2024 & 2025 Reading Challenge

15/15

1. Jackaby √
2. The Calligrapher's Daughter √
3. 2 AM at the Cat's Pajamas √
4. White Teeth √
5. The Queen of the Tearling (reread) √
6. The Secret Life of Bees √
7. Under a Painted Sky √
8 Tiny Pretty Things √
9. The Fair Fight √
10. Island of a Thousand Mirrors √
11. The Fishermen √
12. Ready Player One √
13. We Need New Names √
14. Half Resurrection Blues √
15. Everything I Never Told You √

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message 7: by Karena (last edited Jun 25, 2015 12:04PM) (new)

Jan 04, 2015 01:43PM

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

Read a book that contains a word in the title that fits each of the 25 categories below. If you're having trouble with a particular category, ask other members what they are reading for it. You may also use the name of the series for up to three categories.

Here are the 25 categories with examples. The examples are just to get you started - any word that fits the category is fair game.

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo Brown Girl Dreaming
2. Number - one, twice, third 2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden The Feast of Roses
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
6. Places - country, empire, London The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind White Teeth
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond Pissing in a River
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames Inferno
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet The Moonlight Palace
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house Home
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor Queen of Dreams
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent The Twentieth Wife
17. Elements - fire, wind, air How to Start a Fire
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening Midnight Blue-Light Special
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel Iron Kissed
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride Desperate Duchesses
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn Dragonfly Dance
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady Almost Famous Women: Stories
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost The Siren
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective The Calligrapher's Daughter

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message 8: by Jodi (new)

Jan 04, 2015 02:45PM

That is great that you are jumping right into lots of challenges. I love the challenges. It forces me to read things I normally might not pick. Good luck!

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message 9: by Karena (new)

Jan 04, 2015 07:17PM

Jodi wrote: "That is great that you are jumping right into lots of challenges. I love the challenges. It forces me to read things I normally might not pick. Good luck!"

Thanks. It's a little tough because I'm also doing Book Riot's Read Harder challenge, but I'm trying to see how many of those will match these. I read a lot so we will see!

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message 10: by Karena (last edited Mar 26, 2015 03:02PM) (new)

Jan 19, 2015 03:21PM

2015 Read Harder Challenge

19/24 tasks completed

1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 White Teeth √ 1/16

2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 Home √ 1/4

3. A collection of short stories Almost Famous Women: Stories √ 1/18

4. A book published by an indie press Pissing in a River √ 1/2

5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography √ 1/18

6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own No Land's Man √ 2/19

7. A book that takes place in Asia The Twentieth Wife √ 3/2

8. A book by an author from Africa We Need New Names √
3/25

9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)

10. A microhistory Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal √ 1/18

11. A YA novel Jackaby √ 1/20

12. A sci-fi novel Parable of the Sower √ 3/10

13. A romance novel The Siren √ 1/6

14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade Brown Girl Dreaming √ 2/23

15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story

16. An audiobook: Marvel Comics: The Untold Story √ 1/14

17. A collection of poetry Dragonfly Dance √ 1/9

18. A book that someone else has recommended to you

19. A book that was originally published in another language La reina descalza √ 2/21

20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind Sunstone √ 2/17

21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure

22. A book published before 1850

23. A book published this year The Buried Giant √ 3/24

24. A self-improvement book Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar √ 1/11

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message 11: by Alison (new)

Apr 28, 2015 07:26PM

I was just letting you know that you have a duplicate or two in your read women post! You've read some good books.

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message 12: by Karena (new)

Jun 25, 2015 12:05PM

darn it. Thanks for letting me know!

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message 13: by Karena (new)

Jul 22, 2015 08:48PM

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 -

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message 14: by Karena (last edited Jul 22, 2015 09:04PM) (new)

Jul 22, 2015 09:03PM

Clean the Shelves
4/15

1. The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution
2. Trickster's Choice
3. Trickster's Queen
4. Uprooted

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