Challenge Meter to Track Progress

[Ashley]

Hi guys,

Other groups have a way to track one's progress. I asks the user to list how many books they want to read and what bookshelf the completed books will be in. Then, it tracks the user's progress. Is there any way this group is interested or willing to set one of these up?

Thank you,
Ashley

[Ashrob123]

I would be interested in that.

[Nicole]

I would also be interested, but not sure how to help set it up.

[[deleted user]]

Sounds cool...

[Trina]

I would definitely be interested, but I will probably need detailed instructions on how to properly set up the bookshelf.

[Bea]

The disadvantage for me of such a tracker is that read books have to remain on the list. If you delete them from that particular book list, it will not count them. Since I like my lists to reflect only the books to be read, this type of tracker does not work for me.

[Alice]

I would love to do that.

[Monica]

I think a tracker for this challenge would need to be a little more sophisticated than the normal tracking used in other challenges. Especially since you can use the same book for multiple categories. Other challenges just require a simple counting routine (eg "you read x number of sci fi books this year). Either everyone would have to create a shelf for each task or someone would need some serious coding skills (and access to goodreads code) to create something like that. It would be great, but I suspect beyond the limitations of the site.

[Caro]

I do like the idea.... If is possible we should bring it!

[Kay]

I would love it!

[Carol]

I would love that!

[Gwen S.]

Thank you! I would be interested also. Can you post the link?

[Gwen S.]

Thank you! I would be interested also. Can you post the link?

[Gwen S.]

Thank you! I would be interested also. Can you post the link?

[Martha]

I'd like this, too. Please let me know if it's developed.

[Martha]

I contacted our administrators to ask for a tracker. If you'd like to have one, I'd suggest that you contact them to by posting at http://bookriot.com/2014/12/15/book-r... (it's the only contact I can find.)

[Patricia]

I would love a meter too! Great idea

[Roseann]

Is there a place for people to post when they finish? I am getting close and would love to see what others completed.

[Mindy]

Same here, Roseann. There is a "Finish Line" post for 2015 but not 2016 yet.

Mindy

[Erin]

I'm already done. That would be nice!

[Mindy]

Well I guess I'll just say here that I finished the challenge on August 13th. Congratulations to other finishers. Here is my full list:

Book Riot Reader Harder challenge

24/24

***1. Horror book – Haunting of Hill House by Jackson*
***2. Nonfiction book about science – Isaac's Storm by Larson
***3. Collection of essays -- Bad Feminist by Gay
***4. Read a book out loud to someone else – The Grownup by Flynn
***5. Middle grade novel – Wonder by Palacio*
***6. Biography – King’s Speech by Logue
***7. Dystopian novel – Red Rising by Brown
***8. Originally published in the decade I was born – The Graduate by Webb
***9. Audiobook that won an Audie – Not my Father’s Son by Cummings
***10. Over 500 pages long – Echo by Ryan
***11. Under 100 pages -- Little Prince by de Saint-Exupéry
***12. By or about a person that identifies as transgender -- George by Gino
***13. Set in the middle east – An Unnecessary Woman by Alameddine
***14. By an author from SE Asia -- Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
***15. Historical fiction set before 1900 – Invention of Wings by Kidd
***16. First book in a series by a person of color – Dawn by Octavia Butler
***17. Non super-hero comic that debuted in the last 3 years – Lumberjanes by Stevenson
***18. Adapted into a movie -- Passage to India by Forster
***19. Nonfiction book about feminism – We Should all be Feminists by Adichie*
***20. About religion, fiction or non – Life Driven Purpose by Barker
***21. About politics, fiction or non, any country – Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
***22. Food memoir – Eating Animals by Foer
***23. A play – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Albee
***24. Main character has mental illness – The Bell Jar by Plath

[Diane]

Good idea Mindy!
I finished August 25. Here is my list.
✅1. Read a horror book
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
✅2. Read a non-fiction book about science
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
✅3. Read a collection of essays
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
✅4. Read a book out loud to someone else
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry
✅5. Read a middle grade novel
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
✅6. Read a biography (not a memoir or autobiography)
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
✅7. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
✅8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born
Fahrenheit 451 byRay Bradbury
✅9. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
✅10. Read a book over 500 pages long
Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett
✅11. Read a book under 100 pages
Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky by Marissa Meyer
✅12. Read a book by or about a person who identifies as transgender
George by Alex Gino
✅13. Read a book that is set in the Middle East
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson
✅14. Read a book by an author who is from Southeast Asia
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
✅15. Read a book of historical fiction that is set before 1900
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
✅16. Read the first book in a series that is by an author of color
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
✅17. Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson
✅18. Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. Debate which is better
The BFG by Roald Dahl
✅19. Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist issues
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
✅20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)
Esther by Rebecca Kanner
✅21. Read a book about politics in your country or another (fiction/nonfiction)
Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner
✅22. Read a food memoir
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
✅23. Read a play
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer
✅24. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness
What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman

[Mindy]

Hey, we had four matches. I really loved George so much. I wish I'd thought of Amadeus for the play!

Mindy

[Ashley]

Hi guys, I was just wondering, is Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer considered a food memoir? I had originally picked up a book by Anthony Bourdain, but since I am a vegetarian I don't think I can get passed all of it, even though I like him on television. Please let me know, I would really appreciate it!

[Rainey]

Ashley wrote: "Hi guys, I was just wondering, is Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer considered a food memoir? I had originally picked up a book by Anthony Bourdain, but since I am a vegetarian I don't think I..."

I think your new selection would be fine. " characteristically brilliant memoir-investigation, boasting an exhaustively-argued account" I Think it will be a tougher read than kitchen confidential actually.

[Ashley]

Rainey wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Hi guys, I was just wondering, is Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer considered a food memoir? I had originally picked up a book by Anthony Bourdain, but since I am a vegetarian ..."

Thank you, I really appreciate it!

[Katie]

All finished as of the middle of December.
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