The 1900 to 1950 Readathon discussion

Alina wrote: "Currently Reading: Aunt Augusta in Egypt by J.E. Buckrose (1915)"

I'll be interested in your thoughts on this, I read The Privet Hedge for this challenge and enjoyed it. It was the first book I'd read by her but I'd like to read more; her writing reminded me of Dorothy Evelyn Smith.

I finished Operation Heartbreak by Duff Cooper which was fantastic.

I'm currently reading The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World: The Sinking of the “Titanic” and the End of the Edwardian Era not a part of the challenge, but it might be of interest for people here due to the time-frame.

Tania wrote: "Alina wrote: "Currently Reading: Aunt Augusta in Egypt by J.E. Buckrose (1915)"

I'll be interested in your thoughts on this, I read The Privet Hedge for this challenge and enjoyed ..."

Hi Tania, I liked the book. Short novel and easy to read. The book has some outdated ideas about Race and the position of the local people. At the same time she does make some comments about the way the English treat and sees the Egyptians and that is not really good. I had never heard of this writer before until I started to look for books in this time-period.
I will definitely read more from her.

Not sure that I'm going to read any more for this Readathon so here's my final list

#1 Own Country: The Merry-Go-Round by W. Somerset Maugham,
Such Power Is Dangerous by Dennis Wheatley,
Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
#2 Other Country: Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Native Son by Richard Wright
#3 Genre Classic: The Iron Heel by Jack London
#4 Not a Novel: The Plague and I by Betty MacDonald
Black Boy by Richard Wright
#5 WWI or WWII: Soldiers' Pay by William Faulkner

Bonus:
1900s: The Merry-Go-Round (1904) & The Iron Heel (1908)
1910s: Devdas (1917)
1920s: Soldiers' Pay (1926) & Lolly Willowes (1926)
1930s: Such Power Is Dangerous (1933)
1940: The Plague and I (1948), Native Son (1940) & Black Boy

Yesterday, to my relief, I finished The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. The misfortunes of the so-called fortune-hunting heroine expose the petty emptiness of the lives and pursuits of the New York social elite at the beginning of the twentieth century. Wharton's writing is wonderful, but the values of the characters and storylines are not to my taste.

I did finish The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald. It will be the only book I will have time to read for this readathon. I'm not a fast reader because I like to take my time and be immersed in my books and also I wanted to finish reading Jane Eyre and A Room With A View first. :) Too many books and not enough time. :)

Janice wrote: "I did finish The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald. It will be the only book I will have time to read for this readathon. I'm not a fast reader because I like to take my time and be i..."

A Room with a View was published in 1908, so it counts!

Never feel ashamed of finishing a book slowly or quickly. It’s the active act of reading that matters.

Just finished my final book for this Readalong, so here is my wrap up:

1. The Bridge of San Luis Rey, by Thornton Wilder 1927
The Yellow Room, by Mary Roberts Rinehart 1945
Passing, by Nella Larson 1929
2. The Old Man in the Corner, by Baroness Orczy 1901-1905
3. Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, by Julia Strachey 1932
Father of the Bride, by Edward Streeter 1948 (comedy)
4. Suppressed Desires, by Susan Glaspell 1920 (play)
5. The Return of the Soldier, by Rebecca West 1918

This has been an excellent readalong. Tackled a few books that I’ve meant to get to for many years, and enjoyed them all.
Found many interesting titles from other participants to add to my TBR.
Thank you Katie!

Just finished Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton. I gave it three stars.

Michael wrote: "Never feel ashamed of finishing a book slowly or quickly. It’s the active act of reading that matters."

Thanks, Michael, that's what I like to think too. :)

Janice wrote: "Michael wrote: "Never feel ashamed of finishing a book slowly or quickly. It’s the active act of reading that matters."

Thanks, Michael, that's what I like to think too. :)"

Lovely comment Micheal & Janice im the same, i *absolutely* agree : : ))

Melissa House wrote: "Janice wrote: "Michael wrote: "Never feel ashamed of finishing a book slowly or quickly. It’s the active act of reading that matters."

Thanks, Michael, that's what I like to think too. :)"

Lovely..."

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