Reading Challenge 2020


Hello!

In this page, I would like to share my reading challenge 2020 as I want to increase my habit in reading. For now, I want to include two reading challenges. The first one is Balabala Reading Challenge 2020 which made by me and Zelie from Little Angel in Me and Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2020, an annual reading challenge by Pop Sugar.

So, here is the full list of the reading challenge.

Note: I'll update if I have read the book.

Balabala Reading Challenge 2020



Books by Asian author (NO Indonesian)
1. Giselle - Akiyoshi Rikako
2. Kim Ji-Yeong Lahir Tahun 1982 - Cho Nam-Joo
3. Battle Royale - Koushun Takami

Books with title start with R

Books with ice cream on the cover

1. Love & Gelato - Jenna Evans Welch

Books about special needs children

1. The War That Saved My Life - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
2. The War I Finally Won - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Books written by South American authors

Books with "library" on its title

1. Escape from Mt. Lemoncello's Library - Chris Grabenstein

Read Battle Royal. Yes, the challenge is to read Battle Royale.
1. Battle Royale - Koushun Takami (finished on July 2nd 2020)

Books with a horror theme

1. Giselle - Akiyoshi Rikako
2. Omen - Lexie Xu

Books with a food theme
1. Aruna dan Lidahnya - Laksmi Pamuntjak
2. The Search for Delicious - Natalie Babbitt

Classic books that once being banned for "inspiring crime"

Books that have been or will be made to the movie

1. Aruna dan Lidahnya - Laksmi Pamuntjak
2. Kim Ji-Yeong Lahir Tahun 1982 - Cho Nam-Joo

Books with an anti-hero at protagonist


Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2020



A book that's published in 2020
1. Don't Check Out this Book - Kate Klise

A book by a a trans or nonbinary author


A book with a great first line

1. The War I Finally Won - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
You can know things all you like, but that doesn't mean you believe them.
2.  The Search for Delicious - Natalie Babbitt
There was a time once when the earth was still very young, a time some call the oldest days.
3. Besok Kita Belum Tentu Saling Mengingat - Dopra
untuk mereka yang belum tentu diingat 

A book about a book club


A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics

1. The War That Saved My Life - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (London)
2. Giselle - Akiyoshi Rikako (Tokyo)
3. The War I Finally Won - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (London)
4. Kim Ji-Yeong Lahir Tahun 1982 - Cho Nam-Joo (Seoul)
5. Empat Besar (The Big Four) - Agatha Christies (London) 

A bildungsroman


The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed


A book with and upside-down image on the cover

1. Love & Gelato - Jenna Evans Welch

A book with a map

1. The Search for Delicious - Natalie Babbitt

A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club


An Anthology
1. Besok Kita Belum Tentu Saling Mengingat - Dopra (poetry)
2. Malam Terakhir - Leila S. Chudori (short story)

A book that passes the Bechdel test


A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it

1. Omen - Lexie Xu

A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name


A book about or involving social media


A book that has a book on the cover

1. Escape from Mt. Lemoncello's Library - Chris Grabenstein
2. Don't Check Out this Book - Kate Klise

A medical thriller


A book with a made-up language


A book set in a country beginning with "C"


A book you picked because the title caught your attention

1. Escape from Mt. Lemoncello's Library - Chris Grabenstein

A book published the month of your birthday (April)
1. The Search for Delicious - Natalie Babbitt (1974)
2. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1943)

A book about or by a woman in STEM


A book that won an award in 2019

1. Stella Diaz has Something to Say - Angela Dominguez
  • 2019 Sid Fleischman Award Winner
  • A 2019 Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable Children's Book
2. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
  • Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella
A book on a subject you know nothing about

A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics

A book with a pun in the title


A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins


A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character


A book with a bird on the cover


A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader


A book with "gold", "silver", or "bronze" in the title


A book by a WOC


A book with at least a four-star rating in Goodreads
1. The War That Saved My Life - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
2. Giselle - Akiyoshi Rikako
3. The War I Finally Won - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4. Love & Gelato - Jenna Evans Welch
5. Kim Ji-Yeong Lahir Tahun 1982 - Cho Nam-Joo
6. Escape from Mt. Lemoncello's Library - Chris Grabenstein
7. Poirot Melacak (Poirot Investigates) - Agatha Christie
8. Pembunuhan Atas Roger Ackroyd (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) - Agatha Christie
9. Omen - Lexie Xu
10. Don't Check Out this Book - Kate Klise
11. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
12. Battle Royale - Koushun Takami
13. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - Ursula K. Le Guin
14. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A book you meant to Read in 2019

