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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2017
A bit late, but I would like to join in, too. Sign me up for all 52 please.#01: A book recommended by a librarian
#02: A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
#03: A book of letters
#04: An audiobook
#05: A book by a person of color
#06: A book with one of the four seasons in the title
#07: A book that is a story within a story
#08: A book with multiple authors
#09: An espionage thriller
#10: A book with a cat on the cover
#11: A book with an author who uses a pseudonym
#12: A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
#13: A book by or about a person who has a disability
#14: A book involving travel
#15: A book with a subtitle
#16: A book that's published in 2017
#17: A book involving a mythical creature
#18: A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
#19: A book about food
#20: A book with career advice
#21: A book from a nonhuman perspective
#22: A steampunk novel
#23: A book with a red spine
#24: A book set in the wilderness
#25: A book you loved as a child
#26: A book by an author from a country you've never visited
#27: A book with a title that's a character's name
#28: A novel set during wartime
#29: A book with an unreliable narrator
#30: A book with pictures
#31: A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
[✔] Rivers of London
#32: A book about an interesting woman
#33: A book set in two different time periods
#34: A book with a month or day of the week in the title
#35: A book set in a hotel
#36: A book written by someone you admire
#37: A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
#38: A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
#39: The first book in a series you haven't read before
#40: A book you bought on a trip
#41: A book recommended by an author you love
#42: A bestseller from 2016
#43: A book with a family-member term in the title
#44: A book that takes place over a character's life span
#45: A book about an immigrant or refugee
#46: A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
#47: A book with an eccentric character
#48: A book that's more than 800 pages
#49: A book you got from a used book sale
#50: A book that's been mentioned in another book
#51: A book about a difficult topic
#52: A book based on mythology
As of Jan-26: 1/52
Updated message 3344/46
[✔]45. A book about a difficult topic What's a Girl Gotta Do? (Feminism, touched on sexual harassment/assault/gender shaming)
23. 36.
Progress: 18/52
Updated message 22 with4. An audiobook - American Gods Tenth Anniversary Edition - *****
40. A book you bought on a trip - The Trial - ***
47. A book with an eccentric character - The Last Continent - ***
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January update! 10/40 Every book I've read this month has fit a prompt. It's always so easy at the beginning, but I know it won't last!1. A book recommended by a librarian - Graceling
4. An audiobook - Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Nowhere Near You
14. A book involving travel - Passenger
16. A book that's published in 2017 - Silver Stars
28. A novel set during wartime - Front Lines
33. A book set in two different time periods - Library of Souls
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Sunday Dinners
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Lady Midnight
47. A book with an eccentric character - Britt-Marie Was Here
Update: Just finished the "author who writes under a pseudonym" category- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. I now have 5.
Update to message #10.
✅ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling 01/28/2017 ★★★★★
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✅ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling 01/28/2017 ★★★★★
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[13/52] (OM 130)05. A book by a person of colour. An Untamed State (2017.01.19, ★★★★★).
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym. The Bad Beginning (2017.01.14, ★★★☆☆).
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective. The Book Thief (2017.01.07, ★★★★☆).
27. A book with a title that's a character's name. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II (2017.01.16, ★★★☆☆).
29. A book with an unreliable narrator. The Handmaid's Tale (2017.01.15, ★★★★☆).
31. A book where the main character is of a different ethnicity from you. The Ersatz Elevator (2017.01.23, ★★★☆☆).
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before. Divergent (2017.01.09, ★★★★☆).
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of (Space Opera). The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2017.01.14, ★★★★★).
47. A book with an eccentric character. The Reptile Room (2017.01.21, ★★☆☆☆).
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book. The Wide Window (2017.01.21, ★★★☆☆).
51. A book about a difficult topic. The Austere Academy (2017.01.22, ★★★★☆).
52. A book based on mythology. American Gods (2017.01.04, ★★★★☆).
Latest addition:
14. A book involving travel. The Carnivorous Carnival (2017.01.28, ★★★★☆).
Updated message 22 with 51. A book about a difficult topic - A Wizard Alone (grief/depression, loneliness, isolation, emptiness, disconnection, inadequacy, [mis]communication) - ****
9/18
Update msg 17: 10/40✅ A book about an interesting woman - The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Updated original post #113/40
15/5232. A book about an interesting woman: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Hello All,This may be my last update for January.
