Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Set a goal for 1 per week - 52 reads this year. Can't wait to start keeping track of my finishes. Had some trouble hitting my 75 last year and keeping up with this towards the end of 2014. Here's to a fresh start.

Off to a good start, now to continue.


1. Not My Father's Son - Alan Cumming
2. Let s Start a Riot How A Young Drunk Punk became A Hollywood Dad - Bruce McCulloch
3. The Laird - Grace Burrowes
4. The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life - Andy Miller
5. Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back - Todd Burpo
6. What I Know For Sure - Oprah Winfrey
7. Esquire Presents: What It Feels Like - A.J. Jacobs
8. City of Thieves - David Benioff
9. Gray Mountain - John Grisham
10. Science ...For Her! - Megan Amram
11. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin
12. The Wild Truth: The Untold Story of Sibling Survival - Carine McCandless
13. Animal Farm - George Orwell
14. Orphan Train - Christina Baker Kline
15. We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a true story - Josh Sundquist
16. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories - F. Scott Fitzgerald
17. I Suck at Girls - Justin Halpern
18. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - David Sedaris
19. Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration - Marcia Ann Gillespie
20. Freckle Juice and the One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo - Judy Blume
21. The Nanny - Melissa Nathan
22. The Time of My Life - Patrick Swayze
23. The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
24. Food Rules: An Eater's Manual - Michael Pollan
25. Orange Is the New Black - Piper Kerman
26. The Light Between Oceans - M.L. Stedman
27. Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination - J.K. Rowling
28. Holidays on Ice - David Sedaris
29. Haatchi & Little B: The Inspiring True Story of One Boy and His Dog - Wendy Holden
30. The King's Curse - Philippa Gregory
31. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris
32. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing- Marie Kondo
33. Revival: A Novel - Stephen King
34. Leaving Time - Jodi Picoult
35. Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick - Molly Ringwald
36. The Longest Ride - Nicholas Sparks
37. The Oyster Catcher - Jo Thomas
38. The Blind Contessa's New Machine - Carey Wallace
39. French Relations - Fiona Walker
40. An Abundance of Katherines - John Green
41. The Smartest Book in the World: A Lexicon of Literacy, A Rancorous Reportage, A Concise Curriculum of Cool - Greg Proops
42. I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You - Courtney Maum
43. A Work In Progress - Connor Franta
44. Gifted and Talented - Wendy Holden
45. Starting from Happy: A Novel - Patricia Marx
46. Bear - Marian Engel
47. A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
48. This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall! - Gordon Korman
49. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?- Mindy Kaling
50. Run: Puffin Classics Edition - Eric Walters
51. Open Heart, Open Mind - Clara Hughes
52. Barrel Fever - David Sedaris

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53. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
54. Wildflower - Drew Barrymore

Some extra "stolen" challenges -- thanks to Kelsey for the inspiration.

Extra Challenges 2015:
1. Read a book by an author new to you

Andy Miller -- The Year of Reading Dangerously

2. Read a book that was released in the last six months

Not My Father's Son - Alan Cumming

3. Read a book in a genre that is outside of what you normally read

Freckle Juice - Judy Blume - A children's book

4. Read something that has sat on my bookshelf for more than 10 years

5. Read a book more than 500 pages

The King's Curse - Philippa Gregory

6. Read the second book in a series

I Suck at Girls -- Justin Halpern

7. Read a book nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards

Orphan Train - Christina Baker Kline (2013 Nominee)

8. Read a classic

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1922) -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

9. Read a Previously Banned Book (Like what? I have no ideas. Cool challenge.)

Animal Farm -- George Orwell

10. Read a book published at least 10 years ago

Bear -- Marian Engel

Kimberley wrote: "Some extra "stolen" challenges -- thanks to Kelsey for the inspiration.

Extra Challenges 2015:
1. Read a book by an author new to you

Andy Miller -- The Year of Reading Dangerously

2. Read a bo..."

:-) I am glad you are doing this too! Good luck!!

21 down - off to an amazing start this year! So pumped to be sticking with it...

Halfway thru the year and still on track… awesome.

3 to go!

One more book to go and I will have hit my goal for the year!!

DONE!!!! Wow - I did it and with time to spare. Next year… 75 I think.

Kimberley wrote: "DONE!!!! Wow - I did it and with time to spare. Next year… 75 I think."

Congratulations!

Hey, you still have over a month left -- maybe you can hit 75 this year :)

Tiffany wrote: "Kimberley wrote: "DONE!!!! Wow - I did it and with time to spare. Next year… 75 I think."

Congratulations!

Hey, you still have over a month left -- maybe you can hit 75 this year :)"


Thanks! I am just amazed that I managed to actually stick with it and keep track for the whole year. Last year, it was the tracking that I quit on… not the reading. Definitely going to keep going though… :)