Friday, January 1, 2010

2010 Reading Challenges


2010 Reading Challenges

I'm going challenge crazy this year it seems.  I've joined a few more since first posting this in October but they are year long challenges.  Plus I'm hosting a challenge of my own.   My mom says I'm a glutton for punishment.  However, the majority of books listed are my own, I'm happy to say.  Many of the books crossover into the other challenges.  The ones with links are those I do not own and will be purchasing at some point.   Those in red are read, but those challenges started in 2009.  I'm going to finish the ones started in 2009 particularly the Dare Challenge.   Which will fit in quite nicely with my sci fi challenge.   And...I'm very excited about getting my nook which should be shipping shortly, so they say.  So, just had to join an E-Book challenge for incentive.  There is only one more challenge coming up that I will be joining  (I think...)  which is Jenner's Take another Chance challenge. She working on it now and this time will be for the full year.  Looks like it will be an exciting reading year.  Now I just need to work on my writing goals. 




Hosted by Rebecca and Heather
November 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010

Goal: Read really old classic written before 1600's AD

1. Aristotle - On Man and the Universe 

    Poetics
    Ethics
    Metaphysics

2. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley




November 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010

Goal: Read 6 books from Lizzie Skurnick's Shelf Discovery

1. A Gift of Magic - Lois Duncan
2. Summer of Fear - Lois Duncan
3. Down a Dark Hall - Lois Duncan
4. Stranger with My Face - Lois Duncan
5. Daughters of Eve - Lois Duncan
6. The Westing Game - Ellen Raskin
7. Jane-Emily - Patricia Clapp




Hosted by BethF of Beth Fish Reads
July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010

Goal: Read all Sookie Stackhouse Books

  1. Dead Until Dark
  2. Living Dead in Dallas
  3. Club Dead
  4. Dead to the World
  5. Dead as a Doornail
  6. Definitely Dead
  7. All Together Dead
  8. From Dead to Worse
  9. Dead and Gone



Hosted by Becky
January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
Goal: 52 Authors and Titles

Authors

A. Aristotle - Poetics
B. Marian Zimmer Bradley - The Mists of Avalon
C. Harlan Coben - Promise Me
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L.  Daniel Levin - The Last Ember
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P.  Michael Palmer - The Last Surgeon
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Titles:

A.  A Ship Possessed - Alton Gansky
B.  Boomerang - Alan Hutchenson
C.  Cowboy Trouble - Joanne Kennedy
D.  Dune - Frank Herbert
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F.  Forbidden Falls - Robyn Carr
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K.  Kill for me - Karen Rose
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S.  Soul Catcher - Leah Bridger
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Hosted by Becky of Becky's Book Reviews
12 months - 12 books
Celebrate author's birthday

Jan: Wilkie Collins 1/8/1824 - The Moonstone
Feb: Charles Dickens 2/7/1812 - David Copperfield
Mar: Sarah Ruskin 3/13/1928 - Westing Game
Apr: Lois Duncan 4/28/1934 - Don't Look Behind You
May: Daphne DuMaurier 5/13/07 - The House on the Strand
Jun: Dorothy Sayers 7/13 - Unnatural Death
Jul: Robert Liparulo 7/12/56 - Comes a Horseman
Aug: Sharon Kay Penman 8/13/1945 - When Christ and His Saints Slept
Sept: Leo Tolstoy 9/9/1828 - Anna Karenina
Oct: Nora Roberts 10/10/50 Pick from shelves
Nov: Ben Bova 11/8/1932 - Death Dream
Dec: Charles De Lint 12/22/51 - I'll Be Watching You







Hosted by My Friend Amy and Deborah of Books, Movies and Chinese Food
Baby Steps - 2nd Tier  (5 books)

  1. A Ship Possessed - Alton Gansky
  2. The Hidden - Kathrin Mackel
  3. Scarlet - Stephen Lawhead
  4. Covenant Child - Terri Blackstock
  5. Winter Haven - Athol Dickson


Hosted by 5 Minutes for Books 


  1. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
  2. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
  3. Emma by Jane Austen
  4. Metaphysics (John Henry MacMahon translation) by Aristotle
  5. Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
  6. Nicomachean Ethics (James E.C. Welldon translation) by Aristotle 
  7. Phaedo by Plato 
  8. Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  9. Poetics (Samuel Henry Butcher translation) by Aristotle
  10. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  11. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
  12. The Stargazer: A novel of the life of Galileo by Zsolt De Haranyi




the Colorful Reading Challenge
Hosted by Lost in Books
Read 9 books



  1. The Scarlet and the Black by J.P. Gallagher
  2. The White Russian - Tom Brady
  3. Green - Ted Dekker 
  4. Out of the Blue - Joann Ross
  5. Black Amber - Phyllis Whitney
  6. Scarlet - Steven Lawhead
  7. Indigo Springs - A.M. Dellamonico
  8. Wielding a Red Sword - Piers Anthony
  9. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde




E book Challenge
Hosted by Royal Reviews
I am committing to the the Fascinating Level which is 6
However, I'm sure it will be much more than that.

1.  Dune - Frank Herbert
2.  Boomerang - Alan Hutcheson
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Historical Reading Challenge
Hosted by Royal Reviews
Addicted Level:  Read 12 historical fiction books
January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

1.  Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy ( 817 pages)
2. David Copperfield - Charles Dicken
3. Dear and Glorious Physician - Taylor Caldwell
4. Falls the Shadows - Sharon kay Penman
5. House on the Strand - Daphne DuMaurier
6. Rainwater - Sandra Brown
7. Schindler's List - Thomas Keneally
8. The Hidden Treasures of Glaston - Eleanore Jewett
9. The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins
10.The Third Circle - Amanda Quick
11.When Christ and His Saints Slept - Sharon Kay Penman
12.The Rossetti Letter - Christi Phillips






Hosted by Jackie of Literary Escapism
January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

Goal: read new authors never read before
My Goal: 25

1.  Alan Hutcherson - Boomerang
2.  Michael Palmer - The Last Surgeon
3.  Daniel Levin - The Last Ember
4.  Cowboy Trouble - Joanne Levin 
5.  The Mists of Avalon - Marian Zimmer Bradley
6.  The Forgotten Legion - Ben Kane
7.  Soul Catcher - Leah Bridger
8.  A Ship Possessed - Alton Gansky
9.  The Demolished Man - Alfred Bester
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Reading Western Europe Challenge
Hosted by Samantha of Samantha's Reading Challenge
January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

Goal: read 12 books one for each country


1. Belgium: Resistance - Anita Shreve (e-book)
2. France: A Room with Dark Mirrors - Velda Johnson (have)
3. Ireland:  Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams - Alexander McCall Smith
4. Luxembourg:  Luxembourg and the Jennisch Connection - David Robinson
5. Monaco:  Anything Considered - Peter Mayle
6. The Netherlands: The Coffee Trader - David Liss
7. Switzerland: Trust - Charles Epping
8. Northern Ireland:
9. England: The Hidden Treasure of Glaston - Eleanore Jewett
10. Wales: Here Be Dragons - Sharon Kay Penman
11. Scotland: Outlander - Diane Gabaldon (e-book)
12. Channel Islands: A Place of Hiding - Elizabeth George








January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
Read 12 Suspense / Thrillers


  1. Cold River - Carla Neggers
  2. Comes a Horseman - Robert Liparulo
  3. House on the Strand - Daphne DuMaurier
  4. Ice - Linda Howard  
  5. Pirate Latitudes - Michael Crichton
  6.  Sudden Death - Alison Brennan
  7. The Bible of Clay - Julia Navarro
  8. The Gatekeeper - Michelle Gagnon
  9. The Millionaires - Brad Meltzer 
  10. Under the Dome - Stephen King
  11. 206 Bones - Kathy Reichs

Take Another Chance
Hosted by Jenners of Find Your Next Book Here

1.  Read your Doppelganger:   A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin
2.  Blogroll Roulette:  Ruined by Paula Morris (Book Chick City)
3.  100 Best Books:  Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenger (top 100 sci fi)
4.  Prize Winner Book:  Newbery 1979 - The Westing Game - Ellen Raskin
5.  Title Word Count:  (4) The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
6.  Genre Switch Up:  (war)  The War Lovers
7.  Break A Prejudice:  ?
8.  Real and Inspired:  Sense and Sensibility / Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
9.  Same Word Different Book (2 books)   206 Bones  / City of Bones
10. Become a Character:  ?
11. All in the Family (2 books)   Joan Vinge / Vernor Vinge
12. Author Anthology (5 books)  ?






What's in a Name Challenge
Hosted by Beth F.
January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

  1. A book with a food in the title:  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Ronald Dahl
  2. A book with a body of water in the title:  Forbidden Falls - Robyn Carr
  3. A book with a title (queen, president) in the title: The Heretic Queen - Michelle Moran
  4. A book with a plant in the title:  Hothouse Orchid by Stuart Woods
  5. A book with a place name (city, country) in the title: Luxembourg and the Jenisch Connection - David Robinson
  6. A book with a music term in the title: A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter Miller











Perpetual Challenge

U.S. Presidents Reading Project

  1. His Excellency George Washington by Joseph Ellis
  2. John Adams by David McCullough


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    9 comments:

    Heather J. October 30, 2009 1:35 PM  

    I love that I'm (at least in part) responsible for two of these challenges! :)

    Staci October 30, 2009 3:29 PM  

    OMG! You're already posting about 2010??? Heck, I haven't even finished most of my 2009 Challenges!!!

    heidenkind October 30, 2009 10:23 PM  

    I was a huge Lois Duncan fan when I was about 10/11 years old. She did one book that I really liked that was about someone who'd been kidnapped. I don't remember what the name of it was, though. I think I saw a TV special once about how her daughter was kidnapped several years after she'd written that book, and there were some very creepy parallels between the novel and her daughter's kidnapping. Except, her daughter was never found alive. :(

    Beth F October 31, 2009 5:21 AM  

    Uh, oh. I shouldn't have looked at this. There are some great challenges out there. I loved doing the new author challenge last year. And I'd love to get back to historical fiction. The Europe challenge sounds good too. Yikes!

    Beth F December 3, 2009 3:30 AM  

    And,welcome to the the What's in a Name challenge. Hope you have fun with it. We're in a lot of challenges together.

    Jenners December 4, 2009 7:37 PM  

    Aren't reading challenges so addictive? I've been trying to "manage" mine like you and I've been doing OK so far. I was looking for an e-book challenge since it doesn't seem like J. Kaye is doing one for 2010 so I think I'll pop on over to that one.

    And I'll have the Take Another Chance challenge stuff up soon ... I guess I'm late ...everyone else is on the ball more than I am!! YIKES! I'm glad you'll be joining in!

    lilly December 6, 2009 12:57 PM  

    Wow! You really did sign up for tons of challenges for 2010! You are crazy (but in a good, bookish way) but I have a feeling I will be right behind you signing up for those challenges :)

    Rebecca :) December 13, 2009 9:42 AM  

    I am so glad you are joining in the Colorful Reading Challenge, Robin! You have some other great challenges lined up, too. I look forward to your reviews!

    A Mom After God's Own Heart January 24, 2010 9:07 PM  

    I love this list you have put together...I am part of a couple of them and have my progress on my sidebar....Great Blog!

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