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30. A book with characters who are twins: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 29.07.2018 ★★★★☆
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30. A book with characters who are twins: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 29.07.2018 ★★★★☆
33/50

23. A book about time travel The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 7/5
23. A book about time travel The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 7/9Lost|22639095] Finished 7/29
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West7/26
9. A book about a villain or antihero[book:The Isle of the

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🗸 done
*** currently reading and enjoying
🗸 1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
** 2. True crime Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
🗸 5. Nordic noir Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health
** 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift L'informateur by John Grisham
18. A book by two authors
🗸 19. A book about or involving a sport Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything by Aly Raisman
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
🗸 27. A book set on a different planet The Martian by Andy Weir
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles
29. A book about or set in Halloween
🗸 30. A book with characters who are twins Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read
34. A book that’s published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
42. A cyberpunk book
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
44. A book tied to your ancestry
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
46. An allegory
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
48. A microhistory
49. A book about a problem facing society today
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge
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Past Goodreads Choice awards winner - How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child, by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

18. A book two or more authors.
My Lady Jane
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles.
The Melody Lingers On

14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond
15. A book about feminism We Should All Be Feminists
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
26. A book with an animal in the title Tears of the Giraffe
46. An allegory Fahrenheit 451

Thanks, Beverly!

🗸 27. A book set on a different planet The Martian by Andy Weir
Absolutely loved it. I was a little sad when I had to put it down actually.

23. A book about time travel The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 7/5
23. A book about time travel The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 7/9Lost|22639095] Finished 7/29
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West7/26
9. A book about a villain or antiheroThe Isle of the
10. A book about death or grief [book:The Enchanted

No. 20 - By a local author: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
I live in Singapore, but not like these characters!!!

16 of 40 completed *Revised 8/9/18*
See tracking @ Chetara’s Try Something Different 2018

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Added #29 Halloween..."Nowhere Man" by Gregg Hurwitz *****
and #7 A country I like ... "You Me Everything" Catherin Isaac. (France/Dordogne)

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3. The next book in a series you started - The Last Mile by David Baldacci ✔️
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ✔️
10. A book about death or grief - Crooked House by Agatha Christie ✔️
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle✔️
27. A book set on a different planet - Artemis by Andy Weir ✔️
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas✔️
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Anthem by Ayn Rand ✔️
49. A book about a problem facing society today - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand ✔️
Finished reading The Last Mile by David Baldacci

✓6. A novel based on a real person - The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Erickson (finished 8/9), fictional account of King Henry VIII and his 6th wife Catherine Parr, my review is here

40/40 - challenge completed!
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7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
18. A book by two authors - A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
26. A book with an animal in the title - A Day in the LIfe of Marlon Bundo
44. A book tied to your ancestry - This Will Be My Undoing