Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

Still trying to figure just how much I can handle......

There's no rush -- the main thing is to enjoy yourself!

Start with a small appetizer. It's a buffet, you can always go back for another helping. Happy reading!

Completed!
Challenge #7 Expand Your Horizon With New Authors

Seek out at least six (6) authors that you have never previously read, from any genre or era you want.

1. Ann Radcliffe: The Mysteries of Udolpho (1/9/2024)
2. B.S. Johnson: House Mother Normal (1/28/2024)
3. Patricia Highsmith: The Talented Mr. Ripley (2/28/2024)
4. Tim O’Brien: The Things They Carried (3/7/2024)
5. Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness (3/10/2024)
6. Malcom Lowry: Under the Volcano (4/13/2024)

Bravo Kimblerly -- I hope you enjoyed them!

Congrats, hope you try another.

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Challenge #4 - Members Choice Challenge Choose one book per category/genre for a total of 12 books.

1. 19th Century: Behind a Mask or, A Woman’s Power by Louisa May Alcott (1/6/2024)
2. 20th Century: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (1/20/2024)
3. 21st Century: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (1/2/2024)
4. A book originally written in a language other than your own: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (6/30/2024)
5. An Author never read before: B.S. Johnson: House Mother Normal (1/28/2024)
6. Diversity Classic, read a book from a religion, culture, country, or race different than yours. The God of Small Things (5/5/2024)
7. Science Fiction/Fantasy: The Handmaid’s Tale (5/7/2024)
8. Action/Adventure: The Talented Mr. Ripley (2/28/2024)
9. Childrens/Young Adult: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L.Konigsburg, (5/11/2024)
10. Nonfiction Memoir/Biography: Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (8/14/2024)
11. Mystery/Thriller: The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe (1/9/2024)
12. Horror or Humor: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (2/4/2024)

Well done! You've got some good ones on that list!

Congratulations, Kimberly! I have read 10 of your 12 books! You read some good ones!

And BTW, I read "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin a couple of months ago too! It was....interesting. I didn't love it, but if it inspired Orwell to write "1984" and future dystopian writers, then I guess it was worthwhile :)

Happy reading for the rest of your year!

Congrats, Kimberly.

Completed! 12/12

Challenge 6 - Group Reads and/or Buddy Reads Challenge

The challenge is to read 12 total books/stories from this year's group poll winners or Buddy Reads, in any combination. Your reads can be from the upcoming 53 poll winners, or from the 2024 Buddy Reads thread. Between New School, Old School, Short Story/Novella, Revisit the Shelf, Quarterly Long Read, and Buddy Reads there should be plenty of choices.

1. Behind a Mask, Or, A Woman’s Power by Louisa May Alcott (1/6/2024)
2. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (1/20/2024)
3. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (2/4/2024)
4. The Beauties by Anton Chekhov (3/4/2024)
5. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (5/4/2024)
6. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (5/12/2024)
7. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (7/13/2024)
8. Miss Mole by E.H. Young (7/14/2024)
9. Middlemarch (9/20/2024)
10. The Death of Ivan Ilych (9/28/2024)
11. A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (10/12/2024)
12. The Gentle Spirit by Fyodor Dostoevsky (12/25/2024)

Bravo! I hope you enjoyed this challenge. I'm a fan of Middlemarch.