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25/ 15🎺1. It could be that your purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others. Read a book about a misfit. The Country Girls
🎺2. There is no sunrise so beautiful that its worth waking me up for. Read a book with a very grumpy character. Rainbow Valley as more than one curmudgeon in it, and I would say those are grumpy!
🎺3. Life is not a Cinderella story. If you lose your shoe at midnight you're drunk. Read a book where the main character turns their life around. The Secret Garden
🎺4. Favorite childhood memory: not paying bills. Read a book where a character wants to grow up. Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
🎺5. Do not take life too seriously. You may never get out of it alive! Read a book where the main character has a care-free spirit. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
🎺6. This too shall pass (It might pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass). Read a book where the setting is hell on earth. Silence by Shūsaku Endō
🎺7. If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you. Read a book where a character doesn't have much growth. An English Murder
🎺8. During the day I don't believe in ghosts. At night I become a little more open-minded. Read a horror.
Wide Sargasso Sea (to me and the 10 people who shelved it this way, plus probably others)
🎺9. I hate when people see me at the super market and they are like: “hey what are you doing here? And I’m just like: “Oh you know…hunting elephants.” Read a book with a sassy/sarcastic character. Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
🎺10. Always give 100% at work. 12% on Monday, 23% on Tuesday, 40% on Wednesday, 20% on Thursday and 5% on Friday. Read a book where a character doesn't give a hoot. Around the World in Eighty Days nothing fazes Fogg!
🎺11. I wish I was a kid again so everyone would be proud of me for taking a long nap. Read a children's book.The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
🎺12. My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already. Read a book that promotes mental wellness. NIV, New Testament
🎺13. In my defense I was left unsupervised. Read a book with a fun mischievous character. Davy in Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
14. I don’t have the energy to pretend to like you today. Read a book where you may relate with the antagonist.
🎺 15. Friends come and go, like the waves of the ocean, but the true ones stay, like an octopus on your face… Read a book where the protagonist has a best friend. The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
🎺16. I need a six month vacation twice a year. Reread a book you love. Pride and Prejudice
🎺 17. It’s been a rough week but on a positive note…I didn’t need any bail money and didn’t have to hide any bodies...yet. Read a book with a murderer. Mystery in the Channel by Freeman Wills Crofts
🎺18. Have you realized that people will tell you they care, but they don’t seem to show it unless you get sick, die or become famous? Read a book with a fake character. To Kill a Mockingbird (I'm thinking of more than one woman in this)
🎺19. Life has its ups and downs. We call them squats. Read a book where the main characters turns lemons into lemonade. The Railway Children
🎺20. Even if you’re on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. (Re)read a book where you just want to lecture the main character. Borrower of the Night
🎺21. A mother looks at her crying child throwing a temper tantrum and asks, “What ails you my cute little freeloader?” Read a book with a mother. Black Beauty
🎺22. Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are! Read a book where the main character gets away from the worst mistake of their life. The Wind on the Moon
🎺23. If you love someone let them go. If they come back with coffee it was meant to be. Read a book where the protagonist was rewarded by making a sacrifice. Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt
🤣24. …and so ends another week of me not becoming unexpectedly rich. Read a funny book.
Henrietta Sees It Through: More News from the Home Front 1942-1945 February, 2024
25. I am not superstitious, but I am a little stitious. Read a book where the protagonist is a worrier or has an explanation for everything.
26. The next time a stranger talks to you when you’re alone, just look at them and whisper, “You can see me?” Read a book with a ghost.
🎺27. The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. Read a book where the character is all over the charts, morally speaking. The Pursuit of Love
🎺28. When life gets you down, bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. Read a book where the setting is very rough for the protagonist. My Side of the Mountain
29-30. Read a book on your tbr shelf.
29-30. Read a book on your tbr shelf.I'm certainly doing that!'
1. Murder at Abbot's Folly
2. Seldom Disappointed
3. The Marriage Plot
I’m number 10 on a weekly basis lol.
I'm in on this one. Very funny again, Pat!17/30
I usually need to read the book first to determine if it fits the prompt.
1. It could be that your purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others. Read a book about a misfit.
✅Crick Crack, Monkey - Merle Hodge (Tee)
2. There is no sunrise so beautiful that its worth waking me up for. Read a book with a very grumpy character.
3. Life is not a Cinderella story. If you lose your shoe at midnight you're drunk. Read a book where the main character turns their life around.
✅The Bell - Iris Murdoch Dora
4. Favorite childhood memory: not paying bills. Read a book where a character wants to grow up.
5. Do not take life too seriously. You may never get out of it alive! Read a book where the main character has a care-free spirit.
