New Year Resolutions. Newer Resolutions

Being in New England pushes you to the edge, daring you to jump off the cliff of wintry boredom, if only to see stars when you hit rock bottom. This winter I plan to do something less dangerous but still a lot more fun. I've decided to sign up for a few Reading Challenges.

The first is War Through the Generations: World War II hosted by Anna(Diary of an Eccentric) and Serena(Savvy Verse and Wit).

The challenge is to read atleast 5 books on World War II from Jan 1st - Dec 31st 2009. The books can overlap other challenges.

I've already read The Book Thief but maybe I'll re-read it next year.

I just picked the ones that intrigued me from the WWIIReadingList:

The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Behind Enemy Lines:  The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany by Marthe Cohn and Wendy Holden

Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman

Becoming My Mother’s Daughter by Erika Gottlieb

Obasan by Joy Kogawa

The second challenge is New Authour Challenge 2009 hosted by Literary Escapism.

I'm taking it up because all the books I'm reading for the WWII challenge are by authors new to me, so might as well kill two birds with one stone. 

Only hitch with both the challenges is the entire 'book reviews' part. Ofcourse, the success or failure of these challenges depend on how well The Implet behaves and how much The Mr chips in so I can read and write :)