Gemma Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 In a nutshell, this is an honor system challenge to read books in 24 categories (tasks) that may fall outside of your usual genre/style/literary comfort zone. Some books may fit in more than one category, some may be "what you normally read all the time." Target is 2 reading tasks per month, but it is also possible that some books will satisfy more than one task. Full details are at https://bookriot.com/2017/12/15/book-riots-2018-read-harder-challenge/, including an editable PDF that you can use to track your progress - and there's a Goodreads group and all, but I thought that if any other NF nerds were into this sort of thing, perhaps we could chat about it here. The 2018 tasks: A book published posthumously A book of true crime A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) A comic written and illustrated by the same person A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) A book about nature A western A comic written or illustrated by a person of color A book of colonial or postcolonial literature A romance novel by or about a person of color A children’s classic published before 1980 A celebrity memoir An Oprah Book Club selection A book of social science A one-sitting book The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image A book of genre fiction in translation A book with a cover you hate A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author An essay anthology A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 An assigned book you hated (or never finished) 3 Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
Gemma Posted January 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just in case anyone comes along later who is still interested in this, here is what I have found (not read, just added to the plan) so far: 2. A book of true crime: Ruth Ellis: My Sister's Secret Life 3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): Murder at the Vicarage, Agatha Christie 4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person: Touching Evil Vol. 1, Dan Dougherty 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color: Runaways Vol. 1, illustrated by Adrian Alphona and Takeshi Miyazawa 11. A children’s classic published before 1980: A Swiftly Tilting Planet 12. A celebrity memoir: Crazy is My Superpower, A. J. Mendez 16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Upside-Down Magic 17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: The Ship Who Sang, Anne McCaffrey 18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Touching Evil Vol. 1 (published by Beardo Comics) 19. A book of genre fiction in translation: Out in the Open (dystopian sci-fi translated from Spanish) 3 Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
Karma Krishok Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Oeh, this sounds like quite a nice challenge! I think I already hit a few on my to-read list, will try to search for the others and add them as I find them. A book published posthumously: When breath becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi A book of true crime A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance): A hero born, Jin Yong A comic written and illustrated by the same person A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa): Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie A book about nature A western A comic written or illustrated by a person of color A book of colonial or postcolonial literature: This Earth of Mankind, Pramoedya Ananta Toer A romance novel by or about a person of color A children’s classic published before 1980 A celebrity memoir An Oprah Book Club selection A book of social science: The Aid Lab: Understanding Bangladesh' Unexpected Success A one-sitting book The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series: Noughts & Crosses, Malorie Blackman A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Record of a spaceborn few, Becky Chambers A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image A book of genre fiction in translation A book with a cover you hate A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author An essay anthology A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 An assigned book you hated (or never finished) 1 Quote Level 4 Adventurer Challenges: 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 I know it's March already, but is this challenge still open for new participants? And is 24 really required? There's typically a good reason I don't finish books... Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2024 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46; Ch 47; Intermission VI; Ch 48; Ch 49; Ch 50; Ch 51; Intermission VI Link to comment
Gemma Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 7 hours ago, scalyfreak said: I know it's March already, but is this challenge still open for new participants? And is 24 really required? There's typically a good reason I don't finish books... It's always open, you just have less than a full year to finish it. As far as what is "required," - well, nothing. I mean, it doesn't have to be 24 distinct books, for example I am using the same book for task 4 and 18 because the same book satisfies both requirements. But if you do complete the list - with 24 books, or with less - take a picture of your completed list, and e-mail it to Book Riot, you get a 30% discount at their store o' literary-nerd loot. If you don't finish it, then for whatever you do accomplish you get the satisfaction of knowing that you have exposed yourself to material that you otherwise might not have considered (I would never have even thought about reading "Out in the Open" but I loved it). Still a win. 1 Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Gemma said: If you don't finish it, then for whatever you do accomplish you get the satisfaction of knowing that you have exposed yourself to material that you otherwise might not have considered This is the reason I want to do the challenge. I read voraciously, but I am a lot more limited in what I read than I used to be, and I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of the benefits of reading because of that. I checked out Bookriot during my breaks at work, and fell in love with the blog and podcasts, so I'm already benefiting! 1 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2024 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46; Ch 47; Intermission VI; Ch 48; Ch 49; Ch 50; Ch 51; Intermission VI Link to comment
