2024 Monthly Genres List and Tracking Thread

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

The format for our monthly genre challenge will be slightly different this year.

The challenge will be in two parts.

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long)
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance
March: Mystery, Suspense
April: Western, Humour, Adventure
May: Female Authors
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
July: Children's, YA
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic)
December: Classics and Short Stories

Part 2:

January
1. Read a book by an author new to you
2. Read a book with a one-word title

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc.
2. Read a book with a two-word title

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M"
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name
2. Read a book with a four-word title

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
2. Read a book by a female author new to you

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born
2. Read any book in a series

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U"
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now.
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An"

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S"

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O"
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count

December
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book



You can use this thread to keep track of your challenge for the whole year.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Part 2 is a work in progress. There will be two more clues per month, some will be repeats from previous years but there will be some new prompts as well.

The challenge will have the same number of books to read in total, but in two parts this year.

The part 2 prompts will be added to message 1 by the end of this week.

Update: they have been added!

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Please feel free to ask any questions about the books you would to use for each genre. We are flexible in our categories.

Happy reading!

[Nidhi]

Rosemarie, do we have to choose only classics, i.e books published before or in 1974?

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Nidhi wrote: "Rosemarie, do we have to choose only classics, i.e books published before or in 1974?"

Only for the December books, unless they're short stories so anything works.
The other months have no specific time frame-as old or as new as you like.

[Nidhi]

Thank you. Rosemarie. I am in for this challenge.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Great!

[Penelope]

I would like to join please. This year I will be careful not to avoid the ghosts, ghouls and horror prompts. Not good at those at all and that’s where my gaps are for 2023!

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Message 1 has been updated.

As you can see, there are no ghouls, ghosts or vampires.
Unless you want to read about them!

I never thought I would enjoy reading horror stories, but I do enjoy the older authors like Poe or Lovecraft.
But you couldn't pay me enough to watch a horror movie!

[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

Fun! I'm in for this!

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Great!
Welcome aboard everyone!

[Vicky]

Hi Rosemary!Are the books to be read in part 2 also to be from the same monthly genre as those in part 1?

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

No. They can be any genres you choose. That makes it a lot easier and a lot more fun.
But that doesn't mean you can't use the genres of the month!
You have lots of choice in Part 2.

[Nidhi]

Rosemarie, for part 2, do we have to read 24 books or we have to choose one of the two given options?

[Chrissie]

So, if I got it right, I read one book out of 12 choices in task 1 and two for each month in task 2?

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Nidhi wrote: "Rosemarie, for part 2, do we have to read 24 books or we have to choose one of the two given options?"

It's your choice-no pressure to read 36 books in all.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Chrissie wrote: "So, if I got it right, I read one book out of 12 choices in task 1 and two for each month in task 2?"

You can read one of the monthly genres in Part 1 for each month. And two for each month in part 2 if you want to complete the entire challenge, but they don't have to be a specific genre.

[Vicky]

Last year we could do the genres in any order as long as we finished all of them by the end of the year- is that still allowed?

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Yes!
You can read the books in any order.
Just don't forget to share them with us in the approriate month. It's a great way to learn about books.

[Glennis]

Rosemarie wrote: "Message 1 has been updated.

As you can see, there are no ghouls, ghosts or vampires.
Unless you want to read about them!

I never thought I would enjoy reading horror stories, but I do enjoy the ..."
I love reading Stephen King, but I won't watch most of the movies. It never quite works out totally the same!!

