2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I exceeded my 2022 reading challenge goal and would like to keep the same goal for 2023. I plan to read 6 classic literature and 6 nonfiction books.

Here is a list of the book choices for 2023 (tentative) -
CLASSIC LIT
1. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
2. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
3. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
4. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
5. Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
6. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

NONFICTION
7. Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
8. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough
9. Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan by Elaine M. Hayes
10. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
11. The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
12. A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. Baker

ADDITIONAL BOOK CHOICES
+1. Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington by Terry Teachout
+2. Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent
+3. A Season of Splendor: The Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York by Greg King
+4. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
+5. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
+6. How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
+7. Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter to Hollywood Legend by Graham Russell Gao Hodges

Great book choices !
Are you planning on reading the Divine Comedy in its entirety or are you focusing on Inferno?

Thanks Lisa! I plan to read the Divine Comedy in its entirety.

Sharon wrote: "Thanks Lisa! I plan to read the Divine Comedy in its entirety."

Cool :) Looking forward to seeing thoughts/rating whenever you get around it it.

Tracking Log -

January:
A book that provides a different cultural perspective for looking at things.
I travelled to multiple universes with Dr. Brian Greene.
Inferno Cantos I-IX (Reading In Progress...)

February:
A book that examines the history of caste systems in the world.

March:
(Reading In Progress)

April:
David Attenborough is my all-time favorite narrator.

May:
Agatha Christie's novels are always exhilarating to read.

June:
I have no idea how this book have won the Pulitzer Prize.

July:
FINISHED!! This is my first attempt at a Russian novel and it is a super-slow read for me. I realized I have little to no understanding of Russian history.
I'm slowly finishing up the GOT book series :)
Despite the progresses made in working condition and food safety over the past 100+ years, the life challenges new immigrants face upon landing in America have not changed so much.

August:
This is the best Dan Brown's novels yet.
Do you believe in metaphysics?

September:
I read this book after finishing Dan Brown's Origin and was disappointed.

October:

November:

December:

Good luck, Sharon! :)

Soooo...? What's the verdict on the Divine Comedy? :)
Btw, I know I've said this before, but I feel like I should reiterate it : great book choices! I don't remember seeing your additions before but yeah 👍

I hope you continue to have a great reading journey! Keep it up.