Banned Books Challenge
photo credit: Love Of Books by George Hodan Christine at Buckling Bookshelves is hosting a Banned Books Challenge. Here's what she has to say: Since Banned Books Week 2012, I have been trying to make an effort to read more banned and challenged books, particularly classics, but want to make a more organized and formal effort this year leading up to Banned Books Week 2013. DATE: The challenge will run from January 1, 2013 through the first day of Banned Books Week 2013 (still TBD) -- the rest of the week will be used to wrap-up the challenge. RULES: The only rules are that books read for this challenge must appear on one of the ALA's lists of frequently challenged books -- there are multiple lists split up by author, year, decade, & a separate list for Banned & Challenged Classics, so there should be plenty of options to choose from. I always try to post only reviews of banned/challenged books during Banned Books Week anyway, but I do find myself frantically trying to read them all in September. Hopefully this challenge will help me space them out a little better throughout the year! I'm signing up at the Making Waves level--5 banned books. I'll track my progress here. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak Challenge complete! I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's, my local independent bookstore located in beautiful downtown Asheville, NC; and Better World Books. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase books through links on my site.
