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1. A book set outside the UK.
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting it off.
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
3. A book set in the 19th century.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
4. A book with a name in the title.
Hester by Mrs. Oliphant
5. A book by an author new to you.
All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West
6. A book of poetry. Bronte: Poems by Emily Brontë
7. The first book published by an author.
Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym
8. A book published under a pseudonym.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
9. A mystery or gothic novel.
Miss Pinkerton by Mary Roberts Rinehart ✔ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. A YA or children's book.
Henrietta's House by Elizabeth Goudge
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
12. A book of short stories. (Not necessarily by the same author)
The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield
13. Re-read a favorite book.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie ✔⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. A work of nonfiction.
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
The Real Beatrix Potter by Nadia Cohen
16. A book with an unreliable narrator.
17. A book that was awarded a prize.
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie.
Lady Susan by Jane Austen ✔⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (I watched Love and Friendship and only give that 2 stars)
19. A book that was published posthumously.
The Professor by Charlotte Brontë
20. A book with a colour or season in the title.
Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspires you.
A City of Bells: The Cathedral Trilogy by Elizabeth Goudge
Brenda’s books for the 21 in 21 challenge.1. A book set outside the UK. The Price of Salt/Carol by Claire Morgan aka Patricia Highsmith Read Jan 2021
2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting it off. The Enchanted April
3. A book set in the 19th century. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell Read Jan 2021
4. A book with a name in the title. Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of 'Housewife, 49' by Nella Last Read Jan 2021
5. A book by an author new to you.
Dorothy Parker chosen by Jazzy
6. A book of poetry. In War Time, Poems
7. The first book published by an author. Rhododendron Pie by Margery Sharpe by May Wedderburn Cannan
March 2021
8. A book published under a pseudonym. Tea is so Intoxicating by Mary Essex
9. A mystery or gothic novel. The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie Read Jan 2021
10. A YA or children's book. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Read Feb 2021
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
North and South chosen by Philina
12. A book of short stories. (Not necessarily by the same author) The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield Read Jan 2021
13. Re-read a favorite book. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
14. A work of nonfiction. The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991. Barbara Pym related (one of the two on my shelf)
16. A book with an unreliable narrator. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
17. A book that was awarded a prize. Miss Mole by E.H. Young
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1930
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie. The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning
19. A book that was published posthumously.
20. A book with a colour or season in the title. In a Summer Season by Elizabeth Taylor Read Jan 2021
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspire you Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym Read Jan 2021
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24/04/21
2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have
kept putting it off.
19/01/21.
This has been on my TBR shelf for 5 years.
3. A book set in the 19th century.
14/04/21
4. A book with a name in the title.
24/01/21
5. A book by an author new to you.
14/01/21
6. A book of poetry.
26/06/21
7. The first book published by an author.
06/03/21
8. A book published under a pseudonym.
09/06/21
9. A mystery or gothic novel.
14/02/21
10. A YA or children's book.
07/08/21
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
09/03/21
12. A book of short stories. (Not necessarily by the same author)
04/02/21
13. Re-read a favourite book.
14. A work of nonfiction.
17/03/21
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
11/06/21
16. A book with an unreliable narrator.
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17. A book that was awarded a prize.
The Towers of Trebizond by Rose Macaulay
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie.
28/03/21
19. A book that was published posthumously.
Cousin Rosamund by Rebecca West
20. A book with a colour or season in the title.
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspire you.
Jazzy's 21 in '21 Challenge11/21
"Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence."
~Alice Walker
1. A book set outside the UK.
Winter's Tales (1942) - Isak Dinesen
✅ 2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting off reading it for some reason.
Ripley Under Ground (1970) - Patricia Highsmith
✅ 3. A book set in the 19th century.
Black Beauty (1877) - Anna Sewell
✅ 4. A book with a name in the title.
Roseanna (1965) - Maj Sjöwall
5. A book by an author new to you.
July's People (1981) - Nadine Gordimer
✅ 6. A book of poetry.
Selected Poems (1941) - Marina Tsvetaeva
✅ 7. The first book published by an author.
