Reading Challenges 09/08

2008 October 21

by Athena

Completed Challenges this month

Non-Fiction Five Challenge (9 of 5) - Aristocrats. The summer is my most prolific reading month, and I read the most nonfiction during this time as well. I think I read more nonfiction this summer than I have ever.

Current Challenges

Classics Challenge (10 of 6) - The Good Earth, The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Lord of the Rings, Possession
A Well-Rounded Challenge ( of 6) - Aristocrats (NF 5, Shoes, Chunky), Last Orders (Booker, Book Awards), The Good Earth (Classics, Decades, What’s in a Name, Book Awards, Pulitzer, Nobels), The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Herding Cats, Classics, Decades), Lord of the Rings (TBR), Possession (Booker, Book Awards)
Graphic Novels (13 of 6) - The Wizard’s Tale
Decades 08 (12 of - The Good Earth, His Last Bow and The Case book of Sherlock Holmes, Lord of the Rings
In their shoes (6 of ?) - Aristocrats
Russian Reading (4 of 4) -
What’s in a Name? (7+ of 6) - The Good Earth
TBR 2008 (7 of 12) - The Lord of the Rings (TTT and Return of the King)
Book Awards Challenge II (3 of 10) - Last Orders, The Good Earth, Possession
Man Booker Challenge (3 of 6) - Last Orders, Possession
Chunky Challenge (10 of 4) - Aristocrats, Lord of the Rings, Possession
The Obscure Challenge ( of 1) -
342,745 Ways to Herd Cats or tl;dr (7 of 3) - Hound of the Baskervilles, The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Lord of the Rings, Possession
1% Well-Read Challenge (12 of 10) - Lord of the Rings, Possession; See note below about 1001 books list.
Reading the Nobels (4 of 5) - The Good Earth
Notable Books - None
Pulitzer Project -The Good Earth
Booker Project - Last Orders, Possession

Personal Challenges

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die - 87 (95 with removed books) because I switched over to the new 2008 edition of the book list, but I am still going to track from both lists since I’ve done so well so far.
TBR Books I Own Pile - 3: The Two Towers, Return of the King, Possession

Completed Challenges