Literary Exploration discussion

For people doing the easy challenge, to discuss progress and planned books.


Easy Challenge

Classics
Fantasy
Graphic Novels
Historical Fiction
Horror
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Non Fiction
Romance
Science Fiction
Thriller
Young Adult

Bonus points points (can be exchanged for bragging rights) for Translated Fiction and books over 800 pages.

I put too much pressure on myself last year - so I am easing off and being nicer to me in 2014. I am going to do the Easy challenge as part of that be nicer to Sally campaign :)

Classics - The Nargun and the Stars by Patricia Wrightson
Fantasy - Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Graphic Novels - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Historical Fiction - Local Customs by Audrey Thomas
Horror - Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
Literary Fiction - Lost Voices by Christopher J. Koch
Mystery - Unnatural Habits by Kerry Greenwood
Non Fiction - If I Tell You... I'll Have to Kill You edited by Michael Robotham
Romance -Unleashing Mr. Darcy by Teri Wilson
Science Fiction - Alienated by Melissa Landers
Thriller -The Cry by Helen Fitzgerald
Young Adult - The Last Shot by Michael Adams

I had such fun with the insane challenge, but I really need to graduate eventually! So I'll take it easy by starting off with the easy challenge. Let's see where I end up.

Classics: Mrs. Dalloway finished 12.01.
Fantasy: The Wise Man's Fear finished 13.02.
Graphic Novels: The Homeland Directive finished 17.04.
Historical Fiction: Imperial Woman finished 22.03.
Horror: The Passage finished 04.04.
Literary Fiction: Verlockung finished 08.02.
Mystery: The Hound of the Baskervilles finished 16.02.
Non Fiction: A Streetcat named Bob finished 2.3.
Romance: Pride and Prejudice finished 17.03.
Science Fiction: Auf zwei Planeten finished 06.04.
Thriller: Dark Places finished 15.3.
Young Adult: The Hunger Games 20.01.

Done! Moving on to Level 2...

2014 Easy Challenge
Classics: 1984, George Orwell - 1/12/2014
Fantasy: The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil
Gaiman - 3/10/2014
Graphic Novel: Waltz with Bashir: A Lebanon
War Story, Ari Folman and David Polonsky - 8/01/2014
Historical Fiction: The Sisterhood - Helen Bryan - 3/04/2014
Horror: The Fate of Mercy Alban, Wendy Webb - 4/17/2014
Literary Fiction: The House of Mirth - Edith Wharton - 3/20/2014
Mystery: The Purity of Vengeance, Jussi Adler-Olsen - 1/18/2014
Non-Fiction: Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Katherine Boo - 2/15/2014
Romance: A Fall of Marigolds, Susan Meissner - 8/12/3014
Science Fiction: The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon - 5/12/2014
Thriller: The Spider Catchers, Marilynn Larew - 2/5/2014
Young Adult: A Different Blue, Amy Harmon - 2/25/2014

Going to start with the easy challenge again this year. I will upgrade if there is time.


Classics The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1/1/14 ***
Fantasy The Color of Magic1/9/14 ***
Graphic Novels How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You5/3/14 ***
Historical Fiction Winter Garden1/28/14 *****
Horror Frankenstein 4/30/14****
Literary FictionThe Sound and the Fury 2/10/14 ****
Mystery The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time5/2/14 ****
Non FictionThe Eighty Dollar Champion:Snowman, the Horse that Inspired a Nation2/18/14 ****
Romance I Capture the Castle2/4/14 ****
Science Fiction The War of the Worlds1/18/14 ***
Thriller Perfume: The Story of a Murderer5/18/14 ****
Young Adult A Tree Grows in Brooklyn4/15/14 *****

Classics - The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume
Fantasy - Intuition by Lauren Murphy
Graphic Novel - Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger (Thanks Mish!)
Historical Fiction - The Lavender Keeper by Fiona McIntosh
Horror - Vessels by Kealan Patrick Burke
Literary Fiction - Eyrie by Tim Winton (#75 in the queue at the library!!)
Mystery - Deserving Death by Katherine Howell
Non-Fiction - Firestorm: Black Saturday's Tragedy by Various
Romance - Poppy's Dilemma by Karly Lane
Science Fiction - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Thriller - Always Watching by Chevy Stevens
Young Adult - Reckless Recon by Rinelle Grey

I've decided to switch to the Hard challenge so will transfer across there with these:)

Brenda wrote: "Classics - The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume
Fantasy - Intuition by Lauren Murphy
Graphic Novel -

You're welcome Brenda re Raven Girl and a nice list :)

Thanks! Not a real Graphic novel person, and I saw it on your list, went to my library site, saw it there, so confirmed it's mine for this challenge!!

I'm in for 2014! ~DONE!!!


Classics - The Bell Jar - 1/2/2014 ***
Fantasy - The Master and Margarita - 2/5/2014 translation russian *****
Graphic Novels - Snow, Glass, Apples - 3/30/2014 **
Historical Fiction - Bright and Distant Shores - 1/12/2014 ****
Horror - We Have Always Lived in the Castle - 2/1/2014 ***
Literary Fiction - War and War - 3/30/2014 translation hungarian **
Mystery - Murder on the Orient Express - 1/20/2014 *****
Non Fiction - Drinking with Men: A Memoir 2/1/2014 ****
Romance - Middlemarch - 3/16/2014 853 pages *****
Science Fiction - The Shining Girls - 1/26/2014 ****
Thriller - The Secret History - 1/18/2014 ***
Young Adult - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - 3/1/2014 *****

I think I'll start with the Easy challenge and work my way up from there if there's time.

Some ideas for myself.

Classics -- The Woman in White
Fantasy -- The Ocean at the End of the Lane OR A Feast for Crows
Graphic Novels -- ???
Historical Fiction -- Rules of Civility
Horror -- Carrie
Literary Fiction -- The Blind Assassin
Mystery -- The Cuckoo's Calling
Non Fiction -- The Emperor of All Maladies
Romance -- ???
Science Fiction -- The Circle
Thriller -- ???
Young Adult -- Eleanor & Park

I'll sign up for the Easy challenge. Last year I did the Insane challenge and planned everything - this year I think I'll decide as it goes along and not plan!

I'm considering the easy challenge. I'll see how I go.

I'm going to do the easy challenge as I couldn't keep up with the hard challenge. I found myself being distracted by other books.

I'm also in for 2014.

Classics The Magic Mountain
Fantasy The Princess Bride
Graphic Novels Haarmann
Historical Fiction Bring Up the Bodies
Horror Frankenstein
Literary Fiction Revolutionary Road
Mystery Tabu
Non Fiction Nothing to Be Frightened Of
Romance My Cousin Rachel
Science Fiction Brave New World
Thriller The Shining
Young Adult Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Giving the easy challenge a go

I am in for 2014...don't know what my choices will be yet.
Easy Challenge

Classics The Thirty-Nine Steps
Fantasy Ruby Red translated from German
Graphic Novels Troublemaker: Book 2
Historical Fiction My Notorious Life
Horror Another Little Piece
Literary Fiction Last Night at the Lobster
Mystery The Black Country
Non Fiction The Wolf of Wall Street
Romance Last Chance Knit & Stitch
Science Fiction The Long Earth
Thriller Gone
Young Adult The Magnolia League

I will try again for the easy challenge. I almost did them all last year, I just fall way behind after school starts.

Jutta wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "I am in for 2014...don't know what my choices will be yet.
Hi Joanne, I tried to update my entry with books of choices, doesn't seem to work. Do you know anything about it?
Greetings..."

Jutta it should work.

Go to you original post #15 and click on 'edit' (Bottom, right hand corner)
From there you're able to insert the title of the book.
Click on 'add book/author'
Type in the title of the book & then click search
Once you've found the book you're looking for click 'add'

Mish wrote: "Jutta wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "I am in for 2014...don't know what my choices will be yet.
Hi Joanne, I tried to update my entry with books of choices, doesn't seem to work. Do you know anything about..."

THANKS MISH, yeah it works, bad thing is, I can't make up my mind, but with your help I can edit and edit and edit ....... HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Jutta wrote: "Mish wrote: "Jutta wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "I am in for 2014...don't know what my choices will be yet.
Hi Joanne, I tried to update my entry with books of choices, doesn't seem to work. Do you know a..."

That's right, you can edit as often as you like.
I'm glad it worked for you Jutta & happy holidays to you too:)

After initially committing to the insane challenge, I've decided not to put so much pressure on myself and just do the easy challenge. I will aim to upgrade but next year I want the emphasis to be on reading what I want, whereas this year had been about trying new things.

Classics -
Fantasy -
Graphic Novels -
Historical Fiction -
Horror -
Literary Fiction -
Mystery - Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Non Fiction - 1000 Creative Writing Prompts Vol. 2 by Bryan Cohen and Jeremiah Jones
Romance - The Awakening: Friessen Legacy #4 by Lorhainne Eckhart *something is up with this book. Shows as F.L. #3 and #4 and sometimes as "The Outsider Series"*
Science Fiction -
Thriller -
Young Adult - The Empty City: Survivors #1 by Erin Hunter

I'm in the middle of a mystery novel. If I finish it after January 1st, I can still count it as part of the challenge.

I'm also beginning with the Easy Challenge and will then eventually graduate to the Hard Challenge.

I'm going to add books as I go.

Classics - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë *** 6/1/14
Fantasy - Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis *** 2/3/14
Graphic Novels - Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday by Ted Naifeh *** 19/1/14
Historical Fiction - Låt vargarna komma by Carol Rifka Brunt **** 8/5/14
Horror - Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake **** 11/2/14
Literary Fiction - Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs * 14/3/14
Mystery - Mannen som föll i glömska by Mia Ajvide *** 29/1/14
Non Fiction - Miss Leavitts Stjärnor: Om kvinnan som upptäckte hur man mäter universum by George Johnson ** 29/3/14
Romance - Awoken by Serra Elinsen *** 11/1/14
Science Fiction - InterWorld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves *** 21/3/14
Thriller - Mörka platser by Gillian Flynn ***** 2/1/14
Young Adult - Divergent by Veronica Roth ***** 20/1/14

With work and university and other such things, I'm going to do easy.

Classics - Dracula
Fantasy - City of Fallen Angels 17/2/2014
Graphic Novels - The Guild
Historical Fiction - Girl With a Pearl Earring
Horror - The Coldest Girl in Coldtown OR Frankenstein
Literary Fiction - Never Let Me Go 12/2/2014
Mystery - The Name of the Star 27/5/2014
Non Fiction - Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
Romance - Eleanor & Park 18/1/13
Science Fiction - Cinder 23/2/2014
Thriller - The Cuckoo's Calling OR Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Young Adult - This Song Will Save Your Life 3/1/13

Got pretty far on the Hard Challenge last year but this year I'm just going for the Easy Challenge and probably reading a lot of other books outside the list.

Classics - Anthem
Fantasy - The School for Good and Evil
Graphic Novels - Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story
Historical Fiction - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Horror - Carrie
Literary Fiction - Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer
Mystery-The Big Sleep
Non Fiction-Assassination Vacation
Romance - The Fault in Our Stars
Science Fiction - Fahrenheit 451
Thriller Reamde
Young AdultCurtsies & Conspiracies

OK - maybe easy was too short of a list. Moving on to the Hard challenge!

Mish ---- and how do I cross out an entry once I finished a novel?

Jutta: First you write s in tags (<>) at the beginning and then /s in tags at the end of what you want to cross out.

Minna wrote: "Jutta: First you write s in tags () at the beginning and then /s in tags at the end of what you want to cross out."

Thanks very much, Minna.

Easy Challenge (I'll add the titles and links to reviews as I do them. First one done!)

Classics My Antonia by Willa Cather
Fantasy: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin
Graphic Novels Harlan Ellison's 7 Against Chaos by Harlan Ellison
Historical Fiction Dandy Gilver & the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains by Catriona McPherson
Horror Relic by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Literary Fiction Sinners & the Sea by Rebecca Kanner
Mystery: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Non Fiction: XCIA's Street Art Project by Hank O'Neal
Romance: Faro's Daugher by Georgette Heyer
Science Fiction: Shakespeare's Planet by Clifford D. Simak
Thriller 12.21 by Dustin Thomason
Young Adult The 7 Professors of the Far North by John Fardell

my list

Classics:

Fantasy:

Graphic Novels:

Historical Fiction:

Horror:

Literary Fiction:

Mystery:

Non Fiction:

Romance:

Science Fiction:

Thriller:

Young Adult:

Zoe -- At first glance I thought you classified The Catcher in the Rye as horror. Then I realized you had left horror blank.

Haha!

Classics - A Moveable Feast
Fantasy -
Graphic Novels Maus I : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History
Historical Fiction The Firebird
Horror
Literary Fiction - The Vicar's Wife
Mystery
Non Fiction Endurance
Romance
Science Fiction
Thriller
Young Adult The Fault in Our Stars

Four down...Now the fun of selecting what to read next. Love that part of reading.
I should look to my own book shelves and choose something I haven't read but next three, Maus I, and The Fault in our Stars sound so wonderful.

I started 2013's challenge a little late and missed by 3 books. I will stick with the Easy Challenge again for 2014, add books as I go and hopefully work my way up to the next challenge.

Classics - Dracula by Bram Stoker 7/6/14
Fantasy - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern or The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Graphic Novels - Sin City, Vol. 1: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller 7/19/14
Historical Fiction - The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman 3/23/14
Horror - Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 3/13/14
Literary Fiction - We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler 1/6/14
Mystery - Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 7/18/14
Non Fiction - Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker 1/9/14
Romance - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 1/20/14
Science Fiction - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 4/8/14
Thriller - Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk or Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Young Adult - Paper Towns by John Green 7/1/14

ALMOST DONE!!!!!!

Classics - Peter Pan
Fantasy - Throne of Glass
Graphic Novels - Watchmen
Historical Fiction -
Horror -
Literary Fiction -
Mystery -
Non Fiction - Saved by Cake
Romance -
Science Fiction -
Thriller - Lexicon
Young Adult - Sever

Adding books as I read them :)

Making progress. I have finished Thriller and Classics, both were books I transferred from last years challenge.

Two books down, ten to go.

Just finished reading The Color of Magic. Two down, classics and fantasy.

I'm starting this challenge with my non-fiction choice - The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. Hopefully it will give me some useful advice about finding MY passion! :)

Classics
Fantasy
Graphic Novels
Historical Fiction:
Horror
Literary Fiction:
Mystery:
Non Fiction
Romance
Science Fiction
Thriller:
Young Adult


I finished After the Armistice Ball as my Mystery novel.
Now i'm reading The Flavours of Love which I wasn't sure about the genre when I started, but I think it comes under thriller.
And for Historical Fiction I have started The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Have started on Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Its been an interesting read.

So I tried the insane challenge last time, and Real life got in the way, so I'm going to go Easy this year. and maybe work my way up.
Last time I enjoyed researching books I planned to read but more than once I changed course and read something different, so I will play it by ear this time.

Classics - The Call of the Wild read 1/2014
Fantasy - The Venetian's Wife: A Strangely Sensual Tale of a Renaissance Explorer, a Computer, and a Metamorphosis read 3/2014
Graphic Novels - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened read 2/2014
Historical Fiction -
Horror -
Literary Fiction - Falling Man read 1/2014
Mystery - All She Was Worth read 1/2014, translated from Japanese :)
Non Fiction - Detroit: An American Autopsy read 1/2014 and Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us read 3/2014
Romance - Like Water for Chocolate read 1/2014, translated from Spanish :)
Science Fiction -
Thriller -
Young Adult -

Just finished my literary Fiction book - Lost Voices by Christopher J. Koch

I also picked up my graphic book from the library. It is Maus I : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman. I understand it is a bit of a classic when it comes to graphic books.

Sally906 wrote: "Just finished my literary Fiction book - Lost Voices by Christopher J. Koch

I also picked up my graphic book from the library. It is ..."

I read The Complete Maus last year Sally - my first ever graphic novel, and it was brilliant! Hope you enjoy:)

oooh the MAUS graphic novels are going to be my choice for that genre - sounds like I've made a good choice!

5/12 books. Almost half way through. :)

Now to decide what my next book will be.

Minna wrote: "5/12 books. Almost half way through. :)

Now to decide what my next book will be."

Great progress Minna!

Leanne wrote: "oooh the MAUS graphic novels are going to be my choice for that genre - sounds like I've made a good choice!"

I read Maus for my first graphic novel. It was outstanding. I am looking forward to reading another this year.

Here's my Easy Challenge List. I decided (after abject failure in last year's challenge) to make my choices on the run.

Classics Stoner by John Edward Williams

Fantasy The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel

Graphic Novels

Historical Fiction Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Horror The Small Hand: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill

Literary Fiction Foal's Bread by Gillian Mears

Mystery The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

Non Fiction Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport by Anna Krien

Romance The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Science Fiction

Thriller Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

Young Adult The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Easy Challenge


Classics: How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, by Arnold Bennett - Jan 13, 2013
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle - Feb 10, 2014
Doctor Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak; Hayward, Harari, Guerney, Bayley edition - Feb 28, 2014
Doctor Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak; Pevear, Volokhonsky edition - Mar 1, 2014
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett - Mar 3, 2014
The Portrait of a Lady, by Henry James - Apr 6, 2014
A Passage to India, by E.M. Forster - Apr 8, 2014
The Island of Dr. Moreau, by H.G. Wells - Apr 10, 2014
The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Apr 11, 2014
Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut - April 21, 2014
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut - May 5, 2014
The Kreutzer Sonata, by Leo Tolstoy - May 5, 2014 (novella)
Ivan the Fool, by Leo Tolstoy - May 7, 2014 (short story)
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee - May 8, 2014 (top shelved is 'realistic fiction', but I think it's a 'classic')
A Lost Opportunity, by Leo Tolstoy - May 9, 2014 (short story)
Polikushka, by Leo Tolstoy - May 11, 2014 (short story)
The Candle, by Leo Tolstoy - May 12, 2014 (short story)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes*, by Arthur Conan Doyle - May 14, 2014 (short stories)
Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov*** - June 4, 2014
A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess - June 5, 2014
1984 by by George Orwell***, audio - Jun 8, 2014
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) by Chinua Achebe - June 16, 2014
Fantasy: An Unlikely Witch, by Debora Geary - Jan 1, 2014
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman - Jan 2, 2014
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman - Jan 9, 2014
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman - Feb 4, 2014
American Gods, by Neil Gaiman - Feb 9, 2014
A Wind in the Door, by Madeleine L'Engle - Feb 11, 2014
Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman - Feb 18, 2014
The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle - Feb 26, 2014
Two Hearts (novelette), by Peter S. Beagle - Feb 28, 2014
Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman - Apr 9, 2014
The Magicians, by Lev Grossman - April 27, 2014
Legend, by David Gemmell - April 30, 2014
The River of No Return, by Bee Ridgway - May 12, 2014
The Last Wish, by Andrzej Sapkowski - May 21, 2014
The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart - May 26, 2014
The Girl in the Road, by Monica Byrne - Jun 13, 2014
Graphic Novels: Maus I : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History, by Art Spiegelman - May 15, 2014
Maus, Vol. 2: And Here My Troubles Began, by Art Spiegelman - May 15, 2014
Blankets, by Craig Thompson - Jun 18, 2014
Historical Fiction: The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton - Jan 23, 2014
The Light Between Oceans, by M.L. Stedman - Feb 14, 2014
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak - Feb 23, 2014
Sarah's Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay - Feb 27, 2014
And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini - Mar 7, 2014
Prayers for Sale, by Sandra Dallas - Jun 10, 2014
--->>> Horror: (I had some Neil Gaiman's here, but they were overwhelmingly shelved as 'fantasy' on gr, over 'horror', so it felt like cheating ;-)
The Mist, by Stephen King?
The Call of the Cthulhu, by H.P. Lovecraft?
The Collector, by John Fowles?
The Zone of Interest, by Martin Amis?
Literary Fiction: August Is A Wicked Month, by Edna O'Brien - Mar 10, 2014
Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides - Mar 25, 2014
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt - May 28, 2014 (top shelved is 'book club', followed by 'contemporary', then 'literary fiction')
Mystery: Call for the Dead, by John le Carré - Jan 15, 2014
A Murder of Quality, by John le Carré - Jan 16, 2014
Clammed Up, by Barbara Ross - Feb 10, 2014
Murder Buys a T-shirt, by Christy Fifield - Feb 25, 2014
The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon - Mar 13, 2014
Three Dirty Women and the Garden of Death, by Julie Wray Herman - Mar 16, 2014
A Study in Scarlet, by Arthur Conan Doyle - Apr 2, 2014
The Sign of Four, by Arthur Conan Doyle - Apr 7, 2014
Mail Order Murder, by Leslie Meier - April 24, 2014
The House on Tradd Street, by Karen White - May 16, 2014
Non Fiction: Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup - Jan 8, 2014
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, by Elisabeth Tova Bailey - Jan 14, 2014
The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom, by Slavomir Rawicz - April 23, 2014
Romance: Second Sight, by David Williams - Mar 2, 2014
Science Fiction: Perfectible Animals, by Thomas Norwood - Jan 4, 2014;
The Last Reader: Post Apocalyptic Fiction (short story), by Thomas Norwood - Jan 5, 2014
Fuzzy Nation, by John Scalzi - Jan 9, 2014
The Time Hunters, by Carl Ashmore - Feb 16, 2014
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams - Feb 28, 2014
Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie - Mar 9, 2014
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Douglas Adams - Mar 11, 2014
So You Created a Wormhole: The Time Traveler's Guide to Time Travel, by Phil Hornshaw and Nick Hurwitch - Apr 6, 2014
Calculating God, by Robert J. Sawyer - April 22, 2014
Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood - April 24, 2014
The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle - June 7, 2014
Thriller: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, by John le Carré - Jan 17, 2014
The Looking Glass War, by John le Carré - Jan 21, 2014
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, by John le Carré - Feb 15, 2014 (mostly shelved as 'mystery' on gr, I think it's thriller ... )
Young Adult: Z for Zachariah, by Robert C. O'Brien - Mar 15, 2014
Keeper, by Mal Peet - Mar 26, 2014
How I Live Now, by Meg Rosoff - Apr 12, 2014




Bonus points points (can be exchanged for bragging rights) for Translated Fiction and books over 800 pages.
Translated Fiction:
Doctor Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak; Hayward, Harari, Guerney, Bayley edition - Feb 28, 2014 (poetry)
Doctor Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak; Pevear, Volokhonsky edition - Mar 1, 2014 (poetry)
The Kreutzer Sonata, by Leo Tolstoy; translated by Benjamin R. Tucker - May 5, 2014 (novella)
Ivan the Fool, by Leo Tolstoy - May 7, 2014 (short story)
A Lost Opportunity, by Leo Tolstoy - May 9, 2014 (short story)
Polikushka, by Leo Tolstoy - May 11, 2014 (short story)
The Candle, by Leo Tolstoy - May 12, 2014 (short story)
The Last Wish, by Andrzej Sapkowski - May 21, 2014


Other Books Read:
Magic in the Park, by Ruth Chew - Jan 29, 2014 (top shelved is 'children's')
The Unintentional Time Traveler, by Everett Maroon - Mar 5, 2014 (not sure, YA? SF?)
The Poems of Doctor Zhivago Pasternak's poems translated into English verse with an introduction and a commentary showing the significance of each poem for the novel as a whole, translation and commentary by Donald Davie - Mar 16, 2014
The Poems of Doctor Zhivago, translated by Eugene M. Kayden - Mar 16, 2014
Runaway, by Alice Munro - April 9, 2014 (short stories)
Peace in Amber: The World of Kurt Vonnegut, by Hugh Howey - April 21, 2014 (short stories)
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened, by Allie Brosh - April 24, 2014 (humor)
Labor Day, by Joyce Maynard - May 21, 2014 (top shelved is 'book club', next is 'romance', but I don't think it is, after that is 'contemporary fiction'; not sure where to put this one ... )
The Glass Kitchen by Linda Francis Lee 384 pages - Jun 11, 2014 (top shelved is 'Women's Fiction - Chick Lit')

Graphic Novels, possibilities:
Watchmen, by Alan Moore
Maus I : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History, by Art Spiegelman - read it
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes, by Neil Gaiman
Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel
Blankets, by Craig Thompson - read it
Laddertop, Volume 1, by Orson Scott Card
Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile, by Bill Willingham

You are ROCKIN' this challenge, MK!