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minimalist_coach t1_j0umwt9 wrote

This year my goal was to explore new genres. I read a lot, so if you decide to do something similar you can adjust the # of books or expand the amount of time you give yourself to complete the challenge.

I selected 6 fiction and 6 nonfiction genres with the goal of reading 2 books from each.

I joined the Genre of the Month Challenge hosted by Turn of a Page on Good Reads. Each month they assign a new genre with 4 prompts to be completed that month by reading books. You get a badge for each of the tasks you successfully complete.

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Aparnabalajee OP t1_j0xb2k7 wrote

Oh wowww!! I didn't know this kinda challenge existed in Goodreads (I didn't know what the hell I've been doing in Goodreads for the past 2 years). I'll definitely check this out. Thankss!!!

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minimalist_coach t1_j0xe0rv wrote

This was the first year I found any challenges on good reads. They aren't easy to find. I joined the Turn of a Page community and it took me a while to figure out how to join the challenge. I had to set up my own thread for the challenge and that's where I would get the genre and tasks each month and where I would post the book I read to complete the task and be rewarded with the badge. As far as I can tell, I'm the only one who can see my own thread.

I prefer the challenges on StoryGraph. They are easy to search and when you finish a book there is a tab to click to add it to a challenge. I just scroll down to the prompt it completes and click it. I can also see which other books people have used to complete each prompt and it shows what % of the prompts I've completed.

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