Below is the challenge list, with some book ideas I have. I am going to try and read books I already own or have on my Goodreads list where possible, but some book may come along that gets me googly-eyed that I cannot resist. Please add your own suggestions or recommendations After all, that is one of the challenges!
2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion - read 7/10/2015
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion - read 7/10/2015
3. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai - read 8/9/2015
The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai - read 8/9/2015
6. A book by someone whose gender is different from your own
7. A book that takes place in Asia
- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
8. A book by an author from Africa (I am so excited for this one! I loved my African literature class in college)
- The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah (Ghana)
- Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan (Nigeria)
9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Aboriginals, Native American, etc.)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie - read 2/7/2015
- The Round House by Louise Erdrich
- The Round House by Louise Erdrich
10. A microhistory
- Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
- The Code Book by Simon Singh
- At Home by Bill Bryson
- Tulipomania by Michael Dash
11. A Young Adult Novel
Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. King - read 8/14/2015
13. A romance novel
- A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairy tale, Shakespearean play, classic novel, etc)
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi - read 7/19/2015
16. An audiobook
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton - read 4/14/2015
18. A book that someone else has recommended to you (In a Book Riot Quarterly Box)
The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon - read 8/17/2015
The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon - read 8/17/2015
- A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken, which Aaron got me for Christmas
- Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
- Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
19. A book that was originally published in another language
- Something by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is most likely, possibly The First Circle or Cancer Ward. Or, Gabriel García Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera
20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir, or a collection of comics on any kind
Shoplifter by Michael Cho - read 1/7/2015
- Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
- Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (I think this one may be a reread. But of what? Ooh, the mystery!)
22. A book published before 1850 (I hear Penguin Clothbound calling...)
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - read 6/25/2015
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - read 6/25/2015
23. A book published this year
Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World's Greatest Art Heist by Stephen Kurkjian - read 8/9/2015
Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World's Greatest Art Heist by Stephen Kurkjian - read 8/9/2015
- Second Life by S. J. Watson
24. A self-improvement book
- You're Wearing That? by Deborah Tannen, which I've been borrowing for, oh, about 2 years now
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