Favourite Genres Challenge - 2015

[Jennifer]

I'm going to drop out of this one. Thank you!

[Zara's Retreat]

I've added everyone.

Jennifer I have taken you off the list.

[Tahj]

I'll join!

[Zara's Retreat]

Tahj I have added you

[ScarlettMi]

Excited to try out some different genres. That's sort of my favourite thing about this group. I've gotten out of my comfort zone with choosing different sorts of books than I'd normally reach for. I'm not sure which I'll give a pass to yet.


Updated: December 31st
(12/14)

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism

Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic


Zara's Favourites
Religion

Fiction

Young Adult

Chick-Lit

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction

Classics

Gaming Fiction


Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction

World History

Biography-Memoir

High Fantasy

[Carrie]

I'll give this a try. It'll take me out of my comfort zone :)


Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism
Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic

Zara's Favourites
Religion
Fiction Kill Me If You Can 2/20/15
Young Adult Where She Went 3/12/15
Chick-Lit

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction
Classics
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction
World History
Biography-Memoir
High Fantasy

[Cat]

This sounds brilliant I definitely think I'll be giving it a go, just wanted to check if we have a book that we think fits a genre but it's not tagged in that genre on here does it still count?

[Cat]

Natural history nonfiction: Tree of rivers: The story of the Amazon - John Hemming
Magical realism: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
Business nonfiction: Starbucked - Taylor Clark
Post-apocalyptic: Breathe - Sarah Crossan

Religion: The Rapture - Liz Jensen
Fiction: NOS4A2 - Joe Hill
Young adult: The coldest girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
Chick-Lit: Housewife down - Alison Penton Harper

Heroic fantasy: The Redemption of Althalus - David & Leigh Eddings
Military science fiction: Edge of Tomorrow - Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Classics: To kill a mockingbird - Harper Lee
Gaming fiction: Assassins creed: Renaissance - Oliver Bowden

Social science fiction: Phoenix Rising (Ministry of peculiar occurrences) - Philippa Ballantine & Tee Morris
World history: London - Edward Rutherfurd
Biography-memoir: It is just me? - Miranda Hart
High fantasy: Theatre of the gods - Matt Suddain (not sure if this is high fantasy, if it's not then Shadowmarch - Tad Williams)

[[deleted user]]

I'd like to join! Obviously this is subject to change, but here's the initial list

(0/14)

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction: Silent Spring
Magical Realism:Life After Life
Business Nonfiction: PASS
Post-apocalyptic: The Scorch Trials

Zara's Favourites
Religion: Revival
Fiction: The Boston Girl
Young Adult: Grave Mercy
Chick-Lit: Girl Online

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy: The Fellowship of the Ring
Military Science Fiction: PASS
Classics: East of Eden
Gaming Fiction: Dragons of Autumn Twilight

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction: We
World History: Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields
Biography-Memoir: The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
High Fantasy: A Storm of Swords

[Zara's Retreat]

Alexis I've added you.

[Mary-Ann]

updated message 40

1/14

Heroic Fantasy – The Name of the Wind – Patrick Rothfuss (02/01/2015)

[Pam]

I want to do this one, how do I join?

[Cassandra]

Hi Pamela! Just post here that you'd like to participate, and Zara will add you to the list of participants. Then, post here when you finish books that count for each of the genres and Zara will update your progress - just like Mary-Ann did above. Does that make sense?

[Pam]

Thanks Cassandra! I will like to participate :)

[LyndiLea]

Count me in for all of them.

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism: Horns 1/29/15
Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It 1/17/15

Zara's Favourites
Religion
Fiction- The Martian 1/10/15
Young Adult- We Were Liars 1/2/15
Chick-Lit- Landline 1/3/15

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction
Classics
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction
World History
Biography-Memoir Yes Please 1/22/15
High Fantasy

[Natalie]

This looks interesting. I am going to try not to pass on any genre.

Completed: 9/16

Kara's Favorites:
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism - The Darkest Part of the Forest (2/12/15)
Business Nonfiction
Post Apocalyptic - Shatter Me (1/29/15)

Zara's Favorites:
Religion - The Demonologist (4/13/15)
Fiction - Woman with a Gun (1/16/15)
Young Adult - The Madman's Daughter (1/2/15)
Chick Lit - Anna and the French Kiss (1/9/15)

Craig's Favorites:
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction
Classics
Gaming Fiction - Gamer Girl (7/26/15)

Cassandra's Favorites:
Social Science Fiction - The Hunger Games (3/18/15)
World History - The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (8/14/15)
Biography Memoir
High Fantasy

[Zara's Retreat]

Lyndi and Pamela I've added both of you.

[Marina]

I've read my first book for this challenge, Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, for the Classics genre. I really, really liked it, it's my favourite Fitzgerald so far.

[Cassandra]

High Fantasy:

Finished January 3
3 stars.

1/16

[Zara's Retreat]

Well done Marina and Cassandra

[Pam]

FAVOURITE GENRES CHALLENGE - 2015
Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31st, 2015

2/14

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism
Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic

Zara's Favourites
Religion
Fiction
Young Adult- Where She Went
Chick-Lit

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction
Classics
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction
World History- The Book Thief
Biography-Memoir
High Fantasy

[Cat]

Completed 1/16.

Magical Realism
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
1/1/15-4/1/15

[Melike]

I would like to join this challenge.

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism
Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic

Zara's Favourites
Religion
Fiction
Young Adult
Chick-Lit

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction
Classics
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction
World History
Biography-Memoir
High Fantasy

[Jodi]

Hi Zara,

I finished my Fiction requirement with Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. I edited Message 36 to show I am 1/16

[Zara's Retreat]

congratulations Jodi

[Zara's Retreat]

congratulations Cat.

