Reading Challenge
I’m always looking for ways to challenge myself in my reading. While doing research, I stumbled on one I really liked. I made some modifications for my personal reading, and decided to add two rules:
- No re-reading a book unless the challenge calls for it (i.e. #33)
- One book is not allowed to count for two areas
Stay tuned! As I finish off the book for the challenge, I will add the title, author, and date I read it.
Please join me! Send me an email at patchettspassions@gmail.com with the subject line Reading Challenge for your copy of the reading list. Keep track of the books you read. When you complete the challenge, send it back to me. Those who complete the challenge will be entered to win some prizes!
50 books is too many for you? Totally okay! Help us out by giving some reading recommendations in the comments below. I’m excited to add your books to my reading list!
Happy reading in 2022 my friends!
Reading List
- A book with more than 500 pages: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes Finished 4/22/22
- A classic romance
- A book that became a movie: American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. History by Chris Kyle. Finished 1/22/22
- A book published this year
- A book with a number in the title
- A book written by someone under 30
- A book with nonhuman main characters: Redwall by Brian Jaques. Finished 2/19/22
- A funny book: Autopsy of a Boring Wife by Marie-Renee Lavoie. Finished 4/6/2023
- A book your dad loves: Famous Firearms of the Old West by Hal Herring. Finished 2/15/22
- A mystery or thriller: Killing Floor by Lee Child. Finished 3/11/22
- A book with a one word title: Misery by Stephen King. FInished 8/21/22
- A book of short stories: The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradburry. Finished 7/22/2023
- A book set in a different country: The Trespasser by Tana French. Finished 6/18/22
- A nonfiction book: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rbecca Skloot. Finished 1/13/2022
- An author’s first book: Educated by Tara Westover. Finished 1/28/22
- A new book from an author you love: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. Finished 1/5/22
- A book a friend recommends: The Leaving by Tara Altebrando. Finished 1/8/22
- A Pulitzer Prize winning book
- A book based on a true story
- A book at the bottom of your To Read list
- A book your mom loves: Prison Letters by Corrie ten Boom. Finished 9/11/22
- A book that scares you: The Outsider by Stephen King. FInished 11/1/22
- A book more than 100 years old
- A book you judged by its cover
- A book you were supposed to read but didn’t: 1984 by George Orwell
- A memoir
- A book you can finish in a day: Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool. Finished 2/9/22
- A book from the Canada Reads list
- A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
- A book that came out the year you were born
- A book with bad reviews
- A trilogy: A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson. Finished 7/1/22
- A picture book from your childhood
- A book about books
- A book set in the future
- A book written by a male: The Bitcoin Bride by Chris Brady. Finished 5/26/22
- A book you would pass on to the next generation: Influencer by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, David Maxwell, Ron McMillian, and Al Switzler. Finished 3/18/2023
- A book that made you cry: Wild Things by Sally Rippin. Finished
- A book with magic: Out of Time by Elizabeth A. Drysdale. Finished 10/10/22
- A graphic novel: New Kid by Jerry Craft. Finished 1/21/22
- A book by an author you’ve never heard of before
- A book you own but haven’t read yet
- A book that takes place in your area
- A book that was originally written in a different language: The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Excobar. Finished 9/6/23
- A book you would only read on vacation: One of us is Lying by Karen M. McManus. Finished 7/18/22
- A book written by an author with your initials
- A book you can read to a child: The Impossible Quest Series by Kate Forsyth. Finished 7/10/22
- A banned book
- A book you don’t want people to see you read
- A book you started but never finished: Crow by Barbara Wright. Completed 2/1/22
