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message 151: by AiK (new)

AiK | 41 comments Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen 144 pages

Total: 46,190


message 152: by Chad (new)

Chad | 867 comments Ubik 227 pages

His Excellency Eugène Rougon 333 pages

The Red Lodge 30 pages

Current Total: 46,780


message 153: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 54 comments Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
178 pages

The Soul of the Indian by Charles Alexander Eastman
56 pages

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
181 pages

Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
249 pages

A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter
185 pages

Group Total: 47,629


message 154: by Kathy (new)

Kathy E | 2396 comments Letters of Two Brides by Honoré de Balzac
Letters of Two Brides by Honoré de Balzac

220 pages

Group total: 47,849


The Bibliophile Doctor | 117 comments Manga classics - Edgar Allan Poe -307 pages

Group total : 48,156


message 157: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new)

Rosemarie | 15871 comments Mod
Erfolg by Lion Feuchtwanger
Erfolg by Lion Feuchtwanger
816 pages

Group total: 49 228


message 158: by Vince (last edited Feb 15, 2024 10:36AM) (new)

Vince (lydiardbell) | 70 comments Isle of the Dead by Roger Zelazny
Isle of the Dead by Roger Zelazny


190 pages

Group total: 49418


message 159: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new)

Rosemarie | 15871 comments Mod
Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare

97 pages

Group total: 49 515


message 160: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new)


message 161: by Patrícia (new)

Patrícia (gh0stp) | 25 comments The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoevsky

32 pages

Group total: 49612


message 162: by Kathy (new)

Kathy E | 2396 comments Linda Tressel by Anthony Trollope
Linda Tressel by Anthony Trollope

200 pages

Group total: 49,812


message 163: by Piyangie, Classical Princess (new)

Piyangie | 3662 comments Mod
The Theft of the Iron Dogs: A Lancashire Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac

The Theft of the Iron Dogs A Lancashire Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac

266 pages

Group total: 50,078 pages


message 164: by Andrew (new)

Andrew Stewart | 15 comments The House by the Churchyard J. Sheridan Le Fanu

542 + 50,078 = 50,620


message 165: by ForestGardenGal (last edited Feb 17, 2024 12:16AM) (new)

ForestGardenGal | 232 comments The Analects of Confucius (from the Chinese Classics) by Confucius The Analects of Confucius by Confucius

83 pages

Group Total: 50,703


message 166: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 42 comments Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

607 pages ('The Great Writers' edition)

Group total: 51,310


message 167: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine | 399 comments Invisible man by Ralph Ellison

610 + 51310= 51,920


message 168: by Luís (new)

Luís (blue_78) | 4712 comments One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

320 Pages

Group total: 52, 240


message 169: by Karin (new)

Karin | 699 comments My first addition for the year--finally!

Henrietta Sees It Through: More News from the Home Front 1942-1945 by Joyce Dennys (note that the fictional letters in this were published as a serial during WW II).
208 pages

Group total: 52,448


message 170: by ForestGardenGal (new)

ForestGardenGal | 232 comments Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott

254 pages

Group Total: 52,702


message 171: by yiran (last edited Feb 17, 2024 07:53PM) (new)

yiran | 2 comments Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

480 pages

Group Total: 53182


message 172: by yiran (new)

yiran | 2 comments Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

624 pages

Group Total: 53,816


message 173: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new)

Rosemarie | 15871 comments Mod
The Thaw by Ilya Ehrenburg
The Thaw by Ilya Ehrenburg
230 pages

Group total: 54 046


message 174: by Chad (new)

Chad | 867 comments Fathers and Sons 201 pages

Dumb Witness 317 pages

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 32 pages

Group Total: 54,596


message 176: by Karen (new)

Karen | 87 comments East of Eden by John Steinbeck 602 pages
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 589 pages

Group Total: 56,249


message 177: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new)

Rosemarie | 15871 comments Mod
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
244 pages

Group total: 56 493


message 178: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new)

Rosemarie | 15871 comments Mod
Le Rayon vert by Jules Verne
Le Rayon vert by Jules Verne
279 pages

Group total: 56 772


message 179: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine | 399 comments Black Boy, Richard Wright 340 pages
Une faim d'égalité, Richard Wright 248 pages

588+ 56772= 57,360


message 180: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new)


message 181: by John (new)

John R The Green Years by A.J. Cronin
The Green Years (Bello) by A.J. Cronin

322 pages

Total to Date : 58,007


message 182: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (last edited Feb 22, 2024 08:20PM) (new)

Rosemarie | 15871 comments Mod
Lady Betty Across the Water by C.N. Williamson
Lady Betty Across the Water by C.N. Williamson
306 pages

Group total: 58 313


message 183: by Piyangie, Classical Princess (new)

Piyangie | 3662 comments Mod
Post After Post-Mortem by E.C.R. Lorac

Post After Post-Mortem by E.C.R. Lorac

300 pages

Group total: 58,613 pages


message 184: by Chad (new)

Chad | 867 comments What Men Live By
40 pages

Where Love Is There God Is Also
16 pages

The Hunter
198 pages

Kilkenny
228 pages

Current Total: 59,095


message 185: by Karen (new)

Karen Margosian | 881 comments Emma by Jane Austin

474 Pages

Current total: 59 569


message 186: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new)

Rosemarie | 15871 comments Mod
The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis
The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis
519 pages

Group total: 60 088


message 187: by ForestGardenGal (new)

ForestGardenGal | 232 comments Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

306 pages

Group Total: 60,394


message 189: by Ana (last edited Feb 25, 2024 07:49AM) (new)

Ana | 48 comments O Diabo Enamorado by Jacques Cazotte O Diabo Enamorado by Jacques Cazotte 142 pages

Total Group Pages Read: 63, 129

Edit: added name instead of just the bookcover


message 190: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine | 399 comments Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

201+ 63,129= 63,330


message 191: by Andrew (new)

Andrew Stewart | 15 comments Simplicissimus by von Grimmelshausen

434 + 63330 = 63,764


message 192: by Kim (last edited Feb 25, 2024 12:10PM) (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 42 comments As per Fundamentals thread regarding non-fiction books featuring history/events - this is based on events in the period 1929-1952 involving black American nurses and the search for a cure for tuberculosis and therefore over 50 years ago:

The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios The Black Angels The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios

428 pages

Group total: 64,192


message 193: by Tim (last edited Feb 26, 2024 01:40AM) (new)

Tim Mathis | 27 comments Hotel by Arthur Hailey

346 pages

Group total: 64,538


message 194: by ForestGardenGal (new)

ForestGardenGal | 232 comments Meno by Plato Meno by Plato

33 pages

Group Total: 64,571


message 195: by Lesle, Appalachain Bibliophile (new)

Lesle | 8644 comments Mod
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

274 pages

Group Total; 64,845


message 196: by ForestGardenGal (new)

ForestGardenGal | 232 comments Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson

54 pages

Group Total: 64,899


message 197: by ForestGardenGal (new)

ForestGardenGal | 232 comments The Prussian Officer by D.H. Lawrence The Prussian Officer by D.H. Lawrence

44 pages

Group Total: 64,943


message 198: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new)

Rosemarie | 15871 comments Mod
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

231 pages

Group total: 65 174


message 199: by ForestGardenGal (new)

ForestGardenGal | 232 comments On the Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain On the Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain

28 pages

Group Total: 65,202


message 200: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new)

Rosemarie | 15871 comments Mod
The Incredible Planet by John W. Campbell Jr.
The Incredible Planet by John W. Campbell Jr.
344 pages

Group total: 65 746


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