Sreemoyee's attempt to be better-read

[Sreemoyee Mukherjee]

Since I am only just beginning, I have:

yearly challenges
goodreads readingchallenge 2016 (8/100)

I SPY book title edition

POPSUGAR 2016 challenge


monthly challenges
APRIL EARTH MONTH challenge

[Sreemoyee Mukherjee]

AWARD WINNING BOOKS CHALLENGE
Duration: Till 30th April
I will be trying this challenge to cover a few genres I neglect.
I will fill in the books as and when I read them.

Pulitzer Prize for journalism and literature:
National Book Award for literature in the US:
Man Booker Prize for literature in the UK:
Hugo Award for fantasy and science fiction:
Edgar Award for mystery:
Bram Stoker Award for horror:

[Sreemoyee Mukherjee]

POPSUGAR CHALLENGE 2016

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
6. A book translated to English
7. A romance set in the future
8. A book set in Europe
9. A book that's 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
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 that has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during summer
26. A book and its prequel
27. A murder mystery
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel
30. A book with a blue cover
31. A book of poetry
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
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
38. A satirical book
39. A book that takes place on an island
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy

[Sreemoyee Mukherjee]

APRIL EARTH MONTH CHALLENGE

1. Read a book with the word “Earth” is in the title.

2. Read a book where the book's environment plays a major role in the story, like the heat and humidity of the Caribbean or the harsh winters of Scandinavia.

3. Read a science fiction or dystopian book about an affected environment.

4. Read a book that takes place in an untamed or remote part of the earth (like Greenland, small islands in the ocean, the Amazon, the Himalayas).

5. Read a book about one of the world’s harshest environments (like the Sahara Desert, Australian Outback, Siberia, Antarctica).

6. Read a book that explores the effects of climate change.

[Sreemoyee Mukherjee]

I-SPY BOOK TITLE EDITION

1. Of Mice and Men
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Gone with the Wind
4. A Wrinkle in Time
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
6. The Little Prince
7. Alice's Adventures & Through the Looking Glass
8. Brave New World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
10. Joy Luck Club
11. The Diary of a Young Girl
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
13. The Book Thief
14. The God of Small Things
15. Around the World in 80 Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
17. The Time Traveller's Wife
18. All Quiet on the Western Front
19. The Old Man & the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-stop Cafe
23. The Girl with the Pearl Earring
24. The Call of the Wild
25. The Good Earth