Virginie Says…
I thought I’d bring this back up to the top of my blog and also add some rules, etc. You can sign up for the challenge here and then each week I will post my updates and you can post your updates there, too.
The challenge will begin on November 1, 2009 and will end on February 28, 2010. Each book you read can only be used for one category. You can ‘read’ up to ‘2′ audiobooks if you choose, but you don’t have to. You can read books you are also reading for other challenges. Here are the categories:
5 Point Challenges
Read a book with a proper name in the title
Read a book about a queen or king
Read a book by or about/related to a Bronte
Read a book about Vampires
Read a book by V.C. Andrews
10 Point Challenges
Read a book by Canadian author
Read a book by or about/related to Charles Dickens
Read a book set in France
Read a book by Georgette Heyer
Read an ‘art’ themed book.
15 Point Challenges
Read a book with a Civil War theme (any country)
Read a book with characters inspired by King Arthur or about King Arthur/Camelot
Read a biography/autobiography
Read a book related to or something by Shakespeare
Read a book by an author born in November, December, January or February
20 Point Challenges
Read a book with a wintery theme (Christmas, snow, ice, freezing, star, camel, mistletoe, etc.)
Read a book that was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Read a book that begins with A and one that begins with Z
Read a book from The Modern Library Top 100
Read a book and then write a review
24 Comments
October 8, 2009 at 7:42 am
Hi:)
What about if you just finished reading a book… say, on King Arthur (..you know which one;) in October? Does that count- or do all the books have to be read beginning in November? Also, do you want the review links as well?
And lastly, do we pick as we go along, or do you need titles as of now?
It sounds like such a wonderful challenge- Count me in!
October 8, 2009 at 5:46 pm
It probably wouldn’t count unless you started it November 1 or later. Which is why I stopped reading it on page 13
(I never said I’d review it). You don’t need to leave review links, but it would be cool if you did! And, I’m starting to go through and pick my titles now, but you don’t have to. Just choose as you go 
October 8, 2009 at 12:45 pm
I’m in, as you already know. I don’t know if I will have as much time to dedicate to it (I’m going to try to fit my review books into if I can) but I will try my hardest.
October 8, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Best of luck on your reading challenge! I’ll be cheering you on!
October 8, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Just found your challenge and it sounds great. I’m in.
October 8, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Excellent! Glad you found us!
October 9, 2009 at 11:52 am
[...] Month Challenge Part II Published October 9, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a Comment Virginie Says… is back with the second part of the Four Month Challenge. There are several catagories of books to read from between November 1, 2009 and February 28, [...]
October 9, 2009 at 2:28 pm
I left you an award on my blog
October 10, 2009 at 8:21 am
I’m in! I enjoyed the last 4 month challenge so much, I can’t wait to do this one CORRECTLY!!! You sure can tell I’m a beginner, can’t you?
October 11, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Can’t I just mix and match? LOL.
October 19, 2009 at 11:46 am
Does anyone care if I change a couple of categories? I’d like to change ‘read a Bronte’ to ‘read a book by or about a Bronte’ and the same with the Dickens. Let me know if anyone objects. I’m just trying to make it a bit easier to find books.
October 20, 2009 at 10:03 am
Count me in!
October 20, 2009 at 10:39 am
Thatù,s fine by me:) so do I use the link and picture (button) above to stick on my blog?
October 23, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I’ll be playing along again too. Hoping my review books will fit in some but not counting on it.
October 28, 2009 at 2:34 am
Sounds good, how do I sign up?
October 30, 2009 at 4:05 am
Count me in on this challenge. I’m hoping that many of the books I have lined up to read in the next few months fit the categories. But then I can always switch some in and others out of the list.
October 31, 2009 at 10:23 am
I’m in!
Major props to you for such diverse, interesting categories. I’m really excited to get cracking on this!
November 2, 2009 at 5:33 pm
I find the 20 point challenge to be the easiest also so that is what I’m signing up for. I have put my list on my blogsite for this great challenge. Here is the list:
http://meditativereading.blogspot.com/2009/10/four-month-reading-challenge-part-two.html
November 3, 2009 at 7:51 am
Count me in on this one too. Didn’t do so well last time but plan on doing better this time.
November 7, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I’ll give it a shot!
November 13, 2009 at 7:56 am
Me too!
http://tinyreadingroom.blogspot.com/2009/10/four-month-challenge.html
November 15, 2009 at 1:00 pm
i finally got around to blogging about this!
http://bibliofreakblog.com/challenges/month-challenge/
November 15, 2009 at 1:02 pm
[...] was over on Virginie’s blog today and saw that I have zero points, two weeks into the Four Month Challenge. Perhaps, says I, this is because I never blogged about it. So, now I am. [...]
November 23, 2009 at 11:39 am
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