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Ultimate 2015 Reading Challenge
Ok, Happy New Year everyone and good luck with this challenge. There are a few here I don't think I'm going to get done, but I'm going to give it a try.[X] A book with 500 pages The Candy Bombers
[X] A classic romance The Talisman Ring
[X] A book that became a movie Under the Tuscan Sun
[X] A book published this year - In Hot Water
[ ] A book with a number in the title
[X] A book written by someone under 30 - Love and Freindship: and Other Youthful Writings
[X] A book with nonhuman characters Paw Enforcement
[X] A funny book Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s
[X] A book with a female author Meet Your Baker
[X] A mystery or thriller - Keeper of the Castle
[X] A book with a one-word title Mort
[ ] A book of short stories
[X] A book set in a different country A Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
[X] A nonfiction book Dawn of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends
[X] A popular author's first book - Magic Bites
[ ] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet
[ ] A book a friend recommended
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list
[ ] A book your mom loves
[X] A book that scares you No Ghouls Allowed
[X] A book more than 100 years old The Secret Garden
[X] A book based entirely on its cover A Hiss-tory of Magic
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[X] A memoir What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
[X] A book you can finish in a day Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs (Jan. 3 '15)
[ ] A book with antonyms in the title
[X] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit Spellcasting in Silk
[X] A book that came out the year you were born 84, Charing Cross Road
[X] A book with bad reviews A Wee Murder in My Shop
[ ] A trilogy
[ ] A book from your childhood
[X] A book with a love triangle Devil in the Deadline
[X] A book set in the future Magic Burns
[ ] A book set in high school
[X] A book with a color in the title Vision in Silver
[X] A book that made you cry [PROVISIONAL] The Bookshop Book
[X] A book with magic Some Enchanted Éclair
[X] A graphic novel Star Wars Adventures: The Will of Darth Vader
[X] A book by an author you've never read before An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition
[X] A book you own but have never read Keeping Mum
[X] A book that takes place in your hometown The Cat Sitter's Cradle
[X] A book originally written in a different language The Little Paris Bookshop
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[X] A book written by an author with your same initials Wicked Charms (Janet Evanovich)
[X] A play - The Mousetrap
[X] A banned book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show
[ ] A book you started but never finished
Sounds like fun! Count me in, too, please!January 1,2015-December 31st, 2015
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[x] A book with 500 pages All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
[ ] A classic romance
[ ] A book that became a movie
[x] A book published this year Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian(loved it!)
[x] A book with a number in the title Forgiveness 4 You: A Novel by Ann Bauer
[ ] A book written by someone under 30
[ ] A book with nonhuman characters
[x] A funny book The Musubi Murder by Frankie Bow
[x] A book with a female authorThe Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (not recommended)
[x] A mystery or thriller Woman with a Secret by Sophie Hannah
[x] A book with a one-word titleThunderstruck by Erik Larson
[x] A book of short stories The Mysterious Mr. Quin: A Harley Quin Collection by Agatha Christie (highly recommended)
[x] A book set in a different country Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language by Deborah Fallows -not recommended
[x] A nonfiction book Rescue at Los Banos: The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid of World War II by Bruce Henderson
[x] A popular author's first book The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
[ ] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet
[ ] A book a friend recommended
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list
[ ] A book your mom loves
[ ] A book that scares you
[ ] A book more than 100 years old
[ ] A book based entirely on its cover
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[x] A memoir New Harmony, Indiana: Like a River, Not a Lake: A Memoir by Jane Blaffer Owen
[x] A book you can finish in a day Viy: English and Russian Language Edition by Nikolai Gogol
[x] A book with antonyms in the title Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory: Rethinking the Things That Matter Most by Jerry L. Walls
[ ] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born
[ ] A book with bad reviews
[1/3] A trilogy An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson
[ ] A book from your childhood
[ ] A book with a love triangle
[ ] A book set in the future
[x] A book set in high school Skeleton Takes a Bow by Leigh Perry
[x] A book with a color in the title Gold: A History, A Hunt, A Fever by Matthew Hart
[x] A book that made you cry 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success by Amy Morin
[ ] A book with magic
[ ] A graphic novel
[x] A book by an author you've never read before A Corpse in the Koryo by James Church
[ ] A book you own but have never read
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live)
[x] A book originally written in a different language Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino (recommended)
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
[ ] A play
[x] A banned book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey highly recommended
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show
[ ] A book you started but never finished
AlegnaB wrote: "I'm going to try this. I doubt I'll complete it, especially since I'm participating in several challenges in another group, but I'll give it a good try. Actually, I can't complete it because of thi..."I'm having the same problem, coming up with a book that I was supposed to read in school but didn't. :) My problem is I was a "goody two-shoes" student who did everything she was supposed to. ;) Plus, I read for extra credit! What can I say, I've always loved reading! :) I was thinking I might see what Advanced English classes were reading and use one of those books, since I never was in an Advanced English class (my joke was English wasn't my best language, even though it was my only language!).
