Lucybird Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) I saw this challenge on a blog and thought that it sounded like good fun. My choices are in italics The 2011 Challenges 1: Staff Member’s Choice: Go to a bookstore or library that has a “Staff Picks” section. Read one of the picks from that section. 2: Loved One’s Choice: Ask a loved one to pick a book for you to read. (If you can convince them to buy it for you, that is even better!) 3: Blogger’s Choice: Find a “Best Books Read” post from a favorite blogger. Read a book from their list. The Siege- Helen Dunmore 4: Critic’s Choice: Find a “Best of the Year” list from a magazine, newspaper or professional critic. Read a book from their Top 10 list. The Hare with Amber Eyes- Edmund de Waal is mentioned by more than one writer in The Guardian. (So incidentally is Freedom- Jonathan Franzen but that seems like too obvious a choice) 5: Blurb Book: Find a book that has a blurb on it from another author. Read a book by the author that wrote the blurb. Nick Hornby- About a Boy (from blurb of One Day- David Nicholls) 6: Book Seer Pick: Go to The Book Seer and follow the instructions there. Read a book from the list it generates for you. The Terrible Privacy Of Maxwell Sim- Jonathan Coe 7: What Should I Read Next Pick : Go to What Should I Read Next? and follow the instructions there. Read a book from the list it generates for you. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay- Michael Chabon (also a Rory read!) 8: Which Book Pick: Go to Which Book? and use the software to generate a list of books. Read a book from that list. The Earth Hums in B-Flat- Mari Strachan 9: LibraryThing Pick: Go to LibraryThing’s Zeitgeist page. Look at the lists for 25 Most Reviewed Books or Top Books and pick a book you’ve never read. Read the book. (Yes … you can click on MORE if you have to.) The Graveyard Book- Neil Gaiman 10: Pick A Method: Pick a method for finding a book from the choices listed below. Random Book Selection. Go to the library. Position yourself in a section such as Fiction, Non-Fiction, Mystery, Children (whatever section you want). Then write down random directions for yourself (for example, third row, second shelf, fifth book from right). Follow your directions and see what book you find. Check that book out of the library, read it and then write about it. (If you prefer, you can do the same at a bookstore and buy the book!) Public Spying. Find someone who is reading a book in public. Find out what book they are reading and then read the same book. Write about it. Random Bestseller. Go to Random.org and, using the True Random Number Generator, enter the number 1950 for the min. and 2010 for the max. and then hit generate. Then go to this site and find the year that Random.org generated for you and click on it. Then find the bestseller list for the week that would contain your birthday for that year. Choose one of the bestsellers from the list that comes up, read it and write about it. Edited January 3, 2011 by Lucybird Quote
Chrissy Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 I'm truly intrigued by this one Lucybird. I am going to see how my mojo copes this month, as I do hope to make a proper dent in my TBR pile. If that doesn't work out I think that this will be a real kill or cure challenge for me. Quote
madcow Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 This looks like it could be fun Might just give it a go. Quote
Guest Eliza1 Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 I think this has made all the "what shall I read next?" threads obsolete!! No one has an excuse now! sounds like so much fun, I especially like the random book selection options Quote
Weave Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) Sounds interesting Lucy, good luck and happy reading Edited January 3, 2011 by Weave Quote
Janet Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 This sounds like an utterly brilliant idea. I must finish my decades challenge before I take on another, but maybe I'll manage to do that and start this? Quote
Kylie Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Ooh, very intriguing! I might be tempted to give this a go myself one day, but I'll hold off for now because it will only result in me buying more books. Quote
Kylie Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 If I can stay this strong-willed for the rest of the year, then I may just surprise everyone (hopefully myself included) with how few books I buy. Quote
Charm Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 This challenge does sound like fun lucybird, it's the first one that's tempted me, and what a great way to discover new authors! I'll give this one some serious thought, my mojo awol atm, but I am definitely interested Quote
Lucybird Posted January 13, 2011 Author Posted January 13, 2011 I have my first book for this now. The Seige, so that will probably be my next read Quote
Lucybird Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 My review of The Siege (the book I read for bloggers pick) is here Quote
julie Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Dear Lucy I love this idea for a challenge ! It gives you quite a wide range to choose from . I am new,so wondering if I can participate in this,and if so, do I post my books I read in here, or make a separate topic for my list ? Thank you ~ Quote
chaliepud Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I must have missed this challenge, it looks fab! Dare I try it with an already large TBR pile??!! Quote
julie Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I must have missed this challenge, it looks fab! Dare I try it with an already large TBR pile??!! Hi Chaliepud , This one does sound fun, doesn't it ? And I'm with you,my TBR pile is about to topple over ! Maybe this challenge would lower it a bit ? Quote
chaliepud Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Only if we get lucky and the books we already have come up! Quote
julie Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Only if we get lucky and the books we already have come up! So true .... I think out of everything I have stacked all over the house,I could just about cover any category they throw at me . I probably have as many books as our town library dooes. We live in a wee little place,so their selection isn't the greatest . Quote
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