2018 Read Harder Challenge plans

[Kelly]

1) A book published posthumously
2) A book of true crime
3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): Pride and Prejudice
4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: Spinning
5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
6) A book about nature
7) A western
8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged
11) A children’s classic published before 1980: Nutshell Library
12) A celebrity memoir
13) An Oprah Book Club selection
14) A book of social science
15) A one-sitting book: All's Faire in Middle School
16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: A Wizard of Earthsea
17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Another Castle: Grimoire
19) A book of genre fiction in translation
20) A book with a cover you hate
21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
22) An essay anthology
23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Rachel]

1.A book published posthumously - With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child (Book #8 in the series)
2.A book of true crime
3.A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - Most likely something by Agatha Christie
4.A comic written and illustrated by the same person - Big Mushy Happy Lump
5.A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - The Unexpected Son
6.A book about nature - Tales from Gombe
7.A western - Most likely Little House on the Prairie
8.A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Level Up
9.A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - Half of a Yellow Sun
10.A romance novel by or about a person of color - Let's Talk About Love
11.A children’s classic published before 1980 - Tuck Everlasting
12.A celebrity memoir
13.An Oprah Book Club selection - The Pilot's Wife
14.A book of social science - 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You
15.A one-sitting book - Fowl Language: The Struggle Is Real (if I can find a copy)
16.The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Three Dark Crowns
17.A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 or Spare and Found Parts
18.A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max
19.A book of genre fiction in translation - The Book Jumper
20.A book with a cover you hate - OCD Love Story
21.A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - Monday's Not Coming
22.An essay anthology
23.A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
24.An assigned book you hated (or never finished) -

[Zoe]

Book Published Posthumously (Also: An essay anthology) The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories Keegan, Marina AND Persuasion Austen, Jane

True Crime
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America Larson, Erik

A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) Slaughterhouse-Five Vonnegut, Kurt AND
The Shining King, Stephen

A comic written and illustrated by the same person ✔ A Child's Life: Other Stories Gloeckner, Phoebe

A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) (Also: A book of colonial or post-colonial literature)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Boo, Katherine

A book about Nature Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Strayed, Cheryl

A western East of Eden Steinbeck, John

A comic written or illustrated by a person of color (Also: A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image) L'Arabe du futur : Une jeunesse au Moyen-Orient Sattouf, Riad

A book of colonial or postcolonial literature (Also: A book set in the BRICS countries)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Boo, Katherine

A romance novel by or about a person of color (Also: Oprah Book Club) El amor en los tiempos del cólera García Marquez, Gabriel

A children’s classic published before 1980 The Secret Garden Hodgson Burnett, Frances

A celebrity memoir ✔ Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between Graham. Lauren

An Oprah book club selection (Also: A romance novel by or about a person of color) El amor en los tiempos del cólera García Marquez, Gabriel

A book of social science Delusions of Gender: The Real Science behind Sex Differences Fine, Cordelia

A one-sitting book Death of a Salesman Miller, Arthur

The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series The Knife of Never Letting Go Ness, Patrick

A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author ✔ The Power Alderman, Naomi

A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image Le bleu est une couleur chaude Maroh, Julie AND
(Also: A comic written or illustrated by a person of color)
L'Arabe du futur : Une jeunesse au Moyen-Orient Sattouf, Riad

A book of genre fiction in translation The AlchemistCoelho, Paolo

A book with a cover you hate Lolita Nabokov, Vladimir

A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author La sombra del viento Ruiz Zafón, Carlos

An essay anthology The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories Keegan, Marina Also: A book published posthumously

A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal Heller, Zoë

An assigned book you hated (or never finished) Un amour de Swann Proust, Marcel

[Dawn]

A book published posthumously. Daisy-Head Mayzie - Dr Seuss.

A book of true crime. The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson.

A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance). A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle.

A comic written and illustrated by the same person.
Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo.

A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa). Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Paton.

A book about nature. H is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald.

A Western. Walk on Earth a Stranger, Rae Carson.

A comic written by a person of color. March, book 3, by John Lewis.

A book of colonial or postcolonial literature. Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe.

A romance novel by or about a person of color. When Dimple Met Rishi, Sandhya Menon.

A children’s classic published before 1980. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle.

A celebrity memoir.
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, Cary Elwes.

An Oprah Book Club selection. Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Paton.

A book of social science. Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America, Barbara Ehrenreich.

A one-sitting book. Daisy-Head Mayzie - Dr Seuss.

The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series. Alanna: the first adventure, Tamora Pierce.

A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author. Alanna: the first adventure, Tamora Pierce.

A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image. Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo.

A book of genre fiction in translation. Britt-Marie Was Here, Fredrik Backman.

A book with a cover you hate. Harry Potter & The Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne.

A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author.
Perfect Liars, Kimberly Reid.

An essay anthology.
Our Stories, Our Voices. Amy Reed (editor).

A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60. Britt-Marie Was Here, Fredrik Backman.

An assigned book you hated (or never finished).
Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe.

[Krista]

Yikes, I feel like I'm late to the party and it's only the 2nd of January. Excited to do this one again, 4th year running.

Completed 26 Jan 2019 (all because of that Dreaded Task 24)

✔ 1. A book published posthumously
Completed 11 Apr 2018 -- For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs

✔ 2. A book of true crime
Completed 16 Feb 2018 -- Heist: The Oddball Crew Behind the $17 Million Loomis Fargo Theft

✔ 3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
Completed 1 Jun 2018 -- A Wrinkle in Time

✔ 4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person
Completed 21 Jan 2018 -- Adulthood Is a Myth
Completed 29 Apr 2018 --Usagi Yojimbo, Vol. 1: The Ronin
Completed 14 Jul 2018 -- Phoebe and Her Unicorn

✔ 5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
Completed 8 Jul 2018 -- Sita's Ramayana
Completed 4 Oct 2018 -- Red Sparrow

✔ 6. A book about nature
Completed 8 Aug 2018 --The Whale Song Translation: Maui's Brainy Humpbacks Battle the Threat of Navy Sonar

✔ 7. A western
Completed 6 Feb 2018 -- Copperhead, Vol. 1
Completed 11 Apr 2018 --Copperhead, Vol. 2

✔ 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
Completed 29 Apr 2018 --Usagi Yojimbo, Vol. 1: The Ronin

✔ 9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
Completed 23 Sep 2018 -- Artemis

✔ 10. A romance novel by or about a person of color
Completed 26 Jun 2018 -- A Princess in Theory

✔ 11. A children’s classic published before 1980
Completed 17 Feb 2018 -- Stuart Little

✔ 12. A celebrity memoir
Completed 27 Apr 2018 -- Beam Me Up, Scotty

✔ 13. An Oprah Book Club selection
Completed 12 Jun 2018 -- Sula

✔ 14. A book of social science
Completed 25 Apr 2018 -- The Power

✔ 15. A one-sitting book
Completed 29 Jan 2018 -- The Seeing Stone
Completed 12 Feb 2018 -- The Case of the Missing Museum Archives

✔ 16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
Completed 21 Mar 2018 --Truthwitch
Completed 24 May 2018 -- A Fairy's Guide to Disaster

✔ 17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
Completed 23 Feb 2018 -- Grimspace

✔ 18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Completed 7 Feb 2018 -- Critical Role – Vox Machina: Origins #1 (Dark Horse)
Completed 7 Feb 2018 -- Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins #2
Completed 5 Mar 2018 -- Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins #3
Completed 5 Mar 2018 -- Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins #4
Completed 29 Apr 2018 --Usagi Yojimbo, Vol. 1: The Ronin
Completed 14 Jul 2018 -- Phoebe and Her Unicorn

