Only two months left of Lit Flicks fun. Here’s the January Lit Flicks Challenge post:
DECEMBER WINNER
First things first. The winner of the December giveaway is . . . Rachelle @ My Book Challenges! I’ll be sending her a copy of Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens. It is on her challenge list and was written by the same guy who wrote A Christmas Carol. (See, it relates to December’s theme.) Thank you to everyone who participated! (We had a total of 85 entries.) I really enjoyed reading everyone’s reviews and memes. Keep ‘em coming.
JANUARY MEME
For January, let’s talk about book/movie resolutions. Do you set reading/watching goals for yourself? Do you have any book/movie adaptations that you are particularly excited about this year? How did you do on last year’s goals?
JANUARY GIVEAWAY
On February 1st, I’ll hold a drawing for a yet-to-be-determined book that has been adapted into movie. As always, your activity throughout the month of January will earn you entries. You’ll earn one entry for each of the following:
- Joining the challenge (post a link on the SIGN UP Mr. Linky to your list of selections for the challenge – you only have to do this one time)
- Joining the companion challenge hosted by my brother for movie lovers (again, you only have to do this one time)
- Completing the above meme for January (add a link on the REVIEWS & POSTS Mr. Linky to your post)
- Leaving a comment on this post
- Posting a review of a book adapted into a movie or a movie adapted from a book – one entry per review (add a link on the REVIEWS & POSTS Mr. Linky)
MY THOUGHTS
Before last year, I never set any reading goals for myself. Last year, about halfway through the year, I set a goal to read 75 books in 2008. I managed to read 85. This year, I’m setting a goal to read 100 books in 2009. We’ll see how it goes.
I’ve never set movie watching goals for myself, and I don’t think I’ll start now. I am, however, going to unofficially continue on with the Lit Flicks Challenge throughout the year and watch (and read the source material) for as many movie adaptations as I can this year.
What reading/movie material do you have planned for this year?
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I’m going to reread Watchman before the movie comes out, although I’m not sure how to count graphic novels. I also have a copy of Atonement I’m trying to get around to. I run a challenge called <a href=”National Just Read More Novels Month where the goal is to read as many novels in January as possible. Book/Flick novels would be a great way of meeting that goal.
Me, too! (continue to watch/read movies/ source, etc.) I slacked a little since early Fall on this challenge but it’s COUNTDOWN to Oscar time so I’m bizzy-bizzy watching flicks and wanting the book and vice versa. I hope to see The Tale of Devereaux this week and review the book. I can’t wait to see The Reader. Lots of movie goals for me! and I, too, am hoping to read 100 in ’09.
I’m just getting started on my blog and I could just about get lost in all of these challenges. I do hope to get a lot of books read as well as watching movies. I do love when a book is put out as a movie. It’s interesting to compare notes on both.
Deidre
I will be sure to post this meme in the next week. I need to check and see how many books and movies I’ve reviewed. I think I may have enough to be done, but I’m still planning on watching at least one more film from the books I’ve read. I found one that I read and reviewed separate from this challenge that has been made into a movie.
Our goals and achievements are very similar. My goal for the year was 72 and I read 95. My goal for this year is also 100.
Congratulations Rachelle!
Jessica, I gave you an award.
http://teddyrose.blogspot.com/2009/01/butterfly-award.html
I wrote a post on this meme… I forgot to add Watchmen. and I’m thinking about checking out V is for Vendetta to read (the movie was good, and a total surprise – I didn’t know anything about it.) And I forgot to mention Persepolis which feels like an ongoing dream rather than a goal since it’s (book) in the house but I’m not sure where I put it.
I received The Terminal Spy in the mail today – thank you so much!
January Meme is up! I can’t believe how close we are to the end of the challenge… it truly will be a challenge!
I’ve got my review and answered my Jan. question:
http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/2009/01/review-wuthering-heights-by-emily.html
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