Mai’s Comments (group member since Jan 13, 2015)

Mai’s comments from the 2015 Reading Challenge [Closed] group.

I've finished the last place standing today

my goal will be 2. as I just started a new job and I don't know how much time I will have to read.

What did you read this week? Batman: The Killing Joke

Did you enjoy it? Yes

Do you usually read graphic novels? No not really, this is my second graphic novel that I ever read.

For what reason did you choose this graphic novel? I love the batman franchise in general and for this week I wanted to expand my love for batman by reading the graphics of it. This particular one was recommend by a friend of mine, which I'm glad that they did.

I'm like Sophie and Jody is regards to jumping around. The way that I did this challenge was to read the books that I wanted to read than see what categories they fit. I would then go back and see what categories I need to fill in and that helped me to choose some books which I never would read.

A book based in a place that you would like to live in

This is my list so far.

--- Title ---
A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name - Mummy Where are You? By Jeanne D’Olivier
A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) – How to choose a sweetheart by Nigel Bird
A book with a first name in the title - ? David Copperfield? Edmund Persuader?
Finding Lexi?
A book with a type of food/drink in the title – The Glass Apple by Robert Franks
A book with one of the five Ws -or H in the title – Where The Sun Don’t Shine by Alex Metcalf
A book with a beautiful cover
--- Reading List/Goodreads ---
Reader's Choice (freebie)
The next book in a series you are reading – A Secret Proposal: Part 2 by Alexia Praks
The highest-rated book on your to-read list – The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The first book in a new to you series - Black Rock Prison, vol. 1 by Fernando Sanz
The 16th book on your to-read list – Bang Bang by Patrick Malloy
A book that was mentioned in another book
A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page - Apocalypse Island by Mark Hall
--- Inside ---
A book with a great opening line
A book set in a different continent – A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you
A book about books
A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) -
--- Genre or theme ---
A book about mental illness (i.e. substance abuse, alzheimer's, autism, bipolar, etc.) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
A work of young adult fiction
A book related to a hobby or passion you have
A book you're embarrassed to read in public – Easy Bake Coven by Liz Schulte
A crime story - Burying Ben by Ellen Kirschman
Halloween – The book of Deacon: Books 1 & 2 by Joseph Lallo
A historical fiction book - A Murder in Auschwitz by J.C. Stephenson
A non-fiction book - Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality by Max Tegmark
A childhood classic – The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett
A biography, autobiography, or memoir
A book published in 2016
--- Author ---
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now – A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A book by an author who writes under more than one name - Madeleine Wickham
--- Awards, challenges, adaptations, etc ----
A book everyone is talking about
A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge – The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone
A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read – The Time Machine by H.G.Wells
An award winning book (Pulitzer, Newbery, Caldecott, Man Booker, Printz, National Book Award, etc.)
A top 100 fantasy novel – The Princess Bride by William Goldman
A book from the top 100 mystery novels – Dracula by Bram Stroker
-- Short books --
A classic book with less than 200 pages – Alice in Wonderland by C.Lewis
A novella from your favorite genre – Summer in Sorrento by Melissa Hill
A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) -
A fairytale from a culture other than your own
A short story from a well-known author – The Wonderful Wizard of OZ by L. Baum

good luck :) I've been trying to read it for the last two months and hopefully I'll finish it of before the end of the year.