✅Julie de Carneilhan - Colette
6. This too shall pass (It might pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass). Read a book where the setting is hell on earth.
7. If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you. Read a book where a character don't have much growth.
✅The Cherry Orchard - Anton Chekhov Madame Ranevskaya
8. During the day I don't believe in ghosts. At night I become a little more open-minded. Read a horror.
9. I hate when people see me at the super market and they are like: “hey what are you doing here? And I’m just like: “Oh you know…hunting elephants.” Read a book with a sassy/sarcastic character.
10. Always give 100% at work. 12% on Monday, 23% on Tuesday, 40% on Wednesday, 20% on Thursday and 5% on Friday. Read a book where a character doesn't give a hoot.
✅11. I wish I was a kid again so everyone would be proud of me for taking a long nap. Read a children's book.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - T.S. Eliot
12. My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already. Read a book that promotes mental wellness.
13. In my defense I was left unsupervised. Read a book with a fun mischievous character.
✅Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lindgren
14. I don’t have the energy to pretend to like you today. Read a book where you may relate with the antagonist.
15. Friends come and go, like the waves of the ocean, but the true ones stay, like an octopus on your face… Read a book where the protagonist has a best friend.
✅Letters of Two Brides - Honore de Balzac (Marie and Renee)
16. I need a six month vacation twice a year. Reread a book you love.
✅Caddie Woodlawn - Carol Ryrie Brink
17. It’s been a rough week but on a positive note…I didn’t need any bail money and didn’t have to hide any bodies...yet. Read a book with a murderer.
✅The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
18. Have you realized that people will tell you they care, but they don’t seem to show it unless you get sick, die or become famous? Read a book with a fake character.
19. Life has its ups and downs. We call them squats. Read a book where the main characters turns lemons into lemonade.
✅Miss Mackenzie - Anthony Trollope
20. Even if you’re on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. (Re)read a book where you just want to lecture the main character.
✅Portrait of a Lady - Henry James (Isabel Archer - Leave that awful husband of yours!)
21. A mother looks at her crying child throwing a temper tantrum and asks, “What ails you my cute little freeloader?” Read a book with a mother.
✅Cover Her Face - P.D. James
22. Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are! Read a book where the main character gets away from the worst mistake of their life.
23. If you love someone let them go. If they come back with coffee it was meant to be. Read a book where the protagonist was rewarded by making a sacrifice.
24. …and so ends another week of me not becoming unexpectedly rich. Read a funny book.
✅The Inimitable Jeeves - P.G. Wodehouse
25. I am not superstitious, but I am a little stitious. Read a book where the protagonist is a worrier or has an explanation for everything.
✅Night Flight - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Riviere)
26. The next time a stranger talks to you when you’re alone, just look at them and whisper, “You can see me?” Read a book with a ghost.
27. The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. Read a book where the character is all over the charts, morally speaking.
28. When life gets you down, bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. Read a book where the setting is very rough for the protagonist.
✅Linda Tressel - Anthony Trollope Linda's aunt trying to force her to marry a man she doesn't love.
✅29. Read a book on your tbr shelf:
The Scent of India - Pier Paolo Pasolini
✅30. Read a book on your tbr shelf:
The Woodlanders - Thomas Hardy
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8. Horror: The Terror by Arthur Machen
11. Children's: Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
16. Reread a book you love: The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
17. Murderer: A Coin of Edward VII by Fergus Hume
20. You want to lecture the character: The House Under the Water by Francis Brett Young
24. Read a funny book: Lady Betty Across the Water by C.N. Williamson
27. Character is all over the charts, morally speaking: L'Innocente by Gabriele d'Annunzio
28. The setting is very rough for the protagonist: Mastro-don Gesualdo by Giovanni Verga
I feel as though I've read very few classics, but it looks as though 10 percent (about) of my reading this year has been classics, so not as bad as I thought.I've read 16/15--perhaps I'll fill more spots, but managed to exceed my goal :)
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oh, this was fun😊1. It could be that your purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others. Read a book about a misfit. The Labours of Hercules: (Poirot) (Hercule Poirot #26) (Agatha Christie) --- Entertaining and fun read, I’d forgotten what a character Poirot is. 4*
2. There is no sunrise so beautiful that its worth waking me up for. Read a book with a very grumpy character. A Dog's Heart (Mikhail Bulgakov; Antonina W. Bouis) --- Unexpected, in style and form and want to read more by Bulgakov.
