So I started this blog to write about movies, but since I have become addicted to the reading challenges posted on the Semi-Charmed Life blog, I figured I would utilize this blog for something else I love.
Below is my preliminary reading list for the Summer 2014 challenge:
5 points: Freebie! Read any book that is at least 200 pages long.
— TBD
10 points: Read a book that was written before you were born.
— Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin (768 pages)
10 points: Finish reading a book you couldn't finish the first time around.
— What is the What by Dave Eggers (560 pages)
10 points: Read a book from the children’s section of the library or bookstore.
— The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (272 pages)
15 points: Read a book that is on The New York Times' Best Sellers List when you begin reading it.
— The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (775 pages) - currently #2 in hardcover fiction
15 points: Read a historical fiction book that does not take place in Europe.
— The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (352 pages)
15 points: Read a book another blogger has already read for the challenge.
— TBD
20 points: Read a book with “son(s),” “daughter(s)” or “child(ren)” in the title.
— Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (536 pages)
20 points: Read a book that was/will be adapted to film in 2014.
— The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (started May 1, finished May 4)
25 points: Read a book written by a blogger.
— Julie and Julia by Julie Powell (400 pages)
25 points: Read a biography, autobiography or memoir.
— When Rabbit Howls by Truddi Chase (400 pages)
30 points: Read a pair of books with antonyms in the titles.
— Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink (486 pages) & The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (516 pages)
