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Hey! We have a WhatsApp group to catch up in Jaipur! You can DM either me or Anand (^) to be added to the WA group.
Is anybody currently reading A Suitable Boy?
Manas wrote: "Exercises In Style by Raymond QueneauMAUS by Art Spiegelman
Submarine by Joe Dunthorne
Mythologies by Roland Barthes
The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac
Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
Identity by Mil..."
Oh WOW. You've had a good year!
Done 6/12. Phewwwww. This was hard even though I practically set it up myself. Hmmmm.
Okay, I'm officially done trying to do the Read Harder 2016 challenge!Total challenges completed = 14/24
Total books read which would fit here somewhere = 30+
Fairly satisfied. Never expected to complete this especially with things as vague as "Read the first book in a series by a person of color". Some of this I think, I can repeat every year like Audie-winners, 500 pages, feminist themes, etc.
The 2017 list is bleh. Must say these challenges are pretty tough.
Avishek wrote: "My new short story collection 15/3/9 Story Avenue will be published by Author Paradise publishers and available on Amazon from January 2017.I will be sharing the pre-order links with you all soon!"
Congratulations!
The Color Purple, Watchmen, Murakami, Furiously Happy, too many comics to name...
Varun wrote: "Do they have to be books released this year?"Nope!
What were the best books you read in 2016?
Utsav wrote: "Hi All,This is my first post here. I have been a Harry Potter Fan since long and Goblet of Fire at one time used to be my second favorite book of the series. In my last few readings of it though t..."
Maybe that weird potion Wormtail was brewing took several months to brew?
Kartik wrote: "Though I do tend to read a lot of Latin American literature generally, my experience of Argentine authors is limited to Jorge Luis Borges. Specifically, one collection of short stories by him calle..."Same here!
Found some great lists here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
1. [Done] Read a horror book.
2. [1 chapter] Read a nonfiction book about science.
, and also purchased
3. [Read few] Read a collection of essays.
4. [Done] Read a book out loud to someone else.
5. [Done way too much] Read a middle grade novel.
and various Harry Potters, Shojo Manga, and Enid Blytons. 6. [Done] Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography).
7. [Done enough] Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel.
8. [Many - 80's] Read a book originally published in the decade you were born.
9. [Really pleased to have done this one] Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award.
10. [Cheated I guess? But enjoyed] Read a book over 500 pages long.
11. [Easily done] Read a book under 100 pages.
12. [Partly done] Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender.
13. [Partly] Read a book that is set in the Middle East.
14. [Not done] Read a book that is by an author from Southeast Asia.
15. [done] Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900.
16. [Not done, don't know] Read the first book in a series by a person of color..
17. [Not done, don't know] Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years.
18. [Many] Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie.
Debate which is better.
19. [Many, thanks OSS] Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes.
and see Audie-winning books above20. [Partly] Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction).
21. [don't think so] Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction).
22. [not done] Read a food memoir.
23. [Done] Read a play.
24. [Done - are these spoilers?] Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness.
among othersTotal challenges completed = 14/24
Total books read which would fit here somewhere = 30+
Is anybody doing this challenge? Feel free to update your progress here!Also, use this to keep a track: https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...
Oct 27, 2016 01:09AM
Utkarsh wrote: "I read Roald Dahl's The BFG, then watched the movie. Against all odds, I enjoyed the film more, though when it's directed by Steven Spielberg, is it really that surprising?" I need to do this. Though given our history, I'll probably hate the movie :p
Progress:1. [not done] Read a book on India’s social or economic problems, unless you can count Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi's Red Light District
2. [done] Read a book in another language -
(french), one story (Lihaaf) from
, also - not finished yet:
, also tried reading L'etranger3. [done] Read a dark love story -
and
, and thrillers like Gone Girl, Behind Closed Doors etc. But of course,
4. [not done] Read a travelogue or a story which takes place in your holiday destination this year -
(unfinished)5. [not done] Read a science non fiction - reading
for this6. [done] Listen to an audiobook -
7. [done] Read a sports biography - @
8. [not done] Read some Argentinian literature, but had fun researching it
9. [done] Read a book recommended by your grandparent or a person above the age of 70 or read a book recommended by a child below the age of 10 - I did read out Bhagwat Gita to my granddad. Recommended by my late grandmom years ago
10. [not done] Read a book which has won an Indian literary award - nope.
11. [not done] Read a book from one of India’s neighbouring countries - Chinaman again for this!
12. [done] Read a book/series, which has been adapted into a movie or TV series, and then watch the movie/TV series -
and
and Divergent Series Complete Box Set and Gone Girl and The Great Gatsby
Oct 27, 2016 12:47AM
Which one(s) did you read?
Shubham wrote: "Hey,Can a challenge be added of reading a short fiction backwards?
That is back cover to front cover."
Oh wow! Have you ever done that?
Priyansh wrote: "I literally just finished deception point. I'm thinking I should take up tolkien next. Or finally finish one of the other series I have started."Aha! Thinking of starting Tolkien myself!
Severus Black wrote: "I am currently reading The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh. Has anyone else read it, or willing to read it?"Read it a few years ago! Lovely read! Wouldn't reread though :p
