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2010 Reading Challenges

I am looking forward ot another year of great reading. 2009 was one of my best years yet. Here is a list of the challenges I have joined this year along with links to to my post about each one. Once there you can find the link to the home of each challenge.

2009 Reading Wrap Up
Books read in 2009

Challenges:
100+ Reading Challenge (14/100)
5x4 Reading Challenge 2010 (3/20)
Decades Challenge 2010 (3/10)
eBook Reading Challenge 2010 (2/20)
Colorful Reading Challenge
2010 Cat Book Challenge (2/12)
What's In A Name Challenge (2/6)
Lisa Jackson Challenge 2010
Audio Book Challenge 2010 (4/20)
Flashback Challenge 2010 (3/8)
Typically British Reading Challenge 2010 (3/6)
Terry Pratchett Challenge
Opposites Attract Challenge (3 matches)
Monthly Mixer Melee (37/74)
NaJuReMoNoMo (12/12) Completed!

On going Challenges:
Books Around the States
Books Around the World

100+ Reading Challenge 2010

This is the third year I've joined The 100+ Reading Challenge. It is always fun and sure does encourage me. I enjoy seeing what others are reading. The only drawback to seeing so many good books that others have read is that my wish list is really l....o....n....g. Click on the picture or HERE to go to J. Kayes Book Blog for the details. Happy reading.

January

1. Ravenheart by David Gemmell review

2. Sandstorm by James Rollins review

3. Elvis and the Dearly Departed review

4. In the Woods by Tana French review

5. Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck review

6. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot review

7. Cat Striking Back by Shirley Rousseau Murphy review

8. Gone For Good by Harlan Coben review

9. Web of the Witch World by Andre Norton review

10. Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett

11. Psych: Mind Over Magic by William Rabkin

12. King Rat by China Mieville review

13. The Winter Queen by Amanda McCabe

Feburary

14. Cat Playing Cupid by Shirley Rousseau Murphy review

15. Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett review
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

All of my 2010 Challenges are listed here.

5x4 Reading Challenge 2010

Once again in an effort to widen my reading range but still have lots of room for the books I come across that I want to read, I'm doing my own Challenge: The 5X4 Self Challenge. Four books in each of five categories. These are books I wouldn't normally read or that I want to read and never get around to. That's a quarter of my 100 book reading goal for this year. I'm going to plan the books, but will change if something else comes along that catches my interest. Who knows, I may read more than four in each category. The categories I've chosen are:

Classics:

1. Pride and Predjuice by Jane Austin

2. The Pearl by John Steinbeck (1947)

3. Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck

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Award winners:

1. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

2. In The Woods by Tana French (Edgar Award)

3. Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (Edgar Award)

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True Crime:

1. Loving Natalie

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Books On My Shelf That Are Older Than Me:

1. The Lion and the Unicorn by Richard Harding Davis (1899)

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Non Fiction:

1. Dogs Never Lie About Love by Jeffrey Moussaiefe Masson

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All of my Reading challenges are listed here.

Decades Challenge 2010

This challenge is hosted by 1morechapter . Sounds like fun. Please visit the host to sign up and read the rest of the rules. Decades 2010 Rules: Read a minimum of 10 books in 10 consecutive decades in 2010. Books published in the 2000’s do not count. Titles may be cross-posted with any other challenge. You may change your list at any time.

1890's
Dracula by Bram Stoker 1897

1900's
The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton (1907)

1910's
Greatheart by Edith Dell (1919)

1920's
The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne (1922)

1930's
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (1930)

1940's
The Pearl by John Steinbeck (1947)

1950's
Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck (1954)

1960's
Web of the Witch World by Andre Norton (1964)

1970's
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (1978)

1980's
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (1982)

All of my 2010 Challenges are listed here.

2010 Cat Book Challenge

Beth's Book Review Blog is hosting a fun challenge: The 2010 Cat Book Challenge! I've already got too many challenges, but since I love cat books, hae several on my TBR pile, I thought I'd just bite the bullett and go ahead and join this one.

Here are the guidelines from Beth's blog:

• You can join anytime, but don't start reading your books before January 1, 2010.
• This challenge is for 2010 only. The last day to have all your books read is December 31, 2010.
• When you sign up with Mr. Linky below, use the direct link to the post where your challenge book list will be listed, not your blog homepage. If you don't have a blog, just leave the URL blank.
• The goal is to read 1 cat book per month for a total of 12 for the year. This can be any book with "cat" in the title or about cats (cats as characters, etc.).
• These can be audiobooks, children's books, non fiction, mysteries, whatever, as long as it's cat related.

January
Cat Striking Back by Shirley Rousseau Murphy review

Feburary
Cat Being Cupid by Shirley Rousseau Murphy review

March
Dewey by Vicki Myron

April
The Golden Cat

May
The Knot Garden

June
The Cotswold Portal by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

July

August

September

October

November

December

eBook Reading Challenge 2010

Click on the picture above to read the GUIDELINES and to sign up for this challenge at Royal Reviews. Thanks for another fun challenge! I purchased a Kindle last year and I haven't used it as much as I thought I would, so this challenge is perfect for me.

I think I will join at the Obsessed Level – Read 20 E-Books.:

1. Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck review
2. Psych: Mind Over Magic by William Rabkin review
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All of my 2010 Challenges are listed here.

Terry Pratchett Challenge 2010

I love reading Terry Pratchett's books so imagine my delight when I found this challenge. It is hosted at Marg at Reading Adventures. Click on the picture or the link for the full set of guidelines.

The challenge will start from 1 December 2009 and run through to 30 November 2010.There are several different levels of participation for you to choose from:
1-3 books - Cashier at Ankh-Morpork Mint
4-5 books - Guard of the City Watch
6-8 books - Academic at the Unseen University
9-10 books - Member of Granny Weatherwax's Coven
10-12 books - Death's Apprentice

I am going to set my goal for this year at 6-8 books. If I read more, I figure I can up to the next step. My first book will be Unseen Academicals as my husband is getting the audio for me for Christmas.

1. Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
2. Soul Music
3. Ladies and Gentlmen
4. Hogfather
5. The Truth
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Typically British Reading Challenge 2010

This fun new challenge is being hosted by Book Chick City. Click on the picture to visit her for the complete set of guide lines. I have listed a part of them here:

Timeline: 1st Jan 2010~ 31st Dec 2010. Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge.
Details:
1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
2. There are four levels:
• "Put The Kettle On" – Read 2 Typically British novels.
• "Gordon Bennett" – Read 4 Typically British novels.
• "Bob's Your Uncle" – Read 6 Typically British novels.
• "Cream Crackered" – Read 8 Typically British novels.
3. Any book format counts. Must be fiction not non-fiction.

I'm going for "Bob's Your Uncle" just because I like that saying, it always makes me smile.

1. Ravenheart by David Gemmell
2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
3. Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
4. Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
5. King Rat by China Mieville
6. by P.G Wodehouse

Colorful Reading Challenge

The Colorful Reading Challenge is hosted by Rebecca at Lost in Books. (Click on the picture of the link to read all the details.) I can't believe that I am joining ANOTHER challenge. YIKES!

For this challenge you will read 9 books with 9 different colors in the title. You get to choose all 9 colors for your books! You may be wondering how many books are there really out there with colors in the title? You may be surprised. To help you out and inspire your reading list, Rebecca at Lost in Books created a reading idea list for sixteen or so different colors. So be sure to click over if you aren't sure what you can read.

1. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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All of my 2010 Challenges are listed here.

What's In A Name3 Challenge

The What's in a Name Challenge will be hosted by Beth Fish Reads this year. I have participated in this for the last two years while it was hosted by Annie and enjoyed it. It is an easy, fun challenge. Click on the picture or the name of the challenge above for all the details! Once I have read the book I will add a link to the review.

Basicaly this is how it works: Between January 1 and December 31, 2010, read one book in each of the following categories:

A book with a food in the title:


A book with a body of water in the title:
Pacific Avenue (Kindle) review
Body of water= Pacific

A book with a title (queen, president) in the title:
The Winter Queen by Amanda McCabe

Title = Queen

A book with a plant in the title:
The Briar King by Greg Keyes review
Plant name = Briar

A book with a place name (city, country) in the title:

Web of The Witch World by Andre Norton review
Place name = The Witch World

A book with a music term in the title:
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
Music term = music

All of my 2010 Challenges are listed here.

Lisa Jackson Challenge 2010

Click on the picture above to read the GUIDELINES and to join this challenge at J. Kaye's Book Blog.

I'm looking forward to this. I haven't read any of Lisa Jackson's books but have wanted to for awhile. For this challenge I've chosen the books in her New Orleans series:


1. Hot Blooded
2. Cold Blooded
3. The Night Before
4. Shiver
5. Absolute Fear
6. Lost Souls
7. Malice

All of my 2010 Challenges are listed here.