I have decided to read even more and declutter in 2011, and what better way to start than to participate in the "To Be Read" (TBR) Pile Challenge. This blog will chronicle my overall reading, including the TBR books. Here's my official TBR Pile Challenge list, in no particular order:
1. Life of Pi - Yann Martel - read Mar. 2011
2. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins - read Sep. 2011
3. Palace Walk - Naguib Mahfouz - read Dec. 2011
4. Haweswater - Sarah Hall - read Feb. 2011
5. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clair - read Nov. 2011
6. Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake - read Dec. 2011
7. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing.... - M.T. Anderson - read Jan. 2011
8. The Bastard of Istanbul - Elif Shafak - read Sep. 2011
9. London - Edward Rutherfurd - read Oct. 2011
10. Portrait of an Unknown Woman - Vanora Bennett - read Feb. 2011
11. Aké: The Years of Childhood - Wole Soyinka - read Mar. 2011
12. Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut - read Aug. 2011
Alternates:
We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
Snow - Orhan Pamuk
Here's the link for the challenge: http://www.roofbeamreader.net/2010/12/2011-tbr-pile-challenge-with-prize.html
CHALLENGE COMPLETED DEC. 26, 2011! I really wanted to read the alternate books too, but that's OK, they will be on the list for the 2012 challenge. This was a great challenge, I am really looking forward to doing it again!
Just checking-in on your progress for the 2011 TBR Pile Challenge - looks like things are going pretty well so far!
ReplyDeleteAlso... BIG Giveaways are happening on my blog this week, and TBR Pile Challenge participants earn extra entries for linking to their lists, so be sure to visit my Giveaways section soon! ;)