There are two challenges out there that relate to reading books from the '1001 books you must read before you die list' - a list which I've made in to a long term reading project. I'm joining both of them because they're compatible, so why not? :-)
The 10 out of 100 out of 1001 challenge runs from 1 May to 31 October 2008 and requires one book per ten from the first 100 - so ten books. If you've already read something from a group of ten you can skip that group. Go to the challenge blog for more coherent information. Here's my list:
1-10: skipped (I've read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro)
11-20: skipped (I 've read Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon)
21-30: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
31-40: Gabriel's Gift by Hanif Kureishi
41-50: skipped (I've read Atonement by Ian McEwan and Life of Pi by Yann Martel)
51-60: The Devil and Miss Prym by Paolo Coelho
61-70: The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
71-80: Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
81-90: Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
91-100 The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
That makes 7 - I'm adding the following ones to make the ten required for the 1% well-read challenge, which runs through to 28 February 2009:
1. Perfume – Patrick Süskind
2. The Color Purple – Alice Walker
3. The Third Policeman – Flann O’Brien
I should be able to make at least one of these challenges! :-)
5 comments:
I'm considering the "10 Out of 100", too. I've already signed on for the "1% Well-Read". All the help we can get on that 1001 List is appreciated, right? :-) I happy to see so many people checking it out!
Lezlie
Yeah, it looks like it's becoming more and more popular alright. I like the way 10 out of 100 is organised, I really didn't know how to approach this project with so many books unfamiliar to me on the list!
Glad to have you on the 1% challenge!
Michelle
1morechapter.com
Thanks Michelle - glad to be able to join you!
Congrats on finishing the challenge! :) I just got back from holiday and have yet to make the wrap-up post.
~mee
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