Wuthering Heights (1847) - Emily Brontë
8. A book published under a pseudonym.
The Nanny (1964) - Evelyn Piper (Merriam Modell)
✅ 9. A mystery or gothic novel.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) - Agatha Christie
✅ 10. A children's book.
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 1 (1953-1959) - Tove Jansson
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
Claudine at School (1900) - Colette
✅ 12. A book of short stories. (Not necessarily by the same author)
The Doll: The Lost Short Stories - Daphne du Maurier
13. Re-read a favourite book.
The Cheerleader (1973) - Ruth Doan MacDougall
14. A work of nonfiction.
Adieux: A Farewell To Sartre (1981) - Simone de Beauvoir
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette (1999) - Judith Thurman
✅ 16. A book with an unreliable narrator.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) - Agatha Christie
✅ 17. A book that was awarded a prize.
Prelude to Christopher (1934) - Eleanor Dark Awarded the ALS Gold Medal in 1934.
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady (1925) - Anita Loos
19. A book that was published posthumously.
Ariel (1966) - Sylvia Plath
20. A book with a colour or season in the title.
The Mandarins (1954) - Simone de Beauvoir
✅ 21. A book by an author whose life or work inspires you.
Men I'm Not Married To (1922) - Dorothy Parker
Trisha’s 21 in 21 challenge.📌 1. A book set outside the UK. A Son at the Front: Historical Novel (set in France)
📌 2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting it off. East Lynne
📌 3. A book set in the 19th century. Gone with the Wind
📌 4. A book with a name in the title. Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
5. A book by an author new to you.
6. A book of poetry.
📌 7. The first book published by an author. The Touchstone
📌 8. A book published under a pseudonym. Middlemarch
📌 9. A mystery or gothic novel. The Scapegoat
📌 10. A YA or children's book. Anne of the Island
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
📌 12. A book of short stories. The Garden Party and Other Stories
13. Re-read a favorite book.
📌 14. A work of nonfiction.
Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of 'Housewife, 49'
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
📌 16. A book with an unreliable narrator. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
📌 17. A book that was awarded a prize. The Good Earth (Pulitzer prize 1932)
📌 18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie. The Age of Innocence (1993 film)
📌 19. A book that was published posthumously. Sanditon
📌 20. A book with a colour or season in the title. Summer
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspire you.
Katrina's books for the 21 in 21 challenge.4/21
1. A book set outside the UK.
The Tryst by Grace Livingston Hill
2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting it off.
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
3. A book set in the 19th century.
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
4. A book with a name in the title.
My Antonia by Willa Cather
5. A book by an author new to you.
A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond
✔ 6. A book of poetry. READ February 2021
Sing-Song by Christina Rossetti⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. The first book published by an author.
Cross Currents by Eleanor H. Porter
✔ 8. A book published under a pseudonym. READ July 2021
What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔ 9. A mystery or gothic novel. READ May 2021
Snowfire by Phyllis A. Whitney⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. A YA or children's book.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
12. A book of short stories. (Not necessarily by the same author)
Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea by L.M. Montgomery
13. Re-read a favorite book.
A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
14. A work of nonfiction.
Roughing It In The Bush: Or Forest Life In Canada by Susanna Moodie
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
Beatrix Potter: The Extraordinary Life of a Victorian Genius by Linda Lear
16. A book with an unreliable narrator.
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
17. A book that was awarded a prize.
Daughter of the Mountains by Louise S. Rankin
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
✔ 19. A book that was published posthumously. READ August 2021
The Inheritance by Louisa May Alcott ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
20. A book with a colour or season in the title.
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspire you.
The Fairy Caravan by Beatrix Potter
1. A book set outside the UK. 2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting it off. Little House on the Prairie
3. A book set in the 19th century.
4. A book with a name in the title. Evelina
5. A book by an author new to you.
6. A book of poetry.
7. The first book published by an author. Rhododendron Pie
8. A book published under a pseudonym.
9. A mystery or gothic novel. Lady Audley's Secret
10. A YA or children's book. Anne of Green Gables
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.Pinot Noir
12. A book of short stories. (Not necessarily by the same author)
13. Re-read a favorite book. Jane Eyre
14. A work of nonfiction.
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
16. A book with an unreliable narrator.
17. A book that was awarded a prize.
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie.
