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BUDDY READSJanuary:
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1) - 231 pages
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) - 1007 pages
February:
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower #2)- 463 pages
'Salem's Lot - 483 pages
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire #5)- 1125 pages
(Children of Blood and Bone - 544 pages)
March:
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower #3) - 422 pages
The Shadow King - 448 pages
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive #2) - 1087 pages
The Haunting of Maddy Clare - 318 pages
April:
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower #4) - 845 pages
Real Life - 329 pages
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line - 368 pages
The Broken Girls - 336 pages
(The Maze Runner - 384 pages)
Buddy Read Sign-Up Thread
LISTOPIAModern Gothic
1. The Thirteenth Tale - 406 pages
2. Rebecca - 449 pages
3. We Have Always Lived in the Castle - 146 pages
4. The Woman in Black - 138 pages
5. The Haunting of Hill House - 182 pages
6. The Haunting of Maddy Clare - 318 pages
7. The Broken Girls - 336 pages
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
1. A Song of Ice and Fire
2. The Stormlight Archive
3. The Dark Tower
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOURDuration: January 1 to December 31, 2021
Progress: 0/12 (Msg 42)
WHO: 0/x
Solve cases featuring a main character (sleuth, perp, victim, or suspect) with a unique profession. Be sure they’re distinct; a chef, baker, caterer, and pastry chef are all in the culinary profession.
1. Journalist - The Broken Girls
2.
3.
WHAT: 0/x
1. Has a punny title.
2. Written by an author of color.
3. Has a four-word title.
4. A crime fiction subgenre you rarely or never read.
5. Has a color in the title.
6. Has a plant or animal on the cover.
7. Related to the yearly or quarterly theme (state theme)
WHEN: 0/x
When did the dastardly deed take place or get reported?
1. In summer.
2. In the 1800s or earlier.
3. During an official holiday. Hercule Poirot's Christmas
4. Between nightfall and sunrise.
5. During a special event (festival, convention, party, etc.)
6. Reported (original publication or reprint) in your birthday month.
7. Reported (published) in 2021.
WHERE: 0/x
Where did the dastardly deed take place?
1. In the capital city of your country of residence.
2. In a different capital city.
3. “At home."
4. At a workplace.
5. Inside or on the premises of a public venue (hotel, restaurant, airport, etc.) - Death in the Clouds (in a passenger plane)
6. In a Nordic country.
7. In or near a body of water (beach, river, etc.) - Death on the Nile
HOW: 0/x
For this category, each means of murder must be distinctly different.
For example, pistols and rifles are both firearms; knives and daggers are too similar.
1. Drowned - Death by Drowning: A Short Story
2. Stabbed - The Murder on the Links
3. Shot -
4. Drug overdose - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
WHY: 0/x
What motivated you to choose a particular case?
1. Your favorite mystery author or series - The Big Four
2. Your favorite mystery subgenre.
3. Appears in a Goodreads listopia (Best Literary Mysteries).
4. Won a literary prize for crime fiction (2006 CWA Dagger/International).
5. Read by a fellow participant in this challenge (who?)
6. A cold case (among your TBRs for over a year).
7. Average Goodreads rating of 4 stars or above - Five Little Pigs (4.01 rating)
BOOK CLUB CHALLENGEDuration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Progress: 0/25 (Msg 17)
I will join 1 Group Read this year;
I will join 24 Buddy Reads this year;
I will join ___ TBR Twin reads this year.
Total number of Book Club books: 25
Group Reads
Buddy Reads
GLOBAL VOICESDuration January 1, 2021- December 31, 2021
Progress: 0/10 (Msg 7)
Read a book featuring a protagonist who identifies as _____ by an author who is also _____.
Voices From Around The World
1. African
2. Asian
3. Caribbean
4. Indigenous
5. Latin American
6. Middle Eastern
7. Oceanic
8. From a Dependent Territory (e.g., Puerto Rican) or State with Limited Recognition (e.g., Palestinian)
9. Immigrant, Refugee, Migrant, or Asylum-Seeker
10. Black or Multiracial
Diversity of Beliefs
11. Agnostic, Atheist, or Humanist
12. Buddhist or Hindu
13. Jewish
14. Muslim
15. Practitioner of a Minor Religion or Non-Religious form of Spirituality
16. Activist, Freedom Fighter, or Political Minority
Love is Love is Love
17. Asexual, Aromantic, or Celibate
18. Gay or Lesbian
19. Bisexual or Pansexual
20. Adopted, Fostered, or raised by someone other than one's biological parents
Every Body Has Value
21. Body Positive, Body Neutral, or Fat Positive person who is a size or shape outside of their society's beauty norms (Diet, Weightloss, or other Body Modification books are not allowed for this prompt.)
