Irphen's attempt for restrained buffet

[Irphen]

Well I didn't finished 2021 buffet, I took too much books on my plate as always XD But nevertheless here I am again and I'm doing a third attempt to restain myself and finish it but I'm not sure it will be a succes... :-p The point is those challenges and books seem so tasty I can't help but see to big! XD
By the way some books from 2021 I didn't read are going to be in here again.

[Irphen]

Challenge 1: Old & New Progress: 12/12

OLD SCHOOL:
- The Sorceress: A Study in Middle Age Superstition by Jules Michelet
-Beowolf by Unknown read end march
-Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

NEW SCHOOL:
- The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf read in june
- Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse


WILD CARDS:
- The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec read in january
- Alcools by Guillaume Apollinaire
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller read in april
-This Immortal by Roger Zelazny read in may
- Ubik by Philip K. Dick read begin june
- Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott read half way sept to half way oct

ALTERNATES:
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[Irphen]

Challenge 4 - Members Choice Challenge Progress: 9/12

1. 19th Century The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoevsky
2. 20th Century Limbo by Bernard Wolfe read in november
3. 21st Century Potential Future Classic,
4. Current or Past Group Read The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson january
5. An Author not read before Before Eden by Arthur C. Clarke july
6. Diversity Classic, read a book from a religion, culture, country, or race different than yours Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
7. Science Fiction The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury read end march - begin april
8. A book originally written in a language other than your own
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien ( part 1/3 ) july
9. A Banned Book,
10. Nonfiction, The Doors of Perception / Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley read begin oct
11. Mystery/Crime,
12. Horror or Humor The Turn of the Screw by Henry James ( horror ) read in june

[Irphen]

Challenge 5: Short Stories Progress: 24/24 COMPLETED
1. The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells 10 january
2. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 1-2 february
3. The Oval Lady, Other Stories: Six Surreal Stories by Leonora Carrington juanuary
4. Dieta de amor by Horacio Quiroga begin april
5. Un viaje inesperado by Adolfo Bioy Casares begin april
6. El angel pobre by Joaquín Pasos begin may
7. Mr Taylor by Augusto Monterroso begin may
8. The Haunted Flat by Marie Belloc Lowndes half may
9. The Apparition by Guy de Maupassant 29 may
10. The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe 29 may
11. An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce read 31 may
12. The Landlady by Roald Dahl read begin june
13. I, the Vampire by Henry Kuttner 6 - 7 july
14. Who will greet you at home? by Lesley NnekaArimah
15. Leatherman by Diane Awerbuck
16. A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman
17. How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman
18. The Monarch of the Glen by Neil Gaiman
19. October in the Chair by Neil Gaiman
20. Sunbird by Neil Gaiman
21.Bitter Grounds by Neil Gaiman
22. Harlequin Valentine by Neil Gaiman
23.How Do You Think It Feels? by Neil Gaiman
24. Fifteen Painted Cards From A Vampire Tarot by Neil Gaiman

[Irphen]

Challenge 7: Expand your Horizon Progress: 6/6
1- Ice by Anna Kavan read in february
2- Le papillon by Andrus Kivirähk read in january
3- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett read august - 14 sept
4- The Ice People by René Barjavel read begin september
5- Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott read in september - october
6- Morwenna by Jo Walton read in october - november

[Ila]

All the best for your challenges

[Kathleen]

Ooh, you're Old and New is intriguing, Irphen. Lots of good choices here. I loved Carmilla and The Night Circus. Have fun!

[Irphen]

Ila wrote: "All the best for your challenges"

Thank you and good luck to you as well!^^

[Irphen]

Kathleen wrote: "Ooh, you're Old and New is intriguing, Irphen. Lots of good choices here. I loved Carmilla and The Night Circus. Have fun!"

Thank you!^^
Actually I've already read Carmilla but some time ago and as I liked it a lot I will be doing a re-read ;-) But The Night Circus will be a discovery and I'm eager to start reading it! ;-)

[Lilly]

Nice book choices, Irphen :)
Have fun reading!

[Cynda]

Hi Irphen. I have found a couple of online copies to choose from when we read The Sorceress by Jules Michelet. I am read to start reading starting Jan 1st. Let me know. . . .

[Irphen]

Lilly wrote: "Nice book choices, Irphen :)
Have fun reading!"

Thank you Lilly!^^

[Irphen]

Cynda wrote: "Hi Irphen. I have found a couple of online copies to choose from when we read The Sorceress by Jules Michelet. I am read yo start reading starting Jan 1st. Let me know. . . ."

Hi Cynda! Okay, that's perfect!^^ I'm not sure I will be ready right away to start january 1st to read The Sorceress, it will depend on the progress I make on the book by Marianne Frederiksson I'm currently reading. But I will let you know in time in any case :-)

[Cynda]

Okay Irphen. Sounds good. We read when you can.

[Irphen]

Jillian ❀‿❀ wrote: "I'm really excited to see Walden on your list, Irphen! That's one of my favorites. Best wishes with this, & Merry Christmas! :-)"

Thank you Jillian!^^ I will see how I enjoy Walden but it seems very interesting! :-)

[Irphen]

Well, i'm not exactly making a lot of progress and quite honestly I was expecting I would have read more of all those books by now so I won't most certainly be able to complete this challenge. However it's always more about reading and enjoying so I will just go on with this little slow pace and we will see how things work out :-) I will probably complete the short story challenge and maybe with a bit of luck ( and some chances along the way ) also the Old and New challenge!

[Lynn]

Irphen I think you are doing well. You have made quite a lot of progress on your Old and New Challenge. I have never completed one of those. I think they are very hard to do.

[Irphen]

Lynn wrote: "Irphen I think you are doing well. You have made quite a lot of progress on your Old and New Challenge. I have never completed one of those. I think they are very hard to do."

Thank you Lynn! This year I decided to start off with the Old school classics as that is often the hardest part for me and I kind of fill in the Wild cards along the way ( according what I'm reading with no plan ahead, often works better with me! ;-p ) ;-)

[Irphen]

Time for some little check up! I've completed the Old & New challenge ( I must confess I managed to do so by changing a few books in it from my initial plans but still fiting the theme so I guess that isn't too much of a naughty trick ;-p ) and even the others aren't in too bad a shape! Maybe I will be able to finsih my some what restrained buffet this year!! ;-)

[Irphen]

I just finished my short story challenge!! And this means I actually completed a3 out of 4 of my buffet challenges, not to bad!! :-)
I've completed Old & New, Short Stories and Expand your horizon :-) The only one who misses three books to be completed is Members Choice, I won't fool myself, this one won't be completed before the end of the year. Maybe next year I will finish all!

[Lynn]

Congratulations on completing three challenges! Nice job.

[Irphen]

Lynn wrote: "Congratulations on completed three challenges! Nice job."

Thank you Lynn!! :-)