Decade Challenge (Sept. 1, 2014 - Sept. 1, 2015)

[Bookguide]

da-wildchildz wrote: "challenge complete, list on original message (no. 9)"

Wow, da-wildchildz! The impetuosity of youth! Whatever are you going to do for the rest of the reading year? :P

[Reena]

Thanks, yes already, lots of train/ bus journeys mean plenty of reading time. Favourites include: Down and Out in Paris and London, The Thirteenth Tale and What Am I Doing Here?
Great idea to do the challenge again with 1001 books, conquer 2 challenges at the same time.

[Reena]

Starting again, this time with the original 1001 BTRBYD book list in mind, though for the last year group, I will have to look to the latest edition of the list. Anything read from the 1001 list will have the list number at the end. Just had a quick count up of books read from the list, 118 and counting…


2014-2015

1900 – 1909:

1910 – 1919:

1920 – 1929:
(1922) The Beautiful and Damned – F. Scott Fitzgerald [21/11/14]

1930 – 1939:

1940 – 1949:

1950 – 1959:
(1954) Bonjour Tristesse – Françoise Sagan [17/11/14] – {503}

1960 – 1969:

1970 – 1979:

1980 – 1989:

1990 – 1999:

2000 – 2009:

2010 – 2015:

[Edwina]

How awesome! I'm so glad that you decided to re-join us and use the 1001 list for your guideline.

[[deleted user]]

Another ForgottenBooks title to add to my list here. The classic children's book Pinocchio. How anyone ever thought this is suitable for kids though beats me. The violence throughout is horrific!

1820 - Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (heard Oct 14)
1835 - Seraphita by Honore de Balzac (read Oct 14)
1845 - The Corsican Brothers and Otho The Archer by Alexandre Dumas (read Nov 14)
1883 - The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (read Dec 14)
1895 - The Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane (heard Sept 14)
1900 - 1909 -
1910 - 1919 -
1929 - The Other One by Colette (read Nov 14)
1930 - 1939 -
1940 - 1949 -
1950 - The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing (read Oct 14)
1968 - The Laughing Policeman by Sjowall and Wahloo (read Sep 14)
1970 - 1979 -
1985 - Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (read Sep 14)
1994 - The New Life by Orhan Pamuk (read Oct 14)
2009 - The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Enola Holmes) by Nancy Springer (heard Aug 14)
2012 - In One Person by John Irving (read Sep 14)

[Saskia (Smitie)]

1900 - 1909 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum / 1900 / Read 11-16-2014, My rating: 4/5
1910 - 1919 - The Lost World / Arthur C. Doyle / 1912 / read 10-11-2014, My rating: 4/5
1920 - 1929 -
1930 - 1939 - The Hour of the Dragon / Robert Howard / 1936 / Currently reading
1940 - 1949 - 1984 / George Orwell / 1949 / read 14/10/2014, My rating: 3/5
1950 - 1959 -
1960 - 1969 - The Last Unicorn / Peter S. Beagle / 1968 / Read 10/21/2014, My rating: 4/5
1970 - 1979 - Vampires, Zombies, and Monster Men / Monsters and Mythic Beasts / D. Farson and A. Hall / 1975 / Currently reading
1980 - 1989 - De Schrijvenaar van Thyll / Peter Schaap / 1987 / Read 12/23/2014, My rating: 4/5
1990 - 1999 - The Giver / Lois Lowry / 1993 / read 9/2-2014, My rating: 4/5
2000 - 2009 - Verlies / Nicci French / 2002 / read 9/3/2014, My rating: 3/5
2010 - 2015 -

[[deleted user]]

Finally finished my 19teens read which was The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell. A bit of a brick (over 700 pages) and with lots of repetition but a socially important book nonetheless. Glad to have read it, would not want to have to read it again!

1820 - Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (heard Oct 14)
1835 - Seraphita by Honore de Balzac (read Oct 14)
1845 - The Corsican Brothers and Otho The Archer by Alexandre Dumas (read Nov 14)
1883 - The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (read Dec 14)
1895 - The Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane (heard Sept 14)
1900 - 1909 -
1919 - The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell (read Dec 14)
1929 - The Other One by Colette (read Nov 14)
1930 - 1939 -
1940 - 1949 -
1950 - The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing (read Oct 14)
1968 - The Laughing Policeman by Sjowall and Wahloo (read Sep 14)
1970 - 1979 -
1985 - Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (read Sep 14)
1994 - The New Life by Orhan Pamuk (read Oct 14)
2009 - The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Enola Holmes) by Nancy Springer (heard Aug 14)
2012 - In One Person by John Irving (read Sep 14)

[Cheryl]

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists looks interesting, but, gosh, so long! Congratulations!

[Katrina]

Katrina wrote: "900 - 1909 -
1910 - 1919 - Kokoro
1920 - 1929 -
1930 - 1939 -
1940 - 1949 -
1950 - 1959 -
1960 - 1969 - The Ballad of Peckham Rye
1970 - 1979 - Tsotsi
1980..."

I'd forgotten about this challenge but I've managed to fill in a few books in my reading. I will now make more of an effort to search books out, I'm hoping to use mainly 1001 books.

[Saskia (Smitie)]

1900 - 1909 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum / 1900 / Read 11-16-2014, My rating: 4/5
1910 - 1919 - The Lost World / Arthur C. Doyle / 1912 / read 10-11-2014, My rating: 4/5
1920 - 1929 -
1930 - 1939 - The Hour of the Dragon / Robert Howard / 1936 / Read 01/05/2015, My rating: 3/5
1940 - 1949 - 1984 / George Orwell / 1949 / read 14/10/2014, My rating: 3/5
1950 - 1959 - The Lord of the Rings 1: The Fellowship of the Ring / J.R.R. Tolkien / 1954 / Currently reading
1960 - 1969 - The Last Unicorn / Peter S. Beagle / 1968 / Read 10/21/2014, My rating: 4/5
1970 - 1979 - Vampires, Zombies, and Monster Men / Monsters and Mythic Beasts / D. Farson and A. Hall / 1975 / Read 01/01/15 / My rating: 4/5
1980 - 1989 - De Schrijvenaar van Thyll / Peter Schaap / 1987 / Read 12/23/2014, My rating: 4/5
1990 - 1999 - The Giver / Lois Lowry / 1993 / read 9/2-2014, My rating: 4/5
2000 - 2009 - Verlies / Nicci French / 2002 / read 9/3/2014, My rating: 3/5
2010 - 2015 -

[Cheryl]

The Lost World was a childhood favorite, but, even though I need a book for the 'teens, I dasn't reread it - I don't think it'll hold up very well for me. Glad you liked it, and thanks for the memory!

[Brandie]

Seems I took quite the break! Glad to be back and see that we've had someone finish the challenge! Congrats da-wildchildz!

1900 - 1909 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz/L. Frank Baum/pub 1900/read 8/29/14
1910 - 1919 The Secret Garden/Frances Hodgson Burnett/pub 1911/read 9/10/14
1920 - 1929 The Great Gatsby/F. Scott Fitzgerald/ pub 1925/Currently reading
1930 - 1939 Mary Poppins/P.L. Travers/pub 1934/read 10/9/14
1940 - 1949
1950 - 1959
1960 - 1969
1970 - 1979 Song of Solomon/Toni Morrison/pub 1977/read 8/29/14
1980 – 1989 Redwall/Brian Jacques/pub 1986/read 9/22/14
1990 - 1999 Bloodlist/P.N. Elrod/pub 1990/read 9/3/14
2000 - 2009 The Last Olympian/Rick Riordan/pub 2009/read 10/2/14
2010 - 2015 The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin/Josh Berk/pub 2010/read 8/28/14

[Cheryl]

Lookin' Good, Brandie!

