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2015 Reading Challenge

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Number of pages read in 2015

39502 pages read

2015 Challenge Books

116.
Frangipani - Célestine Hitiura Vaite
Frangipani
Read: 24 December 2015 - 27 December 2015
Review
115.
Frangipani: A Novel - Célestine Vaite
Frangipani: A Novel
Read: 27 December 2015
Review
114.
Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family - Amy Ellis Nutt
Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family
Read: 23 December 2015 - 26 December 2015
Review
113.
King's Dragon - Kate Elliott
King's Dragon
Read: 6 December 2015 - 22 December 2015
Review
112.
King's Dragon - Kate Elliott
King's Dragon
Read: 22 December 2015
Review
111.
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
Read: 12 December 2015 - 21 December 2015
Review
110.
The Small Fortune of Dorothea Q - Sharon Maas
The Small Fortune of Dorothea Q
Read: 16 December 2015 - 20 December 2015
Review
109.
Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse - Steve Bogira
Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse
Read: 4 December 2015 - 11 December 2015
Review
108.
Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse - Steve Bogira
Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse
Read: 11 December 2015
Review
107.
Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali - Kris Holloway, John Bidwell
Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali
Read: 6 December 2015
Review
106.
Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali - Kris Holloway; Consulting Editor John Bidwell
Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali
Read: 29 November 2015 - 6 December 2015
Review
105.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August - Claire North
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Read: 22 November 2015 - 30 November 2015
Review
104.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August - Claire North
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Read: 30 November 2015
Review
103.
A Thousand Moons On A Thousand Rivers - Lihong Xiao, Michelle M. Wu
A Thousand Moons On A Thousand Rivers
Read: 25 November 2015 - 29 November 2015
Review
102.
Waiting for the Electricity: A Novel - Christina Nichol
Waiting for the Electricity: A Novel
Read: 17 November 2015 - 24 November 2015
Review
101.
All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir - Shulem Deen
All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir
Read: 14 November 2015 - 22 November 2015
Review
100.
Changes: A Love Story - Tuzyaline Jita Allan, Tuzyline Allan, Ama Ata Aidoo
Changes: A Love Story
Read: 16 November 2015 - 18 November 2015
Review
99.
Black Wolves - Kate Elliott
Black Wolves
Read: 3 November 2015 - 14 November 2015
Review
98.
The Witches: Salem, 1692 - Stacy Schiff
The Witches: Salem, 1692
Read: 27 October 2015 - 14 November 2015
Review
97.
Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson
Just Mercy
Read: 8 November 2015
Review
96.
Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson
Just Mercy
Read: 1 November 2015 - 8 November 2015
Review
95.
Dreams Underfoot - Charles de Lint
Dreams Underfoot
Read: 7 October 2015 - 1 November 2015
Review
94.
The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton
The Forgotten Garden
Read: 9 October 2015 - 30 October 2015
Review
93.
The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton
The Forgotten Garden
Read: 30 October 2015
Review
92.
The Village of Waiting - George Packer
The Village of Waiting
Read: 18 October 2015 - 28 October 2015
Review
91.
To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care - Cris Beam
To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
Read: 16 October 2015 - 21 October 2015
Review
90.
El héroe discreto (Spanish Edition) - Mario Vargas Llosa
El héroe discreto (Spanish Edition)
Read: 3 October 2015 - 17 October 2015
Review
89.
Aya: Love in Yop City - Marguerite Abouet
Aya: Love in Yop City
Read: 28 September 2015 - 6 October 2015
Review
88.
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things - Jenny Lawson
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
Read: 23 September 2015 - 3 October 2015
Review
87.
Kindred - Octavia E. Butler
Kindred
Read: 26 September 2015 - 2 October 2015
Review
86.
The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital - Alexandra Robbins
The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital
Read: 7 September 2015 - 24 September 2015
Review
85.
The Gilded Hour - Sara Donati
The Gilded Hour
Read: 13 September 2015 - 21 September 2015
Review
84.
Sorcerer to the Crown - Zen Cho
Sorcerer to the Crown
Read: 13 September 2015 - 16 September 2015
Review
83.
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine - Damon Tweedy
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine
Read: 10 September 2015 - 12 September 2015
Review
82.
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo - Sheila Faria Glaser, Germano Almeida
The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo
Read: 29 August 2015 - 7 September 2015
Review
81.
Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria - Kapka Kassabova
Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria
Read: 19 August 2015 - 7 September 2015
Review
80.
The Story of the Lost Child: The fourth and final Neapolitan novel. - Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein
The Story of the Lost Child: The fourth and final Neapolitan novel.
Read: 1 September 2015 - 6 September 2015
Review
79.
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird
Read: 25 August 2015 - 29 August 2015
Review
78.
Cinnamon Gardens - Shyam Selvadurai, André Bernard
Cinnamon Gardens
Read: 16 August 2015 - 23 August 2015
Review
77.
The Crossing: A Story of East Timor - Luís Cardoso, Margaret Jull Costa, Jill Jolliffe
The Crossing: A Story of East Timor
Read: 15 August 2015 - 16 August 2015
Review
76.
Three Parts Dead - Max Gladstone
Three Parts Dead
Read: 27 July 2015 - 15 August 2015
Review
75.
Trauma and Recovery - Judith Lewis Herman
Trauma and Recovery
Read: 29 July 2015 - 9 August 2015
Review
74.
The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell - William Klaber
The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell
Read: 31 July 2015 - 9 August 2015
Review
73.
In the Light of What We Know - Zia Haider Rahman
In the Light of What We Know
Read: 9 August 2015
Review
72.
The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell: A Novel - William Klaber
The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell: A Novel
Read: 9 August 2015
Review
71.
In the Light of What We Know: A Novel - Zia Haider Rahman
In the Light of What We Know: A Novel
Read: 1 July 2015 - 9 August 2015
Review
70.
In Dependence - Sarah Ladipo Manyika
In Dependence
Read: 6 August 2015 - 8 August 2015
Review
69.
Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference - Cordelia Fine
Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference
Read: 13 June 2015 - 21 July 2015
Review
68.
The Gods of Tango: A novel - Carolina De Robertis
The Gods of Tango: A novel
Read: 10 July 2015 - 18 July 2015
Review
67.
Hyacinth Girls: A Novel - Lauren Frankel
Hyacinth Girls: A Novel
Read: 9 July 2015 - 11 July 2015
Review
66.
The Best of Everything - Rona Jaffe
The Best of Everything
Read: 28 June 2015 - 7 July 2015
Review
65.
The Best of Everything - Rona Jaffe
The Best of Everything
Read: 7 July 2015
Review
64.
Lost in the City - Edward P. Jones
Lost in the City
Read: 6 June 2015 - 30 June 2015
Review
63.
The Star Side of Bird Hill: A Novel - Naomi Jackson Groves
The Star Side of Bird Hill: A Novel
Read: 14 June 2015 - 28 June 2015
Review
62.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry: A Novel - Fredrik Backman
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry: A Novel
Read: 16 June 2015 - 26 June 2015
Review
61.
Segu - Maryse Conde
Segu
Read: 20 June 2015
Review
60.
Segu - Maryse Condڻ
Segu
Read: 28 May 2015 - 20 June 2015
Review
59.
The Porcelain Dove - Delia Sherman
The Porcelain Dove
Read: 15 May 2015 - 14 June 2015
Review
58.
The Porcelain Dove - Delia Sherman The Porcelain Dove - Delia Sherman
The Porcelain Dove
Read: 14 June 2015
Review
57.
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s - Jennifer Worth
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s
Read: 1 June 2015 - 12 June 2015
Review
56.
Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times - Jennifer Worth
Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
Read: 12 June 2015
Review
55.
The Secrets Come Out - Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie
The Secrets Come Out
Read: 6 June 2015 - 7 June 2015
Review
54.
Aya of Yop City - Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie
Aya of Yop City
Read: 6 June 2015 - 6 June 2015
Review
53.
The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year - Matt McCarthy
The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year
Read: 26 May 2015 - 30 May 2015
Review
52.
New Grub Street - George R. Gissing
New Grub Street
Read: 28 April 2015 - 24 May 2015
Review
51.
New Grub Street - George R. Gissing, John Goode
New Grub Street
Read: 24 May 2015
Review
50.
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria - Noo Saro-Wiwa
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria
Read: 26 April 2015 - 18 May 2015
Review
49.
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay - Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Read: 26 April 2015 - 10 May 2015
Review
48.
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay - Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Read: 10 May 2015
Review
47.
God Stalk - P.C. Hodgell
God Stalk
Read: 3 April 2015 - 25 April 2015
Review
46.
Girl at War: A Novel - Sara Nović
Girl at War: A Novel
Read: 18 April 2015 - 24 April 2015
Review
45.
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel - Ari Shavit
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
Read: 18 April 2015
Review
44.
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel - Ari Shavit
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
Read: 24 March 2015 - 18 April 2015
Review
43.
The Price of Salt - Patricia Highsmith
The Price of Salt
Read: 5 April 2015 - 11 April 2015
Review
42.
The Price of Salt - Patricia Highsmith
The Price of Salt
Read: 11 April 2015
Review
41.
The Ponds of Kalambayi - Mike Tidwell
The Ponds of Kalambayi
Read: 26 March 2015 - 2 April 2015
Review
40.
Hurramabad - Andrei Volos
Hurramabad
Read: 31 March 2015
Review
39.
Hurramabad - Andrei Volos
Hurramabad
Read: 26 February 2015 - 31 March 2015
Review
38.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
Read: 4 March 2015 - 28 March 2015
Review
37.
Aya - Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie
Aya
Read: 25 March 2015 - 25 March 2015
Review
36.
The Story of a New Name - Elena Ferrante
The Story of a New Name
Read: 23 February 2015 - 23 March 2015
Review
35.
The Drowning City - Amanda Downum
The Drowning City
Read: 14 February 2015 - 13 March 2015
Review
34.
Wild Life: A Novel - Molly Gloss
Wild Life: A Novel
Read: 28 February 2015 - 6 March 2015
Review
33.
The World Unseen - Shamim Sarif
The World Unseen
Read: 24 February 2015 - 27 February 2015
Review
32.
World Unseen - Shamim Sarif
World Unseen
Read: 27 February 2015
Review
31.
Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average - Joseph T. Hallinan
Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average
Read: 14 February 2015 - 20 February 2015
Review
30.
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, Or How Violence Develops and Where it Can Lead - Heinrich Böll, Leila Vennewitz
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, Or How Violence Develops and Where it Can Lead
Read: 17 February 2015
Review
29.
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum: How Violence Develops and Where It Can Lead - Heinrich Böll
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum: How Violence Develops and Where It Can Lead
Read: 14 February 2015 - 17 February 2015
Review
28.
Citizen: An American Lyric - Claudia Rankine
Citizen: An American Lyric
Read: 14 February 2015 - 16 February 2015
Review
27.
Passing - Nella Larsen, Ntozake Shange, Thadious M. Davis
Passing
Read: 12 February 2015 - 13 February 2015
Review
26.
Passing - Nella Larsen, Ntozake Shange, Mae Henderson
Passing
Read: 13 February 2015
Review
25.
My Brilliant Friend - Ann Goldstein, Elena Ferrante
My Brilliant Friend
Read: 1 February 2015 - 11 February 2015
Review
24.
Middlemarch - Michel Faber, George Eliot
Middlemarch
Read: 16 January 2015 - 8 February 2015
Review
23.
Middlemarch - Rosemary Ashton, George Eliot
Middlemarch
Read: 8 February 2015
Review
22.
The Girl Who Fell to Earth - Al-Maria, Sophia
The Girl Who Fell to Earth
Read: 25 January 2015 - 3 February 2015
Review
21.
The Girl Who Fell to Earth: A Memoir - Sophia Al-Maria
The Girl Who Fell to Earth: A Memoir
Read: 3 February 2015
Review
20.
On Black Sisters' Street - Chika Unigwe
On Black Sisters' Street
Read: 29 January 2015 - 2 February 2015
Review
19.
On Black Sisters Street - Chika Unigwe
On Black Sisters Street
Read: 2 February 2015
Review
18.
Slow River - Nicola Griffith
Slow River
Read: 27 January 2015
Review
17.
Slow River - Nicola Griffith
Slow River
Read: 17 January 2015 - 27 January 2015
Review
16.
Patchwork - Ellen Banda-Aaku
Patchwork
Read: 11 January 2015 - 16 January 2015
Review
15.
Patchwork - Ellen Banda-Aaku
Patchwork
Read: 16 January 2015
Review
14.
The Dark Child - Camara Laye, Alfred Ernest Jones, James Kirkup, Philippe Thoby-Marcellin
The Dark Child
Read: 10 January 2015 - 14 January 2015
Review
13.
The African Child - Camara Laye
The African Child
Read: 14 January 2015
Review
12.
A Fistful of Sky - Nina Kiriki Hoffman
A Fistful of Sky
Read: 9 January 2015 - 14 January 2015
Review
11.
A Fistful of Sky - Nina Kiriki Hoffman
A Fistful of Sky
Read: 14 January 2015
Review
10.
Buddha's Orphans - Samrat Upadhyay
Buddha's Orphans
Read: 23 December 2014 - 10 January 2015
Review
9.
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys
Wide Sargasso Sea
Read: 6 January 2015 - 8 January 2015
Review
8.
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys
Wide Sargasso Sea
Read: 8 January 2015
Review
7.
Cities of Salt - Peter Theroux, Abdul Rahman Munif
Cities of Salt
Read: 30 November 2014 - 5 January 2015
Review
6.
Cities of Salt - Abdul Rahman Munif
Cities of Salt
Read: 5 January 2015
Review
5.
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War - Karen Abbott
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Read: 4 January 2015
Review
4.
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Women Undercover in the Civil War - Karen Abbott
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Women Undercover in the Civil War
Read: 30 December 2014 - 4 January 2015
Review
3.
Dear Committee Members - Julie Schumacher
Dear Committee Members
Read: 2 January 2015 - 2 January 2015
Review
2.
Maru - Bessie Head
Maru
Read: 1 January 2015 - 1 January 2015
Review
1.
Maru - Bessie Head
Maru
Read: 1 January 2015
Review

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