I just about finished the Take A Chance Challenge in the nick of time, and I have to say, it's been fun! The randomness of this challenge led to me being pleasantly surprised a couple of times, and slightly disappointed a couple of times.
I created a list of the nine books I'd read as part of this challenge on 14 June 2009, and some five months later, I'm done!
The nine books I eventually read were:
1. John Christopher – The Death of Grass
2. Terry Pratchett – A Hat Full Of Sky
3. Orsan Scott Card – Ender’s Game
4. John Le Carre – A Murder Of Quality
5. Susan Hill – The Beacon
6. Gabriel Garcia Marquez – News Of A Kidnapping
7. David Guterson – East of the Mountains
8. Ann Brashares - The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants
9. JK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
This challenge also included some "lit riffing", which I did to REM's Diminished. I thoroughly enjoyed writing that "short story".
So, my favourites from this challenge have been John Christopher's The Death of Grass, Oscar Scott Card's Ender's Game, and Marquez's News Of A Kidnapping - the only non-fiction book read for this challenge.
I didn't really enjoy a couple of the others, but, when you take a chance, you have to be prepared to win some, lose some. Considering some of the amazing finds, I'm quite happy to let the so-called "duds" go.
Thanks again Jenners, for coming up with such a fun and creative challenge!