I have six books left to go. Out of 52….last year I might have read 50 books. The lowest of my life since I could read, I am sure.
Which is surprising. And I find that this random book challenge was something that I have utterly and completely enjoyed. I found books that were simply delightful. I found an author that I adore (Larry Correia). I read books that I have intended to read for quite sometime. I have completely stretched this year with my tastes. I absolutely loved Grapes of Wrath and everything else I’ve touched by Steinbeck.
Which is to say….I’ve made my own, similar, book challenge. I’ll list it below. I don’t have the goal of finishing it by the end of the year. It’s longer than the first book challenge. It’s simply to keep me stretching with my reading. I still intend to keep reading a classic a month. Even though I missed May. What I’m saying is that, for now, I’ll be reading off of a random, arbitrary list of books for the fun of it. I can’t tell you why I enjoy it other than I’m a freak. But here is my new list:
Amanda’s Popsugar Book Challenge
A Book with a Title that Makes You Smile:
Reread the first book you can remember reading:
Read your first “favorite” book:
Finish a series or trilogy that you have started and never finished:
A Murder Mystery:
A book with a mouse:
A friend’s favorite book:
A book with an appealing title:
A book set in a fantasy land:
A book set in Egypt:
A book about something that interests you but you wouldn’t normally read:
A book with a protagonist that has your same first name:
A book from your teenage years:
A book you remember distinctly from your childhood or you read over and over again:
Reread your very favorite book:
Read a book based on a myth or fairy-tale:
Read a pulp novel:
A classic horror novel:
A book that’s been on your to read list for a while:
Read a fatty classic novel:
Read a book you feel you should:
Read a classic novel from another country or culture:
Read a book set in a piece of history that interests you:
Read another Pulitzer Prize winner:
Read a Newberry Award or Honor book:
Read a Hugo Award Winning Book:
Read a book that makes you smile:
Read a Coming of Age Book:
Read a book you think will be difficult to read:
Read a modern classic:
Read a classic children’s book you didn’t read as a child:
Read a classic science fiction novel:
A book set in the 1910s:
A book set in the 1920s:
A book set in the 1930s:
A book set in the 1940s:
A book set in the 1950s:
A book set in the 1960s:
A book set in the 1970s:
A book set in the 1980s:
A book set in the 1990s:
A book about space:
A ghost story:
Read a gothic story:
Read a “chick-lit” book:
Read a book and then watch the movie:
Read a cheeseball SCI-FI novel:
Read a Memoir:
Read a Nonfiction Book:
Read an End of Days Book:
Read an ancient classic:
Read a cheesy adventure book:
A vampire book:
A spy book:
A pirate book:
A romance novel:
A fantasy novel:
A full series:
A trilogy:
Something unexpected:
An American classic:
A British Classic:
An Asian Classic:
A piece of old pulp:
An old mystery novel:
A children’s book:
A Young Adult Book:
A book with a female protagonist:
A book with a male protagonist:
A book with a child protagonist:
A book with an elderly protagonist:
Something massive:
Something whimsical:
Something scary:
Something sad:
Something fanciful:
Something happy:
Anyhoo, I’ll be reading this while I finish up the first challenge. I’m reading Madame Bovary currently. I plan on throwing in, perhaps, Don Quixote and the last of the Wheel of Time. So, those will take forever to make myself plow through.
~Amanda
ps Frozen Fever can now be pre-ordered. Hallelujah. Though Teen Titans have come to my house to the enjoyment of us all.
Amanda A. Allen 