Reading Challenge: Read Harder 2019
I've basically quit doing reading challenges since I wasn't actually challenging myself in my reading, just trying to tick off boxes for what I was picking up. But I want to change things up in 2019 since I did what I wanted in 2018 and I didn't blow myself away with my reading. (Although I read far more authors of color than in other years, which was an intentional choice I intend to continue.)
Book Riot's Read Harder challenge intrigues me -- but also daunts me.
The categories always include options I've zero interest in, but I'm going to attempt to hit each one this year!
To help me out, I might populate this with ideas as I hit them -- so if you've any recommendations for me, please share!
Read Harder 2019
The categories always include options I've zero interest in, but I'm going to attempt to hit each one this year!
To help me out, I might populate this with ideas as I hit them -- so if you've any recommendations for me, please share!
Read Harder 2019
- An epistolary novel or collection of letters
- The Devourers
- The Parting Gift
- Among Others
- Vanessa and Her Sister
- An alternate history novel
- The Black God's Drum by P. Djèlí Clark (finished 5/9/2019)
- A book by a woman and/or AOC (Author of Color) that won a literary award in 2018
- Home Fire
- A humor book
- Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (finished 1/31/2019)
- A book by a journalist or about journalism
- Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (finished 3/22/2019)
- A book by an AOC set in or about space
- Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (finished 3/1/2019)
- An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America
- Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (finished 1/22/2019)
- An #ownvoices book set in Oceania
- Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (finished 2/18/2019)
- A book published prior to January 1, 2019, with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads
- I am Mrs. Jesse James
- A translated book written by and/or translated by a woman
- A book of manga
- Emma by Kaoru Mori (finished 1/15/2019)
- A book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character
- A book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse
- The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (finished 5/13/2019)
- A cozy mystery
- Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu (finished 5/6/2019)
- A book of mythology or folklore
- A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna (finished 2/28/2019)
- An historical romance by an AOC
- An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole (finished 1/25/2019)
- A business book
- Emergent Strategy ?
- A novel by a trans or nonbinary author
- All the Birds in the Sky
- Freshwater
- The Black Tides of Heaven
- A book of nonviolent true crime
- Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- The Library Book by Susan Orlean
- The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
- Bringing Down the Colonel
- A book written in prison
- De Profundis (Wilde)
- A comic by an LGBTQIA creator
- Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (finished 3/25/2019)
- A children’s or middle grade book (not YA) that has won a diversity award since 2009
- Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire by Susan Tan (finished 2/27/2019)
- A self-published book
- A collection of poetry published since 2014
- My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter by Aja Monet (finished 1/31/2019)
- Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann (finished 3/19/2019)
This looks like a fun challenge! I'm terrible at doing reading challenges historically, but oh gosh, there are so many fun things on this list! Maybe I can at least start thinking about books to populate these categories, and see how that goes.
ReplyDeleteHallo, Hallo Audra,
ReplyDeleteI just posted my reading challenges for 2019, as like you, I made some changes over the past year about how I approach my reading life whilst also how I participate in RALs and challenges; things went so well this past year, I wanted to explore a few more in 2019 but really focus on Classics, INSPY and my backlogue; whilst still branching out. I read this list but I actually *loved!* the prompts for Pop Sugar this year more so I went with that one instead.
Thanks for letting me know about The Kiss Quotient!! I had no idea what to mark for that category myself - I borrowed this book this year but failed to read it due to time issues. It's one I want to get to this year instead. I'll have to put a think on to see if I can help you out.. which categories are you struggling with the most?
For Historical Romance by an AOC - I'd go with anything by Beverly Jenkins first and foremost as I love her series set in the small towne. I want to read more by her as well. Also, you might enjoy a HistRom I read this year but never had the chance to review/feature (rescheduling it for 2019) which was "The Lawyer's Luck" by Piper Huguley.
For Mythology and Folklore you might find something inspiring on my post about #Mythothon both the main page where I discussed which stories interested me (top menu, Self-Directed Reading Challenges under Past Challenges) and/or you might like the post where I did a #25PagePreview of the stories I was selecting to read (top menu, this feature has a link under Features/Memes). I was truly surprised by how many I found which interested me to explore further as they were rooted in the original canons of thought but re-inspired for a new generation to appreciate.
Look forward to seeing how you progress!
Oooo! This looks like such fun!
ReplyDeleteI have a few ideas that might work for you.
6. Binti
7. Certain Dark Things
10. I, Tibula (this is on my TBR this year)
14. Last Wool and Testament 16. I don't really read romance but I hear great things about Alyssa Cole