Posted on September 1, 2008 in Books
Another good reading month as I completed 12 books, including many classics and nonfiction. Sadly. I think things will start slowing down in September.
Current Challenges
- Non-Fiction Five Challenge (8 of 5) – When you are engulfed in flames, Petite Anglaise
- Classics Challenge (7 of 6) – The Name of the Rose, The Hound of the Baskervillles, Far from the Madding Crowd, Summer
- A Well-Rounded Challenge ( of 6) – The Name of the Rose (1%, Chunky), When You are Engulfed in Flames (NF 5), Petite Anglaise (NF 5, Shoes), On Love (1%), The Hound of the Baskervilles (Classics, Decades, What’s in a Name?, 1%), Far From the Madding Crowd (Classics, Decades, 1%, Chunky), Summer (Decades, TBR, Classics, 1%)
- Graphic Novels (12 of 6) –
- Decades 08 (11 of 8) – The Hound of the Baskervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Summer
- In their shoes (6 of ?) – Petite Anglaise
- Russian Reading (4 of 4) –
- What’s in a Name? (6+ of 6) – The Hound of the Baskervilles
- TBR 2008 (6 of 12) – Summer
- Book Awards Challenge II ( of 10) –
- Man Booker Challenge (1 of 6) –
- Chunky Challenge (8 of 4) – The Name of the Rose, Breaking Dawn, Far from the Madding Crowd
- The Obscure Challenge ( of 1) –
- 342,745 Ways to Herd Cats or tl;dr (3 of 3) –
- 1% Well-Read Challenge (10 of 10) – The Name of the Rose, On Love, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd, Summer
- Reading the Nobels (3 of 5) –
- Notable Books – None
- Pulitzer Project -None
- Booker Project – None
Personal Challenges
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die – 92
- TBR Books I Own Pile – Summer
Completed Challenges
- Book Awards Challenge – 13 of 12 completed
- William Shakespeare – Read 4 books relating to or of Shakespeare
- 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