{"id":7089,"date":"2018-12-28T22:01:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T06:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/?page_id=7089"},"modified":"2019-12-31T06:59:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T14:59:06","slug":"2019-reading-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/2019-reading-challenges","title":{"rendered":"2019 Reading Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Charity<\/p>\n

Charity Reading Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0– Hosted by Becky at Becky’s Book Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n

For each book I read in 2019, I will donate $1 to Catholic Relief Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Raised to date: $30<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The Fisherman’s Tomb: The True Story of the Vatican’s Secret Search<\/em> by John O’Neill – Finished 1\/2\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. A Room with a View<\/em> by E. M. Forster – Finished 1\/7\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. The 200 Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions for Educators<\/em> by Nathan L. Essex – Finished<\/strong> 2\/12\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Bernini<\/em> by Howard Hibbard – Finished 3\/4\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. One Word That Will Change Your Life<\/em> by Jon Gordon, Dan Britton and Jimmy Page – Finished 3\/16\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. The Vicomte de Bragelonne<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas –\u00a0Finished 3\/17\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Louise de la Valli\u00e8re<\/em>\u00a0by Alexandre Dumas – Finished 3\/31\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. The Man in the Iron Mask<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas –\u00a0Finished 4\/3\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Gaudete et Exsultate<\/em> by Pope Francis – Finished 4\/5\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. Poor Students, Rich Teaching: Mindsets for Change<\/em> by Eric Jensen – Finished 4\/17\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  11. Don Quixote<\/em> by Miguel de Cervantes – Finished 5\/8\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  12. Echo Burning\u00a0<\/em>by Lee Child – Finished 6\/15\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  13. Pasta Al Dente<\/em> by Mark Hartley – Finished 6\/18\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  14. Without Fail<\/i>\u00a0by Lee Child – Finished 6\/24\/2019<\/b><\/li>\n
  15. Persuader<\/em> by Lee Child –\u00a0Finished 7\/1\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  16. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the The Princess<\/em> Bride by Cary Elwes – Finished 7\/4\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  17. Wrestling with God<\/em> by Ronald Rolheiser – Finished 7\/7\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  18. The Rosie Result<\/em> by Graeme Simsion – Finished 7\/15\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  19. The Enemy\u00a0<\/em>by Lee Child – Finished 7\/26\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  20. The Shadow of the Wind<\/em> by Carlos Ruiz Zaf\u00f3n – Finished 8\/3\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  21. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much<\/em> by Allison Hoover Bartlett – Finished 9\/1\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  22. The Count of Monte Cristo<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas –\u00a0Finished 9\/2\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  23. One Shot<\/em> by Lee Child –\u00a0Finished 9\/8\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  24. The Hard Way<\/em> by Lee Child – Finished 9\/14\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  25. Bad Luck and Trouble\u00a0<\/em>by Lee Child – Finished 9\/30\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  26. Lilith<\/em> by George MacDonald – Finished 10\/19\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  27. The Scarlet Letter<\/em> by Nathaniel Hawthorne –\u00a0Finished 10\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  28. 75 Short Masterpieces<\/em> edited by Roger Goodman –\u00a0Finished 12\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  29. The Castle of Otranto<\/em> by Horace Walpole –\u00a0Finished 12\/30\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
  30. The Old Curiosity Shop<\/em> by Charles Dickens –\u00a0Finished 12\/31\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

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    Classics Club<\/a> Titles for 2019<\/p>\n

    10 \/ 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. A Room with a View<\/em> by E.M. Forster – Finished 1\/7\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. The Vicomte of Bragelonne<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas –\u00a0Finished 3\/17\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Louise de la Valli\u00e8re<\/em>\u00a0by Alexandre Dumas – Finished 3\/31\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. The Man in the Iron Mask<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas –\u00a0Finished 4\/3\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Lilith<\/em> by George MacDonald –\u00a0Finished 10\/19\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
    6. The Scarlet Letter\u00a0<\/em>by Nathaniel Hawthorne –\u00a0Finished 10\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
    7. Don Quixote<\/em> by Miguel de Cervantes – Finished 5\/8\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
    8. The Count of Monte Cristo<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas – Finished 9\/2\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
    9. The Castle of Otranto<\/em> by Horace Walpole –\u00a0Finished 12\/30\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
    10. The Old Curiosity Shop<\/em> by Charles Dickens –\u00a0Finished 12\/31\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