miss_marissa Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 OK Hi this sounds amazing. Count me in. 1 Quote Current Challenge # 39 | #38 | #37 | #36 | #35 |#34 | #33 | #32 | #31 | #30 | #29 | #28 | #27 | #26 | #25 | # 24 | #23 | #22 | #21 | #20 | #19 | #18 | #17 | #16 | #15 | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9| #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 | Battle Log Instagram | Goodreads Link to comment
Grumble Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 This sounds excellent. I definitely get too stuck in my genre preferences. I'm in. 3 Quote "You're going to be amazing." Fantasy Football league 2019 The Grumble Battle Log Spoiler Books: Shows: Games: God of War, Kingdom Hearts 3, Destiny 2 Level 15 Wookie Warrior Link to comment
Gemma Posted March 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Whoo hooo! Party in the library! Here's what I am planning - or have read - so far (some of the ones I've chosen but haven't yet read are subject to change.) A book published posthumously - Beren and Lúthien READ A book of true crime - Conan Doyle for the Defense READ A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - The Haunting of Hill House READ A comic written and illustrated by the same person - Touching Evil Vol. 1, written and illustrated by Dan Dougherty READING NOW A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich READ A book about nature - Seeds of Hope READ A western - A Man Called Outlaw A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Runaways Vol. 1, illustrated by Adrian Alphona and Takeshi Miyazawa READ A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - Insurrecto ON HOLD FROM LIBRARY A romance novel by or about a person of color - A Bollywood Affair READ A children’s classic published before 1980 - A Swiftly Tilting Planet READ A celebrity memoir - Crazy is My Superpower, A. J. Mendez Brooks READ An Oprah Book Club selection - Song of Solomon READ A book of social science - Rising Strong READ A one-sitting book - Catwings READ The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Fablehaven READ A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: The Ship Who Sang, Anne McCaffrey READ A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Touching Evil Vol. 1 (published by Beardo Comics) READING NOW A book of genre fiction in translation: Out in the Open (dystopian fiction translated from Spanish) READ A book with a cover you hate - Out in the Open READ A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - The Last Place You Look READ An essay anthology - Nearly Fifty READING NOW A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - Britt-Marie Was Here READ An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - Gulliver's Travels READ Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 I've downloaded the editable PDF from Book Riot and will post my book list later, when I've had a chance to create one. I plan to reply on the suggestions from Book Riot and on the lists others are porting here, since I really, truly, need to broaden my reading horizons. 1 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2024 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46; Ch 47; Intermission VI; Ch 48; Ch 49; Ch 50; Ch 51; Intermission VI Link to comment
Grumble Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 A book published posthumously - Diasy-Head Maizy - Dr Seuss (Read) A book of true crime - A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - A comic written and illustrated by the same person - Nimona - Noelle Stevenson (Read) A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - A book about nature - A western - Borderline - Nevada Barr (Read) A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Runaways (Vol 1) - Brian Vaughan & Adrian Alphona (Read) A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - A romance novel by or about a person of color - Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A children’s classic published before 1980 - Diasy-Head Maizy - Dr Seuss (Read) A celebrity memoir - Dad is Fat - Jim Gaffigan (Read) An Oprah Book Club selection - A book of social science - A one-sitting book - The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Splintered - A.G. Howard A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - The Stars Are Legion - Kameron Hurley (Read) A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image - Runaways (Vol 1) - Brian Vaughan & Adrian Alphona (Read) A book of genre fiction in translation - The Neverending Story - Michael Ende (Read) A book with a cover you hate - A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - The Unquiet Dead - Ausma Zehanat Khan An essay anthology - A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 - The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules - Catharina Ingelmen-Sundberg (Read) An assigned book you hated (or never finished) - The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 3 Quote "You're going to be amazing." Fantasy Football league 2019 The Grumble Battle Log Spoiler Books: Shows: Games: God of War, Kingdom Hearts 3, Destiny 2 Level 15 Wookie Warrior Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Here is my book list, or rather, the beginnings of my book list. I will update it as I go. I have already come to realize that I will need to purchase most of the books, which is having a lot more influence of my selection than I thought it would. A book published posthumously - The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath A book of true crime - Conan Doyle for the Defense DONE A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier DONE A comic written and illustrated by the same person - Priest: Genesis, by Win-Moo Hyung A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - Spring Moon, by Bette Bao Lord A book about nature - Edible