Yep, I’m joining another reading challenge. It’s getting a little out of control. BUT, I can’t HELP it. Book awards as a challenge theme is too good to pass up.
The rules of the Book Awards II Challenge are simple: read ten books from at least five different book awards between August 1, 2008 and June 1, 2009. Here are my current selections (and the award):
The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo (Newberry)
The View from Saturday, by E.L. Konigsburg (Newberry)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz (Pulitzer)
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy (Pulitzer)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (Pulitzer)
American Pastoral, by Philip Roth (Pulitzer)
Life of Pi, by Yann Martel (Booker)
Amsterdam, by Ian McEwan (Booker)
American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang (Printz)
The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood (Governor General’s)
I can’t wait to get started!
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I’m glad you joined, too! We don’t have any in common, so I can’t wait to read your reviews. I loved Life of Pi!
Do you feel that with so much reading, your family relationships suffer? Maybe with your siblings in particular?
Great list you put together! Amsterdam was my favorite of the ones I’ve read. I really liked American Pastoral as well (I’m a big Philip Roth fan), but Amsterdam is in my Top Ten Favorites of All Time (subject to change at any moment).
I am looking for a Newberry book to add to my challenge list. Off to check out the two you have on your list. I have read a number of the books on your list. Enjoy.
Oooh, aaaaah. You also have great books. I am so jealous. I’m really looking forward to reading the Diaz book, but I have to wait until August for it to qualify. :(
I read Life of Pi by Yann Martel earlier in the year. It was good, but I wasn’t superimpressed. That said, it’s still worth reading, and people have different tastes. I’ve read mixed reviews of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, for example, and also Octavian the Nothing, but I’m still going to read them (or at least try anyway) and judge for myself.
Great list! I look forward to comparing notes on The Road. I soooo look forward to reading: Tale of Despereaux, American Pastoral, and Amsterdam. Just can’t fit them all in! I really enjoyed Amazing Adventures and Life of Pi.
I did see your list earlier. I’m glad to have a chance to refresh my memory. You picked so great books! Life of Pi is wonderful. I’ll be interested to see what you think of Amsterday and the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (I have that on tape but haven’t listened to it yet). Which book are you planning on reading first?