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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2018
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7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr - 1/19/2018
Progress 1/30No.1: A book made into a movie you've already seen - Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Loved film and book - 5 stars for both!
Update!!2/18
27. A book set on a different planet - Artemis by Andy Weir ✔️
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Anthem by Ayn Rand ✔️
m. 144 update -Finished a book about feminism: “The S&M Feminist,” by Clarisse Thorne
5/20
I'm in for 12-15 books as that's my overall goal this year. I've completed 15/15
✔ 1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen - Stardust
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 - Mrs Funnybones
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 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
✔ 10. A book about death or grief - Pretty Girls
✔ 11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - Career of Evil
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 - Milk and Honey
✔ 16. A book about mental health - The Woman in the Window
✔ 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad
✔ 18. A book by two authors - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
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 - Big Little Lies
31. A book mentioned in another book
✔ 32. A book from a celebrity book club - Little Fires Everywhere
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read
✔ 34. A book that’s published in 2018 - Circe
✔ 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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 - The Windfall
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
✔ 40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges - The Palace of Illusions
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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
3) The next book in a series you started--Adulthood Rites (1/15/18)
Updating message 89, progress 10/50✓3. The next book in a series you started - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
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17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - The Rooster Bar - John Grisham - 1/20/2018
Progress: 6/50The list so far (and what I thought of them)
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd 4-stars
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Murder in Three Stages by Agatha Christie and Charles Osborne 4-stars
24. A book with a weather element in the title - Into the Thickening Fog by Andrey Gelasimov 1-star
25. A book set at sea - The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje 3-stars
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Too Fast to Think by Chris Lewis 5-stars
49. A book about a problem facing society today - Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge 4-stars
Rebecca wrote: "4/10A book with an author with the same first or last name as you
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot"
Absolutely brilliant book! Fascinating and disturbing.
I've now completed 10/50 prompts.
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen The Hunger Games1/192. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
29. A book about or set in Halloween
34. A book that’s published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to The Scarlet Letter
25. A book set at sea: The Caine Mutiny35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner: The Hate U Give
28. A book with song lyrics in the title: Sweet girl
Progress: 15/50
Progress 4/501. A book made into a movie you've already seen - Out of Africa / Shadows on the Grass - really glad I chose this book. The movie made this into a love story, but the book is not a love story at all. At least not a love story about people. I loved her descriptions of the people and culture and the topography of the land. - 3 Stars
2. True Crime - The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story - Wow! I remember Ted Bundy and the murders and the trials and all the press and his execution and the movie starring Mark Hamill. I now realize the movie's depiction of Ted Bundy wasn't even close to the evil person he was. This was a great book. I was engaged from end to end. I have a renewed distrust of strangers... kind of like when we all saw Silence Of The Lambs for the first time. - 5 Stars
3. The next book in a series you started - Pardonable Lies Another great book in the Maisie Dobbs series. This is the best book so far. Maisie Dobbs is working on two cases simultaneously. They end up linked to each other. These stories take place several years after The Great Ware (WWI) and before WWII. They tell the stories of people who are working to reconcile themselves to loss, injury, etc. due to the war and trying to move forward with their lives. Great, great stories. - 5 stars
I don't give 5 stars to books lightly, so I'm thrilled that 2 of my first 3 books in this challenge have earned the rating. I'm off to another year of reading amazing books!
4. The Wanted Elvis Cole, #17; Joe Pike, #6) by Robert Crais - I read one of the Elvis Cole books years and years ago. I read another one last year for last year's prompt for a book that is mentioned in another book and decided to start reading the series. This is the newest book just released this month. I have to go back and read all the other books in the series this year. It is unusual for me to read a series out of order, but this fulfills the prompt for a book that involves a heist, so I'm going to read it and then go back and read the rest in order.
Just finished #19 (about sport) - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. Once again, I've been sucked into another amazing Maas universe! Her characters are interesting and complex, particularly her main character Celaena. Maas is a wonderful storyteller, in that she doesn't hit you with the particulars of her universe all at one time, but allows the world to unfold naturally through the story. And she doesn't hold back important bits to frustrate the reader. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars5/40
5/10A book about a villain or antihero
Fairest of All by Serena Valentino
17) A book set on a different planet--The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (1/21/18)
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24. A book with a weather element in the title-Wethering the Storm #2 1-21-18
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A book by a local author. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
An allegory. Jonathon Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach.
Updating message 88, progress 11/50✓10. A book about death or grief - When I'm Gone by Emily Bleeker (finished 1/23), which reveals the story of a man mourning his wife's death even as she sends him letters from the beyond, my review is here
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18. A book by two authors - My Enemy Next Door by Nicole London and Whitney G.1-24-18
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Update message 88, progress 12/50✓17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Operation Tropical Affair by Kimberli A. Bindschatel (finished 1/24), borrowed on Prime Reading, my review is here
I will try for 20. 11/201. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3.✅The next book in a series you startedAgent 6
4. A book involving a heist
5.✅ Nordic noir The Redbreast
6.✅ A novel based on a real person The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
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 Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World
16.✅ A book about mental health The Alphabet House
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. ✅A book by two authors Private Games by James Patterson andMark Sullivan
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 The Quick Red Fox
22.✅ A book with alliteration in the title Swan Song
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 A Bed of Scorpions
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 Into the Water
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 Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
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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5. Nordic noir --The Redbreast
Update to post 185Completed 3/10
1. A book about death or grief (#10) - When Breath Becomes Air
2. A book about a problem facing society today (#49) - The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
3. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you (#14) - Grit
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4. A book from a celebrity book club (#32) - Love in the Time of Cholera (from Oprah's Book Club)
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17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 25.01.2018 ★★★★☆
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17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 25.01.2018 ★★★★☆
3/50
(1/10) 1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen 
Movie is better than the book
Just completed #15 (book about feminism) - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay. This memoir is incredibly brave and raw. There was so much truth I had to take it in small pieces to full digest. Really amazing and every person should read this! 5 stars6/40
Gilraens wrote: "(1/10) 1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen ..."Totally agree!
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24. A book with a weather element in the title - Flowers in the Snow - Danielle Stewart - 1/25/2018
POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2018Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
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1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you startedThe Neighborhood
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noirBetween the Blade and the Heart
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 antiheroGuilty Pleasures
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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 travel11/22/63
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 2018Between the Blade and the Heart
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
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30. A book with characters who are twins - Tyed (Blaire and Isabelle Stern) 1-26-18
10. A book about death or grief -The Hangman's Daughter 1-26-18
I would like to try and do all of them!
I’m in for all 50. Happy reading, everyone!
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✓9. A book about a problem facing society today - Silent No More: Bringing moral clarity to America…while freedom still rings by Rod Parsley (finished 1/19), discusses the overarching theme of the moral decline in America while exploring a number of social issues such as healthcare, poverty, and education, my review is here