✔ 19. A book of genre fiction in translation
Completed 28 Nov 2018 -- The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear

✔ 20. A book with a cover you hate
Completed 24 May 2018 -- A Fairy's Guide to Disaster

21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
planned -- The Blue Place

✔ 22. An essay anthology
Completed 17 Feb 2018 -- Marvel's Black Widow from Spy to Superhero: Essays on an Avenger with a Very Specific Skill Set

✔ 23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
Completed 14 May 2018 -- The Body in the Library

✔ 24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
Completed 26 Jan 2019 -- Perla

[Cecreyn]

Bookriot 2018
Finished 12/29/18

1. A book published posthumously Our Souls at Night 11/20/18
2. A book of true crime Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI 7/7/18
3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) The Maltese Falcon 12/5/18
4.A comic written and illustrated by the same person Nimona 1/20/18
5. A book set in or about one of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) The Girl in the Tower (Russia) 3/3/18
6. A book about nature The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature 5/26/18
7. A western Lonesome Dove 12/15/18
8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood 1/8/18
9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature The Garden of Evening Mists 8/2/18
10. A romance novel by or about a person of color An Extraordinary Union 1/12/18
11. A children’s classic published before 1980 The Westing Game 8/24/18
12. A celebrity memoir Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
13. An Oprah Book Club selection The Good Earth 12/8/18
14. A book of social science Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory 3/10/18
15. A one-sitting book River of Teeth 4/20/18
16. The first book in a new to you YA or middle grade series Trouble Is a Friend of Mine 5/18/18
17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author The Stone Sky 2/12/14
18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image How to Talk to Girls at Parties (Dark Horse Books) 1/8/18
19. A book of genre fiction in translation The Boy in the Suitcase 7/16/18
20. A book with a cover you hate Ashfall 1/3/18
21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author What You Want To See 8/8/18
22. An essay anthology The Secret Loves of Geek Girls 12/29/18
23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 6/28/18
24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished) The Old Man and the Sea 1/4/18

[Catherine]

Early planning! First year of the challenge

21/24 completed

1) A book published posthumously The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying - finished and I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer - finished

2) A book of true crime True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa - finished
or I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer - finished
or Fire Lover: A True Story or
After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) The Hound of the Baskervilles - finished

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person The Tea Dragon Society - finished

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) A Gentleman in Moscow or Do Not Say We Have Nothing - finished

6) A book about nature The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg - finished

7) A western All the Pretty Horses or River of Teeth - finished

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color Black Panther #1

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature A Fine Balance

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color Hate to Want You or When Dimple Met Rishi - finished

11) A children’s classic published before 1980 Anne of Green Gables or The Phantom Tollbooth - finished

12) A celebrity memoir A Life in Parts - finished

13) An Oprah Book Club selection Behold the Dreamers - finished

14) A book of social science Thinking, Fast and Slow or Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are - finished or Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup - finished

15) A one-sitting book River of Teeth - finished

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series The Belles - finished

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author The Fifth Season or Kindred or Future Home of the Living God or The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - finished or The Country of Ice Cream Star

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy - finished

19) A book of genre fiction in translation Six Four or The Man in My Basement or The Perfect Nanny - finished

20) A book with a cover you hate Arbitrary Stupid Goal or Meddling Kids or Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House - finished

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author Bluebird, Bluebird finished or The Man in My Basement

22) An essay anthology Know Your Place or Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation or Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times or Courage Is Contagious: And Other Reasons to Be Grateful for Michelle Obama

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark or Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk finished or The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) Frankenstein - finished or The Golden Bowl

[Merlot58]

These are the plans:

COMPLETED : 20/24

COMPLETED
1) A book published posthumously - The Diary of Anne Frank: And Related Readings

COMPLETED
2) A book of true crime - West Cork

COMPLETED
3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - audio

COMPLETED
4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person - My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1

COMPLETED
5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

6) A book about nature - H is for Hawk

COMPLETED
7) A western - True Grit

COMPLETED
8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening

COMPLETED
9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - One Hundred Years of Solitude

COMPLETED
10) A romance novel by or about a person of color - When Dimple Met Rishi

COMPLETED
11) A children’s classic published before 1980 - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

12) A celebrity memoir - Carol Burnett This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection

13) An Oprah Book Club selection - A Map of the World

14) A book of social science - Where We Stand: Class Matters

COMPLETED
15) A one-sitting book - Penric's Fox

COMPLETED
16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

COMPLETED
17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - The Fifth Season

COMPLETED
18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy

COMPLETED
19) A book of genre fiction in translation - The Devotion of Suspect X

COMPLETED
20) A book with a cover you hate - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

COMPLETED
21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - Trail of Echoes

COMPLETED
22) An essay anthology - Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America

COMPLETED
23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk

COMPLETED
24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - The Winds of War

[Lavender]

2018

status 0/24

1) A book published posthumously

2) A book of true crime

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
And Then There None by Agatha Christie (classic mystery)

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)

6) A book about nature

7) A western

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color

11) A children’s classic published before 1980

12) A celebrity memoir

13) An Oprah Book Club selection

14) A book of social science

15) A one-sitting book
The Dispatcher by John Scalzi

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

20) A book with a cover you hate

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

22) An essay anthology

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
(Initially read in high school, didn't finish it then)

Leftover from 2017

status: 0/8

2017.1. Read a book about sports.
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson

2017.4. Read a book set in Central/South America or written by a Central/South American author.

2017.15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.

2017.17. Read a classic by an author of color.

2017.18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead.

2017.20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel.

2017.23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love.

2017.24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color.

Leftover from 2016

status 0/2

2016.12. Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender.

2016.14. Read a book that is by an author from Southeast Asia.

[Dayna]

Here are my plans so far. Last year was rough and I only got about halfway through. This year will be better! Titles subject to change.

COMPLETED: 9/24

[√] 1) A book published posthumously: The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories

[√] 2) A book of true crime: In Cold Blood

[√] 3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): And Then There Were None

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: Ghost World

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): The God of Small Things

[√] 6) A book about nature: Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail

7) A western: True Grit or Lonesome Dove

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Interpreter of Maladies or The Poisonwood Bible

[√]10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo or When Dimple Met Rishi

11) A children’s classic published before 1980: A Wrinkle in Time

12) A celebrity memoir: Just Kids

13) An Oprah Book Club selection: Love in the Time of Cholera

[√] 14) A book of social science: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

[√] 15) A one-sitting book: Breakfast at Tiffany's

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: A Court of Thorns and Roses

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: The Year of the Flood

[√] 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Lumberjanes

19) A book of genre fiction in translation: Let the Right One In

20) A book with a cover you hate:

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: The Shadow of the Wind

[√] 22) An essay anthology: The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: The Elegance of the Hedgehog

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): The Old Man and the Sea

[Jesica]

This is my first year doing this challenge. Really excited about some of these prompts!

Progress - 24/24

[X] 1. A book published posthumously - The Diary of a Young Girl
[X] 2. A book of true crime - Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History
[X] 3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, scifi/fantasy, romance) - Flowers for Algernon
[X] 4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person - The Best We Could Do
[X] 5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - The Poisonwood Bible
[X] 6. A book about nature - Into the Wild
[X] 7. A western - Brokeback Mountain
[X] 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Your Black Friend
[X] 9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - Beloved
[X] 10. A romance novel by or about a person of color - When Dimple Met Rishi
[X] 11. A children’s classic published before 1980 - Anne of Green Gables
[X] 12. A celebrity memoir - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
[X] 13. An Oprah Book Club selection - The Underground Railroad
[X] 14. A book of social science - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
[X] 15. A one-sitting book - The Sun and Her Flowers
[X] 16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Tithe
[X] 17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - The Power
[X] 18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
[X] 19. A book of genre fiction in translation - A Man Called Ove
[X] 20. A book with a cover you hate - Priestdaddy: A Memoir
[X] 21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - The Interpreter
[X] 22. An essay anthology - Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times
[X] 23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - The Summer Book
[X] 24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - Things Fall Apart

[DarthVixReads]

Maybe I can finally complete this challenge this year!

