My Year in Reading

I just now read my last book of 2019 and am looking forward to beginning again tomorrow.

Here is My Year in Books from Goodreads (click to see what books I read):

Reading Classic Books Challenge

I have no clue if Back to the Classics which I have done for the last few years will be offered and have been checking back to see if it will be. But still no word and I got tired of waiting and decided to do this classics challenge for next year, at The Broken Spine.

The Challenge Prompts:

1) Read a classic over 500 pages: The Canterbury Tales--Geoffrey Chaucer
2) Read a classic by a POC and/or with a POC as the main character: Infants of the Spring--Wallace Thurman
3) Read a classic that takes place in a country other than where you live: Cranford--Elizabeth Gaskell
4) Read a classic in translation: The Betrothed--Alessandro Manzoni
5) Read a classic by a new to you author: White Fang--Jack London
6) Read a book of poetry: The Complete Poems of John Keats
7) Read a classic written between 1800-1860: The Blithedale Romance--Nathaniel Hawthorne
8) Read a classic written by an LGBT author and/or with an LGBT main character: The Green Carnation--Robert Smythe Hitchens
9) Read a classic written by a woman: And Then There Were None--Agatha Christie
10) Read a classic novella: In a German Pension--Katherine Mansfield
11) Read a classic nonfiction: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings--Maya Angelou
12) Read a classic that has been banned or censored: Lysistrata--Aristophanes 

Challenge completed on October 6

2020 Book to Movie Reading Challenge

Getting as many as I can for this one.

My Books:

1. And Then There Were None--Agatha Christie
2. White Fang--Jack London
3. The Call of the Wild--Jack London
4. Lysistrata--Aristophanes
5. The House of the Spirits--Isabel Allende
6. The Stand--Stephen King
7. Soul Surfer--Bethany Hamilton
8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone--J.K. Rowling
9. I, Robot--Isaac Asimov
10. The Book of Joe--Jonathan Tropper
11. Clan of the Cave Bear--Jean M. Auel
12. Fences--August Wilson
13. A Dog's Purpose--W. Bruce Cameron
14. Five Feet Apart--Rachael Lippincott
15. Flowers for Algernon--Daniel Keyes
16. Something Wicked This Way Comes--Ray Bradbury
17. A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting--Joe Ballarini
18. Rizzoli & Isles: I Know a Secret--Tess Gerritsen
19. The Lincoln Lawyer--Michael Connelly
20. Red Riding Hood--Sarah Blakely-Cartwright

Challenge completed on December 24

Poetry Reading Challenge 2020

Always like doing this one. I will most likely do the third option.

• One of the easiest, and possibly most difficult, will be getting people to sign up to read a poem-a-day through the Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day service. The challenge is to read a poem-a-day for a week once per month and write about which poems were your favorite and why. You can write up a short blurb on your Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, or your blog. I’d love for you to share your experience in the comments each month.

• Second, read at least 1 book of poetry (doesn’t have to be cover-to-cover) and write about your favorite poems and what you learned about yourself while reading those poems.

• Third, if you want to go all out, feel free to read as many books of poetry as you can in one year and link to your reviews in the comments.

Here is what I am reading:

1. Daisy Jones & the Six--Taylor Jenkins Reid
2. Rose: Poems--Li-Young Lee
3. Imaginary Animal--Rachelle Linda Escamilla
4. Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart--Alice Walker
5. The Poets' Corner--John Lithgow
6. Foundry, October 2019 Edition
7. River of Stars--Yosano Akiko
8. Morning is a Little Child--Joan Walsh Anglund (reread)
9. Identical--Ellen Hopkins
10. The Complete Poems of John Keats
11. Rani Patel in Full Effect--Sonia Patel
12. The Brontes--Juliet Barker
13. His Bright Light--Danielle Steel
14. The Canterbury Tales--Geoffrey Chaucer
15. The One and Only Bob--Katherine Applegate
16. Kalona's Fall--P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
17. All the World--Liz Garton Scanlon
18. Bob and 6 More Christmas Stories--Sandra Boynton

Challenge completed on December 7

2020 Nonfiction Reader Challenge

I just saw that the nonfiction reading challenge I have been doing for the last year or so won't be offered in 2020. As such, I will be joining this new one at Book'd Out.

