2020 Reading Challenges

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Some of you may have been around in 2012 when I lost my mind and entered 63 (yep – you read that right: sixty-three) reading challenges, 48 of which I successfully completed.

Since then, I’ve sworn off challenges publicly.

Privately, I sometimes see if I can’t meet the criteria for a favourite few. This year I’ve decided to officially throw my hat in the ring for three challenges. Each of them can draw from books across a wide cross-section of topics and genres, and I like that variety. I hope to also make a couple of my months’ reading “thematic” because I always find that fun to do
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So here are the three:

The very popular What’s In a Name, hosted by Andrea at Carolina Book Nook

photo 2020 bookbloggers 125 pixels_zpsrmctvy30.jpg the brand new Bookbloggers 2020 Fiction Reading Challenge hosted by Lynne at Fictionophile,

and the first Book Challenge by Erin of 2020 which runs from Jan 1st to April 30th. Erin hosts this through a Facebook group
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I’ve-sort of- picked out some titles already, but I’m not committing at this early date.

Have you entered any of these? Which challenges sound like fun to you?

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8 Comments to

“2020 Reading Challenges”

On January 15th, 2020 at 3:59 pm Rebecca Foster Says:
63 blog challenges?! I probably can’t even think of more than 20. I only dip into a handful of them, notably Novellas and Nonfiction in November, Reading Ireland Month and 20 Books of Summer, and R.I.P. This year I might also read one or two books for The 1920 Club and Margaret Atwood Reading Month. Other than that, I like to choose my own themes based on the seasons and holidays.
On January 15th, 2020 at 5:49 pm Debbie Says:
Yes, 63, Rebecca – and that was me showing restraint. An understatement: I didn’t really enjoy being so constrained in my reading choices;-)
On January 18th, 2020 at 8:21 pm Lynne LeGrow Says:
So glad you are taking part in the Bookblogger’s Fiction Reading Challenge Debbie. ♥
On January 18th, 2020 at 8:26 pm Debbie Says:
Thanks, Lynne – I’m looking forward to it!
On January 18th, 2020 at 11:05 pm Whispering Gums Says:
I don’t ever do challenges except the challenge that is not a challenge – the AWW. Sometimes I think l’ll do one privately but l never do in the end.
On January 19th, 2020 at 1:31 pm Debbie Says:
That would be like a CWW for me, Sue – maybe I should start one. I did do the AWW that year I did so many – and I completed it, but with only 3 books.
On January 20th, 2020 at 9:05 pm J.G. Says:
Three seems like a very reasonable number! Challenges are fun except when they’re overwhelming. Good luck and welcome back!
On January 26th, 2020 at 5:30 pm raidergirl3 Says:
I was like you and did a ton of challenges back in the day, I don’t think I was near 63 though! In 2009-2010 years I was around 30 challenges. It was a challenge itself keeping track of all of them and finding books that would fit in 2 or 3 challenges at a time. It was fun at the time! I can’t believe we didn’t run into each other back then.

I signed up for the What’s in a Name challenge too! Mostly because I hope to read Oryx and Crake and mistakenly thought it had an ampersand in the title. Apparently not. Oh well, still lots of options.
Good luck in your challenges