2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Goodreads Choice Awards: 0/15
Every Year: 0/14
TBR Randomiser: 0/10
Around the World in Books: 0/15
From Fiction to Reality: 0/8 (four pairs)

GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

1. City of Blades, *****, fantasy
2. When Breath Becomes Air, *****, nonfiction & memoir
3. Pax, ***, young adult fiction
4. Morning Star, *****, science fiction
5. A Gathering of Shadows, ****, fantasy
6. Lab Girl, ***, nonfiction & memoir & science
7. Every Heart a Doorway, *****, mystery & fantasy
8. Hamilton: The Revolution, *****, nonfiction
9. Rise: A Newsflesh Collection, ****, fantasy
10. Dark Matter, *****, science fiction
11. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two, ****, fantasy & young adult
12. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life, ***, nonfiction & science
13. The Hammer of Thor, ****, fantasy & middle grade

COMPLETED: 13/15

THE EVERY YEAR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

2003: Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, ****, finished 7/13
2004:
2005:
2006: Under a Raging Moon, **, finished 1/11
2007: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, ***, finished 1/23
2008:
2009:
2010: The Red Pyramid, **, finished 4/25
2011: In Stitches, **, finished 1/24
2012: The Orphan Master's Son, ****, 2/18
2013: Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know, *****, finished 1/26
2014: #GIRLBOSS, ****, finished 1/17
2015: Nimona, *****, finished 1/1
2016: Morning Star, *****, finished 2/11

COMPLETED: 10/14

through 10/16

THE TBR RANDOMISER CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

TBR
The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
Vicious , ****, finished 3/5
Stories of Your Life and Others , *****, finished 1/30
Lud-in-the-Mist
Daughter of the Forest

Owned but Unread
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
Middle Son: A Novel
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Deryni Rising
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

COMPLETED: 2/10

AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

1. USA: Nimona, *****, finished 1/1
2. Japan: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, ***, finished 1/23
3. Italy: My Brilliant Friend, ****, finished 5/11

COMPLETED: 3/15

through 6/3

LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

LIST ONE: Quality Dark Fiction
(at the end of 2015: read 45 of the top 100)
1. Let the Right One In
2. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
3. House of Leaves, ***, finished 3/8
4. The Shining
5. A Clockwork Orange

LIST TWO: Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
(at the end of 2015: read 6 of the top 100)
1. The Fifth Season, ****, finished 4/2
2. A Darker Shade of Magic, *****, finished 4/28
3. Aurora
4. The Grace of Kings
5. Sorcerer to the Crown

LIST THREE: Best Non-Fiction (non-biography)
(at the end of 2015: read 32 of the top 100)
1. A People's History of the United States
2. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character, **, finished 3/17
3. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World, ****, finished 2/21
4. The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way, **, finished 2/10
5. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

COMPLETED: 7/15

From Fiction to Reality
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

tbd

COMPLETED: 0/8

POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

1. A book based on a fairy tale Uprooted, *****, finished 6/3
2. A National Book Award winner Between the World and Me, *****, finished 3/27
3. A YA bestseller Okay for Now, ****, finished 4/16
4. A book you haven't read since high school
5. A book set in your home state What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, ***, finished 1/23
6. A book translated to English My Brilliant Friend, ****, finished 5/11
7. A romance set in the future
8. A book set in Europe The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World, ****, finished 2/21
9. A book that's under 150 pages Temnaya and the House of Books, ****, finished 8/21
10. A New York Times bestseller When Breath Becomes Air, *****, finished 4/18
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year Stories of Your Life and Others, *****, finished 1/30 (note: well, one of the stories is becoming a movie...)
12. A book recommended by someone you just met
13. A self-improvement book
14. A book you can finish in a day Beacon 23: The Complete Novel, ****, finished 1/14
15. A book written by a celebrity: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character, **, finished 3/17
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you
18. A book that's more than 600 pages House of Leaves, ***, finished 3/8
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
20. A science-fiction novel
21. A book recommended by a family member: Common Sense Pregnancy: Navigating a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth for Mother and Baby, ****, finished 3/10
22. A graphic novel: Nimona, *****, finished 1/1
23. A book that is published in 2016 City of Blades, *****, finished 4/13
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during summer The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, ***, 4/2
26. A book and its prequel reread Red Rising and then read Morning Star, *****, finished 2/17
27. A murder mystery The Alienist, ****, 8/28
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel
30. A book with a blue cover Under a Raging Moon, **, finished 1/11
31. A book of poetry
32. The first book you see in a bookstore
33. A classic from the 20th century
34. A book from the library Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know, *****, finished 1/26
35. An autobiography: #GIRLBOSS, ****, finished 1/17
36. A book about a road trip
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with Wild Seed, *****, finished 1/6
38. A satirical book
39. A book that takes place on an island: The Fifth Season, ****, finished 4/2
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy

COMPLETED: 23/40

BOOK RIOT'S READ HARDER CHALLENGE 2016
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

1. Read a horror book House of Leaves, ***, finished 3/8
2. Read a nonfiction book about science The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World, ****, finished 2/21
3. Read a collection of essays What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, ***, finished 1/23
4. Read a book out loud to someone else
5. Read a middle grade novel The Red Pyramid, **, finished 4/25
6. Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography)
7. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel Morning Star, *****, finished 2/11
8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born >Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character, **, finished 3/17
9. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
10. Read a book over 500 pages long A Gathering of Shadows, ****, finished 4/29
11. Read a book under 100 pages
12. Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender
13. Read a book that is set in the Middle East
14. Read a book by an author from Southeast Asia
15. Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900
16. Read the first book in a series by a person of color: Wild Seed, *****, finished 1/6
17. Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years: Nimona, *****, finished 1/1
18. Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. Debate which is better.
19. Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes #GIRLBOSS, ****, finished 1/17
20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction) Stories of Your Life and Others, *****, finished 1/30
21. Read a book about politics in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)
22. Read a food memoir Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table, ****, finished 6/2
23. Read a play
24. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness Beacon 23: The Complete Novel, ****, finished 1/14

COMPLETED: 13/24

THE MODERN MRS. DARCY'S CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016

1. A Book Published this Year Morning Star, *****, finished 2/11
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives, *****, finished 3/16
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way, **, finished 2/10
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF The Orphan Master's Son, ****, finished 2/18
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character, **, finished 3/17
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You House of Leaves, ***, finished 3/8
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

COMPLETED: 6/12

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Must Reads in January

1. The Orphan Master's Son
2. In Stitches
3. Under a Raging Moon
4. Wild Seed, buddy read
5. #GIRLBOSS, tbr twins
6. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, buddy read

Good luck Kara. You have lots of interesting challenges here.

Must Reads in February

1. House of Leaves, tbr twins
2. Vicious, buddy read
3. The Nightingale, buddy read

Great books for February Kara

Must Reads in March

1. My Brilliant Friend, buddy read
2. The Fifth Season, TBR twins
3. Okay for Now
4. The Sky Is Everywhere
5. The Nightingale

Must reads in May

1. The Rithmatist, buddy read
2. Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
3. A Room with a View