2025 Reading Challenge discussion

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4. Book by a first time author - Starfish
28. Book you bought second-hand - Dream a Little Dream
43. Book that takes place all in one day - Malibu Rising

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20/50

21. A book set in the decade you were born: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: The whole thing was not, but it spent enough time in there (and was detailed enough) to count.

Update to comment #450: 39/40

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39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again - The Night Circus read 8/20/2023

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40. A book by an author with the same initials as you: Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

43/50

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46/50 complete

47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas - The Matzah Ball read 8/28/2023

Ranmali wrote: "I'm signing up for 15 books

A book with mythical creatures - Siege and Storm
A book with "Girl" in the title - The Slave Girl
A book with a color in the title - [book..."

Completed 9/15

01. A book with mythical creatures - [book:Siege and Storm|14061955]
02. A book with "Girl" in the title - The Slave Girl
03. A book with just text on the cover - Measure What Matters
04. A book about a family - Educated
05. A book you should have read in high school - Hidden Figures
06. A book by an author with the same initials as you - Puck of Pook's Hill
07. A book based on a popular movie - Love Story
08. A book with a color in the title - Green Island
09. A book with a song lyric as its title - Tender Is the Night

Update to message #18 - 47/50 books read!

Update to message 28 - 36/50 books read

Update to comment #450: 40/40

*goal finished on 1st of >September*

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13/50 books read :)

AUGUST WRAP-UP

125 participants read
111 books this month!

Year-to-date
1,411 books
out of a goal of 4,082

Congratulations those of you who have completed your goal! Have a wonderful September!

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7/15

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33/50 completed

38. A book you read more than 10 years ago The Clan of the Cave Bear DONE

40. A book by an author with the same initials as you Dry DONE

49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list Don Quixote DONE

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23/25 books read

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Progress: 9/50

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21/50

29. A book your friend recommended: Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy Recommended at a perfect time, by a lovely roommate.

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47/50 complete

32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023 - The Sea Elephants read 9/10/2023

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24/25 books read

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Now I Rise by Kiersten White for historical fiction

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22/50

13. A book published the year you were born: Killing Rage: Ending Racism '96 - a year to remember!

I will give it a go and will aim for 40. I just don't know which ones yet :)

1. A book you meant to read in 2022
2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki
3. A book about a vacation :
4. A book by a first-time author: Het vierde kind
5. A book with mythical creatures
6. A book about a forbidden romance
7. A book with "Girl" in the title
8. A celebrity memoir
9. A book with a color in the title: Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
10. A romance with a fat lead
11. A book about or set in Hollywood
12. A book published in spring 2023
13. A book published the year you were born
14. A modern retelling of a classic
15. A book with a song lyric as its title
16. A book where the main character's name is in the title
17. A book with a love triangle
18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022
19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023
21. A book set in the decade you were born
22. A book with a queer lead How to Excavate a Heart
23. A book with a map
24. A book with a rabbit on the cover
25. A book with just text on the cover Het boek waarvan je wilde dat je ouders het hadden gelezen
26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
27. A #BookTok recommendation IJsbreker
28. A book you bought secondhand De Achtertuin van het Achterhuis
29. A book your friend recommended
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
31. A book about a family
32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023
33. A book about an athlete/sport
34. A historical-fiction book
35. A book about divorce
36. A book you think your best friend would like
37. A book you should have read in high school
38. A book you read more than 10 years ago
39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you

41. A book written during NaNoWriMo
42. A book based on a popular movie
43. A book that takes place entirely in one day
44. A book that was self-published
45. A book that started out as fan fiction
46. A book with a pet character
47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas
48. A book that features two languages
49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
50. A book with alliteration in the title

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Books: 42/50

✔8. A celebrity memoir Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
✔16. A book where the main character's name is in the title Looking for Alaska
✔36. A book you think your best friend would like Throne of Glass

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Just completed #40 (read over 10 years ago) - A Land Remembered by Patrick D. Smith. I first read this in English class during high school as required reading from Florida writers. I still have my copy, decades later and remember the reading experience fondly, but I’ve never dipped back into it until now. I didn’t recognize in my teens that this book is actually much more aware of the colonization and development problems that white people have wrought on this state. I was pleasantly surprised upon re-reading to see all of this acknowledged. The author uses the character of Sol as a mirror reflected on the greed that has changed this state and led to so many environmental disasters. My only critique is that it presented a slightly rosier picture of early settlers than was likely the reality. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

42/50

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#20: A book becoming a TV series or a movie in 2023: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

44/50

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23/50

12. A book published in spring 2023: Divine Rivals This great fantasy novel was published in April.

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Progress: 10/50

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8/15

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Progress: 11/50

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36/50 completed

12. A book published in spring 2023 Sisters of the Lost Nation DONE

32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023 The Sun and the Void DONE


39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings DONE

Updated post 78. 45/50 getting there!

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9/15

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Completed!!
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48/50 complete

2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore - Unsettled Ground read 9/26/2023 (purchased from Powell's City of Books in Portland, OR)

Update to message #6: 34/40

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16/20

Update to message 28 - 39/50 books

Message 79 updated!

Completed: 33 / 50

╰☆☆ Normal: 28 / 40
╰☆☆ Advanced: 5 / 10

Update to message #18 - 48/50 books read!

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10/15

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49/50 complete

49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list - Truman read 10/3/2023

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1/40 done!

SEPTEMBER WRAP-UP

(And a bit of October- sorry for the delay!)

126 participants read
59 books this month!

Year-to-date
1,470 books
out of a goal of 4,082

Congratulations to those of you who have completed your challenge! If you haven't yet, go vote for a challenge you'd love to see return next year! Popsugar will be back automatically because it's so popular!

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50/50 complete!

28. A book you bought secondhand - I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter read 10/3/2023

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A BookTok recommendation: Nothing to See Here

Ranmali wrote: "I'm signing up for 15 books

A book with mythical creatures - Siege and Storm
A book with "Girl" in the title - The Slave Girl
A book with a color in the title - [book..."

Completed 10/15

01. A book with mythical creatures - [book:Siege and Storm|14061955]
02. A book with "Girl" in the title - The Slave Girl
03. A book with just text on the cover - Measure What Matters
04. A book about a family - Educated
05. A book you should have read in high school - Hidden Figures
06. A book by an author with the same initials as you - Puck of Pook's Hill
07. A book based on a popular movie - Love Story
08. A book with a color in the title - Green Island
09. A book with a song lyric as its title - Tender Is the Night
10. A book where the main character's name is in the title - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Please update message 78 - 46/50.

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15/20

21. A book set in the decade you were born - P is for Peril

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10. A romance with a fat lead: Horse (reread) by Geraldine Brooks (10/8/23)

Ok - this one is a stretch but it is clear to me that the lead character and the horse loved each other and horses are pretty wide, so I'm using it

Post 25- 15/21 done!