Laura’s Comments (group member since Dec 27, 2016)

Laura’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

Planning

Jan
Benedict stone
Tom felton (new to me)
Terry pratchett one word
Finish danny champion

Feb
- romance
My sisters keeper - family name
Brideshead revisited- 2word title
Finish rob burrow

Mar
- mystery
- m character
Strawberry thief -fruit

Apr
- humour/adventure
- L name
- 4 word title

May
Love untold - Female author
Female character in title
Lessons in chemistry - New female author

June
Wildfell hall - Locally set book
Emerald green Book in a series
Fantasy

July
Gangster Granny - Childrens
Author with J or U
Set where you live now

Aug
Biography
Set in a place you want to go
Starts with A or An

Sep
Sci fi
Orange/red/yellow/brown cover
Book set somwhere starting with s

Oct
On chesil beach - Book starting with o
Book set on farm or in country
Dorian gray - Supernatural or thriller

Nov
Historical fiction
Captain corelli - War fiction
Five + words

Dec
Any new book
Any re-read
Classics

Total books read = 4


January: General Fiction (Novels at least 100 pages long) Wishes Under the Willow Tree
February: Plays, Poetry, Romance
March: Mystery, Suspense
April: Western, Humour, Adventure
May: Female Authors Love Untold
June: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
July: Children's, YA
August: Memoirs, Biography, Travel
September: Science Fiction, Dystopia
October: Supernatural, Thriller, Horror
November: Historical Fiction, Non-fiction (any topic)
December: Classics and Short Stories

Part 2: I’m running behind with these!

January
1. Read a book by an author new to you Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
2. Read a book with a one-word title Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times I’m going with the second bit not being part of the title!

February
1. Read a book that has the name of a family member in the title: mother, father, son, daughter, husband, wife, etc. My Sister’s Keeper
2. Read a book with a two-word title Love Untold

March
1. Read a book where the main character's name, first or last, starts with "M"
2. Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable in the title or with a green cover

April
1. Read a book where the author's first or last name starts with the same letter as your first name
2. Read a book with a four-word title

May
1. Read a book with the name of a female character in the title
2. Read a book by a female author new to you

June
1. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you were born
2. Read any book in a series

July
1. Read a book whose author's name, first or last, starts with "J" or "U"
2. Read a book set in the country, state or province where you live now.
Give yourself extra credit if it's set in the same city!

August
1. Read a book set in a place you would like to visit or revisit
2. Read a book whose title starts with "A" or "An"

September
1. Read a book with an orange, red, yellow or brown cover
2. Read a book set in a place, real or imaginary, that starts with "S"

October
1. Read a book whose title starts with "O"
2. Read a book set on a farm, in the country, in a small town or in the wilderness

November
1. Read a book about war-fiction or non-fiction
2. Read a book with a five or more word title, subtitles count

December
1. Read any book for the first time
2. Reread any book

Dust the shelf

Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
1. The Shakespeare Secret
2.

Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
3.
4.

Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
5.
6.
7.

Level 4 (10 Books) - Polish and shine
8.
9.
10.

My 20 books to choose from:

The Count of Monte Cristo, 1844
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, 1848
Brideshead Revisited, 1945
The Haunting of Hill House, 1959
Dune, 1965

The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1980
The Name of the Rose, 1980
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1984
Love in the Time of Cholera, 1985
Corelli's Mandolin, 1994

Final Jeopardy, 1996
The Genesis Code, 1997
The King of Torts, 2003
The Kite Runner, 2003
Cloud Atlas, 2004

My Sister's Keeper, 2005
✔️The Shakespeare Secret, 2008
The Girl Who Played with Fire, 2009
Divergent, 2011
Peaches for Monsieur le Curé, 2012

Moon magic

Winter is when the moon reigns supreme in the sky, with our short days and long nights...
In celebration of the moons magic, this mini challenge requires you to read 1 book that contains magic of any sort! This runs from January 1st till March 20th, the spring equinox!

Travel the world


1st Leg: North America
2nd Leg: South America
3rd Leg: Europe
4th Leg: Middle East Someone To Run With, Israel
5th Leg: Africa
6th Leg: Asia
7th Leg: Australia & Oceania

Read a book from each decade


Level 1 Half Century
1920-1929:
1930-1939:
1940-1949:
1950-1959:
1960-1969: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 1964

Level 2 Centurion
1970-1979:
1980-1989: Someone To Run With, 1983
1990-1999:
2000-2009: The Shakespeare Secret,2007
2010-2020

Our Monthly Genre Challenge for 2020


January- Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Memoirs
February- Romance, Women's Literature, Western
March- Mystery, Suspense
April- Fantasy
May- Comedy, Tragedy
June- Travel, Survival, Adventure Someone To Run With
July- YA/Middle Grades
August- Science Fiction, Dystopia
September- Historical Fiction or Non-Fiction
October- Horror, Thriller, Supernatural Fiction
November- Classics
December- Children's Lit, Animal and Seasonal Stories

No of books read: 10

Number from BBC top 200 books:

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Alphabet soup
Ignoring the, a etc...

A- Amy Snow
B- Ballet Shoes
C- Class: Welcome to the Little School by the Sea
D-
E- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
F- Fang
G- The Group
H- The Hippopotamus
I-
J- The Joy Luck Club
K-
L- A Long Way Down
M- Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
N-
O- One Plus One
P-
Q-
R- Rules
S- Slam
T- Triptych
U-
V-
W-
X- 1st to Die
Y-
Z-

Travel the world 2019

Travel the world in 2019. Books must be about or set in the region to count for the challenge, but can be either fiction or nonfiction.

Bon Voyage!

Option 1: Around the World

1st Leg: North America The Group
2nd Leg: South America
3rd Leg: Europe
4th Leg: Middle East
5th Leg: Africa
6th Leg: Asia The Joy Luck Club, China
7th Leg: Australia & Oceania

New to you 2019

Challenge yourself to read some authors that are new to you. Maybe there's an author or two you've been meaning to try for a long time. Don't let them linger on your TBR any longer!

Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Karin Slaughter, Triptych

Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
3. Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club

Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. Mary McCarthy, The Group
5. Tracy Rees, Amy Snow
6.Graham Greene, Brighton Rock

Lets have pie

This challenge combines the themes from the Guardian list with your own particular focus.

Themes

1. Comedy - wind in the willows/just william
2. Crime - Brighton Rock
3. Family & Self - Ballet Shoes
4. Love - austen?
5. Science Fiction & Fantasy cloud atlas, dune, dark Materials?
6. State of the Nation The Group
7. War & Travel - huck finn, treasure island

Levels

Level 1: Just a Taste
1. Ballet Shoes
2. The Group
Level 2: Getting Greedy
3. Brighton Rock
4.
Level 3: I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing
5.
6.
7.

Dust the shelf 2019

Level 1 (2 Books) - Swipe the duster
1. Triptych
2. The Joy Luck Club

Level 2 (4 Books) - Dust bunnies beware
3. The Group
4. The Chosen One

Level 3 (7 Books) - Cobwebs begone
5.
6.
7.

Level 4 (10 Books) - Polish and shine
8.
9.
10.

My 20 books to choose from:
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, 1848
Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder, 1945
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1984
Corelli's Mandolin, 1994
Love in the Time of Cholera, 1985
✔️The Joy Luck Club, 1989
✔️The Group, 1963
My Sister's Keeper, 2005
Cloud Atlas, 2004
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
The Name of the Rose
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Genesis Code
Final Jeopardy
The King of Torts
✔️The Chosen One
The Shakespeare Secret
✔️Triptych
After Dark
Peaches for Father Francis

monthly genre challenge for 2019.
Here is the schedule:

January- Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction
February - Romance, Women's Fiction, Western (to add variety)
March - Mystery, Suspense Triptych
April - Fantasy Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
May - Comedy, Tragedy A Long Way Down
June - Travel, Survival, Adventure One Plus One
July - YA/Middle Grades Ballet Shoes
August - Science Fiction, Dystopia
September - Historical Fiction
October - Horror, Thriller, Supernatural Fiction
November - Classics
December - Children's Lit, Animal Stories A Wrinkle in Time

2019 challenges

Number of books read 34
Number from BBC Big Read top 200 list 2
(Aiming for 5 per year)

I have finished The Remains of the Day. Not sure why I took so long to get around to reading this one. It was a well written gentle book, but quite emotional.

Missing vowels

No As- High Fidelity 10/9/18
No Es-
No Is- Lola Rose 16/9/18
No Os- Rebecca 4/10/18
No Us- The Remains of the Day 30/9/18
No Ys- The Woman in White 30/10/18

No As- High Fidelity 10/9/18
No Es-
No Is- Lola Rose 16/9/18
No Os-
No Us-
No Ys-