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2025 Reading Challenges
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2025: Read Classic's 1-20
Read Classics 1 - 20Yellow Ribbon - 5 books 5/5 finished 2/28/25
Green Ribbon 10 books 10/10 finished 3/28/25
Red Ribbon 15 books 15/15 finished 7/27/25
Blue Ribbon 20 books 16/20
β Finished Round π¦Currently reading
1. Book from Mike's The AND List (see msg. 1)
β 2. Book written by an opposite sex author - How the West Was Won - Louis L'Amour 3/16/25
β 3. Translated fiction Classic - A Very Easy Death - Simone de Beauvoir 3/19/25
β 4. Classic Mystery - The Door - Mary Roberts Rinehart 1/11/25
β 5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World - Miss Julie - August Strindberg 2/22/25
β 6. Classic with a City in the title - Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris - A.J. Liebling (1959) 7/31/25
β 7. Classic with an Isolated Setting - The Easy Life - Marguerite Duras (1947) 3/28/25
β 8. Young Adult Classic - The Wide, Wide World - Susan Bogert Warner(1850) 3/7/25
β 9. Classic in Epistolary - Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters - William and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh 5/19/25
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip -
β 11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural) - The Story of an African Farm - Olive Schreiner 4/3/25
β 12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation - Game Without Rules - Michael Gilbert (British Intelligence agents; seems pretty unique) 7/22/25
β 13. Classic that you Read before - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 2/28/25
β 14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles - The Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carrington 3/15/25
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name - The Birthday Murders - Lange Lewis (pseudonym for Jane Lewis Brandt)
β 16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page - The Good Soldier - Ford Maddox Ford 7/27/25 (I used an old edition which has the drop cap)
β 17. Classic written before the year 1900 - Hester - Mrs. Oliphant 4/10/25
β 18. Classic Short Story collection - You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Stories - Alice Walker 2/6/25
β 19. Classic recommended by another Member -The Cape Cod Mystery - Phoebe Atwood Taylor 2/9/25
20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
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My goal: Green Ribbon (10 books)
2. Book written by a male author: Se questo Γ¨ un uomo by Primo Levi
4. Classic Mystery: The Cape Cod Mystery by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
5. Author from Around the World: Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen
7. An isolated setting: Un hivernage dans les glaces by Jules Verne
8. Young adult classic: Rocketship Galileo by Robert A. Heinlein
9. Classic in Epistolary: Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
17. Classic written before 1900: Wild Wales by George Borrow (1862)
19. Classic using a drop cap on the first page: That Quail, Robert by Margaret A. Stanger
11. Classic with a Pastoral Setting: The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
13. Classic that you read before: The Were-Wolf by Clemence Housman
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The original link works in message 1 but not in message 2, which is a copy.
My goal is Red Ribbon (15 books).Read Classics 1 - 20
Read: 10/15
1. Book from Mike's The AND List (see msg. 1)
2. Book written by an opposite sex author: Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope - 7/13/25
3. Translated fiction classic
4. Classic mystery: The Cape Cod Mystery by Phoebe Atwood Taylor - 2/28/25
5. Read a classic by an author written from around the world: The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser - 7/24/25
6. Classic with a city in the title
7. Classic with an isolated setting
8. Young adult classic: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery - 6/25/25
9. Classic in epistolary: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff - 7/11/25
10. Classic where the story takes place during a road trip
11. Classic with a pastoral setting (rural)
12. Protagonist with a unique occupation
13. Classic that you read before: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - 7/5/25
14. Classic book with shifting narrative styles
15. Author using a pseudonym/pen name: The Birthday Murders by Lange Lewis - 3/21/25
16. Classic using a drop cap on the first page
17. Classic written before the year 1900 [1893]: Diana Tempest by Mary Cholmondeley - 1/28/25
18. Classic short story collection
19. Classic recommended by another member [Rosemarie]: England, their England by A.G. Macdonell - 3/22/25
20. Read a classic and watch the movie adaption: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton and 1993 adaptation.
