The Book Challenge discussion
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Nath's challenge
A-Z authors (Only last names count)A - Alighieri, Dante - The Divine Comedy
B - Berendt, John - Midnight in the garden of good and evil
C - Carter, Angela - Burning your boats
D - Dahl, Roald - Tales of the Unexpected
E - Eugenides, Jeffrey - Middlesex
F - French, Nicci - Complicit
G - Gaiman, Neil - Anansi Boys
H - Harris, Charlaine - Dead to the world
I - Irving, John - Last Night in Twisted River
J - James, PD - Children of men
K - King, Stephen - Full dark, No stars
L - Lovecraft, H.P. - Necronomicon
M - Matheson, Richard - I am Legend
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O - Ondaatje, Michael - The English Patient
P - Povey, Jeff - The Serial Killers Club
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R - Rimbauer, Ellen - The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
S - Steinbeck, John - Grapes of Wrath
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U - Updike, John - Rabbit, run
V
W - Wells, H.G. - The Island of Dr Moreau
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Z - Zusak, Markus - The Book Thief
A-Z TitlesA All together dead - Charlaine Harris
B Bloodsucking Fiends - Christopher Moore
C Chocolat - Joanne Harris
D Dead as a doornail - Charlaine Harris
E Enduring Love - Ian McEwan
F From Dead to worse - Charlaine Harris
G (The) Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
H (The) Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
I In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
J Jack & Jill - James Patterson
K Ketenvuur (Chainfire) - Terry Goodkind
L Lord of the Flies - William Golding
M My Sweet Audrina - V.C. Andrews
N (The) Night Watch - Sarah Waters
O On The Road - Jack Kerouac
P Prey - Michael Crichton
Q (The) Quiet American - Graham Greene
R Requiem for a dream - Hubert Selby Jr.
S Solar - Ian McEwan
T Twilight (BtVS Season 8) - Joss Whedon
U Under the net - Iris Murdoch
V Vingervlug (Fingersmith) - Sarah Waters
W (The) Woman in white - Wilkie Collins
X Xerxes - Louis Couperus
Y Your Heart Belongs To Me - Dean Koontz
Z Zwarte seconden (Black Seconds) - Karin Fossum
Total: 69/80Rereads
1. The Stand - Stephen King
2. The Fellowship of the Ring - JRR Tolkien
3. Duma Key - Stephen King
4. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
5. The Long Walk - Stephen King
1001-list
1. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
2. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
3. The handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
4. The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham
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books written in 1800's
1. Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
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books written in 1900's
1. Affinity - Sarah Waters (1999)
2. Guilty Pleasures - Laurell K Hamilton (1993)
3. Lady Chatterley's Lover - DH Lawrence (1928)
4. Love in the time of cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
5.
books written in this century
1. Death with interruptions - José Saramago (2005)
2. Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris (2006)
3. Dead and Gone - Charlaine Harris (2009)
4. Naked Empire - Terry Goodkind (2003)
5. Dead in the family - Charlaine Harris (2010)
With one month passed, I thought to summarize the books I've read so far. 1. The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) - Suzanne Collins
2. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
3. Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories - Angela Carter
4. Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris
5. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris
6. The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri
7. Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman
8. I Am Legend - Richard Matheson
48. Your Heart Belongs to Me - Dean Koontz49. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50. Full Dark, No Stars - Stephen King
53. Xerxes of de hoogmoed - Louis Couperus54. Lady Chatterley's Lover - D.H. Lawrence
55. Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales - H.P. Lovecraft
56. Requiem for a Dream - Hubert Selby Jr.
I think it's pretty obvious I won't make the challenge I've set myself almost a year ago. I'll continue to finish it but it will take a little more than one year.
Being pregnant certainly ate away my reading time, and in a month or two when I can hold that little munchkin in my arms I might retire early for a while :)
Nath, I know what you mean. I have already changed my goal once this year and I'm pretty sure I won't reach my current goal. It is what it is. We read to enjoy, right? Congrats on your little bundle of joy! How wonderful!
Kathy wrote: "Nath, I know what you mean. I have already changed my goal once this year and I'm pretty sure I won't reach my current goal. It is what it is. We read to enjoy, right? Congrats on your little b..."Thanks :)
Both me and my husband are looking forward to the end of November.
And in the end, we don't read to reach goals, do we? The reading itself is a wonderful objective as it is. ^^
The Book Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Love in the Time of Cholera (other topics)Oliver Twist (other topics)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red (other topics)
Breaking Dawn (other topics)
The Serial Killers Club (other topics)
More...
That includes A-Z authors and A-Z titles (DONE)
(Books can be used in one list only)
5 rereads (DONE)
5 books mentioned in 1001-books-you-need-to-read-before-you-die-list
5 books written in the 1800's
5 books written in the 1900's
5 books written in this century (DONE)
Due to unforeseen, but anticipated events, I'm going to start early with my challenge.
I'm starting this challenge as of January 1st, 2011I'm beginning this challenge as of October 1st, 2010 and it will end in 12 months time.