I've added you Melike

[Zara's Retreat]

well done Pamela and Cat.

[Clair]

This sounds fab. Can I join?

[Maria]

I finished my Fiction requirement with Prince Lestat by Anne Rice.

[Tara]

Completed: 5/14

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism
Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic - Insurgent (3/23/15)

Zara's Favourites
Religion
Fiction - Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson (1/14/15)
Young Adult
Chick-Lit Attachments (3/6/15)

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction
Classics
Gaming Fiction - PASS

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction - Divergent (3/13/15)
World History
Biography-Memoir - Those Wild, Wild Kennedy Boys (7/18/15)
High Fantasy

This sounds like fun! Holding on to my second pass for now.

[Zara's Retreat]

Clair I've added you.

[Zara's Retreat]

Tara I've added you

[Ruth]

I'm in!

FAVOURITE GENRES CHALLENGE - 2015
Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31st, 2015

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism
Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic

Zara's Favourites
Religion
Fiction
Young Adult
Chick-Lit

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction
Classics
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction
World History
Biography-Memoir
High Fantasy

[Kelsi]

I'm in for this one! I've got one completed already, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Kelsi's Favorite Genre's Challenge

Goal: 1/14

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
->The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World or Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Magical Realism
->The Miniaturist or The Dovekeepers
Business Nonfiction
->Outliers: The Story of Success
Post-apocalyptic
->Oryx and Crake

Zara's Favourites
Religion
->Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
Fiction
->Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Young Adult
->Eldest
Chick-Lit
->Pride and PrejudiceTBD

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
->Brisingr
Military Science Fiction
Classics
->Emma
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction - TBD
World History
->Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Biography-Memoir
->Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
High Fantasy

[Marina]

Just finished reading my second book for the challenge, Ali und Nino (in English: Ali and Nino: A Love Story) by Kurban Said, for Fiction.

2/14 :-)

[ChrisP]

FAVOURITE GENRES CHALLENGE - 2015
Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31st, 2015


Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction --- The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
Magical Realism --- The Witch With No Name****
Business Nonfict ---Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything***
Post-apocalyptic ---Divergent****

Zara's Favourites
Religion ---Till We Have Faces***
Fiction ----Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith**
Young Adult---The Son of Neptune****
Chick-Lit----Jane Eyre*****

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction ---Starship Troopers****
Classics - The Haunting of Hill House****
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction - 1984****
World History ----Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies**
Biography-Memoir ---Night****
High Fantasy ---The Way of Kings*****

15/16 Complete

[Brianna Andreda]

FAVOURITE GENRES CHALLENGE - 2015

Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31st, 2015

I'm in. 3 out of 14 complete

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism
Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic - I Am Legend and Other Stories

Zara's Favourites
Religion
Fiction - Kiss the Girls
Young Adult
Chick-Lit

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction
Classics - Fahrenheit 451
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction
World History
Biography-Memoir
High Fantasy

[Mary-Ann]

updated message 40
2/14
Zara's Favourites
Chick-Lit – Bridget Jones's Diary – Helen Fielding (04/01/2015)

[ChrisR]

2/14 Complete

Kara's Favourites
Winter World - Natural History Nonfiction

Cassandra's Favourites
That Quail, Robert - Biography-Memoir
The biography of a tame quail.

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[Maria]

Just wondering. Can I change some of the books I was thinking of reading? Just realized some of the books I've already read could fit in here but I had named other ones instead.

[Cassandra]

Of course, Maria! You're not required to stick with your original choices. Some people don't even pick books ahead of time.

[Maria]

Thanks Cassandra!

[Maria]

update message 47
4/14

Kara's Favorites
Magical Realism: Landline by Rainbow Rowell


Zara's Favorites

Fiction: Prince Lestat by Anne Rice
Young Adult: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Chick-Lit :Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

[Cristal]

update to message 10;
Magical Realism The House of the Spirits read 13/1/15

[Marina]

I had decided to pass on Gaming Fiction, but in the end I decided to read Ready Player One instead. I will pass on some other category. I am now at 3/14 for this challenge.

[ChrisP]

Updated Message 88


Kara's Favourites
Magical Realism - The Witch With No Name****

[Merja]

First book read!

✔ Heroic Fantasy A Clash of Kings

[Jodi]

I have read my second book for this challenge. Another one for Zara's categories. Clockwork Princess for my YA section

[Marina]

✔Post-apocalyptic: The Giver
✔High Fantasy: The Colour of Magic

5/14

[Martine]

I love the idea to discover new genres :-) We tend to stick to what we know if we don't consciously get out of our comfort zone. I am most definitively going to enjoy this challenge, please count me in!

In italic is what I plan to read.
In bold text are the books I have read.

3/14 read

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction The Origin of Species
Magical Realism Three Parts Dead
Business Nonfiction A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing or How to Win Friends and Influence People or Business Adventures
Post-apocalyptic A Canticle for Leibowitz

Zara's Favourites
Religion The Sparrow or Life After God
Fiction King Rat
Young Adult Mossflower
Chick-Lit Eat, Pray, Love or I might pass this one unless I get a very good recommendation...

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy Two Serpents Rise
Military Science Fiction Starship Troopers or Armor or All You Need Is Kill
Classics Sherlock Holmes or The Merchant of Venice or The Art of War
Gaming Fiction For the Win or Ready Player One

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction 1984 or Never Let Me Go
World History Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Biography-Memoir The Stress Of My Life: A Scientist's Memoirs
High Fantasy Redwall