Victorian Reading Challenge
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Becky's Book ReviewsDuration: January - December 2016
Goal: Get at least one bingo, five books minimum
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There is a new card for 2016! If you participated in the 2015 challenge, and you're super-attached to the categories on that card, I won't mind if you stick with it. But I wanted to make a new card, I think it will keep it fun to have a new card each year. The new categories appear in bold. If there is enough interest, I can compose a list of examples/suggestions for each category. Or if there is a particular category that puzzles you, and you want suggestions, I could answer your specific question.
The categories:
- American male author
- Anthony Trollope
- Book That Has Been Adapted Into A Movie
- Charles Dickens
- American female author
- Book published 1871-1880
- Book about property, inheritance, economics
- Children's book of your choice
- Mystery, suspense, sensation
- Book published 1837-1849
- Book published 1881-1890
- Wilkie Collins
- Book by a European Author
- Book with a name as the title
- Book published 1861-1870
- Book published 1891-1901
- Book about courtship or marriage
- Book of your choice
- Speculative Fiction (Fantasy, Science Fiction, Time Travel, etc.)
- Book published 1850-1860
- British Female Author
- Fiction book set during the Victorian era
- Book or Movie about Queen Victoria
- Nonfiction book about the Victorian era
- British Male Author
Rules:
- Fiction or nonfiction.
- Books, e-books, audio books all are fine.
- Books and movies can be reviewed together or separately.
- You can create a reading list if you want, but it's not a requirement
- If you do make a list, consider adding a list of five books you'd recommend to others
- If possible try to try a new-to-you author! I know it can be really tempting to stick with familiar favorites.
- Children's books published during these years should not be forgotten!
- Rereads are definitely allowed if you have favorites!
- A blog is not required, a review is not required, but, if you don't review please consider sharing what you read in a comment with one or two sentences of 'reaction' or 'response.'
- Any qualifying book reviewed in 2016 counts towards the challenge. If you're like me, perhaps you try to schedule posts a week ahead of time. So if it's reviewed in 2016, it counts. Even if you finished the book the last week or two of 2015!
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Charity Reading Challenge
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Becky's Book ReviewsDuration: January 2016-December 2016
# of books: You decide! Though I'd suggest a minimum of 4 books.
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Read for a good cause! Buy books at a charity shop, or, even a friends of the library book sale, or, donate a certain percentage of money for each book you read for the challenge. You can choose your own goal of how many books to read, what charity you'll be donating money towards, how much money, etc. (For example, you might want to donate $1 for each paperback you read, or, $3 for every hardback you read. You can work out the details yourself.)
Rules:
- Books and audio books, so long as purchased from a charity shop, count. E-books count if you donate a certain percentage of money to the charity of your choice. (You may read ANY book you choose if you donate your set amount.) Brand new books, old-and tattered out-of-print books. Both are welcome!
- You do not need a blog to participate. You can comment on this post or any challenge-related post to update others on your progress.
- Any qualifying book finished in 2016 can count towards the challenge.
- Books can be of any length and be written for any audience. This challenge does not exclude picture books.
- Qualifying books can be books you've intended to read for ages, or, impulse buys!
- No list is required, but, you can make one as you go if you like. The fun thing about this challenge is that everyone's list is going to be unique!
- You may read for more than one charity if you like.
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World At War Reading Challenge
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Becky's Book ReviewsDuration: December 2015 - December 2016
Goal: Get at least one bingo! (more are welcome, of course!)
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The categories:
- Any book published 1914-1918
- Any book published 1918-1924
- Any book published 1925-1930
- Any book published 1931-1938
- Any book published 1939-1945
- A nonfiction book about World War I
- A nonfiction book about 1910s and 20s
- A nonfiction book about 1920s and 30s
- A nonfiction book about 1930s
- A nonfiction book about World War II
- A fiction book set during World War I
- A fiction book set 1918-1924
- A fiction book set in the 1920s
- A fiction book set in the 1930s
- A fiction book set during World War II
- A book set in the United States or Canada
- A book set in England, Ireland, or Scotland
- A book set in Europe
- A book set in Asia or Middle East
- A book set elsewhere (a country/continent not already read for the challenge)
- A book focused on "the war"
- A book focused on "the homefront"
- Watch any movie released in 1940s
- Watch any movie released in the 1930s
- Watch any movie about either war
The rules:
- Books, audio-books, e-books--all qualify
- Books for any age group qualify--children's books/middle grade, young adult, adult
- Rereads are allowed
- Reviews are not required but if you do get the chance to review, please leave a link!
- You can create a reading list if you want, but it's not a requirement
- If you do make a list, consider adding a list of five books you'd recommend to others
- "Nonfiction" includes biography, autobiography, memoirs, diaries, letters, etc. Also "general" nonfiction--focus on a subject instead of one individual. For the 1920s and 1930s, you might for example read about the Depression, FDR, the Dust Bowl, Prohibition, jazz, harlem renaissance, early film-making, organized crime, Scopes Trial, Hindenburg, 1936 Olympics, etc. Any subject will do essentially.
- Fiction can be "general" fiction, or, from a genre. For example, the "any book published..." could be fiction or nonfiction for any age group and from any genre. And fiction set during the specified times could be historical fiction, historical romance, historical mystery, historical fantasy, historical science fiction. For example, Connie Willis has two books where characters from the future time-travel back to World War II. These would qualify.
For your convenience:
World War I
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Edwardian Bingo Challenge; The Edwardian Era is 1901-1910 officially, or, unofficially 1901-1914
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Becky's Book ReviewsDuration: November 2015 - December 2016
Goal: Get one bingo on the card; you can get more if you like
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The 16 categories:
a British author, a non-British author, a book that you wish had been made into a movie, reread of your choice, a male author, a female author, a book that has been made into a movie, a movie set during the Edwardian era, a book under 180 pages, any book published 1901-1910, nonfiction book about Edwardian Era, an "orphan" book, a book over 300 pages, any book published 1910-1914, fiction book set during the Edwardian era, a fantasy novel.
The rules:
- Fiction or nonfiction.
- Books, e-books, audio books all are fine.
- Books and movies can be reviewed together or separately.
- You can create a reading list if you want, but it's not a requirement
- If you do make a list, consider adding a list of five books you'd recommend to others
- If possible try to try a new-to-you author! I know it can be really tempting to stick with familiar favorites.
- Children's books published during these years should not be forgotten!
- Rereads are definitely allowed if you have favorites!
- A blog is not required, a review is not required, but, if you don't review please consider sharing what you read in a comment with one or two sentences of 'reaction' or 'response.'
- for the 2016 challenge, any qualifying book FINISHED November through December 2016 counts. OR any qualifying book REVIEWED November through December 2016 counts.
*The image for the reading challenge is
Giséle, by Elizabeth Shippen Green, 1908 © 2015 Becky Laney of
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