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I copied this from Perks, but it didn't copy over those I had formatted as "strike through" so at some point I will update it...
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LauraT wrote: "Tell me when!!!"I would join in with that...
I've put "A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man" byJames Joyce into my October reading plan, if anyone wants to join me then?
Shirley wrote: "I've put "A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man" byJames Joyce into my October reading plan, if anyone wants to join me then?"
That would be fine with me. I have been told that it is much easier to read than Ulysses so I am determined to read it.
excellent, we can set up a readalong nearer the time!
I'll definitely join in with A Portrait, it's on my shelf, as is Ulysses, but I haven't attempted that yet either!
Update - Books still to read in 2013!Mrs. Dalloway
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManRead!
Their Eyes Were Watching GodRead!
Cider With Rosie
The Twelve
Water for Elephants Read!
Cold Comfort Farm
The Shadow of the Wind Read!
The Remains of the Day
The God of Small Things Read!
Beloved Currently Reading
Catch-22
I still hope to read most of these, but some may have to be carried over, as I keep getting distracted!!
I really liked Stella Gibbon's Cold Comfort Farm - spoof of Thomas Hardy and D.H. Lawrence :)I had planned on reading Their Eyes Were Watching God in November, if you want to join me in a readalong.
Leslie wrote: "I really liked Stella Gibbon's Cold Comfort Farm - spoof of Thomas Hardy and D.H. Lawrence :)I had planned on reading Their Eyes Were Watching God in November, if you want to join me in a readalong."
Leslie, a readalong for Their Eyes were watching
God sounds good to me!
I have tried reading Cold Comfort Farm once before but didn't get very far with it, so I want to try again, especially since most people I know have told me it's good.
To carry forward to 2014:"Mrs Dalloway" - I did start this, but got behind with my reading so had to leave it...
"Beloved" - ditto!
"Cider with Rosie"
"The Twelve" READ JAN 14
"Cold Comfort Farm"
"The Remains of the Day"
"Catch 22"
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A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man by
James Joyce
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Twelve by Justin Cronin
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Total 10 books
Five books from BBC Book Challenge List:
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Five books from 1001 books to read before you die list:
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Mrs. Dalloway by virginia woolf currently reading
That's 20 fiction books.
I would also like to read 5 non-fiction books - but haven't decided on these yet!!
From my "real" book club - I will read around 10 or more during 2013 but I don't know what these will be yet!
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
That's 35 in total and I read around a book a week, which gives me enough scope to read as many as possible of the group reads during 2013
From Perks group reads for 2013, I already own the following, so will make them part of my 2013 challenge:
Half of a Yellow Sun
Boy: Tales of Childhood
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Blind Assassin (Author Challenge)
I also have The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchywhich I am determined to read!