[Chrissie]

Finished: 2024/07/28

Count me in then :)

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long) ✓
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance ✓
March: Mystery, Suspense ✓
April: Western, Humour, Adventure ✓
May: Female Authors ✓
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels (manga) ✓
July: Children's, YA ✓
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel ✓
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia ✓
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror ✓
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic) ✓
December: Classics and Short Stories ✓

Part 2:

January
1. Read a book by an author new to you ✓
2. Read a book with a one-word title ✓

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc. ✓
2. Read a book with a two-word title ✓

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M" (corey mcintire) ✓
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover ✓

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name (Cale) ✓
2. Read a book with a four-word title ✓

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title ✓
2. Read a book by a female author new to you ✓

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born ✓
2. Read any book in a series ✓

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U" (Jonas) ✓
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now. ✓
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit ✓
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An" ✓

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover ✓
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S" (sussex) ✓

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O" ✓
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness ✓

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction ✓
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count ✓

December
1. Read any book for the first time ✓
2. Reread any book ✓

[Nidhi]

Challenge from 1st Jan. 2024 to 31st Dec. 2024
Books read 36/36

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long) - Scenes from a Childhood 3 stars

February: Plays, Poetry, Romance Ædnan 5 stars
March: Mystery, Suspense Verdigris 5 stars
April: Western, Humour, Adventure James by Percival Everett 5 stars
May: Female Authors Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum 5 stars
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels The Buried Giant 5 stars
July: Children's, YA Bridge to Terabithia 5 stars
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel How to Say Babylon 5 stars
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia I Who Have Never Known Men 3 stars
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror Lanny 4 stars
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic) Shakespeare: The Biography 5 stars
December: Classics and Short Stories Miramar 5 stars

Part 2:

January
1. Read a book by an author new to you - The Forbidden Notebook 5 stars
2. Read a book with a one-word title - Fayne 5 stars

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc. When We Were Sisters 5 stars
2. Read a book with a two-word title Cat's Cradle 5 stars

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M" Mariamma in The Covenant of Water 5 stars
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover The House on Mango Street 4 stars

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name The Road to the City by Natalia Ginzburg 3 stars
2. Read a book with a four-word title Of Cattle and Men 4 stars

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title Rosarita 4 stars
2. Read a book by a female author new to you Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan 5 stars

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born 7. Ret Samadhi by Geetanjali Shree5 stars
2. Read any book in a series The Guermantes Way by Marcel Proust 5 stars

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U" The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 5 stars
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now.
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city! Sakina’s Kiss by Vivek Shanbhag Set in Bengaluru 4 stars

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit Clear 4 stars - Scotland
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An" A Woman at Thirty 4 stars

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover Beloved by Toni Morrison 5 Stars
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S" The Stone Raft by José Saramago
set in Spain 2 stars
October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O" Orbital by Samantha Harvey
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 4 stars

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee 5 stars
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count The Keepers of the House 5 stars

December
1. Read any book for the first time My Work by Olga Ravn 5 stars
2. Reread any book The Sense of an Ending 5 stars

[Vicky]

Challenge from 1st Jan. 2024 to 31st Dec. 2024
Books read

36/36

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long)
Quicksandby Nella Larsen✔3/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance
Incident at VichybyArthur Miller✔3/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
March: Mystery, Suspense
The Witness for the ProsecutionbyAgatha Christie✔25/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April: Western, Humour, Adventure
Stories of Ships and the SeabyJack London✔6/2/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
May: Female Authors
Henry VIII: The Heart and the CrownbyAlison Weir✔18/3/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
The Skin of Our TeethbyThornton Wilder✔1/2/24 ★ ★
July: Children's, YA
My Side of the MountainbyJean Craighead George✔27/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel
Snakes and LaddersbyDirk Bogarde✔3/4/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia
Out of the Silent PlanetbyC.S. Lewis✔5/6/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
PerelandrabyC.S. Lewis
✔20/7/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
Slay Rideby Dick Francis✔22/3/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic)
Alone in BerlinbyHans Fallada(Berlin,Germany)✔4/3/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
December: Classics and Short Stories
The Snows of KilimanjarobyErnest Hemingway✔26/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Part 2:

January
1. Read a book by an author new to youOut of AfricabyIsak Dinesen✔4/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2.Read a book with a one-word title Ghosts byHenrik Ibsen✔4/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc.Uncle Tom's Cabin or, Life Among the LowlybyHarriet Beecher Stowe✔29/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book with a two-word titleCannery RowbyJohn Steinbeck✔12/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M"AmadeusbyPeter Shaffer✔6/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green coverSweet ThursdaybyJohn Steinbeck (Palm Tree)✔21/2/24★ ★ ★ ★ ★

