Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge - 2017

[Amanda]

updated message 29
8/12

✔7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950. Animal Farm

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 15

13/13

[Lindsay]

Update msg 13

20/24

[Melissa]

updated #30: 14/24

[Ronyell]

Awesome challenge! I'll do all 24 books! Here's my progress so far:

2/24

1. Read a book about sports.
✔ 2. Read a debut novel - The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry ★★★☆☆1/2
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 - Garfield Brings Home the Bacon: His 53rd Book by Jim Davis ★★★★★
7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
8. Read a travel memoir.
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.
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)

[Amanda]

Updated message 29
9/12

✔10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location. The Fix

[Cheri]

Update: 15/20
17. Read a classic by an author of color.
Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes (5 stars)

[Cheri]

Update: 16/20
6. Read an all ages comic.
Lumberjanes #1 by Noelle Stevenson (3 stars)

[Berit]

Edited post #218.
So far 21/24.

8. Travel memoir: On Trying to Keep Still

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 15

14/13

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 15 with 14. Read a book about war - Slaughterhouse-Five - ****

15/13

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated. Congrats Paul! :D

[Maria]

Update message 8

9/10

23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love. Milk and Honey 7-13-17

[Jamie]

Update message 57
Jamie - 13/24

[Mie]

Update msg 18: 13/13 - COMPLETE ✔️
✅ 5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative - Girl in Translation ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Winter, Group Reads]

Mie wrote: "Update msg 18: 13/13 - COMPLETE ✔️
✅ 5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative - Girl in Translation ⭐️⭐️⭐️"

Congrats Mie! :) Where there some great books in the bunch?

Updated :)

[Chetara]

13 of 22 completed, Removed task 21 & 23 *Revised on 7/21/17*
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✔ 10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location – Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger (7/20/17)

[Chetara]

14 of 22 completed, Removed task 21 & 23 *Revised on 7/24/17*
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[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :) Good job Chetara!

[Kate]

Updated message 9... 5/5 Completed

[Claire]

Updated #170

[Amanda]

updated message 29
10/12

✔18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal

[Jamie]

Update message 57
15/24

[Chetara]

15 of 22 completed, Removed task 21 & 23 *Revised on 8/4/17*
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[Maria]

Updated message 8


10/10 All done!


9. Read a book you’ve read before. Harry Potter #1 8-4-17

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated.

Congrats Kate and Maria, good job!

[Chrissy]

I was a member of the GR group for this challenge from the beginning, but since they don't have a thread for finishing all 24, I thought I'd post my full list here. I finished the last book on August 10!

1. Read a book about sports. The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score—from Nadia to Now March 17
2. Read a debut novel. The Bear and the Nightingale February 11
3. Read a book about books. 84, Charing Cross Road February 19
4. Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author. The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas April 20
5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative. The Best We Could Do April 20
6. Read an all-ages comic. Princess Princess Ever After January 6
7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950. Strong Poison February 6
8. Read a travel memoir. Burma Chronicles February 20
9. Read a book you’ve read before. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn June 8
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location. All the Birds in the Sky July 16
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location. Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea May 18
12. Read a fantasy novel. The Goblin Emperor February 18
13. Read a nonfiction book about technology. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void February 13
14. Read a book about war. The Book Thief February 2
15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe January 15
16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country. The Color Purple May 9
17. Read a classic by an author of color. Another Country by James Baldwin April 9
18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Freefall January 10
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey. The Autobiography of Malcolm X August 10
20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel. The Price of Salt March 13
21. Read a book published by a micropress. Our Dreams Might Align April 26
22. Read a collection of stories by a woman. The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories March 5
23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love. Odes to Common Things April 14
24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color. The Mothers February 5

[Chetara]

16 of 22 completed, Removed task 21 & 23 *Revised on 8/11/17*
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[Tania]

Update to message 58

I completed my goal of 17

✓13. Read a nonfiction book about technology. - The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Erik Brynjolfsson

[Winter, Group Reads]

Chrissy wrote: "I was a member of the GR group for this challenge from the beginning, but since they don't have a thread for finishing all 24, I thought I'd post my full list here. I finished the last book on Augu..."

Thank you :) It's always nice to have some tips for the more difficult ones :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Congrats Tania ^^

Updated :)

[Chetara]

17 of 22 completed, Removed task 21 & 23 *Revised on 8/18/17*
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[Nik]

Updated OM 35 with:

21. A book published by a micropress. (I don't know what a micropress is and I couldn't really find a good answer, but Bold Strokes Books call themselves "a boutique imprint" and I'm going to guess that's the same thing or in the vicinity.) After the Fall (2017.08.21, ★★★☆☆).

[17/24]

[Taylor C]

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update msg 160:

4/4 COMPLETE!

[Chetara]

18 of 22 completed, Removed task 21 & 23 *Revised on 9/1/17*
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[Nik]

Updated OM 35 with:

A book published between 1900 and 1950. Brave New World (2017.09.08, ★☆☆☆☆).

[18/24]

[Cheri]

Update: 17/20
24. Read a book wherein all point of view characters are people of color.
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (5 stars)

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 15

16/13

[Cheri]

Update: 18/20
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran (4 stars)

[Charity]

Updated message 16.

4/10

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated. Congrats Taylor :D

[Jamie]

Jamie - update message 57
18/24

[Cheri]

Update: 19/20
16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (5 stars)

[Cheri]

Update: 20/20 - Challenge complete!!!
1. Read a book about sports.
Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk Was America's Favorite Spectator Sport byMatthew Algeo (4 stars)

[Amanda]

updated message 29
11/12

✔8. Read a travel memoir. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

[Amanda]

updated message 29
12/12

✔9. Read a book you’ve read before. James and the Giant Peach

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated! Congrats Amanda and Cheri! I hope you enjoyed the challenge! ^^

[Amanda]

updated message 29
13/12

✔6. Read an all-ages comic. Ghosts

[Chetara]

19 of 22 completed, Removed task 21 & 23 *Revised on 10/26/17*
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[Carri]

Please update mgs. 80
complete
11/10
1. Read a book about sports. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham

2. Read a debut novel.
The Selection by Kiera Cass

3. Read a book about books. The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes,

9. Read a book you’ve read before. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location. Viola in Reel Life (Viola #1) by Adriana Trigiani 

by Adriana Trigiani
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your
location. The Alchemistby Paulo Coelho

12. Read a fantasy novel. Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie

14. Read a book about war.
Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor

15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
Dumplin by Julie Murphy

16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume