Favourite Genres Challenge - 2015

[Maria]

Please update
5/14 read

Kara's Favorites
Magical Realism: Landline

Zara's Favorites

Religion: The Book of Strange New Things
Fiction: Prince Lestat
Young Adult: Fangirl
Chick-Lit :Eat, Pray, Love

[Dominique]

L`m signing up

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

7/14

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism
: 01/19/15
Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic
: 01/28/15

Zara's Favourites
Religion
Fiction
: 01/22/15
Young Adult
: 01/08/15
Chick-Lit
: 01/21/15

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
- 07/29/15
Military Science Fiction
Classics
Fahrenheit 451 -09/02/15
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction
World History
Biography-Memoir
High Fantasy - Cinder -Marissa Meyer 08/26/15

[Marina]

For Young Adult I've read Divergent by Veronica Roth. I am now at 6/14.

[ChrisP]

Message 86 Updated


Kara's Favourites

Business Nonfiction - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything***

6/16 Complete

[Jodi]

I finished my third for this challenge

Biography/Memoir: Out of the Woods: A Memoir of Wayfinding

[Cristal]

Update message 10

I have just finished reading The Boys in the Boat. A wonderfully uplifting story of underdogs, so well researched. Well worth reading.

[Zara's Retreat]

Sorry everyone for not updating earlier. I don't seem to be getting the GRs updates for this thread.

Anyway I have added Dominique and Martine to the list.

Also congratulations to everyone else who are reading like absolute champions. Great effort.

[Martine]

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


Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism --- The Witch With No Name****
Bus..."

I cannot express how much I loved Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything! I hope you know they also wrote SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance ;-) It's as good as their first one.

I am currently reading Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies and I'm deeply enjoying it, I think you will too ^^

Good lecture!

[Martine]

I updated post 100; I finished Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies for the World History genre.

[Zara's Retreat]

Great work Martine.

[Leslie]

This sounds like fun! I would like to join in.

[Zara's Retreat]

Leslie I've added you.

[ChrisP]

Message 86 Updated



Natural History - The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival***

A solid and interesting read about the life and hardships of the Amura Tiger in Far Eastern Russia. I would defiantly recommend this book for those who needs this genre.

7/16 Complete

[Leslie]

10/16 complete

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism The Autumn of the Patriarch
Business NonfictionStrengthsFinder 2.0
Post-apocalyptic

Zara's Favorites
ReligionLamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
FictionThe Painted Girls
Young AdultEncyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
Chick-Lit

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy
Military Science Fiction Ender's Game
ClassicsThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Gaming FictionGantz/01

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction Brave New World
World History
Biography-Memoir Boy: Tales of Childhood
High Fantasy

[Marina]

I'm halfway there!

✔Biography-Memoir: My Alien Self: My Journey Back to Me

7/14

[Zara's Retreat]

Marina wrote: "I'm halfway there!

✔Biography-Memoir: My Alien Self: My Journey Back to Me

7/14"


Great work Marina

[Leslie]

Please update message 114:

3/16 completed
Gaming FictionGantz/01

[Zara's Retreat]

Leslie wrote: "Please update message 114:

3/16 completed
Gaming FictionGantz/01"

Well done Leslie

[Stefani - SpelingExpirt]

I've updated message 22. I'm at 2/14

[Zara's Retreat]

Stefani - SpelingExpirt wrote: "I've updated message 22. I'm at 2/14"


Great work Stefani

[Catherine]

Count me in since I'm trying to broaden my horizons.

Cathy

[Zara's Retreat]

Cathy I've added you

[Zara's Retreat]

Heather wrote: "I'm in! Is it okay if I link to where I'll be updating the most often, or, do I have to update here each time I finish a book?"

Heather you can add the link if you would prefer

[Marina]

I've just finished my book for Social Science Fiction, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

Now I am at 8/14.

[Tahj]

1/15

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

Zara's Favourites
Religion
Fiction
Young Adult
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Chick-Lit

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

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction
World History
Biography-Memoir
Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang
High Fantasy

[Maria]

6/14 Please update.

Social Science Fiction: The Giver

[Zara's Retreat]

Maria wrote: "6/14 Please update.

