2015 Reading Challenge, Update I'M DONE
Adapted from [this].
[x] A book with more than 500 pages: Cold Fire, Kate Elliott [4/5]
[x] A classic romance: The Grand Sophy, Georgette Heyer [3,5/5]
[x] A book that became a movie: World War Z, Max Brooks [3/5]
[x] A book published this year: The Shadow Cabinet, Maureen Johnson [4/5]
[x] A book with a number in the title: Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel [5/5]
[x] A book written by someone under 30: Lord of the Barnyard, Tristan Egolf [2/5]
[x] A book with nonhuman characters: The Wee Free Men, Terry Pratchett [4/5]
[x] A funny book: Prudence, Gail Carriger [4/5]
[x] A book by a female author: Among Others, Jo Walton [4/5]
[x] A mystery or thriller: The Talented Mr Ripley, Patricia Highsmith [4/5]
[x] A book with a one-word title: Annihilation, Jeff Vandermeer [3/5]
[x] A book of short stories: The Ladies of Grace Adieu, Susanna Clarke [4/5]
[x] A book set in a different country (here: Russia): Deathless, Catherynne M. Valente [4/5]
[x] A nonfiction book: Blood Work, Holly Tucker [3/5]
[x] A popular author’s first book: Carrie, Stephen King [3/5]
[x] A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet : Emily Climbs, L.M. Montgomery [4/5]
[x] A book a friend recommended: Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell [4/5]
[x] A Pulitzer Prize-winning book: The Color Purple, Alice Walker [5/5]
[x] A book based on a true story: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson [4/5]
[x] A book at the bottom of your to-read list: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Douglas Adams [3/5]
[x] A book your mom loves: The School of Essential Ingredients, Erica Bauermeister [3/5]
[x] A book that scares you: House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewsli [???]
[x] A book more than a 100 years old: Une Vie, Guy de Maupassant [3/5]
[x] A book based entirely mostly on its cover: Hildafolk, Luke Pearson [4/5]
[x] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t: The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton [3/5]
[x] A memoir: La Gloire de mon père, Marcel Pagnol [4/5]
[x] A book you can finish in a day: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz [4/5]
[x] A book with antonyms in the title: The True Deceiver, Tove Jansson [4/5]
[x] A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit: Emily's Quest, L.M. Montgomery [3/5]
[x] A book that came out the year you were born: Shards of Honor, Lois McMaster Bujold [3/5]
[x] A book with bad reviews: The Jane Austen Book Club, Karen Joy Fowler [2/5]
[x] A trilogy: The Lynburn Legacy, Sarah Reese Brennan [3,5/5]
[x] A book from your childhood: Anne of Avonlea, L.M. Montgomery [5/5]
[x] A book with a love triangle: Waistcoat and Weaponry, Gail Carriger [4/5]
[x] A book set in the future: The Martian, Andy Weir [3/5]
[x] A book set in high school: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, E. Lockart [3/5]
[x] A book with a color in the title: Black Powder War, Naomi Novik [4/5]
[x] A book that made you cry: Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery [5/5]
[x] A book with magic: Cold Magic, Kate Elliott [4/5]
[x] A graphic novel: This One Summer, Mariko & Jillian Tamaki [4/5]
[x] A book by an author you’ve never read before: Femmes d'Alger dans leur appartement, Assia Djebar [3/5]
[x] A book you own but have never read: Empire of Ivory, Naomi Novik [3/5]
[x] A book that takes place in your hometown: Anna and the French Kiss, Stephanie Perkins [2/5] ***
[x] A book that was originally written in a different language: La Fabrique d'Absolu, Karel Čapek [4/5]****
[x] A book set during Christmas: Landline, Rainbow Rowell [3/5]
[x] A book written by an author with your same initials: Open Minds, Susan Kaye Quinn [1/5]
[x] A play: Eyvind of the Hills, Jóhann Sigurjónsson [3/5]
[x] A banned book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie [4/5]
[x] A book based on or turned into a TV show: The Tousand-Dollard Tan Line, Rob Thomas [4/5]
[x] A book you started but never finished: Mansfield Park, Jane Austen [3/4]
Completed: 50 / 50
* Russia ** Prince Edward Island, Canada *** close enough anyway *** Czech translated into French
I was waiting for almost Christmas to read the last one. Almost half of the fun for me was to find books that fit the challenge (even if there was a few annoying categories) and toward the end of the year I started to want to read anything but what was left on my list :/ So fifty books is probably a bit much for me, even though most categories weren't very hard.
I don't think I'll do the 2016 challenge, but it's there if you want to check it out. I might do this one? Or a bingo_livres card? I don't know.