Book Challenge in Bookish Stuff
Revised: 10/19/2015 8:17 p.m.
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This is going to be updated through out the year. And if you don’t like it you can kiss my book. (I substituted book for butt, in case that wasn’t clear).
A book with more than 500 pages
-Duncton Quest- By William Horwood
A classic romance
Rose Madder by Stephen King
A book that became a movie
-The Martian by Andy Weir
A book published this year
Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges Trilogy #2)
A book with a number in the title
Three Bedrooms one corpse by Charlaine Harris
A book written by someone under 30
-The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
A book with nonhuman characters
- Duncton Wood: by William Horwood
A funny book
-The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse: by Robert Rankin
A book by a female author
Their eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Thurston
A mystery or thriller
The Name of the Rose: by Umberto Eco
A book with a one-word title
Palimpsest: by Catherynne M. Valente
A book of short stories
The Driver’s Guide to Hitting Pedestrians: by Andersen Prunty
A book set in a different country
The Shadow of the Wind: by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A nonfiction book
The sex lives of Cannibals: J. Maarten Troost
A popular author’s first book
Mosquitoland by David Arnold
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith
A book a friend recommended
-Mr. Mercedes: by Steven King
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
All the lights we cannot see: by Anthony Doerr
A book based on a true story
Last Chance to See: by Douglas Adams
A book at the bottom of your to-read list
Carter Beats the Devil: by Glen David Gold
A book your mom loves
Needful Things: By Stephen King
A book that scares you
Miss Peregrine’s home for Peculiar Children: by Ransom Riggs
A book more than 100 years old
A book based entirely on its cover
The Last American Vampire: by Seth-Grahame Smith
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t
The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
A memoir
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson
A book you can finish in a day:
”Fill the Grand Canyon and live forever” by Andersen Prunty
A book with antonyms in the title:
Big Little Lies: by Liane Moriarty
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
A book that came out the year you were born
The Damnation Game by Clive Barker
A book with bad reviews
Love Me Back by Merritt Tierce
A trilogy
1. Duncton Wood
2. Duncton Quest
3.Duncton Found
A book from your childhood
The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
A book with a love triangle
Geek Love, by: Katherine Dunn
A book set in the future
The Parable of Sower (Earthseed #1) by Octavia E. Butler
A book set in high school
On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
A book with a color in the title
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
A book that made you cry
Gretel and the Dark: by Eliza Granville
A book with magic
The Snow Child: by Eowyn Ivy
A graphic novel
A book by an author you’ve never read before
The Miniaturist: by Jessie Burton
A book you own but have never read
A Fly in the Soup: By Charles Simic
A book that takes place in your hometown
A book that was originally written in a different language
- Love in the time of Cholera: by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A book set during Christmas
Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
A book written by an author with your same initials
A play
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead by Tom Stoppard
A banned book
The Master & Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
A book based on or turned into a TV show
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse #1) by Charlaine Harris (This became True Blood)
A book you started but never finished
The Remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Dec. 2014:
Shadow of the wind: Dec. 12th
Love in the Time of Cholera: Dec. 19th
Duncton Wood: Dec. 26th
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks- Dec 28th
January 2015:
The Martian: January 5th
Chocolate Hollow Bunnies of the Apocalypse: January 11th
Mr. Mercedes: January 15th
Duncton Quest: January 18th
Fill the GC: January 19th
The name of the rose: January 26th
February 2015:
Geek Love: February 1st
The Miniaturist: February 7th
Gretel and the dark: February 13th
The Accidental Highway Man: Feb 17th
Miss Peregrine: Feb 20th
Palimpsest: Feb 27th
March 2015:
Hitting Pedestrians: March 1st
The Night Circus: March 3rd
Cannibals: March 6th
Big little lies: March 20th
Their eyes: March 24th
Uneccessary: March 26th
April 2015:
Last Amer. vampire: April 1st
The snow child: April 3rd
The Just City: April 7th
Love Me Back: April 9th
Remains of the day: April 11th (abandoned)
Anna & the French kiss: April 13th
On the Jellicoe Road: April 20th
Mosquitoland: April 24th
May 2015:
The Master & Margarita: May 2nd
Master of Disguises: May 4th
Unholy Night: May 5th
Eleanor & Park: May 10th
The Gone Away World: May 17th
Wallbanger: May 24th
White is for Witching: May 27th
June 2015:
The Parable of Sower: June 1st
Divine Misfortune: June 7th
Carter Beats the Devil: June 14th
Last Chance to See: June 19th
Lost Souls: June 23rd
Some kind of Fairy Tale: June 25th
Dead until Dark: June 27th
July 2015:
Living Dead in Dallas: July 1st
In the Garden of Beasts: July 5th
Club Dead: July 7th
Dead to the World: July 8th
Dead as a Doornail: July 10th
People who Eat Darkness: July 12th
The Monster Loves his Labyrinth: July 14th
A Fly in the Soup: July 16th
Definitely Dead: July 18th
All Together Dead: July 21st
From Dead to Worse: July 23rd
Curse of the Narrows: July 28th
August 2015:
Dead and Gone: August 1st
Dead in the Family: August 3rd
Dead Reckoning: August 5th
Deadlocked: August 9th
Dead Ever After: August 13th
After Dead: August 13th
Real Murders: August 15th
Sacred Hunger: August 16th
A bone to pick: August 19th
Solitaire Mystery: August 21st
Warlord wants forever: August 24th
All the lights we cannot see: August 28th
Three Bedrooms Once Corpse: August 30th
September 2015:
A hunger like no other: September 1st
Finders Keepers: September 12th
Hollow City: September 19th
The Philosopher Kings: September 24th
The Angels Game: September 30th
October 2015:
Needful Things: October 4th
Rose Madder: October 10th
Cell: October 14th
The Long Walk: October 15th
The Girl who loved Tom Gordon: October 17th
Oryx & Crake: October 21st
The Year of the Flood: October 27th
November 2015:
MaddAddam: November 2nd
Heart Shaped Box: November 4th
Darkness on the Edge of Town: November 9th
The Walls of the Castle: November 10th
Duncton Found: November 11th
S: November 16th
The Damnation Game: November 19th
Ros & Guil are dead: November 22
December 2015:
Hells Super: Mark Cain Dec 1
Secondhand Souls: Christopher Moore Dec 3
The Angel of Losses: Stephanie Feldman Dec 7
The Loved One: Evelyn Waugh Dec 11
A Cold Day in Hell: Mark Cain Dec 14th
Keturah and Lord Death: Martine Leavitt Dec 15th
On Dublin Street: Samantha Young Dec 17th
The Garden of Last Days: Andre Dubus iii Dec 21st
The Dress Lodger: Sheri Holman Dec 26th
World War Z: Max Brooks Dec 31st
Last updated January 02, 2016
Life Is For Living ⋅ December 07, 2014
I think I may cheat & use the book I am currently reading to begin the challenge, as well. It fills a few of the prompts & I will probably need a bit of a jump start ^_^
I am so nerdy though, I feel slightly dirty at beginning the challenge before the official new year, lulz
Hillbilly Princess ⋅ December 07, 2014
Avalon ⋅ December 07, 2014
I can't believe there are three weeks left in the year. Holy crap.
I'm glad so many of us are doing this!
LittleBlackDress ⋅ December 07, 2014
That is A LOT of books, but I'm definitely tempted to try. Love the idea.
Lepetit pumpkinesque LittleBlackDress ⋅ December 07, 2014
Do it!!!
pandora ⋅ December 08, 2014
When Drew and I did our book challenge, he made it to 40 books and I only made it to 32 or 33 I think. I don't think I could do 50!!
missing maui ⋅ December 08, 2014
This looks so awesome. I know I would never finish, but I may join you anyway just for the fun ideas!!
EddyOut ⋅ December 09, 2014
Oooh, banned books are the best books to entice my students with! "What! It's banned, I want to read it!!!" (Muahahaha!)
Jeanine ⋅ December 17, 2014
I... love this idea. I've been wanting to read more (vs. watching TV at night and/or playing Candy Crush). I don't know if I can do it in a year, but I love the idea of picking random themes to get things started again. I THINK I SHALL JOIN YOU.
Lepetit pumpkinesque Jeanine ⋅ December 17, 2014
Join me!!! Because we only have six months left till our everyday challenge is over!!!!
Jeanine ⋅ January 03, 2015
HOW DID YOU DO THE CHECK BOXES?!
Lepetit pumpkinesque Jeanine ⋅ January 03, 2015
I'm not telling you!!! Just kidding- hold on
Lepetit pumpkinesque Jeanine ⋅ January 03, 2015
I'm going to text it to you bc I can't write the HTML without it DOING IT here
Avalon ⋅ January 04, 2015
We can do it!!
MrsJess ⋅ January 04, 2015
I'm going to do this, too. Pumped!!
Lepetit pumpkinesque MrsJess ⋅ January 04, 2015
So excited!
Jeanine ⋅ January 11, 2015
How was The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks? It's been on sale at Book Bub but wasn't sure if it was worth it. I'm fascinated by the idea of it.
Lepetit pumpkinesque Jeanine ⋅ January 11, 2015
It was really very good!! Not boring at all and the science was not boring. I had a few very minor issues with it but would definitely recommend!
