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#52
JANUARY: 352 + 454 + 146 + 543 + 417 + 120 + 525 + 512 = 3,069p.
FEBRUARY: 541 + 440 + 172 + 288 + 216 = 1,657p.
MARCH: 536 + 891 + 331 + 355 + 320 + 432 + 384 + 290 + 315 = 3,854p.
APRIL: 1,408 + 46 = 1,454p.
MAY: 400 + 367 + 218 + 144 + 400 + 244 + 340 + 288 + 60 + 250 + 478 = 3,189p.
JUNE: 288 + 512 + 96 + 314 + 237 + 304 + 246 + 288 + 372 + 291 + 316 + 522 + 63 + 407 + 296 = 4,552p.
JULY: 91 + 501 + 385 + 486 + 558 + 426 + 319 = 2,766p.
AUGUST: 190 + 229 + 280 + 320 + 341 + 303 + 659 + 352 + 350 + 343 + 350 = 3,417p.
SEPTEMBER: 382 + 260 + 384 + 629 + 606 + 416 + 335 + 496 = 3,508p.
OCTOBER: 32 + 138 + 304 + 144 + 472 + 458 + 160 + 240 + 724 = 2,672p.
NOVEMBER: 820 + 336 + 96 = 1,252p.
DECEMBER: 397p.
32,087/45,000 PAGES
#52
JANUARY: 352 + 454 + 146 + 543 + 417 + 120 + 525 + 512 = 3,069p.
FEBRUARY: 541 + 440 + 172 + 288 + 216 = 1,657p.
MARCH: 536 + 891 + 331 + 355 + 320 + 432 + 384 + 290 + 315 = 3,854p.
APRIL: 1,408 + 46 = 1,454p.
MAY: 400 + 367 + 218 + 144 + 400 + 244 + 340 + 288 + 60 + 250 + 478 = 3,189p.
JUNE: 288 + 512 + 96 + 314 + 237 + 304 + 246 + 288 + 372 + 291 + 316 + 522 + 63 + 407 + 296 = 4,552p.
JULY: 91 + 501 + 385 + 486 + 558 + 426 + 319 = 2,766p.
AUGUST: 190 + 229 + 280 + 320 + 341 + 303 + 659 + 352 + 350 + 343 + 350 = 3,417p.
SEPTEMBER: 382 + 260 + 384 + 629 + 606 + 416 + 335 + 496 = 3,508p.
OCTOBER: 32 + 138 + 304 + 144 + 472 + 458 + 160 + 240 + 724 = 2,672p.
NOVEMBER: 820 + 336 + 96 = 1,252p.
DECEMBER: 397p.
32,087/45,000 PAGES
A to Z Challenge - Stage Edition 2019
#19
A All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 29.06.2019 ★★★★☆ (1930 movie)
B Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant (2012 movie)
C Carrie by Stephen King 04.10.2019 ★★★★☆ (1976 movie)
D The Dinner by Herman Koch 25.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆ (2017 movie)
E East of Eden by John Steinbeck 02.03.2019 ★★★★★ (1955 movie)
F Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg (1991 movie)
G The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson 25.10.2019 ★★★☆☆ (2018 movie)
H Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov 06.05.2019 ★★★☆☆ (1988 movie)
I I Kill Giants: Titan Edition by Joe Kelly (2017 movie)
J The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 26.08.2019 ★★★★☆ (1993 movie)
K King Lear by William Shakespeare 17.06.2019 ★★★☆☆ (1970 movie)
L The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 15.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆ (2009 movie)
M A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (2015 movie)
N Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare 07.06.2019 ★★★☆☆ (1993 movie)
O Othello by William Shakespeare 04.06.2019 ★★★☆☆ (1995 movie)
P Pet Sematary by Stephen King (2019 movie)
Q And Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov 12.04.2019 ★★★★☆ (1957 mini-series)
R The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 09.03.2019 ★★★☆☆ (1993 movie)
S Spartacus by Raffaello Giovagnoli (1960 movie)
T The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare 16.06.2019 ★★★★☆ (1980 movie)
U Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov 02.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆ (1970 movie)
V The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 08.03.2019 ★★★★☆ (1999 movie)
W Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin (2014 movie)
X X-Men: Grand Design by Ed Piskor 20.01.2019 ★★★☆☆ (2000 movie)
Y Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 19.01.2019 ★★★☆☆ (2013 movie)
Z Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien 25.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆ (2015 movie)
19/26
#19
A All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 29.06.2019 ★★★★☆ (1930 movie)
B Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant (2012 movie)
C Carrie by Stephen King 04.10.2019 ★★★★☆ (1976 movie)
D The Dinner by Herman Koch 25.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆ (2017 movie)
E East of Eden by John Steinbeck 02.03.2019 ★★★★★ (1955 movie)
F Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg (1991 movie)
G The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson 25.10.2019 ★★★☆☆ (2018 movie)
H Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov 06.05.2019 ★★★☆☆ (1988 movie)
I I Kill Giants: Titan Edition by Joe Kelly (2017 movie)
J The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 26.08.2019 ★★★★☆ (1993 movie)
K King Lear by William Shakespeare 17.06.2019 ★★★☆☆ (1970 movie)
L The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 15.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆ (2009 movie)
M A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (2015 movie)
N Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare 07.06.2019 ★★★☆☆ (1993 movie)
O Othello by William Shakespeare 04.06.2019 ★★★☆☆ (1995 movie)
P Pet Sematary by Stephen King (2019 movie)
Q And Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov 12.04.2019 ★★★★☆ (1957 mini-series)
R The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 09.03.2019 ★★★☆☆ (1993 movie)
S Spartacus by Raffaello Giovagnoli (1960 movie)
T The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare 16.06.2019 ★★★★☆ (1980 movie)
U Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov 02.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆ (1970 movie)
