2013 Literary Exploration Reading Challenge Finished

2013 Literary Exploration Reading Challenge hosted by the Literary Exploration Group on Goodreads.

It’s real simple; below you will see an easy (12 books), hard (24 books) or insane (36 books) challenge. Each genre links to the Goodreads genre page if you need some suggestions on what to read. We want you to have some fun and explore; hopefully you might find a new genre that peaks your interest. To sign up either join the Literary Exploration book club on Goodreads and talk about your progress with others involved or for the bloggers out there, if you want to add it as part of your blogging experience simply let us know with a link (to your Literary Exploration Challenge page) in the comments below so our readers can see how you are going.

I have now completed the insane level of this challenge, to read a book from 36 different genres. It has not been easy but it has been interesting. 

I will take part again in 2014

THIS is where all posts for this challenge is.

My bookshelf on Goodreads for this challenge.
  
List of books:

1. Adventure: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
2. Auto-Biography/Biography: Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria by Hayley Okines, Kerry Okines, Alison Stokes
3. Chick-Lit: Chocolate Shoes and Wedding Blues by Trisha Ashley
4. Childrens Book: The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
5. Classics: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
6. Cyberpunk: Burning Crome by William Gibson
7. Drama: Buried Child by Sam Shepard 
8. Dystopian: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
9. Educational: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
10. Erotica: My Familiar Stranger by Victoria Danann     
11. Espionage: Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
12. Fantasy: The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
13. Graphic Novels: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
14. Gothic: Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
15. Hard-Boiled: The Colorado Kid by Stephen King
16. Historical Fiction: Sharpe's Prey by Bernard Cornwell
17. Horror: Manhattan Grimoire by Sandy DeLuca
18. Humour: WLT: A Radio Romance by Garrison Keillor
19. Literary Fiction: Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
20. Magical Realism: Skellig by David Almond
21. Mystery: Dogs Don't Lie by Clea Simon
22. Noir: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
23. Non Fiction: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
24. Paranormal: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
25. Philosophical: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
26. Poetry: When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
27. Post-Apocalyptic: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
28. Romance: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
29. Science Fiction: The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
30. Steampunk: Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina
31. Supernatural: Moon dance by J.R. Rain
32. Thriller: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
33. True Crime: Worm: The First Digital World War by Mark Bowden
34. Urban Fantasy: Sterling by Dannika Dark
35. Victorian: Her Own Devices by Shelley Adina
36. Young Adult: The Scourge by A.G. Henley