The Listopia Challenge - 2015

[Charity]

Updated message 131.

16/30

[Lorelei]

I read Death Of A Gossip and updated msg #37.
6/15

[Scott]

Finished Gone Girl

Updated

11/33

[Charity]

Updated message 131. I am going to change my goal to 40.

17/40

[Sally]

Edited Message 99.

2/10 for List One - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1/10 for List Two - Best Historical Fiction

Not doing to well, keep getting distracted by books not on the list, but it's still early in the year :)

[[deleted user]]

Updated Message 101
26/30

[Susan C]

Updated message 42

[Ariel]

Update: [5|45]; Message 176

Also, I don't think I've been added to the main list for this challenge.

[Stephanie (Chinchillita)]

Update message 158
The Graveyard Book 4/1/15
The Princess Bride 4/3/15
9/33

[Amy]

I would love to join this challenge. Reading through everyone's lists has been terrific. What a great way to discover new books.

15 Books Total 3 each from 5 lists

14/15

3 Books from Art and Artists in Fiction

1. The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
2. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
3. Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman

3 Books from Best Historical Mystery

1. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
2. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
3. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

3 Books from Microhistory:Social Histories of Just One Thing

1. Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused by Mike Dash
2. Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
3.

3 Books from Cozy Mystery Series

1. Body Movers by Stephanie Bond
2. In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
3. Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris

3 Books from Epistolary Fiction

1. A Woman of Independent Means by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
2. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
3. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

[Kara]

LIST ONE: Speculative Fiction that Passes the Bechdel Test
(At the end of 2014: read 13 of the top 100)
1. Alanna: The First Adventure, finished 4/1, unrated
2. Kushiel's Dart
3. Soulless
4. Doomsday Book
5. In the Night Garden

LIST TWO: Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
(At the end of 2014: read 55 of the top 100)
1. Hyperion
2. The Host
3. Rendezvous with Rama, finished 3/14, ***
4. The Forever War
5. Dragonflight

LIST THREE: You Read a Book About What?
(At the end of 2014, read 13 of the top 100)
1. Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
2. The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
3. Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
4. Seabiscuit: An American Legend, finished 3/19, *****
5. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon, finished 3/2, ***

COMPLETED: 4/15

[Candiss]

I updated post #6.

5. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (04/04/15 - *****) (from my list #4, Kirkus Review's Best Fiction Books of 2014)


Read: 5/25

[Tracy]

Must Read Classics

1. The Scarlet Letter
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray
3. Wuthering Heights
4. The Metamorphosis
5. Of Mice and Men
6. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
7. Inferno
8. Fahrenheit 451
9. Frankenstein
10. Catch-22



Best Series

1. The Hunger Games
2. A Game of Thrones
3. Twilight
4. Divergent
5. The Maze Runner
6. City of Bones
7. Cinder
8. Fifty Shades of Grey
9. The Heist
10. One for the Money

[Charity]

Updated message 131.

18/40

[Lorelei]

I have updated msg. #37 with A Little Princess. This books in on the list Best Books Ever. I'm at 7/15.

[Meg]

Update: 4/12 for both lists

New York Times 100 notable books of 2014

1.The Book of Strange New Things✔
2.The Paying Guests✔
3.The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History✔
4.The Bone Clocks✔


Modern Australian Literature

1.Burial Rites✔
2.The Rosie Project✔
3.Big Little Lies✔
4.On the Jellicoe Road✔

[Charity]

Updated message 131.

19/40

[Ariel]

Updated: [6|45] (Message 176)

I read The Bone Clocks, loved it.

[[deleted user]]

Updated Message 101
27/30

[Charity]

Updated message 131.

20/40

[Mary Pat]

UPDATE:


Goal: 5 - Progress: 1 complete, 4 to go

Listopia = Best Twists

Gone Girl

[Charity]

Updated message 131.

21/40

[Ariel]

Updated: [7|45] (Message 176)

Just finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog and absolutely flipped for it. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful book.

[Vernice]

5/10

1. Eat, Pray, Love
2. House Rules
3. Howl's Moving Castle
4. The Silver Linings Playbook
5. A Thousand Splendid Suns

[Melissa]

I hope it is not too late to join.