The Green Ribbon (10 books) will be my goal. Thanks for the challenge!Green Ribbon (10 book goal) obtained! but I'm still reading! π
1. Book from Mike's The AND List (See msg. 1)
β 2. Book written by an opposite sex author The Mezzotint by M.R. James
β 3. Translated fiction Classic Hill by Jean Giono
β 4. Classic Mystery Evil Under The Sun (but not this exact edition) by Agatha Christie
5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World
β 6. Classic with a City in the title The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
β 7. Classic with an Isolated Setting Desertion by Clifford D. Simak
β 8. Young Adult Classic The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
9. Classic in Epistolary
β 10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip Out of the Rain by Elizabeth Cadell
11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural)
12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation
β 13. Classic that you Read before The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name
16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page
β 17. Classic written before the year 1900 Of Consolation to Helvia by Seneca
β 18. Classic Short Story collection The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud
β 19. Classic recommended by another Member The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon recommended by Rosemarie
20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
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That's not good!
I've made a new comment so you can find the And list below Let us Chat a Moment, under the heading The List.
I hope this helps.
Yellow Ribbon will be the goal. This should be fun! Thank you Rosemarie.
My goal is Yellow Ribbon (completed)My goal is Green Ribbon (completed)
My goal is Red Ribbon
2. Book written by an opposite sex author: Charlotte's Web
3. Translated fiction Classic: SneΕΎna Zemlja, Velemajstor
4. Classic Mystery: And Then There Were None
8. Young adult classic: Lord of the Flies
9. Classic in Epistolary: The Diary of a Young Girl
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
13. Classic that you Read before: Winnie the Pooh
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles: The Demolished Man
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name: Malpertuis
17. Classic written before the year 1900: The Monk
18. Classic Short Story collection: Micromegas
20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption: Rebecca, Rebecca (1940)
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Hmm. I don't seem to be there! πIncidentally, Lesle, is there any date restriction on our choice of classics? May we limit ourselves to say,1999, now that we are well and truly off in the New Millennium? Or do all classics have to be before 1900? After all, if we are looking at movie adaptations, the books will be mostly after colour and sound were introduced.
Some non-fiction is considered classic by any standard.
And I suppose espionage could be considered a 'unique occupation!'
What about plays? Or poetry?
Could we include them somehow?
Many thanks.
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My Goal: Yellow Ribbon (5 books)
Completed: 3/5
*- Currently reading
β - Finished
1. Book from Mike's The AND List
β 2. Book written by an opposite sex author - The Iron Heel by Jack London Fin: Jan 11 (2.5 stars)
3. Translated fiction Classic
4. Classic Mystery
β 5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World - The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington fin: March 8 - 4 stars
6. Classic with a City in the title
7. Classic with an Isolated Setting
8. Young Adult Classic
9. Classic in Epistolary
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip - On the Road by Jack Kerouac
β 11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural) -Animal Farm by George Orwell Fin: April 13 (4 stars)
12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation
13. Classic that you Read before - Dune by Frank Herbert
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name - So Disdained by Nevil Shute
16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page
17. Classic written before the year 1900 - The Paradise by Γmile Zola (1883)
18. Classic Short Story collection
19. Classic recommended by another Member
20. Read a classic and watch the movie adaptation
Going for a Green Ribbon.Read Classics 1 - 20
1. Book from Mike's The AND List (see msg. 1)
2. Book written by an opposite sex author
3. Translated fiction Classic
4. Classic Mystery
5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World
6. Classic with a City in the title
7. Classic with an Isolated Setting
8. Young Adult Classic
9. Classic in Epistolary
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip
11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural)
12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation
13. Classic that you Read before
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name
16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page
17. Classic written before the year 1900
18. Classic Short Story collection
19. Classic recommended by another Member
20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
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Oh I have no idea how that happened!! I added you in!
Most classics we consider 50 years are older there are a few genres that are a shorter timeframe.
Rosemarie is right under the general topic is the Fundamentals of our group which includes this information.
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Rosemarie wrote: "Mbuye, all the information about dates of publication is in our Fundamentals thread, in detail."Thanks, Rosemarie!
1. Book from Mike's The AND List https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2. πΉBook written by an opposite sex author -- Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson
3. πΉTranslated fiction Classic -- Pereira Declares by Antonio Tabucchi
4. Classic Mystery
5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World
6. Classic with a City in the title
7. Classic with an Isolated Setting
8. Young Adult Classic
9. Classic in Epistolary
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip
11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural)
12.πΉ Protagonist with a unique Occupation -- Ulysses (Una) in Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund (cabin boy on a whaler)
13. Classic that you Read before
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name
16. πΉClassic using a Drop Cap on the first page -- The Shadow Flies by Rose Macaulay (1931) date read 5 Jan 2025
17. Classic written before the year 1900
18. Classic Short Story collection
19. Classic recommended by another Member
20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
The Challenge?
Yellow Ribbon: 1-5 books read
Green Ribbon: 6-10 books read
Red Ribbon: 11-15 books read
Blue Ribbon: 16-20 books read
Rules:
a) You may not use one book for multiple numbers
b) You may cross post one book from this challenge into other challenges
c) You must list the number, the book and with description to the Classic challenge. (exa: 19. True Grit recommended by Rosemarie)
d) Open a comment post your Ribbon goal and "Edit" your comment through out the year!
8/51. Book from Mike's The AND Listhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
β€οΈ 2. Book written by an opposite sex author Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
β€οΈ 3. Translated fiction Classic The Lighthouse at the End of the World by Jules Verne
4. Classic Mystery
5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World
6. Classic with a City in the title
7. Classic with an Isolated Setting
β€οΈ 8. Young Adult Classic Dear Enemy
β€οΈ 9. Classic in Epistolary Daddy-Long-Legs
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip
β€οΈ11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural) The Bird in the Tree
12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation
β€οΈ 13. Classic that you Read before The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles
β€οΈ 15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name Appleby's Answer by Michael Innes (penname of J.I.M. Stewart and first published in 1973
16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page
17. Classic written before the year 1900
18. Classic Short Story collection
β€οΈ 19. Classic recommended by another Member The Middle Moffat by Eleanor Estes
20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
The Challenge?
Yellow Ribbon: 1-5 books read
Green Ribbon: 6-10 books read
Red Ribbon: 11-15 books read
Blue Ribbon: 16-20 books read
Rules:
a) You may not use one book for multiple numbers
b) You may cross post one book from this challenge into other challenges
c) You must list the number, the book and with description to the Classic challenge. (exa: 19. True Grit recommended by Rosemarie)
d) Open a comment post your Ribbon goal and "Edit" your comment through out the year!
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π Book written by an opposite sex author The Time It Never Rained Elmer Kelton
πTranslated fiction Classic La Princesse de ClΓ¨ves French (1678)
π Classic Mystery The Door
πRead a Classic by an author written from Around the World A Country Cottage Anton Chekhov Russian in 1897
6. Classic with a City in the title
7. Classic with an Isolated Setting
8. Young Adult Classic
9. Classic in Epistolary
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip
11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural)
12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation
13. Classic that you Read before
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name
16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page
17. Classic written before the year 1900
18. Classic Short Story collection
19. Classic recommended by another Member
20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
Read Classics 1 - 20Yellow Ribbon - 5 books
2/5
β Finished
1. Book from Mike's The AND List (see msg. 1)
2. Book written by an opposite sex author
3. Translated fiction Classic
4. Classic Mystery
5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World
6. Classic with a City in the title
7. Classic with an Isolated Setting
8. Young Adult Classic
9. Classic in Epistolary
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip
11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural)
12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation
13. Classic that you Read before
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name
16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page
17. β Classic written before the year 1900
18. Classic Short Story collection
19. Classic recommended by another Member
20. β Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
# 17 - Classic written before the year 1900 - A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in Scarlet was Sir Arthur Conan Doyleβs first full-length detective novel published 1887 = Excellent!
# 20 - Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
Book review: The Caine Mutiny 1952 Pulitzer Prize
Review Movie: 1954 (H. Bogart, JosΓ© Ferrer)
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Herman Woukhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read any or all of the 20 Challenges1. Book from Mike's The AND List https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Maybe Pierre et Jean by Guy de Maupassant
2. Book written by an opposite sex author:
3. Translated fiction Classic: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
4. Classic Mystery:
5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World: Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky
6. Classic with a City in the title: Ghosts. The New York Trilogy, Volume 2 by Paul Auster
7. Classic with an Isolated Setting: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Young Adult Classic:
9. Classic in Epistolary: maybe Persuasion by Jane Austen Ljudbok pΓ₯ Libby
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip:
11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural): maybe GΓΆsta Berlings saga av Selma LagerlΓΆf
12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation: Kvartetten som sprΓ€ngdes av Birger SjΓΆberg The protagonist is both a journalist and a musician playing the cello
13. Classic that you Read before:
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles:
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name: maybe Silas Marner by George Eliot
16. Classic using a Drop Cap = Anfang! on the first page
17. Classic written before the year 1900: Sapfo - dikter och fragment by Sappho
18. Classic Short Story collection:
19. Classic recommended by another Member
20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption:
The Challenge?
Yellow Ribbon: 1-5 books read
Green Ribbon: 6-10 books read
Red Ribbon: 11-15 books read
Blue Ribbon: 16-20 books read
Rules:
a) You may not use one book for multiple numbers
b) You may cross post one book from this challenge into other challenges
c) You must list the number, the book and with description to the Classic challenge. (exa: 19. True Grit recommended by Rosemarie)
d) Open a comment post your Ribbon goal and "Edit" your comment through out the year!
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Nike I have not seen her name before, I will look for her works.
Thank you!!
Sadly the online bookstore I use has none of her books in stock :(
I will put her on my wish list of authors.
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Read Classics 1 - 20
Yellow Ribbon: 1 -5 books [Completed]
Green Ribbon: 6 - 10 books [Completed]
Red Ribbon: 11 - 15 books [Completed]
Blue Ribbon: 16 - 20 books [Completed]
β οΈ1. Book from Mike's The AND List - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
β οΈ2. Book written by an opposite sex author - Meditation by Franz Kafka
β οΈ3. Translated fiction Classic - The Captive / The Fugitive by Marcel Proust
β οΈ4. Classic Mystery A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey
β οΈ5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World - Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen
β οΈ6. Classic with a City in the title - Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
β οΈ7. Classic with an Isolated Setting - If This Is a Man by Primo Levi
β οΈ8. Young Adult Classic - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
β οΈ9. Classic in Epistolary - Augustus by John Williams
β οΈ10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
β οΈ11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural) - The Bell by Iris Murdoch
β οΈ12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation - The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino
β οΈ13. Classic that you Read before - A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
β οΈ14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles - Time Regained by Marcel Proust
β οΈ15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name - Crook o' Lune by E.C.R. Lorac
β οΈ16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page - Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
β οΈ17. Classic written before the year 1900 - The Karamazov Brothers by Fyodor Dostoevsky
β οΈ18. Classic Short Story collection - His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle
β οΈ19. Classic recommended by another Member - The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
β οΈ20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and 2005 adaptation.
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I see a Blue Ribbon π₯in your future :)
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Lesle wrote: "I been looking at Mike's AND list. Anyone thinking about a read from his list?"I was thinking about Pride and Prejudice, of course, but I am not yet sure if I should join this challenge or not. Do I understand rule b) You may cross post one book from this challenge into other challenges correctly to mean that I can use max. one book from this challenge in other challenges? Does this include the 1.000.000 pages challenge, too? I could arrange myself with the Bingo challenge, but 1.000.000 pages is a team effort, so it would be a pity.
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Rule b:
b) You may cross post books from this challenge into other challenges
That's wonderful, Lesle, I am in as well πRead: 20/20 π
β οΈ1. Book from Mike's The AND List - Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins
β οΈ2. Book written by an opposite sex author - L'Enfant de la haute mer by Jules Supervielle
β οΈ3. Translated fiction Classic - Die Glut by SΓ‘ndor MΓ‘rai (Hungarian > German)
β οΈ4. Classic Mystery - Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
β οΈ5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World - Nora by Henrik Ibsen
β οΈ6. Classic with a City in the title - Hiroshima by John Hersey
β οΈ7. Classic with an Isolated Setting - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
β οΈ8. Young Adult Classic - Das Eis-Schloss by Tarjei Vesaas
β οΈ9. Classic in Epistolary - The Letters of Mrs. Gaskell by Elizabeth Gaskell
β οΈ10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip - Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
β οΈ11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural) - The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
β οΈ12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation - Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin (ethnologist)
β οΈ13. Classic that you Read before - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
β 14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles - The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Gaskell
β 15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name - The Professor. Emma: a fragment by Charlotte BrontΓ« (Currer Bell)
β 16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page - Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer
β 17. Classic written before the year 1900 - Cousin Henry by Anthony Trollope (1879)
β οΈ18. Classic Short Story collection - Round The Sofa Vol. II by Elizabeth Gaskell
β οΈ19. Classic recommended by another Member - Der Mandarin by EΓ§a de QueirΓ³s (Thanks to Lesle!)
β οΈ20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption - Emma by Jane Austen (and 2020 movie adaption)
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Your more than welcome!
1. Book from Mike's The AND List https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...2. Book written by an opposite sex author
3. Translated fiction Classic
4. Classic Mystery
5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World
6. Classic with a City in the title
7. Classic with an Isolated Setting
8. Young Adult Classic
9. Classic in Epistolary
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip
11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural)
12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation
13. Classic that you Read before
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name
16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page
17. Classic written before the year 1900
18. Classic Short Story collection
19. Classic recommended by another Member
20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
The Challenge?
Yellow Ribbon: 1-5 books read
Green Ribbon: 6-10 books read
Red Ribbon: 11-15 books read
Blue Ribbon: 16-20 books read
Rules:
a) You may not use one book for multiple numbers
b) You may cross post books from this challenge into other challenges
c) You must list the number, the book and with description to the Classic challenge. (exa: 19. True Grit recommended by Rosemarie)
d) Open a comment post your Ribbon goal and "Edit" your comment through out the year!
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this looks fun and tough, this is what I've lined up / read for Goodreads Challenge 20251. Book from Mike's The AND List -- Pride and Prejudice
2. .. author of opp sex -- β Patriotism 4* π my review .
3. Translated fiction Classic β The Post Office Girl 3.5* π my review .
4. Classic Mystery -- β The Wheel Spins 3* π my review .
5. β¦ Classic β¦ author β¦ Around the World -- The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
6. Classic with a City in the title -- βββ
7. Classic β¦ Isolated Setting -- β The Tempest π4* my review .
8. YA Classic -- βββ
9. Classic β¦ Epistolary -- βββ
10. Classic β¦ a Road Trip -- βββ
11. Classic β¦ Pastoral setting (rural) -- The Task and Other Poems
12. Protagonist β¦ unique Occupation -- being daughter of Indra β Dream Play π3* my review
13. Classic reread -- β A Doll's House π4* my review .
14. Classic β¦ Shifting narrative .. -- β Passing π 4.5* my review
15. Author β¦ Pseudonym/pen name -- βββ
16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page -- βββ
17. Classic written <1900 -- β Tales from Shakespeare (Mary Lamb & Charles Lamb) π 4* my review
18. Classic Short Story collection β The Martian Chronicles π 5* my review
19. Classic recommended by another Member -- thanks Jen -- β You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Stories π 4.5* my review .
20. Read a Classic & watch movie adaption -- To Kill A Mockingbird
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I'm probably being a bit dim but what is a 'Drop Cap' (#16)??!
Lesle wrote: "Welcome Anisha I think you will be just fine!! Good Luck!"thanks Lesle π
Kim wrote: "I'm probably being a bit dim but what is a 'Drop Cap' (#16)??!"no you're not, it's a challenging one and I only know it from manuscripts where the first letter is big and goes over the line, here's some examples https://charlottemartindesigns.wordpr...
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A "drop cap" in classic novels refers to a large capital letter, often elaborately designed, that appears at the beginning of a paragraph or chapter, acting as a visual marker to signify the start of a new section; this practice is deeply rooted in traditional book design, particularly in illuminated manuscripts where initial letters were often highly decorated and visually striking. The size of a drop cap is usually two or more lines.
Penguin has a series called Penguin Drop Caps here is a link to them:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/se...
Anisha Inkspill wrote: "Kim wrote: "I'm probably being a bit dim but what is a 'Drop Cap' (#16)??!"no you're not, it's a challenging one and I only know it from manuscripts where the first letter is big and goes over th..."
Thanks Anisha - that explains it!
Lesle wrote: "Kim wrote: "I'm probably being a bit dim but what is a 'Drop Cap' (#16)??!"A "drop cap" in classic novels refers to a large capital letter, often elaborately designed, that appears at the beginni..."
Thanks Lesle! You learn something new every day!!
Nike wrote: "Read any or all of the 20 Challenges1. Book from Mike's The AND List https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Maybe Pierre et Jean by Guy de Maupassant
2. Book wr..."
Fear and Loathing! I didn't realize it was that old. I still have an old copy of that. It'd be fun to revisit.
Lindenblatt wrote: "Lesle wrote: "I been looking at Mike's AND list. Anyone thinking about a read from his list?"I was thinking about Pride and Prejudice, of course, but I am not yet sure if I should join this chall..."
I'm also thinking of Pride and Prejudice, especially as I just acquired it from a book swap event and have yet to read any Austen! There are a number of others on Mike's list that appeal too- the Maupassant, the Woolf options...
Would be nice to hear from people your ideas about shifting narrative style (prompt #14)- what it means to you and what you might read for that, how it qualifies :) because I can't say I have a real grasp on that term.
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Jen wrote: "Would be nice to hear from people your ideas about shifting narrative style (prompt #14)- what it means to you and what you might read for that, how it qualifies :) because I can't say I have a rea..."Not sure if I did it correctly, but I used a book that alternated between third-person narrative about s.o. and that s.o.'s own words in the form of letters (first-person). Namely, the biography of Charlotte BrontΓ« written by Elizabeth Gaskell. There are probably several ways to address this prompt and I hope that this is one of them π€
2025 Read Classics 1-20 Challenge1. Book from Mike's The AND List
Pride and Prejudice
2. Book written by an opposite sex author
A Brave New World
*3. Translated fiction Classic
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupΓ©ry 1/31/25
*4. Classic Mystery
The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie 2/11/25
5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World
6. Classic with a City in the title
*7. Classic with an Isolated Setting
Lord of the Flies by William Golding 2/12/25
*8. Young Adult Classic
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Read books #3-7 February 2025
*9. Classic in Epistolary
Lady Susan by Jane Austen 2/6/25
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip
*11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural)
The Little House Series 9-book box set by Laura Ingalls Wilder Read books 3-9 January 2025
12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation
*13. Classic that you Read before
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2/6/25
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name
16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page
*17. Classic written before the year 1900
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, 2/6/25
18. Classic Short Story collection
*19. Classic recommended by another Member: Chantel Reads All Day
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 1/25/25
*20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
Emma by Jane Austen 2/5/25
Never too Late to Read Classics
Books mentioned in this topic
The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon (other topics)The Hour of the Star (other topics)
And Then There Were None (other topics)
Ghosts. The New York Trilogy, Volume 2 (other topics)
Appleby's Answer (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Clarice Lispector (other topics)Agatha Christie (other topics)
Paul Auster (other topics)
Michael Innes (other topics)
Kate Chopin (other topics)
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Ribbons Achieved by Members: Congratulations πππ
1. Book from Mike's The AND List https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2. Book written by an opposite sex author
3. Translated fiction Classic
4. Classic Mystery
5. Read a Classic by an author written from Around the World
6. Classic with a City in the title
7. Classic with an Isolated Setting
8. Young Adult Classic
9. Classic in Epistolary
10. Classic where the story takes place during a Road Trip
11. Classic with a Pastoral setting (rural)
12. Protagonist with a unique Occupation
13. Classic that you Read before
14. Classic book with Shifting narrative styles
15. Author using a Pseudonym/pen name
16. Classic using a Drop Cap on the first page
17. Classic written before the year 1900
18. Classic Short Story collection
19. Classic recommended by another Member
20. Read a Classic and watch the Movie adaption
The Challenge?
Yellow Ribbon: 5 books read
Green Ribbon: 10 books read
Red Ribbon: 15 books read
Blue Ribbon: 20 books read
Gold Ribbon: Reached Goal Before End of June!
Rules:
a) You may not use one book for multiple numbers
b) You may cross post books from this challenge into other challenges
c) You must list the number, the book and with description to the Classic challenge. (exa: 19. True Grit recommended by Rosemarie)
d) Open a comment post your Ribbon goal and "Edit" your comment through out the year!
Ribbons are awarded at 5,10,15 and 20