Kathrynnd's pared down 2010 challenge

2010 Challenge:

To read at least 40 books and/or a total of 12,000 pages
{40 books x 300 p. = 12000 p.}

Final results for 2010 were:

34/40 books read = 85.00%
11870/12000 pages read = 98.92%

Previous year 2009 Challenge with list of books read.

January 2010

1) Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier 310 p. {arc}

2) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 552 p. {book club}

3) Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 650 p.

January - three books, 1512 pp.

February 2010

1) The Sea Captain's Wife by Beth Powning 372 p.

Summary, only one book finished in February 372 p.

Hi Kathryn, I absolutely loved The Book Thief when I read it last year, definitely one of my favourite books of all time!
Couldn't stomach Wolf Hall though - did you enjoy it? I rarely give up on a book but i got through about 150 pages and had to say enough is enough! Am v interested to hear other peoples thoughts on it though...

March 2010

1) Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 270 p. {book club}

2) Live a little! by Susan M. Love 225 p. {non fiction}

3) Catherine by Sigrid Weidenweber 423 p. {started reading in Feb}

4) The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews 275 p.

5) Valley of the lost by Vicki Delany 291 p.

6) Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs 406 p. {mystery}

Summary: 6 books finished in March, total of 1890 pp.

April

1) When Alice lay down with Peter by Margaret Sweatman 459 p. {lilac moon}

2) The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence 336 p.

3) Cloud of Bone by Bernice Morgan 447 p.

4) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 218 p. {book club}

Summary: 4 books finished in April, total of 1460 p.

May

1) Taken by Daphne Marlatt 132 p.

2) cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese 541 p. {book club}

Summary: 2 books finished in May, 673 p.

June

1) The Latchkey Kid by Helen Forrester 240 p.

2) Lost Geography by Charlotte Bacon 259 p.

Summary: two books (reading another for book club) total 499 p.

July

1) Good to a fault : a novel by Marina Endicott. 372 p. {book club}

2) The intelligent patient guide to osteoporosis by Roger A. L. Sutton and Robert G. Josse. 207 p. {non fiction}

3) Devil bones by Kathy Reichs 310 p.

4) Three cups of tea by Greg Mortenson 338 p. {book club}

Summary: four books read 1227 p.

August

1) They found him dead by Georgette Heyer 252 p. {mystery}

2) The girl with the dragon tattoo by Stieg Larsson 841 p. {book club}

3) Walking : a complete guide by John Stanton 360 p. {about 200 p. text}

4) Lymphedema by Jeannie Burt & Gwen White 245 p.

Aug summary: 4 books, estimate of 1538 p. (counting 200 p. for Walking book)

September

1) The only problem by Muriel Spark. 189 p.

2) Loving Frank by Nancy Horan 377 p.

September: 2 books, 566 p.

October

1) Dr. Susan Love's breast book (5th edition) approx 500 p. of new information

2) Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson 379 p. {book club}

3) The Pattern in the Carpet by Margaret Drabble 350 p.

October: 3 books, 1229 p.

November/December

1) The Help by Kathryn Stockett 451 p. {book club}

2) Sanctuary Line by Jane Urquhart 278 p.

3) The spare room by Helen Garner 175 p.

Nov-Dec 3 books, 904 p.

(put book club selection Through Black Spruce
by Joseph Boyden aside to read at a more appropriate time)