Literary Exploration discussion

Finished mu historical fiction one too. The Museum of Extraordinary Things https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished my 5th book for Drama - For Today I Am a Boy .

Completed so far:

1 - Magical Realism - The Crane Wife Read Jan 14 - 5 stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2 - Thriller - The Last Winter of Dani Lancing Read Jan 14 - 4 stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3 - Classic - The Bell Jar Read Jan 14 - 5 Stars, No Review

4 - Mystery - In a Cat's Eye Read Jan 14 - 4 Stars, Review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5 - Drama - For Today I Am a Boy Read Feb 14 - 2 1/2 Stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm about to start my book for Horror -

Mish wrote: "I'm about to start my book for Horror - "

Enjoy Mish:)

Thanks Brenda, it's off to a good start :)

This challenge looks interesting. I'll try it.

Adventure: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
Auto-Biography/Biography
Chick-Lit: The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen
Classics: Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Drama: Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Fantasy
Graphic Novels: Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
Historical Fiction : War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Horror
Humour
Literary Fiction
Magical Realism: Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavic
Mystery
Non Fiction: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Paranormal: Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice
Philosophical
Poetry
Pulp – (Hard-Boiled or Noir): The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Romance
Science Fiction – The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Steampunk
Thriller
Victorian
Young Adult: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Finished my humor book Pigs Can't Swim: A Memoir https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I've finished my 11th - Mystery - Deserving Death by Katherine Howell 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just finished #12 - NonFiction - Firestorm: Black Saturday's Tragedy 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished my adventure read The Wind Is Not a River https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I decided to double up on the classic genre because Go Ask Alice was so short so I also read A Tale of Two Cities. Onto the next genre...only a couple left!

Finished my literary fiction entry Long Man: A novel https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I've just finished my 13th - Drama - The Memory Child by Steena Holmes 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Forgot to add my Science Fiction earlier, so it's the 14th - Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#15 - Adventure - Time Square The Shift by S.W. Lothian 3.5★s

Review to follow closer to publication

wtg, Brenda!

MK wrote: "wtg, Brenda!"

Thanks:)

Brenda wrote: "#15 - Adventure - Time Square The Shift by S.W. Lothian 3.5★s

Review to follow closer to publication"

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#16 - Humour - Terms & Conditions by Robert Glancy 3★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#17 - Literary Fiction - The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume 3★s

Review to follow

Finished my Sci-Fi entry Annihilation

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Brenda wrote: "#17 - Literary Fiction - The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume 3★s

Review to follow"

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I have officially completed every genre in the hard challenge. I might have to move on to the insane challenge!

omg..I am so envious! How do find the time to read at this fast pace??
I'm sadly falling behind with my challenge :(

Try to read at least 3 hours a day. I also do all digital books on my cell phone, a text version and an audio version. I listen to the audio book while I'm getting ready for work, driving to and from work, while doing dishes, folding laundry, cooking dinner, any time I can squeeze it in.

Well done Lyndi and good luck with the Insane challenge. I'm sure you can do it :)

Lyndi wrote: "I have officially completed every genre in the hard challenge. I might have to move on to the insane challenge!"

Congratulations Lyndi! Awesome effort...as Mish said, go for the insane challenge - you can definitely do it with over 8 months left:)

Lyndi wrote: "I have officially completed every genre in the hard challenge. I might have to move on to the insane challenge!"

^5! Did you discover any new genres that you enjoy?

MK wrote: "Lyndi wrote: "I have officially completed every genre in the hard challenge. I might have to move on to the insane challenge!"

^5! Did you discover any new genres that you enjoy?"
Yes I did, multiple genres actually. Also a few new authors and series. I used to read almost exclusively horror but I have decided to change that. That was one of the reasons I did this challenge. I only had one genre I didn't like but I'm not going to give up on it completely.

Lyndi wrote: "Yes I did, multiple genres actually. Also a few new authors and series..."

That's awesome! How fun :)

Finished & reviewed my 6th book

Horror - A Love Like Blood Read Feb 14 - 4 1/2 Stars, Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I have finished my 18th - Victorian - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 4★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

You might be interested in a modern day book, by Nancy Horan, Under the Wide and Starry sky, which is about RL Stevenson and Fanny Osbourne, his wife. What I found really interesting though were the citations to the works that Fanny wrote, sometimes published at the same time as Stevenson's stories. You can find them online through the Gutenberg.org link, as well as some other online research links that take you to the early Scribner's magazine.

