A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
: All That Is, James Salter
A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
: Bark, Lorrie Moore
A book published by an indie press
: The Biographical Dictionary of Literary Failure, C.D. Rose (Melville House)
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
: The Hours, Michael Cunningham
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
: We Are Not Ourselves, Matthew Thomas
A book that takes place in Asia
: Please Look After Mom, Kyung-sook Shin
A book by an author from Africa
: We Need New Names, NoViolet Bulawayo
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
: Caleb's Crossing, Geraldine Brooks
A microhistory
: The Big Burn, Timothy Egan
A YA novel
: Looking for Alaska, John Green
A sci-fi novel
: The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin (from a Book Riot Quarterly Box)
A romance novel
: The Girl You Left Behind, Jojo Moyes
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
: The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
: Mr. Fox, Helen Oyeyemi
An audiobook
: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe
A collection of poetry
: The Portable Dorothy Parker
A book that someone else has recommended to you
: The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
A book that was originally published in another language
: Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
: Les Miserables, Stacy King (Manga Classics)
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
: Where'd You Go, Bernadette, Maria Semple
A book published before 1850
: Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen (annotated version by Belknap)
A book published this year
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
: All That Is, James Salter
A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
: Bark, Lorrie Moore
A book published by an indie press
: The Biographical Dictionary of Literary Failure, C.D. Rose (Melville House)
A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
: The Hours, Michael Cunningham
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
: We Are Not Ourselves, Matthew Thomas
A book that takes place in Asia
: Please Look After Mom, Kyung-sook Shin
A book by an author from Africa
: We Need New Names, NoViolet Bulawayo
A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
: Caleb's Crossing, Geraldine Brooks
A microhistory
: The Big Burn, Timothy Egan
A YA novel
: Looking for Alaska, John Green
A sci-fi novel
: The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin (from a Book Riot Quarterly Box)
A romance novel
: The Girl You Left Behind, Jojo Moyes
A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
: The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
: Mr. Fox, Helen Oyeyemi
An audiobook
: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe
A collection of poetry
: The Portable Dorothy Parker
A book that someone else has recommended to you
: The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
A book that was originally published in another language
: Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak
A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
: Les Miserables, Stacy King (Manga Classics)
A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
: Where'd You Go, Bernadette, Maria Semple
A book published before 1850
: Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen (annotated version by Belknap)
A book published this year
: ???
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver
This looks like a great challenge -- and one that I could possibly complete without even trying that hard or altering my usual reading patterns. Nice!
ReplyDeleteHow's the remodeling coming along? I hope 2014 is ending well for you and i hope I'll see you more out on the blog in the coming year.
I was surprised (and pleased) when I realized that I already owned books that fit into these categories. There are a couple that I'll still have to force myself to read (Dorothy Parker is a long one) but I think it'll be pretty painless.
DeleteRemodel is finally starting to look like a house again! We have floors and cabinets going in and tile pretty much done. I still have a ton of little decisions to make, but it's getting easier. I'm definitely ready to get back to normal life. :)
This looks like a tough challenge! You've got some great books on your list though. I loved Where'd You Go Bernadette and Please Look After Mom.
ReplyDeleteMany of your choices I haven't even heard of! I have read Caleb's Crossing, which is good but not my favorite Geraldine Brooks. I have had We Need New Names on my TBR list forever. I'm hoping to finish reading Dr. Zhivago. Happy New Year!
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