Do You Like to Read?
Thursday, December 11, 2008 Posted In body part , building , Charles Dickens , cook books , medical condition , P.G. Wodehouse , profession , Reading Challenge , relative , Rosemary Horrox , time of day Edit This 1 Comment »
I am thinking of participating in this reading challenge. I already belong to a book club that I struggle to keep up with (because I read so many books at the same time...) but I think I could, maybe, perhaps do this one. It's a 12 month challenge so there is plenty of time. (Famous last words.)
5. A book with a "building" in its title. Examples might include: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Little House on the Prairie, The Looming Tower.
This is a challenge that anyone can join, no matter what books they like to read. You should be able to find books from any genre. Click here to sign up (or you can participate anonymously, but you won't be eligible for prizes).
*Dates: January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009*
The Challenge- Choose one book from each of the following categories:
1. A book with a "profession" in its title. Examples might include: The Book Thief, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Historian.
2. A book with a "time of day" in its title. Examples might include: Twilight, Four Past Midnight, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
3. A book with a "relative" in its title. Examples might include: Eight Cousins, My Father's Dragon, The Daughter of Time.
4. A book with a "body part" in its title. Examples might include: The Bluest Eye, Bag of Bones, The Heart of Darkness.
5. A book with a "building" in its title. Examples might include: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Little House on the Prairie, The Looming Tower.
6. A book with a "medical condition" in its title. Examples might include: Insomnia, Coma, The Plague.
Please don't use the same book for more than one category.
There will be some small prizes scattered throughout. No set schedule, so just be sure to check in once a while. There will also be a prize awarded at the conclusion to one participant who completes the challenge.
Here are my book choices:
Profession: Lady's Maid by Margaret Forster
Time of day: Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse
Relative: Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr by Garth Nix
Body part: The Ear, The Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
Building: Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Medical condition: Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
1 brilliant observations:
I'm way behind this year too. I started telling all the new families in the ward that we're going to have to meet them and go out to dinner because my house will never be clean enough to have anyone over ever again :)
Good luck!
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