Michelle over at 1morechapter.com is hosting this challenge.
I know what your thinking, dear readers. “This woman is crazy, another challenge, no impulse control.” I did warn all of you in the description of this blog that I am addicted to books. After all, don’t we all have some kind of addiction? I don’t drink, smoke, or do drugs. No, I read books and watch international film. I know it’s become “a bit” out of control, but at least I admit it.
Here are the rules:
1. Read 10 award winners from August 1, 2008 through June 1, 2009.
2. You must have at least FIVE different awards in your ten titles.
Overlaps with other challenges are permitted.
You don’t have to post your choices right away, and your list can change at any time.
‘Award winners’ is loosely defined; make the challenge fit your needs, keeping in mind Rule #2.
Have fun reading!
Here’s a my list, however I reserve the right to make changes:
The 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize:The Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
Booker Award:
Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner
The Orange Prize:
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Half of a Yellow Sun by Adichie
Alex Awards:
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Governor General’s Award:
Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje
Man Booker Prize:
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
James Tait Black Memorial Prize:
Saturday by Ian McEwan
Pulitzer Prize:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
2004 Original Voices Award:
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
1995 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction:
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Possible back ups:
Spur Award:
The God of Animals By Aryn Kyle
Man BookerPrize:
The Gathering by Anne Enright
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction:
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Commonwealth Writers Prize:
The Hero’s Walk by Anita Rau Badami
Teddy’s Challenge Progress:
Governor General’s Award:1. Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje
Pulitzer Prize:
2. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
PEN / Faulkner Award for Fiction:3. Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Alex Award:
4. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
2004 Original Voices Award:
5. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize:
6. The Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Medal:
7. Amos’s Sweater by Janet Lunn
The Childrens Book Council- Children’s Choice Award:
8. Finklehopper Frog Cheers by Irene Livingson
The Canadian Council for the Arts Governor General’s Literary Award:
1972 Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children:
10.Mary of Mile 18 by Ann Blades