The  Book Awards II Challenge, hosted by 3M at 1 More Chapter, began August 1, 2008 and will end June 1, 2009.  This challenge was right up my street, since I've already undertaken several long-term projects to read Booker, Orange, and Pulitzer winners.  The challenge consisted of reading 10 books representing 5 different awards.

Here's what I read for this challenge:

1. The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway (Pulitzer Prize) - review
2. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon (Pulitzer Prize) - review
3. The Idea of Perfection, by Kate Grenville (Orange Prize) - review
4. Kaddish for a Child not Born, by Imre Kertesz (Nobel Prize) (review
5. The Conservationist, by Nadine Gordimer (Booker Prize, Nobel Prize) - review
6. The Road Home, by Rose Tremain (Orange Prize) - review
7. Property, by Valerie Martin (Orange Prize) - review
8. A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry (Giller Prize, Commonwealth Writers' Prize) - review
9. Schindler's Ark, by Thomas Kenneally (Booker Prize) - review
10. The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga (Booker Prize) - review

Favorite Book:  The Idea of Perfection, which made my "Top 5 Reads of 2008"

Least Favorite Book:  This is a tough one.  All of these were rated 3 stars or higher, and 3 stars is still a good read.  But on that basis, these would be my least favorite books:  Kaddish for a Child Not Born, The Conservationist, Property, Schindler's Ark, The White Tiger.

I wonder if there will be a Book Awards III?  Thanks 3M, for hosting this fun challenge!