2025 Reading Challenge discussion

2ND QUARTER CHALLENGE: ONE HIT WONDERS
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2015

For this challenge, we're going to explore authors who have only written one book (or one novel). It's all right if the author has published short stories or has been part of a larger collection of published works with other contributors, but he or she can only have one standalone work.

Kadijah Michelle created this challenge in honor of To Kill a Mockingbird falling off this list in July.

For a variation, you can ALSO read books that was the only book of its type written by that author (for example, a fantasy book written by a nonfiction writer).

Set your goal, and keep us posted on how you do!

Check out these lists for assistance:

Ultimate list of literary one hit wonders
One book authors
One hit wonders
Authors with Only One Whole Novel

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Kadijah Michelle is both the creator and leader of this challenge. Thank you!

I'll read 3 from this challenge.

To date The Night Circus is Erin Morgenstern's only published book. I've been wanting to re-read that one, so can it count here? If so, I'll commit to that one.

Edited to add: I didn't get to re-read The Night Circus, but I did read Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, which is mentioned in 3 of the linked lists. Finished 6/20/15

Hi Kadija

Please sign me up for 4. Thanks.

The Bell Jar

1/4

Hi Kadija

Please sign me up for 4. Thanks.

Sign me up for 5 books! Thanks!!

Sign me up for 4 books. Thank you!

UPDATE 4/1/15: I think these will be my selections. They are books I already own and have been on my book shelf way too long!

1. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
2. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
3. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
4. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Please sign me up for 4 as well, thank you.


Second Quarter Challenge, April 01 - June 30
One Hit Wonders
Goal: 4/4

01. The Monk - 20 Apr 2015, 3/5
02. Pedro Paramo - 19 May 2015, 2/5
03. Battle Royale - 15 Jun 2015, 3/5
04. The Leopard: A Novel - 08 May 2015, 4/5

Interesting I will try for 2

I will sign up for 3!

Great idea! But why is there no listopia for this!? Maybe I will start one. I'll do this challenge but not sure how many yet. I'll need to do some investigating.

I am in for three!

Goal: 3 Progress: 0 Complete: 0

Meg wrote: "Great idea! But why is there no listopia for this!? Maybe I will start one. I'll do this challenge but not sure how many yet. I'll need to do some investigating."

I did find one listopia. It is called Authors With Only One Whole Novel.

And here is the list!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Please add anything else you find :)

I am in for 3.

4/3

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

Brianna wrote: "Question before I set a goal→ what if the author hasn't released a second book YET or what if they are a debut author? Do those count?"

I would say that if an author hasn't released another book in 10 years, you are fine. Best way to check is to see if the author has anything in the works.

Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "To date The Night Circus is Erin Morgenstern's only published book. I've been wanting to re-read that one, so can it count here? If so, I'll commit to that one."

Sure, reading is what you make it, so if you feel it counts, I will too.

Mary Pat wrote: "Meg wrote: "Great idea! But why is there no listopia for this!? Maybe I will start one. I'll do this challenge but not sure how many yet. I'll need to do some investigating."

I did find one listop..."

Thanks for finding that. I'll ask Kara if she can add it to the introduction post.

Meg wrote: "And here is the list!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Please add anything else you find :)"

So how many would you like to read?

Hello All,

I am really excited to be leading this discussion :) I have already read several "One Hit Wonders," and I wanted an excuse to reread some of them. My first will be To Kill a Mockingbird.

I plan on following the examples of all the other quarterly challenges, so just let me know when you have updated your list, and I will post it here.

So far we have:

Julie 0/3
Theresa-OctoberLace 1/1 Completed
Jodi 1/4
Kristina 0/5
Peggy 0/4
Eggp 4/4 Completed
Tasha 0/2
Stephanie 0/3
Meg will be checking in with her number.
Mary Pat 3/3 Completed
Laurie 4/3 Completed
Courtney 0/6
Ariel 6/6 Completed
Clair 0/6
Mallory Heart 0/6
Kme_17 0/4
Ellen 0/3
Claire 0/3
Sherry 3/3 Completed
Daisya 1/4
ChrisP 2/3
Jackie B. 5/5 Completed

and me 2/5

Thank you all and Goodreading!

Sign me up for 6 please!

Count me in. :)


[6|6]- DONE!!

1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
2. The Sister by Poppy Adams
3. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
4. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
5. Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis
6. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Courtney and Ariel added.

Hi

Sounds fun sign me for three :)

I'll choose 6, 2 per month.

I'll start at 6, on shelf 2015_Spring_one-hit_challenge

Clair and Mallory Heart added :)

I try for four

I start with trying to read 3.

Kme_17 and Ellen added.
Welcome all.

One of those links mentions Mary Shelley, but she wrote more than just Frankenstein. The Last Man is in my randomiser challenge ^^

Please sign me for 3. :)

I'm in for 3!

I'll go for 4.

Winter wrote: "One of those links mentions Mary Shelley, but she wrote more than just Frankenstein. The Last Man is in my randomiser challenge ^^"

Frankenstein is what she's remembered for.

Here's the site I'm using: http://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/famou...

Also, Claire, Sherry and Daisya...you are added. I hope you enjoy the challenge.

That's true :) was just surprised simce I have another one on my tbr :)

Goal: 4 Progress: 1

1 out of 4

1. The Catcher In The Rye

Winter wrote: "That's true :) was just surprised simce I have another one on my tbr :)"

I felt that way about Joseph Heller. He's written a bunch of books, but Catch 22 is the only one people ever remember.

Put me down for 3

Sounds great. I'm in for 5:


1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Completed 4/27/15 I really loved this book; I thought it had the most perfect ending to a novel I've read in a long while.
2. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Completed 5/28/15
3. Black Beauty by Anna SewellCompleted 6/29/15
4. Russian in the Attic by Marcey Goulder Forman Completed 5/26/15
5. Bossypants by Tina Fey Completed 5/19/15

Update: [2|6] Completed; Message 23.

Jackie B., you are added, I hope you enjoy The Bell Jar.

Thanks! I've never read it before; I'm looking forward to it. I've also updated my list to 4. My kids lit book club is reading the Russian in the Attic for May, and that is certainly a single published author.

Update: [3|6] Completed; Message 23.

Updated Message 41: I've completed reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. It was lovely!

Updated #19.
Goal: 1/4

01. The Monk - 20 Apr 2015, 3/5

UPDATE:


Goal: 3 - Progress: 1 Complete: 2 to go

The Bell Jar

UPDATE:


Goal: 3 - Progress: 2 Complete: 1 to go

The Bell Jar
Invisible Man

How do you all feel about celebrity written books? Like personal memoirs?

Update: [4|6] Completed; Message 23.