So far next year I will be doing:
I've just posted about this year-long challenge in which you only have to read 3 books; I can do that! And so can you -- for ideas about book choices, try looking through the existing Ars Hermeneutica book notes or Eva's huge list at A Striped Armchair.
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I did this last year and really enjoyed the random nature of it. This year it works the same way: there are six categories and you have to choose a book with that thing in the title for each one. Here are 09's categories and my book choices (I'm choosing 2 in each to give me options)
A book with a "profession" in its title:
The Zookeeper's Wife / Diane Ackerman
The Yiddish Policeman's Union / Michael Chabon
A book with a "time of day" in its title:
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built / Alexander McCall Smith (tea time is a good time of day!)
Late Nights on Air / Elizabeth Hay
A book with a "relative" in its title:
A book with a "relative" in its title:
Cousin Phyllis / Elizabeth Gaskell or My Cousin Rachel / Daphne DuMaurier
The Time Traveler's Wife / Audrey Niffenegger
A book with a "body part" in its title:
The Case of the General's Thumb / Andrey Kurkov
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart / Lydia Millett
A book with a "building" in its title:
The Magic Toyshop / Angela Carter
The Post Office girl / Stefan Zweig
A book with a "medical condition" in its title:
Consumption / Kevin Patterson (also counted toward the Canadian Book Challenge II)
Fever / Sharon Butala
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I'm still moving along with the Canadian Book Challenge (which runs July 1-July 1) which I love -- I'm not quite halfway done but there's still lots of time.
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I am also considering the Support your Local Library challenge. I read many, many books from the library in any case -- I work there so it's kind of unavoidable for me! I think I will sign up, and choose the 50 book option. I'll keep a running list here on the blog throughout the year.
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There's another group event I'm signing up for which isn't exactly a challenge, rather, it's a charitable side to the year's reading. More on that shortly.
I'll usually only sign up for challenges that I can complete with books I already have, but then I end up reading other books that happen to fit the challenges. Oh, well.
ReplyDeleteAnd I also don't really care if I complete the challenge. I just like making the plan. If I find other stuff I'd rather read, then that's what I'll read.
The only one of these I've signed up for is What's in a Name--and I see that we both have My Cousin Rachel down for that one. I'm excited to read more Du Maurier, especially after reading and enjoying Daphne last month.
looks like a great list of challenges. Good luck with those. I'll be focused on the one I'm hosting with Anna at Diary of an Eccentric.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping there'd be a 2nd round of the Graphic Novels Challenge next year. I didn't join last year, but only because I had already joined enough. I was looking forward to a 2nd edition. But, it was hosted by Dewey, and with her passing no one has taken up the reins. She was a great hostess with all her challenges and events. People probably understand what a difficult job it would be to fill her shoes.
ReplyDeleteHey, I've just put up a blog for a graphic novel challenge here. I can't compare to Dewey, of course, but I hope it will still be fun. :) Come sign up!
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