Author Topic: [Writing] Reading Challenge (Read 11585 times)

#1 • Dec 30, 2014

I know, I know, this is the place for us to share our writings. But where better would a reading challenge fit than The Librarium? I saw this floating around a few days ago and saved it to my desktop. I've decided I will try to complete it, and I would love to invite all of you to join me. After all, what better way to improve your writing than by reading?!

I figure I'll post the challenge, and as I complete one of these I'll list the book and the author beside it. And maybe if some of you guys do this too, then I can get inspiration from you

Since it is such a huge list, I'm cheating. I will be including books that I read in 2014. But I won't go further back than that. If you cheat, please note how you cheated lol

Also reading should be fun, not a job. This challenge should be fun. Don't stress it, embrace it! And if you can't finish it, who cares?

Spoiler for code:

Spoiler for code for table:

#2 • Dec 30, 2014

	Challenge	Book Title	Author	Comments
1.	A book with more than 500 pages	Red Storm Rising	Tom Clancy
2.	A classic romance	The Princess Bride	William Goldman	Finished, loved it.
3.	A book that became a movie	Wild	Cheryl Strayed
4.	A book that was published this year
5.	A book with a number in the title
6.	A book with nonhuman characters	When We Were Dragons	Brandon Bernston
7.	A book written by someone under 30	Red Rising	Pierce Brown	Love, love, loved! This is probably my favorite book all year. If you like Sci-Fi and dystopian novels, read this!
8.	A funny book	The Miracles of Santo Fico	D. L. Smith	I'm trying not to use a book more than once in this, but I don't know if I'll read another one that made me laugh as hard as this one did. So I'm using it twice.
9.	A book by a female author	The Story Of My Life	Helen Keller	I thought I would like this more than I did.
10.	A mystery or thriller	The Pelican Brief	John Grisham	I've seen the movie, never read the book.
11.	A book with a one-word title
12.	A book of short stories
13.	A book set in a different country	The Girl On The Train	Paula Hawkins	Read this one straight through in about 16 hours. COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN.
14.	A nonfiction book	Unbroken	Laura Hillenbrand	I HIGHLY recommend this book, such an amazing story.
15.	A popular author's first book
16.	A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
17.	A book a friend recommended
18.	A Pulitzer prize-winning book
19.	A book based on a true story	The Last Rescue	Howard & Debbie Wasdin	Finished, not really impressed.
20.	A book at the bottom of your to-read list
21.	A book your mom loves	The Holy Bible	~
22.	A book that scares you
23.	A book more than 100 years old	Gulliver's Travels	Jonathan Swift
24.	A book based entirely on it's cover	The Miracles of Santo Fico	D. L. Smith
25.	A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26.	A memoir	Home A memoir of my early years	Julie Andrews	Book on Cd, listening as I crochet
27.	A book you can finish in a day	A Taste of Soup for the Christian Woman's Soul	(multiple)	My go to for crappy days lol
28.	A book with antonyms in the title
29.	A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit	Eat, Pray, Love	Elizabeth Gilbert	Set in Italy (among others), I'm totally going there one day
30.	A book that came out the year you were born
31.	A book with bad reviews
32.	A trilogy	Divergent	Veronica Roth	I am taking this one to mean at least one book from a trilogy lol
33.	A book from your childhood
34.	A book with a love triangle
35.	A book set in the future
36.	A book set in high school
37.	A book with a color in the title
38.	A book that made you cry
39.	A book with magic
40.	A graphic novel
41.	A book by an author you've never read before
42.	A book you own, but have never read	Red Storm Rising	Tom Clancy
43.	A book that takes place in your hometown
44.	A book that was originally written in a different language
45.	A book set during Christmas
46.	A book written by an author with your same initials
47.	A play
48.	A banned book
49.	A book based on or turned into a TV show
50.	A book you started but never finished

