A New Beginning
Sitting at my desk this morning, getting settled for the day, I began scanning through the events page for a local bookstore. As authors' bios and works blurred before my eyes, I realized how much I missed this: that glorious feeling you experience when unabashedly soaking up the vast array of material out there!
I regret having given up this challenge so quickly. It's not as though I put down The Paris Wife and never read for pleasure again. It's that I stopped viewing reading as an exciting challenge; instead it began a mere pleasant pastime when I grew weary of Netflix nights.
To quote a familiar sentiment from an unfamiliar politician:
About Me:
A book with more than 500 pages Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (1.2.15)
A classic romance
A book that became a movie Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (4.6.15)
A book published this year
A book with a number in the title
A book written by someone under 30
A book with nonhuman characters
A funny book
A book by a female author
A mystery or thriller Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (7.18.15)
A book with a one-word title
A book of short stories
A book set in a different country
A nonfiction book
A popular author's first book A Study in Scarlet (9.12.15)
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
A book a friend recommended
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A book based on a true story American Sniper by Chris Kyle (7.28.15)
A book at the bottom of your to-read list
A book your mom loves
A book that scares you
A book more than 100 years old Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell (10.12.15)
A book based entirely on its cover
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
A memoir Let's Pretend That Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson (12.17.14)
A book you can finish in a day Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham (5.25.15)
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit The Paris Wife (9.7.15)
A trilogy
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle Hard Times by Charles Dickens (10.24.15)
A book set in the future
A book set in high school
A book with a color in the title
A book that made you cry
A book with magic
A graphic novel Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (1.17.15)
A book by an author you've never read before
A book you own but have never read
A book that takes place in your hometown
A book that was originally written in a different language
A book set during Christmas
A book written by an author with your same initials
A play
A banned book
A book based on or turned into a tv show Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (5.25.15)
A book you started but never finished
I regret having given up this challenge so quickly. It's not as though I put down The Paris Wife and never read for pleasure again. It's that I stopped viewing reading as an exciting challenge; instead it began a mere pleasant pastime when I grew weary of Netflix nights.
To quote a familiar sentiment from an unfamiliar politician:
"It is not true that we have only one life to live;
if we can read, we can live as many more lives
and as many kind of lives as we wish."
-S.I. Hayakawa
Today marks the start of a new journey, a new, exhilarating expedition into these many lives. I'll be resetting my challenge page today and archiving the old one below. Feel free to follow along my bibliophilic adventures. Who knows where we'll begin?
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About Me:
I am a sophomore at Vanderbilt University majoring in Communication Studies and minoring in Corporate Strategy. Career-wise, my goal is to go into management, starting either in accounting or corporate consulting, however things play out. I'm a bit of a nerd, so that helps!
Reading has always been a passion of mine. One day in eighth grade, my 5th period chemistry teacher jokingly asked how many books I'd read that day. When I responded I was halfway through my second, boy, was he surprised! As a busy student, however, I don't read nearly as much for pleasure as I'd like, and I find myself primarily reading three types of books: historical fiction, crime dramas, and classics. So, when I found a link to this challenge on Pinterest, I immediately fell in love. I'm competitive enough that a "challenge" will entice me to read more (especially when my twin sister, Catie, is participating), and the variety of categories should get me reading more types of books than ever before!
Categories Completed: 12 of 50 (24%)
Categories Completed: 12 of 50 (24%)
My 2015 Challenge:
A classic romance
A book published this year
A book with a number in the title
A book written by someone under 30
A book with nonhuman characters
A funny book
A book by a female author
A book with a one-word title
A book of short stories
A book set in a different country
A nonfiction book
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
A book a friend recommended
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
A book at the bottom of your to-read list
A book your mom loves
A book that scares you
A book based entirely on its cover
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
A book with antonyms in the title
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviewsA trilogy
A book from your childhood
A book set in the future
A book set in high school
A book with a color in the title
A book that made you cry
A book with magic
A book by an author you've never read before
A book you own but have never read
A book that takes place in your hometown
A book that was originally written in a different language
A book set during Christmas
A book written by an author with your same initials
A play
A banned book
A book you started but never finished
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