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Yay! Thank you.2015 Read Harder Challenge
0/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
A collection of short stories
A book published by an indie press
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
A book that takes place in Asia
A book by an author from Africa
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
A microhistory
A YA novel
A sci-fi novel
A romance novel
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
A book that is a retelling of a classic story
An audiobook
A collection of poetry
A book that someone else has recommended to you
A book that was originally published in another language
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
A book published before 1850
A book published this year
A self-improvement book
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19/241) A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
Lying Out Loud
2) A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
(possible: Blooms of Darkness by Aharon Appelfeld)
3) A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
(possible: African Stories by Doris Lessing)
4) A book published by an indie press
Snowden (Seven Stories Press)
5) A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
6) A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor - Part One
7) A book that takes place in Asia
Seoul Spankings (South Korea)
8) A book by an author from Africa
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
9) A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
Chaco Canyon: Archeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society
10) A microhistory
Lost Mountain: A Year in the Vanishing Wilderness Radical Strip Mining and the Devastation of Appalachia
11) A YA novel
Flawed
12) A sci-fi novel
(possible: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney)
13) A romance novel
Hidden Truths
14) A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
All the Light We Cannot See
15) A book that is a retelling of a classic story
Crimson Bound
16) An audiobook
Crossroads
17) A collection of poetry
My Little Sister And Selected Poems, 1965 1985
18) A book that someone else has recommended to you
League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth (recommended by my sister)
19) A book that was originally published in another language
(planned: The Tree and the Vine by Dola de Jong [Dutch])
20) A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
Through the Woods
21) A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
Midnight Secretary, Vol. 01
22) A book published before 1850
(planned: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte)
23) A book published this year
Where All Light Tends to Go
24) A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health
14/24 tasks completed so far. But below are my picks for what I am reading for each task: Task 1: A Book Written By Someone Under 25 Years Old – White Teeth - currently reading
Task 2: A Book Written By Someone Over 65 Years Old – Black Is the New White by Paul Mooney or Inside Inside by James Lipton - FINISHED - Inside Inside
Task 3: A Collection of Short Stories - Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories or Tenth of December - FINISHED
Task 4: A Book Published by an Indie Press – New Jersey Noir FINISHED
Task 5: A Book By or About Someone Who Identifies as LGBTQ – Fingersmith OR The Paying Guests both by Sara Waters
Task 6: A Book By A Person Whose Gender Is Different Than Your Own – Between the World and Me - currently reading
Task 7: A Book That Takes Place in Asia – The Last Chinese Chef - FINISHED
Task 8: A Book By An Author from Africa - Americanah - FINISHED
Task 9: A Book By or About Someone from an Indigenous Culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, Etc.) – Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden - FINISHED
Task 10: A Micro-history – Slots: Praying to the God of Chance - FINISHED
Task 11: A YA Novel - Brown Girl Dreaming
Task 12: A Sci-Fi Novel – The Martian
Task 13: A Romance – Life, Love, and a Polar Bear Tattoo - FINISHED
Task 14: A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade – The Goldfinch or The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Task 15: A Book That Is a Re-Telling of A Classic Story – The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Task 16: An Audiobook – Inside by Alix Ohlin. - FINISHED
Task 17: A Collection of Poetry Margaret Atwood Morning in the Burned House - FINISHED
Task 18: A book that someone else has recommended to you –
Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety or Dominion or A Brief History of Seven Killings - currently reading
Task 19: A Book That Was Originally Published in Another Language – Don Quixote or The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning or The Elegance of the Hedgehog or Jar City - FINISHED Jar City
Task 20: A Graphic Novel, Graphic Memoir, or Collection of Comics of Any Kind – Ms. Marvel – Vol. 1: No Normal - FINISHED
Task 21: A Book You Would Consider A "Guilty Pleasure" –
Rode Hard, Put Up Wet - FINISHED
Task 22: A Book Published Before 1850 - Emma or Vanity Fair or Persuasion - currently reading
Task 23: A Book Published This Year – Liesmith: Book 1 of The Wyrd or Between the World and Me
Task 24: A Self-Improvement Book – The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing or Gratitude and Trust: Six Affirmations That Will Change Your Life - FINISHED
Ruth's 2015 Read Harder Challenge7/24 tasks completed
1.A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
3. A collection of short stories
4. A book published by an indie press
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own...A Man Called Ove by Fredik Backman..Jan.29,2015
7. A book that takes place in Asia...The Ambassador's Wife by Jack Needham..Jan.26,2015 Singapore
8. A book by an author from Africa
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
10. A microhistory
11. A YA novel....Unplugged by P.D.Quaver...Jan8,2015
12. A sci-fi novel
13. A romance novel...One Plus One by Jojo Moynes...Jan.18,2015
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story
16. An audiobook...Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House by Stephanie Barron...Jan.5,2015
17. A collection of poetry
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
19. A book that was originally published in another language
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran..Feb.1,2015
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure.......Magic Burns by Ilona Burns..Jan.1, 2014
22. A book published before 1850
23. A book published this year
24.A self-improvement book
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A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25: Less Than Zero
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
: A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
: Full Dark, No Stars
A book published by an indie press
: The Whiskey Baron
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
: Giovanni's Room
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
: The Teleportation Accident
A book that takes place in Asia
: The Orphan Master's Son
A book by an author from Africa
: Maru
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
: The Plague of Doves
A microhistory
: Virgin: The Untouched History
A YA novel
: The Fault in Our Stars
A sci-fi novel
: Dune
A romance novel
: The Princess Bride
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
: Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book
An audiobook
: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
A collection of poetry
: Howl and Other PoemsHowl and Other Poems
A book that someone else has recommended to you
: Dead Space: Martyr and Alias Grace
A book that was originally published in another language
: 1Q84
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)
:
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
: Skulduggery Pleasant
A book published before 1850
: Wuthering Heights
A book published this year
: The Buried Giant
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
: The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life
2015 Read Harder Challenge24/24 tasks completed--finished!
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
Finished 11/16/2015The Shore
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
Finished 5/20/15 Lila
A collection of short stories
Finished 4/4/15 Get in Trouble
A book published by an indie press
Finished 8/13/15 Capitalism: A Ghost Story
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Finished 2/13/15 The Paying Guests
A book by a person whose gender (identity) is different from your own
Finished 10/12/15 Nevada
A book that takes place in Asia
Finished 9/24/15 The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War
A book by an author from Africa
Finished 2/4/15 Diamond Boy
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
Finished 7/7/15 The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
A microhistory
Finished 12/24/15The Witches: Salem, 1692
A YA novel
Finished 1/9/15 Code Name Verity
A sci-fi novel
Finished 5/22/15 The Man in the High Castle
A romance novel
Finished 3/28/15 A Rogue by Any Other Name
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
Finished 3/24/15 Brown Girl Dreaming
A book that is a retelling of a classic story
Finished 1/26/15 A Thousand Acres
An audiobook
Finished 7/19/15 The Vacationers
A collection of poetry
Finished 7/8/15 Citizen: An American Lyric
A book that someone else has recommended to you
Finished 1/25/15 The Long Fall
A book that was originally published in another language
Finished 3/14/15 In Praise of Hatred: A Novel
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
Finished 2/21/15 Saga, Volume 1
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
Finished 11/9/15 All American Boys
A book published before 1850
Finished 4/25/15 Jane Eyre
A book published this year
Finished 5/2/2015 A Little Life
A self-improvement book
Finished 11/29/15 How to Age
Emily's 2015 Read Harder Challenge0/24 tasks completed
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25:
Planned: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65:
A River Runs Through It by Norman MacLean
3. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people):
Planned: The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
4. A book published by an indie press:
Planned: Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ:
Planned: The Color Purple by Alice Walker and/or Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own:
TBD
7. A book that takes place in Asia:
Planned: The Bridegroom by Ha Jin
8. A book by an author from Africa:
Planned: Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture:
Planned: The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdich
10. A microhistory:
Planned: Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
11. A YA novel:
Planned: Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
12. A sci-fi novel:
Planned: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie and/or Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
13. A romance novel:
Planned: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade:
Planned: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.:
Planned: Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
16. An audiobook:
TBD
17. A collection of poetry:
Planned: Diving Into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you:
Planned: My Story as told by Water by David James Duncan
19. A book that was originally published in another language:
Planned: Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind:
Planned: Blue Is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh/ Ms. Marvel Vol 1. by G. Willow Wilson
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over:
TBD
22. A book published before 1850:
Planned: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte/Emma or Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
23. A book published this year:
Planned: Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay/ Yes Please by Amy Poehler
24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”):
Planned: Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
21/24 tasks completed (1 abandoned)A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
...The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton - COMPLETED (1/12/15)
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
...The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett - COMPLETED (3/7/15)
A collection of short stories
...Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris - COMPLETED (1/3/15)
A book published by an indie press
...TBD
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
...Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson - COMPLETED (2/18/15)
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
...The Banks of Certain Rivers by Jon Harrison - COMPLETED (2/4/15)
A book that takes place in Asia
...The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
A book by an author from Africa
...Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - COMPLETED (5/22/15)
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
...Dogsong by Gary Paulsen - COMPLETED (1/23/15)
A microhistory
...Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer - COMPLETED (7/31/15)
A YA novel
...The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - COMPLETED (1/8/15)
A sci-fi novel
...Legend by Marie Lu - COMPLETED (2/3/15)
A romance novel
...Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - COMPLETED (5/25/15)
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
...Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo - COMPLETED (7/14/15)
A book that is a retelling of a classic story
...Scarlet by Marissa Meyer - COMPLETED (1/20/15)
An audiobook
...Landline by Rainbow Rowell - ABANDONED (8/22/15) - Hated the narrator + the story was dumb
A collection of poetry
...God Went to Beauty School by Cynthia Rylant - COMPLETED (1/8/15)
A book that someone else has recommended to you
...Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng - COMPLETED (1/1/15)
A book that was originally published in another language
...The Son by Jo Nesbo - COMPLETED (2/16/15)
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
...March: Book One by John Lewis - COMPLETED (6/23/15)
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
...Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L.James - COMPLETED (1/7/15)
A book published before 1850
...TBD
A book published this year
...The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins - COMPLETED (3/8/15)
A self-improvement book
...Lawrence Zarian's 10 Commandments for a Perfect Wardrobe - COMPLETED (4/11/15)
2015 Read Harder Challenge6/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
completed 2/16/15 It's Kind of a Funny Story
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 (plan to read The Fifth Child or Paradise)
A collection of short stories
Completed 1/1/15 Homeland and Other Stories
A book published by an indie press (plan to read Suction Cup Dreams: An Octopus Anthology)
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Completed 1/1/15 Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
Completed 1/9/15 Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
A book that takes place in Asia (plan to read The Space Between Us, Shanghai Girls, or Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China)
A book by an author from Africa (plan to read Things Fall Apart)
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (plan to read The Bone People)
A microhistory (plan to read Aspirin: The Remarkable Story of a Wonder Drug)
A YA novel
completed 1-17-15 Belzhar
A sci-fi novel (plan to read The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)
A romance novel
completed 2/1/15 Delirium
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade (plan to read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao)
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (plan to read Spindle's End or Mirror Mirror)
An audiobook
Completed 1/21/15 Divergent
A collection of poetry
A book that someone else has recommended to you (plan to read Cutting for Stone)
A book that was originally published in another language completed 2/22/15 This was originally published in Norwegian and translated into English by Barbara Haveland. Grace
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
completed 1/10/15 Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
A book published before 1850 (plan to read Frankenstein or Utopia or The Prince)
A book published this year
A self-improvement book
2015 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge24/24 tasks completed
WOOT!!!!! I FINISHED!
✔ 1.
✔ 2.Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote (23)
✔ 3.The Peripheral by William Gibson (66)
✔ 4.The Golden Argosy: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Short Stories in the English Language edited by Van Cartmell and Charles Grayson
✔ 5.Wittgenstein Jr by Lars Iyer (Melville House)
✔ 6.Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
✔ 7.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
✔ 8.Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1) by Barry Hughart
✔ 9.Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi (she grew up in London but was born in Nigeria)
✔ 10.The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
✔ 11.The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller by Carlo Ginzburg
✔ 12.The Maze Runner by James Dashner
✔ 13.The Martian by Andy Weir
✔ 14.Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
✔ 15.Gilead by Marilynne Robinson She received the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for writing this distinguished work of fiction.
✔ 16.The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
✔ 17.Angel Time by Anne Rice
✔ 18.Dream Work by Mary Oliver
✔ 19.The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
A novel recommended by David Mitchell during his Philly visit.
✔ 20.The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (originally written in French)
✔ 21.Ms. Marvel, Vol.1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona
✔ 22.Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore (Okay, I'll admit it. I sometimes indulge my silliness craving.)
✔ 23.Inferno by Dante Alighieri (1317)
✔ 24.Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
2015 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge9/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
CURRENTLY READINGA book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
CURRENTLY READINGA collection of short stories
FINISHEDA book published by an indie press
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
FINISHEDA book by a person whose gender is different from your own
FINISHEDA book that takes place in Asia
A book by an author from Africa
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
A microhistory
FINISHEDA YA novel
A sci-fi novel
FINISHEDA romance novel
FINISHEDA National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
A book that is a retelling of a classic story
FINISHEDAn audiobook
A collection of poetry
A book that someone else has recommended to you
FINISHEDA book that was originally published in another language
FINISHEDA graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
FINISHEDA book published before 1850
A book published this year
FINISHEDA self-improvement book
2015 Read Harder Challenge11/24 tasks completed
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25:
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65:
3. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people):
Teddy Bear Tales With CD (Audio)
4. A book published by an indie press:
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ:
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own:
Cand un rege pierde Franta
7. A book that takes place in Asia:
Ceaunul
8. A book by an author from Africa:
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture:
Jurnalul complet adevărat al unui indian cu jumătate de normă
10. A microhistory:
România în tranziție: căderea în viitor
11. A YA novel:
Anna în veşmânt de sânge
12. A sci-fi novel:
13. A romance novel:
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade:
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.:
16. An audiobook:
17. A collection of poetry:
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you:
Cuvinte incrucisate
19. A book that was originally published in another language:
Jurnalul unui puşti
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind:
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 2
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over:
22. A book published before 1850:
Decameronul frantuzesc
23. A book published this year:
Malad
24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”):
2015 Read Harder Challenge19/24 tasks completed
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 White Teeth √ 1/16
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 Home √ 1/4
3. A collection of short stories Almost Famous Women: Stories √ 1/18
4. A book published by an indie press Pissing in a River √ 1/2
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography √ 1/18
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own No Land's Man √ 2/19
7. A book that takes place in Asia The Twentieth Wife √ 3/2
8. A book by an author from Africa We Need New Names √
3/25
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
10. A microhistory Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal √ 1/18
11. A YA novel Jackaby √ 1/20
12. A sci-fi novel Parable of the Sower √ 3/10
13. A romance novel The Siren √ 1/6
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade Brown Girl Dreaming √ 2/23
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story
16. An audiobook: Marvel Comics: The Untold Story √ 1/14
17. A collection of poetry Dragonfly Dance √ 1/9
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
19. A book that was originally published in another language La reina descalza √ 2/21
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind Sunstone √ 2/17
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
22. A book published before 1850
23. A book published this year The Buried Giant √ 3/24
24. A self-improvement book Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar √ 1/11
2015 Read Harder ChallengeCOMPLETED
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 - Purple Hibiscus-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65-Stone Mattress: Nine TalesMargaret Atwood
A collection of short stories
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales
A book published by an indie press
The Magpies
Storks in a Blue Sky
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Pregnant King
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
A Clash of Kings- George R. R. Martin
The Martian- Andy Weir
Aavarana - S L Bhairappa
The Picture of Dorian Gray-Oscar Wilde
The Strange Library-Haruki Murakami
The Illicit Happiness of Other People-Manu Joseph
A book that takes place in Asia
Aavarana - Hampi, Karnataka, India
The Illicit Happiness of Other People - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
A book by an author from Africa - Purple Hibiscus
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
Lonesome Dove - about Indians - Comanchee, Apache, Sioux etc...
A microhistory Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
A YA novel
Lord of the Flies
A sci-fi novelThe Martian-completed
A romance novel Priest
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade - City of ThievesALA Alex Award 2009 -
A book that is a retelling of a classic story
The Pregnant King - excerpt from The Mahabharatha, the Hindu Epic
An audiobookThe Divide
Task 17:
A collection of poetryThe Golden Gate
A book that someone else has recommended to you-
A Clash of Kings
A book that was originally published in another language
Aavarana-originally published in Kannada
The Strange Library -originally in Japanese
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
Death Note, Vol. 1: BoredomDeath Note, Vol. 2: ConfluenceDeath Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
Three Wishes
A book published before 1850
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall1848
A book published this year
The Girl on the Train
Task 24: Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha
A self-improvement book
2015 Read Harder Challenge1/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25: A Season in Hell or Frankenstein
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65: Death with Interruptions
A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people): Noisy outlaws, unfriendly blobs, and some other things that aren't as scary, maybe, depending on how you feel about lost lands, stray cellphones, creatures from the sky, parents who disappear in Peru, a man named Lars Farf, and one other story ...
A book published by an indie press: one from Nobrow
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ: Middlesex
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
A book that takes place in Asia
A book by an author from Africa: Beneath the Lion's Gaze
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture: Nowhere People
A microhistory: A História da Imprensa Paulista (?)
A YA novel: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (read // rating *****)
A sci-fi novel: Slaughterhouse-Five
A romance novel: Persuasion
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.): The Snow Child
An audiobook: Bossypants
A collection of poetry: 100 Love Sonnets
A book that someone else has recommended to you: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
A book that was originally published in another language
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind: The Complete Maus (read // rating *****)
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure: The Bronze Horseman or Outlander
A book published before 1850: Jane Eyre
A book published this year
A self-improvement book: The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Whoop! Can't wait! 2015, here I come!24/24 tasks completed BOOM
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
The Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard)A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens (Jack Weatherford)A collection of short stories
The Wilds (Julia Elliott)A book published by an indie press
Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean (eds. Kirsty Murray, Payal Dhar, and Anita Roy)A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Flaming Iguanas (Erika Lopez)A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
Last Night at the Lobster (Stewart O'Nan)A book that takes place in Asia
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Calamitous Chinese Killing (Shamini Flint)A book by an author from Africa
The Moor's Account (Laila Lalami)A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
Tales of Burning Love (Louise Erdrich)A microhistory
The Brilliant History of Color in Art (Victoria Finlay)A YA novel
The Leaving of Things (Jay Antani)A sci-fi novel
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)A romance novel
Destiny's Embrace (Beverly Jenkins)A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)A book that is a retelling of a classic story
The Blood Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)An audiobook
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay, read by Bahni Turpin)A collection of poetry
The Body Mutinies (Lucia Perillo)A book that someone else has recommended to you
Half-Resurrection Blues (Daniel Jose Older)A book that was originally published in another language
Sardine in Outer Space (Emmanuel Guibert/Joann Sfar)A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
Princess Ugg, Vol. 1 (Ted Naifeh/Warren Wucinich)A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
Catwoman, Vol. 3: Death of the Family (Ann Nocenti)A book published before 1850
Stories of Old Hawai'i (Roy Kakulu Alameida)A book published this year
The Dead Lands (Benjamin Percy)A self-improvement book
My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life (Ruth Reichl)*****
PANELS READ HARDER
26/26 tasks completed
COMPLETED
A comic book from the Golden Age (30s to early 50s)
Harvey Comics Classics, Vol. 1: CasperA comic book that features a creative team representing more than one gender
Saga, Vol. 4 (Brian K. Vaughan/Fiona Staples).A comic book originally published in Europe
An Iranian Metamorphosis (Mana Neyestani)A piece of comics journalism
March, Book 2 (John Lewis/Andrew Aydin/Nate Powell)A self-contained graphic novel
Displacement (Lucy Knisley)A comic book from an independent publisher
Red: A Haida Manga (Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas)A comic book by an all-female creative team
Lumberjanes!!!!!!!!!!!A comic book about a culture other than your own
Just So Happens (Fumio Obata)A comic book about a religion other than your own
Krishna: A Journey Within (Abhishek Singh)A comic book marketed for children or all-ages
Hildafolk (Luke Pearson)A comic book that features an LGBTQ character
Trees, Volume 1 (Warren Ellis)A comic book that won an Eisner Award
Castle Waiting, Vol. 1 (Linda Medley).A webcomic
Qahera
A comic book starring anthropomorphic animals
The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat (R. Crumb).A volume of manga
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, Vol. 1 (Hayao Miyazaki)A comic book written and drawn by the same person
Hicksville (Dylan Horrocks)A collection of comic strips
Calvin and Hobbes: The Revenge of the Baby-Sat (Bill Watterson)A comic about a non-traditional superhero
Supreme, Blue Rose: Vol. 1 (Warren Ellis)A book about comic books
Reinventing Comics (Scott McCloud)A comic book featuring non-traditional art
The Photographer (Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefevre, Frederic Lemercier)A new-to-you comic from the library
Megahex (Simon Hanselmann)A science fiction comic book
Cleopatra in Space Vol. 2: The Thief and the Sword (Mike Maihack)A fantasy comic book
Misfits of Avalon, Vol. 1 (Kel McDonald)A comic set in a country other than your own
Burma Chronicles (Guy Delisle)A controversial comic book
Tank Girl Vol. 1 (Alan C. Martin & Jamie Hewlett)A comic with a villain for the protagonist
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
I am so glad to be part of this.1.A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
3. A collection of short stories
4. A book published by an indie press
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
7. A book that takes place in Asia
8. A book by an author from Africa
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
10. A microhistory
11. A YA novel
12. A sci-fi novel
13. A romance novel
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story
16. An audiobook
17. A collection of poetry
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
19. A book that was originally published in another language
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
22. A book published before 1850
23. A book published this year
24.A self-improvement book
22/24 tasks completedA book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
Planed: This Side of Paradise COMPLETED: 4/6
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
Joyland COMPLETED: 5/9/2015
A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
Planned: Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances COMPLETED: 8/20/2015
A book published by an indie press
Planned:Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell COMPLETED: 7/7/2015
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
planned: Will Grayson, Will Grayson COMPLETED: 3/24/15
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
planned: The Reader COMPLETED 9/8/2015
A book that takes place in Asia
planned:Memoirs of a Geisha COMPLETED: 1/9/15
A book by an author from Africa
planned: Half of a Yellow Sun COMPLETED 9/20
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
planned: TBD
A microhistory
planned: The Secret History of Wonder Woman
A YA novel
planned:Speak COMPLETED: 3/9/2015
A sci-fi novel
Kindred COMPLETED 6/10/2015
A romance novel
Possession COMPLETED 2/6/15
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
March COMPLETED 10/3/2015
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
Planned: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West COMPLETED 4/19/15
An audiobook
Planned: Bossypants COMPLETED: 1/9/15
A collection of poetry
planned: Brown Girl Dreaming COMPLETED: 2/22/15
A book that someone else has recommended to you
planned:The Handmaid's Tale COMPLETED: 5/12/2015
A book that was originally published in another language
Planned: Madame Bovary COMPLETED 9/1/2015
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
planned: Saga, Volume 1 COMPLETED: 10/8/2015
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
planned: Heaven, Texas COMPLETED 3/19
A book published before 1850
planned: Jane Eyre COMPLETED 7/28/15
A book published this year
planned: At the Water's Edge COMPLETED 9/14/2015
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
How to Be a Woman COMPLETED 10/12/2015
Hoping this challenge expands my comfort zones...1.A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
DONE 2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
Stone Mattress
DONE 3. A collection of short stories
The Time Traveler's Almanac
4. A book published by an indie press
Wool
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Fingersmith
DONE 6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
Home Land
DONE 7. A book that takes place in Asia
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
8. A book by an author from Africa
Half of a Yellow Sun
DONE 9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
DONE 10. A microhistory
Cleopatra
11. A YA novel
Scarlet
DONE 12. A sci-fi novel
Ubik
DONE 13. A romance novel
The Moon and the Sun
DONE 14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
All the Light We Cannot See
DONE 15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story
Boy Snow Bird
16. An audiobook
17. A collection of poetry
Poems to Read: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology
DONE 18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
The Girl on the Train
DONE 19. A book that was originally published in another language
Norwegian Wood
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
A Rogue by any Other Name
22. A book published before 1850
Herodotus - The Histories
23. A book published this year
A Spool of Blue Thread (2/10)
24.A self-improvement book
Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long
ESHAYDoing this one and the Seasonal reading challenge! Game on!
16/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 Eragon
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 I Feel Bad about My Neck
A book published by an indie press The Salinger Contract
A book that takes place in Asia The Namesake
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade Between the World and Me
A book that was originally published in another language Dead Souls
A book published before 1850 Northanger Abbey or The Last of the Mohicans
2016 Read Harder ChallengeRead a horror book
Read a nonfiction book about science
Read a collection of essays
Read a book out loud to someone else
Read a middle grade novel
Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography)
Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel
Read a book originally published in the decade you were born
Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
Read a book over 500 pages long
Read a book under 100 pages
Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender
Read a book that is set in the Middle East
Read a book that is by an author from Southeast Asia
Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900
Read the first book in a series by a person of color
Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years
Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie.
Debate which is better
Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)
Read a book about politics, in your country or another
(fiction or nonfiction)
Read a food memoir
Read a play
Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness
Lisa's 2015 Read Harder Challenge0/24 tasks completed
1.A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
3. A collection of short stories
4. A book published by an indie press
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
7. A book that takes place in Asia
8. A book by an author from Africa
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
10. A microhistory
11. A YA novel
12. A sci-fi novel
13. A romance novel
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story
16. An audiobook
17. A collection of poetry
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
19. A book that was originally published in another language
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
22. A book published before 1850
23. A book published this year
24.A self-improvement book
http://bookriot.com/2014/12/15/book-r...
Lets see how this works out then!My TBR is huge!1/24
1.A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
3. A collection of short stories
4. A book published by an indie press
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
7. A book that takes place in Asia
8. A book by an author from Africa
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
10. A microhistory
11. A YA novel -The Book Thief
12. A sci-fi novel
13. A romance novel
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story
16. An audiobook
17. A collection of poetry
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you -The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic
19. A book that was originally published in another language - The Lover 24/1/15
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
22. A book published before 1850
23. A book published this year
24.A self-improvement book
Mindy24/24 completed!
**1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 -- Frankenstein
**2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 -- Dear Life
**3. A collection of short stories -- Stone Mattress
**4. A book published by an indie press -- Empathy Exams
**5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ -- Alice + Freda Forever
**6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own -- Heart of Darkness
**7. A book that takes place in Asia --Death of a Red Heroine
**8. A book by an author from Africa -- Americanah
**9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.) -- Absolutely True Diary of a Part time Indian
**10. A microhistory -- Stiff
**11. A YA novel -- Monster
**12. A sci-fi novel -- The Martian
**13. A romance novel -- Me Before You
**14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade -- Emperor of all Maladies
**15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story -- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
**16. An audiobook -- My Sister's Keeper
**17. A collection of poetry -- Brown Girl Dreaming
**18. A book that someone else has recommended to you -- Station Eleven
**19. A book that was originally published in another language -- Blood on Snow by Nesbo
**20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind -- Fun Home by Bechdel
**21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure -- The Host
**22. A book published before 1850 -- Jane Eyre
**23. A book published this year -- Girl on the Train
**24.A self-improvement book -- The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up
Great! So here's my list:24 of 24 tasks completed.
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++ Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
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++ The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago
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++ Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
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++ Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park
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++ Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan
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++ The Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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++ Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.
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++ I read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
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++ The Bone People by Keri Hulme
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++ Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield.
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++ An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
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++ The Martian by Andy Weir
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++ I'm still reading Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean later but I ended up reading Me Before You by Jojo Moyes.
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++ Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
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++ Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
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++ Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
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++ Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist.
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++ The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
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++ Since I don't really have reading guilty pleasures I chose this book as a guilty pleasure mainly because I bumped it to the beginning of my TBR list. I read Where She Went by Gayle Forman.
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++Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
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++ I ended up reading The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins but I think I'll still read All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven or Rogue by Julie Kagawa
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++ How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
2015 Read Harder Challenge14/24 tasks completed
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25: Red Rising
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65: Little House in the Big Woods/In the Unlikely Event
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7. A book that takes place in Asia: Reading Lolita in Tehran
8. A book by an author from Africa: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.): Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time
10. A microhistory: The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
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14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade: The Goldfinch
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19. A book that was originally published in another language: Ruby Red
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22. A book published before 1850: The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
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24. A self-improvement book: How to Be a Woman/This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike./Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
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2015 Read Harder Challenge0/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 - Red Rising
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 -
A collection of short stories
A book published by an indie press
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
A book that takes place in Asia
A book by an author from Africa
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
A microhistory
A YA novel
A sci-fi novel
A romance novel
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
A book that is a retelling of a classic story
An audiobook
A collection of poetry
A book that someone else has recommended to you
A book that was originally published in another language
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
A book published before 1850
A book published this year
A self-improvement book
2015 Read Harder challenge0/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25: This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
A collection of short stories
A book published by an indie press
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own: The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
A book that takes place in Asia
A book by an author from Africa
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
A microhistory: The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies--and What They Have Done to Us by David Thomson
A YA novel: Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff
A sci-fi novel: Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
A romance novel:
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade: The Echo Maker by Richard Powers
A book that is a retelling of a classic story: Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
An audiobook: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
A collection of poetry: Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'Hara
A book that someone else has recommended to you: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
A book that was originally published in another language: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind: Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure: Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
A book published before 1850: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A book published this year: The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
A self-improvement book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
2015 Read Harder Challenge4/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
It's Kind of a Funny Story
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
Young Men and Fire
A collection of short stories
The Wonder Garden
A book published by an indie press
The Weirdness: A Novel
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A book that takes place in Asia
Confessions
A book by an author from Africa
White is for Witching
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
A microhistory
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
A YA novel
Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
A sci-fi novel
Memory of Water
A romance novel
Dark Witch DONE, 1/2/15
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
The Good Lord Bird
A book that is a retelling of a classic story
Beastly; DONE, 1/10/15
An audiobook
The War of the Worlds
A collection of poetry
This Bed Our Bodies Shaped
A book that someone else has recommended to you
A book that was originally published in another language
The Ice Princess
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
Henni DONE; 1/1/15
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
The Wishing Thread; DONE, 1/7/15
A book published before 1850
Moll Flanders
A book published this year (2014)
A Burnable Book
A book published this year (2015)
Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I
A self-improvement book
Purrs of Wisdom
2015 Read Harder Challenge4/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25:
Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
Nemesis
A collection of short stories
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
A book published by an indie press
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A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ (1/24/15)
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A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
The Pale King
A book that takes place in Asia
The Red Chamber
A book by an author from Africa
Americanah
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time
A microhistory
Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle
A YA novel
Paper Towns
A sci-fi novel (1/6/15)
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A romance novel
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A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
Bring Up the Bodies
A book that is a retelling of a classic story
Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale
An audiobook
A collection of poetry
Bough Down
The Collected Poems of W.S. Merwin
A book that someone else has recommended to you
The World to Come
A book that was originally published in another language
Wind, Sand and Stars
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
The Sandman: Overture, #1
The Sandman: Overture, #2
The Sandman: Overture, #3
(and all the rest that come out in 2015)
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
Kate: The Future Queen
A book published before 1850
The Pickwick Papers
A book published this year
Go Set a Watchman
A self-improvement book
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
2015 Read Harder Challenge24/24 Tasks Completed
1.A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter*
2.A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 - The Invention of Wings*
3.A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people) - Striding Folly: A Collection of Mysteries (Dorothy L. Sayers)*
4.A book published by an indie press -Euphoria (Lily King)*
5.A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay*
6.A book by a person whose gender is different from your own - The Lion (Nelson DeMille)*
7.A book that takes place in Asia - A Thousand Splendid Suns*
8.A book by an author from Africa - Americanah*
9.A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.) - The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)*
10.A microhistory - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks*
11.A YA novel - My Sister's Keeper* and Code Name Verity*
12.A sci-fi novel - The Last Unicorn*
13.A romance novel - Eleanor and Park*
14.A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade - Olive Kitteridge*, Gilead*
15.A book that is a retelling of a classic story - Longbourn (Jo Baker)*
16.An audiobook - A Dog's Purpose (Bruce Cameron)*
17.A collection of poetry - -Meditations in an Emergency*
18.A book that someone else has recommended to you - A Killing in the Hills (Julia Keller)*
19.A book that was originally published in another language - The Windup Bird Chronicles*
20.A graphic novel - Fun Home*
21.A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure - Gone Girl*
22.A book published before 1850 - Sense and Sensibility*
23.A book published in 2014 - Little Big Lies (Liane Moriarty)*
24.A self-improvement book - Better Than Before (Gretchen Rubin)*
2015 Read Harder Challenge1/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25:
thinking about Frankenstein
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65:
planning on The Complete Sherlock Holmes
A collection of short stories:
currently reading Cat Stories
A book published by an indie press:
thinking about Young Woman in a Garden: Stories and Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ:
currently reading To the Lighthouse
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own:
planning on The Island of Dr. Moreau
A book that takes place in Asia:
thinking about Norwegian Wood
A book by an author from Africa:
thinking about Half of a Yellow Sun and The Stranger
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.):
thinking about Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time
A microhistory:
thinking about The F-Word and Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern
A YA novel:
planning on The Sleeper and the Spindle
A sci-fi novel:
planning on The Darkest Minds
A romance novel:
planning on Eleanor & Park
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade:
planning on Brown Girl Dreaming
A book that is a retelling of a classic story:
read Cinder
An audiobook:
planning on Yes Please
A collection of poetry:
planning on Frit flet - Fællesbogen
A book that someone else has recommended to you:
waiting on this one until I get a recommandation
A book that was originally published in another language:
planning on Vildheks - første samling
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind:
I have way to many I want to read to make a decision
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure:
it's probably going to be something I buy spur of the moment, or perhaps Lost Girls
A book published before 1850:
thinking about Pride and Prejudice, The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo
A book published this year (2014):
thinking about The Martian
A book published this year (2015):
waiting to see if anything good comes out
A self-improvement book:
planning on Bad Feminist: Essays
2015 Read Harder Challenge13/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
A book published by an indie press
A book that takes place in Asia
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
A microhistory
A romance novel
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
A collection of poetry
A book that was originally published in another language
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
A book published before 1850
Thank you - this is the first challenge with specific tasks for me. Looking forward to most of it! What an excellent way to get some of the books off my shelves!24 of 24 tasks complete
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
Started 10/1/15:
Finished 12/26/152. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
Started 7/12/15:
Finished: 7/18/153. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
Started 4/21/15:
Finished 4/25/154. A book published by an indie press
Started on 2/11/15:
Finished 3/18/15.5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Started 5/17/15:
Finished 6/12/156. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
Started 3/29/15
Finished 4/8/157. A book that takes place in Asia
Started 7/26/15:
Finished 7/29/158. A book by an author from Africa
Started 6/17/15:
Finished 7/23/159. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
Started 5/7/15:
Finished 5/17/1510. A microhistory
Started 4/9/15:
Finished: 4/22/1511. A YA novel
Started 3/1/15:
Finished 3/8/1512. A sci-fi novel
Started 3/23/15
Finished 5/2/1513. A romance novel
Started 8/16/15:
Finished 8/22/1514. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
Started 1/7/15:
, Finished 2/21/1515. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
Started 7/30/15:
Finished 8/17/1516. An audiobook
Started 1/12/15:
Finished 4/8/1517. A collection of poetry Started 9/7/15:
Finished 10/18/1518. A book that someone else has recommended to you
Started 9/7/15:
Finished 9/9/1519. A book that was originally published in another language
Started 4/26/15:
Finished 5/7/1520. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)
Started 9/29/15:
Finished 9/29/1521. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
Started 7/23/15:
Finished 7/24/1522. A book published before 1850
Started 5/2/15:
Finished 6/15/1523. A book published this year
Started 7/31/15:
Finished 8/9/1524. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
Started 10/13/15:
Finished 10/20/15
6/19 Completed 1) A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
2) A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
The Mysteries of Soldiers Grove by Paul Zimmer
3) A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people
12th of December by George Saunders
4) A book published by an indie press
Perfiditas (Roma Nova #2) by Alison Morton
5) A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
6) A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
7) A book that takes place in Asia
8) A book by an author from Africa
9) A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
Raven Cursed (Jane Yellowrock, #4)by Faith Hunter
10) A microhistory
11) A YA novel
12) A sci-fi novel
The Martian (book)by Andy Wier
13) A romance novel
14) A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15) A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
16) An audiobook
17) A collection of poetry
18) A book that someone else has recommended to you
19) A book that was originally published in another language
The Alphabet House by Jussi Adler-Olsen
20) A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
21)A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
22) A book published before 1850
23) A book published this year 2015
24) A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
Ana-Maria's 2015 Read Harder Challenge7/24 tasks completed
For this challenge, I will be adding the books I read to each applicable task, with the aim of having most of these tasks fulfilled more than once by year's end.
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
PLANNED ON: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
COMPLETED: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon on January 14, 2015
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
3. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology
by many people)
PLANNING ON: Get in Trouble by Kelly Link
4. A book published by an indie press
PLANNING ON: The Pulse Between Dimensions and the Desert by Rios de la Luz
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
PLANNING ON: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
PLANNED ON: S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst
COMPLETED: Wytches #1 and Wytches #2 by Scott Snyder and Jock on January 15, 2015
Wytches #3 on January 23, 2015
The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey on February 17, 2015
7. A book that takes place in Asia
8. A book by an author from Africa
PLANNING ON: Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
10. A microhistory
PLANNING ON: Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson
11. A YA novel
12. A sci-fi novel
PLANNED ON: Lock In by John Scalzi
COMPLETED: The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey on February 17, 2015
13. A romance novel
PLANNING ON: The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love by Erin Quinn
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
16. An audiobook
PLANNING ON: The Ocean at the End of the Lane written and narrated by Neil Gaiman
17. A collection of poetry
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
PLANNED ON: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
COMPLETED: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs on February 22, 2015
19. A book that was originally published in another language
PLANNING ON: The Map of Time by Felix Palma
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir, or a collection of comics of any kind
PLANNED ON: Saga, Volume 1 by Brian Vaughan
COMPLETED: Wytches #1 and Wytches #2 by Scott Snyder and Jock on January 15, 2015
Wytches #3 on January 23, 2015
Wytches #4 and Ms. Marvel, #11: Generation Why, Part IV on February 9, 2015
Bitch Planet #1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick on February 17, 2015
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
PLANNED ON: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
COMPLETED: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs on March 24, 2015 (I consider this one a guilty pleasure because I meant to complete another task after reading the first in the series before the continuing the series. Then I realized I felt guilty. Success?)
22. A book published before 1850
PLANNING ON: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
23. A book published in 2014
COMPLETED: The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey on February 17, 2015
24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
PLANNING ON: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown or The Heroine's Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder by Erin Blakemore
1) A book written by someone when they were under the age of 252) A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 - Revival by Stephen King
3) A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
4) A book published by an indie press
5) A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
6) A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
7) A book that takes place in Asia
8) A book by an author from Africa
9) A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
10) A microhistory
11) A YA novel
12) A sci-fi novel - Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh
13) A romance novel
14) A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15) A book that is a retelling of a classic story
16) An audiobook
17) A collection of poetry
18) A book that someone else has recommended to you
19) A book that was originally published in another language
20) A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
21) A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
22) A book published before 1850
23) A book published this year
24) A self-improvement book
Here's my list:2015 Read Harder Challenge
17/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared 1/31/15
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust 1/14/15
A collection of short stories One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories 3/8/15
A book published by an indie press All the Dancing Birds 1/1/15
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ A Little Life 3/29/15
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own The Lord of the Rings 1/10/15
A book that takes place in Asia The Great Zoo of China 4/4/15
A book by an author from Africa The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café 1/22/15
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
A microhistory Proof: The Science of Booze 4/21/15
A YA novel
A sci-fi novel The Book of Strange New Things 1/3/15
A romance novel
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Man Booker winner 2014) 2/9/15
A book that is a retelling of a classic story
An audiobook The Sheep Pig: And Ace 2/1/15
A collection of poetry
A book that someone else has recommended to you Winter Garden 1/13/15
A book that was originally published in another language A Doll's House 1/23/15
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure Home of the Braised 1/25/15
A book published before 1850 The Inspector General
A book published this year The Girl on the Train 1/17/15
A self-improvement book
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
A book published by an indie press: Wordsworth Editions
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
A book that takes place in Asia
A book by an author from Africa
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
A microhistory
A YA novel
A sci-fi novel
A romance novel
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
2001A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
An audiobook
A collection of poetry
A book that someone else has recommended to you
A book that was originally published in another language
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
A book published before 1850
A book published this year
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
My plans aren't very concrete right now but mostly because I have too many books for some categories and not enough for others. Oh well!2/24 tasks completed so far
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 Snow Like Ashes or The Icarus Girl
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 It's Kind of a Cute Story
A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)maybe Sherlock Holmes Volume I
A book published by an indie press
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
A book that takes place in Asia
A book by an author from Africa Baking Cakes in Kigalior The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
A microhistory Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
A YA novel
COMPLETED 2/4/15
A sci-fi novel The Dragonriders of Pern(because I already own it) or A Wizard of Earthsea
A romance novel
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.) Cinderor The Wicked Will Rise
An audiobook
A collection of poetry
A book that someone else has recommended to you
A book that was originally published in another language Ruby Red
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over) The Blood of Olympus
COMPLETED 2/12/15 A book published before 1850
A book published this year
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
Completed 15/24A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25:
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65: Shattered by the Wars: Yet Sustained by Love by Hi-Dong Chai
A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people): Escaping Lucidity by Ty Schwamberger
A book published by an indie press: Sapphire: The Shielded Realms by Elayne Griffith
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ:
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
A book that takes place in Asia:
A book by an author from Africa: Love is Red by Sophie Jaff
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.):
A microhistory:
A YA novel: The Invasion of the Tearling (Queen of the Tearling #2) by Erika Johansen
A sci-fi novel: The Betrayal of Ka by Shea Oliver
A romance novel: Eternal Craving (Gods of the Night #2) by Nina Bangs
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade:
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.):
An audiobook: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
A collection of poetry:
A book that someone else has recommended to you:
A book that was originally published in another language: The Violin of Auschwitz by Maria Angels Anglada (Catalan)
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?): The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over): The Spymasters Lady by Joanna Bourne
A book published before 1850: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
A book published this year: Wildalone by Krassi Zourkova
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”): The Book of Doing and Being: Rediscovering Creativity in Life, Love and Work by Barnet Bain
2015 Read Harder Challenge24/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25: This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald 11/21/15
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler 7/22/15
A collection of short stories: Almost Famous Women: Stories by Megan Mayhew Bergman 8/11/15
A Book Published by an Indie Press The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 1/18/15
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 1/26/15
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom- 1/3/15 (3 Stars)
A book that takes place in Asia The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian- 4/30/15 (4 Stars)
A book by an author from Africa Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 8/25/15 (3 stars)
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.) Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - 9/10/15
A microhistory: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot- 11/1/15
A YA novel: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne 1/29/15 (3 Stars)
A sci-fi novel: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4/11/15 (3 Stars)
A romance novel: Sea Change by Karen White 4/24/15 (3 Stars)
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes 10/22/15 (4 Stars)
A book that is a retelling of a classic story: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 2/16/15 (3 Stars)
An audiobook: Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult 1/2/15 (3 Stars)
A collection of poetry: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson 8/9/15 (4 Stars)
A book that someone else has recommended to you: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 1/15/15 (5 Stars)
A book that was originally published in another language: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 8/15/15 (3 Stars)
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind: Through the Woods by Emily Carroll 6/14/15 (4 Stars)
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure: The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness 2/10/15
A book published before 1850: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 10/19/15
A book published this year: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 3/22/15
A Self-Improvement Book: Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath and Dan Heath 1/15/15 (3 Stars)
Read Harder Challenge 201517/24 books completed
A book by an author from Africa: We Need New Names
A YA novel: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
An audiobook
A collection of poetry: A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry
A book published before 1850: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin or The Last of the Mohicans
A book published this year: The Wolf Border
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”): How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
2015 Read Harder Challenge24/24 tasks completed
Here's the List:
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 ~~ Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh finished 2/7/15
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65 ~~Mean Streak by Sandra Brown - finished 1/9/15
A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)~~ Astray by Emma Donoghue finished 11/3/15
A book published by an indie press ~~ The Circle by Sara Bergmark Elfgren finished 6/21/15
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ ~~ October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Leslea Newman finished 1/17/15
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own ~~ Cry Father by Benjamin Whitmer finished 5/23/15
A book that takes place in Asia The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan by Jenny Nordberg 11/30/15
A book by an author from Africa ~~The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins - born and raised in Zimbabwe~~ finished 3/17/15
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.) ~~ The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier by Scott Zesch finished 9/15
A microhistory ~~ Deep Down Dark: the untold stories of 33 men buried alive in a Chilean mine and the miracle that set them freeby Hector Tobar finished 1/16/15
A YA novel Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson finished 6/15
A sci-fi novel ~~ The Martian by Andy Weir finished 10/15
A romance novel Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin finished 3/18/15
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade ~~ Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier8/15
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.) The Outcast: a modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Jolina Petersheim finished 1/22/15
An audiobook ~~ The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell 5/15/15
A collection of poetry Listen to the Warm by Rod McKuen finished 10/15
A book that someone else has recommended to you A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 9/15
A book that was originally published in another language ~~ Innocence; or, Murder on Steep Street by Heda Margolius Kovaly 8/22/15
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind ~~ Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast 8/25/15
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure ~~ The Devil's Cinema: The Untold Story Behind Mark Twitchell's Kill Room because it in part took place and mentioned my home area by Steve Lillebuen finished 8/19/15
A book published before 1850 ~~ Common Sense by Thomas Paine 11/11/15
A book published this year The Jaguar's Children by John Vaillant finished 2/20/15
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”) Pay It Down!: From Debt to Wealth on $10 a Day by Jean Chatzky 9/15
Layal's 2015 Read Harder Challenge3/24 tasks completed
1.A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65: Mr. Mercedes
3. A collection of short stories
4. A book published by an indie press
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
7. A book that takes place in Asia: The Bookseller of Kabul
8. A book by an author from Africa
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
10. A microhistory
11. A YA novel
12. A sci-fi novel: The Time Machine
13. A romance novel
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story
16. An audiobook
17. A collection of poetry
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
19. A book that was originally published in another language
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
22. A book published before 1850
23. A book published this year
24.A self-improvement book
Lynn G.'s2015 Read Harder Challenge
8/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
A collection of short stories
A book published by an indie press
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own The Tie That Binds finished 1-6-15
A book that takes place in Asia The Garden of Evening Mists finished 4-15
A book by an author from Africa
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
A microhistory
A YA novel
A sci-fi novel
A romance novel
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
A book that is a retelling of a classic story The Snow Child finished 1-31-15
An audiobook 2nd Chance
A collection of poetry
A book that someone else has recommended to you The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry finished 1-4-15
A book that was originally published in another language The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared finished 2-26-15
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools: Tuck into a Slice of Andalucían Life finished 5-15
A book published before 1850
A book published this year If You Find This Letter: My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers finished 6-18-15
A self-improvement book
2015 Read Harder Challenge0/24 tasks completed
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
A collection of short stories
A book published by an indie press -- My Barsetshire Diary
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ - Fingersmith
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
A book that takes place in Asia
A book by an author from Africa
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)- Laughing Boy
A microhistory - The Dirt on Clean
A YA novel - Almost Famous
A sci-fi novel
A romance novel
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade - Tinkers
A book that is a retelling of a classic story
An audiobook -
A collection of poetry
A book that someone else has recommended to you
A book that was originally published in another language -- The Alchemist
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
A book published before 1850 -- Pepy's Diary, The Book of Margery Kempe, A Journal of the Plague Year
A book published this year
A self-improvement book
1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25(planned: Guilia Enders, Darm mit Charme)
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
3. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
4. A book published by an indie press
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
(planned: Johnny Weir, Welcome to my World)
6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
7. A book that takes place in Asia
8. A book by an author from Africa
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
10. A microhistory
11. A YA novel
12. A sci-fi novel
13. A romance novel
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
16. An audiobook
17. A collection of poetry
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
19. A book that was originally published in another language
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)
Completed: Mike Mignola, Hellboy in Hell #1-#5
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
Completed: Gena Showalter, The Darkest Night
22. A book published before 1850
(planned: E.T.A. Hoffmann, Das Fräulein von Scuderi)
23. A book published this year
24. A self-improvement book
(planned: Paul Watzlawik, Anleitung zum Unglücklichsein)
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Books mentioned in this topic
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (other topics)The Underground Railroad (other topics)
The Bear and the Nightingale (other topics)
Mem (other topics)
Convenience Store Woman (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Virginia Woolf (other topics)Michael Wolff (other topics)
Ernest Hemingway (other topics)
Stephanie Garber (other topics)
F. Scott Fitzgerald (other topics)
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