The Reading Challenge Group discussion

It’s May and I haven’t posted a Personal Challenge yet. That about says it all for my 2018 Reading Slump. Blah!

Goals:
• Read 120 books this year✔️
• Chip Away at the Guardian List✔️

Anti-Alphabet Challenge

No A- Helen
No B- Checkmate
No C- Emily and Einstein
No D- Mr. Churchill’s Secretary
No E- Vanity Fair
No F- Penric’s Demon
No G- Penric and the Shaman
No H- Penric’s Mission
No I- Faro’s Daughter
No J- The Hallowed Hunt
No K- His for the Holidays
No L- On What Grounds
No M- Princess Elizabeth’s Spy
No N- Dead Cold Brew
No O- Neanderthal Seeks Human
No P- Manna From Hades
No Q- Uncle Silas
No R- His Majesty’s Hope
No S- A Fatal Grace
No T- The Curse of Chalion
No U- The Prime Minister’s Secret Agent
No V- Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidant
No W- The Queen’s Accomplice
No X- The Gap of Time
No Y- Vinegar Girl
No Z- Hag Seed

I hope you are finally out of your slump. That is a bad place to be. 🙀

I hate reading slump!

Thanks, Guys! I’m reading, but not like I usually do. Don’t seem to have the focus this year.

I agree I hate reading slumps. I am close to a slump, reading too many books with weak plots. My last three books I gave a 2 rating. Good luck! Happy reading

Those are never fun. I hope you find your way out soon, Renee!

Let’s Have Pie 2018
I ate a whole lotta pie in 2018...

1. Comedy:
- Tono Bungay**
- Piccadilly Jim**
- Cakes and Ale**
- Diary of a Nobody**
- Unbearable Bassington**

2. Crime:
- Riddle of the Sands**
- Pudd’nhead Wilson**
- Strangers on a Train**

3. Family & Self:
- The Gathering**
- Cider with Rosie**
- Elegance of the Hedgehog (Boxall)**

4. Love:
- Wuthering Heights**
- Lolita**
- East Lynne**
- Lorna Doone**
- Lady Chatterly’s Lover**

5. Science Fiction & Fantasy:
- Uncle Silas**
- Master/Margarita**
- American Gods**
- Lord of the Flies**

6. State of the Nation:
- Vanity Fair**
- New Grub Street**
- Moll Flanders**

7. War & Travel:
- King Solomon’s Mines**
- She**

I’ve been thinking that 2018 was not a very successful reading year. But as I look it over, I think I did alright in the end.

Well, I was definitely and unfortunately Challenge challenged. But I did alright on books.

I am looking forward to 2019, though. So Cheers to a new year!

That's a good feeling! Challenges or not, getting your reading groove back is what really matters.

Thanks, Allison. It definitely feels good to be excited about my reading plans again.