January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Okay – for something a little
different and a little fun! I hope that you will join me on this excursion
through the literary genres! Choose your level, post with us at the end of the
month about your experiences, and we will have a winner at the end of the year
for a $50 GC from that great book place in the Ethernet! Each posting will get your name in the hat
for a chance to win! So, post monthly and your chances increase! I hope you enjoy the categories I have
created… it was fun doing it!
Choose your level – just how far out of the box do you want to go?
I’m a little Scared: 3-4
categories
It’s not so bad out here!: 5-7 categories
Look at me, outside my comfort
zone!: 8-10 categories
No Box can Contain Me!: ALL
13!
Guidelines:
This
challenge will run from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.
Grand
Prize Drawing will be 7 January 2014!
1. Sign up any time. Though,
it’s best to do it by the 31st of December, 2012 – that way you will
have more chances to WIN! (However, sign-ups will close 1 December 2013)
2. You cannot use any books or
reading material that was read before 1 January 2013 (except for #9 –
but you DO have to REREAD that one to count!)
3. At the End of each month, you
must post a link to your review for it to count! If you don’t have a blog, be
sure to link up the review you did in GoodReads, Amazon, Library Thing, etc. We
need to read your review! (There will be a one week grace period to get in the
review. i.e. January 31st rolls around and the linky will be up, but
you have until 6th of February to get your linky in!) Each review
will get you a ‘token’!
4. Share the Love (PLEASE!?!) –
Write your intentions on your blog, link back to this post, have the button on a
side bar, so others will know what fun you are having, and they can have it
too!
5. Overlaps are okay, but the purpose of this is
to try other books, not grabbing ONE book to fit four categories! You only get
ONE token in for each review, so the more the merrier.
6. Comment below with how
comfortable you are of climbing out of your literary box! BUT, don’t feel you have to be tied to that
level! You are shy and want to start slowly but love the feeling of the air
outside of where you are…go for it! You
thought you could be a book sphere, but the box is warm and comfy, that’s okay
too!
7. Be encouraging! Sometimes it’s a little frightening coming
out of your comfort zone. Go to the other participants’ sites and give them
words to help free them. Offer suggestions on the best ways to climb out of the
box – give them a ladder that they can use!
8. Optional – share books. Be willing to swap books with other
participants (unless they are library books, or books that are not yours, then
you might find yourself in a whole other type of box, and I can’t help you
then!)
9. Make sure you post your
reviews every month. Who knows, I just
might have a surprise giveaway that month!
Now… to the categories!
#1 To
the Screen
Read a book that was adapted to
the screen. Try to read the book first,
then see the movie – how did they compare?
#2 Another Voice
Do you typically read books that focus on a
Female Character? Try a male protagonist. A male point of view usually? See what
it’s like from a woman’s perspective.
#3 Opposites Attract
Are you
always reading young adult or historical fiction? Try something that would be
opposite – a contemporary read for those stuck in the past, for instance.
#4 5
Star Day
Is there a book you’ve seen featured on another
blog and everyone raves about it? Even if it isn’t your cup of tea – give it a
try to see what the hype is all about.
#5 XyZ pdQ
You’ve seen them – ABC book challenges – well
this one is light! Grab a book that has either an X, Z or Q in the title! Too tough? Try going for the author’s
name!
#6
It’s
my Birthday!
So, have a party! Read a book that was
published in either your birth month or birth year!
#7
From
one place…
It’s neat to read a book that was first
published outside of the United States (or your country – we won’t hold it
against you if you don’t live in the Good Ol’ USofA). Make sure to pull up a slang dictionary of
that country, though, otherwise you will always wonder why they put the ‘kettle
on the hob’ (and, no, it has nothing to do with short hairy guys with big hairy
feet!)
#8 It’s
All About ME!
It seems that everyone has written a memoir of
one kind or another – or someone wrote about their favorite person. Read about their life and know that yours is
still marvelous, even though you didn’t climb Mt. Everest by the age of 2!
#9 Visit an Old Friend
Do you have one of those books that you tell
everyone is your favorite, because of the fond memories you have when you read
it eons ago? Read it again, just to make
sure it still is your Favorite!
#10 Look
at the pretty pictures!
It seems that Graphic Novels are all the
rage. Check on out and see for yourself!
If you have read the original, how did the graphic novel compare?
#11 She
made me do it!
You read about the book on another site. It wasn’t necessarily something that everyone
raves about, but this person spoke so well of the book, you just had too! (I
know, it’s kind of like #4 – but this one is special, you were moved by the
blogger’s recount of the story, you just had to!) Don’t’ forget to mention who
made you grab that cookie from the jar!
#12 I
couldn’t help myself!
We all do it! We walk through the book store
(or even one of those super stores) and it strikes you! You stop in your tracks
and you have instant Cover Love! Grab it, buy it, and READ IT! Well, was it
worth it?
#13 To
be or Not to be…
Time to break in to that section that very few of
us fear to tread! Read a play, memorize
a poem and analyze it since it’s rolling around in your head! Give the Bard (whoever she may be!) a chance!
This reading challenge is hosted by
Musings of a Book Lover. For more information and to sign-up, please
see this post.
