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Listopia - 2018
Sign me up for 24 - 2 per month. I will let you know what list they are on as I read them. I have several lists I have been working through the last several years.
THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Completed: 3/20
Most Interesting Magic System
1. The Eye of the World
✔ 2. The Black Prism - finished on 05-28-18
3. Gardens of the Moon
4. Wizard's First Rule
5. Magician: Apprentice
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1. The Book Thief
2. The Shadow of the Wind
3. All the Light We Cannot See
4. The Nightingale
5. The Forgotten Garden
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
1. Fahrenheit 451
2. Stranger in a Strange Land
3. I, Robot
4. Hyperion
5. The Left Hand of Darkness
YA Dystopia Novels
✔ 1. Birthmarked - finished on 01/01/18
✔ 2. Prized - finished on 01/12/18
✔ 3. Crewel - finished on 01/24/18
4. I Am Number Four
5. Inside Out
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Completed: 3/20
Most Interesting Magic System
1. The Eye of the World
✔ 2. The Black Prism - finished on 05-28-18
3. Gardens of the Moon
4. Wizard's First Rule
5. Magician: Apprentice
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1. The Book Thief
2. The Shadow of the Wind
3. All the Light We Cannot See
4. The Nightingale
5. The Forgotten Garden
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
1. Fahrenheit 451
2. Stranger in a Strange Land
3. I, Robot
4. Hyperion
5. The Left Hand of Darkness
YA Dystopia Novels
✔ 1. Birthmarked - finished on 01/01/18
✔ 2. Prized - finished on 01/12/18
✔ 3. Crewel - finished on 01/24/18
4. I Am Number Four
5. Inside Out
Lauri's Spot!0 / 20
Best Laugh Out Loud Romance
1. Wedding Night - Kinsella
2. To All The Boys I've Loved Before
3. Can You Keep a Secret?
4. Simply Irresistible
Ghost Stories
1. The Shining
2. Ghost Story - Straub
3. Odd Thomas
4. Her Fearful Symmetry
YA Novels of 2016
1. Lady Midnight
2. Heartless
3. A Torch Against the Night
4. Stars Above
Best Historical Fiction
1. The Alienist
2. Perfume: the Story of a Murderer**
3. The Bronze Horseman
4. March
Books That Make You Laugh
1. Good Omens
2. Bossy pants
3. Angus, Thongs And Full Frontal Snogging
4. The Restaurant at the End of the Galaxy
I'm in for 15. 5 each from the following lists.11/15
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die: 4/5
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Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books: 4/5
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Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing: 3/5
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My Goal is 11 in Books That Everyone Should Read at Least Oncehttps://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
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Barbara wrote: "Where can I find the lists?"Goodreads has a whole section called Listopia
https://www.goodreads.com/list
Will try for 1 a month. Three from each list. 12 in allBooks that Exceeded your Expectations
1. FINISHED. The Straight Man. Richard Russo
2. FINISHED. A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khaled Hosseini
3. FINISHED. The Pact. Jodi Picoult
Chick Lit for the Beach
1. FINISHED. The Precious One. Marisa de los Santos.
2. FINISHED. Something Blue. Emily Giffen.
3. FINISHED. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Betty Smith.
Best Show Business Memoirs/Biographies
1. FINISHED. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Mindy Kaling
2. FINISHED. Wishful Drinking. Carrie Fisher
3. FINISHED. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend. Martin Short
Anticipated / Best 2017 Literary Fiction
1. FINISHED. The Animators. Kayla Rae Whitaker
2. FINISHED. Son of a Trickster. Eden Robinson
3. FINISHED. Manhattan Beach. Jennifer Egan
12/12. FINISHED!
I decided to add another challange as sorting books is just too much fun for me. I'm trying for the Listopia challange with 23 books.17/23
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My Lists are:
YA Dystopia Novels
3.Shatter Me
4.Under the Never Sky
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
Best Books Ever
2. Clockwork Princess
4.Tintenherz (english title: Inkheart)
The 800+ page Gorillaz
1.Gone with the Wind
2.Don Quixote
THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGEDuration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
I'm in for 12 books in total - 4 lists, 3 books each.
