Been awhile since I updated the challenges list. There are too many and I just joined another one! In any case, I anticipate I’ll be reading more avidly again in two weeks. In other news, I updated WordPress to version 2.5; it usually takes me months until after a release to upgrade. For further procrastination and fun, I changed the layout

Current Challenges

• Book Awards (9 of 12) – A couple of the books I’ve read since the last update were not on my original list but are award winners. I still intend to finish my original list before July 1 and come out with more than a dozen books read.
• William Shakespeare (1 of 4) – Currently reading Othello, finished a Shakespeare bio.
• Graphic Novels (6 of 6) – Will continue reading graphic novels.
• Decades 08 (3 of 8 ) – Still want to do 16 decades.
• In their shoes (2 of ?) – I picked roughly 6-7 bios/memoirs to be read in the calendar year.
• Russian Reading (2 of 4) – Four Russian related books in one year.
• What’s in a Name? (1 of 6) – I cross posted one of the other books into this even if wasn’t in the original list.
• TBR 2008 (1 of 12) – So slow going. Must pick up speed.
• Man Booker Challenge (1 of 6) – Six Booker prize winners in one year. Also slow going.
• Chunky Challenge (o of 4) – Books of more than 450pages. I am reading one of these now!
• Reading the Nobels – I’ve read 2 so far, and there’s a challenge to read 5 this year.
• Notable Books – Read 1.
• Pulitzer Project – None.
• Booker Project – Read 1.

Anticipating Challenges

• Non-Fiction Five Challenge (0 of 5) – May to September

Personal Challenges

• 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die – One of the ultimate challenges; no intention of finishing it but do want to read many of the books. I’ll write in updates how many of the books I’ve read. I’ve read a couple since the beginning of the year. I’m at the miniscule 82 right now.
• TBR Pile – Books that I own and have not read. None in awhile.

Completed Challenges

• Something About Me – There was no minimum; I read 4 books.
• Second Chances (3 of 3)
• Book to Movies (3 of 3)
• Summer Reading Challenge, Round 2