Reading Challenges I will be participating in this year :
- Around the World in 12 books
- Book to Movie Challenge
- Mount TBR Reading Challenge
- Historical Fiction Reading Challenge
- Monthly Key Word Challenge
- Monthly Motif Challenge
Levels :
Level 1: The Happy Camper
Level 2: The Wayfarer
Level 3: The Casual Tourist
Level 4: The Seasoned Traveller
Level 2: The Wayfarer
Level 3: The Casual Tourist
Level 4: The Seasoned Traveller
I decided that for this year I would try and become a Seasoned Traveller, meaning I'll have to read 12 books over the course of the year, each set in a DIFFERENT country and they should include ones set in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia+New Zealand, North America and South America. The Middle East is a bonus. I will try to read two books for each continent.
Africa :
* Rwanda : A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali by Gil Courtemanche (TBR)
* South Africa : The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay (TBR)
Asia :
* China : Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
* Japan : The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
Europe :
* Germany : The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (TBR)
* Belgium : On Black Sister Street by
Australia & New Zealand :
* Australia : The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (TBR)
* New Zealand : The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (TBR)
North America :
* USA : Palisades Park by Alan Brennert (TBR)
* Canada : Cat's Eye by margaret Atwood (TBR)
South America :
Middle East :
* Iran : Reading Lolita in Teheran by Azar Nafisi (TBR)
===============
Book to Movie Challenge
Movie Fan - read 3 books and watch their movies
Movie Devotee - read 6 books and watch their movies
Movie Lover - read 9 books and watch their movies
Movie Aficionado - read 12 books and watch their movies
Movie Auteur - read 24 books and watch their movies
My aim for this year will be to reach the Movie Fan level with 3 books. As I am member of the Goodreads read it 1st group, I should be able to read more but watching all the related movies might prove to be a bit trickier. I am therefore deliberately keeping a low goal.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (TBR)
===============
Mount TBR Reading Challenge
Levels of ascension :
Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Vancouver: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR piles/s
Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s
El Toro: Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Everest: Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s
Considering my TBR pile has more than 180 books, I will be aiming for the snowy peaks of Mount Vancouver :o)
- A street cat named Bob by James Bowen
- Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
- Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
- Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
- The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
- When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka
- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
- Honolulu by Alan Brennert
- Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
- The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
===============
Levels :
20th century reader - 2 books
Victorian reader - 5 books
Renaissance Reader - 10 books
Medieval - 15 books
Ancient History - 25 books
Prehistoric - 50+ books
Considering I have already reached the second level, by the time I joined this challenge at the end of January, I will set my goal at becoming a Medieval Reader this year. If I read more, I'll change my goal accordingly.
January reads [9 books]
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Honolulu by Alan Brennert
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
===============
Monthly Key Word Challenge
MONTHLY KEY WORDS:
JANUARY - Angel, Secret, Clock, Black, Day, Wild
FEBRUARY - Her, Life, Night, Red, Dark, Island
MARCH - Forever, Inside, Storm, Sky, Flower, Stay
APRIL - Star, Light, Never, Princess, Break, Clear
MAY- Dawn, Death, End, Lost, Beautiful, And
JUNE - Color, Beyond, Found, Place, Grave, Road
JULY - Crash, Ship, Prince, Whisper, Sun, Of
AUGUST - Forgotten, Down, True, Run, Danger, Me
SEPTEMBER - Number, Take, Shadow, Ice, Who, After
OCTOBER - Ocean, Blood, Still, Out, The, Fate
NOVEMBER - Into, Sound, Blue, House, My, Last
DECEMBER - Kiss, Fire, Ruin, White, Promise, Infinity
January reads:
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
MONTHLY MOTIFS:
JANUARY - Around the World
[Choose a book to read that takes place in a country different than the one you live in or choose a book written by an author that is from a country different than your own]
FEBRUARY - Award Winner
[Read a book that has won recognition or a literary award]
MARCH - Fairy tales or Fairy Creatures
[Read a fairy tale retelling or a book with fey/fairies in it.]
APRIL - Short & Sweet
[Read a collection of short stories or anthologies.]
MAY - Mystery, Murder, & Mayhem
[Read a murder/mystery book, a book in which someone dies of mysterious causes, or a book in which a mystery must be solved.]
JUNE - A Long Journey
[Read a book in which the character(s) take a trip, go on a quest, or find themselves on a journey toward something, etc.]
JULY - Assassins, Warriors, & Rebels
[Read a book in which the main character is one of these things or fights against one of these things]
AUGUST- Alternate Reality
[Read a book that's set in the future, on another planet, in another dimension, or in an unknown world. A Dystopian book will count this month as well]
SEPTEMBER - Book to Movie
[Read a book that has a movie based off of it. For an extra challenge, see the movie as well]
OCTOBER - The Witching Hour
[There's been a lot of zombies lately, but this year include a 'witchy' book in your scary reads- a book about a witch or a book that has witches in it.]
NOVEMBER - An Oldie but a Goodie
[Pick a book published before 2000 that you've always wanted to read, but just never got to. Or pick a book set in the past (before 2000)]
DECEMBER - That's a Wrap
[Finish a series you've been meaning to finish or read the next book in a series you started but never finished.]
* January reads - Around the World :
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Honolulu by Alan Brennert
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
* February reads - Award Winner :
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (Booker Prize 2013) TBR
0 comments:
Post a Comment