Define Yourself Challenge

[Kelly_Hunsaker_reads]

For this challenge it will be tracked in this thread. You may create your list now, and can edit up until the end of December.

1. Create a list of 10 things that define your identity. (See example)
2. Read a book that has a main character with a similar identity.
3. Read a book that has a main character with a different identity.
4. List the book, and tell us if you saw yourself in the character (or not)

EXAMPLE:
1. Woman -
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book
2. Mother
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book
3. Veteran
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book
4. Lawyer
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book
5. Emotional/Sappy
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book
6. Student
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book
7. Disabled
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book
8. Friendly
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book
9. Worrier
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book
10. Wife
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

[Kelly_Hunsaker_reads]

Kelly's Plan for Define Yourself Challenge:

1. Woman
a. female protagonist - Tess of the D'Urbervilles 1 Jan 2020
b. male protagonist - The Burning Wire 28 Jan 2020

2. Mother of Adults
a. similar - Please Look After Mom 6 Jan 20
b. different - A Death in the Family 18 Apr 20

3. Flight Crew Member
a. similar identity- Round the Bend 1 Jan 2020
b. different - Big Lies in a Small Town 19 Jan 2020

4. Feminist
a. similar - We Should All Be Feminists 5 Jun 2020
b. different - Cheaper by the Dozen 4 May 2020

5. Emotional/Sentimental
a. similar -
b. different - Angle of Repose 22 Jan 2020

6. Progressive
a. similar -
b. different -

7. Educated
a. similar -
b. different -

8. Married
a. similar - In Five Years 7 May 2020
b. different - All My Mother's Lovers 1 Jun 2020

9. Mental Health Struggles
a. similar - We Need to Talk About Kevin 13 Jan 2020
b. different - Topics of Conversation 27 Jan 2020

10. Friendly
a. similar - The Lonely Girl 9 Jan 2020
b. different -

[Amanda]

Yay: I'm glad you picked up on this one Kelly! I'm gonna make the list of definitions now, and then see if I can find books to fill them later as well (might change as I think on it too).

My Identities:

1. Woman
a. woman protagonist-The Commandant(Australia). About the sister in law of the infamous Moreten Bay prison commandant Patrick Logan.
b. man protagonist - Forever a Stranger and Other Stories (Indonesia). About a friendship between a Javanese and Dutch boy that deteriorates over their lives due to their increased awarness of social difference under colonialism.

2. Canadian
a. about Canada- The Tin Flute (Canada)- about the St. Henri neighbourhood of Montreal during WWII
b. about another country - Under the Volcano (About a British consul in Mexico)

3. Under 30
a. main character under 30- The Ghost Road (Solomon Islands and England). One of the 2 main characters is a young officer in WWI
b. main character over 30- A Ballad for Georg Henig (Bulgaria). About the decline of an elderly violin maker.

4. Atheist
a. main chracter an atheist/book dealing in atheism/humanism- The History of the Siege of Lisbon(Portugal). About a staunchly irreligious but patriotic Portugese book editor trying to create an honest account about the crusaders taking Lisbon back from the Moors.
b. main character religious/book dealing with religion- Black Box(Israel). About the letters exchanged between Jewish divorcees and their family members between Israel and the UK/US. One of the themes the book explores is Zionism.

5. Acadian heritage
a. Book about Acadians- Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie. Epic poem about the trials of a woman named Evangeline during the Acadian Explusion.
b. Book about a cultural heritage I don't share- The Guide(India). About religious culture in India/a false guru.

6. Scientist/academic
a. Book about Science/academia or about a scientist- In Search of Klingsor (Mexican author- set mostly in Germany). About a physicist and mathematician's mission to uncover the identity of “Klingsor” the chief Nazi science advisor during WWII.
b. Book about another career field- The Charterhouse of Parma (Italy). About spies/soliders/nobility/and a member of the clergy.

7. From the working class
a. Book about the working class/working class main character- Germinal (France). About a French miners strike in the 1860s.
b. Book about the affluent/affluent main character- The Idiot(Russia). The main chracter is literally a Prince.

8. Leftist/progressive
a. Book with leftist/progressive themes or with a leftist/progressive main character- The Untouchable (UK/Russia/France). About a former British communist who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union (based largely on the story of Anthony Blunt).
b. Book with conservative/traditionalist themes or with a conservative/traditionalist main character- Coming Up for Air (UK). Satire about a moderate/traditionalist who equates modernization and the destruction of pastoral England with progressivism.

9. Childless
a. Book about a childless character (preferably a woman): The Flamethrowers (Italy/U.S). About a childless female artist in the the 70s who spends time in Italy during the student riots.
b. Book about parents/raising children- The Man Who Loved Children (Australian author: setting US/Singapore). Book about a dysfunctional family with 6 children

10. Anglophone and francophone
a. Book originally in French or English (going to go with French for variety)- The Opposing Shore (French book about a war between fictional Mediterranean microcountries).
b. Book originally in a language I don't speak- The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (German book about a German composer and his sentient cat)

Progress:
Different indentities: 10/10 complete!
Same: 10/10 complete! (yay that was fun)

[Candace]

Candace's Plan for Define Yourself Challenge:

Define yourself book challenge

1. Woman
2. Survivor
3. Introvert
4. Writer
5. Self-educated
6. Progressive
7. Atheist
8. Interested in everything
9. Furbaby mom
10. Senior

[Celia]

Celia's Plan for Define Yourself Challenge

1. Woman
2. Married (and in love)
3. Catholic
4. Card Player
5. Singer
6. Grandma but never a Mother!!
7. Former Traveler, but rarely outside the US
8. Yoga Participant
9. Reader (that's a given, isn't it?)
10. Mom to Bella, the Chihuahua

[MaryAnn (EmilyD1037)]

1. Woman -
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

2. Wife
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

3. Mother
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

4. Grandmother and great-grandmother
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

5. Veteran
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

6. Catholic/Christian
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

7. Genealogist
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

8. Disabled
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

9. Neurodiverse: Autistic spectrum/Bipolar
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

10. Senior citizen
a. similar identity book
b. different identity book

[Kelly_Hunsaker_reads]

Amanda wrote: "Yay: I'm glad you picked up on this one Kelly! I'm gonna make the list of definitions now, and then see if I can find books to fill them later as well (might change as I think on it too).

My Iden..."

Congratulations!

[Amanda]

Kelly_Hunsaker_reads wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Yay: I'm glad you picked up on this one Kelly! I'm gonna make the list of definitions now, and then see if I can find books to fill them later as well (might change as I think on it ..."

Thanks Kelly :)