My family and I started on our 2016 reading challenge six months ago today. Wanna see how I am doing?
Not bad. I started very strong but slowed down as I started my nursing program. However, I had anticipated that happening so I am not upset in the least.
2016 Reading Challenge
• A book with more than 500 pages – Girls like Us by Sheila Weller
• A classic romance – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• A book that became a movie
• A book published this year – My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
• A book with a number in the title
• A book written by someone under 30
• A book with nonhuman characters – Cinder by Marissa Meyer
• A funny book – Why not Me? By Mindy Kaling
• A book by a female author – You are what you wear by Jennifer Baumgarten
• A mystery or thriller – The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• A book with a one-word title
• A book of short stories – Trigger Warning by Neil Gammon
• A book set in a different country – The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
• A nonfiction book – The Gospel According to Coco Chanel by Karen Karbo
• A popular author’s first book – Let’s Pretend this never happened by Jenny Lawson
• A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
• A book a friend recommended – My Friend Dalmer by Derf Backderf
• A Pulitzer Price-winning book
• A book based on a true story – Mema by Daniel Mengara
• A book at the bottom of your to-read list
• A book your mom loves
• A book that scares you – The Walking Dead, Vol. I by Robert Kirkman
• A book more than 100 years old
• A book based entirely on its cover – Bossypants by Tina Fey
• A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t
• A memoir – How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
• A book you can finish in a day – The Professor’s Daughter by Joann Sfar
• A book with antonyms in the title
• A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit – Your Heart is A Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa
• A book that came out the year you were born
• A book with bad reviews
• A trilogy – The Paper Magician Trilogy by Charlie Holmberg
• A book from your childhood
• A book with a love triangle – Momento Mori by Muriel Spark
• A book set in the future – Private Eye by Brian Vaughan
• A book set in high school
• A book with a color in the title – Blue is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh
• A book that made you cry – Wonder by R.J. Palacio
• A book with magic – The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• A graphic novel – Trashed by Derk Backderf
• A book by an author you’ve never read before
• A book you own but have never read
• A book that takes place in your state – The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson
• A book that was originally written in a different language
• A book set during Christmas
• A book written by an author with your same initials
• A play
• A banned book
• A book based on or turned into a TV show
• A book you started but never finished
