Challenges

ARC Reading Challenge Wrap-Up & Giveaway

December 19, 2009

ARC Reading Challenge January 1 – December 31, 2009 Challenge: Read 12 ARCs Status: 19/28 Obscene in the Extreme, by Rick Wartzman Things that Make Us [Sic], by Martha Brockenbrough North of Beautiful, by Justina Chen Headley – 2/6/2009 American Rust, by Philipp Meyer – 2/17/2009 Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates The Memorist, by M.J. [...]

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2009 Failed Challenges

December 19, 2009

I got a little carried away at the beginning of last year. I’m calling it quits on the following challenges. Even though I “failed” these challenges, I had fun keeping track of my reading this year, and I made a valiant effort at most of them. 100+ Reading Challenge January 1 – December 31, 2009 [...]

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New Author Challenge Wrap-Up

December 17, 2009

New Authors Challenge January 1 – December 31, 2009 Challenge: Read 20 Books By Authors New-To-Me (Fiction) Status: 38/20 Ames, Greg – Buffalo Lockjaw Anderson, Laurie Halse – Speak Baggott, Julianna – The Madam Bluestein, Eleanor – Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales Boyne, John – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Bradbury, Ray – [...]

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2009 Pub Challenge Wrap-Up

December 15, 2009

The 2009 Pub Challenge January 1 – December 31, 2009 Challenge: Read 9 Books Published in ’09 Status: 16/9 North of Beautiful, by Justina Chen Headley American Rust, by Philipp Meyer Buffalo Lockjaw, by Greg Ames The Tory Widow, by Christine Blevins Rainy Day Rescue (Saddle Wise), by Inda Schaenen The Quarter Horse Foal (Saddle [...]

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Book Awards III Challenge Wrap-Up

December 2, 2009

Book Awards III Challenge July 1, 2009 – December 1, 2009 Challenge: Read 5 Award-Winning Books from 5 Different Awards Status: 5/5 Pulitzer – The Road, by Cormac McCarthy – 11/12/2009 Printz – How I Live Now, by Meg Rosoff – 7/22/2009 The White Darkness, by Geraldine McCaughrean – 7/30/2009 Monster, by Walter Dean Myers [...]

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What’s in a Name? Challenge Wrap-Up

December 1, 2009

What’s in a Name? Challenge January 1 – December 31, 2009 Challenge: Read 6 Books that Fit into Six Categories Status: 6/6 A book with a “profession” in its title: The Madam, by Julianna Baggott A book with a “time of day” in its title: The White Darkness, by Geraldine McCaughrean A book with a [...]

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Chunkster Challenge Wrap-Up

November 16, 2009

Chunkster Challenge February 1 – November 15, 2009 Challenge: Mor-book-ly Obese – Read 6 Books Over 450 Pages Long or 3 Books Over 750 Pages Long Status: 7/6 Master, by Toni Sorenson (486 pages) The Hour I First Believed, by Wally Lamb (752 pages) Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell (959 pages) The Angel’s [...]

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R.I.P. IV Challenge Wrap-Up

October 29, 2009

R.I.P. IV Challenge September 1, 2009 – October 31, 2009 Challenge: Peril the Second – Read 2 Books Status: 2/2 Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger – 10/21/2009 We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson – 10/28/2009 I barely finished this challenge, but I really enjoyed my two selections. Look for reviews [...]

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