Just a heads up, I will not be able to make any updates for this thread until Feb. 7 because I will not have access to my lap top. I will be able to check in on my mobile device for questions, so don't hesitate to message me.
Here are the statistics for this challenge so far:
We have 240 participants and have read 540 books so far this year! Great job everyone!
See you in February!
Kadijah Michelle
Just completed #35 (hotel) - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. While I appreciate what the author was trying to accomplish with this book, overall, the book felt long and unnecessarily drawn out. It would have benefited from some editing. I did like the fairy tales, and the audiobook narrator did an excellent job with the different accents. Worth reading but with the above caveat. 3.5 stars9/30
updated message 54books read → 07 | 26
Janine wrote: "January update! 10/40 Every book I've read this month has fit a prompt. It's always so easy at the beginning, but I know it won't last!I agree Janine, the ones at the bottom are often the hardest to fill!
15.
Progress: 19/52
Update Message 159:4/20
19. J.Ryan Stradal "Kitchens of the great midwest"
Updated message 22 with17. A book involving a mythical creature - Black Dog - ***
10/18
I've completed 4 more:A book with a cat on the cover: A Street Cat Named Bob
A book about a person with a disability: Angel Unaware
A book from a nonhuman perspective: A Dog's Purpose
A book with an unreliable narrator: Killer (Pretty Little Liars #6)
Update message of message 196✔️ 1. A book recommended by a librarian: Night
✔️ 9. An espionage thriller: La Espía
✔️ 15. A book with a subtitle: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
✔️ 17. A book involving a mythical creature: Rapture
✔️ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: Last Sacrifice
✔️ 22. A steampunk novel: Cinder
✔️ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: And the Mountains Echoed
✔️ 32. A book about an interesting woman: Signora Da Vinci
✔️ 33. A book set in two different time periods: The Way to Paradise
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7/304. An audiobook - The Daily Show: An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests
7. A book that is a story within a story - Darktown
15. A book with a subtitle - Uninvited
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Bad Feminist
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - The Year of Billy Miller
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Killing Floor
7/45 23. A book with a red spine- The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
Update to message 175:Read 3 of 40
32. A book about an interesting woman The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo ✔️
Updated original post #453 because I've completed 2 books and added 1 to my list
End-of-Month check-in: I've hit 13 so far, and would like to edit my goal from 36 to 48.POPSUGAR Challenge -
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1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
Peach Pies and Alibis (also works for mythical creature)
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym
Brain Trust, Lynn Sholes also writes as Lynn Armistead McKee (also works for multiple authors)
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
Wonderstruck, although many would not consider deafness to be a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle
The Worry Trick: How Worry Controls You and What You Can Do to Take Back your Life
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature -
The Fairy Circus
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food -
The Corn Grows Ripe, the primary food for a Mayan village
20. A book with career advice -
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age -
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
The Alchemist I've never been to Brazil.
27. A book with a title that's a character's name -
Henry VI, Part 2
28. A novel set during wartime
29. A book with an unreliable narrator -
A Human Silicon Chip, for Subir's complete personality flip-flop and evidenced shallowness for all his socialist idealism
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
32. A book about an interesting woman
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars How about several interesting women? :)
33. A book set in two different time periods
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
40. A book you bought on a trip
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41. A book recommended by an author you love
42. A bestseller from 2016
43. A book with a family-member term in the title
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee
Black Fox of Lorne - Viking immigrants in 950AD Scotland (could also work for wilderness, travel)
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
47. A book with an eccentric character
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale - Ahab, Queequeg, Ezekiel, Gabriel, Pip
48. A book that's more than 800 pages
49. A book you got from a used book sale
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book
51. A book about a difficult topic
808 Conversation Starters for Couples:, because it is difficult to keep relationships meaningful over the years, and because many of its prompts a deeply personal questions that are difficult to address to oneself, let alone to a partner.
52. A book based on mythology
Updated msg 173:2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Paris Spleen by Charles Baudelaire -- READ
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym - The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9) by Lemony Snicket -- READ
22. A steampunk novel - Doctor Who: The Clockwise Man by Justin Richards -- READ
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2025 Reading Challenge
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