19. A book that was published posthumously.
20. A book with a colour or season in the title. Black Narcissus
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspire you
Nidhi's 21 in 21 challenge5/21
1. A book set outside the UK.
Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya Pages 255, Published 1954
2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting it off.
Fire on the Mountain by Anita Desai Pages 145 Published 1977 Finished 5 Stars
3. A book set in the 19th century.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe pages 438 published 1852
4. A book with a name in the title.
Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee pages 241 published 1989
5. A book by an author new to you.
Elizabeth Barret BrowningSonnets from the Portuguese pages 64 Published 1844 FINISHED 5 Stars
6. A book of poetry.
The Golden Threshold by Sarojini Naidu pages 48 published 1905 FINISHED 5 Stars
7. The first book published by an author.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison pages 216 published 1970
8. A book published under a pseudonym.
Villette by Charlotte Brontë 573 pages Finished 5 Stars
9. A mystery or gothic novel.
Curious, If True: Strange Tales BY Elizabeth Gaskell 276 pages
10. A YA or children's book.
Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter pages 352 published 1904
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie pages 288 published 1926 Finished 3 Stars
12. A book of short stories. (Not necessarily by the same author)
Scenes of Clerical Life Volume 2 Easyread Edition by George Eliot published 1858
13. Re-read a favorite book.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë pages 464 published 1847
14. A work of nonfiction.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf 80 Pages Published 1976 Finished 5 Stars
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
Zindaginama by कृष्णा सोबती Krishna Sobti pages 480 published 1993
16. A book with an unreliable narrator.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle published 1962 pages 146 Finished 5 Stars
17. A book that was awarded a prize.
A Guest of Honour by Nadine Gordimer pages 501 published 1970
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie.
The Householder by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala pages 191 published 1960
19. A book that was published posthumously.
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell pages 679 published 1863 FINISHED 5 STARS
20. A book with a colour or season in the title.
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing paged 640 published 1962
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspires you.
Brief Lives by Anita Brookner pages 309 published 1990
Reading Modern Lovely Ladies
(Books published after 1991)
A Burning by Megha Majumdar pages 304 Published 2020
The Goldfinch BY Donna Tartt
published 2014 pages 771
Jhumpa Lahiri
1. Whereabouts
2.The Lowland
3.In Other Words
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
1. A book set outside the UK.
2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting it off.
3. A book set in the 19th century.
4. A book with a name in the title.
5. A book by an author new to you.
6. A book of poetry.
7. The first book published by an author.
8. A book published under a pseudonym.
9. A mystery or gothic novel.
10. A YA or children's book.
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
12. A book of short stories. (Not necessarily by the same author)
13. Re-read a favorite book.
14. A work of nonfiction.
Katherine Blunden : Le travail et la vertu15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
16. A book with an unreliable narrator.
17. A book that was awarded a prize.
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie.
19. A book that was published posthumously.
20. A book with a colour or season in the title.
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspire you.
Ruth's books for the 21 in 21 challenge.📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📖👀☕
1. A book set outside the UK.
2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting it off.
Middlemarch by George Eliot
(starting over for this challenge)
3. A book set in the 19th century.
4. A book with a name in the title.
Cluny Brown by Margery Sharp
5. A book by an author new to you.
6. A book of poetry.
7. The first book published by an author.
8. A book published under a pseudonym.
9. A mystery or gothic novel.
10. A YA or children's book.
The Fortunes of Philippa by Angela Brazil
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
12. A book of short stories.
(Not necessarily by the same author)
Flowers in the Rain and Other Stories by
Rosamund Pilcher (Thanks Brenda☕)
13. Re-read a favorite book.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
14. A work of nonfiction.
The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author.
This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
16. A book with an unreliable narrator.
17. A book that was awarded a prize.
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie.