Books to Read under the Trump Administration
✓ 1. Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science read 2/11/2018
✓ 2. Lilac Girls read 6/19/2018
✓ 3. The Hate U Give read 8/2/2018
Best Books of 2017
✓ 1. Sing, Unburied, Sing read 1/18/2018
✓ 2. Little Fires Everywhere read 4/13/2018
✓ 3. Beartown read 4/22/2018
Historical Fiction 2017
✓ 1. The Half Wives read 1/6/2018
✓ 2. The Chilbury Ladies' Choir read 1/26/2018
✓ 3. Before We Were Yours read 1/26/2018
Quirky Southern Fiction
✓ 1. Backseat Saints read 3/18/2018
✓ 2. Love the One You're With read 3/25/2018
✓ 3. Beach Music read 4/12/2018
12/12 Challenge completed!
I'm in I need to check my list that I have made and see what I want to do for this year
Winter, could you please update my goal to 24? I discovered that there is a list for The Best of Image Comics, of which I am a fangirl. I want to catch up on a bunch of collected editions for which I've fallen behind!
I'm in, but I'll sort out the list(s) later and number of books.Some lists to consider:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
I've always meant to try this challenge. To start, I'm going for 24 books from 3 lists.
THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018
24/24 COMPLETE!
Best Woman-Authored Books
✔Gaudy Night - 01/22/18
✔The Group - 01/11/18
✔The Outsiders - 02/04/18
✔The Left Hand of Darkness - 02/27/18
✔The Lottery and Other Stories - 04/19/18
✔Agnes Grey - 05/23/18
✔And Then There Were None - 07/07/18
✔Sense and Sensibility - 10/02/18
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
✔The Return of the King - 01/18/18
✔Solaris - 01/26/18
✔Slaughterhouse-Five - 03/20/18
✔The Sparrow - 03/26/18
✔I Am Legend - 06/07/18
✔Never Let Me Go - 07/11/18
✔Children of God - 07/24/18
Books You Must Read Before You Die
✔The Sun Also Rises - 01/27/18
✔The Virgin Suicides - 02/15/18
✔The Story of Lucy Gault - 02/19/18
✔Lord of the Flies - 03/01/18
✔Sputnik Sweetheart - 05/28/18
✔A Separate Peace - 06/13/18
✔The Call of the Wild - 06/14/18
✔Catch-22 - 09/29/18
✔Another Country - 11/24/18
11/24/18
Listopia might be my favourite place on Goodreads, so not taking part of this challenge would be crazy!Updated: Feb. 13th 2018
The Not 100% White, Male, Anglo-American List
1. Censoring an Iranian Love Story
2. In the Shadow of the Banyan
You Read a Book abour What?!
1. Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
2. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
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Best Woman Authored Books
1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. Anne Franks dagbok
3. Little Women ✔️
4. Interview with the Vampire ✔️
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Total: 2/10 books
There are so many interesting lists on goodreads, I have never done a listopia challenge but it is a great idea. Gets me looking at books I may never have picked up other wise!I am going to attempt to read 4 for each of 4 lists so 16 books total.
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Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
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Best Books of 2017
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Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
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I'm in for 105/10
Best Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic Fiction
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
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Fourth Grade Favorites
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
6. Savvy
7. Wonder
8. The Mysterious Benedict Society
9. The One and Only Ivan
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This looks great, I’m going shoot for 20 books from lists in 2018, I’ll post my lists later. - Parry
Hi, I'd like to join with 20 books please!THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Progress: 35/40 (Incomplete)
List: Goodreads Choice Award Winners and Nominees
1 - Gemina - nominee
2 - The Scandal - nominee
3 - Final Girls - nominee
4 - A Court of Wings and Ruin - winner
5 - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - nominee
6 - Linger - nominee
7 - Artemis - winner
8 - Young Jane Young - nominee
9 - Little Fires Everywhere - winner
10 - Without Merit - winner
11 - The Husband's Secret - nominee
12 - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - nominee
13 - A Conjuring of Light - nominee
14 - Home Fire - nominee
15 - Stranger Than Fanfiction - nominee
16 - The Dry - nominee
17 - Rising Strong - nominee
18 - My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises - nominee
19 - The Rosie Project - nominee
20 - Flame in the Mist - nominee
21 - Festive in Death - nominee
22 - The Darkest Minds - nominee
23 - All the Bright Places - winner
24 - Bloodlines - nominee
25 - Ruin and Rising - nominee
26 - A Spool of Blue Thread - nominee
27 - Dash & Lily's Book of Dares - nominee
28 - The Iron Trial - nominee
29 - One of Us Is Lying - nominee
30 - The Wrath and the Dawn - nominee
31 - The Indigo Spell - nominee
32 - My Lady Jane - nominee
33 - Carve the Mark - nominee
34 - Written in Fire - nominee
35 - The Last Olympian - nominee
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I would like to read 15 books for this challenge from the following lists:List #1:
Female Psychological Thrillers Suspense Written by Women
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THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGEDuration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
LIST ONE: Must Read Classics
At the start of 2018: 58
1. Hamlet
2. Crime and Punishment
3. Persuasion
4. Don Quixote
5. Wuthering Heights
LIST TWO: Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
At the start of 2018: 15 books
1. Who Fears Death
2. The House of the Spirits
3. Dawn
4. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
5. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
LIST THREE: Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
At the start of 2018: 23 books
1. A Brief History of Time
2. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
3. Last Chance to See
4. The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
5. Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End...