I also thought I would have trouble with a book I started but never finished. That typically doesn't happen! But, I finally remembered a book I didn't finish reading as a kid (but, not for school so it won't work for that category). And, the reason I stopped reading was because of a "bad" word! ;) I told you I was a "goody two-shoes" as a kid. ;) It is the final book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, of all things, so don't ask me what "bad" word it was. :) I figured I could re-read the rest of the series while I was at it, and use them for other books for this challenge, like a book with magic, a book with nonhuman characters, among others. ;)
And, I wasn't sure what I would use for the trilogy, but I remembered that a movie my husband bought me last Christmas was based on a book that is part of a trilogy, and I was wanting to read it! The Inkheart Trilogy: Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke is what I'm going to read. :) Yeah for challenges that remind of books I want to read!
Kimberly wrote: "...My problem is I was a "goody two-shoes" student who did everything she was supposed to. ;)..."LOL! I wouldn't say I did everything I was supposed to do. I was somewhat lazy and wasn't planning to attend college, so I didn't care that much. For almost all of my classes, I could get A's or B's without much effort. However, I did do all of the required reading. That was probably because I struggled so much in the honors English classes I was put into. I had to put forth a lot of effort in order to get decent grades. I never could analyze literature in order to write good papers on the books, but at least I could say that I did do the reading, even though my papers were very short and without substance.
In my Advanced Accounting class, my teacher gave a quiz for each chapter. He just photocopied from the textbook a page of questions with multiple choice answers (we also had a test for each chapter that required much more of the student). It didn't take long for us students to figure that out. After a while, students decided they didn't need to memorize the questions along with the answers. They just memorized the answers in order. I remember telling some of my fellow students that the teacher may decide to mix the quiz up sometime, so we should continue to study the questions and answers together. Well, shortly after that, the teacher did mix it up. I got a score of 100%, but everyone else failed it.
This one looks great - I'll give it a try![ ] A book with 500 pages
[ ] A classic romance
[ ] A book that became a movie
[ ] A book published this year
[x] A book with a number in the title: One Plus One
[ ] A book written by someone under 30
[ ] A book with nonhuman characters
[ ] A funny book
[ ] A book with a female author
[ ] A mystery or thriller
[ ] A book with a one-word title
[ ] A book of short stories
[ ] A book set in a different country
[ ] A nonfiction book
[ ] A popular author's first book
[ ] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet
[ ] A book a friend recommended
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list
[ ] A book your mom loves
[ ] A book that scares you
[ ] A book more than 100 years old
[x] A book based entirely on its cover:Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[ ] A memoir
[x] A book you can finish in a day: The Fifth Knight
[ ] A book with antonyms in the title
[ ] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born
[ ] A book with bad reviews
[x] A trilogy: The Gypsy King
[ ] A book from your childhood
[ ] A book with a love triangle
[ ] A book set in the future
[ ] A book set in high school
[x] A book with a color in the title: The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence
[ ] A book that made you cry
[x ] A book with magic: Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery
[ ] A graphic novel
[ ] A book by an author you've never read before
[ ] A book you own but have never read
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live)
[ ] A book originally written in a different language
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
[ ] A play
[ ] A banned book
[x ] A book based on or turned into a TV show: Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple tv series)
[ ] A book you started but never finished
Great categories. I'll give it a try too. I'll need to write all these down unless there's a spreadsheet somewhere.
I'm in! 50/52
[X] A book with 500 pages Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1/25/15
[X] A classic romance Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 5/9/15
[X] A book that became a movie The Time Traveler's Wife 3/25/15
[X] A book published this year An Appetite for Violets 3/16/15
[X] A book with a number in the title 1984 9/20/15
[X] A book written by someone under 30 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 2/8/15
[X] A book with nonhuman characters Animal Farm 2/28/15
[ ] A funny book
[X] A book with a female author Maya's Notebook 6/8/15
[X] A mystery or thriller The Shining Girls 7/6/15
[X] A book with a one-word title Angelopolis 1/26/15
[X] A book of short stories Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson 4/18/15
[X] A book set in a different country Code Name Verity 4/12/15
[X] A nonfiction book A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 1/30/15
[X] A popular author's first book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stoneby J.K. Rowling 1/4/15
[X] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet Doctor Sleep 10/28/15
[X] A book a friend recommended Soulless 6/13/15
[X] A Pulitzer Prize winning book The Color Purple 4/7/15
[X] A book based on a true story Burial Rites 8/12/15
[X] A book at the bottom of your to-read list The Handmaid's Tale 9/30/15
[X] A book your mom loves The Notebook 3/3/15
[X] A book that scares you The Shining 4/7/15
