Sanja's 2015 Category Challenge

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Sanja's 2015 Category Challenge

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1sanja
nov. 6, 2014, 11:56 am

I was wondering how everyone was going to handle their categories this year. Reading 225 books seems like a lot on top of working and living a relatively social life.

So, categories (not quite set in stone yet):
I. mysteries
II. classics
III. off the shelf
IV. impulse
V. recommendations
VI. non-fiction

I'll try for 10 books in each category, but we'll see how it goes.

2VivienneR
des. 12, 2014, 12:21 pm

Sounds like a nice flexible plan.

3DeltaQueen50
des. 12, 2014, 1:49 pm

I think most of us are using the number 15 somewhere in our challenge, but I don't know if anyone is doing a true 15 x 15 Challenge as 225 is definitely a lot of books!

4mamzel
des. 12, 2014, 2:19 pm

That looks like a challenge you'll be able to complete with little difficulty. I hope you'll find good reads to fill the categories. Happy 2015!

5sanja
des. 13, 2014, 11:18 am

Y'all are very sweet. I love how supportive everyone here is.

6VivienneR
des. 13, 2014, 12:10 pm

There is no doubt, you'll have fun in this group.

7rabbitprincess
des. 13, 2014, 3:27 pm

Great idea to include an impulse-reads category! Have fun with your challenge :)

8-Eva-
des. 13, 2014, 7:51 pm

Yeah, 225 is never going to happen for me. :) Impulse is always a good category.

10sanja
Editat: nov. 14, 2015, 2:14 pm

II. Classics
1. Cranford
2. The Home-maker
3. It's hard to be hip over thirty
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

11sanja
Editat: abr. 4, 2015, 1:53 pm

III. Off the Shelf
1. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
2. Angels and Demons
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

13sanja
Editat: ag. 16, 2015, 10:21 am

V. Recommendations
1. The 5 Love Languages
2. The Kosher Pig
3. The Martian
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

14sanja
Editat: set. 25, 2015, 3:50 pm

VI. Non-Fiction
1. In Cold Blood
2. Good Boss, Bad Boss
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

15MissWatson
des. 19, 2014, 3:54 am

That is a very clear, simple set-up. Enjoy the reading!

16DeltaQueen50
des. 19, 2014, 3:44 pm

I love that you have a category for Impulses - I could certainly use one of those!

17sanja
des. 19, 2014, 5:19 pm

Thank you, both of you!

18lkernagh
des. 25, 2014, 10:34 pm

Smaller categories that allow for some impulse reading is the way to go. Great set up!

19sanja
gen. 2, 2015, 1:48 am

1. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

I bought this book at a library sale a year ago. It was an amusing read, but I will be donating it.

20electrice
gen. 2, 2015, 4:18 am

>19 sanja: I liked this one, it was a nice read. I think that I liked it more than you, afterall I've kept my copy ;)

21christina_reads
gen. 2, 2015, 2:28 pm

>19 sanja: My feelings exactly! I liked it fine but had no need to keep it on my shelves.

22sanja
Editat: gen. 3, 2015, 9:03 pm

Electrice and Christina: I'm going through a beginning-of-the-year purge at my house and everything that I'm not totally in love with, including books, is going. I liked the book just fine, I just didn't love it.

23electrice
gen. 7, 2015, 4:01 pm

>22 sanja: I'm doing it also, I'm donating and trowing away all that is not indispensable. I'm not trowing away books, evidently those go to other readers :) It's been an on-going project for a year now, slow going but oh so rewarding, the flat was beginning to feel a little bit claustrophobic!

24sanja
gen. 8, 2015, 1:10 pm

>23 electrice: electrice: I live in a house that's entirely too large for me, but I don't want to get to the point where every room is stuffed to the ceiling.

25electrice
gen. 8, 2015, 7:41 pm

>24 sanja: Exactly, I've once seen a documentary on people having cluttered flat or house. It had nothing to do with the surface of their homes, but everything to do with the inability to let go of things. One man had 350 square meter house which was overstuffed ;( I never want to find myself in this situation if I can help it, 'declustering' is the way to go.

