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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > The 2018 Reading Challenge
 
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mdemone
Mar 14, 2001

 Sign me up for the usual, 100 books and the full challenge.

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mdemone
Mar 14, 2001

 New post for a new month!

1. Bird Box - Joshua Malerman . . . post-apoc agoraphobic body horror endangers children
2. Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House - Michael Wolff . . . hell, same
3. In The Swarm - Byung-Chul Han . . . "Sovereign is he who commands the shitstorms of the Net."
4. The Golem - Gustav Meyrink . . . so who the gently caress was Pernath?
5. Hiding in the Mirror: The Quest for Alternate Realities - Lawrence M. Krauss . . . umpteenth rehash of standard model and string theories
6. Late Victorian Holocausts - Mike Davis . . . capital exploits and deepens natural disaster, a century before climate change
7. The Cynic Enlightenment - Louisa Shea . . . Diogenes' fashionable influence on the salons of the French Revolution
8. The World, The Flesh and The Devil: An Enquiry into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul - J. D. Bernal . . . influential futurism from the early-20th century perspective of a brilliant Communist and American scientist
9. communism for kids - Bini Adamczak . . . they should teach this book to middle schoolers
---------- end of January
10. Black - Alain Badiou . . . aging philosopher pontificates tediously, sells many copies
11. Tales of Misery and Imagination - Scott S. Phillips . . . these were okay stories, worth a bargain-bin read
12. Nine Dantesque Essays - Jorge Luis Borges . . . little gems from a peerless mind on a timeless subject
13. Rings of Saturn - W.G. Sebald
14. e: The Story of a Number- Eli Maor
15. My Struggle, Book 1 - Karl Ove Knausgaard
16. LoveStar - Andri Snær Magnason
17. Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit - Joshua Foa Dienstag
----------- end of February
18. My Struggle, Book 2 - Karl Ove Knausgaard



1. Set a goal for number of books or another personal challenge: 15/100
2. Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by women.1/20
— bonus: Of these make sure half are by authors new to you
3. Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by someone non-white.2/20
— bonus: Of these make sure half are by authors new to you
4. Read at least one book by an LGBT author.
— bonus: Make sure 10% of the books you read this year are by LGBT authors
5. Participate in the TBB BotM thread at least once in 2018 (thread stickied each month at the top of the forum).
— bonus: Participate in the SHAMEFUL The Greatest Books You've Never Read thread
6. Ask another poster to issue you a wildcard, then read it.
— bonus: Similarly, get a wildcard from another thread in this forum
7. Get a recommendation from a friend or loved one.
— bonus: Read literally the first in-person book recommendation you get in 2018 (solicited or not)
8. Read something written before you were born.
— bonus: Read a book written/published the exact year you were born
9. Read a book published in 2018 (or if you're eager to start early, the latter half of 2017).
— bonus: Read something that wins an award in 2018, but only after it is announced (i.e. don't apply retroactively)
10. Read something translated from another language.
— bonus: Read something that isn't in your primary language
11. Read something political.
— bonus: Read something political from/about a country you aren't from and don't currently live in
12. Read a poetry collection.
— bonus: Read poems by at least 10 different poets
13. Read a collection of short stories.
— bonus: Read short stories by at least 10 different authors
14. Read a play.
— bonus: Read a play first published in the last 10 years
15. Read something involving history.
— bonus: Read something about a (nonfictional) war that didn't involve the U.S.
16. Read something biographical.
— bonus: Read something biographical about someone you've met/seen in person
17. Read something about religion.
— bonus: Read a major religious text
18. Read something from a non-traditional perspective.
— bonus: Read something narrated in the 2nd person
19. Read something that has been banned, censored, or challenged.
— bonus: Read something currently banned, censored, or challenged in its country of origin
20. Read something about music.
— bonus: Read something about a genre of music you're explicitly not a fan of
21. Read something that involves Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
— bonus: Read something about hunger
22. Read something about the future.
— bonus: Read something about a future that takes place before the current year

mdemone fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Mar 11, 2018

* # ¿ Jan 15, 2018 03:01
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mdemone
Mar 14, 2001

 New post for a new month!

