2009 Reading Challenges I'm doing

I'm going to do at least three reading challenges in 2009. They are "A to Z Challenge" and "What's in a Name" challenge. I may add others, but for now these are the two I'm most set on doing. For the "A to Z" challenge I'm going to do the option to read Authors, by last name, A to Z. And I'm going to do "Celebrate the Author" where you chose one author each month whose birthday it is. Sounds fun, too!

I will post lots of reviews coming up, so stay tuned and check back when you can.

Update - Using my blog for Reading Challenges

I'm planning on doing some reading challenges in 2009. I've been involved in some challenges through 'shelfari' like Play Book Tag challenges. Will begin to use this as my reading list for upcoming 2009 book/reading challenges.

An attempt at "War and Peace"

I picked up a new translation of Tolstoy's "War and Peace" and am making that my "winter book." But, I will read other things will attempting to finish the 1300 pages of this book. So far, I'm only 120 pages into it, Part One was good, it dealt mostly with the main characters pre-war life in Moscow and/or Petersburg. Part Two is now into "getting ready for the war" and it's a bit slow going, and a bit of challenge. I decided to read this, after seeing that this new edition was on a number of book critic's top choices of 2007. Stay tuned, we'll see how I make out.