2015 Category Challenge

Welcome to the 2015 Category Challenge!

The idea is to read books from different categories, to chat about what you read, and to inflict bookbullets on your fellow challengers. You can have as many or few categories as you wish, they can cover any sort of topic, and you can read as many books as you want in each category.

When this group was started, the idea was for everyone to pick (their own!) 8 categories of books and read 8 books in each of those categories in 2008. In 2009, it was to read 9 books each in 9 different categories, 10 in 10 in 2010, 11 in 11 in 2011, etc. Once we got into the higher years/numbers, it started to get difficult to get that many books read in a year, but since we still liked our category reading (it helps with reading out of the box), we changed it to a category challenge, so that everyone could pick whichever number of categories they wished and, of course, whichever number of books to read in each category. That's a short version of how this recurring group came to be and you are very welcome to join with us - just set up a thread, name your categories, and chat away!

The challenge officially begins on January 1, 2015, but starting early or late is welcomed.

Have fun!!

NOTE: Next Year's Challenge can be accessed here. Welcome!

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This Year's Group Reads, CATs, and DOG:

HistoryCAT Wiki and HistoryCAT Discussion
SFFFCAT Wiki and SFFFCAT Discussion
RandomCAT Wiki and RandomCAT Discussion
AlphaKIT Wiki and AlphaKIT Discussion
CookingKIT Wiki and CookingKIT Discussion
BingoDOG Wiki and BingoDOG Discussion
Group Read Wiki and Group Read Discussion
BioKIT Wiki and BioKIT Discussion
If you want to participate in the Horror! read, click here. (separate group)
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Group Reads

First Quarter:
Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth

January:
The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt

February:
Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

March:
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Second Quarter:
Thomas Becket by John Guy General Chat Thread / Book Discussion

April:
Orlando by Virginia Woolf

May:
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

June:
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Third Quarter:
The Black Count by Tom Reiss General discussion / Book discussion

July:
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

August:
Liaden Universe series by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Agatha Christie author read

September:
Ernest Hemingway author read
Harumi Murakami author read

Fourth Quarter:
I know why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou General Thread / Discussion Thread

October:
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

November:
J. M. Coetzee author read

December:
Haruki Murakami author read
The Christmas Murder Mystery/Gifts Group Read

