2013 Challenges

And of course we won’t stop this year! Here are my 2013 reading challenges, where I will keep track of how I am doing. Encouragements welcome, questions will be answered. :) Happy reading!

2013 Reading Goals

  • 52 75 books
  • 5 Classic Books
  • 20 Filipino Books
  • 4 Chunkster Books

Chunkster Challenge

* Chubby Chunkster – read FOUR chunkster books in the year

  1. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
  2. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
  3. The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
  4. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay

5 Classic Books

  1. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

20 Filipino Books

  1. Queen of the Clueless by Mina V. Esguerra
  2. Fourteen Love Stories edited by Angelo R. Lacuesta and Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.
  3. Heroes’ Awakening by Rigel Ordinario
  4. Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan
  5. Unseen Moon by Eliza Victoria
  6. What’s In Your Heart by Ines Bautista-Yao
  7. Icon of the Indecisive by Mina V. Esguerra
  8. Sky Blue After the Rain by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo
  9. The Filipino Heroes League # 2: The Sword by Paolo Fabregas
  10. All’s Fair in Blog and War by Chrissie Peria
  11. Vintage Love by Agay Llanera
  12. Cover (Story) Girl by Chris Mariano
  13. Tall Story by Candy Gourlay
  14. Well Played by Katrina Ramos Atienza
  15. The Real Score by Kesh Tanglao
  16. Young and Scambitious by Mina V. Esguerra
  17. Trese: Stories from the Diabolical, Volume 1 by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo
  18. Guardians of Tradition by Mae Astrid Tobias, Rommel E. Joson (Illustrator), Renato S. Rastrollo (Photos)
  19. Corpse in the Mirror by A.S. Santos
  20. In Over Her Head by Anne Plaza
  21. Finding X by Miles Tan
  22. Just A Little Rain by Jayen San Diego
  23. All I Want for Christmas by Chris Mariano, Chrissie Peria and Miles Tan
  24. Welcome to Envy Park by Mina V. Esguerra

Required Reading

January:
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell

February
Every Day by David Levithan
Boundless by Cynthia Hand
Fourteen Love Stories edited by Angelo R. Lacuesta and Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.

March
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Iscariot: A Novel of Judas by Tosca Lee

April
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

May
Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver

June
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

July
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

August
Tall Story by Candy Gourlay
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July

September
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente

October
Trese: Stories from the Diabolical, Volume 1 by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay

November
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster

December
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling

Books Read in 2013:

  1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  2. Heist Society by Ally Carter
  3. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  4. Sorta Like A Rock Star by Matthew Quick
  5. Radiant by Cynthia Hand
  6. Dead Stars by Paz Marquez-Benitez
  7. Every Day by David Levithan
  8. Queen of the Clueless by Mina V. Esguerra
  9. The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan (reread)
  10. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
  11. Boundless by Cynthia Hand
  12. Fourteen Love Stories edited by Angelo R. Lacuesta and Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.
  13. The Scent of Rain by Kristin Billerbeck
  14. Reunited by Hillary Weisman Graham
  15. The Comeback Kiss by Lani Diane Rich
  16. Amelia O’Donohue is So Not A Virgin by Helen Fitzgerald
  17. Heroes’ Awakening by Rigel Ordinario
  18. Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
  19. Discount Armageddon by Seannan McGuire
  20. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  21. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
  22. The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, Gideon—and me, Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart
  23. Iscariot: A Novel of Judas by Tosca Lee
  24. Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins
  25. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
  26. There Is a Balm in Gilead: Our Memories of Hope by Goodreads – TFG
  27. Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan
  28. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
  29. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
  30. Unseen Moon by Eliza Victoria
  31. Amplified by Tara Kelly
  32. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
  33. What’s In Your Heart by Ines Bautista-Yao
  34. Icon of the Indecisive by Mina V. Esguerra
  35. Sky Blue After the Rain by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo
  36. The Filipino Heroes League # 2: The Sword by Paolo Fabregas
  37. All’s Fair in Blog and War by Chrissie Peria
  38. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
  39. The Next Best Thing by Kristan Higgins
  40. The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
  41. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
  42. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  43. The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
  44. Vintage Love by Agay Llanera
  45. Cover (Story) Girl by Chris Mariano
  46. Tall Story by Candy Gourlay
  47. Parasite by Mira Grant
  48. No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
  49. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
  50. Well Played by Katrina Ramos Atienza
  51. Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way by Shauna Niequist
  52. The Real Score by Kesh Tanglao
  53. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
  54. Young and Scambitious by Mina V. Esguerra
  55. Packing Light: Thoughts on Living Life with Less Baggage by Allison Vesterfelt
  56. Trese: Stories from the Diabolical, Volume 1 by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo
  57. Guardians of Tradition by Mae Astrid Tobias, Rommel E. Joson (Illustrator), Renato S. Rastrollo (Photos)
  58. Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
  59. Corpse in the Mirror by A.S. Santos
  60. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
  61. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
  62. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente
  63. The Final Descent by Rick Yancey
  64. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
  65. In Over Her Head by Anne Plaza
  66. The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
  67. Waking Kate by Sarah Addison Allen
  68. Finding X by Miles Tan
  69. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
  70. Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life by Shauna Niequist
  71. Just A Little Rain by Jayen San Diego
  72. How To Be Alone by Tanya Davis, illustrated by Andrea Dorfman
  73. All I Want for Christmas by Chris Mariano, Chrissie Peria and Miles Tan
  74. Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
  75. Letters from Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien
  76. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
  77. Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
  78. Welcome to Envy Park by Mina V. Esguerra