CHALLENGE: Twenty Ten Challenge

Bart hosts here
Rules:

• Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total.
• The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only, if you decide it fits, then it fits. (Apart from those marked **)
• Categories marked with ** have tighter rules, and these must be followed.
• Each book can only qualify for one category.
• Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
• Books read from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010 are eligible.

Running total: 20/20!
1. Young Adult

• I am Morgan La Fay - Nancy Springer 01/29
• The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness 02/21

2. T.B.R. already owned before 2010

• The Book of Negroes - Lawrence Hill 03/12
• She Got Up Off the Couch Haven Kimmel

3. Shiny & New bought new in 2010

• The Missing Ink - Karen E Olson 04/10
• The Brontes Went to Woolworths - Rachel Ferguson 06/25

4. **Bad Blogger’s recommended by other bloggers, provide the link

• The Unnamed, by Joshua Ferris recc'd by Hey Lady! Trish 03/19
• One Day by David Nicholls, recc'd by Pam of Sidewalk Shoes 08/08

5. Charity bought at charity(my library sale)

• Broken for You- Stephanie Kallos
• Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie

6. New in 2010 newly published

• Snow Angels - James Thompson
• Deloume Road - Matthew Hooton

7. Older Than You published before my date of birth

• We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson 1962
• Why Shoot a Butler? - Georgette Heyer 1933

8. Win! Win! for another challenge

• Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley (What's in a Name3?)
• The Spellman Files - Lisa Lutz. (book awards IV)

9. Who Are You Again? never heard of the author before

• The Tenth Gift - Jane Johnson (Jude Fisher)
• The Incident Report - Martha Baillie

10. Up to You! Books Set in Africa

• Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria)
• Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese (Ethiopia)

 

• And done! thanks for a great challenge. Books are linked to their review, if there is one. I've tried to free myself from the obligation of reviewing every book I read. I just review the books I feel like I have something to really say about.