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Challenge levels - 25, 50 and 50+ books, you choose which one is for you along with the categories you want from a list of over 100 categories. No wild cards.
There are discussion threads for each category - share your books there rather than starting a new discussion for each book. Everyone will be able to see all of the books in that category in one place - and it's a great way to get ideas for what to read.
Keep track of your whole challenge in the "Reading Progress" thread.
Feel free to start new discussions in the 2017 Reading Challenge folder about your successes or frustrations or other things you'd like to discuss!
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Read books either published during or that takes place in the following time periods:
Book from the 1500’s
Book from the 1600’s
Book from the 1700’s
Book from the 1800’s
Book from 1900-1909
Book from 1910-1919
Book from 1920’s
Book from 1930’s
Book from 1940’s
Book from 1950’s
Book from 1960’s
Book from 1970’s
Book from 1980’s
Book from 1990’s
Different kinds of people and the things they do
A book with a villain
A book with a hero
A book about a person that inspires you
A book by a comedian
A book with a character with a job similar to your own
A book about a family
A book about children
A book with an eccentric character
A book about an artist or art
A book about teachers or teaching
A book about pilots or flying
A book about dancers or dancing
A book about actors or the theatre
A book about athletes or sports
A book about fishing or fisherman
A book about ministry or ministers
A book about computers or computing people
A book about inventors
A book about farmers or farming
A book about lawyers or the law and application of the law
A book about writers or writing
A book about explorers or exploration
A book about policing or detection and related
A book about housekeeping or housekeepers
A book about politicians
A book about military people
A book about investigators
A book about collecting or collectors
A book about journalists or journalism
A book about environmentalists
A book about scientists
A book either by or about someone notorious
A book with a child narrator
Genres and Topics
A funny book
A crime novel
A mystery
A psychological thriller
A classic romance
A modern romance
A book about the outdoors
A holiday book
A horror or creepy book
A memoir/biography/autobiography
A religious book
A book of poems
African American literature
YA novel
A classic
A paranormal book (vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc.)
A dystopian novel
A graphic novel
A play
A self-help book
A science fiction novel
Historical fiction
A book about health or medicine
A psychology book
A book based on a true story
A book of short stories
A gothic novel
A neo-fairy tale
A chick-lit book
A philosophical novel
A fantasy
A non-fiction book
A book about science
A book about war (or set during a war)
A book with/about animals
A book about slavery
A steampunk novel
A travel book
A book about a well-know bad event (ex: holocaust, salem witch trials, west baptist)
A book about books
A book involving a trial
A book with LGBT theme
A book about mental illness
A book about friendship
Odds & Ends
A book with a food in the title
A staff pick from a library or bookstore
The last book on your Goodreads TBR
A book cover that's your favorite color
A book you found in a thrift store
A book with a season in the title
A book with pictures
A book becoming a movie in 2017
A book by your favorite author
A book about a difficult topic
A NYT bestseller (any year)
A book that covers a character’s lifespan
A beach read
A book that’s under 150 pages
A book that’s over 500 pages
A book you never read from your childhood
A book with an interesting title
A book that was free
A book published this year (2017)
A book with a number in the title
A book with a color in the title
A book with a one-word title
A book with a three-word title
A book set in a different country
A debut novel
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
A book recommended to you
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A Man Booker prize winner
An award winning book (any award!)
A book that scares you
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
A book set in the future
A book with magic
A book by an author you’ve never read before
A book you own but have never read
A book that was originally written in a different language
A book written by an author with your same initials
A controversial book
A book for professional development (for you)
A book written by someone born the same year as you
A book with a month name in the title
A book set in your favorite season
A book everyone is reading aka cult novel
A book about a different culture
A book published the year you graduated high school
A book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards
A book that you disliked but finished
A book that teaches something
An audio book