Kerry's Reading Challenges for 2016

[Kerry]

Well, another year before us - a fresh calendar of 365 days to enjoy one book right after another.

Here's a run-down of my planned challenges so far:

In addition to the 12+2 and BINGO Challenges for this group...

I always set a goal of 100 books. In 2014, I made it to 85. In 2015, I am going to finish #97 this evening (soooo close!).
I KNOW I can do it in 2016!!

I did the POP Sugar challenge this year and plan to do it again in 2016.

I have also developed several challenges on my own:

A-Z: Read at least one book whose title begins with each letter of the alphabet. I did this in 2015 and found it relatively easy to complete.

Monthly Theme Challenges: I have chosen themes for each month, and will read at least 3 books that match the theme during the month.
January - FREE Read
February - Romance
March - Movies
April - Biography/Memoir
May - War
June - Vacation
July - America
August - FREE Read
September - Back to School
October - Mystery/Horror
November - Political
December - Holiday

I am also still contemplating committing to a 0-12 challenge, where all books have the numbers 0-12 in the title.

These, along with shorter duration challenges, should keep me pretty busy!!

[Kerry]

12+2 Challenge

1. Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese
2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
3. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly - Anthony Bourdain
4. The Places in Between - Rory Stewart
5. The Stand - Stephen King
6. Eleanor & Park- Rainbow Rowell
7. At the Water's Edge - Sara Gruen
8. Somewhere In Time - Richard Matheson
9. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America - Erik Larson
✔10. Inside the O'Briens - Lisa Genova
11. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
12. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

Alternates:
1. The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
2. Lookaway, Lookaway by Wilton Barnhardt

[Kerry]

BINGO Challenge

[Kerry]

POP Sugar 2016

✔ A book based on a fairy tale - Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge - 1/8
A national book award winner
A YA best seller
A book you haven’t read since high school-
✔ A book set in your home state - First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen - 1/14
A book translated to English
A romance set in the future
A book set in Europe
✔ A book that’s under 150 pages - The Making of The African Queen, or: How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind by Katharine Hepburn - 1/2
✔ A New York Times best seller - The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King - 1/20
A book that’s becoming a movie this year
A book recommended by someone you just met
A self improvement book
A book you can finish in one day
A book written by a celebrity
A political memoir
A book at least 100 years older than you
A book that’s more than 600 pages
A book from Oprah’s Book Club
A science fiction novel
A book recommended by a family member
A graphic novel
A book that is published in 2016
A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
A book that takes place during Summer
A book and its prequel
A murder mystery
✔ A book written by a comedian - Yes Please by Amy Poehler - 1/11
A dystopian novel
✔ A book with a blue cover - Man of the Month Club by Jackie Clune - 1/6
A book of poetry
The first book you see in a bookstore
A classic from the 20th century
A book from the library
An autobiography
✔ A book about a road trip - Elvis Takes a Back Seat by Leanna Ellis - 1/14
A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with
A satirical book
A book that takes place on an island
A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy

[Kerry]

A-Z

A -
*B – The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King - 1/20
*C - Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge - 1/8
*D - Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting by Mary Higgins Clark - 1/13
*E - Elvis Takes a Back Seat by Leanna Ellis - 1/14
*F - First Frost by Sara Addison Allen - 1/14
G -
H -
*I – Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Genova
J -
K – Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
L – Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
*M - Man of the Month Club by Jackie Clune - 1/6
N -
O -
P - The Pink Suit
Q – Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton
R -
S -
*T - Trust No One by Paul Cleave
U - Under the Banner of Heaven
V -
W -
X –
*Y – Yes Please by Amy Poehler - 1/11
Z -

[Kerry]

0-12

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[Kerry]

Monthly Theme

January - FREE Read
February - Romance
March - Movies
April - Biography/Memoir
May - War
June - Vacation
July - America
August - FREE Read
September - Back to School
October - Mystery/Horror
November - Political
December - Holiday

[Kerry]

Also added Wacky Reading Challenges's 2016 Bucket List Challenge:

January - Inside the O'Briens
February - Eleanor & Park
March - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
April - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
May - At the Water's Edge
June - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
July - The Grapes of Wrath
August - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
September - Wonder
October - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
November - Assassination Vacation
December - Cutting for Stone

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Good luck, Kerry! You have some great challenges there

[Kerry]

Heather wrote: "Good luck, Kerry! You have some great challenges there"

Thanks, Heather!

[Shirley]

Hope you make 100 books this year, great challenge!

[Kerry]

Shirley wrote: "Hope you make 100 books this year, great challenge!"

Thanks!