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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > TBB Annual Reading Challenge 2017 - Book Lives Matter
 
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nerdpony
May 1, 2007

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I'm being ridiculously ambitious with my reading goals for 2017 (possibly it's because I feel like I need to atone for reading all those Baby-Sitters Club books in 2016), so here's what I'm doing:

Name: nerdpony
Number: 52
Book Lord: Yes

Also:
BookRiot
12 Nobel winners
6 BotMs
At least 20 women, at least 20 PoCs, at least 5 in German, at least 10 in translation, at least 5 published in 2017
Review everything I read on Goodreads

Edit: For anyone else doing the BookRiot challenge or looking for recommendations that fit into the categories (some of them overlap with Book Lord), here's a list of recommendations from NYPL librarians: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2016/12/22/doing-2017-read-harder-challenge-try-these-books.

Another edit: Someone wildcard me?

nerdpony fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Dec 30, 2016

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nerdpony
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bowmore posted:

Read my first book, The Magicians by Lev Grossman.

The first half of the book is like if Brett Easton Ellis wrote Harry Potter in the mid 2000's

The second half kind of felt like Dresden Files if Harry Dresden was a grumpy piece of poo poo stuck in the fairy realms

It was trying to do a lot of things and say some other things while meandering all over the place, despite this, I enjoyed it and the gradual discovery of The Magicians world.

I mostly enjoyed the first and wasn't too into the second, but the third book in the series I actually really liked. It's probably worth powering through.

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nerdpony
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I, for whatever reason, hardly read at all the first few weeks of the month... and then went on to read three books in three days. As such, I'm on track for my 52 books for the year.

Here's what I read this month:
1. Giant Days, Vol. 3 - John Allison (4/5)
2. A Man Lies Dreaming - Lavie Tidhar (3/5)
3. Mother Night - Kurt Vonnegut (5/5)
4. The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls (4/5)

On deck for February: Golden Delicious by Christopher Boucher (which I started last night), Theodor Mommsen's History of Rome, Vol. 1 (for the Nobel challenge, but I'll be reading it in English and not in German), Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Walla, and whatever the BotM ends up being.

1) Read some books. Set a number and go hog wild. 4/52
2) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by women. 1/11 (Personal challenge: 1/20)
3) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by someone non-white. 0/11 (Personal challenge: 0/20) (Or maybe 1 if we're counting Lavie Tidhar)
4) Read at least one book by an LGBT author.
5) Read at least one TBB BoTM and post in the monthly thread about it.
6) Read a book someone else in the thread recommends (a wildcard!)
7) Read something that was recently published (anything from after 1st January 2016). (Giant Days)
8) Read something which was published before you were born.
9) Read something in translation.
10) Read something from somewhere you want to travel.
11) Read something political.
12) Read something historical.
12a) Read something about the First World War.
13) Read something biographical.
14) Read some poetry.
15) Read a play.
16) Read a collection of short stories.
17) Read something long (500+ pages).
18) Read something which was banned or censored.
19) Read a satire.
20) Read something about honour. (The Glass Castle)
21) Read something about fear. (Mother Night)
22) Read something about one (or more!) of the seven sins. (A Man Lies Dreaming)
23) Read something that you love.
24) Read something from a non-human perspective.

BookRiot: 2/24
PopSugar: 4/52
BotM: 1/6
In German: 0/5
In translation: 0/10
Nobels: 0/12

nerdpony fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Feb 28, 2017

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tookie posted:

I'd be more than happy to take on a Wildcard this month if someone has something to suggest!

You should read The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra. I finished it last night and really liked it.

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Here's what I read in February:
5. Golden Delicious - Christopher Boucher (3/5)
6. The Tsar of Love and Techno - Anthony Marra (4/5)
7. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - E.L. Konigsburg (5/5)
8. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers (3/5)
9. The View from Saturday - E.L. Konigsburg (4/5)
10. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut (4/5)
11. The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon (4/5)

On deck for March: Finishing The Plague, convincing myself to finally start Theodor Mommsen's History of Rome, Vol. 1, maybe Das Kalkwerk by Thomas Bernhard, which is my wildcard. I also need to step up my authors of color reading.

I've also amended my reviewing challenge I set for myself to instead be to review half of what I read this year -- I've realized that I simply don't have review-worthy thoughts about everything I read.

1) Read some books. Set a number and go hog wild. 11/52
2) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by women. 4/11 (Personal challenge: 4/20)
3) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by someone non-white. 0/11 (Personal challenge: 0/20) (Or maybe 1 if we're counting Lavie Tidhar)
4) Read at least one book by an LGBT author. (The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet)
5) Read at least one TBB BoTM and post in the monthly thread about it.
6) Read a book someone else in the thread recommends (a wildcard!)
7) Read something that was recently published (anything from after 1st January 2016). (Giant Days)
8) Read something which was published before you were born.
9) Read something in translation.
10) Read something from somewhere you want to travel.
11) Read something political.
12) Read something historical.
12a) Read something about the First World War.
13) Read something biographical.
14) Read some poetry.
15) Read a play.
16) Read a collection of short stories.(The Tsar of Love and Techno)
17) Read something long (500+ pages).
18) Read something which was banned or censored. (From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler)
19) Read a satire. (The Crying of Lot 49)
20) Read something about honour. (The Glass Castle)
21) Read something about fear. (Mother Night)
22) Read something about one (or more!) of the seven sins. (A Man Lies Dreaming)
23) Read something that you love.
24) Read something from a non-human perspective.

BookRiot: 6/24
PopSugar: 10/52
BotM: 1.5/6
In German: 0/5
In translation: 0/10
Nobels: 0/12
Reviewed: 6/11 (thus far)

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NYPL posted this list of 365 books by women today; maybe it will be a good source of recommendations for books by women (and authors of color, for that matter) for some of you!

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Here's what I read in March:
12. Archie, Vol. 1: The New Riverdale - Mark Waid (3/5)
13. Giant Days, Vol. 4 - John Allison (4/5)
14. The Great American Whatever - Tim Federle (3/5)
15. In Real Life - Jen Wang and Cory Doctorow (3/5)
16. The Accusation - Bandi (3/5)
17. Mostly Void, Partially Stars - Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (4/5)

On deck for April: I'm currently in the middle of Tales of the City by Armisted Maupin and A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers and have a bunch of other library books out to read. I also promised my partner I'd finish The Dispossessed, so probably that. I just picked up Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly from the library yesterday and am excited to read that. But I also just started playing Skyrim (five years late on that one, I know), and that's sucking up a lot of my reading time.

1) Read some books. Set a number and go hog wild. 17/52
2) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by women. 5/11 (Personal challenge: 5/20)
3) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by someone non-white. 2/11 (Personal challenge: 2/20)
4) Read at least one book by an LGBT author. (The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet)
5) Read at least one TBB BoTM and post in the monthly thread about it.
6) Read a book someone else in the thread recommends (a wildcard!)
7) Read something that was recently published (anything from after 1st January 2016). (Giant Days)
8) Read something which was published before you were born. (God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)
9) Read something in translation.
10) Read something from somewhere you want to travel.
11) Read something political. (The Accusation)
12) Read something historical.
12a) Read something about the First World War.
13) Read something biographical.
14) Read some poetry.
15) Read a play.
16) Read a collection of short stories. (The Tsar of Love and Techno)
17) Read something long (500+ pages). (The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet)
18) Read something which was banned or censored. (From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler)
19) Read a satire. (The Crying of Lot 49)
20) Read something about honour. (The Glass Castle)
21) Read something about fear. (Mother Night)
22) Read something about one (or more!) of the seven sins. (A Man Lies Dreaming)
23) Read something that you love.
24) Read something from a non-human perspective.

BookRiot: 8/24
PopSugar: 17/52
BotM: 1.5/6 (I didn't finish The Plague. It just wasn't doing it for me. But I want to go back to it someday, it just wasn't the right time.)
In German: 0/5
In translation: 1/10
Nobels: 0/12
Reviewed: 7/26

nerdpony fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Apr 5, 2017

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Here's what I read in April:
18. A Closed and Common Orbit - Becky Chambers (4/5)
19. Who Fears Death - Nnedi Okorafor (4/5)
20. Queens of Geek - Jen Wilde (3/5)
21. Constellation - Adrien Bosc (4/5)
22. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - E. Lockhart (3/5)
23. Amberlough - Lara Elena Donnelly (4/5)
24. Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruits - Jaye Robin Brown (4/5)
25. If You Could Be Mine - Sara Farizan (3/5)
26. Power Up - Kate Leth (4/5)

On deck for May: Getting through the library books I have checked out. It's mostly a mix of lit fic, YA, and a bunch of books about art crime. I also want to do this month's Book of the Month and make some progress with my Nobel challenge so I can read a book by a Swedish author I'm excited about (Selma Lagerlöf) in Sweden this summer.

