2016 Reading Challenge!
Hello everyone!
This past summer, I was having one of those days where I just thought to myself, "If I don't do something relaxing, I'm going to explode." So I filled my bathtub up with super hot water and a bath bomb, grabbed a book off my bookshelf, and locked myself in the bathroom for an hour.
Well, that book happened to be Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, and from there on I was hooked. I read all 5 books in the series A Song of Ice and Fire and then my soul shriveled up and I didn't know what to do with my life. I'm sure those of you who become obsessed with a book series get me. Some of you are reading this thinking that I've gone nuts. It happens.
Anyways, after reading those, I had to take a bit of a mental break (that's 4,975 pages of mind blowing literature I just read in 3 months).
If you are anything like me, you go through phases a lot. Usually I spend several months obsessed with a hobby, then I move on to another hobby, and then I'll pick back up an old hobby, and so on and so forth. Reading isn't necessarily a hobby for me; it's a way of life. I had taken a few months off after I read The Shining and Doctor Sleep (both by Stephen King) and then reread the Harry Potter series. I knew that these books had resparked my interest in picking reading up again, so I decided to participate in this 2016 Reading Challenge to get me out of my comfort zone of sci-fi/fantasy novels.
My goal with this book list is to do a book review after I finish each one here on this blog. I want to be able to remember what I read instead of just reading with my eyes and not soaking in any information.
A little background of my reading habits and my preferred genres:
1) I love sci-fi novels. Those are my jam.
2) My first favorite author was Stephen King. The first book I ever read by him was The Dark Half; a book I found on my mom's bookshelf from a long time ago (which my dad claims was actually his??)
3) Up until Doctor Sleep, I've read about 90% of Stephen King's work. After Doctor Sleep I couldn't seem to keep up with how many books he was cranking out, so I've slowed down on purchasing his work.
4) I love reading series of books. There's something about jumping into another world for thousands of pages and feeling like you experience life with them. I love it so much.
5) My favorite series are, in no particular order, Harry Potter (duh)(J.K. Rowling), Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien), A Song of Ice and Fire (George R.R. Martin), and The Dark Tower (Stephen King).
6) Once I get sucked into a book series, then I will go find any book that relates to that series. Not a joke.
7) I also love classic literature. I own a bunch of classic books. Basically the stuff you are supposed to read in high school.
8) I tend to stray away from romance genres. Nicholas Sparks' work can burn. So dumb. Seriously. So. Dumb.
9) I also tend to stray away from non-fiction. I spend enough time in the real world, I don't want to read about it.
10) When I pick up a book, I don't like to put it down.
11) I will NEVER read more than one book at once.
I've started working on my list already because I knew if I didn't get a head start on what I wanted to read in 2016 that I might not get started to begin with. Also, if you don't want to count but would like to know how many books there are: 41. If you'd like to do the challenge, the image of the list is below or you can follow the link at the bottom for the original article!
2016 Reading Challenge
Key: Book Picked Out // Book Not Yet Picked Out // Have Read
- A book based on a fairy tale - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
- A National Book Award Winner - Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
- A YA bestseller - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
- A book you haven't read since high school - Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut
- A book set in your home state - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- A book translated into English - The Brothers Lionheart by Astried Lindgren
- A romance set in the future - Cress by Marissa Meyer
- A book set in Europe - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
- A book that's under 150 pages
- A New York Times bestseller - A Knight of Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin
- A book that's becoming a movie this year
- A book recommended by someone you just met - The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
- A self-improvement book - A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C.
- A book you can finish in a day
- A book written by a celebrity - Bossypants by Tina Fey
- A political memoir
- A book at least 100 years older than you - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
- A book that's more than 600 pages
- A book from Oprah's Book Club - As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
- A science-fiction novel - The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
- A book recommended by a family member - Paradise Lost by John Milton
- A graphic novel
- A book that is published in 2016
- A book with a protagonist who has your occupation - The Learners by Chip Kidd
- A book that takes place during Summer - Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
- A book and its prequel - The Hobbit & The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- A murder mystery
- A book written by a comedian - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler
- A dystopian novel - Winter by Marissa Meyer
- A book with a blue cover
- A book of poetry
- The first book you see in a bookstore
- A classic from the 20th century - The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
- A book from the library
- An autobiography
- A book about a road trip
- A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
- A satirical book
- A book that takes place on an island
- A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy - The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
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