10 Out of 100 Out of 1001 Books

A couple of days ago I posted my list for 3M's 1% Well-Read Challenge.  Yesterday, I heard about the 10 Out of 100 Out of 1001 Books Challenge that is hosted by Mee at Books of Mee.  It is similar, yet different from 3M's challenge.  The two will go together nicely.

The object of the 10 Out of 100 Out of 1001 Books Challenge is to read at least 1 book from the first 100 books on the list within groups of 10.  If a reader has already read a book from one of the groupings, then it can be skipped.  The goal is to have a book from each group between May 1 and October 31, 2008. 

Here's how my list is evolving:

Group 1 (books 1-10) - skip (I've read #1 Never Let Me Go by Ishiguro Kazuo, #2 Saturday by Ian McEwen, and #9 The Master by Colm Toibin)

Group 2 (books 11-20) - skip (I've read #19 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon) or read #15 The Colour by Rose Tremain because I got it at the library sale last week.

Group 3 (books 21-30) - skip (I've read #21 Elizabeth Costello by J. M. Coetzee and #30 That They May Face the Rising Sun, known in the US as By the Lake, by John McGahern)

Group 4 (books 31-40) - read #31 In the Forest by Edna O'Brien

Group 5 (books 41-50) - skip (I've read #42 Atonement by Ian McEwan)

Group 6 (books 51-60) - read #59 Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy

Group 7 (books 61-70) - read #70 Timbuktu by Paul Auster

Group 8 (books 71-80) - read #74 Everything You Need by A. L. Kennedy

Group 9 (books 81-90) - skip (I've read #90 Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho)

Group 10 (books 91-100) - read #100 The Untouchable by John Banville

So actually, I will only need to read 5 books to complete the challenge - 6 if I include the Tremain.  Since this list of 1001 books will more than likely become a perpetual project for me at some point, I figure why not do both challenges and work in a few more.

Thanks, Mee!

Comments

[Lezlie]

I loved Timbuktu! You're the first person I've seen who has also read it. Did you like it? I know the answer could very well be "no" since it's not a very happy book, but I'm curious.

Have a great day!
Lezlie

[Ex Libris]

Lezlie, I haven't read Timbuktu yet. I'm going to read it as part of the challenge. I will be sure, though, to let you know what I think when I have read it :)

[aart]

Hello!

I'm a big fan of Paulo Coelho! You will love this! He's the first best-selling
author to be distributing for free his works on his blog:
www.paulocoelhoblog.com

Have a nice day!

Aart

[Simon T]

What a fun idea! I don't join challenges (can't read under pressure!) but might get a copy of the book and see how many I've read...