1) Read some books. Set a number and go hog wild. 27/52
2) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by women. 14/11 (Personal challenge: 14/20)
3) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by someone non-white. 4/11 (Personal challenge: 4/20)
4) Read at least one book by an LGBT author. (The Great American Whatever)
5) Read at least one TBB BoTM and post in the monthly thread about it.
6) Read a book someone else in the thread recommends (a wildcard!)
7) Read something that was recently published (anything from after 1st January 2016). (Giant Days)
8) Read something which was published before you were born. (God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)
9) Read something in translation.
10) Read something from somewhere you want to travel.
11) Read something political. (The Accusation)
12) Read something historical. (Constellation)
12a) Read something about the First World War.
13) Read something biographical.
14) Read some poetry.
15) Read a play.
16) Read a collection of short stories. (The Tsar of Love and Techno)
17) Read something long (500+ pages). (The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet)
18) Read something which was banned or censored. (From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler)
19) Read a satire. (The Crying of Lot 49)
20) Read something about honour. (The Glass Castle)
21) Read something about fear. (Mother Night)
22) Read something about one (or more!) of the seven sins. (A Man Lies Dreaming)
23) Read something that you love.
24) Read something from a non-human perspective. (A Closed and Common Orbit)

BookRiot: 8/24
PopSugar: 17/52
BotM: 1/6 (But I will be counting books I finish outside of the allotted month as long as I start them in the month in question.)
In German: 0/5
In translation: 3/10
Nobels: 0/12
Reviewed: 7/26

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thatdarnedbob posted:

I need to update with my reads and thoughts because posting is SO HARD, but in the meantime could someone hit me with a wildcard?

The Global Pigeon by Colin Jerolmack.

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Here's what I read in May:
27. The Little Communist Who Never Smiled - Lola Lafon (4/5)
28. Drag Teen - Jeffrey Self (4/5)
29. Not Your Sidekick - C.B. Lee (4/5)
30. The History of Rome, Vol. 1 - Theodor Mommsen (2/5)
31. The Rest of Us Just Live Here - E. Lockhart (3/5)
32. The Stars are Legion - Kameron Hurley (4/5)
33. We Are the Ants - Shaun David Hutchinson (4/5)
34. Archie, Vol. 2 - Mark Waid (3/5)
35. Arne - Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (4/5)
36. Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire (3/5)
37. The Upside of Unrequited - Becky Albertalli (3/5)
38. We Were Liars - E. Lockhart (4/5)
39. The Most Dangerous Place on Earth - Lindsey Lee Johnson (2/5)

On deck for June: Library books, Nobel winners, book of the month? Also probably some of the Hugo nominees since I have the voter packet.

Favorites this month were The Little Communist Who Never Smiled, The Stars are Legion, and Arne.

1) Read some books. Set a number and go hog wild. 39/52
2) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by women. 20/11 (Personal challenge: 20/20)
3) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by someone non-white. 5/11 (Personal challenge: 5/20)
4) Read at least one book by an LGBT author. (The Great American Whatever)
5) Read at least one TBB BoTM and post in the monthly thread about it.
6) Read a book someone else in the thread recommends (a wildcard!)
7) Read something that was recently published (anything from after 1st January 2016). (Giant Days)
8) Read something which was published before you were born. (God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)
9) Read something in translation.
10) Read something from somewhere you want to travel. (Arne)
11) Read something political. (The Accusation)
12) Read something historical. (Constellation)
12a) Read something about the First World War.
13) Read something biographical. )The Little Communist Who Never Smiled)
14) Read some poetry.
15) Read a play.
16) Read a collection of short stories. (The Tsar of Love and Techno)
17) Read something long (500+ pages). (The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet)
18) Read something which was banned or censored. (From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler)
19) Read a satire. (The Crying of Lot 49)
20) Read something about honour. (The Glass Castle)
21) Read something about fear. (Mother Night)
22) Read something about one (or more!) of the seven sins. (A Man Lies Dreaming)
23) Read something that you love.
24) Read something from a non-human perspective. (A Closed and Common Orbit)

BookRiot: 12/24
PopSugar: 27/52
BotM: 1/6 (But I will be counting books I finish outside of the allotted month as long as I start them in the month in question.)
In German: 0/5
In translation: 4/10
Nobels: 2/12
Reviewed: 7/26

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Here's what I read in June and July (pretty slow months, especially compared to May):
40. George - Alex Gino (3/5)
41. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Gran (4/5)
42. Playing Dead - Elizabeth Greenwood (4/5)
43. The Fact of a Body - Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (2/5)
44. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. - Neal Stephenson & Nicole Galland (4/5)
45. Gena/Finn - Hannah Moskowitz & Kat Helgeson (2/5)
46. Redshirts - John Scalzi (3/5)
47. Jackaby - William Ritter (4/5)
48. The Map - William Ritter (3/5)
49. Is Everyone Hanging Out WIthout Me? - Mindy Kaling (4/5)
50. Infomocracy - Malka Older (3/5)
51. Startup - Doree Shafrir (3/5)

On deck for August: Finish Ficciones, which is mindblowing and I need to sit down and devote more time to, finish a bunch of the stuff I've started and haven't finished, maybe catch up on my comics? I'm woefully behind.

