2025 Reading Challenge discussion

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1) A book with more than 500 pages – All the Light We Cannot See *June 27, 2015*
5) A book with a number in the title – One for the Money *June 29, 2015*
10) A mystery or thriller – Dark Places *April 18, 2015*
14) A nonfiction book – Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination *July 6, 2015*
15) A popular author's first book - Sex and the City*June 17, 2015*
17) A book a friend recommended – Runner*June 20, 2015*
18) A Pulitzer Prize winning book – The Goldfinch *June 14, 2015*
27) A book you can finish in a day – Metro Girl *May 30, 2015*

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That's fine, Suvi! We can leave this thread up for people who want to participate in it whenever.

33/52 A Funny Book: Catch-22 by Joesph Heller
34/52 A book by an author under thirty: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

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20: A Book at the bottom of your TBR list - The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother by George R. R. Martin (the last short story in the Rogues anthology.

Completed: 26/50

A book you can finish in a day: Reflecting on the Serenity Prayer

35/52 A book of short stories Books of Blood : Volume One by Clive Barker

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16: A book from an author you love you haven't read yet - Sunflower Forestby Torey Hayden

Completed: 27/50

A book by an author you've never read before: You Had Me At Hello (Mhairi McFarlane)

A book written by someone under 30: Only Ever Yours

)1A book with more than 500 pages The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
2) A classic romance
3) A book that became a movie
4) A book published this year - Frank Derrick's Holiday of A Lifetime
5) A book with a number in the title- The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
6) A book written by someone under 30 - The Bell Jar
7) A book with non human characters - Life of Pi
8) A funny book - The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Age 81
9)A book by a female author - The Visitors by Rebecca Mascull
10) A mystery or thriller - The Girl Who Couldn't Read
11) A book with a one word title - Marina
12)A book of short stories - The Haunted Dolls' House and Other Ghost Stories
13) A book set in a different country - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
14) A nonfiction book
15) A popular author's first book
16) A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet - Number the Stars
17) A book a friend recommended - Remarkable Creatures
18) A Pulitzer Prize winning book
19) A book based on a true story - The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II
20) A book at the bottom of your to-read list
21) A book your mom loves - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
22) A book that scares you
23)A book more than 100 years old - A Christmas Carol
24) A book chosen based entirely on it's cover - Perfect
25) A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26) A memoir
27) A book you can finish in a day - The Time Keeper
28) A book with antonyms in the title
29) A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - The Midnight Palace
30) A book that came out the year you were born
31) A book with bad reviews
32) A trilogy - Legend, Prodigy, Champion
33) A book from your childhood
34) A book with a love triangle - The Greatcoat
35) A book set in the future
36) A book set in high school
37) A book with a color in the title - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
38) A book that made you cry - Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
39) A book with magic - The Ocean at the End of the Lane
40) A graphic novel
41) A book by an author you've never read before - Elephant Moon
42) A book you own but haven't read yet -
43) A book that takes place in your hometown (or surrounding area) -The Lost Child by Caryl Phillips
44) A book that was originally written in a different language - The Midnight Palace
45) A book set during Christmas - A Highland Christmas
46) A book by an author with your same initials
47) A play - Love's Labour's Lost
48) A banned book
49) A book based on or turned into a TV show - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
50) A book you started but never finished - And the Mountains Echoed

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17. A Book a friend recommended - Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden

Completed: 28/50

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31. A Book with bad reviews: Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl (A lot of people on GR have rated it 1 or 2 stars.)

Completed 29/50

1) A book with more than 500 pages - Lady of the Eternal City
2) A classic romance -
3) A book that became a movie - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
4) A book published this year - The Fair Fight
5) A book with a number in the title - 2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas
6) A book written by someone under 30 - White Teeth
7) A book with non human characters -Deathless
8) A funny book - Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation
9)A book by a female author - Queen of Dreams
10) A mystery or thriller - Jackaby
11) A book with a one word title -Home
12)A book of short stories - Come Together, Fall Apart
13) A book set in a different country - Pocket Apocalypse
14) A nonfiction book - Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
15) A popular author's first book - Everything I Never Told You
16) A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet -Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
17) A book a friend recommended -Blankets
18) A Pulitzer Prize winning book -
19) A book based on a true story - Marvel Comics: The Untold Story
20) A book at the bottom of your to-read list -
21) A book your mom loves - Dark Debt
22) A book that scares you - The Siren
23)A book more than 100 years old -
24) A book chosen based entirely on it's cover -
25) A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't -
26) A memoir - Insatiable: Porn - A Love Story
27) A book you can finish in a day - The Moonlight Palace
28) A book with antonyms in the title - When Beauty Tamed the Beast
29) A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - Pissing in a River
30) A book that came out the year you were born
31) A book with bad reviews - Fifty Shades of Grey
32) A trilogy -The Inheritance Trilogy
33) A book from your childhood -
34) A book with a love triangle -
35) A book set in the future - Ready Player One
36) A book set in high school - Please Ignore Vera Dietz
37) A book with a color in the title - Brown Girl Dreaming
38) A book that made you cry - When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
39) A book with magic - A Darker Shade of Magic
40) A graphic novel - Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why
41) A book by an author you've never read before - Prophecy
42) A book you own but haven't read yet - The Geek's Guide to Dating
43) A book that takes place in your hometown (or surrounding area)
44) A book that was originally written in a different language - The Barefoot Queen
45) A book set during Christmas
46) A book by an author with your same initials
47) A play
48) A banned book
49) A book based on or turned into a TV show - Mr. Kiss and Tell
50) A book you started but never finished -

Karena wrote: "... 49) A book based on or turned into a TV show - Mr. Kiss and Tell ..."

Veronica Mars!!!

A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet: Broken Harbor

I'm not sure I "love" the author, but I've read the rest in that series and I keep going! I couldn't fit this book into any other category though.

A book that came out the year you were born: Homecoming

A book a friend recommended: Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

If you're looking for a book that was written in another language, August's group read (The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared) was written in Swedish.

I thought I'd track my progress here as well. This challenge is fun

1. A book with more than 500 pages
The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins (672 pages)

2. A classic romance
Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen

3. A book that became a movie
Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton

4. A book published this year
The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins

5. A book with a number in the title
The Sign of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle

6. A book written by someone under 30
The Secret History - Donna Tartt

7. A book with nonhuman characters
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler

8. A funny book
The Martian - Andy Weir

9. A book by a female author
Dark Places - Gillian Flynn

10. A mystery or thriller
Schändung - Jussi Adler-Olsen

11. A book with a one-word title
Erbarmen - Jussi Adler-Olsen

12. A book of short stories
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories - Marina Keegan

13. A book set in a different country
Absalom, Absalom! - William Faulkner

14. A nonfiction book
Germany: Memories of a Nation - Neil MacGregor

15. A popular author’s first book
The Ice House - Minette Walters

16. A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
Slade House - David Mitchell

17. A book a friend recommended
The Clothes They Stood Up In - Alan Bennett

18. A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

19. A book based on a true story
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America - Erik Larson

20. A book at the bottom of your to-read list
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen

21. A book your mom loves
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

22. A book that scares you
Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel

23. A book more than 100 years old
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving

24. A book based entirely on its cover
The Bone Clocks - David Mitchell

25. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t
A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway

26. A memoir
Yes Please - Amy Poehler

27. A book you can finish in one day
The Book of Tea - Kakuzō Okakura

28. A book with antonyms in the title
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story - John Berendt

29. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit (do fantasy worlds count?)
The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman

30. A book that came out the year you were born
The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

31. A book with bad reviews
Boy, Snow, Bird - Helen Oyeyemi

32, 33, 34. A trilogy
Pines - Blake Crouch
Wayward - Blake Crouch
The Last Town - Blake Crouch

35. A book from your childhood
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone : Illustrated Edition - J.K. Rowling

36. A book with a love triangle
The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides

37. A book set in the future
The Giver - Lois Lowry

38. A book set in high school
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend - Kody Keplinger

39. A book with a color in the title
Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard

40. A book that made you cry
The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

41. A book with magic
City of Bones - Cassandra Clare

42. A graphic novel
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft - Joe Hill

43. A book by an author you’ve never read before
The Circle - Dave Eggers

44. A book you own but have never read
Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier

45. A book that takes place in your hometown
Jeder stirbt für sich allein - Hans Fallada Berlin

46. A book that was originally written in a different language
Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher

47. A book set during Christmas
Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng

48. A book written by an author with your same initials

49. A play
Die Dreigroschenoper - Bertolt Brecht

50. A banned book
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

51. A book based on or turned into a TV show
The Stand - Stephen King

52. A book you started but never finished
Winter of the World - Ken Follett

38/52 A classic romance - Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen

I moved some around and added some previously read books.

Here is my updated list

A book that was originally written in a different language: The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Starting Mansfield Park now!

39/52 A Nonfiction Book: Yes Please by Amy Poehler

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6) A book written by someone under 30 – Paper Towns
9) A book by a female author – Finding Audrey
16) A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet – The Silkworm
19) A book based on a true story - American Sniper
35) A book set in the future – The Maze Runner
38) A book that made you cry – If I Stay
47) A play – Macbeth

My list so far:

Books read: 43/52

*1) A book with more than 500 pages -- Testament of Friendship completed 7/16 (508 pages)
2) A classic romance --
*3) A book that became a movie -- Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho completed 1/25 (source material for the 2012 film Hitchcock)
*4) A book published this year -- The Wright Brothers completed 9/7
*5) A book with a number in the title -- 84, Charing Cross Road completed 2/26
*6) A book written by someone under 30 -- Rosie Dunne completed 5/10
*7) A book with nonhuman characters -- The Humans completed 4/30
*8) A funny book -- How Right You Are, Jeeves completed 4/16
*9) A book by a female author -- How to Bake a Man completed 1/20
*10) A mystery or thriller -- Clouds of Witness completed 1/17
*11) A book with a one word title -- March completed 6/26
*12) A book of short stories -- Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cat Did What?: 101 Amazing Stories of Magical Moments, Miracles and... Mischief completed 1/28
*13) A book set in a different country -- Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940-1944 completed 1/11 (France)
*14) A nonfiction book -- The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East completed 2/13
*15) A popular author's first book -- Behind the Scenes at the Museum completed 2/18
*16) A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet -- Under the Wide and Starry Sky completed 4/2
*17) A book a friend recommended -- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library completed 2/11
*18) A Pulitzer Prize winning book -- Olive Kitteridge completed 11/23 (2009 Prize for Fiction)
*19) A book based on a true story -- The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War completed 5/7
*20) A book at the bottom of your to-read list -- A Star for Mrs. Blake completed 3/17
*21) A book your mom (or dad) loves -- How the Irish Saved Civilization completed 6/4
*22) A book that scares you -- Stella: One Woman's True Tale of Evil, Betrayal and Survival in Hitler's Germany completed 6/1
*23) A book more than 100 years old -- Civil War Hospital Sketches completed 2/10
*24) A book chosen based entirely on its cover -- White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson completed 4/20
*25) A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't -- Outliers: The Story of Success completed 7/30
*26) A memoir -- Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies completed 4/15
*27) A book you can finish in a day -- The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street completed 3/12
*28) A book with antonyms in the title -- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail completed 8/17
*29) A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit -- TransAtlantic completed 6/24 (Ireland)
30) A book that came out the year you were born --
*31) A book with bad reviews -- Mad About the Boy completed 6/5
32) A trilogy --
33) A book from your childhood --
*34) A book with a love triangle -- The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet completed 6/3 (Lizzie/Darcy/Wickham OR Lizzie/Lydia/Wickham)
*35) A book set in the future -- Station Eleven completed 10/20
*36) A book set in high school -- The Perks of Being a Wallflower completed 3/3
*37) A book with a color in the title -- Girl in Hyacinth Blue completed 4/12
*38) A book that made you cry -- The Book Thief completed 7/26
*39) A book with magic -- Quidditch Through the Ages completed 2/19
*40) A graphic novel -- Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood completed 5/27
*41) A book by an author you've never read before -- A Book of One's Own: People and Their Diaries completed 2/27
*42) A book you own but haven't read yet -- Happy completed 1/6
*43) A book that takes place in your hometown (or surrounding area) -- A Woman Of Independent Means completed 1/15 (Dallas, TX)
*44) A book that was originally written in a different language -- The Beauty and the Sorrow completed 3/11 (German)
45) A book set during Christmas --
46) A book by an author with your same initials --
47) A play --
*48) A banned book -- Slaughterhouse-Five completed 11/6
*49) A book based on or turned into a TV show -- The Complete Father Brown completed 8/7
*50) A book you started but never finished -- Searching for God Knows What completed 1/14

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12: A Book of Short Stories - The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl

Completed 30/50

A banned book: To Kill a Mockingbird

A book that made you cry: The Year of Fog

Was not expecting it to!

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5: A Book with a number in the title - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson - 8/9/15

Completed 31/50

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10: A Mystery or Thriller - Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline

Completed 32/50

35 done!

A classic romance: Mansfield Park

This looks like a fun one! I am in too!

1.a book with more than 500 pages: A Game of Thrones
2. a romance:
3. a book that became a movie: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
4. a book published this year: The Girl on the Train
5. a book with a number in the title:
6. a book written by someone under 30:
7. a book with nonhuman characters:
8. a funny book: Yes Please
9. a book by a female author: Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change
10. a mystery or thriller:
11. a book with a one-word title:
12. a book of short stories:
13. a book set in a different country:
14. a nonfiction book: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
15. a popular author's first book:
16. a book from a favorite author that you haven't read yet:
17. a book a friend recommended:
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book:
19. a book based on a true story: Burial Rites
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list:
21. a book your mom loves:
22. a book that scares you:
23. a book more than 100 years old:
24. a book based entirely on its cover:
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't:
26. a memoir: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
27. a book you can finish in a day:
28. a book with antonyms in the title:
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit:
30. a book that came out the year you were born:
31. a book with bad reviews:
32. a trilogy (the first):
33. a trilogy(the second):
34. a trilogy(the third):
35. a book from your childhood:
36. a book with a love triangle:
37. a book set in the future:
38. a book set in high school:
39. a book with a color in the title:
40. a book that made/makes you cry:
41. a book with magic:
42. a graphic novel:
43. a book by an author you've never read before: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
44. a book you own but have never read: Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
45. a book that takes place in your hometown:
46. a book that was originally written in another language:
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday):
48. a book written by an author with your same initials:
49. a play:
50. a banned book:
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show: A Clash of Kings A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow (Game of Thrones)
52. a book you started but never finished: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

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42: A Book you own but haven't read yet - Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

Completed: 33/50

A book with magic: The Picture of Dorian Gray

That's magic, right?

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29: A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen

Completed: 34/50

A book with more than 500 pages: The Time Traveler's Wife

12 more to go... not sure if I'll find books that fit the remaining categories though.

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4) A book published this year - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
11) A book with a one word title - Voyager
33) A book from your childhood – Tuck Everlasting
42) A book you own but haven't read yet – The Bourne Imperative
49) A book based on or turned into a TV show – A Feast for Crows

27/50

I've basically stopped reading for this challenge because I have too many books on my TBR, but I finished Station Eleven today and that counts for a book set in the future. It's been over a month since I read a book that met a prompt so I'm pleased.

I just read Station Eleven last month. I loved it!

Update to post #131: I read Slaughterhouse-Five off my TBR to complete a prompt woo.

Catherine wrote: "I just read Station Eleven last month. I loved it!"

I thought it was really cool. I wasn't interested in it because dystopian novels aren't my thing, but a friend highly recommended it and let me borrow his copy. I thought it was so realistic and interesting.

I've finished!

