Old Books, New Readers discussion

2017 Catch-up Challenge
Duration: 1/1/17 - 12/31/17
Completed 5/12

Completed:
1. Cask of Amantillado by Edgar Allen Poe (published 1846) - READ 1/1/2017
2. Common Sense by Thomas Paine (1776) -READ 1/2/2017
3. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodges Burnett (1910) - READ 1/6/2017
4. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1822) - READ 2/2/2017
5. Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) - READ 3/2/2017
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Yes, I am cherry picking. I did not do the 2016 catch-up challenge, so that allows me to read shorter and more easily read books first. I think I need to bump up my challenge to one per month for the year.

Brit wrote: "Yes, I am cherry picking. I did not do the 2016 catch-up challenge, so that allows me to read shorter and more easily read books first. I think I need to bump up my challenge to one per month for t..."

That's totally fine :) I've done the popsugar challenge (2015) and the book riot challenge plus a classics bingo (2016) and kinda cherry picked those. Just have fun and read the ones that interest you, no judgement here. :)

Just finished my fifth book for the challenge, which was a buddy read of Dracula by Bram Stoker. I enjoyed the book very much. Here is my book review:

This is a story of the struggle between good and evil. While we can presume a resolution in which the good prevails, we do not know the cost of winning. The story is written as journal entries and letters by several of the protagonists, mainly Jonathan and Mina Murray Harper, and Dr. Seward. In addition, we have some shorter entries by Dr. Van Helsing and Lucy Westenra. The antagonist is Count Dracula, a fearsome "undead" based on Vlad Dracula, also known as Vlad III and Vlad the Impaler from the 15th century. He was a voivode (prince) of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.

Evil is not all powerful. Dracula and his fellow "undead" have their limitations. However, he has influence and there are several who become his victims along the way. Can he be stopped and can he be stopped for good? Do the protagonists possess the inner strength to do what is right? So in the story we have the struggle with Dracula and internal struggles with emotions as the protagonists do what must be done.

Brit wrote: "Just finished my fifth book for the challenge, which was a buddy read of Dracula by Bram Stoker. I enjoyed the book very much. Here is my book review:

This is a story of the struggle between good ..."

Neat, I totally need to cross this one off my list this year!