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[Janice]

I am rereading Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.

[George P.]

Astradeni by Eugenia Fakinou of Greece, 1982. Planning to start Murphy by Samuel Beckett, 1938, in a couple days. It's my first book by Beckett who was a Nobel laureate. I visited his homeland of Ireland last fall so I think I should read more of the classic books by Irish authors I haven't read yet.

[Jane]

Currently reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Janice wrote: "I look forward to your thoughts when you are done. :)"

I finished the novella


Summer by Edith Wharton
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading "that book by Nabokov"


Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

[Teri-K]

Just started Doctor Thorne by Trollope. I really want to dive into it, but I have several library books I need to finish, so I'll have to tease myself with little bits here and there for a while.

And I'm rereading The Dialogues of Plato. It's been decades since I picked them up.

[Moonlight]

Crime and Punishment

Funny enough, I was actually planning on reading another story of his (which I didn't even realize was by him!) "The Double", and plan to after I finish Crime and Punishment! So far, I'm really enjoying it! (Also, I'm reading two different versions- one on my phone, and one copy of the book- both have different page numbers than both each other and the listing I have posted! Which makes for a bit of an interesting back and forth based on what I last read from, and a strange time updating where exactly I am in the book.)

[Savita]

Moonlight wrote: "Crime and Punishment

Funny enough, I was actually planning on reading another story of his (which I didn't even realize was by him!) "The Double", and plan to after I finish Crime and ..."

Crime and Punishment is a lovely book- the story keeps flowing on , the character sketches are interesting and beautiful , the descriptions are so powerful and the end is superb . Happy reading !

[Janice]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Janice wrote: "I look forward to your thoughts when you are done. :)"

I finished the novella


Summer by Edith Wharton
Rating: 4 stars
Review: ht..."

Great review! :)

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Janice wrote: "...Great review! :)"

Thanks, Janice. I kept it short and sweet but I put more comments in the group read discussion thread.

[Wreade1872]

Finished The Martian Girl by Andrew Martin [3/5] review

[Darya Silman]

I'm listening to The Stand by Stephen King. It's already classical dystopia, right? :) 47 h of listening of how an artificial virus destroys the civilization and, in broader terms, the fight between good and evil.

[Janice]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Janice wrote: "...Great review! :)"

Thanks, Janice. I kept it short and sweet but I put more comments in the group read discussion thread."

I enjoyed reading more of your thoughts and do hope to read this book someday. :) So many books I want to read!!!

[Darren]

my "Read" shelf currently stands at 999
so getting excited for The Big One Thousand... :oD

[Janice]

Darren wrote: "my "Read" shelf currently stands at 999
so getting excited for The Big One Thousand... :oD"

That's amazing!!! :)

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Darren wrote: "my "Read" shelf currently stands at 999
so getting excited for The Big One Thousand... :oD"

Congratulations Darren.

[Darren]

ok so last night finished/this morning shelved no. 1000!
for the record:
I joined Goodreads at the beginning of 2016;
by that time I had been logging my reading in a spreadsheet for just over a year,
so recorded on GR, my 1000 books was arrived at thusly:
13 prior to 2015
72 in 2015
100 in 2016
124 in 2017
129 in 2018
144 in 2019
131 in 2020
116 in 2021
119 in 2022
52 in 2023 as of today!
----
1000

there have also been 36 re-reads, 42 dnf's and 29 short-stories, so, you know... keepin' busy ;o)

[CindySR]

Darren, inspiring! 🔥

[Wreade1872]

Very cool!, congrats Darren :D .

[Darren]

Thankyou all! :o)
I wasn't posting trying to fish for compliments, and I have several GR friends with well in excess of 1000 read, but I think it's nice to mark these milestones

[Teri-K]

Darren wrote: "Thankyou all! :o)
I wasn't posting trying to fish for compliments, and I have several GR friends with well in excess of 1000 read, but I think it's nice to mark these milestones"

I so agree. That's why I started on GR after DH died - I missed being able to mention I'd finished a book to someone. Here I can mark it read, rate it, add a review or maybe use it for a challenge. Taking time to notice the little things is so important. So congrats on your milestone.

As for what I'm reading, I'm working my way through Cyril Hare's Francis Pettigrew series. I've stalled a bit on Death Walks the Wood, though I really enjoyed the earlier ones.

[JenniferAustin]

Darren wrote: "Thankyou all! :o)
I wasn't posting trying to fish for compliments, and I have several GR friends with well in excess of 1000 read, but I think it's nice to mark these milestones"

Congratulations on *your* milestone, Darren!

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Darren wrote: "ok so last night finished/this morning shelved no. 1000!..."

Darren that is awesome! Congratulations!

I always have trouble trying to figure out how to calculate my "Books Read." It's hard to remember what books I read prior to becoming a member of Goodreads and using this website to track my reading. Also, do I include books I read as a child? Like for example the entire library of Hardy Boys books or the works of Dr. Seuss? Do I count comic books? Graphic novels? How about short stories? And what about re-reads? Or audiobooks? And if an audiobook counts, then do I count the books someone read to me in my youth?

None of this should detract from your accomplishment though, Darren. Congratulations again on hitting 1,000! I am currently at 881 in my imperfect numbering system and at present pace I should be joining that 1,000 club in 2025.... ;-)

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Also, I started reading the novella


Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

[Teri-K]

I just started rereading A Tale of Two Cities. I loved this book when I was a teen, but I'm pretty sure I haven't reread it since. Which means it's been about 50 years. Hard to believe! I'm really enjoying it again.

[Kevin]

Every Living Thing last in the series by James Herriot

[Wreade1872]

Finished the shortstory collection Grace Latouche and the Warringtons by Marjorie Bowen [3/5] review and the heavily illustrated sci-fi fairytale The Ship That Sailed to Mars by William M. Timlin [4/5] review

[mnm]

I just started reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

[Wreade1872]

Finished The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus [3/5] review

Currently reading Orlando Innamorato by Boiardo and A.S.Kline, which i'm counting both as a reread and a new poetry read ;) .
I read a prose version before and hated it. But this version by poetryintranslation is much more enjoyable.

also started Matilda.. which i don't think i've read before.. not sure. Anyway, you forget just how messed up Dahl stuff can be, this is delightful horrid, actually both books are :) .

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished "that book by Nabokov"


Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading


The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished Edith Wharton's beloved short novel


Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I also finished the second book in the City Blues Quartet


Dead Man's Blues by Ray Celestin
Rating: 2 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading (but I've never seen the film)


Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

[Ron]

I'm currently working on:


Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole - I've read this 3 times before, but since the paperback was released I decided to read it again.

*****


The Wish - I am behind on some Nicholas Sparks books and this is one of them. I've decided to do a re-read of all of his books (except his memoir since I'm not a fan of memoirs).

[Marti]

Currently reading, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... Virginia Woolf

[J_BlueFlower]

"What Are You Reading Now?"

Just the news...

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

J_BlueFlower wrote: ""What Are You Reading Now?"

Just the news..."

;)

[Janice]

I am still reading A Tangled Web by L.M. Montgomery and still am not sure what I think of it even though I have less than 100 pages to read.

[Ron]

Added a third book to my reading:

Fire and Flood

[Marti]

Finished “A Room of One’s Own” and now reading “Three Guineas”. I am really enjoying this book.

[Jane]

Currently reading Scaramouche by Sabatini

[Luffy Sempai]

Jane wrote: "Currently reading Scaramouche by Sabatini"

The question is, will you do the fandango?

[Leona]

Jane wrote: "Currently reading Scaramouche by Sabatini"

I watched the movie yesterday.

[JenniferAustin]

Luffy wrote: "Jane wrote: "Currently reading Scaramouche by Sabatini"

The question is, will you do the fandango?"

Glad I am not the only person that thinks first of Freddy Mercury when I hear that word!

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Luffy wrote: "Jane wrote: "Currently reading Scaramouche by Sabatini"

The question is, will you do the fandango?"

Send a bolt of lightning, very very frightening me!

[Luffy Sempai]

Thanks, guys.

[Wreade1872]

Finished Frankenstein Unbound by Brian Aldiss [4/5] review and Orlando Innamorato: Book 1 by Boiardo and A.S.Kline [4/5] review which i'm splitting into 2 or 3 books for the purposes of my reread system as its so long. Also counting it as both a reread and a new read for achievement purposes, bit of a cheat maybe :P . However i read it before but only a Prose version, so as Poetry it's new ;) . Reading the free version from PoetryinTranslation, really enjoying it.

Also started victorian true crime book The Italian Boy by Sarah Wise and Terraces of Night by Margery Lawrence, a collection of horror short stories.

[Janice]

I am rereading Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

[Cynda]

I am slowly reading through The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Romantic Period with the intention of reading A Defense of Poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley which is on my Big Nucket List.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Cynda wrote: "I am slowly reading through The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Romantic Period..."

This interests me. I'm going to start looking around for some of these volumes. How are you enjoying the read?

[Ron]

I've decided to start with The Wheel of Time Series 1-15 Books Collection Set Pack (Book 1-14) By Robert Jordan .

I've never read over 4 books in a series before so the notion of 15 seems very daunting. I've had this collection on my shelf though for over a year and have really been wanting to get to it.

I've heard of suggestions to do one book a month, but that would take me a year and three months and that feels too long. Instead I think I'm going to just go with a book after each I finish rather than a time frame.

Starting with book 1: The Eye of the World

[J_BlueFlower]

Ron wrote: "I've decided to start with The Wheel of Time Series 1-15 Books Collection Set Pack (Book 1-14) By Robert Jordan .

I've never read over 4 books in a series before so the notion of 1..."

I started on it about 25 years ago and learned one thing: Do not start on a series that long that hasn’t been finished! It is an excellent series, but I never got to the end. Some day I start again from book one.

[J_BlueFlower]

Reading When We Cease to Understand the World.

25% so far and it is super! Maybe 5 stars. It is a bit of a culture chock: Definitely not written in English. You can tell even from the Danish translation.

I love how the “story” unfolds. Mini spoiler: (view spoiler)[Rather than following people we follow scientific ideas, jumping from person to person. (hide spoiler)] Wow!