February was a weird reading month. With Mardi Gras in the first week, and some other personal things going on, I wasn't reading as consistently as I have been. I still managed to complete 9 challenges, but really only because three were graphic novels/comic collections, and because Shonda Rhimes' amazing book was a quick read just over 100 pages.
That being said, I managed to read some really great books. I can't remember the last time I had three 5 star reads in one month! (Interestingly, they were all nonfiction books.)
Bustle Women/POC Reading Challenge (Currently completed: 3/20 challenges)
Book about an immigrant or refugee to America: Things I've Been Silent About by Azar Nafisi (5 stars)
A graphic novel written by a woman: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (4 stars)
PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge (Currently completed: 9/41 challenges)
A graphic novel: Blue is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh (4 stars)
A self-improvement book: Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes (5 stars)
A book that takes place on an island: Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique (4 stars)
Read Harder Challenge 2016 (Currently completed: 6/24 challenges)
A non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years: Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, et al. (4 stars)
A book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie: Which is better?: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt** (4 stars)
A book originally published in the decade you were born: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (1974) (3 stars)
A biography: The Notorious RBG: The Lives and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik (5 stars)
**This is one of the few reading challenges that was a reread for me, as it was a book club choice. For me, it's a tie between the book and the movie. I really loved the movie, especially the portrayals of Minerva and Chablis (played by the Lady herself!). The book, however, gives a wider look at Savannah at the time and all of the city's secrets, a lot of which is left out of the movie.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Monday, February 1, 2016
Rabbit Hole #34: January Reading Update
Where in the world has January gone?!? Seems like we just ended 2015!
My January reading update follows. I'm trying to complete three reading challenges this year, so these are the tasks I've completed for each one, followed by other books that don't quite fit into any of the categories. To date, I've been able to complete all of the tasks with books I already own, helping to whittle down my TBR shelf.
Read Harder Challenge 2016:
A middle grade novel: Esperanza Rising by Pam Nunoz Ryan
A book set in the Middle East: Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye
Bustle Women/People of Color Challenge:
Written by a woman under 25: Slave: My True Story by Mende Nazar and Damien Lewis
PopSugar 2016 Challenge:
Based on a fairy tale: Beauty by Sarah Pinborough
NY Times Bestseller: The Middleman and Other Stories by Bharati Mukherjee
Book of poetry: Dirty Pretty Things by Michael Faudet
A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with: The Incarnations by Susan Barker
A book with a blue cover: Dryland by Sara Jaffe
The first book you see in a bookstore: After Alice by Gregory Maguire
Other books read:
I also read The Other Side of Truth by Beverly Naidoo, Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell, and I FINALLY finished French Quarter: An Informal History of New Orleans' Underworld by Herbert Asbury.
My January reading update follows. I'm trying to complete three reading challenges this year, so these are the tasks I've completed for each one, followed by other books that don't quite fit into any of the categories. To date, I've been able to complete all of the tasks with books I already own, helping to whittle down my TBR shelf.
Read Harder Challenge 2016:
A middle grade novel: Esperanza Rising by Pam Nunoz Ryan
A book set in the Middle East: Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye
Bustle Women/People of Color Challenge:
Written by a woman under 25: Slave: My True Story by Mende Nazar and Damien Lewis
PopSugar 2016 Challenge:
Based on a fairy tale: Beauty by Sarah Pinborough
NY Times Bestseller: The Middleman and Other Stories by Bharati Mukherjee
Book of poetry: Dirty Pretty Things by Michael Faudet
A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with: The Incarnations by Susan Barker
A book with a blue cover: Dryland by Sara Jaffe
The first book you see in a bookstore: After Alice by Gregory Maguire
Other books read:
I also read The Other Side of Truth by Beverly Naidoo, Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell, and I FINALLY finished French Quarter: An Informal History of New Orleans' Underworld by Herbert Asbury.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Rabbit Hole #33: Best Books I Read 2015
I'm back! January has been very busy so far, as the start of the new semester always is. Add to that the non-stop roller coaster that is our first Mardi Gras experience here in New Orleans, and time just has gotten away from me!
I read a lot of wonderful books last year, so it wasn't easy to narrow this down to my "favorite" reads of 2015. These are the ones that rose to the top, though, after a lot of consideration:
Fiction:
I read a lot of wonderful books last year, so it wasn't easy to narrow this down to my "favorite" reads of 2015. These are the ones that rose to the top, though, after a lot of consideration:
Fiction:
Krik? Krak? by Edwidge Danticat
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
Nonfiction:
On Immunity by Eula Biss
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and How It Lives On by Maureen Corrigan
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
Poetry:
Citizen by Claudia Rankine
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Graphic novels/comic collections:
March Books 1-2 by Rep. John Lewis
The Wicked and the Divine Vol. 1 by Kieron Gillan
YA:
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodsen
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saénz
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
2016 is already shaping up to be another fantastic reading year, and I can't wait to continue sharing my reading journey with you!
2016 is already shaping up to be another fantastic reading year, and I can't wait to continue sharing my reading journey with you!
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Rabbit Hole #32: 2016 Reading Goals
2015 was an interesting reading year for me. Even though we had enormous changes in our lives, I managed to read 135 books, which is a tremendous increase over my normal 50 books per year. As I've said before, I really have no explanation for it, but I'm not complaining. I'm looking forward to a rewarding reading year this year, as well.
I'm not usually one for setting reading goals, but here are my top 5 for 2016:
1. Read 75 books this year. (I know I almost doubled that last year, but I think that was an anomaly.)
2. Read 50% books written by people of color and 50% books written by women.
3. Read 30% books from non-American/British authors. Reading more works in translation will also help with this.
4. Complete three reading challenges: Book Riot's Read Harder 2016 Challenge, PopSugar's 2016 Reading Challenge, and Bustle's Women and Persons of Color Reading Challenge. Surprisingly, there are not a lot of categories that overlap between the three, so this will be a lot of fun.
5. Purge my bookshelves at least once a quarter. I am a chronic book-hoarder, and I've noticed recently that while I love a large number of the books I own, there are also books on there that I either can't remember the plot of, or that I just didn't really like (I'm looking at you, American Psycho). I'm not talking about paring down to a minimalist look, just getting rid of those 5-10 books every few months that don't mean anything to me.
These should all be easy to accomplish, especially given last year's accomplishments, and guaranteed to introduce me to some incredible reads!
I'm not usually one for setting reading goals, but here are my top 5 for 2016:
1. Read 75 books this year. (I know I almost doubled that last year, but I think that was an anomaly.)
2. Read 50% books written by people of color and 50% books written by women.
3. Read 30% books from non-American/British authors. Reading more works in translation will also help with this.
4. Complete three reading challenges: Book Riot's Read Harder 2016 Challenge, PopSugar's 2016 Reading Challenge, and Bustle's Women and Persons of Color Reading Challenge. Surprisingly, there are not a lot of categories that overlap between the three, so this will be a lot of fun.
5. Purge my bookshelves at least once a quarter. I am a chronic book-hoarder, and I've noticed recently that while I love a large number of the books I own, there are also books on there that I either can't remember the plot of, or that I just didn't really like (I'm looking at you, American Psycho). I'm not talking about paring down to a minimalist look, just getting rid of those 5-10 books every few months that don't mean anything to me.
These should all be easy to accomplish, especially given last year's accomplishments, and guaranteed to introduce me to some incredible reads!
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Thursday, December 31, 2015
Rabbit Hole #31: Reflections on the Read Harder Challenge 2015
A few thoughts after a year of reading mindfully:
1. Micro-histories have crazy long titles.
2. Graphic novels and comic books are a really great way to pull yourself out of a reading slump. So are poetry collections.
3. Being mindful of what you are reading really does make a difference. Before this year I thought I was actually reading rather diversely, but my average percentage of non-white authors generally hovered around 20%, which is pretty abysmal. This year, it's around 40%, which I'm much happier with. Next year, though, I'd really like to hit at least 50%.
4. I know categories about people's race or nationality or gender don't come close to telling their whole story. At this point, though, they're the best measurements I have to keep track of my reading. I would gladly take suggestions to make this better.
5. I'm very late to the game, but Grey Wolf Press puts out incredible titles.
6. I still don't consider audiobooks reading. You are listening to a great story, yes, but to me, the physical act of reading and the physical act of listening are completely different. I see audiobooks as more in line with movies or television. I also have a very difficult time focusing on an audiobook while doing other things, which may be why I don't enjoy them. I did see one video discussing adult coloring books used while listening to audiobooks, which I may try during this year's audiobook portion of the Challenge.
7. I need to expand beyond reading books by American or British authors--over 70% were from these two countries. I really need more Middle Eastern and Latin/South American books next year, as well as more from Africa and Asia. I also need to read more from indigenous peoples. Again, in previous years, I thought I was reading diversely; now...not so much.
8. I still read overwhelmingly literary fiction.
9. I'm not one for romance novels. I used to be; as a teenager I devoured Danielle Steele novels, but now, I just can't keep interested long enough. (Maybe I'm just not reading the right ones.)
10. I am a sucker for a good paranormal story. Give me witches, vampires, werewolves--as long as it's well-written and tries to go beyond the normal tropes. (Not really a zombie fan, though.) This is something that I tried to downplay for several years because of outside opinions, but I've decided I'm too old to worry about what anyone else says anymore. I'm reading what I love.
11. Ditto for re-imagined/retellings of fairy tales.
12. I tend to read a lot of back-list books rather than new releases. Unless they're by one of my favorite authors, or a very special circumstance, I tend to wait until they come out in paperback.
13. I read more e-books than I used to, but the percentage is still very small. I'm ok with that. I tend to only buy e-books of titles I'm mildly interested in, or that aren't available in another format. It's not my favorite way to read; I prefer to actually hold a physical book in my hands and not worry if I have enough battery life.
14. I didn't have a lot of books recommended to me this year that I read. In past years, a good chunk of what I read depended on the recommendations of a few people; now that I'm no longer around those people, I've struck out more on my own. That's not to say I won't read recommended books; I just haven't had the desire to.
15. For some reason, my reading more than doubled this year. I have no real answer for it; even if you take out all of the graphic novels/comic collections, I still doubled my yearly average of about 50 books per year. And it's not like I'm being a hermit; I think we are out and about more than we ever were before we moved. It's a strange phenomenon, but not one I'm complaining about.
16. BookTube has introduced me to some amazing authors and books that I didn't know existed. There are people vlogging about every genre, and there's a personality for everyone. I highly recommend checking it out. (Warning: It can become addictive.)
17. For 2016, I'm contemplating participating in three reading challenges: Book Riot 2016 Read Harder Challenge, the PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge, and the Bustle Reading Challenge that focuses on women and people of color. There will be some overlap, but I think it will push me even more.
All in all, a wonderfully bookish year, and I'm looking forward to 2016!!
And in case you're curious:
2015 basic stats:
135 books read
32, 766 pages
Average length of book: 243 pgs
Average rating: 3 stars (out of 5)
Total books written by people of color: 50 (37%)
Total books written by women: 67 (50%)
1. Micro-histories have crazy long titles.
2. Graphic novels and comic books are a really great way to pull yourself out of a reading slump. So are poetry collections.
3. Being mindful of what you are reading really does make a difference. Before this year I thought I was actually reading rather diversely, but my average percentage of non-white authors generally hovered around 20%, which is pretty abysmal. This year, it's around 40%, which I'm much happier with. Next year, though, I'd really like to hit at least 50%.
4. I know categories about people's race or nationality or gender don't come close to telling their whole story. At this point, though, they're the best measurements I have to keep track of my reading. I would gladly take suggestions to make this better.
5. I'm very late to the game, but Grey Wolf Press puts out incredible titles.
6. I still don't consider audiobooks reading. You are listening to a great story, yes, but to me, the physical act of reading and the physical act of listening are completely different. I see audiobooks as more in line with movies or television. I also have a very difficult time focusing on an audiobook while doing other things, which may be why I don't enjoy them. I did see one video discussing adult coloring books used while listening to audiobooks, which I may try during this year's audiobook portion of the Challenge.
7. I need to expand beyond reading books by American or British authors--over 70% were from these two countries. I really need more Middle Eastern and Latin/South American books next year, as well as more from Africa and Asia. I also need to read more from indigenous peoples. Again, in previous years, I thought I was reading diversely; now...not so much.
8. I still read overwhelmingly literary fiction.
9. I'm not one for romance novels. I used to be; as a teenager I devoured Danielle Steele novels, but now, I just can't keep interested long enough. (Maybe I'm just not reading the right ones.)
10. I am a sucker for a good paranormal story. Give me witches, vampires, werewolves--as long as it's well-written and tries to go beyond the normal tropes. (Not really a zombie fan, though.) This is something that I tried to downplay for several years because of outside opinions, but I've decided I'm too old to worry about what anyone else says anymore. I'm reading what I love.
11. Ditto for re-imagined/retellings of fairy tales.
12. I tend to read a lot of back-list books rather than new releases. Unless they're by one of my favorite authors, or a very special circumstance, I tend to wait until they come out in paperback.
13. I read more e-books than I used to, but the percentage is still very small. I'm ok with that. I tend to only buy e-books of titles I'm mildly interested in, or that aren't available in another format. It's not my favorite way to read; I prefer to actually hold a physical book in my hands and not worry if I have enough battery life.