V The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 08.03.2019 ★★★★☆ (1999 movie)
W Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin (2014 movie)
X X-Men: Grand Design by Ed Piskor 20.01.2019 ★★★☆☆ (2000 movie)
Y Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 19.01.2019 ★★★☆☆ (2013 movie)
Z Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien 25.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆ (2015 movie)
19/26
POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2019
#41
o A book becoming a movie in 2019 – Pet Sematary by Stephen King
o A book that makes you nostalgic – Дом, в котором... by Mariam Petrosyan
? A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) – The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson 20.02.2019 ★★★★☆
o A book you think should be turned into a movie – House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
? A book with at least one million ratings on 欧宝娱乐 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 08.01.2019 ★★★☆☆
? A book with a plant in the title or on the cover – Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 30.08.2019 ★★★★★
? A reread of a favorite book – The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 03.05.2019 ★★★★★
o A book about a hobby – The Collector by John Fowles
? A book you meant to read in 2018 – The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 08.06.2019 ★★★★☆
? A book with “pop”, “sugar” or “challenge” in the title – The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 22.03.2019 ★★☆☆☆
? A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover – The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 15.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆
? A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore – The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell 02.10.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
? A book published posthumously – The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson 25.10.2019 ★★★☆☆
? A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie – The Odyssey by Homer 09.02.2019 ★★★★☆
o A retelling of a classic – The Child Thief by Brom
o A book with a question in the title – To Have or To Be? by Erich Fromm
? A book set on a college or university campus – The Secret History by Donna Tartt 19.09.2019 ★★★★☆
? A book about someone with a superpower – Carrie by Stephen King 04.10.2019 ★★★★☆
? A book told from multiple POVs – The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 26.08.2019 ★★★★☆
? A book set in space – Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert 08.03.2019 ★★★★☆
o A book by two female authors – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
? A book with a title that contains “salty”, “sweet”, “bitter”, or “spicy” – Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami 17.08.2019 ★★☆☆☆
o A book set in Scandinavia – A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
o A book that takes place in a single day – Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
? A debut novel – Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 22.08.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
o A book that’s published in 2019 – “”
? A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature – Beowulf: A Verse Translation 07.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆
o A book recommended by a celebrity you admire – The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
o A book with “love” in the title – Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
o A book featuring an amateur detective – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
? A book about family – East of Eden by John Steinbeck 02.03.2019 ★★★★★
? A book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America – The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy 12.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
o A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title – Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
? A book that includes a wedding – Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 06.10.2019 ★★★★☆
o A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter – Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
? A ghost story – The Shining by Stephen King 25.08.2019 ★★☆☆☆
? A book with a two-word title – Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 05.05.2019 ★★★★☆
? A novel based on a true story – The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 20.08.2019 ★★★☆☆
? A book revolving around a puzzle or a game – The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse 20.07.2019 ★★★★☆
o Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge – The Princess Bride by William Goldman
o A “cli-fi” (climate fiction) book – The Bees by Laline Paull
o A “choose-your-own-adventure” book – “”
o An “own voices” book – Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
o Read a book during a season it is set in – Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
o A LitRPG book – Путь Шамана. Начало Пути by Vasily Mahanenko
o A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
o Two books that share the same title (1) – The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
o Two books that share the same title (2) – The Double by José Saramago
? A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom – Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare 07.06.2019 ★★★☆☆
? A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent – The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 24.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
26/50
#41
o A book becoming a movie in 2019 – Pet Sematary by Stephen King
o A book that makes you nostalgic – Дом, в котором... by Mariam Petrosyan
? A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) – The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson 20.02.2019 ★★★★☆
o A book you think should be turned into a movie – House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
? A book with at least one million ratings on 欧宝娱乐 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 08.01.2019 ★★★☆☆
? A book with a plant in the title or on the cover – Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 30.08.2019 ★★★★★
? A reread of a favorite book – The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 03.05.2019 ★★★★★
o A book about a hobby – The Collector by John Fowles
? A book you meant to read in 2018 – The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 08.06.2019 ★★★★☆
? A book with “pop”, “sugar” or “challenge” in the title – The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 22.03.2019 ★★☆☆☆
? A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover – The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 15.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆
? A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore – The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell 02.10.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
? A book published posthumously – The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson 25.10.2019 ★★★☆☆
? A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie – The Odyssey by Homer 09.02.2019 ★★★★☆
o A retelling of a classic – The Child Thief by Brom
o A book with a question in the title – To Have or To Be? by Erich Fromm
? A book set on a college or university campus – The Secret History by Donna Tartt 19.09.2019 ★★★★☆
? A book about someone with a superpower – Carrie by Stephen King 04.10.2019 ★★★★☆
? A book told from multiple POVs – The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 26.08.2019 ★★★★☆
? A book set in space – Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert 08.03.2019 ★★★★☆
o A book by two female authors – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
? A book with a title that contains “salty”, “sweet”, “bitter”, or “spicy” – Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami 17.08.2019 ★★☆☆☆
o A book set in Scandinavia – A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
o A book that takes place in a single day – Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
? A debut novel – Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 22.08.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
o A book that’s published in 2019 – “”
? A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature – Beowulf: A Verse Translation 07.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆
o A book recommended by a celebrity you admire – The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
o A book with “love” in the title – Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
o A book featuring an amateur detective – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
? A book about family – East of Eden by John Steinbeck 02.03.2019 ★★★★★
? A book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America – The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy 12.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
o A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title – Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
? A book that includes a wedding – Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 06.10.2019 ★★★★☆
o A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter – Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
? A ghost story – The Shining by Stephen King 25.08.2019 ★★☆☆☆
? A book with a two-word title – Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 05.05.2019 ★★★★☆
? A novel based on a true story – The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 20.08.2019 ★★★☆☆
? A book revolving around a puzzle or a game – The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse 20.07.2019 ★★★★☆
o Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge – The Princess Bride by William Goldman
o A “cli-fi” (climate fiction) book – The Bees by Laline Paull
o A “choose-your-own-adventure” book – “”
o An “own voices” book – Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
o Read a book during a season it is set in – Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
o A LitRPG book – Путь Шамана. Начало Пути by Vasily Mahanenko
o A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
o Two books that share the same title (1) – The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
o Two books that share the same title (2) – The Double by José Saramago
? A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom – Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare 07.06.2019 ★★★☆☆
? A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent – The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 24.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
