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Personal Challenges - 2015
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Megan's 2015 Readings
2015 Challenges50 New Books Mini-Challenge
[x] A book with more than 500 pages: Cress
[x] A classic romance: Northanger Abbey
[x] A book that became a movie: Still Alice
[x] A book published this year: Becoming Rain
[x] A book with a number in the title: The 5th Wave
[x] A book by someone under 30: The Tiger's Wife
[x] A book with nonhuman characters: Cinder, Scarlet
[x] A funny book: Yes Please
[x] A book by a female author: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
[x] A mystery or thriller: Inferno
[x] A book with a one-word title: Room
[x] A book of short stories: Interpreter of Maladies
[x] A book set in a different country: Last Train to Istanbul: A Novel
[x] A non-fiction book: God, If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked: Tales of Stand-up, Saturday Night Live, and Other Mind-Altering Mayhem
[x] A popular author's first book: Looking for Alaska
[x] A book from an author that you love but haven't read yet: Peacock Emporium
[x] A book a friend recommended: Wool Omnibus
[x] A Pulitzer Prize winning book: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
[x] A book based on a true story: The Invention of Wings
[x] A book at the bottom of your to read list: Everything I Never Told You
[x] A book your mom loves: John Adams
[x] A book that scares you: The Three
[x] A book more than 100 years old: Far from the Madding Crowd
[x] A book based entirely on its cover: The Driftless Area
[x] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't: To Kill a Mockingbird
[x] A memoir: Coming Clean
[x] A book you can finish in a day: The Master Magician
[x] A book with antonyms in the title: Big Little Lies
[x] A book set somewhere you always wanted to visit: The Light Between Oceans
[x] A book that came out the year you were born: The Prince of Tides
[x] A book with bad reviews: The House I Loved
[x] A trilogy: The Wayward Pines Trilogy - Pines, Wayward, The Last Town
[x] A book from your childhood: The Wheel on the School
[x] A book with a love triangle:The Vincent Boys, The Vincent Brothers
[x] A book set in the future: Into the Forest
[x] A book set in high school: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
[x] A book with a color in the title: One Lavender Ribbon
[x] A book that made you cry: Those Who Save Us
[x] A book with magic: The Night Circus
[x] A graphic novel: Artifice
[x] A book by an author you've never read before: The Ladies Room
[x] A book you own but have never read: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
[x] A book that takes place in your hometown: Fu-Fu-Fu-Frank!: One Man's Struggle with Tourette Syndrome
[x] A book that was originally written in a different language: The Glassblower
[x] A book set during Christmas: Landline
[x] A book written by an author with your same initials: We Are Not Ourselves
[x] A play: A Streetcar Named Desire
[x] A banned book: The Handmaid's Tale
[x] A book based on or turned into a tv show: The Astronaut Wives Club
[x] A book you started but never finished: Gone Girl
Alphabet Soup Mini-Challenge
A- The Art Forger
B- The Burgess Boys
C- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
D- The Discontinuity of Small Things
E- Eleanor & Park
F- Flowers for Algernon
G- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
H- Hollow City
I- The Interestings
J- The Joy Luck Club
K- Killing Chase
L- Love, Rosie
M- The Man in the Window
N- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
O- Orphan Train
P- The Painted Girls
Q- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
R- Running Barefoot
S- Serena
T- Tell the Wolves I'm Home
U- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
V- Vanished
W- What She Left Behind
X- X.
Y- The Yard Rose
Z- The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
ROY G BIV: Ride The Rainbow Spring Mini-Challenge
Red- Red Dog Saloon
Orange- In A Field of Oranges
Yellow- The Golden Dancer
Green- The Green Glass
Blue- The Blue Hour
Indigo- Indigo
Violet- The Plum Tree
Black- Black Water
Brown- 38 Chestnuts: A Korean American Novel
White- Lily's White Lace
I'd Like To Buy A Vowel Mini-Challenge
Titles with:
No A - Three Wishes
No E - Fangirl
No I - A Man Called Ove
No O - The Nightingale
No U - The Girl on the Train
No Y - Surviving Ice
Banned Book Week 2015 Mini-Challenge
Censorship Level #4
1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Reason: masterbation, violence, racial slurs
2. Fahrenheit 451
Reason: anti-Christian theme/bible burning, violence, murder
3. Always Running
Reason: gang violence, racial slurs, sexual content, drugs
4. The Bluest Eye
Reason: sexual content > rape, pedophilia, incest
Calendar Crazy - Autum Edition
September: A Year at 32 September Way, Another Year at 32 September Way
October: From Rocket Boys to October Sky
November: November 9
BINGO - May through August
B1: Exploration - out of your comfort zone: The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley, Who Planned to Live an Unusual Life
B2: Congratulations - award winner: Redeployment
B3: Participation - group read: Station Eleven
B4: Information - non-fiction: The Last Lecture
B5: Collaboration - found on GR: Sweet
I1: Listed It - on TBR list: The Obituary Society
I2: Bought It - own it: Go Ask Alice
I3: Eyed It - a book you've been meaning to read: Four: A Divergent Story Collection
I4: Downloaded It - The Yellow Rose Beauty Shop
I5: Scored It - free: All the Bright Places
N1: Oldie But Goodie - classic: Frankenstein
N2: New Kid On The Block - 2015 release: Chasing River
N3: FREE - any book: Gone to Her Grave
N4: Yesterday's News - 2014 release: Just One Thing
N5: Everybody's Talking - book everyone's read but you: The Great Gatsby
G1: Nice To Meet You - new author: Confess
G2: You Seem Familiar - popular author: The Tell-Tale Heart
G3: One Of The Girls - female author: The Moonlight Palace
G4: One Of The Guys - male author: Red Light
G5: Old Friends - a favorite author: An Abundance of Katherines
O1: Take A Stand - stand alone: Brooklyn
O2: Take A Friend - from a series: Spiraled
O3: Take A Trip - different locale: The Stranger's Obituary
O4: Take A Look - adult book: Over the Top
O5: Take A Break - young adult: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
50 New Books:[x] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit: The Light Between Oceans Australia!
50 New Books[x] A book that made you cry: Those Who Save Us
*Many books make me cry. This one made me cry throughout - for nearly every character.
Good luck with your challenge Megan!I'm curious about It never ends, what is the book about? did you enjoy The handmaid's tale?
[x] A book that was originally written in a different language: The Glassblower translated from German
[x] A book by an author you've never read before: The Ladies Room- A non-smut romance and fiction author who has published over 50 books.
[x] A book set in a different country: Last Train to Istanbul: A Novel - France, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Turkey
[x] a book based on a true story: The Invention of WingsBased loosely on the lives of Sarah and Angelina Grimke - Born into a Southern, slave owning family, the Grimkes use first hand experience to stoke the fires of the abolitionist movement - simultaneously powering the under currents of what would become modern day feminism and the women's suffrage movement.
[x] A non-fiction book: God, If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked: Tales of Stand-up, Saturday Night Live, and Other Mind-Altering MayhemDarrell Hammond, best know for his SNL impersonations of Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney, and Sean Connery, shares his story of comedy, addiction, and years of misdiagnosed trauma.
[x] A book that takes place in your hometown: Fu-Fu-Fu-Frank!: One Man's Struggle with Tourette Syndrome
ROY G BIVBlue-The Blue Hour
Stumbled across this one searching through Kindle Unlimited for a blue themed book title. Blow away!
[x] A book that scared you: The ThreeI had no idea what to expect with this book. It's considered horror, but it's only scary in a "what if" sense. Unpredictable for sure.
[x] A book of short stories: Interpreter of MaladiesOriginally chose this as my Pulitzer read, but had no idea it was a book of short stories.
ROY G BIVGreen- The Green Glass
Cutesy romance. Dry. Not much conflict. Lots of appreciated back story though.
Flowers, Flowers Everywhere! May Mini-Challenge -- A book with a flower or 'flower' in the title: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Megan, How do I add my own feed to the Challenge Group feed. I started late in the game and will probably not get all 50, but am still working through the challenge. Thanks a bunch for your help.
Marla wrote: "Megan, How do I add my own feed to the Challenge Group feed. I started late in the game and will probably not get all 50, but am still working through the challenge. Thanks a bunch for your help."I think if you go to the Personal Challenges 2015 and click the add topic link next to the page title. It should let you add your challenge to the folder for personal challenges.
[x] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't: To Kill a MockingbirdSo I did read this when I was suppose to, but I read everything I was assigned. I just used this as an excuse to reread before Go Set A Watchman comes out.
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50 New Books Mini-Challenge ✓
BINGO (May - August) ✓
ROY G BIV: Ride The Rainbow Mini-Challenge ✓
Banned Book Week 2015 Mini-Challenge ✓
I'd Like To Buy A Vowel Mini-Challenge ✓
Calander Crazy - Autumn Edition ✓
Identity Challenge 2015: It Never Ends - 8-Jan ✓
Flowers, Flowers Everywhere! May Mini-Challenge: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - 25 May ✓
Dog Days of Summer July Mini-Challenge: Summer - 28 July ✓
Monthly Group Reads
January Classic: Persuasion
February Genre: The Rosie Project
February YA: Paper Towns
March YA: Splintered
March World Lit: Heart of Darkness
March Genre: Atonement
March Classic: Oliver Twist
April Nonfiction: Crafts & Hobbies: 100 Days of Kindness: Spreading Happiness, Joy, and Love with 100 Acts of Random Kindness!
April Genre: Much Ado About Nothing
June Genre: The Picture of Dorian Gray
June Nonfiction: The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
June YA: Red Queen
July YA: The Geography of You and Me
August Classic: The Age of Innocence
August Genre: I Am Pilgrim
September Genre: The Martian
September YA: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
September Nonfiction: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
October YA: Go Set a Watchman