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Row 1:
Magical Realism - The Wood Wife 1/30/18 ***
Horror - American Psycho 3/14/18 *
Dystopian - The Day of the Triffids 2/18/18 ***
Classics - The Woman in White 11/27/18 ****
Short stories or Novella - The Gift of the Magi 1/1/18 ****
Row 2:
Science Fiction - Stranger in a Strange Land 3/31/18 ****
Urban Fantasy - Memory & Dream 8/24/18 ***
Science Nonfiction - Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 5/10/18 ****
Coming of Age - The Power of One 10/4/18 *****
Historical Nonfiction - Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! 1/1/18 *****
Row 3:
Mystery or Thriller - The Hunt for Red October 10/28/18 ***
Historical Romance - Possession: A Romance 9/6/18 ****
FREE SPACE
YA Fantasy - Men at Arms 3/5/18 ****
Historical - Great Expectations 8/5/18 *****
Row 4:
Graphic Novel - March: Book One 1/3/18 *****
Chick-Lit - Man and Boy 1/23/18 ****
Tragedy - Tess of the d'Urbervilles 7/6/18 *****
Family Saga - The Shell Seekers 5/30/18 *****
Paranormal Romance - Bone Crossed 1/14/18 ****
Row 5:
Literary Fiction - Light in August 9/16/18 *****
Humor - The Merry Wives of Windsor 1/6/18 ****
Adventure - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1/19/18 ****
Epic/High Fantasy - Guards! Guards!: A Novel of Discworld 2/5/18 ***
Self-Help - O's Little Book of Happiness 1/7/18 ****
Classic Bingo 2018https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
B1: Written by Nobel Laureate - Light in August 9/16/18 *****
B2: Children’s Classic - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1/19/18 ****
B3 Government Banned Book - American Psycho 3/14/18 *
B4: Classic Made into a Film/TV - The Shell Seekers 5/30/18 *****
B5: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize - Man and Boy 1/23/18 ****
I1: 20th Century Classic - Possession: A Romance 9/6/18 ****
I2: New-to-You Author - The Wood Wife 1/30/18 ***
I3: Mystery or Crime Classic - The Woman in White 11/27/18 ****
I4: Classic of More than 500 Pages - Great Expectations 8/5/18 *****
I5: 18th Century or Earlier Classic - The Merry Wives of Windsor 1/6/18 ***
N1: North American Classic - Stranger in a Strange Land 3/31/18 ****
N2: Classic Short Story - The Gift of the Magi 1/1/18 ****
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Classic Play - The Merchant of Venice 1/4/18 *****
N5: African Classic - The Power of One 10/4/18 *****
G1: 19th Century Classic - The Return of the Native 3/24/18 ****
G2: Finest Works of Fiction (Martin Seymour-Smith & Editors)- The Mayor of Casterbridge 5/2/18 ****
G3: Adventure or Action Classic - The Hunt for Red October 10/28/18 ***
G4: Group Read - Tess of the d'Urbervilles 7/6/18 *****
G5: 21st Century Potential Classic - The Da Vinci Code 5/17/18 ****
O1: Literary Prize of Your Country/Region - A Fan's Notes 2/26/18 **
O2: Lesser known book by a famous author - Other Voices, Other Rooms 1/10/18 ***
O3: Australia, Antarctica, or Oceania Classic - The Book Thief 2/13/18 *****
O4: A Classic that you have put off reading - Captain Corelli's Mandolin 4/24/18 *****
O5: Classic written by a Female Author - The Custom of the Country 4/10/18 *****
2018 Old and New Challengehttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Old School (1899 and earlier):
The Return of the Native 3/24/18 ****
The Woman in White 11/27/18 ****
Great Expectations 8/5/18 *****
New School (1900-1999):
Light in August 9/16/18 *****
A Fan's Notes 2/26/18 **
The Hunt for Red October 10/28/18 ***
Wild Cards:
Tess of the d'Urbervilles 7/6/18 *****
The Mayor of Casterbridge 5/2/18 ****
The Custom of the Country 4/10/18 *****
Possession: A Romance 9/6/18 ****
The Shell Seekers 5/30/18 *****
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 4/24/18 *****
Alternates(Shakespeare):
The Merchant of Venice 1/4/18 *****
The Merry Wives of Windsor 1/6/18 ***
Love of Reading Hollywood Challengehttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Hollywood Challenge
Duration: 01/01/18 – 12/31/18
Progress: 26/10
1. The Gift of the Magi 1/1/18 ****
2. The Merchant of Venice 1/4/18 *****
3. The Merry Wives of Windsor 1/6/18 ***
4. Other Voices, Other Rooms 1/10/18***
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1/19/18 ****
6. Man and Boy 1/23/18 ****
7. The Book Thief 2/13/18 *****
8. The Day of the Triffids 2/18/18 ***
9. A Fan's Notes 2/26/18 **
10 American Psycho 3/14/18 *
11. The Return of the Native 3/24/18 ****
12. Captain Corelli's Mandolin 4/24/18 *****
13. The Mayor of Casterbridge 5/2/18 ****
14. The Da Vinci Code 5/17/18 ****
15. The Shell Seekers 5/30/18 *****
16. Bless Me, Ultima 6/11/18 ***
17. Tess of the d'Urbervilles 7/6/18 *****
18. Great Expectations 8/5/18 *****
19. Hatchet 8/17/18 ***
20. Possession: A Romance 9/6/18 ****
21. The Outsiders 9/19/18 ****
22. The Power of One 10/4/18 *****
23. The Giver 10/11/18 ****
24. The Hunt for Red October 10/28/18 ***
25. The Woman in White 11/27/18 ****
26. The Notebook 12/10/18 ****
2025 Reading Challenge
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I'm in again this year with a goal of 20 books.
20/20
BBC Top 200 Books
Great Expectations 8/5/18 *****
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1/19/18 ****
Corelli's Mandolin 4/24/18 *****
Tess of the D'Urbervilles 7/6/18 *****
The Shell Seekers 5/30/18 *****
Guards, Guards 2/5/18 ***
The Mayor of Casterbridge 5/2/18 ****
The Day of the Triffids 2/18/18 ***
The Woman in White 11/27/18 ****
Possession 9/6/18 ****
Men at Arms 3/5/18 ****
American Psycho 3/14/18 *
The Power of One 10/4/18 *****
Man and Boy 1/23/18 ****
Bad Girls 1/5/18 ***
Modern Library 100 Best Novels - The Readers List
The Hunt for Red October 10/28/18 ***
Stranger in a Strange Land 3/31/18 ****
Light in August 9/16/18 *****
Memory and Dream 8/24/18 ***
The Wood Wife 1/30/18 ***