Reading 2010

I have started the new page for Reading 2010. I have also signed up for two reading challenges for 2010 tentatively. There will be more to come when we get nearer the new year. These 2 challenges are the What’s In a Name? challenge and the World Religion Challenge.

I have taken part in What’s In a Name? since 2008. This year it is hosted by Beth of Beth Fish Reads. I didn’t complete it in 2008 and this year, I am one book short, and that’s not a big issue; I have the book in possession, it’s a matter of reading it before the year is up. So I’d say I am completing it this year. I think it’s a manageable challenge; 6 books from 6 categories. For 2010, the six categories are food, body of water, title (e.g. queen, president), plant, place name and music term. Interestingly, the plant category was the one I didn’t complete in 2008. I’m not complaining about a repeat, on the contrary, this allows me to finally read that book I was supposed to read. I have not yet come up with my book list, I will be updating that pretty soon.

The other challenge, World Religion Challenge, is something new. There are various paths to be taken – I have chosen the Universalist path where I attempt to read something from and about a large number of religions such as and not limited to Buddhism, Scientology and Greek mythology. This challenge will ideally widen my horizon to religion, which I fundamentally regards as a social phenomenon ONLY. Perhaps through reading more about a large number of religions I can be less dismissive to them. I haven’t compiled a reading list either, but that will be built ad-hoc, I suppose.

So these are two reading challenges I have signed up for, and I will be signing up for more as I scour the net for more challenges that intrigue me.