Sunday, January 1, 2017

Book Challenge for 2017

This is my book challenge for the year. I know reading this amount is no problem but I tend to stick to what I know, so this might broaden my horizons a bit.

  • 1. Read a book originally published in a language you do not know
  • 2. Read a book by an author born in the same country as you
  • 3. Read a book from the Horror genre
  • 4. Read a Romance and/or Erotica book
  • 5. Read a book written before 1950
  • 6. Read a book written by a man
  • 7. Read a book written by a woman
  • 8. Read a book in the Science Fiction genre
  • 9. Read a book in the Fantasy genre
  • 10. Read a book labelled as Young Adult
  • 11. Read a nonfiction book
  • 12. Read a book with a contemporary setting
  • 13. Read a book written after 1949
  • 14. Read a book published this year
  • 15. Read a popular book, with at least 1 million ratings on any one website
  • 16. Read an unknown book, with no more than 100 ratings on any one website
  • 17. Read a book that was turned into a movie
  • 18. Finish a series
  • 19. Read a History book, fiction or nonfiction
  • 20. Read a short story, one with less than 5,000 words
  • 21. Read a short book, one between 5,000 and 100,000 words
  • 22. Read a long book, one between 100,000 and 250,000 words
  • 23. Read an epic book, one with over 250,000 words
  • 24. Read a self-published book
  • 25. Read an indie book, where the publisher is a small or niche house and not one of the top 6 publishers
  • 26. Read a book published under one of the Big 6 publishing houses
  • 27. Read a Biography, whether normal, Auto, or Memoir.
  • 28. Read a book labelled as a Best-Seller from this year
  • 29. Read a book about Politics and/or Religion
  • 30. Listen to an Audiobook
  • 31. Read a book on paper
  • 32. Read a book that was, or currently is, banned by a government
  • 33. Read a book in the Thriller or Suspense genre
  • 34. Read a Mystery book
  • 35. Read a book labelled as Dystopian
  • 36. Read a debut book from this year
  • 37. Read a book by or featuring a character that is LGBT
  • 38. Read a book in the Paranormal genre
  • 39. Read a book with pictures in it
  • 40. Read a book for the second time
  • 41. Read a book that’s been on your to read-list for more than a year
  • 42. Read a book that features animals
  • 43. Read a book where the main character goes on a journey
  • 44. Read a book where a stranger comes to town
  • 45. Read a book labelled as a Satire or Allegory
  • 46. Read a book from the Self-Help, Health, Travel, or Guide category
  • 47. Read a collection of poetry
  • 48. Read the first book in a series
  • 49. Read a book that won a literary award
  • 50. Read a book set in your country
  • 51. Read a book not set in your country, but exists today
  • 52. Combining all the letters of all the titles of all the books you’ve read this year, complete the alphabet


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