Feb 28th, 2009
by Caribousmom.
March 1 – December 31, 2009
Bethany of B&B Ex Libris is hosting the Orbis Terrarum Challenge 2009. Here are the guidelines:
Choose 10 books (for the 10 months).
Each book must from a different country (defined as the country of origin of the author, or the country he/she lives in)
No list is required, which means you can [...]
Feb 28th, 2009
by Caribousmom.
March 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010
Michelle from 1 More Chapter is hosting this popular challenge again for 2009-2010. Here are the guidelines:
There are three options from which to choose:
Read 10 titles from the original list from March 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
Read 10 titles from the new list from March 1, 2009 through [...]
Jan 6th, 2009
by Caribousmom.
August 1, 2008 – January 31, 2009
UPDATE: JANUARY 6, 2009 – CHALLENGE COMPLETED!
Many thanks to Ariel for hosting this fun challenge. I ended up reading a total of 9 books from 6 different authors. By far, my favorite authors from this challenge are Per Petterson, Kate Grenville, Rose Tremain, and Daphne du Maurier…all authors I [...]
Jan 3rd, 2009
by Caribousmom.
January 1 – December 31, 2009
1. Read a collection of short stories and either blog about it, OR tell the group about what you read.
Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri (read February 22, 2009; rated 5/5; read my review)
2. Read a play. Blog about it, OR tell the group about your experience.
3. Read a [...]
Aug 31st, 2008
by Caribousmom.
June 1 – September 1, 2008
UPDATE August 31, 2008: I completed this challenge on August 29, 2008. It was really fun to read these light, very well-written novels. There wasn’t a bad one in the bunch! Thank you Debi for hosting the challenge!
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Hosted by Debi at Journey to the End of the TBR Pile, [...]