1. Bird Box - Joshua Malerman . . . post-apoc agoraphobic body horror endangers children
2. Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House - Michael Wolff . . . hell, same
3. In The Swarm - Byung-Chul Han . . . "Sovereign is he who commands the shitstorms of the Net."
4. The Golem - Gustav Meyrink . . . so who the gently caress was Pernath?
5. Hiding in the Mirror: The Quest for Alternate Realities - Lawrence M. Krauss . . . umpteenth rehash of standard model and string theories
6. Late Victorian Holocausts - Mike Davis . . . capital exploits and deepens natural disaster, a century before climate change
7. The Cynic Enlightenment - Louisa Shea . . . Diogenes' fashionable influence on the salons of the French Revolution
8. The World, The Flesh and The Devil: An Enquiry into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul - J. D. Bernal . . . influential futurism from the early-20th century perspective of a brilliant Communist and American scientist
9. communism for kids - Bini Adamczak . . . they should teach this book to middle schoolers
---------- end of January
10. Black - Alain Badiou . . . aging philosopher pontificates tediously, sells many copies
11. Tales of Misery and Imagination - Scott S. Phillips . . . these were okay stories, worth a bargain-bin read
12. Nine Dantesque Essays - Jorge Luis Borges . . . little gems from a peerless mind on a timeless subject
13. Rings of Saturn - W.G. Sebald
14. e: The Story of a Number- Eli Maor
15. My Struggle, Book 1 - Karl Ove Knausgaard
16. LoveStar - Andri Snær Magnason
17. Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit - Joshua Foa Dienstag
----------- end of February
18. My Struggle, Book 2 - Karl Ove Knausgaard



1. Set a goal for number of books or another personal challenge: 15/100
2. Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by women.1/20
— bonus: Of these make sure half are by authors new to you
3. Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by someone non-white.2/20
— bonus: Of these make sure half are by authors new to you
4. Read at least one book by an LGBT author.
— bonus: Make sure 10% of the books you read this year are by LGBT authors
5. Participate in the TBB BotM thread at least once in 2018 (thread stickied each month at the top of the forum).
— bonus: Participate in the SHAMEFUL The Greatest Books You've Never Read thread
6. Ask another poster to issue you a wildcard, then read it.
— bonus: Similarly, get a wildcard from another thread in this forum
7. Get a recommendation from a friend or loved one.
— bonus: Read literally the first in-person book recommendation you get in 2018 (solicited or not)
8. Read something written before you were born.
— bonus: Read a book written/published the exact year you were born
9. Read a book published in 2018 (or if you're eager to start early, the latter half of 2017).
— bonus: Read something that wins an award in 2018, but only after it is announced (i.e. don't apply retroactively)
10. Read something translated from another language.
— bonus: Read something that isn't in your primary language
11. Read something political.
— bonus: Read something political from/about a country you aren't from and don't currently live in
12. Read a poetry collection.
— bonus: Read poems by at least 10 different poets
13. Read a collection of short stories.
— bonus: Read short stories by at least 10 different authors
14. Read a play.
— bonus: Read a play first published in the last 10 years
15. Read something involving history.
— bonus: Read something about a (nonfictional) war that didn't involve the U.S.
16. Read something biographical.
— bonus: Read something biographical about someone you've met/seen in person
17. Read something about religion.
— bonus: Read a major religious text
18. Read something from a non-traditional perspective.
— bonus: Read something narrated in the 2nd person
19. Read something that has been banned, censored, or challenged.
— bonus: Read something currently banned, censored, or challenged in its country of origin
20. Read something about music.
— bonus: Read something about a genre of music you're explicitly not a fan of
21. Read something that involves Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
— bonus: Read something about hunger
22. Read something about the future.
— bonus: Read something about a future that takes place before the current year

* # ¿ Mar 11, 2018 03:23
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mdemone
Mar 14, 2001

thatdarnedbob posted:


If you're interested, Carrier politely slaughters Ehrman in what is likely to be the only peer-reviewed mythicist work for some time yet to come, On the Historicity of Jesus. Changed the way I think about a number of issues surrounding the question.

