Here is the Ultimate Reading Challenge. If you use each category and read a separate book for each, you should end up reading about 230 books. You may choose to use the same
book in multiple categories. For example, if I ever manage to wade through the LOTR
trilogy, I can use it for the "author I loathe" and a "trilogy" categories. I've separated the list into groupings so you can just choose a specific grouping or go ahead and tackle it all in
one year. Have fun and good luck.
This page is super long, but I have this list saved as a two page pdf, so if anyone wants a copy, just leave me a comment and I'll email it to you.
Authors:
A book by Isabel Allende
A book by Maya Angelou
A book by Margaret Atwood
A book by Jane Austen
A book by Enid Blyton
A book by Octavia Butler
A book by Enid Blyton
A book by Octavia Butler
A book by Agatha Christie
A book by Roald Dahl
A book by Emily Dickinson
A book by Robert Frost
A book by Neil Gaiman
A book by Zane Grey
A book by Zora Neale Hurston
A book by Stephen King
A book by James Joyce
A book by Ursula K. LeGuin
A book by Haruki Murakami
A book by Nabokov
A book by Plato, Aristotle, or Marcus Aurelius
A book by Brian Selznick
A book by Robert Service
A play by William Shakespeare
A play by William Shakespeare
A book by Mary Shelley
A book by Henry David Thoreau
A book by Mark Twain
A book by Mark Twain
A book by Kurt Vonnegut
A book by David Foster Wallace
A book by Walt Whitman
A book or play by Oscar Wilde
A book by an author you LOATHE
A book written by an author with your initials
A book written by an author with your initials
A book written by someone with your first name
A book written by someone with your last name
A book by an independently published author
A book by a local author
A book by an independently published author
A book by a local author
A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
A book by someone that identifies as LGBTQ
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
A book by someone that identifies as LGBTQ
A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
Seven books - a book by an author from each different continent (If only penguins knew how to write.)
A book by someone from an indigenous culture (Native American, Aboriginal, etc.)
A book by someone from an indigenous culture (Native American, Aboriginal, etc.)
A popular author's first book
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
A book by an author you've never read before
A book by an author with “Q” in their name
A book by an author with “X” in their name
A book by an author with “Z” in their name
Awards:
A National Book Award winner
A Man Booker Prize winner
A Pulitzer Prize winner
A Caldecott Medal winner
A Newbery Medal winner
A Young Reader’s Choice Award winner
A Commonwealth Writer’s Prize winner (this has recently been changed to the Commonwealth Short Story Prize)
An EMMA Award winner
A book by a Hans Christian Anderson Award winner
A Mythopoeic Award winner
A Hugo Award winner
A Nebula Award winner
An Agatha Award winner
An Edgar Award winner
A Macavity Award winner
A Lambda Literary Award winner
A Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner
A book by a Academy of American Poets Fellowship winner
A Bram Stoker Award winner
A Hammett Award winner
A Rita Award winner
A Spur Award winner
A book from the ALA’s Banned Book list
Classics:
A Classic from before the invention of the Gutenberg Press
A 16th Century Classic
A 17th Century Classic
An 18th Century Classic
A 19th Century Classic
A 20th Century Classic
A Classic by a female author
A 20th Century Classic
A Classic by a female author
A Classic by an author of color
A Classic translated into your language
A Classic with a person's name in the title
A humorous or satirical Classic
A forgotten Classic
A nonfiction Classic
A Children's Classic
A Classic play
A classic romance
A Classic translated into your language
A Classic with a person's name in the title
A humorous or satirical Classic
A forgotten Classic
A nonfiction Classic
A Children's Classic
A Classic play
A classic romance
A Classic novella, under 250 pages
A Classic collection of poetry
A corrupted version of a Classic (such as the addition of zombies or vampires)
Genres:
A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairy tale, Shakespearean play, classic book, etc.)
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally
A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally
considered “self-improvement”)
A graphic book, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics
A history book
A graphic book, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics
A history book
A microhistory
A YA book
A sci-fi book
A sci-fi book
An autobiography
A biography
A memoir
A mystery or thriller
A mystery or thriller
A collection of short stories
A collection of poetry
A book based on a true story
A nonfiction book
A romance book
A nonfiction book
A romance book
A dystopian book
A book about a road trip
A book about science
A book about religion/theology
A book about music
A book about science
A book about business
A book about finance
A book about art
A book about language/communication
A book about relationships
A satirical book
A diary
A ghost story
A completed fanfic about your favorite fandom
A book about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
A book about someone from an indigenous culture
Settings:
Seven books - each one set on a different continent
A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
A book set in your home state
A book set in your hometown
A book set on a different planet
Four books - each one set during a different season
A book set during Halloween
A book set during Thanksgiving
A book set during Christmas
A book set in the past
A book set in the future
A book set in a high school
A book set on an island
A book set in the future
A book set in a high school
A book set on an island
A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with
A book set in a large city
A book set in a small town
Titles and covers:
A book with antonyms in the title
A book with a number in the title
A book with a color in the title
A book with a one-word title
A book with a number in the title
A book with a color in the title
A book with a one-word title
A book with an element in the title
A book with an animal in the title
A book with a plant in the title
A book with an emotion in the title
A book with a place name in the title
A book with a month in the title
A book with your name in the title (if you absolutely can't find one, try a relative's name)
A book with a question in the title
Seven books - each one with a cover that is a different color of the
Seven books - each one with a cover that is a different color of the
rainbow
A book based entirely on its cover
A book with a cat on its cover
A book with a dog on its cover
A book with a fish on its cover
A book with an elephant on its cover
A book with a bird on its cover
A book with a reptile on its cover
A book with a ship on its cover
A book with a car on its cover
A book with a plane on its cover
A book with a bicycle on its cover
A book with a flower on its cover
A book with a map on its cover
Miscellaneous:
A book with nonhuman characters
A book where nonhuman characters are the main characters
A book a friend recommended
A book a friend recommended
A book a family member recommended
A book recommended by someone you just met
A book at the bottom of your to be read list
A book your mother loves
A book that scares you
A book you were supposed to read in high school but didn't
A book at the bottom of your to be read list
A book your mother loves
A book that scares you
A book you were supposed to read in high school but didn't
A book you haven’t read since high school (If you are in high school or just starting college, pick a book from middle school.)
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviews
A trilogy
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle
A book that made you cry
A book with magic
A book you own but have never read
A book based on or turned into a TV show
A book that became a movie this year
A book you started but never finished
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviews
A trilogy
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle
A book that made you cry
A book with magic
A book you own but have never read
A book based on or turned into a TV show
A book that became a movie this year
A book you started but never finished
A book published this year
A book outside your comfort zone
A book outside your comfort zone
A book and its prequel
A book with a protagonist who shares your occupation
A book from the library
A free book
A book guaranteed to bring you joy
The first book you see in the bookstore or library
A book from a list (Goodreads has lists on just about every topic)
A book from the Rory Gilmore Reading List
A book from the Rory Gilmore Reading List
A rare book
A book with an unhappy ending
Four books, each with a different elemental theme (earth, air, fire, water)
Read a book in one day
A book on an e-reader
Listen to an entire audiobook
Listen to an entire audiobook
A book under 150 pages
A 500+ page book
A 1,000+ page book
A 1,000+ page book
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