I’m taking up another reading challenge…this one is sponsored by Joy at Thoughts of Joy. It is a nonfiction challenge held from May through September and the goal is to read five non fiction books over the five months. I’ve received a couple of new non-fiction books lately (a gift from my good friend, Katy, and an Easter gift from my mother), so I’ve revamped and completely changed my book choices for this challenge!!
Here are my updated selections in no particular order:
1. The Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren (completed June 17, 2007; read a review here.)
2. The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, A Death, and American’s Dilemma, by Alex Kotlowitz (completed June 20, 2007; read a review here.)
3. The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson (completed September 12, 2007; read a review here)
4. Lucky, by Alice Sebold (completed June 10, 2007; read a review here.)
5. Coronary: A True Story of Medicine Gone Awry, by Stephen Klaidman (completed August 6, 2007; read a review here.)
UPDATE and RECAP of Challenge:
I completed this challenge on September 12, 2007. My least favorite book was The Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren. My favorite was Coronary, by Stephen Klaidman, closely followed by The Devil in the White City and The Other Side of the River. I appreciated that this challenge got me to read some of the great non fiction books I have had collecting dust on my TBR shelf! Thank you, Joy, for hosting such a great challenge!
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I hope you get to ‘Angela’s Ashes’. I really loved that one.
Hi Wendy! So glad you joined the NFF Challenge. It should be great fun. I’ve enjoyed reading the choices already.
I know someone that read TENDER AT THE BONE and loved it. I read THE TEACHER MAN (McCourt) and thought it was okay. I heard that ANGELA’S ASHES was better.
Happy Reading!
I will certainly, at some point, read Angela’s Ashes! I’ve had the book on my bookshelf for awhile. Looking forward to this challenge!
I tried to do this hours ago and it wouldn’t work. ???
Anyway, I’m not “Anonymous”…I’m Joy!
I hope you enjoy The Sisters! I thought it was a great read.
Man, don’t wait for the challenge, read Angela’s Ashes NOW! His coming-of-age story left me breathless, wet and hungry.
Good luck with the challenge…
LOL…thanks, Maggie!
I was this close [fingers together] to putting The Devil in the White City on my nonficton list, and it’s probably my first alternate. There are just so many great books!
The Purpose Driven Life and The Devil in the White City. I wasn’t fond of TPDL but loved other.
Hope you enjoy them.
PS I was going to nominate your blog but you had already been nominated.
BTW I have no clue why that posted me anonymous.
Thanks for thinking of me, Amy! But, spreading the joy is good
Sometimes Blogharbor does weird things (like it has put *me* as anonymous sometimes and I’m the darn administrator of the blog!!).