2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

Like so many of you, I also attempt to read 52 books, or 1 book per week, in 2017.

I'd like to think I can do more than that, but generally I'd rather succeed exceptionaly than to fail at all. So I set my bar at 52, because that's something I should be able to do. (I just have spend some of my time on reading rather then getting sucked into the time consuming slump, which most people refer to as 'Youtube' or watch Sherlock for the 4673 time.)

So, let's start, shall we?

Current Status:
9/52

Currently reading:
(havn't decided yet)

Please feel free to reply on my impressions of the books, might it because you feel the same way or because you think I'm absolute mental for liking or disliking a book. I always enjoy a good ol' discussion about pretty much anything :-)

Disclaimer: There might (definitely will) be some swear words to express my feelings towards certain books.

Oh and also, I am german, so I will make mistakes. If you find any, please don't shy away from telling me, I quite like to improve my english.

Vom Ende der Einsamkeit - Benedict Wells

First book of 2017 was a german one. For any fellow germans out here, I highly recommend this one, it was brilliant!
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The Martian - Andy Weir

Book number 2, so far 2017 was an absolute fantastic read! The Martian, even though it's full of technical terms I definitely don't understand, managed to keep me hooked throughout the whole book! Mark Watney is probably one of my favourite book characters of all time, one I for sure would like to drink a beer with!
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Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell

Book number 3, I'm sorry everyone, but I just didn't enjoy this book as much as I would have liked to. Wrote a short review to this one.
I'm not giving up on Rainbow Rowell though, 'Fangirl' and 'Carry On' are both still on my tbr for 2017.
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Book number 4, Ok, people who don't like swearwords, I'm apologizing for this already, but I fucking loved this book! As soon as I finished it, I decided that I have to read it again at some point! Brilliant! I don't want to spoil anything, so I'm just gonna say, this book is beautiful, because it deals with so much more than you'd think. It could have had a longer ending, but that's just my personal preference. Anyway, you should read it, if you haven't already.
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To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Book number 5, This one took me quite long, because I read it in english, and dear, sometimes I had no clue what they were talking about. But all in all, I think I got through it without missing major things. And let's have a shouthout to Atticus please! Considering the fact, that this book was set roughly 80 years ago, it's kind of a sad thought that there are still people today who could learn a thing or two from Atticus Finch.
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I loved To Kill A Mockingbird. It was well written and gave us a perspective from several different angles.

Tammy wrote: "I loved To Kill A Mockingbird. It was well written and gave us a perspective from several different angles."

Agree! I especially enjoyed the childrens perspective. I think it showed well how irrational racism is. So irrational, that the innocent mind of a child cannot fully comprehend it.

Anja wrote: "Tammy wrote: "I loved To Kill A Mockingbird. It was well written and gave us a perspective from several different angles."

Agree! I especially enjoyed the childrens perspective. I think it showed ..."

Exactly. Children can teach us about racism. When we are younger we will play and be friends with anyone. It is only when society teaches us to hate that it becomes an issue.

The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins

Book Number 6, well, this one troubles me a little bit. I did enjoy the story and it definitely had me hooked, but I just really hated every single person in this book. I do like flawed characters, but here, they either simply annoyed me, or it went as far as being honestly disgusted.
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I have that book on my reading list. I keep seeing everyone talking about it, so it must be pretty good.

An Ember in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir

Book Number 7, Remeber the sort of fantasy that lets you enter a new world, makes it feel real while you rush through the pages? Well, that's what this book was for me. Oh gosh, I finished this book and pretty much instantely drove to a library to get the second one.
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A Torch Against the Night - Sabaa Tahir

Book Number 8, Sequels always scare me. Are they going to be as good as the first book? Or are they going to leave me disappointed? Especially because I loved the first book, An Ember in the Ashes, so so much, I was shitting myself. Please don't disappoint me was all I could think before I started reading it. As soon as I started though, I forgot all my worries and was instantely drawn back into Laia and Elias (and FUCKING YES, Helenes) world. You wanna know what a worthy sequel is? Here you got one.
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More Than This - Patrick Ness

Book Number 9, what did I do to deserve so many great books this year? Not that I complain. I still have no fucking clue what happened though, but it doesn't really matter. Because that's the point. Kind of. I don't know. I guess you have to read it, to understand what I mean. But probably you still won't understand. Anyway, you should really read this book!
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