The Reading Challenge Group discussion

My goal for 2015 is to read 100 books!

No time limit


Top 20 Most Influential Books By Women

Mini Challenges

Very, Very Valentine (February) Complete

Non-Fiction Challenge


January: History
February: Sociology/Relationships/Family
March: Autobiography/Memoir
April: Arts/Hobby/Skill Related
May: Health/Wellness/Self-Improvement
June: Biography
July: Nature/Animals
August: True Story/True Crime/Current Events
September: Science/Math/Technology
October: Psychology
November: Travel/Food/Essays
December: Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy

World Literature Challenge

January: South America
February: Middle East
March: Sub-Sahara
April: Southeast Asia
May: Central America/Mexico & Caribbean
June: Western Europe
July: North Africa
August: South Asia/India Subcontinent
September: North America
October: Eastern Europe
November: Oceania/Australia
December: East Asia

January 1st-December 31st


Popsugar's Ultimate Reading Challenge

2015 Audio Book Challenge

Examine Your Authors (X,Y,Z)

Identity Challenge (due by Oct. 25)

January


1. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (288 pg.) (Completed 1-2-15)
2. Serenity: Leaves on the Wind by Zack Whedon (152 pg.) (Completed 1-2-15)
3. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (227 pg.) (Completed 1-3-15)

YA Group Read (January 2015) - The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

Classic Group Read (January 2015) - Persuasion, by Jane Austen

Genre Group Read (Historical fiction: January 2015) - A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens

✓Nonfiction Group Read (History: January 2015) - Unbroken: A WWII Story, by Laura Hillenbrand

World Literature Group Read (South America: January 2015) - The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende

February


4. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (407 pg.)(Completed 2-2-15)
5. Yes Please by Amy Poehler (288 pg.)(Completed 2-3-15)
6. The Darkest Part of the Forest (331 pg.)(Completed 2-6-15)
7. The Cat Manual by Michael Ray Taylor (51 pg.)(Completed 2-8-15)
8. Liv, Forever by Amy Talkington (280 pg.)(Completed 2-10-15)
9. Queen Mab: A Tale Entwined with William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet by Kate Danley (348 pg.)(Completed 2-13-15)

YA Group Read (February 2015) - Paper Towns, by John Green

Classic Group Read (February 2015) - The Arabian Nights: Tales From a Thousand and One Nights, by Anonymous

Genre Group Read (February: Romance/Chick Lit) - The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion

Nonfiction Group Read (Sociology/Relationships/Family: February 2015) - Anarchism: A Beginner's Guide, by Ruth Kinna

World Literature Group Read (Middle East: February 2015) - The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant

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December

2015 Points Challenge

Read a general book: 1 point per book
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a "chunkster" (500 pages or more): 5 points per book
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points

The 2015 Challenges & Calendar


January:
G- Historical Fiction
NF- History
W- South American Lit

February:
G- Romance & Chick-Lit
NF- Sociology/Relationships/Family
W- Middle Eastern Lit

March:
G- Contemporary and Literary Merit
NF- Autobiography/Memoir
W- Sub-Saharran African Lit

April:
G- Poetry and Plays
NF- Arts/Hobby/Skill related
W- Southeast Asian Lit

May:
G- Fantasy (including Utopian)
NF- Health/Wellness/Self-Improvement
W- Central America/Mexico & Caribbean Lit

June:
G- Minority Studies/LGBT
NF- Biography
W- Western European Lit

July:
G- Manga/Graphic Novels &/OR Humor
NF - Nature/Animals
W- North African Lit

August:
G- Mysteries (Crime/Cozy/Espionage)
NF - True story/True crime/Current Events
W- Lit of South Asia/Indian sub-continent

September:
G- Science-Fiction (including Dystopian)
NF- Science/Math/Technology
W- North American Lit

October:
G- Horror/Thriller &/OR Short Story Collections
NF- Psychology
W- Eastern European Lit

November:
G- Adventure &/OR Travel
NF - Travel/Food/Essays
W- Oceania/Australian Lit

December:
G- Children's Lit &/OR Traditional Lit
NF - Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy
W- East Asian Lit