[X] A book more than 100 years old Alice in Wonderland 3/3/15
[X] A book based entirely on its cover Daughter of Smoke & Bone 2/25/15
[X] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't The Handmaid's Tale 9/29/15
[X] A memoir Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering by Meredith Baxter 1/6/15
[X] A book you can finish in a day A Room of One's Own 1/13/15
[X] A book with antonyms in the title Big Little Lies 4/14/15
[X] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit Me Before You 9/2/15
[X] A book that came out the year you were born The Stand 8/26/15
[X] A book with bad reviews The House on Mango Street 11/17/15
[X] A trilogy The Golden Compass 2/10/15
[X] A trilogy The Subtle Knife 2/12/15
[X] A trilogy The Amber Spyglass 2/18/15
[X] A book from your childhood Island of the Blue Dolphins 3/2/15
[X] A book with a love triangle The Marriage Plot 7/30/15
[X] A book set in the future The Maze Runner 4/23/15
[X] A book set in high school Paper Towns 5/18/15
[X] A book with a color in the title The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender 4/26/15
[X] A book that made you cry My Sister's Keeper 2/3/15
[X] A book with magic The Book of Life 5/24/15
[X] A graphic novel The Crow: Special Edition 10/13/15
[X] A book by an author you've never read before A Tale for the Time Being 6/3/15
[X] A book you own but have never read The Casual Vacancy 3/31/15
[X] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live) The Line 4/24/15
[X] A book originally written in a different language The Neverending Story 9/9/15
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[X] A book written by an author with your same initials Grave Sight 5/1/15
[X] A play Death of a Salesman
[X] A banned book Lord of the Flies 5/6/15
[x] A book based on or turned into a TV show The Carrie Diaries 12/3/15
[X] A book you started but never finished Interview with the Vampire 7/2/15
Looks like an interesting challenge. I am going to try to do it too. Status: 17/52 as of March 9/2015
Moved my tracking to:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Should we keep track of our progress here? Or in another thread? If so, #1 of 52:
Book with a one-word title: Revival
by Stephen King
Marisa wrote: "Just curious here: What do you understand by "A classic romance"? ;)"I think of Wuthering Heights, Romeo and Juilet, something along those lines. but then again it could also be Gone With the Wind, there's a book out about Bogie and Bacall titled Bogart & Bacall: A Love Story to me that would be classified as a classic romance. I think you might be able to interpreter that into so many different categories from Marc Anthony and Cleopatra to whom ever. Hope this helps.
I'm in. This would also help with my 2015 Challenge on goodreads as well as my personal challenges that I've made for myself.43/52
✔️ A book with 500 pages:The Complete Poems by Emily Dickinson...FINISHED 9/30/2015
✔️ A classic romance: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
✔️ A book that became a movie: Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers....FINISHED 7/14/2015
✔️ A book published this year: The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips....FINISHED 7/15/2015
✔️ A book with a number in the title....The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag....FINISHED 7/31/2015
✔️ A book written by someone under 30...Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier...FINISHED 2/17/2015
✔️ A book with nonhuman characters: Ghost a la Mode by Sue Ann Jaffarian...FINISHED 9/20/2015
✔️ A funny book: The Rosie Effect By Graeme Simsion....Finished 6/26/15
✔️ A book with a female author: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry By Gabrielle Zevin....Finished 1/10/15
✔️ A mystery or thriller: Death by Didgeridoo By Barbara Venkataraman....Finished 2/20/2015
✔️ A book with a one-word title: Euphoria by Lily King...FINISHED 8/18/2015
✔️ A book of short stories: The Tree of Hope by Darcie Chan...FINISHED 12/19/2015
✔️ A book set in a different country: The Rosie Project By Graeme Simsion....Finished 6/11/2015
✔️ A nonfiction book: Murder by Candlelight: The Gruesome Slayings Behind Our Romance with the Macabre by Michael Knox Beran...FINISHED 9/22/2015
✔️ A popular author's first book: Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear....Finished 4/8/2015
✔️ A book from an author you love that you have not read yet: Once Upon a Grind by Cleo Coyle....FINISHED 1/29/2015
✔️ A book a friend recommended: Things Half in Shadow by Alan Finn....FINISHED 6/21/2015
✔️ A Pulitzer Prize winning book: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson...FINISHED 7/23/2015
✔️ A book based on a true story: Huck: The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family - and a Whole Town - About Hope and Happy Endings by Janet Elder...FINISHED 10/15/2015
✔️ A book at the bottom of your to-read list: The Cuckoo's Calling...Finished 10/3/2015
✔️ A book your mom loves: Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg...FINISHED 12/6/2015
✔️ A book that scares you: Interview with the Vampire...FINISHED 2/1/2015
✔️ A book more than 100 years old: Emma by Jane Austen...FINISHED 10/13/2015
✔️ A book based entirely on its cover: Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall...FINISHED 9/4/2015
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
✔️ A memoir: The Orchard: A Memoir by Theresa Weir...FINISHED 8/17/2015
✔️ A book you can finish in a day: Downton Abbey: Rules for Household Staff by Justyn Barnes...FINISHED 7/18/2015
✔️ A book with antonyms in the title: A Roux of Revenge by Connie Archer...FINISHED 11/12/2015
✔️ A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit: An Italian Wife by Ann Hood
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born
