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Traceys Something old/Something new challenge.
Shirley wrote: "Good idea, I like this!"I have loved the classics that I have read this year and really want to read more but I also have a stack of books on my shelves to read that are more modern so I hope this will help reduce my TBR mountain.
This sounds great, Tracey. A good mix to start with, and nice and flexible too.
Wonderful idea :) I hope you enjoy it! I read Between Shades of Gray in 2012 and loved it - very harrowing but very good.
Sigourney wrote: "Wonderful idea :)I hope you enjoy it! I read Between Shades of Gray in 2012 and loved it - very harrowing but very good."I think I am going to need a whole box of tissues Sigourny.
Jean wrote: "This sounds great, Tracey. A good mix to start with, and nice and flexible too."That's what I thought Jean. I know I will get waylaid by some other treasures too but that's ok. :)
I would be interested in joining you in reading Lorna Doone in March - I already have it on my Kindle :)
I have Lorna Doone on kindle as well so might see if I'm available in March to read
Awesome challenge tracey! Good luck. :-)
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Tracey wrote: "Would love you to join in Leslie :)"Great, I added it to the Upcoming Readalongs! Heather, it would be super if you could join in too :)
Looks like a read a long on Lorna Doone then. :)
LauraT wrote: "NIce book that one"My Mum used to rave about it LauraT
Ooh I like the sound of this challenge, what a great idea :)
I am really chomping at the bit to start this challenge. The Pickwick papers arrived this morning.
Tracey wrote: "I am really chomping at the bit to start this challenge. The Pickwick papers arrived this morning."Well, I won't tell on you if you start early! *shhhh! it's a secret!*
This is a great challenge! Good Luck.
Thank you and my first two books look great up to now. :)
Finished The Book of Lost Things: A Novel It was a really good story a little gruesome at times but full of joy and very funny too, the part with the 7 dwarves was totally Monty Pythonesque. Also getting on great with Pickwick.
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I'm loving Pickwick too, Tracey :) Do you know which Dickens you'll be reading in April? I'll be finishing Oliver Twist then.
This is a wonderful idea. I love classics too but don't get time to read them because I'm trying to catch up with all the new books. I might copy your idea, if you don't mind ☺️ don't know if I will be able to follow it but will do my best
Little Dorrit on the list here Jean but very flexible on my Dickens reads. What's your plan for April ?
Rabat please feel free to use this format or join in any books that you want to read alongside me.
I'm allowing 2 months for each Dickens so it should be the second half of Oliver Twist , but I could start Nicholas Nickleby a bit earlier as that's a long one (and I have 3 extra novels to fit in for the 2 year target if it's one every other month.) I won't get round to Little Dorrit until the middle of next year though, so don't wait for me! :)
I added the rest of the classics for this challenge but not sorted the 'New' part of my challenge as yet. Aka keeping options open. :)
It's looking good Tracey - 5 Dickens!!
I know Jean and maybe more if I can fit 'em in lol
Oh yes - I do hope we can coincide again. I've just looked at my list and The Old Curiosity Shop might fit :)
Finished The Pickwick Papers reviewed and 4 *
I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of The Woman in White I haven't read any Wilkie Collins, but I intend to....one day
Pink wrote: "I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of The Woman in White I haven't read any Wilkie Collins, but I intend to....one day"Pink wrote: "I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of The Woman in White I haven't read any Wilkie Collins, but I intend to....one day"
I am about a 1/3 of the way into it and really enjoying it Pink.
The woman in white sounds very intriguing, I've added that to my tbr list. Great idea for a challenge too.
Erica wrote: "The woman in white sounds very intriguing, I've added that to my tbr list. Great idea for a challenge too."It is very good Erica. I love Dickens and I feel I have found an alternative to him Wilkie Collins was a friend of Charles Dickens and his works were released in the same form as Dickens in monthly instalments.
I hope you get around to reading The Woman in White it is more than worthwhile.
Recently I heard many positive reviews/opinions on Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. And it is part of your reading challenge. Will have to wait till July to hear your verdict.Have a great time.
Thank you all for the interest and support you show. :)
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A great book that too!
Really great to hear you're enjoying The Woman in White so much. You're charging through it, Tracey :)
ohh Lynne I saw this (I was checking out Dr Who last evening read by the incomparable Tom Baker) but I really don't want to zoom ahead because I am really liking the book. :)
Lynne wrote: "Tracey, BBC Radio 4 extra is broadcasting a dramatization of The Woman in White at the moment. I caught part of episode 1 this morning. This is available now on I-player."Ooh - I will have to check that out!
Finished Tell the Wolves I'm Home 31/2* from me the writing was really good felt like it was written by June the young protagonist.
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January; The Pickwick Papers and The Book of Lost Things
February; The Woman in White and Tell the Wolves I'm Home
March; Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor and The Wild Girl
April; The War of the Worlds and The Childrens book by A S Byatt.
May; Nicholas Nickleby and Between Shades of Gray
June; Jamaica Inn and 11/22/63
second half of the year to follow
July;A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
August;Gone with the Wind
September;The Old Curiosity Shop
October; Middlemarch
November; The Mystery of Edwin Drood
December; A Christmas Carol and another Christmas classic