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Karoline's Challenge Corner for 2017
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Genre/Type:
Biography/Memoir:
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Graphic Novel:
Historical Fiction:
Horror:
General Fiction:
Mystery:
Science Fiction:
Poetry:
Length
Short (<250 pages):
Medium (250-500 pages):
Long (501-800 pages):
Very Long (>800 pages):
Author Gender:
Female:
Male:
New to Me or Repeat Author?
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Owned or Borrowed?
Owned Book:
Friend:
Library:
Decade Published:
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Currently participating:
Yearly:
- THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction) | My post
- THE TBR RANDOMISER CHALLENGE | My post
- AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH LANGUAGE | My post
- MODERN MRS. DARCY CHALLENGE 2017 | My post
- LET'S TURN PAGES CHALLENGE | My post
- A TO Z CHALLENGE -- LOCATION EDITION | My post
- POPSUGAR 2017 READING CHALLENGE | My post
Quarterly:
2016 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNERS | My post
Monthly:
- MARATHON CHALLENGE | My post
Finished:

Duration: January 1, 2017 – December 1, 2017
Completed: 0/5
Completed: 0/ 5
100-199: Philosophy and psychology - 150: Psychology - 158: Applied Psychology - Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination - J.K. Rowling
300-399: Social Sciences - 360: Social services; associations - 362.1: Physical Illness - Reimagining Global Health: An Introduction - Paul Farmer
600-699: Technology (Applied Sciences) - 640: Home economics & Family Living - 646.7: Personal Grooming - Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity - David Allen

Duration: January 1st - December 31st 2017
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1. Reimagining Global Health: An Introduction - Paul Farmer
2. Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination - J.K. Rowling
3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
4. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity - David Allen
5. The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West, and the Fight Against AIDS . Helen Epstein

Duration: January 1st - December 31st 2017
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3. A book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit - From Tajikistan to the Moon - Robert Frimtzis
11. A book you were exited to buy or borrow, but haven't read yet: A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar - Suzanne Joinson
12. A book about a topic or subject you already love - TBD

Duration January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
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1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
28. A novel set during wartime
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
32. A book about an interesting woman
33. A book set in two different time periods
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
40. A book you bought on a trip
Advanced
41. A book recommended by an author you love
42. A bestseller from 2016
43. A book with a family-member term in the title
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
47. A book with an eccentric character
48. A book that's more than 800 pages
49. A book you got from a used book sale
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book
51. A book about a difficult topic
52. A book based on mythology

Duration: January 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017
Historical Fiction: The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
Fantasy: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two - John Tiffany
Humor: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
Debut Goodreads Author: Rebel of the Sands - Alwyn Hamilton

Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2017
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo (other topics)Rebel of the Sands (other topics)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (other topics)
The Underground Railroad (other topics)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Alwyn Hamilton (other topics)Amy Schumer (other topics)
Colson Whitehead (other topics)
John Tiffany (other topics)
Helen C. Epstein (other topics)
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Good luck to everyone else and their challenges this year as well!
GOAL FOR 2017:
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