With two weeks to go, I still had 3 titles to read and a major distraction in the form of the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF). Short stories to the rescue then. But I couldn’t find a single short story published in 2003 on my shelves! As I was trawling through the TBR, however, I came [...]
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Countdown Challenge Wrapup
Posted in Countdown Challenge on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A Colourful Reading Challenge
Posted in Colourful Readin Challenge 2009 on January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
January – December 2009
The point of the challenge is to read 9 books with 9 different colors in the title.
Six colors are required, while the last 3 can be your choice.
Books may be overlapped with other challenges.
Hosted by Lost In Books
1. BLUE: The Blue Fox – Sjon
2. RED: The Red House Mystery – A A [...]
The Art History Challenge
Posted in Art History Challenge on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s one that preraphaelite supermodel Lizzy just cannot resist!
6 books in 12 months with art as a central theme. Could be fiction or non-fiction. Perfect – this will get me to those neglected, bought on a whim, TBR books, starting with:
1) Lizzie Siddal – Tragedy of A Preraphaelite Supermodel - Lucinda Hawksley (about time I got round to [...]
Countdown in The Pub
Posted in Countdown Challenge on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Oh yes – a challenge designed to flush out those recently published books that didn’t quite make it to the TBR. Brilliant idea, Michelle, particularly as it dovetails with The Pub 09 and is retroactive. from 8.8.2008. Count me in for both!
Status as of 4.11.2008:
9 from 2009
1. Land of Marvels – Barry Unsworth
2. The Crossroads [...]
Numbers Challenge 2008 Wrap-Up
Posted in Challenge 2008, Numbers Challenge 2009 on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Objective: 5 titles containing numbers.
January 2008 – August 2008
Completed this by the skin of my teeth on 31st August at 23:22 pm! I had to resort to a short story to finish it off and because I felt guilty about that, I read two short stories instead!
Titles completed were:
1) The One From The Other – [...]
Unread Authors Challenge
Posted in Challenge 2009, Uncategorized on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
01.08.2008 – 31.01.2009
Objective: 6 works by unread authors. May read multiple works by someone never read before.
Hosted by: Unread Authors
Now I’m a mix-and-match and moody reader so I’m keeping my options open with this one. (Particularly as the Booker longlist is announced tomorrow!)
Here’s the initial list of authors I want to read. I’ll pick from [...]
Challenge 2008 – 2009: Book Awards Challenge II
Posted in Book Awards II, Challenge 2009 on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Oh yes! I’ve had so much fun with the first Book Awards Challenge that there is no way I’m refusing this one.
Rules and sign-up for Books Awards II here.
Full marks to 3M for organising this and bonus marks too for that great button!
Possible Reads (All in the TBR)
Orange Prize: The Road Home, Once I Lived in Modern [...]
Challenge 2008 – 2009: 1% Well-Read Challenge
Posted in 1% Well-Read, Challenge 2009 on May 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Timescale: May 2008 – February 2009
The goal of this challenge is to read 10 books in 10 months from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list. For you non-math people, 10 out of 1001 is approximately 1%, hence the title.
EDIT: I’ve created a reference list/personal status report on my main blog. Starting [...]
Challenge 2008 – 2009: Arthurian Challenge
Posted in Arthurian Challenge, Challenge 2009 on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hosted by Becky at:
http://arthurianchallenge.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/signuphere/
Objective: 6 books containing Arthurian characters April 2008 – March 2009
First thoughts: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / The Gawain Quest / The Crystal Cave / The Hollow Hills / The Last Enchantment / The Wicked Day
