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I'll give it a shot!
Read one book by an author of the opposite gender.
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
Read one book by a living author.
Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer
Read one book by deceased author.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn.
Read one book which was originally written in a language other than English. (Translated or not, your choice)
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Read one book which is non-fiction.
A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
Read one genre book. (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Western, Romance, Horror)
Bucking the Sun by Ivan Doig (historical fiction)
Read one work of literary fiction.
Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins (according to Random House it's fiction-literary?)
Read one book classified as "Young Adult"
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Read a short story collection or anthology.
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem.
Read a graphic novel.
Read a banned book.
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
Bucking the Sun by Ivan Doig (historical fiction)
Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins (according to Random House it's fiction-literary?)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Read a short story collection or anthology.
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem.
Read a graphic novel.
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
Read one book by an author of the opposite gender. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner
Read one book by deceased author.
Breaskfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
The Royal Physician's Visit: A Novel by Per Olov Enquist (Translated from Swedish)
Read one book which is non-fiction.
A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown
Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson
Read one work of literary fiction.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem.
Falling Hard by Betsy Franco
Kin by Holly Black
Read a banned book.
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
I LOVE this challenge idea, Grey!! Very inspired!Eek! I shall do my best. *cross fingers*
Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster 2/26/09
Dead Babies by Martin Amis 2/21/09
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn; Translated from the Russian by Ralph Parker (Solzhenitsyn just passed away last year...sad) 2/19/09
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky; Translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky 1/27/09
Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish by Tom Shachtman 1/5/09
Fantasy: Watership Down by Richard Adams 4/24/09
Sci-fi: The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham 1/7/09
Mystery: The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain 3/8/09
Western:
Romance: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 3/11/09
Horror: Misery by Stephen King 1/29/09
From Here to Eternity by James Jones 1/16/09
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 11/7/09
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri 6/24/09
The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe 3/2/09
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi; Translated from the French by Mattias Ripa 11/1/09 (I assume this still counts even though it is an illustrated memoir rather than a novel.)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 1/17/09
Not too shabby. I shall work on completing the other tasks, then I might start from scratch. It will be interesting to see if I can complete it more than once this year.
What a great way to expand! Here's my list:Read one book by an author of the opposite gender. Swan Song by Robert McCammon
Read one book by a living author. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenbegger
Read one book by deceased author. Murder on a Girl’s Night Out by Anne Carroll George
Read one book which was originally written in a language other than English. (Translated or not, your choice) The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, translated from Spanish
Read one book which is non-fiction. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Read one genre book. (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Western, Romance, Horror) The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
Read one work of literary fiction. The March: A Novel by E. L. Doctorow
Read one book classified as "Young Adult" The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collinx
Read a short story collection or anthology. Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes by various authors
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem. Bright Scarves of Hours by Diane Tucker
Read a graphic novel. The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Read a banned book. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
And
Adding biography/autobiography for a baker‘s dozen. A Love Observed by Lyle W. Dorsett
Here are my plans.Rules:
1. Each book can only satisfy one requirement.
2. Only one book per author. The idea is to branch out after all.
Read one book by an author of the opposite gender. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey.
Read one book by a living author. Lisey's Story by Stephen King
Read one book by deceased author. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Read one genre book
- Sci-Fi: Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
- Western: Laura Ingalls Wilder - The Golden Years
- Romance: Danielle Steel - Dating Game
- Horror: Dean Koontz - Midnight
Read one book classified as "Young Adult" Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K Rowling
Read a short story collection or anthology. The Fall of the House of Usher and other writings by Edgar Allan Poe.
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem.Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson
Read a graphic novel.
Read a banned book. George Orwell - 1984
The books I plan to read and their status:Read one book by an author of the opposite gender.
The Hose of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne (pending)
Read one book by a living author.
We'll Always Have Parrots, Donna Andrews
Read one book by deceased author.
Next, Michael Crichton (pending. You have no idea how it pains me that he is now a deceased author)
Read one book which was originally written in a language other than English. (Translated or not, your choice)
Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy (pending)
Read one book which is non-fiction.
How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill (pending)
Read one genre book. (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Western, Romance, Horror)
Fantasy- God Stalk, P.C. Hodgell
Sci-Fi-Nylon Angel, Marrienne de'Pierres
Mystery- The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (pending)
Western- Commanche Moon, Larry McMurty (pending)
Romance- The Star Witch, Linda Winstead Jones (pending)
Horror- Heart Shaped Box, Joe Hill
Read one work of literary fiction.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Read one book classified as "Young Adult"
The Amulet of Samarkand, Jonathan Stroud
Read a short story collection or anthology.
The Complete works of H.P. Lovecraft (In progress)
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem.
The Illiad (Pending)
Read a graphic novel.
Rapunzel's Revenge, Shannon Hale (Pending)
Read a banned book.
The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood (pending)
Mod
one book by an author of the opposite gender.
John Scalzi - Old Mans War
Read one book by a living author. Pattern recognician - william gibson
Read one book by deceased author.
