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I’m going to try the Read Harder challenge this year. Is anyone else doing it?

I’m going to try the Read Harder challenge this year. Is anyone else doing it?

Linda #questionnaire

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Sarah

No I am doing the Popsugar Reading Challenge but there are cross overs….

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LindaQuestion author

It’s interesting just trying to find the books!

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LindaQuestion author

I’ll have to look at popsugar also.

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Kristine

I’ve done it for several years and it’s really diversified my reading. I’ve learned so much and I’ve found so many amazing books this way!

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Katie

Where are these challenges?

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LindaQuestion author

http://popsugar.com/ and http://readingriot.com/

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Brenda

I am new to this club….and to the Read Harder challenge. Can you tell me more?

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Louise

No. Reading for me is a pleasure, not a challenge.

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Amy

I read for pleasure as well, but doing the yearly book challenges opens my mind and eyes to books I wouldn’t normally pick. 90% of the time I enjoy the books I choose for the challenges. Reading shouldn’t be limited to just one specific genre. If it weren’t for the book challenges, I never would have read my favorite book, A Man Called Ove because at face value it didn’t interest me.

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Brooke

What’s the read harder challenge?

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Deborah

I’m going to stick to my own challenge.

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Lauren

Absolutely. My friends and I have a book group around it that we started last year.

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Srinadh

Hey I would like to know about read Harder challenge can you tell me more

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Gretchen

https://bookriot.com/2017/12/15/book-riots-2018-read-harder-challenge/

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Linda

I’m doing Read Harder to help me branch out. I decided to skip Pop Sugar. I’m also in a couple others. We’ll see how I do.

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LindaQuestion author

That’s why I’m doing Read Harder. Think one challenge is enough for me.

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Louise

I’m going to try both of these challenges this year. Good luck everyone who is attempting them too!

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Susan

I’m doing the Read Harder Challenge. I’ve done it the last two years. It has really gotten me to branch out beyond my usual reading material. This past year we had a book club focused on the Read Harder Challenge – every month we got together and talked about the books we read in each category. I got a lot of good suggestions that way!!

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Jeff

I already have an ordered list of book sources to guide me, which leads me to a lot of things outside my comfort zone, so I’m challenging myself enough.

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Siobhán

Trying to avoid challenges in 2018. I attempted four last year, too much replication. My challenge is to read in my shelves, and more read more with my husband. I plan to alphabetical and merge my fiction and cull at the same time. Not enough room for all the books (I am not going to say too many books!)

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LindaQuestion author

I haven’t been buying books. I get from the library or Kindle deals. I recently bought some paperbacks I could use for swapping.

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Kimberly

Never! A book challenge, or a book club, is SUCH a kill joy for my reading.

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Linda

Totally agree Kimberly. I want to start an alternative book where we meet up once a month and discuss the books we as individuals have been reading and can recommend.

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Melissa

Agreed-it’s like the reading logs from elementary school!

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Muffy

What is that

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LindaQuestion author

Do you mean the challenge? If so, look in earlier comments.

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Julie

I decided that I’m doing/following a few challenges so that when I am looking for a “next” I can see what areas I neglected. I’m not competing or reading only those lists though.

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Kimberly

Usually I do themes (space, girl power) but this year I decided to try Modern Mrs. Darcy’s challenge.

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