COMPLETED: 0/15
I have chosen " Picture Books with Strong Outstanding Women" list on Goodread, so I can pick out great books for my grand-daughter to read. This way we can talk about the books when she comes for a visit or I can buy the better ones as gifts0/TBD
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1. Jane Eyre
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray
3. On the Road
4. The Handmaid's Tale
5.There but for the
I'd like to join pleaseStill have to figure out which lists to go with though :)
The ListListopia-2018 Challenge
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Best Epic Fantasy
1. Eragorn
2. Throne of Glass
3. Gift of the Phoenix Donna Cook
Books that should be made into movies
1. Graceling Kristin Cashore
2. Matched Ally Condie
3. Gone Michael Grant
I would like to do 2 Listopia Challenges. The first is the Books for Ravenclaws.I plan to read 8 books. 1/8
February: 1) Strange the Dreamer
The second list is Books You Must Read Before You Die.
I am going to read 7 books for this. 2/7
January: 1) Jane Eyre
February: 2) The Great Gatsby
15 books from three lists to start with.Best books from 2017
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I'd like to join up for 35 from the following lists1001 Books Before You Die
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Wuthering Heights 14/01
Best Survival Stories
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Literary Historical Fiction
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Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
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Best Zombie Books
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Wise Women, Witches, Midwives, Healers, and Strong Girls!
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I love this challenge! I'm in for 12.Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
1.) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
2.) The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
3.)One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Feminist Fiction
1.) Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
2.) The Color Purple by Alice Walker
3.) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Best Page Turners with Redeeming Social Value
1.) The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2.) The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
3.) The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1.)Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
2.)Atonement by Ian McEwan
3.) A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
I am in for 20 books from 4 list. (Not sure which list yet. 0/20
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Winter wrote: "THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGEDuration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Listopia is back for yet another year! Feel free to carry on your goal from the previous years, or to start fresh with new goal..."
I would like to continue with this challenge I would like to try for 12 books from books that everyone should read at least once and best young adult books.
I'm joining in the Listopia challenge.List: Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
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1. Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
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This sounds like a challenge right up my alley. Please add me to the players. 1/65
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I want to read at least 5 books from each of the following lists, with a total of 20 books!Below are some suggestions of books I want to read from each list.
Progress: 11/20
A Most Exciting Upcoming YA Books (3/5)
✔ 1) The Cruel Prince
✔ 2) Save the Date
✔ 3) Ash Princess
4) Sky in the Deep
5) Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet
6) Reign the Earth
6) To Kill a Kingdom
8) Furyborn
B Best Books of 2017 (1/5)
✔ 1) Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
2) Lord of Shadows
3) Windwitch
4) Wayfarer
5) The Bear and the Nightingale
6) Flame in the Mist
7) Warcross
8) Little Fires Everywhere
✔ C Best Fantasy 2018 (5/5)
✔ 1) Dance of Thieves
2) Children of Blood and Bone
✔ 3) A Court of Frost and Starlight
✔ 4) Two Dark Reigns
✔ 5) Restore Me
✔ 6) The Hazel Wood
D Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels (2/5)
✔ 1) Fire Study
2) Queen of Shadows
3) Grave Mercy
4) The Final Empire
5) Halfway to the Grave
✔ 6) Six of Crows
7) The Queen of the Tearling
8) Clean Sweep
9) Red Sister
10) Snow Like Ashes
I'm in for 20 books! I may raise it later but this is a good start.0/20
Can't Wait Books of 2018 (6+)
Can't Wait Books of 2017 (14+)
This sounds like a cool challenge! I'd like to join in by reading 5 books from the Books Set in Oklahoma list.
