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Good selection! :DI may be joining you with LotR during the trilogy weeks. Still not sure atm. The Diary of a Young Girl was VERY good. I read that for my "author under 30" book :)
Out of the Silent Planet is the first of a trilogy, it is slow to start, but I really enjoyed it. The second in the trilogy is my favourite.
Are any of these rereads for you?
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I read The count of Monte Cristo, Little Women, Robinson, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Coraline, LotR and The Three Musketeers. I read them a long time ago, so I don't remember them well but I enjoyed them.
For the challenge, I'll try the Phantom of the Opera too, and as side-reads, I'll have a look at Fahrenheit and Howl's Moving Castle.
I hope you'll succeed to finish Hunger Games this time, it's a good story ;)
A few of these are rereads:Gone With The Wind
Jane Eyre
Catherine, Called Birdy
Little Women
Out of my Mind
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
But I'm trying to read as many new books as possible, and I've decided that this year is the classic year for me, so... Wish me luck!
I've always wanted to read LOTR, and I have read The Hobbit, but I just kept losing my steam halfway through the first book. Ah well! This time for sure.
I'm so sorry, I just realized that I didn't include a book published this year! I just found one called The Invisible Library. I can't wait to read it.
This is a very impressive challenge! We share a few of the same books in common, I'm also reading Howl's Moving Castle for my book about magic and I'm also reading The Scarlett Letter, The Great Gatsby and Little Women although in different categories! Little Women is also a re-read for me but I only read it once and it was when I was about 11 (I'm 22 now) so although I remember a lot of it, I remember really enjoying and I've been meaning to read it again! Good luck with your challenge!
Thanks so much! We should collaborate on the Scarlet Letter!
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Books I've Read So Far:
A 500 page book ~ Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Really swept me off my feet. The romance was so passionate, and the characters so engaging! The historical parts worked in were very interesting to learn about as well.
A classic romance ~ Persuasion★ ★ ★ ★ ★Short and sweet, one of my favorite Austen novels.
A book that became a movie ~ The Princess Bride by William Goldman★ ★ ★ ★A little boring at times, but very funny and bold the whole way through. Definitely added to my experience from the movie.
A book published this year ~ The Invisible Library
A book with a number in the title ~ 1984 by George Orwell
A book written by someone under 30 ~ Call of the Wild by Jack London
A book with nonhuman characters ~ Out Of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
A funny book ~ Catherine, Called Birdy⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book was so entertaining, and the writing really popped. I love how this is historical fiction, and the characters were so hilarious and true. Highly recommended.
A book written by a female author ~ Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Warming and true. I love Louisa May Alcott.
A mystery ~ The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wilkie Collins broke so many sterotypes in this one. The characters were so gripping, and at time hysterical. I found myself caring not so much for the plot, but for the romance and the people.
A book with a one-word title ~ Insurgent by Veronica Roth⭐️⭐️
Not as good as Divergent, Four and Tris's romance gets really messed up. But Tris as a character does get considerably deepened and strong.
A book of short stories ~ The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and other short stories by Scott F. Fitzgerald⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Some of these made me cry, some of these disturbed me. But they were all so beautiful and mesmerizing. I didn't like The Great Gatsby, but this is far better.
✅ A book set in a different country ~ Cutting for Stone by A. Verghese ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A nonfiction book ~ A Short History of Everything
A popular author's first book ~ The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson
A book from my favorite author that I haven't read ~ House of Hades by Rick Riordan
✅ A recommended book ~ Midnight Magic by Avi ⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Pulitzer-Prize winning book ~ New Hampshire by Robert Frost
A book based on a true story ~ Cleopatra: Last Queen of the Nile
A book on the bottom of my to-read ~ The Black Stallion
A book Mom loves ~ Don Quixote
A book that scares you ~ The Phantom of the Opera
A book that's over 100 years old ~ Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe
A book based entirely on the cover ~ Journey to the Center of the Earth
✅ A memoir ~ The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A book you can finish in a day ~ The Death of Ivan Illych by Leo Tolstoi
A book with antonyms in the title ~ The Prince and the Pauper
A book set in a place I always wanted to visit ~ The Three Musketeers
A book published in 2002 ~ Coraline by Neil Gaman
A trilogy ~ LOTR by J.R.R. Tolkien
A book from my childhood ~ Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
✅ A book with a love triangle ~ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ A book set in the future ~ Fahrenheit 451 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ A book set in high school- Twilight by Stephanie Meyer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A book that made me cry ~ Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
A book with a color in the title ~ The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
✅ A book with magic ~ Howl's Moving Castle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/200...
A graphic novel ~ The Invention of Hugo Cabret
✅ A book from an unknown author ~ The Book Thief ⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A book I own that I've never read ~ The Time Machine
A book set in my hometown ~ The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
A book originally written in a different language ~ The Counte of Monte Cristo
A book set at Christmas ~ A Child's Christmas in Wales
A book by an author with my initials ~ The Poetry and Philosophy of George Meredith
A play ~ Macbeth by William Shakespeare
A banned book ~ Animal Farm by George Orwell
✅ A book that's a play~ The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A book I started and never finished ~ Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins