What can I say, I’m a sucker for a good challenge – and I wanted to read more poetry this year anyways.
The purpose of this challenge is to encourage more people to read and enjoy books of poetry. This years challenge will go through 12/31/2010.
There are four levels of participation:
Couplet: Read 2 books of poetry
Limerick: Read 5 books of poetry, and finish at least one badge
Octave: Read 8 books of poetry, and finish at least two badges
Sonnet: Read 14 books of poetry, and finish two badges, and one expert badge
I’m going to aim for the limerick level, but we’ll see how I go.
1. Ariel – Sylvia Plath
Here are the rules:
1. Read five books (includes Graphic Novels) by Neil Gaiman between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010
2. Overlaps with other challenges are allowed
3. Ebooks and audiobooks are allowed, too
6. You don't have to have a reading list ready to participate in the challenge but please let me know which level you're doing
I discovered Terry Pratchett and the wonder that is Discworld about eighteen months ago and I powered through the first four or five books. Then, as is often the way with longer series, I got sidetracked by more pretty books.
So I’m aiming at the Academic of the Unseen University level of this challenge (6-8 books) – partly because it’s a good number and partly cause, well, I want to go play in the Unseen University library!
And another of my favourite challenges, though I’ve yet to complete it…
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hosted by Bibliofreak
Challenge Description
The Challenge will run from Jan 1st 2010 to Dec 31st 2010. There are four categories to the Challenge. (I decided to lift a note from Taoism by calling these Paths (Tao means "way" or "path") to Reading Challenge Enlightenment).
My Path
I really liked the sound of this one when Bibliofreak mentioned it on Twitter, but I wasn’t really going to sign up for it as I don’t read a lot of NF. Then when she needed some buttons made, I jumped in – which them meant I HAD to play along… dern twitter, haha.
Anyways, I’m picking the Unshepherded Path. Should be interesting!
It’s not a new year in bookland without signing up for J. Kaye’s 100+ Reading Challenge. Feel short in 2009, but I’m rearing to try again!
Total: 8/100
Rules:
Categories:
1. Young Adult
2. T.B.R.**
3. Shiny and New
4. Bad Bloggers
5. Charity
6. New in 2010
7. Older Than You
8. Win! Win!
9. Who Are You Again?
10. Up to you! (audio books)
I signed up for Becky’s 42 Challenge last year and, I have to say, I enjoyed it so much that it felt like I was cheating. Sci-fi – watching it, writing it, talking about it – is such a huge part of my life that I practically completed the challenge in my sleep.
So when the challenge was being run again this year, I knew I was definitely going to to do it again. But I decided to give myself a few restrictions on it this year. Any sci-fi items that made it onto my list last year is not allowed on it this year – no doubling up for me. Also, I’ve decided that I’m only allowing NEW to me texts onto the list – if I’ve seen/read/listened to it before, it can’t count.
As always, any suggestions would be happily welcomed!
1. Aliens vs. Monsters. Directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman. (2009)
hosted by Beth Fish
Here's the challenge in brief: Between January 1 and December 31, 2010, read one book in each of the following categories:
Ever start a series only to have things come up before you can get to the rest?
Got a pile of books next to your bed you’ve been meaning to get to to finish one off?
Signed up for a series challenge that you haven’t quite managed to fit in yet?
Sign up for Galleysmith’s Seriespalooza!
For the week starting December 14 through December 20 I’ll be holding Seriespalooza, where participants will read only books in a series they are either currently reading or are wanting to start. It’s a relaxed affair where you can read at your leisure so there isn’t any pressure. It’s just a great excuse to dip into the pile of books you want to read instead of those you may have scheduled to read as a result of other obligations.
I finished a challenge this week – yay!Can I help it if this challenge just happened to pop up while I was having a weak moment? How can you argue with collective Potter-reading? You just can’t…
What: Read or listen to all seven books in the Harry Potter series
When: The challenge will run from August 1, 2009 to July 31, 2010. I know we’re all busy with life and work and other such fun things so join up whenever you want, there are no deadlines to the challenge besides the end date above.
I posted yesterday, about the fabulous giveaway Melissa is holding over at her site… but I forgot to mention that what’s even better about it is that it’s a tie-in giveaway to BethF’s Sookie Stackhouse challenge.
I added it to my “Reading Challenge” file on my desktop – even added the first book – but just realised that I forgot to actually sign up for it! So thanks to BethF for commenting on my last post and making me realise it :)
The Rules:
The Books:
I told myself that I wasn’t going to sign up for any more challenges this year, that I had picked out some good ones and didn’t need anymore. Yeah. I lied.