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Yearly Challenge: The Randomizer Challenge05/12
01. Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
β� 02. The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi β β β β β� March 9
03. Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
β� 04. The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose by Alice Munro β β β β β� July 12
β� 05. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley β β β ββ� February 21
06. Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home by Susan Hill
07. The Waves by Virginia Woolf
08. Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver
β� 09. Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link β β β β β� January 10
10. The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
11. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
β� 12. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton β β β β β� June 19
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Yearly Challenge: The Listopia Challenge18/30
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
16/25
β� 01. Pastoralia by George Saunders β β β β β� July 13
β� 02. A Room with a View by E. M. Forster β β β ββ� August 4
β� 03. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou β β β β β� February 22
04. The Waves by Virginia Woolf
β� 05. The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose by Alice Munro β β β β β� July 12
06. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
07. A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunnigham
β� 08. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery β β β ββ� June 27
β� 09. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh β β β β β� August 26
β� 10. Portnoy's Complaint by Phillip Roth β β βββ� March 29
β� 11. The Secret History by Donna Tartt β β β ββ� May 25
β� 12. The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster β β βββ� April 25
13. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
β� 14. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison β β β β β� February 9
β� 15. Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin β β β β β� May 29
16. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
β� 17. An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro β β βββ� June 3
β� 18. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson β β β β β� September 12
19. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
β� 20. Middlemarch by George Eliot β β β ββ� April 17
21. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
β� 22. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut β β β ββ� August 7
23. Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
24. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
β� 25. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren July
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Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
2/5
β� 01. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan β β β ββ� July 26
β� 02. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith β β β β β� January 31
03. My Antonia by Willa Cather
04. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
05. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
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Yearly Challenge: Favorite Genres Challenge13/14
Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction: H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
β� Magical Realism: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami β β β β β� March 14
β� Business Nonfiction: The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer β β β β β� August 5
β� Post-apocalyptic: World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler β β βββ� January 25
Zara's Favourites
Religion: Pass
β� Fiction: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison β β β β β� February 9
β� Young Adult: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith β β β β β� January 31
β� Chick-Lit: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan β β β ββ� July 26
Craig's Favourites
β� Heroic Fantasy: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss β β β β β� February 21
β� Military Science Fiction: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie β β β β β� August 9
β� Classics: Middlemarch by George Eliot β β β ββ� April 17
Gaming Fiction: Pass
Cassandra's Favourites
β� Social Science Fiction: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
β� World History: In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson β β β ββ� August 23
β� Biography-Memoir: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou β β β β β� February 22
High Fantasy: Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb β β β β β� October 15
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Yearly Challenge: Let's Turn Pages Challenge Complete34553/30000
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Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay 320 pages
Magic for Beginners: Stories by Kelly Link 352 pages
Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples 144 pages
Alex + Ada, Volume 1 by Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn 129 pages
Amulet, Vol. 1: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi 192 pages
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts 933 pages
The Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra by Pedro Mairal 118 pages
World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler 317 pages
Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense: Collected Poems by Lewis Carroll 418 pages
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G Willow Wilson 120 pages
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka 129 pages
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 493 pages
Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick 120 pages
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb 392 pages
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit 120 pages
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 337 pages
Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J Weibe 129 pages
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 647 pages
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 by Alan Moore 228 pages
Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham 112 pages
American Innovations: Stories by Rivka Galchen 175 pages
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 662 pages
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley 192 pages
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 304 pages
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 64 pages
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed 353 pages
Can't and Won't: Stories by Lydia Davis 289 pages
Love Poems by Pablo Neruda 90 pages
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente 256 pages
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 341 pages
Alex + Ada, Volume 2 by Jonathan Luna 128 pages
Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee 209 pages
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz 240 pages
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami 400 pages
The Color Master by Aimee Bender 240 pages
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson 763 pages
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb 648 pages
