2019 #ReadICT Challenge discussion

Hello! Thought I'd start a thread for anyone wanting to post their book possibilities for the 2019 challenge. Here are the categories:

1. A book with a face on the cover

2. A book from a genre you don’t normally read

3. A book that makes you LOL

4. A book set in the place you were born

5. A classic or retelling

6. A book you’ve avoided or didn’t finish

7. A translated book

8. An award winner (Pulitzer, National Book Award, Newbery, etc.)

9. A book recommended by a child or teenager

10. A biography, autobiography or memoir

11. A book featuring a character who is different than you in some way (race, religion, abilities, etc.)

12. A book by an author slated to visit Kansas in 2019

Here is at least part of my 2019 TBR. It changes by the minute:

1. A book with a face on the cover -- Speak or A Walk in the Woods

2. A book from a genre you don’t normally read -- The Fifth Season or The Name of the Wind

3. A book that makes you LOL -- Straight Man or Dear Committee Members

4. A book set in the place you were born -- Cold Mountain (North Carolina)

5. A classic or retelling -- East of Eden

6. A book you’ve avoided or didn’t finish -- Anna Karenina or Gilead

7. A translated book -- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle or The Perfect Nanny

8. An award winner (Pulitzer, National Book Award, Newbery, etc.) -- Less or Challenger Deep

9. A book recommended by a child or teenager -- Purple Hibiscus (recommended by BOTH my children!), or Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

10. A biography, autobiography or memoir -- Educated and/or Becoming

11. A book featuring a character who is different than you in some way (race, religion, abilities, etc.) -- Sissy: A Coming-Of-Gender Story (coming in March 2019)

12. A book by an author slated to visit Kansas in 2019 -- Maybe something by Charles Finch and/or B.A. Shapiro?? Or Salvage the Bones

My initial picks (I want to do two for each), very subject to change:

1. A book with a face on the cover- Children of Men by PD James and TBD

2. A book from a genre you don’t normally read
I read pretty much every genre, but horror, straight sci-fi, western, and self-help are probably my least read so my initial thoughts were A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Trembly, Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie, &/or I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't) by Brene Brown. I'm also now thinking The Fifth Season since I also own that one or maybe a western since that really probably is my least read. My grandpa loved Zane Grey so may try one of his.

3. A book that makes you LOL
Yes, Please by Amy Poehler and, hopefully, The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

4. A book set in the place you were born
So far I only have The Coincidence of the Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert.

5. A classic or retelling
MacBeth by Jo Nesbo and Hagseed by Margaret Atwood are two of the many I'm considering.

6. A book you’ve avoided or didn’t finish
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace & War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (I have a feeling getting both in is overly ambitious). Other options: The Stand by Stephen King and The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (abandoned because it felt too realistic instead of dystopian and I wanted something lighter)

7. A translated book
Not sure yet, maybe something by Fredrik Backman for one of them

8. An award winner (Pulitzer, National Book Award, Newbery, etc.)
The Moviegoer by Walter Percy (National Book Award) and The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (Man Booker Prize)

9. A book recommended by a child or teenager
No clue, but maybe Rick Riordan since I know some of my friends' kids have enjoyed the Percy Jackson series. I'm hoping I can get one to recommend Artemis Fowl since it's been sitting on my kindle forever.

10. A biography, autobiography or memoir
As You Wish by Cary Elwes and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

11. A book featuring a character who is different than you in some way (race, religion, abilities, etc.)
I feel like this is almost any book so I'll probably figure this category out as I go.

12. A book by an author slated to visit Kansas in 2019
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas and probably a Walter Mosley book

9. A book recommended by a child or teenager
No clue, but maybe Rick Riordan since I know some of my friends' kids have enjoyed the Percy Jackson series. I'm hoping I can get one to recommend Artemis Fowl since it's been sitting on my kindle forever.


My daughter (17) says she would definitely recommend Artemis Fowl. It's one of her favorites.

Lesa wrote: "9. A book recommended by a child or teenager
No clue, but maybe Rick Riordan since I know some of my friends' kids have enjoyed the Percy Jackson series. I'm hoping I can get one to recommend Artem..."

Thank you!

I've never done anything like this before, and still working on my list. What I have so far:

1. A book with a face on the cover --- Becoming by Michelle Obama

2. A book from a genre you don’t normally read

3. A book that makes you LOL --- Turbo Twenty Three by Janet Evanovich

4. A book set in the place you were born

5. A classic or retelling --- Great by Sara Benincansa

6. A book you’ve avoided or didn’t finish --- Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

7. A translated book --- The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani

8. An award winner (Pulitzer, National Book Award, Newbery, etc.)

9. A book recommended by a child or teenager

10. A biography, autobiography or memoir --- Educated by Tara Westover

11. A book featuring a character who is different than you in some way (race, religion, abilities, etc.)

12. A book by an author slated to visit Kansas in 2019

2019 #ReadICT CHALLENGE
◦ A book with a face on the cover - Ragnar Lothbrok and a History of the Vikings by Noah Brown
◦ A book from a genre you don’t normally read - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
◦ A book that makes you LOL - Dead in the Water by Barry J. Hutchison
◦ A book set in the place you were born - Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door by Roy Wenzl
◦ A classic or retelling - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
◦ A book you’ve avoided or didn’t finish - The Dark Tower by Stephen King
◦ A translated book - Beowulf by Anonymous
◦ An award winner - Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King/Owen King
◦ A book recommended by a child or teenager - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
◦ A biography, autobiography or memoir - Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters by Major Dick Winters
◦ A book featuring a character who is different than you in someway(race, religion, abilities, etc) - Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
◦ A book by an author slated to visit Kansas in 2019 - The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer

Here are my plans (always subject to change of course!):
1- "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier
2- (genre I don't normally read)
3-(book that makes me LOL)
4- "The Great Rock Candy Mountain" by Wallace Stegner
5- "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
6- "The Cellist of Sarajevo" by Steven Galloway
7- "Waking Lions" by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen (translated from Hebrew)
8- "March" by Geraldine Brooks
9- (book recommended by kid or teen)
10- "In Pieces" by Sally Field
11- "My Sister, the Serial Killer" by Oyinkan Braithwaite
12- (book by author coming to Kansas)

Karla, I thought about doing Harry Potter for the book I avoided, too! But I just may keep avoiding. Lol

Subject to change!
1. A book with a face on the cover
The Marriage of Opposites
2. A book from a genre you don’t normally read
Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating (for me, romance is a genre I don't normally read).
3. A book that makes you LOL
-I figured I'll leave this blank, and when a book makes me LOL, I'll count it for the category :)
4. A book set in the place you were born
Moon Over Manifest
5. A classic or retelling
Pride and Prejudice
6. A book you’ve avoided or didn’t finish
Children of Blood and Bone
7. A translated book
The Little Prince
8. An award winner (Pulitzer, National Book Award, Newbery, etc.)
The Friend
9. A book recommended by a child or teenager
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
10. A biography, autobiography or memoir
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After or The Raqqa Diaries: Escape from Islamic State
11. A book featuring a character who is different than you in some way (race, religion, abilities, etc.)
The Poet X
12. A book by an author slated to visit Kansas in 2019
On the Come Up or Sing, Unburied, Sing

Maisy... Great list! Every book on your list I've either read or are high on my TBR list!

Sheryl, it’s always exciting to meet someone with similar reading tastes!

STC- 2019 Books for ICT Challenge:

1. Face on cover- Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auchwitz as a Young Child by Thomas Buergenthal with forward by E. Weisel (C)
2. Genre I don't normally read; crime/mystery The Whistler by John Grisham.
3. Makes you laugh- Pastrix by Nadia Bolz-Weber (C*)
4. Set where you were born- Moon Over Manifest
5. Classic or retelling- Fahrenheit 451 by R. Bradbury
6. Book I've avoided or didn't finish- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family & Culture in Crisis by JD Vance (C*)
7. Translated Book- Gospel of John (C)
8. Award Winner- Sing, Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward(C*)
9. Recommended by child or teen- Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling (C*)
10. Bio/Autobiography- Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson (C *)
11.Character different than you. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (C*)
12.Author visiting Ks. in 2019 Sissy by Jacob Tobia (C*)

C= completed * = highly recommend

I'm loving this! I might go back and do prior year's after I finish this one.

1. A book with a face on the cover - Where'd You Go, Bernadette (finished)

2. A book from a genre you don’t normally read - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (finished)

3. A book that makes you LOL - TBD

4. A book set in the place you were born - TBD

5. A classic or retelling - TBD

6. A book you’ve avoided or didn’t finish - I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death (The struggle is real with this book. If not for this category I wouldn't even be trying)

7. A translated book - TBD

8. An award winner (Pulitzer, National Book Award, Newbery, etc.) - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (finished)

9. A book recommended by a child or teenager - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (finished)

10. A biography, autobiography or memoir - I would like to read Educated, but there are so many good options!

11. A book featuring a character who is different than you in some way (race, religion, abilities, etc.) - An American Marriage (finished)

12. A book by an author slated to visit Kansas in 2019 - Sing, Unburied, Sing (currently reading)

Very tentative list!

1. A book with a face on the cover - Miss Subways

2. A book from a genre you don’t normally read - The Shining?

3. A book that makes you LOL - TBD

4. A book set in the place you were born - Middlesex

5. A classic or retelling - The Count of Monte Cristo

6. A book you’ve avoided or didn’t finish - The Lovely Bones

7. A translated book - Killing Commendatore

8. An award winner (Pulitzer, National Book Award, Newbery, etc.) - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

9. A book recommended by a child or teenager - TBD

10. A biography, autobiography or memoir - Angela's Ashes

11. A book featuring a character who is different than you in some way (race, religion, abilities, etc.) - Kindred

12. A book by an author slated to visit Kansas in 2019 - Finding Dorothy