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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2018
Update to message 89, 1/50✓1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling (finished 1/2), I watched all the movies but this is my first time reading the books, my review is here
Edit to post 2081/20
A book by a local author : Sins of the Fathers
We are both living in Quebec City (She's actually my boss!)
Going in for all 50! It's been interesting trying to put a list of books together from topics I never even thought about. Can't wait to get through all of these!
End Date: December 31, 2018
2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge 0/50
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen: The Golden Compass
2. True crime: I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime
3. The next book in a series you started: Hunting Prince Dracula
4. A book involving a heist: Six of Crows
5. Nordic noir: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
6. A novel based on a real person: Stalking Jack the Ripper
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you: Tiger's Curse
8. A book with a time of day in the title: The Girl at Midnight
9. A book about a villain or antihero: Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook
10. A book about death or grief: Bridge to Terabithia
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: The Cuckoo's Calling
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist: It's Not Like It's a Secret
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical: The Phantom of the Opera
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you: Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
15. A book about feminism: Yes Please
16. A book about mental health: Turtles All the Way Down
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: Moon Chosen
18. A book by two authors: Sleeping Beauties
19. A book about or involving a sport: Until Friday Night
20. A book by a local author: Little House in the Big Woods
21. A book with your favorite color in the title: Ruby Red
22. A book with alliteration in the title: Red Rising
23. A book about time travel: Outlander
24. A book with a weather element in the title: Gone with the Wind
25. A book set at sea: The Night Lives On
26. A book with an animal in the title: Tiger's Quest
27. A book set on a different planet: Cinder
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles: All You Need is Love (Beatles song)
29. A book about or set in Halloween: Batman: The Long Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
31. A book mentioned in another book: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
32. A book from a celebrity book club: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read: The Mouse and the Motorcycle
34. A book that’s published in 2018: Daughter of the Siren Queen
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner: We Were Liars
36. A book set in the decade you were born: Forgive Me If I've Told You This Before
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to: Daughter of the Pirate King
38. A book with an ugly cover: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (not that I think the cover's ugly, just I probably wouldn't read it just by looking at the cover)
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library: The Little Paris Bookshop
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges: Love Letters to the Dead
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41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school: The Selection
42. A cyberpunk book: Ready Player One
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place: Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen (from Hot Guys Reading in Public)
44. A book tied to your ancestry: How the Irish Saved Civilization
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title: Peaches
46. An allegory: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you: Burned by Magic
48. A microhistory: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
49. A book about a problem facing society today: Even the Trees Were Crying
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge: Scrappy Little Nobody
I've completed 2/153. The next book in a series you started
1. A book based on a movie you've already seen
I'm in, I'll update the books as I read them. I don't have a strict tbr.
I am going to give reading 45 out of 50, picking randomly from both the 'main' and 'advanced' lists
Just completed #6 (novel based on real person) - The Eight by Katherine Neville. I love books that make me think and books that teach me something. It's even better when it's entertaining. This book accomplished all three! My only critique is that there were portions that were confusing and could have been edited a touch better. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars1/40
23/50✅1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
✅2. True crime - Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
✅3. The next book in a series you started - The Forgotten Affairs of Youth by Alexander McCall Smith
✅4. A book involving a heist - X by Sue Grafton
✅5. Nordic noir - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
✅6. A novel based on a real person - Napoleon's Last Island by Thomas Keneally
✅7. Set in a country that fascinates you - The Good Girl of Chinatown by Jenevieve Chang
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 - My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
✅11. Female author - male pseudonym - Ten Creeks Run by Brent of Bin Bin (Miles Franklin)
✅12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson
13. Also a stage play or musical -
14. Author of a different ethnicity than you -
15. A book about feminism -
✅16. A book about mental health - The Choke by Sofie Laguna
17. Book borrowed or was given as a gift -
18. A book by two authors -
✅19. A book about or involving a sport - The Rules of Backyard Cricket by Jock Serong
✅20. A book by a local author - Terra Nullius by Claire G Coleman
21. Favourite colour in the title -
22. A book with alliteration in the title -
23. A book about time travel -
24. 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 -
✅28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Taboo by Kim Scott
29. A book about or set in Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins -
31. A book mentioned in another book -
32. A book from a celebrity book club -
✅33. A childhood classic you’ve never read - The Coral Island by RM Ballantyne
✅34. A book that’s published in 2018 - The Sisters' Song by Louise Allan
✅35. Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
36. A book set in the decade you were born -
✅37. Meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Longbourn by Jo Baker
38. A book with an ugly cover -
✅39. Involves a bookstore or a library - The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
40. Favourite prompt from the 2015 PopSugar Reading Challenges (a book you own but have never read) -
ADVANCED
✅41. Bestseller from year you graduated high school - The Acolyte by Thea Astley
42. A cyberpunk book -
✅43. Being read by a stranger in a public place - The Dry by Jane Harper
44. A book tied to your ancestry -
45. Fruit or vegetable in the title -
✅46. An allegory - Familiar Things by Hwang Sok-Yong
47. Author with the same first or last name as you -
48. A microhistory -
✅49. About a problem facing society today - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
50. Recommended by someone else taking the Challenge -
Just completed 1/10.Read a book about death or grief.
