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2016 Reading Challenge

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Fastest read in 2016

608 pages read in 1 days
Skin Game: A Novel of the Dresden Files - Jim Butcher

Number of pages read in 2016

36229 pages read

2016 Challenge Books

118.
Meet Me in Atlantis: My Quest to Find the 2,500-Year-Old Sunken City - Mark Adams
Meet Me in Atlantis: My Quest to Find the 2,500-Year-Old Sunken City
Read: 29 December 2016 - 30 December 2016
Review
117.
Chronicles from pre-Celtic Europe: (Survivors of the Great Tsunami) - Alewyn J Raubenheimer
Chronicles from pre-Celtic Europe: (Survivors of the Great Tsunami)
Read: 19 December 2016 - 29 December 2016
Review
116.
Tempest (Valdemar) - Mercedes Lackey
Tempest (Valdemar)
Read: 17 December 2016 - 19 December 2016
Review
115.
The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe - Graham Robb
The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe
Read: 4 December 2016 - 14 December 2016
Review
114.
Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth - William Bryant Logan
Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth
Read: 20 November 2016 - 29 November 2016
Review
113.
Shadowed Souls - Jim Butcher, Kerrie L. Hughes
Shadowed Souls
Read: 28 November 2016 - 28 November 2016
Review
112.
Lost Gods: A Novel - Brom
Lost Gods: A Novel
Read: 17 November 2016 - 24 November 2016
Review
111.
The Quantum Age: How the Physics of the Very Small has Transformed Our Lives - Brian Clegg
The Quantum Age: How the Physics of the Very Small has Transformed Our Lives
Read: 17 November 2016 - 22 November 2016
Review
110.
After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC - Steven Mithen
After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC
Read: 10 September 2016 - 20 November 2016
Review
109.
Reckless Creed - Alex Kava
Reckless Creed
Read: 6 November 2016 - 9 November 2016
Review
108.
This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society - Kathleen McAuliffe
This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society
Read: 6 October 2016 - 22 October 2016
Review
107.
The Sinner (The Graveyard Queen) - Amanda Stevens
The Sinner (The Graveyard Queen)
Read: 5 October 2016 - 7 October 2016
Review
106.
Celts - Alice Roberts
Celts
Read: 1 October 2016 - 3 October 2016
Review
105.
The Celts: A Very Short Introduction - Barry W. Cunliffe
The Celts: A Very Short Introduction
Read: 28 September 2016 - 29 September 2016
Review
104.
Celts: The History and Legacy of One of the Oldest Cultures in Europe - Martin J. Dougherty
Celts: The History and Legacy of One of the Oldest Cultures in Europe
Read: 27 September 2016 - 28 September 2016
Review
103.
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe - H. R. Ellis Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe
Read: 24 September 2016 - 25 September 2016
Review
102.
Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry - Christie Wilcox
Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry
Read: 20 September 2016 - 22 September 2016
Review
101.
Pagan Portals - Blacksmith Gods: Myths, Magicians & Folklore - Pete Jennings
Pagan Portals - Blacksmith Gods: Myths, Magicians & Folklore
Read: 19 September 2016 - 20 September 2016
Review
100.
Once Broken Faith: An October Daye Novel - Seanan McGuire
Once Broken Faith: An October Daye Novel
Read: 17 September 2016 - 17 September 2016
Review
99.
Bacteria: The Benign, the Bad, and the Beautiful - Trudy M. Wassenaar
Bacteria: The Benign, the Bad, and the Beautiful
Read: 14 September 2016 - 16 September 2016
Review
98.
How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction - Beth J. Shapiro
How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction
Read: 6 September 2016 - 9 September 2016
Review
97.
Uprooted - Naomi Novik
Uprooted
Read: 26 August 2016 - 5 September 2016
Review
96.
Don't Sell Your Coat: Surprising Truths About Climate Change - Harold Ambler
Don't Sell Your Coat: Surprising Truths About Climate Change
Read: 26 August 2016 - 29 August 2016
Review
95.
The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had - Susan Wise Bauer
The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
Read: 26 August 2016 - 28 August 2016
Review
94.
Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - Mark Collins Jenkins
Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend
Read: 21 August 2016 - 24 August 2016
Review
93.
Armageddon Science: The Science of Mass Destruction - Brian Clegg
Armageddon Science: The Science of Mass Destruction
