2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Here we go!

Well I've started with The Little Princess. I loved the movie when I was younger so it's really great reading the book and pulling some of the images from that and combining them with the scenes described in the novel

good luck! have fun with summer and reading!

Finished 'The Little Princess' today and started on 'This Spoke Zarathustra'. Could I have chosen two books more different??

Just now finished 'Of Mice and Men'. In a strange, wonderful way I loved it.

Now for something lighter and fluffier - 'The Secret History of the Pink Carnation'. After that it's time to face the philosophy texts! (Queue the scary music)

Oh sweet zombie Jesus... I may be forced to abandon some of my planned holiday reads in order to make a dent in the pile of books I got for Christmas!

Looks like my new goal will have to be "read as many as I can but it's ok if I don't complete the challenge as currently set out because I'm also reading some other wonderful books"

Ellyn wrote: "Just now finished 'Of Mice and Men'. In a strange, wonderful way I loved it.

Now for something lighter and fluffier - 'The Secret History of the Pink Carnation'. After that it's time to face the ..."

Hi Ellyn,

How did you feel about The Secret History of the Pink Carnation? I read that years ago and certainly have a few thoughts on it, but it would be great to hear yours, too!

I haven't gotten very far into it yet but it seems alright. I thought it took a little too long to get into the story but I think it'll pick up. Did you enjoy it?

Ellyn wrote: "I haven't gotten very far into it yet but it seems alright. I thought it took a little too long to get into the story but I think it'll pick up. Did you enjoy it?"

Honestly, I don't remember many specifics about it anymore. At the time, I didn't think it was great, but it sufficed for getting lost in a story for a while. Sometimes, that's all a book has to offer, and sometimes, that's perfectly fine. I tend to prefer something…more, but I don't mind if that's not the case. That's pretty much how I felt about it when I read it. Now, a few years later, the fact that the details haven't stuck with me makes me feel like my initial take on it was pretty accurate.

It certainly sounds like an accurate representation of a book. Like you I tend to like books that have that something extra rather than ones which my mother terms "fluffy reading". Maybe that's why I don't feel any pull to go back to Pink Carnation. I keep it around for reading in doctor's offices and the like but I'm not really dedicated to it like I am with the other books I'm reading

Ok people, new plan.

I've had to abandon some of my original 'to read' books for this challenge in favour of some of the awesome ones I got for Christmas but I am still reading so wooo!

I just finished 'Masters of Sex' (the biography the TV series is based on) and it was a really good read for someone like me who doesn't usually read biographies but is interested in the story. As someone whose interest is in the intricacies of human intimacy I loved reading an account of how a study on sex was impacted by the intimate relationships of 2 people, as well as the impact that their work had on popular opinions on sex and love.

Now it's time for me to return to '100 years of solitude' for a little while before attacking a new book :)