Sunday, December 31, 2017

My 2018 Mommy Manegren 52 Books in 52 Weeks RC Sign-up


I tried several graphics resizer sites and couldn't get it to be as big as I wanted without the categories blurring out of readability.  Ugh.  Anyway, click on that little button up there to go to the sign-up page for this reading challenge, and to find out any details.  On to the readable categories!

  • a book by a Canadian author
  • a childhood favorite
  • a novel that is considered a 'classic'
  • a mystery novel
  • a book you've been meaning to read but haven't gotten to
  • a science fiction novel
  • an adventure / espionage novel
    • White Hell by Remington Kane (read 1/1/2018; reviewed 1/2/2018; edited to update on 1/1/2018 at 2354 hrs)
  • a biography
  • a book that challenges your viewpoint
  • the first book in a trilogy
  • a book over 600 pages
  • a book you can read in a day
    • Above and Beyond by Kathryn Shay (read 1/1/2018; reviewed 1/2/2018; edited to update 1/2/2018)
  • a that has won the Pulitzer Prize - any year
  • any book from the 2017 GoodReads choice awards
  • a book that has been made into a movie
  • a book chosen solely by its cover
  • a book on theology
  • a celebrity memoir
  • a book with a six-word title
  • a book set in a country you want to visit
  • a book that makes you laugh out loud
  • a book you read in school
  • a book with a green spine
  • a book with a character that shares your name
  • a book published in 2018
  • a book recommended by a friend
  • a book recommended by a librarian
  • a book written by an author under 30
  • a book written before 1920
  • a book that makes you cry
  • an e-book
  • a book with bad reviews
  • a YA bestseller
  • a book set in Africa
  • a book by Agatha Christie
  • a historical non-fiction book
  • a book that inspires you
    • The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo  This will be my first book read for the year. **edited to add on Sunday, 31 December, 2017 at 2235 hrs** (read 1/1/18; reviewed 1/2/18; edited to update 1/1/18 2239 hrs)
  • a short story
  • a book that has been on the NYT bestseller list for at least 10 weeks
  • a political book (fiction or non-fiction)
  • a book by a Scandinavian author
  • a book with non-human characters
  • a book about a topic you're passionate about - (social in/justice)
    • Where Do I Go by Beverly Magid (read 1-6-2018 through 1-7, 2018, review composed 1/8/2018, review to publish 1-29-2018; edited to add 1-8-2018 1425 hrs)
  • a book set in the Middle East
  • a book already in your bookshelf
  • a book that was once banned
  • a book originally published in the year you were born
  • a book about travel
  • a foreign book translated into English
  • a book with the letter "Y" somewhere in the title
  • a book with food on the cover
  • a book about a current world issue
That's 13 categories planned.  Three months worth of reads.  I'm calling it good for now. :O)

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