2011 Challenges

You can find all the details for the challenges in the blog post A Year of Challenges.

Challenge #1:

Read War and Peace in 2011.

Reading Schedule

February 1-14 – Volume I, Part One, thru page 111
February 15-28 – Volume I, Part Two, thru page199
March – Volume I, Part Three, thru page 294 (end of Volume I)
April – Volume II, Parts One and Two, thru page 417
May – Volume II, Part Three, thru page 487
June – Volume II, Parts Four and Five, thru page 600
July – Volume III, Part One, thru page 681
August – Volume III, Part Two, thru page 820
September – Volume III, Part Three, thru page 932
October – Volume IV, Parts One and Two, thru page 1030
November – Volume IV, Part Three and Four, thru page 1125
December – Epilogue (thru page 1215) along with any other front or back matter

Challenge #2:

Read 50 books for the year. I’m keep tabs here.

Challenge #3:

Finish the Fill in the Gaps list by 2015.

Challenge #4:

Read four Nicholas Sparks books.

1. The Notebook

2. A Walk to Remember

3. Dear John

4. The Last Song

Challenge #5:

Harry Potter Challenge:

Reading Schedule

1. January 1-31: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the UK)

2. February 1-28: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

3. March 1-31: Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban

4. April 1-30: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

5. May 1-31: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

6. June 1-30: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

7. July 1 – August 31: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows