Matt's 2020 Manic Reading Challenges

[Matt]

I'm trying for 90 this year!

15/90 Books Read

January:
1) Jan 1 - Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
2) Jan 4 - The Magician's Land
3) Jan 11 - The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
4) Jan 16 - The Silent Patient
5) Jan 19 - The Rise of Magicks
6) Jan 20 - Freshwater
7) Jan 25 - The Handmaid's Tale
8) Jan 26 - The Witches Are Coming
9) Jan 28 - The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People

February
1) Feb 2 - A Wrinkle in Time
2) Feb 9 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
3) Feb 13 - Ninth House
4) Feb 13 - SHOUT

[Matt]

Popsugar - 2020

10/50

1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Freshwater
3. A book with a great first line A Wrinkle in Time
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman The Perks of Being a Wallflower
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
9. A book with a map The Name of the Wind
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test The Handmaid's Tale
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller The Silent Patient
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention The Witches Are Coming
21. A book published the month of your birthday Ninth House
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Rise of Magicks
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
38. A book by or about a journalist
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Advanced

41. A book written by an author in their 20s
42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
44. A book set in the 1920s
45. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
48. A book published in the 20th century
49. A book from a series with more than 20 books
50. A book with a main character in their 20s

[Matt]

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge - 2020

2/24 Challenges Completed

1 - Read a YA nonfiction book
2 - Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
3 - Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
4 - Read a graphic memoir
BR 5 Read a book about a natural disaster
BR 6 Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
BR 7 Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
BR 8 Read an audiobook of poetry SHOUT
BR 10 Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
BR 11 Read a debut novel by a queer author
BR 12 Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
BR 13 Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
BR 14 Read a romance starring a single parent
BR 15 Read a book about climate change
BR 16 Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
BR 17 Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
BR 18 Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
BR 19 Read a book by or about a refugee
BR 20 Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
BR 21 Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
BR 22 Read a horror book published by an indie press
BR 23 Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
BR 24 Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author

[Matt]

Let's Turn Pages - 2020

January:
Books Read: 9
Pages Read: 2,897

February:
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 445

March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:

Pages read total: 3,342/20,000 pages

[Matt]

Reading Women Challenge - 2020

[Matt]

Virtual Mount TBR Reading Challenge - 2020

Mount Mindolluin (75 Books)

1) Jan 1 - Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II - Library
2) Jan 4 - The Magician's Land - Library

[oshizu]

A happy year of reading to you in 2020!
I completed the 2019 Reading Women challenge last year and enjoyed it a lot. This year, though, I'm doing half as many prompt-based challenges with the hope of reading more chunksters.

Good luck with reaching your new 90-book goal!

[Matt]

Swords & Stars Reading Challenge - 2020

– Read a book from the subgenre: New Weird.

– Read a book with a map.

– Read a book with time travel or time in the title of it.

– Read a book with stars on the cover or in the title.

– Read a book whose author is new to you.

– Read an SFF novella

– Read a book with magic in it.

– Read a book with a spaceship on the cover.

– Read a book over 500 pages.

– Read a sci fi book written by a female author.

– Read a book that takes place in space, on a ship or on a different planet.

– Read a book with dragons in it.

– Read a book based on or from a fantasy or science fiction game. (e.g. Halo, Diablo etc.)

– Read a militaristic sci fi book or a portal fantasy.

– Read a Sci Fantasy.

– Read a Grimdark or Urban fantasy.

– Read a sci fi classic.

– Read a fantasy classic.

– Read a book recommended or blurbed by another SFF author.

– Read an SFF new release.

[Lisa]

Good luck with your reading goals this year, Matt. 90 books is a great goal.

[Matt]

Reading Classic Books Challenge - 2020

1) Read a classic over 500 pages
2) Read a classic by a POC and/or with a POC as the main character
3) Read a classic that takes place in a country other than where you live
4) Read a classic in translation
5) Read a classic by a new to you author
6) Read a book of poetry
7) Read a classic written between 1800-1860
8) Read a classic written by an LGBT author and/or with an LGBT main character
9) Read a classic written by a woman
10) Read a classic novella
11) Read a classic nonfiction
12) Read a classic that has been banned or censored