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name Moon Over ManifestbyClare Vanderpool✔4/7/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book with a four-word titleThe Sun Also RisesbyErnest Hemingway(Spain)✔5/2/24 ★ ★ ★ ★

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
.Still AlicebyLisa Genova✔20/3/24★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book by a female author new to youGreat Minds of the Medieval WorldbyDorsey Armstrong✔20/3/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★


June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born
The DresserbyRonald Harwood✔30/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read any book in a series
The WardenbyAnthony Trollope✔15/2/24★ ★ ★ ★ ★

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U"The LiarbyHenry James✔31/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now.
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!
Hindle WakesbyStanley Houghton✔29/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisitDoctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb PartybyGraham Greene(Switzerland)✔15/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An"
A High Wind in JamaicabyRichard Hughes✔9/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover
St. Augustine's ConfessionsbyWilliam R. Cook✔17/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S"
A Postillion Struck By LightningbyDirk Bogarde(Sussex)✔3/2/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O"The Odd CouplebyNeil Simon✔4/2/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness GhostsbyHenrik Ibsen✔4/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fictionThe Tale : By Joseph Conrad - IllustratedbyJoseph Conrad✔31/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles countThe Man Who Had All the LuckbyArthur Miller✔22/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

December
1. Read any book for the first timeThe Glass Menagerie: A BBC Radio 3 Full-Cast ProductionbyTennessee Williams✔19/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Reread any bookRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadbyTom Stoppard(Denmark)✔16/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★


✅ Completed 20/7/2024

[Penelope]

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long) - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance
March: Mystery, Suspense
April: Western, Humour, Adventure
May: Female Authors
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
July: Children's, YA
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic)
December: Classics and Short Stories

Part 2:

January
1. Read a book by an author new to you - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
2. Read a book with a one-word title - Burn Melanie Saward

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc.
2. Read a book with a two-word title - Green Dot by Madeleine Gray

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M"
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name
2. Read a book with a four-word title

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
2. Read a book by a female author new to you

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born
2. Read any book in a series

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U"
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now.
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An"

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S"

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O"
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count

December
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book

[Badlydone]

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long): The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance: Tapestry by Karen Ranney
March: Mystery, Suspense: A Delicate Truth by John Le Carre
April: Western, Humour, Adventure: When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
May: Female Authors: Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels: The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan
July: Children's, YA: The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel: Acarya: Sankara of Kaladi buy I. S. Madugula
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia: The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror: The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural by Agatha Christie
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic): Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia
December: Classics and Short Stories

Part 2:

January
1. Read a book by an author new to you Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide: The ultimate beginner's guide to data modeling, visualization, digital storytelling, and more, 3rd Edition by Devin Knight
2. Read a book with a one-word title Krishna by Ramesh Menon

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc.
2. Read a book with a two-word title

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M"
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural by Agatha Christie
2. Read a book with a four-word title

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
2. Read a book by a female author new to you The Data Storyteller's Handbook: How to create business impact using data storytelling by Kat Greenbrook

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born The Markandeya Purana
2. Read any book in a series: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan. The Trials of Apollo series, Book 2

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U": Avoiding Data Pitfalls: How to Steer Clear of Common Blunders When Working with Data and Presenting Analysis and Visualizations by Ben Jones
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now.
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An"

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover by Hari Chetan
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S"

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O"
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count : Questions in Dataviz: A Design-Driven Process for Data Visualisation by Neil Richards

December
1. Read any book for the first time The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra by Om Swami
2. Reread any book : Shri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life and Teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba by Hemadpant

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Rosemarie's Genre Challenge

Part 1:
January: The House Under the Water by Francis Brett Young
February: Poems: 1842 by Alfred Tennyson
March: Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham
April: Galahad at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse
May: Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
June: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip
July: The Mountain of Adventure by Enid Blyton
August: Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island
September: Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
October: The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker
November: Plutarch’s Lives by Plutarch
December: The Girl From The Marsh Croft by Selma Lagerlöf

