What is a book reading challenge and why do people participate in it?

Question

What is a book reading challenge and why do people participate in it?

Answer 1

Book Reading Challenge is a competition wherein people with reading challenges get together and discuss the intricacies of challenges they face while reading books.

As the name implies, it is a challenging tournament, in which the person facing maximum challenge in readng usually wins; unless of course s/he has been challenged in reading the announcement of the tournament itself.

The rewards are many - empathy, sympathy, pity to begin with - and a lot of people on terra firma need these emotions.

Of course if you read it, you are challenged...