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3 | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/19585498-the-52-topics-for-the-2019-reading-challenge | Category count: | Column AJ | https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WvpKm3RKx96igCQWl0dMbTBjj7ZgYJUO3m8jcdD6_FA/edit?usp=sharing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | # | Category | Choice: Title | Choice: Author | Date Finished | Notes | Goal date | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | Nominated for or won an award in a genre I enjoy | The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke | Jeffrey C. Stewart | 1/11/2019 | on kindle; returned to libe | 1/7 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | One of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why) | Who Thought this was a Good Idea? | Alyssa Mastromonaco | 1/13/2019 | on kindle; returned to libe | 1/14 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | Author's name contains A, T, and Y | Hospital Sketches | Louisa May Alcott | 1/20/2019 | on bookshelves | 1/21 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 4 | With a criminal character | Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger | Ken Perenyi | 1/22/2019 | on kindle; checked out from libe | 1/28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 5 | By Shakespeare or inspired by Shakepseare | Hag-Seed | Margaret Atwood | 2/8/2019 | have from libe and Libby | 2/4 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 6 | With a dual timeline | Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward | 2/16/2019 | have from libe; on hold from Libby | 2/11 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 7 | 2 related to same topic, genre, theme: #1 | Off to Be the Wizard | Scott Meyer | 2/11/2019 | on kindle | 2/18 | start Wolf Hall any time here | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | 8 | 2 related to same topic, genre, theme: #2 | Spell or High Water | Scott Meyer | on kindle | 2/25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 9 | From one of the top 5 $-making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, sci-fi/fantasy, or horror) | Binti | Nnedi Okorafor | on kindle | 3/4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 10 | Featuring an historical figure | My Lady Jane | Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows | on kindle | 3/11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 11 | Related to one of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals | Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel | https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/8875-the-rooster---the-morning-news-tournament-of-books | 3/18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 12 | About reading, books, or an author/writer | Portrait of An Artist As An Old Man | Joseph Heller | 3/25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 13 | Included on a NY Library Staff Picks list | Eloquent Rage | Brittney Cooper | https://www.nypl.org/books-music-movies/recommendations/best-books/staff-picks | 4/1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 14 | Title, subtitle, or cover relating to an astronomical term | The Luminaries | Eleanor Catton | on kindle | 4/8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 15 | By an author from or set in a Mediterranean country | Beautiful Ruins | Jess Walter | on iBooks | 4/15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 16 | Told from multiple perspectives | Cloud Atlas | David Mitchell | on kindle | 4/22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 17 | Speculative fiction | 11/22/63 | Stephen King | on iBooks | 4/29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 18 | Related to one of the elements in the periodic table | Radium Girls | Kate Moore | on kindle | 5/6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 19 | By an author who has more than one book on my TBR | Ms. Marvel vol. 4, Last Days | G. Willow Wilson | library | 5/13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 20 | Featuring indigenous people of a country | The Swan Book | Alexis Wright | library | 5/20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 21 | From one of the polarizing or close call votes | Obsidian Blues | Herman Beavers | on order Minimal Goodreads reviews & poetry | 5/27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 22 | With a number in the title or on the cover | Barefoot Gen, vol. 1 | Keiji Nakazawa | library | 6/3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 23 | Inspired by the wedding rhyme: #1, Something Old | Less | Andrew Sean Greer | library; turning 50, like me, and eleigible for AARP | 6/10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 24 | Inspired by the wedding rhyme: #2, Something New | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Xmas present | 6/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 25 | Inspired by the wedding rhyme: #3, Something Borrowed | Believe Me | Eddie Izzard | library | 6/24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 26 | Inspired by the wedding rhyme: #4, Something Blue | Mo Meta Blues | Questlove | on bookshelf | 7/1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 27 | On the 1001 books to read before you die list | Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time | Mark Haddon | https://1001bookreviews.com/the-1001-book-list/ | 7/8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 28 | Related to something cold (theme, author, title, cover, etc.) | Winter | Marissa Meyer | library | 7/15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 29 | Published before 1950 | Anne of Green Gables | L. M. Montgomery | on bookshelf | 7/22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 30 | Featuring an elderly character | as brave as you | Jason Reynolds | library | 7/29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 31 | Children's classic I've never read | Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame | library | 8/5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 32 | More than 500 pages | Ulysses | James Joyce | on bookshelf | 8/12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 33 | Owned for at least a year, but have not read | Watchmen | Alan Moore | on bookshelf | 8/19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 34 | With a person's name in the title | Pope Joan | Donna Woolfolk Cross | on bookshelf | 8/26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 35 | Psychological thriller | The Woman in the Window | A.J. Finn | library | 9/2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 36 | On NPR's best books of the year list | Essex Serpent | Sarah Perry | https://apps.npr.org/best-books-2017/ on kindle | 9/9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 37 | Set in a school or university | Secret History | Donna Tartt | on kindle | 9/16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 38 | Not written in traditional novel format (poetry, epistolary, graphic novel, etc.) | This One Summer | Mariko Tamaki | library | 9/23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 39 | Strong sense of place, author brings setting to life | Let's Play Dead | Sheila Connolly | library | 9/30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 40 | Stumbled upon | Love is a Mix Tape | Rob Sheffield | on kindle | 10/7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 41 | From the 2018 GR Choice Awards | Circe | Madeline Miller | https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2018?int=gca_eb library | 10/14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 42 | With a monster or "monstrous" character | Beautiful Creatures | Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl | on iBooks | 10/21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 43 | Related to STEM (fiction or non-) | The Martian | Andy Weir | on kindle | 10/28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 44 | Related in some way to a TV show or movie I enjoyed (topic, era, appeared on-screen etc.) | Watership Down | Richard Adams | library | 11/4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 45 | Multi-generational saga | The House of the Spirits | Isabel Allende | library | 11/11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 46 | (Mostly) black cover | The Road | Cormac McCarthy | library | 11/18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 47 | Related to food | Eight Flavors | Sarah Lohman | on kindle | 11/25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 48 | Nat'l Book Award finalist or winner | Challenger Deep | Neal Shusterman | https://www.nationalbook.org/national-book-awards/search/?type=category&search=fiction library | 12/2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 49 | By Far East Asian author or set in Far East Asian country | Wild Swans | Jung Chang | library | 12/9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 50 | Includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual) | Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela | library | 12/16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 51 | Published in 2019 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2019/01/10/books-can-wait-read/JqreMGmjfOPuFxZ1Q1UpGO/story.html | 12/23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 52 | Weird or intriguing title | Girl Waits with Gun | Amy Stewart | on kindle | 12/30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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58 | https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Reading-Challenge-2019-45450968?stream_view=1#photo-45479364 | Current category count: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | # | Category--MAIN | Choice: Title | Choice: Author | Date Finished | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 1 | Becoming a movie in 2019 | The Woman in the Window | A.J. Finn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 2 | Makes me nostalgic | Becoming | Michelle Obama | Life Moves Pretty Fast (80s movies); Secret History of Wonder Woman; Mo Meta Blues | |||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 3 | Written by a musician | Mo Meta Blues | Questlove | on bookshelves | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 4 | Think should be turned into a movie | 11/22/63 | Stephen King | ||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 5 | 1Mil+ ratings on Goodreads | The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini | 2/20/2019 | also on bucket list | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 6 | Plant in title or on cover | Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame | also on bucket list | |||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 7 | Reread a favorite book | Anne of Green Gables | L. M. Montgomery | (prelude to Netflix series) | |||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 8 | About a hobby | Fangirl | Rainbow Rowell | on kindle | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 9 | Meant to read in 2018 | Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel | audible | |||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 10 | "pop," "sugar," or "challenge" in the title | Challenger Deep | Neal Shusterman | sugar & challenge options in my nutrition & mgmt collections | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 11 | Item of clothing or accessory on cover | Orange is the New Black | Piper Kerman | on kindle | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 12 | Inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore | Circe | Madeline Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 13 | Published posthumously | Portrait of An Artist As An Old Man | Joseph Heller | When Breath Becomes Air? Pioneer Girl? Portrait of Artist as Old Man (Heller)? V.C Andrews? Motorcycle Diaries? | |||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 14 | See someone reading on TV or in movie | Watership Down | Richard Adams | Sawyer on Lost; also on bucket list | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 15 | Retelling of a classic | Hag-Seed | Margaret Atwood | 2/8/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 16 | Question in the title | Who Thought this was a Good Idea? | Alyssa Mastromonaco | 1/13/2019 | on kindle | ||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 17 | Set on a college or university campus | Secret History | Donna Tartt | on kindle; also on bucket list | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 18 | About someone with a superpower | Ms. Marvel vol. 4, Last Days | G. Willow Wilson | Warbringer? Wonder Woman anthology? Not Your Sidekick series? Continue the Beautiful Creatures series? | |||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 19 | Told from multiple character POVs | Cloud Atlas | David Mitchell | on kindle | |||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 20 | Set in space | The Martian | Andy Weir | on kindle; can swap for 2-word title if Wild Swans takes the wedding category | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 21 | By two female authors | My Lady Jane | Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows | on kindle | |||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 22 | Title containing "salty," "sweet," "bitter," or "spicy" | All that is Bitter and Sweet | Ashley Judd | on kindle | |||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 23 | Set in Scandinavia | Sophie's World | Jostein Gaarder | also on bucket list; library | |||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 24 | Takes place in a single day | Ulysses | James Joyce | am I really that crazy? https://biblioklept.org/2010/06/16/how-to-read-james-joyces-ulysses-and-why-you-should-avoid-how-to-guides-like-this-one/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 25 | Debut novel | Beautiful Creatures | Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl | on kindle | |||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 26 | Published in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 27 | Featuring an extinct or imaginary creature | Essex Serpent | Sarah Perry | on kindle | |||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 28 | Recommended by a celebrity I admire | Eloquent Rage | Brittney Cooper | Our Shared Shelf | |||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 29 | With "love" in the title | Love is a Mix Tape | Rob Sheffield | on kindle | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 30 | Featuring an amateur detective | Girl Waits with Gun | Amy Stewart | Shadow of the Wind? Sixty-Eight Rooms? (have these two on kindle) Hunting Prince Dracula? | |||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 31 | About a family | Wild Swans | Jung Chang | also on bucket list | |||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 32 | By an author from Asia, Africa, or South America | Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela | also on bucket list | |||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 33 | With a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title | The Luminaries | Eleanor Catton | on kindle (other angles: ascendant? descendant?) | |||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 34 | Includes a wedding | Less | Andrew Sean Greer | wondering if Wild Swans will fit this | |||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 35 | Author whose first & last names start with the same letter | Winter | Marissa Meyer | Atopia Chron. fits (see "Cli-fi"); Marissa Meyer; Bill Bryson; Sharon Salzberg; Rebecca Raisin; Rick Rigsby; Lois Lowry; Mary MacLeod; Rainbow Rowell; Michaela MacColl; Jonas Jonasson; Craig Carlson; Ransom Riggs; Chris Colfer | |||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 36 | Ghost story | Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward | 2/16/2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 37 | Two-word title | The Road | Cormac McCarthy | also on bucket list | |||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 38 | Based on a true story | Schindler's List | Thomas Keneally | also on bucket list; library | |||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 39 | Revolving around a puzzle or game | An Unwelcome Quest | Scott Meyer | on kindle | |||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 40 | Favorite prompt from a past challenge | Watchmen | Alan Moore | from '15: started but never finished (Watchmen, On the Road, lingering titles on Goodreads) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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