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Read It Again
Duration: 10/26/19 - 4/25/20
Level: Hard (20+ books)
Progress: 29/20+
no page minimum, re-reads only
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen & Nancy Moser (introduction & notes) 5* 2/19
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
Anne of Green Gables book 1 in The Anne Stories by L.M. Montgomery 5* 2/18
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time.
Die fünf Sprachen der Liebe: Wie Kommunikation in der Ehe gelingt=The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman 5* 2/3
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
Louisiana Longshot book 1 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 5* 2/12
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
Forever Driven by Kathleen Brooks 5* 11/4
Swamp Sniper book 3 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 11/20
Forever Secret by Kathleen Brooks 5* 11/6
Forever Surprised by Kathleen Brooks 4* 11/6
Swamp Team 3 by by Jana Deleon 5* 1/10
Hurricane Force by Jana Deleon 5* 2/15
Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon 5* 2/19
Gator Bait by Jana Deleon 5* 3/3
Soldiers of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 3/5
Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon 4* 3/9
Later Gator by Jana Deleon 3* 3/15
Christ Arose: A Tomb's Tale by Faith Blum 4* 4/13
Hook, Line and Blinker by Jana Deleon 4* 4/16
Change of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 4/18
Reel of Fortune by Jana Deleon 4* 4/20
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
Hidden Figures - Unerkannte Heldinnen=Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly 2* 11/10
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
Watching book 3 in PAVAD: FBI Genesis by Calle J. Brookes 3.5* 11/14
Twas The Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement C. Moore 3* 12/8
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon 5* 10/29
Lethal Bayou Beauty book 2 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 11/3
The Job by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg 3* 11/6
Beginning book 1 in PAVAD: FBI Genesis by Calle J. Brookes 3* 11/9
Against All Odds by Irene Hannon 5* 11/29
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 3* 12/30 - paper book in Polish (previously 5*) - now English ebook (downrated to 3*)
Die Trying by Lee Child 4* 3/20 - previously German ebook - now English paper book (both library copies)
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Level: Easy (10 books)
Books Completed: 3/10
Categories:
All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
1. Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne
2. Vacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne
3. A Good Night for Ghosts by Mary Pope Osborne
Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
Agnieszka wrote: "Lanelle, would you consider books I started once and didn't finish as re-reads if I gave it a second chance or only those I actually finished the first time around?"
Since you will be re-reading at least part of the book, I'll accept it.
Since you will be re-reading at least part of the book, I'll accept it.

November 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Levels of Difficulty:
Easy - 10 books
Medium - 15 books
Hard - 20+ books
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
Read It Again
Timeframe: 01 November 2019 - 30 April 2019
Level: Hard (20+)
Completed: 0/22
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
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#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
1. Madita by Astrid Lindgren
2. Madita Und Pims by Astrid Lindgren
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
1. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
2. Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
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#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
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#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
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#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
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#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
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#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
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#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
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#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
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Timeframe: 01 November 2019 - 30 April 2019
Level: Hard (20+)
Completed: 0/22
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
1.
2.
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
1. Madita by Astrid Lindgren
2. Madita Und Pims by Astrid Lindgren


#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
1. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
2. Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane


#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
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#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
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#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
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#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
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#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
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#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
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#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
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#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
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Thank you and that's great! I'll try to read/dnf as many as I can within the next six month.


Read It Again
Timeframe: 01 November 2019 - 30 April 2019
Level: Easy (10)
Completed: 2/10
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
1. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
1. So Much to Tell You by John Marsden
2. Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
1. Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1 by Neale Donald Walsch
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
2. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
To me both of these were amazing, but I need to re-read them to remember why!
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
1. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

November 1st to April 30th
10 books
1. The Kite runner by Khalid Hosseini
2. One Hundred Names by Cecilia Ahern
3. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
4. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
5. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
6. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Callahan
7. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
8. Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
9. Matilda by Roald Dahl
10 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Shelley wrote: "Is this an ongoing challenge? In other words, can I start in January? I was thinking about rereading some of my favorites next year, and this challenge would be perfect!"
Yes, Shelley, it's an on going challenge. You can start at any time. I might join you in January ☺
Yes, Shelley, it's an on going challenge. You can start at any time. I might join you in January ☺

