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Here's A Year-Long Reading Challenge That Even Procrastinators Could Keep Up With

A book list for people who had good intentions to keep up with their resolutions but didn't follow through.

Hannah Chambers
Apr 02, 2018
Texas A&M University
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Here's A Year-Long Reading Challenge That Even Procrastinators Could Keep Up With
Hannah Chambers

Was your New Year's resolution to read more? Yeah, mine was too. Recently, I found a note on my phone that listed a book a month that my cousin and I were going to buddy-read together back in 2016. Spoiler: we didn't start in January and we didn't exactly make it all the way through. So, if your goal isn't going quite as planned and you need a little boost, please join me in the Procrastinator Book Club.

1. April: "Listening Valley" by D. E. Stevenson

Status: Read

Rating: 4/5 stars

Review: Loved it! Although it did spark some questions about age gaps in couples.

2. May: "Persuasion" by Jane Austen

Status: Read

Rating 5/5 stars

Review: Love, love, love. But let's be honest, if it's Jane Austen I automatically love it.

3. June: "Daddy-Long-Legs" by Jean Webster

Status: Read

Rating: 5/5 stars

Review: I was not expecting to love this as much as I did but it is now a favorite! Also, there's a Broadway musical about it if you're into that sort of thing.

4. July: "Hourglass" by Myra McEntire

Status: Unread

Rating: N/A

Review: I missed this month back then and I still have yet to read it. (However, it sounds fantastic.)

5. August: "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

Status: Read

Rating: 5/5 stars

Review: Incredibly moving and an absolute must-read.

6. September: "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Status: Read

Rating: 4/5 stars

Review: Absolutely hilarious and beautifully written as a historically important work.

7. October: "The Little White Horse" by Elizabeth Goudge

Status: Unread

Rating: N/A

Review: Honestly, this book is not very high on my TBR (to be read) pile so I'm not sure if I'll ever get to it.

8. November: "Hanging Women" Creek by Louis L'Amor

Status: Unread

Rating: N/A

Review: I've loved every Louis L'Amor book I've read so far so this one is still on my TBR.

9. December: "Goose Girl" by Shannon Hale


Status: Unread

Rating: N/A

Review: Another one that I never got to and don't think I ever will.

10. January: "Peter Pan" by J. M. Barrie

Status: Unread

Rating: N/A

Review: This is one of those "I swear one of these days I'll read it" kind of books.

11. February: "Under The Lilacs" by Louisa May Alcott

Status: Unread

Rating: N/A

Review: Is this still on my list? Yes. Will I ever get to it? Hopefully, but who knows.

12. March: "Arena" by Karen Hancock

Status Unread (big surprise)

Rating: N/A

Review: Honestly, this book was only put on our list because we both owned it and hadn't read it. I must admit that I'll probably be getting rid of this book soon because I actually have no desire to read it.

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