I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
im in for 21 or Popsugar Blackjacka book with an animal in the title : Sloth
a author of a different ethnicity than myself The Lastest Herman by Jim Unger
2/21
I'll try as many as possible but will start with 15 first. I don't really know how many books I'll be able to read, but maybe I'll up the amount of books later.0/15 completed.
Popsugar Reading Challenge 2018
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
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
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
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
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
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. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
Advanced
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
I`m in for 40January 1- December 31, 2018
Progress:0/40
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
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
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
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
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
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. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
Advanced
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
Update msg 1584/25
10. A book about death or grief The Five People You Meet in Heaven Jan 3 ✔️
40. Your favourite prompt from 2015-2017 POPSUGAR challenge - An audiobook The Memory Box Jan 4 ✔️
Update m. 144Finished - A book about a heist - The Great Train Robbery, by Michael Crichton
(2/20)
If it's still possible to join, I'd like to do 10!2/10
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started: Authority
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7.
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
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: The Underground Railroad
15. A book about feminism: We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors: The Monster of Florence
19. A book about or involving a sport
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: The Children's Blizzard
25. A book set at sea: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
26. A book with an animal in the title: A Natural History of Dragons
27. A book set on a different planet:Bloodchild
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
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. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
Do you think that Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan can be considered a microhistory? It's about a specific topic but I worry it's too extensive to be a true microhistory...
Audrey wrote: "Do you think that Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan can be considered a microhistory? It's about a specific topic but I worry it's too extensive to be a true microhistory..."I personally do think that is too extensive. Wikipedia says: "Microhistory is the intensive historical investigation of a well-defined smaller unit of research (most often a single event, the community of a village, or an individual)."
And as far as I can judge from the Goodreads blurb, this book concerns events in the whole world.
Goodreads has some helpful lists if you are looking for another microhistory book:
Popular microhistory books
Genres: microhistory
Then again, Salt: A World History apparently is considered a microhistory.
Bottom line, I am not going to check everyone's books for each prompt, so it is for you to judge :)
I am doing this challenge too, all of them.
2018 Reading ChallengePOPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
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I'm in for all
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
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
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
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
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
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. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
Advanced
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
Is it too late to join? I am doing the popsugar with my family too. I am going to try all 50.
Beverly wrote: "Is it too late to join? I am doing the popsugar with my family too. I am going to try all 50."It is never too late, Beverly. Welcome :)
Popsugar 2018 Reading ChallengeProgress: 1/50
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Murder in Three Stages by Agatha Christie and Charles Osborne
I'm in. I will try for 50!1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
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
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
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
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
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. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
Advanced
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
3/5040. You're favorite prompt from the 2017, 2016, or 2015 Popsugar Reading Challenge. Mine was #1 from 2016 - a book based on a fairytale. As Old As Time
16. A book about mental health: The Happiness Trap24. A book with a weather element in the title: Rainwater
Progress: 2/50
I'm in for 50Popsugar Reading Challenge 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Total: 0/50
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
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
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
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
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
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. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
Advanced
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
Amy wrote: "my first choice book to start this is more than 700 pages long and some of ya'll finished your first book..."Amy, everyone reads at a different pace, don't worry about it :)
Kim wrote: "Updated message #170 with Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett. (review) for 3 prompts."Hi Kim, we usually use a different book for each prompt ;) Taking that into account, do you want to change your goal?
Libby wrote: "If it's still possible to join, I'd like to do 10!"Yes it is, I'll put you on the list!
I`d like to join please. I`ll try for 401. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
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
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
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
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
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. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
I'm a newbie, but in for 40!11/40
Currently reading Bleeding Hearts by Ian Rankin, which sure has an ugly cover!
✅1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen. 12 Years a Slave, Solomon Northup
✅2. True crime The Shack, Wm Paul Young
✅3. The next book in a series you started The Cosy Christmas Tea Shop. Caroline Roberts
✅4. A book involving a heist. Do Butlers Burgle Banks? P.G. Wodehouse
✅5. Nordic noir. The Preacher, Camilla Läckberg
✅6. A novel based on a real person. Fever by Mary Beth Keane
✅7. A book set in a country that fascinates you Green Dolphin Country, Elizabeth Goudge.
✅8. A book with a time of day in the title White Nights Ann Cleeve.
✅9. A book about a villain or antihero. American Psycho
✅10. A book about death or grief A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle
✅11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym. Silas Marner, George Eliot
✅12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist. Middlesex
✅13. A book that is also a stage play or musical Les Miserables
✅14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you The Girl who Saved the King of Sweden, Jonas Johansson.
✅15. A book about feminism Clan of the Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
✅16. A book about mental health. The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath.
✅17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift The Heavenly Man, Brother Yun
✅18. A book by two authors. Sandwich, the Completest Medieval Town. Helen Clarke and Sarah Pearson
✅19. A book about or involving a sport. .....The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach.
✅20. A book by a local author. Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen
✅21. A book with your favorite color in the title. Red Bones, Ann Cleeves
✅22. A book with alliteration in the title.....Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooke's
✅23. A book about time travel Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabaldon
✅24. A book with a weather element in the title. Sons of Thunder by Dave Hopwood
✅25. A book set at sea The Woman in Cabin 10, Ruth Ware
✅26. A book with an animal in the title. Flat Broke with two goats. Jennifer McGaha
✅27. A book set on a different planet. Slambash Wangs of a Compo Gormer, Robert Leeson.
✅28. A book with song lyrics in the titles. 99 Red Balloons, Elizabeth Carpenter and Libby Carpenter
✅29. A book about or set in Halloween. A Lesson in Dying, Ann Cleeves
✅30. A book with characters who are twins. Sisterland, Curtis Sittenfeld
✅31. A book mentioned in another book Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier.
✅32. A book from a celebrity book club Small Great Things,Jodi Picoult
✅33. A childhood classic you’ve never read. The Secret Garden, France's Hodgson Burnett
✅34. A book that’s published in 2018. Somebody I used to Know by Wendy Mitchell
✅35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner All the Light we Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
✅36. A book set in the decade you were born The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
✅37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to Under the Paw, Tom Cox
✅38. A book with an ugly cover. Bleeding Hearts, Ian Rankin
✅39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library. Bookshop on the Corner, Rebecca Raisin.
✅40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges. The Kingmaker's Daughter, Phillippa Gregory.
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✅41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school. The Lilac Bus, Maeve Binchey
✅42. A cyberpunk book. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
✅43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shafer
✅44. A book tied to your ancestry. Polly's Pride, Freda Lightfoot
✅45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul, Deborah Rodriguez
✅46. An allegory. Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach
✅47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you. Far from True, Linwood Barclay
✅48. A microhistory The Hot Zone, True Story of the Origins of Ebola, Richard Preston.
✅49. A book about a problem facing society today One Child, Torey Hayden
✅50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge. Big Little Lies, Lianne Motiarty
I'm going to attempt to finish all of these challenges.
Popsugar Reading Challenge 2018
Completed Books: 1/50
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
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
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
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
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles Never Let Me Go ~ 1/23
29. A book about or set in Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
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. You 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
Popsugar Reading Challenge 2018
Completed Books: 1/50
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
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
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
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
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles Never Let Me Go ~ 1/23
29. A book about or set in Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
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. You 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
I did not even come close last year, but I'm going to go for it again anyway -- all 50!1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started - March: Book Three by John Lewis
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
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 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - George by Alex Gino
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
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
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
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 - Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing by Jennifer Weiner
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
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
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club - Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
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. You 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 - We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
8/50
Just finished #50 (recommended by someone else in challenge) - Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig. I work with foster children in the juvenile system every day. I would love to say that Ginny's story is an anomaly, but it isn't. The novel is very well-done, and the subject matter and point of view make it a difficult but rewarding read. I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars2/40
Im in for 30 (so far)Read 0/30
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
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
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
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
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
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. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
Advanced
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
1) The Essex Serpent (#26 A Book with an animal in the title)
Updated!Welcome to the challenge everyone, I can hardly believe that we already have 186 participants! :)
Please let me know if I forgot someone or made a mistake somewhere.
2025 Reading Challenge
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9. A book about a villain or antihero: Renegades