2018 - 03 British - What will you read

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Karin is our shelf picker for March and her choice is British

What books on the list strike your fancy?

[CluckingBell]

A Tale of Two Cities is next in my queue!

[Bea]

I will probably read one of these cozy mysteries:
The Daughter of Time
Dumb Witness
The Quiche of Death
Cover Her Face

[Marina]

I might decide to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which intrigues me a lot. Or maybe something else entirely, I'm sure I will find tons of books I want to read that are ashelved as British.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

CluckingBell wrote: "A Tale of Two Cities is next in my queue!"

I've been wanting to read that book for a while, but it is so big......it is daunting. It is, though, one of the few books on the first page that I haven't read.

[Rebecca]

I’d like to try and read The Cuckoo's Calling The Silkworm Career of Evil and The Casual Vacancy

[CluckingBell]

Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "CluckingBell wrote: "A Tale of Two Cities is next in my queue!"

I've been wanting to read that book for a while, but it is so big......it is daunting...."

When I glanced at my paperback a couple days ago, I found about 20% of its listed page count was devoted to appendices and endnotes. Minus illustrations, it's well under 400 pages of actual novel, and shorter than many of his books (based on Googled word counts). It may yet prove dense reading, but I already feel like my sentence has been reduced. :-)

[Jamie]

I'm in the mood for some Shakespeare so I'm gonna go with Twelfth Night.

I'm also hoping to tackle The Little Stranger since I've been wanting to read it before the movie comes out.

[Elvenn]

Hm, browsing through this shelf made me realise I own much more unread British literature than I was aware of... My first thought was to pick a classic but in the end I decided to go for something lighter (and shorter) so I'll probably read this one:



After that one, if I find enough time I'd love to read one of these:



Or one of these darker ones:

[Robin]

I have few books ahead of trying this but if I get a chance I will read The Hobbit

[Rosemary]

Wow, I found three on the linked list that are on my Lost list! So I should get at least one of them read this month:

Robinson Crusoe
The Go-Between
Knots and Crosses

Others on my TBR:
Missing Joseph
Guards! Guards!
Arthur & George
Evelina
The Crossing Places
The Chalk Pit
Lord Jim
The Liar
The Vicar of Wakefield
Goodbye to All That
A Dance to the Music of Time: 1st Movement
Never Mind
The Drowned World
These Old Shades

[Joyce]

I think I will do some Sherlock Holmes starting with
A Study in Scarlet

or perhaps The Woman in White
Life After Life
Notes from a Small Island

[Idit]

I'm tossing between Howards End to something by Saki, Graham Greene or Evelyn Waugh... but will probably go with Howards End

[Lena]

I'll start with Murder on the Orient Express and if I've enough time I'll continue with A Tale of Two Cities - so hard to decide when there are so many great books in this shelf...

[Klela]

Nice shelf!!!!
I will read Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
and maybe The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

[Deanna]

I will read Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. I have never read him before, but I hear good things.

[Robin]

Deanna wrote: "I will read Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. I have never read him before, but I hear good things."

Sounds interesting. Can't wait to see what you think.

[Paige]

i have hobbit on my list so I hope to read it come march.

[Shannon SA]

I was also going to go for one of the classics, but I may choose from the following first:

The Nine Tailors
The Winter King
The Miniaturist

[Charity]

I think I will aim to read Persuasion as this is the first one of this list I haven't read and it's on my bookopoly challenge right now too...this should make me read it!

[b.]

If I can get through the book I'm currently reading quick enough to join the challenge, I'm thinking it's time to finally get started on The Colour of Magic. It's already high on my priority list, but this is a nice extra push.

[Deanna]

Robin wrote: "Deanna wrote: "I will read Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. I have never read him before, but I hear good things."

Sounds interesting. Can't wait to see what you think."

Whoops, I didn't realize this was a kid's book, lol. I will read it anyway and maybe pick another too.

[Bea]

Deanna wrote: "Robin wrote: "Deanna wrote: "I will read Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. I have never read him before, but I hear good things."

Sounds interesting. Can't wait to see what you thin..."

Deanna, this group does not have a restriction on Kid's books.

[András]

I will read but first I'll have to finish

[Eva]

I've just bought 'Emma' and 'Wutgering Heights' so, good timing!

[Muyina]

I'll read "Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" by Jerome K. Jerome. I may go for some other book later on, or just finish Dickens' "Selected Journalism, 1850-1870".

[Susan]

I'm having a hard time choosing this month.

I might try A Clockwork Orange, since I had that on my February list and won't get to it.

I'm also curious about Maisie Dobbs, and might try that. And there's always The Silkworm.