Favorites this month were Killers of the Flower Moon, Jackaby, and The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.

1) Read some books. Set a number and go hog wild. 51/52
2) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by women. 53%
3) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by someone non-white. 16%
4) Read at least one book by an LGBT author. (The Great American Whatever)
5) Read at least one TBB BoTM and post in the monthly thread about it.
6) Read a book someone else in the thread recommends (a wildcard!)
7) Read something that was recently published (anything from after 1st January 2016). (Giant Days)
8) Read something which was published before you were born. (God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)
9) Read something in translation.
10) Read something from somewhere you want to travel. (Arne)
11) Read something political. (The Accusation)
12) Read something historical. (Constellation)
12a) Read something about the First World War.
13) Read something biographical. )The Little Communist Who Never Smiled)
14) Read some poetry.
15) Read a play.
16) Read a collection of short stories. (The Tsar of Love and Techno)
17) Read something long (500+ pages). (The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet)
18) Read something which was banned or censored. (From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler)
19) Read a satire. (The Crying of Lot 49)
20) Read something about honour. (The Glass Castle)
21) Read something about fear. (Mother Night)
22) Read something about one (or more!) of the seven sins. (A Man Lies Dreaming)
23) Read something that you love.
24) Read something from a non-human perspective. (A Closed and Common Orbit)

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Oops, missed a few months again. I read a fair bit in August, although it was a lot of comics (and YA), and not as much in September... a developer bought my building and my partner and I ended up moving seventeen days after we were initially told we were going to have to move. So packing/moving/unpacking (as well as the half-marathon that I'm training for and work being really stressful) cut into my reading time. I'm also not doing very well on basically any of my personal challenges and am honestly just going to drop them for now. I'm planning on finishing Book Lord, Book Riot, and maybe Pop Sugar. I do definitely want to do the Nobel read sometime, but I don't think this is the right time for it.

Anyways, here are my August and September reads:
52. Meddling Kids - Edgar Cantero (5/5)
53. Beastly Bones - William Ritter (3/5)
54. The Refrigerator Monologues - Catherynne M. Valente (4/5)
55. Ghostly Echoes - William Ritter (3/5)
56. Giant Days, Vol. 5 - John Allison (4/5)
57-61. Ms. Marvel, Vols. 1-5 - Willow Wilson (5/5, 4/5 x4)
62. When the English Fall - David Williams (4/5)
63. The Dire King - William Ritter (3/5)
64. When Dimple Met Rishi - Sandhya Menon (3/5)
65. The Epic Crush of Genie Lo - F.C. Yee (3/5)
66. What Makes This Book So Great - Jo Walton (4/5)
67. My Real Children - Jo Walton (5/5)
68. Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat, Vol. 3 - Kate Leth (3/5)
69. Grace and the Fever - Zan Romanoff (4/5)
70. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee (3/5)

Highlights were Meddling Kids, my Ms. Marvel reread, and my discovery of Jo Walton, especially My Real Children.



Here's how I'm doing on the challenge:

1) Read some books. Set a number and go hog wild. 70/52
2) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by women. 62%
3) Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by someone non-white. 21%
4) Read at least one book by an LGBT author. (The Great American Whatever)
5) Read at least one TBB BoTM and post in the monthly thread about it.
6) Read a book someone else in the thread recommends (a wildcard!)
7) Read something that was recently published (anything from after 1st January 2016). (Giant Days)
8) Read something which was published before you were born. (God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)
9) Read something in translation.
10) Read something from somewhere you want to travel. (Arne)
11) Read something political. (The Accusation)
12) Read something historical. (Constellation)
12a) Read something about the First World War.
13) Read something biographical. )The Little Communist Who Never Smiled)
14) Read some poetry.
15) Read a play.
16) Read a collection of short stories. (The Tsar of Love and Techno)
17) Read something long (500+ pages). (The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet)
18) Read something which was banned or censored. (From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler)
19) Read a satire. (The Crying of Lot 49)
20) Read something about honour. (The Glass Castle)
21) Read something about fear. (Mother Night)
22) Read something about one (or more!) of the seven sins. (A Man Lies Dreaming)
23) Read something that you love. (What Makes This Book So Great)
24) Read something from a non-human perspective. (A Closed and Common Orbit)

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