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hike.read.repeat
If You Could Be Mine | Sara Farizan
Mehso-so

I started reading this for the 2016 #readharder challenge but it'll work for the 2017 list too. Forbidden love and what one party does to try to save it. #2016ReadHarderChallenge #2017ReadHarderChallenge

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alisahar
Alif the Unseen | G. Willow Wilson
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This was REALLY good. I read it for a book set in the Middle East for the @bookriot #2016ReadHarderChallenge and I wasn't sure at first that it would catch me, but it did. It's about a computer genius on the run from state censors. He's given a mysterious and ancient book, seeks help from jinn, and tries to unlock the book's dangerous secrets. It's really a metaphysical thriller, which I'm not sure I've ever read before. Highly recommend!

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triplem80
A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini
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Going down the home stretch with two books left to finish the #2016ReadHarderChallenge. Can it be done??

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triplem80
Mehso-so

I chose this to fulfill the biography requirement for the #2016ReadHarderChallenge. I actually didn't know much about the Kennedy family, and certainly nothing about Rosemary, so I was intrigued.

Lots of interesting information in this one... unfortunately, it was very dry. Considering the subject matter, I would have thought it could have elicited a stronger emotional connection, but it fell short.

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rach_simone
Lamb | Christopher Moore
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And with that, I have completed the #2016ReadHarderChallenge !! Ahh! Thanks @bookriot for a fun and interesting challenge. Looking forward to the 2017 one.

As for Lamb, it is a humorous and sweet book. A little too long at times. It's peppered throughout with biblical, historical and even some modern references. Biff is a personable narrator writing the Gospel where we find out what Joshua (Jesus) was doing from birth to 30.

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reneelyons

Recommendations please! I have one book left to finish up Book Riot's #2016ReadHarderChallenge and it's the category I have put off all year - a biography (not a memoir or autobiography). I don't know why I'm struggling with this one, but I would love some recommendations for great biographies!

Reviewsbylola This one was very good. There are a couple of great biographies about the Romanovs out there. 7y
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Reviewsbylola I have been dying to read this one. 7y
Reviewsbylola And this one got me started on my obsession with the Mitford sisters. 7y
reneelyons Thanks for the comments and suggestions @Reviewsbylola!! 7y
reneelyons Thank you @MMenefee!! I will check those out today!! 7y
reneelyons @ReadingOver50 Oh wow, that sounds amazing! 7y
MMenefee @Reviewsbylola Now, I want to read that Sharon Tate book, too. 7y
MMenefee @Reviewsbylola Thanks for all the recommendations! 7y
bitterbear @MMenefee what did you end up picking? 7y
bitterbear The Louise Brooks bio was great... 7y
MMenefee @bitterbear I have all the Sharon Tate bios on here marked as TBR. I love that Louise Brooks bio! And, Crapalachia is a favorite, too. 7y
reneelyons @bitterbear! I'm still deciding! You guys gave me some awesome ideas :) I am also considering the new Shirley Jackson bio! I need to decide by next week to finish before the end of the month! (edited) 7y
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bookriot
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IT'S BAAA-AAAACK! We've just released the 2017 #ReadHarder challenge. Details here: https://bookriot.com/2016/12/15/book-riots-2017-read-harder-challenge

And for those of you doing the #2016ReadHarderChallenge, you still have 16 more days - keep up the good work! 🎉📚🤘🏻

