2016 Reading Challenge
I love reading, that’s no secret. But I have never really been part of any serious reading challenges. Thus, I decided that this year I should be part of a proper reading challenge. I signed up to my Goodreads account and set a personal goal of reading 25 books in the year 2016. Given the fact that we have 12 months, I calculated 2 books a month and 1 bonus.
What I needed next was an idea or some sort of recommendation that I could follow. After searching the internet for a while I found one reading challenge that seemed to fit into my requirements scale.
A challenge is always fun when you have other people taking part in it along with you. So I am tagging all you book lovers to join me on this reading journey for this year.
The Reading Challenge is called 25 Books for 2016, here is the list I will be following.
Are you part of challenges this year? Let me know.
Rashmi P. Menon
A Single Mother with an unbreakable passion to Live the Life! I am a Writer/Author by passion and an IT Project Manager by profession. I am also the voice of Artemis at In The Pantheon - a multi-author collaborative writing project. When not hunting as Artemis, I am busy querying agents and working on my multiple writing projects. Women Empowerment and Child Rights Advocate.
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Dr Meg Sorick
I chose 25 books to read, too. I haven’t exactly worked out which ones and I’m not following any particular list. I want at least 5 to be classics!
MindandLifeMatters
That sounds great! I am hoping to stick to this list albeit in a random order depending on my mood.
5 classics wow…that’s awesome. Good luck for your 25 Meg! 🙂
Dr Meg Sorick
You, too!
IAmDonovan
I love reading, but school takes up so much time I would never be able to do 25 books! Plus I’m really picky about what I read and I would not be happy reading a book I didn’t like only to complete a challenge. But I sincerely wish you and anyone else participating all the best and I hope y’all come across some great books! 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
I can relate to that. I’m quite picky myself. So my biggest challenge would be to find books that fit in the criteria of the challenge.
Thanks for the wishes! I will def let you know if I come across any great books in this journey! 🙂
adriennea3
I would love to do this challenge also. Not what books yet.
MindandLifeMatters
If you are confused about which books to read, I could share the names of the ones I’m reading and we could do it together! 🙂
adriennea3
Ok sounds good:)
iamabloggertoo
Alright.That sounds pretty interesting.I am not a book reader, but I would like to try and take up the book reading challenge with you ! I don’t know about any good books by the way 🙂 But, https://mcmaffei55.wordpress.com had suggested me some good books to read, a few days back.Maybe if you would like to,you can go and have a look at that as well 🙂 I would love to join in the book reading fun. It’s been years since i lost touch with reading books 😛 The last time i read books was during my school days 😀
MindandLifeMatters
Thank you for the link Shilpa. Those are some really good suggestions for reading. I hope you will enjoy the challenge and reading! Like they say, it’s never too late!
iamabloggertoo
Yes that’s true..nothing is never too late.i just signed up on goodreads today and selected a few good books to read. 🙂 let’s see if i can take up the challenge 😛 thankyou for your post today, or i would not have thought of reading 😛
MindandLifeMatters
Your welcome! I am glad to have inspired you to start reading! 🙂
iamabloggertoo
Do you read books online ? If so, could you please tell me the best website where i can i go and read the books online ? 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
I have a Kindle Unlimited account and a Barnes and Noble nook so I mainly use these to read e-books. I do not have a specific website that I use.
Vibrant
You know I can only wish you very best for the challenge 😀
Love and light <3
Anand 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
Thank you for the wish! Although I feel you can change the habit if you want! 🙂
Ananya
I am in, Rashmi. Given that my current year resolution is to read 50 books, I can easily sign up for this challenge. 🙂 And I have already started reading a book which I have had since forever.0 Let me know if I need to do anything else to be a part of this challenge. Good luck to us. 😉
p.s.: You look fab in that hairstyle
MindandLifeMatters
Awesome, Ananya! 50 books this year…wow that’s like a book a week. I could never commit to that big a number.
All you need to do to be part of this challenge is to pick one book from the category I posted and read it…that’s all. Maybe you could recommend some good books to me from the ones you already read…that would be great. We could discuss in the forum. 🙂
Ananya
Well.. The further the target, the greater the achievement.. 😉 Would definitely love to discuss books with you.
Ananya
Ah, if you want to read a book with magic, you can give The Kingkiller Chronicles a shot. It’s a trilogy, and the third book hasn’t come out yet, but it’s just amazing! If you are into fantasy, then that’s definitely a must-read. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
I like fantasy, will definitely give it a try. Thank you so much for the suggestion. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
Ohh…thank you…new hairdo for new year! 😉
Kristina Van Hoose
I always try to so these challenges of reading x amount of books with my goodreads account and fail. However, I really like the options in this challenge. I might just try to see how many of them I can cross off in an attempt to widen my reading genres. 🙂 thanks for sharing!
MindandLifeMatters
Your welcome! Good luck to us with the reading challenge. Let me know if you come across any good books!
