published in the 1800's. The Betrothed

O1: Literary Prize of Your Country/Region American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
O2: Gothic Classic.
O3: Classic of Asia or Oceania. Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
O4: Mystery or Crime Classic. The Shoes of the Fisherman
O5: Prize-Winning Female Author. The Wreath