1. Aruna dan Lidahnya - Laksmi Pamuntjak
2. Besok Kita Belum Tentu Saling Mengingat - Dopra

A book with a three-word title

1. Aruna dan Lidahnya - Laksmi Pamuntjak
2. Love & Gelato - Jenna Evans Welch
3. Misteri di Styles (The Mysterious Affair at Styles) - Agatha Christie
4. Lapangan Golf Maut (The Murder on the Links) - Agatha Christie
5. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
6. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
7. Empat Besar (The Big Four) - Agatha Christies (London) 

A book with a pink cover


A Western

A book by or about a journalist


Read a banned book during Banned Books Week


Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Advanced

A book written by an author in their 20s
A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)


A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics

1.  Giselle - Akiyoshi Rikako

A book set in the 1920s

1. Lapangan Golf Maut (The Murder on the Links) - Agatha Christie
2. Poirot Melacak (Poirot Investigates) - Agatha Christie
3. Empat Besar (The Big Four) - Agatha Christies

A book by an author who has written more than 20 books

1. Escape from Mt. Lemoncello's Library - Chris Grabenstein
2. Misteri di Styles (The Mysterious Affair at Styles) - Agatha Christie
3. Lapangan Golf Maut (The Murder on the Links) - Agatha Christie
4. Poirot Melacak (Poirot Investigates) - Agatha Christie
5. Stella Diaz has Something to Say - Angela Dominguez
6. Pembunuhan Atas Roger Ackroyd (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) - Agatha Christie
7. Omen - Lexie Xu
8. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
9. Empat Besar (The Big Four) - Agatha Christies

A book with more than 20 letters in its title

1. The War That Saved My Life - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (21 letters)
2. Kim Ji-Yeong Lahir Tahun 1982 - Cho Nam-Joo (24 letters)
3. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - Chris Grabenstein  (30 letters)
4. Misteri di Styles (The Mysterious Affair at Styles) - Agatha Christie (27 letters for the English title)
5. Stella Diaz has Something to Say - Angela Dominguez (27 letters)
6. Pembunuhan Atas Roger Ackroyd (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) - Agatha Christie (26 letters for the Indonesian title)
7. The Search for Delicious - Natalie Babbitt (21 letters)
9. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - Ursula K. Le Guin (28 letters)
10. Besok Kita Belum Tentu Saling Mengingat - Dopra (34 letters)

A book published in the 20th century

1. Misteri di Styles (The Mysterious Affair at Styles) - Agatha Christie (first published on October 1920)
2. Lapangan Golf Maut (The Murder on the Links) - Agatha Christie (first published on May 1923)
3. Poirot Melacak (Poirot Investigates) - Agatha Christie (first published on 1924)
4. Pembunuhan Atas Roger Ackroyd (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) - Agatha Christie (first published on 1926)
5. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath (first published on 1963)
6. The Search for Delicious - Natalie Babbitt (first published on 1969)
7. Battle Royale - Koushun Takami (first published on 1999)
8. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - Ursula K. Le Guin (first published on 1975)
9. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery (first published on April 1943)
10. Empat Besar (The Big Four) - Agatha Christies (first published on January 1927)

A book from a series with more than 20 books

1. Misteri di Styles (The Mysterious Affair at Styles) - Agatha Christie
2. Lapangan Golf Maut (The Murder on the Links) - Agatha Christie
3. Poirot Melacak (Poirot Investigates) - Agatha Christie
4. Pembunuhan Atas Roger Ackroyd (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) - Agatha Christie
5. Empat Besar (The Big Four) - Agatha Christies

A book with a main character in their 20s

1.  Giselle - Akiyoshi Rikako
2. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

That's all for this year's reading challenge. I hope I can increase my reading habit and review for this year. Wish me luck.

Sincerely, 
Ra

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