I have a Pinterest board (Book worm) where I pin quotes, ecards and book lists (I love book lists) for later reference or my personal amusement. A few months ago, Pinterest started suggesting posts that I might like. Up pops the PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge. This list is different from the other lists I scour through. It's not the top 10 books of [insert year/genre/author/etc.]. This one is different.
I'm intrigued. I begin to ponder the challenge of reading 50 books in a single year. (I read over 30 in 2014 but 50 could be a stretch as I do have a family and a job.)
The PopSugar list doesn't reference specific books or even a genre. It poses challenges such as "a book with more than 500 pages," "a classic romance," "a book that became a movie" and so on.
I printed copies of the list (see PDF). Posted it on my bulletin board at work. Left copies on my friends'/coworkers'/fellow book clubbers' (they share all three affiliations) desks. And then I waited for 2014 to end because I couldn't see the value in starting a book that wouldn't earn me "credit" for the challenge.
I've been a fan of Goodreads for several years. The previous two years my reading was spurred by the Goodreads' challenge. I thought about tracking my progress via that site but then decided a blog might be more fun.
If you are a fan of reading, I welcome you to join me on my yearlong journey as I read my way through a list of 52 (that's right, not 50!) challenges.
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