Part 2:
January
1. Read a book by an author new to you: A Coin of Edward VII by Fergus Hume
2. Read a book with a one-word title: Footfall by Larry Niven

February
1. Read a book with the name of a family member in the title: Les Frères Kip by Jules Verne
2. Read a book with a two-word title: The Thaw by Ilya Ehrenburg

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name starts with M: Post After Post-Mortem by E.C.R. Lorac Inspecter Macdonald
2. Read a book with the name of a plant, flower, fruit or vegetable in the title: The Grass Harp by Truman Capote

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name: A Fugue in Time by Rumer Godden
2. Read a book with a four word title:Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon

May
1.Read a book with the name of a female character in the title: The Case of Naomi Clynes by Basil Thomson
2. Read a book by a female author new to you: The Castle of Wolfenbach by Eliza Parsons

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born: Phantasien im Bremer Ratskeller by Wilhelm Hauff Germany
2. Read any book in a series: The Castle of Adventure by Enid Blyton

July
1. Read a book by an author whose name, first or last, starts with J or U: Death Knows No Calendar by John Bude
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now: Baldwin Street by Alvin Rakoff Toronto

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit: England, their England by A.G. Macdonell
2. Read a book whose title starts with A or An: An Author Bites the Dust by Arthur W. Upfield

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover: Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with S: The New Pass by Amelia B. Edwards Switzerland

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with O: On the Beach by Nevil Shute
2. Read a book set in a small town, the country, a farm or in the wilderness: The Heart of the Hills by John Fox Jr.

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction: Tutti i nostri ieri by Natalia Ginzburg
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count: Thomasina: The Cat Who Thought She Was a God by Paul Gallico

December
1. Read any book for the first time: Cosima by Grazia Deledda
2. Reread any book: The Wind on the Moon by Eric Linklater

[The Unabridged Bookworm]

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long)
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance
March: Mystery, Suspense
April: Western, Humour, Adventure
May: Female Authors
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
July: Children's, YA
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic)
December: Classics and Short Stories

Part 2:

January
1. Read a book by an author new to you
2. Read a book with a one-word title

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc.
2. Read a book with a two-word title

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M"
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name
2. Read a book with a four-word title

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
2. Read a book by a female author new to you

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born
2. Read any book in a series

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U"
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now.
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An"

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S"

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O"
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count

December
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book

[Eileen]

Okay, I'm in!

Year-long Reading Challenge Group Challenge

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

✔January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long)
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance
March: Mystery, Suspense
✔April: Western, Humour, Adventure
Carl's Doomsday Scenario
May: Female Authors
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
✔July: Children's, YA
Rieden Reece and the Scroll of Life: Mystery, Adventure and a Thirteen-Year-Old Hero’s Journey.
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic)
December: Classics and Short Stories

Part 2:

January
✔1. Read a book by an author new to you
Dungeons and Drama
2. Read a book with a one-word title

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc.
2. Read a book with a two-word title

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M"
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover

April
✔1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name
Wages of War, Elle Beaumont
2. Read a book with a four-word title
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
2. Read a book by a female author new to you

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born
✔2. Read any book in a series
Delivering Evil for Experts

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U"
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now.
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An"

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S"

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O"
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count

December
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book

[Eileen]

Rosemarie, by General Fiction, do you mean any fiction book that doesn't readily fall into any of the other categories?

[Badlydone]

Eileen wrote: "Rosemarie, by General Fiction, do you mean any fiction book that doesn't readily fall into any of the other categories?"

I have the same question! I'm wondering if "The 71/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle" will count as Fiction.

Also, are we going to have monthly discussion threads?

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Eileen wrote: "Rosemarie, by General Fiction, do you mean any fiction book that doesn't readily fall into any of the other categories?"

Exactly!

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Badlydone wrote: "Eileen wrote: "Rosemarie, by General Fiction, do you mean any fiction book that doesn't readily fall into any of the other categories?"

I have the same question! I'm wondering if "The 71/2 Deaths ..."

