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All done!✔️1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read: Ducks, Newburyport
✔️2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
✔️3. Read a non-European novel in translation: Minor Detail
✔️4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book: And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
✔️5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: Crota
✔️6. Read a fanfic: Jeeves and the King of C[book:Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in Indialubs|39088553]
✔️7. Read a fat-positive romance: Team Phison
✔️8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author: Peter Darling
✔️9. Read a middle grade mystery: The Luck Stone
✔️10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color: The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories
✔️11. Read a food memoir by an author of color: Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India
✔️12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color: Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
✔️13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like: Laughing Gas
✔️14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada: Darius the Great Is Not Okay
✔️15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author: In the Dream House
✔️16. Read an own voices book about disability: Disability Visibility: El Deafo
✔️17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn't about Black pain: A Song Below Water
✔️18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader: Genghis: Birth of an Empire
✔️19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist: The Prophets
✔️20. Read a book of nature poems: The Wild Iris
✔️21. Read a children's book that centers a disabled character but not their disability: Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
✔️22. Read a book set in the Midwest: Broken Monsters
✔️23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness: Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
✔️24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn't die: The House in the Cerulean Sea
JP wrote: "All done!"Dude, it’s not even the end of March! You’re a machine! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
✓ 01. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read Dune ★★★☆☆
✓ 02. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism
Sprache und Sein ★★★★★
✓ 03. Read a non-European novel in translation
Menschenwerk ★★★★★
Deine kalten Hände ★★★☆☆
Here the Whole Time ★★★★★
✓ 04. Read an LGBTQ+ history book
Female Husbands: A Trans History ★★★★★
✓ 05. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author
Love After the End ★★★☆☆
✓ 06. Read a fanfic
If the world was ending you'd come over, right on archiveofourown
and more ...
✓ 07. Read a fat-positive romance
Here the Whole Time ★★★★★
The House in the Cerulean Sea ★★★★★
✓ 08. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author
Felix Ever After ★★★☆☆
I Wish You All the Best ★★★★★
✓ 09. Read a middle grade mystery
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus ★★★★☆
✓ 10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color
Love After the End ★★★☆☆
✓ 11. Read a food memoir by an author of color
Orient trifft vegan ★★★★★
✓ 12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex ★★★★★
✓ 13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like
Brave New World ★★★★★
and more ...
✓ 14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada
Here the Whole Time ★★★★★
✓ 15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author
In the Dream House ★★★★☆
✓ 16. Read an own voices book about disability
So Lucky ★★☆☆☆
✓ 17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main char. that isn’t about Black pain
Felix Ever After ★★★☆☆
✓ 18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader
Wut ist ein Geschenk ★★★★★
✓ 19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue ★★★☆☆
Bodies of Water ★★★★☆
✓ 20. Read a book of nature poems
Das Lied Des Lebens: Die Schönsten Gedichte ★★★★★
✓ 21. Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus ★★★★☆
✓ 22. Read a book set in the Midwest
The Dragon Keeper ★★☆☆☆
In the Dream House ★★★★☆
✓ 23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness
I Wish You All the Best ★★★★★
The Gravity of Us ★★☆☆☆
✓ 24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die
Felix Ever After ★★★☆☆
I Wish You All the Best ★★★★★
The House in the Cerulean Sea ★★★★★
and more ...
Finished December 31
Read Harder Challenge 2021 (24/24)
1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read: American Psycho
2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism: When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
3. Read a non-European novel in translation: Here the Whole Time
4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book: The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: Elatsoe
6. Read a fanfic: After Alice
7. Read a fat-positive romance: The Queen of Ieflaria
8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author: I Wish You All the Best
9. Read a middle grade mystery: Pepper's Rules for Secret Sleuthing
10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color: Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements
11. Read a food memoir by an author of color: Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want
12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color: The Undocumented Americans
13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like: Bad for the Boss
14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada: If You Could Be Mine
15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author: In the Dream House
16. Read an own voices book about disability: Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain: Felix Ever After
18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader: The Modi Effect - Inside Narendra Modi's Campaign To Transform India
19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist: The Night Watch
20. Read a book of nature poems: Blue Horses: Poems
21. Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability: A Whole New Ballgame
22. Read a book set in the Midwest: Seven Ways We Lie
23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness: The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays
24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die: Pawing Through the Past
BONUS TASK: Complete all tasks with LGBTQ authors✅
JP Anderson: I like your book choices for the challenge. Are there any that you would highly recommend, such as must reads?
I'm so not tech savvy. How are people making these lists with the little cute check marks and then uploading them? My phone won't even let me put a confused emoji, insert confused emoji here.
