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In July, the challenge is to read any classic that includes a number in the title. (The number may be in words or digits.)

Examples:
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Just a gentle reminder - don’t forget those annual challenges! You may be able to save time by reading a book that works for more than one of your challenges.

Please don’t post until after Jazzy has posted here. She may not be able to post as soon as usual, so please be patient! While you wait, hopefully you can start to decide what to read…

Update:
Sorry for the delay everyone. It's my fault, Jazzy has sorted out a problem for me & it's all ready for you to post when you want.

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Very nice template Trisha!!

You're a genius Jazzy!!! Thanks for your help.

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Bravo Trisha you have learnt a new skill today
I knew You could do it!


and this angel helped!

Anything is possible when you have a helpful friend - thanks for your patience, Jazzy.

I like this idea (⁠✷⁠‿⁠✷⁠)

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1. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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✅1. The Two Destinies by Wilkie Collins finished 7/28/24

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1. One Day More, Joseph Conrad, 7/9/24, 4*

2. The Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov, 7/15/24, 2*

3. The Seven Dials Mystery, Agatha Christie, 7/27/24, 3*

Good choice, Nike - I hadn't thought of that book. I read it 3 years ago & didn't like it at all as I found it very strange compared with anything I had read before. Perhaps I should try it again...

Tr1sha wrote: "Good choice, Nike - I hadn't thought of that book. I read it 3 years ago & didn't like it at all as I found it very strange compared with anything I had read before. Perhaps I should try it again..."

Well, then there's good hope that I will like it since I do like strange ◉⁠‿⁠◉.

I've read all the ones you mentioned above. Fahrenheit 451 is really good.

It’s the final countdown…
It’s so very lonely, you’re two thousand light years from home…
Panteleimon Romanov - Three Pairs of Silk Stockings 1930
Isak Dinesen - Seven Gothic Tales 1934

Nice quote, Vit - I hadn’t thought of that. Countdown here is a television quiz which has been popular for many years.

Nike, we like similar books. I thought Fahrenheit 451 was wonderful! But it was the first book by Ray Bradbury that I read, so his other books have disappointed me by comparison.

Countdown: July 2024 Challenge

1. Verdict of Twelve by Raymond W. Postgate ✅

Tr1sha wrote: "Nice quote, Vit - I hadn’t thought of that. Countdown here is a television quiz which has been popular for many years.

Nike, we like similar books. I thought Fahrenheit 451 was wonderful! But it w..."

Have you read Something Wicked This Way Comes? I loved that one.

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1. A Woman at Thirty by Honoré de Balzac 4 stars

2. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 3 stars

3. Letters of Two Brides by Honoré de Balzac 5 stars

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Everyone is choosing such interesting books! Kathy, I don’t know that one - I’ll look forward to seeing your opinion.

Yes Nike, I read that but wasn’t very interested in it. If I had read it first I probably wouldn’t have tried any more of his books.

Nidhi, that’s a clever choice - two numbers in just one title!

This year I wanted to reread Shakespeare Chronologically, so this is the beginning, let's see how many I can tackle.

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1. The Four Fists by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1920) July 16, 2024 4*

2. "The Three Versions of Judas" from Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges (1941-1956)

3. Two Gallants from Dubliners by James Joyce (1914) July 30, 2024 4*

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Possible things to read - Since I just started reading Les Miserables I do not want to commit to any other big works. I went through the 6 short story anthologies I have at home and found at least 8 short stories, of various genres, that have a numeral in the title.

I'm going to try reading some short stories for this challenge.

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✅1. One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts by Shirley Jackson
✅2. Three and One are One by Ambrose Bierce
✅3. Four O'Clock by Price Day

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1.One Day More: A Play in One ActbyJoseph Conrad✔1/7/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

2.The Third Man & The Fallen IdolbyGraham Greene✔5/7/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

3.Three DialoguesbyBarry Pain✔1/9/24 ★ ★ ★ ★

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Interesting choices, Shaina.

Vicky, I may try your play. I didn’t realise Conrad had written any plays. My first experience of his books was (a long time ago!) at school when forced to read The Rover & study it in very boring detail. But I’ve read some of his other books since joining Goodreads & like them so perhaps it’s time to try this one too.

Tr1sha wrote: "Interesting choices, Shaina.

Vicky, I may try your play. I didn’t realise Conrad had written any plays. My first experience of his books was (a long time ago!) at school when forced to read The Ro..."

Hope you enjoy it,Tr1sha!I'm new to One Act plays,intrigued as to how they were staged-were they the equivalent of a "B" film,I wonder,to whet the appetite for a main performance?

Thank you Vicky. I read One Day More by Joseph Conrad following your suggestion. I enjoyed it.

I have been looking at our year-long genre challenge. I wanted some fresh ideas about types of genres. After looking at a few websites I decided to read some Modernist Literature. If anyone is interested, an easy to use list of Modernist Writers is found here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

I love short stories so will be reading those. The authors on the list that grabbed my interest include James Joyce Katherine Mansfield , F. Scott Fitzgerald , Jorge Luis Borges , William Faulkner , and D.H. Lawrence. Also Virginia Woolf wrote essays that could fit this idea.

I bet I can find some stories that have a number in the title.

Lynn wrote: "I have been looking at our year-long genre challenge. I wanted some fresh ideas about types of genres. After looking at a few websites I decided to read some Modernist Literature. If anyone is inte..."


Love that you shared this list!

Finished 3 books for my challenge, I would highly recommend Letters of Two Brides by Balzac.

Nidhi wrote: "Finished 3 books for my challenge, I would highly recommend Letters of Two Brides by Balzac."

Well done, Nidhi.

It’s the final countdown…
The Beatles - All Together Now:
“One, two, three, four
Can I have a little more?
Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, I love you.”
🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Panteleimon Romanov - Three Pairs of Silk Stockings 1930
🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Isak Dinesen - Seven Gothic Tales 1934
🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Maurice Blanchot - The One Who Was Standing Apart from Me 1953
🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - In the First Circle 1968

Nidhi wrote: "Finished 3 books for my challenge, I would highly recommend Letters of Two Brides by Balzac."

I read that a year or two ago and really liked it too!! Glad you enjoyed it.

I managed to read one book for the challenge.

Thank you to everyone who took part in this challenge, & especially those who offered great recommendations.

I read my 3 books (message #12) but still want to finish reading The Two Destinies. I like it but tried to complete too many challenges in July!

During a few weeks I didn't read many pages since I was absorbed by the Olympics. And then I came behind in my reading challenges, so I didn't finish this one on time despite the fact that I thought it was good from the very start. Now, at last I 've finished and am overwhelmed by One Hundred Years of Solitude. Wow, such a reading experience!

Nike wrote: "During a few weeks I didn't read many pages since I was absorbed by the Olympics. And then I came behind in my reading challenges, so I didn't finish this one on time despite the fact that I though..."

I agree. That book is WOW!