Erica from The Broken Spine is hosting a new reading challenge, Reading Classic Books. I've been loving the classics I've been reading but a bit of a push never hurts. You can find out more about the challenge at her post. Our hashtag will be #readclassicbooks2020.
THE CATEGORIES: (My potential reads are in italics, but they’re open to change. Books may be used for up to two prompts.)
Read a classic over 500 pages: Dune by Frank HerbertRead a classic by a POC and/or with a POC as the main character: A Rage in Harlem by Chester HimesRead a classic that takes place in a country other than where you live: The Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsRead a classic in translation: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne Read a classic by a new to you author: Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa CatherRead a book of poetry: The Odyssey by Homer Read a classic written between 1800-1860: Walden by Henry...
So, I was looking for a non-fiction reading challenge for next year, mostly because that's the only way I read non-fiction. The Femibooks Non-Fiction Reading Challenge looks perfect.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5YDwDsA-zf/
I love the variety of categories. My goal will actually be 12 books, but since the categories can overlap, I'm not sure how many of the 24 I'll cover.
Edited: So there's no rules and this year I'm apparently focusing on happiness, I may have multiple personal development books rather than trying to cover as many categories as possible.
Released in 2020: Why We Can’t Sleep by Ada Calhoun Memoir from a writer who is still alive: Becoming by Michelle ObamaAbout history: The Radium Girls by Kate MooreAbout personal development: The How of Happiness by Sonja LyubomirskyAbout personal development: Rethinking Positive Thinking by Gabriele Oettingen...
This year I was intending on reading 12 categories for the Back to the Classics 2019 Reading Challenge, hosted by Karen at Books and Chocolate, but I ended up doing 10 because Christmas reading snuck up on me and I couldn't find December books that fit the last two categories. I've earned two entries.
19th Century Classic: Bleak House by Charles Dickens20th Century Classic: The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery AllinghamClassic by a Woman Author: Miss Buncle’s Book by D.E. StevensonClassic in Translation: We by Yevgeny AmyatinClassic Comic Novel: Something Fresh by P.G. WodehouseClassic Tragic Novel: The Secret Agent by Joseph ConradVery Long Classic: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasClassic Novella: Double Indemnity by James M. CainClassic From the Americas (includes the Caribbean): The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithClassic From Africa, Asia, or Oceania (includes Australia): Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
It's too hard to pick a favorite. I honestly enjoyed all of them this year.
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Rekha at The Book Decoder is hosting the British Crime Classics Challenge. The rules are simple — read British mysteries written before 1965. And the goal is to read as many as you want. I'm starting with six, but I read a lot of classic mysteries, so will probably end up with more.
The hasthtag is #BritishCrimeClassicsChallenge....
I love mysteries, but usually only do one mystery reading challenge a year. This year, I'm going to sign up for a couple more. It may be my year of the mystery.
Calendar of Crime, hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block, sounds fun.
The goal is to read twelve books, one representing each month. Each month comes with several categories (see chart above) that may be selected to fulfill that month's reading. To claim a book, it must fit one of the categories for the month you wish to fulfill. Unless otherwise specified, the category is fulfilled within the actual story. for instance, if you are claiming the book for December and want to use "Christmas" as the category, then Christmas must figure in some in the plot. Books do not have to be read during the month for which they qualify.
All participants who complete the challenge will be eligible for an end-of-year prize drawing. There will also be a...
The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge starts Monday, November 25. I love reading Christmassy stories.
Details:* challenge will run from Monday, November 25, 2019 through Monday, January 6, 2020 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany).* cross over with other challenges is totally permitted AND encouraged!* These must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas short stories or poems, books about Christmas crafts, and a children’s Christmas books level!
I’m aiming for the Christmas Tree level, which is 5 or 6 books.
Books Finished:
Lord James Harrington and the Christmas Mystery by Lynn FlorkiewiczThe Christmas Egg by Mary KellyAn Ale of Two Cities by Sarah FoxThe Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories edited by Martin EdwardsA Rumpole Christmas by John MortimerThe Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys BowenMerry Murder by C. S. McDonald
Novellas Finished:
Christmas at the Chateau by Lorraine Wilson Grievance in Gingerbread Alley by Leighann DobbsCadaver on Candy Cane Lane by Leighann DobbsThe Ghost of Christmas Past by Angie FoxThe Christmas Pact by Vi...
