Charlotte's reading corner

[Charlotte]

My aim for 2015 is to read 20 books. I hope to update my goal later on, but I couldn't finish my goal for 2014 so I'm trying not to aim to high.

I will post my challenges in this corner.

Looking forward to do some reading this year! 8/20


Books read so far:
The Time Traveler's Wife 08/24/15
Paper Towns 07/03/15
Eat, Pray, Love 06/05/15
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 05/12/15
Call Me by Your Name 04/13/15
De dienstpieper - een jaar uit het leven een arts-assistent chirurgie 04/09/15 (dutch)
Vader-en-dochterboek 02/28/15 (dutch)
Margot 03/26/15

[Charlotte]

Randomiser Challenge 1/6

Never done this challenge before, looking forward to get some books off my TBR list.

1. Eat, Pray, Love finished 06/05/15
12. Across the Universe
14. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
30. The Casual Vacancy
35. 1984
55. Landline

[Charlotte]

Listopia Challenge 2/11

I really like reading books from listopia lists! Found some great ones last year on those lists, like the book thief and me before you. Aiming for 11 books this year. Maybe a bit to high, but we'll see ;-)

Books that everyone should read at least once . :

1. 1984
2.The Giver
3.Wuthering Heights
4.The Help
5.The Old Man and the Sea
6.The Time Traveler's Wife finished 08/24/15

Books that had me bawling my eyes out . :

1.Looking for Alaska
2.If I Stay
3.The Perks of Being a Wallflower
4.After Forever Ends
5. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas finished 05/12/15

[Krystal]

I'm like you I never got to finish mine either, so I'm hoping next year will be better... However Eat, Pray, Love and 1984 are ones I'd ABSOLUTELY recommend you reading ASAP, both very good books.

[Charlotte]

Krystal wrote: "I'm like you I never got to finish mine either, so I'm hoping next year will be better... However Eat, Pray, Love and 1984 are ones I'd ABSOLUTELY recommend you reading ASAP, both very good books."

I'll definitely start reading those ones then! Maybe that will help reaching my goal this time ;-)

[Charlotte]

Debut Novel Challenge 1/5

1.The Time Traveler's Wife finished 08/24/15
2.Looking for Alaska
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[Charlotte]

BOOK RIOT'S READ HARDER CHALLENGE 6/24
Duration: January 1st - December 31st 2015

Book Riot published a challenge for 2015, and we thought it'd be fun to participate! We've replicated the challenge for you below (complete with links), but you can check out the original Book Riot post here. The goal is to do all 24 tasks, but if that's a stretch for you, please feel free to set your own goal.

1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25

2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65

3. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)

4. A book published by an indie press

5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ Call Me by Your Name 04/13/15

6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own De dienstpieper - een jaar uit het leven een arts-assistent chirurgie 04/09/15

7. A book that takes place in Asia

8. A book by an author from Africa

9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)

10. A microhistory Margot 03/26/15

11. A YA novel

12. A sci-fi novel

13. A romance novel The Time Traveler's Wife 08/24/15

14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade

15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)

16. An audiobook

17. A collection of poetry

18. A book that someone else has recommended to you The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 05/12/15

19. A book that was originally published in another language

20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)

21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)

22. A book published before 1850

23. A book published this year

24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement” Eat, Pray, Love 06/05/15

[Charlotte]

1st Quarterly challenge: one, two, buckle my shoe 2/3

1.finish a series: Requiem

2. read a new genre or author: Margot 03/26/15

3.finish a previously unfinished book: Paper Towns 08/24/15

[Charlotte]

Books read in March:

Margot
This book is a fictional story about Margot Frank, sister of Anne Frank. The book wasn't quite what I expected, as the story captures only one week of the life of Margot Frank. I was far more interested in the biography of Margot and side notes from the author at the end of the book then the story itself. I do recommend this book though, as the story, however short, does shine some light on the life of Margot Frank.

Vader-en-dochterboek

[Charlotte]

Books read in April, May and June:

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
My english teacher recommended this book at high school, but I have kept putting it off. I'm glad I finally decided to read it, it's a beautiful story. I read this book because of the Listopia challenge 'books that had me bawling my eyes out', and it has had indeed.

Eat, Pray, Love
I really enjoyed reading this book. I could feel the joy and happiness coming from the pages, and it really made me want to travel the world. I would definitely recommend this book to all women who are still looking for a summer-read!

Call Me by Your Name
De dienstpieper - een jaar uit het leven een arts-assistent chirurgie