I keep reading old books, but it always turns out they're from the oughts (1906 etc.). I'm having trouble getting the 1s & 20s.

[Saskia (Smitie)]

Cheryl wrote: "Lookin' Good, Brandie!

I keep reading old books, but it always turns out they're from the oughts (1906 etc.). I'm having trouble getting the 1s & 20s."

I'm not sure if you read them already, but the first Poirot books by Agatha Christie were written in the 1920-1929 period. I have one on my tablet for later reading, they are available for free on Project Gutenberg.

[Inge (Inge1990)]

Cheryl wrote: "Lookin' Good, Brandie!

I keep reading old books, but it always turns out they're from the oughts (1906 etc.). I'm having trouble getting the 1s & 20s."

The great gatsby is published in 1925. I am reading it now and so far I like it (I also liked the movie a lot.) I'm reading it as a combinend audio-ebook (you choose between audio and the text of the fragment is written down.) I will switch between these (when I'm at my thesis spot and need some relaxing) and the paperback I have at my dorm :)

[Inge (Inge1990)]

my list untill now. I'm reading 3 books for the challenge in 1 go :)

1900- 1910: the hound of the Baskersville - Sir Arther Conan Doyle. pub 1901, currently reading

1910 - 1919--> Phantom of the opera. pub: 1911 currently reading

1920 - 1929 --> The great Gatsby- F Scott Fitzgerald. pub: 1925 currently reading

1930 - 1939 --> The hobbit, JRR Tolkien, pub: 1937 read: 11-01-2015

1940 - 1949 --> Anne Frank, het achterhuis. pub: 1947 planning to read.

1950 - 1959 --> The big trip yonder: pub 1954 Read: 21-01-2015

1960 - 1969 The spy who loved me- Ian Fleming. pub:1962 read: 06-09-2014

1970 - 1979 --> bidden in een theedoek, published in 1979 planning to read

1980 - 1989

1990 - 1999- The love of a good woman- Alicia Munro, published 1998, read: 05-09-2014

2000 - 2009- doopvont van de duivel- Victoria Platova, published: 2005, read 24 august 2014

2010 - 2015: Heldere hemel- Tom Lanoye, published: 2012, read 30 august 2014

The ones who say planning to read are waiting untill I finish the once I'm currently reading ;)

[Cheryl]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[K M]

I'm a little behind on the challenge, but just added Roald Dahl's Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984) and John Steinbeck's Cannery Row (1945). I thought they were both excellent, and rated each five stars. Yet, when I try to write a review, I am at a loss for words. It seems that the more I enjoy a book, the more difficult it is for me to write about it. Oh well... Interesting to see what everyone has been reading!

[Cheryl]

I agree. Sometimes it's easiest for me to talk about what's wrong with a book than to effectively praise it, even if it's not a bad book.

[Donald]

1940-49- The Wayward Bus (1947)/ John Steinbeck/IBSN0-7838-0138-6

[Donald]

1940-49/ The Wayward Bus (1947)/ John Stienbeck/ ISBN 0-7838-0138-6

[Cheryl]

I am going to read that one of these days. I wish I still needed the 40s!

[Nancy]

If looking for older books and you have an e-reader, Early Bird books gives away freebies every day usually in the late 1800s to 1930s. I have downloaded quite a few classics to read.

[Cheryl]

I use Project Gutenberg for old books - www.gutenberg.com.