7/24 complete

(X) A book published posthumously - The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying
(X) A book of true crime - The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
( ) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
( ) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
( ) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
(X) A book about nature - Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
( ) A western
( )A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
( ) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
( ) A romance novel by or about a person of color
( ) A children’s classic published before 1980
(X) A celebrity memoir - Around the Way Girl
( ) An Oprah Book Club selection
(X) A book of social science - Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
(X) A one-sitting book — Binti
( ) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
( ) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
( ) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
( ) A book of genre fiction in translation
(X) A book with a cover you hate — On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
( ) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
( ) An essay anthology
( ) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
( ) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Doris]

This is my first year with this challenge: let's see how this goes.

I haven't chosen most of my books yet, but I do have some books for another challenge preselected that also fit this challenge.

Update 7-August: Yay! I finished

1) A book published posthumously -
Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast - completed 3-January

2) A book of true crime
The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, the Model, and the Murder that Shook the Nation by Harold Schechter - completed 4-March

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) -
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh - completed 4-January.
An Infamous Army by Georgette Heyer - completed 5-February
Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - completed 18-July

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person -
Phoebe and Her Unicorn - completed 26-February
The Prince and the Dressmaker - completed 15-July

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) -
Jung Chang's Mao: The Unknown Story - completed 24-January
The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore - completed 24-August

6) A book about nature -
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart - completed 23-March

7) A western - Tempest by Beverly Jenkins - completed 7-August

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color -
Zindan: The Last Ansaars - completed 22-January
The Prince and the Dressmaker - completed 15-July

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature -
In The Shadow of 10,000 Hills by Jennifer Haupt - completed 19-June

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color -
A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole - complete 27-February
Tempest by Beverly Jenkins - completed 7-August

11) A children’s classic published before 1980 -
Histoire de Babar, Le Petit Elephant - completed 10-January

12) A celebrity memoir -
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Finished 2-February
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography - completed 15-July

13) An Oprah Book Club selection
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography - completed 15-July

14) A book of social science -
Paul Roberts's The End of Food - completed 21-January

15) A one-sitting book -
Miss Ranskill Comes Home by Barbara Euphan Todd -
completed 31-January (I had also had Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast for this, double dipping with task #1, but I think I'd rather have separate books for each task)

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series -
Into the Wild - finished 18-March
The Paper Magician - finished 28-June

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author -
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss - completed 8-June

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image -
Preparedness 101: A Zombie Pandemic -completed 22-February (This had been Zindan: The Last Ansaars, double-dipping with task #8.)
The Prince and the Dressmaker - completed 15-July

19) A book of genre fiction in translation -
The Confessions of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc - completed 28-June

20) A book with a cover you hate -
G.D. Falksen's The Ouroboros Cycle, Book Three: A Long-Awaited Treachery - completed 21-July

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author -
Sour Puss, by Rita Mae Brown - completed 6-January

22) An essay anthology -
Rereadings: Seventeen writers revisit books they love - finished 11-February

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - Eternal Life by Dara Horn - completed 5-August

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) -
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - finished 28-March

[Charity]

Here are my current plans! I have a lot to still decide on. Adding " ** " to the end of any item that I'm likely going to "double dip" on. (I'm trying several challenges, and I only have limited reading time.) ✔means I've completed it.

1) A book published posthumously
Meditations✔

2) A book of true crime
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person**
Digger, Volume One, Out from Boneville

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)**
Cry, the Beloved Country✔

6) A book about nature
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating✔

7) A western
Perma Red

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
Black Panther: Who Is the Black Panther? ✔

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature**
Cry, the Beloved Country✔

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
Invincible ✔

11) A children’s classic published before 1980**
The Olive Fairy Book ✔

12) A celebrity memoir
Book of Joe: A Man and His Dog✔

13) An Oprah Book Club selection**
Cry, the Beloved Country✔

14) A book of social science

15) A one-sitting book The Martian ✔

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series**
Howl's Moving Castle✔

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
Trouble and her Friends ✔

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max✔

19) A book of genre fiction in translation**
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules✔

20) A book with a cover you hate
A Slip of the Keyboard ✔

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
Deception on All Accounts

22) An essay anthology
By the Seat of My Pants✔

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60**
The Lady Astronaut of Mars✔

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)**
Cry, the Beloved Country✔

[Yrinsyde]

Tricia wrote: "Kim wrote: "Tricia wrote: "I'm going to attempt the challenge focusing on middle grade books. There are a few that might be hard to find so if anyone has suggestions or is also doing their challeng..."

As well as Nancy Drew, the Trixie Belden series could work. I loved them when I was 8-9!

[Henriette]

I will see if I can get this updated regularly this year. I think my 2017 edition looks quite unfinished even though I read the last of my books in October.

Status: 19/24

[ ] 1) A book published posthumously: Som var mit sind lidt græs der blev fortalt

[x] 2) A book of true crime: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

[x ] 3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): The Dunwich Horror

[ ] 4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: Musen

[x] 5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): The God of Small Things

[x ] 6) A book about nature: A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees

[x] 7) A western: Brokeback Mountain

[x] 8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine

[ ] 9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Heart of Darkness

[x] 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: Månens Kald

[ ] 11) A children’s classic published before 1980: Mio, My Son

[x ] 12) A celebrity memoir: Testamentet

[x ] 13) An Oprah Book Club selection: Sula

[ ] 14) A book of social science: Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil

[x] 15) A one-sitting book: Jeg ser mig selv som rytmisk

[x] 16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Leoniderne

[x] 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: A Wrinkle in Time

[x ] 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Tribeca Sunset, a Story of 9-11

[x] 19) A book of genre fiction in translation: Neuromancer

[x] 20) A book with a cover you hate: Mørke steder

[x ] 21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: The Devotion Of Suspect X

[x ] 22) An essay anthology: Elitefeministerne: 25 års udskældt ligestillingskamp

[x] 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: And Then There Were None

[x ] 24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): The Circle

[Kacy]

[X]1) A book published posthumously
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

[ ]2) A book of true crime People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo--and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up by Richard Lloyd Parry


[X]3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft

[X]4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney

[X]5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
The Leavers by Lisa Ko

[X]6) A book about nature
The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America by Hannah Nordhaus

[x] 7) A western
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

[x] 8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
March: Book One by John Lewis

[ ] 9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
Homegoingby Yaa Gyasi
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

[X] 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

[ ] 11) A children’s classic published before 1980
Frecklesby Gene Stratton Porter


[x] 12) A celebrity memoir
Brave by Rose McGowan

[X] 13) An Oprah Book Club selection
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

[X] 14) A book of social science
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari

[x] 15) A one-sitting book
March: Book Two by John Lewis

[X] 16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
by Catherynne M. Valente

[x] 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
The Power by Naomi Alderman

[X] 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
March: Book Three by John Lewis

[X] 19) A book of genre fiction in translation
Hotel Sacher by Rodica Doehnert

[x] 20) A book with a cover you hate
Uprootedby Naomi Novik

[X] 21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

[X] 22) An essay anthology
Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy

[ ] 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[x] 24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
Middlemarch by George Elliot

[Ava]

Trying this challenge for the 2nd time. I only got through 13 tasks in last year's challenge, so aiming to complete it this year! Will try not to double dip but may end up doing so in the interest of time.