Year-Long Group Reads:
Jane Austen
Isaac Asimov
Peter Ackroyd - History of England
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TopicTopicMessagesLast Message 
BingoDOG - General thread282 unread / 282Tess_W, November 2023
Group Read: Peter Ackroyd - History of England series26 unread / 26MarthaJeanne, July 2018
Penny's BINGO 201551 unread / 51rabbitprincess, March 2017
SFFF CAT JANUARY: Steampunk, Gas Lamp and other historical SFFF133 unread / 133Tanya-dogearedcopy, February 2016
(At last a proper) 2015 Challenge from me94 unread / 94IrishHolger, January 2016
Soffitta1's 2015 Challenge100 unread / 100soffitta1, January 2016
DeltaQueen's Big Steal of 2015 - Part 8255 unread / 255DeltaQueen50, January 2016
VioletBramble's 2015 Category Challenge273 unread / 273VioletBramble, January 2016
BioKIT Fourth quarter24 unread / 24MarthaJeanne, January 2016
December HistoryCAT: 1945-1990, Civil Rights & Equality30 unread / 30MarthaJeanne, January 2016
Cooking with KIT General Thread53 unread / 53countrylife, January 2016
Tricia's Five Plus Ten193 unread / 193LisaMorr, January 2016
sturlington's Planning to Read Books By Women Part 399 unread / 99sturlington, January 2016
Hanneri's 2015 Categories Challenge180 unread / 180Hanneri, January 2016
Lori's (lkernagh's) 2015 Art of Reading - The "Free Reading" Months152 unread / 152lkernagh, January 2016
Lisa's 5 in 15 Challenge174 unread / 174LisaMorr, January 2016
-Eva-'s 2+0+1+5 Challenge - Part 2228 unread / 228LisaMorr, January 2016
Paruline's 2015 reading year!216 unread / 216LisaMorr, January 2016
Roberta's (luvamystery65) 2015 Category Challenge "I aim to misbehave." VI162 unread / 162LisaMorr, January 2016
Wolfy’s 12 Chunks from the TBR 2015 Category Challenge176 unread / 176rabbitprincess, January 2016
Betty's (dudes22's) 2015 Bookshelf Bonanza Part 387 unread / 87paruline, January 2016
VictoriaPL's 2015 Reading135 unread / 135andreablythe, January 2016
Andrea's 2015 Challenge – BONUS ROUND – Mount TBR73 unread / 73andreablythe, January 2016
mstrust #6- The Holiday Spectacular248 unread / 248mstrust, January 2016
Christina reads a timely 2015 category challenge, Part 3200 unread / 200christina_reads, January 2016
brenpike's 15 x 5 in 158 unread / 8brenpike, January 2016
Kathy's 2015 KISS Categories171 unread / 171kac522, January 2016
japaul22's 2015 Category Challenge, part 2103 unread / 103japaul22, January 2016
mathgirl40's 2015 Category Challenge -- Part 2209 unread / 209paruline, January 2016
inge87's 15-in-15: Life on the Big Screen, Part III105 unread / 105paruline, January 2016
Cheli's year ending Mini Category Challenge58 unread / 58cyderry, January 2016
Stacy's (LittleTaiko) 2015 Sporting Challenge114 unread / 114LittleTaiko, January 2016
Sally Lou's 2015 reading challenge -- thread 2 -- continues unnumbered thread97 unread / 97lkernagh, January 2016
DDC - jen.e.moore's first category challenge64 unread / 64jen.e.moore, January 2016
15 Cats for Dejah_Thoris...no, really 15 cats.261 unread / 261Dejah_Thoris, January 2016
Books read by Koalamom in 201552 unread / 52koalamom, January 2016
Rabbitprincess is in the thick of it for 2015 - Part 4175 unread / 175rabbitprincess, January 2016
End of Year Book Meme14 unread / 14Roro8, January 2016
Tafadhali's 2015 Challenge33 unread / 33lkernagh, January 2016
LibraryCin's 15x15 (or whatever iteration I decide on...)320 unread / 320LibraryCin, January 2016
Mamzel's 2015 Challenge, Part 395 unread / 95mathgirl40, January 2016
LoisB is anxiously awaiting the 2015 challenge!85 unread / 85mathgirl40, January 2016
thornton37814's 2015 Category Challenge - thread 4244 unread / 244thornton37814, January 2016
Nickelini's Challenge for 201582 unread / 82lkernagh, January 2016
Year long Group Read: Isaac Asimov68 unread / 68MarthaJeanne, January 2016
klarusu's 2015 Category Challenge155 unread / 155klarusu, January 2016
Kkunker's 2015 C. S. Lewis Category Challenge94 unread / 94lkernagh, January 2016
Librariansteffen's 2015 Category Challenge26 unread / 26lkernagh, January 2016
