Book Club: 2016 Reading Challenge!

[enola]

Some one please post the numbered list again please. The only access I have is my phone. The print on the list is too small for me to read......

 

[N F C]

Some one please post the numbered list again please. The only access I have is my phone. The print on the list is too small for me to read......

Hi Enola!

Are you doing the challenge too? That would be wonderful to have more readers here

I got the list in an email from @Rosto and printed it off. Even then, I used the library copier to enlarge it. These poor ol' eyes just aren't what they used to be, lol.

 

[prostar]

I'll come on with lappy in a bit and re type it out

 

[prostar]

I lied. Can't remember my password and for some reason the password reset isn't working. Sigh. Byc and my email are not good friends :/

 

[N F C]

1. Book about an unfamiliar culture
2. Book recommended by someone you just met
3. Book set in Europe
4. Book set in your home state
5. Book published in 2016
6. Book that takes place during the summer
7. Book that takes place on an island
8. Book that's becoming a movie this year
9. Book that's guaranteed to bring you joy
10. Book that's more than 600 pages
11. Book that's under 150 pages
12. Book about a road trip
13. Book translated to English
14. Book with a blue cover
15. Book with a protagonist who has your occupation
16. Book written by a celebrity
17. Book written by a comedian
18. Book written by an Alabama author
19. Book you can finish in a day
20. Book you should have read in high school

 

[N F C]

21. A classic from the 20th century
22. A dystopian novel
23. A prequel
24. A murder mystery
25. A National Book Award Winner
26. Book written by a foreign author
27. Book set in war time
28. New York Times bestseller
29. A political memoir
30. A romance set in the future
31. A satirical book
32. A science-fiction novel
33. A self-improvement book
34. A book at least 100 years older than you
35. A YA bestseller
36. An autobiography
37. The first book you see in your library
38. A children's book
39. A creature feature book
40. Any nonfiction title
41. A book of poetry
42. Book recommended by a friend
43. Book being ready by any book club
44. Book chosen for it's cover
45. Book based on a fairy tale

 

[N F C]

46. Re-read a favorite
47. Book recommended by a teen
48. Book with a color in the title
49. A popular author's first book
50. A thriller
51. Book written by an author with your same initials
52. Book with antonyms in the title
53. Book you own, but have never read
54. Book recommended by a librarian
55. Book set in a place you have visited
56. Book from Oprah's Book Club
57. Book written by a famous non-writer
58. Pulitzer Prize winning novel
59. Last book in a series
60. A DIY guide
61. A book about a sport
62. A romance
63. Book written by a child or teen
64. Book where the protagonist is the story teller (1st person narrative)
65. Book set on another planet
66. Written by a never before published author
67. A book you borrow
68. Book about a current issue or topic
69. Book about a character overcoming a disability or disadvantage
70. A book filled with magic
71. Religious or spiritual growth book
72. Modern retelling of a classic
73. A banned book
74. Book narrated from an animal's point of view
75. Book with a number in the title

 

[N F C]

A couple more done and added:

Update on the 2016 Reading Challenge:

1. "The Murder of King Tut" by James Patterson (about an unfamiliar culture)
3. "Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy (set in Europe)
4. "Basket Case" by Carl Hiaasen (set in my home state)
7. "A Beautiful Place to Die" by Jeff Jackson (takes place on an island)
9. "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom (brings you joy)
11. "The Grown Up" by Gillian Flynn (Book under 150 pages)
12. "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong (Book about a road trip)
14. "The Stranger" by Harlan Coben (Book with blue cover)
19. "You're Only Old Once" by Dr. Seuss (Book you can finish in a day)
32. "Frankenstein: Lost Souls" by Dean Koontz (Sci-Fi)
34. "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens (100 years older than me)
48. "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin (Book with a color in the title)
61. "A Miracle on the 17th Green" by James Patterson (Book about a sport)

 

[N F C]

Update on the 2016 Reading Challenge:

1. "The Murder of King Tut" by James Patterson (about an unfamiliar culture)
3. "Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy (set in Europe)
4. "Basket Case" by Carl Hiaasen (set in my home state)
7. "A Beautiful Place to Die" by Jeff Jackson (takes place on an island)
9. "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom (brings you joy)
11. "The Grown Up" by Gillian Flynn (Book under 150 pages)
12. "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong (Book about a road trip)
14. "The Stranger" by Harlan Coben (Book with blue cover)
19. "You're Only Old Once" by Dr. Seuss (Book you can finish in a day)
20. "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London (Book should have read in high school)
26. "Chestnut Street" by Maeve Binchy (Book written by foreign author)
32. "Frankenstein: Lost Souls" by Dean Koontz (Sci-Fi)
34. "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens (100 years older than me)
41. "Florida Poems" by Campbell McGrath (Book of poetry)
48. "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin (Book with a color in the title)
61. "A Miracle on the 17th Green" by James Patterson (Book about a sport)

That's 16 down and 59 left to go. So far the poetry book has been the hardest to get through (even though it was a short book, poetry is not my thing).

 

[N F C]

Update on the 2016 Reading Challenge:

1. "The Murder of King Tut" by James Patterson (about an unfamiliar culture)
3. "Minding Frankie" by Maeve Binchy (set in Europe)
4. "Basket Case" by Carl Hiaasen (set in my home state)
7. "A Beautiful Place to Die" by Jeff Jackson (takes place on an island)
9. "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom (brings you joy)
11. "The Grown Up" by Gillian Flynn (Book under 150 pages)
12. "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong (Book about a road trip)
14. "The Stranger" by Harlan Coben (Book with blue cover)
18. "The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion" by Fannie Flagg (Written by an Alabama author)
19. "You're Only Old Once" by Dr. Seuss (Book you can finish in a day)
20. "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London (Book should have read in high school)
26. "Chestnut Street" by Maeve Binchy (Book written by foreign author)
32. "Frankenstein: Lost Souls" by Dean Koontz (Sci-Fi)
34. "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens (100 years older than me)
41. "Florida Poems" by Campbell McGrath (Book of poetry)
48. "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin (Book with a color in the title)
54. "A Week in Winter" by Maeve Binchy (Book recommended by librarian)
61. "A Miracle on the 17th Green" by James Patterson (Book about a sport)
75. "The First Rule" by Robert Crais (Book with number in the title)

(Sorry for all the multiple posts back there, not sure what happened!)