 Select, read and review a book from the categories listed below during the year for a total of up to 12 books. A book may be in print, electronic or audio format.

Choose a goal:

Nonfiction Nipper : Read 3 books, from any category

Nonfiction Nibbler : Read 6 books, from any category

Nonfiction Know-It-All : Read 12 books, one for each category

* You can choose your books as you go or create a list in advance. You may combine this challenge with others if you wish. Use your best good faith judgement as to whether a book fits the category or not.

* Where a book is identified by more than one category, it may only count for one, not both.

* You can read your chosen titles in any order, at any pace, just complete the challenge by December 31st 2020

Categories

1. Memoir: Ordinary Girls--Jaquira Diaz

2. Disaster Event: Dead Wake--Erik Larson

3. Social Science: My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward--Mark Lukach

4. Related to an Occupation: From the Corner of the Oval--Beck Dorey-Stein

5. History: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings--Maya Angelou

6. Feminism:  Colonize This!--Daisy Hernandez and Bushra Rehman

7. Psychology:  Girl, Stop Apologizing--Rachel Hollis

8. Medical Issue: Soul Surfer--Bethany Hamilton

9. Nature: Silent Spring--Rachel Carson

10. True Crime: Finding Me--Michelle Knight

11. Science: Rise of the Rocket Girls--Nathalia Holt

12. Published in 2020: Uncanny Valley--Anna Wiener

Challenge completed on June 14

Quiz: What is Your Christmas Eve Personality?

Agree somewhat with this. Quiz here.

Your Christmas Eve is Cozy

Christmas Eve is your time for a well deserved break. You finally get to put your feet up.
Whether you're working, entertaining, or running errands, the holidays can be a busy time for you.

No matter how busy you get, you make sure to take a break from all the chaos to appreciate this time of year.
All you need to enjoy Christmas Eve is warmth, rest, and maybe even some good company to spend the evening with.

20 for 2020 Reading Challenge@The Literary Life

I found some categories on this one that I did not see elsewhere and that sounded good.

My Books:

1. Devotional Work: Girl, Stop Apologizing--Rachel Hollis
2. Contemporary: Daisy Jones & the Six--Taylor Jenkins Reid
3. Classic Detective Novel: And Then There Were None--Agatha Christie
4. Classic Book by a Female Author: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings--Maya Angelou
5. Collection of Short Stories: Bad Boys With Expensive Toys--Nancy Warren/MaryJanice Davidson/Karen Kelley
6. "Guilty Pleasure" Book: Taking It All--Maya Banks
7. Classic Children's Book: White Fang--Jack London
8. Minor Author: Infants of the Spring--Wallace Thurman
9. Historical Fiction Novel: Elijah of Buxton--Christopher Paul Curtis
10. Book of Essays: Pretty in Plaid--Jen Lancaster
11. Ancient Greek Play: Lysistrata--Aristophanes
12. Book About Books: Murder Under Cover--Kate Carlisle
13. Biography or Memoir: My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward--Mark Lukach
14. "Out-of-Your-Comfort Zone" Book: XYZ Factor--Nancy Lublin & Alyssa Ruderman
15. Foreign (Non-Western) Book: The House of the Spirits--Isabel Allende
16. Intimidating Book You Have Been Avoiding: The Stand--Stephen King
17. Satire: Life, the Universe and Everything--Douglas Adams
18. Complete Volume of Poetry by a Single Author: The Complete Poems of John Keats
19. Shakespeare Play: Twelfth Night
20. Reread a Book You Read in High School: The Canterbury Tales--Geoffrey Chaucer

Challenge completed on August 23