Faye’s Comments (group member since Nov 05, 2013)

Faye’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

Wow, I'm not familiar with most of these books, haha!

I tell you what - as this is a challenge and not a contest, it doesn't really matter if a book fits perfectly into the genre or not, as long as everybody is reading something that they enjoy and/or are learning from. If you use your own judgment and decide that something can be considered historical, then go ahead and include it. It's not really a cut-and-dried genre like some of the others will be, like say non-fiction or Young Adult. We'll let you have significant wiggle room for this one. :)

Roseanne wrote: "I always read more than one book at a time. When people tell me it is strange to do that I say it is the same as following more than one tv show from week to week. Most people do that and don't get..."

YES! That's what I tell people, too.

Holly wrote: "Also, if everyone could join in the 2014 Reading Challenge within the group, that would help massively. It would give us a far easier way of counting books."

Ohhhh yeah, look at that! You can see how many books people have read! *plays with new toy*

earlpatrick wrote: "Some people find it weird that I read 2-3 books at the same time. But surely I'm not the only one out there who does this. :)

Not at all, I do it all the time!

Holly wrote: "I'd say they need to be books about either historical events or purely of the 'historical' genre, rather than books set in a previous era with little to do with the history."

I agree. The thing about The Great Gatsby is, it seems historical now but was actually contemporary when it was written.

Welcome, Ginny!

Bouchra wrote: "So ... I know I disappeared for quite a long time since I first started this thread, but I've been having a few personal issues (mainly angsting over stuff and trying to ignore reality by indulging..."

Sorry to hear you've been having personal issues. Welcome back!

So you need suggestions for books that it seems everyone has read?

Looks like you'll have a great year! I plan on reading quite a few of those myself. :)

Thanks, Bouchra!

Amber, I'm reading The Island of Dr. Moreau first, which counts towards the 30 books from my to-read list.

Gabriela wrote: "Does The Great Gatsby count?"

I'm not sure about that one - they do talk about World War 1, but in the past tense, and there isn't much else about it that's historical.

Sandy wrote: "Since there is no "Biography" challenge, can a biography count as historical? I'd like to read Zelda by Nancy Milford for the January genre challenge."

I'd say yes, a biography can count as historical if it's about a historical figure. :)

Non-fiction is one of the monthly genres, which will include biographies, but non-fiction books can be read for any of the genres if you can make them fit elsewhere.

Wow, so many great goals... good luck, everyone!

Shreya wrote: "More than 52. Since I already made a list, I strictly want to see it through. I bought some of them 3 years ago and haven't got to them. There are some biggies in this list, like Infinite Jest, Lor..."

INFINITE JEST!!! I love that book. :D

Yay! I'm so glad so many of you are on board with this! :D

Let's have a great reading year, people! Good luck to all!

Yes, anything that has anything to do with anything historical could count for this challenge. It doesn't have to be specifically "historical fiction" or a non-fiction history book.

Shreya wrote: "Did anyone read Russian books as a kid or is it just me?? I mean the children stories not serious fiction like "Crime and Punishment"
I was raised entirely on Russian Children stories with lots of ..."

That is so cool, Shreya! I always wanted to learn more about Russia and read Russian books, ever since I was about 6 and was in a Christmas play at my school about Babushka. I had so much fun saying "Babushka" over and over and driving everyone crazy, haha! It was such a fun word to say!

I only started reading Russian literature as an adult, but now that I'm studying the language, I hope to read some children's literature in its original Russian.

Yay, newbies! Welcome Sandy, Shreya, Nancy, Alex, Lori, Shelley, Jelliebeans, and Mtscoastergirl! Jump right in and have fun. :)

Well, it's past midnight where I am, and I didn't quite meet my 2013 goal... but then again, I did shoot pretty high with a goal of 104! I officially read 102 books in 2013.

Bring it on, 2014! I'm ready!

Bouchra wrote: "I'm about 20 minutes into 2014 here, but the 2014 Reading Challenge isn't up yet. I guess it's probably going to be up by midnight EST?"

I guess so!

Wow, Laurel! Good luck!