chaliepud Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) Happy New Year to everyone! I'll be keeping my lists simple this year and trying to keep on top of them better than I did last year, hopefully the Round Robin challenge will help a little in that respect. As always I will endeavour to keep my TBR at a reasonable size (I really got carried away in 2017 which was great fun but silly considering how little time I have to read!) I do hope everyone has a great reading year along with being healthy, happy prosperous etc etc! Edited January 1, 2018 by chaliepud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chaliepud Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 2018 TBR Addonia, Sulaiman – The Consequences of Love Adelaide, Debra – The Household Guide to Dying Adiche, Chimamanda Ngozi – Americannah Adiche, Chimamanda Ngozi – Half of a Yellow Sun Alderman, Naomi – The Power Alexander, Sara – Under A Sardinian Sky Allende, Isabel – The Japanese Lover Allnatt, Judith – The Silk Factory Austen, Jane – Pride and Prejudice Baker Kline, Christina – Bird in Hand Banville, John – The Sea Barnett, Laura – The Versions of Us Barr, Emily – The Sleeper Barrows, Annie – The Truth According to Us Barry, Sebastian – A Long Long Way Binding, Tim – Island Madness Bloom, Amy – Lucky Us Boydon, Joseph – Three Day Road Bradley, James – The Resurrectionist Brittain, Vera – Testament of Youth Bronte, Charlotte – Jane Eyre Brooks, Geraldine – Caleb’s Crossing Brooks, Geraldine - March Brooks, Geraldine – People of the Book Buchan, Elizabeth – The New Mrs Clifton Burton, Jessie – The Miniaturist Cannon, Joanne – The Trouble With Goats and Sheep Carr, Caleb – The Alienist Chamberlain, Mary – The Dressmaker of Dachau Chambers, Aidan – Postcards from No Mans Land Chase, Eve – Black Rabbit Hall Cleave, Chris - Gold Coleman, Rowan – Lessons in Laughing Out Loud Colgan, Jenny – The Summer Seaside Kitchen Douglas-Home, Mark – The Sea Detective Douglas-Home, Mark – The Woman Who Walked into the Sea Du Maurier, Daphne – My Cousin Rachel Du Maurier, Daphne – The House on the Strand Du Maurier, Daphne – The King’s General Du Maurier, Daphne – The Scapegoat Dunmore, Helen – With Your Crooked Heart Easton Ellis, Bret – American Psycho Edric, Robert – Field Service Eliot, George = Middlemarch Elton, Ben – The First Casualty Elton, Ben – Two Brothers Faulks, Sebastian – A Possible Life Faulks, Sebastian – The Fatal Englishman Faulks, Sebastian – Where My Heart Used to Beat Fenwick, Liz – A Cornish Affair Fenwick, Liz – The Cornish House Fforde, Katie – A French Affair Fitzgerald, F. Scott – Tender is the Night Fitzgerald, Mary – Mist Fleming, Leah – Mothers and Daughters Fleming, Leah – The Captains’s Daughter Fleming, Leah – The Girl Under the Olive Tree Ford, Ford Madox – Parade’s End George, Nina – The Little Paris Bookshop Gerrard, Nicci – The Twilight Hour Greene, Vanessa – The Beachside Guest House Glaister, Seni – The Museum of Things Left Behind Hannah, Kristin – Between Sisters Haas, Eve – The Secrets of the Notebook Hall, Louisa – The Carriage House Hanks, Tom – Uncommon Type Harmon, Amy – From Sand and Ash Harrington, Laura – Alice Bliss Harris, Joanna – Coastliners Harris, John – Covenant with Death Harrison, Sarah – Swan Music Harrison, Sarah – The Flowers on the Field Hawkins, Paula – The Girl on the Train Hillenbrand, Laura – Unbroken Hiraide, Takashi – The Guest Cat Hislop, Victoria – The Sunrise Holtby, Winifred – South Riding Hooper, Emma – Etta and Otto and Russell and James Howard, Elizabeth James – The Early Years Jaaskelainen, Pasi Ilmari – Rabbit Back Literature Society James, Erica – The Hidden Cottage James, Erica – Songs of the Skylark Jewell, Lisa – Before I Met You Jordan, Hilary - Mudbound Kent, Hannah – Burial Rites Kent Krueger, William – Ordinary Grace King, Stephen – 11.22.63 King, Stephen – The Stand Lansens, Lori – Rush Home Road LaFaye, Vanessa – Summertime Lam, Laura – Shadowplay Lapena, Shari – The Couple Next Door Lee, Harper – Go Set A Watchman Lefebure, Molly – Blitz Lennox, Judith – Before the Storm Leroy, Margaret – A Brief Affair Lewis, Susan – The Girl Who Came Back Ley, Rosanna – Bay of Secrets Ley, Rosanna – The Saffron Trail Lewis, Susan – The Girl Who Came Back Lotz, Sarah – The Three Mackintosh, Clare – I Let You Go Madeleine, Laura – Where the Wild Cherries Grow Madeley, Richard – The Way You Look Tonight Marquez , Gabriel Garcia – Love in the Time of Cholera McGinnis, Mindy – Not a Drop to Drink McMahon, Jennifer – The Winter People McPartland, Gail, Code 998 Mitchell, Margaret – Gone with the Wind Monninger, Joseph – The World As We Know It Morton, Kate – The Lake House Moss, Sarah – The Tidal Zone Moyes, Jojo – The Horse Dancer Moyes, Jojo – The Ship of Brides Morrison, Toni – Home Nemirovsky, Irene – All Our Wordly Goods Nemirovsky, Irene – Suite Francaise Norris, Barney – Five Met on a Wooded Plain North, Freya – The Way Back Home Ness, Patrick – More Than This Oates, Joyce Carol – Little Bird of Heaven Oates, Joyce Carol – The Falls O’Brien, Edna – The Little Red Chairs Orwell, George – 1984 Oyeyemi, Helen – What Is Yours Is Not Yours Perry, Sarah – The Essex Serpent Piercy, Marge – Gone to Soldiers Quinn, Kate – The Alice Network Radcliffe, Robert – Under an English Heaven Rakha, Naseem – The Crying Tree Richman, Alyson – The Velvet Hours Riggs, Nina – The Bright Hour Riley, Lucinda – Hothouse Flowers Riley, Lucinda – The Girl on the Cliff Riley, Lucinda – The Olive Tree Riley, Lucinda – The Seven Sisters Rodriguez, Deborah – The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul Safran Foer, Jonathan – Here I Am Sansom, C.J. – Winter In Madrid Schwarz, Christian – Drowning Ruth Sebald, W,G - Austerlitz Segal, Erich – The Class Seierstad, Asne – The Bookseller of Kabul Seksis, Tina – One Step Too Far Sepetys, Ruth – Out of the Easy Shafak, Elif – Three Daughters of Eve Shattuck, Jessica- The Women of the Castle Simon, Paullina – The Bronze Horseman Simonson, Helen – The Summer Before The War Steinbeck, John – Cannery Row Steinbeck, John – East of Eden Steinbeck, John – Of Mice and Men Steinbeck, John – The Pearl Steinbeck, John – The Red Pony Strout, Elizabeth – Olive Kitteridge Swan, Karen – The Paris Secret Swan, Karen – The Perfect Present Syson, Lydia – Liberty’s Fire Taylor, Lulu – The Winter Folly Thomas, Scarlett – The Seed Collectors Tremayne – S.K – The Ice Twins Trenow, Liz – The Last Telegram Vickers, Sally - Cousins Vickers, Sally – Miss Garnet’s Angel Waters, Sarah – The Paying Guests Walker, Alice – The Color Purple Wallace, Wendy – The Painted Bridge Walters, Minette – The Last Hours Walton, Jo – Among Others Weaver Eva – The Puppet Boy of Warsaw Wein, Elizabeth – Code Name Verity Whitehead, Colson – Underground Railroad Whitehouse, Lucie – The Bed I Made White, Karen – The Time Between Willaims, Kate – The Edge of the Fall Winard, Johanna – Ruby’s War Winstanley. Simon – Field One Winthrop Elizabeth H – December Wiseman, Ellen Marie – The Plum Tree Wright, Susan Elliot – The Things We Never Said Zafon, Carlos Ruiz – The Angel’s Game Zafon, Carlos Ruiz – The Prisoner of Heaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) ROUND ROBIN 2018 CHALLENGE Challenges to me 1. by Willoyd - The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney - currently reading 2. by Madeleine - The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge 3. by Karen.d - Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee - 4. by Alexi - Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel - finished 5. by Chesilbeach - My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier 6. by Little Pixie - The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jaaskelainen 7. by Frankie Challenges by me 1. Willoyd - Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2. Madeleine - The Host by Stephenie Meyer 3. Karen.d - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4. Alexi - Time and Time Again by Ben Elton 5. Chesilbeach - To Serve Them All My Days by R.F. Delderfield 6. Little Pixie - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger 7. Frankie - Red Dog - Louis De Bernieres Edited January 2, 2018 by chaliepud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 I declare this thread open!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Happy new year! Good luck with keeping that TBR down. I'm looking forward to the Round Robin challenge too, and that might make a small dent in the TBR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Happy New Year! I wish you a great year in 2018 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Wishing you a 2018 filled with lots of good reads Hayley.......and hopefully your TBR pile won't topple over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Happy New Year, good luck with the tbr list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen.d Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Happy New Year! Good luck with the Round Robin Challenge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 15 hours ago, Madeleine said: Happy New Year, good luck with the tbr list! Thank you, I'll need it! 14 hours ago, karen.d said: Happy New Year! Good luck with the Round Robin Challenge! You too, Karen! Should be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 Inspired by @Inver, I'll see if I can finish this challenge this year, rather than just writing off. I'm also considering the POPSUGAR 2018 Reading Challenge, so I'll post that one too! A book you read in school A book from your childhood A book published over 100 years ago A book published in the last year - It Ends With Us - Colleen Hoover (2017) A non-fiction book A book written by a male author - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave (2017) A book written by a female author - The Italian Girl - Lucinda Riley (2017) A book by someone who isn’t a writer - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (2017) A book that became/is becoming a film - The Boy on the Bridge by M.R.Carey (assuming!) (2017) A book published in the 20th Century - Outlander - Diana Gabaldon (2017) A book set in your hometown/region A book with someone’s name in the title - Hag-Seed - Margaret Atwood (2017) A book with a number in the title A book with a character with your first name - The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson (2017) A book someone else recommended to you - Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land (2017) A book with over 500 pages - Our Song by Dani Atkins (2017) A book you can finish in a day A previously banned book A book with a one-word title - Mischling by Affinity Konar (2017) A book translated from another language A book that will improve a specific area of your life - Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms by Datis Kharrazian (2017) A memoir or journal A book written by someone younger than you - Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel (2017) A book set somewhere you’ll be visiting this year - AMSTERDAM! The Little Pieces of You and Me - Vanessa Greene (2017) An award-winning book A self-published book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 POPSUGAR 2018 READING CHALLENGE A book made into a movie you've already seen True crime The next book in a series you've started Abook involving a heist Nordic noir A novel based on a real person A book set in a country that fascinates you a book with a time of day in the title A book about a villain or antihero A book about death or grief A book with your favourite colour in the title A book with an alliteration in the title A book about time travel A book with a weather element in the title A book set at sea A book with an animal in the title A book set on a different planet A book with song lyrics in the title A book about or set on Halloween A book with characters who are twins A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym A book with a LGBTQ+ protagonist Abook that is also a stage play or musical A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you A book about feminism A book about mental health A book that was gifted to you A book by two authors A book about or involving a sport A book by a local author A book mentioned in another book A book from a celebrity book club A childhood classic you've never read A book that is published in 2018 A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner A book set in the decade you were born (1970's) A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to A book with an ugly cover A book that involves a bookstore or library Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Have fun filling in the gaps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisia Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Love a good reading challenge! One of my friends and I have been keeping a shared Excel of the Popsugar reading challenges...we try and compete (or forget until every December/January about it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 thanks for posting that list, I've started my own thread although I don't expect to fill that many! I usually barely manage half of these challenges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I like the sound of the Pop Sugar challenge (but I'm not starting any new challenges myself this year). I hope 2018 is a good year for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Happy reading in 2018! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexi Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Happy 2018! You’ve made a great start on the Round Robin challenge already. I like the sound of the Pop Sugar challenge but I think it might be one too many this year. Maybe next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Good luck on your reading this year! Both of the challenges you posted look really interesting and perhaps something I will consider doing this year to help push myself out of the comfort zone a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Happy Reading in 2018 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I hope you have a great reading year in 2018! I see you have Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche on your TBR pile. I read it very recently and absolutely loved it, so I hope you enjoy it when you get to it. You also have quite a lot of Steinbeck on your list. Several of his books were £0.99 on Kindle last night, and I fortunately managed to buy them in time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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