!shita
Oooo… I like this!!! I have chose 50 as a goal. Out of this I have completed 2 I believe. How do I tag though???
Btw.. You look fabulous!!! Happy new year to you and your son Rashmi 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
Wow….50 is like a book a week almost and you have already completed 2? Awesome!
Well for this challenge, it’s just about crossing off the category from the list. So every time you cross off a category (or if you are a fast reader once you complete a set of categories) you can tag in the forum or through a blog post. Would be lovely to discuss.
Do let me know if you have read some really good books worth recommending from the categories in the list!
Thank you, Happy New Year to you too! 🙂
meloheart
Wow great
meloheart
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MindandLifeMatters
Thank you for the nomination. This is a very interesting idea for an award post. I guess this is the first time I’m looking forward to doing an awards post! 🙂
meloheart
You should do it I think.
MindandLifeMatters
I hope to be able to do it! 🙂
meloheart
Of course you’ll succeed
bjofborg
Hi there! I am also participating in a 2016 Reading Challenge and would love to have you join me on my journey as well! If you would like, please check out my blog. I look forward to reading about what you are reading! Happy 2016 and best of luck on your challenge! -BJ
MindandLifeMatters
Hi BJ! That’s great, I will definitely check out your blog and join you in your reading challenge. I will do a post on the books I have picked for the first quarter shortly. Happy 2016 to you too! And good luck with the challenge.
Happy Reading! – Rashmi
ranu802
Hi it’s such a good idea to enter the reading challenge with “goodreads.’ I signed up to read 25 books, I hope I can do it. I’ve already started reading a non-fiction, which is a translation by Mobi Ho, the title is,”The Miracle of Mindfulness.” An introduction to the Practice of Meditation.
Thank you for your post, it is timely. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
Glad you enjoyed the post! I signed up for 25 too and hope to meet my target. Thanks for the recommendation 🙂
Good luck with your reading challenge!
brendablagdon
That’s an interesting list, Rashmi. I don’t think I’ll follow it but as I read a book I’ll see if it fits in any of the categories. I usually set a goal to read 100 books a year. In 2015 I read 85. Since I won’t be doing another Blogging U. course until February, I plan to devote my Wonderful Words Blog posts this month to my reading. I’ll be doing a post on what I read in 2015 and what I plan to read in 2016. I also hope to do a post on each book I read. Good luck with your reading plan.
MindandLifeMatters
Wow, 100 books a year? That’s amazing! I could never commit to that big number. I would love to read your post on the books you have read and planning to read. I welcome recommendations from you 🙂
Good luck with your reading challenge!
Vikram Bishla
awesome!!!
Yesss!!!
I was just waiting for a post like this. 🙂
I am taking my first reading challenge this year.
I have taken 50 books for this year. and I am done with two books.
I have not prepared any list in advance. I will be selecting randomly. most of the books will be from Russian authors.
wish you all the best for the challenge. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
That’s great news! 50 is a lot of books! I could never commit to that many.
I wish you all the best with your reading challenge! 🙂
Vikram Bishla
i think i’m comfortable with one book per week. 🙂
thanks, Rashmi. 🙂
have a great day ahead 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
You too! Have a good evening! 🙂
Vikram Bishla
🙂 🙂 🙂
Wandering Soul
i like! i am printing out the image and putting it up…. let’s see how many i can do ! 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
Awesome! Let’s keep sharing our recommendations of the categories and books to read, will be fun! 🙂
judyjourneys
I’m going to share that list with my granddaughters. Thanks.
MindandLifeMatters
Thank you for sharing! Have fun reading with your granddaughters, Judy 🙂
ranu802
Hi, this morning i finished reading my book, “miracle of mindfulness, a translation by Mobi Ho.Today I have picked up Ayn Rand’s fiction, “Atlas Shrugged,” this will take longer to read, it has 1168 pages.Thanks for the challenge, I need it to get motivated. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
I am glad you are motivated by the challenge! Happy Reading! 🙂
thelonelyauthorblog
A nice variety of books. Enjoy.
MindandLifeMatters
Thank you! 🙂
aubrihowellyahoocom
Some great ideas
MindandLifeMatters
Thank you!
Nena
How exciting! Maybe I need something like this to help me stick to reading more.
MindandLifeMatters
You should try it too. I just started my first book for the year. Why don’t you pick one up too, Nena?
Nena
I have several books that I’ve started so I need to finish them😉
Thora
Wow! Thank you! I always needed to write on my blog something like that. Can I take a fragment of your post to my website?
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Indira
Hi Rashmi! I’m joining you for this challenge but my goal at present is for 20 books. My shifting to a new house has upset my plan a bit. Happy reading.
MindandLifeMatters
Hi Masi, I think 20 books in spite of a busy schedule is good! I would love to know what you are reading, do let me know. I’m actually looking for some suggestions for good indian authors too.
Indira
I have started reading novels since I was 7/8. Thanks to my mother. Nowadays I read slowly hence only 20 books is my target. I have read Indian writers’ book in Hindi and Bengali, some translations also. I’ll try to recall some.
