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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2017
27/40 I signed up for 40 but I have only completed 27 and have decided to quit this challenge. I recently had my second child so I'm pretty behind on my personal reading goal of 75 books. In order to focus on catching up, I'd rather just read whatever I feel like at the moment and not feel pressure to read to fulfill a specific challenge.
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long- Pygmy
4. An audiobook- The Magician's Elephant
5. A book by a person of color- Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
7. A book that is a story within a story- Lyrebird Hill
8. A book with multiple authors- I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read- So You've Been Publicly Shamed
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability- Greyhound
14. A book involving travel- The Bette Davis Club
15. A book with a subtitle- A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
17. A book involving a mythical creature- Dead Witch Walking
23. A book with a red spine- No Country for Old Men
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited- Big Little Lies
27. A book with a title that's a character's name- Sun and Moon Sisters
29. A book with an unreliable narrator- The Woman in Cabin 10
30. A book with pictures- The Tree Who Didn't Want to Grow
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you- Invisible Man
32. A book about an interesting woman- Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
33. A book set in two different time periods- The Long and Faraway Gone
36. A book written by someone you admire- The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas- Leave Me
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before- A Game of Thrones (This was actually a DNF for me because I couldn't stand the audiobook narrator and I just don't have time to read a physical copy right now)
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41. A book recommended by an author you love- Brighton
42. A bestseller from 2016- All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span- Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho"
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee- In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
47. A book with an eccentric character- Good as Gone
51. A book about a difficult topic- My Best Friend's Exorcism
Pop Sugar 2017 Reading ChallengeProgress: 38/40
9. An espionage thriller - The Travelers by Chris Pavone
Updating message 233, progress 48/50✓1. A book recommended by a librarian - The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (finished 10/13), recommended on a blog written by our local librarian, ★★★
update to message 16718/25 finished
Pop Sugar 2017 Reading ChallengeProgress: 39/40
35. A book set in a hotel - Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Update msg 17: 52/52 - COMPLETE ✔️✅ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - The Secret Garden ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Alisia wrote: "27/40 I signed up for 40 but I have only completed 27 and have decided to quit this challenge. I recently had my second child so I'm pretty behind on my personal reading goal of 75 books. In orde..."
I have you signed up for 20, so you completed the challenge! Great job, and congratulations on the new baby.
updated 12031/25
✔14. A book involving travel A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Everyone is updated and congratulations to everyone who has completed the challenge!
Update to message #8926. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
41. A book recommended by an author you love: Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
24/40
I haven't updated in a while... I'm at 48/52
Completed Challenge 52 of 52Completed : 52/52 DONE!
20. A book with career advice QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life
48. A book that's more than 800 pagesIt Stephen King
I am struggling with #46 A genre you've never heard of. Any one have any recommendations. I have searched and can't find a genre that I am not aware of. But there have to be some out there. I haven't read nearly all the books in the world!
Updated message #343Progress: Completed 41/35
Please update message 212 Progress: Completed 35/30 done!
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
<Manhunt by Janet Evanovich
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Winter Street (Winter, #1) by Elin Hilderbrand
Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
The Vacationers by Emma Straub
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
by Ben Montgomery
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
The BFG BY ROALD Dahl
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1) by Lisa Lutz
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
Curious George Gets a Medal by H.A. Rey
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
If You Ask Me by Betty White
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
The Hotel Riviera by Elizabeth Adler
The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
The Selection (The Selection, #1)by Kiera Cass
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
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41. A book recommended by an author you love
Blue by Danielle Steel
The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin
Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman
Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor
29 of 39 completed, Removed task 19 *Revised on 10/26/17*
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✔50. A book that's been mentioned in another book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Update 212 pleaseCompleted
36/30
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The Box Car Children by by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Updating message 233, Progress 49/52✓34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Sweet Tea Tuesdays by Ashley Farley (finished 10/27), my review is here
Pop Sugar 2017 Reading ChallengeProgress: 40/40
52. A book based on mythology - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Update to post 100:3. A book of letters - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
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October1. A book recommended by a librarian - Saphirblau
10. A book with a cat on the cover - Wolkenschloss
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Updated message #343Progress: Completed 43/35
Late to the game, but would like to start this challenge:33. A book set in two different time periods - Mariana
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - September
35. A book set in a hotel - A Gentleman in Moscow
Book 7/10. 30. A book with pictures, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling and Illustrated by Jim Kay
Update to message #21442/40 books read
My challenge is complete, but I'll add books that fit the challenge if I come across them while reading.
Cant find my original comment but I am still aiming for the 401. A book recommended by a librarian - The Vanishing Act
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 - Behold the Dreamers
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title -When Autumn Leaves
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors - Six Scary Stories
9. 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 - What Milo Saw
14. A book involving travel -The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an IKEA Wardrobe
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017 -Gwendy's Button Box
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 -Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
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 -The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - In the Month of the Midnight Sun
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party
28. A novel set during wartime - The Somme Stations
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 - In the Shadow of the Banyan
32. A book about an interesting woman - The Missing Wife
33. A book set in two different time periods - Sarah's Key
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel - The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
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 - Murder on Sea
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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 - The Witchfinder's Sister
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee - Little Exiles
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
47. A book with an eccentric character - The Little Old Lady Behaving Badly: A Novel
48. A book that's more than 800 pages
49. A book you got from a used book sale - The Suicide Club
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book
51. A book about a difficult topic - We Were the Lucky Ones
52. A book based on mythology
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19. A book about food: The Wonder
I took a different approach to this one. Essentially this is the opposite of a book about food. The whole story revolves around a girl who claims she DOESN'T need food.
Updated message 1221. A book recommended by a librarian
✓ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families read 1/19/2017
3. A book of letters
✓ 4. An audiobook Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town read 1/8/2017
✓ 5. A book by a person of color Addicted read 5/28/2017
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
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 Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith read 3/30/2017
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
✓ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability Living with No Excuses: The Remarkable Rebirth of an American Soldier read 1/2/2017
14. A book involving travel
✓ 15. A book with a subtitle A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy read 4/21/2017
✓ 16. A book that's published in 2017 The Mutual Admiration Society read 6/9/2017
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 Paradise of the Blind read 2/18/2017
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 Fates and Furies read 2/24/2017
30. A book with pictures
✓ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town read 4/23/2017
✓ 32. A book about an interesting woman Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg read 4/2/2017
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 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie read 2/12/2017
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
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
12/12 Challenge completed! 6/9/2017
30 of 39 completed, Removed task 19 *Revised on 11/6/17*
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10. A book with a cat on the cover: The True Tails of Baker and Taylor: The Library Cats Who Left Their Pawprints on a Small Town . . . and the World
2025 Reading Challenge
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