2016 Reading Challenge Goal: 187 books I was originally planning to read 160 books this year but the group challenges I've agreed to equal 187 books so I've increased it. We'll see how it goes.
(Key: X=read)
The USA Geography Challenge: (this is my own personal challenge that I thought would be fun to do!)
X1. Alabama: The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau 2. Alaska: Drop City by T.C. Boyle 3. Arizona: The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver 4. Arkansas: A Painted House by John Grisham 5. California: The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy 6. Colorado: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner 7. Connecticut: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates 8. Delaware: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride 9. Florida: To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway 10. Georgia: Cane by Jean Toomer 11. Hawaii: The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings 12. Idaho: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson 13. Illinois: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros or Native Son by Richard Wright 14. Indiana: The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields 15. Iowa: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Pulitzer winner) 16. Kansas: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 17. Kentucky: Beloved by Toni Morrison (#1 reread) 18. Louisiana: All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren 19. Maine: Carrie by Stephen King 20. Maryland: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler 21. Massachusetts: Walden by Henry David Thoreau 22. Michigan: City Primeval by Elmore Leonard 23. Minnesota: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis 24. Mississippi: Long Division by Kiese Laymon 25. Missouri: Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 26. Montana: Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison 27. Nebraska: My Antonia by Willa Cather 28. Nevada: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson 29. New Hampshire: The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving 30. New Jersey: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Pulitzer winner) 31. New Mexico: Red Sky at Morning by Richard Bradford 32. New York: Jazz by Toni Morrison (#2) 33. North Carolina: Look Homeward Angel by Thomas Wolfe 34. North Dakota: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger 35. Ohio: The Broom of the System by Davis Foster Wallace 36. Oklahoma: Paradise by Toni Morrison (#3) 37. Oregon: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey 38. Pennsylvania: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon 39. Rhode Island: The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike 40. South Carolina: Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison 41. South Dakota: A Long Way from Home by Tom Brokaw 42. Tennessee: Child of God by Cormac McCarthy 43. Texas: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 44. Utah: The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer (Pulitzer winner 1980) 45. Vermont: Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner 46. Virginia: The House Girl by Tara Conklin 47. Washington: Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of your Fist—Sunil Yapa 48. West Virginia: Shiloh by Phillis Reynolds Naylor —have 49. Wisconsin: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach 50. Wyoming: Close Range: Wyoming Stories by E. Annie Proulx 51. DC: The Winds of War by Herman Wouk 52. Puerto Rico: When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
Around the year in 52 books: X1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn’t: Under the Wide and Starry Sky—Nancy Horan X2. A book set in a different continent: Americanah—Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche 3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015: Dead Wake—Erik Larson 4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015: The Dark Monk—Oliver Potzsch 5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name: Brighton Rock—Graham Greene 6. The highest rated on your TBR: Faulkner 7. A book about books: Buried in books 8. A classic book with less than 200 pages: The Importance of Being Earnest—Oscar Wilde 9. A book that was mentioned in another book: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now 11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge 12. A childhood classic: Winnie the Pooh 13. Reader’s Choice 14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How): Where’d You Go, Bernadette?—Maria Semple 15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) 16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels 17. A book with a beautiful cover 18. A book on a summer/beach reading list 19. A non-fiction book 20. A book with a first name in the title 21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page 22. The first book in a new to you series 23. The next book in a series you are reading 24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) 25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you 26. A book everyone is talking about 27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) 28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir 29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name 30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own 31. A work of young adult fiction 32. A historical fiction book 33. The 16th book on your TBR 34. A book about mental illness 35. An award winning book 36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation 37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read 38. A book about an anti hero 39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list 40. A novella from your favorite genre 41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) 42. A top 100 fantasy novel 43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night 44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public 45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have 46. A crime story 47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title 48. A dystopia 49. A book with a great opening line 50. A book originally written in a language other than English 51. A short story from a well-known author 52. A book published in 2016
2016-book-vipers-book-hunter-challenge: 33 books
Look Homeward, Angel—Thomas Wolfe On Chesil Beach—Ian McEwan Buried in Books—Julie Ruggs The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole The Child in Time—Ian McEwan Drop City—T.C. Boyle The Dark Monk—Oliver Potzsch The Heat of the Day—Elizabeth Bowen Dry—Augustin Burroughs (read Running w/Scissors first) The Heart of the Matter—Graham Greene Hide & Seek—Ian Rankin (read Knots & Crosses first) X Treasure Island—Robert Louis Stevenson The Light in the Ruins—Chris Bohjalian The Book of Lost Things—John Connolly Invisible Man—Ralph Ellison The Music of Chance—Paul Auster The Names—Don DeLillo If on a Winter’s Night, a Traveler—Italo Calvino A Separate Peace—John Knowles Dark Places—Gillian Flynn The Riddle of the Sands—Erskine Childers The Secret Agent—Joseph Conrad Ship of Fools—Katherine Anne Porter Pray for Silence—Linda Castillo The Silver Linings Playbook—Matthew Quick The Sum of all Fears—Tom Clancy Prodigal Summer—Barbara Kingsolver A Storm of Swords—George RR Martin The Ice Twins—S. K. Tremayne Night Watch—Terry Pratchett The Name of the Wind—Patrick Rothfuss Winter in Madrid—C.J. Sansom A Woman’s Life—Guy de Maupassant
Goal: 187 books
I was originally planning to read 160 books this year but the group challenges I've agreed to equal 187 books so I've increased it. We'll see how it goes.
