Read Harder Challenge 2021

[Terhi, Apukäsi]

Suora lainaus sivuilta:

The Read Harder Challenge is back, and 2021 will be its seventh year! We’re excited to embark on this annual reading journey once more, and hope you find your way to some wonderful reads through Book Riot’s challenge. Once again, Read Harder has 24 tasks designed to help you break out of your reading bubble and expand your worldview through books. With new genres, new authors, and new points of view, the challenge will (hopefully) help you discover amazing books you wouldn’t have otherwise picked up.

We’ve rounded up another great mix of fun and serious tasks that ask you to consider some topics, forms, and parts of the world you might never have experienced in literature before. All will push your reading limits, and we hope you love them.

Just as in years past, there are 24 tasks, averaging two per month over the course of the next 12 months. You may count one book for multiple tasks or read one book per task. The point of the challenge is to push yourself to expand your horizons and break out of set reading habits; the hope is that you’ll discover voices, settings, characters, formats, and more you may not have encountered without that nudge. Be accountable to yourself, share what you learned along the way, and enjoy the experience!

1) Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read
2) Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism
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
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
17) Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain
18) Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader
19) Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist
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
24) Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die

[Lumissa]

Ajattelin tämän suhteen huomioida haasteen Amerikka-keskeisyyden ja esim. "non-European novel in translation" kattaa minulla myös Pohjois-Amerikan. Samoin "realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada" kattaa myös Pohjoismaat.

✔️ 1) Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read - Kadonnutta aikaa etsimässä. 3, Kukkaan puhkeavien tyttöjen varjossa. I, Rouva Swannin ympärillä
✔️ 2) Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism - Toiseuden synty
✔️ 3) Read a non-European novel in translation - Pienen pieni maa
✔️ 4) Read an LGBTQ+ history book - Queer: A Graphic History
✔️ 5) Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author - Varjonyrkkeilijä
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 - Karkkitehtaan kummitus
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 - Kertomuksen vaarat – Kriittisiä ääniä tarinataloudessa
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
17) Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain
18) Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader
✔️ 19) Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist-Pimeydestä loistaa valo
✔️ 20) Read a book of nature poems - Tulevassa maailmassa
21) Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability
✔️ 22) Read a book set in the Midwest - Rose on poissa
✔️ 23) Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness - Jalat ilmassa
✔️ 24) Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die - Bobin maailma

[Terhi, Apukäsi]

Mukana tässäkin ja tässä tulee tosiaan riittämään haastetta. Sen verran menee oman normaalin lukualueeni ulkopuolelle kaikki kohdat. En siis ota tästä paineita.

Edit: 29.12. --> 24/24 DONE

1) Read a book you’ve been intimidated to read Humiseva harju
2) Read a nonfiction book about anti-racism Toiseuden synty
3) Read a non-European novel in translation Norwegian Wood
4) Read an LGBTQ+ history book Queer: A Graphic History
5) Read a genre novel by an Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author Halla Helle
6) Read a fanfic Houkutus
7) Read a fat-positive romance Eleanor & Park
8) Read a romance by a trans or nonbinary author Tyttösi sun
9) Read a middle grade mystery Geoetsivät ja rahakäärön arvoitus
10) Read an SFF anthology edited by a person of color Iraq + 100: stories from a century after the invasion
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 Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
13) Read a book with a cover you don’t like Kesäinen illuusioni
14) Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada Yölinja
15) Read a memoir by a Latinx author The Book of Rosy: A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border
16) Read an own voices book about disability Fight Back : Toinen Mahdollisuus
17) Read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn’t about Black pain Kaikilla mausteilla
18) Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader Loistava toveri Kim Jong-un
19) Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist Matkalla kotiin
20) Read a book of nature poems Kevään yöt niin valoisat
21) Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability Tulen salaisuus
22) Read a book set in the Midwest Keskilännen keittiöt
23) Read a book that demystifies a common mental illness Korkeintaan vähän väsynyt eli Kuinka olla tarpeeksi maailmassa, jossa mikään ei riitä
24) Read a book featuring a beloved pet where the pet doesn’t die Katukatti Bob

[Terhi, Apukäsi]

Tämä haaste pakotti kyllä tosiaan pois omalta normaalilta lukualueelta, mikä oli oikein tervetullutta. Monta uutta tuttavuutta ja kirjaa, jotka olisivat jääneet ilman tätä haastetta lukematta. Melkoista salapoliisityötä tarvittiin, että sain haasteen kasaan. Pari kohtaa meni vähän aidan matalimmasta kohdasta, mutta olen armollinen ja hyväksyn sen. Ihastuin tähän sen verran, että pitää yrittää vuonna 2022 uudestaan.

[Lumissa]

Joo, tämä oli kyllä hauska! Itse jäin puoliväliin, mutta ei oikeastaan edes haittaa, kun haastekohtien pähkäily itsessään oli niin hauskaa. Vuoden 2022 kohdalla jos pääsisi yli puolivälin, niin olisin ihan tyytyväinen. Yrittää pitää kuitenkin :)