2017 Reading Challenges

[Jessica]

Here are the 2017 versions of the 2 reading challenges we linked to last year.

PopSugar: http://www.popsugar.com/love/Reading-...

Book Riot:https://bookriot.com/2016/12/15/book-...

Have you seen any other interesting ones?

are you going to partake in a reading challenge this year?

Feel free to keep track of your own reading goals/challenges for the year in this thread.

I might keep my eyes on these but I also might somewhat roll my own. i.e. read at least 10 of the unread books that I already own; read at least 5 follow-up books in series that I've started but haven't finished, read at least x number of books from the 1001 books to read before you die list.

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POP SUGAR 2017 CHALLENGE LIST
A book recommended by a librarian
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
A book of letters
An audiobook
A book by a person of color
A book with one of the four seasons in the title
A book that is a story within a story
A book with multiple authors
An espionage thriller
A book with a cat on the cover
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
A bestseller from a genre you don't usually read
A book by or about a person who has a disability
A book involving travel
A book with a subtitle
A book that's published in 2017
A book involving a mythical creature
A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
A book about food
A book with career advice
A book from a non-human perspective
A steampunk novel
A book with a red spine
A book set in the wilderness
A book you loved as a child
A book by an author from a country you've never visited
A book with a title that's a character's name
A novel set during wartime
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with pictures
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
A book about an interesting woman
A book set in two different time periods
A book with a month or day of the week in the title
A book set in a hotel
A book written by someone you admire
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
The first book in a series you haven't read before
A book you brought on a trip


BOOK RIOT'S 2017 READ HARDER CHALLENGE
Read a book about sports.
Read a debut novel.
Read a book about books.
Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.
Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.
Read an all-ages comic.
Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
Read a travel memoir.
Read a book you’ve read before.
Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.
Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location.
Read a fantasy novel.
Read a nonfiction book about technology.
Read a book about war.
Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
Read a classic by an author of color.
Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
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)

Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel (From Sarah MacLean, author of ten bestselling historical romance novels)

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)

Read a collection of stories by a woman. (From Celeste Ng, author Everything I Never Told You and the forthcoming Little Fires Everywhere)

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)

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

[Joanie]

I don't think I'm going to do an official challenge this year. I found myself not reading the books I really wanted because they didn't fit in with the challenge. I like your idea of setting some personal reading goals like finish off a series or read more books by female authors. I also want to set a goal of writing a review for every book I read in 2017.

[Jessica]

I think I am going to pick and chose my own goals. I definitely want to read through a bunch of the books I already own but haven't read yet. And I feel like there are so many series that I read book 1 of and loved but never followed up and read the rest of the series.

I find it hard to resist a list that I can check things off of though. :D

[Jessica]

OK, here goes...My reading goals for 2017, some of which may overlap with each other.

Read 10 books that I already owned
Read 5 books from the 1001 books to read before you Die list
Read 5 books published in 2017
Read 4 books that are part of any series that I've started but not finished
Read a smattering of books (exact number undefined) from topics/categories in the popsugar or book riot challenges


MY READS
Books I already owned
1. Autobiography of a Face
2. Island of Lost Girls
3. Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed
4. An American Childhood
5. Lark & Termite
6. Miramont's Ghost
7. The Golden Ass
8. A Tale of a Tub
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10.

books from 1001 books to read before you die list
1. Oroonoko by Aphra Behn
2. The Princess of Cleves by Madame de La Fayette
3. A Tale of a Tub
4. The Golden Ass
5.

books published in 2017
1. Egg by Kevin Henkes
2. Bad Kitty Takes the Test by Nick Bruel
3. We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
4. Made for Love
5. Real Friends

books continuing series I've started
1. The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente
2. Lumberjanes #2 by Noelle Stevenson
3. Paper Girls, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
4. Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood by Marjorie M. Liu

