2025 Reading Challenge discussion

TOTAL: 4/52

YEARLY CHALLENGES

LET'S TURN PAGES CHALLENGE: 832/10,000
144 - The 2 Oz. Backpacker: A Problem Solving Manual for Use in the Wilds
336 - Above the East China Sea
208 - Wolf in White Van
144 - Writing Machines

THE COMPLETE WORKS CHALLENGE:0/14
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Translated by: Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
The Brothers Karamazov
Demons
The Idiot
The Adolescent

David Foster Wallace
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
The Broom of the System
The Pale King
Oblivion
Girl with Curious Hair
Both Flesh and Not: Essays
Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
Fate, Time, and Language: An Essay on Free Will

#READWOMEN2015 CHALLENGE: 2/12
Above the East China Sea by Sarah Bird
Writing Machines by N. Katherine Hayles

A-Z CHALLENGE: 4/26
A-Above the East China Sea
B-Both Flesh and Not: Essays
C
D-Dune
E-Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
F
G-Girl with Curious Hair
H-Writing Machines by N. Katherine Hayles
I
J
K-The Brothers Karamazov
L
M
N
O
P-The Pale King
Q
R-The Road
S
T-The 2 Oz. Backpacker: A Problem Solving Manual for Use in the Wilds
U
V
W-Wolf in White Van
X
Y
Z

QUARTERLY CHALLENGES

FIRST QUARTER CHALLENGE: ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE: 4/3
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2015 COMPLETED 1/25

This challenge turns to a beloved nursery rhyme for reading inspiration.

1. One, two,
Buckle my shoe;
finish a series

2. Three, four,
Open the door;
read a new genre or author (or both for those who are game)
Above the East China Sea

3. Five, six,
Pick up sticks;
finish a previously unfinished book
Wolf in White Van

4. Seven, eight,
Lay them straight;
read a trilogy or small series (at least 4 books) in order

5. Nine, ten,
A big, fat hen;
read the thickest book on your TBR list
The Decadent Reader: Fiction, Fantasy, and Perversion from Fin-de-Siècle France

6. Eleven, twelve,
Dig and delve;
read an old favorite

7. Thirteen, fourteen,
Maids a-courting;
read a romance novel

8. Fifteen, sixteen,
Maids in the kitchen;
read a book that takes place in a prairie or has food on its cover
The 2 Oz. Backpacker: A Problem Solving Manual for Use in the Wilds

9. Seventeen, eighteen,
Maids a-waiting;
read a book you've been waiting to read
Writing Machines

10. Nineteen, twenty,
My plate's empty.
read the last book on your TBR list
The Pale King

MONTHLY CHALLENGES

FEBRUARY CHALLENGE: THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN: 0/3
Duration: February 1 - February 28, 2015

1. St. Dominic Savio: Dominic is the patron saint of choir boys and of the falsely accused. The latter title was given to Dominic after two boys filled the school stove full of garbage and snow and falsely blamed Dominic. Dominic was punished in front of the entire class but he did not tell on the two boys. Read a book about music, or someone who is falsely accused of something.

2. St. Francis of Assisi: Early in his life Francis lead a crowd of young people who spent their lives in wild parties, giving into their vices and surrounding themselves with evil. When he was 25, God came to him in a dream and he turned over a new leaf. Francis became a lover of nature, where he felt all of nature and the animals in it were part of his brotherhood. Read a book where the main characters give into their vices or evil or read a book where nature or animals is an important part of the story.

3. St. Michael the Archangel: In the New Testament Michael leads God's armies against Statan's forces, where during the war in heaven, he defeats Satan. Read a book about a fierce battle or war.

4. St. Patrick of Ireland is one of the world's most popular saints. At 14 Patrick was captured and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. At the age of 20, he escaped captivity and returned to Britain to reunite with his family. Read a book about slavery or read a book that takes place in Ireland.

5. St. Therese of Lisieux: Therese had always wanted to be a saint but when she compared herself to all of the other saints, she felt the differences between them were so great. She believed that God wouldn't make her wish for something impossible, so she decided to accept herself and all of her faults. Read a story where the main character struggles with and overcomes his or her own faults, whether they be physical, emotional, personality or other faults.

6. St. Cecilia: She was a virgin given in marriage to a youth named Valerian. She wore sackcloth, fasted and invoked the saints and angels to protect her virginity. Four hundred people, including her husband were baptized because they wanted to see the angel protecting her. Cecilia was sentenced to death for preaching and converting people. Read a book where there is an angel or other paranormal being or read a book where someone is sentenced to death.

7. St. Joseph: Joseph was the husband of Mary and foster father to Jesus. Joseph was a working man, with humble work (a carpenter) and humble means. He wasn't a rich man but he came from royal lineage. Read a book where people live a simple life and do not have a luxurious lifestyle or read a book about royalty.

8. St. Lucy: Lucy's mother tried to arrange a marriage for her to a pagan. Lucy rejected her mother's choice and thought Christ was a better partner for life. The rejected bridegroom betrayed Lucy to the governor as a Christian. The governor tried to send Lucy into prostitution. Read a book about an arranged marriage or read a book about prostitution.

9. St. Clare: Clare was a beautiful Italian woman of nobility. After hearing St Francis preach, Clare wanted to imitate Francis. She ran away from home and gave herself to God. She cut off her hair and wore a rough brown habit, tied with a plain cord around her waist. Read a book about a character who runs away, or read a book where someone drastically changes his or her appearance.

10. St. Rose of Lima: St. Rose of Lima is the patroness of Latin America and the Philippines. Rose had many temptations from the devil and there were times she suffered terrible feelings of loneliness, sadness and in the end a painful sickness. Many miracles followed her death. Read a book about some kind of suffering or read a book that contains a miracle.