more challenges for 2009

So, aside from the Series Challenge, I picked my challenges for 2009!

I picked the following 5 challenges:

The Jewish Literature Challenge starting December 21, 2008 and ending April 27, 2009












My list of books will follow here:
1) Johann Maier: Judentum
2) Naomi Alderman: Disobedience
3) Kizzur Shulchan Aruch
4) Harry Kemelman: Sunday The Rabbi Stayed Home
(Chaim Potok: The Chosen)

Then there's the Casual Classics Challenge all throughout 2009.
My picks are the following:
1) Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre
2) Jane Austen: Mansfield Park
3) Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights
4) Oscar Wilde: A Woman Of No Importance

Then there's the Read Your Own Books Challenge in 2009. I really need to decrease my Mount TBR, so I'll participate in that one as well.
I have yet to create a list for that one, but once I'm done it will follow here:
1) Jane Austen: Emma
2) Oscar Wilde: A Woman Of No Importance
3) William Shakespeare: Hamlet
4) Patricia Davids: Military Daddy

Of course, I can't pass on the Shakespeare Challenge for 2009!
For that one, as well, I have yet to make my list, but it will be posted here once I'm done:
1) Shakespeare's Sonnets
2) William Shakespeare: Hamlet
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And last, but not least, I figured the TBR Challenge Lite would be a nice addition. So my list will follow here:
1) Jane Austen: Emma
2) Jane Austen: Mansfield Park
3) Chaim Potok: The Chosen
4) William Shakespeare: Hamlet
5) Harry Kemelman: Sunday The Rabbi Stayed Home
6) Katie MacAlister: Sex And The Single Vampire

Note to myself

Here's a note to myself:

Don't ever (!!!) add books on a challenge list without checking their availability first!

In case you wonder why: I wrote down three books for the series challenge that simply are not available at a decent prize.
First off, there are the two Zetsuai books, that are only available used and for twice what they used to cost. And then, there's Tess Gerritsen's The Mephisto Club, which I'll have to buy (completely out of my usual habit) in English. That means it will certainly look weird on my bookshelf (I try to get my books in the same language and from the same publisher).

Now I'll have to see whether I can somehow get a hold of the Zetsuai books, and if not, I'll just try to read as many other books as possible, even though I won't be able to finish the challenge.

Series Challenge Season 2 - the reviews

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possible reading list

Well, I've had some time to think about which books I want to read for the two new challenges I joined and made a (not yet final?) decision.

For the Chick Lit Challenge I want to read:
Camy Tang: Sushi For One?
Sophie Kinsella: The Undomestic Goddess or Shopaholic & Baby
Kate White: If Looks Could Kill
Rachel Gibson: Tangled Up In You
Susan Elizabeth Phillips: Dream A Little Dream or Natural Born Charmer


For the Medical Mystery Challenge I want to read:
Robin Cook: Virus
Tess Gerritsen: Vanish
Tess Gerritsen: Harvest or Life Support

Medical Mystery Challenge

Well, I can't resist, I have another new challenge that I joined. It's again one of Debi's: the Medical Mystery Challenge!

My picks for this challenge will be posted in a few days at the latest!

new challenge

There I go... I wanted to limit myself to 3 challenges this year - mostly because I know myself and I know that I can't read so many books besides those I have to read for university, but how could I say no to the Chick Lit Challenge Debi will be hosting?!?

I am not yet sure which books exactly I will be reading, but I already have two or three authors I intend to read:
Rachel Gibson, Jennifer Weiner and (maybe) Sophie Kinsella
Everything else is still open, but I hope to decide on the titles I want to read within the next few days :)

Series Challenge Season 2 - possible reads

Well, it took me a bit to compile my list of books I might read for the 2nd season of the Series Challenge. I had to first update my Excel spreadsheet to see what series I have going and how far I am with them. After all, I wouldn't want to plan to read 3 series with over 10 unread books each ;-)

So, I have made a first list of series I would like to finish for this season. Of course, as we have one month before the challenge starts, I might finish up one or tow of these series, so it's not yet my final list...

I plan to read:

India Ink: Bath & Body (1 left)
Victoria Laurie: Abby Cooper, Private Eye (1 left)
Victoria Laurie: M.J. Holliday (1 left)
Susan Conant & Jessica Conant Park: Chloe Carter (2 left)
Tess Gerritsen: Maura Isles & Jane Rizzoli (2 left)
Minami Ozaki: Zetsuai (2 left)
Emilie Richards: Aggie Sloan Wilcox (2 left)
P.J. Tracy: Monkeewrench (2 left)
Meg Cabot: The Princess Diaries (3 left)