{"id":3610,"date":"2019-12-30T04:15:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T04:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=3610"},"modified":"2019-12-30T15:15:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T15:15:25","slug":"reading-challenge-2019-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/reading-challenge-2019-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Challenge 2019 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is the first year I&#8217;ve devised a reading challenge as a way to diversify my reading a bit. I used it as a guideline while also granting myself permission to abandon it if it became to onerous. I&#8217;m happy to say that I did not abandon it and that I&#8217;m judging my experiment relatively successful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had originally assigned a genre or category to a month, knowing full well I would be reading out of order. Because I&#8217;m a member of a book club and need to read assigned books, I also need to be able to read what speaks to me at a particular time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Memoir-and-Autobiography.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3612\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Memoir-and-Autobiography.png 560w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Memoir-and-Autobiography-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Memoir-and-Autobiography-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There were three categories that I didn&#8217;t manage to complete and categories that I read for the first time and really enjoyed. There are some categories I would swap out for others, such as wanting to add a cookbook category. I loved every book (even when a couple of them made me uncomfortable) on this list and would recommend them without hesitation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Memoir and Autobiography:  <a href=\"https:\/\/tarawestover.com\/book\">Educated<\/a> by Tara Westover<\/li><li>Romance:  Long Shot by <a href=\"http:\/\/kennedyryanwrites.com\/long-shot-2\/\">Kennedy Ryan<\/a><\/li><li>Non-fiction:  Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelheldevans.com\/inspired\">Rachel Held Evans<\/a>. <\/li><li>Graphic Novels and Comics: Did Not Complete<\/li><li>On Writing:  Did Not Complete<\/li><li>Middle Grade:  Dear Sweet Pea by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imjuliemurphy.com\/dear-sweet-pea\">Julie Murphy<\/a><\/li><li>Humor:  Did Not Complete<\/li><li>Science Fiction:  Company Town by <a href=\"https:\/\/madelineashby.com\/cv\/\">Madeline Ashby<\/a><\/li><li>Historical:  The Huntress by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.katequinnauthor.com\/books\/the-huntress\/\">Kate Quinn<\/a><\/li><li>Young Adult:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.ca\/books\/557405\/trickster-drift-by-eden-robinson\/9780735273443\">Trickster Drift<\/a> by Eden Robinson<\/li><li>Poetry:  #IndianLovePoems by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tenillecampbell.com\/?page_id=1106\/\">Tenille K. Campbell<\/a><\/li><li>Fantasy:  Protect The Prince by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferestep.com\/series\/crown-of-shards-series\/\">Jennifer Estep<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-5.png 940w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-5-300x251.png 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-5-768x644.png 768w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-5-358x300.png 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My goal was to diversify my reading and I think the above list proves that I did. 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