I'm really enjoying my journey through the 2015 Read Harder challenge by Book Riot. As I look at my TBR pile and my to-buy lists, I think I may actually go through some of these categories more than once this year--which is exciting!
Here's my list so far: (ones finished in blue)
A book written by someone when they were under 25:
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65:
A collection of short stories:
A book published by an indie press:
A book by or about someone who identifies as LGBTQ:
A book by someone of a different gender than you: Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy by Paul Thomas Murphy
A book that takes place in Asia: The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
A book by an author from Africa:
A book by or about someone from an indigenous culture: The Bone People by Keri Hulme
A microhistory: Desire and Disaster in New Orleans: Tourism, Race and Historical Memory by Lynnell L. Thomas
A YA novel: Paper Towns by John Green
A sci-fi novel: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
A romance novel:
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer from last decade:
A book that is a retelling of a classic story: Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi (retelling of Snow White)
An audiobook:
A collection of poetry: Once by Alice Walker
A book that someone else recommended to you: Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner and Saint by Nadia Bolz-Weber
A book originally published in another language:
A graphic novel, memoir or collection of comics: Captain Marvel, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue Deconnick
A guilty pleasure:
A book published before 1850:
A book published this year:
A self-improvement book:
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