Sex Criminals, Vol. 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction 128 pages
All Backs Were Turned by Marek Hlasko 140 pages
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson 640 pages
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth 274 pages
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 724 pages
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 270 pages
Middlemarch by George Eliot 853 pages
Sex Criminals, Vol. 2: Two Worlds, One Cop by Matt Fraction 128 pages
Self-Help by Lorrie Moore 163 pages
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster 308 pages
Selected Poems by William Carlos Williams 302 pages
The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen 144 pages
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 589 pages
In One Person by John Irving 425 pages
The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor 192 pages
Amulet, Vol. 2: The Stonekeeper's Curse by Kazuo Kibuishi 244 pages
Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville 64 pages
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine 169 pages
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 374 pages
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks 240 pages
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi 324 pages
The Secret History by Donna Tartt 559 pages
Heidi by Johanna Spyri 336 pages
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson 277 pages
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin 176 pages
The Prisoner of Heaven 278 pages
Hardboiled and Hard Luck by Banana Yoshimoto 160 pages
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 208 pages
The Push Man and Other Stories by Yoshihiro Tatsumi 224 pages
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro 208 pages
The Anatomy of Being by Shinji Moon 102 pages
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton 834 pages
Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos 70 pages
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan 293 pages
milk and honey by Rupi Kaur 194 pages
Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine 108 pages
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 240 pages
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery 325 pages
Amulet, Vol. 3: The Cloud Searchers by Kazuo Kibuishi 199 pages
Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb 838 pages
The World Is Round: Poems by Nikky Finney 128 pages
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams 167 pages
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why by G. Willow Wilson 136 pages
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot 56 pages
The Duel by Giacamo Casanova 70 pages
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren 160 pages
The Poor Clare by Elizabeth Gaskell 96 pages
The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose by Alice Munro 228 pages
Sweet Tooth #1 by Jeff Lemire 128 pages
Rat Queens, Vol. 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth by Kurtis J Weibe 128 pages
The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy 76 pages
Pastoralia by George Saunders 208 pages
Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams 240 pages
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber 900 pages
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter 224 pages
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 288 pages
This One Summer by Mariko & Jillian Tamaki 320 pages
Preacher, Book 1 by Garth Ennis 352 pages
Wildwood Imperium by Colin Meloy 592 pages
A Room with a View by E. M. Forster 242 pages
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty 304 pages
The Martian by Andy Weir 369 pages
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer 339 pages
A Piece of Mine: Stories by J. California Cooper 144 pages
Urgent, Unheard Stories by Roxane Gay 64 pages
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut 289 pages
Shantytown by Cesar Aira 128 pages
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie 386 pages
Stardust by Neil Gaiman 250 pages
Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat 256 pages
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson 451 pages
Alex + Ada, Vol. 3 by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn 136 pages
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh 402 pages
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters 512 pages
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates 355 pages
The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories by Ernest Hemingway 155 pages
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson 176 pages
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lammott 237 pages
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 146 pages
Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples 152 pages
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie 356 pages
Sea Change by S M Wheeler 304 pages
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 317 pages
YEARLY CHALLENGE: A-Z Challenge24/26
β� A I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou β β β β β� February 22
β� B A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith β β β β β� January 31
β� C Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine β β β β β� May 13
β� D The Secret History by Donna Tartt β β β ββ� May 25
β� E The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
β� F Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi β β β ββ� May 21
β� G Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay β β β β β� January 9
β� H World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler β β βββ� January 25
β� I In One Person by John Irving β β β β β� May 5
β� J The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde β β β ββ� May 16
β� K An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro β β βββ� June 3
β� L Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lammott β β β ββ� September 12
M The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
β� N Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense: Collected Poems by Lewis Carroll β β β ββ� January 25
β� O The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka β β β β β� January 25
β� P The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster β β β ββ� April 25
β� Q Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J Weibe β β β β β� February 9
β� R Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts β β β β β� January 19
β� S Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed β β β β β� February 26
β� T The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan β β β ββ� July 26
β� U Urgent, Unheard Stories by Roxane Gay β β β ββ� August 6
β� V The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente β β β β β� March 5
β� W Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh β β β ββ� August 26
X The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran
β� Y The Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra by Pedro Mairal β β β ββ� January 19
β� Z The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon β β β β β� June 1
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YEARLY CHALLENGE: #readwomen201551/30 Challenge Complete
01. Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay January 9
02. Magic for Beginners: Stories by Kelly Link January 10
03. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G Willow Wilson January 25
04. The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka January 25
05. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith January 31
06. Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick February 1
07. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb February 2
08. Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit February 7
09. American Innovations: Stories by Rivka Galchen February 17
10. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley February 21
11. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou February 22
12. Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed February 26
13. Can't and Won't: Stories by Lydia Davis February 27
14. The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi March 9
15. Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee March 14
16. The Color Master by Aimee Bender March 15
17. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson March 28
18. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout April 12
19. Middlemarch by George Eliot April 17
20. Self-Help by Lorrie Moore April 25
21. The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor May 9
22. Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine May 16
23. All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks May 20
24. Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi May 21
25. The Secret History by Donna Tartt May 25
26. Heidi by Johanna Spyri May 25
26. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson May 27
27. The Anatomy of Being by Shinji Moon June 10
28. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton June 19
29. The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan June 21
30. milk and honey by Rupi Kaur June 26
31. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery June 27
32. The World Is Round: Poems by Nikky Finney July 5
33. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren July 11
34. The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy July 12
35. The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter July 21
36. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan July 26
37. This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki July 21
38. The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer August 5
39. A Piece of Mine: Stories by J. California Cooper August 6
40. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie August 9
41. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters August 31
42. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson September 12
43. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lammott September 12
44. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson September 15
45. Sea Change by S M Wheeler September 23
46. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie September 24
47. The Dream of a Common Language: Poems 1974-1977 by Adrienne Rich October 17
48. Hold Your Own by Kate Tempest October 17
49. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert October 17
50. Through the Woods by Emily Carroll October 31
51. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo October 31
YEARLY CHALLENGE: Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge20/25
01. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
β� 02. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
In One Person by John Irving β β β β β� May 5
β� 03. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
Magic for Beginners: Stories by Kelly Link β β β β β� January 10
β� 04. A book published by an indie press
The Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra by Pedro Mairal β β β ββ� January 19
β� 05. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters β β β β β� August 31
β� 06. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler β β βββ� January 25
β� 07. A book that takes place in Asia
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami β β β β β� March 14
β� 08. A book by an author from Africa
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie β β β β β� April 26
09. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
β� 10. A microhistory
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson β β β β β� March 28
β� 11. A YA novel
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith β β β β β� January 31
12. A sci-fi novel
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler
β� 13. A romance novel
A Room with a View by E. M. Forster β β β ββ� August 4
β� 14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout β β β ββ� April 12
β� 15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde β β β ββ� May 16
β� 16. An audiobook
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi β β β ββ� May 25
β� 17. A collection of poetry
Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense: Collected Poems by Lewis Carroll β β β ββ� January 25
β� 18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan β β β β β� June 21
β� 19. A book that was originally published in another language
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery β β β ββ� June 27
β� 20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples β β β β β� January 18
β� 21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson β β β β β� February 12
β� 22. A book published before 1850
The Duel by Giacamo Casanova β β βββ� July 11
β� 23. A book published this year
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M Valente β β β β β� March 5
β� 24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered βself-improvementβ�)
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed β β β β β� February 26
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FIRST QUARTERFirst Quarter Challenge: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
5/5 Challenge Complete
β� 02. Three, four, Open the door;
read a new genre or author (or both for those who are game)
Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay β β β β β� January 9
β� 05. Nine, ten, A big, fat hen;
read the thickest book on your TBR
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts β β β β β� January 19
β� 08. Fifteen, sixteen, Maids in the kitchen;
read a book that takes place in a prairie or has food on its cover
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley β β β ββ� February 21
β� 09. Seventeen, eighteen, Maids a-waiting;
read a book you've been waiting to read
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith β β β β β� January 31
β� 10. Nineteen, twenty, My plate's empty.
read the last book on your tbr list
American Innovations: Stories by Rivka Galchen β β β ββ� February 17
FEBRUARY
6K Members Celebration Mini Challenge
4/4 Challenge Complete
β� 1. Parties are often thrown to celebrate milestones, and this one is to celebrate our incredible 6,000 member milestone. Read a book where the main character goes through a major life milestone or read a book that was written in a major milestone year in your life.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou β β β β β� February 22
β� 2. Friends and conversation are the life of any party, so we invited our closest friends - thatβs all of you! Read a book that was recommended to you by a friend or read a book that includes written communication (letters, invitations, emails, text messages, etc.)
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss β β β β β� February 21
β� 3. Themed decorations, favors, and even costumes help put everyone in a festive mood, so we encouraged everyone to come dressed as their favorite literary character. Read a book where the characters wear different clothing than you usually do or read (or re-read) a book with a favorite character of yours.
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson β β β β β� February 12
β� 4. Our party wouldnβt be complete without good food, so we spent a day baking all sorts of cakes. Itβs hard to know exactly when bread became cake, but the Roman poet Ovid references birthday cake in his book The Tristia of Ovid. The English were also some of the first to bake cakes. Read a book that takes place in Europe or read a book has to do with cooking.
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley β β β ββ� February 21
SECOND QUARTERSecond Quarter Challenge: Spring
7/7 Challenge Complete
β� 1. Spring Ahead! The phrase "Spring forward, Fall back" helps people remember how Daylight Saving Time affects their clocks. At 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March, we set our clocks forward one hour ahead of Standard Time. Read a book about time travel.
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde β β β ββ� May 16
β� 2. Spring into action - to suddenly begin moving or doing something. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision.
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson β β β β β� April 4
β� 6. Spring Cleaning. Spring cleaning is the practice of thoroughly cleaning a house in the springtime. The practice of spring cleaning is especially prevalent in climates with a cold winter. The most common usage of spring cleaning refers to the yearly act of cleaning a house from top to bottom which would take place in the first warm days of the year typically in spring, hence the name. However it has also come to be synonymous with any kind of heavy duty cleaning or organizing enterprise. A person who gets their affairs in order before an audit or inspection could be said to be doing some spring cleaning. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin β β β β β� May 29
β� 7. Spring Break is a vacation period in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the northern hemisphere. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt β β β ββ� May 25
β� 9. Sheβs/Heβs no Spring Chicken. New England chicken farmers discovered that chickens born in the Spring bought better prices, rather than old birds that had gone through the winter etc. Sometimes farmers tried to sell the old birds as a new spring born chicken. Smart buyers often complained that a tough fowl was "no spring chicken" and so the term now is used to represent birds (and even people) past their plump and tender years. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading.
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout β β β ββ� April 12
β� 10. Hope Springs Eternal is from a poem An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope β� people always hope for the best, even in the face of adversity. Will continue to hope even though they have evidence that things cannot possible turn out the way they want. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.
Selected Poems by William Carlos Williams β β β β β� April 25
β� 11. Spring to mind - to appear suddenly or immediately in your thoughts. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson β β β β β� May 27
APRIL
Monthly Challenge: Chocolate Challenge: Complete
4/4
β� 1. Cacao: This is the healthiest form of chocolate but it can be very bitter. Read a book with a character who is bitter or resentful.
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout β β β ββ� April 12
β� 3. Cocoa Butter: This is what makes chocolate taste like we expect it to taste - sweet and smooth. If you like chocolate, read a book by an author you like or something you enjoy. If you dislike chocolate, read a book you wouldn't normally read.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie β β β β β� April 26
β� 7. Cocoa: Cocoa is made by removing fat from chocolate liquor and is often used in low-fat recipes. Read a short story or book with less than 100 pages.
Self-Help by Lorrie Moore β β β β β� April 25
β� 10. Gianduja: This is chocolate made with toasted hazelnuts. Both the Swiss and the Italians claim to have invented it. Read a book set in Europe or that contains a conflict.
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson β β β β β� April 4
MAY
Classics Challenge
3/4
β� 01. Heidi by Johanna Spyri β β β ββ� May 25
β� 02. Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin β β β β β� May 29
β� 03. Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville β β β ββ� May 12
04. The Duel by Alexander Kuprin
JUNE
Midsummer Festivals Challenge
3/3 Challenge Complete
β� 01. Canada: milk and honey by Rupi Kaur β β β β β� June 26
β� 02. France: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery β β β ββ� June 27
β� 03. Spain: The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon β β β β β� June 1
Favorite Pets Challenge
4/4 Challenge Complete
β� *Read about that has the same kind of pet you have in it.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery β β β ββ� June 27
β� *Some people have exotic pets, read a book with an exotic animal in it.
The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum β β β ββ� June 2
β� * Some people have large pets, such as horses or big dogs, read a book over 500 pages.
The Luminaries by Eleanor Cattonβ β β β β� June 19
β� *Some people prefer small animals that are easy to take care of. Read a book that is 100 pages or less.
Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos β β β ββ� June 19
THIRD QUARTERThird Quarter Challenge: Clear The Shelves
21/20 Challenge Complete
01. The World Is Round: Poems by Nikky Finney β β β β β� July 5
02. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot β β βββ� July 11
03. The Duel by Giacamo Casanova β β βββ� July 11
04. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren β β β ββ� July 11
05. The Poor Clare by Elizabeth Gaskell β β β ββ� July 11
06. The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose by Alice Munro β β β β β� July 12
07. The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy β β β ββ� July 12
08. Pastoralia by George Saunders β β β β β� July 13
09. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber β β β β β� July 16
10. The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter β β β β β� July 21
11. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan β β β ββ� July 26
12. Wildwood Imperium by Colin Meloy β β β ββ� August 1
13. A Room with a View by E. M. Forster β β β ββ� August 4
14. The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer β β β β β� August 5
15. Shantytown by Cesar Aira β β β ββ� August 9
16. Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat β β β β β� August 19
17. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson β β β ββ� August 23
18. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh β β β β β� August 26
19. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters β β β β β� August 31
20. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lammott β β β ββ� September 12
21. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates β β β β β� September 5
I'm not counting any graphic novels or comics or books that I bought after this challenge started towards this challenge.
FOURTH QUARTERDECEMBER
MONTHLY CHALLENGE: ADVENT CALENDAR
03/24
β� 01. George Orwell Was a Friend of Mine by Adam Johnson from Fortune Smiles β β β β β�
β� 02. Dark Meadow by Adam Johnson from Fortune Smiles β β β β β�
β� 03. Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson from Fortune Smiles β β β β β�
04. The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain
05. The Dead by James Joyce
06. The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach, 1979 by Karen Russell from Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories
07. Proving Up by Karen Russell from Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories
08. The Barn at the End of Our Term by Karen Russell from Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories
09. Dougbert Shackleton's Rules for Antarctic Tailgating by Karen Russell from Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories
10. The New Veterans by Karen Russell from Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories
11. The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis by Karen Russell from Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories
12.A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert
13. The Lifted Veil by George Eliot
14. Terror Birds by Abby Geni from The Last Animal
15. Dharma at the Gate by Abby Geni from The Last Animal
16. Captivity by Abby Geni from The Last Animal
17. Silence by Abby Geni from The Last Animal
18. The Girls of Apache Bryn Mawr by Abby Geni from The Last Animal
19. Isaiah on Sunday by Abby Geni from The Last Animal
20.In the Spirit Room by Abby Geni from The Last Animal
21. Landscaping by Abby Geni from The Last Animal
22. Fire Blight by Abby Geni from The Last Animal
23. The Last Animal by Abby Geni from The Last Animal
24. The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Dead (other topics)Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories (other topics)
Fortune Smiles (other topics)
The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg (other topics)
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz (other topics)
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OVERALL READING GOALS
Read 80 Books: 138/80 Challenge Complete!
Read 30,000 Pages: 39569/30000 Challenge Complete!
Read 50 Books Authored by Women: 69/50 Challenge Complete!
BOOKS READ