[Karin]

Marina wrote: "I might decide to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which intrigues me a lot. Or maybe something else entirely, I'm sure I will find tons of books I want to read that are ashelved as ..."
My favourite Bronte novel.

[Karin]

I'm planning to read The Girls of Slender Means for a group read, but virtually always end up reading 2 or 3 British authors a month (not always by design, but one per month for a GR group). Sparks is not my usual fare, but I did read one of hers in the fall.

[Imaan]

It's probably going to be A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge for me, plus maybe something else?

[Marina]

Karin wrote: "Marina wrote: "I might decide to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which intrigues me a lot. Or maybe something else entirely, I'm sure I will find tons of books I want to read that a..."

Good to know, Karin. I like the Bronte sisters, but I've never read anything by Anne yet.

[Tien]

CluckingBell wrote: "A Tale of Two Cities is next in my queue!"

Loved this book!

Marina wrote: "I might decide to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which intrigues me a lot. "

And this one too! And its BBC adaptation too :D

[Tien]

Charity wrote: "I think I will aim to read Persuasion as this is the first one of this list I haven't read and it's on my bookopoly challenge right now too...this should make me read it!"

Aaaand... I LOVE this one too! ha ha ha

[Tien]

Susan wrote: "I'm also curious about Maisie Dobbs, and might try that. And there's always The Silkworm. "

I read Maisie Dobbs a long time ago and I still remember crying on the bus lol

I read The Silkworm last month! Maybe I'll get to Career of Evil then.

[Eva]

I actually started And Then There Were None (Emma and Wuthering Heights will have to wait) and it's my first Agatha Christie book!! Very excited!

[Tyra]

So, for British month I'll read White Teeth by Zadie Smith. The title caught my eye and after reading something more classic for last month I figured this humorous contemporary novel might be a nice choice

[Christina]

I'm going to read Brave New World for this one.

[Idit]

I’m practically done with Howards End (even though I haven’t finished my February book yet...)
So I’ll add to this month also The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
(And come to think about it, my February canon book is To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf - and that’s very British as well)

[Marina]

Christina wrote: "I'm going to read Brave New World for this one."

One of my favorite books ever! I hope you'll like it. Looking forward to your thoughts on it.

[Laura]

I'm reading The Woman in White

[Karin]

Marina wrote: "Karin wrote: "Marina wrote: "I might decide to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which intrigues me a lot. Or maybe something else entirely, I'm sure I will find tons of books I want ..."

She has a different style. This book was very radical when it came out, and I hope your edition includes the part taken out by Charlotte after Anne died. It was the first to show a bad husband in the upper classes, etc.

[Tina]

Don't laugh, but I feel that my life is somewhat incomplete without having experienced The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so it tops my list. Next, I really want to watch the movie, but everyone knows that the book is always better than the movie, so I'm also going to read Murder on the Orient Express. If I get done with those two and have time on my hands (spring break for this teacher!!!!) I'll read The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World which I've had on my kindle forever!.

[Paige]

i don't know if this counts but might read Hamlet. otherwise one of the Harry Potters. been awhile since read either of them.

[Marina]

Karin wrote: "I hope your edition includes the part taken out by Charlotte after Anne died. It was the first to show a bad husband in the upper classes, etc. "

I'm not sure, but I think it does. I have the Oxford World's Classics edition. I was very particular about buying this specific edition instead of downloading the ebook from Project Gutenberg (which would be my usual course of action for classics) because I read that this is the most respected and philologically correct edition.

[Evan]

New to the group (Hi everyone!)

I'm going to read A Room with a View by E.M Forster.

I've heard of the title, but don't know anything about it and going in completely blind.

[Susan]

Oo. A Clockwork Orange is not for me. Even in spite of reading the author's preface that says a 21st chapter missing from the USA addition has now been added back. There's just too much violence, and the made-up language is too much work.

[Tamara]

I shall read The Mysterious Affair at Styles/The Secret Adversary. I'm still reading Jane Eyre from last month as well.

[Marina]

Tamara wrote: "I shall read The Mysterious Affair at Styles/The Secret Adversary. I'm still reading Jane Eyre from last month as well."

I reread them both recently, they are really good. Enjoy!

[Isla]

I think I'm finally going to get around to reading Pride and Prejudice... It's been on my 'to read' pile for a long time now, so I think I just need to bite the bullet and go for it!

[Eva]

Isla wrote: "I think I'm finally going to get around to reading Pride and Prejudice... It's been on my 'to read' pile for a long time now, so I think I just need to bite the bullet and go for it!"
I love it!! I've read it many times, in English and in Greek and own many copies. One of my favourite classics.