The Conscientious Reader: Reading Challenges 2012

Challenges 2012

Although I've not finished my 2011 challenges...I've joined a couple of 2012 challenges (couldn't help it!)

These are the books I will read for this fantastic reading challenge:

– Dracula by Bram Stoker
– Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
– Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
– The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
– The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
– Any Fu Manchu novel The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
– Any Sherlock Holmes novel The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
– Any Allan Quatermain novel King Solomon's Mine Henry Rider Haggard
– Any James Bond novel Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories Ian Fleming

and

- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen graphic novel to tie it all together.

Note: I'll re-read the ones I've already read and look forward to reading the rest! I'll begin on January 1, 2012. Like this challenge, sign up here.

~~Any 19th Century Classic Around the World in 80 Days Jules Verne~~

~~Any 20th Century Classic Albert Nobbs George Moore~~

Reread a classic of your choice Dracula Bram Stoker

A Classic Play After the Dance Terence Rattigan

Classic Mystery/Horror/Crime Fiction The Moonstone Wilkie Collins

Classic Romance The Fox DH Lawrence

Read a Classic that has been translated from its original language to your languange - To clarify, if your native language is NOT English, you may read any classic originally written in English that has been translated into your native language. Antigone Sophocles

Classic Award Winner - To clarify, the book should be a classic which has won any established literary award. So Big Edna Ferber (Pulitzer Prize winner 1925)

Read a Classic set in a Country that you (realistically speaking) will not visit during your lifetime - To Clarify, this does not have to be a country that you hope to visit either. Countries that no longer exist or have never existed count. Robinson Crusoe Daniel DeFoe (Alone for 28 years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad)

Note: I'll begin on January 1, 2012. Like this challenge, sign up here.

And, my final 2012 reading challenge *drum roll please*

I'll be going for the minimum Coupon clipper: 12 books (as I just found out you can get free eBooks on Friday at BN), I already learned the little trick of typing 0.0 in the search box to find free books. I'm looking forward to this challenge and I'm sure Chris is too, as this will help me buy less books.

Bet Me Jennifer Crusie

10 Mermaid books in a year!!! I don't really need a reason to read mermaid books, but this sounds awesome, for more information check out the challenge here.