26sanja
gen. 19, 2015, 6:59 pm

2. In Cold Blood

I don't know yet what I think of this book. But I do know that I won't be keeping it.

27sanja
gen. 19, 2015, 11:13 pm

28electrice
gen. 25, 2015, 12:45 am

>26 sanja: I was so sure that I didn't want to read Capote but right now I'm reading The Paris Review Interviews: Vol 1; I've just finished the interview with Capote and his work seemed interesting. I don't know ...

>27 sanja: Great! I'm thinking of rereading the whole series, fun is the word :)

29sanja
gen. 25, 2015, 10:38 am

>electrice: This is the first thing I've read by him. It was a little off putting, but only because of the actual crime, not his writing.

30electrice
Editat: feb. 1, 2015, 3:02 pm

>29 sanja: Thanks, I'll try another one of his books then ...

31sanja
feb. 8, 2015, 7:12 pm

4. A regimental Murder

Not really a fan of these books as mysteries, though they technically are so. I like them better just as novels.

32sanja
feb. 28, 2015, 9:48 am

5. Cranford

I bought this book because I really liked the PBS mini-series of the same name. The book was much more boring.

33VivienneR
març 2, 2015, 1:22 pm

>32 sanja: I haven't watched the mini-series but I liked the book.

34sanja
març 8, 2015, 12:42 pm

6. The 5 Love Languages

Several friends recommended this book to me. It's one of those books where everything that the author says is obvious and should be common knowledge, but somehow, it just doesn't click until put together like this.

35thornton37814
març 12, 2015, 10:11 pm

>34 sanja: I read that book years ago, and I recently purchased the latest edition for about $5 when it was on sale at Lifeway. I'll be reading it again soon.

36sanja
març 24, 2015, 2:24 pm

7. The Spirit Thief

This was a really fun read about magic and spirits. I like Eli Monpress

37christina_reads
març 24, 2015, 6:14 pm

>36 sanja: Oh, I really like that series too!

38sanja
abr. 4, 2015, 1:55 pm

8. Angels and Demons

I've been in a book reading slump lately. I've started 8 different books in the last 2 months and couldn't seem to care to finish any of them. I needed a really fluffy book and this book was perfect to break the slump.

39sanja
maig 12, 2015, 8:13 am

9. The Spirit Rebellion

As much as I joke about how it should only rain on Sundays between 10 pm and 3 am, I'm not sure that is like to be that in control of everything.

40sanja
maig 21, 2015, 6:30 pm

10. The Kosher Pig

This book was very interesting. I don't know how else to describe it.

41sanja
maig 29, 2015, 9:11 am

11. The Spirit Eater

This book was not as interesting as the rest. It was also much longer. Mostly it seemed like a really long preview for the next book.

42sanja
juny 7, 2015, 10:50 am

12. The Friday Night Knitting Club

This book was pretty fluffy. I think I expected more entertainment out of it. I donated it.

43sanja
juny 7, 2015, 1:15 pm

Still going through my purge phase. I'm donating so many books, even ones I haven't read yet, but am just over.

I'm reading a lot of books lately and I think I'm losing track of them. Currently reading The Third Daughter, The Third Girl, and Good Boss, Bad Boss, the best that I can remember.

44rabbitprincess
juny 7, 2015, 5:05 pm

>43 sanja: It can be very liberating to get rid of books that no longer suit. I had to go through some books left at my parents' place when I moved out and many of them were no longer to my taste. It felt good to clear them off the shelves.

45sanja
Editat: juny 21, 2015, 8:38 pm

>44 rabbitprincess:: I'm so glad that someone understands.

46-Eva-
juny 7, 2015, 6:58 pm

>43 sanja:
You are definitely not alone - I've donated so many unread books that, when I acquired them, I thought seemed amazing, but that somehow turned into "why?"s in the bookshelf. :)

47sanja
juny 8, 2015, 9:06 pm

13. Third Daughter

The book was mostly interesting, though it dragged in parts. I loved the Bollywood steampunk twist thought.

48lkernagh
juny 14, 2015, 12:12 pm

Stopping by with hellos. Purging books can feel liberating if they are books you don't want or have no intention of ever reading. I am worried I may be due for a purge soon.... I must start reading more books off my own shelves.

49sanja
juny 21, 2015, 12:22 am

14. The Glass House

Another Captain Lacey mystery. I like how London at that time was grimy and bleak for the poor and warm and glittery for the rich. I would like to think that things have improved.

50mamzel
juny 21, 2015, 9:45 am

>43 sanja: Still going through my purge phase

Making room for new ones? Huh, huh, huh?

51sanja
juny 21, 2015, 8:37 pm

>50 mamzel:: Yes, I am. My want to live a minimalist lifestyle apparently does not apply to books. :)

52sanja
juny 30, 2015, 10:48 pm

15. Third Girl

Watching the PBS version of the story is so completely confusing, since it really changes some important things.

53sanja
jul. 6, 2015, 6:05 pm

I got my first Persephone book! I'm so excited! That is all.

54christina_reads
jul. 7, 2015, 5:40 am

>53 sanja: I love Persephone books! They're usually lovely reads...and so pretty!

55sanja
jul. 7, 2015, 7:45 pm

>54 christina_reads:: So very pretty! And I just got my biannual magazine and another bookmark, and now all is well with the world.

56sanja
jul. 19, 2015, 6:30 pm

16. Endless Night

A good mystery not associated with any of her detectives. A really good twist at the end.

17. This Wicked Gift

I've read several Courtney Milan books and loved them all. This one wasn't as good as the rest, IMHO. There were some consent issues that bothered me.

57sanja
ag. 16, 2015, 10:24 am

18. The Martian

I can't believe I forgot to document finishing this book. It's the best book that I've read in a really long time. The best way to describe it is that this is the entire book of that scene in Apollo 13 where they pour out all the parts needed for the filter out on the conference table and say "This is what they have up there and we're going to make it work." I cannot explain how awesome this book is, but I have recommended it to like 30 people with absolutely no reservations at all.

58-Eva-
ag. 16, 2015, 3:08 pm

>57 sanja:
I just finished that one too - such a great read!

59lkernagh
ag. 16, 2015, 8:50 pm

The Martian is a book I have been recommending to anyone who asks, regardless of their reading preferences. Loved it! ;-)

60sanja
set. 3, 2015, 10:41 pm

19. By the Pricking of My Thumbs

I'm still not sure who the killer is.

61sanja
set. 25, 2015, 3:52 pm

20. Good Boss, Bad Boss

The entire premise of this book is "don't be a jerk to your people." There, I saved you 282 pages.

62-Eva-
set. 27, 2015, 6:12 pm

>61 sanja:
Haha! Thanks! :)

63sanja
oct. 10, 2015, 10:23 am

>62 -Eva-: -Eva-, you're quite welcome. With so many good books in the world, there really is no reason to read the useless ones.

64sanja
oct. 10, 2015, 10:31 am

21. Proof by Seduction

I find I am not liking this series by Courtney Milan nearly as much as the Brothers Sinister series.

22. The Home-Maker
This is such a good book. I cannot describe how well written and touching it is. I smiled through the entire book and did that "I love this book, it is my friend" hug thing when I finished it.

65sanja
nov. 14, 2015, 2:15 pm

23. It's hard to be hip over thirty

I don't remember the last time I read a book of poetry or when I enjoyed it this much.

66sanja
des. 7, 2015, 2:47 am

24. Wanted: Wife

So fluffy.

67lkernagh
des. 20, 2015, 3:16 pm

>66 sanja: - I am in the mood for a fluffy read. Adding the Gwen Jones book to my possibilities list.