[Saskia (Smitie)]

1900 - 1909 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum / 1900 / Read 11-16-2014, My rating: 4/5
1910 - 1919 - The Lost World / Arthur C. Doyle / 1912 / read 10-11-2014, My rating: 4/5
1920 - 1929 - The Mysterious affair at Styles / Agatha Christie / 1920 / Currently reading
1930 - 1939 - The Hour of the Dragon / Robert Howard / 1936 / Read 01/05/2015, My rating: 3/5
1940 - 1949 - 1984 / George Orwell / 1949 / read 14/10/2014, My rating: 3/5
1950 - 1959 - The Lord of the Rings 1: The Fellowship of the Ring / J.R.R. Tolkien / 1954 / Read 2/9/15 / my rating: 5/5
1960 - 1969 - The Last Unicorn / Peter S. Beagle / 1968 / Read 10/21/2014, My rating: 4/5
1970 - 1979 - Vampires, Zombies, and Monster Men / Monsters and Mythic Beasts / D. Farson and A. Hall / 1975 / Read 01/01/15 / My rating: 4/5
1980 - 1989 - De Schrijvenaar van Thyll / Peter Schaap / 1987 / Read 12/23/2014, My rating: 4/5
1990 - 1999 - The Giver / Lois Lowry / 1993 / read 9/2-2014, My rating: 4/5
2000 - 2009 - Verlies / Nicci French / 2002 / read 9/3/2014, My rating: 3/5
2010 - 2015 -

[Cheryl]

Excellent! Just one left then, eh?

[Saskia (Smitie)]

Cheryl wrote: "Excellent! Just one left then, eh?"

2 left, I still have to read the Agatha Christie book.

I also have a 2012 book to read, so I'm settled. Actually it is the first challenge I ever finished on time :P

[Cheryl]

yay!

[[deleted user]]

Yay! Finally another decade ticked off, the 1970s. I'm reading far too many new books at the moment!

1820 - Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (heard Oct 14)
1835 - Seraphita by Honore de Balzac (read Oct 14)
1845 - The Corsican Brothers and Otho The Archer by Alexandre Dumas (read Nov 14)
1883 - The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (read Dec 14)
1895 - The Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane (heard Sept 14)
1900 - 1909 -
1919 - The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell (read Dec 14)
1929 - The Other One by Colette (read Nov 14)
1930 - 1939 -
1940 - 1949 -
1950 - The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing (read Oct 14)
1968 - The Laughing Policeman by Sjowall and Wahloo (read Sep 14)
1973 - Portrait Of A Marriage by Nigel Nicolson (read Feb 15)
1985 - Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (read Sep 14)
1994 - The New Life by Orhan Pamuk (read Oct 14)
2009 - The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Enola Holmes) by Nancy Springer (heard Aug 14)
2012 - In One Person by John Irving (read Sep 14)

[Cheryl]

Miss Buncle's Book was originally published in the 30s - a delightful fable and satire for anyone missing that decade.

[Brandie]

Down to the last 2! Now have to find something from the 40s!

1900 - 1909 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz/L. Frank Baum/pub 1900/read 8/29/14
1910 - 1919 The Secret Garden/Frances Hodgson Burnett/pub 1911/read 9/10/14
1920 - 1929 The Great Gatsby/F. Scott Fitzgerald/ pub 1925/read 1/14/15
1930 - 1939 Mary Poppins/P.L. Travers/pub 1934/read 10/9/14
1940 - 1949
1950 - 1959 Lord of the Flies/William Golding/pub 1954/Currently Reading
1960 - 1969 To Kill a Mockingbird/Harper Lee/pub 1960/read 2/25/15
1970 - 1979 Song of Solomon/Toni Morrison/pub 1977/read 8/29/14
1980 – 1989 Redwall/Brian Jacques/pub 1986/read 9/22/14
1990 - 1999 Bloodlist/P.N. Elrod/pub 1990/read 9/3/14
2000 - 2009 The Last Olympian/Rick Riordan/pub 2009/read 10/2/14
2010 - 2015 The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin/Josh Berk/pub 2010/read 8/28/14

[Saskia (Smitie)]