Happy New Year and welcome! I had to pack my computer for the holidays so you won't see yourself added. I'm working on getting them up to date during the next couple of days hopefully :)
I'm in! I'm thinking 3 categories with at least 3 books per category.. so I'll go with 9 books for now
2018 Listopia ChallengeDuration: Jan 01 2018 - Dec 31 2018
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Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
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Books You Must Read Before You Die
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Original Stories....a Breath of Fresh Air
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100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime
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The 800+ Page Gorillaz
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Alex - 0 /6Alison - 0 /15
Amanda - 0 TBD
Amanda - 0 /15
Ann - 0 /12
Anna - 0 /20
Arushi - 0 /25
Berit - 0 /10
Blagica - 0 /30
Brianna - 0 /TBD
Brittany - 0 /16
Candiss - 0 /24
Carri - 0 /20
Carrie B. (Salty Goodreads) - 0 /5
Chalmation - 0 /10
Charity - 0 /40
Christa - 0 /20
Daph - 0 /20
Delitealex - 0 /20
Diane Whitney - 0 /10
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Eggp - 0 /12
Eirelyn - 0 /8
Elaine - 0 /18
Elizabeth - 0 /12
Gail - 0 /15
Gem - 0 /40
H. - 0 /20
Ida - 0 /10
Isabela - 0 /20
Jacki - 0 /24
Janet - 0 /20
Jenn - 0 /5
Jennifer - 0 /25
Jill - 0 /?
Joy D - 0 /10
Julie - 0 /10
Kadijah Michelle - 0 /24
Kara - 0 /15
Kat - 0 /20
Kate - 0 /20
Kate - 0 /5
Katherine - 0 /34
Kimberly - 0 /15
Kirsty - 0 /50
Kylie - 0 /?
Lara - 0 /6
Lauri - 0 /20
Lindsay - 0 /12
Lois - 0 /?
Lynn - 0 /24
Mar - 0 /15
Maria - 0 /TBD
Mariela - 0 /20
Martha - 0 /24
Mave - 0 /40
Maxine - 0 /40
Mie - 0 /10
Mindy - 0 /10
Nina - 0 /23
Pamela - 0 /11
Rina - 0 /20
Rique - 0 /27
Sherry - 0 /9
Sibil - 0 /10
Stefani - SpelingExpirt 0 /30
Stephanie - 0 /12
Susan - 0 /65
Susan C - 0 /12
Talia - 0 /20
Tanya - 0 /5
Tessa - 0 /15
Tina - 0 /10
Vicki - 0 /24
Waco - 0 /8
You are all addded, but I can't get it to show in the first post so here is the list :)
Update to message #31 - 2/50 complete!
I will start with 35, I may change that at some point. :)Complete: 15/35
Best F/F Romance Books 0/5
YA & MG Books WITHOUT Romance 3/5
1.The BFG ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. How to Train Your Dragon ⭐️
3. Coraline ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Books that Make you Laugh 1/5
1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❤️
Books Every Teen Should Read 0/5
Femme/Femme Romance 1/5
1. Scissor Link ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Best Pop Science Books 10/10
1. The Greatest Show on Earth ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Predictably Irrational ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Man's Search for Meaning ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Reality is Broken: Why Games Make us Better and How They Can Change the World ⭐️
6. Here Comes Everybody ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. The Particle at the End of the Universe: The Hunt for the Higgs ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. The Third Chimpanzee for Young People: On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. The Signal and the Noise: The Art and Science of Prediction ⭐️⭐️
10. The Wisdom of Crowds ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Barbara wrote: "Where can I find the lists?"Here :) To the right you see a search lists where you can type in what you're interested in :)
https://www.goodreads.com/list
For future reference go to browse on top and click lists :)
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