✔️ A book with bad reviews: Hollywood Divorces by Jackie Collins...FINISHED 10/21/2015
[ ] A trilogy: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson...FINISHED 12/17/2015
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson...FINISHED 12/20/2015
✔️ A book from your childhood: All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor...FINISHED 4/15/2015
✔️ A book with a love triangle: Something Wicked by Carolyn G. Hart...FINISHED 9/28/2015
[ ] A book set in the future
[ ] A book set in high school
[ ] A book with a color in the title
✔️ A book that made you cry: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah...FINISHED 11/21/2015
✔️ A book with magic: Spell Booked by Joyce Lavene...FINISHED 9/13/2015
✔️ A graphic novel: The Pretenders by Charlaine Harris...FINISHED 10/31/2015
✔️ A book by an author you've never read before: That Night by Chevy Stevens 1/15/15
✔️ A book you own but have never read: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins...FINISHED 4/6/2015
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live)
✔️ A book originally written in a different language: Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri...FINISHED 10/25/2015
✔️ A book set during Christmas: A Dickens of a Murder by Joyce Lavene...FINISHED 12/13/2015
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
✔️ A play: Hamlet by William Shakespeare....FINISHED 8/31/2015
✔️ A banned book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell...FINISHED 8/25/2015
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show
✔️ A book you started but never finished: Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I by Peter Ackroyd...FINISHED 10/02/2015
AlegnaB wrote: "I'm going to try this. I doubt I'll complete it, ... Actually, I can't complete it because of this category: "A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't."..."I'm taking that to mean a book that is frequently required reading in school but may not have been assigned to you. For example, I read To Kill a Mockingbird as a school assignment, but I was not assigned Watership Down. This applies to a number of classics as well.
I don't have that problem, Nell. I actually have a book I was ASSIGNED to read that I didn't - Great Expectations.
This has been a popular challenge as it is offered in all three of my goodreads groups. I have working with my TBR to make a game plan.I am in....
***personal note: Audio Books do not count for this challenge. Books can only be used once for the challenge but can be used for other challenges.
[x] A book with 500 pages---The Winter Sea 7/ /15
[ ] A classic romance---The Great Gatsby
[ ] A book that became a movie---Breakfast at Tiffany's4/11/15
[X]A book published this year--First Frost 2/24/15
[X] A book with a number in the title---One Was a Soldier8/29/15
[X] A book written by someone under 30---The Bell Jar 3/26/15
[X] A book with nonhuman characters---Light My Fire4/24/15
[X] A funny book---Yes Please 4/20/15
[X] A book with a female author---Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald 1/20/15
[X] A mystery or thriller---Mayhem at the Orient Express1/12/15
[X] A book with a one-word title---March
[X] A book of short stories---Almost Famous Women: Stories11/24/15
[X] A book set in a different country---Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 6/4/15
[ ] A nonfiction book---Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
[X] A popular author's first book Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles11/17/15
[X] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet Sarah Jio Blackberry Winter: A Novel3/7/15
[X] A book a friend recommended The Girl on the Train9/6/15
[X] A Pulitzer Prize winning book: All the Light We Cannot See 2015 Fiction Winner 1/7/15
[X] A book based on a true storyI Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 3/22/15
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list
[ ] A book your mom loves
[X] A book that scares you: Still Alice 10/25/15 scary in I hope this doesn't happen to me not horror scary
[ ] A book more than 100 years old Sense and Sensibility
[X] A book based entirely on its coverAt the Water's Edge8/4/15
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[ ] A memoir The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book
[X] A book you can finish in a dayThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 1/29/15
[X ] A book with antonyms in the title Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet12/16/15
[X] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit:London The Yard1/25/15
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born: 1972: The Optimist's Daughter or An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
[ ] A book with bad reviews The Goldfinch
[ ] A trilogy
The Next Always5/24/15
The Last Boyfriend7/1/15
[ ] A book from your childhood
Pippi Longstocking
[ ] A book with a love triangle A Room with a View
[ ] A book set in the future
[ ] A book set in high school
[X] A book with a color in the title The Lavender Garden 2/4/15
[X] A book that made you cry Vintage 1/9/15 Chick lit always make me cry.
[X] A book with magic Garden Spells2/16/15
[ ] A graphic novel
[X] A book by an author you've never read before---The Dressmaker 2/10/15
[X] A book you own but have never read---The Castaways2/15/15
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live)---Bud, Not Buddy
[ ] A book originally written in a different language Night
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough
[ ] A play Arsenic and Old Lace
[X] A banned book---To Kill a Mockingbird6/28/15 reread
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show ---The Surgeon RIZZOLI and ISLES
[ ] A book you started but never finished---Life of Pi
I just shared it with the Goodreads Choice Awards reading group. I think it's an interesting change with A-Z, 50 US States, etc.
