The rules for this year are as follows, including a few changes:
This year there are six required categories and five optional categories.
1. 20th Century Classic The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
2. 19th Century Classic David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
3. A Classic By A Woman Writer Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
4. A Classic In Translation Son Excellence, Eugène Rougon by Émile
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5. A Wartime Classic War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
6. A Classic by an Author Who is New to You The Warden by Anthony Trollope
Optional:
1. An American Classic The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
2. A Classic Mystery/Suspense Thriller The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. A Classic Historical Fiction Book The Once And Future King by E.B. White
4. A Classic That Has Been Adapted into a T.V. or Movie Series Othello by William Shakespeare
5. Extra Fun Category - Write a Review of #4 Othello movie reviews
She also has made another rule: All classics must be published 50 years ago or earlier, so nothing before 1964 will be considered a classic.
Please check out her blog for information on prizes and additional explanations.
Even without a blog, I participated in this challenge every year. It is my easiest challenge and probably the most fun for me. So if this challenge sounds like fun to you too, pop over to Books and Chocolate to check it out. And good luck to everyone!
Wow! You have nine or ten challenges lined up for next year. How exciting. I hope in a few years I will be more willing and able to take on more. Next year is my first year of even attempting other challenges in addition to TWEM. And you see what baby steps I am taking.
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No, don't become a "me"! I actually strive to emulate you. I can see from your comments on what you read, that your methods help you to draw more out of a book, and you have many wonderful insights. I'm testing the challenges this year, while trying to cut down on my reading, hoping that in 2015 I'll be set up to proceed more in your style.
DeleteBaby steps are good. Isn't it hard to get that balance?
I'm so happy you joined my challenge! Thanks for signing up, I'm looking forward to reading your posts.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting, Karen. I'm already mulling over a tentative list for this challenge. It's so interesting to see the books everyone else has chosen. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI've just discovered your blog and all the challenges you are part of. How wonderful! I hope these challenges (or others like them) continue next year so I can participate in them. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Debra! I'm so glad that you found me! I think "An Novel Challenge" blog lists a good number of challenges, so you might want to check that out. I'm mulling over cutting down on my challenges a little for next year but I haven't decided yet. I was a little overloaded at the end of the year but I'm not sure if that was due to challenges or other things I decided to do, like read-alongs, courses, etc. In any case, I should start planning for 2015 soon!
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