Tafadhali's Readapalooza 2021

I'm going to combine a couple approaches from the past that I enjoyed and see how it goes this year! In 2018, I themed all of my categories around Star Trek episodes. In 2020, I focused on broader categories and tried out more KITs, challenges, book clubs, etc. I didn't set any specific number goals and counted books for any category they fit. I'm going to keep last year's approach, but give it a Buffy twist to have a little more fun with it (knowing me, I'll probably end up doing episode pairings like I did for Star Trek...)

My categories this year will be:

I. "The Pack" - Group Reads and Book Clubs
II. "Surprise" - Mt. TBR Roulette
III. "Gingerbread" - SFFKit
IV. "New Moon Rising" - BingoDOG
V. "The Gift" - Gift Books
VI. "Once More With Feeling" - Books on Theater & Film
VII. "Chosen" - Run the Series
VIII. "The Long Way Home" - Comics & Graphic Novels

I. "The Pack" - Group Reads and Book Clubs

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Sacred Text) ✓
2. Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin (TAS seminar) ✓
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (HP and the Sacred Text) ✓
4. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (TPC book club) (not finished, but finished the part included in the book club) ✓

Ongoing reads
IT by Stephen King (book club w/ sister)

II. "Surprise" - TBR Roulette

1. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez ✓
2. The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen ✓
3. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George ✓
4. The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery ✓
5. I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest ✓
6. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Keysen ✓
7. The Charioteer by Mary Renault ✓
8. Middlegame by Seanan McGuire ✓

III. "Gingerbread" - SFFKit

January - Read an SFF you meant to read last year, but never started/completed: The War with the Newts by Karel Capek (I was meant to read it a couple weeks ago and did not, so now I am scrambling!) abandoned
February - Sentient Things: N/A
March - Indiana Jones in Space: N/A
April - Series: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien ✓
May - Time Travel: Owl Be Home for Christmas by Diane Duane (just a tiny bit of fix-it time travel wizardry needed!) ✓
June - It's About the Journey: N/A
July - Historical Fantasy: N/A
August - Female Author: Come Tumbling Down by Seanan Maguire ✓
September - Near Future/Alternate Reality: N/A
October - Creature Feature: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (chockfull of ooky monsters) ✓
November - Short Stories: N/A
December - Gothic Fantasy: Plain Bad Heroines by emily m. danforth ✓

IV. "New Moon Rising" - BingoDOG



1. One-Word Title: IT by Stephen King
2. By or About a Marginalized Group: Legendary Children by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez ✓
3. Dark or Light Word in Title:
4. Character You'd Be Friends With: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine ✓
5. Arts & Recreation: The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel ✓
6. Title Describes You: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King ✓ (lol, not exactly -- if it were two seasons later I'd have known and loved the Red Sox player mentioned; I was the girl who loved Jason Varitek)
7. You Heartily Recommend: The Charioteer by Mary Renault ✓
8. Nature or Environment: My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George ✓
9. Classical Element in Title:
10. 2 or More Authors:
11. Impulse Read!: The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie ✓
12. Contains a Love Story: Heartstopper, Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman ✓
13. READ A CAT
14. Southern Hemisphere: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
15. Made You Laugh:
16. Suggested by Another Generation: Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin ✓
17. New-To-You Author: The War with the Newts by Karel Capek
18. Set Somewhere You'd Like to Visit: The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard ✓
19. History or Alternate History:
20. 20 or Fewer LT Members:
21. Less Than 200 Pages: Girl Interrupted by Susanna Keysen ✓
22. Senior Citizen Protagonist: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez ✓
23. Type of Building in Title: The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery ✓
24. About Time or Time Word in Title:
25. About or Contains Magic: Owl Be Home for Christmas by Diane Duane ✓

V. "The Gift" - Gift Books

1. Legendary Children by Tom Fitzgerald and Tom Marquez (SantaThing gift, 2020) ✓
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (bday gift from Mom, 2019) ✓
3. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (xmas gift from Mom and Dad, 2020) ✓
4. I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest (freebie from my friend who works in publishing, 2015) ✓
5. The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel (bday gift from Ruben and Gracie, 2021) ✓
6. Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano (bday gifr from Mom, 2020) ✓