Completed 0/24 as of 1/4/18

[ ] 1) A book published posthumously

[ ] 2) A book of true crime

[ ] 3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)

[ ] 4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person

[ ] 5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)

[ ] 6) A book about nature

[ ] 7) A western

[ ] 8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

[ ] 9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

[ ] 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color

[ ] 11) A children’s classic published before 1980 - Anne of Green Gables

[ ] 12) A celebrity memoir

[ ] 13) An Oprah Book Club selection

[ ] 14) A book of social science

[ ] 15) A one-sitting book

[ ] 16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Anne of Green Gables

[ ] 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author

[ ] 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Lumberjanes, Vol. 5: Band Together

[ ] 19) A book of genre fiction in translation

[ ] 20) A book with a cover you hate

[ ] 21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

[ ] 22) An essay anthology

[ ] 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

[ ] 24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - A Tale of Two Cities

[Cait]

Here are my plans - trying not to double dip.

(2/24)

1) A book published posthumously: The Diary of a Young Girl or I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

2) A book of true crime: The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): Death on the Nile or Murder on the Orient Express

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): A Fine Balance

6) A book about nature: Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army Other Diabolical Insects

7) A western: Lonesome Dove

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Americanah or Life and Times of Michael K

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: Their Eyes Were Watching God

11) A children’s classic published before 1980: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

12) A celebrity memoir: Scrappy Little Nobody

13) An Oprah Book Club selection:
Fall on Your Knees or One Hundred Years of Solitude or The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

14) A book of social science: Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear 1/1/18

15) A one-sitting book: Fever Dream 1/2/18

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: A Wrinkle in Time

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: The Handmaid's Tale

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Blankets

19) A book of genre fiction in translation: Let the Old Dreams Die

20) A book with a cover you hate: Turtles All the Way Down

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: Fingersmith

22) An essay anthology: Both Flesh and Not: Essays

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: The Summer Book

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): The Grapes of Wrath

[Eva]

1) A book published posthumously Diary of a Young Girl

2) A book of true crime American Fire

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. romance) Frederica

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person The Complete Maus

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) Born a Crime, Daughters of the Night Sky

6) A book about nature The Bees

7) A western The Round House

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color The Rabbi’s Cat

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature A Small Place

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color Once Upon a Marquess

11) A children’s classic published before 1980 A Wind in the Door.

12) A celebrity memoir Born a Crime

13) An Oprah Book Club selection The Invention of Wings

14) A book of social science Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality

15) A one-sitting book The Lover's Dictionary

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series To All the Boys I‘ve Loved Before

17) A science fiction novel with a female protagonist by a female author The Bees

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image The Complete Maus

19) A book of genre fiction in translation The Devotion of Suspect X

20) A book with a cover you hate The Invention of Wings

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author The Devotion of Suspect X

22) An essay anthology The Best American Essays (2016)

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

[Kristin]

This is my first Read Harder challenge.

Completed: 18/24 = 75%
★: 0/24
★★: 2/24
★★★: 5/24
★★★★: 4/24
★★★★★: 6/24
Stars mean yes to each of the following five questions:
>Was the book engaging enough for me to enjoyably read the whole way through (am I engaged even when pulled away)?
>Was the characterization/set development rich enough to be unique to this author (description, language, thought/speech)?
>Was there clear meaning found in the book, with development of theme occurring throughout the plot?
>Was the book polished, in plot movement, technical finish, story element completeness?
>Was this the kind of book I would re-read, recommend, or think about (repeatedly/obsessively) after finishing?

[XX] 1. A book published posthumously -
Persuasion by Jane Austen (planned)
When Breath Becomes Air (★★★★★)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (★★★★★)

[X] 2. A book of true crime -
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (planned)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (★★★★★)

[X] 3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) -
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier planned
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (★★★★)

[XXX] 4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person -
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (★★) planned
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (★★★)
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (★★★★★)

[XX] 5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) -
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (★★★★★) planned
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (★★★)

[] 6. A book about nature -
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

[] 7. A western -
Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton

[X] 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (planned)
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (★★★★★)

[X] 9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (★★★★★) 1/22/19

[XX] 10. A romance novel by or about a person of color -
Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai (★★★★) planned
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (★★★)

[] 11. A children’s classic published before 1980 -
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

[X] 12. A celebrity memoir -
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (★★)

[X] 13. An Oprah Book Club selection -
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian (planned)
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (★★★★★) 1/22/19

[] 14. A book of social science -
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

[XX] 15. A one-sitting book -
The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery (planned)
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (★★★)
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (★★)

[XXXXX] 16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series -
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (★★★★1/2) planned
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (★★★1/2)
Starling by Lesley Livingston (★★)
Eve by Anna Carey (★★1/2)
Defy by Sara B. Larson (★★★1/2)

[X] 17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author -
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (planned)
A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole (★★★1/2)

[XX] 18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image -
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (★★★) planned
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (★★)

[X] 19. A book of genre fiction in translation -
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (★★★1/2)

[X] 20. A book with a cover you hate -
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (★★★)

[X] 21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author -
IQ by Joe Ide (★★★★★)

[] 22. An essay anthology -
Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times edited by Carolina De Robertis

[X] 23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 -
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney (★★★★)

[] 24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished) -
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Chronological order:

Finished in 2019

[[deleted user]]

24/24 --DONE

[x] 1) A book published posthumously Selected Poems Book. ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 2) A book of true crime Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami Audiobook. ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) Devil in a Blue Dress Book. ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...

[x] 4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person The Complete Persepolis Book. ★★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[x] 5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) The Woman Next Door Book ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 6) A book about nature Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry Book. ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 7) A western God's Country Book ★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color --America, Vol. 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez Comic ★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[x] 9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature Homegoing Book ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color The Pirate's Daughter Book. ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 11) A children’s classic published before 1980 A Wrinkle in Time Book. ★★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 12) A celebrity memoir When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir Book. ★★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 13) An Oprah Book Club selection -- Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Book. ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 14) A book of social science Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America Book. ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 15) A one-sitting book Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire Book. ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste ★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[x] 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author Will Do Magic for Small Change by Andrea Hairston ★★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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[X] 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image (H)afrocentric Comics: Volumes 1–4 Comics in a Bound Volume. ★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 19) A book of genre fiction in translation Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was Book. ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 20) A book with a cover you hate Motherhood by Sheila Heti Book. ★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X]21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author Cereus Blooms at Night Book. ★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 22) An essay anthology Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times by Carolina De Robertis ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60Like A Mule Bringing Ice Cream To The Sun by Sarah Ladipo Manyika ★★★★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[X] 24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert ★

Chronological order:

[Allison]

1/24

(X) 5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries - A Gentleman in Moscow

() 12. A celebrity memoir - Nerd Do Well

[MacKenzie]

1) A book published posthumously

2) A book of true crime

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - Red Sparrow

6) A book about nature - Islands of Grass

7) A western

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - Just Pretending

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color

11) A children’s classic published before 1980

12) A celebrity memoir -

13) An Oprah Book Club selection -

14) A book of social science - Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

15) A one-sitting book - I Am a Truck

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - Company Town

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

20) A book with a cover you hate

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

22) An essay anthology

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[[deleted user]]

Creating a list for my Preschooler (pre-reader)... I'm editing some of the categories (like YA series and assigned reading) as they do not apply.
8/24

[ ] 1) A book published posthumously-Daisy-Head Mayzie

[ ] 2) A book of true crime --Who Stole Mona Lisa?

