My friend shared this with me yesterday and I got pathetically excited.
Popsugar has come up with a super fun 2015 reading challenge that proves IRRESISTIBLE for dorks like me. And since I’ve got too much time on my hands, I spent about two hours last night figuring out which books I’m going to read based on my Goodreads “to-read” shelf and a whole lot of Google searches.
I’m nearly done my 2014 30-book challenge, which I’m quite proud of since I spent half of the year not really reading much at all. I’ll do my round-up at the end of the month, however.
So which books am I reading in 2015? I LOVE that some of these are books I wouldn’t normally pick up, but am literally challenged to do so (for example, the “book with nonhuman characters”). These choices are likely to change, and I haven’t figured them all out yet (I suspect I will be getting some books for Christmas!), but here goes! I’m particularly proud of my selection for “a romance.” Haha. Gross.
A book with more than 500 pages
The Portable Dorothy Parker – Dorothy Parker
A classic romance
Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov
A book that became a movie
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Ken Kesey
A book published this year
Travel the World on $50 a Day – Matt Kepnes – DONE! Jan 1
A book written by someone under 30
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
A book with nonhuman characters
Good Omens – Terry Pratchett
A funny book
Swept: Love With a Chance of Drowning – Torre DeRoche
A book by a female author
Dancing Lessons – Olive Senior
– Done! January 2015
A mystery or thriller
The Orenda – Joseph Boyden
A book with a one-word title
Sweetland – Michael Crummey
A book of short stories
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales – Margaret Atwood
A book set in a different country
Alone in Berlin – Hans Fallada
A nonfiction book
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft – Janet Burroway
A popular author’s first book
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Betty Smith
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
American Gods – Neil Gaiman
A book a friend recommended
Serafim and Claire – Mark Lavorato
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
The Goldfinch – Donna Tart
A book based on a true story
An Astronauts Guide to Earth – Chris Hadfield
A book at the bottom of your to-read list
Chance Encounters – Janna Graber
A book your mom loves
Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand -> WHAT A FREAKING READ! Finished Jan 2
A book that scares you
Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins
A book more than 100 years old
Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert
A book based entirely on its cover
The Enchanted – Rene Denfeld
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t
Lord of the Flies – William Golding
A memoir
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou
A book you can finish in a day
A book with antonyms in the name
Beautiful Ruins – Jess Walter
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
Every Man Dies Alone – Hans Fallada
A book that came out the year you were born
Hatchet – Gary Paulsen
A book with bad reviews
Screw that, not reading a book I don’t like. Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling
A trilogy
The Mortal Instruments series
(I hate committing to trilogies, however. If I’m not thrilled with that first book, I’ll call it quits.)
A book from your childhood
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret – Judy Blume
A book with a love triangle
I Capture the Castle – Dodie Smith
A book set in the future
Fahrenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury
A book set in high school
Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell
A book with a colour in the title
The Hare With Amber Eyes – Edmund de Waal
A book that made you cry
Wave – Sonali
A book with magic
The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern
A graphic novel
Palestine
A book by an author you’ve never read before
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter – Kim Edwards
A book you own but have never read
Every Little Thing – Chad Pelley
A book that takes place in your hometown
Three Day Road – Joseph Boyden
A book that was originally written in a different language
The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A book set during Christmas
The Man in the Red Suit – Bruce Templeton
A book written by an author with the same initials
Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away – Christie Watson
A play
The Importance of Being Earnest – Oscar Wilde
A banned book
Flowers for Algernon – Daniel Keyes
A book based on or turned into a TV show
Kitchen Confidential – Anthony Bourdain
A book you started but never finished
Do you have any to recommend?
PUMPED. This totals 52 BOOKS! If you include the entire trilogy. I may substitute a few things with children’s books (A book set during Christmas, a book from your childhood, etc.) to stay on track, but I GOT THIS YO. Who wants to join me?
