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2017 Reading Challenge79/100 books
32,574/30,000 pages
33/35 books written by women (I'd love to make this at least 50/50 but we live in an imperfect world)
Short Book (less than 200 pages) 7
Medium Book (201-400 pages) 44
Long Book (401-700 pages) 20
Doorstopper (Over 701 pages) 8
Top Ten Faves 10/10
Listopia Challenge 16/20
Colour Challenge 14/15
Dewey Decimal Non Fiction Challenge 4/10
Top Ten FavesWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie - 03/01
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - 03/01 Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman - 19/01
1984 by George Orwell - 28/01
The Princess Bride by William Goldman - 09/02
American Gods by Neil Gaiman - 16/04
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson - 12/05
Uprooted by Naomi Novik - 02/07
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Deorr - 22/09
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman - 19/10
10/10
Message 48 in thread
Listopia ChallengeBest Non-Fiction (non biography)
1. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie - 03/01
2. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Bear - 01/05
3. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson - 12/05
4. Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime by Val McDermid - 20/07
5. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E Ambrose - 07/08
6. Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson - 12/12
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The Best Epic Fantasy
1. The Princess Bride by William Goldman - 09/02
2. The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan - 11/01
3. Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan - 16/01
4. Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan - 30/01
5. American Gods by Neil Gaiman - 16/04
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1. 1984 by George Orwell - 28/01
2. Crossed by Ally Condie - 25/01
3. Prodigy by Marie Lu - 01/02
4. Champion by Marie Lu - 09/02
5. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry - 16/02
16/20
Message 93 in thread
Colour Challenge1. White Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus Read 13/03
2. Pink
3. Red The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan Read 07/04
4. Orange To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Read 03/01
5. Yellow Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman. Read 19/01
6. Green The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Read 09/02
7. Light Blue 1984 by George Orwell. Read 29/01
8. Dark Blue American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Read 16/04
9. Purple Seraphina by Rachel Hartmen. Read 19/10
10. Brown Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan. Read 07/02
11. Black Hollow City by Ransom Riggs. Read 07/01
12. Metallic Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Read 28/03
13. 5 colors Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan. Read 16/01
14. color in the title of the book Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry - Read 16/02
15. Colour description A Darker Shade of Magic by V E Schwab - Read 24/07
14/15
Message 96 in thread
Dewey Decimal Nonfiction ChallengeCategories:
000-099:
100-199:
200-299:
300-399: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America 364.15230977311 - 12/05
400-499:
500-599: You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes 550.222 - 16/04
600-699:
700-799: Where Am I Now? 791.43028092 - 20/06
800-899:
900-999: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome 937 - 01/05
4/10
Message 79 in thread
good luck with your challenge!
JanuaryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Finished 03/01. ★★★★★
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Finished 03/01. ★★★★★
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs. Finished 07/01 ★★★★☆
Stories on the Go: 101 Very Short Stories by 101 Authors by Assorted Authors. Finished 09/01 ★★★★☆
The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan. Finished 11/01 ★★★☆☆
Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan. Finished 16/01 ★★★☆☆
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman. Finished 19/01 ★★★★☆
Crossed by Ally Condie. Finished 25/01 ★★☆☆☆
1984 by George Orwell. Finished 28/01 ★★★★☆
Reached by Ally Condie. Finished 29/01 ★★★★☆
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan. Finished 30/01 ★★★☆☆
11 books total
FebruaryProdigy by Marie Lu. Finished 01/02 ★★★☆☆
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan. Finished 07/02 ★★★★☆
Champion by Marie Lu. Finished 09/02 ★★★★☆
The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Finished 09/02 ★★★★☆
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry. Finished 16/02 ★★★★☆
Messenger by Lois Lowry. Finished 16/02 ★★★☆☆
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness. Finished 17/02 ★★★★☆
Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs. Finished 23/02 ★★★★☆
Son by Lois Lowry. Finished 25/02 ★★★☆☆
Ella Minnow Pea: A Progressively Lipogrammatic Epistolary Fable by Mark Dunn. Finished 27/02 ★★★★☆
MarchSnow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus. Finished 13/03 ★★★★☆
The Anatomy of Death by Felicity Young . Finished 22/01 ★★★★☆
Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Finished 28/03 ★★★☆☆
Progress up to the end of Q1:
24/100 books
9,680/30,000 pages
11/35 books written by women (I'd love to make this at least 50/50 but we live in an imperfect world)
Short Book (less than 200 pages) 3
Medium Book (201-400 pages) 12
Long Book (401-700 pages) 6
Doorstopper (Over 701 pages)3
Top Ten Faves 5/10
Listopia Challenge 10/20
Colour Challenge 10/15
Dewey Decimal Non Fiction Challenge 0/10
On track at the moment but my reading took a really big dip in March because I took an amazing two week holiday that took a toll on my body for longer (thanks jetlag!).
I'm way behind on the non-fic challenge but making good progress on the colour one.
Where did you go on holiday, Stefani? Two weeks of amazing sounds … amazing. :D
Nik wrote: "Where did you go on holiday, Stefani? Two weeks of amazing sounds … amazing. :D"It was to Florida, it was my first time in the states which was a surreal experience. Similar and yet so totally different from home.
Great! If you get a chance to visit another state in the future, you'll find that they're also very different from each other. Glad you had a good time. =)
Nik wrote: "Great! If you get a chance to visit another state in the future, you'll find that they're also very different from each other. Glad you had a good time. =)"Thanks very much, I definitely plan on making a few more trips over!