* # ¿ Mar 15, 2018 01:29
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mdemone
Mar 14, 2001
1. Bird Box - Joshua Malerman . . . post-apoc agoraphobic body horror endangers children
2. Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House - Michael Wolff . . . hell, same
3. In The Swarm - Byung-Chul Han . . . "Sovereign is he who commands the shitstorms of the Net."
4. The Golem - Gustav Meyrink . . . so who the gently caress was Pernath?
5. Hiding in the Mirror: The Quest for Alternate Realities - Lawrence M. Krauss . . . umpteenth rehash of standard model and string theories
6. Late Victorian Holocausts - Mike Davis . . . capital exploits and deepens natural disaster, a century before climate change
7. The Cynic Enlightenment - Louisa Shea . . . Diogenes' fashionable influence on the salons of the French Revolution
8. The World, The Flesh and The Devil: An Enquiry into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul - J. D. Bernal . . . influential futurism from the early-20th century perspective of a brilliant Communist and American scientist
9. communism for kids - Bini Adamczak . . . they should teach this book to middle schoolers
---------- end of January
10. Black - Alain Badiou . . . aging philosopher pontificates tediously, sells many copies
11. Tales of Misery and Imagination - Scott S. Phillips . . . these were okay stories, worth a bargain-bin read
12. Nine Dantesque Essays - Jorge Luis Borges . . . little gems from a peerless mind on a timeless subject
13. Rings of Saturn - W.G. Sebald
14. e: The Story of a Number- Eli Maor
15. My Struggle, Book 1 - Karl Ove Knausgaard
16. LoveStar - Andri Snær Magnason
17. Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit - Joshua Foa Dienstag
----------- end of February
18. My Struggle, Book 2 - Karl Ove Knausgaard
19. Monday Begins On Saturday - Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
20. Gnomon - Nick Harkaway



1. Set a goal for number of books or another personal challenge: 16/100
2. Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by women.1/20
— bonus: Of these make sure half are by authors new to you
3. Of the books you read this year, make sure at least 20% of them are written by someone non-white.2/20
— bonus: Of these make sure half are by authors new to you
4. Read at least one book by an LGBT author.
— bonus: Make sure 10% of the books you read this year are by LGBT authors
5. Participate in the TBB BotM thread at least once in 2018 (thread stickied each month at the top of the forum).
— bonus: Participate in the SHAMEFUL The Greatest Books You've Never Read thread
6. Ask another poster to issue you a wildcard, then read it.
— bonus: Similarly, get a wildcard from another thread in this forum
7. Get a recommendation from a friend or loved one.
— bonus: Read literally the first in-person book recommendation you get in 2018 (solicited or not)
8. Read something written before you were born.
— bonus: Read a book written/published the exact year you were born
9. Read a book published in 2018 (or if you're eager to start early, the latter half of 2017).
— bonus: Read something that wins an award in 2018, but only after it is announced (i.e. don't apply retroactively)
10. Read something translated from another language.
11. Read something political.
— bonus: Read something political from/about a country you aren't from and don't currently live in
12. Read a poetry collection.
— bonus: Read poems by at least 10 different poets
13. Read a collection of short stories.
— bonus: Read short stories by at least 10 different authors
14. Read a play.
— bonus: Read a play first published in the last 10 years
15. Read something involving history.
— bonus: Read something about a (nonfictional) war that didn't involve the U.S.
16. Read something biographical.
— bonus: Read something biographical about someone you've met/seen in person
17. Read something about religion.
— bonus: Read a major religious text
18. Read something from a non-traditional perspective.
— bonus: Read something narrated in the 2nd person
19. Read something that has been banned, censored, or challenged.
— bonus: Read something currently banned, censored, or challenged in its country of origin
20. Read something about music.
— bonus: Read something about a genre of music you're explicitly not a fan of
21. Read something that involves Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
— bonus: Read something about hunger
22. Read something about the future.
— bonus: Read something about a future that takes place before the current year

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