I haven’t done this for awhile so I have a lot of books to cover! If you haven’t read my previous ratings retrospective posts, I am going back two years to revisit the books I read and determine whether or not I would rate any of them differently. Below is the list of books I read during the first quarter of 2007. In looking at the list, I am amazed to see that my Top 5 books of the year 2007 were all during this period. In addition 8 of my Top 10 were also read during this time.
In looking at my ratings, the only ones that I might rate higher today are The Road, Fahrenheit 451 and The Giver — three excellent books that were in my Top 10 for the year. That would give them all a 5 star rating. The book that I would perhaps rate lower is The Myth of You and Me, bringing it to just 3 stars. It was an okay book, but just okay.
The rest of the ratings I would stick with. Wow, I read a lot of great books the first quarter of 2007!!
I’m going to continue to add to this list until the challenge ends, but I thought I’d go ahead and mark this challenge complete so I can concentrate on the other challenges I am participating in. I had a blast doing this one, and I am very happy that I read books representing 17 different awards. There is some overlap due to some books receiving more than one award.
One of my favorite challenges is the Once Upon a Time Challenge, hosted by Carl of Stainless Steel Droppings. This is the third year, and I enjoyed both the previous rounds tremendously. Carl has a number of ways you can participate in the challenge, and I am choosing ‘Quest the First,” in which I will pick 5 books from the fantasy, folklore, fairy tales, or mythology genres.
My pool of books to choose from follows (I might add some more later as well):
How about, “What’s the worst ‘best’ book you’ve ever read — the one everyone says is so great, but you can’t figure out why?”
I love almost all classics. Seriously. I loooooove them. The only classic that I can think of that I didn’t like was The Red Badge of Courage. Blech. I had to read it in high school, and so far it is the only one I can think of that I just had to force myself through. Yuck.
I was so concentrated on getting the info out about the new 1% Well-Read Challenge that I didn’t post my own choices! I’m going with the 13 book option, and here is my list, subject to change at any time:
"Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal." (John 6:27, ESV)
I haven’t done this for awhile so I have a lot of books to cover! If you haven’t read my previous ratings retrospective posts, I am going back two years to revisit the books I read and determine whether or not I would rate any of them differently. Below is the list of books I read during the first quarter of 2007. In looking at the list, I am amazed to see that my Top 5 books of the year 2007 were all during this period. In addition 8 of my Top 10 were also read during this time.
by J.K. Rowling
by Jasper Fforde
by Jasper Fforde
by Jasper Fforde
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. Blech. I had to read it in high school, and so far it is the only one I can think of that I just had to force myself through. Yuck.
