2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Yearly:
Genre Bingo Challenge- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... - 24 books
Dewey Decimal Challenge- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... - 10 books
Listopia Challenge (thread below)- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... - 25 books
Let's Turn Pages Challenge 2017- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... - 30,000 pages
Around the World Through Language https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...- 5 books
Popsugar Reading Challenge https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... - 52 books
Serial Reader- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... - 30 books
TBR Randomizer - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... - 10 books
Color Challenge- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...- 15 books
Top 10 Faves Challenge- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... - 15 books
A to Z Challenge- Location Edition https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... - 13 books
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

1st Quarter: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'm going to try for one of each.

1. Read a book that you borrowed from a friend and want to return when finished.
2. Read a book that you have had for two+ years and haven't started.
3. Read a book you have started, set aside for awhile, and now want to finish. Drums of Autumn
4. Read a book that you own that will help towards a yearly challenge.- The Silver Star
5. Read a book from your shelf then donate it to your local Little Free Library, church, shelters, Goodwill, etc.

List the number of
Physical Books:
Ebooks: 1
Audible Books: 1
you want to read (listen to).

2/5

2nd Quarter:

3rd Quarter:

TRIATHLON CHALLENGE COMPLETED
Duration: July 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

29/25

We are trying something new for the 3rd Quarter. Due to the popularity of the Marathon Challenge, we are going to extend it to a Triathlon Challenge! That’s right! Three months of speeding through the books!

For July, you will dive in and take a swim around all those books that have been piling up on your bookshelf, sitting in your e-reader, or waiting at the library for you check out! Wherever those books are waiting for you to read, stretch your muscles, grab your goggles and jump in because July is the month to get your feet wet!

For August, you will really start to speed up as you jump on your bike to start this long summer or winter month (depending on where you live). This may be the month that you finally reach for that 1000 page novel that will take some time to cycle through, or maybe you might want take on a new series that will make great sounds in your spokes. It’s your choice, so grab your reading helmet and a book!

For September, you will finish off with the classic marathon. Still have a nice long Penguin Classic waiting to be read or still want to reach for that pile of graphic novels? Whatever you do, just give yourself over to reading because this month you are going all out! So grab those running shoes and throw them to the side because you are staying home and spending September in the books!

For this challenge, we want you to pick the number of books or pages you want to read in the 3rd Quarter, and list them below. The goal is to read as much as you can in these three months because that is what a Triathlon is, a race! Just think, you have already done all the training, now all you have to do is try!

Ready, Set, Read!

25 books

July:
1. The Bourne Identity
2. Slaughterhouse-Five
3. The Martian
4. Grey
5. Matched
6. We Were Liars
7. A Game of Thrones
8. American Gods
9. The Couple Next Door
10. The Hobbit
11. The Nightingale
12. It Ends with Us
13. Lover Reborn
14. Finger Lickin' Fifteen
15. The Spire
16. Scarlet
17. Les Misérables
18. The Fellowship of the Ring
19. Preservation
20. Love in the Time of Cholera
21. The Two Towers
22. The Friday Night Knitting Club
23. The Return of the King
24. A Man Called Ove
25. Sizzling Sixteen
26. Smokin' Seventeen
27. Explosive Eighteen
28. Notorious Nineteen
29. The Chase

4th Quarter:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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1. Read a book set in the fall/ Autumn
2. October is National Popcorn Popping Month-
Read a book that has become a Movie
3. International Coffee Day-
Read a book where someone is dringking coffee or have a cup of coffee while reading a book.
4. Halloween
Read a Horror or Suspense Novel
5. Book Lover's Day- Nov. 4
Read a book by your favorite Author
6. Beautiful Day- Nov. 20
Read a book with a beautiful cover
7. Thanksgiving ( Nov. 23. )
Read a book with with the cover of Red or Orange
8. Winter Solstice (Dec.21) The shortest Day of the Year
Read a book under 200 pages
9. Read a book that was published in Sept- Dec. of any year.
10. Read a Bookworm Bitches Selection from past years :)

January:

January Marathon Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
6/5 books
2886/1500 pages

The Cornerstone- 304 pages
Glass Sword- 444 pages
Fall of Giants- 985 pages
The Girl from Everywhere- 464 pages
Consequences- 368 pages
Eleven on Top- 321 pages

COMPLETED!

February:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
0/15,000 km

https://www.freemaptools.com/how-far-...

Starting place: Great Falls, Montana, USA

The Girl on the Train-
Witney, United Kingdom 4430
London, United Kingdom 61

Truth
Palo Alto, California 5371
Iowa 1649

Restored
Boston- 1050

Winter of the World
Washington DC- 394
London, England- 3668
Berlin, Germany- 579


17202/15,000

Completed!

March:
Challenge from another group. Audiobook challenge.

BYTE level (5-9)

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

Edge of Eternity

1/5

April:

May:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Read books you already own.

0/5

1. Lover Unleashed
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3.
4.
5.

AND

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Road trip challenge

Starting point; Great Falls, MT
Can You Keep a Secret?- London
distance: 4484 miles
Lover Unleashed- Caldwell NY
distance: 3470


7,954/10,000

June:

July: COMPLETED

JULY CHALLENGE: WAR AND PEACE
Duration: July 1, 2017 to July 31, 2017
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

4/3

Many of us will have heard of the classic novel by Leo Tolstoy: War and Peace. But do you know the following facts?

1. War and Peace is perhaps best known as one of the longest novels ever written, and spans the period 1805 to 1820. Read a book that has more than 500 pages or one takes place over a span of 15 or more years.- The Bourne Identity

2. The book is set during the French invasion of Russia and chronicles the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five aristocratic Russian families. Read a book about aristocrats or one that is told from different perspectives. A Game of Thrones

3. Tolstoy said War and Peace is "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle". Large sections, especially the later chapters, are a philosophical discussion rather than narrative. Read a book that fits different genres or one that contains philosophical considerations.

4. Tolstoy also said that the best Russian literature does not conform to standards and hence hesitated to call War and Peace a novel. Instead, he regarded Anna Karenina as his first true novel. Read a debut novel or one that has a link with Anna Katerina.

5. The central character, Count Pyotr Kirillovich (Pierre) Bezukhov, is the socially awkward illegitimate son of Count Kirill Vladimirovich Bezukhov, and is based on Tolstoy himself. Read a book about a socially awkward person or one that you can identify with.- Slaughterhouse-Five

6. The narrative mentions 559 different characters, of which about 200 are historical figures. Tolstoy tried to get everyone into his novel: emperors, generals, nobility, peasants, soldiers, all with their own mannerisms and speech patterns. Read a book that is based on historical figures or one that includes multiple layers of society.

7. Portions of an earlier version, titled The Year 1805, were serialized in The Russian Messenger from 1865 to 1867. The novel was first published in its entirety in 1869. Read a book that has been published under different titles or one that is part of a series. Matched

8. The Russian novel has been translated to English eleven times, the first translation by the American Nathan Haskell Dole in 1899. Read a book that was originally written in a language other than English or one that is set before 1899.

9. There are three films and five television adaptations of the story. The four-part and 431-minutes long Russian film took six years to shoot and has won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language film. Read a book that contains a competition or one about bilingual characters.

10. English progressive rock band Yes's song "The Gates of Delirium" from their 1974 album Relayer was inspired by War and Peace. Read a book about music or a delirious character.

Bonus: Read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

August:

September:

October:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Monster Mash Challenge 2017
Duration: 10/01/17- 10/31/17

0/3 Completed

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3.

November:

December:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

1) POLAR NIGHT (a day of almost complete darkness)! Read a book that takes place during the dark or in a country/region that experiences polar nights (e.g., Russia, Norway, northern Canadian territories).

2) THE NIGHTS ARE COLD OUTSIDE! Cuddle up with a cozy mystery.- And Then There Were None

3) STAYING OUT ALL NIGHT! Read a story featuring a nocturnal animal.

4) THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT!Are you are afraid of the dark? Read about a mythological or supernatural creature that only comes out at night (boogeyman, vampire, ghosts, etc).- Lover at Last

5) NIGHT’S HOMOPHONE! Read a story featuring a "knight."

6) THE RED-EYE (NIGHT) FLIGHT!Read a story about traveling by plane or about planes in general.

7) BE A NIGHTOWL! Stay up late reading a good book of your choice.- Binti

8) LOOKING OUT AT THE NIGHT SKY! Enjoy a non-fiction story that involves the moon or stars that can be seen at night (i.e., the sun is excluded!).

9) LIGHT IN THE NIGHT! Read a story that features a source of light that appears (or is used) at night (e.g., lighthouse, candle, lantern, Aurora Borealis, stars, etc).

10) ”NIGHTTIME!” Read a book that features a "nighttime" word in the title (e.g. "Evening," "Twilight," "Midnight," "Starry," etc.)

3/3

Listopia Challenge- COMPLETED

25/25

Best Books of the 20th Century
1. The Hobbit
2. The Fellowship of the Ring
3. The Two Towers
4. The Return of the King
5. Love in the Time of Cholera
6. The Handmaid's Tale
7. A Game of Thrones
8. The Bad Beginning
9. The Bourne Identity

There Ought to be a Band
1. Heartless
2. We Were Liars
3. Les Misérables

Best Historical Fiction
1. Drums of Autumn
2. Fall of Giants
3. The Nightingale
4. Winter of the World
5. Edge of Eternity
6. The Pillars of the Earth

What to Read Next
1. The Friday Night Knitting Club
2. American Gods
3. Slaughterhouse-Five
4. Ender's Game
5. City of Bones
6. Can You Keep a Secret?
7. Room

Around the World through Language

1. Russian: Anna Karenina
2. French: Les Misérables
3. German: Ruby Red
4. Swedish: A Man Called Ove
5. Spanish: Love in the Time of Cholera

4/5

Popsugar Reading Challenge
1. A book recommended by a librarian- And Then There Were None
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long- Drums of Autumn
3. A book of letters- The Handmaid's Tale
4. An audiobook- Fall of Giants
5. A book by a person of color- Everything, Everything
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title- Winter of the World
7. A book that is a story within a story- The Far Shore
8. A book with multiple authors- The Chase
9. An espionage thriller- The Bourne Identity
10. A book with a cat on the cover- A Man Called Ove
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym- The Cuckoo's Calling
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read- Ender's Game
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability- Slaughterhouse-Five
14. A book involving travel- The Girl from Everywhere
15. A book with a subtitle- A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
16. A book that's published in 2017- Preservation
17. A book involving a mythical creature- The Ocean at the End of the Lane
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile- Eleven on Top
19. A book about food- Chocolat
20. A book with career advice- Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective- My Name is Red
22. A steampunk novel- Clockwork Angel
23. A book with a red spine- Finger Lickin' Fifteen
24. A book set in the wilderness- Hatchet
25. A book you loved as a child- The Bad Beginning
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited- Les Misérables
27. A book with a title that's a character's name- Anna Karenina
28. A novel set during wartime- The Nightingale
29. A book with an unreliable narrator- The Girl on the Train
30. A book with pictures-
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you- Binti
32. A book about an interesting woman- The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
33. A book set in two different time periods- The Rose Garden
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title- The Friday Night Knitting Club
35. A book set in a hotel- Simply Irresistible
36. A book written by someone you admire- Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017- The Zookeeper's Wife
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas- Plum Lovin'
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before- Consequences
40. A book you bought on a trip- The Night Circus

Advanced
41. A book recommended by an author you love- The City Stained Red (recommended by Diana Gabaldon)
42. A bestseller from 2016- Glass Sword
43. A book with a family-member term in the title- The Memory Keeper's Daughter
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span- The Quick
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee- Breaking Free: True Stories of Girls Who Escaped Modern Slavery
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of- Love in the Time of Cholera (mystical realism)
47. A book with an eccentric character- Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
48. A book that's more than 800 pages- The Pillars of the Earth
49. A book you got from a used book sale-
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book- To Kill a Mockingbird
51. A book about a difficult topic- Room
52. A book based on mythology- The Lightning Thief

35/52

Serial Reader- COMPLETED

I'm in! Let me get my list together and I'll post it later.

I will finish __ series I have started before this year. (# books)
I will start __ series this year. (# books)
I will read __ series from start to finish this year. (# books)
I will read __ number of books that are part of a series. (# books)

My total number of books is _32____

I would like to finish the J.R. Ward Black Dagger Brotherhood Series (7 more books), the Janet Evanovich Series (I'm on 11 and there are 23 out there so 13 books) up to this point, and Diana Gabaldon Outlander Series (5 books not counting the Lord John Grey spin-offs), The Maze Runner series (3 books) and Red Queen series (2 books).

Drums of Autumn
The Fiery Cross
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
An Echo in the Bone
Written in My Own Heart's Blood

The Death Cure
The Kill Order
The Fever Code

Glass Sword
King's Cage
Cruel Crown

Lover Mine
Lover Unleashed
Lover Reborn
Lover at Last
The King
The Shadows
The Beast
The Chosen

Eleven on Top
Twelve Sharp
Lean Mean Thirteen
Fearless Fourteen
Finger Lickin' Fifteen
Sizzling Sixteen
Smokin' Seventeen
Explosive Eighteen
Notorious Nineteen
Takedown Twenty
Top Secret Twenty-One
Tricky Twenty-Two
Turbo Twenty-Three

Century Trilogy:
Fall of Giants
Winter of the World
Edge of Eternity

Consequences Series
Consequences
Truth
Convicted
Revealed: The Missing Years
Beyond the Consequences

Lord Of the Rings
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King

The Walshes
The Cornerstone
Restored
The Spire
Preservation

Girl from Everywhere
The Girl from Everywhere
The Ship Beyond Time

Dark Tower Series
Wizard and Glass
Wolves of the Calla
Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower
The Wind Through the Keyhole

A Song of Fire and Ice
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
A Dance with Dragons

Kingsbridge
The Pillars of the Earth
World Without End
A Column of Fire

A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Bad Beginning
The Reptile Room
The Wide Window
The Miserable Mill
The Austere Academy
The Ersatz Elevator
The Vile Village
The Hostile Hospital
The Carnivorous Carnival
The Slippery Slope
The Grim Grotto
The Penultimate Peril
The End

38/32

I'm in for all 24. Since I have all year to do it! COMPLETED


YA Fantasy- City of Bones
Epic/High Fantasy- The Hobbit
Coming of Age- The Silver Star
Humor- Eleven on Top
Dystopian- The Death Cure
Urban Fantasy- Lover Unleashed
Memoir- Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Mystery/Thriller- The Girl on the Train
Historical Romance- Drums of Autumn
Paranormal Romance- Lover Mine
Chick-Lit- Restored
Horror- The Quick
Suspense- The Bourne Identity
Adventure- Life of Pi
Crime- 1st to Die
Literary Fiction- Slaughterhouse-Five
Short Stories or Novella- Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
Magical Realism- Love in the Time of Cholera
Biography- Yes Please
Space Opera- Ender's Game
Historical- Fall of Giants
Science Fiction- Slaughterhouse-Five
Self-Help- A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
Family Saga- Winter of the World

24/24

TBR Randomizer


1. Drums of Autumn
2. The Silver Star
3. Consequences
4. Wizard and Glass
5. Clockwork Angel

4/10

Let's Turn Pages 2017- COMPLETED
37,359/30,000

The Cornerstone- 304 pages
Glass Sword- 444 pages
Fall of Giants- 985 pages
The Girl from Everywhere- 464 pages
Consequences- 368 pages
Eleven on Top- 321 pages
The Girl on the Train- 395 pages
Truth- 480 pages
Restored- 247 pages
Winter of the World- 960 pages
Lover Mine- 528 pages
Edge of Eternity- 1098 pages
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy- 326 pages
Convicted- 400 pages
The Silver Star- 267 pages
Drums of Autumn- 880 pages
Room- 321 pages
Twelve Sharp- 310 pages
Pennies- 298 pages
What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal - 258 pages
Dollars- 300 pages
Can You Keep a Secret?- 218 pages
Lover Unleashed- 512 pages
Wizard and Glass- 845 pages
Lean Mean Thirteen- 310 pages
Ender's Game- 324 pages
City of Bones- 485 pages
Anna Karenina- 964 pages
Fearless Fourteen- 310 pages
Heartless- 453 pages
The Death Cure- 325 pages
The Bourne Identity- 566 pages
Slaughterhouse-Five-275 pages
Grey- 576 pages
The Martian- 369 pages
Matched- 369 pages
We Were Liars- 242 pages
A Game of Thrones- 835 pages
American Gods- 635 pages
The Couple Next Door- 308 pages
The Hobbit- 366 pages
The Nightingale- 440 pages
It Ends with Us- 367 pages
Lover Reborn- 592 pages
Finger Lickin' Fifteen- 308 pages
The Spire- 395 pages
Scarlet- 454 pages
Les Misérables- 1463 pages
The Fellowship of the Ring- 398 pages
Preservation- 350 pages
Love in the Time of Cholera- 348 pages
The Two Towers- 322 pages
The Friday Night Knitting Club- 352 pages
The Return of the King- 490 pages
A Man Called Ove- 337 pages
Sizzling Sixteen- 371 pages
Smokin' Seventeen- 324 pages
Explosive Eighteen- 305 pages
Notorious Nineteen- 302 pages
The Chase- 303 pages
Takedown Twenty- 307 pages
Top Secret Twenty-One- 305 pages
Tricky Twenty-Two- 282 pages
The Pillars of the Earth- 973 pages
The Handmaid's Tale- 311 pages
A Clash of Kings- 761 pages
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea- 264 pages
The Bad Beginning- 176 pages
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo- 323 pages
The Far Shore- 507 pages
Everything, Everything- 307 pages
The Ocean at the End of the Lane- 181 pages
Crossed- 367 pages
The Quick- 523 pages
Yes Please- 329 pages
Life of Pi- 460 pages
1st to Die- 462 pages
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders- 360 pages
The Night Circus- 512 pages
Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers- 400 pages
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas- 224 pages
Lover at Last- 608 pages
And Then There Were None- 264 pages
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail- 315 pages
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts- 280 pages
Binti- 96 pages

Color Challenge COMPLETED

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).