22. Non-binary, Genderqueer, Intersex or Transgender
23. Child (under 18) or Elder (over 75)
24. Differently-Abled (e.g., Autistic, Deaf)
25. Living with a visible or invisible Chronic Health Condition or Physical Disability
26. Living with a Mental Health Condition, Cognitive/Intellectual Disability, or Addiction
27. Currently or Previously Incarcerated or Institutionalized
28. Low-Income or Financially Insecure
29. Survivor of Abuse, Neglect, Sexual Assault, a Hate Crime, or Human Trafficking
30. Victim of State-Sponsored Violence or Institutional/Systemic Discrimination
Bonus & Advanced Prompts
31. Read a book written by people indigenous to where you live or frequently visit.
32. Read a book translated from a language other than English.
33. Read a book that addresses social justice or ethics or in medicine, law, fashion, food, consumerism, or environmental stewardship as it relates to race, class, sex/gender, etc.
34. Read a “classic,” award-winning, or scholarly #ownvoices book that also meets the criteria for one of the above prompts.
35. Read a book of poetry or a graphic novel that also meets the criteria for one of the above prompts.
36. Read an #ownvoices book promoted or written by a Bookstagrammer, Booktuber, Book Blogger, Goodreads Super Reviewer, or an Activist or Educator who uses social media as a tool to teach and inspire change.
37. Listen to an #ownvoices book read by the author, read the book and attend an author event about the book, or watch a recording of such an event.
38. Read a book about intersectional feminism or Black feminism.
39. Read a book that discusses unearned privilege, colonialism, imperialism, or white supremacy.
40. Read a book that helps you understand your own cultural heritage.
GIVE US A CLUEDuration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
Progress: 0/9 (Msg 19)
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Spear - Words of Radiance
Sword - Oathbringer
Gun- The Gunslinger
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something A Dance with Dragons (Saving the seven kingdoms)
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. The Way of Kings (first in The Stormlight Archive)
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre - 'Salem's Lot (Horror)
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
READ WOMENAll books read for this challenge must be by women or people of other historically marginalized genders who are comfortable being included in feminine-coded initiatives.
1) A Book Longlisted for the JCB Prize
2) An Author from Eastern Europe
3) A Book About Incarceration
4) A Cookbook by a Woman of Color
5) A Book with a Protagonist Older than 50
6) A Book by a South American Author in Translation
7) Reread a Favorite Book
8) A Memoir by an Indigenous, First Nations, Native, or Aboriginal Woman
9) A Book by a Neurodivergent Author
10) A Crime Novel or Thriller in Translation
11) A Book About the Natural World
12) A Young Adult Novel by a Latinx Author
13) A Poetry Collection by a Black Woman
14) A Book with a Biracial Protagonist
15) A Muslim Middle Grade Novel
16) A Book Featuring a Queer Love Story
17) About a Woman in Politics
18) A Book with a Rural Setting
19) A Book with a Cover Designed by a Woman
20) A Book by an Arab Author in Translation
21) A Book by a Trans Author
22) A Fantasy Novel by an Asian Author
23) A Nonfiction Book Focused on Social Justice
24) A Short Story Collection by a Caribbean Author
BONUS
25) A Book by Alexis Wright
26) A Book by Tsitsi Dangarembga
27) A Book by Leila Aboulela
28) A Book by Yoko Ogawa
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Reserved for Quarterly Challenges
'Bokémon Go' - nice, lol
Catherine wrote: "I love what you've called your little book corner! Good luck reaching your goal!"Thanks a tonne, Catherine! I’m so awfully obsessed with pokémons and books 😬 Best of luck to you too! :)
Marc *Dark Reader of the Woods* wrote: "'Bokémon Go' - nice, lol"Am I supposed to be embarrassed? I’m just another 30 year old who can’t get enough of her pokémons and books 🙈
PS: Somedays I play more Pokémon Go than I read books - like yesterday. 😬
Now I'm thinking I need to change the name of my corner to Sarah's World of Bookcraft. We can start a whole theme!
SarahKat wrote: "Now I'm thinking I need to change the name of my corner to Sarah's World of Bookcraft. We can start a whole theme!"LOL, yes, we totally can! :D
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Haunting of Maddy Clare (other topics)The Broken Girls (other topics)
Children of Blood and Bone (other topics)
The Maze Runner (other topics)
Five Little Pigs (other topics)
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INDEX
Personal Challenge Thread
Buddy Reads
2021 Reading Challenge Yearly Challenges
Listopia
Magical Mystery Tour
Book Club
Global Voices
Give Us A Clue
2021 Yearly Challenges Outside RC Group
Read Women
Quarterly Challenges
Monthly Challenges