999 Challenge April update

Over half way now on the challenge. Had a change of ideas with the categories, got rid of Prize winners and exchanged it for Banned or Controversial Books, a little more interesting. Trying to vary my reading, though am a bit behind on the Portuguese category, though at least have a couple of books now for it.

Group 1:
Oceania and Islands 8/9
1. Mr. Pip
2. The Flamboya Tree
3. Masters of the Dew
4. Theft A Love Story
5. Mr. Potter
6. The Book Thief
7. The House at Riverton
8. The Pirate's Daughter

Group 2: 0/9
Books about Portugal or written by Portuguese writers. I have recently moved to Portugal and feel I should get to know more about the people and culture.

Group 3:
1001 Books 9/9
1. Intimacy
2. The Turn of the Screw & The Aspern Papers
3. Northanger Abbey
4. The Yellow Wallpaper
5. London Fields
6. Mansfield Park
7. On Beauty
8. Possessing the Secret of Joy
9. Dangerous Liasons

Group 4:
Children's Books 2/9
1. The 13 Clocks
2. Mau Começo

Group 5:
British Writers (pref. new to me) 7/9
1. The Thirteenth Tale (new author)
2. When will there be good News
3. The Second Plane
4. Enduring Love
5. Evelina (new author)
6. The Moonstone (new author)
7. Amsterdam

Group 6:
Controversial or banned Books 5/9
1. Petals of Blood
2. The Satanic Verses
3. A Clockwork Orange
4. Gulliver's Travels
5. Their Eyes were watching God

Group 7:
Travel 4/9
1. The Emigrants
2. Wall to Wall A Woman's Travels from Beijing to Berlin
3. Four Corners A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea
4. Snow

Group 8:
Canongate Books - a great Scottish press. 4/9
1. The poison that Fascinates
2. The end of Mr. Y
3. A Night out with Robert Burns
4. Tsotsi

Group 9:
Historical -either non-fiction or with a historical setting. 9/9
1. Montenegro
2. World's End
3. Blood Meridian Or the Evening Redness in the West
4. Tipping the Velvet
5. The Go-Between
6. The Last Concubine
7. The City of Falling Angels
8. The Forgotten Garden
9. Swift as Desire

1001 Update April 2009

Now up to 25 1001 books read so far this year, just under half way to my 2009 target as set by myself in katrinat's 1001 challenge.

I took part in missgyder's VBB, sending and receiving a few books:
I requested The Satanic Verses from the organiser as I had always been interested in reading it.
Brighton Rock & Snow were sent to me by tabby-cat-owner.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories from Vekiki

The Go-between (Penguin Modern Classics) requested by perryfran
On Beauty requested by Caroley . Caroley sent me The Moonstone (Penguin Popular Classics), which I passed on to kingfan30

Passed on quite a few books. As they were starting to stack up at home, I decided to be proactive by looking at people's wishlists and also advertising them in a forum post. Also, when I request books, I make sure that I attach my list of availables, which has met with some requests being made. I just want others to enjoy the books and also to see their views on them.

Passed on:
Their Eyes Were Watching God sent to Supertalya, enjoy!
Possessing the Secret of Joy sent to ArwenG (as I noticed she had this on her wishlist).
The 13 Clocks & Amsterdamsent to Danielle23

Still to read:
The Child in Time recently sent to me by bestfriends in exchange for Intimacy (1001 book)
Just finishing up with Aesop's Fables, sent to me by rapturina along with Gulliver's Travels (Wordsworth Classics)(which I finished recently).

read, but still in my possession:
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Classics)
World's End