Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge discussion

Hi all
I thought it might be fun to copy the challenge here and fill in your books as you read them. Since we can edit our posts we can just edit each time we finish/start to read. Just a thought. I did not see this elsewhere but if it is there we can delete.

Good as gold: The Great Alone

The book is better: Little Fires Everywhere

Short & sweet: Out of the Depths: The Blue Whale Story

On the bandwagon: False Step was most read week I read it

Actually want to read: Read a book that's been on your Want to Read shelf for more than a year.

Not from around here: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

In the friend zone: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

It takes two: Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

Wheel of format: Daisy Jones & The Six

New voices: Next Girl to Die

Past love: Reread a book you loved when you were younger.

Armchair traveler: The Woman in Cabin 10

Stay awhile: The Chestnut Man

Stranger than fiction: Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History

Genre explorer: Circe

Primary reading: Nine Perfect Strangers

Back to school: Read a book about a subject you don't know much about

Thanks for this thread!
My list of books read for the challenge:
Normal People for "on the bandwagon"
The Dry for "new voices (debut novel)"
Make Good Art for "short & sweet, fewer than 100 pages"
The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring for "set in a destination you want to visit" (the Pacific Northwest)
The Bear and the Nightingale for "not from around here, a different culture" (Russia)
Knit to Be Tied for "genre explorer" (cozy mystery)
The Night Diary for "back to school" (partition of India)
Kitchens of the Great Midwest for "recommended by a friend" (thanks, Andrea)!
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg for "it takes two" (coauthored)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead for "tongue-tied" (a translated book).

I met my goal of 10 books, 3 from the expert-level, 7 from the beginners level. Loved the variety of topics.

This is a great idea!

Good as gold: Circe

The book is better: The Goldfinch

Short & sweet: Tales of Terror & Detection (READ)

On the bandwagon: Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Actually want to read: Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar

Not from around here: The Bonesetter's Daughter (READ)

In the friend zone: The Magnolia Story (READ)

It takes two: The Forgotten Room

Wheel of format: Relish—My Life in the Kitchen (READ)

New voices: The Hundredth Queen (READ)

Past love: Farmer Boy (READ)

Armchair traveler: Next Year in Havana (READ)

Stay awhile: The Book Thief (READ)

Stranger than fiction: The Furious Hours (READ)

Tongue-tied: The Preacher (READ)

No place like home: Glass Ocean

Continental drift: Far & Away: How Travel Can Change the World

Genre explorer: Clade

Reading roulette: Not sure yet; and my TBR list changes daily!

Primary reading: The Virgin Blue (READ)

Back to school: Revolutionary Medicine

Current progress: 28/28 (FINISHED 7th September)
Good as gold: Educated (completed)

The book is better: The Perfectionists (completed)

Short & sweet: Go(completed)

On the bandwagon: The Bride Test (completed)

Actually want to read: Purple Orchids (completed)

Not from around here: My Sister, the Serial Killer (completed)

In the friend zone: Daisy Jones & The Six (completed)

It takes two: Cleaning the Gold (completed)

Wheel of format: The Crossover (completed)

New voices: Freefall(completed)

Past love: Angela's Ashes (completed)

Armchair traveler: At the Wolf's Table (completed)

Stay awhile: The Butterfly Room (completed)

Stranger than fiction: Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (completed)

Tongue-tied: The Hangman's Daughter (completed)

No place like home: Let Me Be Like Water (Completed)

Continental drift: (completed)
All 7: Lonely Planet Great Adventures (completed)
North America: Montauk (completed)
South America: Maya's Notebook (completed)
Europe: You Me Everything (completed)
Africa: Homegoing (completed)
Asia: In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom (completed)
Antarctica: In Antarctica: An Amundsen (Pilgrimage (Completed)
Oceania: The Dry (completed)

Genre explorer: The Giver. I have read at least one book for all the genres, so I am using a genre I don't read often. (completed)

Reading roulette: Truly Madly Guilty (completed)

Primary reading: The Fifth Letter (completed)

Back to school: Meet Me in Monaco (completed)

I will update as I read - Challange 6/1/2019-9/30/2019 **COMEPLETED 8/25/2019**

FOR BEGINNERS **COMPLETED 7/25**
1. Good as Gold: Circe 7/8
2. The Book is Better: Hidden Bodies 6/8 (Netflix - 2nd Season of YOU)
3. Short & Sweet: The Grownup 6/24
4. On the Bandwagon: Stillhouse Lake 6/16
5. Actually Want to Read: The Likeness 6/26
6. Not From Around Here: Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir 6/20
7. In the Friend Zone: Educated 7/23
8. It takes two: The Heist 6/11
9. Wheel of Format: Art Matters 6/12
10. New Voices: The Bear and the Nightingale 7/3
11. Past Love: Beautiful Creatures 6/24
12: Armchair Traveler: Less 7/25

EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS **COMPLETED 8/25**
13. Stay Awhile: Rogues 7/18
14. Stranger Than Fiction: Everything Happens for a Reason: 6/21
15. Tongue-Tied: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry 6/30
16. No Place Like Home: Ask Again, Yes 7/13
17. Continental Drift -

North America: (North Carolina) Where the Crawdads Sing 7/19
South America: The Penguin Lessons 8/17
Europe: (Glasgow, U.K.) Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine 7/21
Asia: (Korea/Japan) Pachinko 7/19
Australia: The Dry 8/24
Africa: Homegoing 7/6
Antarctica: Where'd You Go, Bernadette 8/6

18: Genre Explorer: NOS4A2 8/14
19: Reading Roulette: The Bookshop of Yesterdays 6/10
20: Primary Reading: The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings 6/6
21: Back to School: Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother's Love 6/23

This seems a good place where I can track my progress!

FOR BEGINNERS
1. Good as Gold: The Hate U Give finished 6/11
2. The Book is Better: The Call of the Wild finished 6/18
3. Short & Sweet: The Little Prince finished 6/22
4. On the Bandwagon: The Great Alone finished 6/23
5. Actually Want to Read: Pink Slip This is the oldest on my list - from 2013! finished 7/3
6. Not From Around Here:Iraq's Last Jews: Stories of Daily Life, Upheaval, and Escape from Modern Babylon 9/4
7. In the Friend Zone: Lilac Girls finished 7/21
8. It takes two: Private Paris finished 7/9
9. Wheel of Format: Book Love finished 7/9
10. New Voices: The Woman in the Window finished 7/1 - what an AWFUL book!
11. Past Love: To Kill a Mockingbird finished 8/8
12: Armchair Traveler:The Book Thief finished 7/10

EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS - If I get to these :)
13. Stay Awhile: Gone with the Wind finished 9/2
14. Stranger Than Fiction: Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive finished 7/21
15. Tongue-Tied: The Diary of a Young Girl finished 8/22
16. No Place Like Home: As Bright as Heaven finished 7/30
17: Continental Drift: Seven Summits finished 9/22
18: Genre Explorer: I'm choosing Poetry The Raven and Other Poems
19: Reading Roulette: A Piece of the World finished 8/14
20: Primary Reading: Anne of Green Gables finished 7/14
21: Back to School: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis finished 7/25

1. Good as Gold:
2. The Book is Better:
3. Short & Sweet: Julián Is a Mermaid
by Jessica Love
4. On the Bandwagon:
5. Actually Want to Read:
6. Not From Around Here:
7. In the Friend Zone: The Door Into Summer
by Robert A. Heinlein
8. It takes two:
9. Wheel of Format: Death Wins a Goldfish: Reflections from a Grim Reaper's Yearlong Sabbatical
by Brian Rea
10. New Voices:
11. Past Love: The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
12: Armchair Traveler: Riders
(Riders #1)
by Veronica Rossi

EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS
13. Stay Awhile:
14. Stranger Than Fiction:
15. Tongue-Tied:
16. No Place Like Home:
17: Continental Drift:
18: Genre Explorer:
19: Reading Roulette:
20: Primary Reading:
21: Back to School:

BEGINNER LEVEL

1. ✔ Good as Gold: King's Cage
2. ✔ The Book is Better: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
3. ✔ Short & Sweet: Fairest
4. ✔ On the Bandwagon: A Discovery of Witches
5. ✔ Actually Want to Read: An American Marriage
6. ✔ Not From Around Here: The Historian
7. ✔ In the Friend Zone: Throne of Glass
8. ✔ It Takes Two: The Wife Between Us
9. ✔ Wheel of Format: (Great American Classic Lit) The Great Gatsby
10.✔ New Voices: Wicked Saints
11.✔ Past Love: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
12.✔Armchair Traveler: (Vietnam & California) The Bride Test

EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS
13.✔ Stay Awhile: Winter
14.✔ Stranger than Fiction: Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
15.✔ Tongue-tied: Three Cups of Tea
16.✔ No Place Like Home: Baby Teeth
17. Continental Drift: ✔American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt
Bonus~
(22.)✔ North America: The Almost Sisters
(23.) South America:
(24.)✔ Europe: The Heart's Invisible Furies
(25.)✔ Africa: Purple Hibiscus
(26.)✔ Asia: Girls of Paper and Fire
(27.)✔ Australia: The Dressmaker
(28.) Antarctica:
18.✔ Genre Explorer: The Road
19.✔ Reading Roulette: This Savage Song
20.✔ Primary Reading: Out of the Blue
21.✔ Back to School: Orphan Train

EXTRA SUMMER READS
29.✔ Artemis Fowl
30.✔ Tin God
31.✔ The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
32.✔ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
33.✔ The Last Kids on Earth
34.✔ Miracle Creek
35.✔ Smoke & Summons
36.✔ The Art of Racing in the Rain
37.✔ The Lady of the Rivers
38.✔ Small Spaces
39.✔ The Good Daughter
40.✔ Dark Currents
41.✔ The White Queen
42.✔ The Red Queen
43.✔ The Hate U Give
44.✔ Six Goodbyes We Never Said
45.✔ Nine Perfect Strangers
46.✔ Chocolate Cream Pie Murder
47.✔ Starless
48.✔ Sorcery of Thorns
49.
50.

Beginner:

Good as Gold:
The Book is Better:
Short and Sweet: The Lost Sisters by Holly Black (finished 7/14)
On the Bandwagon: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (finished 8/1)
Actually want to read: Escaping From Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco (finished 5/26)
Not From Around Here: Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee (finished 5/21)
In the Friend Zone: Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco (finished 5/24)
It Takes Two: Gemina by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman (finished 7/24)
Wheel of Format: Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson (finished 7/24)
New Voices: The Wicker King by K. Ancrum (finished 6/1)
Past Love: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life {Dork Diaries #1} (finished 7/6)
Armchair Traveler: Wanderlost by Jen Malone (finished 6/14)

Expert:

Stay Awhile:
Stranger Than Fiction:
Read a Translated Book:
No Place Like Home:
Continental Drift:
Genre Explorer:
Reading Roulette:
Primary Reading: Blanca & Roja by Anne-Marie McLemore (finished 9/3)
Back to School: A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield (finished 8/9)

Bonus:
Europe: The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid by Colin Meloy (finished 8/25)
North America: Final Draft by Riley Redgate (finished 7/4)
Asia: Love From A to Z by S.K Ali (finished 7/13)
South America:
Africa:
Australia:
Antarctica:

FOR BEGINNERS
1. Good as Gold: Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen
2. The Book is Better:
3. Short & Sweet: Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom by Sylvia Plath
4. On the Bandwagon:
5. Actually Want to Read: The Golden House by Salman Rushdie
6. Not From Around Here:
7. In the Friend Zone:
8. It takes two:
9. Wheel of Format: Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir
10. New Voices:
11. Past Love:
12: Armchair Traveler: Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart

EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS
13. Stay Awhile:
14. Stranger Than Fiction: A Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution by Marianne Williamson
15. Tongue-Tied:
16. No Place Like Home:
17: Continental Drift:
North America: Canada by Richard Ford
South America:
Europe:
Asia:
Australia:
Africa:
Antarctica:
18: Genre Explorer:
19: Reading Roulette:
20: Primary Reading:
21: Back to School: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn

Autumnal Equinox is Monday, September 23 so I still have a few days!!

I will add books as I finish them.

Beginner Level
1. Good as gold:
2. The book is better: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
3. Short & sweet: The Hillside by Jane Smiley
4. On the bandwagon: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
5. Actually want to read: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
6. Not from around here:
7. In the friend zone:
8. It takes two: Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy
9. Wheel of format: My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris
10. New voices:
11. Past love: Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin
12. Armchair traveler:

Expert Level
1. Stay awhile:
2. Stranger than fiction:
3. Tongue-tied: About the Night by Anat Talshir
4. No place like home:
5. Continental drift:
North America: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
South America:
Europe: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Africa: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Asia: Warcross by Marie Lu
Australia: The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke
Antarctica:
6. Genre explorer: Warcross by Marie Lu
7. Reading roulette: The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
8. Primary reading: The 18th Abduction by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
9. Back to school: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Beginner Level

1. Good as Gold:
2. The Book is Better:
3. Short & Sweet: Four Perfect Pebbles: A True Story of the Holocaust
4. On the Bandwagon: The Wife Between Us
5. Actually Want to Read: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
6. Not From Around Here:
7. In the Friend Zone: Adrift
8. It Takes Two: Choose Joy: Finding Hope and Purpose When Life Hurts
9. Wheel of Format:
10. New Voices: To Kill a Kingdom
11. Past Love:
12. Armchair Traveler: At the End of the World: A True Story of Murder in the Arctic


Expert Level

13. Stay Awhile: See Me
14. Stranger than Fiction: The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Amazing military dispatches from another world, both true and fictional
15. Tongue-tied: Night
16. No Place Like Home:
17. Continental Drift:
18. Genre Explorer:
19. Reading Roulette:
20. Primary Reading: One of Us Is Lying
21. Back to School: The Lost Girls of Paris


Will add books when read.

I AM DONE WITH THIS CHALLENGE - leaving this up in case anyone needs reading ideas.

Beginner Level : DONE

1. Good as Gold: Circe
2. The Book is Better: The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
3. Short & Sweet: The Most Dangerous Game
4. On the Bandwagon: Circe
5. Actually Want to Read: The Mysterious Island
6. Not From Around Here: The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History in Seven Cities
7. In the Friend Zone: The Pericles Commission
8. It Takes Two: City of Endless Night
9. Wheel of Format: Ishtar's Descent into the Underworld (audiobook via Youtube)
10. New Voices: Haunting Paris
11. Past Love: Island of the Blue Dolphins
12. Armchair Traveler: Rick Steves Florence & Tuscany 2017


Expert Level : DONE

13. Stay Awhile: The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
14. Stranger than Fiction: The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History in Seven Cities
15. Tongue-tied: The Hangman's Daughter
16. No Place Like Home: A Higher Form of Killing: Six Weeks in World War I That Forever Changed the Nature of Warfare

17. Continental Drift:
Africa- The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Antarctica - Mountains of Madness: A Scientist's Odyssey in Antarctica
Asia - Asian Journals: India and Japan
Australia - Picnic at Hanging Rock
Europe - The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History in Seven Cities, The Pendulum: A Granddaughter's Search for Her Family's Forbidden Nazi Past
North America -City of Endless Night, The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
South America - The Pendulum: A Granddaughter's Search for Her Family's Forbidden Nazi Past

18. Genre Explorer: Lavinia (a sci-fi/fantasy author takes on historical fiction/mythology)
19. Reading Roulette: Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination
20. Primary Reading: Island of the Blue Dolphins
21. Back to School: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Thanks! I really needed this one.

So, for my beginner's challenge I plan to read:


*Good as Gold*- All the Bright Places (DONE)

*The Book is Better*- Five Feet Apart (DONE)

*Short and Sweet*- Cast Long Shadows (DONE)

*On the Bandwagon*-

*Wheel of Format*- The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (DONE)

*Armchair Traveler*- The Bell Jar (DONE)

*Not From Around Here*- Norse Mythology (DONE)

*In The Friend Zone*- The Hobbit or There and Back Again (DONE)

*It Takes Two*- Illuminae(DONE)

*Past Love*-

*Actually Want to Read*-

*New Voices*- The School for Good and Evil (DONE)

COMPLETED: as an additional challenge I'm going to try and read 1 book from each continent, since I have the time :o)

1. Good as Gold: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
2. The Book is Better: The Knife of Never Letting Go
3. Short & Sweet: Saturday Night at Eddie's
4. On the Bandwagon: This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
5. Actually Want to Read: Water for Elephants
6. Not From Around Here: The Unbroken Line of the Moon
7. In the Friend Zone: Outlander
8. It takes two: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
9. Wheel of Format: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two
10. New Voices: Holding
11. Past Love: The Secret Garden
12: Armchair Traveler: The Song of Achilles

EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS
13. Stay Awhile: Fall of Giants
14. Stranger Than Fiction: Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister The Official Companion to the BBC Series
15. Tongue-Tied: The Shadow of the Wind
16. No Place Like Home: The Loney
17: Continental Drift: Seven Continents: A Travel Memoir
18: Genre Explorer: (Non-Fiction) Educated
19: Reading Roulette: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
20: Primary Reading: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
21: Back to School: Children on Death Row, Holocaust and Beyond

Extra Summer Reads
The Ask and the Answer
Monsters of Men
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Sister
The Bell Jar (North America)
Purple Hibiscus (Africa)
Me Before You (Europe)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
A Pinch of Magic
Eve Green
Mrs. Zant and the Ghost
The Keeper of Lost Things
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Secrets From The Dust (Australia)
Moby-Dick, or, the Whale
My Sister, the Serial Killer
The Little Flowers
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

Thank you creating this group 🤗

Period: 14/06/2019 ~ 30/09/2019
Target: At least 5 books in no particular order, no stress just read as much as I can. 🤓


1. ✔️ Good as gold: Educated (Tara Westover) ~ Finished 02/09/2019
2. ✔️ The book is better: Pet Sematary (Stephen King) - Movie (April 2019) ~ Finished 26/06/2019
3. ✔️ Short & sweet: Suicide Run: Three Harry Bosch Stories (Michael Connelly) (100 pages) ~ Finished 28/06/2019
4. ✔️ On the bandwagon: Becoming (Michelle Obama) ~ Finished 07/09/2019
5. ✔️ Actually want to read: Blind Eye (Stuart MacBride) (added 25/05/2017) ~ Finished 16/07/2019
6. ✔️ Not from around here: A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini) (Afghanistan) ~ Finished 21/07/2019
7. ✔️ In the friend zone: A Farewell to Ice: A Report from the Arctic (Peter Wadhams) ~ Finished 26/09/2019
8. ✔️ It takes two: Med Head: My Knock-down, Drag-out, Drugged-up Battle with My Brain (James Patterson & Hal Friedman) ~ Finished 20/07/2019
9. Wheel of format: ______
10. ✔️ New voices: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman) ~ Finished 19/08/2019
11. Past love: ______
12. Armchair traveler: _______

13. ✔️ Stay awhile: Collaborator (Murray Davies) (647 pages) ~ Finished 05/07/2019
14. Stranger than fiction: ______
15. ✔️ Tongue-tied: Men Without Women: Stories (Haruki Murakami) ~ Finished 03/08/2019
16. No place like home: ______
17. Continental drift: Read a book set on every continent.

1. ✔️ Antarctica: Deception Point (Dan Brown) ~ Finished 25/09/2019
2. Asia: Korea/Japan: Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
3. Africa: ______
4. Australia: ______
5. Europe: The Expats (Chris Pavone) (Luxembourg)
6. North America: Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly) (Hampton, Virginia)
7. South America: ________


18. ✔️ Genre explorer: PSYCHOLOGY: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (Barry Schwartz) ~ Finished 15/08/2019
19. ✔️ Reading roulette: The Fix (David Baldacci) ~ Finished 29/07/2019
20. ✔️ Primary reading: Yellow Crocus (Laila Ibrahim) ~ Finished 04/08/2019
21. Back to school: ________

1. Good as Gold:
2. The Book is Better:
3. Short & Sweet:
4. On the Bandwagon:
5. Actually Want to Read:
6. Not From Around Here:
7. In the Friend Zone:
8. It takes two: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
9. Wheel of Format:
10. New Voices: Magic for Liars
11. Past Love:
12: Armchair Traveler:


EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS
13. Stay Awhile:
14. Stranger Than Fiction:
15. Tongue-Tied:
16. No Place Like Home:
17: Continental Drift:
18: Genre Explorer:
19: Reading Roulette:
20: Primary Reading:
21: Back to School:

BEGINNER

1. Good as Gold:
2: The Book is Better: You
3: Short & Sweet: Step Mom: A Family Reunion Gone Wrong
4. On the Bandwagon
5. Actually Want to Read: Dirty Ugly Toy
6. Not From Around Here: Midnight Hunter
7: In the Friend Zone: That Guy
8: It Takes Two: Too Hard
9. Wheel of Format
10. New Voices:
11. Past Love
12. Armchair Traveler:

EXPERT - LEVEL ADDITIONS

13. Stay Awhile:
14. Stranger Than Fiction:
15. Tongue-Tied:
16. No Place Like Home:
17. Continental Drift
Antarctica:
Asia:
Africa: Beauty in the Broken
Australia:
Europe:
North America:
South America:

18. Genre Explorer:
19. Reading Roulette:
20. Primary Reading:
21. Back to School:

Tricia wrote: "I will update as I read

FOR BEGINNERS
1. Good as Gold:
2. The Book is Better: Hidden Bodies 6/8 (Netflix - 2nd Season of YOU)
3. Short & Sweet:
4. On the Bandwagon: [book:Stillhous..."

Kind of bummed. I read Stay literally 6 weeks before the challenge. I would've definitely used it for New Voices. Thought of using Hidden Bodies too for The Book is Better.

This is not exactly a status update. I finished reading all 21 books and I've put them all on the shelf but "Challenges completed" is still 0. Does anyone know why? Thanks.

Helen wrote: "This is not exactly a status update. I finished reading all 21 books and I've put them all on the shelf but "Challenges completed" is still 0. Does anyone know why? Thanks."

I have no idea, only thing I can think of is I labelled my shelf Summer Challenge and although I've only read one book so far, it immediately showed up when said read. I also used that book for two of the categories and labelled it with both the category names.

Helen wrote: "This is not exactly a status update. I finished reading all 21 books and I've put them all on the shelf but "Challenges completed" is still 0. Does anyone know why? Thanks."

I'm sure someone else here probably a better idea but maybe that'll help you out. Try relabeling your shelf.

Jade wrote: "Helen wrote: "This is not exactly a status update. I finished reading all 21 books and I've put them all on the shelf but "Challenges completed" is still 0. Does anyone know why? Thanks."

I'm sure..."

It worked! Thank you for your help!!

Good as Gold: Educated - FINISHED 5/26/19

Book is Better: The Woman in the Window - FINISHED 6/10/19

Short & Sweet: Bartleby the Scrivener - FINISHED 5/27/19

On the Bandwagon: Where the Crawdads Sing FINISHED 6/3/19

Not From Around Here: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and
Culture in Crisis FINISHED 6/22/19

Past Love: Blubber - FINISHED 5/31/19

It Takes Two: Dead on Demand FINISHED 7/11/19

Primary Reading: The 18th Abduction FINISHED 7/3/19

Your in a good role!

I'm doing the beginners challenge, and if I have time I'll add some expert-level reads in too! I'll update as I'm reading/finish a book.

12/12

FOR BEGINNERS
√ 1. Good as Gold: Circe
√ 2. The Book is Better: The Sun Is Also a Star
√ 3. Short & Sweet: Evil Eye
√ 4. On the Bandwagon: Where the Crawdads Sing
√ 5. Actually Want to Read: The Fault in Our Stars
√ 6. Not From Around Here: China Rich Girlfriend
√ 7. In the Friend Zone: The Silent Patient
√ 8. It takes two: The Wife Between Us
√ 9. Wheel of Format: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home
√ 10. New Voices: The Corpse Wore Stilettos
√ 11. Past Love: The Outsiders
√ 12: Armchair Traveler: Rewrite The Stars

Duration: 01/06/2019 - 31/08/2019 DONE
This is my final list:

BEGINNER LEVEL
■ Good as gold: Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman
■ The book is better: The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud
■ Short & sweet: The Downs by Kim Fielding
■ On the bandwagon: El bestiario de Axlin by Laura Gallego García
■ Actually want to read: A Private Gentleman by Heidi Cullinan
■ Not from around here: Falling into Place by Sheryn Munir
■ In the friend zone: Galicia, o galego e os galegos by Fernando Cabeza Quiles
■ It takes two: Escape Velocity by Anah Crow & Dianne Fox
■ Wheel of format: Eden (Audiobook) by Phil Rossi
■ New voices: Proyecto Exitium Z by Fernando Cabeza Pereira
■ Past love: Poeta en Nueva York by Federico García Lorca
■ Armchair traveler: Atle's Saga by Kit Edwards

