reading in 2017

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

1. Read a book originally published in a language you do not know
   By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (DE) – Paulo Choelho
   
2. Read a book by an author born in the same country as you
3. Read a book from the Horror genre
4. 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
5. Read a book written before 1950
   The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
   Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
6. 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
7. Read a book written by a woman
   Girls I’ve run away with (DE) – Rhiannon Argo
8. Read a book in the Science Fiction genre
   Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
   
9. Read a book in the Fantasy genre
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
    
14. Read a book published this year
15. Read a popular book, with at least 1 million ratings on any one website
16. Read an unknown book, with no more than 100 ratings on any one website
    Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
    
17. Read a book that was turned into a movie
    The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
    Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
    
18. Finish a series
19. Read a History book, fiction or nonfiction
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari
    Leb wohl, Berlin [DE] – Christopher Isherwood
20. Read a short story, one with less than 10 pages
21. Read a short book, one between 10 and 200 pages
    Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
    Leadership & Self Deception (EN) – The Arbinger Institute
22. 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
23. Read an epic book, one with over 500 pages
24. Read a self-published book
25. 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
    
26. 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
    
27. Read a Biography, whether normal, Auto, or Memoir.
    Round Ireland with a Fridge (EN) – Tony Hawks
28. Read a book labelled as a Best-Seller from this year
29. 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
    
30. 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
    
31. 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
    
32. Read a book that was, or currently is, banned by a government
33. Read a book in the Thriller or Suspense genre
34. Read a Mystery book
35. Read a book labelled as Dystopian
    Der Albtraummann (DE Audio) – Andreas Eschbach
    The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
    
36. Read a debut book from this year
37. 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
38. Read a book in the Paranormal genre
39. 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
40. Read a book for the second time
    Leadership & Self Deception (EN) – The Arbinger Institute
41. 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
42. 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
43. 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
    
44. Read a book where a stranger comes to town.
    The Castle (DE Book + EN Audio) – Franz Kafka
45. Read a book labelled as a Satire or Allegory
46. 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
47. Read a collection of poetry
48. Read the first book in a series
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (EN) – Yuval Noah Harari
49. Read a book that won a literary award
    Why we took the car (DE Audio) – Wolfgang Herrndorf
50. Read a book set in your country
51. 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
52. 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!