Thirty Day Book Challenge - Day 9 

Day 9: Book that makes you sick

A Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer 

I read this book in 7th or 8th grade. It made my stomach churn while I read it and I just…ah. I still remember how I felt while reading it. I wanted to stop reading it but I also wanted to see what happened, to see if there was a happy ending. There really wasn’t, which made me read his other books to find out what happened. I know there has been controversy about the books but it still stuck with me and made an impact on me. 

Thirty Day Book Challenge - Day 8 

Day 8: Book that scares you

Errr….I honestly have no idea. I don’t really read scary books. I guess it would be…

The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney 

It really creeped me out when I read it and continued to read the rest of the series. I wouldn’t say that it scared me, per say, but it weirded me out. 

30 Book Challenge - Day 7  

Totally forgot about this. Time to pick up where I left off.

Day 7: Book that you can quote/recite

Okay, technically, this is a play and not a book but I can quote a decent amount of Macbeth by Shakespeare. 

Thirty Day Book Challenge - Day 6 

Since I forgot to do it for a few days, I’ll just start where I left off. 

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Day 06: A book that makes me sad

Fatelessness - IrmeKertész

This book is about a Jewish boy named Gyuri, who grows up in Hungary during WWII. He  gets sent to a concentration camp after receiving work orders and is separated from his family. The rest of the book is him trying to survive in the camp. It’s a great book about his struggle to survive. It is also part-memoir from the author. It’s very well-written and I highly recommend it. 

Thirty Day Book Challenge - Day 5 

Day 5: Book you wish you could live in

Little House on the Prairie (series) - Laura Ingalls Wilder 

I loved these books. I read them before my “grade level” was supposed to (awesome reader, ftw) and fell in love with them. I loved the atmosphere of the books and the way Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote. I loved it so much that I wanted to live with her. To this day, when asked what time period I could live in besides this one, I always say “1800s with Laura Ingalls Wilder.” Even though times were harder back then…I don’t know. I just find it so fascinating and it seems like it would be an amazing time to live in. 

Thirty Day Book Challenge - Day 4 

Day 4: Book that makes you cry

Where The Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls 

I read this book in sixth grade for a “reading circle” group. We were split into groups to read 5 different books and my group was assigned to read this book. I was super excited because it was about dogs and I love animals, so of course I thought this book was going to be awesome. It was awesome - I loved it. Of course, being the reader that I am, I decided to read ahead one day. I read the climax (not going to spoil it for those who haven’t read it) and started sobbing in the middle of silent reading. My teacher realized that I read ahead and made me go to the bathroom to calm down. It was so sad and every time I read it, I still cry. It’s one of my favorite books and I really enjoy it, even though it really is sad near the ending. 

Thirty Day Book Challenge - Day 3 

Day 3: Book that makes you laugh out loud

Junie B. Jones series - Barbara Park 

Okay, so I don’t read these books anymore but I remember when I was little, I used to crack up when I read them. The way Barbara Park wrote was awesome and she really made Junie come alive in the books. I laughed out loud reading almost every page. It just brings back great childhood memories as well. 

Thirty Day Book Challenge - Day 2 

Day 2: Least favorite book

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 

While I know this is a classic and I ~should~ like it…I just couldn’t get into it. The way Gatsby talked pissed me off - I thought he was like, 60 until half-way through the book when I realized he was Nick’s age. And the whole story line just…ugh. It was so boring. I liked Fitzgerald’s writing style, kind of, but the story was just so boring. 

Thirty Day Book Challenge - Day 1 

Day 1: Favorite book

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen. I know it’s a YA novel and I should have a favorite book that is more “my level” but fuck it. This book is amazing. Sarah Dessen writes well and really gets me interested in the characters. I read this book in my freshman year of high school and I’ve read it at least a dozen times since them. The main character really sticks with me because she, too, lost her father unexpectedly and that resonates with me because I have a lot of the same thoughts that the MC had. 

thirty day book challenge. 

Day 1: Favorite book
Day 2: Least favorite book
Day 3: Book that makes you laugh out loud
Day 4: Book that makes you cry
Day 5: Book you wish you could live in
Day 6: Favorite young adult book
Day 7: Book that you can quote/recite
Day 8: Book that scares you
Day 9: Book that makes you sick
Day 10: Book that changed your life
Day 11: Book from your favorite author
Day 12: Book that is most like your life
Day 13: Book whose main character is most like you
Day 14: Book whose main character you want to marry
Day 15: First “chapter book” you can remember reading as a child
Day 16: Longest book you’ve read
Day 17: Shortest book you’ve read
Day 18: Book you’re most embarrassed to say you like
Day 19: Book that turned you on
Day 20: Book you’ve read the most number of times
Day 21: Favorite picture book from childhood
Day 22: Book you plan to read next
Day 23: Book you tell people you’ve read, but haven’t (or haven’t actually finished)
Day 24: Book that contains your favorite scene
Day 25: Favorite book you read in school
Day 26: Favorite nonfiction book
Day 27: Favorite fiction book
Day 28: Last book you read
Day 29: Book you’re currently reading
Day 30: Favorite coffee table book