Abandoned
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

VI. "Once More With Feeling" - Books on Theater & Film

1. Legendary Children by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez ✓
2. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth ✓
3. Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano ✓

WIPs to Continue in 2022
Women Make Horror by Alison Peirse, Projections of Passing by N. Megan Kelley

VII. "Chosen" - Run the Series

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (HP illustrated editions re-read, bk. 4) ✓
2. Owl Be Home for Christmas by Diane Duane (YW, bk. 9.7) ✓
3. In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children, bk. 4) ✓
4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (HP and the Sacred Text re-read, bk. 5) ✓
5. Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children, bk. 5) ✓
6. Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (LotR re-read, bk. 3) ✓
7. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness (Chaos Walking, bk. 2) ✓
8. The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (Scholomance, bk. 2) ✓

VIII. "The Long Way Home" - Comics & Graphic Novels

1. Lumberjanes, Vol. 8: Stone Cold by Shannon Watters ✓
2. Runaways, Vol. 5: Canon Fodder by Rainbow Rowell ✓
3. Heartstopper, Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman ✓
4. Heartstopper, Vol. 2 by Alice Oseman ✓
5. Heartstopper, Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman ✓
6. Heartstopper, Vol. 4 by Alice Oseman ✓
7. Runaways, Vol. 6: Come Away With Me by Rainbow Rowell ✓
8. The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel ✓

Huge Buffy fan here, so I *love* your categories, of course!

Yes, the Buffy theme is awesome!!

Oh, that is a lovely theme!

I'll be checking out your surprise and gingerbread categories. Happy reading.

Great setup for 2021! I really liked how you did the episode pairings for Star Trek and would be delighted to see Buffy ones as well, if the inspiration strikes :)

Interesting set up. Good luck with your challenge in 2021.

Enjoy your 2021 reading!

Looks like you will be having fun reading in the new year.

Best wishes on your 2021 reading.

Good luck with your 2021 reading.

Lovely theme, enjoy your Buffy reading! :)

Love the setup and good luck with your 2021 reading!

Accidentally made a copy of this below!

Master List

1. Legendary Children by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez (4, 5, 6) (2/27, ★★★★)
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (re-read) (1, 5, 7) (3/2, ★★★★ 1/2)
3. Lumberjanes, Vol. 8 by Shannon Watters (8) (3/4, ★★★★)
4. Runaways, Vol. 5 by Rainbow Rowell (8) (3/10, ★★★★)
5. Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin (1, 4) (3/10, ★★★★ 1/2)
6. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2, 4) (3/11, ★★★)
7. The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen (2) (3/16, ★★★ 1/2)
8. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (re-read) (2, 4) (3/17, ★★★★★)
9. Owl Be Home for Christmas by Diane Duane (3, 4, 7) (5/1, ★★★ 1/2)
10. In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire (7) (5/3, ★★★★)
11. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (re-read) (1, 7) (5/24, ★★★★ 1/2)
12. Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire (3, 7) (8/6, ★★★ 1/2)
13. The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (2, 4) (8/9, ★★★★)
14. Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (re-read) (5, 7) (9/3, ★★★★★)
15. I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest (2, 5) (9/11, ★★★)
16. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness (7) (9/20, ★★★ 1/2)
17-20. Heartstopper, Vol. 1-4 by Alice Oseman (4, 8) (9/29, ★★★★)
21. The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (3, 7) (10/6, ★★★★)
22. Runaways, Vol. 6 by Rainbow Rowell (8) (10/13, ★★★ 1/2)
23. This is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey (10/22, ★★★)
24. The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel (4, 5, 8) (11/9, ★★★★)
25. Girl Interrupted by Susanna Keysen (re-read) (2, 4) (11/20, ★★★★★)
26. The Charioteer by Mary Renault (2, 4) (11/24, ★★★★ 1/2)
27. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (4) (11/30, ★★★★)
28. The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie (4) (12/1, ★★★★ 1/2)
29. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (re-read) (4) (12/4, ★★★★★)
30. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (3, 6) (12/10, ★★★)
31. The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard (4) (12/16, ★★★★ 1/2)
32. The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite (12/20, ★★★ 1/2)
33. Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano (5, 6) (12/26, ★★★ 1/2)
34. Middlegame by Seanan McGuire (4) (12/28, ★★★★)