Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge - 2017

[Maureen]

Winter wrote: "Maureen wrote: "I have a question:
Task 16: read a banned or frequently challenged book in your country.

I'm from the Netherlands and the only "banned" (you can own it, just not buy/sell it) boo..."

Haha, exactly my thoughts.

[Cheri]

Update: 4/20
8. Read a travel memoir.
Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History by Canyon Sam (4 stars)

[Leslie]

Update

#2 read a debut novel: Girls in the Moon by Janet McNally

[Stephanie]

Just finished : 11. Read a book that takes place 5,000 miles from where you live- Chocolat. France happens to be almost exactly 5,000 miles from where I live. I now have 1/15

[Carri]

2/10
1. Read a book about sports.
2. Read a debut novel.
3. Read a book about books.
4. Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.
5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.
6. Read an all-ages comic.
7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
8. Read a travel memoir. Yes Please by Amy Poehler 01/18/17
9. Read a book you’ve read before.
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your
location. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 01/09/17
12. Read a fantasy novel.
13. Read a nonfiction book about technology.
14. Read a book about war.
15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
17. Read a classic by an author of color.
18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey (From Daniel José Older, author of Salsa Nocturna, the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series, and YA novel Shadowshaper)
20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel (From Sarah MacLean, author of ten bestselling historical romance novels)
21. Read a book published by a micropress. (From Roxane Gay, bestselling author of Ayiti, An Untamed State, Bad Feminist, Marvel’s World of Wakanda, and the forthcoming Hunger and Difficult Women)
22. Read a collection of stories by a woman. (From Celeste Ng, author Everything I Never Told You and the forthcoming Little Fires Everywhere)
23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love. (From Ausma Zehanat Khan, author of the Esa Khattak/Rachel Getty mystery series, including The Unquiet Dead, The Language of Secrets, and the forthcoming Among the Ruins)
24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color. (From Jacqueline Koyanagi, author of sci-fi novel Ascension)

[Cheri]

Update: 5/20
14. Read a book about war - The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (3 stars)

[Jade]

I'm in! I'll try for 13.

[Javeria]

22. Read a collection of stories by a womanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Erin]

Update to message #6

✔ 2. Read a debut novel: Patron Saint of Liars

2/20

[Nancy]

Please add me (Tara) in for 20 of these.

[Rachel W]

Update Post 88 - new total: 2/24

Completed Task:

20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel (From Sarah MacLean, author of ten bestselling historical romance novels) A Fortunate Blizzard

[Rachel W]

Updated post 88 - new total: 3/24

Completed Task:
24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color. (From Jacqueline Koyanagi, author of sci-fi novel Ascension) - Swing Time

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 15 with 24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color. - Partials - ***

4/13

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Javeria wrote: "22. Read a collection of stories by a womanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Apparently I hadn't gotten you down on the list, how many books are your goal? :)

[Miriam]

I would like to join in. Sign me up for 24 please.

#01: Read a book about sports.
#02: Read a debut novel.
#03: Read a book about books.
#04: Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.
#05: Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.
#06: Read an all-ages comic.
#07: Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
#08: Read a travel memoir.
#09: Read a book you’ve read before.
#10: Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.
#11: Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location.
#12: Read a fantasy novel.
#13: Read a nonfiction book about technology.
#14: Read a book about war.
#15: Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
#16: Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
#17: Read a classic by an author of color.
#18: Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
#19: Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey
#20: Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel
#21: Read a book published by a micropress
#22: Read a collection of stories by a woman
Strange Candy - Jan-21
#23: Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love
#24: Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color

As of Jan-26: 1/24

[Jamie]

Update- Jamie 1/24
A book you've read before/ The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

[Rachel W]

Updated Message 88, new total is 4/24.

Completed:
15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+. - Saving Montgomery Sole

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 15 with

7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950. - The Trial - ***
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey. - American Gods Tenth Anniversary Edition - *****

6/13

[Jamie]

Update message 57
Jamie - 2/24
Book I've read before - The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Book wherein all POV characters are people of color - A Change of Heart by Sonali Dev

[Erin]

Update to message #6

✔ 12. Read a fantasy novel: Heartless

3/20

[Tania]

Editing message 58, progress 2/17

✓14. Read a book about war. - Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow

[Cheri]

Update: 6/20
3. Read a book about books.
The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri (4 stars)

[Julia]

January Update: 7/24 :)

(Original post #47)

[Meaghan]

UPDATE

Goal: 3/24

9. Read a book you’ve read before.
---> Stardust
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location.
---> The Three-Body Problem
12. Read a fantasy novel.
---> A Court of Thorns and Roses

[Stephanie]

I just finished my "book set in Central/South America by a Central/South American Author"- Inés of My Soul. I now have 2

[Leslie]

Update

13: nonfiction book about technology

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

[Melissa]

updated message 30: 5/24

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :) Good job everyone!

[Mie]

Update msg 18: 5/13
✅ 8. Read a travel memoir. - Heart of Darkness ⭐️⭐️

[Tania]

Updating message 58, progress 3/17

✓8. Read a travel memoir. - The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Thomas Belt

Thomas Belt traveled around the east coast and the central district of Nicaragua for 4 years, observing and writing about the natural elements he studied there. It's quite a detailed account of life in Nicaragua in the 1800's.

[Maria]

Updated message 8

2/10
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location. Franco 2-3-17

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 15 with 2. Read a debut novel. - Child 44 - ***

7/13

[Tania]

Updating message 58, progress 4/17

✓9. Read a book you’ve read before. - Flash of Phantom Canyon by Agnes Ranney

[Maria]

Updated message 8

3/10

11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location. Paris for One 2-3-17

[Erin]

Update to message #6

✔ 11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location: Glitter and Glue: A Memoir

4/20

[Alex]

Update message 37: 3/15 completed

[Mie]

Update msg 18: 6/13
✅ 2. Read a debut novel. - The Preacher ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Stephanie]

Update: Finished my classic by an author of color- Parable of the Sower. I now have 3 :)

[Mie]

Update msg 18: 7/13
✅ 7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950 - The Mystery of the Blue Train ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Amanda]

Updated message 29
4/12

✔1. Read a book about sports. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

[Nik]

[6/24] (OM 35)

02. A debut novel. Divergent (2017.01.09, ★★★★☆).
09. A book you've read before. American Gods (2017.01.04, ★★★★☆).
11. A book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2017.01.14, ★★★★★).
12. Read a fantasy novel. The Bad Beginning (2017.01.14, ★★★☆☆).
14. A book about war. The Book Thief (2017.01.07, ★★★★☆).

Latest addition:
03. Read a book about books. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2017.02.07, ★★★★★).

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Jamie]

Update message 57
Jamie - 3/24
Book I've read before - The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Book wherein all POV characters are people of color - A Change of Heart by Sonali Dev
Book that has been frequently challenged or banned in US - The Giver by Lois Lowry

[Rachel W]

Updated message 88. New total: 5/24

Completed task:
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey (From Daniel José Older, author of Salsa Nocturna, the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series, and YA novel Shadowshaper) - More Happy Than Not

[Rachel W]

Updated message 88 - new total is 6/24

Completed task:

12. Read a fantasy novel. - The Magicians

[Lindsay]

Update msg 13

7/14

[Tania]

Updating message 58, progress 5/17

✓11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location. - Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow (set near Saint Petersburg, Russia)

[Maria]

Updated message 8

4/10

[Tania]

Updating message 58, progress 6/17

✓5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative. - Chicago's Polish Downtown by Victoria Granacki

This book shares the story of when, how, and why the Poles were drawn to Chicago when they immigrated to the USA, and their strong influence on their community, the Polish immigrant population in the US, and even on the liberation of Poland during WWI.