Andy wrote: "I'm so not tech savvy. How are people making these lists with the little cute check marks and then uploading them? My phone won't even let me put a confused emoji, insert confused emoji here."Hi Andy! They're most likely either using their computer or the web browser on their phone. The app limits the things you can do and I don't recommend it except for the simplest of tasks. 👍🏻 Although emojis can be used through the app on your phone so I'm not sure what to tell you on that front!
Also, they aren't uploading the lists.. they are simply creating them right in the comment box. Once you do that you can always go back to your comment and hit the edit button to cross things out or put a check mark as you read them. It's actually quite simple, the only caveat being you need to use the computer/web browser to do it.
I hope this helps!
Andy wrote: "I'm so not tech savvy. How are people making these lists with the little cute check marks and then uploading them? My phone won't even let me put a confused emoji, insert confused emoji here."personally I cut and pasted the list and then cut and pasted a green check mark wherever I wanted it. That's about as tech savvy as I get ;)
Andy wrote: "JP Anderson: I like your book choices for the challenge. Are there any that you would highly recommend, such as must reads?"I really loved The Prophets. That's an easy recommendation. I liked Minor Detail pretty well, but I just finished Engel's Infinite Country, and I liked that one much more.
Is the challenge all year long? Because I just found out about it lol!
✔️1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon✔️2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism: March: Book One by John Lewis
✔️3. Read a non-European novel in translation: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
✔️4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book: Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
✔️5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: The Things She's Seen by Ambelin Kwaymullina
✔️6. Read a fanfic First Impressions by Cadhla on Archieve of Our Own
✔️7. Read a fat-positive romance: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
✔️8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author: The Love Study: An LGBTQ Romcom by Kris Ripper
✔️9. Read a middle grade mystery: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
✔️10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color: Iraq + 100: stories from a century after the invasion byHassan Blasim
✔️11. Read a food memoir by an author of color Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity by Priya Basil
✔️12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth
✔️13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
✔️14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
✔️15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author: The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
✔️16. Read an own voices book about disability So Lucky by Nicola Griffith
✔️17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn't about Black pain You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
✔️18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader Who Was Genghis Khan? by Nico Medina
✔️19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian
✔️20. Read a book of nature poems Nature Poem by Tommy Pico
✔️21. Read a children's book that centers a disabled character but not their disability Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger
✔️22. Read a book set in the Midwest Faking Faith by Josie Bloss
✔️23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness Seven Shades of You by A.M. Johnson
✔️24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn't die The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
Halfway through! Here's what I've read so far. ✔️ 1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read: An Unquenchable Thirst: A Memoir by Mary Johnson
2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism:
3. Read a non-European novel in translation:
✔️ 4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book: White Houses by Amy Bloom, The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis -I may still read a non-fiction book for this...
✔️ 5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day
6. Read a fanfic:
✔️7. Read a fat-positive romance: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author:
✔️ 9. Read a middle grade mystery: One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color:
✔️ 11. Read a food memoir by an author of color: Eat a Peach by David Chang, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke
12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color:
✔️ 13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like: The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada:
✔️ 15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author: Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noe Alvarez
✔️ 16. Read an own voices book about disability: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
✔️ 17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn't about Black pain: You Should See Me in a Crown, by Leah Johnson
18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader:
✔️19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist: Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks, The Gods of Tango by Carolina DeRobertis, The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami- all 5 stars
20. Read a book of nature poems:
21. Read a children's book that centers a disabled character but not their disability:
✔️22. Read a book set in the Midwest: LaRose by Louise Erdrich
23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness:
24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn't die:
√ 1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read: 1Q84 by Haruki Marukami√ 2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism: How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
√ 3. Read a non-European novel in translation: Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag
4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book: No Modernism Without Lesbians by Diana Souhami
√ 5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
6. Read a fanfic
√ 7. Read a fat-positive romance: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
√ 8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
9. Read a middle grade mystery
10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color
11. Read a food memoir by an author of color
√ 12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color: Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial
13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like
14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada: Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins
15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author
16. Read an own voices book about disability: Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig
17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain: Pride by Ibi Zoboi
18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader: Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf by Helene Cooper
√ 19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
20. Read a book of nature poems
√ 21. Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability: My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun
22. Read a book set in the Midwest: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness: Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
√ 24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
I was focused on my other challenge at the beginning of the year & I've finished it now. Fast reader, so I expect I'll finish this one, too, before end of the year.Progress: 11/24 (completed titles are bolded)
1. A book you’ve been intimidated to read:
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
2. A nonfiction book about anti-racism:
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
3. A non-European novel in translation:
At the End of the Matinee
4. An LGBTQ+ history book:
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality
5. A genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author:
Trail of Lightning
6. A fanfic:
Hypothetical by gsmaxwell on AO3
7. A fat-positive romance:
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
8. A romance by a trans or nonbinary author:
Cemetery Boys
9. A middle-grade mystery:
The Mystery at Lilac Inn
10. An SFF anthology edited by a person of color:
Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
11. A food memoir by an author of color:
Crying in H Mart
12. A work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color:
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
13. A book with a cover you don’t like:
Labyrinth Lost
14. A realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada:
Patron Saints of Nothing
15. A memoir by a Latinx author:
In the Dream House
16. An own voices book about disability:
Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain
17. An own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain:
Akata Witch
18. A book by/about a non-Western world leader:
Who Is the Dalai Lama?