Read: 16 August 2016 - 18 August 2016
Review
92.
Dark Tales: 13 New Authors, One Twisted Anthology - Vincent V. Cava, J. L. Rach, Nthato Morakabi, Jessica T. Hopkins, Danatblair, Emilio Alterman, Ryan Winters, Dillon Murphy, Willow Dempsey, Creepy Pasta
Dark Tales: 13 New Authors, One Twisted Anthology
Read: 14 August 2016 - 15 August 2016
Review
91.
Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home - Chris Woodford
Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home
Read: 7 August 2016 - 14 August 2016
Review
90.
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics - Carlo Rovelli
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Read: 9 August 2016 - 12 August 2016
Review
89.
The Grieving Stones - Gary McMahon
The Grieving Stones
Read: 7 August 2016 - 10 August 2016
Review
88.
Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic - Claude Lecouteux
Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic
Read: 5 August 2016 - 7 August 2016
Review
87.
Unnatural Creatures - Maria Dahvana Headley, Neil Gaiman
Unnatural Creatures
Read: 31 July 2016 - 5 August 2016
86.
Full of Briars: An October Daye Novelette - Seanan McGuire
Full of Briars: An October Daye Novelette
Read: 4 August 2016 - 4 August 2016
85.
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament - Robert M. Sapolsky
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
Read: 31 July 2016 - 3 August 2016
Review
84.
The Song Of Middle Earth: J. R. R. Tolkien's Themes, Symbols And Myths - David Harvey
The Song Of Middle Earth: J. R. R. Tolkien's Themes, Symbols And Myths
Read: 27 July 2016 - 30 July 2016
Review
83.
The Sleeper and the Spindle - Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell
The Sleeper and the Spindle
Read: 29 July 2016 - 29 July 2016
Review
82.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2016 - Mercedes Lackey
Nebula Awards Showcase 2016
Read: 20 July 2016 - 26 July 2016
Review
81.
Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science - John Brockman
Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science
Read: 18 July 2016 - 25 July 2016
Review
80.
Dreams of Distant Shores - Patricia A. McKillip
Dreams of Distant Shores
Read: 17 July 2016 - 18 July 2016
Review
79.
Skin Game: A Novel of the Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
Skin Game: A Novel of the Dresden Files
Read: 17 July 2016 - 17 July 2016
78.
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher
Ghost Story
Read: 15 July 2016 - 16 July 2016
77.
Cold Days - Jim Butcher
Cold Days
Read: 16 July 2016 - 16 July 2016
Review
76.
Changes - Jim Butcher
Changes
Read: 13 July 2016 - 14 July 2016
75.
Turn Coat - Jim Butcher
Turn Coat
Read: 12 July 2016 - 13 July 2016
74.
Small Favor - Jim Butcher
Small Favor
Read: 11 July 2016 - 12 July 2016
73.
White Night - Jim Butcher
White Night
Read: 8 July 2016 - 10 July 2016
72.
Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher
Proven Guilty
Read: June 2016 - 8 July 2016
71.
Dead Beat - Jim Butcher
Dead Beat
Read: 4 July 2016 - 5 July 2016
70.
Blood Rites - Jim Butcher
Blood Rites
Read: 30 June 2016 - 31 June 2016
69.
Death Masks - Jim Butcher
Death Masks
Read: May 2016 - 28 June 2016
68.
Summer Knight - Jim Butcher
Summer Knight
Read: 26 June 2016
Review
67.
Grave Peril - Jim Butcher
Grave Peril
Read: 25 June 2016
Review
66.
Fool Moon - Jim Butcher
Fool Moon
Read: 24 June 2016
Review
65.
Storm Front - Jim Butcher
Storm Front
Read: 22 June 2016
Review
64.
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction - Neil Gaiman
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
Read: 18 June 2016 - 20 June 2016
Review
63.
Dragon Bones - Patricia Briggs
Dragon Bones
Read: 17 June 2016 - 18 June 2016
Review
62.
World of Trouble - Ben H. Winters
World of Trouble
Read: 9 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Review
61.
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading - Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
Read: 9 June 2016 - 15 June 2016
Review
60.
Countdown City - Ben H. Winters
Countdown City
Read: 6 June 2016 - 9 June 2016
Review
59.
The Last Policeman - Ben H. Winters
The Last Policeman
Read: 4 June 2016 - 5 June 2016
Review
58.
Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-Extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things - M.R. O'Connor
Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-Extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things
Read: 1 June 2016 - 3 June 2016
Review
57.
The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today - Rob Dunn
