2016 Reading Challenge

For 2016 I am going to read at least 42 books. I am using this list from the 2016 Good Reads Challenge for inspiration and to also help me get out of my comfort zone which is dystopian future/ science fiction.





Read a book that takes place on each continent, or is written by an author from that continent (fiction or non-fiction)

1. North America
2. South America The River of Doubt by Candace Millard
3. Africa
4. Antarctica Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
5. Europe
6. Asia
7. Australia

8. A banned or challenged book Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
9. An award winning book (Pulitzer, Hugo, Man Booker, etc.) All the Light I cannot See by Anthony Doerr
10. Memoir/Autobiography/Biography The Last Petal Falling by Lori Arnold McFarlane
11. A dead author's last book
12. A book with LGBT matter or character(s) The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
13. A book your favorite author loves
14. A retold fairytale True Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
15. A Young Adult book
16. A history book (fiction or non-fiction) Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
17. A book where you have seen the movie, but not read the book The Martian by Andy Weir
18. A book from the NYT Bestseller list
19. A book with the point of view of an immigrant The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
20. A controversial book
21. The first book you see when you walk into a library or bookstore
22. A classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Vern
23. A debut novel Hope After Faith by Jerry DeWitt
24. Published this year (2016) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
25. Based entirely on the cover
26. Own but never read Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
27. A book by an author you never read before
28. A book recommended to you by a friendly librarian
29. A book by a Nobel Prize winner Lord of the Flies by William Golding
30. Mythology (not just Greek) Heaven by Murr Lafferty
31. A book written by someone born the same year as you
32. Dystopia:
33. Reread of a favorite book
34. A book about books The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
35. Book published the year you graduated high school
36. A book a child/teen/someone younger than you loves The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
37. A book about/set by the sea The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
38. A book with two authors Frozen (Heart of Dread #1)
by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston
39. Author from your own state, province, or country
40. A book about a trip (road, cruise, around the world) Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
41. A book with the name of a person in the title
42. Science Fiction
43. Fantasy