Monday, December 12, 2016

My 2017 Reading Challenge Plan

At the beginning of 2016 I decided I wanted to keep track of the books I read. I kept a list in my planner for months. By the beginning of August I had read 75 books and decided that I was done with my list keeping. It was interesting to look back at my list and see book titles that I read, loved, loathed, or reread because they were so good.

For 2017 I want to do something different. I looked at some reading challenges online but nothing was exactly what I wanted. I decided to organize a reading challenge of my own and invite people I knew in real life or online to join me in a private Facebook group for the challenge. We'll be doing a hybrid reading challenge. On one month we will read a specific book together and on the next month we will each choose our own book to fit a group theme. It's low-key, just chatting in the FB group. If there is a month where someone is too busy or simply not interested in the book or theme they can skip it and pick back up with the next month.

I decided that it would be fun to post about each book I read as the year goes along, so consider this your advance notice! Our plan is as follows:


The Reading Gateway
2017 Reading Challenge
January (Anything!)
A book already on your shelf that you’ve never finished.
February (Classic)
Persuasion by Jane Austen
March (Encouragement)
An inspirational, self-help, or religious book.
April (Historical)
Moloka’i by Alan Brennert
May (Mystery & More)
A mystery, ghost story, or thriller.
June (Fantasy)
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time series, Book 1)
July (Travel/Geography)
A book set in another country.
August (Biography)
The Mark of a Giant: 7 People Who Changed the World by Ted Stewart
September (Fairy Tale)
A spin on a fairy tale, a retelling.
October (Science Fiction)
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
November (Nonfiction)
A book that will make you smarter.
December (Memoir)
Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis


Have you ever participated in a reading challenge? What books will you be reading in 2017?

7 comments:

  1. Looks great.I'm currently doing a 50 classics in 5 years challenge.Pretty sure I'll finish it next year which will be 3 1/2 years in. This year I folded in a Back to the Classics challenge (read a classic that fits each monthly propmt) plus Pop Sugar's Ultimate Reading Challenge. Pretty sure I'll do them both again this year - and will hopefully still have time for some free reading as well.

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    1. Lots of reading for you! I love reading your posts about books when you share them.

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  2. How fun! We'll see how January goes . . .

    :)

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    1. Are you on FB now for the Crew? I want to friend you if you are... and you could join the group if you want.

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  3. This looks like an awesome book group! I would love to participate and may just follow your listed suggestions anyways. There are some books listed there that I've never read and genres that I don't normally read! It would make 2017 an interesting reading year!

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    1. You are on FB, want me to add you to the group? Just message me on FB if you do. :) Or just play along on your own - whatever works for you.

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  4. Tristan your book plan looks great! I think I'll follow along as well, at least I'll attempt to.

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