ARC Reading Challenge 2010

January 2 – December 30, 2010

See that huge stack of books in the button above? That is not that far removed from my stack of ARCs begging to be read. I admit that in 2009 I went a bit overboard in accepting copies of books for review…and so I need Teddy’s ARC Challenge to get caught up. Here’s what you need to know:

• List all of the ARC’s that you have to read right now. Then throughout the year, you must continue updating that list as you receive more ARC’s (this is important. You should also strike out the ones that you finish.
• Choose a level of participation:
  

Level Bronze

• All of us who have or will have less than 12 ARC’s must read all of the ARC’s we have. Note, that if you have 11 ARC’s and then receive a 12th one you will be bumped up to catagory a.
• All of us who have or will have more than 12 ARC’s must read and review 12.

Level Silver : Read 24 ARC’s

Level Gold: Read 25 or more ARC’s

Once you see my ridiculously long list of ARCs (below), you will not question my decision to do the GOLD level of participation! I have defined ARCs as strictly Advance Readers Editions (not simply books for review). I’ve organized these books by date of publication.

Published 2008

• Passion on the Vine, by Sergio Esposito (pub. 04.22.2008)
• So Long the Fair, by Christina Schwartz (pub.07.08.2008)
• My Father’s Paradise, by Ariel Sabar (pub. 09.16.2009)
• Devil’s Brood, by Sharon Kay Penman (pub. 10.07.2008)
• Miles from Nowhere, by Nami Mun (pub. 12.26.2008)

Published January 2009

• The Land of Marvels, by Barry Unsworth (pub.01.06.2009)
• Eat, Drink and Be from Mississippi, by Nanci Kincaid (pub. 01.06.2009)
• Beat the Reaper, by Josh Bazell (pub. 01.07.2009)
• Blonde Roots, by Bernadine Evaristo (pub. 01.22.2009)
• Hotel on the Corner of the Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford (pub. 01.27.2009)

Published February 2009

• Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese (pub. 02.03.2009)
• The Mighty Queens of Freeville, by Amy Dickinson (pub. 02.03.2009)
• Nine Lives, by Dan Baum (pub. 02.17.2009)
• The Book of Night Women, by Marlon James (pub. 02.19.2009)
• American Rust, by Philipp Meyer (pub. 02.24.2009)
• The Lost City of Z, by David Gram (pub. 02.24.2009)

Published March 2009

• The Age of Orphans, by Laleh Khadivi (pub. 03.03.2009)
• The Weight of a Mustard Seed, by Wendell Steavenson (pub. 03.17.2009)
• Palace Circle, by Rebecca Dean (pub. 03.24.2009)

Published April 2009

• Summer World, by Bernd Hinrich (pub. 04.07.2009)
• Laura Rider’s Masterpiece, by Ruth Hamilton (pub. 04.09.2009)
• Burnt Shadows, by Kamila Shamsie (pub. 04.28.2009)

Published June 2009

• Crazy for the Storm, by Norman Ollestad (publ. 06.02.2009)
• Perfection, by Julie Metz (pub. 06.09.2009)
• The Glister, by John Burnside (pub. 06.10.2009)
• The Wish Maker, by Ali Sethi (pub. 06.11.2009)
• The Marriage Bureau for Rich People, by Farahad Zama (pub. 06.11.2009)
• The Embers, by Hyatt Bass (pub. 06.23.2009)
• Gifts of War, by Mackenzie Ford (pub. 06.23.2009)

Published July 2009

• The Blue Notebook, by James Levine (pub. 07.07.2009)
• The Crying Tree, by Naseem Rakha (pub.07.07.2009)
• Sacred Hearts, by Sarah Dunant (pub. 07.14.2009) – Completed January 21, 2010; rated 4/5; read my review.

Published August 2009

• The Elephant Keeper, by Christopher Nichols (pub. 08.04.2009)
• Sweeping up Glass, by Carolyn Wall (pub. 98.14.2009)

Published September 2009

• Homer and Langley, by E.L. Doctorow (pub. 09.01.2009)
• The Boy Next Door, by Irene Sabatini (pub. 09.08.2009)
• South of Broad, by Pat Conroy (pub. 09.15.2009)
• The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood (pub. 09.22.2009) – Completed January 7, 2010; rated 3.5/5; read my review.

Published October 2009

• Tell Me Something True, by Leila Cobo (pub. 10.01.2009)
• Evolution of Shadows, by Jason Malott (pub. 10.20.2009)
• The Creed of Violence, by Boston Teran (pub. 10.20.2009)

Published November 2009

• The Good Plain Cook, by Bethan Roberts (pub. 11.01.2009)

Published January 2010

• Thursday Night Widows, by Claudia Pineiro (pub. 01.01.2010)
• Rose, by Leila Meacham (pub. 01.06.2010)
• The Unnamed, by Joshua Ferris (pub. 01.18.2010)

Published February 2010

• The Russian Dreambook of Color and Flight, by Gina Ochsner (pub. 02.08.2010)
• The Last Surgeon, by Michael Palmer (pub. 02.16.2010) – COMPLETED January 31, 2010; rated 3.5/5; read my review.
• Keeping the Feast, by Paula Butturini (pub. 02.18.2010) – COMPLETED January 29, 2010; rated 5/5; read my review.

Published March 2010

• Raven Stole the Moon, by Garth Stein (pub. 03.05.2010) – COMPLETED March 3, 2010; rated 3.5/5; read my review.
• Making Toast, by Roger Rosenblatt (pub. 03.10.2010) – COMPLETED February 28, 2010; rated 4.5/5; read my review.

Published April 2010

• The Lotus Eaters, by Tatjana Soli (pub. 04.2010)

Published August 2010

• Let’s Take the Long Way Home, by Gail Caldwell (pub. 08.10.2010) – COMPLETED February 15, 2010; rated 5/5; read my review.