999 Challenge: I'm in!

Having enjoyed the 888 challenge so much, I was pleased when the 999 challenge was proposed.

The rules are much the same as last year, but with 9 books in 9 categories with 9 overlaps allowed.

A 999 challenge blog has been started for participants to chart their progress and post their reviews, so I'll be posting over there too.

My categories for the challenge will be as follows:

1. 1001 Books to Read Before You Die
2. Fiction Authors that are New to Me
3. Crime and Detectives around the world (each one from a different country)
4. Theme: Dystopia
5. Beats, Hippies, 1960s and Counter-Culture (fiction and non-fiction)
6. Around the World (fiction set outside of the UK and USA - each one from a different country)
7. Non-Fiction
8. Complete Works of: T C Boyle
9. Themed Titles: Animals (a different animal in each title)