I've just signed up for the Read Your Own Books-challenge which is hosted by
MizB. I think this is a great challenge as I have about a gazillion books waiting on my shelves and I am embarrassed to say that some of them has been there for years. But sometimes I just go overboard at the library and then I have to read those books before getting started on my own and at other times I buy a lot of books and then I want to read the new ones and suddenly the TBR-shelves are bulging. I have comitted to reading at least 10 of my own books for this challenge and as of now, I am not really happy about comitting to a list, but I guess I can change along the way. The good thing is that this challenge can be combined with the other two challenges that I am participating in next year: A Classics Challenge and a Read and Review Challenge. So far I think my list of 10 of my own books for the RYOB-challenge will look like this:
This is my post # 20 in the
NaBloPoMo-challenge. See my page
here.
6 comments:
I read Confederacy of Dunces long ago. I remember loving it. I have Oscar Wao on my TBR for next year. Looks like a good list.
Oops! Meant to thank you for stopping by and fir sharing the Danish proverb. I really like that one.
Thanks for stopping by here, Beth. And yes, that proverb is true, isn't it ;o)
Oscar Wao is fun, in a twisted sort of way.
I'm trying to avoid challenges this year, but there are some good ones out there!
This is...I don't do challenges, but this is brilliant. I just got around to reading Middlesex after owning it for a year and wanting to read it for many years, for all the reasons you state here. Once I own a book, it's almost as if I've already read it and I kind of lose interest. There isn't that due-date urgency.
I give my hearty stamp of approval to Oscar Wao, and to The Way the Crow Flies even though I haven't read it, because I loved Fall on Your Knees so much.
I am never good with challenges, but am determined to 1) get to the bottom of some of my piles 2) read some of those classics I keep telling myself must have something, since people keep raving about them and 3) get into a good rhythm with reviewing.
I loved Fall on your Knees. It is, if not THE fave book of all time, then pretty close to the top. Have also heard much about Oscar Wao, so I am really looking forward to get going on this list. The sad thing is that I have at least 20 more books I could add. But I don't want to commit to a too complete list. I want to be able to put in a few mysteries as well when or if the lit gets too serious.
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