EXPERT LEVEL
■ Stay awhile: 366 Days by Kiyoshi Tanaka Getting Lucky by Daryl Banner
■ Stranger than fiction: Perséfone se encuentra a la Manada: El trasluz de la violación by Natalia Fernández Díaz-Cabal
■ Tongue-tied: Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo by Mary W. Shelley (in Spanish, translated by Ignacio Salido Amoroto)
■ No place like home: Anhaga by Lisa Henry
■ Continental drift: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
■ Genre explorer: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
■ Reading roulette: We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
■ Primary reading: Six Ways from Sunday by Mercy Celeste
■ Back to school: The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

Beginner's challenge: Completed 8/30

Good as gold: Read a book that won a Goodreads Choice Award.
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The book is better: Read a book being adapted for TV or film this year.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Short & sweet: Read a book with less than 100 pages (or a book you can finish in one sitting).
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
On the bandwagon: Read one of the most read books right now on Goodreads.
Circe by Madeline Miller
Actually want to read: Read a book that's been on your Want to Read shelf for more than a year.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Not from around here: Read a book set in a different culture from your own.
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In the friend zone: Read a book that a friend has recommended.
The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
It takes two: Read a coauthored book.
Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
Wheel of format: Read a book in a format that you don’t normally read in (¬a graphic novel, poetry, a play, an audiobook, etc.).
Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan(graphic novel)
New voices: Read a debut novel.
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
Past love: Reread a book you loved when you were younger.
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Armchair traveler: Read a book set in a destination you want to visit.
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams

Book Covers (In order read) :

Summer Reading Challenge – 01 Jun to 31 Aug 2019
Tasks Completed: 16/21 Books Read: 23

Beginners
01. Good as gold - Won a Goodreads Choice Award - Circe

✔ 02. The book is better - Being adapted for TV or film this year - Good Omens – Read: 22/07 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟

✔ 03. Short and sweet
✔ Less than 100 pages - Bullet proof – Read: 30/06 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – 96 pages
✔ Finished in one sitting - Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues – Read: 28/06 – 3 🌟🌟🌟

✔ 04. On the bandwagon - One of ‘most read’ on Goodreads - The Overdue Life of Amy Byler – Read: 10/07 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟

✔ 05. Actually want to read - On ‘Want to Read’ shelf over a year - River Marked – Read: 20/06 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – On TBR since 2017

✔ 06. Not from around here - Set in a different culture - Love You, Love You Not – Read: 23/06 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Set in New Zealand

✔ 07. In the friend zone - Recommended by friend - Sea Swept – Read: 18/06 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟

✔ 08. It takes two - Co-authored - The Cad and the Co-Ed by L.H.Cosway and Penny Reid – Read: 03/07 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟

✔ 09. Wheel of format - Format not normally read (graphic novel, poetry, play, etc.) - The Umbrella Academy Volume 1 Apocalypse Suite – Read: 08/08 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Graphic Novel

✔ 10. New voices - Debut novel - On Dublin Street – Read: 26/06 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

✔ 11. Past love - Book you loved when younger - Persuasion – Read: 12/07 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

✔ 12. Armchair traveller - Set in a destination you want to visit - Murder on the Orient Express – Read: 20/07 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Expert
✔ 13. Stay awhile - Over 500 pages - Black Hills – Read: 25/06 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – 545 pages

14. Stranger than fiction - Nonfiction published this year -

15. Tongue-tied - Translated book - Unmarriageable

✔ 16. No place like home - Appears in Goodreads newsfeed - Roomies – Read: 18/06 – 3.75 🌟🌟🌟🌟

17. Continental drift - Set on every continent
✔ Asia – The Bride Test – partially set in Vietnam – Read: 14/08 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ Africa – Love to Hate You – set in South Africa – Read: 08/07 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ Australia/Oceania – Dragon Down Under – Read: 07/08 – 2 🌟🌟
✔ Antarctica – Antarctic Affair – Read: 2708 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ Europe - Undomestic Goddess – set in London/Cotswolds – Read: 11/07 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
✔ North America - The Gambler – Read: 27/06 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Set in USA
South America – Savage Hunger

✔ 18. Genre Explorer - Genre never read before - Herding Cats – Read: 07/08 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Graphic Novel

19. Reading roulette - Third book on ‘Want to read’ shelf - Magic Breaks

✔ 20. Primary reading
A colour in the title - Kiss of Crimson – Read: 30/07 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
A number in the title - 21 Stolen Kisses

✔ 21. Back to school - Subject you don’t know much about – India and Sikhism - The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters – Read: 23/07 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Book Covers

FOR BEGINNERS
1. Good as Gold:
2. The Book is Better:
3. Short & Sweet: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
4. On the Bandwagon:
5. Actually Want to Read:
6. Not From Around Here:
7. In the Friend Zone:
8. It takes two:
9. Wheel of Format: Persepolis 1 by Marjane Satrapi
10. New Voices: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
11. Past Love:
12: Armchair Traveler:

EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS
13. Stay Awhile:
14. Stranger Than Fiction:
15. Tongue-Tied:
16. No Place Like Home:
17. Continental Drift -

North America:
South America:
Europe:
Asia:
Australia:
Africa:
Antarctica:

18: Genre Explorer:
19: Reading Roulette:
20: Primary Reading:
21: Back to School:

Book covers:

Beginner Level

1. Good as Gold: Leah on the Offbeat
2. The Book is Better: Carrie
3. Short & Sweet:
4. On the Bandwagon:
5. Actually Want to Read:
6. Not From Around Here:
7. In the Friend Zone:
8. It Takes Two: Aurora Rising
9. Wheel of Format: Level Up
10. New Voices:
11. Past Love:
12. Armchair Traveler:


Expert Level

13. Stay Awhile: The Priory of the Orange Tree
14. Stranger than Fiction:
15. Tongue-tied:
16. No Place Like Home: Wilder Girls
17. Continental Drift:
18. Genre Explorer: Leave No Scone Unturned
19. Reading Roulette:
20. Primary Reading:
21. Back to School:

Status update: read 3/21, have 2 of them started (#2 & #13)

Beginner:
1. Good as gold: Still Me by JoJo Moyes (READ)
2. The book is better: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Started)
3. Short & sweet: The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein (READ)
4. On the bandwagon: Circe by Madeline Miller
5. Actually want to read: Breakable by Tammara Webber
6. Not from around here: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
7. In the friend zone: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
8. It takes two: What If It's Us? By Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
9. Wheel of format: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas by Yoru Sumino (READ)
10. New voices: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
11. Past love: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
12. Armchair traveler: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Expert:
13. Stay awhile: American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Started)
14. Stranger than fiction: The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
15. Tongue-tied: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
16. No place like home: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
17. Continental drift: Seven Continents by William Graham
18. Genre explorer: FlashForward by Rober J. Sawyer
19. Reading roulette: Consumed by J.R. Ward
20. Primary reading: 10:04 by Ben Lerner
Back to school: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

What did you think of Furious Hours?

For Beginners
1. Good as gold: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
2. The Book is Better: The Good Liar (Finished 06/25/2019)
3. Short & Sweet: WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game
4. On the bandwagon: Thin Air (Finished 06/17/19)
5. Actually want to read: Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
6. Not from around here: The Confusion of Languages Finished 07/08/19
7. In the friend zone: Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History - (Finished 6/16/2019)
8. It takes two: Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
9. Wheel of Format:
10. New Voices: Save Me from Dangerous Men
(Finished 06/07/2019)
11. Past love: Where the Red Fern Grows (Finished 06/18/19)
12. Armchair traveler: Our Man in Havana

Expert-Level Additions
13. Stay Awhile: Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
14. Stranger than fiction: Formation: A Woman's Memoir of Stepping Out of Line (Finished 06/11/2019)
15. Tongue-tied: Adios Hemingway
16. No place like home: The Onion Field (Finished 1 July 2019)
17. Continental Drift: Around the World in Eighty Days
18. Genre Explorer:
19. Reading roulette: The Fifth Risk Finished 07/13/19
20. Primary Reading:
21. Back to School: The Shadow War: Inside Russia's and China's Secret Operations to Undermine America (Finished 6/15/2019)

I completed the challenge on July 18, but thought my title list may be helpful to anyone trying to fill in a task. It took 22 titles for me since I had to add a few extra to cover all the continents. Thanks, Ana, for setting this up.

GOODREADS SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 2019
Duration: May 24- August 31, 2019
Progress: 22/22 -- COMPLETE 7/18/19

For book lovers who want to stretch their reading goals this season, our exclusive summer reading challenge is here to help. Below you'll find prompts for beginners who want to get their feet wet and additional prompts for experts who want a deeper dive. You can also download a PDF version here. Happy reading!

Original Blog Post
Summer Reading Challenge Group

For Beginners
🌞 1. Good as gold: Read a book that won a Goodreads Choice Award.
The Last Guardian
🌞 2. The book is better: Read a book being adapted for TV or film this year.
The Good Liar
🌞 3. Short & sweet: Read a book with less than 100 pages (or a book you can finish in one sitting).
Gratitude
🌞 4. On the bandwagon: Read one of the most read books right now on Goodreads.
Where the Crawdads Sing (July book club)
🌞 5. Actually want to read: Read a book that's been on your Want to Read shelf for more than a year.
Firefly Lane
🌞 6. Not from around here: Read a book set in a different culture from your own.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
🌞 7. In the friend zone: Read a book that a friend has recommended.
The Atlantis Complex
🌞 8. It takes two: Read a coauthored book.
An Anonymous Girl
🌞 9. Wheel of format: Read a book in a format that you don’t normally read in (­a graphic novel, poetry, a play, an audiobook, etc.).
Venus
🌞10. New voices: Read a debut novel.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
🌞11. Past love: Reread a book you loved when you were younger.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
🌞12. Armchair traveler: Read a book set in a destination you want to visit.
The Golden Day Australia

Expert-Level Additions
🌞 1. Stay awhile: Read a book with more than 500 pages.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
🌞 2. Stranger than fiction: Read a nonfiction book published this year.
Gitchie Girl Uncovered: The True Story of a Night of Mass Murder and the Hunt for the Deranged Killers
🌞 3. Tongue-tied: Read a translated book.
Candide
🌞 4. No place like home: Read a book that appears in your Goodreads newsfeed.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
5. Continental drift: Read a book set on every continent.
🌞Africa - Out of Africa
✔Asia - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
🌞Antarctica - The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
✔Australia - The Golden Day
✔Europe - The Last Guardian
✔North America - Firefly Lane
✔South America - Candide
🌞 6. Genre explorer: Read a book from a genre you've never read before.
A Stylish Marriage Too little history, too much romance/sex.
🌞 7. Reading roulette: Read the third book you see on your Want to Read shelf.
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
🌞 8. Primary reading: Read a book with a number or color in the title.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
🌞 9. Back to school: Read a book about a subject you don't know much about.
The Genius of Birds

Just completed my Summer Reading Challenge and a huge thank you for this excellent idea. I read some books that I definitely would not have read without the challenge as a focus. Here they are -
1. Good as Gold- The Hate U Give- An exceptional book.
2. The book is better- The Aftermath- Haunting.
3. Short & sweet-The Importance of Being Ernest- Perfection in words.
4. On the bandwaggon- Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone- Clever idea for a story.
5. Actually, want to read- The Saviour- Swoontastic.
6. Not from around here- I am Malala- Inspirational.
7. In the friend zone- Smart Girls get what they Want- Fun and a good recommendation.
8. It Takes two- Good Omens- hilarious.
9. Wheel of format- Herding Cats.
10. New voices- The Rosie Project- Brilliant.
11. Past Love- Mr Pinkwhistle- cute.
12. Armchair Traveller- Destiny in Tenerife- a good Summer read.

OMG I LOVE Smart Girls Get What They Want! It’s one of my favorites!

