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Margie's 2016 Reading Challenges

READING PLAN FOR 2016:

GENRE CHALLENGE – GR 2016 Reading Challenge Group - 1 per month - DONE!

January - Contemporary/Literary Merit: The Pull of The Moon
February - Romance/Chick Lit: Eleanor & Park
March - Mysteries: Death of a Nurse
April: Fantasy: Ink and Bone
May: Historical Fiction The Summer Before the War
June: Minority Studies/LGBT The Price of Salt
July: Science-Fiction/Dystopian Sleeping Giants
August: Poetry/Plays Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
September: Travel Travels With Myself and Another
October: Horror/Thriller The Gloaming
November: Manga/Graphic Novels Paper Girls, Vol. 1
December: Humour Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

MINI-CHALLENGES – GR 2016 Reading Challenge Group DONE!

1. New Year, New Author: Read 1/8/16 Whose Body?

2. Very Valentine: Read 2/25/16 Nefertiti's Heart

3. Flowers, Flowers, Everywhere! Read 5/18/16 The Past


4. Dog Days Read 7/4/16 The Atomic Weight of Love

5. Chunkster Challenge
10/31/16 - Completed Level 1 (Doorstopper) - 3 books


Smoke
The Trespasser
The Unseen World

6. Goodreads Mini - New Releases 2016 Goal: 12 New Releases
11/1/16 - Completed Level Four: You killed the cat: read 12 new releases DONE!


1. The Arrangement
2. The Portable Veblen
3. Mr. Splitfoot
4. All the Birds in the Sky
5. Ways to Disappear
6. My Name Is Lucy Barton
7. Version Control
8. 'Til Death Do Us Part
9. The Woman in Blue
10. A Great Reckoning
11. Magic Binds
12. Dark Matter

MODERN MRS DARCY 2016 READING CHALLENGE
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Status: 12/12 DONE!

√1. A book published this year Read 10/9/16: The Association of Small Bombs
√2. A book you can finish in a day Read 1/9/16: Dept. of Speculation
√3. A book you've been meaning to read Read 03/13/16: What Alice Forgot
√4. A book recommended by your librarian or bookseller Read 11/20/16 Homegoing
√5. A book you should have read in school Read 12/2/16The Importance of Being Ernest
√6. A book chosen for you by your spouse, BFF, etc Read 9/4/16 The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
√7.A book published before you were born Read 9/6/16: The Death of the Heart
√ 8. A book that was banned at some point (going with challenged) Read 12/7/16A Separate Peace
√9. A book you previously abandoned Read 7/23/16 Big Little Lies
√ 10. A book you own but have never read Read 12/7/16 Harmony Black
√11. A book that intimidates you Read 12/29/16Middlemarch
√12. A book you've already read at least once Read 11/16/16 The Fellowship of the Ring

BACK TO THE CLASSICS CHALLENGE
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Status: 5/12 - Not gonna happen!

1. A 19th Century Classic - any book published between 1800 and 1899. TBR: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
√2. A 20th Century Classic - any book published between 1900 and 1966. TBR: The End of the Affair
3. A classic by a woman author. TBR: Rebecca
4. A classic in translation. Any book originally written published in a language other than your native language. TBR: Around the World in Eighty Days
√5. A classic by a non-white author. Can be African-American, Asian, Latino, Native American, etc. Read 1/6/16: The Home and the World
√6. An adventure classic - can be fiction or non-fiction. Children's classics like Treasure Island are acceptable in this category. Read 2/2/16: The 39 Steps
7. A fantasy, science fiction, or dystopian classic. TBR Dune
√8. A classic detective novel. It must include a detective, amateur or professional. Read 7/9/16The Daughter of Time
√9. A classic which includes the name of a place in the title. It can be the name of a house, a town, a street, etc. Read 5/11/16 : A Passage to India
10. A classic which has been banned or censored. TBR: To Kill a Mockingbird
11. Re-read a classic you read in school (high school or college). TBR: Of Mice and Men
12. A volume of classic short stories. This must be one complete volume, at least 8 short stories. TBR: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes


POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2016 - Goal: 20 Read as of 12/31/16: 40 DONE!

[X] 1. A book based on a fairy tale Cinder 4/4/16
[X] 2. A National Book Award winner Between the World and Me 4/29/16
[X] 3. A YA bestseller The Sea of Tranquility 03/08/16
[X] 4. A book you haven't read since high school Little Women 11/23/16
[X] 5. A book set in your home state Everything I Never Told You 6/30/16
[X] 6. A book translated to English The Red Notebook 5/5/16
[X] 7. A romance set in the future Illusion Town 8/27/16
[X] 8. A book set in Europe The Adventuress 2/21/16
[X] 9. A book that's under 150 pages The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Women's Work 12/9/16
[X] 10. A New York Times bestseller The Nest 4/14/16
[X] 11. A book that's becoming a movie this year Inferno 12/4/16
[X] 12. A book recommended by someone you just met The Uncommon Reader 12/31/16
[X] 13. A self-improvement book Happier at Home: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Cram My Day with What I Love, Hold More Tightly, Embrace Here, and Remember Now
[X] 14. A book you can finish in a day When Breath Becomes Air 2/17/16
[X] 15. A book written by a celebrity Dear Mr. You 5/12/16
[X] 16. A political memoir My Life on the Road 10/1/16
[X] 17. A book at least 100 years older than you Persuasion 12/13/16
[X] 18. A book that's more than 600 pages The Lake House 2/13/16
[X] 19. A book from Oprah's Book Club The Underground Railroad 9/10/16
[X] 20. A science-fiction novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 4/23/16
[X] 21. A book recommended by a family member The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 6/3/16
[X] 22. A graphic novel Nimona 11/27/16
[X] 23. A book that is published in 2016 In a Dark, Dark Wood 02/13/16
[X] 24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation Lab Girl 8/8/16
[X] 25. A book that takes place during summer The Trouble with Goats and Sheep 7/23/16
[X] 26. A book and its prequel All Cry Chaos 1/15/16 The Tenth Witness 9/18/16
[X] 27. A murder mystery - A Share in Death 1/11/16
[X] 28. A book written by a comedian Bossypants 8/27/16
[X] 29. A dystopian novel The Fifth Season 11/7/16
[X] 30. A book with a blue cover The Invisible Library 7/19/16
[X] 31. A book of poetry Brown Girl Dreaming 8/16/16
[X] 32. The first book you see in a bookstore The Comet Seekers 12/21/16
[X] 33. A classic from the 20th century The Pursuit of Love 11/26/16
[X] 34. A book from the library - Where Shadows Dance 1/10/16
[X] 35. An autobiography The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents 9/10/16
[X] 36. A book about a road trip I Don't Care if We Never Get Back: 30 Games in 30 Days on the Best Worst Baseball Road Trip Ever
[X] 37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with The Reactive 12/30/16
[X] 38. A satirical book American Housewife: Stories 03/15/16
[X] 39. A book that takes place on an island White Nights 4/9/16
[X] 40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy One Fell Sweep

Good luck with your challenge!

Camille wrote: "Good luck with your challenge!"

Thanks, you too! Looks like you'll have your hands full :)

January 2016 – Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre - Contemporary/Lit Fiction The Pull of The Moon
GR Mini - New Year, New Author Whose Body?
Back to the Classics - Non-white author The Home and the World
Modern Mrs. Darcy - Book I can read in a day Dept. of Speculation
Popsugar - A book from the library Where Shadows Dance When Maidens Mourn
Popsugar - A book and its prequel All Cry Chaos
Popsugar - Murder mystery A Share in Death T

Other Books
Ready Player One
The Dark Enquiry
The End Game
Farthing
Secret Sisters
Death at Bishop's Keep
Scandalous Behavior

February 2016 - Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre - Romance/Chick Lit Eleanor & Park
GR Mini - Very, Very Valentine Nefertiti's Heart
GR Mini - New Releases 2016 The Portable Veblen
GR Mini - New Releases 2016 The Arrangement
GR Mini - New Releases 2016 Mr. Splitfoot
Back to the Classics - Classic Adventure Story The 39 Steps
Popsugar - A book more than 600 pages The Lake House
Popsugar - A book published in 2016 In a Dark, Dark Wood
Popsugar - A book set in Europe The Adventuress
Popsugar - A book you can read in a day When Breath Becomes Air

Other Books:
Blameless
Clean Sweep
Always a Witch
Once a Witch
The Soul of Discretion
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Neverwhere
Sorcerer to the Crown
Natural Causes

March 2016 - Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre - Mystery Death of a Nurse
GR Mini - New Releases 2016 All the Birds in the Sky
Modern Mrs. Darcy - A book you've been meaning to read What Alice Forgot
Popsugar - A YA bestseller The Sea of Tranquility
Popsugar - A satirical book American Housewife: Stories

Other Books
The Sympathizer

April 2016 - Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre - Fantasy Ink and Bone
GR Mini - New Releases 2016 Ways to Disappear
GR Mini - New Releases 2016 My Name Is Lucy Barton
Popsugar - New York Times Bestseller The Nest
Popsugar - A book based on a fairy tale Cinder
Popsugar - Book on an island - White Nights
Popsugar - A National Book Award winner Between the World and Me
Popsugar - A science-fiction novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Popsugar - A self-improvement book Happier at Home: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Cram My Day with What I Love, Hold More Tightly, Embrace Here, and Remember Now

Other Books
The Book of Souls
One Under

May 2016 - Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre - Historical Fiction The Summer Before the War
GR Mini - New Releases 2016 Version Control
GR Mini - New Releases 2016 The Woman in Blue
GR Mini - New Releases 2016 'Til Death Do Us Part
GR Mini - Flowers, Flowers, Everywhere! The Past
Back to the Classics A Passage to India
Popsugar - A book translated to English The Red Notebook
Popsugar - A book written by a celebrity Dear Mr. You

Other Books
Death in a Strange Country
What Darkness Brings
Sweep in Peace
The Raphael Affair
Burn for Me

DNF
Arthur & George
The Improbability of Love

June 2016 - Reading Summary
Popsugar - A book recommended by a family member The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Popsugar - A book that takes place in your home state Everything I Never Told You

Other Books
A Darker Shade of Magic

DNF
The Mirror Thief

July 2016 - Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre - SciFi/Dystopia Sleeping Giants
GR Genre - LGBT The Price of Salt
GR Mini - Chunkster Challenge, Level 1 Smoke
GR Mini - Dog Days The Atomic Weight of Love
Back to the Classics - Classic Detective Novel - The Daughter of Time
Modern Mrs Darcy - A book you previously abandoned Big Little Lies
Popsugar - A Book with a Blue Cover The Invisible Library
Popsugar - A Book That Takes Place During the Summer The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

Other Books
After the Funeral Audio

DNF
The Expatriates

August 2016 - Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre - Poetry/Plays Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
GR Mini - Children's Corner 2016 A Wrinkle in Time
Popsugar - A Book of Poetry - Brown Girl Dreaming
Popsugar - A Book Written by a Comedian Bossypants
Popsugar - A Romance Set in the Future Illusion Town
Popsugar - A Book with a Protagonist that has your Occupation Lab Girl

Other Books
Midnight Riot
Why Kings Confess
A Toxic Trousseau
Spells and Scones

September 2016 - Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre -Travel Travels With Myself and Another
GR Mini - New Releases A Great Reckoning
GR Mini - New Releases Magic Binds
Modern Mrs. Darcy - Book Recommended by Spouse, BFF, etc The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Modern Mrs. Darcy - A Book Published Before You Were Born The Death of the Heart
Popsugar - A Book from Oprah's Bookclub The Underground Railroad
Popsugar - An Autobiography The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents
Popsugar - A Book and its Prequel The Tenth Witness
Popsugar - A Book About a Road Trip I Don't Care if We Never Get Back: 30 Games in 30 Days on the Best Worst Baseball Road Trip Ever

October 2016 - Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre - Horror/Thriller The Gloaming
GR Mini - Chunkster Challenge Level 1 The Trespasser
GR Mini - Chunkster Challenge Level 1 The Unseen World
Modern Mrs. Darcy - Book published this year The Association of Small Bombs
Popsugar - A political memoir My Life on the Road
Popsugar -a book that's guaranteed to bring you joy One Fell Sweep

November 2016 - Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre - Manga/Graphic Novel Paper Girls, Vol. 1
GR Mini - New releases 2016 Dark Matter
Back to the Classics - A 20th century classic The End of the Affair
Modern Mrs. Darcy - A book you've already read at least once - The Fellowship of the Ring
Modern Mrs. Darcy - A book recommended by your librarian Homegoing
Popsugar - A dystopian novel The Fifth Season
Popsugar - A book you haven't read since high school Little Women
Popsugar - A graphic novel Nimona
Popsugar - A classic from the 20th Century The Pursuit of Love

December 2016 - Reading Summary

Reading Challenges
GR Genre - Humor Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
Modern Mrs. Darcy - A book you should have read in school The Importance of Being Earnest
Modern Mrs. Darcy - A book that was banned at some point A Separate Peace
Modern Mrs. Darcy - a book you own but have never read Harmony Black
Modern Mrs. Darcy - a book that intimidates you
Middlemarch
Popsugar - a book that's becoming a movie this year Inferno
Popsugar - a book that's under 150 pages The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Women's Work
Popsugar - a book that's at least 100 years older than you Persuasion
Popsugar - a book recommended by someone you just met The Uncommon Reader
Popsugar - the first book you see in a bookstore The Comet Seekers

Reading challenge summary is in the first post but overall, a great reading year!