[] 3) A classic of genre fiction (children's)--Harold and the Purple Crayon

[ ] 4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person--Little Robot

[ ] 5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)--Uncle Flores --although here it is published as The Best Tailor in Pinbaue

[ ] 6) A book about nature--The Snail and the Whale

[ ] 7) A western--Armadillo Rodeo

[ ] 8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color--Who Did It?: Who Farted? Who Burped? Who Pooped? Who Peed? Who Sneezed?

[ ] 9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature--Monsters Are Afraid of the Moon

[ ] 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color--Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding

[ ] 11) A children’s classic published before 1980--Where the Wild Things Are

[ ] 12) A celebrity memoir--Out of the Ballpark

[x] 13) An Oprah Book Club selection* (based on the Oprah list of best children's books from 2010) Monkey And Me

[ ] 14) A book of social science --This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World

[x] 15) A one-sitting book We're All Wonders

[x] 16) The first book in a new-to-you children's series Corduroy

[ ] 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author--The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School
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[x] 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image Blip!: TOON Level 1

[x] 19) A book of genre fiction in translation--Eric Carle - French: Ours Brun Dis-Moi

[ ] 20) A book with a cover you hate (will choose later)

[x] 21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author Princess Cupcake Jones and the Missing Tutu

[x] 22) An essay anthology National Geographic Kids Readers: Trains

[x] 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60--Strega Nona

[ ] 24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): N/A therefore free choice--A Mushroom in the Bathroom

[Sarah]

For me, because of the way I read, I let my books count for as many categories as it can. Just so ya know.

[2/24]

1) A book published posthumously
2) A book of true crime - My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person - My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
6) A book about nature
7) A western
8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
11) A children’s classic published before 1980
12) A celebrity memoir - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes & Joe Layden
13) An Oprah Book Club selection
14) A book of social science
15) A one-sitting book
16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
19) A book of genre fiction in translation
20) A book with a cover you hate
21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
22) An essay anthology
23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[novelteathoughts]

Here is my plan: https://novelteathoughts.wordpress.co...

[Yrinsyde]

Chrissie wrote: "So my New Year's Day was very quiet...managed to read my first book today for this challenge. Bold text means I've finished a prompt. Post updated: 1st January 2018/
Total Books Read: 2/24. Total..."

I saw the film Library Wars on an international flight in 2016 - so much fun!!

[Anna]

1) A book published posthumously - unsure

2) A book of true crime - The Stranger in the Woods / Tall Man / Three Crooked Kings/ In Cold Blood

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - The House of the Spirits

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - Anna Karenina

6) A book about nature - The Stranger In The Woods

7) A western - True Grit / Blood Meridian

COMPLETED 8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Lesbian Hanky Panky - Melbourne's Lesbian History Explored Through a Hanky Code

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - A Fine Balance

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color - The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn #1)

11) A children’s classic published before 1980 - The Velveteen Rabbit / Mary Poppins

12) A celebrity memoir - On Writing, Stephen King / Just Kids - Patty Smith

13) An Oprah Book Club selection - Anna Karenina/ A Fine Balance

14) A book of social science - Roxanne Gay's Bad Feminist

COMPLETED: 15) A one-sitting book - literally show me a healthy person - Darcie Wilder

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn #1) / The Jumbies

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - Power

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Sunstone

19) A book of genre fiction in translation - In the Miso Soup

COMPLETED 20) A book with a cover you hate - The Love of Good Women

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - In the Miso Soup

COMPLETED 22) An essay anthology - Fight Like a Girl and Men Explain Things To Me

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - True Grit

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - Jasper Jones (disliked)

4/24

[Saluka]

DONE!!!!

1) A book published posthumously
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2) A book of true crime
Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
A Wizard of Earthsea

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil,
The Girl in the Tower

6) A book about nature
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative

7) A western
The Sisters Brothers

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
Embroideries

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
A Brief History of Seven Killings

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
Radio Silence, When Dimple Met Rishi

11) A children’s classic published before 1980
The Westing Game

12) A celebrity memoir
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

13) An Oprah Book Club selection
The Pillars of the Earth

14) A book of social science
So You've Been Publicly Shamed

15) A one-sitting book
Milk and Honey

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
The Raven Boys

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
The City of Ember

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Lumberjanes #2

19) A book of genre fiction in translation
The Leopard

20) A book with a cover you hate
Diary Of An Oxygen Thief

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
The Little Stranger

22) An essay anthology
Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
The Blind Assassin
Elizabeth Is Missing

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
The Grapes of Wrath

[Joanna]

First time doing this! I tried to select as many unread books from my own shelves as possible, and the rest are available at the local library.

1) The Girl who played with fire by Stieg Larsson
//Read the first book during christmas, so this fit the bill perfectly. Going to be reading it in Finnish.//

2) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
//This might still change//

3) Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
//A classic I've never read, so, why waste a chance?//

4) The Complete Peanuts 1961 to 1962 by Charles M. Schultz
//I grew up reading Peanuts, but from the looks of the book on my shelf, this one might have gone unread//

5) Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
//Going to do this as an audiobook//

6) A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
//Bryson is an old favorite, but I've never read this one//

7) True Grit by Charles Porter
//I don't think I've ever read a western in my life. Might this be a good place to start? I've seen the 2010 movie//

8) Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
//Been on my tbr list for ages, but never managed to tackle it. Maybe this year...//

9) Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
//Looking forward to this one! Been waiting this one from the library for months already//

10) When Dimple met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
//Everyone else seemed to be reading this one, so...//

11) Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
//Never read it before, but have a beautiful copy at our cottage (which I bought in the hopes of reading it to my 3 and 5 yr old cousins... so far no luck)//

12) Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fischer
//Return of the Jedi is the first movie I remember seeing at the theatre (during the reruns in the 90s). A no-brainer//

13) The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
//Gave this to my husband last year and he really enjoyed it. Maybe I can borrow his copy//

14) The World until Yesterday by Jared Diamond
//I'm currently doing my masters in sociology, but wanted to do something outside of school books. This one was recommended to me years ago by my colleague//

15) The Importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
//I've only ever read the Donald Duck -version of this (and I loved it). Time to make things right//

16) Northern lights by Philip Pullman
//I really hope this'll be good! I try to stay away from YA (I do love Harry Potter to bits, but when I started reading those back in the 90s, we didn't really care about the labels. Ha.)//

17) The Long way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
//For some reason I'd put this on hold at the library//

18) Fok_it (one of the collections) by Joonas Rinta-Kanto
//A Finnish daily comic which I love//

19) Blindness by José Saramago
//Being a Finn I'm already doing a bunch of books in translation, but wanted to something that wasn't translated from English. My husband has a copy//

20) ...to be decided...

21) The frangipani tree mystery by Ovidia Yu
//Found the author from someone's recommendations here and my local library had only this book by her. Don't know a thing about it//

22) The Givenness of things by Marilynne Robinson
//My husband loves Marilynne Robinson (and we have this book), so I guess I should find out how I feel about her//

23) Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
//Found the author through the lovely and delightful podcast called Tea or books? and can't wait to read this one!//

24) Of Mice and men by John Steinbeck
//I don't think we were assigned that many books in school and I'm pretty sure I finished them all (all I can remember anyway!) This one I remember not really "getting". And it's Steinbeck. A re-read can only do one good//

[Lauren]

Here are plans for this year. It is my first year to do the Read Harder Challenge, so I hope I can stick to it.