For Beginners

1. Good as gold: The Hate U Give
2. The Book is Better: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
3. Short & Sweet: Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
4. On the bandwagon: Becoming
5. Actually want to read: A View to a Kilt
6. Not from around here: A Fine Balance
7. In the friend zone: Heartburn
8. It takes two: Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
9. Wheel of Format: Audio Book of The Fellowship of the Ring
10. New Voices:
11. Past love:
12. Armchair traveller:

Book covers

***UPDATE: Finished challenge 1 book short for the expert level, which i am currently reading***

This is my list:

FOR BEGINNERS

1. Good as Gold: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World (READ)
2. The Book is Better: The Woman in the Window (READ)
3. Short & Sweet: The Westing Game (READ) ***abit more than 100 page, but it can be read in one sit***
4. On the Bandwagon: The Summer Country (READ)
5. Actually Want to Read: Sojourn (READ)
6. Not From Around Here: The Summer Country (READ)
7. In the Friend Zone: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (READ)
8. It takes two: No Country for Old Gnomes (READ)
9. Wheel of Format: Doctor Glas on ebook (READ)
10. New Voices: Tangerine (READ)
11. Past Love: The Fellowship of the Ring (READ)
12: Armchair Traveler: Something in the Water (READ)

EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS

13. Stay Awhile: The Fellowship of the Ring (READ)
14. Stranger Than Fiction: The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
15. Tongue-Tied: Doctor Glas From Swedish to English (READ)
16. No Place Like Home: The Summer Country (READ)
17. Continental Drift
North America - Europe - Africa: Tangerine (READ)
South America: Short Walks from Bogota: Journeys in the New Colombia (READ)
Asia: Hiroshima (READ)
Oceania: Something in the Water (READ)
Antarctica: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (READ)
18: Genre Explorer: The Summer Country (READ)
19: Reading Roulette: The Westing Game (READ)
20: Primary Reading: Nine Perfect Strangers (READ)
21: Back to School: The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

That would be 16 books since some of them can count towards different categories.

I finished the beginner level! It was a fun challenge :)

1. Good as Gold: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
2. The Book is Better: The Woman in the Window
3. Short & Sweet: And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
4. On the Bandwagon: Circe
5. Actually Want to Read: Swan Song
6. Not From Around Here: My Sister, the Serial Killer
7. In the Friend Zone: Wild: Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football
8. It takes two: A Woman's Place: The Inventors, Rumrunners, Lawbreakers, Scientists, and Single Moms Who Changed the World with Food
9. Wheel of Format: Drama
10. New Voices: Tears of the Trufflepig
11. Past Love: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (SO GOOD!!)
12: Armchair Traveler: The Bicycle Spy

Mixing the beginners Challenge with the expert one... expecting to complete one of them! :)

Good as gold: Into the Water
The book is better: Read a book being adapted for TV or film this year.
Short & sweet: The Grownup
On the bandwagon: Read one of the “most read” books right now on Goodreads.
Actually want to read: Read a book that's been on your Want to Read shelf for more than a year.
Not from around here: Read a book set in a different culture from your own.
In the friend zone: Read a book that a friend has recommended.
It takes two: Lazarus
Wheel of format: The Complete Maus
New voices: El silencio de la ciudad blanca
Past love: A Clockwork Orange
Armchair traveler: El laberinto de los espíritus

Stay awhile: La desaparición de Stephanie Mailer
Stranger than fiction: Read a nonfiction book published this year.
Tongue-tied: Read a translated book.
No place like home: Read a book that appears in your Goodreads newsfeed.
Continental drift: Read a book set on every continent.
Genre explorer: The Silent Companions
Reading roulette: Read the third book you see on your Want to Read shelf.
Primary reading: Read a book with a number or color in the title.
Back to school: A Pocket History of Ireland

Good readings to everyone! And a great summer!

Making progress on both lists.

1. Good as Gold: The Ocean at the End of the Lane Read
2. The Book is Better: We Have Always Lived in the Castle Read
3. Short & Sweet: Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race Read
4. On the Bandwagon: The Silent Patient Read
5. Actually Want to Read: The Last Werewolf Read
6. Not From Around Here: Deathless Currently Reading
7. In the Friend Zone: Circe Read
8. It takes two: This Is How You Lose the Time War Read
9. Wheel of Format: The Book of Jezebel: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Lady Things Currently Reading
10. New Voices: Where the Forest Meets the Stars Read
11. Past Love: To Say Nothing of the Dog Read
12: Armchair Traveler: Burial Rites Currently Reading


EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS
13. Stay Awhile: Elantris Read
14. Stranger Than Fiction: The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming Read
15. Tongue-Tied: The Murmur of Bees Read
16. No Place Like Home: The Ten Thousand Doors of January Read
17: Continental Drift: Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration Currently Reading
18: Genre Explorer: Unleashed Read
19: Reading Roulette: The Seas Read
20: Primary Reading: Six Moon Dance Read
21: Back to School: The River of Consciousness Read

Some books are listed in more than one category.

For Beginners:
☐ Good as gold: Read a book that won a Goodreads Choice Award. CRAVINGS https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
☐ The book is better: Read a book being adapted for TV or film this year. THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
☐ Short & sweet: Read a book with less than 100 pages (or a book you can finish in one sitting). THROWN OUT OF EXETER https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
☐ On the bandwagon: Read one of the “most read” books right now on Goodreads. OVERDUE LIFE OF AMY BYLER https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
☐ Actually want to read: Read a book that’s been on your Want to Read shelf for more than a year. THROWN OUT OF EXETER Thttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
☐ Not from around here: Read a book set in a different culture from your own. ALASKA https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
☐ In the friend zone: Read a book that a friend has recommended. ALASKA https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
☐ It takes two: Read a coauthored book. (HAVEN'T DONE THIS ONE YET)
☐ Wheel of format: Read a book in a format that you don’t normally read in (a graphic novel, poetry, a play, an audiobook, etc.). audiobook of THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
☐ New voices: Read a debut novel. BROKEN LIVES https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
☐ Past love: Reread a book you loved when you were younger. (HAVEN'T FIGURED THIS ONE OUT YET)
☐ Armchair traveler: Read a book set in a destination you want to visit. ALASKA https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Expert-Level Additions: I'VE ONLY DONE A FEW OF THESE
☐ Stay awhile: Read a book with more than 500 pages. ALASKA https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
☐ Stranger than fiction: Read a nonfiction book published this year. ESCAPE FROM PARIS https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
☐ Tongue-tied: Read a translated book. THE SNOWMAN https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
☐ No place like home: Read a book that appears in your Goodreads newsfeed. OVERDUE LIFE OF AMY BYLER https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
☐ Continental drift: Read a book set on every continent.
☐ Genre explorer: Read a book from a genre you’ve never read before.
☐ Reading roulette: Read the third book you see on your Want to Read shelf.
☐ Primary reading: Read a book with a number or color in the title.
☐ Back to school: Read a book about a subject you don’t know much about. THE FOUR TENDENCIES https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

I'm done, yay! I've managed to read all the books I set out with a little time left over. My challenge count lists more books than I read because it didn't always take away a book from the count when I switched books. Though I know some people have chosen to read some books that can be used for more than one category, I decided to read a separate one for each because I was way behind on my 2019 reading challenge. I meant to write more here in the group, especially about what I was going to read, but I kept forgetting. So here's the list of my summer reading challenge books:

Beginners
Good as Gold: The Outsider
The Book Is Better: The Woman in the Window
Short & Sweet: Binti
On the Bandwagon: Stillhouse Lake
Actually Want to Read: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History
Not from Around Here: Song of a Captive Bird
In the Friend Zone: Saving Meghan
It Takes Two: The Wife Between Us
Wheel of Format: The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
New Voices: Descendant of the Crane
Past Love: The Wind in the Willows
Tongue-Tied: An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good

Expert
Stay Awhile: The Book Thief
No Place Like Home: The Eyre Affair
Continental Drift:
Africa: Morality for Beautiful Girls
Antarctica: Beneath the Dark Ice
Asia: The Island of Sea Women
Europe: Bruno, Chief of Police
North America: A Trick of the Light
South America: Island Beneath the Sea
Genre Explorer: Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 1 (The Ancient Magus' Bride, #1), The
Reading Roulette: Victoria Crossing
Primary Reading: Red Rising
Back to School: Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes

Oops, I take that back, just discovered Victoria Crossing slipped under my radar, but that'll take just a couple days to finish.

For Continental Drift, I'd originally chosen Far & Away: Reporting from the Brink of Change: Seven Continents, Twenty-Five Years to cover all the continents (along with the others), but I had to drop it. He got way too political with not enough entertainment value for my taste, and I kept getting bogged down. Maybe I'll try it another time.

9/30
Finished Victoria Crossing the other day, so I am all done. This was a lot of fun; I wish GR would do challenges like this more often. I enjoy having different categories and digging through books to find the right ones that fit. And it sure helped me get further ahead on my 2019 reading challenge.

Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge 2019

FOR BEGINNERS
1. Good as gold: Read a book that won a Goodreads Choice Award.
Book: Landline
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Date Read: June 9
How it Fits: Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction (2014)

2. The book is better: Read a book being adapted for TV or film this year.
Book: The Goldfinch
Author: Donna Tartt
Date Read: September 26
How it Fits: Adapted as a film in 2019

3. Short & sweet: Read a book with less than 100 pages (or a book you can finish in one sitting).
Book: Ghost Stories from the Raj
Author: Ruskin Bond
Date Read: July 16
How it Fits: 186 pages of easy and quick to read ghost stories

4. On the bandwagon: Read one of the “most read” books right now on Goodreads.
Book: Red Queen
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Date Read: July 18
How it Fits: 463,458 ratings on Goodreads

5. Actually want to read: Read a book that’s been on your Want to Read shelf for more than a year.
Book: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
Author: Leslye Walton
Date Read: September 7
How it Fits: Borrowed from the library several times in the last 2 years and never read it until now.

6. Not from around here: Read a book set in a different culture from your own.
Book: The Summer Guest
Author: Alison Anderson
Date Read: August 21
How it Fits: The story is set in Ukraine, France and England.

7. In the friend zone: Read a book that a friend has recommended.
Book: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Author: Gail Honeyman
Date Read: September 5
How it Fits: Recommended by many people on Goodreads, also on the Reese Witherspoon Hello Sunshine reading list

8. It takes two: Read a co-authored book.
Book: An Anonymous Girl
Author: Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Date Read: August 5
How it Fits: Written by 2 authors

9. Wheel of format: Read a book in a format that you don’t normally read in (a graphic novel, poetry, a play,
an audiobook, etc.).
Book: Burial Rites
Author: Hannah Kent
Date Read: June 18
How it Fits: The first audiobook I have ever listened to

10. New voices: Read a debut novel.
Book: Where the Forest Meets the Stars
Author: Glendy Vanderah
Date Read: July 2
How it Fits: Debut novel of the author

11. Past love: Reread a book you loved when you were younger.
Book: And Then There Were None
Author: Agatha Christie
Date Read: August 14
How it Fits: Favourite from my school years

12. Armchair traveller: Read a book set in a destination you want to visit.
Book: Summer at the Lake
Author: Erica James
Date Read: August 17
How it Fits: Set in Cambridge, England and Lake Como, Italy. Both are places I would like to visit.

EXPERT-LEVEL ADDITIONS
1. Stay awhile: Read a book with more than 500 pages.
Book: The Camel Club
Author: David Baldacci
Date Read: July 11
How it Fits: 708 pages

2. Stranger than fiction: Read a nonfiction book published this year.
Book: From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
Author: Tembi Locke
Date Read: August 2
How it Fits: April 30, 2019

3. Tongue-tied: Read a translated book.
Book: Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Author: Jules Verne
Date Read: June 6
How it Fits: Originally written in French

4. No place like home: Read a book that appears in your Goodreads newsfeed.
Book: The Woman in the Window
Author: AJ Finn
Date Read: September 24
How it Fits: This book appeared very regularly in my newsfeed.

5. Continental drift: Read a book set on every continent.
Book: Spiritual Insight: 7 Sisters, 7 Continents, 7 Lessons
Author: Jane Cundy
Date Read: September 30
How it Fits: The author talks about the 7 continents.

6 Genre explorer: Read a book from a genre you’ve never read before.
Book: Dark Advent: The Scandinavian Dark Advent Duology
Author: Christoffer Petersen
Date Read: May 30
How it Fits: Nordic Noir

7. Reading roulette: Read the third book you see on your Want to Read shelf.
Book: Penelope
Author: Rebecca Harrington
Date Read: May 29
How it Fits: This was the 3rd book on my Want to Read shelf

8. Primary reading: Read a book with a number or colour in the title.
Book: Yellow Crocus
Author: Laila Ibrahim
Date Read: June 7
How it Fits: Colour in the title

9. Back to school: Read a book about a subject you don’t know much about.
Book: Half of a Yellow Sun
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Date Read: July 15
How it Fits: I did not about the Biafran war before reading this book.


I would have liked to have read a different book for each of the continents but that just didn't work out. I am going to make that a November reading challenge for myself. Thank you to whomsoever recommended the book Spiritual Insight: 7 Sisters, 7 Continents, 7 Lessons. It is quite an interesting book.