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.
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.
*MySmiley*
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
2011 Challenges: For January and February the challenge is...
- 01/01/2011 11:54:05 AM
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I'll play
- 01/01/2011 12:32:07 PM
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Have you read any Kelly Link?
- 03/01/2011 06:27:02 PM
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Re: Have you read any Kelly Link?
- 03/01/2011 07:36:28 PM
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We have two of her collections, yes.
- 03/01/2011 11:28:27 PM
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Both of those are available online (legally and free) as well (if anyone else wants to read them). *NM*
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Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book
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A few questions...
- 01/01/2011 04:07:09 PM
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A few answers.
- 01/01/2011 04:31:24 PM
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Sounds good.
- 01/01/2011 05:14:26 PM
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To Kill a Mockingbird is, indeed, a great book.
- 01/01/2011 06:28:40 PM
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Re: To Kill a Mockingbird is, indeed, a great book.
- 01/01/2011 06:47:37 PM
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I have my own challenge.
- 01/01/2011 06:39:08 PM
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I found L'Étranger quite dull, but my French was very poor when I read it.
- 01/01/2011 07:45:27 PM
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Sweet. I'll knock out the family chronicle in a foreign language this month. 
- 01/01/2011 07:41:37 PM
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- 01/01/2011 07:41:37 PM
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I challenge you to help me!
- 02/01/2011 12:46:51 AM
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It's pretty much impossible to choose a best Classic. They're all so different.
- 02/01/2011 10:12:35 AM
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I'm going to...
- 02/01/2011 01:35:17 AM
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I'm in, I'll read "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
- 03/01/2011 02:38:48 AM
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That's a fun book. And yeah, that's kind of the idea, that people will inspire each other. *NM*
- 03/01/2011 05:57:43 PM
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I'm doing that too. Got it on my kindle and am 20% done now. *NM*
- 03/01/2011 09:28:28 PM
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Question on Genre Challenge
- 03/01/2011 03:31:28 AM
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We tried to get some less-mentioned genres, so makes sense, but you can interpret them widely.
- 03/01/2011 06:23:43 PM
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What would this count as?
- 05/01/2011 02:20:24 AM
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Man its weird being on this board again. Wacky.
- 10/01/2011 09:59:43 PM
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Hey Ryan! Long time no see, alright. How's married life treating you?
- 11/01/2011 09:51:48 PM
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