Book Awards II Challenge Wrap-Up

Yes, you read that right. I am finally done with the Book Awards II Challenge, and let me tell you that it was so much fun to do! I actually got out of my comfort zone and read some books that normally wouldn't appeal to me and I can honestly say I was not disappointed.

Here is my list w/ reviews linked to each title:

1- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon (2003 Whitbread Book of the Year Award) (completed - 1/07/09)

2- The Gathering - Anne Enright (2007 Man Booker Prize) (completed 10/29/08)

3- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson (2006 Glass Key Award) (completed 12/12/08)

4- Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris (Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original 2001) (completed 10/15/08)

5- Doubt: A Parable - John Patrick Shanley (2005 Pulitzer Prize) (completed 12/27/08)

6- Blindness - José Saramago (1998 Nobel Prize) (completed 1/11/09)

7- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz (2008 Pulitzer Prize) (completed 11/6/08)

8- The End of the Alphabet - C.S. Richardson (2007 Alcuin Award) (completed 10/22/08)

9- Inkheart - Cornelia Funke (2004 Book Sense Children's Literature Award) (completed 12/17/08)

10- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares (2004 YRCA Award) (completed - 11/13/08)

My initial post is here. Now off to work on the other 25 or so challenges that I'm also signed up for =D

Happy Reading!