Carrie Gelson at There's a Book for That, hosts #MustReadIn2017.
If you have a want to read list on Goodreads (or somewhere else) that goes on forever, then you might be interested in joining in. All you have to do is choose any number of specific books on that list, and do your best to read them all. It is completely understood that in this year, you will read many more books than these.
In 2016 I picked 36 books and managed to finish them all. I assume that since 36 is a such a special number, I could count on its mathematical magic and choose 36 books again this year.
It wasn't easy.
Now that I no
longer have a library budget I am dependent on my local public library to fuel
my reading life. I had a list I thought was good, but then I checked to see if
they were available at my library of choice, only to discover that some of
them were not even published and others were not available. I sure wish I could
integrate goodreads with the VPL and know instantly if a book is available or
not!
I went back to my
list of over 1200 unread books on Goodreads. I discovered
books that I had read but not recorded. I removed some from the list (I seriously need to do more weeding since I no longer need to read so much children's fiction)
My list burgeoned
up to another long list of 75, considerably over my planned goal, so I started
pruning all over again.
I've done my best
to winnow that list down to 36. I took 12 that were nonfiction and created a
2017 Non Fiction Must Read list. That leaves me with one information book to
read a month. I should be able to handle that! It might be cheating, but I hope
it works. All of the books that made it on my list are novels. Some are best
read by adults and others are for readers just starting chapter books. A few
are graphic. Many of them are books I have on my shelves and need to just get
to. A few are classics that I have been meaning to read. Others are books
recently published that I am counting on the VPL purchasing. Then there are
others that are to be published this year some time. i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I hope I don't
have to purchase too many of them on my own.
#MustReadIn2017
The Boys Who
Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip M. Hoose
Crooked Kingdom
(Six of Crows, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
Home of the Brave
by Katherine Applegate
Last Night I Sang
to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Lost Girl Found by
Laura DeLuca
Moon Shadow by
Erin Downing
The Reader (Sea of
Ink and Gold, #1) by Traci Chee
Sophie Quire and
the Last Storyguard (Peter Nimble, #2) by Jonathan Auxier
Tales from the
Arabian Nights: Stories of Adventure, Magic, Love, and Betrayal by Donna Jo
Napoli
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
#MustReadNFIn2017
The Empathic
Civilization: The Race To Global Consciousness In A World In Crisis by Jeremy
Rifkin
The Inconvenient
Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King
One in Every Crowd
by Ivan E. Coyote
Sachiko: A
Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story by Caren Stelson
We Should All Be
Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Canada celebrates
150 years of colonization this year. I'm contemplating another reading
challenge to commemorate this by reading 150 titles by indigenous authors. I'm
not sure I can accomplish this, but I'm going to try to read as many as I can.
I love that you have a nonfiction list too!
ReplyDeleteNow that I am retired, I've discovered how much I love reading nonfiction. I think work was enough nonfiction before this.
DeleteI didn't realize there was going to be another Piper Green book soon. That is a great series. I want to move to that charming little island! Save Me a Seat was one of my favorite books from last year. Many others on your lists look interesting.
ReplyDeleteI know Lisa. Isn't it exciting! I just adore that character.
DeleteI love that you have both fiction and nonfiction lists! (Guilty confession: I stuck with only fiction....Maybe next year I'll branch out?) Katherine Applegate's Home of the Brave is one of my absolute favorite novels in verse--it's a beautiful read that I've been book talking repeatedly to teachers and students. The Sun is Also a Star was my first read of 2017 and it's going to be hard to top--it's one of the best YA novels I've read in a really long time. You have many on here I haven't read or heard of yet--I'll definitely have to check some of them out. Great lists--good luck tackling them this year! :)
ReplyDeleteI admit that two lists of smaller numbers felt less onerous than one larger one! I'm glad to read that I have so many good reads to look forward to!
DeleteI loved hearing the process, Cheriee, and wish you lived down the block so we could trade! There are a few from your list I will add to a second list which I've started because everyone has still another book I want to remember. If I can recommend any, it would be The Boys Who Challenged Hitler that I loved. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteI wish we did too. You could give me advice on grandparenting!
DeleteI probably need to purge my Goodreads list too! Reading these lists is so damaging to my bank account. Our library seems to lag behind my "want to read" list. You have many great titles and several that I have added to a second list.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably good that my library is a bit behind my desire or I would be even more overwhelmed than I now am.
DeleteThat's amazing that you got through your whole 2016 list!! I had 35 on mine and only managed to read half. My favs on your list: The Boys Who Challenged Hitler, Night Circus, Relish, Save Me a Seat (the audio was great), Bird by Bird, and Still Alice (which is actually fiction - the movie is great too). I want to read When Breath Becomes Air, too! I should've put it on my list, darn it!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I can switch Still Alice with Relish? I'm looking forward to a great year too.
DeleteWhat wonderful lists! A new Piper Green? Love these titles. Counting Thyme is so so very wonderful. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI know! I adore Piper Green. The cover isn't even picked yet.
DeleteI want to read Short. There are many of my favorites on your list like The Hate U Give, The Sun is Also a Star, Relish, and more. I think you'll have a good year of reading. :)
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