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  • Mar 15 2008

    Reading Challenges

    Published by Caribousmom

    This page will serve as a quick link to all my current reading challenges. As I complete challenges or add new ones, I will be updating this page.

    Perpetual Challenges (those with no time limit)

    • Reading the World - A Personal Challenge

    Goal: To read a book representing every country in the world. To see my progress and lists of books, click on the links below for each region.

    Africa
    South America
    North America
    Europe
    Australia/Oceania
    Asia

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    • Pulitzer Project

    Goal: To read all the Pulitzer Prize winning books.

    (Related Links: Pulitzer Literature Reading Group, The Pulitzer Project blog)

    Goal: To read all the Booker Prizer winning books.

    (Related Links: Booker Prize Reading Group, The Complete Booker blog)

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    • Read The Nobels

    Goal: To read all the Nobel Laureates.

    (Related link: Read the Nobels blog)

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    • Orange Prize Project

    Goal: To read all the Orange Prize winners and short lists (including New Writers Award).

    (Related Link: The Orange Prize Project blog)

    Goal: To read all the Costa Book Award winners.

    (Related Link: The Costa Book Award Project blog)

    Goal: To read all the winners of the National Book Award and most of the nominees.

    (Related Link: The National Book Award Project blog)

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    • Science In Fiction Project

    Goal: To read books with the central theme related to science.

    (Related Link: Science in Fiction challenge blog)

    Challenges with a Time Limit

    • Book Awards II Challenge

    August 1, 2008 - June 1, 2009
    Goal: Read 10 award winning books representing 5 different awards.

    (Related Links: Book Awards Reading Group, Book Awards Reading Challenge blog)

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    • Russian Reading Challenge

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 4 books about Russia or written by Russian authors

    (Related links: Russian Lit Reading Group, Russian Reading Challenge blog)

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    • 2008 Decades Challenge

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 8 books in 8 consecutive decades.

    (Related link: Decades 08 blog)

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 1 book per month which celebrate an author’s birthday in that month.

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 4 memoirs or biographies.

    (Related link: In their Shoes Challenge blog)

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    • Index Librorum Liberorum Challenge

    September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008
    Goal: Read six books banned by the Catholic Church.

    (Related Link: Index Librorum Liberorum Challenge blog)

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Complete 12 mini challenges

    (Related link: A Novel Challenge Yahoo Group)

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    • Chunkster Challenge

    January 7 - December 20, 2008
    Goal: Read 4 “chunksters” (novels longer than 450 pages)

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    • Short Story Reading Challenge

    January 1 - December 31,2 008
    Goal: To read 6 individual short stories and 3 short story collections.

    (Related link: The Short Story Reading Challenge blog)

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 6 books about Africa, set in Africa, or dealing with African issues.

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    • 2008 TBR Challenge

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 12 books from your TBR stacks.

    (Related Link: TBR Challenge Yahoo Group)

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    • My Year of Reading Dangerously

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 12 “dangerous” books.

    (Related Link: My Year of Reading Dangerously blog)

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 1 book a month which celebrates a holiday in that month.

    (Related Link: Every Month is a Holiday blog)

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    • Notable Books Challenge

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 8 notable books.

    (Related link: Notable Books blog)

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    • 888 Challenge

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 8 books in 8 categories in 2008.

    (Related link: The 888 blog)

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    • Suspense-Thriller Challenge

    January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2009
    Goal: Read 12 books in the the 12 different categories of the Suspense-Thriller genre.

    (Related link: The Suspense-Thriller Yahoo group, The Suspense-Thriller blog)

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    • 100+ Reading Challenge

    January 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 100 or more books in 2008.

    (Related link: 100+ Reading Challenge blog, 100+ Reading Challenge Yahoo group)

    April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009
    Goal: Read and review 6 cookbooks - and make a recipe from each one.

    (Related link: Soup’s On Challenge Blog)

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    • 1% Well-Read Challenge

    May 1, 2008 - February 29=8, 2009
    Goal: Read 10 books from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list

    (Related Link: 1% Well-Read Challenge Blog)

    • 10 Out of 100 Out of 1001 Challenge

    May 1, 2008 - October 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 1 book from each block of 10 in the first 100 books listed (you may skip blocks from which you’ve already read a book)

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    • Chick Lit Challenge

    June 1 - September 1, 2008
    Goal: Read 3 books from the Chick Lit Genre

    July 1 - December 31, 2008
    Goal: Read one book from six different challenges.

    (Related Link: The Well-Rounded Challenge Blog)

    • Summer Reading Challenge 2008

    June 1 - August 31, 2008
    Goal: Read 9 books from my self-created list.

    • The ARC Reading Challenge

    June 21 - September 21, 2008
    Goal: To read at least 4 ARCs.

    • July Book Blowout

    July 1 - 31, 2008
    Goal: Read nine books in the month of July

    • What An Animal Challenge

    July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
    Goal: Read 6 books about animals, with an animal on the cover, or with an animal in the title

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