The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today
Read: 29 May 2016 - 31 May 2016
Review
56.
Calamities and Catastrophes: The Ten Absolutely Worst Years in History - Derek Wilson
Calamities and Catastrophes: The Ten Absolutely Worst Years in History
Read: 26 May 2016 - 29 May 2016
Review
55.
Paw and Order - Spencer Quinn
Paw and Order
Read: 11 May 2016 - 26 May 2016
54.
The Lost Tomb of King Arthur: The Search for Camelot and the Isle of Avalon - Graham Phillips
The Lost Tomb of King Arthur: The Search for Camelot and the Isle of Avalon
Read: 19 May 2016 - 24 May 2016
Review
53.
The Sound and the Furry: A Chet and Bernie Mystery (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series) - Spencer Quinn
The Sound and the Furry: A Chet and Bernie Mystery (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series)
Read: 10 May 2016 - 12 May 2016
52.
A Fistful of Collars - Spencer Quinn
A Fistful of Collars
Read: 6 May 2016 - 10 May 2016
51.
Against the Paw - Diane Kelly
Against the Paw
Read: 6 May 2016 - 7 May 2016
50.
The Dog Who Knew Too Much - Spencer Quinn
The Dog Who Knew Too Much
Read: 5 May 2016 - 6 May 2016
49.
Dog on It (A Chet and Bernie Mystery, #1) - Spencer Quinn
Dog on It (A Chet and Bernie Mystery, #1)
Read: 4 May 2016 - 5 May 2016
48.
To Fetch a Thief - Spencer Quinn
To Fetch a Thief
Read: 5 May 2016 - 5 May 2016
47.
A Cat Was Involved: A Chet and Bernie Mystery eShort Story - Spencer Quinn
A Cat Was Involved: A Chet and Bernie Mystery eShort Story
Read: 4 May 2016 - 4 May 2016
46.
Tail of Vengeance: A Chet and Bernie Mystery eShort Story (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series) - Spencer Quinn
Tail of Vengeance: A Chet and Bernie Mystery eShort Story (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series)
Read: 4 May 2016 - 4 May 2016
45.
Santa 365: A Chet and Bernie Mystery eShort Story (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series) - Spencer Quinn
Santa 365: A Chet and Bernie Mystery eShort Story (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series)
Read: 4 May 2016 - 4 May 2016
44.
Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn
Thereby Hangs a Tail
Read: 2 May 2016 - 3 May 2016
Review
43.
The Molecule Hunt: Archaeology and the Search for Ancient DNA - Martin Jones
The Molecule Hunt: Archaeology and the Search for Ancient DNA
Read: 22 April 2016 - 2 May 2016
Review
42.
Idiot's Guides: People Skills - Casey Hawley
Idiot's Guides: People Skills
Read: 26 April 2016 - 30 April 2016
Review
41.
Kindred (Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mystery) - Steve Robinson
Kindred (Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mystery)
Read: 17 April 2016 - 22 April 2016
Review
40.
Charlemagne (Vintage) - Derek Wilson
Charlemagne (Vintage)
Read: 21 March 2016 - 20 April 2016
Review
39.
The Hollow Earth Enigma - Alec MacLellan
The Hollow Earth Enigma
Read: 14 April 2016 - 16 April 2016
Review
38.
Silence (Serrated Edge) - Cody Martin, Mercedes Lackey
Silence (Serrated Edge)
Read: 12 April 2016 - 13 April 2016
Review
37.
Life's Engines: How Microbes Made Earth Habitable (Science Essentials) - Paul G. Falkowski
Life's Engines: How Microbes Made Earth Habitable (Science Essentials)
Read: 6 April 2016 - 11 April 2016
Review
36.
Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire
Every Heart a Doorway
Read: 6 April 2016 - 7 April 2016
Review
35.
Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Ancient Atmosphere - Peter D. Ward, David W. Ehlert
Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Ancient Atmosphere
Read: 27 March 2016 - 5 April 2016
Review
34.
Dinosaur Lake III: Infestation (Volume 3) - Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Dinosaur Lake III: Infestation (Volume 3)
Read: 3 April 2016 - 3 April 2016
Review
33.
Dinosaur Lake II:Dinosaurs Arising (Volume 2) - Kathryn Meyer Griffith, Dawne Dominique
Dinosaur Lake II:Dinosaurs Arising (Volume 2)
Read: 30 March 2016 - 2 April 2016
Review
32.
The Visitor (Graveyard Queen) - Amanda Stevens
The Visitor (Graveyard Queen)
Read: 1 April 2016 - 2 April 2016
Review
31.
Undercover Gorgon: Episode #1 - Witches War (Undercover Gorgon: A Mt. Olympus Employment Agency Miniseries) - R.L. Naquin
Undercover Gorgon: Episode #1 - Witches War (Undercover Gorgon: A Mt. Olympus Employment Agency Miniseries)
Read: 29 March 2016 - 29 March 2016
Review
30.
Dinosaur Lake - Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Dinosaur Lake
Read: 26 March 2016 - 26 March 2016
Review
29.
Song for the Basilisk - Patricia A. McKillip
Song for the Basilisk
Read: 20 March 2016 - 21 March 2016
Review
28.
Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings - Jean Manco
Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings
Read: 19 March 2016 - 20 March 2016
Review
27.
Global Warming and Other Bollocks: The Truth About All Those Science Scare Stories - Stanley Feldman, Professor Vincent Marks
Global Warming and Other Bollocks: The Truth About All Those Science Scare Stories
Read: 18 March 2016 - 19 March 2016
Review
26.
Global Warming False Alarm: The Bad Science Behind the United Nations' Assertion that Man-made CO2 Causes Global Warming - Ralph B. Alexander
Global Warming False Alarm: The Bad Science Behind the United Nations' Assertion that Man-made CO2 Causes Global Warming
Read: 13 March 2016 - 18 March 2016
Review
25.
The Raven and the Reindeer - T. Kingfisher
The Raven and the Reindeer
Read: 16 March 2016 - 17 March 2016
Review
24.
Show and Tell (September Day series #3) - Amy D. Shojai
Show and Tell (September Day series #3)
Read: 14 March 2016 - 15 March 2016
Review
23.
Climate Change: The Facts - Mark Steyn, Christopher Essex, Anthony J. Watts, Alan Moran, Rupert Darwall, Jo Nova
Climate Change: The Facts
Read: 12 March 2016
Review
22.
Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs
Fire Touched
Read: 9 March 2016
Review
21.
How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity - Rodney Stark
How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
Read: 7 March 2016
20.
"A Disgrace to the Profession" - Mark Steyn, Josh McDowell
"A Disgrace to the Profession"
Read: 7 March 2016
Review
19.
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World - Adrienne Mayor
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World
Read: 1 March 2016
Review
18.
Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds - John Pickrell
Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds
Read: 27 February 2016
Review
17.
Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts - John Langan, Orrin Grey
Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts
Read: 22 February 2016
Review
16.
The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet - Bob Berman
The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet
Read: 20 February 2016
Review
15.
Your Brain On Nature: The Science of Nature's Influence on Your Health, Happiness and Vitality - Eva M. Selhub, Alan C. Logan
Your Brain On Nature: The Science of Nature's Influence on Your Health, Happiness and Vitality
Read: 16 February 2016
Review
14.
Kingfisher - Patricia A. McKillip
Kingfisher
Read: 13 February 2016
Review
13.
An Unnatural History of Emerging Infections - Ron Barrett, George Armelagos
An Unnatural History of Emerging Infections
Read: 11 February 2016
Review
12.
Junk DNA: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome - Nessa Carey
Junk DNA: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome
Read: 8 February 2016
Review
11.
Staked - Kevin Hearne
Staked
Read: 1 February 2016
Review
10.
Castle Hangnail - Ursula Vernon
Castle Hangnail
Read: 30 January 2016
Review
9.
Bryony And Roses - T. Kingfisher
Bryony And Roses
Read: 28 January 2016
Review
8.
The Seventh Bride - T. Kingfisher
The Seventh Bride
Read: 27 January 2016
Review
7.
Reflections - Seanan McGuire
Reflections
Read: 26 January 2016
Review
6.
Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and What You Can Do about It - Martin Blank
Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and What You Can Do about It
Read: 22 January 2016
Review
5.
The Emerald Planet: How Plants Changed Earth's History - David Beerling
The Emerald Planet: How Plants Changed Earth's History
Read: 18 January 2016
Review
4.
The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes & Imperial Pretenders - Peter Heather
The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes & Imperial Pretenders
Read: 10 January 2016
Review
3.
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History - Katherine Ashenburg
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
Read: 6 January 2016
Review
2.
Ten Million Aliens: A Journey Through th... Ten Million Aliens: A Journey Through the Entire Animal Kingdom - Simon Barnes
Ten Million Aliens: A Journey Through the Entire Animal Kingdom
Read: 5 January 2016
Review
1.
The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health - Anne Biklé, David R. Montgomery
The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health
Read: 1 January 2016
Review

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