2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...). Scarlet

4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).

5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).

6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).

7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).

8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).

9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).

10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).

12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).

13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.

14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.

15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...).

15/15

Top 10 Faves Challenge COMPLETED

A Game of Thrones
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Martian
The Handmaid's Tale
The Nightingale
The Hobbit
A Man Called Ove
Ender's Game
Les Misérables
Room
Slaughterhouse-Five
We Were Liars
American Gods
Consequences
The Night Circus

15/15

Dewey Decimal Non-Fiction Challenge
000-099: Computer Science, Bibliographies, Library Sciences, Encyclopedias & Books of Facts, Associations, Organizations & Museums, News Media, Journalism & Publishing, General Collections, Manuscripts & Rare Books The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts

100-199: Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Parapsychology & Occultism, Philosophical Schools of Thought, Psychology, Logic, Ethics, Ancient, Medieval & Eastern Philosophy, Modern Western Philosophy-A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

200-299: Religion, Natural Theology, Bible, Christian Theology, Christian Moral & Devotional Theology, Christian Orders & Local Church, Christian Social Theology, Christian Church History, Christian Denominations & Sects, Other & Comparative Religions The Hero With a Thousand Faces

300-399: Social Sciences, Sociology, General Statistics, Political Science, Economics, Law, Public Administration, Social Services, Education, Commerce, Customs, Etiquette, Folklore- Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

400-499: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek, Other Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis

500-599: Sciences, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences- A Brief History of Time

600-699: Technology (Applied Sciences), Medical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Home Economics & Family Living, Management, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Buildings- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

700-799: Arts, Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Arts and Sculpture, Drawing & Decorative Arts, Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, Music, Recreational & Performing Arts The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

800-899: Literature, American Literature, English & Old English Literature, German Literature, Literatures of Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

900-999: History, Geography/Travel, Ancient History, General History of Europe, General History of Asia, Far East, Africa, North America, South America, Other- Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers

6/10

A TO Z CHALLENGE -- LOCATION EDITION- COMPLETED
Duration: January 1, through December 31, 2017
17/13 completed

A:
B: Boston- The Cornerstone
C: Caldwell- Lover Mine
D: Denver- The Death Cure
E:
F: France- The Bourne Identity
G: Germany- Winter of the World
H: Hearts- Heartless
I: Ilium- Slaughterhouse-Five
J:
K: Kansas- Wizard and Glass
L: London- The Quick
M: Mars- The Martian
N: Norta- Glass Sword
O:
P: Palo Alto, California- Truth
Q: Quad City, Iowa- Consequences
R: Russia- Anna Karenina
S: Soldier Island- And Then There Were None
T: Trenton- Eleven on Top
U:
V:
W: Witney- The Girl on the Train
X:
Y:
Z:

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
1. Read a book about sports.
2. Read a debut novel.- The Girl from Everywhere
3. Read a book about books.- The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
4. Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.- Love in the Time of Cholera
5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.
6. Read an all-ages comic.
7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.- The Hobbit
8. Read a travel memoir.
9. Read a book you’ve read before. Eleven on Top
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location. Anna Karenina
12. Read a fantasy novel.- The Way of Kings
13. Read a nonfiction book about technology.
14. Read a book about war.- Fall of Giants
15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
17. Read a classic by an author of color.
18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey (From Daniel José Older, author of Salsa Nocturna, the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series, and YA novel Shadowshaper)
20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel (From Sarah MacLean, author of ten bestselling historical romance novels)
21. Read a book published by a micropress. (From Roxane Gay, bestselling author of Ayiti, An Untamed State, Bad Feminist, Marvel’s World of Wakanda, and the forthcoming Hunger and Difficult Women)
22. Read a collection of stories by a woman. (From Celeste Ng, author Everything I Never Told You and the forthcoming Little Fires Everywhere)
23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love. (From Ausma Zehanat Khan, author of the Esa Khattak/Rachel Getty mystery series, including The Unquiet Dead, The Language of Secrets, and the forthcoming Among the Ruins)
24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color. (From Jacqueline Koyanagi, author of sci-fi novel Ascension)

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