Challenge Post! Read it Again, Sam 2025

I've never posted any challenges I undertake on this site, but as this particular challenge requires a personal post, it occurred to me that it's not a bad habit to start! This also dovetails nicely with one of two personal goals I already had for my 2025 reading.

The "Read it Again, Sam" Challenge is for books (I don't think the type matters), that you are re-reading. So the biggest qualification is whether the book was read before! It comes in 5 Challenge Levels, with the hardest being "Just Give Me a Time Machine Already" at 24 books reread in a year. Given my reading habits, Level 5 seem very doable! EDIT: and now that I'm doing the Shakespeare challenge, there should be no problem hitting this target as I've previously read at least a third of the plays. 

This will be tracked strictly from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. I'll give a star rating too, just in case it turns out that the Suck Fairy visited my shelves and I can't stand some of these (which will help in culling my collection). EDIT 2: "Read it Again, Sam" challenge requirements completed as of August; further tracking continues for my own benefit.

( Tracking My Progress )

Challenge Post! Catching up on Classic Literature

This would be the *other* literary challenge I've assigned myself. I don't know if there's a similar existing challenge out there; I know there are plenty that list specific classics to read, but I would rather come up with a list of classics that I am already interested in, as I think I will be more successful. In general, as I prefer adventure, fantasy, sci-fi, and other related genres, I will lean in those directions. I also have specific authors who I have already read and liked, so I may expand on their works or look for ones that I've heard are similar. I'm going to start with very low stakes (12 classics in 2025) and if it goes well, I'll add more!

( A W.I.P. List of Potential Classic Reads )