2016 Reading Challenges

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Goodreads 2016 Reading Challenge

Modern Mrs Darcy Reading Challenge

A book published this year: Mythologies Américaines, Dany Laferrière (April)
A book you can finish in a day: Thirteen Clues for Miss Marple, Agatha Christie (March)
A book you’ve been meaning to read: Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (May)
A book recommended by your local librarian or bookseller: Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens (January)
A book you should have read in school: L’Ignorance, Milan Kundera (January)
A book chosen for you by your spouse, partner, sibling, child, or BFF: Carry On, Rainbow Rowell (June)
A book published before you were born: Persuasion, Jane Austen (January)
A book that was banned at some point: Moby Dick, Herman Melville (January)
A book you previously abandoned: La Princesse de Clèves, Madame de Lafayette (April)
A book you own but have never read: Don Quichotte de la Manche – Livre 1, Cervantes (January)
A book that intimidates you: Cette Grenade dans la main du jeune nègre est-elle un fruit ou une armée?, Dany Laferrière (April)
A book you’ve already read at least once: Northern Lights, Philip Pullman (January)

Popsugar 2016 Reading Challenge

A book based on a fairy tale: Beauty and the Beast, Jenni James (March)
A National Book Award winner: All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy (July)
A YA bestseller: All the Bright Places, Jennifer Niven (May)
A book you haven’t read since high school: Northern Lights, Philip Pullman (January)
A book set in your home state: De Achterblijvers, Lydia Verbeeck (March)
A book translated to English: Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren (May)
A romance set in the future: The Next Together, Lauren James (June)
A book set in Europe: The Subtle Knife, Philip Pullman (January)
A book that’s under 150 pages: Le Roman de Brut, Wace (January)
A New York Times bestseller: After You, Jojo Moyes (July)
A book that’s becoming a movie this year: Me Before You, Jojo Moyes (July)
A book recommended by someone you just met: The One, Kiera Cass (August)
A self-improvement book:
A book you can finish in a day: 84, Charing Cross Road, Helene Hanff (February)
A book written by a celebrity: A Mother’s Gift, Britney Spears (May)
A political memoir: Bezonken Rood, Jeroen Brouwers (October)
A book at least 100 years older than you: Persuasion, Jane Austen (January)
A book that’s more than 600 pages: Moby Dick, Herman Melville (January)
A book from Oprah’s Book Club:
A science-fiction novel: The Elite, Kiera Cass (August)
A book recommended by a family member: Abeltje, Annie M.G. Schmidt (May)
A graphic novel: Kuifje en de Alph-Art, Hergé (September)
A book that is published in 2016: Mythologies Américaines, Dany Laferrière (April)
A book with a protagonist who has your occupation: The Fine Art of Pretending, Rachel Harris (June)
A book that takes place during Summer: Five on a Treasure Island, Enid Blyton (May)
A book and its prequel: The Selection, Kiera Cass (August)
A murder mystery: The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, Agatha Christie (February)
A book written by a comedian:
A dystopian novel: The Queen, Kiera Cass (August)
A book with a blue cover: The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (May)
A book of poetry: USA, 1927, Paul Morand (February)
The first book you see in a bookstore: Carry On, Rainbow Rowell (June)
A classic from the 20th century: The Complete Tales, Beatrix Potter (February)
A book from the library: Boys, Bears and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots, Abby McDonald (March)
An autobiography: L’Enigme du Retour, Dany Laferrière (January)
A book about a road trip: Volkswagen Blues, Jacques Poulin (April)
A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with: Cette Grenade dans la main du jeune nègre est-elle un fruit ou une armée, Dany Laferrière (April)
A satirical book: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Molière (March)
A book that takes place on an island: The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman (January)
A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy: Just Between Us, Cathy Kelly (March)

stxrybooks 2016 Reading Challenge

A book you bought so long ago, but still haven’t read: Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (May)
A book with a charachter that is very similar to you: Five on a Treasure Island, Enid Blyton (May)
A non-fiction book about something you’ve always wanted to know more about: Problems in SLA, Michale H. Long (June)
A book by a female author: Nord Perdu, Nancy Huston (January)
A book you never got to read in 2015: Don Quichotte de la Manche, Cervantes (January)
A book that will be a complete mindfuck: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler (July)
A book filled to the rim with magic: Sleeping Beauty, Jenni James (February)
A book you’re to scared to read when it’s dark out: Bezonken Rood, Jeroen Brouwers
A book of which you really liked the movie, but haven’t read the book yet: Abeltje, Annie M.G. Schmidt (May)
A book that makes you want to visit the place it’s set: Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren (May)
A classic that you never made time for: Le Cid, Pierre Corneille (March)
A book that shows a different point of view: Der Kleine Prinz, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (May)
A book with short stories: Les Laids, Marie de France (January)
A book that involves a lot of mystery: The Thirteen Problems, Agatha Christie (February)
A book about a person that really inspires you: Altijd Acht Gebleven: over de kinderliteratuur van Annie M.G. Schmidt, Tin van Buul (March)
A book that makes you want to be a hero: Carry On, Rainbow Rowell (June)
A graphic novel: Kuifje en de Alph-Art, Hergé (September)
A book of poetry: USA, 1927, Paul Morand (February)
A book by an unfamiliar author: Volkswagen Blues, Jacques Poulin (April)
A book that has been published in 2016: Mythologies Américaines, Dany Laferrière (April)
A book with a dark and mysterious cover:
A book from a random recommendationalist: Snow White, Jenni James (February)
A book with a surprising love element: The Crown, Kiera Cass (August)
A book with lots of mythical creatures:
A book that reminds you of another season: Just Between Us, Cathy Kelly (March)
A book no one wants you to read: Keep me Posted, Lisa Beazley (September)
A book that you own that is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen: The Complete Tales, Beatrix Potter (February)
A book that makes you a complete mess: All the Bright Places, Jennifer Niven (May)
A book you started but never finished: What She Wants, Cathy Kelly (April)

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