KCPL discussion

Has anyone ever done a book challenge? If so, did you find it fun? I am just curious.
Thanks!
Tammy

Tams wrote: "Has anyone ever done a book challenge? If so, did you find it fun? I am just curious.
Thanks!
Tammy"

I have not - what is it?

I'm not sure what that is.

Here is one of the groups you can find on Goodreads about book challenges. http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9...
It is essentially like setting a goal for yourself for reading such as the “50 books a year” challenge. Or you can do something like the “A-Z” author challenge and read books like this:
A: Susan Anderson
B: Judy Blume
C: Harlan Coben
D:
E: Janet Evanovich
F: Toby Forward
G: Sue Grafton
H: Ellen Hopkins
I:
J:
K: Dean Koontz
L:
M: Patricia McCormick
N: Rhonda Nelson
O: Mary Pope Osborne
P: James Patterson
Q:
R: J.D. Robb
S: Danielle Steel
T:
U:
V:
W: Kate White
X:
Y:
Z:
I just was not sure if anyone had done one and actually felt accomplished. I am just afraid that I would get bored with it and not see it through if I started. There are actually tons of different book challenges out there and also wondered if anyone knew of any really good ones.

I like this idea! I liked the variety is the spice of life one. Anyway, thanks for bringing it up. I may have to do one

I think that sounds like a really cool idea! I like the idea of an author for every letter of the alphabet, it would probably make me read a lot of books I've never even thought of. It might be fun to go to the shelves in the library and randomly pick a book from each letter...

I think it sounds exciting. I like the Alphabetic Author. I never would have thought of it. I might do one of those... Maybe by picking a month... e.g. March, picking one author per letter of the month,
M Greg Mortenson
A Isaac Asimov
R Anne Rice
C Joseph Campbell
H William Horwood

I agree it would be fun to do that!

What a fun idea Tammy! What about a secret pal sort of challenge? Receive a book/author to read and try to guess who recommended it?

Oh I would love that. That one really sounds like fun.

Hi all,

I made a shelf to keep track of what I read this year. I didn't set a specific number to read or anything like that--just curious how many I read on average. Maybe I could set another challenge on another shelf similar to what you all are talking about.

A few years ago, I tried to make it through one of those "greatest novels of all time" lists, but that got old pretty quickly. Plus, there's absolutely no way I'm reading "Moby Dick" :)