So Many Precious Books, So Little Time: Update: The "I Suck at Challenges" Challenge

Monday, May 4, 2009

Update: The "I Suck at Challenges" Challenge

I have read 10 books so far this year for challenges:

Below are how many book have complete for each challenge

Book Awards II Reading Challenge August 1, 2008 to June 1, 2009:6/10

What An Animal Challenge July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009:3/6

The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2009:4/13

The following challenges all end on December 31, 2009:

The 2009 ARC Reading Challenge: 10/25

The PUB Challenge - 2009:6/9

New Author Challenge 2009:9/12

Themed Reading Challenge - 2009:4/5

Read Your Own Books Challenge 2009:10/25

2009 TBR Lite Challenge:3/6

2009 READ & REVIEW CHALLENGE:10/10

The Chunkster Challenge 2009: 3/4

In Summary:

These are my completed Challenges:

The Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 1st Jan 09 to 31st March 09: 3/3

World Citizen Challenge:1/1

I am only 1 books away from completing 2 challenges.

I'm still felling very optomistic for 8 of my 11 challenges remaining.

The 3 I am getting anxious about are:
Book Awards II Reading Challenge August 1, 2008 to June 1, 2009:6/10
What An Animal Challenge July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009:3/6
The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2009:4/13

Not too bad bad. The problem with the 3 is that I am still over comitted in ARC's and I am trying to catch up. Most of them do not meet the criteria for the 3 challenges.

Would you like to Know how others are doing visit Chris's (from book-a-rama) update post for the challenge here.

Posted by Teddy Rose at 11:00 PM

Labels: 2009 CHALLENGES Update

7 comments:

My ARCs have gotten me behind too. I know I won't finish the Canadian books challenge. I seem doomed to fail that one.

Chrisbookarama said... May 5, 2009 at 4:38 AM

For the Canadian Book Challenge, go to your library and visit the picture book section. Look for the maple leaf stickers on the spines and pick out 9 books with gorgeous illustrations, your bound to find a few treasures along the way! And you'll quickly finish the challenge in time.

Nikki in Niagara said... May 5, 2009 at 11:55 AM

Chris, it's just so hard to say no to books that look so good! I finished the Canadian Books Challenge last year, so I guess that's something.

Nicola, Thanks for the advice. I'll think about it. It almost feels like cheating though. I especially feel bad about not finishing because I've won 3 books from the challenge. LOL!

Teddy Rose said... May 5, 2009 at 9:30 PM

Don't feel bad about it being cheating. I felt that way last year when I used a couple of picture books and I went back and looked to see if others had used picture books and plenty had. John himself had used a couple! Picture book writers are authors too! LOL

Nikki in Niagara said... May 6, 2009 at 4:14 AM

Thanks Nicola!

Teddy Rose said... May 6, 2009 at 1:38 PM

Hey! It turns out you don't suck at challenges! I feel your pain, though, about reading time. It's always a balance for me between challenges, ARCs, and stuff I just plain want to read.

Jessica said... May 6, 2009 at 2:01 PM

Thanks Jessica! Maybe I just suck a bit at challenges. LOL!

Teddy Rose said... May 6, 2009 at 5:11 PM