Wednesday, January 14, 2015

2015 Reading Challenge

My sister-in-law presented me with a reading challenge at the end of last year.  We both are avid readers and I thought this would be a very fun and unique way to choose what books to read.  I usually stick to the same few genres, so I thought this might be a good way to branch out.
 
 

 
  • a book with more than 500 pages
  • a classic romance
  • a book that became a movie
  • a book published this year
  • a book with a number in the title
  • a book written y someone under 30
  • a book with nonhuman characters
  • a funny book
  • a book by a female author
  • a mystery or thriller
  • a book with a one-word title
  • a book of short stories
  • a book set in a different country
  • a nonfiction book
  • a popular author's first book
  • a book from an author you love that you haven't yet read
  • a book a friend recommended
  • a Pulitzer Prize-winning book
  • a book based on a true story
  • a book at the bottom of your to-read list
  • a book your mom loves
  • a book that scares you
  • a book more than 100 years old
  • a book based entirely on its cover
  • a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
  • a memoir
  • a book you can finish in one day
  • a book with antonyms in the title
  • a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
  • a book that came out the year you were born
  • a book with bad reviews
  • a trilogy
  • a book from your childhood
  • a book with a love triangle
  • a book set in the future
  • a book set in high school
  • a book with a color in the title
  • a book that made you cry
  • a book with magic
  • a graphic novel
  • a book by an author you've never read before
  • a book you own but have never read
  • a book that takes place in your hometown
  • a book that was originally written in a different language
  • a book set during Christmas
  • a book written by an author with your same initials
  • a play
  • a banned book
  • a book based on or turned into a TV show
  • a book you started but never finished
 
Some of these are going to be a real challenge!  I am going to have to do some serious research to find applicable books for some of these categories, but I am really excited about it!
 

5 comments:

Stacey said...

I'm pretty excited for this. I thought it would be difficult, but most books fit into some categoriy. Plus this will help both of us branch out and read new stuff!!!

Camille said...

I love this idea, and am challenging myself to do it... if I ever really get into reading any time soon.

Are you counting a book as part of more than one category? Like could one book stand for a female author AND from the year you were born? Or are you doing 50 different books?

Beth said...

Stacey, looking through the list again and like you, I realized that it shouldn't be as hard as I originally thought to fit books into these categories. Some will be challenging, though - but I am definitely looking forward to the challenge!

Camille - 50 different books! (Which is really 52 because one of the categories is a trilogy). And you should totally do this challenge. It will be fun!

Lisa said...

Should I join? ;)

Camille said...

Yes, Lisa, you should. And you did. Muahahahaha!

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