Edited: 12/28/11(This challenge was supposed to have officially finished on December 1, 2011, but I have seen no acknowledgement from the host of the challenge since her original sign up post. I want to read some of these books, but tend to put them off--so I am pretending this challenge is still ongoing--I will be changing the list up a bit though)
So for 2012, I am committing myself to reading 6 books off this list! Then next year I will read more. :)
Anyone want to join me? Let me know!
( From February 2011:
Michelle from 3m is hosting Book Awards V. I never finished book awards IV and the challenge blog fell by the wayside for unknown reasons. But I have decided to join again this year, and am using mostly book choices that I had chosen for the 4th challenge. I only need to read 5 of these spread out over 5 different awards. The challenge runs from 2/1/11 through 12/1/11.
1. Small Island by Andrea Levy
2005 Commonwealth Writer's Prize
2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
2003 Costa/Whitbread
3. The Little Bookroom by Eleanor Farjeon (1955)
Carnegie Medal
4.A House of Children by Joyce Cary (1941)
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
5. Three Junes by Julia Glass
2002 National Book Award
6. Giliad by Marilynne Robinson
2004 National Book Critics' Circle
7. Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Pulitzer Prize
2005 Orange Prize
9. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Pen/Faulkner Award
10. The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (2009)
11. What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
Anthony Award (2008)
12. Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 1975
Booker Prize
13. August by Gerard Woodward
Whitbread finalist for first novel award---2008
14. The Big House by George Howe Colt
National Book Award Finalist 2004
15. Name All the Animals: a memoir by Alison Smith
2004 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writer Award
16. Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patrica Reilly Giff (Newberry Honor Book)
17. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Winner of Booker Prize
I can't resist a challenge either. I read Curious Incident and Out Stealing Horses, enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteI like the look of this challenge, but I think I might wait too until next year.
ReplyDeleteNow that's planning ahead!! Hope you're feeling better.
ReplyDeleteGreat choices! I have We Need to Talk About Kevin on my TBR so I might use that for the Orange Prize instead! Bel Canto is really good and I liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Three Junes is on my list as well. :)
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