19. A historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist:
The Gilded Wolves
20. A book of nature poems:
Milk and Honey
21. A children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability:
My Big Brother, DJ
22. A book set in the Midwest:
The Apology Project
23. A book that demystifies a common mental illness:
Finding Audrey
24. A book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die:
Under Currents
Finished my challenge last night. Read harder list
24/24
1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon Finished 6/10/21
2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism: Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho Finished 2/7/21
3. Read a non-European novel in translation: The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz Finished 3/2/21
4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book: Rainbow Warrior: My Life in Color by Gilbert Baker Finished 6/4/21
5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 4/14/21
6. Read a fanfic: An Assembly Such as This by Pamela Aidan Finished 9/6/21
7. Read a fat-positive romance: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London Finished 5/25/21
8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Finished 4/16/21
9. Read a middle grade mystery: Ayesha Dean- The Istanbul Intrigue by Melati Lum Finished 1/25/21
10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color: A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology by Dhonielle Clayton Finished 7/30/21
11. Read a food memoir by an author of color: Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson Finished 10/5/21
12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color: Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime. by Ron Stallworth13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark Finished 2/20/21
14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada: The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys Finished 9/12/21
15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author: In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero Finished 1/17/21
16. Read an own voices book about disability: The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones Finished 4/3/21
17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn't about Black pain: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Finished 4/19/21
18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader: Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff Finished 4/11/21
19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Finished 1/10/21
20. Read a book of nature poems: Art & Nature: An Illustrated Anthology of Nature Poetry by Kate Farrell Finished 4/30/21
21. Read a children's book that centers a disabled character but not their disability: King for a Day by Rukhsana Khan Finished 1/13/21
22. Read a book set in the Midwest: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Finished 4/2/21
23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness: My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind by Scott Stossel Finished 9/12/21
24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn't die: The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher Finished 5/20/2021
I slowed down in October and so, posting for the first time, as incentive to push through. I'm close! My personal rule is no double-dipping within a challenge - I'm also doing Reading Women and Popsugar, and overlap between challenges is fine. My limiting factor, beyond my flagging reading endurance, is my public library's selection for the Kindle. 1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read: The Satanic Verses
2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism: So You Want to Talk About Race
3. Read a non-European novel in translation: Minor Detail
4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (working on this one currently)
5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: Elatsoe
6. Read a fanfic: Redshirts
7. Read a fat-positive romance: Get a Life, Chloe Brown
8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author: I Wish You All the Best
9. Read a middle grade mystery: When You Reach Me
10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color: Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
11. Read a food memoir by an author of color: In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean
12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color: The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power (reading this currently too)
13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like: We Stand On Guard #2
14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada: Between Shades of Grey
15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author: Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
16. Read an own voices book about disability: Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body
17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn't about Black pain: Pride
18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader: How to Catch a Queen
19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
20. Read a book of nature poems: Seeing into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright
21. Read a children's book that centers a disabled character but not their disability: The War That Saved My Life
22. Read a book set in the Midwest: The Lager Queen of Minnesota
23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness: The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays
24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn't die: The War I Finally Won
Update message 81, goal complete with 12/12
1) Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... (still slogging thru this one; about 50% done at this point)2) Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism: The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... (actually finished in December 2020)
3) Read a non-European novel in translation
a) Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
b) Uzumaki, by Junji Ito https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
4) Read an LGBTQ+ history book: Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution by Susan Stryker https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
5) Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author
a) Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
b) Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
6) Read a fanfic
a) The Man of Miracles [Styx] by Runa_Xandrill https://archiveofourown.org/works/285...
b) My Nail Lady [Doctor Who – 10th Doctor] by Dear Diary https://archiveofourown.org/works/290...
7) Read a fat-positive romance: If The Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
8) Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author: Six Months, Three Days by Charlie Jane Anders https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
9) Read a middle grade mystery
a) The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother) by David Levithan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
b) Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
10) Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color: Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, Volume 3 by Elizabeth Lapensée (Editor) & Michael Sheyahshe (Editor) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
11) Read a food memoir by an author of color: Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
12) Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color: Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
13) Read a book with a cover you don’t like: This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
14) Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
15) Read a memoir by a Latinx author
a) A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir by Daisy Hernández https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
b) Free Lunch by Rex Ogle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
c) In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
16) Read an own voices book about disability
a) Everything Is an Emergency: An OCD Story in Words Pictures by Jason Adam Katzenstein https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
b) Invisible Differences by Julie Dachez https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
17) Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain: A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
18) Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader: Phoolan Devi, Rebel Queen by Claire Fauvel https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
19) Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist
a) Displacement by Kiku Hughes https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
b) Incognegro: Renaissance by Mat Johnson, Warren Pleece (Illustrator) and Clem Robins (Illustrator) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
c) Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
20) Read a book of nature poems: The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
21) Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability: What Stars Are Made Of by Sarah Allen https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
22) Read a book set in the Midwest
a) Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
b) Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
c) A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
d) Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
23) Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness: Invisible Differences by Julie Dachez https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
24) Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die
a) Another Good Dog: One Family and Fifty Foster Dogs by Cara Sue Achterberg https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
b) One Hundred Dogs and Counting: One Woman, Ten Thousand Miles, and A Journey into the Heart of Shelters and Rescues by Cara Sue Achterberg https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
✓ Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read The Name of the Wind ✓ Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
✓ Read a non-European novel in translation Convenience Store Woman
✓ Read an LGBTQ+ history book Queer: A Graphic History
✓ Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author The Marrow Thieves
✓ Read a fanfic Meddling Kids
✓ Read a fat-positive romance Get a Life, Chloe Brown
✓ Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author The Map of Salt and Stars
✓ Read a middle grade mystery From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
✓ Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
✓ Read a food memoir by an author of color Stealing Buddha's Dinner
✓ Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color The Spy Who Couldn't Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI's Hunt for America's Stolen Secrets
✓ Read a book with a cover you don’t like Dark Matter
✓ Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada Salt to the Sea
✓ Read a memoir by a Latinx author In the Dream House
✓ Read an own voices book about disability The Silence Between Us
✓ Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain Pride
✓ Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader Phoolan Devi, Rebel Queen
✓ Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist Homegoing
✓ Read a book of nature poems The Lost Words
✓ Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability El Deafo
✓ Read a book set in the Midwest Survive the Night
✓ Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
✓ Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die When Friendship Followed Me Home
I finished the challenge on 14th December 2021 :)
2021 Reading Challenge24/24 -- Completed on December 17, 2021
√ (1) Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read
Tirant lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell
√ (2) Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
√ (3) Read a non-European novel in translation
An Ethiopian Romance by Heliodorus of Emesa
√ (4) Read an LGBTQ+ history book
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Mannie Murphy
√ (5) Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations,
or Native American author
Pemmican Wars by Katherena Vermette
√ (6) Read a fanfic
Mistress Masham's Repose by T.H. White
√ (7) Read a fat-positive romance
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
√ (8) Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author
Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig
√ (9) Read a middle grade mystery
Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys: The Case of the Missing Adults
by Scott Bryan Wilson
√ (10) Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color
This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
√ (11) Read a food memoir by an author of color
Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes by Robin Ha
√ (12) Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color
WE HEREBY REFUSE by Frank Abe
√ (13) Read a book with a cover you don’t like
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke
√ (14) Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada
I Am David by Anne Holm
√ (15) Read a memoir by a Latinx author
Travesía: A Migrant Girl's Cross-Border Journey by Michelle Gerster
√ (16) Read an own voices book about disability
The Parakeet by Espé
√ (17) Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain
Aya by Marguerite Abouet
√ (18) Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader
Nelson Mandela by Emanuel Castro
√ (19) Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist
The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 1-4 by Wu Cheng'en,
translated by Anthony C. Yu
√ (20) Read a book of nature poems
Basho's Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages by Matsuo Bashō
√ (21) Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability
Hello Goodbye Dog by Maria Gianferrari
√ (22) Read a book set in the Midwest
Fire on the Water by Scott Macgregor
√ (23) Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness
Come Home, Indio by Jim Terry
√ (24) Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die
Frankie Comics by Rachel Dukes
Just finished my last book!Read:
1. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read - City of Stairs
2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism - Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America
3. Read a non-European novel in translation - The Ardent Swarm
4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book - Transgender History
5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author - The Only Good Indians
6. Read a fanfic - The Ballad of Black Tom
7. Read a fat-positive romance - Spoiler Alert
8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author - Felix Ever After
9. Read a middle grade mystery - The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color - A Phoenix First Must Burn
11. Read a food memoir by an author of color - The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South
12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color - A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like - Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color
14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada - If You Could Be Mine
15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author - Children of the Land
16. Read an own voices book about disability - The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me
17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain - A Song Below Water
18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader - Clap When You Land
19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist - Mexican Gothic
20. Read a book of nature poems - Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land
21. Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability - Hello Goodbye Dog
22. Read a book set in the Midwest - Magic for Nothing
23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness - The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die - The Hollow Places
I've been keeping track on my printed paper list, but I figured now that the year is almost over I should actually post my progress. I committed to 4 different challenges this year so I haven't totally completed any of them, but that's fine because at least I'm thinking about what I read! Anyway, here it is: 1) Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read
2) ✔ Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism
We Should All Be Feminists
3) Read a non-European novel in translation
4) Read an LGBTQ+ history book
5) Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author
6) Read a fanfic
7) Read a fat-positive romance
8) Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author
9) Read a middle grade mystery
10) Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color
11) Read a food memoir by an author of color
12) Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color
13) ✔ Read a book with a cover you don’t like
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
14) Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada
15) Read a memoir by a Latinx author
16) ✔ Read an own voices book about disability
Fierce and Delicate: Essays on Dance and Illness
17) ✔ Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain
A Blade So Black
18) Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader
19) ✔ Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
20) Read a book of nature poems
21) Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability
22) Read a book set in the Midwest
23) ✔ Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness
Broken
24) ✔ Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die
Twelve Slays of Christmas
Yay, done! And only two duplicates - not bad, for being in the final year of my PhD:1. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism - Superior: The Return of Race Science
2. Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read - Shantaram
3. Read a non-European novel in translation - The Redemption of Time
4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book - The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World
5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author - Black Sun
6. Read a fanfic - Big Damn Story, lvs2read
7. Read a fat-positive romance - Here the Whole Time
8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author - Birthday
9. Read a middle grade mystery - Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt
10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color - Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
11. Read a food memoir by an author of color - Authentically Mexican: A Family History in Six Dishes
12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color - The Spy Who Couldn't Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI's Hunt for America's Stolen Secrets
13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like -After the Revolution
14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada - On the Edge of Gone
15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author - Authentically Mexican: A Family History in Six Dishes
16. Read an own voices book about disability - On the Edge of Gone
17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader - Ibn Saud: The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist - We Were Witches
20. Read a book of nature poems - Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty
21. Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability - The Silence Between Us
22. Read a book set in the Midwest - Turtles All the Way Down
23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness - Tornado Brain
24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die - The Stand
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✔️2. Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot; Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches; Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America; Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning; White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism;
✔️3. Read a non-European novel in translation: Before the Coffee Gets Cold; Naruto, Vol. 01: Uzumaki Naruto;
✔️4. Read an LGBTQ+ history book Giovanni's Room; Jam on the Vine; Ruby; The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies;
✔️5. Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: Elatsoe; Apple: Skin to the Core; Black Sun; Empire of the Wild; The Last Final Girl;
6. Read a fanfic "Stolen" by DKGWrites; "A Different Kind of Day" by apocryphile from AO3
✔️7. Read a fat-positive romance: Love Is a Revolution;
✔️8. Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author: Cemetery Boys;
✔️9. Read a middle grade mystery: Ikenga; Greenglass House;
✔️10. Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color: New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color; How Long 'til Black Future Month?; A Phoenix First Must Burn;
✔️11. Read a food memoir by an author of color The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South;
✔️12. Read a work of investigative nonfiction by an author of color: Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives; The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader; Jam on the Vine;
13. Read a book with a cover you don’t like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn;
✔️14. Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada: Patron Saints of Nothing; When the Ground Is Hard;
✔️15. Read a memoir by a Latinx author:Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land;
✔️16. Read an own voices book about disability Golem Girl: A Memoir;
17. Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn't about Black pain: You Should See Me in a Crown; War Girls; Full Disclosure;
18. Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader Long Walk to Freedom; Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf;
✔️19. Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist: The Prophets; How Much of These Hills Is Gold; Remembrance; Ring Shout
✔️20. Read a book of nature poems Nature Poem;
✔️21. Read a children's book that centers a disabled character but not their disability King for a Day; Real Friends; How Smudge Came;
22. Read a book set in the Midwest Black Bottom Saints; The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls; You Should See Me in a Crown;
✔️23. Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things;
24. Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn't die The Friend; Travels with Charley: In Search of America; Elatsoe;