Read It Again Challenge
Duration: 12/01/2019 - 05/31/2020
Level of Difficulty: Medium (15-19)
Progress: 16/15
1. The Gift of the Magi by O Henry, 12/03/2019 (Shadow of Doubt)
2. The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr, 12/27 /2019 (Shadow of Doubt)
3. Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter, 01/15/2020 (Memory Loss)
4. All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, 01/26/2020 (All-Time Favorite)
5. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, 02/26/2020 (Memory Loss)
6. Things My Son Needs to Know about the World by Fredrik Backman, 02/01/2020 (Mint Condition)
7. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown, 02/05/2020 (Shadow of Doubt)
8. Little Boy Lost by Eric Hobbs, 02/11/2020 (Shadow of Doubt)
9. Renegades by Marissa Meyer, 03/16/2020 (Shadow of Doubt)
10. Archenemies by Marissa Meyer, 03/22/2020 (Shadow of Doubt)
11. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, 04/04/2020 (Shadow of Doubt)
12. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, 04/25/2020 (Shadow of Doubt)
13. The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty, 04/30/2020 (It Just Gets Better)
14. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, 05/01/2020 (Shadow of Doubt)
15. The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty, 05/27/2020 It Just Gets Better
16. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 05/9/2020 (Friendly Advice)
17. East by Edith Pattou (in process)
Thanks for the incentive/permission to reread books. I will continue to reread throughout the year, but no longer record them. Happy reading!

January 1, 2020-June 30, 2020
Level: Easy, 10
7/10
Categories that apply for me, number per category might change:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
1. Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone J.K. Rowling 4/5/21
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
1. Once Upon a Crime Mona Marple 3/23/21
2. Guidebook to Murder Lynn Cahoon 6/29/21
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#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
1. Dead and Berried Karen MacInerney 5/6/20
2. Assault and Pepper Leslie Budewitz 10/15/20
3. Death Comes to Town K.J. Emrick 2/3/21
4. The Time for Murder Is Meow T.C. LoTempio 6/10/21
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Start: DECEMBER 29, 2019 - JUNE 29, 2020
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…


Level: Hard - 20+ books
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
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#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
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#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
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#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
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#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
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#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
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Read It Again
Duration: 10/26/19 - 4/25/20
Level: Hard (20+ books)
Progress: 29/20+
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen & Nancy Moser (introduction & notes) 5* 2/19
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
Anne of Green Gables book 1 in The Anne Stories by L.M. Montgomery 5* 2/18
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time.
Die fünf Sprachen der Liebe: Wie Kommunikation in der Ehe gelingt=The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman 5* 2/3
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
Louisiana Longshot book 1 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 5* 2/12
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
Forever Driven by Kathleen Brooks 5* 11/4
Swamp Sniper book 3 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 11/20
Forever Secret by Kathleen Brooks 5* 11/6
Forever Surprised by Kathleen Brooks 4* 11/6
Swamp Team 3 by by Jana Deleon 5* 1/10
Hurricane Force by Jana Deleon 5* 2/15
Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon 5* 2/19
Gator Bait by Jana Deleon 5* 3/3
Soldiers of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 3/5
Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon 4* 3/9
Later Gator by Jana Deleon 3* 3/15
Christ Arose: A Tomb's Tale by Faith Blum 4* 4/13
Hook, Line and Blinker by Jana Deleon 4* 4/16
Change of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 4/18
Reel of Fortune by Jana Deleon 4* 4/20
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
Hidden Figures - Unerkannte Heldinnen=Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly 2* 11/10
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
Watching book 3 in PAVAD: FBI Genesis by Calle J. Brookes 3.5* 11/14
Twas The Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement C. Moore 3* 12/8
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon 5* 10/29
Lethal Bayou Beauty book 2 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 11/3
The Job by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg 3* 11/6
Beginning book 1 in PAVAD: FBI Genesis by Calle J. Brookes 3* 11/9
Against All Odds by Irene Hannon 5* 11/29
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 3* 12/30 - paper book in Polish (previously 5*) - now English ebook (downrated to 3*)
Die Trying by Lee Child 4* 3/20 - previously German ebook - now English paper book (both library copies)

