I have committed myself to a number of challenges this year, and I figure that the halfway point in the year would be a good time to check in and see just how well or how poorly I am doing with what I had set out to accomplish. I am hoping that I will have made more progress than I had expected in some areas, and that some pattern will emerge let me know what I can continue with and hope to complete, and challenge dreams that I just need to release.
The Africa Diaspora Challenge – 8 Books
- War Child, by Emmanuel Jal
- Words By Heart, by Ouida Sebestyn
- Wench, by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- Cornrows, by Camille Yarborough
- Stories, by Zora Neale Hurston
- Bayou, by Jeremy Love
Our Mutual Read – 8 books
- A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
- The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
The South Asian Author Challenge – 5 Books
- One Amazing Thing, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- The Rooftops of Tehran, by Mahbod Seraji
- An Unnacustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri
2010 TBR Challenge – 12 Books
- A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
- Sag Harbor, by Colson Whitehead
What’s In A Name 3 Challenge – 6 Books
- Rooftops of Tehran, by Mahbod Seraji
- The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake
Read The Book, See The Movie Challenge – 10 Books
- Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane
- Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates
- Winter’s Bone, by Daniel Woodrell
The Chunkster Challenge – 6 Books
- A Fierce Radiance, by Lauren Belfer
- Hannah’s List, by Debbie Macomber
- The Redbreast, by Joe Nesbo
The Deb Challenge – Past and Present – 3 Books
I have a ways to go on this one.
Audiobook Challenge – 20 Audiobooks
- The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
- The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston
- Stories, by Zora Neale Hurston
- A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
451 Fridays Challenge – 7 Books
- A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge – 20 Books
- The Postmistress, Sarah Blake
- The Wind Done Gone, by Alice Randall
- A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
- The Little Stranger, by Sarah Waters
- Words By Heart, Ouida Sebestyn
- Wench, Dolen Perkins Valdez
- The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
- Remembrance, by Jude Deveraux
- Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, by Seth Grahme Greene
- The Redbreast, by Joe Nesbo
- Claude and Camille, by Stephanie Cowell
- Daughters of the Witching Hill, Mary Sharratt
- My Name is Mary Sutter, by Robin Oliveira
- Bayou, by Jeremy Love
- Picture the Dead, by Adele Griffin & Lisa Brown
- Dangerous Neighbors, by Beth Kephart
- The Sons of Liberty, by Joseph and Alexander Lagos
- A Fierce Radiance, by Lauren Belfer
- The Last Convert of John Harper, by Ay Ayris & Gabriel Andrade
- And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
- For the King, by Catherine Delors
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Looks like you are doing just as well as I am with the TBR challenge. What is it that keeps us from reading those books?
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Hmm. I think once books have been around for a certain period of time it’s really hard to get to them. No matter how hard I try.
It looks like you’re doing pretty good to me! I’ve done great on a couple and totally bombed on a few more, but I figure that’s how it goes.
It looks like you’re doing a great job. I sometimes struggle with challenges, so I decided not to sign up for so many this year. I realize though that it’s about trying to push myself in new ways. You look like you’re well on your way!
Becky´s last [type] ..Review- Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
Becky, I tried to hook my challenges into things I naturally wanted to read this year. That seems to have helped because I have paid zero attention to challenge lists.
Nicole, have you read Song Yet Sung by James McBride? I really loved that book.
Mary, I didn’t realize that he wrote fiction as well. Thanks for recommending this. I will make sure to find a copy.
Haha! No problems on the historical fiction!!! I just finished Unaccustomed Earth a couple of days ago. Don’t you just LOVE her writing? I haven’t written the review yet, because I’m just not sure I can find enough words that mean “grace” and “beauty”. We need to get you going on audios though. I bet you got a nice long list of them during Audiobook Week. I know I did. I have about ten of them on order from the library!
Sandy´s last [type] ..101 Things I Learned in Film School – Neil Landau and Matthew Frederick
You aren’t doing too bad. I’ve failed on a couple I really, really wanted to do (including my own Sookie challenge), but such is life. Challenges should be fun.
Beth F´s last [type] ..Weekend Cooking- The Asian Barbecue Cookbook by Alex Skaria
wow – you must love Historical Fiction, yes? Good luck with your year of challenges! Cheers
Looks like you are making good progress…happy reading.
Serena´s last [type] ..Mailbox Monday 89
You’re doing good! You’re kicking my butt on the historical fiction challenge!
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Good for you!