The Reading Challenge Group discussion

Sorry for the late start! Read A Thon is officially open, as of this past Midnight and is open till 11:59 PM on October 31! (Your local time)
Everyone enjoy your reads!

I finished The Young Unicorns by Madeleine L'Engle. I didn't like it, and I have read and enjoyed many of her other books.

I'm working on finishing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for now, and plan to follow that with Dracula.

Rosemarie, I did not like the books in the Austen series by her at all. I did enjoy the Wrinkle in Time series, and I have the last one, An Acceptable Time, and am working on getting all of the O'Keefe series

Ali, Half Blood Prince was always a slog for me, I hope you do better! Dracula is a great read for this time of year!

I have a bunch of books on the go, as usual, but tonight I started The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. It is a short book, so I hope to finish it this weekend.
So far I am enjoying it.

I finished Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - disturbing though not very Halloween-like.

Sam- Yes it is disturbing on a whole new level is'nt it

I had a hard time getting through it - especially as I have a teenage daughter. Yikes.

Y8kes indeed Sam

Just finished Book of Mercy by Leonard Cohen - maybe to counteract the disturbing parts of Lolita :)

Sam, what did you think of Nabakov's style of writing? I have heard a lot about the content, but not as many comments about how he writes.

I finished Lucky Jim - not really my style of comedy, I guess.

Rosemarie wrote: "Sam, what did you think of Nabakov's style of writing? I have heard a lot about the content, but not as many comments about how he writes."

I found it actually kind of poetic when I wasn't disturbed by his description of the daughter. He uses phrases that are unusual - words I wouldn't recognize as being in use now. I think that was what kept me reading til the end. I have another book of his, so I will eventually tackle it too - needing a bit of a break first!

I just finished The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow too, which won the National Book Award in 1954. I found his style of description much less enjoyable though the subject matter was easier to digest.

I finished a delightful children's book The Ship That Flew by Hilda Lewis. It had a magic ship and time travel. I am a third of the way through Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. I am impressed by his descriptions of the landscape, the menacing heart of darkness.

I finished HP & the Half Blood Prince (my second time reading it), and have now started Dracula.

Have read 69% of Heart of Darkness and progress in the other books I am reading. I am almost finished La Casa de las Espiritus, which I have been reading since September.

I finished Jurassic Park / The Lost World by Michael Crichton. As stated in my review, it was a half-half reading experience.

I finished La casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende.

I finished Heart of Darknessby Joseph Conrad.

Finished Dead Souls. Didn't love it.
Now cheering myself up with a little Aubrey and Maturin. (Treasons Harbor by Patrick O'Brian) Then either some Harry Potter or The Monk.

I am starting Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Good going everyone! I am sitting here at 0 still, reading 4 but I don't think I'll finish any in time LOL

Finished:
Happy Ever After (333 pages)
A Plague of Zombies (101 pages)
Kitty Goes to Washington (342 pages)
Bound (60 pages)

Still working on:
The Daughter of Time (got to page 150)
Doctor Sleep (got to page 301)

So did about 900-1000 pages.

Finished The Unseen World. Very good although not what I expected. I anticipated more of a techy thriller but it was really a coming of age story. The first half builds slowly and then it's hard to put down.

Hope everyone had a great Read A Thon.

I finished The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis. It is quite a book!
I am in Act 3 of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2.

I finished listening to The Book of Hallowe'en by Ruth Edna Kelley.

I finished Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2.

Finished The Secret Islands: An Exploration by Franklin Russell.

Finished Treasons Harbor but wasn't ready to go back on land so moved on to Far Side of the World.

Finished The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield and The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett.

Finished The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.

Finished Dracula!

What did you think of Dracula?
I read it last year and was very pleasantly surprised.

Looks like everyone did well! I'm glad to see so many books read

I had a chance to finish quite a few books, so now I get to start my November books!

Renee wrote: "What did you think of Dracula?
I read it last year and was very pleasantly surprised."

It was interesting to see what aspects of the vampire legend have changed since then. I liked it, but it was slow in parts - typical 19th C details, I guess.