Book Challenge 2017

[jexxica]

New Year, New challenge!

My goal is 35, because I was pretty slow this last year, so I prefer to chose a low number. I'll feel better if I can reach it

1. Tony and Susan by Susan Wright
2. Carol by Patricia Highsmith (Current read)

 

[TheoG]

This has been something I've wanted to do for long time, which is to read more often. I'm setting a rather small goal of 10 books; which is quite a few for me beginning I'm not an avid reader. Hopefully I can meet it.

1. Passing by Nella Larsen

 

[Belowen]

My goal for this year is to read 50 books, and at least 25 off of my "to be read" shelf.

01. Masked Innocence by Alessandra Torre
02. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
03. Shift by Em Bailey
04. Sweet Valley University -Book #1 - College Girls

 

[jexxica]

1. Tony and Susan by Susan Wright
2. Carol by Patricia Highsmith
3. Thirteen reasons by Jay Asher (current read)

 

[vivalavida]

I read 105 books last year so am aiming for 110 this year.

01. Britain's Best Political Cartoons by Timothy S Benson
02. Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander
03. Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
04. The Runaway Heiress by Anne O'Brien.
05. Compassionate Conservatism by Janan Ganesh and Jesse Norman

 

[Belowen]

01. Masked Innocence by Alessandra Torre
02. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
03. Shift by Em Bailey
04. Sweet Valley University -Book #1 - College Girls
05. Final Girls by Riley Sager

 

[jexxica]

1. Tony and Susan by Susan Wright
2. Carol by Patricia Highsmith
3. Thirteen reasons by Jay Asher
4. The sleeper and the spindle by Neil Gaiman
5. La disolución by Diego Erlan
6. Letters to a young poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
7. Nadie se muere de esto by Fatima Casaseca
8. M Train by Patti Smith (current)

I think this year I started pretty well.

 

[Belowen]

01. Masked Innocence by Alessandra Torre
02. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
03. Shift by Em Bailey
04. Sweet Valley University -Book #1 - College Girls
05. Final Girls by Riley Sager
06. Ragdoll by Daniel Cole

 

[gius]

1. C'est moi l'espion《des monstres》Texte de Jean Marzollo ~ Photographies de Walter Wick
2. Les ours de Grand-Mère ~ Gina Wilson - Paul Howard
3. Le livre du dodo - Judy Hindley ~ Tor Freeman
4. The reasons for seasons - Gail Gibbons 1995
5. Un oiseau rare - Marie Décary 2004
6. Le grand corbeau - Sylvain Meunier 2007

 

[Belowen]

01. Masked Innocence by Alessandra Torre
02. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
03. Shift by Em Bailey
04. Sweet Valley University -Book #1 - College Girls
05. Final Girls by Riley Saga
06. Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
07. The Girl Before by JP Delaney

 

[Belowen]

01. Masked Innocence by Alessandra Torre
02. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
03. Shift by Em Bailey
04. Sweet Valley University -Book #1 - College Girls
05. Final Girls by Riley Saga
06. Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
07. The Girl Before by JP Delaney
08. The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas

 

[jexxica]

1. Tony and Susan by Susan Wright
2. Carol by Patricia Highsmith
3. Thirteen reasons by Jay Asher
4. The sleeper and the spindle by Neil Gaiman
5. La disolución by Diego Erlan
6. Letters to a young poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
7. Nadie se muere de esto by Fatima Casaseca
8. M Train by Patti Smith
9. It by Stephen King (current and it will be current for a long time)
10. Acá todavia by Romina Paula
11. Viaggi e altri viaggi by Antonio Tabucchi
12. Agosto by Romina Paula
13. ¿Vos me querés a mí? by Romina Paula (current)

 

[Belowen]

01. Masked Innocence by Alessandra Torre
02. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
03. Shift by Em Bailey
04. Sweet Valley University -Book #1 - College Girls
05. Final Girls by Riley Saga
06. Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
07. The Girl Before by JP Delaney
08. The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
09. Antisocial by Jillian Blake
10. Fearless by Fiona Higgins
11. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

 

[Belowen]

01. Masked Innocence by Alessandra Torre
02. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
03. Shift by Em Bailey
04. Sweet Valley University -Book #1 - College Girls
05. Final Girls by Riley Saga
06. Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
07. The Girl Before by JP Delaney
08. The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
09. Antisocial by Jillian Blake
10. Fearless by Fiona Higgins
11. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
12. It by Stephen King

 

[TheoG]

1. Passing by Nella Larsen
2. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

 

[Alexa1994]

Alchemist, how to make friends and influence people, Catcher in the Rye

 

[TheoG]

1. Passing by Nella Larsen
2. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
3. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

 

[jexxica]

My final list

1. Tony and Susan by Susan Wright
2. Carol by Patricia Highsmith
3. Thirteen reasons by Jay Asher
4. The sleeper and the spindle by Neil Gaiman
5. La disolución by Diego Erlan
6. Letters to a young poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
7. Nadie se muere de esto by Fatima Casaseca
8. M Train by Patti Smith
9. It by Stephen King
10. Acá todavia by Romina Paula
11. Viaggi e altri viaggi by Antonio Tabucchi
12. Agosto by Romina Paula
13. ¿Vos me querés a mí? by Romina Paula
14. In Love by Alfred Hayes
15. My face for the world to see by Alfred Hayes
16. Los padecientes by Gabriel Rolón
17. The end of me by Alfred Hayes
18. Le Mystère Henri Pick by David Foenkinos
19. Éste es el mar by Mariana Enríquez
20. Días de viaje by Aniko Villalba
21. Stoner by John Williams
22. Maniobras de evasión by Pedro Mairal
23. Una noche con Sabrina Love by Pedro Mairal
24. The legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
25. Zama by Antonio di Benedetto
26. Matate, amor by Ariana Harwicz
27. The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood
28. La débil mental by Ariana Harwicz
29. Los que aman odian by Silvina Ocampo and Adolfo Bioy Casares
30. If I was your girl by Meredith Russo
31. Big Little lies by Liane Moriarty
32. Here is New York by E. B. White
33. El mono en el remolino by Selva Almada
34. El desapego es una manera de querernos by Selva Almada
35. Diez días en Re by Sergio Bizzio
36. The disaster artist by Greg Sestero

I've read one more book that I expected (my challenge was 35). Pretty good to me, even if some of these are really short ones. Also, I've been reading a lot of Argentinian literature, which I wasn't used to. So, it's been a good year to me when it's about books

 

[gius]

I reached 90 I read quite a few anthologies, in comic form too and I listed some individually. I got a taste of video books which I loved.
At the end of the year I got more non-fiction, particularly on cooking so that was interesting. I don't think I've gone that far in researching food.

I tried a lot of subjects new to me, like certain cuisine and French poetry.

Really enjoyed my second¿ year. One of my favourite aspects was finding an author whose books I adored consistently!

 

[Lausanne]

Impressive gius and jexxica! I'm glad I managed to read 15 books in a year

1. Erlend Loe - Volvo Trucks
2. Brian Limond - Daft Wee Stories
3. Jonathan Safran Foer - Eating Animals
4. Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451
5. Jón Kalman Stefánsson - Heaven and Hell
6. Evžen Boček - Poslední aristokratka
7. Ladislav Fuks - The Cremator
8. Mary Ann Shaffer - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
9. Eugene O'Neill - Long Day's Journey Into Night
10. Richard Bach - Jonathan Livingston Seagull
11. Arthur Schnitzler - Dream Story
12. José Saramago - Blindness
13. Arto Paasilinna - The Year of the Hare
14. Herman Koch - The Dinner
15. Jozef Karika - Trhlina