2022 Reading Through the Ages Challenge

[Loraine]

This challenge is designed for those of you who love historical fiction but will also take you up to more recent times. You may choose either one of the two time periods or both!

First choice includes books set in the:
1700’s
1800’s
1900’s
2000’s

Second choice includes books set in the:
1900’s
1910’s
1920’s
1930’s
1940’s
1950’s
1960’s
1970’s
1980’s
1990’s
2000’s +

You can count more than one book for each of the centuries or decades.

LEVELS:
1-10 - Student of History
11-20 - History Professor
21-30 - History Maker
31-40 - History Buff
41+ - Antiquarian

Please respond with “I’m in!” if you are going to take part in this challenge, what level you are going for and which choice you will choose.

[Brittany]

Question about this challenge: Do I specify which century or is it just any books in any of those centuries listed? Or do I need to say, "I'm in for the first choice and will go for 20 books in the 1800's?"

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Fun challenge! I'm going to try for both and we'll see what happens.

BC


1500s


1600s


1700s


1800s


1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

[Loraine]

Brittany wrote: "Question about this challenge: Do I specify which century or is it just any books in any of those centuries listed? Or do I need to say, "I'm in for the first choice and will go for 20 books in the..."

If you are going to do the 1800's, you can just do that or also do any book from the 1700's to the 2000's.

[Brittany]

Ok, I am in for Antiquarian 41+.
I am going to do a combo of books from only the 1800's and 2000's.

[Loraine]

Sounds great Brittany! We give lots of leeway in our challenges.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

I'm in!

Reading Through the Ages
2022
21-30 - History Maker

1. 1900s
A Promise for Ellie by Lauraine Snelling 3/11/22
Sophie's Dilemma by Lauraine Snelling 3/14/22
A Touch of Grace by Lauraine Snelling 3/14/22
Rebecca's Reward by Lauraine Snelling 4/3/22
Beyond the Desert Sands by Tracie Peterson 7/24/22
Still My Forever by Kim Vogel Sawyer 9/26/22

2. 1910s
Angel's Cause by Tracie Peterson 1/12/22
The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott (GM) 1/19/22
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War by Joseph Loconte (GM) 6/15/22
Anastasia by Carolyn Meyer (GM) 9/2/22
Under the Starry Skies by Tracie Peterson 12/26/22

3. 1920s
Paint and Nectar by Ashley Clark 2/22/22
The Lady of Galway Manor by Jennifer Deibel 3/11/22
A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel 3/13/22
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (GM) 11/8/22

4. 1930s
Room for Hope by Kim Vogel Sawyer 1/11/22
Goldfish Secrets by Kellyn Roth 2/28/22
The Finder of Forgotten Things by Sarah Loudin Thomas 7/18/22 DNF 50%
The Sea Keeper's Daughters by Lisa Wingate 7/29/22
Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee 8/4/22

5. 1940s
The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark 1/3/22
The Stone Wall by Beverly Lewis 2/5/22
Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas 3/18/22
Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin 4/13/22
Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green 6/7/22
I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher 6/27/22
The Winter Rose by Melanie Dobson 7/12/22
The Sky Above Us by Sarah Sundin 7/17/22
Baby Mine by Kellyn Roth 8/4/22
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (GM) 9/8/22
The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin (GM) 10/2/22
Mother Daughter Traitor Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal (GM) 11/9/22
A Taste for Poison by Neil Bradbury (GM) 12/1/22
I'll Be Seeing You by Melody Carlson 12/8/22
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake (GM) 12/14/22
Our Darkest Night by Jennifer Robson (GM) 12/17/22
A Boy of Heart Mountain by Barbara Bazaldua (GM) 12/28/22

6. 1950s
The Songs that Could Have Been by Amanda Wen 7/4/22 DNF p.114
Ethel Rosenberg by Anne Sebba (GM) 9/2/22
Give Me Tomorrow by Patrick K. O'Donnell (GM) 12/18/22

7. 1960s
Putting the Rabbit in the Hat by Brian Cox (GM) 6/24/22
Count the Nights by Stars by Michelle Shocklee 9/3/22

8. 1970s
Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg (GM) 5/30/22
The Orchard by Beverly Lewis 10/11/22

9. 1980s
Even Now by Karen Kingsbury 7/21/22
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (GM) 11/27/22
(alternate history, so not the real 1980s) The Memory Index by Julian R. Vaca (GM) 12/1/22

10. 1990s
Forgiving Paris by Karen Kingsbury 1/15/22
Shaped by the Waves by Christina Suzann Nelson 4/24/22
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett (GM) 6/19/22
A Family for Christmas by Hannah Foster 10/6/22
The Silence by Susan Allott (GM) 12/20/22

11. 2000s
Captive by Clara Rojas (GM) 1/16/22
Age is Just a Number by Dara Torres (GM) 2/26/22
Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee Goldberg (GM) 8/2/22
600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster (GM) 9/15/22
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (GM) 10/7/22
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park (GM) 12/26/22

12. 2010s
Pugs and Kisses by J.J. Howard 1/21/22
Sit Stay Love by J.J. Howard 2/2/22
Small-Town Bachelor by Jill Kemerer 6/30/22
Perfect Alibi by Melody Carlson 8/5/22
The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby (GM) 12/3/22

13. 2020s
A Stranger's Game by Colleen Coble 1/24/22
Life Flight by Lynette Eason 2/2/22
The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water by Erin Bartels 2/8/22
Where the Last Rose Blooms by Ashley Clark 3/21/22
All That It Takes by Nicole Deese 5/2/22
The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George (GM) 5/19/22
Following the Trail by Lynette Eason 6/22/22
The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson (GM) 10/5/22

[Loraine]

I'm in for Antiquarian! 41+

1842 BC -

1700 BC -

1330 BC -

760-755 BC -

430 BC to 6 BC -

30 AD

1300's
(ca 1330)

1500's


1700’s
(1776)



1800’s







1. 1900s



2. 1910s


3. 1920s


4. 1930s


5. 1940s



6. 1950s

7. 1960s


8. 1970s

9. 1980s

10. 1990s


11. 2000s


12. 2010s

Finding Grace


13. 2020s

[Christine]

1-10 Student history. I am not a huge fan of historical fiction so this will get me to read more from this genre. Glad for this challenge to try some new things!

[Bridget]

I'm in! I am so excited about this challenge. I absolutely love historical fiction. I am hoping to read a book from every decade. I will shoot for 21-30 History Maker.

1700’s


1800’s


1900’s


1910’s


1920’s

1930’s


1940’s


1950’s

1960’s

1970’s

1980’s

1990’s

2000’s

[Sarita]

I’m in for option 1

Biblical - BC

Biblical - AC

First choice includes books set in the:
1700’s -
1800’s -
1900’s -
2000’s -

Second choice includes books set in the:
1900’s
1910’s
1920’s
1930’s
1940’s -
1950’s
1960’s
1970’s
1980’s
1990’s
2000’s +

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

I'm in for a combo of 1&2 . . . going to try and read at least one set in the 1700s, and then the 1800s, and then in each of the decades through now, so that puts me at 11-20 'History Professor Level'
01. 1700s ~ Shiloh (finished 14 April)
02. 1800s ~ Joy to the World: A Regency Christmas Collection (finished 10 December)
03. 1900s ~ The Gift of the Magi (finished 17 December)
04. 1910s ~ As Dawn Breaks (finished 14 March)
05. 1920s ~ The Lady of Galway Manor (finished 12 May)
06. 1930s ~ Under the Tulip Tree (finished 14 August)
07. 1940s ~ Until Leaves Fall in Paris (finished 28 February)
08. 1950s ~ The Memory House (finished 20 April)
09. 1960s ~ All Manner of Things (finished 6 April)
10. 1970s ~ The Choice (finished 28 May)
11. 1980s ~ When I Close My Eyes {Josephine's point of view is told largely through her memories of growing up, including several scenes from the 1980s} (finished 10 August)
12. 1990s ~ Forgiving Paris {the first couple chapters take place in 1998} (finished 10 February)
13. 2000s ~ Harbor Hopes (finished 20 February)
14. 2010s ~ Miranda Warning (finished 4 January)
15. 2020s ~ To Love a Prince (finished 20 January)

[Jenn]

I'm in! 1-10 - Student of History

First choice includes books set in the:

1100's

1300's

1700’s

1800’s
1809 1813
1860's 1876 1881
1895

1900’s (see below)
2000’s

Second choice includes books set in the:
1900’s 1901
1910’s 1918
1920’s split-time: present day and 1917-1933
1930’s split-time: present day and 1933
1940’s 1943
1950’s split-time 1940s+ and present day
1960’s
1970’s 1976-1987
1980’s (flashbacks to the 80s)
1990’s
2000’s + time-slip: 2020 and 1895

[Carissa]

I'm in for a combo of the two 1-10 - Student of History
1700’s-
1800’s-
1900’s
2000’s

Second choice includes books set in the:
1900’s
1910’s
1920’s-
1930’s
1940’s-
1950’s
1960’s
1970’s
1980’s-
1990’s
2000’s +

[Missy]

I am in for both levels - history buff.

1500's
1600's
1700’s
1800’s , , , , ,
1900’s , (GM), (GM), , , , ,
2000’s ,

[Kim]

I’m in for first choice - history prof; and then see how far I make it through 1900 decades

[Christine]

I love historical fiction!! I'm in with Student of History, reading from the first choice.

[Bonny]

Sweet!!! I'm going for History Buff, with both choices one and two!

[Elizabeth]

I'm in! 21-30 History Maker. I'm going to aim for both options.

1700’s -
1800’s -
1900’s -
2000’s -

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1900’s -
1910’s -
1920’s
1930’s
1940’s -
1950’s
1960’s
1970’s
1980’s
1990’s
2000’s + -

[writer...]

Liking your creativity Lorraine.. I’m in for both as Student

1500s + 1800s


1800s

Collection of 3: Heaven and Nature Sing, Wonders of His Love, Far as the Curse is Found


Emma Persuasion Sense & Sensibility Pride & Prejudice Northanger Abbey


1900s


1910s


1920s
( 20s+40s)

1930s
+ 40s

1940s and beyond [ timeslip etc.]


1940s
The Hollywood Spy


1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s
timeslip

2000s+
timeslip

[writer...]

[Loraine]

writer... wrote: "Liking your creativity Lorraine.. I’m in for both as Student

1800s
Death in the Great Dismal
Murder on Principle


1940s thru to 2000s and beyond
[bookcover:Rules o..."

Thanks - I tried to come up with some new things this year!

[AlegnaB †]

I love historical fiction, but I also love nonfiction history books. I'll participate in this one if we can use nonfiction. I'll go for "21-30 - History Maker" and concentrate on the 1900's.

1700’s

1800’s

1900's

2000’s

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1900’s

1910’s
- The Number of Love


1920’s

1930’s
- One Woman Against the Reich
- From Toano to Germany and Back: Stories of the Great Depression and World War II


1940’s

1950’s
- Tortured For Christ


1960’s
- For Those Tears


1970’s

1980’s

1990’s

2000’s +
- Keeping Guard

[Loraine]

AlegnaB † wrote: "I love historical fiction, but I also love nonfiction history books. I'll participate in this one if we can use nonfiction. I'll go for "21-30 - History Maker" and concentrate on the 1900's."

Non-fiction is just fine AlegnaB. It can be used in any challenge where it fits.

[writer...]

Loraine wrote: “Thanks — I tried to come up with some new things this year!
..."

Well done!

[Charlene]

I'm in for first choice - both time periods! For 1-10 - Student of History :)

1. 1700’s
2. 1800’s
- 1835- Redeeming Love (Read:)
- 1859 - Searching for You
3. 1900s
4. 1910s
5. 1920s
6. 1930s
7. 1940s
8. 1950s
9. 1960s
10. 1970s
11. 1980s
12. 1990s
13. 2000s
14. 2010s
15. 2020s



0/10

[Caraina]

I'm in for both choices-history maker (21-30 books)

[writer...]

Definitely playing catchup for these novels !

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Quick question . . . I'm currently reading a book where a character is in a coma, and is remembering scenes from her growing up years. The book itself is set in the present day, but would those memories (specific years are mentioned) 'count' for being a sort of 'dual timeline' situation?

[Loraine]

Kate wrote: "Quick question . . . I'm currently reading a book where a character is in a coma, and is remembering scenes from her growing up years. The book itself is set in the present day, but would those mem..."

Yes that's fine. But just use one of the time periods.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Loraine wrote: "Kate wrote: "Quick question . . . I'm currently reading a book where a character is in a coma, and is remembering scenes from her growing up years. The book itself is set in the present day, but wo..."

Excellent. Thank you, Loraine!🙂

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

I finished just now. What a fun challenge! My favourite 'time travel' book was Shiloh .
The full list of my books 'through the ages' is found in this comment: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I really liked this challenge too. I found some surprises in the volume of some time periods. Shiloh was one of my reads this year too - enjoyed it!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I loved this challenge! So interesting to see the time period various reads were set and the volume for each tracked time period. Clearly, a lot set in the 1800s!

[AlegnaB †]

I dropped out of this many months ago,

[Bonny]

I made it to History Professor level for the second choice:
1900’s -
1910’s -
1920’s - (among other decades)
1930’s -
1940’s - (among other decades)
1950’s -
1960’s -
1970’s - (among other decades)
1980’s - (among other decades)
1990’s - (among other decades)
2000’s -


But I didn't realize you could include multiple books for each category! This greatly expanded my list and I made it to Antiquarian!!

1600s -
1700s -
1800s -
1900s -