BoekenTrol71's Alphabet Challenges for 2014

I realize I may be a bit early, but... as 2013 nears the end, I'm thinking about what I want to do next year.

Well, read a lot is one very important thing. And to make it more difficult, or force myself to read new authors, I decided to set myself the alphabet challenge for authors. For now I limit myself to this announcement. In a later post I'll add the alphabet.

Read: 23 out of 26

A. Atwood, Margaret Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd
B. Bernières, Louis de Kapitein Corelli's mandoline
C. Condon, John What's Japanese about Japan?
D. Daniëls, Wim Thuistaal. Het andere Nederlands
E. Egan, Jennifer - A Visit from the Goon Squad
F. Fowles, John - The Magus
G. Gaarder, Jostein - The Orange Girl
H. Highsmith, Patricia - The Talented Mr. Ripley
I. Ihimaera, Witi - The Whale Rider
J. James, Donald - Monstrum
K. Kava, Alex - The Soul Catcher
L. Lindgrend, Astrid - Pippi Longstocking
M. Moelands, Kim - Weerloos
N.
O. O'Brien, Edna - Girl with Green Eyes
P. Pears, Iain - Het goud van de waarheid
Q.
R. Riggs, Ransom - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
S. Spindler, Erica - De zwarte engel
T. Taibo, Paco Ignacio - Some Clouds
U. Uris, Leon - De hadji
V. Vallejo Fernando - Our Lady of the Assassins
W. Wassmo, Herbjorg - Het huis met de blinde serre
X. Xinran - The Good Women of China
Y. or IJ.
Z. Zhang, Xinxin - Chinese lives

It is much harder than I thought to pick a book that has an author with the first letter I did not use yet... For the third time I picked an author with a double letter :-(
Not much progress here.

I've come to realize that reading goes well so far :-) So... When I'm reading as much as I do, I might as well add the Alphabet Title Challenge. See how far I come with that one, with the books I've read already AND the ones that are still waiting.

Alphabet Title Challenge:
Read: 20 out of 26

A. Allen die gestorven zijn by Åke Edwardson
B. Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant
C. The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
D. Duivelspiek - Deon Meyer
E. Excellent Women - Barbara Pym
F. Feniks - Deon Meyer
G. Het goud van de waarheid - Iain Pears
H. Hong Kong Souvenir - Lisa Bresner
I. De internet killer - A.J. Holt
J.
K. Het kind in de tijd - Ian McEwan
L. The Lady and the Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier
M. Miramar - Naguib Mahfouz
N.
O. Our Lady of the Assassins - Fernando Vallejo
P. Pippi Longstocking -Astrid Lindgren
Q.
R. Rumspringa: to be or not to be Amish - Tom Shachtman
S. Saartje Tadema - Thea Beckman
T. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston
U. Under the Yoke - Ivan Vazov
V. A Visit from the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan
W. The Whale Rider - Witi Ihimaera
X.
Y. or IJ.
Z. De zwarte engel - Erica Spindler