Monday, December 3, 2018

2019 Reading Challenge@Linz The Bookworm

Here is next year's list. I don't know how many I'll get this time, but will do as many as I can, as always.



Level 1: Book of the Month Club

 1.) A book with a red cover: All That Glitters--Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
 2.) Read a YA fiction: The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak--Brian Katcher
 3.) A book under 300 pages: Open House--Elizabeth Berg
 4.) A book you got for free: The Secret Life of Eva Hathaway--Janice Weber
 5.) Reread the first book of a series you love: Twilight--Stephenie Meyer 
 6.) Read a book that takes place during the summer: The High Tide Club--Mary Kay Andrews
7.) A book whose title starts with the letter M: The Mysterious Affair at Styles--Agatha Christie
8.) Read a romance novel: The Last Time I Saw You--Elizabeth Berg
9.) A book that has been turned into a TV Show or Movie: Hidden Figures--Margot Lee Shetterly
10.) A book with a title done in alliteration (example: Pride and Prejudice): Prom & Prejudice--Elizabeth Eulberg
11.) A New York Times Best Seller (Past or Present): Stella By Starlight--Sharon M. Draper
12.) Free Space- Pick any book: And We Stay--Jenny Hubbard


Level 2: Casual Reader Club

 13.) A book by John Grisham: A Painted House
 14.) Read a Fantasy novel: Illuminae--Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
15.) Read a book with a color in the title: Red Earth and Pouring Rain--Vikram Chandra
16.) Reread a book you have recommended to someone else: Silver Linings Playbook--Matthew Quick
17.) Read a detective novel: Still Life--Louise Penny
18.) A book with a number in the title: Nine Perfect Strangers--Liane Moriarty
19.) Read a book about dragons: How to Train Your Dragon--Cressida Cowell
20.) Read a book published by Penguin Random House: Americanized--Sara Saedi
21.) Read a book found on Project Gutenberg: The Diary of a Nobody--George Grossmith
22.) A book about an artist (fictional or real): Titian--Stefano Zuffi
23.) A book that was published in 1999: Speak--Laurie Halse Anderson
24.) Free Space- Pick any book!: Rachel--Vivian Schurfranz

Level 3: Dedicated Reader Club

25.) Read book 1 in a trilogy: Unearthly--Cynthia Hand
26.) Read book 2 in the same trilogy: Hallowed--Cynthia Hand
27.) Read book 3 in the same trilogy: Boundless--Cynthia Hand
28.) Read a book recommended by a friend on Social Media: The Magnolia Story--Chip and Joanna Gaines
29.) A book about a Librarian: Copycat Killing--Sofie Kelly
30.) A book about breaking a code or a treasure hunt: Mayflower Treasure Hunt--Ron Roy 
31.) Read a book by Brandon Sanderson: Steelheart
32.) Read a book that takes place in a large city: There's a Bat in Bunk Five--Paula Danziger
34.) A book for under $3.00: Eat, Pray, Love--Elizabeth Gilbert
35.) A book with exactly three words in the title: Not Without Laughter--Langston Hughes
36.) Free Space- Pick any book!: Alpine For You--Maddy Hunter

Level 4: Speed-Reader Club

37.) A book over 500 pages: Keeper of the Light--Diane Chamberlain
38.) A book about time travel: Time's Arrow--Martin Amis
39.) A book with a form of weather in the title: The Color of Lightning--Paulette Jiles
40.) Read a book published in 1969: The Godfather--Mario Puzo
41.) A book authored by a Catherine/Katherine or variant: She Wanted It All--Kathryn Casey
42.) A book by Anne Rice: Interview With the Vampire
43.) A book from Time's All-time top 100 book list (find it here): Play It As It Lays--Joan Didion
44.) Read a coming of age novel: When You Reach Me--Rebecca Stead
45.) A book involving mythology: The Isle of the Lost--Melissa De La Cruz
46.) Read a self-published book: Quicksilver Chronicles--Frances K. Woods
47.) A book with the word dream in the title: Dreams of Long Lasting--Mark Medoff
48.) Free Space- Pick any book!: Summer of '69--Elin Hildrebrand

Level 5: Overachiever Club
49.) Read a book on a banned book list: Ulysses--James Joyce
50.) The most recent book in a series you haven't finished: Bloodrose--Andrea Cremer
51.) A book that you judged by its cover (either positively or negatively): The Female Persuasion--Meg Wolitzer
52.) A book that takes place in your home state (California): Burning Bright--John Steinbeck
53.) A book that takes place before 1965: Journey to Topaz--Yoshiki Uchida
54.) Read a biography: Roses and Radicals--Susan Zimet
55.) Read a book you've previously abandoned: The Summer Guests--Mary Alice Monroe
56.) A book about a real or fictional politician: Becoming--Michelle Obama
58.) A book with a tree or forest on the cover: The Guests on South Battery--Karen White
59.) A book with the letter Z in the title: The Zookeeper's Wife--Diane Ackerman
60.) Free Space- Pick any book!: My Horizontal Life--Chelsea Handler

Challenge completed on December 5

3 comments:

Elephant's Child said...

Hooray for bookworms.

Unknown said...

Awesome range of prompts, thanks! I'm hoping to get in 60+ books this year, but mostly it's just going to be nice not to read so many textbooks! Good luck with your reading goals for 2019!
I'll be following along on my blog: Bookwright & Baker at https://bookwrightandbaker.com/2019-reading-challenge/

Linz The Bookworm said...

Thanks for participating. You did way better on my challenge than I did!