#3 • Dec 30, 2014

A book with more than 500 pages
A classic romance
A book that became a movie
A book that was published this year
A book with a number in the title
A book written by someone under 30
A book with nonhuman characters
A funny book
A book by a female author
A mystery or thriller
A book with a one-word title
A book of short stories
A book set in a different country
A nonfiction book
A popular author's first book
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
A book a friend recommended
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A book based on a true story
A book at the bottom of your to-read list
A book your mom loves
A book that scares you
A book more than 100 years old
A book based entirely on it's cover
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
A memoir
A book you can finish in a day
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviews
A trilogy
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle
A book set in the future
A book set in high school
A book with a color in the title
A book that made you cry
A book with magic
A graphic novel
A book by an author you've never read before
A book you own, but have never read
A book that takes place in your hometown
A book that was originally written in a different language.
A book set during Christmas
A book written by an author with your same initials
A play
A banned book
A book based on or turned into a TV show
A book you started but never finished.

A book that takes place in your hometown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferndale,_Washington
I don't even know how I would find one.

#4 • Dec 30, 2014

A book with more than 500 pages - The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas
A classic romance
A book that became a movie No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy
A book that was published this year Revival - Stephen King
A book with a number in the title The Drawing of the Three - Stephen King
A book written by someone under 30
A book with nonhuman characters
A funny book
A book by a female author Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice
A mystery or thriller Firestarter - Stephen King
A book with a one-word title Firestarter - Stephen King
A book of short stories Full Dark, No Stars - Stephen King
A book set in a different country Dracula - Bram Stoker
A nonfiction book
A popular author's first book Carrie - Stephen King
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
A book a friend recommended American Gods - Neil Gaiman
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A book based on a true story
A book at the bottom of your to-read list The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchet
A book your mom loves
A book that scares you
A book more than 100 years old The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas
A book based entirely on it's cover
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
A memoir
A book you can finish in a day The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviews
A trilogy The Bourne Trilogy
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle
A book set in the future
A book set in high school
A book with a color in the title Rose Madder - Stephen King
A book that made you cry Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes
A book with magic
A graphic novel Read over 50 this year, standout was Daredevil by Frank Miller
A book by an author you've never read before
A book you own, but have never read Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy
A book that takes place in your hometown
A book that was originally written in a different language.
A book set during Christmas
A book written by an author with your same initials
A play
A banned book
A book based on or turned into a TV show
A book you started but never finished. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

#5 • Dec 30, 2014

Quote from: Sophist on December 30, 2014, 10:12:34 PM

A book with more than 500 pages - The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas

Favorite book ever ;o;

#6 • Dec 30, 2014

Challenge Accepted

A book with more than 500 pages
A classic romance
A book that became a movie
A book that was published this year
A book with a number in the title
A book written by someone under 30
A book with nonhuman characters
A funny book
A book by a female author
A mystery or thriller
A book with a one-word title
A book of short stories
A book set in a different country
A nonfiction book
A popular author's first book
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
A book a friend recommended
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A book based on a true story
A book at the bottom of your to-read list
A book your mom loves
A book that scares you
A book more than 100 years old
A book based entirely on it's cover
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
A memoir
A book you can finish in a day
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviews
A trilogy
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle
A book set in the future
A book set in high school
A book with a color in the title
A book that made you cry
A book with magic
A graphic novel
A book by an author you've never read before
A book you own, but have never read
A book that takes place in your hometown
A book that was originally written in a different language.
A book set during Christmas
A book written by an author with your same initials
A play
A banned book
A book based on or turned into a TV show
A book you started but never finished.

#7 • Dec 30, 2014

Quick question, are we allowed to use books for multiple categories? Like if a book was recommended by a friend but also had a color in the title?

#8 • Dec 30, 2014

Also how does one find a book set in their home town?
aint nobody know what/where the hell ferndale is
like
i aint finding no ferndale based books

#9 • Dec 31, 2014

Quote from: Acolyte on December 30, 2014, 10:34:23 PM

Quick question, are we allowed to use books for multiple categories? Like if a book was recommended by a friend but also had a color in the title?

I say yes. I would lol

Quote from: boe on December 30, 2014, 10:46:00 PM

Also how does one find a book set in their home town?
aint nobody know what/where the hell ferndale is
like
i aint finding no ferndale based books

I have no idea! Lol what if we change that to a book with your hometown name in the title?

#10 • Dec 31, 2014

I'll try this but these days if I have time to read it's usually books about music notation and orchestration lol

A book with more than 500 pages
A classic romance
A book that became a movie
A book that was published this year
A book with a number in the title
A book written by someone under 30
A book with nonhuman characters
A funny book
A book by a female author
A mystery or thriller
A book with a one-word title
A book of short stories
A book set in a different country
A nonfiction book
A popular author's first book
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
A book a friend recommended
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A book based on a true story
A book at the bottom of your to-read list
A book your mom loves
A book that scares you
A book more than 100 years old
A book based entirely on it's cover
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
A memoir
A book you can finish in a day
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviews
A trilogy
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle
A book set in the future
A book set in high school
A book with a color in the title
A book that made you cry
A book with magic
A graphic novel
A book by an author you've never read before
A book you own, but have never read
A book that takes place in your hometown
A book that was originally written in a different language.
A book set during Christmas
A book written by an author with your same initials
A play
A banned book
A book based on or turned into a TV show
A book you started but never finished.

#11 • Jan 10, 2015

Updated, also I'm probably just going to put The Bible for "a book your mom loves" because a) it's the only book I can ever remember her reading and b) I have read it, just not all this year lol

#12 • Jan 10, 2015

Quote from: boe on December 30, 2014, 10:46:00 PM

Also how does one find a book set in their home town?
aint nobody know what/where the hell ferndale is
like
i aint finding no ferndale based books

Try the local museum, library, or archives. I grew up in a town of 10,000 people and there were lots of local people who self-published books about the history of the place.

Also, challenge accepted. Though I don't know how I could read a book at the bottom of my to-read list, as the challenge itself will ensure that the book is not at the bottom of my to-read list. Maybe I just have to read every book on my to-read list.

	Challenge	Book Title	Author	Comments
1.	A book with more than 500 pages	The Once and Future King	T.H. White
2.	A classic romance
3.	A book that became a movie
4.	A book that was published this year
5.	A book with a number in the title
6.	A book with nonhuman characters
7.	A book written by someone under 30
8.	A funny book
9.	A book by a female author
10.	A mystery or thriller
11.	A book with a one-word title
12.	A book of short stories
13.	A book set in a different country	The Once and Future King	T.H. White
14.	A nonfiction book
15.	A popular author's first book
16.	A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
17.	A book a friend recommended
18.	A Pulitzer prize-winning book
19.	A book based on a true story
20.	A book at the bottom of your to-read list
21.	A book your mom loves
22.	A book that scares you
23.	A book more than 100 years old
24.	A book based entirely on it's cover
25.	A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26.	A memoir
27.	A book you can finish in a day
28.	A book with antonyms in the title
29.	A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
30.	A book that came out the year you were born
31.	A book with bad reviews
32.	A trilogy
33.	A book from your childhood
34.	A book with a love triangle	The Once and Future King	T.H. White
35.	A book set in the future
36.	A book set in high school
37.	A book with a colour in the title
38.	A book that made you cry
39.	A book with magic	The Once and Future King	T.H. White
40.	A graphic novel
41.	A book by an author you've never read before	The Once and Future King	T.H. White
42.	A book you own, but have never read
43.	A book that takes place in your hometown
44.	A book that was originally written in a different language
45.	A book set during Christmas
46.	A book written by an author with your same initials
47.	A play
48.	A banned book
49.	A book based on or turned into a TV show
50.	A book you started but never finished	The Once and Future King	T.H. White

#13 • Jan 10, 2015

Quote from: modern algebra on January 10, 2015, 01:45:23 AM

Also, challenge accepted. Though I don't know how I could read a book at the bottom of my to-read list, as the challenge itself will ensure that the book is not at the bottom of my to-read list. Maybe I just have to read every book on my to-read list.

I just took it to mean a book that you are in no hurry to read. Maybe something that you thought might be interesting, but couldn't bring yourself to actually read it yet? lol I don't really have a "to-read" list, so I'm stumped on that one too

Ps Since you did pretty much all of the work for a table, I'm stealing it xD lol I added a comments section, because I comment on stuff a lot, ok?

Edit: Ok, fine, you did ALL the work

#14 • Jan 11, 2015

Deleted original post because I'm on mobile and its more difficult than it should be to edit my original post, just so I can use the tabular version of this =P

	Challenge	Book Title	Author	Comments
1.	A book with more than 500 pages
2.	A classic romance
3.	A book that became a movie
4.	A book that was published this year
5.	A book with a number in the title
6.	A book with nonhuman characters	Hex Hall	Rachel Hawkins
7.	A book written by someone under 30
8.	A funny book
9.	A book by a female author	The Grimm Collection	Polly Shulman
10.	A mystery or thriller
11.	A book with a one-word title
12.	A book of short stories
13.	A book set in a different country
14.	A nonfiction book
15.	A popular author's first book
16.	A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
17.	A book a friend recommended
18.	A Pulitzer prize-winning book
19.	A book based on a true story
20.	A book at the bottom of your to-read list
21.	A book your mom loves
22.	A book that scares you
23.	A book more than 100 years old
24.	A book based entirely on it's cover
25.	A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't	Farenheit 451	Ray Bradbury
26.	A memoir
27.	A book you can finish in a day
28.	A book with antonyms in the title
29.	A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
30.	A book that came out the year you were born
31.	A book with bad reviews
32.	A trilogy
33.	A book from your childhood
34.	A book with a love triangle	The Wells Bequest	Polly Shulman
35.	A book set in the future
36.	A book set in high school
37.	A book with a color in the title
38.	A book that made you cry
39.	A book with magic
40.	A graphic novel
41.	A book by an author you've never read before
42.	A book you own, but have never read
43.	A book that takes place in your hometown
44.	A book that was originally written in a different language
45.	A book set during Christmas
46.	A book written by an author with your same initials
47.	A play
48.	A banned book
49.	A book based on or turned into a TV show
50.	A book you started but never finished

#15 • Jan 11, 2015

Quote from: Jules on January 10, 2015, 12:50:37 PM

Ps Since you did pretty much all of the work for a table, I'm stealing it xD lol I added a comments section, because I comment on stuff a lot, ok?

Edit: Ok, fine, you did ALL the work

Good idea. I added a comments section to mine too.

#16 • Jan 29, 2015

Finished "The Story of My Life" I really thought I would like it more than I did. I mean she's incredible, don't get me wrong. But I was mostly left thinking about how lucky she was to be born into a family who could afford a tutor and who cared enough to be bothered.

#17 • Feb 26, 2015

Updated and edited to add links to wikipedia articles about most of the books. Just in case anyone thinks they may be interested in reading them and wants to know more about them. The Last Rescue links to Amazon because there is no wikipedia article about it. And the other two should be pretty self explanatory lol

#18 • Apr 22, 2015

I remember now why I hate challenges. Because although I read a good bit, I hate having to tailor my reading to a certain list, so I may be editing some of these to suit what I read this year lol

Triple post because apparently I'm the only person who has time to read for pleasure any more. And that is sad

#19 • Apr 22, 2015

I was serious about doing this, then I didn't.
I used to read all the time, but it's been awhile since I've read a book.
The last book I read was Necroscope 7, almost 2 years ago.

I should just find something and read it, even if it's not for this challenge thing. I've been meaning to read those Ice and Fire books. I've also been meaning to finish the Necroscope books (there are 16 of those divided into to 6 series.)

#20 • Apr 22, 2015

I highly recommend the Ice and Fire series. I'm in the midst of the Red Rising series right now, I finished Red Rising earlier, I'm more than halfway through with Golden Son, and I'll have to wait till next year for Morning Star ;_; And I am going to purchase these so that I can reread them, because I will. I love books, my library card is well used. But I don't have the space nor finances to purchase every book I want to read. I buy a lot at GoodWill/Salvation Army and places like that. And usually, when I finish reading them, I donate them to my library. But some I just can't let go of. The only books I actually own and intend to keep right now are: The Song of Ice and Fire Series, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and various religious books (bibles, etc) And I intend to add the Red Rising Trilogy to those.

#21 • Apr 22, 2015

Quote from: Jules on April 22, 2015, 01:58:58 PM

Triple post because apparently I'm the only person who has time to read for pleasure any more.

I've just edited them into my original post is all..