Must Read Classics

1.Hamlet - William Shakespeare (May 17)
2.Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte (Mar 02 2015)
3.Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare (Apr 30)
4.The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare (May 31)
5.Shakespeare's Sonnets - William Shakespeare (Jan 22 2015)
6.The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (May 10 2015)

Best Young Adult Books

1.The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken (Jun 22)
2.I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You - Ally Carter (Jun 06)
3.Of Triton - Anna Banks (Jul 27)
4.Sweet Evil - Wendy Higgins (Jun 28)
5.Of Poseidon - Anna Banks (Jul 27)

The Best Urban Fantasy

1.Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh (Jun 27)
2.Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh (Jul 21)
3.Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh (Jun 24)
4.Archangel's Kiss - Nalini Singh (Apr 07)
5.Touch the Dark - Karen Chance (Apr 22 2015)
6.Caressed by Ice - Nalini Singh (Jul 7.Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh (Jul 24)
8.Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh (Aug 02)
9.Bitten - Kelley Armstrong (Aug 23)
10.Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh (Sep 06)
11.Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh (Sep 11)
12.Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole (Aug 08)

Best Paranormal & Fantasy Romances

1.Beyond the Highland Mist - Karen Marie Moning (Aug 10)
2.Dragon Actually - G.A. Aiken (Jun 30)
3.Existence - Abbi Glines (Sep 13)
4.Her Dragon To Slay - Julia Mills (Sep 15)

[Charity]

Updated message 131.

22/40

[[deleted user]]

Updated Message 101
28/30

[Ashley]

As I completed my main yearly challenge early I decided to add some more to this challenge :D
I have an addiction to liking lists, so maybe this will help me finish some. :)

Completed: 23/30


YA Debuts 2015
1. The Night We Said Yes ⭐️
2. Unspeakable ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4.
5.



Romance Books Everyone Should Read
1. The Princess Bride ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. The Fault in Our Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Romeo and Juliet ⭐️
4. Fangirl ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5.



Books That Make You Laugh
1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Fool ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. The Importance of Being Earnest ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Good Omens ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️




100 YA Books To Read In A Lifetime
1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Holes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3.
4.
5.




Greatest Psychology Books
1. You Are Not So Smart ⭐️⭐️
2. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Thinking, Fast and Slow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5.



Read More Than 5 Times
1. Ella Enchanted ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Matilda ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Prince Caspian ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Winnie the Pooh ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Amy]

Updated post 215!

[Scott]

Updated my List

12/33

[Susan C]

Updated message 42

[Vernice]

Updated Message 30

[Lorelei]

I updated msg. #37 with The Kalahari Typing School for Men.

8/15

[Ariel]

Updated: [10|45] (Message 176)

I've read All the Light We Cannot See and The Paying Guests. The latter was pretty much a bore concerning the plot but I did like the historical details. I completely flipped for All the Light We Cannot See though. Absolutely loved it.

[Nadine]

I'm late but please add me to this challenge. Thanks!
This seems very interesting and I'll post the lists and books I plan to read later.

[Nadine]

THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1st 2015 - December 31st 2015

Completed: 0/30

List 1: Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1. The Day of the Triffids
2. Ubik
3. The Maze Runner
4. The Island of Dr. Moreau
5. The Feast of the Drowned

List 2: Best Time Travel Fiction
1. Doctor Who: Shada
2. Doctor Who: Sting of the Zygons
3. Doctor Who: The Price of Paradise
4. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
5. The Art of Destruction
6. Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island
7. Doctor Who: I Am a Dalek
8. Doctor Who: The Stone Rose
9. Doctor Who: Only Human

List 3: Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1. Redshirts
2. The Martian
3. The Long Earth

List 4: Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
1. The Man in the High Castle

List 5: Best Doctor Who Books
1. Eleven Doctors, Eleven Stories
2. Doctor Who: Engines of War
3. Doctor Who: The Blood Cell
4. Doctor Who: City of Death
5. The Clockwise Man
6. Doctor Who: The Deviant Strain
7. Doctor Who: The Stealers of Dreams
8. Doctor Who: Winner Takes All
9. Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket
10. Doctor Who: The Monsters Inside

List 6: Best Star Trek Books
1. Last Full Measure
2. The Good That Men Do

[Nadine]

THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1st 2015 - December 31st 2015

Completed: 4/30

List 1: Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1. The Day of the Triffids - completed 31/01/15
2. Ubik - completed 11/02/15
3. The Maze Runner - completed 08/05/15
4. The Island of Dr. Moreau
5. The Feast of the Drowned

List 2: Best Time Travel Fiction
1. Doctor Who: Shada
2. Doctor Who: Sting of the Zygons
3. Doctor Who: The Price of Paradise
4. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
5. The Art of Destruction
6. Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island
7. Doctor Who: I Am a Dalek
8. Doctor Who: The Stone Rose
9. Doctor Who: Only Human

List 3: Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1. Redshirts - completed 21/01/15
2. The Martian
3. The Long Earth

List 4: Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
1. The Man in the High Castle

List 5: Best Doctor Who Books
1. Eleven Doctors, Eleven Stories
2. Doctor Who: Engines of War
3. Doctor Who: The Blood Cell
4. Doctor Who: City of Death
5. The Clockwise Man
6. Doctor Who: The Deviant Strain
7. Doctor Who: The Stealers of Dreams
8. Doctor Who: Winner Takes All
9. Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket
10. Doctor Who: The Monsters Inside

List 6: Best Star Trek Books
1. Last Full Measure
2. The Good That Men Do

[Candiss]

I updated post #6.

6. Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler (050815 - ****) (from my list #2, Non-Caucasian Protagonists in SF/F/H/PR)


Read: 6/25

[Charity]

Updated message 131.

23/40

[Ariel]

Updated: [13|45] (Message 176)

[Anissa]

Please count me in for 5 books from 1 list. I may add more lists/books later but will see how things go.

The Best Fairytales & Retellings

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[Candiss]

I updated message #6:

7. Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (05/10/15 - ****)

(from my list 4: Kirkus Review's Best Fiction Books 2014)

Read: 7/25

[Zara's Retreat]

everything is updated

[Charity]

Updated message 131.


24/40

[Kathryn]

I've completed 6/10

Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1) Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
2) The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
3) The Death Maze by Ariana Franklin - 4 stars

Have Passport Will Travel
4) Q & A by Vikas Swarup - 4 stars
5) Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain
6) Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer - 4 stars

Australian Christian Authors
7) Angelguard by Ian Acheson - 4 stars
8) Black Forest Redemption by Amanda Deed
9) Passion Play - the Oberammergau Tales by Valerie Volk - 4 stars
10) Though the Bud Be Bruised by Jo Wanmer

[Mary Pat]

UPDATE:



Goal: 5 - Progress: 2 complete, 3 to go

Listopia = Best Twists

Gone Girl
My Sister's Keeper

[Adriana]

Southern Paranormal YAs



1/4 books read

Best Princess Tales



2/4 books read

YA Music Books



1/4 books read

[Zara's Retreat]

well done Mary Pat

[Zara's Retreat]

well done Kathryn and Adriana

[Nadine]

THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1st 2015 - December 31st 2015

Completed: 5/30

List 1: Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1. The Day of the Triffids - completed 31/01/15
2. Ubik - completed 11/02/15
3. The Maze Runner - completed 08/05/15
4. The Island of Dr. Moreau - completed 14/05/15
5. The Feast of the Drowned

List 2: Best Time Travel Fiction
1. Doctor Who: Shada
2. Doctor Who: Sting of the Zygons
3. Doctor Who: The Price of Paradise
4. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
5. The Art of Destruction
6. Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island
7. Doctor Who: I Am a Dalek
8. Doctor Who: The Stone Rose
9. Doctor Who: Only Human

List 3: Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1. Redshirts - completed 21/01/15
2. The Martian
3. The Long Earth

List 4: Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
1. The Man in the High Castle

List 5: Best Doctor Who Books
1. Eleven Doctors, Eleven Stories
2. Doctor Who: Engines of War
3. Doctor Who: The Blood Cell
4. Doctor Who: City of Death
5. The Clockwise Man
6. Doctor Who: The Deviant Strain
7. Doctor Who: The Stealers of Dreams
8. Doctor Who: Winner Takes All
9. Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket
10. Doctor Who: The Monsters Inside

List 6: Best Star Trek Books
1. Last Full Measure
2. The Good That Men Do