AprilThe Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan. Finished 07/04 ★★★☆☆
The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer. Finished 14/04 ★★★☆☆
American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Finished 16/04 ★★★★☆
You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes by Chris Hadfield. Finished 16/04 ★★★★★
Keep The Midnight Out by Alex Gray. Finished 19/04 ★★★☆☆
The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer. Finished 26/04 ★★★☆☆
MaySPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard. Finished 01/05 ★★★★☆
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson. Finished 12/05 ★★★★☆
The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer. Finished 17/05 ★★★★☆
Above the Sky by J.W Lynne. Finished 19/05 ★★★★☆
The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer. Finished 24/05 ★★★☆☆
Return to the Sky by J.W Lynne. Finished 25/05 ★★★☆☆
Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan. Finished 27/05 ★★★☆☆
The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer. Finished 30/05 ★★★☆☆
JuneA Memory of Light by Robert Jordan. Finished 01/06 ★★★☆☆
A History of Britain in 21 Women by Jenni Murray. Finished 11/06 ★★★★★
Part of the Sky by J. W Lynne. Finished 11/06 ★★★☆☆
The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer. Finished 18/06 ★★★☆☆
Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson. Finished 21/06 ★★★★★
Progress up to the end of Q2:
42/100 books
18,037/30,000 pages
17/35 books written by women (I'd love to make this at least 50/50 but we live in an imperfect world)
Short Book (less than 200 pages) 4
Medium Book (201-400 pages) 23
Long Book (401-700 pages) 9
Doorstopper (Over 701 pages) 6
Top Ten Faves 7/10
Listopia Challenge 11/20
Colour Challenge 12/15
Dewey Decimal Non Fiction Challenge 3/10
I'm behind on my yearly reading challenge so far. I just bought and moved into my first home so I've been a little busy. Netflix is of course also partly to blame.
JulyUprooted by Naomi Novik. Finished 02/07 ★★★☆☆
The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer. Finished 09/07 ★★★★☆
School's Out—Forever by James Patterson. Finished 13/07 ★★★☆☆
Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime by Val McDermid. Finished 19/07 ★★★★★
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson. Finished 19/07 ★★★☆☆
Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb. Finished 20/07 ★★★★☆
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Finished 21/07 ★★★★★
A Darker Shade of Magic by V E Schwab. Finished 24/07 ★★★★★
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel. Finished 24/07 ★★★★★
Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel. Finished 26/07 ★☆☆☆☆
AugustThe Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson. Finished 04/08 ★★★★☆
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E Ambrose. Finished 07/08 ★★★★☆
The Maze Runner by James Dashner. Finished 10/08 ★★★★☆
Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson. Finished 11/08 ★★★★☆
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson. Finished 15/08 ★★★★★
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E Schwab. Finished 17/08 ★★★★★
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner. Finished 20/08 ★★★☆☆
The Death Cure by James Dashner. Finished 21/08 ★★★★☆
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher. Finished 22/08 ★★★★☆
The Deadly Dozen: America's 12 Worst Serial Killers by Robert Keller. Finished 22/08 ★★★★☆
SeptemberThe Final Warning by James Patterson. Finished 4/09 ★★★☆☆
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Finished 22/09 ★★★★★
Progress up to the end of Q3:
65/100 books
26,444/30,000 pages
27/35 books written by women (I'd love to make this at least 50/50 but we live in an imperfect world)
Short Book (less than 200 pages) 6
Medium Book (201-400 pages) 37
Long Book (401-700 pages) 15
Doorstopper (Over 701 pages) 7
Top Ten Faves 9/10
Listopia Challenge 15/20
Colour Challenge 13/15
Dewey Decimal Non Fiction Challenge 4/10
I'm behind on my yearly reading challenge still. Still busy from moving house and I've also started a university course as well as working full time.
OctoberSeraphina by Rachel Hartman. Finished 19/10 ★★★★★
His Bloody Project: Documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme McCrae Burnett. Finished 28/10 ★★★★☆
NovemberInkspell by Cornelia Funke. Finished 1/11 ★★★☆☆
Lazybones by Mark Billingham. Finished 5/11 ★★★★☆
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel. Finished 9/11 ★★★★☆
Armada by Ernest Cline. Finished 13/11 ★★★★☆
A.D.D.: Adolescent Demo Division by Douglas Rushkoff. Finished 13/11 ★☆☆☆☆
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women by Elena Favilli. Finished 20/11 ★★★★☆
DecemberThe Stand by Stephen King. Finished 1/12 ★★★★☆
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood. Finished 5/12 ★★★☆☆
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Finished 12/12 ★★★★☆
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke. Finished 12/12 ★★★★☆
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Finished 12/12 ★★★★☆
Red Rising by Pierce Brown. Finished 19/12 ★★★★☆
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A couple of things I've learned about reading in 2016:
1. I read so much less when I'm happy which explains why my reading took a drastic dip. I spent all my time happy and in love rather than between the pages of a book. Hoping to be able to find some kind of balance between wonderful fictional worlds and my wonderful girlfriend in 2017.
2. I love to read a book with someone else - TBR Twins are amazing.
3. I end up sending my mum half the books I read just to get her opinion. When I'm not doing that I'm successfully coercing work friends into reading books I love which they end up loving too.