The aim is to read a total 20 books, over ten categories, in 2010. (Was this challenge based solely around the name? I’ll let you decide!)
Rules:
- Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total.
- The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only, if you decide it fits, then it fits. (Apart from those marked **)
- Categories marked with ** have tighter rules, and these must be followed.
- Each book can only qualify for one category.
- Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
- Books read from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010 are eligible.
So, on with the categories
- Young Adult
Any book classified as young adult or featuring a teenage protagonist counts for this category. - T.B.R. **
Intended to help reduce the old T.B.R. pile. Books for this category must be already residents of your bookshelves as of 1/11/09. - Shiny & New
Bought a book NEW during 2010 from a bookstore, online, or a supermarket? Then it counts for this category. Second-hand books do not count for this one, but, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts or won in a giveaway also count! - Bad Blogger’s ***
Books in this category, should be ones you’ve picked up purely on the recommendation of another blogger count for this category (any reviews you post should also link to the post that convinced you give the book ago).
*** Bad Bloggers: Is hosted by Chris of Stuff as Dreams are Made on. - Charity
Support your local charity shops with this category, by picking up books from one of their shops. Again, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts also count, as long as they were bought from a charity shop. - New in 2010
This category is for those books newly published in 2010 (whether it be the first time it is has been released, or you had to wait for it to be published in your country, it counts for this one!) - Older Than You
Read two books that were published before you were born, whether that be the day before or 100 years prior! - Win! Win!
Have a couple of books you need to read for another challenge? Then this is the category to use, as long that is, you don’t break the rules of the other challenge by doing so!
- Who Are You Again?
This one isn’t just for authors you’ve never read before, this is for those authors you have never even heard of before! - Up to You!
The requirements for this category are up to you! Want to challenge yourself to read some graphic novels? A genre outside your comfort zone? Something completely wild and wacky? Then this is the category to you. The only requirement is that you state it in your sign-up post.
From, January 1st, I’ll also have pages up for each of the categories so you can post your review links and check out what others are reading!
Feel free to pinch the button, and use it on your own site.
Sign Up
Please, make sure your URL links directly to your sign-up post, not just your homepage, it’ll make it a lot easier for people to find it and cheer you along!
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What a great challenge! You can definitely count me in.
What a great challenge! I think I’ll take this one on. Will be back to sign up when Thanksgiving craziness is over at my house.
I love this challenge! I will be joining
I will definitely be joining this – what a great idea for a challenge! My post won’t go up till December, though, when I’m done with NaNoWriMo.
I love the breadth of this challenge! I’ll be joining in.
I’ll be joining in Darren!! Just have to get my post together
Loving this idea! Just off to add to my literarychallenges list.
My what a lovely idea
I’ll definitely be joining and I plan to put up a page for this later this week.
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(though I have no idea what to choose for the Up to You part but I trust I’ll come up with something in the end
G’day
Haven’t put it up on my challenge blog yet – but will over the weekend
This sounds fun! Thanks for another great challenge!
I will be joining — sounds like a ton of fun. My post will go up soonish.
Great challenge! I will definitely be joining.
This sound like fun! I like challenges with parameters. I’ve been thinking today, “All I want to do is sit in front of the fireplace and read.” I know that’s random, but all of you would understand it.
I LOVE this idea! And I can’t resist.
I”ll be signing up!
Very cool idea!! I’m definitely looking forward to this challenge
Much as I told myself I wasn’t joining a ton of challenges for 2010, this one is too good to pass up! I’m in!
~MizB
Resistance is futile!
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I look forward to starting this challenge!
So totally fun
) I’m in!
Thanks for a great challenge. Can’t wait to get started!
Glad you like it! Welcome!
This looks like so much fun! I’m in! I’m in!
Hope you enjoy it! & Welcome to the challenge!
Since I got through 2009 without doing a single challenge I might get stuck in again in 2010 – and this challenge sounds awesome!
I’m in
Hi Clare! Good to have you join in. Hope you enjoy it!
This sounds like a great challenge. And a way for me to broaden my reading horizons. I tend to read the same genre and have been looking for a way to branch out. I think this is the challenge to do that.
Glad you like the categories! Welcome! to the challenge. Hope you enjoy it!
Hi!
I found you while over at Beth Fish Reads. This sounds like a great reading challenge. I’ll be joining in and have posted about this challenge at my place, Just Books. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Just Books
Thank you and welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
I’m looking forward to this. What great catergories
Thank you! & Welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
Great challenge – thanks ;0)
http://lyndasbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/twentyten-challenge.html
Welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
Oh my. I was planning on really curbing my challenges this year but you have definitely drawn me in with this one. It is a delightful idea for a challenge–very clever actually.
Thanks for hosting—
*smiles*’
Kim
Hehe! Welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
Great idea for a challenge. I’m in. I’ll post later on this!
Welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
I have no doubt that I will!!!
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Seems to be catching!
Welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
I am so excited about this one!
Welcome! Glad to hear it,
hope you enjoy it!
I can’t wait to get started on this one!
Welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
I’m curious about the charity category – would library book sales count for that? I’m working on my post and will probably have it ready for this weekend.
I would think that would count, as the money raised goes to support the library.
I’m joining in! I have my post scheduled for tomorrow so I can’t sign up with Mr. Linky yet. Hopefully I don’t forget to come back and do it!
What a fantastic challenge – learned about it from A Novel Challenge!!
I’m joining in.
This looks like so much fun. Look forward to the challenge!
Wooo!! I can’t wait to see what everyone else comes up with for the last category, can we have a little prize for the most original 10th category???
This sounds like fun – and apparently I’ve never met a challenge I didn’t like. I’m in!!
Welcome
This is a great challenge! I will sign up as soon as I have time to create my page! Thanks!
Welcome!
This is a great challenge! I’m looking forward to starting in January.
K
Welcome! Hope you have a tonne of fun with it!
Can’t wait to get started on this challenge! Thanks!
Looking forward to this challenge – great categories!
This is such a great challenge, I can’t wait to get started.
Just discovered reading challenges – and I’m so excited to join in!
this sounds like a really unique challenge! I’m joining up for sure!
my special category shall be…Graphic Novels~
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Sounds like a fun challenge! “Cleaned out” my TBR list making my choices!
can’t wait to start! thank goodness we have a year to do this!
Can’t wait to get started on this challenge. I’ll be making my list for this challenge tonight!
Thanks for hosting!
I cannot wait! I love this challenge!
Can’t wait to get started with this one!
sounds fun! don’t know if I can handle it!
hope i can keep up with all the reading…not sure about TBR category
I thought I was done with challeges this year until I found this one which sounds like a lot of fun. I also am participating in 7 challenges this year, but that can’t be helped. I’ve made a vow to myself that 7 it is, but I’ve been eyeing that 100 book one…I wonder if there is an addicted to books help line out there (lol)!!!!! Now to coming up with an interesting category for #10…
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Awesome challenge, can’t wait to get started!
This looks like fun…thanks!
I’ve just published my partial list – my up to you challenge is going to be to read an award winner or shortlisted book as I usually avoid those books
Here’s the link to my list: http://www.bluearchipelagoreviews.com/reading-challenges/2010/twentyten-reading-challenge/
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I forgot to state my two changes in my sign up post. For Charity, I’m going for Used book and for Up to You, I’m going for ARC.
Can’t wait to get rolling on this fun challenge.
Sounds like a plan!
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Looking forward to starting this challenge!
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I’m very excited to start this challenge this year! I just have to get my nose out of my current book to start a category. I’ve decided for the ‘Up to You’ category, I’m going to force myself to read 2 more books in the Sookie Stackhouse series. I had read the first one and felt violated after reading it – however, I bought the box set from Amazon, so I have 6 more books to read still! Since I really don’t want to (and have actually considered throwing them away!) I think that category would be a good fit.
K
I’m excited to be joining in on this challenge. Thanks for hosting!
My “Up to You” category will be nonfiction.
Wow, my first challenge! Still not sure what I will read for some categories…Anyway, thanks for hosting this fun challenge!
I’ve posted my first review, for the “Who Are You Again?” category – it’s here: http://commuterreads.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/i-was-told-thered-be-cake-sloane-crosley/
Please excuse me if I’ve posted this in the wrong place, I wasn’t quite sure where to put it.
Thanks! Eibhlin
Top challenge – thanks for setting this up!
My list so far:
http://mcrogerson.blogspot.com/2010/01/any-excuse-to-read-or-not-to-write.html
Better get cracking…
I forgot to put my choice decision in my sign-up post. I am reading nonfiction because I really have to be challenged to get my nose out of fiction!
I do have quite a few on my TBR pile, but you’re making it fun by including some other categories I don’t normally read. So, count me in.
I’m excited about this challenge. I’ve never completed a book challenge before, but this one looks like fun. I’ll be compiling my list soon!
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For the “Up to You” category I’m going to go with two Agatha Christie books.
I own the whole set and really need a kick up the butt to read more of them
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Sorry about the first link being a dud and to a different challenge! I’m totally dumb like that sometimes.
I reposted with the correct link to my sign-up post. Thanks for your patience with me!
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To the post:
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To the page:
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What a fun challenge! Love your blog and can’t wait to check it out even more.
A friend and I created our own challenge, to read 52 in 2010. Hope you’ll stop by!
http://bookwormz2010.wordpress.com
Happy reading!
Xoxo, LibraryLove
Welcome! Hope you have fun with it!
I posted a page with ALL current reading challenges. Let me know if you want me to add any other information about yours. I hope it brings even more readers to The 20 10 Challenge!
Reading Challenges.
Rachelle (Bibliobabe)
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I really like the variety in the categories of this challenge: the only section I’ve settled so far is the Up to You section, but I’m looking forward to playing along. Thanks very much for hosting!
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I’m incredibly late starting this, but I think i can make it in 6 months!
Good luck!
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Hi. Not sure if this is the right place to put this, but just to say I’ve posted a blog review on ‘The Book Thief’ – my first book for the challenge, at http://www.stanforth-sharpe.co.uk ; it’s for the Young Adult categorary.
I just came across this challenge today, I’m excited.
Welcome, hope you have lots of fun with it!
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‘A Single Shard’ – Linda Sue Parks. Review just posted here: http://www.stanforth-sharpe.co.uk/?p=2515
So, I’m very late in signing-up, I know, but I still think that I can make a pretty good dent in the challenge, if not complete it. My main page for reading challenges is linked above (I’m #147) and all my reviews will be linked on that page. I’m really looking forward to this challenge.
Welcome to the challenge!
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I know i’m quite late, but this sounded like a lot of fun so i’m going to have a go. Thanks for setting it up.
Timekeeping is not a condition of the challenge! Welcome, enjoy and have fun!
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Might be…
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