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Random Reading Challenge

August 3, 2009 by Darlene


Yes I am, in fact, joining another challenge. Personally I think it’s a sickness to join these challenges and then try to keep up. lol. However, I’m pretty sure I can tackle this one and win!

The Random Reading Challenge is being hosted by Wendy over at Caribousmom and running from August 1, 2009 – July 31, 2010. What is this challenge all about? Here’s the info from Caribousmom…

Are you stuck in a rut? Do you always find yourself reading from set lists or feeling committed to reading one book while another book screams at you from your TBR mountain? Has your reading become completely scheduled? If so, the Random Reading Challenge may be just the thing to put the spontaneity back into your reading.

For this challenge, readers will be choosing books randomly from their TBR stacks. You may select one of three levels of participation:

Level I:

You are just a tad compulsive about your reading – you love your lists and schedules. Being spontaneous is not something that comes naturally to you. To complete the challenge, force yourself out of your rut and read just six books.

Level II:

You really want to break away from all those lists, but you do still have a responsibility to your reading groups, other challenges and all those review books. Six books is too little, but twelve is too much. Stretch a little and read nine books for the challenge.

Level III:

Throw away the lists, don’t look at your schedule, bring on the joy that comes with the freedom to chose books randomly. Read twelve books for the challenge.

As you can see there are a lot of different options but I’m going for Level 1. What I did was pick a book from each of my different piles that range from review copies, library books, challenge books all the way to my own books – I picked 10 of them. I went to the random generator and a library book won – Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich. Next time around I’ll pick 10 different books again and choose one of those.

Note: I had to redraw because I decided I didn’t want to read this for now. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett won.

I’m also going to keep track of books read on this post:

Head on over to Caribousmom by clicking here and check out the rules and sign up!

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  1. Jaime says

    August 3, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    It IS a sickness!! What are we, gluttons for punishment?? LOL. Hey, at least it's a good, clean addiction or wait, PC is sickness. hee hee

  2. bermudaonion says

    August 3, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    Have fun with the challenge!

  3. Lenore says

    August 3, 2009 at 11:51 pm

    This is kinda sorta what I did in July. It did bring the joy back!

  4. Melody says

    August 4, 2009 at 12:38 am

    Reading challenges are sure addictive!
    Have fun! 😀

  5. Wendy says

    August 4, 2009 at 12:57 am

    sick and addictive *laughing* Glad you're joining the challenge, Darlene…I picked my first book today – it's a book that I've had on my TBR shelf for OVER a year now! Yay, finally going to read it (guilt-free!)

  6. Sandy Nawrot says

    August 4, 2009 at 1:20 am

    This one sounded like a lot of fun to me. I need some randomness in my structured life!

  7. Literary Feline says

    August 4, 2009 at 5:17 am

    Signing up for challenges can be addicting, can't it? Good luck with this one! It does sound fairly easy (famous last words), not to mention fun.

  8. Lit and Life says

    August 4, 2009 at 5:49 am

    I'm doing this one, too. I think it'll be a great way to get to the things in Mt. TBR. I should have made my own level VI!

  9. Veens says

    August 4, 2009 at 7:35 am

    no… no… no! I am not joining one more challenge!!

  10. Serena says

    August 4, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    good luck with this reading challenge. I've been randomly selecting books for July and August, minus a few prior commitments.

  11. Toni says

    August 4, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    Good Luck Dar. I seem to fail every challenge I join. I need to focus.. .. You will do great.

  12. Vivienne says

    August 4, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    Glad to see your joining too. We are gluttons!

  13. naida says

    August 4, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    lol…it sounds like a good challenge though! enjoy it 🙂
    http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/

  14. Alice Teh says

    August 7, 2009 at 7:58 am

    Have fun with the challenge, Dar!

  15. Hazra says

    August 10, 2009 at 3:45 am

    I really like this challenge, though I have been tardy in signing up. I think I'll do that right now

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