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I agree with Emad on those books. And the Hitchhikers series is truly hilarious!
Marie, they are rather simple books, although the mythology is rather interesting. If you're looking for something light to read, I'd recommend them. I remember giving up half way through the series, but they're reasonable enough to read.
Bouchra, my first experience with Russian Lit was Crime and Punishment and it was a really amazing start. If you want something shorter, I'm planning on reading Dosotevsky's Notes from Underground in 2014.I've also read Tolstoy's short story The Death of Ivan Ilych, which would be a great short book to get you used to the names and the style of writing!
Although it's more general, Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything is a great all round history of science book. He writes in a very readable way!Narin, seriously, it seems like yesterday I was 15, and it's already been 2 years! It will fly by!
Rob, they are two great goals! It will be interesting to see what you end up reading from your list. 92 books this year is very good though!
Bouchra, that's an amazing goal! I'd love to aim as high as 150 books, but at 100, I'm pushing it!Good luck to you!
There is already a thread about our planned January Reading. You can find it here.I've also made a general 'long list' thread of books people plan to read in the whole of 2014.
You've got some amazing selections in that first challenge!Alias Grace, The Book Thief, Rebecca and Middlemarch are all up there in my favourite novels collection!
Natalie, Casey, Jade and Rachael, welcome to the group! I hope you enjoy yourself here, and good luck with your 2014 reading!We currently have a number of Group Read Nomination threads running for January. Feel free to get involved if you wish!
Poe is definitely on my to-read list for 2014!
There is Personal Challenges that people can set up, but I'll definitely make that thread!
Fahrenheit 451 is weird, but an amazing book! The Lord of the Rings are phenomenal as well!I'd definitely be interested in doing a group read of Anna Karenina, or Les Mis! I'm also planning on reading The Canterbury Tales and Wuthering Heights too this year!
It was interesting. And it ended very differently to how I imagined it would!
Sarah, I must admit I'm prone to planning ahead too! I have a list of books in my mind that I really want to read in 2014! I can't wait to find out which ones you've picked!Everyone's goals look amazing, and it's going to be so exciting working through them all!
Casey, I internet-high-five you. I don't know how you've gotten so far. I think I just need to break through the middle bit of A Clash of Kings to get back into them again.
As far as I know, it will, Ola. Then the 2013 one will be crossed off.
Glady, I have the exact same problem. I'll binge-read for 3 weeks then completely stop. I won't be able to do that when I start my English Lit degree!I hope you enjoy the group!
Now all I want to read is Russian Literature! I started The Death of Ivan Ilych last night, and it's weird trying to get back into the ideas of Russian Lit.Both of you have read some really big novels! I'm utterly jealous!
Someone recommended doing a list of 'suggested' reads for each month, ones that are widely well known, or 'typical' for that genre. Feel free to post to add ideas. I will delete your post after I've added it, just to make it nice and tidy, but please give suggestions for what books you think are 'key' ones for each genre!January - Historical
Birdsong
The White Queen
The Last Kingdom
A Tale of Two Cities
Twelve Years a Slave
Feburary - Romance/Chick-Lit
Bridget Jones's Diary
Pride and Prejudice
The Notebook
Jane Eyre
March - Young Adult
The Hunger Games
City of Bones
Divergent
The Lightning Thief
April - Humour
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Code of the Woosters
May - Fantasy/Science Fiction
The Fellowship of the Ring
Ender's Game
Foundation
A Game of Thrones
Dune
June - Contemporary
The Fault in Our Stars
Fangirl
Eleanor & Park
July - Utopian/Dystopian
1984
We
Brave New World
Lord of the Flies
The Handmaid's Tale
August - Crime/Mystery
A Study in Scarlet
Along Came a Spider
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
One for the Money
September - Classic/Literary
To Kill a Mockingbird
Wuthering Heights
The Great Gatsby
Great Expectations
October - Horror
The Shining
Dracula
Red Dragon And Silence Of The Lambs
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Frankenstein
November - Non-Fiction
The Diary of a Young Girl
Love is a Mix Tape
Into the Wild
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
December - Adventure
If anyone has any for ones I'm not 100% confident on, please post below!
Debi, I think we all have that feeling! My personal challenge this year is to read all the classics gathering dust on my shelves...75 is the same goal I'm going for, although I'm tempted to push it to 100...
