I'm giving in and joining Overdue Books' Winter Reading Challenge that I have been reading about (here and here). It is so tempting to join in on these challenges (and I have been trying to resist, honestly), but I thought this one would work well with my current reading plans and the upcoming Classics Challenge in 2007. The guidelines are simple:
"So for this challenge we would be reading 5 books that we have already purchased, have been meaning to get to, have been sitting on the nightstand and haven't read before. No going out and buying new books. No getting sidetracked by the lure of the holiday bookstore displays."
Seeing as I have plenty of these types of books, I might as well join in. The time frame is November 1 through January 30. I should have plenty of time to read five books (and still try and make serious dent in my current reading pile). I thought I could also incorporate in a book that would work for Kailana's Challenge as well.
After careful thought I have come up with six books (I couldn't quite narrow it down to five, so I have one extra). I am going to start with 1. A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry (just in time for Veteran's Day), 2. Persuasion by Jane Austen (I was planning on reading this as one of my classics challenge books--am really looking forward to it), 3. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (have wanted to read this for so long--must get to it finally!), 4. Women Sailors and Sailor's Women by David Cordingly (have to have a nonfiction), 5. Holy Fools by Joanne Harris, and lastly 6. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (I couldn't decide between the last two...). I hate to admit how long some of these have been languishing on my shelves...So I finally get to start a new book (not to worry though, I will try hard not to get too distracted from the dwindling list)!