Catching up on Classics (and lots more!)

message 1: by Vicky (last edited Sep 13, 2024 01:21AM) (new)

Dec 12, 2023 07:48AM

Challenge #1 - New & Old TBR
Challenge #3 - Decade/Century/Millennium
Challenge #4 - Members Choice
Challenge #5 - Short Story
Challenge #6 - Group Reads and/or Buddy Reads
Challenge #7 - Expand Your Horizon with New Authors
Challenge #9 窶� Fiction/Non-Fiction
Challenge #12 - Series Books 窶� Start, Continue, Complete
Challenge #13 - Travel the World One Continent at a Time.

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message 2: by Vicky (last edited Oct 29, 2024 01:23PM) (new)

Dec 12, 2023 07:50AM

Challenge #1 - New & Old TBR
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11/12

1899 and earlier/Old School
1.The Hand of EthelbertabyThomas Hardy
2The WardenbyAnthony Trollope笨�15/2/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
3.Ghosts: Henrik IbsenbyHenrik Ibsen笨�4/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
1900-1999/New School
4.Rule Britannia byDaphne du Maurier
5.Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett笨�30/5/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
6.The Cocktail PartybyT.S. Eliot笨�18/3/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
My Six Bookshelf Dust Collectors
7. St. Augustine's ConfessionsbyWilliam R. Cook笨�17/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
8. Louis Armstrong, Master of ModernismbyThomas Brothers笨�29/10/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
9.A Postillion Struck by LightningbyDirk Bogarde笨�3/2/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
10.Still AlicebyLisa Genova笨�20/3/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
11.Human VoicesbyPenelope Fitzgerald
12QuicksandbyNella Larsen笨�3/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�

Alternates
A-1.Uncle Tom's Cabin or, Life Among the LowlybyHarriet Beecher Stowe笨�29/1/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
A-2.AmadeusbyPeter Shaffer笨�6/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
A-3Incident at VichybyArthur Miller笨�3/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�

TBR LIST

笨� Completed 29/10/24

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message 3: by Vicky (last edited Aug 22, 2024 03:06AM) (new)

Dec 12, 2023 07:51AM

Challenge #3 - Decade/Century/Millennium
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10/10

The Century Challenge
1900-1909To Build a FirebyJack London笨�7/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
1910-1919Hindle WakesbyStanley Houghton笨�29/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
1920-1929QuicksandbyNella Larsen笨�3/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
1930-1939Out of AfricabyIsak Dinesen笨�4/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
1940-1949Cannery RowbyJohn Steinbeck笨�12/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
1950-1959The Witness for the ProsecutionbyAgatha Christie笨�25/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
1960-1969Incident at VichybyArthur Miller笨�3/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
1970-1979AmadeusbyPeter Shaffer笨�6/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
1980-1989The DresserbyRonald Harwood笨�30/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
1990-1999The Ride Down Mt. MorganbyArthur Miller笨�24/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�

笨�31/1/24

Challenge #4 - Members Choice Challenge Choose one book per category/genre for a total of 12 books.

12/12

1. 19th Century,The Gentle SpiritbyFyodor Dostoyevsky笨�6/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
2. 20th Century,The Third ManbyGraham Greene笨�6/7/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
3. 21st Century,Fool Me Once by Harlan CobenbyHarlan Coben笨�9/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
4. A book originally written in a language other than your own,
The Salmon Who Dared to Leap HigherbyAhn Do-hyun
笨�22/8/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
5. An Author never read before,Three DialoguesbyBarry Pain笨�9/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
6. Diversity Classic, read a book from a religion, culture, country, or race different than yours.Manny and the BabybyVaraidzo笨�18/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
7. Science Fiction/Fantasy,
PerelandrabyC.S. Lewis笨�18/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
9. Childrens/Young Adult,Moon Over ManifestbyClare Vanderpool笨�4/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
10. Nonfiction Memoir/Biography, A Short Walk from HarrodsbyDirk Bogarde
11. Mystery/Thriller,The Body in the LibrarybyAgatha Christie笨�7/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
12. Horror or Humor,A Woman of No Importanceby Oscar Wilde
笨�15/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�

笨� 22/8/24

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message 4: by Vicky (last edited Mar 27, 2024 01:27AM) (new)

Dec 12, 2023 07:51AM

Challenge #5 - Short Story :Read 24 short stories.

