4 Month Challenge

I have to admit, this one makes me feel JUST a little bit crazy....

From the challenge page:

November 1st will be the beginning of twenty all new challenges and I hope that everyone will join me again. I’m posting this now so everyone can start going through their libraries to find books for each category. Rules/guidelines will be posted November 1st when the challenge starts.


Here's my list:

5 Point Challenges

Read a book with a proper name in the title - Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson

Read a book about a queen or king - The King's Rose by Alissa Libby

Read a book by a Bronte - Villette by Charlote Bronte

Read a book about Vampires - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Read a book by V.C. Andrews - Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

10 Point Challenges

Read a book by Canadian author - Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards

Read a book by Charles Dickens - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Read a book set in France - City of Darkness, City of Light by Marge Piercy

Read a book by Georgette Heyer - A Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer

Read an ‘art’ themed book. - Van Gogh's Women by Derek Fell

15 Point Challenges

Read a book with a Civil War theme (any country) - In the Presence of Mine Enemies by Edward Ayers

Read a book with characters inspired by King Arthur or about King Arthur/Camelot - Gwenhwyfar by Mercedes Lackey

Read a biography/autobiography - The Woman Who Ran for President by Lois Beachy Underhill

Read a book related to or something by Shakespeare - Shakespeare by Bill Bryson

Read a book by an author born in November, December, January or February - The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

20 Point Challenges

Read a book with a wintery theme (Christmas, snow, ice, freezing etc.) - The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden (11/14/09, 10/10)

Read a book that was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

Read a book that begins with A and one that begins with Z - Antonio's Wife by Jacqueline Dejohn

Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

Read a book from The Modern Library Top 100 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Read a book and then write a review - ???

I'm aware the odds are against me, but I love the variety in the challenge, and it will be good for me to stretch myself a little.