2010 We Didn't Start The Fire Challenge

January 1 - December 31, 2010

Sarah at Behold The Thing that Reads A Lot is hosting her first challenge. The 2010 We Didn't Start the Fire Challenge is based on the Billy Joel song by that title. Sarah writes:

The song has plenty of historical and pop culture references, which offer us book junkies plenty of opportunities for reading material! I like 80s music, especially this song, but I don’t know anything about some of the things in the song. The goal of this challenge is for you to learn about some of the many topics mentioned in the song.

I want this challenge to be flexible for you, so all I want you to do is pick a level of commitment and stick to it! You don’t need to list your books beforehand or write a certain amount of reviews. Overlaps with other challenges are absolutely fine!

Here are the levels:

FICTION

• Bronze Fiction: Read 5 books specifically mentioned in the song or a book by an author specifically mentioned. Or, read a work of fiction about something else mentioned in the song.
• Silver Fiction: Read 8 books within the same criteria mentioned above.
• Gold Fiction: Read 10 books within the same criteria mentioned above.

NONFICTION

• Bronze Nonfiction: Read 5 nonfiction books about any topic in the song.
• Silver Nonfiction: Read 8 nonfiction books about any topic in the song.
• Gold Nonfiction: Read 10 nonfiction books about any topic in the song.

COMBO

• Bronze Combo: Read any combination of 5 fiction or nonfiction books related to the song.
• Silver Combo: Read any combination of 8 fiction or nonfiction books related to the song.
• Gold Combo: Read any combination of 10 fiction or nonfiction books related to the song.

Sarah's site has the lyrics to the song as well as a video with pictures of what each thing in the song is as well as a link to a site for each topic for more detail.

To sign up or learn more, visit the post about the challenge.