2009 Ban on Spending Book List

Sadly this list will have to wait until I am on spring break in two weeks so I can go through my bookshelf and find all the books I still need to read. :)

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2009 Ban on Spending

The 2009 Ban on Spending Challenge is being hosted by Dreyslibrary.

Challenge rules:

1. List all the books on your TBR list. Every single one.
2. No purchasing books for yourself until all the books listed are gone. No purchasing books for other people with the intention of reading them after they are finished. Library or other borrowed books can’t be listed.
3. Any books won in a raffle or given to you as a gift will be added to this list.
4. Books to be reviewed for promo companies, other blogs, authors, etc. do not count and are not added to this list.
5. Challenge runs January 1st to December 31st, 2009. Start anytime and list as many or as few books as you have. Once all books are checked off from the list, the ban is lifted and the spending can begin again.
6. If you don't have a ton of books to list, but would still like to participate in the spirit of the challenge, you may elect to participate in a period of "abstinence" ~ e.g. no buying from January through April. Make sure to state your intent & the period of time you're abstaining for.
7. I MAY have a prize at the end of the year, I'll have to think of the qualifications (most books waded thru? longest wait? random?).
   
8. If you don't have a blog and would like to still join, list your books in the comment section below.
   
9. Any questions? Post a comment, & I'll figure it out. =)
10. Have FUN!

This is another challenge that I am very excited about. I have a huge addiction of buying books, which can become very costly because all of the books I buy have to be brand new. A lot of people think I am crazy for this, but I can not stand used books due writing, bent pages, smells, etc.. I also have the problem of buying books and never getting the chance to read them, so since I am now a poor college student this challenge will help me read the books I own before purchasing more. Wish me luck!

-jessica.marie

2009 Books & Reviews

1. River Town - Peter Hessler

2. The Sacred Willow - Duong Van Mai Elliott

3. The Tale of Genji -

4. Chushingura - Donald Keene

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Read 100 Books in 2009

The 2009 100+ Reading Challenge will be hosted at

J.Kaye's Book Blog.

Challenge rules:

1. You can join anytime as long as you don’t start reading your books prior to 2009.
2. This challenge is for 2009 only. The last day to have all your books read is December 31, 2009.
3. You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2009.
4. If you don’t have a blog, please join the challenge's Yahoo Groups.
5. When you sign up under Mr. Linky (on J.Kaye's blog), list the direct link to your post where your 100+ books will be listed. If you list just your blog’s URL, it will be removed.
6. All books count: children’s, YA, adults, fiction, non-fiction, how-tos, etc.
7. Feel free to post in the comment section or on Yahoo Groups your monthly progress as well as your favorite books that month.
8. If you have any questions, feel free to email the host at jkayeoldner@yahoo.com. Comments on J.Kaye's blog usually get a quicker response.
9. You do not have to decide your books ahead of time. You can add or subtract from your list during the year.

I am so excited to do this challenge because this will make me keep track off all the books I read during the year. I'm sure that I have read 100 books within a year before, but with college it will probably be more of a challenge.

-jessica.marie