Thursday, February 25, 2010

CHALLENGE: The Four Month Challenge, part three


Hosted by Martina, at She Reads Books
From March 1 - June 30th, 2009.
Read books and collect points.
Italics are books I'm considering, and bolded are the ones that have been read.

total to date: 215 pts
5 Point Challenges
Read a book by an author you’ve never read before - Qiu Xiaolong, Red Mandarin Dress
Read a book with a one word title - Zero, Diane Tullson Zero, Diane Tullson
Read a book with an animal name in the title - A Little Yellow Dog, Walter Mosely
Read a book with a proper name in the title - Maisie Dobbs, Jeannette Winterson      Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear
Read a fantasy - The Well of Lost Plots

10 Point Challenges
Read an ‘Austenesque’ book - Austenland
Read a book with a two word title - The Help, Kathryn Stockett
Read a book that is part of a series - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Steig Larsson The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
Read a book about a real person - Q's Legacy, Helene Hanff
Read a mystery - The Missing InkThe Missing Ink, Karen E. Olson

15 Point Challenges
Read a book written in the 60’s (any century) - We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson Shirley Jackson 1962
Read a book with a number in the title - A Kid for Two Farthings, Wolf Mankowitz Kid for Two Farthings, Wolf Mankowitz
Read a book by an author born in March, April, May or June. - The UnnamedJoshua Ferris, Joshua Ferris The Unnamed
Read a book with a three word title - Broken for You, Stephanie Kallos
Read a book by an author with three names - Motorcycles and Sweetgrass, Drew Hayden Taylor Motorcycles & Sweetgrass, Drew Hayden Taylor

20 Point Challenges
Read a book with over 500 pages - Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese
Read a book with a four word title - The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill
Read a book by two authors - Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List, Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Read a book written in the 70s (any century) - Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont, Elizabeth Taylor Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont, Elizabeth Taylor
Read a book that has been number one on the NYT Best-sellers list