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message 201: by Bob (new)

Bob The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
Published 1950
Paperback, 182 pages

A wonderful collection of stories. The last two were truly memorable, There will Come Soft Rains will stay with me for years. The description of the side of the house is gripping. As for the last story, The Million-Year Picnic, the reflected image of the Martians and the hope of a fresh start was a fitting end.


message 202: by Bob (new)

Bob A Christmas Memory including One Christmas and A Thanksgiving Memory
Truman Capote
Book Published 1996
A Christmas Memory, Published 1954
A Thanksgiving Memory, Published 1967
One Christmas, Published 1982
Hardback, 107 pages

My first reading of Capote, now I understand what the fuss is all about. Good reads.


message 203: by Laurie (new)

Laurie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Published 1962
Paperback, 325 pages


message 204: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (cynthiaannehurt) | 14 comments These are the Classics I have read in the second half of 2015:

Title: The Lord of the Rings
Author: JRR Tolkien
Year Published original: 1954
Number of Pages: 1157

Title: 1984
Author: George Orwell
Year Published original: 1949
Number of Pages: 294

Title: Far From the Madding Crowd
Author: Thomas Hardy
Year Published original: 1874
Number of Pages: 362

I'm from Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA.


message 205: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments A Chosen Few; Short Stories by Frank R. Stockton.
Published 1969.
Pages 153.
Kindle edition.


message 206: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments Far Away and Long Ago by William Henry Hudson.
Pubished18.
Pages 217.
Kindle edition.


message 207: by Martha (new)

Martha (marthas48) Bob wrote: "A Christmas Memory including One Christmas and A Thanksgiving Memory
Truman Capote
Book Published 1996
A Christmas Memory, Published 1954
A Thanksgiving Memory, Publis..."


I love his work, but haven't read all of it. A perfect time to read the holiday stories.


message 208: by Martha (new)

Martha (marthas48) Young Pioneers by Rose Wilder Lane
Publ 1932
196 pages
Kindle edition


message 209: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments The Young Buglers by G.A. Henty.
Published 1880.
Pages 300.
Kindle edition.


message 210: by Martha (new)

Martha (marthas48) I think I forgot to log a couple of books. Apologies if they are logged. I looked through and didn't see them.

These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
Publ. 1926
352 pages
Kindle edition

The Gift Of The Magi And Other Stories by O. Henry
Publ 1905
166 pages
ebook


message 211: by Laurie (last edited Dec 07, 2015 06:15PM) (new)

Laurie Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Published 1817
Kindle edition, 251 pages


message 212: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments Castles in the Air by Emmuska Orczy.
Published 1921.
Pages 170.
Kindle edition.


message 213: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments What is Coming by H.G. Wells.
Published 1916.
Pages 150.
Kindle edition.


message 214: by John (new)

John (johnpsauter) | 168 comments Mod
Great job everyone! Keep those classics coming! We still have a few weeks to add to this year's stats.

Got a friend who likes to read classics too? Send them an invite to our Facebook or Goodreads groups. The links are on our website: http://readaclassic.weebly.com

- The Moderators


message 215: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments Heinrich Himmler: The Sinister Life of the Head of the SS and Gestapo by Roger Manvell and Heinrich Fraenkel.
Published 1965.
Pages 285.
Kindle edition.


message 216: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments The Odyssey by Homer, Alexander Pope.
Published -700.
Pages 532.
Kindle edition.