24/24

1.Abandoned by Guy de MaupassantbyGuy de Maupassant笨�10/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
2.The Dispenser of Holy Waterby Guy de Maupassant笨�10/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘�
3.The Witness for the ProsecutionbyAgatha Christie笨�25/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
4.The Snows of KilimanjarobyErnest Hemingway笨�26/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
5.The LiarbyHenry James笨�31/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
6.The Tale : By Joseph Conrad - IllustratedbyJoseph Conrad笨�31/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
7.The Colonel's LadybyW. Somerset Maugham笨�31/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
8.Private RoomsbyJ.B. Priestley笨�31/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘�
9.The Rajah's TreasurebyH.G. Wells笨�3/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
10.The Pearl of LovebyH.G. Wells笨�3/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
11.Chris Farrington: Able SeamanbyJack London笨�6/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
12.Typhoon off the Coast of JapanbyJack London笨�6/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
13.The Lost Poacherby Jack London笨�6/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
14.The Banks of the SacramentobyJack London笨�6/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
15.In Yeddo BaybyJack London笨�6/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
16.The house of MapuhibyJack London笨�6/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
17.The Whale ToothbyJack London笨�6/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
18.MaukibyJack London笨�6/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
19.The HeathenbyJack London(Bora Bora)笨�7/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
20.The Terrible SolomonsbyJack London笨�8/2/24 笘� 笘�
21.The Seed of McCoy;byJack London笨�9/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
22.To Build a FirebyJack London笨�7/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
23..The Flowering of the Strange OrchidbyH.G. Wells玄笨�27/3/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
24.The BeautiesbyAnton Chekhov笨�27/3/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�

笨�27/3/24

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message 5: by Vicky (last edited Aug 22, 2024 10:28AM) (new)

Dec 12, 2023 07:51AM

Challenge #6 - Group Reads and/or Buddy Reads

The challenge is to read 12 total books/stories from this year's group poll winners or Buddy Reads, in any combination. Your reads can be from the upcoming 53 poll winners, or from the 2024 Buddy Reads thread. Between New School, Old School, Short Story/Novella, Revisit the Shelf, Quarterly Long Read, and Buddy Reads there should be plenty of choices.

12/12

1.QuicksandbyNella Larsen笨�3/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
2.To Build a FirebyJack London笨�7/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
3.Cannery RowbyJohn Steinbeck笨�12/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
4.A Tale of Two CitiesbyCharles Dickens笨�26/3/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
5.The BeautiesbyAnton Chekhov笨�27/3/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
6.The Garden of Forking PathsbyJorge Luis Borges笨�15/4/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
7.The CloakbyNikolai Gogol笨�25/4/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
8.The Grapes of WrathbyJohn Steinbeck笨�25/4/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
9.The Gentle SpiritbyFyodor Dostoyevsky笨�6/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
10.The Body in the LibrarybyAgatha Christie笨�7/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
11.The EyesbyEdith Wharton笨�21/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
12.The Wind In The WillowsbyKenneth Grahame笨�22/8/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�

笨�22/8/24

Challenge #7 - Expand Your Horizon With New Authors

Seek out at least six (6) authors that you have never previously read, from any genre or era you want.
10/10

