Book Challenge 2018
One of my goals this year is to read more and more variety. I say goals rather than new year resolutions because I believe a goal is something to aim for, a resolution you will keep for a month then forget. I will talk more about this in my next post!
So my goal is: to read 25 books this year.
So, it started at 100 then I thought, ah I'll bring that down to make it more achievable. It came down to 50. Then I realised thats almost 1 book a week. Now, with all of my reading I have to do for uni, which I am not counting in this endeavour, I thought that may not be so possible, so It came down to 25. Just over 2 books a month.
My friend Sophie last year did a challenge which I found quite interesting and is a good way to choose books. Thats one thing I find with reading, I will finish a good book and then I get anxiety about what to read next. What if it isn't as good as the one I just finished? So, I thought this will take off some of the pressure as I have already chosen half of the books I will read this year.
Here goes, here's my list:
1. A book written by an author with the same initials as you
On the Niemen, Eliza Orzeszkowa
2. A book recommended by a friend (by my friend Sophie!)
1Q84, Haruki Murakami
3. A non-fiction book based on a popular or topical subject
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge
4. A book that has previously been banned
All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque
5. A collection of short stories
Uncommon Type: Some Stories, Tom Hanks
6. A book with more than 400 pages
The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde
7. A book with an unusual setting
Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett
8. A book by a writer from a minority group
What We Lose, Zinzi Clemmons
9. A book that's set in another country
Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
10. A book by a female author
Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult
11. A book with a plot set around books, a library or bookshop
Farenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
12. A book you chose based on its cover
Turtles All the Way Down, John Green
You can follow my progress on Good Reads and if you have any other book recommendations I would be extremely grateful.
So my goal is: to read 25 books this year.
So, it started at 100 then I thought, ah I'll bring that down to make it more achievable. It came down to 50. Then I realised thats almost 1 book a week. Now, with all of my reading I have to do for uni, which I am not counting in this endeavour, I thought that may not be so possible, so It came down to 25. Just over 2 books a month.
My friend Sophie last year did a challenge which I found quite interesting and is a good way to choose books. Thats one thing I find with reading, I will finish a good book and then I get anxiety about what to read next. What if it isn't as good as the one I just finished? So, I thought this will take off some of the pressure as I have already chosen half of the books I will read this year.
Here goes, here's my list:
1. A book written by an author with the same initials as you
On the Niemen, Eliza Orzeszkowa
2. A book recommended by a friend (by my friend Sophie!)
1Q84, Haruki Murakami
3. A non-fiction book based on a popular or topical subject
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge
4. A book that has previously been banned
All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque
5. A collection of short stories
Uncommon Type: Some Stories, Tom Hanks
6. A book with more than 400 pages
The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde
7. A book with an unusual setting
Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett
8. A book by a writer from a minority group
What We Lose, Zinzi Clemmons
9. A book that's set in another country
Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
10. A book by a female author
Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult
11. A book with a plot set around books, a library or bookshop
Farenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
12. A book you chose based on its cover
Turtles All the Way Down, John Green
You can follow my progress on Good Reads and if you have any other book recommendations I would be extremely grateful.
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