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Genre Challenge: (3/36)
January:
G- Historical Fiction:Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
NF- History:Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (group read)
W- South American Lit:The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende (group read)
February:
G- Romance & Chick-Lit
NF- Sociology/Relationships/Family
W- Middle Eastern Lit
March:
G- Contemporary and Literary Merit
NF- Autobiography/Memoir
W- Sub-Saharan 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
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-Saharan 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
Decade Challenge: (1/22)
1800-1809: Faust by Johann von Goethe
1810-1819: Waverley by Sir Walter Scott
1820-1829: The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
1830-1839: The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
1840-1849: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
1850-1859: Walden by Henry David Thoreau
1860-1869: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
1870-1879: Middlemarch by George Eliot
1880-1889: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome
1890-1899: Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
1900-1909: A Room with a View by EM Forster
1910-1919: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
1920-1929: The Waste Land by TS Eliot
1930-1939:Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
1940-1949: 1984 by George Orwell
1950-1959: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
1960-1969: Dune by Frank Herbert
1970-1979: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1980-1989: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
1990-1999: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
2000-2009: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
2010-2015: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
(This Wikipedia page was incredibly helpful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...)
1800-1809: Faust by Johann von Goethe
1810-1819: Waverley by Sir Walter Scott
1820-1829: The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
1830-1839: The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
1840-1849: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
1850-1859: Walden by Henry David Thoreau
1860-1869: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
1870-1879: Middlemarch by George Eliot
1880-1889: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome
1890-1899: Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
1900-1909: A Room with a View by EM Forster
1910-1919: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
1920-1929: The Waste Land by TS Eliot
1930-1939:
1940-1949: 1984 by George Orwell
1950-1959: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
1960-1969: Dune by Frank Herbert
1970-1979: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1980-1989: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
1990-1999: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
2000-2009: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
2010-2015: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
(This Wikipedia page was incredibly helpful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...)
Examine Your Authors Mini Challenge: (0/3)
X: X, Malcolm (this counts, yes?) - The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Y: Yolen, Jane - Dragon's Blood
Z: Zinn, Howard - A People's History of the United States
X: X, Malcolm (this counts, yes?) - The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Y: Yolen, Jane - Dragon's Blood
Z: Zinn, Howard - A People's History of the United States
50 New Books Mini(?!) Challenge: (3/50)
A book with more than 500 pages:American Gods by Neil Gaiman
A classic Romance
A book that became a movie
A book published this year
A book with a number in the title
A book by someone under 30
A book with nonhuman characters
A funny book
A book by a female author:Wild by Cheryl Strayed
A mystery or thriller
A book with a one-word title
A book of short stories: A Good Man is Hard to Find, and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
A book set in a different country
A non-fiction book
A popular author's first book
A book from an author that you haven't read yet
A book a friend recommended
A Pulitzer Prize winning book
A book based on a true story
A book at the bottom of your to read list
A book your mom loves: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
A book that scares you: Carrie by Stephen King
A book more than 100 years old
A book based entirely on its cover: The Martian by Andy Weir
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
A memoir
A book you can finish in a day: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviews
A trilogy
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle
A book set in the future
A book set in high school
A book with a color in the title: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
A book that made you cry
A book with magic
A graphic novel
A book by an author you've never read before
A book you own but have never read
A book that takes place in yourhometown country:
A book that was originally written in a different language
A book set during Christmas
A book written by an author with your same initials
A play
A banned book
A book based on or turned into a tv show
A book you started but never finished:Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
A book with more than 500 pages:
A classic Romance
A book that became a movie
A book published this year
A book with a number in the title
A book by someone under 30
A book with nonhuman characters
A funny book
A book by a female author:
A mystery or thriller
A book with a one-word title
A book of short stories: A Good Man is Hard to Find, and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
A book set in a different country
A non-fiction book
A popular author's first book
A book from an author that you haven't read yet
A book a friend recommended
A Pulitzer Prize winning book
A book based on a true story
A book at the bottom of your to read list
A book your mom loves: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
A book that scares you: Carrie by Stephen King
A book more than 100 years old
A book based entirely on its cover: The Martian by Andy Weir
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
A memoir
A book you can finish in a day: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviews
A trilogy
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle
A book set in the future
A book set in high school
A book with a color in the title: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
A book that made you cry
A book with magic
A graphic novel
A book by an author you've never read before
A book you own but have never read
A book that takes place in your
A book that was originally written in a different language
A book set during Christmas
A book written by an author with your same initials
A play
A banned book
A book based on or turned into a tv show
A book you started but never finished:
1001 Books Challenge
List: http://books1001.livejournal.com/348....
List by page number: http://books1001.livejournal.com/1660...
To Read:
1. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
2. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon
4. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
5. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
6. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
7. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
8. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
9. Contact by Carl Sagan
10. The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
11. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
12. A Room with A View by EM Forster
13. Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
14. Middlemarch by George Eliot
15. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
16. Walden by Henry David Thoreau
17. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
18. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Already Read:
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List: http://books1001.livejournal.com/348....
List by page number: http://books1001.livejournal.com/1660...
To Read:
1. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
2. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon
4. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
5. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
6. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
7. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
8. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
9. Contact by Carl Sagan
10. The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
11. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
12. A Room with A View by EM Forster
13. Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
14. Middlemarch by George Eliot
15. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
16. Walden by Henry David Thoreau
17. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
18. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Already Read:
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20 Most Influential Women Challenge: (6/20)
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Handmaid's Tale
Jane Eyre
Harry Potter
Wuthering Heights
Pride and Prejudice
Rebecca
Little Women
The Secret History
I Capture the Castle
The Bell Jar
Beloved
Gone with the Wind
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The Time Traveler's Wife
Middlemarch
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Golden Notebook
The Color Purple
The Women's Room
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
Rebecca
The Secret History
I Capture the Castle
The Bell Jar
Beloved
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The Time Traveler's Wife
Middlemarch
The Golden Notebook
The Color Purple
The Women's Room
Other Challenges (just to keep them in one place)
All About You at NBRC
Collect Them All at NBRC
Things I Might Do
Buzzfeed's List of the 32 Most Beautiful Book Covers of 2014
All About You at NBRC
Collect Them All at NBRC
Things I Might Do
Buzzfeed's List of the 32 Most Beautiful Book Covers of 2014
Read a general book: 1 point per book
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
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
Read a "chunkster" (500 pages or more): 5 points per book
January:
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1. The Death Cure by James Dashner - general- 1 point
2. Wild by Cheryl Strayed - minichallenge - 3 points
3. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende - group read + minichallege - 8 points
4. American Gods by Neil Gaiman - chunkster + minichallenge - 8 points.
5. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand - group read - 5 points.
6. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell - genre challenge + minichallenge + chunkster - 11 points.
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