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Fun fun fun! Already looking forward to all the books that will cross my path next year

Challenge #1 - New & Old

Oi hopelessly failed in 2020, could copy paste my list here... but more fun to pick new ones! Will keep those I really really want to read but didn't get around to.

Old School < 1900
1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other Classic Novels by Jules Verne read jan 2021
2. The Iliad by Homer read aug 21
3.

New School 1900-1999
1. The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse --> read feb 21
2. Brighton Rock by Graham Greene --> ebook scribd + 1001 classics --> read feb 21
3.

Wild Cards
1.Under Their Skin by Dinah Lee Küng (owned unread)
2.The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (owned unread)
3.Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by P K Dick
4.Alexanderplatz, Berlin by Alfred Döblin
5. ²Ñ±ð±ô´Ç»å¾±±ðë²Ô by Helmut Krausser (owned unread) --> currently reading sep

Alternates
1. Dune by Frank Herbert --> read jun 2021
2.

Challenge #2 – Does a Century Make a Difference?

Last year I tried my hand at 1983 - 1883, hm not so enthusiastic. Then I saw a list by a goodreads friend for 1884-1984, looks so good that I'm gonna steal it! Let's see what difference a century and one year makes.

1984:
Hersenschimmen - J. Bernlef - owned
Empire of the Sun - J.G. Ballard -scribd
Hotel du Lac - Anita Brookner
Flaubert's Parrot - Gustave Flaubert
The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera - owned audiobook
Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer - scribd
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss
Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl - owned
Neuromancer by William Gibson - owned

1884:
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott - scribd
Esther: A Novel by Frances Snow Compton by Henry Adams
Een lent van vaerzen by Louis Couperus
Rautatie eli kertomus ukosta ja akasta, jotka eivät olleet sitä ennen nähneet Juhani Aho -> scribd
What Never Dies by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
The Wizard's Son by Mrs. Oliphant -> scribd
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain -> scribd
The Vanished Diamond: The Star of the South by Jules Verne -> owned
The Wild Duck by The Wild Duck -> scribd
Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson

Challenge #3 - Second Place or Worse

Go back through the groups past polls and select seven (7) total books that are of interest to you but lost the poll and never made it to our group bookshelf. Ideally pick two books from New School, two from Old School, two from Short Story/Novella, and one from the Quarterly Long Read.

Old School:
1 Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott --> gutenberg
2 Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant --> scribd

New School:
1 The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath --> scribd
2 My Zamyatin E.I. --> scribd

Short Story
1 The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy --> scribd
2 The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories by Carson McCullers --> scribd

Long Read
1 A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving --> scribd
2 The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing --> scribd

Challenge #4 - Members Choice Classic/Genre Challenge

This one was my favourite in 2020!

1. 18th Century or older, The Iliad by Homer, read in june 21
2. 19th Century, 20.000 Leagues under the Sea, Jules Verne read in feb 2021
3. 20th Century, Brighton Rock, Graham Greene feb 21
4. Current or Past Group Read, Dune Frank Herbert jun 21
5. An Author not read before, Nikki Gemmell --> sep 21
6. Diversity Classic, read a book from a religion, culture, country, or race different than yours. Silent Winds: Poetry of One Hopi by Ramson Lomatewama --> okt 21
7. Science Fiction, The Soprano Sorceress by L.E. Modesitt Jr. --> read aug 21
8. Romance, Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi --> read oct 2021
9. Historical fiction, The City of Tears by Kate Mosse --> read may 21
10. Nonfiction, Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss
11. Mystery/Crime, Calamity in Kent by John Rowland
12. Horror or Humor, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman --> read oct 21

YAY finished :-)

Challenge #5 Century Challenge

Always love this one. For the starting point I'll use the earliest one already on my list end point will be 2020. Whilst reading happily along next year, let's see where a consecutive century will appear.

1850-1859 Mozart's Journey to Prague by Eduard Mörike
1860-1869 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other Classic Novels by Jules Verne -> read feb 21
1870-1879
1880-1889
1890-1899
1900-1909
1910-1919 The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P.G. Wodehouse --> read aug 21
1920-1929 The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie
1930-1939 Brighton Rock by Graham Greene --> read feb 2021
1940-1949 The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
1950-1959 Calamity in Kent by John Rowland --> read jun 2021
1960-1969 Dune by Frank Herbert --> read jun 21
1970-1979 The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks --> jul 21
1980-1989 Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss --> read jun 2021
1990-1999 The Soprano Sorceress by L.E. Modesitt Jr. --> aug 2021
2000-2009 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman ---> read oct 2021
2010-2019 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid --> read jul 2021
2020- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett --> read mar 2021

Challenge #6 - Short Story Challenge

The challenge might not lie so much in reading short stories... but in tracking them here!

1. Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches by Saki
2 The Sea Cloak and other stories by Nayrouz Qarmout
3 Trent Intervenes by E.C. Bentley
4 The Leap by Louise Erdrich (absolute recommendation to all short story readers!)
5 The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr
6 Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
7 Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi
8 Sarajevo Blues by Semezdin Mehmedinović
9 De weg kwijt by Herman Koch
10 The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr
11 The Labours of Hercules BY Agatha Christie
12 All Systems Red by Martha Wells
13 Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
14 Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
15 Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
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Challenge #7 - 2021 Group Reads Challenge

January: Old School Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell --> available on Scribd
February
March
April
May
June Dune by Frank Herbert
July
August
September
October
November
December

Challenge #8 - Expand Your Horizon With New Authors

Seek out six (6) authors that you have never previously read, male or female, from any genre you want, but please use the group's time line insuring that authors selected books were published before the year 2000

1 Calamity in Kent by John Rowland
2 Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
3 Dune by Frank Herbert
4 The Soprano Sorceress by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
5 The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
6 The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks

Finished, but For 2022 --> read more female writers!!!

Challenge #9 - A-Z Author Challenge

I will let this one naturally fill out over the year, but will actively look for authors with tricky last name letters that I missed in 2020: I, K, N, Q, T, U, X, Y

A
B Brit Bennett
C Agatha Christie
D Rachel DeLoache Williams
E Louise Erdrich
F
G Graham Greene
H Frank Herbert
I
J
K Natalie Koch
L
M Kate Mosse
N
O Mary Orr
P Terry Pratchett
Q
R John Rowland
S
T
U
V Jules Verne
W Martha Wells
X
Y
Z Lucas Zandberg

Challenge #10 - A-Z Title Challenge

Another one I like to watch as it fills out, however need to pay attention to letters K, O, Q, V, X, Z


A All Systems Red by Martha Wells
B Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
C Calamity in Kent by John Rowland
D Dune by Frank Herbert
E De erfenis van Richard Grenville by Natalie Koch
F Fatal Vision
G
H
I The Iliad
J
K Keizerlijk geel by Lucas Zandberg
L
M My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress by Rachel DeLoache Williams
N
O Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie
P Passenger to Frankfurt
Q
R Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
S The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
T Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
U
V The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
W Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
X
Y
Z

Good luck, Jessica, and remember, it doesn't matter if you clean your plate, only that you enjoy the part of the meal you consume.

It's those tricky letters that did me in this year. You are wise to seek them early. I hope you enjoy your challenge, it looks like you will be busy. Good luck!

Sara wrote: "Good luck, Jessica, and remember, it doesn't matter if you clean your plate, only that you enjoy the part of the meal you consume."

Thanks Sara and Bob! Yes a lot to read, but don't worry I love the process of using challenges to find books I wouldn't have picked otherwise. I also love browsing other people's lists ;-) Sara it looks like you have nice journey ahead of you too! I "stole" Mozart's Journey to Prague from your list , I love reading about the classical composers in any form

Jessica wrote: " Challenge #7 - 2021 Group Reads Challenge

January: Old School Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell --> available on Scribd
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Septe..."

I like how you have broken this up into months. I might go back and do that, too!

Updated 2-11-2021

well it's doable except the 1984 challenge that one I'll skip :-)