Rebeki's 5x10 Challenge

I typically read forty-something books a year and don't want to spread my reading too thinly across 11 categories, so this group seems ideal.

I've chosen five categories that reflect my TBR pile, which I'm forever trying to reduce, and the rule is that the 10 books in each category must have been entered in my LT catalogue as of today (25 November 2010). I will no doubt continue to buy books and borrow them from the library, and I will certainly be reading books that don't fit into these categories (in particular UK and European fiction), but I hope that this challenge will encourage me to read some of the books that have been sitting on my shelf for far too long.

I'm using this thread for listing purposes only. My "reviews" and any discussion can be found on my Club Read thread.

My challenge starts on 1 January 2011 and finishes when it finishes!

1. Russia (fiction and non-fiction, a category I failed to find time for in the 1010 Challenge)

1) The Angel of Grozny by Åsne Seierstad (finished on 11 April 2011)
2) A Russian Diary by Anna Politkovskaya (finished on 6 May 2011)
3) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (finished on 8 July 2011)
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2. US Fiction

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3. In French

1) Boule de suif by Guy de Maupassant (finished on 8 January 2011)
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4. In German

1) Meine freie deutsche Jugend by Claudia Rusch (finished on 20 October 2011)
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5. Non-Fiction

1) Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia by Roberto Saviano (abandoned January 2011)
2) Bluebird by Vesna Maric (finished on 9 March 2011)
3) Thank You for Not Reading by Dubravka Ugrešić (finished on 5 November 2011)
4) Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine by Anna Reid (finished March 2012)
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I've finished my first book of the challenge: Boule de suif by Guy de Maupassant. Please see my Club Read thread (link in first message) for my comments.

Congratulations.

Wow, that was quick - thanks!

I was reading Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia by Roberto Saviano, but am abandoning it two-thirds of the way through. However, since I've read a good chunk of it and it's now been removed from the TBR pile, it counts for the purposes of this challenge!

Last month I finished Bluebird by Vesna Maric, which fits my non-fiction category. (Unfortunately, I can't get the right touchstone to load.)

I've finally finished a book for my Russia category: The Angel of Grozny by Åsne Seierstad. Hopefully, now I've started on the Russian theme, I'll keep up the momentum.

I've just finished A Russian Diary by Anna Politkovskaya as my next read in my Russian category and a good follow-up to the The Angel of Grozny, as Politkovskaya also focuses on the situation in Chechnya.

Earlier this month, I finished War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy for my Russian category. I'm making slow progress with my challenge, but it's satisfying to have completed this book!

@ 14 -- That's a huge accomplishment! I hope to get to War and Peace someday, when I have a couple months to kill.

Hi Christina, yes, you need to make some time for War and Peace, but it's a rewarding and enjoyable read (aside from some ramblings on the study of history!).