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Glad you think so, and I'm impressed that you've already decided when to read what! I'm far too much a 'read whatever I feel like' person to do that! ;)
Of the books you've listed, I've only ever read "David Copperfield", but I really enjoyed that one.
Of the books you've listed, I've only ever read "David Copperfield", but I really enjoyed that one.


I'm usually extremely organised so after finishing a book I've decided what should be next beforehand. Except when I'm taking a break from reading.
I love Dickens and I remember a cartoon I watched as a kid. It was adapted from the story of Copperfield and I really liked it :)
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Maybe :) I kind of like heavy reading, though.
I peeked the first page of Imperial and it looked interesting. It cost only 50 cents in second hand bookshop so I don't really mind if I end up for example hating it.
I try to do that too, but usually by the time I've finished the book I'll have changed my mind and go read something else instead ;)
Also, I read between 10-20 books a month, so it's not as much a matter of choosing the next book to read as "which book do I want to read in 15 book's time" - and there I REALLY have no clue! ;)
Also, I read between 10-20 books a month, so it's not as much a matter of choosing the next book to read as "which book do I want to read in 15 book's time" - and there I REALLY have no clue! ;)

Wow. I would never have that much time to get to read that many books. It's about 5-6 at most.
Btw, do you find the not-owned shelf useful? I just can't decide whether to create one or not...
What can I say, books are my drug of choice. I read at least an hour a day, usually more.
I haven't quite decided whether or not I find the not-owned book-shelf useful. I wanted a way to keep track of which books I own and which ones I don't, but there's no real optimal way of doing it, as you can't look at two book-shelves at once (e.g. owned+fantasy vs. not-owned+fantasy). I know I could just make two shelves for every genre, but that seems just a tad overkill ;)
I haven't quite decided whether or not I find the not-owned book-shelf useful. I wanted a way to keep track of which books I own and which ones I don't, but there's no real optimal way of doing it, as you can't look at two book-shelves at once (e.g. owned+fantasy vs. not-owned+fantasy). I know I could just make two shelves for every genre, but that seems just a tad overkill ;)

I should consider that shelf, though. That way I could see what I've for example acquired from the library. I don't know, we'll see.

September
The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
+ Vampire Stories by Richard Dalby (editor)
+ Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec : Life and Work by Udo Felbinger
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October
Mozart's journey to Prague by Eduard Morike
November
Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
December
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
January
Violin by Anne Rice
February
Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck

The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
+ Vampire Stories by Richard Dalby (editor)
+ Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec : Life and Work by Udo Felbinger
October
Mozart's journey to Prague by Eduard Morike
+ To Dance with Kings by Rosalind Laker
+ The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
- - -
November
Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
December
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
January
Violin by Anne Rice
February
Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck

The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
+ Vampire Stories by Richard Dalby (editor)
+ Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec : Life and Work by Udo Felbinger
October
Mozart's journey to Prague by Eduard Morike
+ To Dance with Kings by Rosalind Laker
+ The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
November
Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
- - -
December
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
January
Violin by Anne Rice
February
Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck

September
The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
+ Vampire Stories by Richard Dalby (editor)
+ Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec : Life and Work by Udo Felbinger
October
Mozart's journey to Prague by Eduard Morike
+ To Dance with Kings by Rosalind Laker
+ The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
November
Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
December
The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henri Murger
+ Violin by Anne Rice

In no particular order. Created a shelf for the challenge.
2) Mozart by Wolfgang Hildesheimer
3) A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
6) 1984 by George Orwell

A Clockwork Orange I gave up on because to keep the dialog straight, you have to refer to a glossary, and that kept taking me out of the story. I'll be curious to see what you think of it.
You have a lot of varity in your list.

A Clockwork Orange will be challenging because English isn't my native language. We'll see what happens...
I'm always up for all kinds of reading, my interests are pretty varied.

January The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16 by Stephen Jones (editor)
February Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
March Lord of the Flies by William Golding
April Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck
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Welcome to Dead House (other topics)
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Reviews can be found in my profile or shelves.
September
The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
October
Mozart's journey to Prague by Eduard Morike
November
Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
December
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
January
Violin by Anne Rice
February
Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck