2015 Reading Challenge [Closed] discussion

Everyone has been so active in planning their challenge out for the year, Camilla suggested we write our plans down so we don't forget! Just copy and paste the challenge list (or just number 1-50) and type your books up! Create your own thread in this folder by using your name as the topic title. Your thread can also serve as a way for other members to suggest books to you if you're stuck for a week. :) Good luck on your planning!


WEEKS & TOPICS
1. a book with more than 500 pages
2. a romance
3. a book that became a movie
4. a book published this year
5. a book with a number in the title
6. a book written by someone under 30
7. a book with nonhuman characters
8. a funny book
9. a book by a female author
10. a mystery or thriller
11. a book with a one-word title
12. a book of short stories
13. a book set in a different country
14. a nonfiction book
15. a popular author's first book
16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet
17. a book a friend recommended
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book
19. a book based on a true story
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list
21. a book your mom loves
22. a book that scares you
23. a book more than 100 years old
24. a book based entirely on its cover
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26. a memoir
27. a book you can finish in a day
28. a book with antonyms in the title
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
30. a book that came out the year you were born
31. a book with bad reviews
32. a trilogy (the first)
33. a trilogy (the second)
34. a trilogy (the third)
35. a book from your childhood
36. a book with a love triangle
37. a book set in the future
38. a book set in high school
39. a book with a color in the title
40. a book that made/makes you cry
41. a book with magic
42. a graphic novel
43. a book by an author you've never read before
44. a book you own but have never read
45. a book that takes place in your hometown
46. a book that was originally written in another language
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday)
48. a book written by an author with your same initials
49. a play
50. a banned book
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show
52. a book you started but never finished

Thanks, it's a nice idea :)

Thank you Zaz! Camilla suggested it. I think it's great that we can see what our members are reading at a glance!

It will definitely help to see what other people are planning to read (may inspire me to change a few of mine). Some of the challenges are extra challenging, haha. Finding a book with antonyms in the title that I legitimately had an interest in reading was super tough.

I agree about the inspiration. There are so many books I've discovered in the past week thanks to members of this group ^_^

Great idea to post it here! This makes it easier for us to link up and get new book ideas ahead of time! I have my list written out so I will have to type it up for this :) I will also be posting it on my blog (http://misplacedselchie.wordpress.com ) along with reviews of the books I read

Oof, I really feel like #4 should be a lot later in the list to allow for more books to be published during the year as options! :S

For the #4, we decided it's the year before week 4 so you'll have plenty books from 2014 to read ^^

Sorry, totally new to GR - how do you add the link to the books within the post?

Susan wrote: "Sorry, totally new to GR - how do you add the link to the books within the post?"

Just above the comment box on the right hand side you should have two links. One will say 'add book/author' and if you click that you can search for the book you want to link. :-)

Robbie, that rule was amended for our group's purposes. Since we're reading week by week instead of taking on tasks randomly, it was decided that "this year" would come to mean 2014 instead of 2015.

Jessica posted an excellent thread here that answers most of the frequently asked questions about the challenge and the tasks. You may find that helpful as you're trying to figure out what you want to read and when.

It's an amazing idea. I'll join for this one :)

Great idea. I like the concept , now what shall I read is the question so many options , hmmm

This is a great idea however, I'm doing the year 2015 reading challenge that was posted on Goodreads where you have to make a goal of how many books you wanted to read for the year and I put mine down as 80 books to read this year :)

Hi (:
I got a question on number 50, do you think it is ok to read a book that was at some point banned but isn't now? And does it have to be a book that is bannend in my country? Because I thimk I'll have some problems to get my hands on such a book ^^

Jana wrote: "Hi (:
I got a question on number 50, do you think it is ok to read a book that was at some point banned but isn't now? And does it have to be a book that is bannend in my country? Because I thimk ..."

That is completely okay Jana, and it can be a book that was banned anywhere. Here is a list of the top banned and challenged books in America. I am sure you can also do an easy search for what books are frequently banned in any country, I just know the American ones best lol. Hope that helps and happy reading!

Thank you that actually helps a lot (:
happy reading to you to

Thank you for the plan, that will definitely help me to get back on track in regards to reading books.

Is it to late to jump in!? I love this idea!! How fun!

Jump on in! Never too late.

Where do I copy and paste the challenge or number them to add my list

Hey Jen. You can copy/paste the challenge numbers and tasks from this post. You can create your plan in here.

It took me the length of time one book would take to complete the plan with links in tow. Am I THAT slow, or is it tough for everyone?

I'm excited to catch up and jump in now! :-) Thanks for all the help!

Yay!! I just posted my plans! I hope it's ok that I am reading out of order... as long as I am sticking to book guidelines. I never thought I would step too far out of my comfort genre 'zone' and by the look of the books on my list... I'm in for a ride ;) What a great challenge and thanks for starting this group and discussions!! Happy Reading :)

No problem with the out of order, just try to join the discussions as much as you can when you have read one of the weekly books :)

I didn't realize we had a certain week to complete a certain challenge. I just thought that we had the list for the year and we just need to complete the list. I have already completed some of the future challenges but i will try to stick to the weekly challenge for now on.

Amanda wrote: "I didn't realize we had a certain week to complete a certain challenge. I just thought that we had the list for the year and we just need to complete the list. I have already completed some of t..."

As is mentioned, reading out of order is okay! I know some books I may read early, so I am just takinh notes on them so I can join the discussions later :)

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Hey, y'all! My name is Shelly. I would love to join you in the 2015 Reading Challenge. I am starting in week 29, so do I need to make up the weeks that I missed?

Welcome Shelly :)
You can start at week 29 and catch-up the previous weeks if you have time. If you finished books before starting the challenge, you can see if they fit in some categories, so you'll check several more weeks. And of course, you can do only a part of the challenge if you don't have enough reading time.
Do what is easier/better for you, the goal of the challenge is to have fun and discover new books.

Zaz wrote: "Welcome Shelly :)
You can start at week 29 and catch-up the previous weeks if you have time. If you finished books before starting the challenge, you can see if they fit in some categories, so you'..."

Great! I will start at week 29 and catch-up/match-up books read in weeks 1-28 before I found you.

I'm new to this group, but not new to the challenge. It took me a while to get serious about it, so I'm rushing to finish before the end of the year. I'm impressed that you're reading a book per week - especially the ones over 500 pages! I have some overlaps (is that allowed?)

1. a book with more than 500 pages - Divergent (Done)
2. a romance - Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne (Done)
3. a book that became a movie - Divergent(Done)
4. a book published this year - God Help the Child (Done)
5. a book with a number in the title -A Brief History of Seven Killings (In Progress)
6. a book written by someone under 30 - Divergent (Done)
7. a book with nonhuman characters - Because of Winn-Dixie I'm tutoring a student in adult literacy & she wanted to read this.
8. a funny book - Me Talk Pretty One Day (Done)
9. a book by a female author
10. a mystery or thriller - An Untamed State (Done)
11. a book with a one-word title -Ruby
12. a book of short stories - Stone Mattress: Nine Tales
13. a book set in a different country - The Moor's Account (Done)
14. a nonfiction book - Getting the Love You Want : A Guide for Couples (Done)
15. a popular author's first book - An Untamed State (Done)
16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet - God Help the Child (Done)
17. a book a friend recommended - Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina (Done)
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book - Middlesex
19. a book based on a true story - The Moor's Account (Done)
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list - The Catcher in the Rye
21. a book your mom loves - Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina (Done)
22. a book that scares you - An Untamed State (Done)
23. a book more than 100 years old - The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself
24. a book based entirely on its cover - Memoirs of a Geisha
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't -Fahrenheit 451 (In Progress)
26. a memoir - Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina (Done)
27. a book you can finish in a day - In the Garden with Dr. Carver (Done)
28. a book with antonyms in the title - My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - The Moor's Account (Done)
30. a book that came out the year you were born - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
31. a book with bad reviews - Tropic of Cancer
32. a trilogy (the first) - Divergent (Done)
33. a trilogy (the second) - Insurgent
34. a trilogy (the third) - Allegiant
35. a book from your childhood - The Princess and the Pea (Done) My sister-in-law wanted me to crochet the doll for my new niece plus I let my student get started in fairy tales.
36. a book with a love triangle -The Notebook
37. a book set in the future - Fahrenheit 451
38. a book set in high school - Everything I Never Told You (Done)
39. a book with a color in the title - My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times
40. a book that made/makes you cry - The Notebook
41. a book with magic - The Tales of Beedle the Bard
42. a graphic novel - Asterios Polyp (Done)
43. a book by an author you've never read before - Memoirs of a Geisha
44. a book you own but have never read - The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself
45. a book that takes place in your hometown -A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Done)
46. a book that was originally written in another language - The Art of War
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday) - The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
48. a book written by an author with your same initials -Hooray For Fly Guy! (Done)
49. a play -A Streetcar Named Desire
50. a banned book - Fahrenheit 451 (Done)
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show
I was going to read the graphic novel of The Living Dead & also count it as a tv show. I may have to add it back to my list...
52. a book you started but never finished - Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Welcome Tiffany, can you copy-paste your post and create your own plan in this folder, like you did when you added your books in each week? :)
The overlaps is ok if you don't have enough time to read 1 book per week. We usually try to have different books for all the categories so you won't often see overlaps here.

Thanks, Zaz. And I sure will. I tried to use that cool challenge box, but it didn't work for me. It didn't register the books I'd read. Copy & paste works just fine.

Hi all -

This is my first time here, so I hope I'm doing this right. Here goes nothing.

Books with an asterisk are not yet read:

WEEKS & TOPICS
1. a book with more than 500 pages - The Paying Guests
2. a romance - Wuthering Heights*
3. a book that became a movie - A Room With A View
4. a book published this year - Summerlong
5. a book with a number in the title - Station Eleven*
6. a book written by someone under 30 - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena*
7. a book with nonhuman characters - The Sage of Waterloo*
8. a funny book - What A Carve Up! or The Winslaw Legacy
9. a book by a female author - The Miniaturist
10. a mystery or thriller - Tell No One
11. a book with a one-word title - Redeployment
12. a book of short stories - The UnAmericans
13. a book set in a different country - The Betrayers
14. a nonfiction book - The Romanov Sisters
15. a popular author's first book - Catch-22*
16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet - South of the Border, West of the Sun
17. a book a friend recommended - Hello, Hollywood
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book - The Goldfinch
19. a book based on a true story - Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of A Year
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list - Moby-Dick*
21. a book your mom loves - The Girl on the Train
22. a book that scares you - Aquarium
23. a book more than 100 years old - The Death of Ivan Ilyich
24. a book based entirely on its cover - All the Birds Singing
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't - The Winter of Our Discontent
26. a memoir - Autobiography by Morrissey
27. a book you can finish in a day - Silk
28. a book with antonyms in the title - Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - Scenes from Village Life
30. a book that came out the year you were born - The Group*
31. a book with bad reviews - Pazzo Weekend
32. a trilogy (the first) - His Dark Materials - The Golden Compass #1*
33. a trilogy (the second) - His Dark Materials - The Subtle Knife #2*
34. a trilogy (the third) - His Dark Materials - The Amber Spyglass #3*
35. a book from your childhood - Black Beauty*
36. a book with a love triangle - Euphoria
37. a book set in the future - Find Me
38. a book set in high school - Normal People Don't Live Like This
39. a book with a color in the title - Black River
40. a book that made/makes you cry - Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most
41. a book with magic - The Ocean at the End of the Lane
42. a graphic novel - Persepolis*
43. a book by an author you've never read before - The Interestings
44. a book you own but have never read - Kim, by Rudyard Kipling*
45. a book that takes place in your hometown - The Flamethrowers
46. a book that was originally written in another language - If On A Winter's Night A Traveler
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday) - A Christmas Carol*
48. a book written by an author with your same initials - SJ Day's Eve of Darkness*
49. a play - Romeo and Juliet*
50. a banned book - The Satanic Verses*
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show - Tender is the Night
52. a book you started but never finished - Redwall*

Stacey, it would be better/easier if you create your own topic for your reading plan (so you can comment it or have comments from members). Some of us use ours as reading journals. To do it, there's a "create a new topic" in the top right corner (copy-paste your plan inside the text box). Thanks!

Zaz,

Thanks for your recommendation. I just re-posted this entire list where I think it's supposed to go, per your comment above.

Hope it's right!

Yes, it's perfect :)