26/50
Color Challenge - 2019
#52
1. "White":
06.01.2019 ★★★★☆
2. "Pink":
08.03.2019 ★★★★☆
3. "Red":
22.08.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
4. "Orange":
09.02.2019 ★★★★☆
5. "Yellow":
16.06.2019 ★★★★☆
6. "Green":
25.07.2019 ★★★☆☆
7. "Light Blue":
15.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆
8. "Dark Blue":
19.07.2019 ★★★☆☆
9. "Purple":
19.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
10. "Brown":
01.06.2019 ★★★★☆
11. "Black":
11.05.2019 ★★★★☆
12. Metallic color:
08.01.2019 ★★★☆☆
13. 5 colors on the cover:
29.09.2019 ★★★★☆
14. Geometric pattern:
15. Ugly cover:
16. Two or more color words in the title:
17. The word “Color” in the title:
18. A word describing color in the title:
25.08.2019 ★★☆☆☆
14/18
#52
1. "White":
06.01.2019 ★★★★☆2. "Pink":
08.03.2019 ★★★★☆3. "Red":
22.08.2019 ★☆☆☆☆4. "Orange":
09.02.2019 ★★★★☆5. "Yellow":
16.06.2019 ★★★★☆6. "Green":
25.07.2019 ★★★☆☆7. "Light Blue":
15.06.2019 ★★☆☆☆8. "Dark Blue":
19.07.2019 ★★★☆☆9. "Purple":
19.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆10. "Brown":
01.06.2019 ★★★★☆11. "Black":
11.05.2019 ★★★★☆12. Metallic color:
08.01.2019 ★★★☆☆13. 5 colors on the cover:
29.09.2019 ★★★★☆14. Geometric pattern:
15. Ugly cover:
16. Two or more color words in the title:
17. The word “Color” in the title:
18. A word describing color in the title:
25.08.2019 ★★☆☆☆14/18
THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
#32
1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
2. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 08.11.2019 ★★★☆☆
3. The Shining by Stephen King 25.08.2019 ★★☆☆☆
4. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 29.06.2019 ★★★★☆
5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo 01.06.2019 ★★★★☆
6. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 03.10.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
7. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
8. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 09.03.2019 ★★★☆☆
9. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy 12.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
10. The Secret History by Donna Tartt 19.09.2019 ★★★★☆
8/10
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
#32
1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
2. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 08.11.2019 ★★★☆☆
3. The Shining by Stephen King 25.08.2019 ★★☆☆☆
4. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 29.06.2019 ★★★★☆
5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo 01.06.2019 ★★★★☆
6. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 03.10.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
7. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
8. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 09.03.2019 ★★★☆☆
9. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy 12.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
10. The Secret History by Donna Tartt 19.09.2019 ★★★★☆
8/10
1st Quarter - Looking Back at the Best
***FINISHED***
Duration: January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019
#23
1. The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch 10.05.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
2. Elevation by Stephen King 12.01.2019 ★★☆☆☆
3. Educated by Tara Westover 17.03.2019 ★★★★★
4. A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa 12.02.2019 ★★★★☆
5. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 30.01.2019 ★★☆☆☆
6. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert 03.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
7. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks 12.03.2019 ★★★★☆
8. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 20.07.2019 ★★★★★
9. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 11.08.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
10. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin 19.01.2019 ★★★★☆
11. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 09.02.2019 ★★★★★
12. The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro 31.03.2019 ★★☆☆☆
12/12
***FINISHED***
Duration: January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019
#23
1. The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch 10.05.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
2. Elevation by Stephen King 12.01.2019 ★★☆☆☆
3. Educated by Tara Westover 17.03.2019 ★★★★★
4. A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa 12.02.2019 ★★★★☆
5. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 30.01.2019 ★★☆☆☆
6. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert 03.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
7. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks 12.03.2019 ★★★★☆
8. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 20.07.2019 ★★★★★
9. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 11.08.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
10. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin 19.01.2019 ★★★★☆
11. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 09.02.2019 ★★★★★
12. The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro 31.03.2019 ★★☆☆☆
12/12
Hello Anna!I dropped in to find out why you think you might be crazy. :D
Wow, you already had a list of 120 books back in November?
Actually, I'm very impressed that you listed up your books for your various challenges into one Master List. (I was too afraid to do that.)
As for me, I will never, ever sign up for so many yearly challenges! Live and learn, right?
Best wishes for a great reading year. What has been your favorite books so far?
2nd Quarter - GLOBETROTTER
Duration: April 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
***FINISHED***
1.
2. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 26.08.2019 ★★★★☆
3.
4. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 22.08.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
5. The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 20.08.2019 ★★★☆☆
6.
7. 赤目四十八瀧心中未遂 by Chōkichi Kurumatani 17.08.2019 ★★★☆☆
8. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 30.08.2019 ★★★★★
9. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 05.05.2019 ★★★★☆
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho 19.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
15. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 03.05.2019 ★★★★★
16. Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery 30.04.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
17. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy 12.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
18. Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien 25.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
19. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 24.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
20. The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks 11.05.2019 ★★★★☆
21.
13/13
Duration: April 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
***FINISHED***
1.
2. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 26.08.2019 ★★★★☆
3.
4. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 22.08.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
5. The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 20.08.2019 ★★★☆☆
6.
7. 赤目四十八瀧心中未遂 by Chōkichi Kurumatani 17.08.2019 ★★★☆☆
8. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 30.08.2019 ★★★★★
9. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 05.05.2019 ★★★★☆
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho 19.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
15. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 03.05.2019 ★★★★★
16. Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery 30.04.2019 ★☆☆☆☆
17. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy 12.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
18. Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien 25.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
19. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 24.05.2019 ★★☆☆☆
20. The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks 11.05.2019 ★★★★☆
21.
13/13
Ok, so I've been in a huge reading slump lately. Haven't read a thing for almost a month. But, today I feel like I'm ready to take a book in my hands again. So what a better way to begin reading again that a 24-hour readathon? I'm starting on midnight May 3rd.
Goal: read in total 1000 pages (managed to read 867 pages).
Possible TBR:
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert - FINISHED (400 pages)
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch - STARTED (100 pages)
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - FINISHED (367 pages)
Goal: read in total 1000 pages (managed to read 867 pages).
Possible TBR:
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert - FINISHED (400 pages)
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch - STARTED (100 pages)
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - FINISHED (367 pages)
24 IN 48 HOURS OF READING
Goal: 1,000 pages
TBR:
1. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover - FINISHED (277 pages)
2. The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse - FINISHED (273 pages)
3. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell - FINISHED (426 pages)
4. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury - STARTED (144 pages)
3/4 books
1,120/1,000 pages
Goal: 1,000 pages
TBR:
1. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover - FINISHED (277 pages)
2. The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse - FINISHED (273 pages)
3. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell - FINISHED (426 pages)
4. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury - STARTED (144 pages)
3/4 books
1,120/1,000 pages
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (other topics)Hopeless (other topics)
Then She Was Gone (other topics)
Dandelion Wine (other topics)
The Glass Bead Game (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ray Bradbury (other topics)Lisa Jewell (other topics)
Hermann Hesse (other topics)
Colleen Hoover (other topics)
Melissa Albert (other topics)
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