Books consumed in 2017: 10/7 ?
of which were audio books: 2½
Criteria fulfilled: 31/52
I started it in 2015 in the South of Spain. I started it because of Goodreads (here’s my profile).
Every year I set myself a challenge of reading a certain amount of books.
Mainy due to the fact that I love reading and would like to do it more frequently, but don’t seem capable of making time for it unless I force myself.
The idea is, to always read one more book that in the year prior.
In 2015 I managed to beat my challenge of 18 books, only because I started a lot of classic, but thin literature in the end of the year.
2016 it looks like I’m gonna fail to reach my goal of 19 books gloriously. It’s mid December and I am at 6 books.
That brings me back to 7 books in 2017. Which is ridiculous. After all, Kafka’s “The Castle” gave me a huge set back (holy moly, it’s soooo tedious…)
That’s why I was very tempted when I stumbled upon this reading challenge on Reddit (my profile).
I’m risking to fail again, but I want to keep it interesting. So I will give my best to read at least 7 books that fulfil the following criteria (the easy version where I’m allowed to check several points for one book, if they apply).
Also I will add the book I read in order to fulfil the criteria.
The Criteria for 2017
Read a book originally published in a language you do not know
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
- Read a book by an author born in the same country as you
- Read a book from the Horror genre
Read a Romance and/or Erotica book
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
Read a book written before 1950
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
Read a book written by a man
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (EN) – Yuval Noah Harari
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (EN) – Malcom Gladwell
Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
Read a book written by a woman
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
Read a book in the Science Fiction genre
Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
- Read a book in the Fantasy genre
Read a book labelled as Young Adult
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
Read a nonfiction book
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (EN) – Yuval Noah Harari
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (EN) – Malcom Gladwell
Read a book with a contemporary setting
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (EN) – Malcom Gladwell
Leadership & Self Deception (EN) – The Arbinger Institute
Read a book written after 1949
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (EN) – Yuval Noah Harari
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (EN) – Malcom Gladwell
Leadership & Self Deception (EN) – The Arbinger Institute
- Read a book published this year
- Read a popular book, with at least 1 million ratings on any one website
Read an unknown book, with no more than 100 ratings on any one website
Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
Read a book that was turned into a movie
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
- Finish a series
Read a History book, fiction or nonfiction
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari
Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
- Read a short story, one with less than 10 pages
Read a short book, one between 10 and 200 pages
Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
Leadership & Self Deception (EN) – The Arbinger Institute
Read a long book, one between 200 and 500 pages
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (EN) – Yuval Noah Harari
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (EN) – Malcom Gladwell
Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
- Read an epic book, one with over 500 pages
- Read a self-published book
Read an indie book, where the publisher is a small or niche house and not one of the top 6 publishers
Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (EN) – Malcom Gladwell
Leadership & Self Deception (EN) – The Arbinger Institute
Read a book published under one of the Big 6 publishing houses
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari
Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
Leadership & Self Deception (EN) – The Arbinger Institute
Read a Biography, whether normal, Auto, or Memoir.
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
- Read a book labelled as a Best-Seller from this year
Read a book about Politics and/or Religion
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari
Listen to an Audiobook
Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
Read a book on paper
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (EN) – Yuval Noah Harari
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (EN) – Malcom Gladwell
Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
Leadership & Self Deception (EN) – The Arbinger Institute
- Read a book that was, or currently is, banned by a government
- Read a book in the Thriller or Suspense genre
- Read a Mystery book
Read a book labelled as Dystopian
Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
- Read a debut book from this year
Read a book by or featuring a character that is LGBT
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
- Read a book in the Paranormal genre
Read a book with pictures in it
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (EN) – Yuval Noah Harari
Read a book for the second time
Leadership & Self Deception (EN) – The Arbinger Institute
Read a book that’s been on your to read-list for more than a year
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (EN) – Malcom Gladwell
Read a book that features animals
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (EN) – Yuval Noah Harari
Read a book where the main character goes on a journey
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
Read a book where a stranger comes to town.
The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
- Read a book labelled as a Satire or Allegory
Read a book from the Self-Help, Health, Travel, or Guide category
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (EN) – Yuval Noah Harari
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (EN) – Malcom Gladwell
Leadership & Self Deception (EN) – The Arbinger Institute
- Read a collection of poetry
Read the first book in a series
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (EN) – Yuval Noah Harari
Read a book that won a literary award
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
- Read a book set in your country
Read a book set in a country, that’s not your’s, but which exists today
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
- Combining all the letters of all the titles of all the books you’ve read this year, complete the Alphabet:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Wish me luck!