Monday, February 1, 2010

Challenge: Typically British Reading Challenge


FINISHED!

This challenge paired perfectly with my Battle of the Prizes Challenge -- British Version -- as well as my reading preferences. Which is why I finished it first of all my 2010 challenges.

The challenge was to read "typically British" novels by British authors in 2010.  There are different levels of participation.  Since I typically read typically British novels, I signed up at the "Cream Crackered" level to read eight qualifying novels.

This challenge was a lot of fun and I look forward to participating next year if Book Chick City hosts it again. I hope she does!

FINISHED BOOKS AND REVIEWS

One Fat Englishman by Kingsley Amis (reviewed here)

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (finished, not reviewed)

The New Confessions by William Boyd (reviewed here)

Three Loves by A. J. Cronin (reviewed here)

Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. Forster (reviewed here)

The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (reviewed here)

Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis by Kinglsey Amis (reviewed here);

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry (reviewed here)

LIKELY CANDIDATES
(MAYBE NEXT YEAR)


The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch

Bolt by Dick Francis

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

NOTES

Last updated on June 23, 2010.

Mailbox Monday

 

Oh no! For the first time since I started participating in Mailbox Monday, no books came into my house last week. Not a one. My mailbox is empty.