Wild Plants, by John Kallas A western - Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Priest: Genesis, by Win-Moo Hyung A book of colonial or postcolonial literature – Things fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe DONE A romance novel by or about a person of color - Let's talk about love, by Claire Kann A children’s classic published before 1980 - Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson Reading A celebrity memoir - Becoming Kareem, by Kareem Abdul-Jabaar An Oprah Book Club selection - Song of Salomon, by Toni Morrison Reading A book of social science – Body Positive Power, by Megan Jayne Crabbe A one-sitting book The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series – Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda, by Becky Albertalli A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author - The Stars are Legion, by Kameron Hurley A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image – Touching Evil Vol. 1 A book of genre fiction in translation A book with a cover you hate - Things fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe DONE A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author – The Last Place You Look, by Roxane Weary An essay anthology - Nasty women, edited by Samhita Mukhopadhyay & Kate Harding A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 – Britt-Marie Was Here, by Fredrik Backman An assigned book you hated (or never finished) – Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte EDIT #3: First off, stole ideas from Chant's list so I could fill in some blank spots. Thank you, @Chant ! Also marked off the true crime book, and decided to flag all books I checked out from the library as "reading", for accountability. EDIT #2: Added a posthumously published book, and one on True Crime. EDIT #1: Added a few books, changed a couple of the categories that already had books. (I stole ideas from @CourtnieMarie ) I didn't like that I had one single title meeting the criteria of four different categories, for example. This weekend I will haunt the local library and see what I can find there. 2 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2024 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46; Ch 47; Intermission VI; Ch 48; Ch 49; Ch 50; Ch 51; Intermission VI Link to comment
Grumble Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 9 hours ago, scalyfreak said: I have already come to realize that I will need to purchase most of the books, which is having a lot more influence of my selection than I thought it would. Why not use the library? You don't even need to leave the house if you get an e-card. Quote "You're going to be amazing." Fantasy Football league 2019 The Grumble Battle Log Spoiler Books: Shows: Games: God of War, Kingdom Hearts 3, Destiny 2 Level 15 Wookie Warrior Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Grumble said: Why not use the library? You don't even need to leave the house if you get an e-card. Because No matches were found in the library database. Click here to search follow-on databases. After the third or fourth, I politely told the library's online database to go screw itself until it became more open minded, and gave up. Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2024 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46; Ch 47; Intermission VI; Ch 48; Ch 49; Ch 50; Ch 51; Intermission VI Link to comment
Grumble Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, scalyfreak said: Because No matches were found in the library database. Click here to search follow-on databases. After the third or fourth, I politely told the library's online database to go screw itself until it became more open minded, and gave up. You wanna borrow my library account? I found all but the comics. Quote "You're going to be amazing." Fantasy Football league 2019 The Grumble Battle Log Spoiler Books: Shows: Games: God of War, Kingdom Hearts 3, Destiny 2 Level 15 Wookie Warrior Link to comment
Gemma Posted April 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 20 minutes ago, scalyfreak said: Because No matches were found in the library database. Click here to search follow-on databases. After the third or fourth, I politely told the library's online database to go screw itself until it became more open minded, and gave up. I have a similar problem - I live in a tiny little town, and even though our library system covers three counties it is blind dumb luck if they happen to have the particular thing I'm looking for. That's why I am willing to cough up the $50/year for a non-resident e-card at the Brooklyn Public Library. I think lots of big city library systems have that option. If I had to buy all the books I want to read it would be a whole lot more than $50 a year Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 44 minutes ago, Grumble said: You wanna borrow my library account? I found all but the comics. Thanks for the offer, but I don't think I will mind buying some of these books. If I later discover that to be the case, I will probably follow Gemma's example and just cough up the fee for an out-of-state card, but for the Free Library of Philadelphia. One way or another, I will get my grubby little hands on these books! 1 1 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2024 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46; Ch 47; Intermission VI; Ch 48; Ch 49; Ch 50; Ch 51; Intermission VI Link to comment
