August 2020 challenge

[Hannah]

Goal 5
5/5

Tasks:
🌻 August 2nd - National Coloring Book Day
~ Read a book with a colorful cover. (lots of colors!)



🌻 August 6th - National Wiggle Your Toes Day
~ Read a book with bare feet on the cover.

🌻 August 8th - International Cat Day
~ Read a book with a cat on the cover or in the story.


(No one said it had to be a house cat ;)

🌻 August 9th - National Women's Day
~ Read a book by a female author AND with a female main character.



🌻 August 10th - Lazy Day
~ Read a book that you would call an "easy read."

🌻 August 17th - Discovery Day
~ Read a book that is in a new-to-you genre or written by a new-to-you author.



🌻 August 27th - National Just Because Day
~ Read a book just because you want to, not for a review or another challenge but just because it looks interesting to you.

[Chelsey]

🌻 August 2nd - National Coloring Book Day
~ Read a book with a colorful cover. (lots of colors!)


🌻 August 6th - National Wiggle Your Toes Day
~ Read a book with bare feet on the cover.


🌻 August 8th - International Cat Day
~ Read a book with a cat on the cover or in the story.


🌻 August 9th - National Women's Day
~ Read a book by a female author AND with a female main character.


🌻 August 10th - Lazy Day
~ Read a book that you would call an "easy read."


🌻 August 17th - Discovery Day
~ Read a book that is in a new-to-you genre or written by a new-to-you author.



🌻 August 27th - National Just Because Day
~ Read a book just because you want to, not for a review or another challenge but just because it looks interesting to you.

[Elizabeth]

August 2nd - National Coloring Book Day
~ Read a book with a colorful cover. (lots of colors!)
Want

🌻 August 6th - National Wiggle Your Toes Day
~ Read a book with bare feet on the cover.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

🌻 August 8th - International Cat Day
~ Read a book with a cat on the cover or in the story.
I Could Pee On This: And Other Poems By Cats

🌻 August 9th - National Women's Day
~ Read a book by a female author AND with a female main character.
currently reading: Girl, Serpent, Thorn

🌻 August 10th - Lazy Day
~ Read a book that you would call an "easy read."

There have been a couple silly romance novels.. i won't own up to them properly.

🌻 August 17th - Discovery Day
~ Read a book that is in a new-to-you genre or written by a new-to-you author.

PLEASE HELP! I need help picking this one. Genres I read quite often: sci-fi, fantasy, historical (fiction and non-fiction), non-fiction (think Malcolm Gladwell, parenting and stuff like "Stiff"), romance, drama (Jodi Picoult, An American Marriage etc.), suspense/thriller (Alafair Burke and Lisa Jewell most recently). I have read a couple memoirs more recently (How to Be an Antiracist, Goodbye, SaraJane: A Foster Child Writes Letters to Her Mother) but it's not a usual genre for me and if it's autobiographical it would be (by default) a new author. Any other suggestions for genres?? What am I consistently missing in my reading diet?

🌻 August 27th - National Just Because Day
~ Read a book just because you want to, not for a review or another challenge but just because it looks interesting to you

I read Jurassic Park because it was on netflix and piqued my curiosity, but one could also put one of those romance novels here.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Elizabeth wrote: "PLEASE HELP! I need help picking this one. Genres I read quite often: sci-fi, fantasy, historical (fiction and non-fiction), non-fiction (think Malcolm Gladwell, parenting and stuff like "Stiff"), romance, drama (Jodi Picoult, An American Marriage etc.), suspense/thriller (Alafair Burke and Lisa Jewell most recently). I have read a couple memoirs more recently (How to Be an Antiracist, Goodbye, SaraJane: A Foster Child Writes Letters to Her Mother) but it's not a usual genre for me and if it's autobiographical it would be (by default) a new author. Any other suggestions for genres?? What am I consistently missing in my reading diet?"

I find "new genres" to be a bit difficult at this point, but I have delved into some sub-genres to try to branch out to new things. Do you read anything in the humor genre? I found Louisiana Longshot to be quite funny. It hits the humor and cozy mystery genres, if you haven't tried those out. (It also has seniors as main characters, so I'm not sure if that's a specific genre but it could be. Goodreads does have a list titled "senior citizens.") I know there is a sub-genre for feminist literature that includes books, such as The Handmaid's Tale. That could be new to you too.

I find the "new author" task to be much easier and read many of these each year. I would say that anything autobiographical, if you've not read anything else by that person, would be a new to you author.

[Elizabeth]

Kristie wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "PLEASE HELP! I need help picking this one. Genres I read quite often: sci-fi, fantasy, historical (fiction and non-fiction), non-fiction (think Malcolm Gladwell, parenting and stu..."

I'll take your humor suggestion for sure! My other book club has been on a bit of a feminist literature kick (which has actually been great, at least for me), though I think my husband suffers for it. I was irrationally angry with him for being male after reading The Handmaid's Tale !

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Lol, Elizabeth! I can relate to that.

[Lehar]

A little late with the update. Goal - 4/4. It was fun. I was secretly trying to win all 7. Now back to a leisurely pace again for a bit.


Tasks:
🌻 August 2nd - National Coloring Book Day
~ Read a book with a colorful cover. (lots of colors!) -


🌻 August 6th - National Wiggle Your Toes Day
~ Read a book with bare feet on the cover.


🌻 August 17th - Discovery Day
~ Read a book that is in a new-to-you genre or written by a new-to-you author.


🌻 August 27th - National Just Because Day
~ Read a book just because you want to, not for a review or another challenge but just because it looks interesting to you.


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[LaurLa]

Complete!! A little late updating too :-)
Updated post: My August Challenge (msg 37)

[Bru ✨]

Hello everyone! I am new to this group and I loveee reading challenges! :)
August is already over... Will it be a September challenge? Looking forward to it! :)

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Bruna wrote: "Hello everyone! I am new to this group and I loveee reading challenges! :)
August is already over... Will it be a September challenge? Looking forward to it! :)"

Hi Bruna! Welcome to the group! We have challenges every other month, so the next one will be in October. I will post it mid-September so everyone has time to decide what they want to read.

[Bru ✨]

Kristie wrote: "Bruna wrote: "Hello everyone! I am new to this group and I loveee reading challenges! :)
August is already over... Will it be a September challenge? Looking forward to it! :)"

Hi Bruna! Welcome to..."

Hello! Thank you for the information! Looking forward for October then! :)

[Sameeksha]

I am late to update this but life happens.
Goal 3/3 (books read in August)
Tasks:

🌻 August 6th - National Wiggle Your Toes Day
~ Read a book with bare feet on the cover.
Lessons in French ---> 3.5 stars
Lessons in French


🌻 August 9th - National Women's Day
~ Read a book by a female author AND with a female main character.
The Miseducation od Cameron Post ---> 5 stars
The Miseducation of Cameron Post

🌻 August 10th - Lazy Day
~ Read a book that you would call an "easy read."
Some romance books --> 3.75 stars

[Kris]

I am also new to this group and can't wait to see what we read in October!!!

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

October challenge was just posted! Head on over to see what the tasks are and start planning your reads. :) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...