{"id":7471,"date":"2019-12-29T18:48:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T02:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/?page_id=7471"},"modified":"2020-12-30T06:51:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T14:51:42","slug":"2020-reading-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/2020-reading-challenges","title":{"rendered":"2020 Reading Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Classics Club<\/a> Titles for 2020<\/p>\n

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

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  1. A Coffin for Dimitrios<\/em> by Eric Ambler – Finished 3\/22\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Diary of a Country Priest\u00a0<\/em>by George Bernanos –\u00a0Finished 4\/11\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. A Christmas Carol<\/em> by Charles Dickens –\u00a0Finished 12\/18\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Crime and Punishment<\/em> by Fyodor Dostoevsky – Finished 1\/20\/2020<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. The King of Elfland’s Daughter<\/em> by Lord Dunsany – Finished 2\/3\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. The Light Princess\u00a0<\/em>by George MacDonald –\u00a0Finished 12\/22\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. City <\/em>by Clifford Simak – Finished 8\/2\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. The Phantom of the Opera<\/em> by Gaston Leroux – Finished 8\/15\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories<\/em> by Leo Tolstoy –\u00a0Finished 12\/21\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. War and Peace\u00a0<\/em>by Leo Tolstoy –\u00a0Finished 12\/30\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n

    <\/a><\/p>\n

    \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

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    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

    European Countries:<\/p>\n

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    1. Russia: <\/strong>Crime and Punishment<\/em> by Fyodor Dostoevsky – Finished 1\/20\/2020<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Italy:<\/strong> Death in Springtime <\/em>by Magdalen Nabb –\u00a0Finished 8\/17\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. France:<\/strong> Diary of a Country Priest<\/em> by George Bernanos –\u00a0Finished 4\/11\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. Turkey<\/strong>: A Coffin for Dimitrios<\/em> by Eric Ambler – Finished 3\/22\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. United Kingdom<\/strong>: The Golden Ocean<\/em> by Patrick O’Brian – Finished 7\/19\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      <\/a><\/p>\n

      \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

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      32 \/ 24 – Challenge complete!<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Mount TBR Reading Challenge<\/strong> (Aiming for Mount Blanc, 24 books) – Hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block<\/a><\/p>\n

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      1. The Liturgical Year Volume 1<\/em> by Adrien Nocent – Finished 1\/11\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. Crime and Punishment<\/em> by Fyodor Dostoevsky – Finished 1\/20\/2020<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
      3. The King of Elfland’s Daughter<\/em> by Lord Dunsany – Finished 2\/2\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      4. Nothing to Lose<\/em> by Lee Child – Finished 2\/16\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      5. Gone Tomorrow<\/em> by Lee Child – Finished 2\/27\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      6. 61 Hours<\/em> by Lee Child –\u00a0Finished 3\/9\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      7. A Coffin for Dimitrios<\/em> by Eric Ambler –\u00a0Finished 3\/22\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      8. The Legend of Sigurd & Gudr\u00fan<\/em> by J.R.R. Tolkien –\u00a0Finished 3\/25\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      9. Worth Dying For<\/em> by Lee Child –\u00a0Finished 3\/28\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      10. Deacons: Servants of Charity<\/em> by Pope Francis –\u00a0Finished 4\/8\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      11. Seeking a Center<\/em> by Otto Bird – Finished 4\/8\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      12. Diary of a Country Priest\u00a0<\/em>by George Bernanos –\u00a0Finished 4\/11\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      13. A Deacon’s Retreat<\/em> by James Keating –\u00a0Finished 4\/16\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      14. The Golden Ocean<\/em> by Patrick O’Brian – Finished 7\/19\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      15. Celebration of Discipline<\/em> by Richard Foster – Finished 7\/21\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      16. The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything<\/em> by James Martin –\u00a0Finished 7\/22\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      17. The Affair<\/em> by Lee Child – Finished 7\/26\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      18. City <\/em>by Clifford Simak – Finished 8\/2\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      19. A Wanted Man <\/em>by Lee Child –\u00a0Finished 8\/13\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      20. The Phantom of the Opera<\/em> by Gaston Leroux – Finished 8\/15\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      21. Death in Springtime <\/em>by Magdalen Nabb –\u00a0Finished 8\/17\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      22. Never Go Back<\/em> by Lee Child –\u00a0Finished 8\/18\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      23. Personal<\/em> by Lee Child – Finished 8\/30\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      24. Hope Against<\/em> Darkness by Richard Rohr –\u00a0Finished 10\/11\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      25. Armchair Mystic<\/em> by Mark Thibodeaux –\u00a0Finished 10\/11\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      26. Falling Upward<\/em> by Richard Rohr – Finished 10\/15\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      27. Deacons and the Church<\/em> by Owen Cummings –\u00a0Finished 11\/1\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      28. Praying the Liturgy of the Hours<\/em> by Timothy M. Gallagher – Finished 11\/7\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      29. Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina<\/em> by Michael Casey –\u00a0Finished 11\/14\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      30. How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories <\/em>by Leo Tolstoy\u00a0– Finished 12\/21\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      31. The Light Princess\u00a0<\/em>by George MacDonald –\u00a0Finished 12\/22\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
      32. War and Peace<\/em> by Leo Tolstoy – Finished 12\/30\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        <\/a><\/p>\n

