Last year started out strong for my reading challenge, but ended poorly. Here's the lowdown on how I did:
January: a book with a one-word title
Andorra, by Peter Cameron
READ
February: a book based on a real event
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Storm in History, by Erik Larson
READ
March: a book that will stretch you
Love Her Wild, by Atticus
READ
April: a book recommended by a friend
Faster, by Neal Bascomb
IN PROGRESS
May: a book your mom loves
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, by Alexandra Fuller
DID NOT BEGIN
June: a book about hiking/road tripping
The Ultimate Journey: Canada to Mexico Down the Continental Divide, by Eric and Tim Ryback
READ
July: a book about books
The Library Book, by Susan Orlean
DID NOT BEGIN
August: a book that has a cover you love
Greyfriars Bobby, by Eleanore Atkinson
IN PROGRESS
September: a book set in an intriguing city
Tangerine, by Christine Mangan
DID NOT BEGIN
October: a used book
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
DID NOT BEGIN
November: a book with an ugly cover
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
READ (but earlier in the year, out of order)
December: a book with a number in the title
Three Day Road, by Joseph Boyden
DID NOT BEGIN
All in all, that's a success rate of 50%, if I could both of the partially-read books as half credit. Not one of my better years. But, it is what it is. My Goodreads page will reflect that I read several books which weren't part of my reading challenge, so if I were to give myself credit for those as well, I would be up to 17 books for the year, or a success rate of 142%. So, that's something, right?