I have only one book left on the Easy Challenge, so I moved up. My goal this year, as it was in 2013, is to finish the Insane Challenge, but I'm happy if I finish this one. I'm starting small(er) this year.

I will fill in the books as I go.

The Easy Challenge

Classics - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Fantasy -Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
Graphic Novels - Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday by Ted Naifeh
Historical Fiction - Låt vargarna komma by Carol Rifka Brunt
Horror - Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Literary Fiction - Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs
Mystery - Mannen som föll i glömska by Mia Ajvide
Non Fiction - Miss Leavitts Stjärnor: Om kvinnan som upptäckte hur man mäter universum by George Johnson
Romance - Awoken by Serra Elinsen
Science Fiction - InterWorld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves
Thriller - Mörka platser by Gillian Flynn
Young Adult - Divergent by Veronica Roth

The Hard Challenge

Adventure - The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 2/8/14 ***
Auto-Biography/Biography - Jag vill ju vara fri by Annika Persson 13/4/14 ****
Chick-Lit - Kärlek, nyfikenhet, prozac och tvivel by Lucía Etxebarría ** 2/9/14
Drama
Humour - Adventures with the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who by Neil Perryman 28/8/14 ***
Magical Realism -
Paranormal - Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead 25/12/14 ****
Philosophical - Fursten by Niccolò Machiavelli 24/6/14 **
Poetry -
Pulp (Hardboiled or Noir) -
Steampunk - Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger 6/6/14 ****
Victorian -

Minna wrote: "I have only one book left on the Easy Challenge, so I moved up. My goal this year, as it was in 2013, is to finish the Insane Challenge, but I'm happy if I finish this one. I'm starting small(er) t..."

This is a great idea. I've only got one book left too, so I'm moving up also. Thanks for posting this - it was the push I needed.

Like Minna, I only have one book left in the Easy Challenge, so I'm moving up to play with the big boys. I'll update as I read more.

The Easy Challenge

Classics Alice in Wonderland
Fantasy: Teen Spirit
Graphic Novels: Marbles Mania Depression Michelangelo and Me
Historical Fiction: The Paper Magician
Horror Hollow City
Literary Fiction We Need New Names
Mystery: Thirteen Reasons Why
Non Fiction: Gulp
Romance: The Rosie Project
Science Fiction: Legend Legend 1
Thriller: Cuckoo's Calling
Young Adult: Remember When

The Hard Challenge

Adventure: Champion
Auto-Biography/Biography: American Widow
Chick-Lit: Twisted Sisters
Drama: Twisted
Humour: Hyperbole and a Half
Magical Realism: I Am the Messenger
Paranormal: The Three
Poetry Falling Up
Pulp (Hardboiled or Noir) Fadeout
Steampunk: Timebound
Victorian: Time's Echo

I have finished my 19th - Magical Realism - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just finished the easy challenge, but I have already read some of the genres for the hard challenge:

Adventure: Die Schatzinsel read March
Auto-Biography/Biography: Das entschwundene Land read January
Drama: Der Biberpelz read February
Humour: Tschick read March
Magical Realism: Beloved read April
Steampunk: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea read April
Victorian: Three Men in a Boat read April

Edit:
Chick-Lit: Remember Me? read 23.04.
Poetry: Ein Morgen grünes Gras: Gedichte read 28.04.
Paranormal: Die Zwölf read 23.05.
Philosophical: Narcissus and Goldmund read 24.08.
Pulp The Talented Mr. Ripley read 09.09.

Finished with the Hard Challenge. Poetry is just not going to happen. I may attempt the Insane Challenge but I'm going to take a little break and see how I feel.

Easy Challenge
01/04/14 Classics - The Return of Sherlock Holmes
04/08/14 Fantasy - The Princess Bride
04/04/14 Graphic Novels - The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
03/02/14 Historical Fiction - Lonesome Dove
04/16/14 Horror - NOS4A2
05/11/14 Literary Fiction - Frog Music
02/07/14 Mystery - Last Bus to Woodstock
02/04/14 Non Fiction - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
04/23/14 Romance - Outlander
04/13/14 Science Fiction - Never Let Me Go
03/26/14 Thriller - Dark Places
04/27/14 Young Adult - The Book Thief

Hard Challenge
03/22/14 Adventure - Around The World In 80 Days
05/04/14 Auto-Biography/Biography - Not the Mother I Remember
05/16/14 Chick-Lit - Me Before You
05/03/14 Drama - The Glass Menagerie
05/03/14 Humour - You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations
05/20/14 Paranormal - x0
05/09/14 Philosophical - Your Soul's Gift: The Healing Power of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born
00/00/00 Poetry - Nope
05/31/14 Pulp – (Hard-Boiled or Noir) - The Maltese Falcon
05/26/14 Steampunk - Airborn
06/05/14 Victorian - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Hard Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 23/24

✔ Adventure: A Game of Thrones 07.29.2014
✔ Auto-Biography/Biography: Stories I Only Tell My Friends 05.07.2014
✔ Chick-Lit: Damsel Under Stress 03.27.2014
✔ Classics: Persuasion 04.06.2014
✔ Drama: The House at Riverton 01.17.2014
✔ Fantasy: The Secret Garden 04.30.2014
✔ Graphic Novels: Over Easy
✔ Historical Fiction: When We Were Strangers 05.17.2014
✔ Horror: Lord of the Flies 11.09.2014
✔ Humour: Bossypants 04.24.2014
✔ Literary Fiction: A Fine Balance 04.17.2014
✔ Magical Realism: The Tiger's Wife 05.20.2014
✔ Mystery: People of the Book 01.16.2014
✔ Non Fiction: Eating Dirt 02.02.2014
✔ Paranormal: The Next Always 02.24.2014
✔ Philosophical: The Unbearable Lightness of Being 02.02.2014
Poetry
✔ Pulp – (Hard-Boiled or Noir): The Big Sleep 07.07.2014
✔ Romance - The Forgotten Garden 04.14.2014
✔ Science Fiction: 1984 04.04.2014
✔ Steampunk: Cinder 06.19.2014
✔ Thriller: The Most Dangerous Game 04.10.2014
✔ Victorian: Wuthering Heights 05.11.2014
✔ Young Adult: Wonder 03.19.2014

Traveling Diva wrote: "Hard Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 13/24

Adventure
Auto-Biography/Biography: Stories I Only Tell My Friends
✔ Chick-Lit: Damsel Under Stress 03...."

Looking good! How do you do the ticks Diva?

Brenda wrote: "Looking good! How do you do the ticks Diva?"

Copy/paste is my secret :-)

Ooooh thanks for that;)

I've read my Historical Fiction, Ruby: A Novel and almost finished The Quick for Paranormal

Completed

1 - Magical Realism - The Crane Wife Read Jan 14 - 5 stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2 - Thriller - The Last Winter of Dani Lancing Read Jan 14 - 4 stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3 - Classic - The Bell Jar Read Jan 14 - 5 Stars, No Review

4 - Mystery - In a Cat's Eye Read Jan 14 - 4 Stars, Review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5 - Drama - For Today I Am a Boy Read Feb 14 - 2 1/2 Stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

6 - Horror - A Love Like Blood Read Feb 14 - 4 1/2 Stars, Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

7 - Historical Fiction - Ruby: A Novel Read Apr 14 - 3 Stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

8 - Paranormal - The Quick

I think I will move up to the Hard Challenge since I am 2/3 through the Easy Challenge and still have a lot of year left!

The Hard Challenge (Finished 11/8/14)

24/24

Adventure: Finished Treasure Island narrated by Frederick Davidson, written by Robert Louis Stevenson on 8/15/14
Auto-Biography/Biography: Finished The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls on 4/28/14
Chick-Lit: Finished Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella on 6/13/14
Classics: Finished The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner on 2/26/14
Drama: Finished The Fault in Our Stars by John Green on 4/12/14
Fantasy: Finished The Great Night by Chris Adrian on 3/2/14.
Graphic Novels: Finished The Canterville Ghost: The Graphic Novel by Oscar Wilde and Sean Michael Wilson on 6/24/14 and Amulet, Vol. 1: The Stonekeeper byKazu Kibuishi on 6/25/14
Historical Fiction: Finished Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides on 3/22/14
Horror: Finished At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft 9/30/14
Humor: Finished Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan on 6/3/14
Literary Fiction: Finished Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter on 2/3/14
Magical Realism: Finished The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey on 5/5/14
Mystery: Finished The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen on 4/1/14
Non Fiction: Finished Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl on 4/19/14
Paranormal: Finished Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 10/14/14
Philosophical: Finished The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis on 5/29/14
Poetry: Finished A Bouquet : Of Czech Folktales by Karel Jaromír Erben on 6/22/14
Pulp: Finished Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez on 3/23/14 and The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett on 7/18/14
Romance: Finished Atonement by Ian McEwan on 4/8/14
Science Fiction: Finished This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer on 5/31/14 and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 9/7/14
Steampunk: Finished The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers 11/8/14
Thriller: Finished The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy on 6/18/14
Victorian: Finished North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell on 6/8/14
Young Adult: Finished The Giver by Lois Lowry on 2/18/14.

Finished my 20th - Paranormal - Grounded Spirits by Pippa Dee 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Adventure The Tournament
Auto-Biography/Biography Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Chick-Lit Mad About the Boy
Classics Bleak House
Drama The Help
Fantasy Ship of Magic
Graphic Novels The Walking Dead, Book Two
Historical Fiction Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Horror The Face of Fear
Humour The Color of Magic
Literary Fiction The Remains of the Day
Magical Realism The Snow Child
Mystery Scarpetta
Non Fiction The Ascent of Man
Paranormal Moon Called
Philosophical Sophie's World
PoetryParadise Lost
Pulp D Is For Deadbeat
Romance Shiver
Science Fiction Ender's Game
Steampunk Clockwork Princess
Thriller The Redbreast
Victorian Etiquette & Espionage
Young Adult Days of Blood & Starlight

Adventure: Treasure Island
Auto-Biography/Biography: I am Malala
Chick-Lit: Bridget Jones's Diary
Classics: Jane Eyre
Drama: Othello
Fantasy: The Night Circus
Graphic Novels: ??
Historical Fiction: Atonement
Horror: The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Humour: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Literary Fiction: Life of Pi
Magical Realism: Like water for chocolate
Mystery: And then there were none
Non Fiction: Into the wild
Paranormal: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Philosophical: The art of war
Poetry: Shakespeare's sonnets
Pulp – (Hard-Boiled or Noir): The big sleep
Romance: Gone with the wind
Science Fiction: 1984
Steampunk: The golden compass
Thriller: Red dragon
Victorian: Wuthering heights
Young Adult:If I stay

I completed the Easy Challenge today so I am moving up to the hard challenge. I am updating my links to the easy challenge books here as well.

Adventure The Fellowship of the Ring 6/29/14 *****
Auto-Biography/Biography Alex Stewart: Portrait of a Pioneer 2/26/14 *****
Chick-LitThe Thorn Birds 9/22/14 *****
Classics The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie1/1/14 ***
Drama Lottery 2/14/14 ****
Fantasy The Color of Magic 1/9/14 ***
Graphic Novels How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You5/3/14 ***
Historical Fiction Winter Garden 1/28/14 *****
Horror Frankenstein 4/30/14 ****
Humour Three Men in a Boat 1/4/14 *****
Literary Fiction The Sound and the Fury 2/10/14 ****
Magical Realism One Hundred Years of Solitude 3/7/14 ***
Mystery The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 5/2/14 ****
Non Fiction The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation 2/18/14 ****
Paranormal Good Omens: The Nice & Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4/7/14 ****
Philosophical A Clockwork Orange1/14/14 ****
Poetry Plume: Poems 5/28/14 *****
Pulp – (Hard-Boiled or Noir)The Postman Always Rings Twice 9/24/14 ****
Romance I Capture the Castle 2/4/14 ****
Science Fiction The War of the Worlds 1/18/14 ***
Steampunk Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 5/9/14 ****
Thriller Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 5/18/14 ****
Victorian The Jungle Book3/13/14 ****
Young Adult A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4/15/14 *****

Finished 10 books so far. My latest reads are Angelmaker for Science Fiction and The Fever for Young Adult

Completed

1 - Magical Realism - The Crane Wife Read Jan 14 - 5 stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2 - Thriller - The Last Winter of Dani Lancing Read Jan 14 - 4 stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3 - Classic - The Bell Jar Read Jan 14 - 5 Stars, No Review

4 - Mystery - In a Cat's Eye Read Jan 14 - 4 Stars, Review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5 - Drama - For Today I Am a Boy Read Feb 14 - 2 1/2 Stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

6 - Horror - A Love Like Blood Read Feb 14 - 4 1/2 Stars, Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

7 - Historical Fiction - Ruby: A Novel Read Apr 14 - 3 Stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

8 - Paranormal - The Quick Read Apr 14 - 3 1/2 Stars, Review: to follow

9 - Young Adult - The Fever Read Apr 14 - 4 Stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

10 - Science Fiction - Angelmaker Read May 14 - 5 Stars, Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...