50/50 Completed

1) A book with more than 500 pages The Sorcerer Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
2) A classic romance Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
3) A book that became a movie The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
4) A book published this year Fairest by Marissa Meyer
5) A book with a number in the title Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
6) A book written by someone under 30 Glitches by Marissa Meyer
7) A book with non human characters The Arrival (Animorphs, #38) by Katherine Applegate
8) A funny book Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg
9) A book by a female author Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce
10) A mystery or thriller The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
11) A book with a one word title Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
12) A book of short stories The Complete Fairy Tales of Brothers Grimm, Volume 1 by Jacob Grimm
13) A book set in a different country Irish Fairy Tales and Legends by Una Leavy
14) A nonfiction book Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything by David Bellos
15) A popular author's first book The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
16) A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke
17) A book a friend recommended The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
18) A Pulitzer Prize winning book The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
19) A book based on a true story King Richard the Third
20) A book at the bottom of your to-read list The Quick and the Dead by Louis L'amour
21) A book your mom loves Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl
22) A book that scares you Night Film by Marissa Pessl
23) A book more than 100 years old Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
24) A book chosen based entirely on it's cover Rampant by Diana Peterfreund
25) A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
26) A memoir Bossypants by Tina Fey
27) A book you can finish in a day The Weakness by Katherine Applegate
28) A book with antonyms in the title Lords And Ladies by Terry Pratchett
29) A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane
30) A book that came out the year you were born Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
31) A book with bad reviews Ask Jane by Victoria Hinshaw
32) A trilogy The Way of Shadows Shadow's Edge Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks
33) A book from your childhood The Deception by Katherine Applegate
34) A book with a love triangle Looking for Alaska by John Green
35) A book set in the future Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky by Marissa Meyer
36) A book set in high school Carrie by Stephen King
37) A book with a color in the title Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte
38) A book that made you cry Before Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayer by Max Lucado
39) A book with magic Daja's Book by Tamora Pierce
40) A graphic novel Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift, Part 3 by Gene Luen Yang
41) A book by an author you've never read before The Martian by Andy Weir
42) A book you own but haven't read yet Coffin And The Paper Man by Gwendoline Butler
43) A book that takes place in your hometown (or surrounding area) Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
44) A book that was originally written in a different language Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
45) A book set during Christmas Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
46) A book by an author with your same initials Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
47) A play Hedda Gabler And Other Plays by Henrik Ibsen
48) A banned book 1984 by George Orwell
49) A book based on or turned into a TV show Heat Wave by Richard Castle
50) A book you started but never finished "G" is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton

Can I count The Danger as a book read if it's in an omnibus Dick Francis Omnibus: The Danger; Proof; Hot Money and I haven't read the other 2? (I hope that makes sense) or do I have to read all 3 stories to count it as a book read?

Joanne - certainly! Anything that Goodreads counts as a book, and the fact that you were able to link directly to The Danger means that it works for sure. :)

Ok thank you Cassandra! :)

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21. a book your mom loves: The Danger by Dick Francis (she loves anything by him, not just this book) found in Dick Francis Omnibus: The Danger; Proof; Hot Money omnibus

Completed 35/50

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7. A Play - Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

Completed 36/50

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33. A Book from your childhood - The Twits by Ronald Dahl

