Nothing like a list to get motivated, right? Thanks to the wonder of social media sharing, I recently came across a meaty 2016 Reading Challenge list. The checklist items are broad – allowing individual users to choose their own books.
<– Here’s a copy of the checklist. And my choices are below. (You should join me.)
Here’s what I’ll be working on in 2016:
- a book based on a fairy tale: The Robber Bride
- a National Book Award Winner: Fortune Smiles
- a Young Adult bestseller: The 5th Wave
- a re-read from High School: Heart of Darkness
- a book set in your home state: Goodbye, Columbus // All the Pretty Horses
- a book translated into English: 1Q84
- a romance set in the future: Wool (finished Jan 2016)
- a book set in Europe: Death in the Afternoon // The Sun Also Rises
- a book under 150 pages: The Stranger
- a New York Times bestseller: TBD
- a book becoming a movie in 2016: Queen of Katwe
- a book recommended by someone you just met: The Name of the Wind
- a self-improvement book: Year of Yes
- a book you can finish in one day: Downtown Owl (finished Jan 2016)
- a book written by a celebrity: An Object of Beauty // Troublemaker
- a political memoir: The Path to Power (Thatcher) // Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail
- a book at least 100 years older than me: Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- a book longer than 600 pages: The Stand
- a book from Oprah’s book club: Middlesex
- a science fiction novel: Dune
- a book recommended by a family member: TBD
- a graphic novel: Sandman
- a book published in 2016: TBD
- a book with a protagonist who has my occupation: Native Tongue
- a book that takes place during the summer: Talented Mr. Ripley
- a prequel with its main work: Wide Sargasso Sea // Jane Eyre
- a murder mystery: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- a book written by a comedian: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
- a dystopian novel: Ready Player One
- a book with a blue cover: Fates and Furies
- a book of poetry: Milk and Honey
- the first book you see in a bookstore: The Girl on the Train
- a classic from the 20th century: One Hundred Years of Solitude
- a book from the library: TBD
- an autobiography: Mark Twain
- a book about a road trip: American Gods
- a satirical book: Candide
- a book that takes place on an island: The Fish Can Sing
- a book guaranteed to bring you joy: TBD
- a book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with: Americanah
2016 Reading Challenge