It’s been six months since I started working on the Hardest Reading Challenge You’ll Ever Do (HRCYED) 2.0.
While I’ve been putting up reading lists for each prompt, I might not always read exactly as planned. Part of the challenge for myself is trying to do as many of these prompts as possible using the books that I already have on hand. This is my round up of what progress I’ve made so far:
Completed Prompt: Adaptations (in December):
- The Penelopiad – Margaret Atwood
- The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark (Ballet)
- Jules Verne’s 20000 Leagues Under the Sea – Carl Bower & Jose Alfonso Ocampo Ruiz (ill) (Graphic Novel)
- Brewster’s Millions – George Barr McCutcheon
- Devil Red – Joe R Landsdale
- Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
- “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” – Washington Irving
- “We Can Remember it for you Wholesale” – Philip K Dick
Completed Prompt: Favorite HRCYED 1.0 Prompt – Garage Sale Books (in December)
- Jules Verne’s 20000 Leagues Under the Sea – Carl Bower & Jose Alfonso Ocampo Ruiz (ill) (Graphic Novel)
- What Abigail Did That Summer – Ben Aaronovitch
- October Man – Ben Aaronovitch
Completed Prompt: Subgenres of Choice (in August)
Completed Prompt: 24 Hour Readathon (in September)
Completed Prompt: Non-Fiction (in October)
In Progress:
- By the Hundreds: 4/7 (1 replaceable)
- Series Staircase: 6/10
- The Last 10 Years: 4/10 or 11 if you want to earn +5 points
- Around the World: 4/7
- Spooky Creatures: 3/8 (1 replaceable)
- Become the Avatar: 1/4
- Animals: 3/5
- Queer Alphabet: 4/9
- BIPOC Authors: 4/10
- New Releases: 5/12
- Challenge Yourself: 4/??
- Readathon Challenge: 5/25
- Make a Quote: 0/6
- The Even Bigger Rainbow: 8/13 (6 replaceable)
- Translation Challenge: 1/5 (All replaceable)
- Heritage Months: 4/12
- Disability Challenge: 0/5
- TBR Game Challenge: 0/6
- Award Season: 3/7
I’ve decided to definitely double-up on books. It’s becoming a bit stressful and this is meant to be fun. I want to knock this challenge out to say that I did achieve it. To keep myself from backing out, I’ve been submitting the books along the way as well. I am looking forward to the next one though. I know I’m weird.
I’m putting myself on a strict book buying limit for the next year(s). You know, just until I catch up a little bit. We’ll see how long that lasts.
Anyway, if you’d like to learn more about HRCYED, and join the madness, you can find the announcement here:
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