Bustle Reading Challenge 2017
I guess you can tell from this blog that I need projects. I’m ‘goal orientated’, I need things to aim for. So when I read books I try and devour everything that author has ever written, until I can’t stand them anymore. But I’ve realised recently that I’ve been quite limited in what I’ve read. I’m always trying to tick off the ‘classics’ but these are often written by dead, white, European men.
So I’m taking on a challenge that combats exactly that. I’d love for you to join me in it.
Here it is:
Read a book written by a woman under 25
Read a book about a non-western history
Read a book of essays
Read a book about an indigenous culture
Read a book before you see the movie
Read a YA book by an author of colour
Read a book set in the middle east
Read a book about women in war
Read a graphic novel written by a woman
Read a book about an immigrant or refugee to the US
Read a children’s book aloud: volunteer at a local school or library if you can
Reread your favourite book from your childhood
Read a memoir by someone who identifies as LGBTQIA
Read a work of post-apocalyptic fiction written by a woman
Read a feminist sci-fi novel
Read the first book in a series you’ve never read
Read a book set in Africa by an author from Africa
Read a translated book
Read a contemporary collection of poetry
Read a book by a modernist woman writer
I’m starting with Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It’s actually number seventeen on the list ‘read a book set in African by an author from Africa’. I’m starting with it because Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is one of those writers I’ve been ‘meaning to read’ for a long time but kept forgetting or getting distracted by an easy to read thriller.
If you fancy joining in with your own book reviews for the challenge don’t hesistate to get in contact. Equally, if you’ve read any of the books we’re reviewing why don’t you tell us what you thought about them in the comments section.
- Tessa Ani