December SFFCAT - Under the Influence76 unread / 76fuzzi, January 2016
Pete's 2015 -hopefully not missing quite so much as 2014 challenge147 unread / 147psutto, January 2016
CBL Hums Along in 2015, verse 4197 unread / 197cbl_tn, January 2016
RidgewayGirl and the Museums of Munich -- Part Four229 unread / 229RidgewayGirl, January 2016
Crazy4reading's attempt at CAT 2015 part 1130 unread / 130crazy4reading, December 2015
Dogeared Copy's Lesegarten87 unread / 87rabbitprincess, December 2015
Majkia's Whibbly Wobbly Timey-Whimey Challenge238 unread / 238paruline, December 2015
MissWatson honours a quinceañero – part 2143 unread / 143paruline, December 2015
avatiakh goes for 15 in 2015 part 2135 unread / 135-Eva-, December 2015
MarthaJeanne General Thread28 unread / 28MarthaJeanne, December 2015
VivienneR's free and easy winter reading96 unread / 96rabbitprincess, December 2015
MarthaJeanne Nonfiction25 unread / 25MarthaJeanne, December 2015
Chrischi_HH's 2015 Category Challenge thread - 2nd half153 unread / 153-Eva-, December 2015
Nittnut's 2015 Challenge Without A Clever Theme - Part 174 unread / 74-Eva-, December 2015
Roro's Reading Games, round 369 unread / 69Roro8, December 2015
Mysterymax's 2015 Challenge = Part 2182 unread / 182VivienneR, December 2015
Lisa's End of the Year Reads14 unread / 14VivienneR, December 2015
December Haruki Murakami Group Read11 unread / 11mathgirl40, December 2015
tymfos is serious about series in 2015123 unread / 123dudes22, December 2015
MarthaJeanne's Reading Log96 unread / 96MarthaJeanne, December 2015
Leslie's Reading Rainbow in 2015 - Part 2136 unread / 136paruline, December 2015
BookLizard's 2015 Challenge, Part 276 unread / 76paruline, December 2015
What Are We Reading In December?27 unread / 27dudes22, December 2015
lindapanzo's 2015 reading--2nd inning258 unread / 258dudes22, December 2015
The Christmas Murder Mystery / Gifts Group Read!33 unread / 33christina_reads, December 2015
Staci426's Five Star Category Challange111 unread / 111paruline, December 2015
December RandomCAT- Home For The Holidays48 unread / 48Dejah_Thoris, December 2015
2015 Challenge - Learn From the Master47 unread / 47M1nks, December 2015
December AlphaKIT: G and S47 unread / 47Robertgreaves, December 2015
Discussion Thread: Emma26 unread / 26christina_reads, December 2015
Cammykitty's 2015 Category Challenge295 unread / 295-Eva-, December 2015
MarthaJeanne Fiction23 unread / 23MarthaJeanne, December 2015
Whitewavedarling asks: What's in a Title?145 unread / 145whitewavedarling, December 2015
deep220 Challenge Categories144 unread / 144-Eva-, December 2015
HistoryCAT -- General Thread, Part Four49 unread / 49countrylife, December 2015
RandomCAT -- General Thread82 unread / 82countrylife, December 2015
countrylife's CATs v201556 unread / 56countrylife, December 2015
LauraBrook's 2015 Category Challenge!191 unread / 191LauraBrook, December 2015
Clue 2015141 unread / 141clue, December 2015
sjmccreary's new and improved 2015 category challenge140 unread / 140-Eva-, December 2015
It's all Greek to me! Paws' 2015 challenge201 unread / 201-Eva-, December 2015
Group read: Persuasion by Jane Austen15 unread / 15christina_reads, December 2015
Traci's Film Festival Challenge89 unread / 89rabbitprincess, December 2015
2015 Yearlong AlphaKIT - X and Z29 unread / 29Robertgreaves, December 2015
Sanja's 2015 Category Challenge67 unread / 67lkernagh, December 2015
BioKIT Group Read: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Book Specific - Spoilers Allowed)2 unread / 2cbl_tn, December 2015
SFFCat - Recommendations from the Year of Reading16 unread / 16fuzzi, December 2015
What do YOU do with Wikis?5 unread / 5dudes22, December 2015
Group Read: Jane Austen - General Discussion150 unread / 150christina_reads, December 2015
BingoDOG in November17 unread / 17MarthaJeanne, December 2015
MarthaJeanne's BingoDOG98 unread / 98MarthaJeanne, December 2015
November SFFCAT: Off on a Quest56 unread / 56mathgirl40, December 2015
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