05 November 2008

Well-Seasoned Reader Challenge


Here's another challenge for 2009. This one looks like a lot of fun and is being hosted by Melissa over at Book Nut. To read the full rules and see who else is participating, click here.

For this 3-month challenge, we need to read 3 books; each one must meet one of the following criteria: (1) have a food name in the title, (2) be about cooking or eating, (3) have a place name in the title, (4) be about someone's travels, (5) be about a specific culture, (6) be written by someone whose ethnicity is different from yours.

This sounds too good to miss. My tentative list is as follows:
  1. House of Blue Mangoes by David Davidar (criterion 1)
  2. Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen (criterion 4)
  3. Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George (criterion 5)
I may change my mind, but I think these are books I'll read.
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous11/5/08, 8:33 AM

    That does sound look a good challenge. I'm trying not to jump into too many new ones right now, because I'm having trouble completing the 2 I'm already in.

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  2. KyleeJ11/5/08, 9:38 AM

    Sounds fun. Heading over to sign up.

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  3. Anonymous11/5/08, 12:31 PM

    Good job! :) I love reading challenges.

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  4. Melissa11/5/08, 5:37 PM

    Fascinating list; I'm interested in hearing your opinion on the Marco Polo book! Thanks for joining up!! :)

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