Maggiee's 999 Challenge

I am going to give this a try. I have set myself personal goals before, but I have never gone public with them. To be honest I am a little shy about this, so please be kind.



These are my categories.

1. Africa (6/9)
2. Memoirs (6/9)
3. Historical Fiction (4/9)
4. Chic Lit (7/9)
5. All things Outlander (8/9)
6. Vampires (5/9)
7. Young Adult (5/9)
8. Books Published in 2009(9/9)
9. Hodge Podge (in other words anything else that I read)(5/9)

I am going to add the books as I read them, but here are the first of each category.

Africa
1. When the Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin (Finished 1/11/2009)
2. Life and Times of Michael K: A Novel (Finished 3/16/2009)
3. Spud by John Van de Ruit (Finished 5/9/2009)
4. Looking for Lovedu by Ann Jones (Finished 5/15/2009)
5. A Guide to the Birds of East Africa (Finished 8/6/2009)
6. Spud the Madness Continues by J. Van de Ruit(Finished 8/18/2009)
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Memoirs
1. Night by Elie Wiesel (Finished 2/9/2009)
2. Have You Found Her by Janice Erlbaum(Finished 3/17/2009)
3. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Finished 4-13-2009)
4. The Storyteller's Daughter by Saira Shah (Finished 7-26-2009)
5. My War at Home by Masuda Sultan (finished 10/4/09)
6. The Places Inbetween by Rory Stewart (finished 12/4/09)
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Historical Fiction
1. Earthly Joys by Philippa Gregory(Finished 2/1/2009)
2. The Last Van Gogh by Alyson Richman (Finished 4/6/2009)
3. The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani (Finished 6/25/09)
4. A Secret Alchemy by Emma Darwin (Finished 10/17/09)
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Chic Lit
1. Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella(finished 1-2-2009)
2. Exit to Eden by Anne Rampling (Finished 3-3-2009)
3. The Waitress by Melissa Nathan (Finished 4-13-2009)
4. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty (Finished 5-3-2009)
5. Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty (Finished 6-27-2009)
6. Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty (Finished 9-12-2009)
7. The Love of her Life by Harriet Evans (Finished 10-22-2009)
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Outlander
1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon(Finished 3-10-2009)
2. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (Finished 4/30/2009)
3. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (Finished 6/14/2009)
4. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (Finished 7/14/2009)
5. The Firey Cross by Diana Gabaldon (Finished 9/7/2009)
6. A Breath of Snow and Ashesby Diana Gabaldon (Finished 10/8/2009)
7. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (Finished 11/28/2009)
8. Lord John Brotherhood of the Bladeby Diana Gabaldon (Finished 12/11/2009)
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Vampires
1. Interview With a Vampire (Finished 2/9/2009)
2. Dark Loverby J.R. Ward (Finished 3/14/2009)
3. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward (Finished 7/16/2009)
4. You Suck by Christopher Moore (Finished 7/21/2009)
5. Staked by J.F Lewis (Finished 10/11/09)
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Young Adult
1. Eclipse(Finished 1-6-2009)
2. Breaking Dawn (Finished 1-15-2009)
3. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins(Finished 3-17-2009)
4. Need by Carrie Jones (Finished 5-16-2009)
5. Sold by Patricia McCormick (Finished 10/30/2009)
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Books Published in 2009
1. Corner Shop (Finished 2-28-2009)
2. Promised Virgins by Jeffrey Fleishman(Finished 3-29-2009)
3. Lima Nights by Marie Arana (Finished 4-11-2009)
4. Thanks For the Memories by Cecelia Ahern (Finished 5/14/2009)
5. Wetlands by Charlotte Roche (Finished 7/17/2009)
6. Servants' Quarters by Lynn Freed (Finished 7/28/2009)
7. Little Bee by Chris Cleave (Finished 8/14/2009)
8. Dune Road by Jane Green (Finished 12/18/2009)
9. The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
Hodge Podge
1. You Shall Know Our Velocity(Finished 2-23-2009)
2. The Summer of Naked Swim Parties (Finished 4-2-2009)
3. Restless Virgins (Finished 4-19-2009)
4. The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant (Finished 6/21/2009)
5. Apart from the Crowd by Anna McPartlin (Finished 12/24/2009)
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Hi, maggiee!
It looks like you have some interesting categories! Not to worry, this is all about fun! :) I do not really think that I can read 81 books, but I find the challenge exciting, and this is a really fun group of people. I look forward to seeing which books you read. Happy Reading!
--BJ

Obama's Dreams from my Father covers both African and memoir because he talks about his father and his trip to Africa to meet his father's family. It was a little slow, but not a bad read.

Hi Maggiee,
I just learned about Outlander from LT - I'll be interested in what you read in that category. Welcome!
-Lisa

Thank you Lisa, Bj, and Shannon for your messages. I am definitely going to read Dreams of my Father. I am going to try not to overlap any books, but have some in there just in case I am running short by the end of the year. The Outlander books will be a reread for me. I thought I would do it as An Echo in the bone is supposed to be published towards the end of 2009. To make the nine books in that category I will also read the Lord John books.

Long, long ago I was working in a chain bookstore part-time while I was at university. We had lots of book signings and I bought a lot of books because the authors looked so lonely there alone at their table. Anyway, I bought a hardcover copy of Outlander from a very nice author and loved it. She signed the next three for me before I finished my degree.

I loved Outlander. I still re-read it and I still laugh at the same parts.

I heart Diana Gabaldon and her wonderful Outlander books. Reading you say that she was a very nice author makes me so happy! How lucky to have met her and subsequently have multiple autographed copies. Me=a little bit jealous!

Hi~
Thanks for your note on my 999 Challenge list. I'm looking forward to seeing what you put on your list, esp. in your Africa and memoirs categories.