Social Science Fiction: The Giver"

Excellent Maria

[Jodi]

I am finished five books for this challenge with my "chick lit" book Harvesting the Heart

It is funny because without intending to at all, I keep finding my books fitting into your categories Zara.

[Zara's Retreat]

Jodi wrote: "I am finished five books for this challenge with my "chick lit" book Harvesting the Heart

It is funny because without intending to at all, I keep finding my books fitting into your ca..."

That is funny Jodi.

[Cat]

Read
Magical realism: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
Young adult: The coldest girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
Post-apocalyptic: Breathe - Sarah Crossan

Reading
Social science fiction: Phoenix Rising (Ministry of peculiar occurrences) - Philippa Ballantine & Tee Morris

[Marina]

✔World History: L'arte della guerra (English: The Art of War)

And with this I've finished Cassandra's Favourites!

I am now at 9/14.

[Zara's Retreat]

Great work Marina. Not far to go now.

[Stefani - SpelingExpirt]

I was a bit worried about finding a religion related book that I'd actually want to read but by a happy accident I noticed that The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act is tagged as religion! So that plus The Paper Magician for Magical Realism, Mistborn: The Final Empire for Heroic Fantasy and Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why for YA puts me at 4/14.

Edit: December and January have rolled into one and I've just realised I read the Wicked + the Divine last year so I'm actually at 3/14.
Can't wait for volume 2 to come out so I can have my religion book!

[ChrisP]

Message 86Updated




Military Science Fiction ---Starship Troopers****

[Libby]

Update, I'm at 4/14!

[Zara's Retreat]

Well done Libby

[Marina]

Just finished Can You Keep a Secret?, my book for Chick-Lit. This puts me at 10/14. Yay!

[Zara's Retreat]

Marina wrote: "Just finished Can You Keep a Secret?, my book for Chick-Lit. This puts me at 10/14. Yay!"

Well done Marina. What did you think of this book?

[Marina]

I really liked it, Zara. I think The Undomestic Goddess was better than this one, but I still enjoyed it a lot. Very funny and entertaining.

[Zara's Retreat]

Marina wrote: "I really liked it, Zara. I think The Undomestic Goddess was better than this one, but I still enjoyed it a lot. Very funny and entertaining."

That's great to read Marina. I also loved this book when I read it. I had actually read this one before The Undomestic Goddess.

[Mary Pat]

I plan to do this challenge. I have a question though. Can we use the books on our TBR as long as they fit the genre? Is there an easy way to see the genre for each of the books on our TBR?

Let me know! And thanks!

Progress: (0/14)


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

[Zara's Retreat]

Mary Pat wrote: "I plan to do this challenge. I have a question though. Can we use the books on our TBR as long as they fit the genre? Is there an easy way to see the genre for each of the books on our TBR?

Let me..."

Mary Pat you definitely can use books from your TBR.

[Zara's Retreat]

well done Heather

[ChrisP]

Message 86 Updated



1984 - Social Science Fiction
The Haunting of Hill House - Classic

10/16 Complete

[Zara's Retreat]

well done ChrisP

[Carrie]

Went for an easy start - finished my Fiction - Kill Me if You Can by James Patterson Updated message 56

[Zara's Retreat]

Carrie wrote: "Went for an easy start - finished my Fiction - Kill Me if You Can by James Patterson Updated message 56"

Well done Carrie

[Mary Pat]

UPDATE:

Goal: 14 - Progress: 4 complete, 10 to go

Young Adult - Brisingr

World History - 101 Things You Didn't Know about Irish History: The People, Places, Culture, and Tradition of the Emerald Isle

Biography-Memoir - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

High Fantasy - Inheritance

[Arushi]

I'm in as well.

[Arushi]

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction
Magical Realism- Beloved
Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic- The Maze Runner

Zara's Favourites
Religion
Fiction- The Silver Linings Playbook
Young Adult- We Were Liars
Chick-Lit- Landline

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy- Prince of Thorns
Military Science Fiction
Classics- The Great Gatsby
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction- 1984
World History
Biography-Memoir
High Fantasy- A Game of Thrones