1900 - 1909 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum / 1900 / Read 11-16-2014, My rating: 4/5
1910 - 1919 - The Lost World / Arthur C. Doyle / 1912 / read 10-11-2014, My rating: 4/5
1920 - 1929 - The Mysterious affair at Styles / Agatha Christie / 1920 / Currently reading
1930 - 1939 - The Hour of the Dragon / Robert Howard / 1936 / Read 01/05/2015, My rating: 3/5
1940 - 1949 - 1984 / George Orwell / 1949 / read 14/10/2014, My rating: 3/5
1950 - 1959 - The Lord of the Rings 1: The Fellowship of the Ring / J.R.R. Tolkien / 1954 / Read 2/9/15 / my rating: 5/5
1960 - 1969 - The Last Unicorn / Peter S. Beagle / 1968 / Read 10/21/2014, My rating: 4/5
1970 - 1979 - Vampires, Zombies, and Monster Men / Monsters and Mythic Beasts / D. Farson and A. Hall / 1975 / Read 01/01/15 / My rating: 4/5
1980 - 1989 - De Schrijvenaar van Thyll / Peter Schaap / 1987 / Read 12/23/2014, My rating: 4/5
1990 - 1999 - The Giver / Lois Lowry / 1993 / read 9/2-2014, My rating: 4/5
2000 - 2009 - Verlies / Nicci French / 2002 / read 9/3/2014, My rating: 3/5
2010 - 2015 - Versluiering / Monaldi & Sorti / 2011 / read 2/28/2015, My rating: 1/5

One book left :)

[Saskia (Smitie)]

Hooray, I finished the challenge. Thank you for organizing this challenge, it made me read some interesting classics.

1900 - 1909 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum / 1900 / Read 11-16-2014, My rating: 4/5
1910 - 1919 - The Lost World / Arthur C. Doyle / 1912 / read 10-11-2014, My rating: 4/5
1920 - 1929 - The Mysterious affair at Styles / Agatha Christie / 1920 / read 3/18/2015, my rating: 3/5
1930 - 1939 - The Hour of the Dragon / Robert Howard / 1936 / Read 01/05/2015, My rating: 3/5
1940 - 1949 - 1984 / George Orwell / 1949 / read 14/10/2014, My rating: 3/5
1950 - 1959 - The Lord of the Rings 1: The Fellowship of the Ring / J.R.R. Tolkien / 1954 / Read 2/9/15 / my rating: 5/5
1960 - 1969 - The Last Unicorn / Peter S. Beagle / 1968 / Read 10/21/2014, My rating: 4/5
1970 - 1979 - Vampires, Zombies, and Monster Men / Monsters and Mythic Beasts / D. Farson and A. Hall / 1975 / Read 01/01/15 / My rating: 4/5
1980 - 1989 - De Schrijvenaar van Thyll / Peter Schaap / 1987 / Read 12/23/2014, My rating: 4/5
1990 - 1999 - The Giver / Lois Lowry / 1993 / read 9/2-2014, My rating: 4/5
2000 - 2009 - Verlies / Nicci French / 2002 / read 9/3/2014, My rating: 3/5
2010 - 2015 - Versluiering / Monaldi & Sorti / 2011 / read 2/28/2015, My rating: 1/5

[K M]

Well done! And with several months to spare! Do you have a favorite from the list?

[Inge (Inge1990)]

Almost done! Only one book to go :)

[Diane]

FINISHED!
1900 – 1909 – A Little Princess – Frances Hudgson Burnett – pub. 1905 – read 6/9/15
1910 – 1919 – The 39 Steps – John Buchan – pub. 1915 – read 9/27/14
1920 – 1929 – Billy Budd – Herman Melville – pub. 1924 – read 5/20/15
1930 – 1939 – Ood-Le-Uk the Wanderer - Alice Alison Lide & Margaret Alison Johansen – pub. 1930 – read 8/4/15
1940 – 1949 – Four Plays (Orpheus Descending & Summer and Smoke) – Tennessee Williams – pub 1940 + 1948 – read 10/14/14
1950 – 1959 – Titus Alone – Mervyn Peake – pub. 1959 – read 9/23/14
1960 – 1969 – Dawn – Elie Wiesel – pub. 1960 – read 2/6/15
1970 – 1979 – The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail – Jerome Lawrence - pub. 1970 – read 9/27/14
1980 – 1989 – Let the Circle Be Unbroken – Mildred D. Taylor – pub. 1981 – read 9/30/14
1990 – 1999 – Body of Evidence – Patricia Cornwell – pub. 1991 – read 10/29/14
2000 – 2009 – A Bend in the Road – Nicholas Sparks – pub. 2001 – read 9/23/14
2010 – 2015 – The Cove – Ron Rash – pub. 2012 – read 9/2/14

[Nancy]

Congrats, Diane...well done. Not sure I'll make it.

[[deleted user]]

Well done finishers!

[[deleted user]]

Thought my list looked less full than it should be earlier. I had forgotten to add my last two books! 1900s and 1930s done. Only 1940s to go.

1820 - Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (heard Oct 14)
1835 - Seraphita by Honore de Balzac (read Oct 14)
1845 - The Corsican Brothers and Otho The Archer by Alexandre Dumas (read Nov 14)
1883 - The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (read Dec 14)
1895 - The Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane (heard Sept 14)
1906 The Right Way To Do Wrong by Harry Houdini (read May 15)
1919 - The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell (read Dec 14)
1929 - The Other One by Colette (read Nov 14)
1931 - The Waves by Virginia Woolf (heard Jun 15)
1940 - 1949 -
1950 - The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing (read Oct 14)
1968 - The Laughing Policeman by Sjowall and Wahloo (read Sep 14)
1973 - Portrait Of A Marriage by Nigel Nicolson (read Feb 15)
1985 - Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (read Sep 14)
1994 - The New Life by Orhan Pamuk (read Oct 14)
2009 - The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Enola Holmes) by Nancy Springer (heard Aug 14)
2012 - In One Person by John Irving (read Sep 14)

[Cheryl]

ok, I guess I'd better get going... I'll try Snow-Blind for 1921, maybe Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town for 1912.... (pretty sure they're both @ gutenberg)

[K M]

Congrats to all those who've finished. I'm almost there - just need to finish the second half of Faulkner's Light in August for the 30s.

Never heard of either of those titles, Cheryl, but they both sound interesting.

[[deleted user]]

YAY!! Finished :-)
Thanks for a great challenge!

1906 The Right Way To Do Wrong by Harry Houdini (read May 15)
1919 - The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell (read Dec 14)
1929 - The Other One by Colette (read Nov 14)
1931 - The Waves by Virginia Woolf (heard Jun 15)
1945 - Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (heard Aug 15)
1950 - The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing (read Oct 14)
1968 - The Laughing Policeman by Sjowall and Wahloo (read Sep 14)
1973 - Portrait Of A Marriage by Nigel Nicolson (read Feb 15)
1985 - Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (read Sep 14)
1994 - The New Life by Orhan Pamuk (read Oct 14)
2009 - The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Enola Holmes) by Nancy Springer (heard Aug 14)
2012 - In One Person by John Irving (read Sep 14)

[Cheryl]

Oh, yay, so happy for you Stephanie! It really is an accomplishment.

[[deleted user]]

Thank you Cheryl :-)
Trying to decide whether to go for the challenge again next year - assuming there will be one!

[[deleted user]]

Stephanie wrote: "Thank you Cheryl :-)
Trying to decide whether to go for the challenge again next year - assuming there will be one!"

I hope there will be, cause I want in this year :)

[Nancy]

Congrats, Stephanie.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Nancy :-)

[Nancy]

Failed again, but did better than last year. Only three decades missed. Maybe next year (if Edwina is up to hosting it again), I can complete the challenge.

Congrats to all who did complete their challenge. Well done!

[Edwina]

I failed my own challenge ... lol ... but that's ok because I still read a few books that I probably wouldn't have read otherwise.
Who's up to play again?
Should I post another?

[[deleted user]]

I'm intereseted :)