Lindsey's 2022 Reading 100 Challenge

[Lindsey]

Went through my entire list for a final tally (although there are 6 days left of the year, so I might get one or two more prompts in... maybe...),

Final prompt tally: 80 of 100 completed

I'm hoping to get all 100 next year, but pretty proud of this year's list.
Other than a few prompts (looking at you Western, a Play & True Crime...) I typically read several of the prompts that were left undone this year. Which makes me happy that I truly got out of my "typical" reads this year!

[Lindsey]

It's unlikely that I'll finish anything in the next 2 days, so it looks like my final Prompt Tally is 83! I just finished A Christmas Carol which worked for 3 prompts :) I'd never read it before and saw a few others in this group reading it - so thanks for posting! It was short and sweet and nice to finally read the original of a story I've grown up with (in other forms/movies/adaptions)

[Alias Reader]

Lindsey wrote: "It's unlikely that I'll finish anything in the next 2 days, so it looks like my final Prompt Tally is 83! "

Well done, Lindsay !

[Alias Reader]

1 - Book you picked because of the cover
Yolk

That is a cool cover. I have to check this book out.

[Alias Reader]

7- Biography, memoir or autobiography
The Glass Castle

I read that book twice. Once on my own and another time for a book club.

I think it has one of the best openings for a book, where the author is in a limo going to an event and sees her mom digging in a trash can.

I see you listed it as a Challenge/ banned book. That is so crazy. Well, IMO, banning books is crazy. But this book was terrific. It was first recommended to me by an indie book store owner in my neighborhood.

[Alias Reader]

51- book you've been meaning to read but never got around to it
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

I think this book and Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones are easily the best habit books out there.

[Alias Reader]

29- Humor
Anxious People

Loved this novel. I gave it a top rating.

[Alias Reader]

61- book about philosophy
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Loved this book ! I will probably reread it at some point and may even purchase the eBook.

[Alias Reader]

80- Read a book set on or about one of the continents -

Wow ! You did really well with this prompt.

It was fun reviewing your challenge once again. Thanks for participating and adding books to my own TBR Mountain !

[Lindsey]

I was surprised to see it on the banned book list! I agree with you re banning books, & also fail to see why this particular book was chosen.

Think Again is a book that’s stayed with me. I imagine I’d get even more out of it the 2nd or 3rd time reading.

[Lindsey]

And thank you for the recommendation! I’ve really enjoyed this challenge (& also reading through others’ choices!)

Can’t wait to start tackling our 2023 challenge!

[madrano]

Lindsey, that is a remarkable feat, particularly since you started later in the year than most of us. Congratulations! It'll be fun to keep tabs next year, too.

You read two books i read this year as well. I was pleased with both Kiese Laymon's version of time travel and learned some new things from Kate Quinn's WWII novel.

34- Travel - (time travel?)
Long Division

39- A story set during a war
The Things We Cannot Say
The Rose Code

[Lindsey]

madrano wrote: "Lindsey, that is a remarkable feat, particularly since you started later in the year than most of us. Congratulations! It'll be fun to keep tabs next year, too.

You read two books i read this year..."

I enjoyed both of those as well. I didn't realize what Long Division was prior to picking it up and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it (& also to find out it's a debut novel for Laymon - a strong first novel in my opinion!)

I also enjoyed his novel Heavy

[madrano]

Lindsey, same here--i picked the book up "blind", so to speak. It surprised me. There were a couple of sentences i had to reread several time to realize i read it right the first time. This was due to the time travel. Good start to for a novelist!

I didn't realize he had another out already. It sounds as though readers will really get to know him better. Thanks.