Happy 2009! And my 999 Challenge.

I am so behind! I have lots to say about Christmas and other fun stuff, but we are having a few technical difficulties, so that will have to wait a bit. But in the meantime, I wanted to tell you about my 999 challenge.

Over at Library Thing, we had an 888 challenge - you needed to read 8 books in 8 categories in 2008. You were allowed 8 overlaps, or books that counted in 2 different categories, but I didn't do that, so I wound up with 64 books. For me, that's not very hard, because I am a fast reader, so I made it more challenging by having to read them all by August 8th - 8/8/08. I finished my goal and it was so much fun that I wanted to do it again this year. Here is a link to my 888 list.

So I started a new challenge for 2009, with - you guessed it - 9 books in 9 categories in 2009. Amazing how that works, isn't it? I know that some of you who visit the blog are also from Library Thing, but if not, this is still a fun way to keep track of what you are reading for the year. 

Here are my categories:

Books from Library Thing or Good Reads

1. Well of Ascension
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
3. The Graveyard Book
4. Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go
5. The Lost King of France - done! 3/5 stars
6. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
7. Hattie Big Sky
8. The Uncommon Reader
9. The Spellman Files

Health - Mind/Body

1. You Can Heal Your Life
2. Heal Your Body
3. Man's Search for Meaning
4. Bonds That Make Us Free
5. The Bright Red Bow
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New Authors

1. Africa Explored
2. Advance of the English Novel
3. Cross Creek
4. The Queen in Winter
5. The Tale of Genji
6. Barchester Towers
7. The Wooden Overcoat - done! 4/5 stars
8. A Doll's House
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Teen Books

1. Airman - done! 4/5 stars
2. The Host
3. A Company of Swans
4. The Ruins of Gorlan
5. The Bar Code Tattoo
6. The Faerie Path
7. The Warrior Heir
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LDS Books

1. A Marvelous Work and a Wonder - currently reading!
2. Fire of the Covenant
3. Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith
4. Doctrines of Salvation, Volume 3
5. Yearning for the Living God
6. The Faith of a Scientist
7. Broken Things to Mend
8. Hope: An Anthology
9. Jesus the Christ

Short Stories

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Audiobooks

1. Living Faith

2. Fer-de-Lance - currently reading!

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Just For Fun

1. The 39 Clues: One False Note

2. Macbeth

3. Men at Arms

4. Life's Handicap

5. A Circle of Quiet

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Cookbooks and Food

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I may wind up changing things around, but that's how it stands for now. If you want to sign up, either join Library Thing or through the group blog  http://the999challenge.blogspot.com. But even if you don't, I'll be updating my progress once in a while. The idea is to broaden what I'm reading and to find new books or authors I will enjoy. It should be fun!