I was not going to sign up for another reading challenge. I really wasn’t. But this is just too neat to pass up.
The Truth in Fiction Challenge, hosted at Fig and Thistle.
From her post:
The Details:
Challenge runs from 01/01/12 – 12/31/2012
Goal: read a specified number of book pairs that are comprised of one fiction book and one related non-fiction book. Think outside of the box; the non-fiction book could also be journals, letters, memoirs, etc…. The pairs needn’t be exact matches, although there should be an easily detectable common thread. Overlapping with other challenges is fine.
The catch: Instead of individual reviews, after each book pair write a joint review. For example, if I read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and then The Journals of Sylvia Plath then my review post will be focused on both books.
Levels:
Freshman: 1 pair
Sophomore: 2 pairs
Junior: 3 pairs
Senior: 4 pairs
Masters: 5 pairs
PhD: 6 pairs
Professor: 7 pairs
Doesn’t this sound like fun? I put my name in for Freshman Level, planning on reading Jeanette Winterson’s Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? and re-reading one of my favorite books, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.
I can think of at least two more pairings, though. I never did get around to reading Carole Estby Dagg’s The Year We Were Famous, which I was planning to read paired with Linda Lawrence Hunt’s Bold Spirit. And, of course, there’s Wendy McClure’s The Wilder Life, which just begs for a re-reading of Little House on the Prairie.
Thoughts? Suggestions for pairings with books already on my TBR list? Want to join in?
What a fun challenge. I absolutely LOVE learning through fiction, or when fiction inspires me to read some nonfiction in some way (and after the race of the Cybils I’m really looking forward to reading adult books again!).