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I have a personal challenge of 75 books this year, a little less than one and a half books per week. I keep a running list of my books and post reviews in the 2017 Personal Challenge area and will use this to track the other challenges. Can't wait for 2017 to start!

Popsugar Challenge

17/40

I signed up for 40 from the list of 52. I'll choose which ones as I go.

1. A book recommended by a librarian
� 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (2 stars)
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
� 5. A book by a person of color - The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri (4 stars)
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
� 10. A book with a cat on the cover - Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin (5 stars)
� 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (4 stars)
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
� 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (5 stars)
� 14. A book involving travel - Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History by Canyon Sam (4 stars)
� 15. A book with a subtitle - It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario (5 stars)
16. A book that's published in 2017
� 17. A book involving a mythical creature - Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (5 stars)
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child
� 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Iceland: The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (4 stars)
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
� 28. A novel set during wartime - The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (5 stars)
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
� 30. A book with pictures - 750 Years in Paris by Vincent Mahé (4 stars)
� 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity - Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (4 stars)
� 32. A book about an interesting woman - Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt (3 stars)
� 33. A book set in two different time periods - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (4 stars)
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
� 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (4 stars)
40. A book you bought on a trip
ADVANCED
41. A book recommended by an author you love
42. A bestseller from 2016
� 43. A book with a family-member term in the title - The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (3 stars)
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee
46. A book from a genre/subgenre that you've never heard of
� 47. A book with an eccentric character - Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession, and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California by Frances Dinkelspiel (4 stars)
48. A book that's more than 800 pages
49. A book you got from a used book sale
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book
51. A book about a difficult topic
52. A book based on mythology

Genre Bingo

10/24 books



Historical Nonfiction - Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt (3 stars)
Short Story or Novella - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (4 stars) or novella
Literary Fiction - The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (4 stars)
Family Saga - Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (4 stars)
Magical Realism - The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (3 stars)
Memoir - Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (5 stars)
Graphic Novel - 750 Years in Paris by Vincent Mahé (4 stars)
Adventure - It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario (5 stars)
Historical (Fiction) - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (4 stars)
Urban Fantasy - Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (5 stars)
Crime - Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession, and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California by Frances Dinkelspiel (4 stars)
Dystopia - The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (5 stars)

Dewey Decimal Challenge

6/10
I like reading nonfiction, so I signed up for all 10 groups!

000-099 -

100-199 -

200-299 -

300 - 399 - 305.420952
Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History by Canyon Sam (4 stars)

400 - 499 -

500 - 599 - 570.95
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (5 stars)

600 - 699 - 629.4072
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt (3 stars)

700 - 799 - 741.5944
750 Years in Paris by Vincent Mahé (4 stars)

800 - 899 - 820.9
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (2 stars)

900 - 999 - 920.051
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (4 stars)

Listopia Challenge

I signed up for 10 books, 5 from each of two lists:

San Francisco Bay Area Fiction
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Books That Everyone Should Read at Least Once
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Around the World through Language (translated books)

Trying not to over commit, I signed up for only 5 books. My guess is that I'll exceed that just through the books I'd be reading anyway, but we'll see.

1. Japanese - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (4 stars)
2. Icelandic - The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (4 stars)
3. Italian - The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri (4 stars)
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The TBR Randomizer Challenge

I signed up for 10 and may increase it later. I'll see how the year goes. I love this challenge because these are all books I've been wanting to read!

1. Excellent Women by Barbara Pym (added to TBR 6-2-2015)
2. Arguably: Selected Essays by Christopher Hitchens (added 4-22-2016)
3. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (added 1-30-2015)
� 4. Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (added 3-7-2016) - 5 stars
� 5. Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (added 1-25-2016) - 2 stars
6. The Silent Sky: The Incredible Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon by Lloyd Biggle Jr. (added 11-21-2016)
7. In the Darkroom by In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi (added 11-7-2016)
8. Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment by Phil Zuckerman (added 5-8-2013)
9. An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris by Georges Perec (added 6-29-2013)
10. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer (added 12-22-2013)

The A to Z Challenge - Location Edition

I'm trying for all 26.
Completed: 15/26

A: Arroyo Seco - Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt (3 stars)
B:
C: The City - Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (5 stars)
D:
E:
F:
G: Georgia - Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (5 stars)
H:
I: Iceland - The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (4 stars)
J: Japan - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (4 stars)
K: Kabul - It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario (5 stars)
L: Lhasa - Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History by Canyon Sam (4 stars)
M:
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P: Paris - 750 Years in Paris by Vincent Mahé (4 stars)
Q:
R: Rome - The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri (4 stars)
S: Sydney - The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (4 stars)
T: Tehran - Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (2 stars)
U: United States - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (4 stars)
V: Vallejo, CA - Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession, and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California by Frances Dinkelspiel (4 stars)
W:
X:
Y: Yixian - Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (4 stars)
Z: Zdrevkov - The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (3 stars)

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

I signed up for 20.
Completed: 7/20

1. Read a book about sports.
� 2. Read a debut novel - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (4 stars)
� 3. Read a book about books - The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri (4 stars)
4. Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.
5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.
6. Read an all-ages comic.
7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
� 8. Read a travel memoir - Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History by Canyon Sam (4 stars)
9. Read a book you’ve read before.
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.
� 11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location - Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (4 stars)
� 12. Read a fantasy novel - Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (5 stars)
� 13. Read a nonfiction book about technology - Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt (3 stars)
� 14. Read a book about war - The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (3 stars)
15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
17. Read a classic by an author of color.
18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey
20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel
21. Read a book published by a micropress.
22. Read a collection of stories by a woman.
23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love.
24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color.

Saved for 1st Quarter Challenge

Saved for 2nd Quarter Challenge

Saved for 3rd Quarter Challenge

Saved for 4th Quarter Challenge

January Challenge
Myths from Around the World (2 � probably 2 of these 3)

2/2 completed

Task 2. Fenghuang - Chinese bird, also known as the Chinese Phoenix, is a mythical bird that signifies high virtue and grace. Read a book set in China, or a book featuring a character full of grace and virtue.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

� Task 4. Enenra - Japanese smoke creature. It inhabits bonfires and legend says can only be seen by the pure of heart. Read a book set in Japan, or a book with a pure-hearted character.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (4 stars)

� Task 7. Finnish water spirit who will capture unmindful children. Read a book set in Scandinavia, or a book about a captured child.
The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

February Challenges

1) Spanning the Globe - Goal: 60,000 miles

First book: It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario
I omitted all the places that were not an important part of the book (places like Connecticut, Cuba, France, England...and I viewed Pakistan and India as one).

Starting Point: San Francisco, CA
- Buenos Aires, Argentina 6474 to
- New York City, USA 10,608 to
- New Delhi, India 7311 to
- Kabul, Afghanistan 623 to
- Mexico City, Mexico 8641 to
- Istanbul, Turkey 7107 to
- Baghdad, Iraq 1001 to
- Darfur, Sudan 1882 to
- Benghazi, Libya 1317
Miles this book: 44,964
Total miles so far: 44,964

Second book: The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (4 stars)

Starting from last book, in Benghazi:
--New York City, USA 5014
--Amsterdam, Holland 3646
--Sydney, Australia 10,353
Miles this book: 19,013 this book
2 book total: 63,977

Third book: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (2 stars)

Starting from last book, in Sydney:
--Tehran, Iran 8029 miles
3 book total: 72,006

2) Earth Challenge - Goal: 2 books

First book: A creature made from earth (here, humans are "mud")
Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (5 stars)

Second book: A book where the Earth is treated as a character. Father Earth is a character in this book. The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (5 stars)

March Challenge

TITLE IX* CHALLENGE (Because Women in the Title Make Great Books) - Goal: 2 books

1. A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (4 stars)

April Challenge

May Challenge

June Challenge

July Challenge

August Challenge

September Challenge

October Challenge

November Challenge

December Challenge