LibraryThing's 2010 Book Reading Challenge

LibraryThing is a fun way to connect with people who love to read. Think of it as a sort of Facebook for the literary-minded.

One of the things they do to heighten interest in reading is to give people a reading goal to work towards by issuing a annual reading challenge. These come in 50, 75, and 100 book varieties.

This year, I'm taking the 50 Book Challenge. I'm already 3 books into it (The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont and Old Man's War reviews are up, others forthcoming), so only 47 left to go! I'll review each book as I complete it and mark each review with the 50 Book Challenge tag. I'll also add each book into my LibraryThing bookshelf on an ongoing basis. At the end of the year I'll post up a final post to see how far I got.

Fifty books is a modest goal, at least compared to the 75 or 100 books challenges. I think I can do it, though. Still, 50 books in a year is 4/month, or 1/week.

Gulp.

It helps that I have all of the 28 books previously given away for free from Tor.

I better get back to reading.

In order to track the novels I read as part of this effort, I'll list them here:

1. The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont [ read my review ]
2. Old Man's War by John Scalzi [ read my review ]
3. The Alchemist's Code by Dave Duncan [ read my review ]
4. The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson [ read my review ]
5. Spin by Robert Charles Wilson [ read my review ]
6. The Dying Earth by Jack Vance [ read my review ]
7. The Eyes of the Overworld by Jack Vance [ read my review ]
8. Eleganta by Denny Swartzlander [ read my review ]
   
9. The Outstretched Shadow by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory [ read my review ]
10. Blood Engines by Tim Pratt [ read my review ]
11. The Alchemist's Pursuit by Dave Duncan [ read my review ]
12. Farthing by Jo Walton [ read my review ]
13. Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell [ read my review ]
14. The Gilded Chain by Dave Duncan [ read my review ]
15. Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword by Tee Morris [ read my review ]
16. Sweet Silver Blues by Glen Cook [ read my review ]
17. Lord of the Fire Lands by Dave Duncan [ read my review ]
18. Sky of Swords by Dave Duncan [ read my review ]
    
19. Lord of the Isles by David Drake [ read my review ]
20. Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb [ read my review ]
21. Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold [ read my review ]
22. Shadow's Son by Jon Sprunk [ read my review ]
23. The Disunited States of America by Harry Turtledove [ read my review ]
24. Reiffen's Choice by S.C. Butler [ read my review ]
25. Ephemera by Paul S. Kemp [ read my review ]
26. The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett [ read my review ]
27. Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder [ read my review ]
28. Bright of the Sky by Kay Kenyon [ read my review ]
29. The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien [ read my review ]
30. Medieval Siege Warfare by Christopher Gravett [ read my review ]
31. Cugel's Saga by Jack Vance [ read my review ]
32. The Gunslinger by Stephen King [ read my review ]
33. The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King [ read my review ]
34. Draculas by Crouch, Kilborn, Strand, Wilson [ read my review ]
35. Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest [ read my review ]
36. The Mark of Ran by Paul Kearney [ read my review ]
37. Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey [ read my review ]
38. Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb [ read my review ]
39. Wit'ch Fire by James Clemens [ read my review ]
40. Starfish by Peter Watts [ read my review ]
41. Honour of the Grave by Robin Laws [ read my review ]
42. Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb
43. Marley & Me by John Grogan

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