We have a general discussion thread where we discuss any books we are reading, which I am opening as soon as I finish here.

We also have Buddy Reads.

[Mary Anne]

Count me in for this one!

Will focus on completing Part 1 in the actual target months and will try to do Part 2 in the actual month. However, I will count if I read them before or after the target month.

Last update: 1/1/2025

Total books read: 85

Part 1: Read a book from ONE of the monthly genre choice listed below:

Months Complete: 12 of 12 ✔️

✔️January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long) (8)
Now Is Not the Time to Panic 1/11/2024
Mr. Texas 2/17/2024
Family Family 3/10/2024
The Husbands 4/21/2024
The Rachel Incident 4/27/2024
The Bee Sting 5/25/2024
The Vacationers 8/6/2024
The Magician's Assistant 11/19/2024

✔️February: Plays, Poetry, Romance (4)
Thank You for Listening 2/4/2024 (Romance)
The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson 2/14/2024 (Poetry)
Julius Caesar 2/24/2024 (Play)
The Wedding People 11/5/2024 (Romance)

✔️March: Mystery, Suspense (9)
First Lie Wins 3/17/2024
The Bone Tree 3/28/2024
The Thursday Murder Club 3/31/2024
The Man Who Died Twice 4/27/2024
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 5/29/2024
IQ 6/3/2024
Mississippi Blood 6/26/2024
Southern Man 7/30/2024
Cat Among the Pigeons 9/30/2024

✔️April: Western, Humour, Adventure (2)
The Wager 1/25/2024 (adventure)
Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog 4/30/2024 (humor)

✔️May: Female Authors (9)
Sing a Song to the Lord: Reflections on the Psalms of Advent 2023 1/7/2024
Small Things Like These 2/15/2024
Signal Fires 3/26/2024
The Story of a New Name 5/9/2024
Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere 5/21/2024
The Women 5/27/2024
Malas 8/31/2024
Advent for Exiles: 25 Devotions to Awaken Gospel Hope in Every Longing Heart 12/25/2024
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake 12/26/2024

✔️June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels (2)
The Book of Doors 3/12/2024 (fantasy)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 8/19/2024 (fantasy)

✔️July: Children's, YA (1)
The Giver 4/10/2024 (YA, also modern classic)

✔️August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel (6)
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible 1/17/2024
Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me 2/25/2024
The Light of the World 2/29/2024
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win 4/5/2024
Somehow: Thoughts on Love 6/30/2024
A Grief Observed 7/17/2024

✔️September: Science Fiction, Dystopia (4)
American Gods 9/16/2024
The Life Impossible 9/20/2024
Our Missing Hearts 10/26/2024
Klara and the Sun 11/12/2024

✔️October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror (3)
The Sentence 6/25/2024 (ghost story)
A Death in Cornwall 8/12/2024 (thriller)
Worst Case Scenario 11/21/2024 (thriller)

✔️November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic) (23)
Historical Fiction: (11)
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store 1/1/24
The Diamond Eye 1/21/24
The Personal Librarian 1/28/2024
Belle Greene 2/10/2024
North Woods 4/17/2024
Becoming Mrs. Lewis 7/11/2024
James 7/14/2024
The Queen's Gambit 10/22/2024
This Tender Land 10/29/2024
The Briar Club 12/18/2024
Everyone Brave is Forgiven 12/24/2024

Non-fiction: (12)
SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully 1/24/2024
The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age 2/10/2024
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World 6/10/2024
Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas 7/10/2024
Reading Genesis 8/21/2024
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 8/26/2024
The Path to Power 10/22/2024
What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia 11/5/2024
Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History 11/18/2024
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World 11/30/2024
The Last Castle 12/9/2024
The One Year Through the Bible Devotional: 365 Devotions That Guide You Through God's Word within a Year 12/30/24

