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2011 Challenges: For January and February the challenge is... Rebekah Send a noteboard - 01/01/2011 11:54:05 AM
The Not-So-Dirty Half Dozen Challenge.

1. Read a work of Classic literature - one you've never read before.

Extra challenge for this task: write a review of the book and post it on the board.

The Rules:
Every two months you must complete a task. You'll have all of those two months to complete each task. (Thus Task One is for January and February, Task Two is for March and April, etc.)


And don't forget these:

Genre Challenge

Quite simply, just read one book from each of the genres below before the year is out. Rereads are allowed; it's up to you whether you choose all new books or not. I probably won't. And choose one of the books in this challenge to review for the board.

- Historical Fiction/Alternative History
- Western
- Horror
- Mystery
- (Auto-) Biography
- History
- Family chronicle
- Allegory/parody/satire
- Surrealist novel
- Extra option for those who can: a novel in a foreign language


Old Favourite:

The 50 Book Challenge. Says it all, really.

If you're an extra-speedy reader then make it 100 books. List 'em all, starting from today!


And one more thing:

It's a good time for you to pick up a book you've been meaning to read for ages. Just tell us which book it is in this post and then read it sometime in 2011.


So! Go ahead and tell us what you're reading for January/February's challenge, and for the Book You've Been Meaning To Read For Ages.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
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2011 Challenges: For January and February the challenge is... - 01/01/2011 11:54:05 AM 1806 Views
I'll play - 01/01/2011 12:32:07 PM 1112 Views
Have you read any Kelly Link? - 03/01/2011 06:27:02 PM 944 Views
Re: Have you read any Kelly Link? - 03/01/2011 07:36:28 PM 949 Views
And what, pray tell... - 05/01/2011 10:23:34 AM 934 Views
Re: And what, pray tell... - 05/01/2011 01:08:41 PM 918 Views
Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book - 21/01/2011 06:52:06 PM 1261 Views
I don't either, that would just be lame. *NM* - 21/01/2011 07:43:47 PM 404 Views
Indeed - 21/01/2011 07:46:08 PM 1074 Views
Let's see, what classic can I pick... - 01/01/2011 01:39:53 PM 1148 Views
A few questions... - 01/01/2011 04:07:09 PM 1133 Views
A few answers. - 01/01/2011 04:31:24 PM 1097 Views
Shockingly, Paul, I agree with all of your answers. - 01/01/2011 04:52:57 PM 950 Views
Oh no! Whatever has happened to you, Rebekah? - 01/01/2011 06:22:42 PM 961 Views
Sounds good. - 01/01/2011 05:14:26 PM 1166 Views
To Kill a Mockingbird is, indeed, a great book. - 01/01/2011 06:28:40 PM 1106 Views
Re: To Kill a Mockingbird is, indeed, a great book. - 01/01/2011 06:47:37 PM 908 Views
Re: To Kill a Mockingbird is, indeed, a great book. - 01/01/2011 07:29:38 PM 1059 Views
Re: To Kill a Mockingbird is, indeed, a great book. - 01/01/2011 07:39:50 PM 1004 Views
ok - 01/01/2011 04:18:37 PM 1059 Views
I will be reading Gulliver's Travels. - 01/01/2011 05:45:46 PM 1067 Views
I have my own challenge. - 01/01/2011 06:39:08 PM 951 Views
I found L'Étranger quite dull, but my French was very poor when I read it. - 01/01/2011 07:45:27 PM 906 Views
I think that the tone was supposed to be detached. - 02/01/2011 03:50:10 AM 1047 Views
Just going for 50 this year. - 01/01/2011 10:00:09 PM 851 Views
I challenge you to help me! - 02/01/2011 12:46:51 AM 990 Views
I read Slaughterhouse Five a couple years ago. - 02/01/2011 01:58:54 PM 1041 Views
What Rebekah said, but - 02/01/2011 02:53:51 PM 1094 Views
I'm going to... - 02/01/2011 01:35:17 AM 1011 Views
Re: I'm going to... - 02/01/2011 10:09:14 AM 1036 Views
Awesome. *NM* - 02/01/2011 02:08:12 PM 483 Views
I'm in, I'll read "The Picture of Dorian Gray" - 03/01/2011 02:38:48 AM 1084 Views
I'm doing that too. Got it on my kindle and am 20% done now. *NM* - 03/01/2011 09:28:28 PM 457 Views
Question on Genre Challenge - 03/01/2011 03:31:28 AM 1124 Views
We tried to get some less-mentioned genres, so makes sense, but you can interpret them widely. - 03/01/2011 06:23:43 PM 976 Views
Thanks! - 03/01/2011 06:42:19 PM 980 Views
Alrighty ... I'm going to go for Crime and Punishment. - 03/01/2011 05:37:33 AM 987 Views
Ok, let's be seeing this... - 03/01/2011 09:19:20 AM 934 Views
Re: Ok, let's be seeing this... - 21/01/2011 07:33:15 PM 1198 Views
I've finally chosen my books for these challenges: - 03/01/2011 06:46:03 PM 1024 Views
Finished A Christmas Carol - 15/01/2011 11:12:19 AM 918 Views
What would this count as? - 05/01/2011 02:20:24 AM 1124 Views
I don't think that really falls into any of our categories... - 05/01/2011 06:36:39 PM 940 Views
Well, there's book one I guess. *NM* - 05/01/2011 08:02:31 PM 452 Views
Aight - 06/01/2011 01:19:03 AM 1017 Views
Man its weird being on this board again. Wacky. - 10/01/2011 09:59:43 PM 1043 Views
My first round draft picks are: - 11/01/2011 10:54:06 PM 1138 Views
Re: My first round draft picks are: - 15/01/2011 11:13:59 AM 1360 Views
Re: My first round draft picks are: - 21/01/2011 07:30:47 PM 1011 Views

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