Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

I'm starting a challenge of reading all 20 books in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola at a pace of one per month.

January 2022 - La Fortune des Rougon (1871)
February 2022 - Son Excellence Eugène Rougon (1876)
March 2022- La Curée (1871-2)
April 2022 - L’Argent (1891)
May 2022 - Le Rêve (1888)
June 2022 - La Conquête de Plassans (1874)
July 2022 - Pot-Bouille (1882)
August 2022 - Au Bonheur des Dames (1883)
September 2022 - La Faute de l’Abbé Mouret (1875)
October 2022 - Une Page d’amour (1878)
November 2022 - Le Ventre de Paris (1873)
December 2022 - La Joie de Vivre (1884)
January 2023 - L’Assommoir (1877)
February 2023 - L’Œuvre
March 2023 - La Bête Humaine (1890)
April 2023 - Germinal (1885)
May 2023 - Nana (1880)
June 2023 - La Terre (1887)
July 2023 - La Débâcle (1892)
August 2023 - Le Docteur Pascal (1893)

Are you going to read these books in French?

Nidhi wrote: "Are you going to read these books in French?"

Yes

All the best to you.

Nidhi wrote: "All the best to you."

Thank you!

I will be following your comments here on GR. I am also very interested in Zola’s work, next year I plan to read at least three of them.

That’s awesome, Valerie! I’m doing the same project but at a much slower pace. Zola is an amazing artist but I find some of the content a little heavy to go at a fast clip. I’m on Le Reve.

I’m so envious you can read it in French!! I’d love to be able to but with my level of French it would take much too long.

In any case, have fun!

I’m making my way through the series as well. And the same as Cleo, I’m so jealous that you’re reading in French :)

Cleo wrote: "That’s awesome, Valerie! I’m doing the same project but at a much slower pace. Zola is an amazing artist but I find some of the content a little heavy to go at a fast clip. I’m on Le Reve.

I’m so..."

Thank you!

Janelle wrote: "I’m making my way through the series as well. And the same as Cleo, I’m so jealous that you’re reading in French :)"

That's so cool to hear of others reading the series!

What book are you on Janelle?? And are you reading in Zola’s recommended order??

Cleo, I’m up to The Sin of Abbé Mouret. I’m just reading in publication order, so that’s the fifth book. I’ve read many of them before, and in no particular order. The first I read was La Bête Humaine.

I’m on book 5 too but since I’m reading them in Zola’s recommended order we are totally out of sync. 😆 But it would be nice to keep in touch to see how we’re all doing. And to get a little inspiration/push, when needed.

I'll make sure I post my thoughts here at the end of each book so we can chat about them if you like, I'd love some company!

Sounds great, Valerie!

Valerie, which book you are about to start? I will see if I can catch up with you.

Here's my timetable with the titles in English:

January 2022 - The Fortune of the Rougons
February 2022 - His Excellency Eugene Rougon
March 2022 - The Kill
April 2022 - Money
May 2022 - The Dream
June 2022 - The Conquest of Plassans
July 2022 - Pot Luck
August 2022 - The Ladies' Paradise
September 2022 - The Sin of Abbe Mouret
October 2022 - A Love Story
November 2022 - The Belly of Paris
December 2022 - The Bright Side of Life
January 2023 - L'Assommoir
February 2023 - The Masterpiece
March 2023 - La Bête Humaine
April 2023 - Germinal
May 2023 - Nana
June 2023 - Earth
July 2023 - The Debacle
August 2023 - Doctor Pascal

Oh yes ...I didn’t notice that the plan is beginning from January 2022. So glad I found your thread, I am not very good at reviewing but I follow others‘ point of view. Looking forward to start these books.

That's so cool, I'm reading the cycle too. Here's something that might interest you about the reading order
https://readingzola.wordpress.com/rec...