        \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

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        3 \/ 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Russian Literature Reading Challenge<\/strong> – Hosted by Keely at A Common Reader<\/a><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Crime and Punishment<\/em> by Fyodor Dostoevsky – Finished 1\/20\/2020<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        2. War and Peace<\/em> by Leo Tolstoy –\u00a0Finished 12\/30\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
        3. How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories <\/em>by Leo Tolstoy\u00a0– Finished 12\/21\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          \n

          <\/a><\/p>\n

          \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

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          6 \/ 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

          What’s In a Name Reading Challenge<\/strong> – Hosted by Andrea at Carolina Book Nook<\/a><\/p>\n

          Categories:<\/p>\n

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          1. An ampersand:<\/strong> The Legend of Sigurd & Gudr\u00fan<\/em> by J.R.R. Tolkien –\u00a0Finished 3\/25\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
          2. An antonym:<\/strong> War and Peace <\/em>by Leo Tolstoy –\u00a0Finished 12\/30\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
          3. 4 letters or fewer:<\/strong>\u00a0City <\/em>by Clifford Simak – Finished 8\/2\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
          4. A given\/first name<\/strong>: A Coffin for Dimitrios<\/em> by Eric Ambler – Finished 3\/22\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
          5. Reference to children<\/strong>:\u00a0The King of Elfland’s Daughter<\/em> by Lord Dunsany – Finished 2\/3\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n
          6. One of the 4 natural elements – water, air, fire, earth<\/strong>: The Golden Ocean <\/em>by Patrick O’Brian – Finished 7\/19\/2020<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            \n

            <\/a><\/p>\n

            \u2666\u2666\u2666<\/p>\n

            \"Deal<\/p>\n

            Deal Me In 10th Anniversary Short Stories Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0– Hosted by Jay at Bibliophilopolis<\/a><\/p>\n

            15 \/ 52 – Challenge incomplete – moved to 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \u2666<\/span> Diamonds\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(From\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock’s Murder Racquet<\/em>)<\/p>\n

            \"\"A\u2666<\/span> “The Sawbuck Machine” by Frank Sisk – Read 3\/8\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \n2\u2666<\/span> “Contraband” by James Holding
            \n3\u2666<\/span> “For Every Evil” by Douglas Farr
            \n4\u2666<\/span> “You Can’t Win ‘Em (at) All” by Ed Lacy
            \n5\u2666<\/span> “Murder in Mind” (Novelette) by C. B. Gilford
            \n6\u2666<\/span> “Charley’s Charm” by Alice-Mary Schnirring
            \n7\u2666<\/span> “Murder Door to Door” by Robert Colby
            \n8\u2666<\/span> \u00a0“Ransom Demand” by Jeffrey M. Wallman
            \n9\u2666<\/span> “I’ll Race You” by Fletcher Flora
            \n10\u2666<\/span> “I Am Not a Thief, Mr. Kester” by Gilbert Ralston –             Read 8\/3\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \nJ\u2666<\/span> “Mousetrap” by Edwin P. Hicks
            \nQ\u2666<\/span> “Mildly Murderous” by Elijah Ellis –             Read 3\/1\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \nK\u2666<\/span> “An Element of Risk” (Novelette) by Richard Deming<\/p>\n