      \"European<\/p>\n

      5 \/ 5 – Challenge complete!<\/strong><\/p>\n

      European Reading Challenge<\/strong> (Aiming for Five Star Deluxe Entourage Level, 5 books) – Hosted by Gilion at Rose City Reader<\/a><\/p>\n

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      1. Vatican City<\/strong>: The Fisherman’s Tomb: The True Story of the Vatican’s Secret Search<\/em> by John O’Neill – Finished 1\/2\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. Italy:<\/strong>\u00a0A Room with a View<\/em> by E.M. Forster – Finished 1\/7\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      3. France:<\/strong> The Vicomte de Bragelonne<\/em> by Alexandre Dumas –\u00a0Finished 3\/17\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      4. Spain<\/strong>: Don Quixote<\/em> by Miguel de Cervantes – Finished 3\/8\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      5. United Kingdom<\/strong>: Lilith<\/em> by George MacDonald –\u00a0Finished 10\/19\/2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

        \"Deal<\/p>\n

        Deal Me In Short Stories Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0– Hosted by Jay at Bibliophilopolis<\/a><\/p>\n

        All stories are from\u00a075 Short Masterpieces: Stories from the World’s Literature<\/em>, edited by Roger Goodman. In order to finish all 75 stories in 52 weeks, there are some weeks in which I will read two stories.<\/p>\n

        52 \/ 52 Weeks – 75 \/ 75 Short Stories – Challenge Complete!<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u2666<\/span> Diamonds<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

        A\u2666<\/span> “A Wedding without Musicians” by Sholem Aleichem and “He Swung and He Missed” by Nelson Algren –\u00a0Read 10\/6\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n2\u2666<\/span> “Se\u00f1or Payroll” by William Barrett and “Houseparty” by Walter Bernstein –         Read 7\/21\/2019<\/a><\/strong>
        \n3\u2666<\/span> “How Light Belief Bringeth Damage” by Bidpai and “A Psychological Shipwreck” by Ambrose Bierce –         Read 6\/30\/19<\/strong><\/a>
        \n4\u2666<\/span> “The Father” by Bj\u00f6rnstjerne Bj\u00f6rnson and “Neifile’s Story” by Boccaccio –         Read 5\/19\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n5\u2666<\/span> “I See You Never” by Ray Bradbury and “The Lottery Ticket” by Ventura Garcia Calder\u00f3n –\u00a0        Read 12\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n6\u2666<\/span> “Daughter” by Erskine Caldwell and “A Wicked Boy” by Anton Chekhov –         Read 3\/10\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n7\u2666<\/span> “Luck” by Samuel Clemens –         Read 4\/12\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n8\u2666<\/span> \u00a0“The Chaser” by John Collier –         Read 10\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n9\u2666<\/span> “The Upturned Face” by Stephen Crane –         Read 12\/28\/2019<\/a><\/strong>
        \n10\u2666<\/span> “A Game of Billiards” by Alphonse Daudet –         Read 7\/29\/2019<\/a><\/strong>
        \nJ\u2666<\/span> “Fear” by Rhys Davis –         Read 8\/8\/2019<\/a><\/strong>
        \nQ\u2666<\/span> “The Riddle” by Walter de la Mare –\u00a0        Read 12\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \nK\u2666<\/span>\u00a0“The Jewels of M. Lantin” by Guy de Maupaussant –         Read 1\/20\/2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u2665 Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

        A\u2665<\/span>\u00a0“The Heavenly Christmas Tree” by Fyodor Dostoevsky and “The Ghosts” by Lord Dunsany – Read 1\/27\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n2\u2665<\/span>\u00a0“The Scoop” by James T. Farrell and “The Bedchamber Mystery” by C.S. Forester –         Read 2\/24\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n3\u2665<\/span> “Mr. Andrews” by E.M. Forster and “The Test” by Angelica Gibbs –\u00a0        Read 5\/5\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n4\u2665<\/span> “Truth and Consequences” by Brendan Gill and “The Disabled Soldier” by Oliver Goldsmith –         Read 12\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n5\u2665<\/span> “Virtuoso” by Herbert Goldstone and “Her Lover” by Maxim Gorky –         Read 6\/16\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n6\u2665<\/span> “Proof Positive” by Graham Greene and “The Butterfly” by James Hanley –         Read 6\/23\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n7\u2665<\/span> “Absent-mindedness in a Parish Choir” by Thomas Hardy –         Read 7\/15\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n8\u2665<\/span>\u00a0“The Hollow of the Three Hills” by Nathaniel Hawthorne –         Read 2\/10\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n9\u2665<\/span> “A Question of Blood” by Ernest Haycox –\u00a0        Read 7\/7\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n10\u2665<\/span> “The Boy Who Drew Cats” by Lafcadio Hearn –\u00a0        Read 10\/20\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \nJ\u2665<\/span> “The Lost Soul” by Ben Hecht –         Read 8\/18\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \nQ\u2665\u00a0<\/span> “The Exact Science of Matrimony” by O. Henry –         Read 3\/24\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \nK\u2665<\/span> “Fard” by Aldous Huxley –         Read 4\/21\/2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

