Mammoth Book Reading Challenge
COMPLETED
Darlene. who blogs over at Darlene’s Book Nook, loves audio books – they’re the perfect way for her to fit reading in with her active ‘mom’ lifestyle. In 2012 she wants to listen to some longer books, but couldn’t find a “big book” challenge that allowed her audio books. So she designed The Mammoth Book 2012 Reading Challenge.
This challenge allows books of all formats, including audio books and ebooks. The regular-bound format equivalent of any title must be a minimum of 450 pages.
Since I’m participating already in the Chunkster Reading Challenge, I thought this would be a good fit for me. I’m entering at Level 2, committing to read four mammoth-sized books.
YEAR-END UPDATE
1. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth 1488 pages
2. 11/22/63 by Stephen King 849 pages
3. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 764 pages
4. Mordecai: His Life & Times by Charles Foran 717 pages (in progress)
5. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins 626 pages
6. The Colony of Unrequited Dreams 608 pages
7. Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie 552 pages
8. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 544 pages
Listening to chunksters is probably better than trying to haul them around. I just finished the audio of 11/22/63 by Stephen King. It was 30 hours but so well done the time flew by.
You’re probably right about that, Leslie but I have a terrible time with being too easily overwhelmed by audio stimulation. I really like my quiet reading time. 🙂
Welcome to the Mammoth Book Challenge, Debbie, and thanks for joining! Hope you have fun!
Thanks, Darlene. I’m really looking forward to these biggies!