1st Quarter - 2016 Goodreads Choice Award Winners

[Cassandra]

2016 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
Duration: January 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017

Let's celebrate the best books of 2016, Goodreads-style! This challenge is based around the Goodreads Choice Awards of 2016.

Read the winner in as many categories as you can, or if you prefer, you can also include the non-winning nominees in your list.

Janine will be our leader for this challenge - thank you, Janine!

[Lisa]

I had planned on doing this on my own throughout the year, but what better way to get me started than with a challenge.

I would like to volunteer to lead the challenge if you still need someone :) and if it's okay when am leader for another 1st quarter challenge. If someone else would like to have the opportunity instead, that's cool too :)

[Jessica]

I also had a personal challenge similar to this, so I'm excited that this is an official one :) I'll plan for 10, all books TBD and including nominees in addition to winners. Thanks!

1st Quarter Challenge: 2016 Goodreads Choice Award Winners

Including nominees.

✓ 1. Small Great Things
✓ 2. Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
✓ 3. Behind Closed Doors
✓ 4. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
✓ 5. The Underground Railroad -- If I can get library hold in time
✓ 6. The Wonder
✓ 7. My Best Friend's Exorcism
✓ 8. Scrappy Little Nobody
✓ 9. I Know What I'm Doing -- and Other Lies I Tell Myself: Dispatches from a Life Under Construction
✓ 10. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

10/10 - COMPLETED!

[Cassandra]

Hi Lisa! Thanks for volunteering. We'll wait a bit and see if someone else is interested in leading this one, and if not I'll message you. :)

[Sam F]

I'll try for 2 this quarter - they were my TBR too!

1. All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister

[Kelly]

I'll sign up just for three from last year's winners.

2016 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
Duration: January 1st - March 31st, 2017

I'll sign up to read three of the winners from 2016.

1. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton ✔
2. The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace ✔
3. Salt to the Sea

Completed: 2/3

[Janine]

Participants:

Adriana - 0/9
Alisia - 5/10
Alison - 0/3
Amanda (msg 34) - 1/1
Amanda (msg 38) - 8/7
Amber - 0/2
Anissa - 0/2
Annie - 0/3
Ariel - 0/10
Arushi - 0/5
Blagica - 1/15
Carla - 7/10
Chaitra - 10/10
Charity - 8/10
Christina - 3/3
Cindy III - 0/3
Claire - 3/10
Clare L - 4/4
cobean. - 0/3
Craig - 0/2
Cynthia - 3/9
Debra - 9/9
Erin - 3/4
Fico - 0/1
Gail - 0/5
Gem - 2/2
Greg - 5/5
Janine - 6/6
Jenny - 2/5
Jessica - 10/10
Joanne - 0/5
Karoline - 0/4
Kathleen - 0/3
Kelly - 2/3
Kinza - 2/3
Kristin 4/4
Lindsey - 0/3
Lindsay - 1/7
Lulu - 2/4
Maddison - 1/12
Maddy - 0/5
Maureen - 0/3
Maxine - 7/10
Meaghan - 3/3
Meg - 7/6
Mie - 1/1
Monica - 0/5
Nancy - 0/10
Nik - 3/3
Ozcose - 0/9
Sam F - 0/2
Sharon - 0/3
Sherry - 3/3
Sheryl - 4/6
Smriti - 3/5
Sowmya - 6/6
Stephanie (Chinchillita) - 0/3
Susan C - 3/3
Vernice - 5/5
Vicki - 12/12

Updated to message 187.

[Gem]

I'm in for 2.

2/2 COMPLETED

✔ 01. The Underground Railroad
✔ 02. Small Great Things

[Erin]

I will go for 4

✔ 1. The Underground Railroad
✔ 2. Heartless
✔ 3. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

3/4

[Clare L]

I am in for 4.

1. Adulthood Is a Myth
2. The Fireman
3. It Ends with Us
4. Rebel of the Sands

Completed: 4/4

[Alison]

I'll go with 3 :-)
0/3

1) Truly Madly Guilty - Liane Moriarty
2) The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
3) It Ends With Us - Colleen Hoover

Alison

[Erin]

I would be willing to lead this one if a newer member would be okay.

[Greg]

I'll try for 5:

End of Watch
Morning Star
The Fireman
Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man
Rebel of the Sands

[Mie]

Argh... Out of the categories, that I am interested in, only 3 winners have been translated to Danish - and 2 of them I have already read :)

So I am in for 1 book - at least this puts a natural limit to the no. of books I commit to, haha...

