While I understand this may qualify me for madness, I have decided to attempt the largest reading challenge I could find: the A-Z Reading Challenge. Basically, you make a list of books beginning with each letter of the alphabet and another list of authors, resulting in a list of 52 books. I figure its a good way to start off this blog. Anyway, I have started to form a list but it is by no means permanent and I will probably change half of them by the time December rolls around. Can I actually read 52 books in less than 52 weeks (since I am starting this on the very last day in January)? We'll see. Meanwhile, if someone knows a great book that would fill a space on my list, I am always open to the suggestion of a new read.
A-Z by Authors
A- Austen, Jane - Persuasion
B- Bishop, Anne - Queen of the Darkness
C- Carroll, Lewis - Through the Looking-Glass
D- Duane, Diane - So You Want to Be a Wizard
E- Edwards, Kim - The Memory Keeper's Daughter
F- Fforde, Jasper - The Fourth Bear
G- Goldman, William - The Princess Bride
H- Hamid, Moshin - The Reluctant Fundamentalist
I- Irving, John - A Prayer for Owen Meany
J- James, Henry - The Portrait of a Lady
K- Koontz, Dean - Odd Thomas
L- Lewis, C.S. - Out of the Silent Planet
M- MacDonald, George - Phantastes
N- Niffenegger, Audrey - The Time Traveler's Wife
O- O'Connor, Flannery - Wise Blood
P- Picoult, Jodi - My Sister's Keeper
Q- Quindlen, Anne - Blessings
R- Rai, Bali - (Un)arranged Marriage
S- Sebold, Alice - The Lovely Bones
T- Therese de Lisieux - Story of a Soul
U- Uris, Leon - Mila 18
V- Verne, Jules - Around the World in Eighty Days
W- Wick, Lori - The Visitor
X- Xinran - Sky Burial
Y- Young, Elizabeth - A Promising Man (and About Time, Too)
Z- Zacharias, Walter - The Memories We Keep
A-Z by Titles
A- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
B- The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
C- Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
D- Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
E- The Enchanted Castle by Edith Nesbit
F- Forever Odd by Dean Koontz
G- The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
H- Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop
I- In Lucia's Eyes by Arthur Japin
J- Jesus of Nazareth by Benedict XVI
K- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
L- Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
M- Manalive by G.K. Chesterton
N- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
O- Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
P- Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
Q- Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot
R- The Redemption of Althalus by David & Leigh Eddings
S- Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
T- That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
U- The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
V- Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald
W- Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
X-
Y- Yesterday's Kings by Angus Wells
Z- Zel by Donna Jo Napoli
Thursday, January 31, 2008
A-Z Reading Challenge
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3 comments:
Great list!! Jasper Fforde, Philippa Gregory, Robert Ludlum, Dean Koontz? Love them! (Aren't the Nursery Crimes just a blast to read?)
Good luck with the Challenge! And if you find it's not a big enough challenge, you can always join *way* too many of them like the rest of us. . . :-)
Happy Reading!
Lezlie
First of all . . . WELCOME to the World of Blogging! And secondly, welcome to the A ~ Z Reading Challenge! We are so happy that you joined us. :)
Don't forget to come back and link your reviews when you've completed a book. We look forward to reading them.
Hapy Reading! (and welcome again!)
Lezlie- I actually haven't read anything by Gregory or Ludlum yet but I have been staring at the books for some time. I figure this challenge would be a good excuse to try them. I found Fforde through the Thursday Next series but I think I like the Nursery Crimes better, at least so far. As for more challenges, I am very seriously considering them... belive me!
Joy- Thanks! This is such a great excuse to bury myself in more books that I couldn't resist.
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