The Reading Challenge Group discussion

This challenge is a little different and a throw-back to the origins of the Reading Challenge group.

Mission: Read 50 books this year.

Plan: Keep track of your books any way you wish (in the Personal Goal folder, for example), then update here EACH MONTH with your total for the month and the year so far.

p.s. I have no plans to keep an overall group tally. But feel free to congratulate and encourage each other as you see members reporting their progress.

Sample Template for your totals....

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Sample Template for each month...

January: ___
Year to Date: ____

I like this one because I already keep a list of all books I read by month so this sounds interesting to me! I also try to read 50 or more books per year now that I am retired so I'll be following along.

January - 2 Stillhouse Lake; The Dry



YEAR TO DATE: 2

Glad to have you along, Candy!

Hi Candy. That’s my excuse too :) for fifty books this year...I’m retired too. Will be joining this great challenge. See you !

I like this challenge, Renee. Look forward to the Tally each month.

Paula's 50 Book Challenge 2018 >

YEAR TO DATE: 50/50 COMPLETED!

January:

1. Walking Wounded by Sheila Llewellyn
2. Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday
3. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
4. The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara
5. The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews

February:

6. A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
7. Estoril by Dejan Tiago-Stanković
8. Burmese Days by George Orwell
9. The Only Story by Julian Barnes
10. The Second Winter by Craig Larsen
11. Great Polar Bear by Carolyn Lesser

March

12. George Orwell: A Life in Letters by George Orwell
13. The Little Book of Feminist Saints by Julia Pierpont
14.Turn a Blind Eye by Vicky Newham
15. Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland
16. The End of Loneliness by Benedict Wells
17. Sylvia Pankhurst: The Rebellious Suffragette by Shirley Harrison

April:

18. The Assassin's Cloak by Irene Taylor
19. Suffragette by David Roberts
20. A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde
21. Ayiti by Roxane Gay
22. White Houses by Amy Bloom
23. Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
24. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath
25. Freedom: Vintage Minis by Margaret Atwood
26. Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott

May

27. In Search of Lost Books by Giorgio van Straten
28. Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? by Lev Parikian
29. Song Castle by Luke Waterson
30. Books for Living by Will Schwalbe
31. Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

June

32. The Literature of Wales by D.R. Johnston
33. Orchid & the Wasp by Caoilinn Hughes
34. Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
35. Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
36. The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
37. A Private Language? a Dip Into Welsh Literature by Marion Eames
38. Bottled Goods by Sophie van Llewyn
39. The Brontë Family by Karen Kenyon

July

40. 24 Stories: of Hope by Kathy Burke
41. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
42. Disbanded Kingdom by Polis Loizou
43. The Library of Ice by Nancy Campbell
44. The Beekeeper of Sinjar by Dunya Mikhail

August

45. The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
46. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
47. Invitation to a Bonfire by Adrienne Celt
48. Home Is Nearby by Magdalena McGuire
49. An Untouched House by Willem Frederik Hermans
50. Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean

Allison's 50 Book Challenge *Completed*

YEAR TO DATE: 50 as of May 10
Annual Goal: 100

January - 12
February - 9
March - 13
April - 10
May - 6 as of May 10
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Oh this is my favorite. I’m in. And on a side note I still have my bookmark from the first year. :)

January - 4
February - 7
March - 3
April - 4
May - 6
June - 6
July - 4
August - 4
September - 4
October - 2
November -
December -

YEAR TO DATE: 44

Maureen's 50 book challenge

January - 8
February - 9
March - 3
April - 3
May - 2
June - 4
July - 6
August - 2
September - 2
October - 4
November - 3
December -

YEAR TO DATE: 46

I'm in

January
1) Year One By Nora Roberts
2) Redeemed By P.C Cast
3) The Finest Hours : The true story of the U.S Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue By Micheal Tougias
4) My blue suede shoes by Tracy Price- Thompson
5) Out of the Silent Planet By C.S Lewis
6) Country By Danielle Steel
7) Poppy done to death by Charlanie Harris
8) Little Princes by Conor Grennan
9) Heart Of Stone By Diana Palmer
10) Winter Roses by Diana Palmer
11) The Wedding In White By Diana Palmer
12) Dance Upon The Air by Nora Roberts
13) Amelia By Diana Palmer

February
14) Heaven And Earth By Nora Roberts
15) Beastly By Alex Finn
16) Face the Fire By Nora Roberts
17) Exit Strategy By Kelley Armstrong
18) Grey by E l James
19) Eyes On Target By Scott McEWEN & Richard Miniter
20) Earthman Jack Vs The Ghost Planet By Matthew Kadish
21) Impossibly Pregnant BY Nicola Marsh

Macrh
22)Speaking in bones by Kathy Reiches
23) Justice For Mackenzie By Susan Stoker
24) Justice For Mickie by Susan Stoker
25) Keeper of the heart by Johanna Lindsey
26) In a different key- The Story of Autism by John Donvan & Caren Zucker
27) 12 Strong by Doug Stanton
28) Justice for Mickie by Susan Stoker
29) Justice for Corrie by Susan Stoker
30) Justice for Laine by Susan Stoker
31) Now You See Me by James Patterson

APRIL
32) Underneath It All By Kate Canterbary
33) Tribute by Nora Roberts
34) A Quest of Heroes By Morgan Rice
35) Verity by Claire Farrell
36) XO by Jeffery Deaver
37) Zeus by Kamery Solomon
38) The Book Thief By Markus Zusak

MAY
39) Orphan Train By Christina Baker Kline
40) Throne Of Glass By Sarah J. Mass

Linda’s 50-Book Challenge 2018

January - 7
February - 6
March - 7
April - 5
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December

YEAR TO DATE - 25

David's 50 Book Challenge 2018

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Kathy's 50 Book Challenge

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I think I might be a challenge addict lol

January - 7
February - 13 = 20
March - 11 = 31
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saving my spot

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YEAR TO DATE: 5

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January - Nemesis / The Month that / The Tourist / The Power / Wilson's War
February - The Day the World... /Heartbeat Away/Bitter Ocean/Retrograde/Undersea Warrior/The Uploaded/Seizing the Enigma
March - After the End of the World/The 5th Gospel/1177BC/Autonomous/Phantom/
April - Pineapple Grenade/The Gone World/Collapse
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YEAR TO DATE: 1

Trisha’s book challenge

January - 20
February - 13
March - 14
April - 18
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YEAR TO DATE: 65

Update - read my 50th book on 4 April

This years attitude is determination - so I'm applying that to this new goal of 50 books. Good Luck everyone.

JANUARY
1. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. by Gail Honeyman
2. The New York Idea - (Adapted by David Auburn. From the original by Langdon Mitchell).
3. The Places in Between. by Rory Stewart
4. The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
5. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
6. The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
7. Tom Hanks - Uncommon Type - some stories
8. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman
YEAR TO DATE: 8
FEBRUARY:
9. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
10. Still Me by Jojo Moyes
11. The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin

January - 1. Scarlet
2. Brian's Return
3. The Princess Spy
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YEAR TO DATE: 3

50 Book Challenge

→ January: 15

1. Pé Descalço
2. The Girl on the Train
3. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
4. Sweet Filthy Boy
5. Dirty Rowdy Thing
6. The Beauty and the Beast
7. During the Dance
8. Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
9. The Little Prince
10. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
11. Good Faeries/Bad Faeries
12. The Marquise of O
13. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
14. An Unseen Attraction
15. Fangirl

→ February: 6

1. Carry On
2. Seasons of Glass and Iron
3. Bridesicle
4. The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere
5. SNOW-BOUND
6. Circle Mirror Transformation

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→ November:

1. Lill's Travels in Santa Claus Land, and Other Stories

→ December:

YEAR TO DATE: 22

January: 18
Feburary: 13

I am in!

January - 5
Slaughterhouse-Five
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Childhood's End
Artemis
Lost Boy

February - 6
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
My Brilliant Friend
The Juliette Society
The Cruel Prince
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance, Part 1

March - 4 ( It's been a slow month. :( )
Words of Radiance, Part 2
Edgedancer
The Color Purple
Wishful Drinking

April - 3 ( Even slower... )
The Crystal Shard
Viking
Darkmouth #1: The Legends Begin

May - 1
Phaedrus

June - 7 (Back in the game!)
A Confusion of Princes
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (snorefest!)
Annihilation
Journey to the Center of the Earth (WAY better)
Redshirts
Inferno

July - 0

Started a lot of books this month, but haven't been able to finish a single one.

August - 11
Nightwing, Volume 1: Traps and Trapezes
Nightwing, Volume 2: Night of the Owls
Nightwing, Volume 3: Death of the Family
Nightwing, Volume 4: Second City
Nightwing, Volume 5: Setting Son
Meg
Steel World
It Devours!
Streams of Silver
The Halfling's Gem
The Legacy


September - 6
Starless Night
Siege of Darkness
Passage to Dawn
The Silent Blade
The Spine of the World
Beyond Good and Evil


October - 5
The X-Files: Cold Cases
The X-Files: Stolen Lives
Lullaby
The Shape of Water
Lost Gods

November - 3
Deliverance
Elevation
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

December - 1
Sea of Swords

YEAR TO DATE: 52

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January - 18
February - 19
March - 11
April - 10
May - 8
June - 7
July - 8
August - 5
September - 4
October - 4
November -
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YEAR TO DATE: 94

Update read my 50th book April 5th

OOps I forgot to do my update

Is there a certain page count that they have to be to count?

January - 8
February - 5
March - 8
April - 7
May - 3
June - 11
July - 9
August - 6
September -
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Total for 2018 - 57

Update - read my 50th book July 27th

January: 25
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

13 books read in February.

Tiffany wrote: "Is there a certain page count that they have to be to count?"

I believe anything that you've read counts.

Tiffany wrote: "Is there a certain page count that they have to be to count?"

Nope, as long as it is on GR as a book/has been published separately as a book, it counts

I probably won't hit 50 but I wanna keep track of what I've read in what month...

Overall count: 9

January:
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts
The Graveyard Book
The Secret Garden

February:
The Raven Boys
The Dream Thieves
Blue Lily, Lily Blue

March:
The Secret
The Miserable Mill
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

I've hit 50 books. As of right now, I'm @ 53 books-on to the overachievers!

Congratulations!!! Good for you!

Me too! Just realized I sneaked over the line.

Joined the challenge in July. Completed as of 9/18. Heading over to the over 50 challenge!

January - 5
February - 5
March - 6
April - 4
May - 6
June - 6
July - 5
August - 6
September - 7
October -
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December -

Total: 50

Great to have you along!

Update to message 8: challenge completed! 😃

Does anybody know if there's an over 50 challenge this year?

January - 27
February - 18
March - 8
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YEAR TO DATE: 53 - Completed challenge in March! Now headed to the Over 50 challenge.

Congrats, Sarah!