Popsugar 2015 Reading Challenge

[setsuna17]

Is anyone doing it? My Facebook bmb has a lot of people doing it and I just think it's really cool for broadening literary horizons. I'm on my 6th book so far.

[Unknown]

I love it! Maybe we can do check-ins and see who finishes first. I'm kind of regretting starting a 1400 page book last week.

[setsuna17]

It's cool right? I have my kids in our high school book club doing it too. The 1400 page book can be your book over 500 pages I guess haha. The hardest one to find was the one in your hometown.

[owlishbookish]

I'm doing it. I'm 9 books in. I'm not doing every category, though.

[marebeardvm]

I haven't seen this list yet but I've already read like 18 books so far this year and I'm sure some of them could be applied.

[setsuna17]

18 already!! I feel like a slacker.

[TheEleventhHour]

This is a very cool idea. I am definitely going to use it to inspire some reads for this year

[princessvespa1]

Jan 21, 2015 23:12:36 GMT -5 marebeardvm said:

I haven't seen this list yet but I've already read like 18 books so far this year and I'm sure some of them could be applied.

18 already?  Isn't it only the 22nd?  Crap, that is a LOT of reading!  Good for you!

[beebe918]

I just checked it out, I think I may do it!

[lilqt3929]

That6s a neat challenge! Certainly more books then I read in a year so I may try it.

[alioop1028]

Jan 21, 2015 23:17:30 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

18 already!! I feel like a slacker.

OMG I hate you. I haven't even started mine yet. Haha

[setsuna17]

Jan 22, 2015 14:33:32 GMT -5 alioop1028 said:

Jan 21, 2015 23:17:30 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

18 already!! I feel like a slacker.

OMG I hate you. I haven't even started mine yet. Haha

Bitch, it wasn't me who has 18 books! Haha. I only am on number 6. What about the books we bought?

[marebeardvm]

Jan 22, 2015 9:57:21 GMT -5 princessvespa1 said:

Jan 21, 2015 23:12:36 GMT -5 marebeardvm said:

I haven't seen this list yet but I've already read like 18 books so far this year and I'm sure some of them could be applied.

18 already?  Isn't it only the 22nd?  Crap, that is a LOT of reading!  Good for you!

Yes, it's a lot. I read more in the winter when i don't want to be outside. Plus I listen to books on my commute and a few were very short.

[setsuna17]

Jan 22, 2015 14:55:21 GMT -5 marebeardvm said:

Jan 22, 2015 9:57:21 GMT -5 princessvespa1 said:

18 already?  Isn't it only the 22nd?  Crap, that is a LOT of reading!  Good for you!

Yes, it's a lot. I read more in the winter when i don't want to be outside. Plus I listen to books on my commute and a few were very short.

Still, girl. I read a couple of short books on purpose and I'm still on number six haha.

[estrellas]

I might try this, since I read a lot (I have a annual goal of 208 books and usually hit 250).

[owlishbookish]

I'm really hoping that this challenge can get my numbers back to where they used to be. In 2011, I read 130, but have gotten nowhere near that number in the years since.

[kat5040]

I love this. I'm going to try it for sure. Maybe it will get me back into the reading swing I've been out of since DD was born. I've only read 2 so far. I'm so slow.

[Irishcurls]

Oh fun! I've only read 3 books so far this year, but my REAL goal is to finally effing finish Pillars, even if it kills me. This will give me another goal as well.

[riderchik]

I'm doing it but I'm only on the fourth one. It took me awhile to find a book whose author has the same initials as I do. That was a good book though.

[owlishbookish]

Jan 23, 2015 22:59:54 GMT -5 Cdnfroggy said:

Are we allowed to use one book for two categories?

They don't really have firm rules for the challenge.  I think it's up to personal preference.

[Irishcurls]

Jan 23, 2015 23:09:04 GMT -5 owlishbookish said:

Jan 23, 2015 22:59:54 GMT -5 Cdnfroggy said:

Are we allowed to use one book for two categories?

They don't really have firm rules for the challenge.  I think it's up to personal preference.

I was wondering this too since some do fit multiple but then you wouldn't read 50 books. Up to you if that matters or not I'd say.

[teambrink]

I saw this a few weeks ago and thought it looked like a great challenge. I'm interested in at least attempting it.

[fickleflamingo]

Did yall ever participate in the reading challenges on TN Book board? It was so much fun. Plus it was a competition which makes it even more fun to go at.

[ursula]

Is there a printable version of this? I'm such a Renaissance woman using paper and all.

[tribute17]

Jan 25, 2015 9:21:24 GMT -5 ursula said:

Is there a printable version of this? I'm such a Renaissance woman using paper and all.

Just google it and you can get a printable version. I'm a paper person too. I'll post it at my desk.

[Unknown]

www.popsugar.com/love/reading-challenge-2015-36071458

[owlishbookish]

@yellowwallpaper12 The hometown category is the one that's proving to be problematic for me. No one, and I do mean no one, has ever written a book set in the podunk town that is my hometown. I can't say that I'm surprised, though.

[Irishcurls]

Do you guys have a better strategy for searching for some of the stranger categories than a Google search? Published in my birth year, etc? GR any help with that or I just need to keep my eyes open more?

[owlishbookish]

Jan 25, 2015 20:02:48 GMT -5 Irishcurls said:

Do you guys have a better strategy for searching for some of the stranger categories than a Google search? Published in my birth year, etc? GR any help with that or I just need to keep my eyes open more?

Try doing a search on Goodreads Listopia.  You can look up lists by search terms.  That's how I found a book published the year I was born, for example.

[Irishcurls]

Jan 25, 2015 20:09:49 GMT -5 owlishbookish said:

Jan 25, 2015 20:02:48 GMT -5 Irishcurls said:

Do you guys have a better strategy for searching for some of the stranger categories than a Google search? Published in my birth year, etc? GR any help with that or I just need to keep my eyes open more?

Try doing a search on Goodreads Listopia.  You can look up lists by search terms.  That's how I found a book published the year I was born, for example.

Ah I knew Goodreads had to have something. Thanks muchly!