✅ The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Maxine]

7/10

1. The Girls by Emma Cline - DONE
2. Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
3. A gentleman in Moscow - DONE
4. A Court of Mist and Fury - DONE
5. All the birds in the sky
6. Stuck up Suit
7. The Fireman - Winner - DONE
8. The Girls with the lower back tattoo - winner - DONE
9. Scrappy little nobody - DONE
10. Crooked Kingdom - DONE

[Lulu]

I'm going for 4 and am including nominees! I'm also adding "extras" if I get time, but I don't want to feel too pressured.

1/4

1. All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation (History & Biography)
2. A Closed and Common Orbit (Sci-Fi)
3. When Breath Becomes Air (Memoir & Autobiography)
4. Ninefox Gambit (Sci-Fi)

Extras:
1. Ghosts (Graphic Novels)
2. Death's End (Sci-Fi)
3. Too Like the Lightning (Sci-Fi)
4. The Obelisk Gate (Fantasy)
5. Commonwealth (Fiction)
6. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Non-Fiction)
7. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Science & Technology)
8. Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Science & Technology)

[Maddison]

I'm going to commit to 12 books, including nominees, for this challenge.

1. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
2. The Girls by Emma Cline
3. The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeny
4. Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer
5. The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan
6. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
7. Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
8. All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
9. The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena (01/05/2017)
10. The Widow by Fiona Barton
11. Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
12. A Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin Hazzard

1/12

[Cassandra]

Hi Janine! Thanks for volunteering to lead.

Erin - we'd be happy to have you lead in the future. Most months there are opportunities for members to lead challenges. :)

[Alisia]

I'll sign up for 10 and I'll be including nominees :)

[Sharon]

I'm in for 3 to start first one will be

[Janine]

Cassandra wrote: "Hi Janine! Thanks for volunteering to lead."

No problem. Looking forward to seeing how everyone gets on with the nominees. Would love to hear how they go as I'm sure I'll end up adding a few more to my TBR!

Tracking in message 7. Gem and Lisa - let me know when you've picked a number of books goal :)

[cobean.]

I am in for 3.

2016 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
Duration: January 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017
Goal: 0/3

1.
2.
3.

[Sheryl_at_Ubookquitous]

I'm in for 6

4/6

3 winners

Fiction
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty

Debut Goodreads Author
✔ Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton Completed Tue 07 February 2017

Historical Fiction
✔ The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

and 3 nominees

Fiction
✔ The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
completed Sun., 19 March 2017


Historical Fiction
The Wonder
by Emma Donoghue

✔ The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee completed Tue., 31 January 2016

[Adriana]

9 books

Humor


Memoir & Autobiography


Graphic Novels & Comics


Young Adult Fiction


Young Adult Fantasy


Picture Books

[Blagica]

I'm in for 15!

[Ariel]

I'd like to join for 10, please. There's so many good ones with all the nominees, though. So these might get swapped out some!

[Books Read: 0 of 10]

1. The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace
2. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
3. Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
4. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
5. Nominee - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
6. Nominee - Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
7. Nominee - The Girl In The Ice by Robert Bryndza
8. Nominee - To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
9. Nominee - The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
10. Nominee - Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick

[Janine]

Welcome everyone :)

[Cynthia]

I commit to nine books, each from different categories and mix of winners/nominees (mostly nominees)

I commit to nine books, each from different categories and mix of winners/nominees (mostly nominees)

3/9

1. Best Fiction Winner - Truly Madly Guilty

2. Best Mystery/Thriller Nominee - The Trespasser

3. Best Historical Fiction Nominee - To The Bright Edge of the World

4. Best Nonfiction Nominee - The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction

5. Best Memoir/Autobiography Winner - When Breath Becomes Air

6. Best Science/Technology Nominee - In a Different Key: The Story of Autism

7. Best History/Biography Nominee - Midnight in Broad Daylight: A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds

8. Best Debut Goodreads Author Nominee - The Serpent King

9. Best Young Adult Fiction Nominee - [book:The Sun Is Also a Star|28763485

[Lisa]

Janine, you can cross my name out - I think I'll go through with this one as a personal challenge throughout the year instead :) Too many I want to read and I don't know if I'll actually have the time in this limited period of time :)

[Susan C]

I'd like to sign up for 3 books.

2016 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
Duration: January 1, 2017 - March 31 2017

1. Fiction - Truly Madly Guilty read 2/2/2017
2. Humor - The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo read 2/12/2017
3. Memoir & Autobiography - When Breath Becomes Air read 1/30/2017

3/3 Challenge completed!

[kinza]

I'd like to sign up for 3 books.

