2017 Reading Challenge - COMPLETE!
Yessss I finished PopSugar's 2017 Reading Challenge! Should I celebrate with... MORE READING? If you readers out there have other challenges that you participate in, let me know! I've got to make plans for 2018 :)
THE CHALLENGE
A book recommended by a librarian- The Girls, by Emma Cline
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long- The Grownup, by Gillian Flynn
A book of letters- The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith
An audiobook- If I Stay, by Gayle Forman
A book by a person of color- Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together, by Bryan Lee O'Malley
A book with one of the four seasons in the title- The Summer Before the War, by Helen Simonson
A book that is a story within a story- Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #3) by Ransom Riggs
A book with multiple authors- xxxHolic by Clamp Studio
An espionage thriller- The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick
A books with a cat on the cover- The Lion in the Living Room, by Abigail Tucker
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym- The Girl with Seven Names, by Hyeonseo Lee
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read- Troublemaker, by Leah Remini
A book by or about a person who has a disability- Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry
A book involving travel- Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher
A book with a subtitle- Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, by Bill Nye (the Science Guy)
A book that's published in 2017- Rich People Problems, by Kevin Kwan
A book involving a mythical creature- The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro
A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile- The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
A book about food- Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, by Mary Roach
A book with career advice- A Life In Parts, by Bryan Cranston
A book from a nonhuman perspective- Wicked Like Wildfire, by Lana Popovic
A steampunk novel- Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare
A book with a red spine- Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
A book set in the wilderness- Messenger, by Lois Lowry
A book you loved as a child- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
A book by an author from a country you've never visited- The Best of Adam Sharp, by Graeme Simsion
A book with a title that's a character's name- The Rosie Effect, by Graeme Simsion
A novel set during wartime- A Clash of Kings, by George R. R. Martin
A book with an unreliable narrator- Atomic Number Sixty, by Dave Johnston
A book with pictures- Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you- Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters
A book about an interesting woman- Wishful Drinking, by Carrie Fisher
A book set in two different time periods- Dark Places, by Gillian Flynn
A book with a month or day of the week in the title- Today Will Be Different, by Maria Semple - this is a stretch!
A book set in a hotel- The Price of Salt, by Patricia Highsmith
A book written by someone you admire- Gumption, by Nick Offerman
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017- The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas- The Witches, by Stacy Schiff (a stretch)
The first book in a series you haven't read before- Cinder, by Marissa Meyer
A book you bought on a trip- Starter For Ten, by David Nicholls
BONUS POINTS:
A book recommended by an author you love- The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides
A bestseller from 2016- Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
A book with a family-member term in the title- Son, by Lois Lowry
A book that takes place over a character's life span- The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson
A book about an immigrant or refugee- Saga, by Brian K. Vaughn
A book from a genre/subgenre that you've never heard of- Crash, by J.G. Ballard
A book with an eccentric character- End of Watch, by Stephen King
A book that's more than 800 pages- A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin
A book you got from a used book sale- Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
A book that's been mentioned in another book- Holidays on Ice, by David Sedaris
A book about a difficult topic- Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande
A book based on mythology- Horns, by Joe Hill
That is mighty impressive! I like the challenge itself, but what I especially like is that I’m not at all familiar with some of the books you used to complete it. Brava!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Em! Looking forward to working on my next challenge. Hope you're well :)
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