Rebecca's ambitious first reading challenge

[Rebecca]

Here are my reading plans. Because it's my first challenge and my TBR is SO long I'm trying to read books I've wanted to read for a long time first before looking for inspiration around here (which I know I'll find without any problems).

The list is still incomplete and will probably change a lot throughout the year.

✔1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't
The Perks of Being a Wallflower / Léon und Louise / Das wahre Leben
✔2. A book set in a different continent
Heimkehr in fremdes Land No Longer at Ease in German
✔3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated)
Girl on the Train - Du kennst sie nicht, aber sie kennt dich
✔4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
✔5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name
Romeo and Juliet
✔6. The highest rated on your TBR
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
✔7. A book about books
The Book Thief
✔8. A classic book with less than 200 pages
Animal Farm
✔9. A book that was mentioned in another book
Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer
✔10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now
Der Koch
✔11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge
The Picture of Dorian Gray
✔12. A childhood classic
Das fliegende Klassenzimmer
✔13. Reader’s Choice
Tintenherz
✔14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
□15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago)
Madame Bovary
✔16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels
Rebecca
✔17. A book with a beautiful cover
Er ist wieder da
✔18. A book on a summer/beach reading list
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
✔19. A non-fiction book
Yes Please / Darm mit Charme
✔20. A book with a first name in the title
The Picture of Dorian Gray / Anna Karenina / Carrie
✔21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page
Die Känguru-Chroniken: Ansichten eines vorlauten Beuteltiers
✔22. The first book in a new to you series
The Color of Magic
✔23. The next book in a series you are reading
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
✔24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.)
Rosa de fuego
✔25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you
Flowers for Algernon By Its Cover Doctor Zhivago
✔26. A book everyone is talking about
Fall of Giants
✔27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion)
Everything Is Illuminated
□28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir
Into the Wild
✔29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name
Giant's Bread
✔30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own
Geschichte Sindbads, des Seefahrers The Arabian Nights
✔31. A work of young adult fiction
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
32. A historical fiction book
□Winter of the World Memoirs of a Geisha
33. The 16th book on your TBR
□An einem Tag wie diesem
34. A book about mental illness
✔The Bell Jar
35. An award winning book
□All the Light We Cannot See
36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation
□The Namesake
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read
The Silver Linings Playbook
38. A book about an anti hero
The Great Gatsby
39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list
20000 Meilen Unter Dem Meer (The suggestion was "book that plays under the sea")
40. A novella from your favorite genre
Der Tod in Venedig
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction)
Edge of Eternity
42. A top 100 fantasy novel
Foundation
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night
Es
44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public

45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have
The Beach
46. A crime story
The Moving Finger
47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
48. A dystopia
Brave New World
49. A book with a great opening line
Fahrenheit 451
50. A book originally written in a language other than English
Täuschung
51. A short story from a well-known author
Something from Alice Munro
52. A book published in 2016

[Rebecca]

I'm also picking out a few of the categories from either the Popsugar Reading Challenge or the Read Harder Challenge which I'll record here:

Popsugar 2016 Reading Challenge
1. A book based on a fairy tale
2. A National Book Award winner
3. A YA bestseller
4. A book you haven't read since high school
5. A book set in your home state
Das wahre Leben (I decided a book set in Switzerland is close enough to "set in your home state" considering the size comparison)
6. A book translated to English
7. A romance set in the future
8. A book set in Europe
9. A book under 150 pages
10. A New York Times bestseller
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year
12. A book recommended by someone you just met
13. A self-improvement book
14. A book you can finish in a day
15. A book written by a celebrity
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" or Why Not Me?
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you
18. A book that's more than 600 pages
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
20. A science-fiction novel
21. A book recommended by a family member
22. A graphic novel
23. A book that is published in 2016
24. A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during Summer
26. A book and its prequel
27. A murder mystery
Curtain
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel
30. A book with a blue cover
31. A book of poetry
Liebesgedichte
32. The first book you see in a bookstore
33. A classic from the 20th century
34. A book from the library
35. An autobiography
36. A book about a road trip
On the Road
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
38. A satirical book
Er ist wieder da
39. A book that takes place on an island
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy

Read Harder Challenge 2016
1. Read a horror book
2. Read a nonfiction book about science
Emotions Revealed: Understanding Faces And Feelings
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 that is 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.
20. Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
21. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)

22. Read a book about politics, in your country or another
23. (fiction or nonfiction)
24. Read a food memoir
25. Read a play
26. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness