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message 1: by Kadijah Michelle (last edited Dec 11, 2015 06:43PM) (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016


Did you know our group has its very own Listopia Each member can add to the list and can vote for as many on the list as he or she would like. Note: if a book is not the first in a series and requires that one read the previous book(s) first, please do not add it to the list.

For this challenge, set a goal for how many of these books you would like to read. You know they'll be good because your fellow Reading Challengers have recommended them!

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I used myself as an example:

I want to read 10 of these books. I went to the list to see what other group members have submitted. Based on the list, I have chosen the following ten books to read.

1. The Book Thief
2. Rebecca
3. 1984
4. The Catcher in the Rye
5. A Game of Thrones
6. Divergent
7. Gone Girl
8. The Kite Runner
9. Ender's Game
10. Catch-22

Now all of mine appear on the first page, but I figure that's because I really should have already read them.
What about YOU?


message 2: by Kadijah Michelle (last edited Dec 27, 2016 04:59AM) (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments How to Participate

1. Post here telling the challenge leader that you'd like to join the challenge. You can choose your books for the challenge at the beginning, or add them as you go. You can join a challenge at any time, as long as the challenge is still active.

2. Whenever you finish a book for the challenge, post here and let the challenge leader know so they can update your progress.

Some members choose to update their original post with their progress to keep track of their challenge more easily, but make sure to also post a new message so the challenge leader knows to go look at your original post. You can look at how other members report their progress to find a strategy that works well for you.

For more information about how challenges work, check out This Thread or ask your challenge leader.

Participants

Aditya 0/10
Amanda 8/10
Andrew 2/11
Ang 16/21
Ann 0/20
Annika 1/10
Antoinella 0/10
Ariel 2/10
Arshish 0/7
Berenike 0/10
Blagica 16/15 Completed!
Bobbi 1/20
Brianna 0/20
Carolyn 9/10
Chaitra 20/20 Completed!
Chloe 0/10
Chris 0/10
ChrisP 3/5
Cindy 12/12 Completed!
Claire 3/10
Courtney 2/5
Cynthia 2/9
Deborah 0/7
Delitealex 0/10
Diana 8/10
Diane L 0/12
Dominique (Dom) 7/10
Ecem 26/26 Completed!
Erika 4/5
Esmeralda 0/12
Felicia 10/10 Completed!
Heli 10/10 Completed!
Holli 0/5
Ilona 15/10 Completed!
Isavella 0/31
Jacqualine 0/10
Jessica 15/15 Completed!
Jill 0/20
Jodi 0/20
Joe 0/12
June 3/12
Kadijah Michelle 11/22
Karin 3/8
Kate 4/16
Katherine 0/10
Kiwi 12/12 Completed!
Kme_17 0/10
Laura 15/15 Completed!
Linda 0/4
Lindsey 0/20
Lucy Jade 5/10
Lulu 0/5
Marina H 20/20 Completed!
Mary Pat 3/10
Maureen 0/20
Maxine 10/15
Maya 0/15
Megan BG 5/5 Completed!
Missy 0/6
Monique 7/7 Completed!
Maya 0/15
NancyMagaly 0/10
Natalie 6/12
Nik 9/12
Nikinna 0/20
Paul 44/25 Completed!
Rachel 0/10
Rea 0/20
Renata 0/10
Sam F 15/15 Completed! Next 3/15
Saneera 0/10
Sara 0/5
Sarah (message 28) 0/10
Sarah (message 48) 3/5
Sherry 5/5 Completed!
Sheryl 16/20
Stacy 0/10
Steph & Manda 0/4
Stephani - Speling Expirt 0/15
Stephanie (Chinchillita) 1/44
Stephanie (R-A) 9/10
Susan C 10/10 Completed!
Tarah 0/30
Vernice 11/15
Winter 2/5

as of message 342


message 3: by Blagica , Challenges (new)

Blagica  | 12855 comments the listopia link doesn't work. I'd like to peak at the link before i pick a number but am in!


message 4: by Dominique (last edited Dec 02, 2016 10:43AM) (new)

Dominique  | 1176 comments RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

7/10

1.The Thirteenth Tale 03/17/16
2.The Passage 11/30/16
3.My Sister's Keeper
4.Radiance of Tomorrow
5.Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 04/09/16
6.Hollow City
7.The Count of Monte Cristo 07/21/16
8.The Goldfinch 01/28/16
9.Eleanor & Park 04/05/16
10.Never Let Me Go 02/26/16


Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments Fixed the link, I hope. It's working for me.


message 6: by Blagica , Challenges (new)

Blagica  | 12855 comments thanks for the quick fix I will start with 7


message 7: by Jodi (last edited Dec 13, 2015 11:58AM) (new)

Jodi (readinbooks) | 1971 comments I will sign up for 20 please.

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message 8: by Overbooked � (last edited May 29, 2016 01:30PM) (new)

Overbooked  ✎ (kiwi_fruit) | 2208 comments This is so tempting, thanks Kadijah Michelle for posting this, I have voted for my favorites, I might join the challenge by month's end.

ETA2: here are my 10+2 books for this challenge:

�. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
�. Candide by Voltaire
�. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
�. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
�. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
�. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
�. Euphoria by Lily King
�. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
�. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
�. Watchmen by Alan Moore
�. Uprooted by Naomi Novik
�. The Last Child by John Hart

progress: 12/12 Completed 30 May 2016


message 9: by Winter, Group Reads (last edited Mar 01, 2016 01:29PM) (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4962 comments Recommended By Reading Challengers Challenge

Goal: Read 5 books from our groups' listopia.


1. 1984, George Orwell
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
3. Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones
4. The Maze Runner, James Dashner
5. Candide, Voltaire

Total: 1/5

Recommended by Reading Challengers Challenge


message 10: by Paul Emily (new)

Paul Emily Ryan (kickbackyak) I might join this, I might not, but for now I'm going to stick to voting for books. Part of me is honestly worried that 100 won't be enough though. We'll see.


¸é±ð²Ôá³Ù²¹ | 37 comments I'll go for 10 books. :)


message 14: by Annika (last edited Feb 08, 2016 05:23PM) (new)


message 15: by Mary Pat (new)

Mary Pat | 2186 comments Count me in for 10 please! I will post books later.


message 16: by Delitealex (new)

Delitealex 10 for me


message 17: by Erika (new)

Erika (erikarae) | 708 comments I'm just going to do 5 for this one this time. Thanks!


message 18: by Paul Emily (last edited Nov 26, 2016 12:21PM) (new)

Paul Emily Ryan (kickbackyak) I'm going to go for 10 for now, but what I'm going to do is - as far as I can make it - leave the list of all the books I own that are on the Listopia that I haven't read yet. I could make it more than 10, and I probably will do at some point, but seeing as I have no idea how any of the challenges are really going to bump off and interact with each other, I think it's best to start small for now. :) (Not to mention I'm not even considering the books that are both on the list and in my library.) EDIT: Updated to 25.

1. The Hunger Games (13/5/16)
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (26/6/16)
3. The Night Circus (16/3/16)
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (4/5/16)
5. Divergent (19/4/16)
6. A Thousand Splendid Suns (28/1/16)
7. The Kite Runner (8/1/16)
8. The Color Purple (20/3/16)
9. Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore (4/3/16)
10. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (26/5/16)
11. American Gods (29/5/16)
12. The Cuckoo's Calling (31/7/16)
13. Silver Linings Playbook (24/2/16)
14. Joyland (18/7/16)
15. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (17/3/16)
16. Quiet (4/6/16)
17. Blindness (7/4/16)
18. Still Alice (26/1/16)
19. The Martian (5/1/16)
20. A Discovery of Witches (11/3/16)
21. All the Light We Cannot See (6/1/16)
22. The Golem and the Djinni (1/3/16)
23. The Nightingale (24/3/16)
24. 1Q84 (18/6/16)
25. Pride and Prejudice (4/7/16)
26. Middlesex (11/9/16)
27. Good Omens (16/8/16)
28. The Final Empire (6/10/16)
29. Angela's Ashes (11/2/16)
30. I Am Malala (15/3/16)
31. How to Be a Woman (26/6/16)
32. The Girl on the Train (18/6/16)
33. The Remains of the Day (8/5/16)
34. The Goldfinch (4/6/16)
35. Throne of Glass (3/9/16)
36. A Man Called Ove (30/10/16)
37. In the Woods (5/6/16)
38. Persepolis (15/4/16)
39. A Tale for the Time Being (20/4/16)
40. Kafka on the Shore (9/8/16)
41. Watchmen (22/2/16)
42. Red Rising (14/7/16)
43. Vicious (14/4/16)
44. So You Want to Be a Wizard (24/4/16)

44/25


message 19: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments Paul wrote: "I'm going to go for 10 for now, but what I'm going to do is - as far as I can make it - leave the list of all the books I own that are on the Listopia that I haven't read yet. I could make it more ..."


I totally understand. I'm in the same boat as you. I have loads of these books I bought or obtained on others recommendations but haven't gotten to.

I'm really glad to see we are all making realistic goals and don't forget, the goal can be changed through out the year.


message 21: by Susan C (last edited Jul 22, 2016 06:20PM) (new)

Susan C (sacorwin) | 906 comments This is too funny - I picked this list for the Listopia challenge. Sign me up for 10 for this challenge, and I'll find a different list for Listopia.

1. Yes Please read 1/8/2016
2. The Golem and the Jinni read 1/24/2016
3. Burial Rites read 2/10/2016
4. Corelli's Mandolin read 2/17/2016
5. The Power of One read 3/12/2016
6. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena read 4/22/2016
7. The Thirteenth Tale read 5/6/2016
8. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier read 6/9/2016
9. A Fine Balance read 7/9/2016
10. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry read 7/22/2016

10/10
Challenge completed!


message 22: by Sherry (new)

Sherry (lilsherry) | 721 comments Please add me for 5


message 23: by Nik (new)

Nik (bleepnik) | 852 comments In for 12, thanks!


message 24: by Megan BG (last edited Jun 13, 2016 12:37PM) (new)


message 26: by Kadijah Michelle (last edited Apr 01, 2016 04:14PM) (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments I am fortunate that I already already own the books I'm planning on reading!

So I went over the list again and added a whole bunch! I'm up to 21 books now.

13. Divergent
20. The Catcher in the Rye
25. The Time Traveler's Wife
32. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
47. Water for Elephants

5/21


message 27: by Jill (last edited Feb 27, 2017 10:36AM) (new)


message 28: by Sarah (last edited Jan 02, 2016 06:41AM) (new)


message 30: by Lulu (last edited Jan 01, 2016 03:58PM) (new)

Lulu (robotwitch) | 281 comments I'd like to sign up for 5 please!

0/5

1. The Hunger Games
2. The Fault in Our Stars
3. The Hobbit
4. Northern Lights (Golden Compass in the US/on the list)
5. Station Eleven


message 31: by [deleted user] (new)

Must. Not. Join. Another. Challenge.


Put me down for 5!


message 32: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4962 comments Sara wrote: "Must. Not. Join. Another. Challenge.


Put me down for 5!"


LOL I am like that too, only I gave up ^^


message 34: by [deleted user] (new)

Winter wrote: "LOL I am like that too, only I gave up ^^"

I think I'm going to stop fighting it. I want to join everything. I will surely fail, but I will fail BIG!


message 35: by Kme_17 (new)

Kme_17 | 40 comments I will go for ten.

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message 37: by Diane L (last edited Dec 21, 2016 06:30PM) (new)

Diane L | 56 comments I'd like to sign up for 12.

These are already on my TBR

11/12

71. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick, 16 Jun 2016
75. Lord of the Flies by William Golding, 3 Oct 2016
78. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, 14 Jul 2016
101. Still Alice by Lisa Genova, 3 Dec 2016
170. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey, 15 Oct 2016
178. The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson, 6 Jan 2016
277. Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich, 9 Feb 2016
322. The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, 10 Nov 2016
353. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 30 Nov 2016
375. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, 2 Nov 2016
470. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, 9 Jul 2016


message 38: by Jodi (new)

Jodi (readinbooks) | 1971 comments Sara wrote: "Winter wrote: "LOL I am like that too, only I gave up ^^"

I think I'm going to stop fighting it. I want to join everything. I will surely fail, but I will fail BIG!"


Sara, join all the ones you are interested in. They are fun and often motivate people to read more. Join, join, join!!!


message 39: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4962 comments I agree with Jodi! And you don't have to set the specific books in stone! I startet picking books, then realised I wanted it more open.


message 40: by Karin (new)

Karin | 88 comments I'm in for 8 books


message 41: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 4962 comments No wait I'm on wrong challenge, I thought I was on Listopia. I did actually pick here, but I don't think you have to at once :)


message 42: by Felicia (new)

Felicia (feliciajoe) I'm gonna do 10 books for this challenge! :D (Which, for me, is set high.)


message 43: by Ashish (new)

Ashish Put me down for 7.

1. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
2. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
4. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
6. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
7. The Help by Kathryn Stockett

0/7


message 44: by [deleted user] (last edited Aug 26, 2016 03:52PM) (new)


message 45: by Chris (new)

Chris Switucha | 11 comments please sign me up for 10 books for this challenge thanks


message 46: by Katharine (last edited Nov 29, 2016 09:07AM) (new)

Katharine | 101 comments Please put me down for 10, at least for now. I will update as I go.


Recommended by...
Goal: 10 books


Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt finished 1/6/16 ✰✰✰✰�
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss finished 1/8/16 ✰✰✰✰�
The Last Child by John Hart The Last Child by John Hart finished 2/20/16 ✰✰�
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) by Naomi Novik finished 3/20/16 ✰✰�
In the Blood by Lisa Unger In the Blood by Lisa Unger finished 3/25/16 ✰✰✰✰
Cinder by Marissa Meyer Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer finished 3/28/16 ✰✰✰✰�
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman finished 4/14/16 ✰✰✰✰�
Divergent by Veronica Roth Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth finished 4/31/16 ✰✰✰✰
Room by Emma Donoghue Room by Emma Donoghue finished 6/21/16 ✰✰✰✰
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer, #1) by Blue Balliett finished 6/24/16 ✰✰✰✰
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold finished 8/3/16 ✰✰�
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl finished 8/6/16 ✰✰✰✰
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Book Thief by Markus Zusak finished 8/10/16 ✰✰✰✰
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie finished 8/20/16 ✰✰✰✰
Sabriel by Garth Nix Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) by Garth Nix finished 9/11/16 ✰✰✰✰�
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder Poison Study (Study, #1) by Maria V. Snyder finished 9/24/16 ✰✰✰✰
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan finished 9/29/16 ✰✰✰✰
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut finished 10/4/16 ✰✰✰✰
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith finished 10/6/16 ✰✰�
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway finished 10/8/16 ✰✰✰✰
Matched by Ally Condie Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie finished 11/1/16 ✰✰✰✰
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey finished 11/5/16 ✰✰✰✰
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot finished 11/26/16 ✰✰✰✰�
Graceling by Kristin Cashore Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) by Kristin Cashore


message 47: by Sarah (last edited Dec 05, 2016 03:55AM) (new)

Sarah T (seren1980) Please sign me up for 5 - that's the number of books in the top ten that I haven't read...

1. The Book Thief - done Nov 2016
2. The Fault in Our Stars - done Jan 2016
3. The Night Circus
4. Life of Pi - done Aug 2016
5. Fahrenheit 451

3/5


message 48: by ChrisP (new)

ChrisP Poyner | 387 comments Put me down for 5 in the top 100.


message 49: by [deleted user] (new)

Put me down for 10 , i think i will read these 10 but it may change

City of bones
Vampire academy
Clockwork angel
Miss peregrine's home for peculiar children
Tales of beedle the bard
Divergent(reread)
The fault in our stars ( reread)
Daughter of smoke and bone
The cuckoo's calling
The maze runner


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