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I'm picking my topics at random. I like not knowing what I'm going to read next :) Although I've been making notes about books that I think would be good for certain categories.

I'm such a slow reader. I used to be one of those "book a week" readers but between working, kids, etc. I don't have a lot of time to sit and read right now. And when I do it makes me sleepy :) I'm trying to get myself back in the habit though.

I doubt I'll finish this whole list but I want to see how many I can finish. I listen to a lot of audiobooks in my car during my work commute, but I'm limiting this challenge to just books I actually read.

�1. a book with more than 500 pages - Voyager - Diana Gabaldon
2. a romance
3. a book that became a movie
4. a book published this year
5. a book with a number in the title
6. a book written by someone under 30
7. a book with nonhuman characters
8. a funny book
9. a book by a female author - Drums of Autumn - Diana Gabaldon Currently Reading
�10. a mystery or thriller - And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie
11. a book with a one-word title
12. a book of short stories
13. a book set in a different country
14. a nonfiction book
15. a popular author's first book
16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet
17. a book a friend recommended
�18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book - Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry
19. a book based on a true story
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list
21. a book your mom loves
�22. a book that scares you - 'Salem's Lot - Stephen King
23. a book more than 100 years old
�24. a book based entirely on its cover - Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
�26. a memoir - Unsinkable: A Memoir - Debbie Reynolds
27. a book you can finish in a day
28. a book with antonyms in the title
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
�30. a book that came out the year you were born: A Judgement in Stone - Ruth Rendell
31. a book with bad reviews
32. a trilogy (the first)
33. a trilogy (the second)
34. a trilogy (the third)
35. a book from your childhood
36. a book with a love triangle
37. a book set in the future
38. a book set in high school
39. a book with a color in the title
40. a book that made/makes you cry
41. a book with magic
42. a graphic novel
43. a book by an author you've never read before
44. a book you own but have never read
45. a book that takes place in your hometown
46. a book that was originally written in another language
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday)
48. a book written by an author with your same initials
�49. a play: Barefoot in the Park - Neil Simon
50. a banned book
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show
�52. a book you started but never finished: The Stand - Stephen King

Good luck!
The Stand is a pretty ambitious book on its own. It took my mother (who has much the problem of finding time as you, I think) several months to finish it.

I'm reading The Stand for my book that came out the year I was born. It is a long one so we shall see how it goes. Good luck with your challenge!

It is crazy long! And I had to push myself to finish it. It's a really good story but I think there could have been some things edited out and it wouldn't have affected the story. Stephen King can get a little wordy :)

FINALLY finished Lonesome Dove (#18-Pulitzer Prize book). It took me forever and probably 3 times borrowing it from the digital library. :) It was a great book though. Now I'm reading a play (#49). I picked Barefoot in the Park, mostly because I already had a book of Neil Simon's plays. So far so good, and I'm hoping it won't take me to long to finish it.

Just finished 'Salems Lot (#22 a book that scares me). It didn't really scare me but it was definitely creepy. I love the beginnings and middles of Stephen King's books, but I always find myself disappointed with the endings.

My next topic is #14, a non-fiction book. I picked a book about Gypsy Rose Lee. I've been fascinated with her ever since I saw the movie years ago with Natalie Wood. EDITED: I couldn't get into the Gypsy Rose Lee book. So boring. I changed it to Unsinkable by Debbie Reynolds. And I decided to switch my topic to "A Memoir" instead of "Non-fiction".