Oct.07.2009
by Bella
Reading Challenge: The Four Month Challenge
I’m at it again. My blog should be called “Books & Reading Challenges!” I’m now joining the Four Month Challenge, with a promise to myself that this will be the very last challenge for 2009.
Click here for the rules and to sign up. This challenge is a bit different to others, in the fact that you get awarded points for reading books in certain categories.
The points & categories are:
5 Point Challenges
Read a book with a proper name in the title Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Read a book about a queen or king Merlin’s Mirror by Andre Norton
Read a book by a Bronte (Not Completing)
Read a book about Vampires Fade Out by Rachel Caine
Read a book by V.C. Andrews
10 Point Challenges
Read a book by Canadian author Anne of Green Gables by LMM Montgomery
Read a book by Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Read a book set in France A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson
Read a book by Georgette Heyer
Read an ‘art’ themed book. The Art of Discworld by Terry Pratchett & Paul Kidby
15 Point Challenges
Read a book with a Civil War theme (any country) (Not Completing)
Read a book with characters inspired by King Arthur or about King Arthur/Camelot Merlin’s Mirror by Andre Norton
Read a biography/autobiography
Read a book related to or something by Shakespeare
Read a book by an author born in November, December, January or February Last Scene Alive by Charlaine Harris
20 Point Challenges
Read a book with a wintery theme (Christmas, snow, ice, freezing etc.) A Fool & His Honey by Charlaine Harris
Read a book that was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (Not Completing)
Read a book that begins with A and one that begins with Z The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer & Zen and the Art of Vampires
Read a book from The Modern Library Top 100 (Not Completing)
Read a book and then write a review Third Girl by Agatha Christie
TOTAL POINTS so far : 145 pts
I’m not sure I will be able to do all of them, for instance I’m not a big civil war fan. But I think I can do half of them, so this will be fun!
As always, recommendations are welcome, especially for some of the more obscure categories!
Filed in Reading Lists | 8 responses so far
The Seven Dials Mystery (Mystery, Book 9) by Agatha Christie
I’m so glad that you’re goin to be joining in! It should be another fun challenge :)
I am seriously thinking of joining this challenge! I have never done a challenge before so this would be a first for me!
Whoa! This is really cool! I’ve only got one other challenge going on right now. I thought I might only do one at a time, but I know I won’t be able to hold off for long :)
Question that you may know the answer to since I couldn’t find it on the other site. Do you pick one point set to work from or do you read all the sets, moving up progressively in points?
Martina – Thanks! I think this one will inspire me to read some genres I don’t usually read.
Amy – This would be a fun one to start with :)
A Bookshelf – Yep, I can never do one at a time. They are too much fun!
Kimm – I think you do as many as possible. Martina has the summary up for her last 4 month challenge, and she ended up with 200+ points.
Wow! What a challenge! Good luck with it!
– Cat by Freya North is mostly set in France and has a namein the title – two in one! (According to wikipedia, Freya North was also born in November, but that’s not definite). Cat is a sports journalist who goes to France to report on the Tour de France and it’s AWESOME!
– Fen by Freya North is art themed! She works for a gallery, and has huge love for a particular sculptor, and his work is intwined with her personal story. Also AWESOME!
– The Way I See It by Nicole Dryburgh is an autobiography I read about a teenager who got cancer a few times, and end up unable to walk and blind. That’s the short version, but there’s a lot more to it. It’s very inspirational.
– Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead is about vampires – and it’s brilliant!
And I think I’m done! :) Good luck!
Jo – Thanks for the recs. I’m definitely going to be including the Freya North ones :)
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