14. I didn't have a lot of books recommended to me this year that I read. In past years, a good chunk of what I read depended on the recommendations of a few people; now that I'm no longer around those people, I've struck out more on my own. That's not to say I won't read recommended books; I just haven't had the desire to.
15. For some reason, my reading more than doubled this year. I have no real answer for it; even if you take out all of the graphic novels/comic collections, I still doubled my yearly average of about 50 books per year. And it's not like I'm being a hermit; I think we are out and about more than we ever were before we moved. It's a strange phenomenon, but not one I'm complaining about.
16. BookTube has introduced me to some amazing authors and books that I didn't know existed. There are people vlogging about every genre, and there's a personality for everyone. I highly recommend checking it out. (Warning: It can become addictive.)
17. For 2016, I'm contemplating participating in three reading challenges: Book Riot 2016 Read Harder Challenge, the PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge, and the Bustle Reading Challenge that focuses on women and people of color. There will be some overlap, but I think it will push me even more.
All in all, a wonderfully bookish year, and I'm looking forward to 2016!!
And in case you're curious:
2015 basic stats:
135 books read
32, 766 pages
Average length of book: 243 pgs
Average rating: 3 stars (out of 5)
Total books written by people of color: 50 (37%)
Total books written by women: 67 (50%)
Rabbit Hole #30: Read Harder Challenge 2015 Update--December
This is the final installment in this year's Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2015. Not everything I've read this year is on this list, but it does comprise the majority. As always, this month's reads are in blue.
1. A book written by someone when they were under 25:
1. A book written by someone when they were under 25:
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala
Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65:
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
Lucrezia Borgia by Sarah Bradford
Lucrezia Borgia by Sarah Bradford
3. A collection of short stories:
Ten Little Indians by Sherman Alexie
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
4. A book published by an indie press:
The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson (Open Roads Media Sci-Fi and Fantasy)
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine (Grey Wolf Press)d
On Immunity by Eula Biss (Grey Wolf Press)
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine (Grey Wolf Press)d
On Immunity by Eula Biss (Grey Wolf Press)
5. A book by or about someone who identifies as LGBTQIA:
We Are the Animals by Justin Torres
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa by Rigoberto Gonzalez
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa by Rigoberto Gonzalez
6. 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
Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
7. A book that takes place in Asia:
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
8. A book by an author from Africa:
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
Zarah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
Zarah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
9. A book by or about someone from an indigenous culture:
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
10. A microhistory:
Desire and Disaster in New Orleans: Tourism, Race and Historical Memory by Lynnell L. Thomas
Liar, Temptress, Soldier Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
Liar, Temptress, Soldier Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity and the Women Who Made America Modern
by Joshua Zeitz
by Joshua Zeitz
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
by Denise Kiernan
Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants
by Robert Sullivan
The Great New Orleans Kidnapping Case: Race, Law, and Justice in the Reconstruction Era
by Michael A. Ross
by Denise Kiernan
Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants
by Robert Sullivan
The Great New Orleans Kidnapping Case: Race, Law, and Justice in the Reconstruction Era
by Michael A. Ross
11. A YA novel:
Paper Towns by John Green
The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Page
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Scarlet, Cress, and Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Chanda's Secret by Allan Stratton
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Page
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Scarlet, Cress, and Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Chanda's Secret by Allan Stratton
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
12. A sci-fi novel:
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Neuromancer by William Gibson
MADDADDAM by Margaret Atwood
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Neuromancer by William Gibson
MADDADDAM by Margaret Atwood
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
13. A romance novel:
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice
The Queen's Lover by Francine Du Plessix Gray
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer from the last decade:
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Pulitzer)
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Man Booker)
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodsen (National Book Award for Young People's Lit)
Head Off and Split by Nikky Finney (National Book Award--Poetry)
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodsen (National Book Award for Young People's Lit)
Head Off and Split by Nikky Finney (National Book Award--Poetry)
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story:
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi (retelling of Snow White)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (The Jungle Book)
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Cinderella)
ODY-C Vol. 1: Off to Far Ithicaa by Matt Fraction (The Odyssey)
Poison (Snow White) and Charm (Cinderella) by Sarah Pinborough
The Rose and The Beast: Fairy Tales Retold by Francesca Lia Block (various)
ODY-C Vol. 1: Off to Far Ithicaa by Matt Fraction (The Odyssey)
Poison (Snow White) and Charm (Cinderella) by Sarah Pinborough
The Rose and The Beast: Fairy Tales Retold by Francesca Lia Block (various)
16. An audiobook:
Voices and Poetry of Ireland (a collection)
17. A collection of poetry:
Once and Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful by Alice Walker
The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes
Thrall by Natasha Tretheway
Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
An Aquarium by Jeffrey Yang
Breezes on Their Way to Becoming Winds by Charles Peek
The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes
Thrall by Natasha Tretheway
Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
An Aquarium by Jeffrey Yang
Breezes on Their Way to Becoming Winds by Charles Peek
18. A book that someone else recommended to you:
Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner and Saint by Nadia Bolz-Weber
19. A book originally published in another language:
Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann (French)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Spanish)
Buddha's Little Finger by Victor Pelevin (Russian)
An Illiad by Alessandro Baricco (Italian)
The Star of Algiers by Aziz Chouaki (French)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Spanish)
Buddha's Little Finger by Victor Pelevin (Russian)
An Illiad by Alessandro Baricco (Italian)
The Star of Algiers by Aziz Chouaki (French)
20. A graphic novel, memoir or collection of comics:
Captain Marvel, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue Deconnick
Sandman, Vols. 1 and 2 by Neil Gaiman
Batgirl, Vol. 1 by Gail Simone
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
Nevermore: A Graphic Novel Anthology of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal, Vol. 2: Generation Why and Vol. 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson
Thor: Goddess of Thunder, Vol. 1; Who Holds the Hammer, Vol. 2 by Jason Aaron
Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Just So Happens by Fumio Obata
Griffin and Sabine: Book 1 and Sabine's Notebook: Book 2 by Nick Bantock
March: Books 1-2 by Rep. John Lewis
Dominique Laveau, Voodoo Child: Requiem by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1 by Ryan North
Fables, Vol 1: Legends in Exile and Vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
Wicked and the Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act and Vol. 2: Fandemonium by Kieron Gillen
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosch
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal, Vol. 2: Generation Why and Vol. 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson
Thor: Goddess of Thunder, Vol. 1; Who Holds the Hammer, Vol. 2 by Jason Aaron
Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Just So Happens by Fumio Obata
Griffin and Sabine: Book 1 and Sabine's Notebook: Book 2 by Nick Bantock
March: Books 1-2 by Rep. John Lewis
Dominique Laveau, Voodoo Child: Requiem by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1 by Ryan North
Fables, Vol 1: Legends in Exile and Vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
Wicked and the Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act and Vol. 2: Fandemonium by Kieron Gillen
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosch
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks
21. A guilty pleasure:
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston
Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding (reread)
The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston
Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding (reread)
22. A book published before 1850: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northrup (actually 1853, but close)
23. A book published this year:
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Jan. release date)
Find Me by Laura van den Berg (Feb.)
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan (May)
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (July)
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan (May)
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (July)
24. A self-improvement book:
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
So Good They Can't Forget You by Cal Newport
The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
So Good They Can't Forget You by Cal Newport
The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
I also read: Middle Passage by Charles Johnson
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Rabbit Hole #29: 2016 Read Harder Challenge Has Been Announced!
It's not even January yet, but Book Riot just published their 2016 Read Harder Challenge. Like this year, there is a wide variety of topics to dive into. I'm looking forward to another great reading year, and I have to say, this one may be harder than 2015! Take a look and see what you think (I see you, dreaded audiobook):
A horror book
A nonfiction book about science
A collection of essays
Read a book out loud to someone else
A middle grade novel
A biography
A dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel
A book originally published in the year you were born
Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
A book over 500 pages long
A book under 100 pages
A book by or about a person who identifies as transgender
A book that is set in the Middle East
A book that is by an author from Southeast Asia
A book of historical fiction set before 1900
The first book in a series by a person of color
A non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years
A book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie--which is better?
A nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
A book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)
A book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)
A food memoir
A play
A book with a main character that has a mental illness
I've already started working on my reading list--if you have any suggestions for me, please leave them in the comments!!
A horror book
A nonfiction book about science
A collection of essays
Read a book out loud to someone else
A middle grade novel
A biography
A dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel
A book originally published in the year you were born
Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
A book over 500 pages long
A book under 100 pages
A book by or about a person who identifies as transgender
A book that is set in the Middle East
A book that is by an author from Southeast Asia
A book of historical fiction set before 1900
The first book in a series by a person of color
A non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years
A book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie--which is better?
A nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
A book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)
A book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)
A food memoir
A play
A book with a main character that has a mental illness
I've already started working on my reading list--if you have any suggestions for me, please leave them in the comments!!
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