451 Challenge

I've seen a million different book challenges and wanted to do all of them- but I think I'll stick to this one. It's called the 451 Challenge.

Here is how it will work: between January 1, 2010 and November 30, 2010, participants are challenged to read books on the 451 master list. There will be several levels of participation:

Spark - read 1-2 books from the master list
Ember - read 3-4 books from the master list
Flame - read 5-6 books from the master list
Blaze - read 7 or more books from the master list


Re-reading is acceptable, as are crossovers with other challenges. Audio, print, and e-books are all acceptable. Each month, participants will be encouraged to post their reviews on the challenge blog, and each review posted will be an entry into a grand prize drawing for a $25 gift card to the online bookseller of the winner's choice.

I'm going to try for the Blaze Level, because there were quite a few books on the list that I've wanted to read.

1. Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
2. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
3. Geek Love - Katherine Dunne
4. Greengage Summer - Rumer Godden
5. Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice
6. Les Miserable - Victor Hugo
7. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
8. Perfume - Patrick Suskind
9. The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
10. The New York Trilogy - Paul Auster
11. The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
12. The Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu
13. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffinegger
14. We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver