Chetara's Read Something Corner

[Chetara]

BOOK RIOT'S READ HARDER CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016
*Message 395 (page 8) on challenge broad*
Completed 19 Tasks, Attempted 23 Tasks, Removed 1 Task from challenge.
Last Revised on 12/26/16

Attempted and Removed Tasks:
1. Read a horror book – Ghost Summer: Stories by Tananarive Due
4. Read a book out loud to someone else – Removed
6. Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography) – The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
15. Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900 – The Healing by Jonathan Odell
16. Read the first book in a series by a person of color – Ghost Summer: Stories by Tananarive Due

Completed Tasks:
✔2. A nonfiction book about science – Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey
✔3. Read a collection of essays – Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living by Jes Baker (7/20/16)
✔5. Read a middle grade novel – Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton (8/9/16)
✔7. A dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel – The Selection by Kiera Cass (5/13/16)
✔8. A book originally published in the decade you were born – Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (5/14/16)
✔9. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award – The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (9/25/16)
✔10. Read a book over 500 pages long – A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (4/28/16)
✔11. Read a book under 100 pages – Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift, Part 1 by Gene Luen Yang (3/31/16)
✔12. Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender – The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff (7/26/16)
✔13. Read a book that is set in the Middle East – Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (9/15/16)
✔14. Read a book by an author from Southeast Asia – The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (8/22/16)
✔17. Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years – The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen (5/14/16)
✔18. Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. Debate which is better. – The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff (book completed on 7/26/16; movie completed on 8/4/16): I enjoyed the book more than the movie. The movie skipped forward too much and felt rushed.
✔19. Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes – How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran (8/19/16)
✔20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction) – Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo (8/1/16)
✔21. Read a book about politics in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction) I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (10/14/16)
✔22. Read a food memoir – Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (9/29/16)
✔23. Read a play – A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (8/3/16)
✔24. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness – All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (6/3/16)

[Chetara]

POPSUGAR 2016 READING CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016
*Message 1621 (page 33) on challenge broad*
Completed 34 Tasks, Attempted 37 Tasks, Removed 3 Tasks from challenge
Revised on 12/27/16

Attempted and Removed Tasks:
2. A National Book Award winner – Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
13. A self-improvement book – Removed
21. A book recommended by a family member – Removed
23. A book that is published in 2016 – Morning Star by Pierce Brown
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation – Removed
31. A book of poetry – Selected Poems of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes

Completed Task:
✔1. A book based on a fairy tale – Cinder by Marissa Meyer (7/14/16)
✔3. A YA bestseller – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (5/31/16)
✔4. A book you haven't read since high school – 1984 by George Orwell (7/19/16)
✔5. A book set in your home state – Old Yeller by Fred Gipson (8/18/16)
✔6. A book translated to English – The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (8/18/16)
✔7. A romance set in the future – Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (11/2/16)
✔8. A book set in Europe – The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (8/18/16)
✔9. A book that's under 150 pages – Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three, Vol. 1 by Tom Taylor (2/1/16)
✔10. A New York Times bestseller –The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (5/31/16)
✔11. A book that's becoming a movie this year – The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (9/25/16)
✔12. A book recommended by someone you just met – Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo (8/1/16)
✔14. A book you can finish in a day – The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen (5/14/16)
✔15. A book written by a celebrity – Yes Please by Amy Poehler (5/11/16)
✔16. A political memoir – I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (10/14/16)
✔17. A book at least 100 years older than you – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (8/11/16)
✔18. A book that's more than 600 pages – A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (4/28/16)
✔19. A book from Oprah's Book Club – A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons (9/25/16)
✔20. A science-fiction novel – The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (7/13/16)
✔22. A graphic novel – Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (5/14/16)
✔25. A book that takes place during summer – A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (8/3/16)
✔26. A book and its prequel – The Elite (5/15/16) & The Prince by Kiera Cass (5/20/16)
✔27. A murder mystery – The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (9/25/16)
✔28. A book written by a comedian – Yes Please by Amy Poehler (5/11/16)
✔29. A dystopian novel – The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (7/29/16)
✔30. A book with a blue cover – Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells (9/8/16)
✔32. The first book you see in a bookstore – The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff (7/26/16)
✔33. A classic book from the 20th century Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence (9/22/16)
✔34. A book from the library – A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (4/28/16)
✔35. An autobiography – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (8/30/16)
✔36. A book about a road trip - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares (8/8/16)
✔37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with – Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (9/16/16)
✔38. A satirical book – 1984 by George Orwell (7/19/16)
✔39. A book that takes place on an island – The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (7/13/16)
✔40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy – Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (7/29/16)