Sunday, January 2, 2011

Jane Austen Challenge

Year 2! yahooo! hopefully I'll finish my own challenge this year :) I'm not going to pick my level ahead of time… we'll just see where I end up. :)

 

Rules:

--Challenge runs January 1st 2011—December 31 2011.

--overlap with other challenges is fine.

--Any format counts: bound book, e-book (check online for free downloads of J.A’s copyright-free books), audio book, or any other thing you can think of. Just no abridged stuff!

--You can change which level you read!

--you don't have to be a blogger or reviewer, just leave a comment letting me know you're joining.

 

Levels:

**Newbie, 4 books total:  2 books by J. Austen, and 2 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)

**Lover, 8 books total: 4 books by J. Austen, 4 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)

** Fanatic, 12+ books total 6+ books by J. Austen, 6+ re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)

 

I'm bringing back the beautiful piece of art for the button by Olde Fashioned, because everyone loved it last year! I'm also adding the new one, also by our same very talented artist.

 

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38 comments:

Anna said...

Hi there! I will be joining you once again for this challenge. Just to clarify, I assume you mean it will run from Jan. 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011, rather than 2010.

diaryofaneccentric said...

Not sure if there is a linky or not, but count me in! I posted about the challenge here:

http://diaryofaneccentric.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/i-couldnt-resist-2011-jane-austen-challenges/

Meri Greenleaf said...

I tried this last year and didn't do too well on the challenge, so trying again. :) I'll be keeping track of my challenges in this blog post:
http://merigreenleaf.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-reviews-2011-challenges.html

Anna said...

Hi there! I just finished my first book for the challenge and was wondering if there's a linky for review links or whether to just leave it in the comments.

Svea ~Muse in the Fog said...

Hehe, I just signed up for an Austen challenge over at Austenprose... it looks like I am going to sign up for two in one night! I participated in last years challenge; count me in for this years too :)

Whitney said...

Oh Jane Austen, you had me at hello. In other words, sign me up!

Aleksandra said...

I'm in again! Thanks for hosting :)
Here's my sign up post: http://my-book-obsession.blogspot.com/2011/01/jane-austen-challenge-2011.html

Anna said...

Just posted a new review:

Darcy and Fitzwilliam

And the only other one I've completed is:

The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy

Whitney said...

I just posted my review of Prom and Prejudice here:
http://she-is-too-fond-of-books.blogspot.com/2011/02/prom-and-prejudice.html

diaryofaneccentric said...

Just posted another review:

Mr. Darcy's Secret by Jane Odiwe

Lieder Madchen said...

I just found your challenge, it looks great! Can I count Jane Austen books that I have read since the challenge began but before I joined? (I have been reading and reviewing a lot of Jane Austen novels on my blog recently, eight since January first.)
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-review-1-mr-fitzwilliam-darcy-last.html
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-review-2-mr-darcys-diary.html
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-review-4-pemberley-by-sea-by.html
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-review-5-mr-and-mrs-fitzwilliam.html
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-review-6-mr-darcys-daughters-by.html
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/book-review-12-darcys-and-bingleys-by.html
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/book-review-14-plight-of-darcy-brothers.html
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/book-review-15-perfect-bride-for-mr.html

It is probably pretty obvious that I am going for fanatic. :)

Angie said...

I am happily joining!!! Thanks for the challenge!!

Faith Hope Cherrytea said...

i too posted the challenge on a separate page, top right, on FHC ~
thx for the company ")

Jerry said...

Here's my review of The Jane Austen Handbook.

Anna said...

Somehow I was signed into my husband's account. LOL

Anna said...

Here's my review of Captain Wentworth's Persuasion.

Anna said...

Another review: Only Mr. Darcy Will Do.

Lieder Madchen said...

Here are my reviews!

Northager Abbey and Angels and Dragons
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/03/book-review-37-northanger-abbey-and.html

Mr. Darcy's Obsession
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/03/book-review-38-mr-darcys-obsession-by.html

Anna said...

Another review: What Would Mr. Darcy Do?

Anna said...

Yet another review :)

Wickham's Diary by Amanda Grange

Anna said...

Can you tell that I love these books? LOL

Another review: My Jane Austen Summer by Cindy Jones

Anna said...

Another review: A Jane Austen Education

Anna said...

Another review: The Truth About Mr. Darcy by Susan Adriani

Anna said...

Another review: Mr. Darcy and the Secret of Becoming a Gentleman by Maria Hamilton

Anna said...

Another review: Mr. Darcy Goes Overboard by Belinda Roberts

Anna said...

Finally! Austen by Austen! Pride and Prejudice review

Anna said...

Yet another review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After by Steve Hockensmith

Lieder Madchen said...

Here is my review of A Wife for Mr. Darcy: http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-review-87-wife-for-mr-darcy-by.html

Lieder Madchen said...

Oh dear, I am really behind! Here is my review of Dreadfully Ever After: http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/book-review-4-dreadfully-ever-after.html

My review of The Ballad of Gregoire Darcy:http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/05/book-review-57-ballad-of-gregoire-darcy.html

The Road to Pemberley:
http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-73-road-to-pemberley.html

Anna said...

Another review: The History of England by Jane Austen

Anna said...

Another review: A Weekend With Mr. Darcy by Victoria Connelly

Anna said...

Another review: A Wife for Mr. Darcy by Mary Lydon Simonsen

TogetherForGood♥ Angie said...

I read Pride and Prejudice in February of 2010. Living in England convinced me I'd probably love her writing; and I do!

I finished reading Emma in March 2011.

I am reading/listening to Northanger Abbey right now.

I would like to read at least one more Jane Austen title during 2011.

Anna said...

Another review: Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star by Heather Lynn Rigaud

Anna said...

Another review: Mr. Darcy's Undoing by Abigail Reynolds

Anna said...

More reviews:

Mr. Darcy's Bite by Mary Lydon Simonsen

Expectations of Happiness by Rebecca Ann Collins

Anna said...

More reviews:

Jane Austen Made Me Do It edited by Laurel Ann Nattress

Frederic & Elfrida by Jane Austen

Anna said...

More from Jane Austen's Juvenilia: Edgar and Emma, Henry and Eliza, and The Beautiful Cassandra:

http://diaryofaneccentric.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/reviews-more-from-jane-austens-juvenilia/

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