(Key: X=read)
The USA Geography Challenge: (this is my own personal challenge that I thought would be fun to do!)
X1. Alabama: The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau
2. Alaska: Drop City by T.C. Boyle
3. Arizona: The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
4. Arkansas: A Painted House by John Grisham
5. California: The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
6. Colorado: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
7. Connecticut: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
8. Delaware: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
9. Florida: To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway
10. Georgia: Cane by Jean Toomer
11. Hawaii: The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
12. Idaho: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
13. Illinois: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
or Native Son by Richard Wright
14. Indiana: The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
15. Iowa: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Pulitzer winner)
16. Kansas: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
17. Kentucky: Beloved by Toni Morrison (#1 reread)
18. Louisiana: All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren
19. Maine: Carrie by Stephen King
20. Maryland: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
21. Massachusetts: Walden by Henry David Thoreau
22. Michigan: City Primeval by Elmore Leonard
23. Minnesota: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
24. Mississippi: Long Division by Kiese Laymon
25. Missouri: Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain
26. Montana: Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison
27. Nebraska: My Antonia by Willa Cather
28. Nevada: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
29. New Hampshire: The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
30. New Jersey: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Pulitzer winner)
31. New Mexico: Red Sky at Morning by Richard Bradford
32. New York: Jazz by Toni Morrison (#2)
33. North Carolina: Look Homeward Angel by Thomas Wolfe
34. North Dakota: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
35. Ohio: The Broom of the System by Davis Foster Wallace
36. Oklahoma: Paradise by Toni Morrison (#3)
37. Oregon: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
38. Pennsylvania: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
39. Rhode Island: The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
40. South Carolina: Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
41. South Dakota: A Long Way from Home by Tom Brokaw
42. Tennessee: Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
43. Texas: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
44. Utah: The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer (Pulitzer winner 1980)
45. Vermont: Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
46. Virginia: The House Girl by Tara Conklin
47. Washington: Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of your Fist—Sunil Yapa
48. West Virginia: Shiloh by Phillis Reynolds Naylor —have
49. Wisconsin: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
50. Wyoming: Close Range: Wyoming Stories by E. Annie Proulx
51. DC: The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
52. Puerto Rico: When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
Around the year in 52 books:
X1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn’t: Under the Wide and Starry Sky—Nancy Horan
X2. A book set in a different continent: Americanah—Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015: Dead Wake—Erik Larson
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015: The Dark Monk—Oliver Potzsch
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name: Brighton Rock—Graham Greene
6. The highest rated on your TBR: Faulkner
7. A book about books: Buried in books
8. A classic book with less than 200 pages: The Importance of Being Earnest—Oscar Wilde
9. A book that was mentioned in another book: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge
12. A childhood classic: Winnie the Pooh
13. Reader’s Choice
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How): Where’d You Go, Bernadette?—Maria Semple
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago)
16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels
17. A book with a beautiful cover
18. A book on a summer/beach reading list
19. A non-fiction book
20. A book with a first name in the title
21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page
22. The first book in a new to you series
23. The next book in a series you are reading
24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.)
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you
26. A book everyone is talking about
27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion)
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own
31. A work of young adult fiction
32. A historical fiction book
33. The 16th book on your TBR
34. A book about mental illness
35. An award winning book
36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read
38. A book about an anti hero
39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list
40. A novella from your favorite genre
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction)
42. A top 100 fantasy novel
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night
44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have
46. A crime story
47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title
48. A dystopia
49. A book with a great opening line
50. A book originally written in a language other than English
51. A short story from a well-known author
52. A book published in 2016
2016-book-vipers-book-hunter-challenge: 33 books
Look Homeward, Angel—Thomas Wolfe
On Chesil Beach—Ian McEwan
Buried in Books—Julie Ruggs
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
The Child in Time—Ian McEwan
Drop City—T.C. Boyle
The Dark Monk—Oliver Potzsch
The Heat of the Day—Elizabeth Bowen
Dry—Augustin Burroughs (read Running w/Scissors first)
The Heart of the Matter—Graham Greene
Hide & Seek—Ian Rankin (read Knots & Crosses first)
X Treasure Island—Robert Louis Stevenson
The Light in the Ruins—Chris Bohjalian
The Book of Lost Things—John Connolly
Invisible Man—Ralph Ellison
The Music of Chance—Paul Auster
The Names—Don DeLillo
If on a Winter’s Night, a Traveler—Italo Calvino
A Separate Peace—John Knowles
Dark Places—Gillian Flynn
The Riddle of the Sands—Erskine Childers
The Secret Agent—Joseph Conrad
Ship of Fools—Katherine Anne Porter
Pray for Silence—Linda Castillo
The Silver Linings Playbook—Matthew Quick
The Sum of all Fears—Tom Clancy
Prodigal Summer—Barbara Kingsolver
A Storm of Swords—George RR Martin
The Ice Twins—S. K. Tremayne
Night Watch—Terry Pratchett
The Name of the Wind—Patrick Rothfuss
Winter in Madrid—C.J. Sansom
A Woman’s Life—Guy de Maupassant
50 Book Pledge (Harper Collins):
January: The Bone Labyrinth--James Rollins