Books read in January
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glacier_kittyA book with a map: Antarctic Navigation by Elizabeth Arthur (Dec 31-Jan 14). Phew, this book was almost 800 pages long! It had been on my to-read shelf way too long lol. I like when the main character had "conversations" with Scott's men in the Terra Nova hut, "especially Cherry," which surprised her because Cherry was so shy and scared of women..aww! I'm pretty sure he said hi to me through my phone when I was at his grave..I've put my phone in my pocket a million times, but only then did it suddenly say "hi"? I'm honored, Cherry! <3
A book set in a country beginning with "C" (Canada): Death Wins in the Arctic: The Lost Winter Patrol of 1910 by Kerry Karram (Jan 15-18). Those poor people ate their dogs and died a horrible death..remind me never to get lost in Canada in the winter D:
A book you picked because the title caught your attention: Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman (Jan 18-21). This was too much about her sex life and less about her adventures..yawn. The title was so promising though!
A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard (Jan 22-28). The Amazon jungle sounds terrifying D:
A medical thriller: Scurvy by Stephen R. Bown (Jan 29-31). This is the fourth book I've read by that author haha. Scurvy sounds like one of the worst ways to die..it's crazy that we need Vitamin C to survive, but our bodies don't produce it..
A book that's published in 2020
A book by a trans or nonbinary author
A book with a great first line
A book about a book club
A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
A bildungsroman (coming of age novel)
The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
A book with an upside-down image on the cover
A book with a map
A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
An anthology
A book that passes the Bechdel test
A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
A book about or involving social media
A book that has a book on the cover
A medical thriller
A book with a made-up language
A book set in a country beginning with "C"
A book you picked because the title caught your attention
A book published the month of your birthday
A book about or by a woman in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
A book that won an award in 2019
A book on a subject you know nothing about
A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
A book with a pun in the title
A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
A book with a bird on the cover
A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
A book by a woman of color
A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
A book you meant to read in 2019
A book with a three-word title
A book with a pink cover
A Western
A book by or about a journalist
Read a banned book during Banned Books Week (September 27-October 3)
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
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A book written by an author in their 20s
A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
A book set in the 1920s
A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
A book with more than 20 letters in its title
A book published in the 20th century
A book from a series with more than 20 books
A book with a main character in their 20s
Feb 1. What is your birthstone and flower? My birthstone is a pearl, and my flower is a rose and honeysuckle (I had to look that up, I didn't know we had birth flowers too!)
A book set in a country beginning with "C" (Canada): Death Wins in the Arctic: The Lost Winter Patrol of 1910 by Kerry Karram (Jan 15-18). Those poor people ate their dogs and died a horrible death..remind me never to get lost in Canada in the winter D:
A book you picked because the title caught your attention: Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman (Jan 18-21). This was too much about her sex life and less about her adventures..yawn. The title was so promising though!
A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard (Jan 22-28). The Amazon jungle sounds terrifying D:
A medical thriller: Scurvy by Stephen R. Bown (Jan 29-31). This is the fourth book I've read by that author haha. Scurvy sounds like one of the worst ways to die..it's crazy that we need Vitamin C to survive, but our bodies don't produce it..
A book that's published in 2020
A book by a trans or nonbinary author
A book with a great first line
A book about a book club
A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
A bildungsroman (coming of age novel)
The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
A book with an upside-down image on the cover
A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
An anthology
A book that passes the Bechdel test
A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
A book about or involving social media
A book that has a book on the cover
A book with a made-up language
A book published the month of your birthday
A book about or by a woman in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
A book that won an award in 2019
A book on a subject you know nothing about
A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
A book with a pun in the title
A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
A book with a bird on the cover
A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
A book by a woman of color
A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
A book you meant to read in 2019
A book with a three-word title
A book with a pink cover
A Western
A book by or about a journalist
Read a banned book during Banned Books Week (September 27-October 3)
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced
A book written by an author in their 20s
A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
A book set in the 1920s
A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
A book with more than 20 letters in its title
A book published in the 20th century
A book from a series with more than 20 books
A book with a main character in their 20s
Feb 1. What is your birthstone and flower? My birthstone is a pearl, and my flower is a rose and honeysuckle (I had to look that up, I didn't know we had birth flowers too!)