            \u2665 Hearts\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(From\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock’s Happiness is a Warm Corpse)<\/em><\/p>\n

            \"\"A\u2665<\/span> “Once Upon a Bank Floor” by James Holding, Jr.
            \n2\u2665<\/span> “The Egg Head” by Rog Phillips
            \n3\u2665<\/span> “Each Night He Pulled the Trigger” by Robert Edmond Alter –             Read 2\/16\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \n4\u2665<\/span> “The Waiting Game” by Pat Stadley
            \n5\u2665<\/span> “Destruction Is Always Arranged” by Gilbert Ralston –             Read 8\/2\/2020<\/a><\/strong>
            \n6\u2665<\/span> “The Happy Death” by John Cortez
            \n7\u2665<\/span> “The Sweater” by Richard O. Lewis
            \n8\u2665<\/span> “IQ–184” by Fletcher Flora –             Read 3\/15\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \n9\u2665<\/span> “Kill, If You Want Me!” by Richard Deming
            \n10\u2665<\/span> “Antique” by Hal Ellson –             Read 1\/12\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \nJ\u2665<\/span> “Mrs. Gilly and the Gigolo” by Mary L. Roby
            \nQ\u2665\u00a0<\/span> “This Day’s Evil” by Jonathan Craig
            \nK\u2665<\/span> “Private and Confidential” by Diane Frazer<\/p>\n

            \u2663 Clubs<\/strong> (From\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock’s Happy Deathday<\/em>)<\/p>\n

            \"\"A\u2663 “Settlement Out of Court” Fletcher Flora
            \n2\u2663 “Drawer 14” by Talmage Powell –             Read 1\/5\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \n3\u2663 “An Echo of Evil” by Mary E. Nutt
            \n4\u2663 “The Hypothetical Plan” (Novelette) by Richard Deming
            \n5\u2663 “With One Stone” by Jack Ritchie
            \n6\u2663 “Obedience School” by John Lutz
            \n7\u2663 “The Sound of Murder” by Robert Colby
            \n8\u2663\u00a0\u00a0“Journey with a Murderer” by Donald Honig –             Read 3\/22\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \n9\u2663 “Murder a la Davy Jones” by Richard Hardwick
            \n10\u2663 “A Quiet Backwater” by Stanley Abbott
            \nJ\u2663 “The Return of Crazy Bill” by Frank Sisk –             Read 2\/23\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \nQ\u2663 “Three Miles to Marleybone” (Novelette) by Henry Slesar
            \nK\u2663 “The Sheriff’s Rainy Day” by Elijah Ellis –             Read 2\/10\/2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

            \u2660 Spades\u00a0<\/strong>(From\u00a0Thou Shalt Not Kill<\/em> edited by Cynthia Manson)<\/p>\n

            \"\"A\u2660 “The Dutiful Son” by Ralph McInerny
            \n2\u2660 “The Second Commandment” by Charlotte Armstrong
            \n3\u2660 “Straight Down the Middle” by Thomas Adcock
            \n4\u2660 “Death of an Alumnus” by Janet O’Daniel
            \n5\u2660 “The Price of Light” by Ellis Peters –             Read 2\/2\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \n6\u2660 “A Face to Remember” by Mary Amlaw
            \n7\u2660 “The Man in the Passage” by G. K. Chesterton –\u00a0            Read 8\/3\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \n8\u2660 “Justina” by Dorothy Salisbury Davis
            \n9\u2660 “In the Confessional” by Alice Scanlan Reach
            \n10\u2660 “Rumpole and the Man of God” by John Mortimer
            \nJ\u2660 “A Neighborly Observation” by Richard Hardwick (From\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock’s Murder Racquet<\/em>) –             Read 1\/26\/2020<\/a><\/strong>
            \nQ\u2660 “Never Come Back” by Robert Colby (From\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock’s Happiness Is a Warm Corpse<\/em>) –             Read 1\/19\/2020<\/strong><\/a>
            \nK\u2660 “Consult the Yellow Pages” by Phillip Tremont (From\u00a0Alfred Hitchcock’s Happy Deathday<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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