Catching up on reading…

Yay!!! Veens and Nidhi are back with their book blog, and I am so happy about it! I missed your bubbly enthusiasm for reading, gals, when you were not there! I love the way you explore books. :) Glad to have you back! :)

Thanks to Veens, I found out about this 4-month Challenge that Virginie is hosting. It runs from June 01 to September 30, 2009.

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Here are the rules:

5 Point Challenges

Read a Chick Lit book
Read a historical fiction book
Read a book just because you like the cover
Read anything by Jean Plaidy
Read a book with a number in the title

10 Point Challenges

Read a book about Royalty (biography or fiction)
Read a classic
Read a book by an author you’ve never read before
Read a celebrity biography/autobiography
Read a hardcover book

15 Point Challenges

Read a book with a one word title
Read a book based on a Biblical character
Read a book that was made into a movie
Read a book by an author born in June, July, August or September
Read a book with a summer word in the title (summer, sun, sand, hot, etc.)

20 Point Challenges

Read a book in a series AND the one after it
Read a Danielle Steele AND a Maeve Binchy book
Read a book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list (http://www.listology.com/list/1001-books-you-must-read-you-die)
Read a book considered Christian Fiction
Read a book of your choice BUT read it outside

250 Points total

Sounds damn interesting and fun! I would love to do this along with the OT ‘09 Challenge, but for my time constraints. :(

I guess I’ll not join in the challenge as such, but do the reading without the time frame attached to it. :) So, I’ll be starting on this soon! You wanna join the club?

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  1. Looks a nice challenge. Just two things are serious impediments for me – time and the money I’ve to spend in getting the books suitable for the above catgories :(

    Sathej

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  2. Wow! That sounds very interesting…but I’ll take your lead too and just pick the suggestions without a time frame…would love to expand the reading range to all that!

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  3. Posted by priyaiyer on July 6, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    @sathej

    same here :( but i am gonna take this up, and will ensure that i read up the books on my TBR pile – ones i have bought long back but never read :)

    @anupama

    me too would love to expand my reading to all that. great to have you on board :)

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  4. hey thanks for the link..seems to be great blog

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  5. Posted by priyaiyer on July 8, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    @rambler

    hey! u r welcome :) yes, it is indeed a nice blog..

    any plans to take up the challenge?

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  6. YAY! do u think I will be really able to finish it :D ! Hell NO! I am very sure! But then thats the challenge :)

    well I am sooooo thankful that u remember me :)
    and well thanks for mentioning my blog here :) :)

    and YAY! to u to joining in the FUN! :)

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  7. Posted by priyaiyer on July 9, 2009 at 11:19 am

    @veens

    i know i can’t finish it in that time frame.. but would love to read all those books.. thats why i am gonna do this without the time period attached to it :)

    thanks for your wonderful reviews on ur blog, gal.. really love it :)

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  9. [...] For the 4-month challenge – under the 15 points category: Read a book that has been made into a movie. [...]

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  10. [...] read this book for the 4-month challenge: Under the 20-point category – read a book from the 1001 books to read before you die list. [...]

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  11. [...] the 4-month challenge under the 10 points category – Read a book by an author you have never read before. Points so [...]

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  12. [...] read this book for the 4-month Challenge, under the 20-points category – Read a book of your choice BUT read it [...]

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  13. hey I’m so glad i’m done with one book from the 1001 list :D thanks for sharing the link and reminding me that there are loads of other books to read

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  14. oh by the way the book I mentioned is “Little Women”

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  15. Posted by priyaiyer on October 22, 2009 at 7:23 pm

    @princess

    glad to know you are also taking it up.. welcome :)

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  16. Am already done with most of them :p I am a voracious reader.

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