CourtnieMarie Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 GUYS! I'm in some of these I stole for your lists 1. A book published posthumously - Beren and Lúthien 2. A book of true crime 3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) - The Dragon Reborn (Read) 4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person - Touching Evil Vol. 1, written and illustrated by Dan Dougherty 5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) 6. A book about nature 7. A western 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Runaways Vol. 1, illustrated by Adrian Alphona and Takeshi Miyazawa 9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature - Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe 10. A romance novel by or about a person of color - Let's talk about love, by Claire Kann 11. A children’s classic published before 1980 12. A celebrity memoir – Choose Your Own Autobiography, Neil Patrick Harris (Reading) 13. An Oprah Book Club selection - Song of Solomon 14. A book of social science – Body Positive Power (Read) 15. A one-sitting book 16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series – The Armored Saint 17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author: Bone Crossed (Read) 18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image: Touching Evil Vol. 1 (published by Beardo Comics) 19. A book of genre fiction in translation: 20. A book with a cover you hate - The Dragon Reborn (Read) 21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author - The Last Place You Look 22. An essay anthology - Nasty women, edited by Samhita Mukhopadhyay & Kate Harding 23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 – Britt-Marie Was Here 24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished) – I think I finished all my assigned books no matter how much I hated them… 2 Quote Instagram | pinterest read harder challenge | Battle Log | NROLFW Challenges: 13-1 | 13-2 | 13-3 | 13-3.5 | 14-1 | 14-2 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 16-1 | 16-2 | 16-3 | 16-4 | 16-5 | 16-6 | 16-7 | 16-8 | 17-1 | 17-2 | 17-3 | 17-4 | 17-5 | 17-6 | 17-7 | 17-8 | 17-9 | 17-10 | 18-1 | 18-2 | 18-3 | 18-4 | 18-5 | 18-6 | 18-7 | 18-8 | 18-9 | 18-10 | 19-1 | 19-2 | 19-3 | 19-4 | 19-5 | 19-6 | 19-7 | current Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 29 minutes ago, CourtnieMarie said: 24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished) – I think I finished all my assigned books no matter how much I hated them… Annoyingly, my English teacher in high school was in the habit of assigning "one of these three books", because she believed that giving us even such a limited choice still was better than assigning just one and expecting everyone to read it. So unfortunately there are books that were assigned to me that I never read, because I didn't like the look of them. I will steal from your list and make changes to mine, and re-post it with more books listed after gym tonight. 1 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2024 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46; Ch 47; Intermission VI; Ch 48; Ch 49; Ch 50; Ch 51; Intermission VI Link to comment
Gemma Posted April 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 5 hours ago, CourtnieMarie said: 24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished) – I think I finished all my assigned books no matter how much I hated them… 4 hours ago, scalyfreak said: Annoyingly, my English teacher in high school was in the habit of assigning "one of these three books", because she believed that giving us even such a limited choice still was better than assigning just one and expecting everyone to read it. So unfortunately there are books that were assigned to me that I never read, because I didn't like the look of them. That's exactly my deal - Mr. Loetscher never actually "assigned" me Slaughterhouse-Five, but I know it was on the list of ones we could choose from and I never did. He just gave us lists to pick from every semester. 5 hours ago, CourtnieMarie said: GUYS! I'm in some of these I stole for your lists 8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color - Runaways Vol. 1, illustrated by Adrian Alphona and Takeshi Miyazawa It doesn't count as stealing if I got it from you to begin with Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 Updated the original list! Only seven empty categories now... but it's only all the tricky ones, so they should be easy to find. Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2024 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46; Ch 47; Intermission VI; Ch 48; Ch 49; Ch 50; Ch 51; Intermission VI Link to comment
CourtnieMarie Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 12 hours ago, Gemma said: It doesn't count as stealing if I got it from you to begin with haha true! i've been itching to re-read it after the TV show started up 6 hours ago, scalyfreak said: Updated the original list! Only seven empty categories now... but it's only all the tricky ones, so they should be easy to find. nice! i will likely troll book riot's website for their suggestions in my empty categories Quote Instagram | pinterest read harder challenge | Battle Log | NROLFW Challenges: 13-1 | 13-2 | 13-3 | 13-3.5 | 14-1 | 14-2 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 16-1 | 16-2 | 16-3 | 16-4 | 16-5 | 16-6 | 16-7 | 16-8 | 17-1 | 17-2 | 17-3 | 17-4 | 17-5 | 17-6 | 17-7 | 17-8 | 17-9 | 17-10 | 18-1 | 18-2 | 18-3 | 18-4 | 18-5 | 18-6 | 18-7 | 18-8 | 18-9 | 18-10 | 19-1 | 19-2 | 19-3 | 19-4 | 19-5 | 19-6 | 19-7 | current Link to comment
Grumble Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 It sucks when I read read as read and not read, so I have to re-read read as read so I can read read correctly and it can make sense. 3 Quote "You're going to be amazing." Fantasy Football league 2019 The Grumble Battle Log Spoiler Books: Shows: Games: God of War, Kingdom Hearts 3, Destiny 2 Level 15 Wookie Warrior Link to comment
Gemma Posted April 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 41 minutes ago, Grumble said: It sucks when I read read as read and not read, so I have to re-read read as read so I can read read correctly and it can make sense. Dude I think you are reading too much into how you read read, if you read read as read you can just re-read read as read and read it right. No harm no foul, read me? 3 Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
Gemma Posted April 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 2:20 PM, CourtnieMarie said: 23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 – Britt-Marie Was Here I'm stealing this, it looks amazing! Any of the Miss Marple's would have worked, but that is so much inside my comfort zone that it felt like cheating. This one will stretch me a little, and I expect to love it Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
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