Have you heard about the O.A.T.E.S. Challenge?!As a rule, I generally avoid all reading challenges, simply because I always stubbornly refuse to do anything that feels like an actual task. I'm lazy; I can't help it.
BUT, when Trish over at Hey Lady! announced the OATES challenge, I knew I had to join. Doing so is an extra kick-in-the-pants that will (hopefully) force me to complete as much of my reading resolution as I possibly can. I have all of 2010 to do this, so I'm thinking positively. I CAN DO THIS.
The rules are simple: Starting with Joyce Carol Oates as O, choose any literary author whose name begins with A, T, E, or S. My list looks like this:
O = Joyce Carol Oates
A = Anne Radcliffe
T = Leo Tolstoy, Anthony Trollope
E = George Eliot, Edith Wharton
S = Stefan Zweig
I haven't yet decided what level of the challenge I will meet (will I read one book per author, or more?) because too many rules make me squishy. I'm just proud I've given a challenge a try.
Wish me luck!
BUT, when Trish over at Hey Lady! announced the OATES challenge, I knew I had to join. Doing so is an extra kick-in-the-pants that will (hopefully) force me to complete as much of my reading resolution as I possibly can. I have all of 2010 to do this, so I'm thinking positively. I CAN DO THIS.
The rules are simple: Starting with Joyce Carol Oates as O, choose any literary author whose name begins with A, T, E, or S. My list looks like this:
O = Joyce Carol Oates
A = Anne Radcliffe
T = Leo Tolstoy, Anthony Trollope
E = George Eliot, Edith Wharton
S = Stefan Zweig
I haven't yet decided what level of the challenge I will meet (will I read one book per author, or more?) because too many rules make me squishy. I'm just proud I've given a challenge a try.
Wish me luck!