Popsugar
A book recommended by a librarian: Mis(h)adra by Iasmin Omar Ata
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
A book of letters - Love, Santa
A book by a person of color: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
A book with one of the four seasons in the title: After the Fall by Dan Santat
A book that is a story within a story: The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
A book with multiple authors: We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
A book with a cat on the cover: Clover the Bunny by Jane Clarke
A book by or about a person who has a disability: Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
A book involving travel - All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
A book with a subtitle: In the Pines: 5 Murder Ballads
A book published in 2017: Half Baked Harvest Cookbook: Recipes from My Barn in the Mountains
A book involving a mythical creature: The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente
A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
A book with career advice: Lean Customer Development by Cindy Alvarez
A book about food: The Art of Flavor: Practices and Principles for Creating Delicious Food
A book with career advice: Lean Customer Development
A book from a non-human perspective: Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood
A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Best We Could Do
A book with a title that's a character's name: Amina's Voice
A book with pictures-- Night Film
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you-- The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants
A book written by someone you admire - Malala's Magic Pencil
A book about an interesting woman: Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
A book you brought on a trip: Moonglow by Michael Chabon

Read Harder
Read a book about sports-- Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse
Read a debut novel. -- All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
Read a book about books -- The Great Passage by Shion Miura
Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.: The Best We Could Do
Read an all-ages comic.: Real Friends
Read a book you’ve read before.: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.-- Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastrophes
Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location. : Wires and Nerve, Volume 1
Read a fantasy novel.: The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente
Read a nonfiction book about technology. - Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
Read a book about war. -- Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.: Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley
Read a superhero comic with a female lead-- Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!, Volume 1: Hooked On A Feline
Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color -- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi


Incomplete Pop Sugar Categories
An audiobook
An espionage thriller
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
A bestseller from a genre you don't usually read
A steampunk novel
A book with a red spine
A book set in the wilderness
A book you loved as a child
A novel set during wartime
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book set in two different time periods
A book with a month or day of the week in the title
A book set in a hotel
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
The first book in a series you haven't read before


Incomplete BOOK RIOT'
Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.
Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
Read a travel memoir.
Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
Read a classic by an author of color.
Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey
Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel
Read a book published by a micropress.
Read a collection of stories by a woman.
Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love.

[Rachel]

I'm participating in a challenge this year called Beat the Backlist which is all about reading books you've been meaning to read but have pushed aside for whatever reason. The only rule of the challenge is you can only count books published before 2017. There's even a fun mini challenge (if one chooses to do it) where you can sign up under your Hogwarts House and compete for the House Cup every month. I'm loving it because my personal challenge to myself this year was to just read books I already own.

If anyone is interested: http://novelknight.com/2017-beat-back...

[Lynn]

For now, I'm going with the Popsugar challenge. I will revisit in late spring to readjust. I don't want to freak myself out for not finishing books again.

I also want to go through my own to read list as it seems to grow instead of shrink each year. And some Kindle reading that I've been adding to over the past few years.

And now I'm freaked out!

[Jessica]

Remain calm!!

[Sarah]

Here's an interesting challenge: https://www.hookedtobooks.com/hooked-.... No controls on the types of books to read - just sign up with a level based on your reading goal on Goodreads and you will have a chance to receive the prizes when you complete your goal. It's only for book bloggers though.

[Sarah]

Sarah wrote: "Here's an interesting challenge: https://www.hookedtobooks.com/hooked-.... No controls on the types of books to read - just sign up with a level based on your reading goal on G..."
It's kinda like a readathon

[Jessica]

So... to summarize, my 2017 reading challenges:

GoodReads Challenge: I read 164 out of my goal of 150 books

Reading Books I already owned: I read 8 out of the 10 book goal I set. :(

Books from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die List: I read 4 out of my 5 book goal.

Books published in 2017: I read 5 out of 5

Books continuing series that I started: I read 4 out of 4

PopSugar Challenge: I completed 26 of the reading tasks

Read Harder Challenge: I completed 14 of the tasks