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If you are new to our group, welcome!. The 2015 Reading Challenge is open to everyone. It's very self explanatory, so jump right in!

I removed this list from the home page so I would have some space to post announcements. Here is the full 2015 Reading Challenge taken from popsugar.com

WEEKS & TOPICS
1. a book with more than 500 pages
2. a romance
3. a book that became a movie
4. a book published this year
5. a book with a number in the title
6. a book written by someone under 30
7. a book with nonhuman characters
8. a funny book
9. a book by a female author
10. a mystery or thriller
11. a book with a one-word title
12. a book of short stories
13. a book set in a different country
14. a nonfiction book
15. a popular author's first book
16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet
17. a book a friend recommended
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book
19. a book based on a true story
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list
21. a book your mom or dad loves
22. a book that scares you
23. a book more than 100 years old
24. a book based entirely on its cover
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26. a memoir
27. a book you can finish in a day
28. a book with antonyms in the title
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
30. a book that came out the year you were born
31. a book with bad reviews
32. a trilogy (the first)
33. a trilogy (the second)
34. a trilogy (the third)
35. a book from your childhood
36. a book with a love triangle
37. a book set in the future
38. a book set in high school
39. a book with a color in the title
40. a book that made/makes you cry
41. a book with magic
42. a graphic novel
43. a book by an author you've never read before
44. a book you own but have never read
45. a book that takes place in your hometown
46. a book that was originally written in another language
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday)
48. a book written by an author with your same initials
49. a play
50. a banned book
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show
52. a book you started but never finished

What should I do if some of these topics I don't have a book for (#s 25 & 50 specifically). I read every book assigned at my school and I've technically never not finished a book. I have started a few only to realize they weren't what I wanted to read right then, but I've never not finished a book really.

For #25 (I have a similar issue), ask around (friends or on here) about books that were assigned in their schools. Some schools read Beowulf, some didn't. Many schools read Anthem, many did not. So go with something like that.

For #50, I would go back to the books that weren't your "cup of tea" (as me and Taylor like to explain it). That or if there is a series you haven't finished or a series that has a book recently added. Since #50 is the last week, you may have a book in mind by then!!

Hope I helped Britteny :)

Hi do i really have to stick to the weeks? Cant i just read what i want and check them when i read them?

Hey Frits! Yes you can complete the challenge that way. Not all 52 folders are up though. I would love for everyone to stay on a similar pace (easier for discussion) but it is not required!

So for #30 I have the perfect book planned. I need to find a copy tho. I want to read THE GIRAFFE AND THE PELLY AND ME by Roald Dahl. Why it is extra cool is that I was born on his 69th birthday (Sept 13, 1985) and this book was published that year as well! (My fave of his books is Matilda which was published 3 years later--I plan to read that one for the childhood book on week 35!)

I love Roald Dahl, Britteny. I plan to read George's Marvelous Medicine for my childhood book in Week 35! It was always my favorite Roald Dahl book. It's not as popular as Charlie, Matilda, or James but it was the first Dahl book I read as a kid and it stuck.

Question about #21, Jessica or Taylor... what if your mom is not a reader. I know, I know! If we didn't constantly get told how similar we look I'd swear I was adopted. ;) What do you suggest for me?

Michelle, I'll leave that one up to you. Aunt, grandmother, close friend, teacher, etc.

Then I go on it my way :) but i will be reading in on others. I havent been usinggood reads much and need to change that. It is fun reading what others see in books, what they like or dislike.
will try to stay with the order in the weeks but not promising anything. Starting today in Robert Jordans wheel of time book 2 (in dutch - my language)

Frits, The Wheel of Time is so good! You'll enjoy it all :)

i know Lora i've started them years ago! and then i had to wait for a new volume and after a couple of months i decided i couldnt do that after each book so i stopped. and waited for years and now im going to start again. i think it has been 15 years since i read the first so i dont count them as rereads :p it all has to come back to me again

yeah when it has been so long it is like reading it for the first time again :). I think you will like Brandon Sanderson taking over. He does a good job finishing the series off.

I am not planning to read in order - this challenge is going to be difficult enough for me to get all 52 books in. But will add to discussion as I can and certainly will add to book recommendations! Thanks for administering this group - that's a task in itself!

I think you're missing a prompt -- 46 should be a book by an author with your same initials, between Christmas and play. I think the numbering went a bit off at the trilogy prompt :).

Wow you're right Angela! Thank you!

I'm sooooo excited to try and get through this list. I always tend to read the same books over and over

Heidi, I am the complete opposite! I typically despise rereading books. I usually have a difficult time find new things to read, so that's why I'm truly looking forward to this challenge. ^_^

I'm so excited (and just can't hide it ;))

I already have all the books I'm going to read picked out. I can't wait till midnight on New Years so I can start reading the books for this challenge. :)

I'm so excited too! I think I wil begin tomorrow because i'm afraid to not finish at time (cause of the trilogy week and also the week "a book of short stories" with "One Thousand and One Nights" for choice xD)
Can't wait to share with you this challenge =)

Mari, are you about to lose control and you think you like it? ^_^

Larissa, you have them all picked out?? Wow! And I couldn't wait either. That's why week 1 & 2 are done for me. ^_^

Johanna! Welcome! Go ahead and get started. Me & Taylor did :)

The trilogy week is actually three weeks, as I understand it? That would put the number of tasks at 52.

Yes maam! I'm not sure why I numbered it the way I did. I should change that now...

Ok I am such a beginner at this group thing. I am a stay at home mom to two teenagers, so I hope that I get even 1/2 of this done. But if you don't try, how will you know anything new? Sooo looking forward to seeing others suggestions, I tend to get lost in reading the same type of books and I want to change that. Thanks for this, I know its a lot of work! Also, is everyone supposed to copy the list and show what they are going to read?

The hardest one for me to decide on might be 22 cause I've never actually been scared reading a book.

I'll have a hard time with the scary one too. When I look at the horror lists, I see a lot of Stephen King (often disturbing, but I never found it scary), some Anne Rice (Lestat will never be scary, sorry) and old books which were probably frightening for their release, but now... I'll follow the different books chosen to see if something seems interesting :)

I think I shall be reading a nonfiction as my first book. It just so happens to be over 500 pages long, and I need to read it for an exam on the 16th of Jan. Then, I'll just read another nonfiction for week 14. :) I have more than plenty sitting on my shelves, crying for attention...

I don't usually get frightened from reading either so I decided to take a different approach with it and go with a book that intimidates me. I've always wanted to read Battle Royale but the gratuitous gore kind of turned me off. I'm challenging myself to get over it and read it anyway.

I'm maybe thinking House of Leaves for the scary book. Can't be sure as I've never read it before, but from what I know of it I expect to be at least a little bit frightened.

Sara wrote: "Thanks for this, I know its a lot of work! Also, is everyone supposed to copy the list and show what they are going to read?"

Welcome Sara! You don't have to copy the list, but there is a folder labeled "2015 plans" where everyone is writing down what they plan on reading. Feel free to create your own thread!

I was taking the road "a book that intimidates me" like Michelle, but I went to the book store for the "based entirely on its cover" book and ended up looking at Bird Box. It's a dystopia were people had to close their eyes if they go to the frightening outside. Seems enough scary and, well, it's a dystopia, who am I to resist? :p
(obviously I need another book for the cover one... tsss)

Next challenge: antonyms in the title.

Antonyms? Can anyone please explain what that even is?

It's like black/white, love/hate, etc. So words with opposed meanings :)

What Zaz said!

for antonyms in the title challenge i could think ok two book and one of them i'm not sure if it fits:

- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoi
- Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

War and Peace it way too long and i believe is a very hard reading. Lock and Key i'm not sure if it qualifies since its not really an antonym. i don't know...

I'm planning to read Lord and Lady Spy (can't remember the author at the moment--it's linked in my plan). I just googled book titles with antonyms. :-)

Luisa wrote: "Lock and Key i'm not sure if it qualifies since its not really an antonym. i don't know...
..."

Better than nothing! We'll take it :)

Britteny, here are a couple antonym titles I'm considering if you are still not sold on Sarah Dessen.

Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Brightest Kind of Darkness by P. T. Michelle
The Distance Between Lost and Found by Kathryn Holmes



I didn't have much luck with Googling titles with antonyms so these are just ones I stumbled upon in Listopia while hunting for other books.

Its been awhile since I've read it but I really enjoyed Brightest Kind of Darkness. It was also a very cheap e-book when i purchased it.

Here are a few more (or more-ish, open to interpretation) I found by searching my library's catalog that weren't in the middle of a series.

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
First Love, Last Rites by Ian McEwan
Hot Ice by Nora Roberts
Cold Fire by Dean Koontz
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
My Life in Black and White by Natasha Friend
Where the Truth Lies by Jessica Warman
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood

Thanks Michelle! You should post some of those here!

Will do, Jessica. If I stumble on any others I will add them as I go.

I'll do a version of this challenge and aim to read 25 new books, wherein each book hits two categories (like it's a 500+ page book AND a Pulitzer Prize winner).

But if I finish the 25 books early, then I'll keep going to hopefully finish the whole challenge. :)

For me, the most problematic topic is "a book that made/makes you cry". I don´t think any book has ever made me cry or even particulary sad. How would I even know before reading that it is that kind of book? Any suggestions? (Fault in Our Stars or similar books don´t work for me.)

I cry easily when I watch movies or tv shows, but it doesn't happen a lot with books. My plan is to peel some onion when reading to complete fully this week :p (ok this is the worst suggestion ever! But crying about something is so personal. You have to look to what can touch your sensitive points and find a book with it).

I have a question! I'm a participant from the Netherlands, and therefore my first language is Dutch. Even though most of the books I read are in English, I like to read the occasional Dutch detective...

If you can't tell where this is going yet, my question is: am I allowed to read books in a different language, as long as I explain in English why a book fits in that certain category?

Michaela wrote: "I have a question! I'm a participant from the Netherlands, and therefore my first language is Dutch. Even though most of the books I read are in English, I like to read the occasional Dutch detecti..."

Yes of coure Michaela! We have a lot of members whose first language isn't English. This challenge is for you. It's so you can expand your reading tastes and experiences.

Michelle wrote: "Britteny, here are a couple antonym titles I'm considering if you are still not sold on Sarah Dessen.

Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Brightest Kind of Darkness ..."

Heehee...I believe you meant to address this to Luisa (whose comment was above mine) as I had already chosen my book and wasn't thinking about Dessen at all. :-)

I feel a little bit out of the loop--so many people I'm noticing are reading the same book (whether for the same week or a different one) or know of the books others are reading. And then there's me over here, reading some of the strangest things, and having never even heard of a majority of the books mentioned (not including those that are mentioned from our participants who live outside the US and have access to books we don't).
But I guess that means I can share it with everyone and tell you what it's about...maybe. LOL! I'm really bad at reviewing books. It takes a lot for me not to like a book.