1) A book published posthumously: The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
2) A book of true crime: Zodiac or Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters
3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): The Man in the High Castle
4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: Blankets
5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): Cinder
6) A book about nature: Elephas Maximus: A Portrait of the Indian Elephant
7) A western: The Gunslinger
8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Embroideries
9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Half of a Yellow Sun or The God of Small Things or The Poisonwood Bible
10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
11) A children’s classic published before 1980: A Wrinkle in Time
12) A celebrity memoir: The Last Black Unicorn
13) An Oprah Book Club selection: The Underground Railroad
14) A book of social science: Bad Feminist or The Second Sex
15) A one-sitting book: The Old Man and the Sea
16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Heist Society
17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Parable of the Sower
18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Doctor Who Prisoner's of Time
19) A book of genre fiction in translation: Britt-Marie Was Here]
20) A book with a cover you hate: The Dinner
21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
22) An essay anthology: Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America
23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): The Keeper of Lost Things

[Jamie]

Just joined, this is my first time participating in a book challenge. Really looking forward to it. :)
My plans:

1. A book published posthumously: Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton

2. A book of true crime: The Last Victim: A True-life Journey Into The Mind Of The Serial Killer by Jason Moss

3. A classic of genre fiction(i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’ Engle

4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person: Snoopy: Contact! by Charles M. Schulz

5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries(Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): Slum Dog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup

6. A book about nature: The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

7. A western: How The West Was Won by Louis L’Amour

8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu(Writer), Sana Takeda(Artist), Rus Wooten (Letterer, Designer)

9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

10. A romance novel by or about a person of color: When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

11. A children’s classic written before 1980: Call Of The Wild by Jack London

12. A celebrity memoir: Born A Crime: Stories From A South Africa Childhood by Trevor Noah

13. An Oprah Book Club selection: Night by Elie Wiesel

14. A book of social science: Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger OR Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving The Aftermath by Ted Koppel

15. A one sitting book: The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis

16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore

17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis or Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Fables [vol 1]: Legends In Exile by Bill Willingham

19. A book of genre fiction in translation: The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe

20. A book with a cover you hate: 172 Hours On The Moon by Johan Harstad

21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: Hallowed Murder by Ellen Hart

22. An essay anthology: Know The Past, Find The Future: The New York Public Library At 100 Produced and edited by Caro Llewellyn

23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey

24. An assigned hated (or never finished): undecided/no ideas

[[deleted user]]

Here's what I have so far (subject to change of course)
1) A book published posthumously:
2) A book of true crime: Practice to Deceive
3) A classic of genre fiction: Murder on the Orient Express
4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person:
5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries: A Gentleman in Moscow
6) A book about nature:
1/7) A western: Hondo
8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color:
9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Poisonwood Bible
10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: Hate to Want You
11) A children’s classic published before 1980: Heidi
12) A celebrity memoir: Born to Run
13) An Oprah Book Club selection: Poisonwood Bible
14) A book of social science: White Trash No More
15) A one-sitting book: Old Man and the Sea
16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series:
2/17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Station Eleven
18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image:
19) A book of genre fiction in translation: The Defenceless
20) A book with a cover you hate: Frankenstein
21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: The Cutting Season
22) An essay anthology:
23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: Something Miss Marple or The Elegance of the Hedgehog
24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished). Old Man and the Sea

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[Belinda]

Completed 24/24 - Finished 12/27

1) A book published posthumously: When Breath Becomes Air

2) A book of true crime: The Crimes of Jack The Ripper

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): Murder on the Orient Express

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: The Complete Maus

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): The Widows of Malabar Hill

6) A book about nature: The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World

7) A western: Brokeback Mountain

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Homegoing

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: Fit

11) A children’s classic published before 1980: The Tale of Peter Rabbit

12) A celebrity memoir: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

13) An Oprah Book Club selection: Night

14) A book of social science: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

15) A one-sitting book: Grief is the Thing with Feathers

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Legend

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Binti

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor, Vol. 1: After Life

19) A book of genre fiction in translation: The Vegetarian

20) A book with a cover you hate: The Wolf Road

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: The Last Place You Look

22) An essay anthology: In Their Lives: Great Writers on Great Beatles Songs

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished): The Outsiders

[Jay]

1) A book published posthumously - The Master and Margarita

2) A book of true crime - City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the Frist Police Chief of Paris, or the Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, or The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession.

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - I want to read Hardy’s Tess of the d’Ubervilles although I don’t know if I can truly call it genre fiction despite the romance. I may have to do a lot more exploring in this category.

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person - this year is going to bring a lot of interesting things in this category so I’m going to wait and see what appears.

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa).

6) A book about nature - Because it is so Beautiful: Unraveling the Mystique of the American West, or Plant Love: The Scandalous Truth About the Sex Life of Plants, or Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

7) A western - All The Pretty Horses

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Considering the book Boundless by Jillian Tamaki

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - King Solomon’s Mines

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color - Thousand Cranes

11) A children’s classic published before 1980 - I’ve never read Treasure Island, now I have a reason.

12) A celebrity memoir - David Sedaris diaries

13) An Oprah Book Club selection - The Sound and The Fury, William Faulkner

14) A book of social science - The Warmth of Other Suns

15) A one-sitting book -Winesburg, Ohio

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Miss Peregrine’s Home for peculiar children or The Golden Compass

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - Ancillary Justice

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Love & Rockets

19) A book of genre fiction in translation - The Three Body Problem or Let The Right One In

20) A book with a cover you hate - This shouldn’t be difficult. No doubt one of my choices above will have a cover I hate.

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - Speakers of the Dead by J. Aaron Sanders

22) An essay anthology - Known and Strange Things, Teju Cole.

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - Mrs. Palfrey at the claremont

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - The Sybil by Par Lagerkvist

[Karrie]

Fingers Crossed I can finish this year!

1) A book published posthumously: Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton

2) A book of true crime: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi - 02/10/18 - 5 stars

3) A classic of genre fiction: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 by Emil Ferris

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

6) A book about nature: The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben

7) A western: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 2 by Ta-Nehisi Coates - 03/05/18 - 4 stars

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color: Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case Patricia Hruby Powell - 01/28/18 - 5 stars

11) A children’s classic published before 1980: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

12) A celebrity memoir: Mustache Shenanigans: Making Super Troopers and Other Adventures in Comedy by Jay Chandrasekhar

13) An Oprah Book Club selection: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

14) A book of social science: Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language by Emma Byrne

15) A one-sitting book: The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Heap House by Edward Carey

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson - 01/06/18 - 4 stars

19) A book of genre fiction in translation: Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi - 04/03/18 - 5 stars

20) A book with a cover you hate: Gnomon by Nick Harkaway

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: Black Water Rising by Attica Locke

22) An essay anthology: I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

24) An assigned book you never finished: This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

[Bobby]

This is my tentative completed list for 2018, with alternative choices indicated where I didn’t make up my mind right away (final choices are the ones not crossed out):

✔ 1) A book published posthumously
The Decay of the Angel, by Yukio Mishima

✔ 2) A book of true crime
In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote

✔ 3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
The Postman Always Rings Twice, by James M. Cain

✔ 4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
The Contract with God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue, by Will Eisner

✔ 5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
The Hour of the Star, by Clarice Lispector
or The BRICS in International Development, edited by Jing Gu et al.;
also read The BRICS: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew F. Cooper

✔ 6) A book about nature
Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson

✔ 7) A western
Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry

✔ 8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
One Piece, Volume 01: Romance Dawn, by Eiichirō Oda
or Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, by Marjane Satrapi

✔ 9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
Child of All Nations, by Pramoedya Ananta Toer

✔ 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
The Lover, by Marguerite Duras

✔ 11) A children’s classic published before 1980
Mary Poppins, by P.L. Travers
and Black and Blue Magic, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (ended up reading both options)

✔ 12) A celebrity memoir
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, by Burt Ward

✔ 13) An Oprah Book Club selection
The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
or Sula, by Toni Morrison

✔ 14) A book of social science
The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B. Du Bois

✔ 15) A one-sitting book
Peter Schlimihl’s Wondrous Story, by Adelbert von Chamisso
or Hiroshima, by John Hersey or
The Young Visiters, by Daisy Ashford

✔ 16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
Furyborn (No 1 of The Empirium Trilogy), by Claire Legrand

✔ 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

✔ 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
The Docs: A Graphic Novel, by the Naval Health Research Center

✔ 19) A book of genre fiction in translation
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, by Jules Verne
or The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux
or We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin

✔ 20) A book with a cover you hate
(Tobacco Road), by Erskine Caldwell

✔ 21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
Murder in G Major, by Alexia Gordon or
After the Fall, by Brad Graber

✔ 22) An essay anthology
Style and Idea: Selected Writings, by Arnold Schoenberg
or The Essays of Ralph Waldo EmersonThe Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
(These are apparently collections, not anthologies)
The God That Failed
or Three Classics in the Aesthetic of Music or
Classic Essays on Twentieth-Century Music: A Continuing Symposium

✔ 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
October Light, by John Gardner
or Murder at the Vicarage, by Agatha Christie
or Walking Across Egypt, by Clyde Edgerton
or Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, by Elizabeth Taylor

✔ 24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
Who Is This Man Jesus: The Complete Life of Jesus from the Living Bible, [by Kenneth N. Taylor]

[Catherine]

12/24 Complete - Updated 09/17/2018

1) A book published posthumously

2) A book of true crime

✔ 3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson A classic of the mystery genre

✔ 4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person The Hospital Suite by John Porcellino

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)

✔ 6) A book about nature Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

7) A western

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

✔ 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

✔ 11) A children’s classic published before 1980 The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith

✔ 12) A celebrity memoir The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

✔ 13) An Oprah Book Club selection The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

✔ 14) A book of social science Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence Through Simple Living by Elizabeth Willard Thames

15) A one-sitting book

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series

✔ 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

✔ 18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image The Zen of Steve Jobs by Caleb Melby Published by Wiley

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

✔ 20) A book with a cover you hate Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

22) An essay anthology

✔ 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Danger]

2/24

1) A book published posthumously

2) A book of true crime

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
The Fellowship of the Ring

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
Extremity, Vol. 1: Artist

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)

6) A book about nature

7) A western

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color

11) A children’s classic published before 1980

12) A celebrity memoir

13) An Oprah Book Club selection

14) A book of social science

15) A one-sitting book

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Out from Boneville

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

20) A book with a cover you hate

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

22) An essay anthology

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Altan]

0/24
1. A book published posthumously
- The Master and the Margarita
2. A book of true crime
- In Cold Blood
3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
- Murder on the Orient Express
- And Then There Were None
- Rebecca
- Sherlock Holmes
4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person
Maus
5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
-The God of Small Things
- Interpreter of Maladies
6. A book about nature
- Silent Spring
7. A western
- True Grit
- Lonesome Dove
- No Country for Old Men
- The Grapes of Wrath
- East of Eden
- Brokeback Mountain
8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
- Malice in Ovenland
-Agents of the Realm
9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
- Half of a Yellow Sun
- Heart of Darkness
- The English Patient
- The Poisonwood Bible
- One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Love in a Fallen City
10. A romance novel by or about a person of color
- So Sweet
11. A children’s classic published before 1980
- Anne of Green Gables
- The Iron Giant
12. A celebrity memoir
- Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
- Why Not Me?
- You Can’t Touch My Hair
- Yes Please
- Secrets for the Mad
13. An Oprah Book Club selection
- Middlesex
- White Oleander
- East of Eden
- One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Love in the Time of Cholera
- Anna Karenina
- Ruby
- The Underground Railroad
14. A book of social science
- The Tipping Point
- The Feminine Mystique
- Guns, Germs, and Steel
15. A one-sitting book
- Little Peach
16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
- Harry Potter
- Ender’s Game
- Cinder
- Six of Crows
- This Savage Song
17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
- Kindred
18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
- Soppy
19. A book of genre fiction in translation
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20. A book with a cover you hate
- David Copperfield
21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
- Out
- Warrior’s Cross
22. An essay anthology
- We Were Eight Years in Power
23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
- The Blind Assassin
24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
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[Nima]

1) A book published posthumously

2) A book of true crime

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - Wuthering Heights ✔

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)

6) A book about nature - Uprooted ✔

7) A western

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color - Out of Nowhere ✔

11) A children’s classic published before 1980

12) A celebrity memoir

13) An Oprah Book Club selection

14) A book of social science - The Bell Jar ✔

15) A one-sitting book - Trailer Trash ✔

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - The City of Brass ✔

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - The Complete Persepolis ✔

19) A book of genre fiction in translation - The Brothers Karamazov ✔

20) A book with a cover you dislike - A Reaper at the Gates ✔

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

22) An essay anthology

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Karen]

My first year taking on the challenge - using it to try and push my reading boundaries a little bit. My tastes run towards fantasy/paranormal. A lot of YA. Some NC17. Least favorite genre is probably contemporary realistic school story fiction.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
7/24 complete

1) A book published posthumously
The Painted Queen

2) A book of true crime
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
Puck of Pook's Hill

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)

6) A book about nature

7) A western
Backwards to Oregon

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color

11) A children’s classic published before 1980
(Possible: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm)

12) A celebrity memoir
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

13) An Oprah Book Club selection

14) A book of social science

15) A one-sitting book

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
(possible: Akata Witch)

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

20) A book with a cover you hate

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
Mise en Death

22) An essay anthology

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
(Possible: Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon, The Summer Book by Tove Jansson)

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Mark]

1) A book published posthumously

2) A book of true crime

A Death in Belmont - Sebastian Junger

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)

6) A book about nature

7) A western

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color

11) A children’s classic published before 1980

12) A celebrity memoir

13) An Oprah Book Club selection

14) A book of social science

15) A one-sitting book

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image

19) A book of genre fiction in translation

20) A book with a cover you hate

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

22) An essay anthology

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Eujean2]

[] 1. A book published posthumously - The Diary of a Young Girl

[] 2. A book of true crime - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

[] 3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - TBD

[] 4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person - The Prince and the Dressmaker

[] 5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries - Zoo City

[] 6. A book about nature - A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons

[] 7. A western - TBD

[] 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Black

[] 9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - Midnight's Children OR Interpreter of Maladies

[] 10. A romance novel by or about a person of color - When Dimple Met Rishi

[] 11. A children’s classic published before 1980 - Little Women

[] 12. A celebrity memoir - I'm Just a Person

[] 13. An Oprah Book Club selection - Behold the Dreamers

[✔] 14. A book of social science - The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race

[✔] 15. A one-sitting book - Dead Light March

[] 16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Not Your Sidekick

[] 17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - Who Fears Death

[] 18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Dreadnought

[] 19. A book of genre fiction in translation - The Map of Time

[] 20. A book with a cover you hate - Dear Cyborgs

[] 21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder

[] 22. An essay anthology - The Resilience Anthology

[] 23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun

[] 24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - Jane Eyre

And Again with Comics...
[] 1. A book published posthumously - TBD

[] 2. A book of true crime - My Friend Dahmer

[] 3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - TBD

[] 4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person - I Want You #1

[] 5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries - Little White Duck : A Childhood in China

[] 6. A book about nature - Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas

[] 7. A western - East of West, Vol. 1: The Promise

[] 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Bingo Love

[] 9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - TBD

[] 10. A romance novel by or about a person of color - Fresh Romance, Vol. 2

[] 11. A children’s classic published before 1980 - TBD

[] 12. A celebrity memoir - TBD

[] 13. An Oprah Book Club selection - Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
(Note: There are no comics that are Oprah book club selections, so I chose a book from another celebrity book club)

[] 14. A book of social science - Black History In Its Own Words

[] 15. A one-sitting book - TBD

[X] 16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Plutona

[] 17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood

[] 18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Kim & Kim Vol. 2

[] 19. A book of genre fiction in translation - TBD

[] 20. A book with a cover you hate - TBD

[] 21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - TBD

[] 22. An essay anthology - BigLadies Night Anthology, vol. 5: Sisters

[] 23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - TBD

[] 24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike

[Natalie]

1. A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
2. The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
3. Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
4. My Friend Daumier by Derf Backderf
5. Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
6. The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohleben
7. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
8. Saints by Gene Luen Yang
9. Burmese Days by George Orwell
10. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
11. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
12. Yes Please by Amy Poehler
13. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
14. Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and Secret Life of the Perfect Suburb
15. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrick Blackman
16. Asylum by Madeleine Roux
17. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
18. The Exile by Diana Gabaldon
19. Look Who’s Back by Timur Vermes
20. Just After Sunset by Stephen King
21. The Little Death by MIchael Nava
22. Tale of Two Americas edited by John Freeman
23. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
24. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

If I messed up anything on this list, please just let me know (or I can explain my thinking behind some of this). I’m super excited to start this list! I’m trying to be purest about it and go in order, but may change it up because I have some of the books and not others.

[Devon]

Last year I sadly didn't do so well, so I am going to try it again this year. Here is hoping for a more successful 2018!

1) A book published posthumously
Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton
finished January 8th ★★★my review

2) A book of true crime
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
finished June 19 ★★★★

3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)

4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
finished March 29 ★★★★★

5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson
finished January 28 ★★★★★

6) A book about nature
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World byAndrea Wulf
finished January 27 ★★★★

7) A western
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Finished April 29 ★★★

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet by Ta-Nehisi Coates
finished March 10 ★★★★★

9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
An Untamed State by Roxane Gay
Finished April 29 ★★★★

10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
Level Up by Cathy Yardley
Finished April 4 ★★★★

11) A children’s classic published before 1980
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Finished January 26 ★★★

12) A celebrity memoir
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Finished July 9 ★★★★

13) An Oprah Book Club selection
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Finished February 24 ★★★★

14) A book of social science
The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley
Finished April 28 ★★★★★

15) A one-sitting book
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West
finished January 26★★★★

16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
White Cat by Holly Black
Finished January 13★★★★ my review

17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
finished April 28 ★★★★★

19) A book of genre fiction in translation
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Finished April 26 ★★★★

20) A book with a cover you hate (This one is hard because I typically buy books and book edition of covers that I like.)
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Finished February 4★★★

21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
Dodging and Burning by John Copenhaver
Finished March 29 ★★★★

22) An essay anthology
No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin
Finished March 14 ★★★★★

23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
Finished March 27 ★★★★

24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

Tasks completed: 21/24 (87.5% completion)
Books in Order of Completion:

[ekr]

Right now I'm including double (etc.) dippers, but I hope to go back and replace them with new reads later on. There are a few categories where I'm still deciding between a bunch of good options...we'll see what becomes available from the library and what I feel like reading when I get to it.

[ X] 1. A book published posthumously: When Breath Becomes Air

[ ] 2. A book of true crime:

[X] 3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): A Wrinkle in Time

[X] 4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person: Thornhill

[ ] 5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): The Bear and the Nightingale or The Woman Next Door

[ ] 6. A book about nature: The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature or Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants or Lab Girl or New and Selected Poems, Volume One

[ ] 7. A western: ???

[X] 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Pashmina

[X] 9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: A Small Place

[X ] 10. A romance novel by or about a person of color: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

[X] 11. A children’s classic published before 1980: Harriet the Spy

[X] 12. A celebrity memoir: The Princess Diarist

[ ] 13. An Oprah Book Club selection: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

[X] 14. A book of social science: The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race

[X] 15. A one-sitting book: Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue

[X] 16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Akata Witch

[X] 17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: A Wrinkle in Time

[X] 18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Pashmina;
planned replacement: Aya, Palestine, or El Deafo or Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story

[ ] 19. A book of genre fiction in translation: The Queue or The Core of the Sun

[X] 20. A book with a cover you hate: Holes

[X] 21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: Aunty Lee's Delights

[X] 22. An essay anthology: The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race

[X] 23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: Aunty Lee's Delights; replacement: An Unnecessary Woman

[ ] 24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished): Ethan Frome or The Marrow of Tradition

[Veronica]

My plan for the year! Will add links to reviews as they go up on my blog.
Currently at: 12/24

√ 1. A book published posthumously: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. (Review)

2. A book of true crime: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

√ 3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci-fi/fantasy, romance): Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. The Female Man by Joanna Russ. (Review)

4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang.

√ 5. A book set in one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South America): Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela. (Review)

√ 6. A book about nature: H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. (Review)

7. A western: No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy.

√ 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Black Panther #1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates & Brian Stelfreeze. (Review)

9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.

√ 10. A romance novel by or about a person of color: Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai. (Review)

√ 11. A children’s classic published before 1980: A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle. (Review)

12. A celebrity memoir: Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman.

√ 13. An Oprah Book Club selection: Night by Elie Wiesel. (Review)

14. A book of social science: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi.

√ 15. A one-sitting book: Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire. (Review)

16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein.

17. A sci-fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author:
Kindred by Octavia Butler.

18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen Lucy Knisley.

19. A book of genre fiction in translation: The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz.

√ 20. A book with a cover you hate: Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. (Review)

√ 21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author: The Cutting Season by Attica Locke. (Review)

22. An essay anthology: Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant : Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone by Jenni Ferrari-Adler, ed.

√ 23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Winter by Ali Smith. (Review)

24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished): Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.

[Mary!]

2018 Read Harder Challenge
0/24

✔ 1) A book published posthumously
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance by Zora Neale Hurston 07/11/2020

✔ 2) A book of true crime
The Library Book by Susan Orlean 02/08/2019

✔ 3) A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 01/27/2018

✔ 4) A comic written and illustrated by the same person
My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Kitty Curran 02/01/2019

✔ 5) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 03/09/2018

✔ 6) A book about nature
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 12/28/2018

✔ 7) A western
Western Ties by Mari Carr 01/24/2019

8) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

✔ 9) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 01/18/2019

✔ 10) A romance novel by or about a person of color
Heaven and Hell by Kristen Ashley 02/05/2018

✔ 11) A children’s classic published before 1980
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 01/30/2018

✔ 12) A celebrity memoir
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 11/06/2018

✔ 13) An Oprah Book Club selection
Becoming by Michelle Obama 03/20/2019

✔ 14) A book of social science
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan 02/09/2018

✔ 15) Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women by Elena Favilli 06/25/2018

✔ 16) The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
Legend (Legend #1) by Marie Lu 05/31/2018

✔ 17) A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor 10/11/2019

18) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image

✔ 19) A book of genre fiction in translation
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami 04/22/2019

✔ 20) A book with a cover you hate
Animal Farm by George Orwell 07/31/2018

✔ 21) A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero 03/21/2019

✔ 22) An essay anthology
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book by Anita Silvey 12/09/2018

✔ 23) A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
They May Not Mean To, But They Do by Cathleen Schine 02/19/2019

✔ 24) An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
1984 by George Orwell 09/12/2018