RMFAO (Reading My Frigging A** Off) discussion

Thanks for setting up the thread, Dagny!

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Happy Reading, everyone!

1. The Merchants of Venus by Frederik Pohl
4 stars

2. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
3 stars

Can someone please suggest a short classic sci-fi story with an interesting plot and/or characters please? Outer space recommendations would be welcome too!!
Thanks in advance!

Heena wrote: "Can someone please suggest a short classic sci-fi story with an interesting plot and/or characters please? Outer space recommendations would be welcome too!!
Thanks in advance!"

Heena,

This one was alot of fun:

Have Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert A. Helnlein

YA science fiction written in 1958. Lots of action, great characters. Alot of fun, in a retro/futuristic way. This would probably make a great audiobook, too.

3. Eve's Ransom by George Gissing
4 stars

5. The Corsair King by Mor Jokai
3 stars

6. Poor Miss Finch by Wilkie Collins
4 stars

Dagny wrote: "Just checked, have read 21 books by Wilkie Collins (at least that's how many are marked) but missed Poor Miss Finch. Yea! Another book by Collins to read."

I would not have read this book if it weren't for the Title Link Challenge. (I needed a book with "miss" in the title.) The plot sounded a bit dull to me, but was I wrong about that. You will love Madame Pratolungo, the blind woman's hired companion and her greatest champion. She is French, fiesty, and not afraid to voice her own opinions on things. Great fun!

7. Miss Billy by Eleanor H. Porter
2 stars

This was a rom-com where the conflict was based on an easily cleared up misunderstanding. (Not my favorite plot theme.)

8. The Lone Inn by Fergus Hume
3 stars

9. The Forsaken Inn by Anna Katherine Green
3 stars

Dagny wrote: "Good for you, Cheryl. I'm still stuck on one."

It's a year-long challenge, so you have plenty of time. I got lucky in finding books that fit multiple challenges.

10. At the Villa Rose by A. E. W. Mason
Two and a half stars

11. The Red Room by William Le Queux
4 stars

12. Over the Polar Ice by Eustace L. Adams
4 stars

13. Love Among the Chickens by P. G. Wodehouse
3 stars

14. Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham
2 stars

15. Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
Two and a half stars.

16. Nine Stories by J. D. Salinger
3 stars

17. The Day of Judgement by Joseph Hocking
Two and a half stars

18. Crucial Instances by Edith Wharton
3 stars

Dagny,

I’ll have to give House of Mirth a try.

I know what you mean about changing your mind about a book upon re-reading it. That has happened to me before, especially if I initially read the book in my teens or early twenties. I think we grow as we age and end up seeing characters and plots in a different light then. I think that also explains some 4 and 5 star ratings of books on Goodreads. Younger readers might love what older readers don’t.

19. Silver Wedding by Ethel M. Dell
4 stars

Dagny wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "19. Silver Wedding by Ethel M. Dell
4 stars"

Another one for my list! I haven't read anything by her in ages and I seem to recall that she was quite prolific. “

Dagny,

This book can be found in free ebook formats at fadepage.com . Here is the link:

https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.ph...

Hello! I just joined this group, and this challenge is right up my ally! So do the books just need to be published prior to 1960?

Elizabeth wrote: "Hello! I just joined this group, and this challenge is right up my ally! So do the books just need to be published prior to 1960?"

Liz,

Yes, pretty much anything goes. It doesn't have to be Literature or anything like that to count, but there are alot of famous older books that would fit the challenge. Try looking in this genre shelf for some ideas:

https://www.goodreads.com/genres/clas...

Thank you so much!

20. A Dead Reckoning by T. W. Speight
4 stars. A fun Sensation Novel that was only nineteen chapters.

My review can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

21. The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard by Robert E. Howard
3 stars