So Long and Thanks for all the Fish - Douglas Adams
Read one book which was originally written in a language other than English. (Translated or not, your choice)
Read one book which is non-fiction.
Look me in the Eye- John Elder Robinson
Read one genre book. (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Western, Romance, Horror)
Sci-Fi - The Ghost Briggade - John Scalzi
Fantasy -
Mystery -
Western -
Romance -
Horror - alien - Allen Dean Foster
Read one work of literary fiction.
The mermaids chair - Sue Monk Kidd
Read one book classified as "Young Adult"
Naughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman
Read a short story collection or anthology.
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem.
Read a graphic novel.
Read a banned book.
These are all books I have read in 2009:
Read one book by an author of the opposite gender. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Read one book by a living author. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame Smith
Read one book by deceased author. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Read one book which was originally written in a language other than English. (Translated or not, your choice) The Stranger by Albert Camus
Read one book which is non-fiction. Eat, Love, Pray by Elizabeth Gilbert
Read one genre book. (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Western, Romance, Horror)
Fantasy - (Plan to read The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Sci-Fi - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Mystery - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Western - (Plan to read All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy)
Romance - A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Horror - Devil in the White City by Erik Larsson
Read one work of literary fiction. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Read one book classified as "Young Adult" Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
Read a short story collection or anthology. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem. (Plan to read The Road Not Taken and Other Poems by Robert Frost)
Read a graphic novel. (Plan to read Watchmen by Alan Moore)
Read a banned book. The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Wow, I don't think I have ever read a Western book!
I thought I'd tack on some suggestions made by others within this thread.These are all books I have read in 2009:
Read one book by an author of the opposite gender. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Read one book by a living author. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame Smith
Read one book by deceased author. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Read one book which was originally written in a language other than English. (Translated or not, your choice) The Stranger by Albert Camus
Read one book which is non-fiction. Eat, Love, Pray by Elizabeth Gilbert
Read one genre book. (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Western, Romance, Horror)
Fantasy - Harry Potter books 1-4
Sci-Fi - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Mystery - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Western - A Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
Romance - A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Horror - Devil in the White City by Erik Larsson
Read one work of literary fiction. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Read one book classified as "Young Adult" Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
Read a short story collection or anthology. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Read a graphic novel. (Plan to read Watchmen by Alan Moore)
Read a banned book. The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Play. Amadeus by Peter Schaffer
Book made into a movie. Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.
Biography/Autobiography. The Glass Castle by Jeannete Walls.
Read a book picked by random from bookstore. The Beast in the Jungle and other Stories by Henry James (a 10 cent selection).
Author I have never read before. God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.
Another way to expand this would be to also read 6 books where each author is from a different continent, and for the continent where you live, pick a book by an author of a different country.
I thought I'd tack on some suggestions made by others within this thread. These are all books I have read in 2009:
Read one book by an author of the opposite gender. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Read one book by a living author. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame Smith
Read one book by deceased author. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Read one book which was originally written in a language other than English. (Translated or not, your choice) The Stranger by Albert Camus
Read one book which is non-fiction. Eat, Love, Pray by Elizabeth Gilbert
Read one genre book. (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Western, Romance, Horror)
Fantasy - Harry Potter books 1-4
Sci-Fi - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Mystery - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Western - A Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
Romance - A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Horror - Devil in the White City by Erik Larsson
Read one work of literary fiction. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Read one book classified as "Young Adult" Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
Read a short story collection or anthology. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Read a graphic novel. Watchmen by Alan Moore
Read a banned book. The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Play. Amadeus by Peter Schaffer
Book made into a movie. Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.
Biography/Autobiography. The Glass Castle by Jeannete Walls.
Read a book picked by random from bookstore. The Beast in the Jungle and other Stories by Henry James (a 10 cent selection).
Author I have never read before. God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.
Sounds like fun - I'm in! I'll update the list below as I find and read the books! Hopefully I'll read all of them in 2010. This is such a cool idea!Read one book by an author of the opposite gender.
Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Read one book which was originally written in a language other than English. (Translated or not, your choice)
Spirituality Simplified by Jeff Maziarek
Read one genre book. (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Western, Romance, Horror)
Read one work of literary fiction.
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Read a short story collection or anthology.
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem.
Read a graphic novel.
Read a banned book.
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Spirituality Simplified: An Ideal Starting Point for Those New to the Spiritual Path, A Handy Reference Guide for Experienced Seekers (other topics)Masquerade (other topics)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (other topics)
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (other topics)
Tales from Outer Suburbia (other topics)
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Read one book by an author of the opposite gender.
Read one book by a living author.
Read one book by deceased author.
Read one book which was originally written in a language other than English. (Translated or not, your choice)
Read one book which is non-fiction.
Read one genre book. (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Western, Romance, Horror)
Read one work of literary fiction.
Read one book classified as "Young Adult"
Read a short story collection or anthology.
Read a poetry collection, poetry anthology, or an epic poem.
Read a graphic novel.
Read a banned book.