✔️December: Classics and Short Stories (14)
The Master and Margarita 1/19/2024
Passing 1/27/2024
Crossing to Safety 3/4/2024
Housekeeping 6/11/2024
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 6/30/2024
1984 8/6/2024
Gilgamesh: A New English Version 8/23/2024
Table for Two 9/13/2024 (short stories)
I Capture the Castle 9/29/2024
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories 10/13/2024 (short stories)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies 11/2/2024 (short stories)
Catch-22 12/19/2024
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version 12/30/2024
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values 12/31/2024


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Part 2:

Prompts complete: 24 of 24 (done as of 12/9/2024)

January (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book by an author new to you
The Master and Margarita 1/19/2024
✔️2. Read a book with a one-word title
Passing 1/27/2024

February (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc. Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me 2/25/2024
✔️2. Read a book with a two-word title Belle Greene 2/10/2024

March (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M" (Larry and Sally Morgan) Crossing to Safety 3/4/2024
✔️2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover
2/10/2024 (Green cover)

April (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store 1/1/2024 author is James McBride
✔️2. Read a book with a four-word title
Thank You for Listening 2/4/2024

May (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title The Rachel Incident 4/27/2024
✔️2. Read a book by a female author new to you
The Personal Librarian 1/28/2024

June (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas 7/10/2024
✔️2. Read any book in a series The Bone Tree 3/28/2024

July (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U"
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible 1/17/2024 author is A.J. Jacobs
✔️2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now. Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!
Mr. Texas 2/17/2024 (set in Austin, TX)

August (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit
Small Things Like These 2/15/2024 (set in Ireland)
✔️2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An" A Grief Observed7/17/2024

September (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover
1/7/2024
✔️2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S"
The Wager 1/25/2024 (set in South America - various countries, cities, islands)

October (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book whose title starts with "O"
Our Missing Hearts 10/26/2024
✔️2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness
Now Is Not the Time to Panic 1/11/24 (set in small town, Coalfield, TN)

November (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction
The Diamond Eye 1/21/2024
✔️2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count
SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully 1/24/2024

December (COMPLETE)
✔️1. Read any book for the first time (use first new book I read in December) The Last Castle 12/9/2024
✔️2. Reread any book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 6/30/2024

[Elizabeth]

Elizabeth Sofia
2024 Monthly Genre
Goal: 0/3 for January

January:
Part 1: Read a general fiction:
Part 2:
1. Read a book by an author new to you:
2. Read a book with a one-word title:

[Cindy (BKind2Books)]

Part 2 of challenge:

January
1. Read a book by an author new to you - Now Is Not the Time to Panic
2. Read a book with a one-word title - Slay

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc. - Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
2. Read a book with a two-word title - Game On

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M" - The London Séance Society
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover - Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name - Pirate Latitudes
2. Read a book with a four-word title - A Very Typical Family

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title - The Unmaking of June Farrow
2. Read a book by a female author new to you - The Echo of Old Books

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born - Rushing the Goal
2. Read any book in a series - Personal Demon

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U" - Blood & Ink: An Heiress, a Tabloid War, and the Unsolved Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now - Pucks and Likes
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit - The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An" - A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover - You Like It Darker
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S" - Men in Books Aren't Better

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O"
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness - Memorials

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

December
1. Read any book for the first time - The Golden Spoon
2. Reread any book

[Eileen]

For the number of words in a title, are words like "and" and "the" included or excluded? I have a title called Bookshops & Bonedust which uses the & sign and I don't know if I should consider that 2 words or 3.

Also, The One and Only Crystal Druid--does the title begin with a T or O?

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Eileen wrote: "For the number of words in a title, are words like "and" and "the" included or excluded? I have a title called Bookshops & Bonedust which uses the & sign and I don't know if I should consider that ..."

It's a three word title, Eileen. For that prompt it needs to be exactly two words, like Ethan Frome.

[Eileen]

Rosemarie wrote: "Eileen wrote: "For the number of words in a title, are words like "and" and "the" included or excluded? I have a title called Bookshops & Bonedust which uses the & sign and I don't know if I should..."

Okay, so then The One and Only Crystal Druid begins with a T, right?

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Exactly!

[Nidhi]

Finished my challenge of 36 books.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Way to go, Nidhi!