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Jen's 10 in '10
Goal 3 - A-Z Authors: Own TBR Pile
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B - Bannerjee, Anjali (Invisible Lives)
C - Crusie, Jennifer (Agnes and the Hitman)
D - DeRosnay, Tatiana (Sarah's Key)
E - Evans, Harriet (A Hopeless Romantic)
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G - Green, Jane (Second Chance)
H - Halpern, Adena (The Ten Best Days of My Life)
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K - Kendrick, Beth (Nearlyweds)
L - Landis, Catherine (Some Days There's Pie)
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P - Pekkanen, Sarah (The Opposite of Me)
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R - Ross, Jennifer (The Icing on the Cupcake)
S - Sparks, Nicholas (Nights in Rodanthe)
T - Turgeon, Carolyn (Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story)
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W - Webber, Heather (Truly, Madly)
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Z - Zutell, Irene (Pieces of Happily Ever After)
Goal 4 - A-Z Authors: Library
A - Allen, Sarah Addison (The Girl Who Chased the Moon)
B - Bauermeister, Erica (The School of Essential Ingredients)
C - Chevalier, Tracey (Girl With A Pearl Earring)
D - Davidson, Diane Mott (Fatally Flaky)
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F - Freedman, Rory (Skinny Bitch)
G - Giffin, Emily (Heart of the Matter)
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I - Ireland, Liz (The Pink Ghetto)
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K - Keyes, Marian (The Brightest Star in the Sky)
L - Larsson, Steig (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
M - Martin, Ann M. (The Summer Before)
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P - Pickard, Nancy (The Scent of Rain and Lightning)
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R - Riordan, Rick (The Red Pyramid)
S - Senate, Melissa (The Secret of Joy)
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W - Walsh, Peter (It's All Too Much)
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Goal 8: 10 Oldest Owned TBR Books
1. Beach Music - Pat Conroy(08.22.10)
2. Valley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susann (10.26.10)
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Goal 10: 10 Books from Lists
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson (from NPR's Best Beach Reads list) (01.31.10)
2. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - E. Lockhart (2008 National Book Award Nominees; 2009 Printz Prize Finalists) (04.15.10)
3. The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein (IndieBound Bestseller List) (05.06.10)
4. Beach Music - Pat Conroy (NPR's Best Beach Books) (08.22.10)
5.The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (Publisher's Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2008)
6. The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan (EW's 100 New Classics) (09.14.10)
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I managed to read 54 books in 2009 and I know it seemed pretty difficult for me. This challenge, though, throws it out of the water. Good luck!
Thanks for the luck, ladies - I'll need it! I somehow managed 77 in 2009, and that was with reading nothing in August or September, so I think I can do 75 this year. Meeting all my other goals in the process is definitely going to be a challenge, though!
Awesome goals, good luck! Have you considered listening to audiobooks while doing household chores such as the dishes and whatnot??
April wrote: "Awesome goals, good luck! Have you considered listening to audiobooks while doing household chores such as the dishes and whatnot??"It's something I've tried a few times, but I usually have a little shadow following me asking, "Mommy, what are you doing? Mommy, can I help?" :) So I have to hit pause a little too frequently!
Great goals, Jen. Good luck with your reading and with your new baby! Do you know the sex yet?
Liz wrote: "Great goals, Jen. Good luck with your reading and with your new baby! Do you know the sex yet?"Thanks! I'm having another boy (I have a 3.5-year-old son already). Mommy's about to be outnumbered! :)
8. It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff - Peter Walsh (01.27.10)Nonfiction Book #1
How did you like Nights in Rodanthe? Did you see the movie?
Bhumi wrote: "How did you like Nights in Rodanthe? Did you see the movie?"It was alright, but not my favorite. I was actually on vacation there when they were filming the movie, so I decided I wanted to read the book, but his books aren't really my thing, I think. I haven't seen the movie yet, but it's one I might watch on a rainy day. Is it any good?
25. Certain Girls - Jennifer Weiner (04.22.10)That puts me 1/3 of the way towards my 75 books goal. Time to get started on the ones that have been gathering dust on my shelves!
27. The Summer Before - Ann M. Martin (05.02.10)Was infatuated with this series as a kid - the BSC is partially responsible for my love of reading!
What did you think of Girl Who Chased the Moon? I am currently reading her Garden Spells? Also how did you like the Spellman Files? I heard they were kind of like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series.
Vicki wrote: "What did you think of Girl Who Chased the Moon? I am currently reading her Garden Spells? Also how did you like the Spellman Files? I heard they were kind of like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum s..."I loved The Girl Who Chased the Moon -- Sarah Addison Allen is one of my favorites. I think Garden Spells is her best, but I definitely loved her other two books as well.
I also really enjoyed The Spellman Files. It's a little more quirky and offbeat than Stephanie Plum, I think.
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I was originally going to challenge myself to read 10 books in each of 10 categories in 2010. But 100 books in a year would be a lot for me, especially considering that I’ll be having my second baby in March. I do a lot of audiobooks on my commuting now, which upped my total books for 2009, but once baby is here I'll no longer be commuting - and listening to books with two kids in the car probably isn't going to happen!
So with that in mind, I altered my original plan and came up with my 10 in ’10 challenge – 10 mini reading goals to accomplish in 2010 with the books I read. Books can count in more than one category.
Goal 1: To read 75 books, mostly from my own TBR pile or from the library
Goal 2: To read a larger number of books than I acquire. Any book I acquire this year must be either:
- A book my library doesn’t have OR
- Finished this year
Goal 3: To complete an A-Z author challenge using books on my own TBR shelf
Goal 4: To complete an A-Z author challenge using books from the library
Goal 5: To finish three series which I’ve already started
Goal 6: To read 3 books that are over 600 pages each
Goal 7: To finish 5 books that I’ve previously started but left unfinished
Goal 8: To finish 10 books that have been sitting on my shelves for over two years
Goal 9: To read 5 nonfiction books
Goal 10: To read 10 books from lists. Doesn’t matter what list(s) – 1001 Books to Read Before You Die, TNBBC’s Top Books, EW’s 100 New Classics, etc.