I was just perusing the who's reading what in November thread and spotted a touchstone for
Tristram Shandy and it made me realise that I have been determind to read this since my failed attempt in my first year of Uni (about nine years ago now). I've also been determined to finish
Midnight's children,
A Prayer for Owen Meaney and
The Grapes of Wrath - all of which i have left halfway through.
I think 2010 is THE YEAR for it. Anyone else got a few they're desperate to get through and want to join me in pledging to give it one more shot in 2010?
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BekkaJo, I'll join you in 2010 and take the pledge to finish the final three books of the
Barchester Chronicle,
Bleak House and
Tristram Shandy. I should warn you though, I make this pledge every year and then every year I get distracted by new books that come my way.
I hope that I will read in 2010
Anna Karenina (I own it already), House of Spirits (my sister owns this one) and
Don Quijote.
This is a dangerous question, because somehow writing it down makes it less likely to happen. Strange, that. Anyway, here are a few of the 1001 books that live on Mnt. TBR that I'd like to chip off next year:
The Stone Diaries,
Cry the Beloved Country,
Orlando, Tale of Two Cities, and the
Tenant of Wildfell Hall. I hope I remember to check back next year and see how I've done.
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War and Peace as my 200'th book - currently 150. Also read some authors still new to me eg Rushdie,Kafka,Murakami
Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose is topping my list for 2010, along with Roth's The Plot Against America.
#5 - Lol - you are so right. But am putting my determined head on to at least finish Tristram Shandy.... hopefully...
1001 books is one of my categories for the 1010 challenge group. Haven't chosen the books yet, but I hope to read at least 10. BTW
Tristram Shandy is one of the funniest books I've ever read, so I hope those of you who are going to tackle it in 2010 enjoy it.
Hi arubabookwoman. I too have added 1001 to my 1010, and, including some Group Read bonus books, have targeted 12 for 2010. Not expecting to hit that target, though. My copy of Middlemarch is more than 800 pages and could take me nearly a month all by itself. Wish me luck and persistence.
I promised to read War and peace during my summer vacation. Also since I started reading the list backwards Don Quixote is one of my next reads.
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