1.The Garden of Forking PathsbyJorge Luis Borges笨�15/4/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
2.Madame BovarybyGustave Flaubert笨�24/4/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
3.Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool笨�4/7/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
4.The Giants of French Literature : Balzac, Flaubert, Proust, and CamusbyKatherine L. Elkins笨�20/4/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
5.Elizabeth Is MissingbyEmma Healey笨�29/5/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
6.Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett笨�30/5/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
7.The Pilgrims' Way: From Winchester to CanterburybyJulia Cartwright Ady笨�9/6/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
8.The Men of ZanzibarbyRichard Harding Davis笨�22/6/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
9.Fool Me OncebyHarlan Coben笨�9/7/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
10.Richeldis of WalsinghambySally Thomas 笨�20/7/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
笨� 22/8/24

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message 6: by Vicky (last edited Nov 29, 2024 09:40PM) (new)

Dec 12, 2023 07:52AM

Challenge #9 窶� Fiction/Non-Fiction
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American Drama
Non Fiction
Please Don't Eat the DaisiesbyJean Kerr笨�1/9/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
The Snake Has All the LinesbyJean Kerr笨�7/9/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Timebends: A LifebyArthur Miller
Fiction笨�5/6/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Incident at VichybyArthur Miller笨�3/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
The Man Who Had All the LuckbyArthur Miller笨�22/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
The Ride Down Mt. MorganbyArthur Miller笨�24/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
The Odd CouplebyNeil Simon笨�4/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
The Roman Spring of Mrs. StonebyTennessee Williams笨�12/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
The Skin of Our TeethbyThornton Wilder笨�1/2/24 笘� 笘�
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofbyTennessee Williams笨�13/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Mourning Becomes ElectrabyEugene O'Neill笨�26/2/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
.The Petrified Forest: a Play in Three ActsbyRobert E. Sherwood笨�12/3/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
笨�

History (eg The Medieval World,The Tudors,etc)
Non Fiction
Great Minds of the Medieval WorldbyDorsey Armstrong笨�20/3/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Fiction
1.Henry VIII: The Heart and the CrownbyAlison Weir笨�18/3/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
2.The Town HousebyNorah Lofts笨�17/5/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
3.Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett笨�30/5/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
The African QueenbyC.S. Forester笨�13/10/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
笨�

Science fiction
Non fiction
The Young H.G. Wellsby Claire Tomalin笨�1/6/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Fiction
The Flowering of the Strange OrchidbyH.G. Wells笨�27/3/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
PerelandrabyC.S. Lewis笨�20/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Complete for this year笨�

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message 7: by Vicky (last edited Sep 29, 2024 01:00AM) (new)

Dec 12, 2023 07:53AM

Challenge #12 - Series Books 窶� Start, Continue, Complete
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I am Reading The Chronicles of Barchester:
The WardenbyAnthony Trollope笨�15/2/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Barchester TowersbyAnthony Trollope笨�25/5/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Dr ThornebyAnthony Trollope
Complete for this year 笨�

I am reading the "Five Towns" series set in the area my grandparents originally came from by Arnold Bennett.I plan to continue the series at my own pace:
2.Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett笨�30/5/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Complete for this year!笨�

Complete for this year! am reading the Autobiography of Dirk Bogarde in parts and will continue with it at my own pace:
1.A Postillion Struck by LightningbyDirk Bogarde笨�3/2/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
2.Snakes and LaddersbyDirk Bogarde笨�3/4/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
etc
3.Cleared For Take OffbyDirk Bogarde笨�6/6/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
4.A Short Walk from HarrodsbyDirk Bogarde笨�3/7/24笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Complete for this year!笨�

I am working through "The Great Courses/Modern Scholar lecture series. I hope to continue with these this year.
St. Augustine's Confessions by William R. Cook and Ronald B. Herzman笨�17/1/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Great Minds of the Medieval WorldbyDorsey Armstrong笨�20/3/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
The Giants of French Literature : Balzac, Flaubert, Proust, and CamusbyKatherine L. Elkins笨�20/4/24 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘� 笘�
Complete for this year笨�

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Dec 12, 2023 10:00AM