Chris's 2017 'Never Done A Challenge' Plan

[Chris]

I have never participated in any form of reading challenge, let alone any form of social aspect of reading so this should be interesting.

My plan is do a few of the tasks which meet the requirements of books I planned to read anyway while doing some research into each one and finding interesting books to read. I hope this will push me to try books that I wouldn't normally read to open my eyes to different genres.

Done - 13 of 52 (15 Behind)

1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 - A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
6. A book being released as a movie in 2017 - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list - For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor
12. A book based on a myth - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading - Angel Exterminatus by Graham McNeill
21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read - Caliban's War by by James S.A. Corey
22. A book by an author you haven't read before - Redshirts by John Scalzi
23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list - The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
27. A book by one of your favorite authors - Revenger by Alastair Reynolds
29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
40. A book published in 2017 - The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey
41. A book with an unreliable narrator - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold) - Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear

Reading

37. A book you choose randomly - Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

Listening To

8. A book written by a person of color - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

Chosen

7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title - The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books - Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
15. A book written or set in Scandinavia - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" - Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer
3. A book you meant to read in 2016 - When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
33. A magical realism novel - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature - Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

To Choose

2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view)
4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E"
5. A historical fiction
10. A dual-timeline novel
11. A category from another challenge
13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors
14. A book with a strong female character
16. A mystery
17. A book with illustrations
18. A really long book (600+ pages)
19. A New York Times best-seller
24. A book written by at least two authors
25. A book about a famous historical figure
26. An adventure book
28. A non-fiction
31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre
32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)
34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee (link)
39. An epistolary fiction
42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)
45. A book with a one-word title
46. A time travel novel
47. A past suggestion that didn't win (link)
48. A banned book
49. A book from someone else's bookshelf
50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition
51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays)
52. A book set in a fictional location

[Jody]

Beware ... reading challenges can be super addictive!

[Sophie]

And I absolutely don't worry about you finding inspiration from what we all read. Don't forget to check the progress posts, they are a gold mine, especially since the majority of us reads out of order.

I hope you're going to like socializing over books ;)

[Chris]

Jody wrote: "Beware ... reading challenges can be super addictive!"

I hope so, never give myself enough time to read all the books I want this will hopefully give a goal to aim for.

[Samantha]

Happy reading! :) I think I also have American Gods in my 2017 Plan. If not, I still plan on reading it!

[Chris]

Not had as much time as I hope over last few months to read so has really hampered by efforts, so moving to audio books so can get though the tons of books I am to absorb.

So I am 10 books behind, so not totally out of the running .

[Tracy]

Happy Reading Chris! No worries, I think theres a few of us that are behind ;-)