Five Reading Challenges

I may be crazy but I decided to participate in five reading challenges this year. I'd probably let myself get carried away and do more but I figure I better put the brakes on now. Luckily, the lists can overlap. I wasn't going to choose my books this year but I'm thinking now I ought to at least try to. Otherwise, I'll get completely discombulated!

The first one is going to be a real challenge: read 100 books between Jan 1 and December 31, 2010! It will be a miracle if I can do that, considering the rate I'm reading now. Still, I'll give it the college try. Here's the first 25 I picked:

Miss American Pie Margaret Sartor
Schindler's List Thomas Keneally
The Given Day Dennis Lehane
Brooklyn Com Tolbin
Symptoms of Withdrawal Christopher Lawford
Nightmare House Douglas Clegg
Circus Fire Stewart Nann
Widow's War Sarah Gunning
Last Days of Dogtown Anita Diament
Blind Faith Joe McGinniss
1916 Morgan Llewellyn
Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas
The Jungle Upton Sinclair
On The Beach Neil Shute
Invisible Man Ralph Ellison
Imperial Woman Pearl S. Buck
Those Who Save Us Jenna Blom
A Fractured Mind Robert B. Oxnam
Made in the USA Billie Letts
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Dee Brown
Everything She Ever Wanted Ann Rule
Welcome to the World Baby Girl Fannie Flagg
Lies My Teacher Told Me James Loewen
Hood Stephen Lawhead
Always Looking Up Michael J. Fox

I'll add more in later but I figure this would be a good start.

Wish I'd Read Challenge: The very same list!

The books above that fit into the historical challenge are:

Schindler's List
The Given Day
Brooklyn
Circus Fire
Widow's War
Last Days of Dogtown
1916
Three Musketeers
The Jungle
Imperial Woman
Those Who Save Us
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Hood

Memorable Memoirs:
Miss American Pie
Symptoms of Withdrawal
A Fractured Mind
Always Looking Up

New Authors (ones I've never read before):
Miss American Pie
Schindler's List
Brooklyn
Nightmare House
Widow's War
Last Days of Dogtown
On The Beach
Invisible Man
Those Who Save Us
A Fractured Mind
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Welcome to the World Baby Girl
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Always Looking Up


Mixology: I decided to read 30 books. Here's the breakdown:

New (10/15):

Schindler's List
Brooklyn
Symptoms of Withdrawal
Nightmare House
Widow's War
Last Days of Dogtown
On The Beach
Invisible Man
Those Who Save Us
A Fractured Mind

Classic Literature(4/5):
The Jungle
The Three Musketeers
On The Beach
Invisible Man


Women Authors (5/5):

Imperial Woman
Made in the USA
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Miss American Pie

Non-Fiction (5/5):

Symptoms of Withdrawal
Blind Faith
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Always Looking Up
Everything She Always Wanted