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Normal People by Sally Rooney The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) by Margaret Atwood Trust Exercise by Susan Choi


Looking for a book to read? Well look no further here is Time's list of 100 Must- Read Books of 2019. Read as many books from the list that you can in the time allotted.



(original credit idea goes to Shannon)

Duration December 1, 2019- December 1, 2020

Levels:
Warming Up - 1- 5 books
Bookworm - 6- 11 books
List Lover - 12-24 books
Book Addict - 25 books +

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett Catch and Kill Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow







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Emerald Coin Reading Challenges ~ Emerald Coin Emerald Coin

Earn your Emerald Coins with Reading Challenges joined on or after April 1, 2016.

To Earn an Emerald Coin:
Emerald Coin One Coin upon completing the "Book Addict" level


Learn about Gem coins here


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Jennifer Barstad (maidenoflight) I will sign up for Bookworm level


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Welcome to the challenge Jennifer & Navi!


message 7: by Melissa (last edited Jun 06, 2020 05:16AM) (new)

Melissa W | 1773 comments I will go for warming up!

Read 1/11 The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Read 6/6 The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
Next up, Exhalation Stories by Ted Chiang


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Welcome Melissa!


message 9: by Trinia (last edited Oct 20, 2020 07:52PM) (new)

Trinia | 2454 comments I’ll join as a Book Worm 😁📚 ~ now List Lover
Completed : 15/11


1. Book: Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
Date Read: 12/6
Rating: 3 Stars

2. Book : Nothing to See Here
by Kevin Wilson
Date Read: 12/7
Rating: 5 Stars

3. Book: Normal People
By Sally Rooney
Date Read: 12/17
Rating: 3 Stars

4. Book: Mostly Dead Things
by Kristen Arnett
Date Read: 1/10
Rating: 4 Stars

5. Book: The Need
by Helen Phillips
Date Read: 1/25
Rating: 3.5 Stars

6. Book: Trust Exercise
by Susan Choi
Date Read: 1/28
Rating: 2 Stars

7. Book: In the Dream House
by Carmen Maria Machado
Date Read: 2/7/20
Rating: 4 Stars

8. Book: Queenie
by Candice Carty-Williams
Date Read: 3/25/2020
Rating: 3.5 Stars

9. Book: All This Could Be Yours
by Jami Attenberg
Date Read: 4/9/20
Rating: 3 Stars

10. Book: The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead
Date Read: 4/30/20
Rating: 3 Stars

11. Book: Underland
by Robert Macfarlane
Date Read: 5/26/20
Rating: 3 Stars

12. Book: The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
Date Read: 6/3/20
Rating: 4 Stars

13. The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern
Date Read: 8/7/20
Rating: 4 Stars

14. The Chain
by Adrian McKinty
Date Read: 10/01/20
Rating: 5 Stars

15. Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
by Ronan Farrow
Date Read: 10/11/20
Rating: 3 Stars

Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh Bardugo Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson Normal People by Sally Rooney Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett The Need by Helen Phillips Trust Exercise by Susan Choi In the Dream House A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Underland by Robert Macfarlane The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern The Chain by Adrian McKinty Catch and Kill Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout Bunny by Mona Awad The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) by Margaret Atwood On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Great Pretender The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

Already Read:
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Recursion ~ Read 7/3/19

The Farm by Joanne Ramos
The Farm ~ Read 8/7/19

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
Miracle Creek~ Read 6/4/19


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Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 2178 comments Book Addict


message 11: by Bee (new)

Bee (abirbee) | 663 comments I'd like to join as a book addict


message 12: by Sadie (last edited Sep 02, 2020 05:00PM) (new)

Sadie (raquitica) | 26 comments I'd like to join as "Warming Up"!

Time's 100 Must Read Books of 2019
Duration December 1, 2019- December 1, 2020


Level: Warming Up - 1- 5 books
Completed: 1/5

1. A Warning by Anonymous
Read: 3/17/2020 Category: History & Politics


message 13: by Erin (last edited Jan 28, 2020 07:33PM) (new)

Erin | 158 comments Time's 100 Must Read Books of 2019
Duration December 1, 2019- December 1, 2020

Level: Warming Up - 1- 5 books

1/5 read

1. Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow, read 1/28/20
2. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
3. The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
4. Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
5. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood


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M Beal | 1680 comments I am joining as a book addict


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Jennifer Bahr | 1 comments I’d like to join as book addict!


message 16: by ˛pDzԲԲ� (last edited Feb 20, 2020 10:26PM) (new)

˛pDzԲԲ˛ (lavenderbird22) | 124 comments I'd like to join as a List Lover.!

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Times 2019 Must Read List

Duration December 1, 2019- December 1, 2020

Level:
List Lover - 12-24 books


The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 2/20


message 17: by Sophie (last edited Jul 14, 2020 11:12AM) (new)

Sophie | 182 comments Time's 100 Must Read Books of 2019
Duration December 1, 2019- December 1, 2020

Level: Warming Up - 1- 5 books
1. Recursion by Blake Crouch
2. Catch and Kill Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow



Possible tbr: Say Nothing A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa


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Welcome everyone!

All linked up in post #3


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Navi (nvsahota) | 724 comments Time's 100 Must Read Books of 2019
Duration December 1, 2019- December 1, 2020

Level: Book Addict - 25 books+

My TBR Shelf

8/25 read

1.Recursion 2/2
2.How We Fight For Our Lives 2/6
3.Queenie 3/24
4.The Dutch House 3/29
5.Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed 5/25
6.Bunny 6/5
7.Girl, Woman, Other 6/8
8.The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After 6/24
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Welcome Navi!


message 21: by 〰️ٳ〰️ (last edited Mar 05, 2020 09:10AM) (new)

〰️ٳ〰️ (x1f4a0bethx1f4a0) | 204 comments I am in for List Lover because I have already read several of these prior to December so they do not count in this challenge

TIME’S 100 for 2019 December 1, 2019 - December 1, 2020

List Lover Level (12-24)

📚Completed= 4/ 12📚

📚Nothing to See Here✔️12/7/19
📚The Water Dancer ✔️ 2/4/20
📚On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous✔️2/21/20
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
📚Ninth House ✔️ 3/5/20
📚 Fleishman Is in Trouble
📚 Queenie
📚 Girl, Woman, Other
📚 The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays
📚 Underland
📚 The Starless Sea
📚 American Spy
📚 Know My Name: A Memoir
📚 Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family
📚 Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
📚 The Revisioners
📚 The Dutch House
📚 The Nickel Boys
📚 Miracle Creek
📚 Mostly Dead Things


Nothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonThe Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi CoatesOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongMaybe You Should Talk to Someone A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori GottliebNinth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh BardugoFleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-AknerQueenie by Candice Carty-WilliamsGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine EvaristoThe Collected Schizophrenias Essays by Esmé Weijun WangUnderland by Robert MacfarlaneThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternAmerican Spy by Lauren WilkinsonKnow My Name A Memoir by Chanel MillerSurvival Math Notes on an All-American Family by Mitchell S. JacksonCatch and Kill Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan FarrowThe Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson SextonThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadMiracle Creek by Angie KimMostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett



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Welcome Beth!


message 23: by Rachel (new)

Rachel | 26 comments I'm In

Book Addict


message 24: by Sally (new)

Sally taylor (sallyjanet) | 26 comments I will try this,, I just love checking off a list!
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Sally taylor (sallyjanet) | 26 comments is there a cut off for when they don't count.. for instance I read a book on the list Nov 26th 2019,.. Can I count it or do I have to reread it next year?


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Sally wrote: "is there a cut off for when they don't count.. for instance I read a book on the list Nov 26th 2019,.. Can I count it or do I have to reread it next year?"

You don’t have to reread it. Most participants when doing a challenge similar to this sometimes put an already read list. For example you can check my post out in the NPR 2019 challenge if you want an example. I posted the books I had already read and I’ll read books from the list ( Laura)


message 27: by Emily (last edited Feb 09, 2020 08:49AM) (new)

Emily Can you still join? This would be my first challenge, so I'll stick with Warming Up. Do I list all my books in this same post?

1. Ninth House - read as part of the BOM here, finished Dec. 9th
2.The Starless Sea
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Emily wrote: "Can you still join? This would be my first challenge, so I'll stick with Warming Up. Do I list all my books in this same post?

1. Ninth House - read as part of the BOM here, finished Dec. 9th
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Hello Emily! Yes you may still join. Ahh a first challenger.. be aware they become addictive. Yes you can list all your books in this post, enjoy and have fun:-)


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Welcome to the challenge; Sally, Rachel & Emily.

Your challenge posts have been updated HERE


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Welcome Kirby- all linked up in post #3


message 32: by Roseann (new)

Roseann | 54 comments I would like to play at the Book Addict level.

I will add to this post as i go along.


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Welcome Roseann!


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Kirby (kirbym) | 232 comments Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome Kirby- all linked up in post #3"

Thank you :D


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