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
(Thanks Tania and Jess☕☕)
19. A book that was published posthumously.
The Watsons by Jane Austen
20. A book with a colour or season in the title.
The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth von Arnim
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspire you.
Laura's 21 in 21 Challenge List 1. A book set outside the UK.
2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting off reading it for some reason.
3. A book set in the 19th century.
4. A book with a name in the title.
5. A book by an author new to you.
6. A book of poetry.
7. The first book published by an author.
8. A book published under a pseudonym.
9. A mystery or gothic novel.
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
10. A YA or children's book.
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
12. A book of short stories. (Not necessarily by the same author)
13. Re-read a favorite book.
14. A work of nonfiction.
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
16. A book with an unreliable narrator.
17. A book that was awarded a prize.
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie.
19. A book that was published posthumously.
Jane Austen - Sanditon
20. A book with a colour or season in the title.
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspires you.
2/21
Well, let's see how many I can fill without filling them on purpose. Build it on group reads and books which are on my shelf anyways.All books must be by a female author and published before 1991.
21/21 ALL DONE :)
1. A book set outside the UK.
Efuru READ (finished on February 28th)
2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting off reading it for some reason.
Passing READ (finished on January 8th)
(Vanity Fair is lying on my shelf for 3 years by now and I even started it once, but it's by a male author, so it isn't eligible.)
3. A book set in the 19th century.
Uncle Tom's Cabin READ (finished on March 31st)
4. A book with a name in the title.
Evelina READ (finished on February 13th)
5. A book by an author new to you.
All Passion Spent READ (finished on May 7th)
6. A book of poetry.
Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete READ (finished on March 19th)
7. The first book published by an author.
Jane Eyre READ (finished on February 26th)
8. A book published under a pseudonym.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall READ (finished on April 21st)
9. A mystery or gothic novel.
Wuthering Heights (gothic)
READ (finished on March 4th)
10. A YA or children's book.
The Secret Garden READ (finished on January 21st)
11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you.
Possession (Thank you, Brenda!)
READ (finished on May 2nd)
12. A book of short stories. (Not necessarily by the same author)
A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories READ (finished on August 12th)
13. Re-read a favorite book. READ (finished on January 2nd)
Would be Jane Eyre, but let's find something else.
Cranford (I also totally adored this one and it was the perfect first Gaskell stirring up a hunger for more)
14. A work of nonfiction.
The Life of Charlotte Brontë READ (finished on March 23rd)
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author.This book can have a publishing date after 1991.
The Brontes at Haworth READ (finished on April 29th)
16. A book with an unreliable narrator.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories READ (finished on March 18th)
17. A book that was awarded a prize.
Beloved which won the Pulitzer in 1988
READ (finished on January 15th)
18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie.
Lady Susan READ (finished on January 6th)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3068194/...
19. A book that was published posthumously.
Wives and Daughters READ (finished on May 6th)
20. A book with a colour or season in the title.
The Golden Notebook READ (finished on January 30th)
21. A book by an author whose life or work inspires you.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl READ (finished on January 13th)
For how much hardship she faced and how much knowledge and literary talent she acquired nontheless.
Shaina's 21 in 21 challenge.✅1. A book set outside the UK
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
✅2. A book you feel you should have read before now but have kept putting it off.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
✅3. A book set in the 19th century
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
✅4. A book with a name in the title
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
✅5. A book by an author new to you
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
6. A book of poetry
Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti
✅7. The first book published by an author
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
✅8. A book published under a pseudonym
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
✅9. A mystery or gothic novel
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
✅10. A YA or children's book
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
✅11. Ask a friend to choose a book for you
Evelina by Frances Burney
✅12. A book of short stories
The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield
✅13. Re-read a favorite book
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
14. A work of nonfiction
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
15. A biography or other non-fiction book about an author. This book can have a publishing date after 1991
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
✅16. A book with an unreliable narrator
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
✅17. A book that was awarded a prize.
The Age of Innocence
✅18. A book that has been adapted for TV or made into a movie
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
19. A book that was published posthumously
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
20. A book with a colour or season in the title
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
✅21. A book by an author whose life or work inspires you.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs
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