More challenges? No way!

Way!

Hmmm ... the 90s called. They want their catchphrase back.

Is there something in the book-blogging water at the start of a new year that I'm unaware of that makes you run around and join lots and lots of reading challenges?

A Neil Gaiman challenge. Might as well just leave chocolate on my doorstep and run away laughing hysterically. Because I can't say no. Hosted by Jessi here: http://dreamkingchallenge.blogspot.com/

I'm working on the acolyte level for now, so three works from three different categories. I already have Smoke and Mirrors (short stories) and Anansi Boys (novel) lined up; to that I'm going to add a re-read of The Graveyard Book (Young Adult _ honestly? when I read it, it was all I could do not to just turn to the beginning and start reading it all over again) and watch Coraline the movie when it comes out. :)

I'm seriously, seriously tempted by these challenges:

The Buy One Book and Read It hosted by My Friend Amy http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/

http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/2008/12/buy-one-book-and-read-it-challenge-2009.html

The Baker Street challenge (oh, Sherlock Holmes, how I've missed you ...) _ I haven't read any Holmes for years even though I have the novels and a couple of short story collections um ... hosted here: http://bakerstreetchallenge.blogspot.com/

And last, but not least, the Agatha Christie challenge: http://cozymurders.blogspot.com/2008/12/agatha-christie-challenge.html I mean, I'll probably read at least a couple of her novels anyway ...

You know what it is? I have to stop visiting that lovely Novel Challenge blog http://novelchallenges.blogspot.com/ which helpfully gathers all the reading challenges in one spot. Yeah. It's the blog's fault.

BUT ... I haven't signed up for the others apart from the Neil Gaiman one ... yet.

Sigh.