3. Life is not a Cinderella story. If you lose your shoe at midnight you're drunk. Read a book where the main character turns their life around. Life for Sale (Yukio Mishima; Stephen Dodd) --- Minus its view of women, it’s clever in how it delivers big ideas through comedy.
4. Favorite childhood memory: not paying bills. Read a book where a character wants to grow up. The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie #1) (George MacDonald) --- When I was reading about JRR Tolkien there was a mention of George MacDonald and his Curdie series. 3*
5. Do not take life too seriously. You may never get out of it alive! Read a book where the main character has a care-free spirit. Anne of Green Gables (L. M. Montgomery) --- What a surprise, it was good to finally meet Anne Shirley. 3*
6. This too shall pass (It might pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass). Read a book where the setting is hell on earth. Orestes (Euripides; Frank Nisetich; John Peck) --- The violence and rage in this revenge tragedy still catches me out. 3*
7. If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you. Read a book where a character don't have much growth. Paradise Lost: A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation (John Milton) --- An audio dramatisation of John Milton’s Paradise Lost starring Ian McKellen. 4*
8. During the day I don't believe in ghosts. At night I become a little more open-minded. Read a horror. The Vampyre (Polidori John William) --- Good to read this one, I’ve been meaning to read it for ages. 3*
9. I hate when people see me at the super market and they are like: “hey what are you doing here? And I’m just like: “Oh you know…hunting elephants.” Read a book with a sassy/sarcastic character. Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries (Alan Rickman) --- Interesting but didn’t say as much as I hoped about the working process of a movie or theatre. 2*
10. Always give 100% at work. 12% on Monday, 23% on Tuesday, 40% on Wednesday, 20% on Thursday and 5% on Friday. Read a book where a character doesn't give a hoot. Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) (Hilary Mantel) --- I like the writing more than its portrait of Anne Boleyn.
11. I wish I was a kid again so everyone would be proud of me for taking a long nap. Read a children's book. Biographical Stories (Nathaniel Hawthorne) --- Another stepping stone towards Hawthorne’s longer works.
12. My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already. Read a book that promotes mental wellness. Mayo Clinic Guide to Pain Relief: How to Better Manage Pain and Regain Function (third edition) (Bruce Sutor; Wesley P. Gilliam) --- ARC read, shows medical pathways in the US for management of chronic pain. 3*
13. In my defense I was left unsupervised. Read a book with a fun mischievous character. The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) --- Second read, I still liked it but having read more myths, I wanted it to dig deeper as it retells The Odyssey by Homer. 3*
14. I don’t have the energy to pretend to like you today. Read a book where you may relate with the antagonist. R.U.R (Karel Čapek) --- Second read, I enjoyed this the last time but not as much as this time. 4*
15. Friends come and go, like the waves of the ocean, but the true ones stay, like an octopus on your face… Read a book where the protagonist has a best friend. The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas) --- I didn’t like most of the characters but its exploration of some interesting social issues kept me reading. 2*
16. I need a six month vacation twice a year. Reread a book you love. Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston) --- I've listened to this several times now and each time I discover something new. 5*
17. It’s been a rough week but on a positive note…I didn’t need any bail money and didn’t have to hide any bodies...yet. Read a book with a murderer. Electra (Euripides; Janet Lempke; Kenneth J Reckford) --- Not a leisurely read but interesting in one of the things that happen after the Trojan War. 3*
18. Have you realized that people will tell you they care, but they don’t seem to show it unless you get sick, die or become famous? Read a book with a fake character. The Complete Ripley Radio Mysteries (Stephen Wyatt; Patricia Highsmith) --- An audio drama adaptation of all Ripley novels. 3*
19. Life has its ups and downs. We call them squats. Read a book where the main characters turns lemons into lemonade. The Hollywood Behind the Lens: Treasures From the Bison Archives (Marc Wanamaker; Steven Bingen) --- An ARC read loaded with photos that give a flavour of the old Hollywood studios. 4*
20. Even if you’re on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. (Re)read a book where you just want to lecture the main character. The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Virgil; Bernard Knox; Robert Fagles) --- Not an easy read, and it has helped to have read The Iliad and The Odyssey several times beforehand. 4*
21. A mother looks at her crying child throwing a temper tantrum and asks, “What ails you my cute little freeloader?” Read a book with a mother. The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous; N.K. Sandars) --- A more accessible translation of Gilgamesh in Prose form. 4*
22. Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are! Read a book where the main character gets away from the worst mistake of their life. War Music: An Account of Homer's Iliad (Christopher Logue) --- Good to finally read Christopher Logue’s adaptation of parts of Homer’s The Iliad. 4*
23. If you love someone let them go. If they come back with coffee it was meant to be. Read a book where the protagonist was rewarded by making a sacrifice. Les Misérables (Donougher Christine; Victor Hugo) --- Second read and better for it. 4*
24. …and so ends another week of me not becoming unexpectedly rich. Read a funny book. Cannery Row (John Steinbeck) --- A fantastic read, earthy and profound in the same breath. 5*
25. I am not superstitious, but I am a little stitious. Read a book where the protagonist is a worrier or has an explanation for everything. Circe (Madeline Miller) --- Some wonderful moments but overall, I liked the premise more than the story. 1*
26. The next time a stranger talks to you when you’re alone, just look at them and whisper, “You can see me?” Read a book with a ghost. --- the closest one I read is haunting --- Not I (Samuel Beckett) --- I’ve forgotten how much I like his plays. 4*
27. The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. Read a book where the character is all over the charts, morally speaking. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S Thompson) --- I enjoyed this more for its style and innovative use of form.
