I'll be doing this one again, getting as many books as I can.
It will start on June 1 and run through August 13, 2021. To enter, read seven books from 25 categories.
What is different?
- A few new categories
- No COVID focus this year
- A nod to the Olympics
What is the same?
- Many categories will be similar because reading is reading. But you will notice a few new gems
- Counting a book of more than 700 pages as two books.
- Choosing a penalty book within the first week of the challenge. A penalty book or category is one you declare to yourself I will read or be penalized. The last three summers I have selected a penalty book and it worked!
- Like previous years, if you do not read your “penalty” book, you will subtract two books from your total.
What’s in it for you?
- All who comment between August 12-15th with the names of the books they read will be entered to win one of ten $10 Amazon gift cards.
Drumroll . . . here are the categories!
- A Biography: Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan--Howard Sounes
- A book I already own: Chamomile Mourning--Laura Childs
- A book a friend recommended: Calico Joe--John Grisham
- A Young Adult book (YA): Kissed--Cameron Dokey
- A book with a great cover: Ties That Tether--Jane Igharo
- A book of poetry: An American Sunrise--Joy Harjo
- A memoir or autobiography: To Love and Let Go--Rachel Brathen
- A graphic novel: Check, Please!: Hockey--Ngozi Ukazu
- A book for professional development (loosely defined): Feng-Shui--Ernest J. Eitel
- A book longer than 700 pages (counts as two books): Atlas Shrugged--Ayn Rand
- A book with a verb in the title: Everybody Fights--Kim and Penn Holderness
- A play: Medea and Other Plays--Euripides (reread)
- A book about a country or culture you have never visited: Elizabethan Lover--Barbara Cartland
- A book about history: Isaac's Storm--Erik Larson
- A book that won an award: Olive Kitteridge--Elizabeth Strout
- A book by someone with a different view point than you: Making the Cut--Jillian Michaels
- A mystery: Fortune and Glory--Janet Evanovich
- A classic: The Secret Garden--Frances Hodgson Burnett
- A novel: The Cider House Rules--John Irving
- An audiobook: Forget Me Not--Ellie Terry
- A book with an animal: A Street Cat Named Bob--James Bowen
- A book less than 100 pages: The Corona Chronicles--Terrance T. Toth
- A book you want to discuss with others: The Roommate--Rosie Danan
- A book you read as a child: On the Banks of Plum Creek--Laura Ingalls Wilder
In honor of the Olympics and because my first “sports injury” was inspired by the Olympics:
- A book involving the Olympics, sports, or Japan: Geisha, a Life--Mineko Iwasaki
25 Books (+ penalty book) completed on July 24
Happy Reading.
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ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting challenge, Jamie! I followed my nose and thought about it this past half hour, but I also know that my reading habit is so badly formed I am sure not to manage this... I might give it a try though (not officially), just to see what happens! Good luck for your run at it. YAM xx
Had I not already committed to several other long-term projects, I would have jumped into this challenge. One project includes reviewing books of various genres so at least I will be encouraged to get back into reading on a regular basis again. Best of luck with reading all your choices, especially the penalty book.
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