2015 Reading Challenge [Closed] discussion

2015 Reading Challenge
Completed: 52/52

[✓] 1. A book with more than 500 pages
  El nombre del viento ☆☆☆☆☆ (Feb 24) 10/52
[✓] 2. A classic romance
  Winter ☆☆☆☆ (Dec 27) 51/52
[✓] 3. A book that became a movie
  The Martian☆☆☆☆ (Sep 13) 37/52
[✓] 4. A book published this year
  Fairest (Published Jan 2015) ☆☆☆☆ (Jul 23) 31/52
[✓] 5. A book with a number in the title
  Four: A Divergent Story Collection ☆☆☆ (Feb 02) 7/52
[✓] 6. A book written by someone under 30
  Allegiant ☆☆ (March 22) 14/52
[✓] 7. A book with nonhuman characters
  The Last Guardian ☆☆☆ (Oct 1st) 39/52
[✓] 8. A funny book
  The Long Haul ☆☆☆ (Feb 21) 9/52
[✓] 9. A book by a female author
  Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell ☆☆☆ (Mar 14) 13/52
[✓] 10. A mystery or thriller
  Sharp Objects ☆☆☆ (Mar 11) 12/52
[✓] 11. A book with a one-word title
  Insurgent ☆☆ (Jan 12) 4/52
[✓] 12. A book of short stories
  Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci ☆☆ (Jun 21) 27/52
[✓] 13. A book set in a different country
  The Golem's Eye (England and Czech Republic) ☆☆☆☆ (April 10) 16/52
[✓] 14. A nonfiction book
  On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft ☆☆☆☆ (August 09) 33/52
[✓] 15. A popular author’s first book
  Looking for Alaska by John Green ☆☆☆ (Jun 3) 24/52
[✓] 16. A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
  Misery by Stephen King ☆☆☆☆ (May 07) 20/52
[✓] 17. A book a friend recommended
  The Shining ☆☆☆☆ (May 26) 22/52
[✓] 18. A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
  Death of a Salesman ☆☆☆ (April 29) 19/52
[✓] 19. A book based on a true story
  Two Boys Kissing ☆☆☆☆ (August 07) 32/52
[✓] 20. A book at the bottom of your to-read list
   The Blood of Olympus☆☆☆☆ (August 23) 35/52
[✓] 21. A book your mom loves
  La tía Tula ☆☆☆ (Jul 06) 29/52
[✓] 22. A book that scares you
  The Exorcist ☆☆☆☆ (Oct 06) 40/52
[✓] 23. A book more than 100 years old
  Nobody's Boy (1878) ☆☆☆ (August 21) 34/52
[✓] 24. A book based entirely on its cover
  
  Me and Earl and the Dying Girl ☆☆☆☆ (Jun 29) 28/52
[✓] 25. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t
  Los Cachorros ☆☆ (Jun 14) 26/52
[✓] 26. A memoir
  The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Travels through My Childhood ☆☆☆ (Dec 31) 52/52
[✓]27. A book you can finish in a day:
  Odd and the Frost Giants ☆☆ (Jan 06) 1/52
[✓] 28. A book with antonyms in the title
  Big Little Lies ☆☆☆☆ (May 14) 21/52
[✓] 29. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
  Tokio blues(Norwegian Wood) ☆☆☆☆ (Nov 28) 48/52
[✓] 30. A book that came out the year you were born
  Rosemary's Baby☆☆☆☆ (Sep 18) 38/52
[✓] 31. A book with bad reviews
  Dead Ever After ☆☆☆ (Oct 31) 44/52
[✓] 32. A trilogy (the first)
  Legend ☆☆☆ (Mars 27) 15/52
[✓] 33. A trilogy (the second)
  Prodigy☆☆☆☆ (Jul 15) 30/52
[✓] 34. A trilogy (the third)
  Champion☆☆☆ (Sep 01) 36/52
[✓] 35. A book from your childhood
  Charlotte's Web☆☆☆☆ (Dec 01) 49/52
[✓] 36. A book with a love triangle
   The Fury☆☆☆ (Nov 09) 45/52
[✓] 37. A book set in the future
  Cress ☆☆☆☆☆ (Feb 20) 8/52
[✓] 38. A book set in high school
  Eleanor & Park ☆☆☆☆ (Jun 8) 25/52
[✓] 39. A book with a color in the title
  Anne of Green Gables ☆☆☆☆☆ (Jan 07) 2/52
[✓] 40. A book that made you cry
  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close☆☆ (Oct 27) 43/52
[✓] 41. A book with magic
  Conrad's Fate ☆☆☆ (Mar 02) 11/52
[✓] 42. A graphic novel
  Akira, Vol. 6 ☆☆☆ (Jan 11) 3/52
[✓] 43. A book by an author you’ve never read before
  Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb ☆☆☆☆☆ (April 18) 17/52
[✓] 44. A book you own but have never read
  The Maze Runner ☆☆☆ (April 27) 18/52
[✓] 45. A book that takes place in your country
  Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder ☆☆☆☆ (Nov 19) 47/52
[✓] 46. A book that was originally written in a different language
  The Thief Lord (German) ☆☆☆☆ (Jan 24) 6/52
[✓] 47. A book set during Christmas
  Let It Snow ☆☆☆ (Jan 16) 5/52
[✓] 48. A book written by an author with your same initials
  The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend ☆☆☆ (Oct 21) 42/52
[✓] 49. A play
   Pygmalion ☆☆☆ (Nov 15) 46/52
[✓] 50. A banned book
  Animal Farm ☆☆☆☆☆ (May 28) 23/52
[✓] 51. A book based on or turned into a TV show
  Pretty Little Liars ☆☆☆☆ (Oct 14) 41/52
[✓] 52. A book you started but never finished
  Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children☆☆ (Dec 6) 50/52

Looks like you're off to a good start. :-)

Enjoy the challenge.

I just finished with my 33rd book and I can't believe I have reached this point. I am done even with two of the categories I was not looking forward (based on a true story and Non Fiction) and I enjoyed them a lot.

I don't know if I will manage to complete the challenge, but I'm very happy with what I have achieved so far :)

woo hoo! You go, Girl!

My biggest problem is "a book that makes me cry" and never imagined that could happen because I cry with almost all the books I read, but since I began the challenge I cried with the first book (my color in the title book) but none after that :( just a little water in my eyes: but that's not crying! Not according my parameters :D.

I hope I cry with the books I am reading now: The Blood of Olympus and Nobody's Boy... or else... I don't know!

I didn't cry with any of them :( Nobody's boy almost make it, but not really. So I'll check Nobody's boy as a book of more than 100 years and I'll try with another book for make me cry.

Ooh, I can recommend two that I've read this year that made me cry - and I'm talking big, fat, ugly, snotty tears.

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
The Little Prince

And they're both shorties too, so even if you don't cry they won't take up too much time!

Jody wrote: "Ooh, I can recommend two that I've read this year that made me cry - and I'm talking big, fat, ugly, snotty tears.

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
The Little Prince..."

Thanks for the suggestions! Actually I have already read The Little Prince twice, so I'm going to look for the one of The Hen :)

Trilogy? Done! :)

I just finished with a "Book that became a Movie" ... actually a lot of the books I have read in this challenge could be in that category :P But I think The Martian was a good choice :)

That book is fairly high on my TBR wish-list - it seems like everyone is really enjoying it!

Jody wrote: "That book is fairly high on my TBR wish-list - it seems like everyone is really enjoying it!"

I enjoyed it a lot, although I was sometimes tempted to skip the parts with a lot of science , but I never did because I knew that in the most unexpected moment the protagonist would make some funny comment that would relieve stress :D I hope you enjoy it too.

I have just began with The Exorcist, so now is a fact: I had to stop reading "IT" :( I will read it, someday, but definitely I can't continue with it in this challenge.

I finished with The Last Guardian for non human characters, it was OK, but not the best of Artemis Fowl :S I will miss him, because this was the last of the series :'(

I really enjoyed The Exorcist so hopefully you like it :)

It was very unsettling especially at the beginning and it's one of those classics that I'm glad I can say I read

That movie scared the crap out of me, and I really hope that once I get around to reading the book that it does the same!

This was unexpected, I cried with the end of The Exorcist! even though I knew what was going to happen :P

It turned out a little scary, but mostly I found it disturbing. Now I 'm going to read my book to cry and if I end up not crying, well I have my scary book to replace it hahaha

I liked Pretty Little Liars better than I was expecting :) A book that became a TVshow: Done!

I have just started with The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend for "a book written by a author with your same initials" category... I didn't like the beginning of the book, I thought it was horrible and insensitive, but now I am laughing with it.

Couldn't find the book The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly for "to make me cry", so I am reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close... still not crying, but I still have half the book pending to read, so maybe :P

Extremely Loud and Incredible Close... it's taking me so long to read :( I am not sure if I like this book or not, it's very peculiar and sometimes it's difficult for me to understand it.

I have just started Dead Ever After for my book with bad reviews, I am pretty sure I know why this got so many bad reviews, but I am enjoting it :)

Nop ... not crying and I finished with my "a book that makes you cry", this was my last try, so I guess that's it.

The problem with waiting so long before to continue reading a series is that I cannot remember the details :( I am reading Dead Ever After, the last volume on Sookie Stackhouse series, and I'm struggling to remember what exactly happened with Arlene at the end of the previous volume :S

Book with bad reviews: Done! ... and I actually liked it :) Eight books left ... eight weeks left Hmmm I am still not sure if I will make it.

I am almost finishing with The Fury third one in The Vampires Diaries for my category of Love Triangle, but it didn't feel so much as a triangle in this part :S

Winter is coming out this week and I want to read it sooooo much, so I need to choose in which categories could this fit, I am still pending with A memoir, a play, a place I want to visit, a childhood book, a classic romance, a book that takes place in my country, and a book I started and never finished... so which could it be Hmmm ... maybe I would like to visit the moon ... or maybe a romance between a cyborg and a prince could be considered as a classic romance ...

As you are a proud member of this group and we like to use the challenge as we wish, we decided that week 2 is a romance (modern or classic, as members prefer). So you can put Winter there ;)

Silvia wrote: "or maybe a romance between a cyborg and a prince could be considered as a classic romance"

What could be more classic than a royal robot romance? :D

Great! Winter will be! :D

Jody wrote: "Silvia wrote: "or maybe a romance between a cyborg and a prince could be considered as a classic romance"

What could be more classic than a royal robot romance? :D"

Right!!!

I just finished with Norwegian Wood for the category of "a book set in a country a want to visit" (Japan)... it was sad, so sad :'(

Now: four books left! :)

Althought I never read Charlotte's Web when I was a child, just to think about Charlotte and Wilbur brings memories of my childhood, so that was my choice and loved it!

Three books left :)

Oh, I'm reading Norwegian Wood at the moment, and I'm getting that feeling too. It's really affecting me, I love it.

Jody wrote: "Oh, I'm reading Norwegian Wood at the moment, and I'm getting that feeling too. It's really affecting me, I love it."

I know, I could feel the loneliness, I felt depressed at first, but then I just felt sad :(

I finished Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children !!! It was my category of a book I never finished and really, really I would never have finished it without the motivation of this challenge :(

Two books left!

Being a so slow reader as I am, I know it's not a good idea to read Winter and its 824 pages so near of the end of the challenge, but I couldn't wait to read it! First 80 pages and I am enjoying it so much!

With only 2 books left (if I counted well) and one compelling, it seems a totally reasonable decision :)

I challenged myself to continue the Miss Peregrine series next year, as the 1st was ok. I hope it will improve, if not I won't read the 3rd!
I liked less Prodigy than Legend, it's fun to see it's the reverse for you :)

Zaz wrote: "With only 2 books left (if I counted well) and one compelling, it seems a totally reasonable decision :)

I challenged myself to continue the Miss Peregrine series next year, as the 1st was ok. I h..."

You counted well :) Actually Legend is separated in two parts and I loved the first one, but I didn't like the second one, so that's why Prodigy was better, at least the story had consistency. If Legend were just the first part (the one that finish with the big tragedy at Day's house), definitely I would prefered Legend. But as I mentioned before, the second half of Legend was a little bit dissapointing.

I loved Winter... but now I just have 4 days to read my last book (a Memoir) :(

I did it!!!! I finished!!! :)

Yey! Congrats :)

Good job! That was an impressive accomplishment considering your last books. Congrats! :)

Thanks! :)