this is crazy ~ but of course Im in...Finished~2/52
[X] A book with 500 pages~Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, jk rowling...finished~01.05.2015
[ ] A classic romance
[ ] A book that became a movie
[ ] A book published this year
[ ] A book with a number in the title
[ ] A book written by someone under 30
[X] A book with nonhuman characters~Vampire, Interrupted, lynsay sands...finished~01.08.2015
[ ] A funny book
[ ] A book with a female author
[ ] A mystery or thriller
[ ] A book with a one-word title
[ ] A book of short stories
[ ] A book set in a different country
[ ] A nonfiction book
[ ] A popular author's first book
[ ] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet
[ ] A book a friend recommended
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list
[ ] A book your mom loves
[ ] A book that scares you
[ ] A book more than 100 years old
[ ] A book based entirely on its cover
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[ ] A memoir
[ ] A book you can finish in a day
[ ] A book with antonyms in the title
[ ] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born
[ ] A book with bad reviews
[ ] A trilogy
[ ] A book from your childhood
[ ] A book with a love triangle
[ ] A book set in the future
[ ] A book set in high school
[ ] A book with a color in the title
[ ] A book that made you cry
[ ] A book with magic
[ ] A graphic novel
[ ] A book by an author you've never read before
[ ] A book you own but have never read
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live)
[X] A book originally written in a different language Emerald Green, kerstin gier...finished~01.04.2015 (German)
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
[ ] A play
[ ] A banned book
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show
[ ] A book you started but never finished
Mod
I don't know @Marisa, if you rule out a couple categories, you might as well just not do it. Maybe there was a book you didn't read in school, but other classes did?
Maybe you could pick a book based on the cover...
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Kirsten wrote: "I don't know @Marisa, if you rule out a couple categories, you might as well just not do it. ..."I see it differently. We will still be reading a variety of books even if you don't do all 52. The challenge goal is to encourage us to diversify the books we read.
Marisa wrote: "Kirsten, I know It's probably I don't finish it. Cover I can choose, school book no. There's only a book I changes, I read it later and I am not going to read it again ("Cien años de soledad" is n..."Not my cup of tea either Marisa. I read (listened to) Love in the Time of Cholera last year and I say never again for either of these books - no matter what reward or for what challenge!
At this time I can't recall what our required reading was at school to know if I didn't read any (almost 50 years ago now). However, I shall try and do all elements of the challenge but I too am dubious I shall achieve all.
Why don't we find a required reading list and choose a book we didn't read in school? I remember when I was in school the other World Lit classes read Hiroshima by John Hersey, but my class didn't.My point is we should TRY. I don't mean to be argumentative. But, I'm not going to start by saying I WON'T do one of the challenges. I know it's about diversifying. And I think it's a fun looking challenge.
I may not finish this challenge. But, I'm not going to rule out any of them. We'll just see...
I agree Kirsten. :) Since I don't really have a book from school I was supposed to read but didn't, I figured finding a typical book read in high school, but I wasn't necessarily assigned would work in its place. I don't think I've ever read To Kill a Mockingbird. :O So, I will finally read it. :)
Nell wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "I don't know @Marisa, if you rule out a couple categories, you might as well just not do it. ..."I disagree. We will still be reading a variety of books even if you don't do all 5..."
I agree with both of you - the point of the challenge is to do your best with all of them, but the goal is to diversify your reading, so any honest attempt at the challenge is an automatic win.
For me, it's not the high school read that will be my personal death knell - it's the pulitzer prize winner, the book set in the future, and the book that made you cry. None of the winners look like anything I want to read and I categorically dislike the other two. I'll give them all a go, but solid money is on at least two of those going unchecked.
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Thank you very much, I'll see what I decide about it (as a romance reader, this won't be a very easy category :D )
One book per week, this is gonna be hard, but here's my list:1. A book with more than 500 pages - City of Glass
2. A classic romance - Pride and Prejudice
3. A book that became a movie - The Bad Beginning
4. A book published this year
5. A book with a number in the title - 1984
6. A book written by someone under 30 - Eragon
7. A book with nonhuman characters - Into the Wild
8. A funny book - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
9. A book by a female author - Daughter of Smoke & Bone
10. A mystery or thriller - Dark Places
11. A book with a one word title - Legend
12. A book of short stories -Tenth of December
13. A book set in a different country - The Shadow of the Wind
14. A nonfiction book - The Diary of a Young Girl
15. A popular author's first book - Throne of Glass
16. A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet - The Light Fantastic
17. A book a friend recommended - L'Écume des jours
18. A Pulizer Prize-winning book - Gone with the Wind
19. A book based on a true story - Phenomena: The Lost and Forgotten Children
20. A book at the bottom of your to-read list - Climats
21. A book your mom loves - Shogun Volume 1
22. A book that scares you - Heart-Shaped Box
23. A book more than 100 years old - Emma
24. A book based entirely on it's cover - Vivian Versus the Apocalypse
25. A book that you were supposed to read in school but didn't - Hanul Ancuței
26. A memoir - The Glass Castle
27. A book you can finish in a day - Bloody Valentine
28. A book with antonyms in the title - Hello Goodbye
29. A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - I, Robot