        \u2663 Clubs<\/strong><\/p>\n

        A\u2663\u00a0“The Wife” by Washington Irving and “Charles” by Shirley Jackson – Read 1\/12\/2019<\/a><\/strong>
        \n2\u2663 “Then Came the Legions” by Mackinlay Kantor and “If Not Higher” by Isaac Loeb Perez –         Read 5\/27\/19<\/strong><\/a>
        \n3\u2663 “The Wild Duck’s Nest” by Michael McLaverty and “A Toast to Captain Jerk” by Russell Maloney –         Read 3\/17\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n4\u2663\u00a0“Germans at Meat” by Katherine Mansfield and “Born of Man and Woman” by Richard Matheson –         Read 2\/17\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n5\u2663 “The Ant and the Grasshopper” by Somerset Maugham and “The Guardian Angel” by Andr\u00e9 Maurois –         Read 5\/12\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n6\u2663 “The Fiddler” by Herman Melville and “The Pearl of Toledo” by Prosper M\u00e9rim\u00e9e –         Read 12\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n7\u2663 “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty –         Read 12\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n8\u2663\u00a0\u00a0“The Crime on Calle de la Persequida” by Armando Palacio Vald\u00e9s –         Read 2\/3\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n9\u2663 “How the Devil Lost His Pancho” by Ricardo Palma –         Read 12\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n10\u2663 “The Standard of Living” by Dorothy Parker –         Read 10\/6\/2019<\/a><\/strong>
        \nJ\u2663 “The Oval Portrait” by Edgar Allan Poe –\u00a0        Read 10\/20\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \nQ\u2663 “Three Letters…and a Footnote” by Horacio Quiroga –         Read 6\/16\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \nK\u2663\u00a0“A Dangerous Guy Indeed” by Damon Runyan –         Read 3\/4\/2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

        \u2660 Spades<\/strong><\/p>\n

        A\u2660 “Reginald’s Choir Treat” by Saki and “The Kiss” by William Sansom – Read 8\/18\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n2\u2660 “The Shepherd’s Daughter” by William Saroyan and “The Foreigner” by Francis Steegmuller –         Read 12\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n3\u2660 “Tom Varnish” by Richard Steele and “Over the Hill” by John Steinbeck –         Read 10\/6\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n4\u2660 “An Attempt at Reform” by August Strindberg and “The Three Hermits” by Leo Tolstoy –         Read 4\/28\/2019<\/a><\/strong>
        \n5\u2660 “The Doctor’s Heroism” by Villiers de L’Isle-Adam and “The Beggar-Woman of Locarno” by Heinrich von Kleist –         Read 10\/6\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n6\u2660 “The Phoenix” by Sylvia Townsend Warner –\u00a0        Read 10\/6\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n7\u2660 “Slipping Beauty” by Jerome Weidman –         Read 4\/7\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n8\u2660 “The Hour of Letdown” by E.B. White –         Read 10\/6\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \n9\u2660 “Moonlight Sonata” by Alexander Woollcott –\u00a0        Read 1\/6\/2019<\/a><\/strong>
        \n10\u2660 “God” by Eugene Ivanovich Zamiatin –         Read 12\/28\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \nJ\u2660 “How Grandpa Came into the Money” by Elsa Zanter –         Read 6\/6\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \nQ\u2660 “The Three Veterans” by Leane Zugsmith –         Read 3\/31\/2019<\/strong><\/a>
        \nK\u2660 “Kong at the Seaside” by Arnold Zweig –         Read 10\/6\/2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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