Sunday, December 21, 2008

2009 TBR Challenge

I'm very excited to have just finished the 2008 TBR Challenge (a wrap-up post is sure to appear soon). It was touch and go there for a while, I wasn't sure I was going to be able to complete it ;o).

Next year I also plan to focus on the books that have already found their way into my home. So, naturally, I'm signing up for the 2009 TBR challenge hosted by MizB.

Here are the rules:

* The challenge is to read 12 TBR books in 12 months -- you can read those all in one month if you want, or one a month, or however you wanna do it.
* You need to have a list posted somewhere for others to see
* You CANNOT change your list after January 1st, 2009!!!
* You can create an Alternates list of MAXIMUM 12 books, if you want, in order to have options to choose from (you can read these in place of books on your original list).
* Audiobooks and e-books ARE allowed
* Re-reads are NOT allowed, as they aren't TRUE "TBRs"
* You CAN overlap with other challenges
* OPTIONAL: you can join the Yahoo! Group created for participants of the TBR Challenge, if you want to have a place to keep your list, or just to share with others about how you're doing! :)

My list:
1. Lolita by Vladimir Nobakov
2. Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
3. From the Heart by Nora Roberts
4. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
5. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
6. The Spirit of the Place by Samuel Shem
7. Desperation by Stephen King
8. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
9. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
10. Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb
11. Irish Rebel by Nora Roberts
12. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

Alternates:
1. The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer -- DNF
2. Master of Murder by Christopher Pike
3. One Dollar Death by Richard Barth
4. Murder Crops Up by Lora Roberts
5. Hatful of Homicide by Barbara Jaye Wilson
6. Capped Off by Barbara Jaye Wilson
7. Lisa H. by Richard Severo
8. Good Morning Merry Sunshine by Bob Greene
9. An Irregular Moon by Sara King
10. Leilani Zan by Barbara Casey
11. Rose Madder by Stephen King
12. Chesapeake by James Michener

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