2015 Reading Challenge [Closed] discussion

I'm only listing the books that I've completed. This will be my running tabulation for this reading list. Wish me luck! :) ;)


1. a book with more than 500 pages
"Absolute Power" by David Baldacci


2. a romance
"A Room with a View" by E. M. Forster


3. a book that became a movie
"The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson


4. a book published this year
"Go Set a Watchman" by Harper Lee


5. a book with a number in the title
"Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt of 1692" by Richard Godbeer


6. a book written by someone under 30
"I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban" by Malala Yousafzai


7. a book with nonhuman characters
"Day Soldiers" (Book #1) by Brandon Hale


8. a funny book
"New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer" by Bill Maher


9. a book by a female author
"Stolen Innocence:My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs" by Elissa Wall


10. a mystery or thriller
"The 39 Steps" by John Buchan


11. a book with a one-word title
"Parched" by Z. L. Arkadie


12. a book of short stories
"Tales of the Slayer, Volume 4" by Michael Reaves


13. a book set in a different country
"Lost Highlander" by Cassidy Cayman


14. a nonfiction book
"Lee Marvin: Point Blank" by Dwayne Epstein


15. a popular author's first book
"The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler


16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet
"The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe


17. a book a friend recommended
"Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson


18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee


19. a book based on a true story
"Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power" by Alexandra Robbins


20. a book at the bottom of your to read list
"Kick" by John L. Monk


21. a book your mom or dad loves
"Call of the Wild" by Jack London


22. a book that scares you
"Horns" by Joe Hill


23. a book more than 100 years old
"The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett


24. a book based entirely on its cover
"The Wedding Trap" by Adrienne Bell


25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald


26. a memoir
"Sinner's Creed: A Memoir" by Scott Stapp


27. a book you can finish in a day
"Open: An Autobiography" by Andre Agassi


28. a book with antonyms in the title
"The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twain


29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
"Aurora Sky, Vampire Hunter (Book #1)" by Nikki Jefford



30. a book that came out the year you were born
"Then Again, Maybe I Won't" by Judy Blume


31. a book with bad reviews
"I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" by Max Tucker


32. a trilogy (the first)
"Divergent" by Veronica Roth


33. a trilogy (the second)
"Insurgent" by Veronica Roth


34. a trilogy (the third)
"Allegiant" by Veronica Roth


35. a book from your childhood
"Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" by Judy Blume


36. a book with a love triangle
"The Guardian" by Nicholas Sparks


37. a book set in the future
"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood


38. a book set in high school
"The Homecoming Masquerade" (Girls Wearing Black #1) by Spencer Baum


39. a book with a color in the title
"History in Blue: 160 Years of Women Police, Sheriffs, Detectives, and State Troopers" by Allan T. Duffin


40. a book that made/makes you cry
"The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks


41. a book with magic
"Heart of the Witch" by Alicia Dean


42. a graphic novel
"The Spaniard's Defiant Virgin" by Jennie Lucas


43. a book by an author you've never read before
"Vampire in Denial (Family Blood Ties Book #1)" by Dale Mayer



44. a book you own but have never read
"Safe by the Marshal's Side" by Shirlee McCoy



45. a book that takes place in your hometown
"The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly


46. a book that was originally written in another language
"Candide" by Voltaire


47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday)
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss


48. a book written by an author with your same initials
"James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl


49. a play
"Lysistrata" by Aristophanes


50. a banned book
"The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss


51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show
"Fresh Off the Boat" by Eddie Huang


52. a book you started but never finished
"The Bodygaurd's Story: Diana, the Crash, and the Sole Survivor" by Trevor Rees-Jones

Thank you! I'm having a lot of fun so far. This is the fastest I've read since I joined GoodReads (27 books read, but not all have fit into this challenge). My other goal is to read the Dr. Seuss collection, too. :)


Stephanie wrote: "Good luck with your challenge!! Love your list read -- Bill Maher, The Secret Garden, both Dr. Seuss, The Handmaid's Tale, Divergent, Open!! YAY!! Great progress and hope you have fun!"

Update: Just finished reading "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly. (A book that takes place in your hometown). Loved it!

Update: Just finished reading "Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power" by Alexandra Robbins. It was okay. A bit dry, but it had some good stuff in it.

I also read Horns and really liked it. I had low expectations since the premise was very odd but Joe Hill did not disappoint!

Have you read his other novels?

No I haven't yet. That was the first novel of his that I've read.

I really liked Heart Shaped Box so I would definitely recommend it if you enjoyed Horns :)

Crap! I just realized that I haven't read anything for almost a month! Now I'm 1 book behind schedule on the Reading Challenge. Yikes!

20 books left to read before December 31st!

15 more to go! Woo Hoo!

7 more books to read!
9 days left -- 10 if you count the fact that there are 4 hours left to today. Ha Ha

Wow!

1 book left to read today!! Wish me luck!

Good luck :)

You can do it! :)

I'm sure you can get it done!!!! Unfortunately I've only finished half of this challenge, side reads got the best of me haha.