30. A book that came out the year you were born - A Time to Kill
31. A book with bad reviews - Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
32. A trilogy - Divergent; Insurgent; Allegiant
33. A book from your childhood - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
34. A book with a love triangle - Clockwork Angel
35. A book set in the future - Brave New World
36. A book set in high school - The Sea of Tranquility
37. A book with a color in the title - The Color Purple
38. A book that will make you cry - Before I Die
39. A book with magic - The Final Empire
40. A graphic novel - Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites
41. A book by an author you've never read before - Crooked Little Vein
42. A book you own, but have never read - The Idiot
43. A book that takes place in your hometown -
44. A book that was originally written in a different language - All Quiet on the Western Front
45. A book set during Christmas - Starry Night
46. A book written by an author with your same initials - Contagious
47. A play - The Importance of Being Earnest
48. A banned book - Catch-22
49. A book based on or turned on a tv show - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
50. A book you started but never finished - A War of Gifts
Marisa wrote: "I'll try although, as other have said, there're some I'm not going to read (no school skipped book, no cover election...)"I think that one thing you might do for this one is that depending on the area in the States and the era there might be some that you can use. For instance when I was in junior high I had to read the book, The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare but my daughter's never had to read that. They had to read James and the Giant Peach which I didn't have to read. So maybe I'll read that one. Now I had to read The Catcher in the Rye and two of my daughter's had to read that one, but then when we moved to another state, my younger daughter and younger son didn't have to read that book, they each had to read different books then their older siblings. So maybe you can use that platform so to speak as a book you were suppose to read. Times have changed and they do change what books people should read, as well as the different curriculum's of schools in each state. Just a different way to look at it
I think I am just going to fill in my list as I go along...I printed out a copy of the type of books and am still plugging away at it. You got yours done rather quickly, Stefan!
❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "Nell wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "I don't know @Marisa, if you rule out a couple categories, you might as well just not do it. ..."I disagree. We will still be reading a variety of books even if you d..."
Book set in the future? That's not too hard unless you hate science fiction or some other thing. But if you want to diversify your reading...
Do you like romantic suspense? J.D. Robb's In Death series is set in the future and is also a police procedural and mystery as well as romance.
Also, I recently read J by Howard Jacobson which is set in A future, and I really enjoyed it.
As for Pulitzers, looking at just the fiction, there's quite a few I'd like to read and one I'm in the middle of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
To me, I'm always finding myself crying. Just check one of my bookshelves: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I guess I'm not really worried about most of the categories. I guess I figure when I get down to some of the "harder" ones I'll ask for help from you guys.
So far, I'm doing alright. Of course, a book written by a female author or a book with a one-word title wasn't too hard.
LOL!!
Skeetor wrote: "I think I am just going to fill in my list as I go along...I printed out a copy of the type of books and am still plugging away at it. You got yours done rather quickly, Stefan!"
I'm keeping my list separately in a spreadsheet... I'll just post when I finish along with the category. (As I've done so far.) Takes less space that way.
Kirsten wrote: "Book set in the future? That's not too hard unless you hate science fiction or some other thing. But if you want to diversify your reading..."lol, I actually do really, really dislike SF, in spite of trying it several times. But... I think there are a couple of books I have on the TBR that might be set in the future but aren't SF - Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next books. I'm not sure if they are, but if so, cool.
None of the pulitzer fiction books appeal to me but I am considering a non-fiction prize winner (the challenge doesn't specify).
Crying - I HATE crying and I strongly dislike books that make me cry. Unless one sneaks up on me (the last one almost did) I'm not going to look for a book that will make me cry. I'm eager to diversify, but I draw the line at looking for ways to actively make myself unhappy or rage-y (the only two things that actually make me cry).
ETA: Forgot I meant to say thanks for the book recs! :)
I'm in! Fun challenge, Sabrina & Heather L! I don't know if I'll get them all, but I'll give it a shot.Cozy Mysteries: Ultimate 2015 Reading Challenge
09/52
[ ] A book with 500 pages
The Book of Life, by Deborah Harkness (audible.com & Kindle)
[ ] A classic romance
[ ] A book that became a movie
The Hundred-Foot Journey, by Richard C. Morais (SJLibrary-CD-to-iPod/Touch)
[ ] A book published this year
[ ] A book with a number in the title
Still the One, by Jill Shalvis
[ ] A book written by someone under 30
Hyperbole and a Half, by Allie Brosh (Scribd)
OR The Bone Season, by Samantha Shannon (audible.com)
[ ] A book with nonhuman characters
[ ] A funny book
Yes Please, by Amy Poehler (audio-Scribd)
[✔] A book with a female author
Rotten to the Core, by Sheila Connolly ★★★★½ PB1/3
[✔] A mystery or thriller
Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo ★★★★½ SJLibrary-eBook 1/1
[✔] A book with a one-word title
Castles, by Julie Garwood ★★★★✩ audible.com 1/6
[ ] A book of short stories
Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson, by Patricia Briggs (SFLibrary-eBook)
[ ] A book set in a different country
[ ] A nonfiction book
[ ] A popular author's first book
[ ] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet
[ ] A book a friend recommended
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