1 & 2. Middle Grade & Children's - The Apprentice's Quest and Death Weavers
3. Fantasy - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2

[Janine]

Lisa - sure thing. Remember you could always just sign up for 1 or 2 as a start to your yearly personal challenge, you don't have to fit them all in the first quarter if you don't want to!

Welcome Cynthia, Susan and Kinza!

[Cherry Maple]

I would like to sign up for 2, please. Thanks.

[Amanda]

2016 Goodreads Choice Award Winners
Duration: January 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017

1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany J.K. Rowling Completed 31/01/17 Rating 3 stars

1/1

Challenge completed

[Blagica]

2016 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
Duration: January 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017

1/15

1.The Woman in Cabin 10

[Debra]

I will sign up for 9 books to be picked from winners and nominees please
Truly Madly Guilty
Behind Closed Doors
The Couple Next Door
The Girl In The Ice
Into the Light
The Fireman
Ink and Bone
Salt to the Sea
Play Dead

COMPLETED YEE

[Charity]

I will join with 10 from the following list.

8/10

1. When We Collided by Emery Lord 1/6/17
2. Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch 1/15/17
3. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (Winner) 1/22/17
4. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by J.K. Rowling (Winner) 2/1/17
5. The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2/4/17
6. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo 2/19/17
7. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson 3/7/17
8. P.S. I Like You by Kasie West 3/9/17
9. Heartless by Marissa Meyer
10. The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (debut)
11. And I Darken by Kiersten White
12. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (Winner-debut)

[Amanda]

I'm in for 7, winners and nominees. Already got one done today!

8/7 CHALLENGE COMPLETED

1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2
2. Morning Star
3. United as One
4. Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
5. When Breath Becomes Air
6. We Are the Ants
7. Scrappy Little Nobody
8. Homegoing

[Janine]

Welcome everyone!

Congrats Blagica, Debra and Amanda on finishing your first book!

I also finished my first book of the challenge. Lady Midnight. 1/6

[Karoline]

I am in for four winners.

0/4

Historical Fiction: The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
Fantasy: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two - John Tiffany
Humor: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
Debut Goodreads Author: Rebel of the Sands - Alwyn Hamilton

[Jammin Jenny]

updated 1/14/17
Progress 2 of 5 books reads

I am in for 5 books:

Truly Madly Guilty
Paper Girls, Vol. 1 - read 1/7/17
The Last Days of Night
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening read 1/14/17
The Woman in Cabin 10

[Claire]

3/10

1. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (Memoir & Autobiography)

2. Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Non-Fiction)

3. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Historical Fiction)

[Anissa]

I am in for 2 books please.

Goal: 2; Progress: 0/2

1.The Girl In The Ice-Mystery & Thriller Nominee
2.And I Darken-Young Adult and Science Fiction Nominee

[Cindy III]

I'm in for 3

1. Saga, Vol. 6 Jan.7-8
2.
3.

[Ozcose]

Hey Janine!

This challenge is based around the Goodreads Choice Awards of 2016. Read the winner in as many categories as you can, or if you prefer, you can also include the non-winning nominees in your list.

I'm in for 9:

1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Fantasy Winner) / Age of Myth / The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Fantasy Noms)
2. Hamilton: The Revolution (Non-Fiction Winner)
3. Rebel of the Sands (Debut GR Author Winner) / The Summer that Melted Everything / What Belongs to You / Here Comes the Sun (Debut GR Author Noms)
4. The Fireman (Horror Winner)
5. The Sun Is Also a Star (YA Fiction Nom)
6. Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening (Graphic Novels & Comics Nom)
7. Underground Airlines (Science Fiction Nom)
8. You'll Grow Out of It (Humor Nom)
9. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Science & Tech Nom)

[Nik]

In for 3, please. Thank you. =)

[Meg]

I'll aim for 6:
1. Homegoing
2. The Wonder
3. The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
4. ??
5. ??
6. ??

[Sowmya]

I'm in for 6 books

I am actually doing 5 winners for each year starting from 2010 as a private challenge with my colleagues for 2017 which results in 35 books.

My pics for 2016 are
1. Debut Author - Rebel of the Sands
2. Romance Nominee - Paper Princess
3. Romance - It Ends with Us
4. Middle Grade - The Hidden Oracle
5. Fantasy - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2
6. Science Fiction - Morning Star

Just finished Confess winner of 2015 Romance genre and started Red Rising winner of 2014 Debut Author.

I would love to reread A Court of Mist and Fury before A Court of Wings and Ruin releases

[Janine]

So many people signing up, hooray! Really interesting to see all your picks, can't wait to see what you think of them :)

Sowmya - I love your private challenge, what a fun idea. Enjoy!

[Arushi]

I'm in for five books.