2025 Reading Challenge discussion

The Every Year Challenge
Duration: January - December 2013

This challenge will last the entire year. Your goal is to read a book published every year since you were born, or you can choose a year something special happened (ex: marriage, child was born) and read from those years.

This challenge will helps us get away from recent reads for a while and check out the literary styles from different years.

EX: I was born in 1985. So, I will read a book published each year since 1985 (1985, 1986, 1987, etc.) through 2013.

or

EX: I graduated high school in 2003. So, I will read a book published each year since 2003 (2003, 2004, 2005, etc.) through 2013.

Rules:
1. Determine where (which year) you'd like to start. Tell us the year and why that year is where you are starting.

2. Make your list or post as you complete your books.

3. When you are finished with the challenge, post your completed list for a virtual pat on the back and congratulations!

Have fun with this challenge!

Oh, I love this challenge!

Love it!! And I'm old so mine will go back a ways LOL

That could be fun! I think I will start with 1982 - the year I was born.

Gina's Every Year Challenge-2012 Reading Challenge Group
January 1, 2013-December 31, 2013
5/21 Complete

1. 1993-
2. 1994-
3. 1995-
4. 1996-
5. 1997-
6. 1998-
7. 1999- Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya- FINISHED 1/7/13
8. 2000-
9. 2001-
10. 2002-
11. 2003-
12. 2004-
13. 2005-
14. 2006- The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman- FINISHED 1/6/12
15. 2007-
16. 2008- Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner- FINISHED 1/20/13
17. 2009- Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag- FINISHED 1/13/13
18. 2010- All Is Bright by Sarah Pekkanen- FINISHED 1/2/13
19. 2011- Cemetery Girl by David J. Bell- FINISHED 1/5/13
20. 2012- The Undiscovered Novelist by Sarah Bridgeton- FINISHED 1/1/13
21. 2013-

Gina, I'm starting from 1993 too! That's the year I was born. :)

Goal: 21

Well I'm going to start with 1989 because I can't think of different year to start
So 0/24

Yearly Challenge: The Every Year Challenge
Goal: 13/23

I will be starting from 1990, the year I was born.

1995:The Way to the West: Essays on the Central Plains
1996:Communities of Violence: Persecution of Minorities in the Middle Ages
1999:A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock, C. 1295-1344
2003: Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
2004:Vicious: Wolves and Men in America
2005: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
2006:The Road
2007:The Titan's Curse
2008:The Battle of the Labyrinth
2009:The Last Olympian
2010:Pilgrims of the Vertical: Yosemite Rock Climbers and Nature at Risk
2012: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
2013:Highlander Most Wanted

I will be going from 1985 because that's when I was born.

Goal: 29


Tips:
1. The number of books you read is 2013 minus the year you choose plus one.
2. You can find books in a specific year here: goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/1985 (by changing the year at the end)

I'll start with 1997, the year I was born. I'll mostly be keeping track in my corner but I'll post here every once in a while. :)


The Every Year Challenge

1997:
1998:
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Completed 0/17

I too will be doing a book for every year since my birth, so 1988!

Georgina's Every Year Challenge
1/1/2013-31/12/2013
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1988: The Alchemist
1989: The Pillars of the Earth
1990: Jurassic Park
1991: Faceless Killers
1992: Little Altars Everywhere
1993: Birdsong
1994: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
1995: The Reader
1996: Neverwhere
1997: Enduring Love
1998: The Hours
1999: Holes
2000: Storm Front
2001: Atonement
2002: Fingersmith
2003: We Need to Talk About Kevin
2004: My Sister's Keeper
2005: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2006: The Road
2007: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
2008: The Believers
2009: The Wild Things
2010: The Scorch Trials
2011: Before I Go To Sleep
2012: The Casual Vacancy
2013: ?

Kara wrote: "Tips:
1. The number of books you read is 2013 minus the year you choose plus one.
2. You can find books in a specific year here: goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/1985 (by changing the year at the end)"

Thank you for that second tip! I was wondering how I would figure out books for this challenge!

I'll be starting from 1992, the year I was born :)

Goal: 22

The year I'll be doing is 1988 the year i was born.

Completed 0/26

Another one counting from 1985! In other words:

Goal: 28

I will start this the year I was married , 1996.

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006-Triptych Karin Slaughter 01/12/13
2007
2008
2009- Columbine Dave Cullen 01/28/13
2010- Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog 01/01/13
2011- Serial 03/06/13
2012
2013

I will be starting from 1985, the year I was born:

Goal: 10/29 Complete

✔1985:Ender's Game - 2/7/13, 5 stars
1986:Howl's Moving Castle
1987:Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
✔1988:Beloved - 2/23/13, 3 stars
✔1989:A Prayer for Owen Meany - 3/25/13, 4 stars
1990:Good Omens
1991:Outlander
1992:Dragonfly in Amber
1993:Voyager
1994:At Home in Mitford
1995:The Golden Compass
✔1996:A Game of Thrones - 2/2/13, 5 stars
✔1997:Memoirs of a Geisha - 3/26/13, 5 stars
1998:The Poisonwood Bible
✔1999:The Perks of Being a Wallflower - 1/23/13, 3 stars
2000:Prodigal Summer
2001:Dead Until Dark
2002:Middlesex
2003:The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
2004:Standing in the Rainbow
2005:A Light in the Window
✔2006:The Sea of Monsters - 1/7/13, 4 stars
✔2007:City of Bones - 4/18/13, 4 stars
2008:The Forgotten Garden
2009:The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
✔2010:The Postmistress - 3/16/13, 5 stars
2011:A Discovery of Witches
✔2012:The Light Between Oceans - 1/21/13, 4.5 stars
2013:Clockwork Princess

I was born in 1956!! I would like to read 10 books from 1956 if that is acceptable to the group.
Starting with The Miracle Worker which was first published in 1956.

The Every Year Challenge - The year I was born (shhhh)
Duration: January - December 2013
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1956: Breakfast at Tiffany's-Truman Capote **Read 2.6.13 **

1957: Dr. Zhivago-Boris Pasternak
1958: Ordeal by Innocense-Agatha Christie
1959: The Flame Trees of Thika-Elspeth Huxley
1960:
1961:
1962:
1963:
1964:
1965:

I'll update as I go along.

I meant from 1956 to 1965.

Born in 1991 here! Already have my 1991 book that I get to crossover with the Goodreads 100 challenge!

Goal: 0/23

1991 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
1992 - Along Came a Spider - James Patterson
1993 - The Giver - Lois Lowry
1994 - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami
1995 - The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
1996 - The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks
1997 - Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
1998 - The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
1999 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
2000 - Storm Front - Jim Butcher
2001 - Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
2002 - Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
2003 - The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
2004 - Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
2005 - The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
2006 - The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
2007 - Marked - P.C. Cast
2008 - City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare
2009 - The Maze Runner - James Dashner
2010 - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare
2011 - Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
2012 - Cinder - Marissa Meyer
2013 - Slashback - Rob Thurman

Lorelei wrote: "I was born in 1956!! I would like to read 10 books from 1956 if that is acceptable to the group.
Starting with The Miracle Worker which was first published in 1956.

0/10"

That works, Lorelei :)

I am going with 1990 - the year I became an aunt for the first time! To really challenge myself, I am going to only read books that I already own (or can borrow from family) but haven't read. I've rounded them up in the last hour-yes, I have an exciting social life! Ha! Here's my list:

1990 - Possession
1991 - Outlander
1992 - The Secret History
1993 - The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
1994 - Captain Corelli's Mandolin
1995 - High Fidelity
1996 - A Game of Thrones
1997 - The Red Tent
1998 - The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity & the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
1999 - Single and Single by John la carre
2000 - In a Sunburned Country
2001 - Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
2002 - The Lovely Bones
2003 - Eragon
2004 - 2666
2005 - 1776
2006 - The Thirteenth Tale
2007 - A Long Way Gone
2008 - The Last Lecture
2009 - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
2010 - A Visit from the Goon Squad
2011 - The Weird Sisters
2012 - Gone Girl
2013 - ??? Suggestions welcome!

Looks like a pretty good mix for next year!

Toni wrote: "To really challenge myself, I am going to only read books that I already own (or can borrow from family) but haven't read. I've rounded them up in the last hour-yes, I have an exciting social life! Ha!"

I have been doing exactly the same thing! I don't think my social life can take any more books!

I might join this one after a couple of months, that way I'll be able to see if I even read books from that many years!

Hey guys, I'll also be starting from 1993, the year I was born (only just December 24 :P).

Goal: 9/21

1993:
1994:
1995:
1996:
1997: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - read 25/01/13
1998:
1999:
2000: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown - read 15/01/13
2001:
2002:
2003: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - read 08/01/13
2004:
2005:
2006: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie - read 18/01/13
2007: Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie - read 21/01/13
2008: Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie - read 24/01/13
2009:
2010: American Love Songs by Ashlyn Kane - read 31/01/13
2011: People's Republic by Robert Muchamore - read 12/01/13
2012: The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling - read 03/01/13
2013:

Books Read for this Challenge:

Curtis wrote: "Hey guys, I'll also be starting from 1993, the year I was born (only just December 24 :P), a few cross-over the the 100 challenge :)

Goal: 0/21

1993 - The Client
1994 - The Chamber
1995 - Wicked:..."

I was born December 12, 1993! Cool. :D

sounds like fun! I was born in 1965 but think I will go with 1983, the year I graduated High School.

Goal:31

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Trevor wrote: "Curtis wrote: "Hey guys, I'll also be starting from 1993, the year I was born (only just December 24 :P), a few cross-over the the 100 challenge :)

Goal: 0/21

1993 - The Client
1994 - The Chamber..."


Jeez we have a ton of December birthday's! Mine is the 21st. Best month ever :)

Great Idea! I'll start with 1988 the year I was born. :)

1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

I'll give this one a whirl. I will be starting from 1988 (Year I graduated High School)

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1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993----- Captive of My Desires (1/13/13)**
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002-----Wild Thing (1/12/13)****
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010-----Asking for Trouble (1/9/13)****
2011-----The Abduction of Mary Rose (1/2/13)***
2012-----Blood Winter (1/5/13) ****
2013

Going to go with my birth date
22/33


1981
1982A is for Alibi
1983
1984
1985
1986The Ritual Bath
1987
1988The Grand Finale
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993 Manhunting
1994
1995Notes from a Small Island
1996The Disney Kiss
1997 Three to Get Deadly
1998The Portable Henry Rollins
1999Girlfriends
2000Welcome to Temptation
2001Sour Grapes
2002Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
2003Mama Said
2004Dear Zoe
2005More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
2006 The Dog Dialed 911: A Book of Lists from The Smoking Gun
2007Hot Stuff
2008Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
2009Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman
2010You Melted Me
2011The Silent Girl
2012Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
2013Dirty Boys

Curtis wrote: "Hey guys, I'll also be starting from 1993, the year I was born (only just December 24 :P), a few cross-over with the 100 challenge :)

Goal: 0/21

1993 - The Client
1994 - The Chamber
1995 - Wicked..."

I've read Jemima J and really enjoyed it. Hope you enjoy it also! X

Am IN!!!!!!!

i am not going to go for successive years. instead i promise myself to read books from 10 distinct years:-)
thus i can read literature even from 18th/19th century n have a wide range of genres:-)

will update as soon as i start reading:-)

1. 2012 - just married please excuse by yashodhara lal
2. 2012 - the day i stopped drinking milk by sudha murty

Ill start from 1996 - the year I was born

I'll start from 2001, the year I graduated high school

I'm in on this one. Will be starting from 1985 (My birth date). Here is a starting list but some of the books may change as I read.

1985: A Company of Swans
1986: Maus, Vol. 1: My Father Bleeds History
1987: Beloved
1988: So Much to Tell You
1989: Number the Stars
1990: Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions
1991: Sarah Morgan: The Civil War Diary Of A Southern Woman
1992: Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantage of a Painful Childhood
1993: A Promise Unbroken: Battle Box Set
1994: I, Elizabeth
1995: Sound the Trumpet
1996: The Pattern
1997: Moravian Women's Memoirs: Spiritual Narratives, 1750-1820
1998: Secrets of the Heart
1999: Daughter of Fortune
2000: Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Total Surrender
2001: Wives of the Signers: The Women Behind the Declaration of Independence
2002: The Tinker's Daughter: A Story Based on the Life of Mary Bunyan
2003: Almost Home: A Story Based on the Life of the Mayflower's Mary Chilton
2004: Shadow of His Hand: a Story Based on the Life of Holocaust Survivor Anita Dittman
2005: Zipporah, Wife of Moses
2006: Lilah
2007: The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
2008: The Captive Princess: A Story Based on the Life of Young Pocahontas
2009: The Breadwinner Trilogy
2010: Naomi and Her Daughters
2011: Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Orphan Care
2012: God, Are You Nice or Mean?: Trusting God ... After the Orphanage
2013: Wash

1993: The Giver by Lois Lowry (could I really read this again!? yes.)
1994: Gender Outlaw or One Teacher in 10
1995: From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun or Human Nature or Raptor Red or Blindness
1996: Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection by Isaac Asimov (jan?)
1997: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
1998: Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
1999: The Kid by Dan Savage
2000: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
2001: Proof by David Auburn
OR Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems by Billy Collins
2002: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
2003: Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
2004: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
2005: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
2006: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2007: Another Life by Peter Anghelides (jan)
2008: The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
2009: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
2010:
2011: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
2012: Ruins by Orson Scott Card
2013: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Does anyone have a good 2010 one!?

This looks like such a fun challenge. I was born in 1970 so I'll have to find books that cover other challenges I'm in, since my 2013 goal is just 45 books, haha. Glad I have my own group here where I keep track of my many challenges.

I will be doing this one too. Starting from 1998 when I graduated high school. I will keep track in my members corner and update here as I start to read.

Completed: 1/15

2012: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

I'm going to join this challenge and will try to complete 31 books - one for every year since I was born. Particularly appropriate as today is my birthday.

1981 - Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson - completed January 2013
1982 - North and South by John Jakes - completed November 2013
1983 - Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood - completed November 2013
1984 - The First Princess of Wales by Karen Harper - completed February 2013
1985 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - completed August 2013
1986 - The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George - completed May 2013
1987 - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg - completed December 2013
1988 - The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver - completed December 2013
1989 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett - completed May 2013
1990 - Brida by Paulo Coelho - completed August 2013
1991 - Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama - completed February 2013
1992 - A Break With Charity by Ann Rinaldi - completed December 2013
1993 - The Black Ice by Michael Connelly - completed October 2013
1994 - Mariana by Susanna Kearsley - completed July 2013
1995 - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman - completed December 2013
1996 - Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt - completed December 2013
1997 - Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman - completed October 2013
1998 - Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen - completed December 2013
1999 - The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - completed April 2013
2000 - Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz - completed November 2013
2001 - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - completed July 2013
2002 - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillip Sendker - completed February 2013
2003 - Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik - completed April 2013
2004 - Northern Lights by Nora Roberts - completed June 2013
2005 - The Silver Boat by Luanne Rice - completed August 2013
2006 - Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn - completed January 2013
2007 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - completed January 2013
2008 - Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson - completed May 2013
2009 - A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee - completed March 2013
2010 - Love Finds You in Victory Heights, Washington by Tracie Goyer - completed March 2013
2011 - The Train of Small Mercies by David Rowell - completed January 2013
2012 - Fobbit by David Abrams - completed January 2013
2013 - Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews - completed July 2013

32/32 - CHALLENGE COMPLETED!!!

Happy Bithday!

I'm going to start with 1991 .. the year I started high school :)

1991: Outlander / Diana Gabaldon 3/5 Stars 04/03/13
1992: My Sister the Moon / Sue Harrison 4/5 Stars 03/30/13
1993: The Stone Diaries / Carol Shields 3/5 Stars 03/08/13
1994: One For The Money / Janet Evanovich 4/5 Stars 01/14/13
1995: Coming Home / Rosamunde Pilcher 2/5 Stars 05/22/13
1996: Smack / Melvin Burgess 3/5 Stars 02/28/13
1997: The View From Here / Brian Keith Jackson 4/5 Stars 03/13/13
1998: The Poisonwood Bible / Barbara Kingsolver 4/5 Stars 04/21/13
1999: Streetsmart / Nicholas Coleridge 2/5 Stars 01/12/13
2000: Angel Falls / Kristin Hannah 3/5 Stars 03/05/13
2001: Thursdays at Eight / Debbie Macomber 4/5 Stars 03/27/13
2002: Blessings / Anna Quindlen 3/5 Stars 01/02/13
2003: Shopaholic Ties the Knot / Sophie Kinsella 3/5 Stars 02/04/13
2004: Something Borrowed / Emily Giffin 3/5 Stars 02/06/13
2005: Notes from a Coma / Mike McCormack 3/5 Stars 03/16/13
2006: Fair Warning (Hideaway, #5) / Hannah Alexander 3/5 Stars 03/11/13
2007: Thirteen Reasons Why / Jay Asher 4/5 Stars 02/05/13
2008: The Winter Rose / Jennifer Donnelly 5/5 Stars 01/24/13
2009: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun / Gretchen Rubin 3/5 Stars 01/30/13
2010: Minding Frankie / Maeve Binchy 4/5 Stars 02/13/13
2011: The Dovekeepers / Alice Hoffman 5/5 Stars 01/06/13
2012: The Replacement Wife / Eileen Goudge 3/5 Stars 01/07/13
2013: The Perfect Marriage / Kimberla Lawson Roby 4/5 Stars 01/15/13

I'd like to participate. I'm going to begin with 2002, the year I graduated from high school. So that would be 12 books for me :)

EDIT:
I just decided that for added difficulty/fun, I'm going to try to find a book from April of each year, since that's my name and all. I've already picked out my first book from April 2002: Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult.

I'll be starting from 1990 the year i was married.

Goal: 23

Lilac wrote: "Happy Bithday!"

Thanks!

count me in, im starting with 2002, the year i graduated high school. i will be mainly updating in my corner

Trevor wrote: "1993: The Giver by Lois Lowry (could I really read this again!? yes.)
1994: Gender Outlaw or One Teacher in 10
1995: From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun or Human Nature or Raptor Red or Blindness
199..."

Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong (odd but good), Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks (not sure if you're a fan but it's one of his better ones, I think), Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart, The Frozen Rabbi by Steven Stern (another odd but good), or Tick Tock by James Patterson (actually a good book and quick read - fourth in the series so if you haven't read the Michael Bennett books might want to start with the first one). Hope this helps!

Megan wrote: "Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong (odd but good), Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks (not sure if you're a fan but it's one of his better ones, I think), Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart, The Frozen Rabbi by Steven Stern (another odd but good), or Tick Tock by James Patterson (actually a good book and quick read - fourth in the series so if you haven't read the Michael Bennett books might want to start with the first one). Hope this helps!"

That does help! Thanks for the suggestions. :)

I am an old bat, born in 1967 (when dinosaurs walked the earth)
I'd like to participate but maybe I'll start in 1995, when I completed my Master's and moved back to Japan for keeps....let me do a bit of waffling and I'll post when I make up my minds (I'm a Gemini, I am of at least two minds about everything)

One thing the voices in my head definitely agree on: I have too many books so I will have to choose from my TBR.

Trevor wrote: "Megan wrote: "Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong (odd but good), Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks (not sure if you're a fan but it's one of his better ones, I think), Super Sad True Love Story by G..."

Not sure if you have a kindle or not, but just saw on the kindle daily deal that "The Frozen Rabbi" is on sale today for $1.99. Hope this helps!