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I'll throw in the PopSugar challenge as well because why the heck not! Some of these will be read specifically for this challenge, some for one of the two above.1. A book based on a fairy tale
2. A National Book Award winner
John Irving: The World According to Garp
3. A YA bestseller
4. A book you haven't read since high school
5. A book set in your home state
6. A book translated to English
7. A romance set in the future
Elizabeth Kostova: The Historian
9. A book under 150 pages
Robert Heinlein: Double Star
10. A New York Times bestseller
M. R. Carey: The Girl With All the Gifts
12. A book recommended by someone you just met
13. A self-improvement book
14. A book you can finish in a day
15. A book written by a celebrity
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you
18. A book that's more than 600 pages
Mark Danielewski: The House of Leaves
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities
20. A science-fiction novel
21. A book recommended by a family member
P. D. James: The Children Of Men
22. A graphic novel
23. A book that is published in 2016
24. A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during Summer
26. A book and its prequel
Ngaio Marsh: Black As He's Painted
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel
30. A book with a blue cover
Gilgameš
31. A book of poetry
Lucy Dillon: A Hundred Pieces of Me
33. A classic from the 20th century
Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera: The Awakening of Miss Prim
35. An autobiography
36. A book about a road trip
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
38. A satirical book
39. A book that takes place on an island
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy
Read: 5/40
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I'll also tick the boxes of the Book Riot challenge if a book I'm reading fits.
1. Read a horror book.
2. Read a nonfiction book about science.
3. Read a collection of essays.
4. Read a book out loud to someone else.
5. Read a middle grade novel.
6. Read a biography (not a memoir or autobiography).
7. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel.
8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born.
9. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award.
10. Read a book over 500 pages long.
11. Read a book under 100 pages.
Marja Björk: Poika
13. Read a book that is set in the Middle East.
14. Read a book that is 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 colour.
17. Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years.
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.
20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction).
21. Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction).
22. Read a food memoir.
23. Read a play.
John Green & David Levithan: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Read: 2/24
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I hope you'll enjoy The Witch and succeed to read more books for the challenge this year. I found the categories easier to adjust with my TBR, 2015 was more difficult.
I think I had managed to find books for most of the categories, I just didn't get around to reading them. Partly because of uni, partly because of lack of energy, and partly because the interwebs is such a timesuck. :D
Because I like setting myself up for failure...another challenge!
Decided to buy something for #25 off Google Books, since it's only 7€
Saara wrote: "I think I had managed to find books for most of the categories, I just didn't get around to reading them. Partly because of uni, partly because of lack of energy, and partly because the interwebs i..."
Ugh, yes the internet can suck up all the time, lol. I actually deleted my facebook page earlier this year, because I realized how much time it was wasting-like hours a day!! Ridiculous. Crazy thing is, I don't miss it at all! And that freed up more time to spend hours a day here, on goodreads lol :p
Ugh, yes the internet can suck up all the time, lol. I actually deleted my facebook page earlier this year, because I realized how much time it was wasting-like hours a day!! Ridiculous. Crazy thing is, I don't miss it at all! And that freed up more time to spend hours a day here, on goodreads lol :p
Balls! I have to switch my novella since some list mistakenly included the android novel. Will have to see what other options are available to me...
Think now I'm pretty much only missing the "book everyone's talking about" from the main challenge. Guess I'll get to figuring that out after we're at least a few weeks into the new year. I also need to decide which Stephen King short story I'm going to read; there's a loooooot of options. :D
I ended up devising a challenge for my best friend :D She's a bit ADD and has a hard time reading, and didn't want to have to get new books, so I came up with a fairly simple list of 20 items. Thought I might do it as well.
Nice map, you have three places already! And I really like the Laura's challenge that you devised. Given how few books I read this year, I would probably have better luck trying that challenge.
...shit, my occupation has gone from "uni student" to "unemployed". Ummm...can anyone recommend any good books where the protagonist is on the dole? :D
13 out of 52 on the main challenge and two weeks of the year left? Doesn't look good...
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With no further ado, here is my plan for 2016. :)
1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't✓John Green & David Levithan: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
2. A book set on a different continent✓Jodi Picoult: Vanishing Acts (I'm in Finland, book's set in the US; easy)
3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated)
Neil Gaiman: Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015
Connie Willis: Doomsday Book
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name
George Eliot: Silas Marner
6. The highest rated on your TBR
A. C. Schneider: Wave Mandate
7. A book about books
Markus Zusak: The Book Thief
8. A classic book with fewer than 200 pages
Lewis Carroll: Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (only the first bit goes towards the challenge, but I'll probably read both stories)
9. A book that was mentioned in another book
Arthur C. Clarke: Childhood’s End
10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now
Victor Hugo: Les Misérables
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge
Robert Louis Stevenson: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
12. A childhood classic
Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret Garden
13. Reader’s Choice✓Agatha Christie: The Thirteen Problems
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)
Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago)
Peter Prince: Adam Runaway
16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels
Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White
17. A book with a beautiful cover
Lucy Wood: Diving Belles
18. A book on a summer/beach reading list
Frances Mayes: Under the Tuscan Sun
19. A non-fiction book
Brooks Landon: Science Fiction After 1900
20. A book with a first name in the title✓Fredrik Backman: Britt-Marie kävi täällä
21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page
Susan Cooper: Over Sea, Under Stone
22. The first book in a new to you series✓Mercedes Lackey: Arrows of the Queen
23. The next book in a series you are reading✓Mercedes Lackey: Arrow's Flight
24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1.5, 2.5, etc.)
Leigh Bardugo: The Witch of Duva
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you✓Jane Green: Bookends (bookshop owner)
26. A book everyone is talking about
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27. A book with a beautiful title✓M. R. Carey: The Girl With All the Gifts
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir
Stephen Fry: More Fool Me
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name
J. D. Robb: Naked in Death (Nora Roberts)
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own
something from Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales
31. A work of young adult fiction
John & Carole E. Barrowman: Hollow Earth
32. A historical fiction book✓Ian McEwan: Atonement
33. The 16th book on your TBR
Emmuska Orczy: The Scarlet Pimpernel
34. A book about mental illness
Ken Kesey: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
35. An award winning book
Ann Leckie: Ancillary Justice (Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards)
36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation✓Marja Björk: Poika (novel about a trans boy, inspired by author's own son)
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read✓Cecelia Ahern: P.S. I Love You
38. A book about an anti-hero
Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl
39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list
Kathryn Stockett: The Help (book recommended by friend)
40. A novella from your favourite genre
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Le Petit Prince ("classics" is totally a genre)
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction)
Christopher Browning: Ordinary Men (how much do you wanna bet this will end with me curling into a ball under a blanket?)
42. A top 100 fantasy novel
Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night
Michelle Paver: Dark Matter
44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public
Stephenie Meyer: Twilight
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have
T. S. Eliot: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (poetry about cats, perfect)
46. A crime story✓David Baldacci: True Blue
47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title
Joanne Harris: Chocolat
48. A dystopia
Anthony Burgess: A Clockwork Orange
49. A book with a great opening line(“To start with, look at all the books.”) ✓Jeffrey Eugenides: The Marriage Plot
50. A book originally written in a language other than English
Gabriel Garcia Márquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude
51. A short story from a well-known author
Stephen King: ?
52. A book published in 2016
Francisco X. Stork: The Memory of Light (subject to change later if something more interesting comes along)
Read: 13/52
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I'm going to call this list Laura's challenge since I came up with it for my best friend who has a hard time reading and didn't really feel she could manage any of the others. There are many items that were either inspired by or shamelessly nicked from other lists, though.
1. A book about animals✓Lucy Dillon: Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts
2. A book with a number in the title✓Lucy Dillon: A Hundred Pieces of Me
3. A book by your favourite author
4. A book whose title begins with the first letter of your name (first or last)✓Madeleine Wickham: Sleeping Arrangements
5. A book under 200 pages✓Agatha Christie: The Body in the Library (191 pages)
6. A book with a female protagonist✓Rachel Harris: My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century
7. A book with teenagers in it✓Tanya Byrne: Heart-Shaped Bruise
8. A book with a pretty cover✓Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera: The Awakening of Miss Prim
9. A book originally written in something other than your mother tongue or English✓Ursula Poznanski: Sokeat linnut (originally in German)
10. A comic book or graphic novel✓Anni Nykänen: Mummo 3
11. A book with a name in the title✓Lisa Jewell: The Truth About Melody Browne
12. A book that takes place in your country✓Anni Polva: Tiina
13. A book with flowers on the cover✓Sheila O'Flanaghan: Better Together
14. A fantasy book✓Mercedes Lackey: Arrow's Fall
15. A children's classic
16. A non-fiction book✓Jenny Belitz-Henriksson: Naisen iholla: 32 tarinaa tatuoinneista
17. A book written in this century✓Elizabeth Kostova: The Historian
18. A book that came out the year (or decade) you were born
19. A book set on another continent✓S. L. Grey: The New Girl (set in Africa)
20. A book you received as a gift
Read: 15/20
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