MindandLifeMatters
Thank you! 🙂
Nelia de Villiers
This is great. I shared the list with my family. They love reading. The challenge puts a new spin to reading. Thanx and good luck. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
It does, the challenge really adds to the fun! 🙂
Happy Reading with the family! 🙂
arwen1968
Nice and quirky list… I like it. I’ll take it up – it should ensure that I read something other than Herodotus. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
Good luck with the challenge! Happy reading 🙂
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ranu802
In the reading book challenge, I have read four books ,they are the following:
1.Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh, translated by Mobi Ho
2. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
3. Eleven minutes by Paolo Coelho
4. The time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. My Next Book is, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Book number 5 is quite interesting.
MindandLifeMatters
The Da Vinci Code is a page turner! One of my favorites!
ranu802
Rashmi, I finished reading my fifth book, “The Da Vinci Code,” I liked it a lot. Tomorrow I intend to start reading, “Far From The Madding Crowd,” By Thomas Hardy.
MindandLifeMatters
Awesome, Ranu! I’m just about finishing my 5th book. 🙂
ranu802
Way to go Rashmi. 🙂
ranu802
Dear Rashmi,
I’ve finished reading ,”Far From The Madding Crowd,” I’m so glad. My seventh book is, “Reading Lolita in Tehran.” Its author is Azar Nafisi. I’ve already started reading it about half an hour ago. It’s # 1 New York Times Best Seller. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
Awesome, Ranu! You are going really fast! 👍
ranu802
Dear Rashmi,
I’m pleased to let you know I finished reading my seventh book, “Reading Lolita in Tehran- A memoir in books by Azar Nafisi.
Once again thank you for your encouragement, if it weren’t for you I probably wouldn’t seriously think of reading twenty-five books. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
Ranu, I am so glad this challenge is motivating you to read more. I am still on my 6th book. 🙂
ranu802
Hi Rashmi ,
I finished reading, “The End of the Affair by Graham Greene,” on Tuesday 23rd of this month. I have started reading the next one, it’s a book I’m reading out of curiosity. While reading Lolita in Tehran , I wondered what was Lolita about, why was there so much dialogue about this book in particular? After starting it I’ve realized , it is not the kind of book,one picks up for reading pleasure. It shows a dangerous side of some humans, which most of us are not aware of, yet it is good to know. I Would appreciate to know your feeling. Thank you.
MindandLifeMatters
Hi Ranu,
You seem to be in a roll! Are you planning to read Lolita next? I have read the book and must say that the content is on the darker side, but the book is very well written! It is definitely worth a read, it is one of the best sellers for obvious reasons although it was controversial.
However, If you have difficulty with reading content involving incest and physical relationships, then I suggest you proceed with caution. Hope this helps.
ranu802
Thank you Rashmi, I started reading it before I picked up “The End of the Affair,” after reading a few pages I could not go on, so I read the book I just finished and picked up “Lolita,” again. I have other books I can read it seems according to my friends it’s a must read book.
Also your comment makes me want to read it. Thank you so much for your help. 🙂
ranu802
Hello Rashmi,
I hope you had a wonderful birthday party for your son. All the best to you both.
I’ve finished reading 9 books, Lolita was the ninth book. Now I’m ready to read ,’The great Gatsby.’ What do you think, is it a good choice? 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
The Great Gatsby is one of my all time favorite books! You will never regret picking up this book to read.
ranu802
Dear Rashmi,
After reading Lolita, I needed a break, I picked up, “The Great Gatsby,” I realized why you liked it so much. I loved the book,but found it sad, I liked Gatsby and Nick the narrator’s character in the book, they were delightful.
Yesterday, I started reading , “Angels and Demons,” I’m finding it interesting. Thank you for your suggestion. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
Hi Ranu, I am so glad to know that you enjoyed The Great Gatsby, it’s a tragedy buy very well written.
Angels and Demons is a good one too, although it’s a little slow and sometimes you might have to push yourself to get through some of the chapters.
I just finished my 7th book yesterday. Will be starting my 8th book for the year ‘The 5th Wave’ today. Picking up a sci-fi book for a change.
Are you on Goodreads? We could continue our discussion there, it will be easier to talk books there than having to come to this post everytime.
You should also join our forum, it’s called Blogger’s World. if interested, I can send you an invite for the forum. Let me know.
Regards, Rashmi
ranu802
I’d love to join the blogger’s forum, thank you.
I did sign up on Goodreads, they have it mixed up, every time I tried to enter I can’t get through, I’m not sure what to do.
shinepositivepower
Thank you for sharing the list Rashmi. I love reading but nowadays I am more on reading articles than books, I guess my time had limited me unlike when I was younger. 🙂
MindandLifeMatters
That happens a lot, Shine. Why don’t you switch to reading short stories that way you are not spending too much time?
shinepositivepower
Thanks for the advise Rashmi. 🙂
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