The Book Challenge discussion

I saw this on Mistys challenge and thought it was interesting

To read books published in the corresponding year- The amount to be the same as the last 2 numbers ofthe year

here are the rules as stated on countdown challenge

1.The goal of this challenge is to read the number of books first published in a given year that corresponds to the last digit of each year in the 2000s — 10 books from 2010, 9 books from 2009, 8 books from 2008, etc. The total number of books required, therefore, is 55.
2.This challenge lasts from 9/9/09 through 10/10/10.
3.Crossovers with other challenges are allowed and your lists may change at any time.
4.Sign up using Mr. Linky.
5.Have fun reading!



* willl be the one I am currently reading

2001

1) Split Second By Alex Kava (Read on 20th September) (reread)

This year completed

2002

1) Stone Monkey by Jeffery Deaver (read 18th Sept 09)
2) Soul Catcher By Alex Kava (read 6th Oct 09) (reread)

This year completed

2003

1) At The Stroke of MAdness By Alex Kava (read 20th Oct 09) (reread)
2) Mission Canyon by Meg Gardiner (read 9th Oct 09)
3) The Fifth Victim By Beverley Barton (read 17th OCt 09)

This year is completed

2004


1) Ambush By PAul CArson
2) Above Suapicion By Lynda La Plante
3) The Taking By Dean Koontz
4) Life expectancy By Dean Koontz (reread)

This year Is completed

2005


1) Ocean's of fire by christine Feehan (read 26th Dec 09)
2) Twilight by stephanie Meyer (read 16th jan 2010)
3) Blue smoke by Nora roberts
4) Red Lily By nora roberts
5) S is for Silence by Sue Grafton

This year completed

2006

1) Cold Moon By Jeffery Deaver (read 31st Oct 09)
2) The Venus Fix By MJ Rose (read 24th Sept 09)
3) Red Dahlia By Lynda La Plante (read 21st Sept 09)
4) Stalemate By Iris Johansen (read 2nd Oct 09)
5) A Necessary Evil By Alex kAva (read 11th Nov 09)
6) Kill Chain By Meg GArdiner (read 27th Nov 09)

This year completed

2007


1) WhiteWash By Alex Kava (read 24th Nov 09) (reread)
2) The Dying Game By Beverly BArton (read 21st No 09)
3) The DArkest Evening of the Year By Dean Koontz (read nov 6th)
4) Safe Harbour By Christine feehan (read 3rd Dec 09)
5) Lying dead By Aline templeton (read 19th Nov 09)
6) T is for Trespass By Sue Grafton (march 2010)
7) CSI Miami: HArm for the holidays By Donn Cortez (27th MArch 2010

This year completed

2008


1) Until it's over by Nicci french (read 7th Oct 09)
2) Dying breath By Wendy Corsi Staub (10th Sept 09)
3) The Dark tide By Andrew gross (read 9th Sept 09)
4) The Girl With a dragon Tattoo By Stieg Larsson (read 25th Oct 09)
5) Personal Demon By Kelley Armstrong (read 17th Oct 09)
6) Keeping The dead By Tess Gerritsen (read 1st Dec 09)
7) Compulsion By Jonathan Kellerman (read 20 Dec 09)
8) The Broken Window By Jeffery Deaver (read 24/12/2009)

This year completed

2009

1) Don't look Twice By Andrew Gross (read 8th Nov 09)
2) Welcome To Promise City By Greg Cox (read 28th Nov 09)
3)The Asscoiate John Grisham (read 29th Sept 09)
4) Hunger By michael Grant
5) 206 Bones By Kathy Reichs (read 19th dec 2009)
6) Bloodline By MArk Billingham (read 29/12/2009)
7) Under the Dome By Stephen King (read 4/1/2010)
8)Mr Monk and the Dirty Cop (read 06/01/2010)
9) The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson(read 10/01/2010)

This year completed

2010

The ones in Bold are the books I intend to read

It will be interesting to see if this can be done as it has yet to come and challenge is for only 10 months of that yr and the most to read and all will have to be hardback

1) Worst Case: A michael Bennet book by James Patterson and Michael Ledwig (audio 7th feb)
2)MAximum Ride: FAng by James Patterson (17th MArch)
3) Deception Point By Jonathan Kellerman
4)Resolutions By Jane A adam
5) Reckless by Andrew Gross
6) Hell Gate By Linda Fairstein
7) Private By James Patterson
8) U for undertow by sue grafton
9) 9th Judgement by James patterson
10) Fantasy in Death By JD Robb

Cool. I'm glad you're doing it, too! 2010 is going to be interesting. One of the reasons that I decided to do it is that I tend to not read very many new books, so I thought this challenge would push me.

I think so too but I have a few favourite authors who are bringing books out so I think have about 5. Its just if I can get it read in time

What about 2009?

I have enough on my shelf its just if can get it read

I am doing following challenges


1)a-z Title sept 09-sept 10
2)My challenge to clear tbr of 81 from sept 09-sept 10
3)a-z title challenge from jan 2010 to dec 2010
4) 144 books in a year from jan 2010 20 dec 2010
5) Read books sitting on tbr for over 1 year (12 books ) from Jan 2010 to dec 2010
6) This one
8) Read 7 classic books over the next yr

only 19 books left to go

Finally read one published 2010!!!

One more book and 2007 done

Have a couple of books published this yr but have to get round to reading them!!

16 books to go

14 to go

so only 2004, 2005 and 2010 to go

I have selected the books to read for each yr (they are written in bold) it is now just to getting them read in the time allotted

only 8 more to do

And am reading 1 so should be 7 to go soon

6 more to go!!!

just one more left for 2004 and 4 more for 2010

am reading one for this challenge then only have 3 more to read

one more to read then challenge completed

Should be finished in a week as about to read my last book published in 2010

yes I have completed the challenge in 9 months

You zipped through that fast! Cool.

I really enjoyed reading and been unemployed so had lots of time on my hands!!