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Going for the Catch Me if You Can level - thanks Mods!NPR 2017
Read in 2018:
+ Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency - 3 stars - 1/19/18
+ A Conspiracy in Belgravia - 4 stars - 1/16/2018
+ The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter - 4 stars - 2/5/18
+ The Power - 3 stars - 2/10/18
+ Norse Mythology - 3 stars - 2/13/18
+ Stay with Me - 4 stars - 3/7/18
+ Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - 4 stars - 4/6/18
+ Righteous - 3 stars - 4/9/18
+ Exit West - 4 stars - 5/11/18
+ We Are Never Meeting In Real Life - 3 stars - 7/8/18
Read in 2019:
+ The Alice Network - 4 stars - 10/10/19
+ When Dimple Met Rishi - 3 stars - 9/23/19
+ The Sarah Book - 4 stars - 4/21/19
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No problem
It's hard to resist a good list!I'll go for reading superhero.
Total books:
Read in 2017:
Read in 2018:
Currently Reading
Own - to read:
The Alice Network
Lincoln in the Bardo
The Rules of Magic
Righteous
La Belle Sauvage
Going for Catch Me if you Can again (12/12)DONE - 10/23/18
Already read:
1. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
2. Autumn
3. Magpie Murders
4. River of Teeth
5. Meddling Kids
2018:
1. Exit West - 4/26/18-****
2. The Dry - 1/23/18 - *****
3. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life - 2/17/18 -****
4. Spoonbenders - 4/19/18-*****
5. Autonomous - 3/11/18 -**
6. Lincoln in the Bardo- 2/26/28 - *****
7. Strange Practice - 7/2/18-****
8. Winter Tide - 10/23/18-***
9. The Changeling - 2/3/18-****
10. The Best We Could Do - 6/3/2018 - *****
11. Frontier - 5/5/18-***
12. The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter - 4/14/18-****
Extra. Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets - 1/12/18 - ****
I loved this one last time! I'm going to try for it again
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KRISSY'S SPOTALREADY READ:
01. After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again, 01/05 ★★★★
02. Lincoln in the Bardo, 01/17 DNF
03. Far from the Tree, 04/13 ★★★★★
04. The Dry, 04/22 ★★★★
05. Wolf in the Snow, 05/25 ★★★
06. Little Fires Everywhere, 06/12 ★★
07. When Dimple Met Rishi, 09/06 ★★★★
08. Exit West, 09/23 ★
09. Wishtree, 11/14 ★★★
10. Royal City, Vol. 1: Next of Kin, 12/04 ★★★
Completed 9/26/18NPR's Best Books of 2017 Challenge
Duration: January 1st, 2018 - December 31st, 2018
Level: Catch Me If You Can: Read 12-24 books from the list
13/13 books read
1. Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Johnathan Allen, read 4/26/18
2. The Unyielding by Shelley Laurenston, read 5/7/18
3. Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency by Joshua Green, read 4/28/18
4. An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back by Elisabeth Rosenthal, read 6/13/18
5. The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris by Tom Sancton, read 9/16/18
6. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, read 2/20/18
7. Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right by Angela Nagle, read 3/21/18
8. Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life by Robert Dallek, read 7/15/18
9. The Cold Eye by Laura Ann Gilman, read 9/26/18
10. The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty, read 4/24/18
11. Richard Nixon: The Life by John A Farrell, read 9/18/18
12. Milk Street: The New Home Cooking by Christopher Kimball, read 3/5/18
13. The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing by Damion Searls, read 4/19/18
I’m in, will start with catch me if you can. Have allready read a few.1. The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry 432 p. 15 may 2018 4 stars2. Norse Mythology
Neil Gaimanpares:304 p.Pages:304 p. Date reead:12/1/2018 Rating:4 stars
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The Alice Network Kate Quinn 528 p. 18/april 2018 4 stars4. The Book of Joan
Lidia Yuknavitch 272 p. 28 april 2018 4 stars5. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman299 p. 17 march 2018 4 stars
I'm in I'll go for Superhero, I found a lot that I wanted to read last year, but when I got sick, I wasn't able to read them, so now's my chance with no excuses.Completed: 0/25
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I participated in this one last year and would like to do it again this year. Thanks!NPR's Best Books of 2017
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1. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
2. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
3. The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken
4. Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
5. Triangle by Mac Barnett
6. The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt
7. After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat
8. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
9. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
10. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
11. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
12. The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
13. The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss
14. Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
15. The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
16. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
17. The Color of Our Sky by Amita Trasi
18. The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
19. A Perfect Day by Lane Smith
20. Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna, The Very First Chicken by Douglas Rees
21. Priscilla Gorilla by Barbara Bottner
22. Bird, Balloon, Bear by Il Sung Na
23. Accident! by Andrea Tsurumi
24. Lines by Suzy Lee
25. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Level: Just Getting Warmed Up (1-5 books)Duration: 01.01.18-31.12.18
Completed 9/26/18NPR's Best Books of 2017 Challenge
Duration: January 1st, 2018 - December 31st, 2018
Level: Catch Me If You Can: Read 12-24 books from the list
13/13 books read
1. Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Johnathan Allen, read 4/26/18
2. The Unyielding by Shelley Laurenston, read 5/7/18
3. Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency by Joshua Green, read 4/28/18
4. An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back by Elisabeth Rosenthal, read 6/13/18
5. The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris by Tom Sancton, read 9/16/18
6. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, read 2/20/18
7. Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right by Angela Nagle, read 3/21/18
8. Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life by Robert Dallek, read 7/15/18
9. The Cold Eye by Laura Ann Gilman, read 9/26/18
10. The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty, read 4/24/18
11. Richard Nixon: The Life by John A Farrell, read 9/18/18
12. Milk Street: The New Home Cooking by Christopher Kimball, read 3/5/18
13. The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing by Damion Searls, read 4/19/18
I finished and I vote for doing this next year again when the time comes
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Absolutely! I keep looking; last time I looked NPR's 2018 best books wasn't released. If anyone sees before me please shout out here.
I'm a bit confused. The challenge states that the duration is from Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31 2017 but it wasn't posted until Jan 6, 2018. I'm assuming they're just typos. :)
Sherri wrote: "I'm a bit confused. The challenge states that the duration is from Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31 2017 but it wasn't posted until Jan 6, 2018. I'm assuming they're just typos. :)"Yes, you assumed right; ( some copy and paste from last year's challenge that was overlooked! Thanks for the catch!)
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Fixed!
Excellent! Thanks Teddie. If I don't get it done for December it will be ready for January! I can't wait to have time later to look and see what is there!
Finished this year with only 10. I'm hoping to do much better next year!https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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NPR (National Public Radio) has published their list of the staff's favorite reads of 2017. With over 370 titles on the list, there is sure to be something for everyone.
NPR's Best Books of 2017
Duration: January 1st, 2018 - December 31st, 2018