Read Harder Challenge

[Jenn T Rogers]

Book Riot has published their Read Harder Challenge for 2016. I am very excited about it and I hope to actually finish this year. Here are the categories:
1. Read a horror book
2. Read a nonfiction book about science
3. Read a collection of essays
4. Read a book out loud to someone else
5. Read a middle grade novel
6. Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography)
7. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel
8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born
9. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
10. Read a book over 500 pages long
11. Read a book under 100 pages
12. Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender
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
16. Read the first book in a series by a person of color
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.
19. Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)
21. Read a book about politics in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)
22. Read a food memoir
23. Read a play
24. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness

[Jenn T Rogers]

I have picked a few books for the Read Harder 2016 challenge, though I reserve the right to change my mind at any time.

1. Read a horror book- Slade House
2. Read a nonfiction book about science- Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
3. Read a collection of essays
4. Read a book out loud to someone else
5. Read a middle grade novel- The Nest
6. Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography)
7. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel- The Rest of Us Just Live Here
8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born- The Stand (Finally.)
9. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award- Yes Please
10. Read a book over 500 pages long
11. Read a book under 100 pages
12. Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender- If I Was Your Girl
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
16. Read the first book in a series by a person of color- Sorcerer to the Crown
17. Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years- Bitch Planet, Vol 1: Extraordinary Machine
18. Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. Debate which is better.
19. Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)
21. Read a book about politics in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)
22. Read a food memoir
23. Read a play
24. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness- Challenger Deep