Monday, October 9, 2017

On books to help you finish Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge 2017

Book Riot’s Reader Harder Challenge is one of the more interesting reading challenges I’ve come across in recent years. It’s a lot to handle and it’s definitely a big commitment, but it broadens your bookish horizons in interesting ways and forces you to think about the books you read from new perspectives. If you’re working on this challenge (or if you even just want some new ideas of books to read), here are some suggestions for fulfilling each category in the 2017 challenge before the end of the year.


Read a book about sports.
Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn

Read a debut novel.
Idaho

Read a book about books.
When I Was a Child I Read Books

Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.
Signal to Noise

Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel

Read an all-ages comic.
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury

Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

Read a travel memoir.
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

Read a book you’ve read before.
  • I’m afraid I won’t be much help for this one, but I reread Redwall by Brian Jacques

Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.
The Golden Gate

Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location.
Beasts of No Nation

Read a fantasy novel.
Uprooted

Read a nonfiction book about technology.
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

Read a book about war.
When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II

Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
Lies We Tell Ourselves

Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
Saga, Vol. 1 (Saga, #1)
  • Saga by Brian K. Vaughan

Read a classic by an author of color.
Kafka on the Shore

Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, #1)

Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey
The Kindness of Enemies

Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel
The Paying Guests

Read a book published by a micropress.
The Third Squad

Read a collection of stories by a woman.
Six Bedrooms

Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love.
19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei

Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color.
Here Comes the Sun


What books are you reading for the Read Harder Challenge? What books would you add to these categories?

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