The Book Awards III Challenge ran from July 1 to December 1, 2009 and the challenge was to read: 5 books from 5 different awards
I thought that was too easy for me, so to make it more difficult I decided to seek out some of the lesser known awards, and ban myself from including Bookers, Pulitzers or Orange Prize winners in this challenge.
I love reading prize winning books, so I found it easy to complete this challenge, despite my personal restrictions.
The books I read were:
The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman (Audio Book) Newbery Medal 2009 
Perdido Street Station – China Miéville Arthur C Clarke Award 2001
De Niro’s Game – Rawi Hage International IMPAC Literary Award 2008
Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi (Book and Film) Alex Award 2004 
2666 – Roberto Bolaño National Book Critics Circle Award 2008 
I enjoyed looking through lists of book prizes and hope to read many more prize winning books next year.
Did you manage to complete the Book Awards Challenge?
18 replies on “Book Awards Challenge III Complete!”
Congratulations! I haven’t read any, but do plan to read 2666 next year.
I didn’t sign up for this challenge, but, I did complete it inadvertently – even if I exclude the Bookers, Pulitzers and Orange Prize winners, so, yay me! 🙂
anothercookiecrumbles, Congratulations on completing it – even if you didn’t sign up! I have to admit that I would have completed it without signing up too – I did read a few others too. I just love reading prize winning books too much.
Congratulations – that’s an impressive list!
I was too overwhelmed with other challenges to sign up for this one, but I;ll definitely be there if it comes around again.
FleurFisher, I am sure it will be around next year – I think the plan is to start it on Feb 1st. I look forward to seeing what you plan to read for it.
Welldone for completing this challege, I didn’t take part in this challenge, but I liked how you avoided the more well known awards, and went for the smaller unknown awards. I loved the graveyard book by Neil Gaiman. Thanks for the great post!
Hugs, Bethxx
Thanks Beth! It is interesting to read the less well known award lists – I think they often have better books on them.
I’m chuckling, because indeed this was way too easy for you. Haven’t you read like 50 Bookers this year? I like that you found some less popular awards to explore. Way to go!
Sandy, I think you’ll chuckle even more when you see the ‘Complete Booker Challenge’ post I’m currently writing! I’m afraid I haven’t read 50 Bookers this year – only about 25, but I plan a few more next year. I hope you’ll join me in reading a few of them.
I knew it would be easy for you! Hope the organizer wouldn’t take your comment to heart and make next round of the challenge harder for the rest of us 😉
mee, Perhaps I should combine a few challenges and only read Booker prize winners over 500 pages, or ones with a colour in the title! Sorry for making it look easy – I’m sure no one is going to change the rules for me.
Congrats on finishing the challenge, Jackie!
Thank you!
Congrats on finishing!
Thanks!
I completed this challenge but included a Booker, Orange, and Pulitzer winner on my list. I like the way you set a personal goal to stretch yourself. Since the 2010 challenge will require 10 books from 10 different awards, I will have no choice but to “stretch” while still acknowledging my tried and true favorite awards!
Congratulations!
Laura, I agree that the full challenge is more difficult. I will try to avoid my favourite awards in the challenge next year, but I think that reading 10 books might mean that one or two Bookers have to creep in.
Congrats!!! Looks a good batch of books.
Congratulations, Jackie!