28. When life gets you down, bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. Read a book where the setting is very rough for the protagonist. We ((Momentum Classic Science Fiction)) (Yevgeny Zamyatin) --- I enjoyed this classic, it was an impulsive buy where I knew nothing about the author or book. 4*
29-30. Read a book on your tbr shelf, 2 books: Republic (Plato; Robin Waterfield) --- I enjoyed reading this, parts of it I found challenging but I want to read this again. 4*
Shady Characters: Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities (Kieth Houston) --- Just fascinating, the how an why some of the punctuation we use came about. 4*
I've managed to read 25 when my goal was 15 :)
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I'm serious!
1. It could be that your purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others. Read a book about a misfit.
2. There is no sunrise so beautiful that its worth waking me up for. Read a book with a very grumpy character.
3. Life is not a Cinderella story. If you lose your shoe at midnight you're drunk. Read a book where the main character turns their life around.
4. Favorite childhood memory: not paying bills. Read a book where a character wants to grow up.
5. Do not take life too seriously. You may never get out of it alive! Read a book where the main character has a care-free spirit.
6. This too shall pass (It might pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass). Read a book where the setting is hell on earth.
7. If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you. Read a book where a character don't have much growth.
8. During the day I don't believe in ghosts. At night I become a little more open-minded. Read a horror.
9. I hate when people see me at the super market and they are like: “hey what are you doing here? And I’m just like: “Oh you know…hunting elephants.” Read a book with a sassy/sarcastic character.
10. Always give 100% at work. 12% on Monday, 23% on Tuesday, 40% on Wednesday, 20% on Thursday and 5% on Friday. Read a book where a character doesn't give a hoot.
11. I wish I was a kid again so everyone would be proud of me for taking a long nap. Read a children's book.
12. My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already. Read a book that promotes mental wellness.
13. In my defense I was left unsupervised. Read a book with a fun mischievous character.
14. I don’t have the energy to pretend to like you today. Read a book where you may relate with the antagonist.
15. Friends come and go, like the waves of the ocean, but the true ones stay, like an octopus on your face… Read a book where the protagonist has a best friend.
16. I need a six month vacation twice a year. Reread a book you love.
17. It’s been a rough week but on a positive note…I didn’t need any bail money and didn’t have to hide any bodies...yet. Read a book with a murderer.
18. Have you realized that people will tell you they care, but they don’t seem to show it unless you get sick, die or become famous? Read a book with a fake character.
19. Life has its ups and downs. We call them squats. Read a book where the main characters turns lemons into lemonade.
20. Even if you’re on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. (Re)read a book where you just want to lecture the main character.
21. A mother looks at her crying child throwing a temper tantrum and asks, “What ails you my cute little freeloader?” Read a book with a mother.
22. Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are! Read a book where the main character gets away from the worst mistake of their life.
23. If you love someone let them go. If they come back with coffee it was meant to be. Read a book where the protagonist was rewarded by making a sacrifice.
24. …and so ends another week of me not becoming unexpectedly rich. Read a funny book.
25. I am not superstitious, but I am a little stitious. Read a book where the protagonist is a worrier or has an explanation for everything.
26. The next time a stranger talks to you when you’re alone, just look at them and whisper, “You can see me?” Read a book with a ghost.
27. The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. Read a book where the character is all over the charts, morally speaking.
28. When life gets you down, bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. Read a book where the setting is very rough for the protagonist.
29-30. Read a book on your tbr shelf.