Jo's 2015 Reading Challenge

[Erica]

Have you read Watership Down about rabbits? It not, I'd recommend it for #6 of your challenge, I read it this year and really enjoyed it :) Good luck.

[Julia]

6- Promise of the Wolves - there are human characters in the book, but they are not the main focus of the story

12- Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me - although you could also possibly read this for #-16

14- Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds -this could also be read for 11, 12 & 16

17- The Color PurpleThe Color Purple

[Greg]

Watership Down is a fantastic book! Some other options for #6 that I rated 5 stars (or would have if I'd been using Goodreads at the time):

animals/modern fables:
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin Jr.

aliens:
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber

[Alannah]

Good luck.

[Robin P]

Jo wrote: "I have been set the following challenge to read certain books in 2015 and was wondering if other members could possibly give me some ideas on where to start with regards to the books and list of ch..."

#1 is interesting, some famous books got bad reviews, such as Moby Dick, maybe The Great Gatsby? (I'm not sure about that)

For #5, there are several challenges going on in various groups for authors under 30 or under 25 - if you google it or check the site Book Riot, you'll find some lists.

For #6, Nonhuman doesn't have to mean animal - could be elf, hobbit, or alien for instance

#8 is kind of baffling, your best bet would be romance or children's books. The Bobbsey Twins series, which I devoured as a kid, were written under the name Laura Lee Hope and at least some were written by the male publisher. Nancy Drew was also written by multiple people but I don't know if some were male.

I saw a PBS special about people who write the Harlequin type of romance and for the British equivalent there was a man interviewed who wrote specific types of romance, such as doctor/nurse. Of course they came out with female authors names.

[Laurel]

Peter O'Donnell wrote as Madeleine Brent.

[Laurel]

If you like fantasy, Christopher Paolini wrote Eragon in his teens. The Diary of a Young Girl might be another option.

[Laurel]

Maybe these would count? LOL! http://badreviewsofgoodbooks.blogspot...

[Noel]

If you're still looking for a book for #1, I absolutely loved Him Her Him Again the End of Him, but as you'll notice on the book page there are a lot of negative reviews. I find that totally baffling because I thought the book was hilarious! Not sure if you were looking for a more famously bad-reviewed book, but that's one that popped into my mind :)