2020 Reading Challenge

I started with the The 2020 Christian Reading Challenge  (removing all the Christian theology gives a good challenge for anyone), cut out anything I didn’t want, expanded or changed the global section, and utilized a prompt or two from The Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge. I’ve a few more on here, but they are a little too personal at the moment. I don’t tend to follow these too well, but we shall see. I’d like to mostly focus on the geographic ones, if I can do a continent or area in a month I will be good.

After I wrote these out, I was listening to this and this episode on the What Should I Read Next podcast which mention global reading and a strong sense of place (a term which I love and which I want from the novels I’m reading, I don’t want a book that could be set anywhere, I want the flavor of the place . . . or the book just belongs on a basic TBR). Both feature sources (and another podcast, this podcast, y’all, looks amazing) that I’m hoping will help me find something I can at least manage to read.

1. A European classic
2. A book about a European country
3. An African classic
4. A book about an African country
5. A Middle-Eastern classic
6. A book about a Middle-Eastern country
7. A Far East Asian classic
8. A book about a Far East Asian Country
9. A South American classic
10. A book about a South American country
11. A Canadian classic
12. A book about Canada
13. An American classic (or maybe one a month or one every other)
14. a book about America
15. A book on the sciences outside of my interest
16. A book published the decade you were born
17. A biography
18. A history book
19. A book aimed at women
20. A Book from a best of 2019 list
21. A book more than 200 years old
22. A book you think will make you a better person
23. A book on the current NYT bestseller list
24. A book that won an award
25. A book about food
26. A book about joy or happiness
27. A memoir or autobio
28. A book about art
29. A book about relationships or friendships
30. A book you own but have never read
31. A book aimed at men
32. A graphic novel
33. A book about marriage or singleness
34. A book on money or finance
35. A book about reading or writing