I have been logging my reading since 2009!! which means that it is easy to see the years that I had time to read and the years where it was not at the top of my to-do list.
After being married for a year and having my job for 3 years, I decided that 2019 would be the perfect year to do a reading challenge now that my life was more settled. During Christmas break I printed off a 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge and started penciling in the books that I would read to fit each category. You can see what I came up with here.
Throughout the year I would cross off the books I read and post them on a new instagram account I made. If I started a book and it had too much swearing, I would cross it off and find a new one (sometimes I had to do this two or three times). I looked at that piece of paper often. I was constantly unfolding and re-folding it, I crossed things out, added sticky notes, added additional options, and once when it was in my school bag with my water bottle it got wet and had a nice oval ink spill when you opened it up. As silly as it sounds, I loved that paper because it was evidence of the progress I was making towards my goal. But I lost it around the beginning of November. For the rest of the year, I felt lost without it. I had mostly memorized what I had left to accomplish and could always look up the list on my previous blog post but I was so devastated to lose it!
So here's my updated list of what I actually read for each category plus 16 extra books I read.
1.A book by a Canadian author - Outliers
2. A childhood favorite - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
3. A novel that is considered a "classic" - Emma
4. A mystery novel - Where the Crawdads Sing
5. A book you've been meaning to read but haven't gotten around to - Unbroken
6. A science fiction novel - Skyward
7. An adventure/espionage novel - The Lost Symbol
8. A biography - Shoe Dog
9. A book that challenges your viewpoint - This is Where You Belong
10. The first book in a trilogy - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
11. A book with over 600 pages - Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Vol. 1
12. A Book You can Read in a Day - Beyond Basketball
13. A Book that has won a Pultizer Prize - The Color Purple
14. Any book from the 2017 Good Reads Choice Awards - The Great Alone
15. A Book that has been made into a movie - A Wrinkle in Time
16. A book chosen solely by its cover - The Temple Mount Code
17. A book on theology - Power to Become
18. A celebrity memoir - Becoming
3. A novel that is considered a "classic" - Emma
4. A mystery novel - Where the Crawdads Sing
5. A book you've been meaning to read but haven't gotten around to - Unbroken
6. A science fiction novel - Skyward
7. An adventure/espionage novel - The Lost Symbol
8. A biography - Shoe Dog
9. A book that challenges your viewpoint - This is Where You Belong
10. The first book in a trilogy - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
11. A book with over 600 pages - Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Vol. 1
12. A Book You can Read in a Day - Beyond Basketball
13. A Book that has won a Pultizer Prize - The Color Purple
14. Any book from the 2017 Good Reads Choice Awards - The Great Alone
15. A Book that has been made into a movie - A Wrinkle in Time
16. A book chosen solely by its cover - The Temple Mount Code
17. A book on theology - Power to Become
18. A celebrity memoir - Becoming
19. A book with a six word title - The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
20. A book set in a country you want to visit - Sarah's Key
21. A book that makes you laugh out loud - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
20. A book set in a country you want to visit - Sarah's Key
21. A book that makes you laugh out loud - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
22. A book you read in school - Holes
23. A book with a green spine - Peter and the Starcatchers
24. A book with a character that shares your name - Three Sisters, Three Queens
25. A book published in 2018 - Educated
26. A book recommended by a friend - Lilac Girls
27. A book recommended by a librarian - When Breath Becomes Air
28. A book written by an author under 30 - Eragon
29. A book written before 1920 - Wuthering Heights
30. A book that makes you cry - I'll Push You
31. An e-book - Make Your Bed
32. A book with bad reviews - For Whom the Bell Tolls
33. A young-adults bestseller - The Fountains of Silence
34. A book set in Africa - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
35. A book by Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None
23. A book with a green spine - Peter and the Starcatchers
24. A book with a character that shares your name - Three Sisters, Three Queens
25. A book published in 2018 - Educated
26. A book recommended by a friend - Lilac Girls
27. A book recommended by a librarian - When Breath Becomes Air
28. A book written by an author under 30 - Eragon
29. A book written before 1920 - Wuthering Heights
30. A book that makes you cry - I'll Push You
31. An e-book - Make Your Bed
32. A book with bad reviews - For Whom the Bell Tolls
33. A young-adults bestseller - The Fountains of Silence
34. A book set in Africa - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
35. A book by Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None
36. A historical non-fiction book - The Lincoln Hypothesis
37. A book that inspires you - Girl, Wash Your Face
38. A short story - The Cask of Amontillado
39. A book that's been on the New York Times Bestseller List for more than 10 weeks - A Bend in the Road Bread and Wine
40. Political Book (fiction or non-fiction) - The Washington Hypothesis
41. A book by a Scandinavian author - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
42. A book with non-human characters - Because of Winn-Dixie
43. A book with a topic you're passionate about - The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got that Way
44. A book set in the Middle East - The Kite Runner
45. A book already in your bookshelf - The Great Gatsby
46. A book that was once banned - Of Mice and Men
47. A book originally published in the year you were born - The Pelican Brief
48. A book about travel - The Road Home
49. A foreign book translated into English - The Alchemist
50. A book with the letter "y" somewhere in the title - Be Happy
51. A book with food on the cover - Bread and Wine
52. A book about a current word issue - That We May Be One
37. A book that inspires you - Girl, Wash Your Face
38. A short story - The Cask of Amontillado
39. A book that's been on the New York Times Bestseller List for more than 10 weeks - A Bend in the Road Bread and Wine
40. Political Book (fiction or non-fiction) - The Washington Hypothesis
41. A book by a Scandinavian author - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
42. A book with non-human characters - Because of Winn-Dixie
43. A book with a topic you're passionate about - The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got that Way
44. A book set in the Middle East - The Kite Runner
45. A book already in your bookshelf - The Great Gatsby
46. A book that was once banned - Of Mice and Men
47. A book originally published in the year you were born - The Pelican Brief
48. A book about travel - The Road Home
49. A foreign book translated into English - The Alchemist
50. A book with the letter "y" somewhere in the title - Be Happy
51. A book with food on the cover - Bread and Wine
52. A book about a current word issue - That We May Be One
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
Present Over Perfect
Bridge to Terabithia
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Other Side of the Bridge
These is My Words
Two From Galilee
The Hundred Dresses
Freckle Juice
The Day the World Came to Town
As You Wish
Wonder
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
The Witches
Frindle
Skipping Christmas
It was a fun year of reading. I learned a lot, had a ton of fun, and only came out with a few library fines ;)
This year I am going to focus on what I want to read and making my instagram a place where others can become educated, find resources, and gain or re-gain their love of reading.
I am also planning on reading the books for my personal book club, the Everyday Reading book club, and the LDS Living book club.
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