Tari wrote: "Re msg 18: I didn't even come close to finishing 10. Should I just keep on trying or call it a slight fail? ;)"
Whichever. I'll let you decide :)
Whichever. I'll let you decide :)

Whichever. I'll let you decide :)"
Ok, that works. I'll just let it keep going to see if I can do a little better. I had some ideas for the categories, so maybe if I plan out a few said ideas, it'll help, although I still might not get to 10 lol. Thanks, Lanelle!

Start Date Jan 1, 2021
Levels of Difficulty:
Medium - 15 books
Categories:
All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
✔️Brave New World 1/5

First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
✔️Shadow of Night 1/10
✔️Carry On 5/24


Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
✔️Shadow and Bone 4/7
✔️Find Her 3/24
✔️Defenseless 3/25
✔️Pandemonium 4/7
✔️Legend 2/22
✔️Call Me Irresistible 2/19
✔️When He Was Wicked 1/13
✔️Daughter of Smoke & Bone 1/2
✔️Everneath 4/1
✔️The Echo Killing 6/15










Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
✔️Fates and Furies 1/29

Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
✔️Altered Carbon 5/23


Duration: Jan 2021 thru June 2021
Levels of Difficulty:
Easy - 10 books
Medium - 15 books
Hard - 20+ books
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.


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#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
I'm in.
Goal: at least 1 book in each category.
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
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#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
1.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
1.
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
1.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
1.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
1.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
1.
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
1.
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
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#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
1.
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
1.
Goal: at least 1 book in each category.
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
1.
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
1.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
1.
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
1.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
1.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
1.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
1.
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
1.
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
1.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
1.
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
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Start Date: 11/10/22
Finish Date: 5/10/23
Going for Hard, but we'll see if I can make it
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.


Start: January 2023
Duration: 6 months from start date
Levels of Difficulty:
Easy - 10 books
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
The Unseen World 1/23/23 ✶✶✶✶✶
Verity 4/30/23 ✶✶✶✶
Dating-ish 3/27/23 ✶✶✶✶
Lord Ruin 3/26/23 ✶✶✶
The Witness 6/13/23 ✶✶✶✶





#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
Kiss of Crimson 5/25/23 ✶✶✶✶
Envy 6/9/23 ✶✶✶✶


#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
Kiss of Snow 6/5/23 ✶✶✶✶
Mine Till Midnight 2/24/23 ✶✶✶✶
Natural Born Charmer 4/4/23 ✶✶✶✶




January 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Levels of Difficulty: Hard - 20+ books
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.

June 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Levels of Difficulty: Hard - 20+ books
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: Top 10 favorites
1. Burned
2. Smoke
3. Crank
4. Fallout
5. Glass
6. Identical
7. Gone with the Wind
8. The Widow of the South
9. Impulse
10. Traffick










#2 Childhood Memories: Childhood reads
1. Anne of Ingleside
2. The Giver
3. Bridge to Terabithia
4. The Outsiders
5. Messenger
6. Black Beauty
7. Charlotte's Web
8. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
9. Under the Lilacs









#3 Older and Wiser: Read it--didn't get it/appreciate it/school requirement
1. The Old Man and the Sea
2. A Day No Pigs Would Die
3. Animal Farm
4. The Time Machine
5. The Invisible Man
6. Fahrenheit 451
7. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
8. The Canterville Ghost
9. The Turn of the Screw
10. A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories










#4 First Love: First book read by favorite authors
1. Fever 1793

#5 It Just Gets Better!: Read several times--could read again & again
1. A Heart's Promise
2. A Heart's Betrayal
3. A Heart's Obsession
4. A Heart's Danger
5. A Heart's Disguise
6. A Heart's Home
7. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
8. Daddy-Long-Legs








#6 Friendly Advice: Didn’t really like it but willing to retry.
1. The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel 6/8
2. Thirteen Reasons Why
3. Feed
4. The Island of Dr. Moreau
5. Heroines of Mercy Street: The Real Nurses of the Civil War
6. Blackbird House
7. A Streetcar Named Desire







#7 Memory Loss: Read but forgot what it's about
1. Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859: A Tale of the Old West 6/5
2. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
3. Among the Hidden]



#8 Shadow of a Doubt: Positive/Negative impression-really that* great/horrible?
1. Summer
2, Night
3. Good Wives
4. A Child Called "It"
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
6. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe






#9 Screen Star: Watched movie/TV show, wanting to read again.
1. Water for Elephants
2. The Case of the Missing Marquess
3. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady
4. The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye
5. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
6. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche
7. Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade
8. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets
9. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan









#10 Mint Condition: Acquired a copy after already read it
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. Winter is Not Forever
3. When Tomorrow Comes
4. The English Son
5. The Stubborn Father
6. The Betrayed Fiancee
7. The Missing Will
8. The Divided Family
9. The Selfless Act
10. The Help










#11 Switch It Up: Listen to audio book this time.
1. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 6/12
2. I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
3. Hiroshima
4. Goodbye to Yesterday
5. The Silence of Winter
6. The Hope of Spring
7. The Pieces of Summer
8. A Revelation in Autumn
9. A Vow for Always
10. When Breaks the Dawn











Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.

Duration: 6 months from start date: 11/10/2023
Levels of Difficulty:
Easy - 10 books
Medium - 15 books
Hard - 20+ books
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.

My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel: Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante 11/16/2023, 5 stars
Nora wrote: "For #11 Switch It Up prompt, can you read a graphic novel version of a book you read before?"
Sure.
Sure.

Sure."
Great! Thanks so much for your help, Lanelle!

Start Day - Jan 1, 2024
Completed: 2/10
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
1. The Fellowship of the Ring
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
1. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents - Reread Jan 17, 2024 ★★★★★
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
1. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls - Reread Feb 3, 2024 ★★★★★
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.
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This challenge is all about re-reads!
Do you remember a great book you've been planning to read again, but have never gotten around to it? Want to relive the magic of books read in your childhood?
Think you might like a book better the second time around? Here's your chance! ☺
Rules:
* You decide how many books you will read for which categories.
* Re-reads only.
* Use your sign-up post for your list.
* When you've finished a book, rate & date it.
Duration: 6 months from start date
Levels of Difficulty:
Easy - 10 books
Medium - 15 books
Hard - 20+ books
Categories:
#1 All-Time Favorite: If you had to pick your all-time favorite books, this one would at least make the Top 10!
#2 Childhood Memories: A book you loved when you were a child.
#3 Older and Wiser: You read it, but you think maybe you didn’t quite get it or weren’t able to fully appreciate it at the time. (e.g. a book you had to read for school)
#4 First Love: The first book you read by one of your favorite authors.
#5 It Just Gets Better!: A book you’ve read several times already – and could read again and again.
#6 Friendly Advice: You didn’t really like it all that much when you read it, but your friend/spouse/family member/random person loved it so much you’re willing to give it another shot.
#7 Memory Loss: You know you read it, but what on earth was it about…?
#8 Shadow of a Doubt: A book that left a strong impression on you, either very positive or very negative – but could it really have been *that* great/horrible?
#9 Screen Star: Ever since you saw the movie/TV show, you’ve really been wanting to read this again.
#10 Mint Condition: You acquired a copy of this book after you had already read it, so now there’s a brand-new copy sitting unread on your shelf and gathering dust…
#11 Switch It Up: Re-read a book in a different language than you originally read it in or listen to the audio book this time around.