1% Well Read Challenge 2009

by | Feb 27, 2009 | Shenanigans

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It’s another round of the 1% Well Read Challenge, however this is my first year. I thought of joining in late last year but I was already past the goal by the time I found it.

I’ve been waiting for the new year to start and here it is. You can find all the details HERE.

I’m going to choose Option 1 – Read 10 titles from the original list from March 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

  1. Watchman by Alan Moore – finished May 23
  2. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje – finished October 25
  3. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver – finished December 20
  4. Atonement – finished June 1
  5. Northanger Abbey – finished April 27
  6. Gone With the Wind – finished December 31
  7. Emma – finished November 23
  8. Lady Chatterley’s Lover – finished Sept 28
  9. Memoirs of a Geisha – finished Aug 23
  10. Roxana – finished Oct 22

Alternatives

  • Interview With a Vampire (from original list)
  • Wuthering Heights (from original list)
  • Mansfield Park (from original list)
  • Blonde
  • The Blind Assassin
  • Life of Pi
  • David Copperfield
  • Villette
  • A Farewell to Arms
  • the Hobbit
  • Lord of the Rings
  • The Bell Jar
  • The Graduate
  • The Shining