Breathing Lessons, by Anne Tyler (SFLibrary-eBook or SJLibrary-PB)
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list
Gerrity's Bride, by Carolyn Davidson (SFLibrary-eBook)
[✔] A book your mom loved
My Brother Michael, by Mary Stewart ★★★★✩ PB 1/15
[ ] A book that scares you
[ ] A book more than 100 years old
The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain
[✔] A book based entirely on its cover
Masked by Moonlight, by Nancy Gideon ★★★★½ eBook-Scribd 1/3
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[✔] A memoir
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, Cary Elwes Cary Elwes ★★★★✩ PB 1/15
[✔] A book you can finish in a day
Innocent 'til Proven Otherwise, by Amy Andrews ★★★★★ eBook-Scribd 1/6
[ ] A book with antonyms in the title
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead, by Kim Harrison (SFLibrary-audio-Hoopla)
[ ] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born
Madam, Will You Talk?, by Mary Stewart (SJLibrary-PB)
[ ] A book with bad reviews
[ ] A trilogy
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[ ] A book from your childhood
[ ] A book with a love triangle
[ ] A book set in the future
Portrait in Death, by J.D. Robb (ODA)
[ ] A book set in high school
[ ] A book with a color in the title
Red Delicious Death, by Sheila Connolly (PB)
[ ] A book that made you cry
[✔] A book with magic
Dead Witch Walking, by Kim Harrison ★★★★✩ SFLibrary-audio-Hoopla 1/10
[ ] A graphic novel
[ ] A book by an author you've never read before
Cowgirls Don't Cry, by Silver James
[ ] A book you own but have never read
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, by Walter Isaacson (HC)
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live)
[✔] A book originally written in a different language
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon, by Jorge Amado ★★★★★ SJLibrary-HC 1/23
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
Brown-Eyed Girl, by Lisa Kleypas (to determine media)
[ ] A play
The Mousetrap and Other Plays, by Agatha Christie (eBook-Scribd)
[ ] A banned book
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume (requested SJLibrary-CD)
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show
Cocaine Blues, by Kerry Greenwood
[ ] A book you started but never finished
Prophecy: Child of Earth, by Elizabeth Haydon (PB)
Skeetor wrote: "I think I am just going to fill in my list as I go along...I printed out a copy of the type of books and am still plugging away at it. You got yours done rather quickly, Stefan!"
Yea, it only took me like 5 hours. I just like to have things in a certain order, my OCD is quite demanding. But still, the list can change anytime.
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None of the pulitzer fiction books appeal to me but I am considering a non-fiction prize winner (the challenge doesn't specify)."
About Thursday Next, not a future (1985), but a parallel world, sorry (and I'll never forgive this author what he did in the second book...).
And about pulitzer, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies has been recommended to me as an interesting and entertaining book.
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❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Book set in the future? That's not too hard unless you hate science fiction or some other thing. But if you want to diversify your reading..."lol, I actually do really, really dis..."
Also, how about a book like 1984 by George Orwell? It is no longer the future but it was when it was written.
I also don't think you should rule out ALL science fiction. There are so many different genres and types of science fiction. I grew up on science fiction so I never understand people that totally rule it out.
Of course, there are so many books I've loved in all different genres that I would never have read because of preconceived notions that I hate to see it in others.
In my view, it is just literary bigotry.
This challenge is a way to open yourself up. Do it!
There is a subgenre of science fiction called speculative fiction. Margaret Atwood practices this. So does a great author called Paolo Bacigalupi. I highly recommend The Windup Girl. It takes place in a future where global warming and flooding has occurred where GMO's have decimated the world and where oil is scarce. It's wonderful.
Marisa wrote: "About Thursday Next, not a future (1985), but a parallel world, sorry (and I'll never forgive this author what he did in the second book...).And about pulitzer, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies has been recommended to me as an interesting and entertaining book."
Well... rats. Also, I'm at book two and now you have me very very concerned about what happens in it!! lol...
I'm debating between Guns, Germs, and Steel and The Making of the Atomic Bomb. I used to read Jared Diamond's columns in Discover Magazine for years, and he's fantastic - but his writing style can be dry and that is in my mind when I eye this book. The Making of the Atomic Bomb has been reviewed highly by some of my book friends for being highly readable, but is quite long - almost 900 pages. I'm not sure I'm 900-pages-interested in atomic energy and the bomb.
To your question about memoirs - I think either biography, or auto-biography, or just plain memoirs will fit the category perfectly. I used What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding for that category - but the Ada's Algorithm looks really good!
Kirsten wrote: "Also, how about a book like 1984 by George Orwell? It is no longer the future but it was when it was written.I also don't think you should rule out ALL science fiction. There are so many different genres and types of science fiction. I grew up on science fiction so I never understand people that totally rule it out.
Of course, there are so many books I've loved in all different genres that I would never have read because of preconceived notions that I hate to see it in others.
In my view, it is just literary bigotry..."
Kirsten, I love (and envy a little bit) that you are so open to, and enjoy so many, different genres and I totally appreciate what you're trying to say and I actually agree with you. The point *is* to open myself up to new reading avenues I normally would never have tried. But I've tried Science Fiction before - many, many times and kinds. It just doesn't do it for me - I don't like it.
What you're suggesting is akin to suggesting I try 180 different kinds of coffee because there must be one I like out there, and I'm a tea drinker. Sure, probably there's a coffee out there I can choke down (it would be the one that tastes least like coffee) but I really dislike coffee, so why go through the process only to find one cup I can tolerate - I'll just stick with my tea! :D
Bigotry is a loaded, loaded word and I'm trying not to get het up about your decision to use it. I'm no more a literary bigot because I personally don't like SF, than I am a beverage bigot because I don't like coffee. If I wanted to ban all SF, or burn it, or judge people who enjoy it and persecute those that write it, then you might have an argument, but I am not at all interested in doing any of those things. Judging people for what they don't read isn't any better than judging them for what they do read. You are absolutely entitled to your thoughts and feelings on the matter, but confrontational statements like that one aren't really in keeping with the spirit of this challenge or group.
As I've said several times in this thread, I am not going to just "not" do any one category: I'll try to find something that meets the criteria of each challenge prompt. But I'm not going to wind myself up trying to find a book I can choke down either. The challenge is supposed to open our reading horizons, yes, but it's also supposed to be fun. So I'll keep an open mind throughout the year and I thank you again for taking the time out to recommend titles for me to try, I'll definitely check them out. But if I end this year having only read 50 books I normally wouldn't have read instead of 53, well, that's a win in my book.
❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Also, how about a book like 1984 by George Orwell? It is no longer the future but it was when it was written.I also don't think you should rule out ALL science fiction. There are ..."
Bigotry is a loaded word. And I am sorry I used it. However, I do believe that science fiction is such a wide genre that I believe there is one out there you might like.
❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "Marisa wrote: "About Thursday Next, not a future (1985), but a parallel world, sorry (and I'll never forgive this author what he did in the second book...).And about pulitzer, Guns, Germs, and St..."
For a great memoir, I recommend A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today. It is a lot of fun to read!
Jennifer - I wanted to send a private message to continue our discussion which is getting to way O/T. If you want to, please send me a PM as I can't seem to send YOU one.If not, I'll just accept your beliefs. As my opinion on this challenge is to hit all the easy ones and then work on the harder ones. I sure hope I haven't offended you (or anyone else in this thread).
Kirsten wrote: "Jennifer - I wanted to send a private message to continue our discussion which is getting to way O/T. If you want to, please send me a PM as I can't seem to send YOU one.If not, I'll just accept ..."
Nope, not offended - it was a loaded statement, but in the context of your overall post(s), I got that it came from a place of passion for books more than anything else and I totally get that. It's also obvious that you're incredibly well-read, well-spoken and open-minded enough to have this discussion and *keep* it a discussion (as opposed to a flame-fest) and I respect that.
FWIW, my husband *completely* agrees with you, lol. And I've already read a memoir, but the one you recommended to Marisa looks great!
For "book you were supposed to read in high school but didn't" - I didn't skip out on any HS reads, but we never read any Mark Twain. Did anyone out there have him for assigned HS reading? I'm hoping so, as I have an omnibus of his that includes Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and some of the short stories, and I've never read any of them.
I had to read both Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in high school. :)
❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "For "book you were supposed to read in high school but didn't" - I didn't skip out on any HS reads, but we never read any Mark Twain. Did anyone out there have him for assigned HS reading? I'm ho..."Oh, God, yes! I got in trouble once in my American Lit class when I got caught reading Prince Ombra. I told my teacher I'd already read my assigned 3 chapters. LOL!
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[ ] A book with 500 pages
[ ] A classic romance
[ ] A book that became a movie
[x] A book published this year
[x] A book with a number in the title
[ ] A book written by someone under 30
[ ] A book with nonhuman characters
[ ] A funny book
[ ] A book with a female author
[ ] A mystery or thriller
[x] A book with a one-word title Cashmere: Tales from Terrigal 1
[ ] A book of short stories
[x] A book set in a different countryBorn in Shame
[ ] A nonfiction book
[ ] A popular author's first book
[x] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet
[ ] A book a friend recommended
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list
[ ] A book your mom loves
[ ] A book that scares you
[ ] A book more than 100 years old
[ ] A book based entirely on its cover
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[ ] A memoir
[ ] A book you can finish in a day
[ ] A book with antonyms in the title
[ ] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born
[x] A book with bad reviewsThree Bedrooms, Two Baths, One Very Dead Corpse
[ ] A trilogy
[ ] A book from your childhood
[ ] A book with a love triangle
[ ] A book set in the future
[ ] A book set in high school
[x] A book with a color in the titleWhite Knight Dom Academy: The Beginning
[ ] A book that made you cry
[ ] A book with magic
[ ] A graphic novel
[ ] A book by an author you've never read before
[ ] A book you own but have never read
[x] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live)Sweet Tea for Two
[ ] A book originally written in a different language
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
[ ] A play
[ ] A banned book
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show
[ ] A book you started but never finished