Two more challenges

Posted May 28, 2008
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As if I’m not already signed up for enough challenges, I decided to do two more.  I am rationalizing this by the fact that all the books I’m going to read for both challenges are already on my TBR shelves, and I really just need an excuse to read them.  That’s what I’m telling myself, anyway…

The first one is Trish’s Classics Challenge.  I’m going to go the simplest route, and just read five classics.  Here are my selections -

1. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

2. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

3. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

4. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

5. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

The second one that I’ll be joining is the Raved-About Reads Challenge.  I will be reading ten books that I have heard a lot about from many different people, have been meaning to read for a while, and have just not yet gotten to.  So here’s my list for that one -

1, 2, and 3. His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman

4. The Sister by Poppy Adams

5. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris

6. The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff

7. Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

8. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

9. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

10. We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

The great thing about this second one is that it’s ongoing, with no deadline, so I don’t have to worry about making sure I read these ten by a certain time, and if I get sidetracked and start reading everything else I want to read, that’s totally ok. :)

6 comments so far

  1. J. Kaye on May 29, 2008

    I’ve wanted to read Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris too! :)

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  2. Laura on May 29, 2008

    Great Expectations is one of my favorite classics–I hope you like it! I also have Rebecca on a challenge list–I hadn’t heard of it until I started blogging. I’m curious to see what you think about Then We Came to the End. I recently bought it, but haven’t gotten to it yet.

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  3. Katherine on May 29, 2008

    I thought about doing Trish’s challenge, but I have way too much to read now as is.

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  4. Kristi on May 29, 2008

    I’m doing the Raved About Reads Challenge, too. And I think I’ll add His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman to my list. I do, after all, have them on my bookshelf–alas, still unread. Thanks for the idea ;>).

    I have Heart Shaped Box, The Sister, and The Virgin Suicides on my list, too.

    Loved Interpreter of Maladies and We Need to Talk About Kevin. Enjoy!

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  5. Devourer of Books on June 2, 2008

    LiterateHousewife and I are figuring out how we want to create a challenge based on the “106 Top Unread Books” meme. It will likely happen late summer/fall. We’d love you to join us. Also, neither of us have done many challenges, so if you’ve got ideas of what has worked well and what hasn’t in other challenges, we’d love to hear about it.

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  6. Trish on June 11, 2008

    Simple? You’re actually doing Option 2 and didn’t even realize it. ;) Great list–we’ll be reading Lolita together so I look forward to your thoughts.

    Thanks for joining!

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