Lepetit pumpkinesque Jeanine ⋅ January 11, 2015
Also: add yourself to the popsugar 2015 book challenge on fb if you want (that's where this list came from) the women on there are insane (like written out lists for every book they plan to read and reading four books a week hahahaha) but I am getting a lot of good ideas from them at least for new books.
Jeanine Lepetit pumpkinesque ⋅ January 11, 2015
Thanks for the review and I will check out popsugar! I need some ideas :)
EddyOut ⋅ January 11, 2015
I have a recommendation for your trilogy if you haven't read it already... His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. The first book is The Golden Compass, I know they made a terrible movie about it, but don't let that scare you- the books are incredible. I read them at 13, 19, and 26. They got better every time. I like your list.
Lepetit pumpkinesque EddyOut ⋅ January 11, 2015
I'll add them to my good reads list!!
Avalon EddyOut ⋅ January 20, 2015
One of my favorite trilogies!!
Lepetit pumpkinesque Avalon ⋅ January 20, 2015
I'm adding it to good reads :)
EddyOut ⋅ January 11, 2015
I should add if you like fantasy at all and don't mind controversial themes. I think the books have been on a few banned lists.
noooncy. ⋅ January 11, 2015
You're off to a great start!
Blue Bella ⋅ January 12, 2015
These are awesome prompts!
eight3one ⋅ January 31, 2015
Maybe you already have read it? And maybe I have already recommended it?? But YOU MUST READ THE OUTLANDER SERIES!
It will check off a book based on or turned into a TV show. And it will also change your life :)
Avalon ⋅ February 17, 2015
Go you!
Jeanine ⋅ February 18, 2015
You're making this list your bitch lol
I stole some [all] of your formatting because yours was much easier to read!
LittleBlackDress ⋅ February 21, 2015
I also want to know how to make the check boxes!
Lepetit pumpkinesque LittleBlackDress ⋅ February 21, 2015
You write < i. class="fa fa-square-o">
(Without the space or the dot before and after the first i ) to make the box and then before the word square you write "check-" ( with the dash but not the " " )
LittleBlackDress Lepetit pumpkinesque ⋅ February 21, 2015
Thank you!!!!!
Avalon ⋅ March 09, 2015
Woo hoo, you're doing great! ^_^
Jafael ⋅ March 26, 2015
That is an impressive list!
Jeanine ⋅ March 27, 2015
I love how you're all like "I'm a slow reader," and then you basically read one book a day!
Avalon ⋅ April 06, 2015
Yay, great progress! You're kicking ass at this. ^_^
Jeanine ⋅ May 06, 2015
Seriously, how did you read eight books in April!? You're a made woman! Good job!
Jeanine ⋅ May 06, 2015
Well, 7.5 I guess. BUT STILL.
Jeanine ⋅ July 07, 2015
LOOK AT ALL THOSE BOOKS! Color me impressed.
I'm probably going to go off-list for the remainder of the year due to all the unread books I'd like to get through. If they match up with a prompt that'd be great, but otherwise my new goal is to read every unread book under my roof!
Lepetit pumpkinesque Jeanine ⋅ July 07, 2015
I am doing the same. If my book fits, great if not I dgaf
Jeanine ⋅ July 07, 2015
Another question: How do you get all your books? Do you buy them? Borrow them from the library? Steal them? JUST WONDERIN'.
Lepetit pumpkinesque Jeanine ⋅ July 07, 2015
I buy some from the Amazon store for my kindle (my mom gave me a huge gift card for hanukkah because she is the best!) and some I get from the library. If we can share kindle books Id be happy to lend you some?
Jeanine Lepetit pumpkinesque ⋅ July 07, 2015
I looked quickly on my Kindle app and I couldn't figure out how to share/lend/borrow books. I'll have to Google it to see if it's possible!
missing maui ⋅ October 23, 2015
Holy crappity crap, you have read a TON!!! I'm so impressed (almost to the point of being dismayed)!
Jeanine ⋅ December 30, 2015
I'm reading Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and it's set in Pittsburgh. If you read it in the next 24 hours, you can check that off your list! Also, it's hilarious.
I'm am super impressed with the amount of books you read this year! You're a total rock star!
Lepetit pumpkinesque Jeanine ⋅ December 31, 2015
Funny story, the book was written by my very good friend Lisa's husband, one of his English students. They got to go to the special premiere and everything! It's on my tbr list for 2016!
Jeanine Lepetit pumpkinesque ⋅ December 31, 2015
It's seriously the single funniest book I've ever read. I was sob-laughing last night (alone) until midnight. I'll finish it tonight so I hope it ends well!