#2017ReadHarderChallenge

BrainyHeroine Yaaaaaaasss!!!! 7y
rockpools Yay! I haven't been stalking your page for the last 2 hours, just in case... Honest! 7y
TheCanuckReader I can also admit to stalking the page..lol 7y
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GlitteryOtters Yesssss!!!! Cannot wait! 7y
TorchlightReading Yaaaaaaassss!! I'm on it! 7y
Amandajoy I've been looking for this for weeks! 7y
SuperPunkNinja Yay! I can't wait! 7y
callunakeep @DiruVamp This sounds like fun!! 7y
shawnmooney I submitted my 2016 RHC completed list by email but didn't get a confirmation or any instructions about how to claim my 30% discount at the BR store. Can anybody tell me how to do this? 7y
Joybishoptx Yes! 7y
Jessicav I was just looking for this yesterday, thinking I had missed it! Thanks @bookriot ! 7y
Susanita /me pounces 7y
tricours These challenges always seem so US inspired! 7y
HardcoverHearts I love it! And what a great list this year!! Now comes the fun part in planning my reading roadmap for the year. 7y
bookriot @shawnmooney Please resend it to readharder@bookriot.com and we will watch for it. 😊 7y
Ellsbeth Thank you for continuing to make this challenge and encouraging us to read more widely. ❤️ 7y
FictionFox I think I'm gonna try it this year! My first time 😳 7y
Theresa 👏👏👏👏 7y
Handmade_Redhead So excited! 7y
Jinjer My first time participating in this challenge, too @FictionFox ! 7y
FictionFox @Jinjer nice!! Good luck! Looking forward to seeing your posts for it! 7y
danimgill I'm so excited to try this challenge! I'll be a fellow first-timer, @FictionFox and @Jinjer 😊 7y
Jinjer @danimgill 👍🏻 7y
hike.read.repeat I'm not even halfway done with 16's but I've enjoyed it and plan to do the 17 one. I'm gonna read as much as possible in these last few weeks of the year. Plan to have lots more reading time next year so hopefully will finish both lists then. 👍🏽 7y
szainabwilliams 🍾🎉 7y
Shvonne *kermit flail* some are of these are in my TBR already. Can't wait to start 7y
shawnmooney I just re-sent it - thanks! 7y
lisamathilda I'm in! 7y
Nerdfins I'm considering doing it this year. Good luck everyone! 7y
TraeHern I am going to give it a shot this year 7y
inkedcoffee I might do this next year. Thanks for the inspiration! 🤓📚 7y
Bonnie1 3rd year of Read Harder. It expands my reading universe. I just wish they would stop with the comics. There is a comic challenge and i will bet that challenge doesn't have a challenge to read a book without pictures. 7y
lynneamch Welcome to Litsy @Bonnie1 ! It's lovely here. 7y
elemenopew Ooo, this looks interesting! Sign. Me. Up. 😀 7y
Leniverse Oh dear. I wasn't going to add any more challenges. Can't. Resist. Oh well. I'm sure I can double up with some books from other challenges. But... sports? 😜Oh wait, I can read about chess! 😁 7y
JoRead I'll probably won't complete the list but I'll for sure do much best! 7y
carrceli I'm in 7y
John.in.Fargo This is a pretty great first post to see after signing up for Litsy! I love these sort of challenges to expand my reading universe. 7y
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AWahle
Of Bees and Mist: A Novel | Erick Setiawan
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This story is magical realism taken to an extreme. I loved that it seemed of our world at times and a completely made up and less technological one at others. Not a beach read, this will require some investment on your part. But the rewards are paid with interest. So happy I discovered this looking for an author from SE Asia for the Book Riot #2016ReadHarderChallenge

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bookriot
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Doing the #2016ReadHarderChallenge? Here's a great recommendation for "Read a biography (not memoir)." Milford's astoundingly well-researched, in-depth look at one of America's most fascinating writers - Edna St. Vincent Millay - is a stunner. Such complex brilliance and fragility in one person. Here's the rest of challenge: http://bookriot.com/2015/12/15/2016-book-riot-read-harder-challenge

SuperPunkNinja Thanks! I've been struggling with this one. 7y
cathysaid Read this several years ago. Fascinating and reads more like a novel. Definitely recommend. 7y
bookwrm526 Thanks for the rec, I'm planning to read Hidden Figures if my library hold comes in, but it's good to have a backup plan if it doesn't! 7y
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Erinkburba I love this book!! Great rec. 7y
H.Louise Great biography. Millay was a fascinating woman. 7y
bitterbear This was great but nothing could compare to Zelda... 7y
bitterbear @bookwrm526 that looked amazing. 7y
Dragon I just bought Zelda at a booksale so glad @bitterbear liked it 😀 7y
bitterbear @Dragon seriously one of my favorite books EVER! I cried. 7y
bitterbear @Dragon let me know what you think when you are done. 7y
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alisahar
In the Darkroom | Susan Faludi
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Wow.. Susan Faludi is a masterful writer and her father is a fascinating and elusive subject. Susan combines a journalist's objectivity and rigorous inquiry with a daughter's frustration and compassion. This is also a timely read since she investigates how xenophobia, anti-Semitism, and the far right took over Hungary in 1941 and are rising again. (Picture of Susan & Stefanie Faludi after Stefi's transition. Father is Stefi's preferred term.)

alisahar PS: read this book for the @bookriot #2016ReadHarderChallenge to read a book by or about a person who is transgender. 7y
DeborahSmall This looks great! Thanks 👍🏼📚 7y
alisahar @DeborahSmall hope you enjoy it! Well worth reading 7y
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