Completed 37/50

I'm going to be 4 short:(

Popsugar Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

46/50 books complete

1) A book with more than 500 pages - The Son of Neptune****
2) A classic romance - Jane Eyre*****
3) A book that became a movie - The Exorcist****
4) A book published this year - Heir to the Jedi**
5) A book with a number in the title - 1984****
6) A book written by someone under 30 - Red Rising****
7) A book with non human characters - Dhampir***
8) A funny book - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies**
9)A book by a female author - The Witch With No Name****Kim Harrison
10) A mystery or thriller - Mr. Mercedes***
11) A book with a one word title - Psycho****
12) A book of short stories
13) A book set in a different country - The Accountant's Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medellín Cartel***
14) A nonfiction book - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything***
15) A popular author's first book - Carrie****Stephen King
16) A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet - The House of Hades***
17) A book a friend recommended - Starship Troopers****
18) A Pulitzer Prize winning book - Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies**
19) A book based on a true story - The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History****
20) A book at the bottom of your to-read list
21) A book your dad loves - False Memory****
22) A book that scares you - The Taking****
23)A book more than 100 years old --The Jungle***
24) A book chosen based entirely on it's cover**Shatter Me
25) A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't - The Diary of a Young Girl****
26) A memoir - Night***
27) A book you can finish in a day - A Study in Scarlet***
28) A book with antonyms in the title - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story****
29) A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - The Mark of Athena...Rome
30) A book that came out the year you were born
31) A book with bad reviews - In the Night Room**
32) A trilogy - Divergent****
33) A book from your childhood - Black Beauty****
34) A book with a love triangle - The Infinite Sea****
35) A book set in the future - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress****
36) A book set in high school - The Catcher in the Rye**
37) A book with a color in the title - Red Seas Under Red Skies****
38) A book that made you cry - Saint Odd****
39) A book with magic The Color of Magic****
40) A graphic novel - The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes***
41) A book by an author you've never read before Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game - Michael Lewis
42) A book you own but haven't read yet - Sharpe's Fortress****
43) A book that takes place in your hometown (or surrounding area) - Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices & Priorities of a Winning Life***Indianapolis, IN
44) A book that was originally written in a different language ---Crime and Punishment***
45) A book set during Christmas
46) A book by an author with your same initials -Dreadnought***Cherie Priest
47) A play - Macbeth***
48) A banned book - Slaughterhouse-Five***
49) A book based on or turned into a TV show*The X-Files: Goblins
50) A book you started but never finished - Black Cross****

I signed up for 25 -- got more than that, but not all of them.
1) A book with more than 500 pages - A Little Life*****
2) A classic romance
3) A book that became a movie - The Martian**
4) A book published this year - Fates and Furies*****
5) A book with a number in the title - A Brief History of Seven Killings*****
6) A book written by someone under 30 - The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories**
7) A book with non human characters - The Tusk That Did the Damage****
8) A funny book - El Deafo****
9)A book by a female author - Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More***
10) A mystery or thriller - The Girl on the Train****
11) A book with a one word title - Here*****
12)A book of short stories - Fortune Smiles*****
13) A book set in a different country - The Incarnations*****
14) A nonfiction book - How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World****
15) A popular author's first book - The Secret History****
16) A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet ??
17) A book a friend recommended - The Fishermen****
18) A Pulitzer Prize winning book - The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History*****
19) A book based on a true story - Smoky Night***
20) A book at the bottom of your to-read list
21) A book your mom loves - The Sparrow****
22) A book that scares you - Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End*****
23)A book more than 100 years old - Beowulf
24) A book chosen based entirely on it's cover
25) A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26) A memoir - H is for Hawk****
27) A book you can finish in a day - Bitch Planet, Vol 1: Extraordinary Machine*****
28) A book with antonyms in the title - Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work**
29) A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - City of Women**** (Berlin)
30) A book that came out the year you were born
31) A book with bad reviews
32) A trilogy -
33) A book from your childhood
34) A book with a love triangle - Pages for You****
35) A book set in the future - The Girl with All the Gifts****
36) A book set in high school - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda****
37) A book with a color in the title - Blue is the Warmest Color****
38) A book that made you cry
39) A book with magic - Uprooted*****
40) A graphic novel - Pregnant Butch: Nine Long Months Spent in Drag****
41) A book by an author you've never read before - The Year of the Runaways****
42) A book you own but haven't read yet - Winter Mythologies and Abbots**
43) A book that takes place in your hometown (or surrounding area) - Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America*****
44) A book that was originally written in a different language - The Story of a New Name****
45) A book set during Christmas -
46) A book by an author with your same initials
47) A play
48) A banned book
49) A book based on or turned into a TV show - In the Woods (tv series just started production)
50) A book you started but never finished

I have totally forgotten to update here, but I see now this is one challenge I won't be able to complete. Joined many of them too late, hoping joining early now will help move them along more next year.