This is officially the 1st-ever book reading challenge I’d join and it’s quite exciting, a bit daunting if I may add, the 2010 TBR (To Be Read) Challenge.

The objective is simple, finish reading 12 books this year, 1 per month, so by the end of 2010 I’d be able to remove 12 books from my perpetually growing reading list.

Here’s my original list for the 2010 TBR Challenge:

1. Makamisa: The Search for Rizal’s Third Novel by Ambeth Ocampo
2. FAT by Rob Grant
3. Dead Air by Bob Larson
4. Military Errors of WWII by Kenneth Macksey
5. Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln
6. The Associate by John Grisham
7. A Season of Grace by N.V.M. Gonzalez
8. Po-On by F. Sionil Jose
9. Treasure Island by Robert Louis
10. Inspirational Thoughts and Stories of Bloggers from All Over the World
11. The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
12. The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav

The alternate list, is still incomplete as I’ve only got 4 books on it and I’ve yet to get copies of each one, so I’ll just post them whenever it gets completed. Oh yeah, the purpose of this alternate list is a remedy in case I lose interest in reading any or some of the books in the original list, which I can no longer change by the way according to the rules. This would be a fun reading year and though I have the whole of 2010 to complete the challenge, I feel a bit pressured because I may not accomplish it. Nah! In fact, I feel that the TBR list would only grow each month. Either way, it’s going to be a great 2010.