Brave Men by Ernie Pyle.
Published 1944.
Pages 328.
Hardback.


message 217: by Powder River Rose (last edited Dec 15, 2015 08:48PM) (new)

Powder River Rose (powderriverrose) | 34 comments Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Published 1912
Pages 186
Audiobook narrator Jack Sondricker
6 hr 46 min

The Gods of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Published 1913
Pages 190
Audiobook narrator Gene Engene
8 hr 44 min


message 218: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments Old Christmas by Washington Irving.
Published 1875.
Pages 176.
Kindle edition.


message 219: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Eliza Poor Donner Houghton.
Published 1911.
Pages 278.
Kindle edition.


message 220: by Powder River Rose (new)

Powder River Rose (powderriverrose) | 34 comments Warlord of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Published 1913/14
Pages 184
Audiobook narrator William Dufrees
6 hr 40 min


message 221: by Laurie (new)

Laurie How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
Published 1939
Kindle edition 513 pages


message 222: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy.
Published 1873.
Pages 356.
Kindle edition.


message 223: by Bob (last edited Dec 21, 2015 10:10AM) (new)

Bob The Little PrinceThe Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Published 1943
Hardback (Library), 93 pages
Georgia, USA


message 224: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments Spacewrecked on Venus by Neil R. Jones.
Published 1932.
Pages 26.
Kindle edition.


message 225: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments On Christmas Day in the Morning by Grace Smith Richmond.
Published 1908.
Pages 56.
Kindle edition.


message 226: by Bob (new)

Bob Youth, a Narrative
Joseph Conrad
Published 1896
Kindle Edition. 33 pages Short Story

I enjoyed this


message 227: by Carrie (new)

Carrie Larson | 1 comments I just finished A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Iehave seen so many movie versions of it and I decided to finally read it.


message 228: by Powder River Rose (new)

Powder River Rose (powderriverrose) | 34 comments The Chessmen of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Published: 1922
Pages: 220
Books in Motion, Gene Engene: narrator
9 hrs 44 min


message 229: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments Candide by Voltaire.
Published 1759.
Pages 222.
Kindle edition.


message 230: by Martha (new)

Martha (marthas48) Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Published 1909
304 pages
Kindle edition


message 231: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte.
Published 1848.
Pages 385.
Kindle edition.


message 232: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments Youth, a Narrative by Joseph Conrad.
Published 1896.
Pages 33.
Kindle edition.


message 233: by Bob (new)

Bob A Holiday for Murder
Agatha Christie
Published 1938
Paperback. 167 pages

Agatha Christie never disappoints.


message 234: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments A Treatise on Good Works by Martin Luther.
Published 1521.
Pages 166.
Kindle edition.


message 235: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments Tales of Terror and Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Published 1922.
Pages 132.
Kindle edition.

Last book for the year.


message 236: by John (new)

John Komenda | 308 comments The U-boat Hunters by James B. Connelly.
Published 1918.
Pages 284.
Kindle edition.

Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States Office of Strategic Services.
Published 1944.
Pages 33.
Kindle edition.

Just couldn't stop reading.


message 237: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments Here are the last of my books read for 2015.

The Integral Trees by Larry Niven
Published 1983
Paperback, 272 pages.
Washington State.


message 238: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments Beauty by Robin McKinley
Published 1978
Paperback, 264 pages.


message 239: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Published 1952
Paperback, 184 pages.


message 240: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Published 1986
Paperback, 340 pages.


message 241: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.
Published 1938
Paperback, 168 pages.


message 242: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Published 1813
Kindle, 228 pages.


message 243: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Published 1964
Paperback, 155 pages.


message 244: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Published 1843
Kindle, 162 pages.


message 245: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments The Creative Fire by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Published 1992
Audiobook, 168 pages.


message 246: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
Published 1953
Kindle, 181 pages.


message 247: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
Published 1957
Kindle, 220 pages.


message 248: by John (new)

John (johnpsauter) | 168 comments Mod
Thanks everyone. This thread will stay open for anyone who still needs to log in anything for 2015. We are also taking ideas for themes for 2016.


message 249: by Martha (new)

Martha (marthas48) I certainly hope to read more classics in the new year. I'm looking forward to the totals ... always fun to see how we all did. Thanks for all you do as moderators!!


message 250: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) | 208 comments I'm with you too Martha. I love the stats. This year 2016, my classics might be a down because my reading resolution is focusing on series and trilogies I've started.


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