2025 Reading Challenge discussion

2017 Reading Challenge Bingo

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I will attempt all 24

Literary Fiction - The Master and Margarita 10/6/17****
Classics - All the King's Men 12/17/17 *****
Science Nonfiction - Guns, Germs and Steel
Chick-lit - The Time Traveler's Wife 3/13/17 ****
Horror - Something Wicked This Way Comes 7/6/17 ****
Biography - Burr 1218/17 ****
YA Fantasy - Thief of Time 3/2/17 ***
Adventure - The Last of the Mohicans 8/30/17 ***
Coming of Age - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 9/23/17 ****
Family Saga - Daughter of Fortune 4/6/17 ****
Memoir - Memoirs of a Geisha 5/16/17 ****
Historical - Skid Road 2/4/17 ***
Dystopia - Naughts & Crosses 10/16/17 ****
Science Fiction - The Door Into Summer 11/10/17 ***
Urban Fantasy - Iron Kissed 4/10/17 ****
Historical Romance - The French Lieutenant's Woman 3/28/17 ****
Paranormal Romance - Guilty Pleasures 7/12/17 **
Historical Nonfiction - Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War 3/21/17 ****
Crime - American Psycho
Suspense - The Green Mile 11/18/17 *****
Mystery/Thriller - The Beach 11/6/17 ****
Humour - Wyrd Sisters 2/18/17 ***
Epic/High Fantasy - Witches Abroad 2/24/17 ****
Space Opera - Citizen of the Galaxy 8/2/17 ***

Catching up Classics Old and New Challenge

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Old School:
1. Eugenie Grandet 1/9/17 ****
2. Far From the Madding Crowd 6/15/17 ****
3. Inferno

New School:
4. A Bend in the River 7/21/17 ****
5. Scoop 10/30/17 ***
6. Fifth Business 7/28/17 *****

Wild Cards:
7. The Heart of the Matter 1/14/17 ****
8. The Beautiful and Damned 1/22/17 ***
9. The Transit of Venus 6/30/17 ****
10. Daughter of Fortune 4/6/17 ****
11. The Green Mile 11/18/17 *****
12. All the King's Men 12/7/17 *****

Alternates:
1. Lady Chatterley's Lover 2/13/17 ***
2. Memoirs of a Geisha 5/16/17 ****

Catching Up Classics Bingo

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B1: Written by Nobel Laureate A Bend in the River 7/21/17 ****
B2: Classic Comedy or Satire A Midsummer Night's Dream 1/25/117 *****
B3: Classic Tragedy The Phantom of the Opera 5/26/17 ***
B4: Classic Made into a Film/TV The Heart of the Matter 1/14/17 ****
B5: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize Mythago Wood 9/12/17 ***

I1: 20th Century Classic Scoop 10/30/17 ***
I2: New-to-You Author Fifth Business 7/28/17 *****
I3: Classic Play Love's Labour's Lost 1/10/17 ****
I4: Classic of More than 500 Pages All the King's Men 12/7/17 *****
I5: 18th Century or Earlier Classic Inferno

N1: South American Classic Daughter of Fortune 4/6/17 ****
N2: Short Story Classic The Rocking Horse Winner 1/5/17 ****
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Poetry Collection A Light in the Attic 1/25/17 ****
N5: European Classic Far from the Madding Crowd 6/15/17 ****

G1: 19th Century Classic Eugénie Grandet 1/9/17 ****
G2: Bokklubben (Norwegian Book Club) World Library List Book Pippi Longstocking 1/23/17 ***
G3: Classic Non-fiction Burr 12/18/17 ****
G4: Group Read The Beautiful and Damned1/22/17 ***
G5: Classic Recommended by a Friend A Streetcar Named Desire3/29/17 *****
O1: Literary Prize of Your Country/Region The Green Mile 11/18/17 *****
O2: Classic Folklore or Mythology Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale 1/5/17 *****
O3: Asian Classic Memoirs of a Geisha 5/16/17 ****
O4: Classic Romance Lady Chatterley's Lover 2/13/17 ***
O5: Prize-Winning Female Author The Transit of Venus 6/30/17 ****

2017 Listopia Challenge

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28/30

Radcliffes 100 Best Novels
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The Jungle
The Beautiful and Damned
Lady Chatterley's Lover
The French Lieutenant's Woman
All the King's Men


BBC Top 200 Books
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The Story of Tracy Beaker
The Dare Game
Wyrd Sisters
Witches Abroad
Thief of Time
Memoirs of a Geisha
Far from the Madding Crowd
The Master and Margarita
Naughts & Crosses
The Beach
The Green Mile
The Horse Whisperer
The Truth

100 Best Novels - Modern Library
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The Heart of the Matter
Henderson the Rain King
The Ginger Man
Something Wicked This Way Comes
A Bend in the River
Fifth Business
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
The Death of the Heart
Scoop
The Door Into Summer

Let's turn pages challenge

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I'm in. I will raise my challenge to 19,000 pages this year.

15478/19,000

Top ten faves

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I will join with 7 books for this challenge.

The Time Traveler's Wife 3/13/17 ****
Memoirs of a Geisha 5/16/17 ****
The Master and Margarita 10/6/17 ****
Something Wicked This Way Comes 7/6/17 ****
Wyrd Sisters 2/18/17 ***
The Phantom of the Opera 5/26/17 ***
Daughter of Fortune 4/6/17 ****

The Hollywood Challenge
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Duration: 01/01/17 – 12/31/17
Progress: 10/10
1. A Streetcar Named Desire 3/29/17 *****
2. All the King's Men 12/7/17 *****
3. The French Lieutenant's Woman 3/28/17 ****
4. The Beach 11/6/17 ****
5. The Phantom of the Opera 5/26/17 ***
6. Memoirs of a Geisha 5/16/17 ****
7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 9/23/17 ****
8. The Green Mile 11/18/17 *****
9. The Last of the Mohicans 8/30/17 ***
10. Far From the Madding Crowd 6/15/17 ****

Fiction Fanatics February Challenge
4 books
19 points

1. Read a book stating with the letter F for 2 points.
2. February is Valentine's Day. Read a book with a red or pink cover for 3 points.
3. February is 'Adopt a Rescued Rabbit' month. Read a book where an adoption (of anything) takes place for 5 points. Wyrd Sisters 2/18/17 ***
4. 1 February is 'International Face and Body Art' day. Read a book with a full body on the cover for 3 points. Witches Abroad 2/24/17 ****
5. 'Random Act of Kindness' week is celebrated in February. Be kind to yourself! Read a book you've been dying to read for 2 points.
6. 6 February is 'Lame Duck Day'. Read a book where someone has an injury for 3 points.
7. 2 February is 'Groundhog Day'. Read a book you've read before for 4 points.
8. 'Popcorn Day' is 5 February. Read a book that has been made into a movie for 4 points.
9. 12 - 18 February is 'Celebration of Love' Week. Let's celebrate love by reading a book from the romance genre for 3 points.
10. 'National Secondhand Wardrobe Week' is acknowledged in February. Read a secondhand book for 1 point. Skid Road 2/4/17 ***

BONUS (Choose one)
* Read a book written by a female with a pink cover that starts with the same letter as your name.
* Read a book written by a male with a red cover that starts with the same letter as your partner/best friend/pets name. Lady Chatterley's Lover 2/13/17 ***

Fiction Fanatics March Challenge
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5 books
22 points

1. Read a book starting with the first letter of your name for 2 points.
2. Read a book that features a wedding for 1 point.
3. Read a book that you've put off reading for some time for 4 points. The French Lieutenant's Woman 3/28/17 ****
4. Read a book from a new-to-you author for 3 points. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War 3/21/17 ****
5. Read a book someone in our group rated 5 stars for 2 points.Thief of Time 3/2/17 ***
6. Read a book from a genre that is different to your last 10 read books for 3 points.
7. Read a book with your a front cover that is predominantly your favourite colour for 2 points.
8. Read a book with a character with the same name as someone special/close to you for 3 points.The Time Traveler's Wife 3/13/17 ****
9. Read a book you're dying to read for 1 point.
10. Read a book that someone has recently posted about reading in the 'currently reading' thread for 4 points.

BONUS - 10 points
* Read the first book you added (the oldest on your TBR)
** Read the most recent book you added (the newest on your TBR) A Streetcar Named Desire 3/29/17 *****

THE WOMAN IN THE BOOK CHALLENGE
Duration: March 1 - March 31, 2017

This month's theme is Women, and several members suggested challenges with prompts to read different kinds of books by and about women - this is a hybrid of those suggestions. There are a wide range of topics to help us broaden our horizons!

1. Read a book written by a female author that is new to you.The Time Traveler's Wife 3/13/17 ****
2. Read a book written by a female of color.
3. Read a nonfiction book written by a female author.
4. Read a biography (not a memoir) about a woman.
5. Read a book that is classified as “feminist.” (Can be fiction)
6. Read a book where a woman disguises herself as man.Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War 3/21/17 ****
7. Read a book where the woman in the story does not conform to gender norms.
8. Read a book about a woman/women during a time of war.
9. Read a book where the antagonist is a female.
10. Read a book with a woman's name in the title

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TITLE IX* CHALLENGE (Because Women in the Title Make Great Books)
Duration: March 1 - March 31, 2017

* Title IX is an American law that prohibits sexual discrimination in education.

To honor the women in our lives, let's read books that feature women in the title. Since women fill so many different roles, there are tons of possibilities! Some examples of words include woman, girl, Miss, Mrs., lady, a woman's name, or even women-specific job titles such as waitress or actress.

The Time Traveler's Wife 3/13/17 ****
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War 3/21/17 ****
The French Lieutenant's Woman 3/28/17 ****

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Classics Around the World Challenge

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I will start with 5 books.
Chile - Daughter of Fortune 4/6/17 ****
Australia - The Transit of Venus 6/30/17 ****
Ireland - The Ginger Man 4/27/17 **
France - The Phantom of the Opera 5/26/17 ***
England - Far from the Madding Crowd 6/15/17 ****