New year, new challenge, wfsm's 80

[Lei]

I failed my 2017 challenge again in this group, because I found paper books were much more difficult to read(again!)(It's a joke, guys.). But new year is coming, so new challenge need be set and I want more fun next year.

Main challenge, total books read
73/70 books（2dnf）done

Note: Only read books will get count, not include DNF ones.
Edit: Lower the goal, busier than last year

[Lei]

Pages challenges
Total pages 25461/25000 done
Books over 1000 pages 2/1 done
Books over 500 pages 8/10 failed

Edit: 30K pages is too high for 80 books, change to 25K, change over 500 pages books to 10

[Lei]

Category challenges
Science Fiction or Fantasy or Horror 30/30 done
Crime or Detective or Mystery or Triller 18/15 done
Historical Fiction 3/8 failed
Classics 7/5 done
Non-fictions 6/5 done

Every book only counts once, I choose.

[Lei]

Authors challenges
Different Authors 63/40 done
Female Authors 14/10 done
J.K. Rowling, 林奕含, 龙应台, Paula Hawkins, N.K. Jemisin, Betty Smith, M.A. Comley, Kristin Hannah, 鹿年季子(木皿泉), Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Agatha Christie, Veronica Roth, Harper Lee, Gabrielle Zevin

Authors from Asia 19/10 done
Japan(8) China(11)(Taiwan(3))

Authors from Europe 15/10 done
UK(9) France(2) Germany(2) Norway(1) Ireland(1) Sweden(1)

Some authors are hard to define, like Kazuo Ishiguro(born in Japan, lives in UK and write in English, he should be an author from Europe I think.)

[Lei]

Special challenges
Paper books 0/5 failed
English books 1/3 (English edition books) failed

Edit: 10 paper books is too hard(5 is hard too)

Another special challenge: Rating challenge(counting now and then when a book will be read)

At least 4 books over 1 million rating done
At least 11 books over 500k done
At least 21 books over 1 million rating failed

Over 1 million rating 6 books
The Girl on the Train
Fahrenheit 451
Insurgent
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Little Prince
The Hobbit

Over 500k rating 6 books
It
Dune
The Old Man and the Sea
All the Light We Cannot See
Frankenstein
Allegiant

Over 100k rating 8 books
Firefly Lane
Neuromancer
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
The Silkworm
Ender's Shadow
The Gunslinger
When Breath Becomes Air
The Dragon Reborn

[Lei]

Series Track
The Broken Earth 3/3 done
The Chronicles of Narnia 3/7
Cormoran Strike 2/3
The Dark Tower 1/8
Discworld:Tiffany Arching 2/5
Divergent 4/4 done
Dune 1/6
Et si c'était vrai 2/2 done
Firefly Lane 1/2
Hannibal Lecter 1/4
Harry Hole 3/8
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2/5
The Karla Trilogy 1/3
Kyoichiro Kaga 4/10
Lorne Simpkins 1/2
Matteo Alacran 1/2
Old Man's War 3/5
The Origin Mystery 3/3 done
Philip Marlowe 1/7
Red Rising 3/3 done
Robert Langdon 2/5
Shônen Tantei Dan 1/20
Space Trilogy 1/3
The Sprawl 1/3
Tommy and Tuppence 2/5
Wheel of Time 3/15
百鬼夜行（京极堂） 1/9
水浒传(蔡志忠) 5/7
巷说百物语 1/5
三国志(蔡志忠) 1/4
射雕三部曲 1/3
余罪 1/8

Note: Only list started series and not need finish them all, only for tracking.
Note 2: Total books are not equal to all the books in the series(Some books are not published in my language, some books haven't published, etc)

[Lei]

Award Collector
Hugo Award

Best Novel(1966, 1973, 1985, 2016, 2017, 2018)

Best Short Story(2012)

Nebula Award

Best Novel(1965, 1972, 1984, 2018)

Best Short Story(2011)

Locus Award

Best Novel(1973)

Best Fantasy Novel(1987, 2018)

Best First Novel(2013)

Best Short Story(2010, 2011)

Best Novelette(2011)

Best Young Adult Novel(2004, 2005)

World Fantasy Award

Best Novel(1987)

Best Short Fiction(2012)

British Fantasy Award

Best Novel(1987, 1992)

Philip K. Dick Award

1984

Bram Stoker Award

Best Novel(1991)

Pulitzer Prize

Fiction(1953, 1961, 2015)

Man Booker Prize

Nation Book Award

Finalist for Fiction(1961)

茅盾文学奖

Goodreads Choice Award

Mystery & Thriller (2015)

Fantasy (2015, 2018)

Memoir & Autobiography(2016)

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2013)

Nobel Prize Winner

Ernest Hemingway(1954)

[Lei]

Most Read Authors

Note: Only 2 or more books read authors listed.

3: N.K. Jemisin, 伊坂幸太郎, 蔡志忠

2: A.G. Riddle, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Agatha Christie, Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Veronica Roth, 王晋康

[Susy]

Lei wrote: "I failed my 2017 challenge again in this group, because I found paper books were much more difficult to read(again!). But new year is coming, so new challenge need be set and I want more fun next y..."

Hi Lei, new year brings new chances! I agree with you that fun should be the main goal!
How come you find paper books more difficult to read? And if so, why not keep to digital ones?
Wishing you the best of luck with your goal and challenges & above all happy reading!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Good Luck! I never look at last year as a fail I look at it as a way to enjoy a ton of books. You can start with your favorite and work your way down.

[Lei]

Susy wrote: "Lei wrote: "I failed my 2017 challenge again in this group, because I found paper books were much more difficult to read(again!). But new year is coming, so new challenge need be set and I want mor..."

Thank you.
First of all, Fail is a joke.
I read books mostly in the metro, holding a kindle or a phone is much easier than a paper one with crowds. I bought some paper books because they didn't get a digital version even it published many years ago.

[Lei]

Blagica wrote: "Good Luck! I never look at last year as a fail I look at it as a way to enjoy a ton of books. You can start with your favorite and work your way down."

Good luck to you too. Reading is one of the most fun things in my life, never really feel failed, just enjoy it, enjoy the books, even the dnf and suspended ones.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Two months down ten to go! I hope March is a success for you.

[Blagica , Challenges]

A book is a dream that you hold in your hand. I hope that April brings you many more five star reads. Do you have a stand out book so far this year?

[Lei]

Blagica wrote: "A book is a dream that you hold in your hand. I hope that April brings you many more five star reads. Do you have a stand out book so far this year?"

Yes, All the Light We Cannot See & The Fifth Season are my best until now

[Blagica , Challenges]

I loved all the light we can not see

[Blagica , Challenges]

You are doing great! I hope May is a fantastic month filled with books and sunshine!

[Lei]

I'll post my 2018 best/worst reading awards here(not finally, still 26 days left)

Best Fiction
All the Light We Cannot See

Best Non-fiction
孩子你慢慢来
(These two books won't be listed again)

By Genre
Best Classics
To Kill a Mockingbird

Best Science Fiction
Morning Star

Best Fantasy
The Stone Sky

Best Mystery/Crime/Detective
Phantom

Best Triller/Horror
It

Best Historical
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Best Other Genre
Firefly Lane

By Country/Area
Best Chinese
余罪

Best Japanese
死神の精度 Shinigami no seido

Best American
To Kill a Mockingbird

Best British
The Wee Free Men

Best European
The Little Prince

Best Other
None

Misc
Best Re-reading
The Little Prince

Best Collection
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances

Most Disappointed
Insurgent

Other Nominations
Ender's Shadow
Boy's Life
The Long Goodbye