The Reading Challenge Group discussion

So the challenge is to read a book a week for the year. I managed to beat it this year and read 58, but I want to give myself time for the inevitable reading slump I'll go through.

Books Read:

1. Bird Box by Josh Malerman 305 pages
2. Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey 224 pages
3. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 383 pages
4. Call for the Dead by John le Carré 160 pages
5. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith 561 pages
6. Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu 235 pages
7. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 580 pages
8. 1984 by George Orwell 326 pages
9. I Hate Fairyland #1 by Skottie Young 128 pages
10. Skyward Volume 1: My Low-G Life by Joe Henderson 136 pages
11. your name., Vol. 1 by Makoto Shinkai 176 pages
12. YO-KAI WATCH, Vol. 1 by Noriyuki Konishi 187 pages
13. Prison School, Vol. 1 by Akira Hiramoto 382 pages
14. My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 by Kohei Horikoshi 189 pages
15. Becoming by Michelle Obama 426 pages
16. The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality by Bhaskar Sunkara 288 pages
17. The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong 309 pages
18.The New Authoritarians: Convergence on the Right by David Renton 288 pages
19. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson 703 pages
20. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie 515 pages
21. The Burning by Laura Bates 368 pages
22. The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett 544 pages
23. Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala 352 pages

Total Pages Read: 7,765

Physical Books:

1. Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu
2. 1984 by George Orwell
3. I Hate Fairyland #1 by Skottie Young
4. Skyward Volume 1: My Low-G Life by Joe Henderson
5. your name., Vol. 1 by Makoto Shinkai
6. YO-KAI WATCH, Vol. 1 by Noriyuki Konishi
7. Prison School, Vol. 1 by Akira Hiramoto
8. My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 by Kohei Horikoshi
9. The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality by Bhaskar Sunkara
10. The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong
11.The New Authoritarians: Convergence on the Right by David Renton
12. Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala

E-Books:

1. Bird Box by Josh Malerman
2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
3. Call for the Dead by John le Carré

Audiobooks:

1. Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey
2. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
3. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
4. Becoming by Michelle Obama
5. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson 703 pages
6. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie 515 pages
7. The Burning by Laura Bates 368 pages
8. The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett 544 pages

Genre Challenge Tracking/Planning:

January - Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
February - Romance, Women's Fiction, Western
March - Mystery, Suspense
April - Fantasy
May - Comedy, Tragedy
June - Travel, Survival, Adventure
July - YA, Middle Grade
August - Science Fiction, Dystopia
September - Historical Fiction
October - Horror, Thriller, Supernatural Fiction
November - Classics
December - Children's Lit, Animal Stories

Good luck!

I wish you the best

Chunkster Challenge

Level One Chunckster
1. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
2. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
3. Becoming by Michelle Obama

Level Two Flowe Presser
4. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
5. The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett
6

Level 3 Back Breaker
7
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9
10
...and then see a chiropractor!

Door Stopper Challenge

Level 1 - A Mighty Tome
1. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

Level 2 - Stack 'em High
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Level 3 - Weight Matters
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Level 4 - A Hefty Pile
7.
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Have fun reading in 2019!

Shelf Bender Challenge

Fantasy Faire

Level 1 - Linger with Elves (2 Books)
1. Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu
2. I Hate Fairyland #1 by Skottie Young

Level 2 - Fly with Dragons (4 Books)
3. Skyward Volume 1: My Low-G Life by Joe Henderson
4. YO-KAI WATCH, Vol. 1 by Noriyuki Konishi

Level 3 - Eat the Food in Faerie (7 Books)
5. My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 by Kohei Horikoshi
6. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
7. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

Level 4 - Go on a Quest to Save the World (10 Books)
8. The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett
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10.

Level 5 - Explore Another World (15 Books)
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Blast Off With SciFi

Level One Suiting Up
1. 1984 by George Orwell
2. your name., Vol. 1 by Makoto Shinkai
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Level Two Countdown
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Level Three Blast Off
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Level Four Voyager
16.
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The Game is Afoot

Level 1 - Break the Code (2 Books)
1. Call for the Dead by John le Carré
2. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

Level 2 - Shadow the Suspect (4 Books)
3. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
4. The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong

Level 3 - Crack the Case (7 Books)
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Level 4 - Chase the Villain (10 Books)
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Travel The World

Option 1: Around the World

1st Leg: North America
2nd Leg: South America
3rd Leg: Europe - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
4th Leg: Middle East
5th Leg: Africa
6th Leg: Asia
7th Leg: Australia & Oceania

Thanks everybody for your good wishes. I've put a couple of longer challenges above to keep track of.

I also think it'll be cool to track the number of different formats I engage with and look at the total number of pages I read/listen to over the year.

Dinner is Served

I'm going to go with John le Carré for this one.
I'll start at the beginning of his Bibliography and work my way forward.

Level 1 - Just a Sample
1. Call for the Dead
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Level 2 - Appetizers
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Level 3 - Main Course
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Level 4 - Dessert
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Winter Bingo

B1: Award Winner - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
B2: Graphic Novel - Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu
B3: Silver Lettering - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
B4: Mystery or Thriller - Call for the Dead by John le Carré
B5: Current Event Related - Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey

I1: Start a Series - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
I2: Middle Grade
I3: Blue Cover
I4: > 400 pages - The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
I5: Personal Improvement

N1: Classic - 1984 by George Orwell
N2: Made into a Movie
N3: FREE:
N4: Science Fiction
N5: Humor

G1: Magical Realism
G2: LGBTQ+
G3: White Cover
G4: Published In Your Birth Year
G5: Biographical

O1: Published Last Year
O2: Epistolary
O3: Gold Lettering
O4: Based on Mythology
O5: Math/Science