75 in 2011 for Rainbowshelf

I was thinking of a 50 challenge for this year, but have had a thoroughly enjoyable book binge this week, so I'm feeling ambitious.
Here's the list so far:
1. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
2. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
3. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
4. Mary Ann in Autumn by Armistead Maupin
5. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat by John Gribbin (this one I'd read most of last year, but as I've got a fair few half read books floating about, I've decided to aim to get 75 finished in 2011).
I'll update as I finish them.

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Welcome!

Welcome to the group!

Love the picture of your shelves on your profile page. Your user name is highly appropriate :)

Mary Ann in Autumn is on my list too. Welcome to the group.

Thanks for the welcome messages. The group is huge, so I was fully expecting to whitter on entirely unnoticed!
Thought I'd update the list, now that I've noticed the instructions for the Touchstone thing.
Finished so far this year:
1. Black Beauty
2. Heart of Darkness
3. Treasure Island
4. Mary Ann in Autumn
5. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat

I enjoyed Mary Ann in Autumn. I wasn't sure at the start, particularly as the passage of time since the first Tales of the City books makes me feel a little old, but it's definitely worth a read.

Currently reading:
- Notes from a small island
- The White Queen
- Middlemarch
- The Babylonians
Oh and The Enchanted Wood for bedtime stories.

The Babylonians looks interesting and my library has a copy! On the TBR pile it goes.

I just finished Middlemarch toward the end of 2010 and loved it (again, since it was a re-read.) I hope you enjoy it!

Now finished:
6. Middlemarch
7. Notes from a Small Island
8. The Enchanted Wood

Middlemarch had been on my TBR list for years. I loved it, despite reading it on a free Kindle version which clearly hadn't been proof read at all.
Making slow progress with The Bablylonians, but only slow because it's a nice edition and I'm trying to keep it clear of sticky fingers, so I don't get much chance to read it.

9. Oliver Twist
Started Tale of Two Cities many years ago and never got anywhere with it and was thoroughly put off Dickens. Warmed to him a little when I studied Great Expectations and read A Christmas Carol, but now I can actually say that I've finally seen the light. There'll be more Dickens on my list this year. Any recommendations as to which I should try?

10. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

#9: Bleak House is good despite Esther being something of a ninny. If you want try Dickens' nonfiction, you could read his American Notes about his trip to America.

Hi There

I'm compiling a list of birthdays of our group members. If you haven't done so already, would you mind stopping by this thread and posting yours.

Thanks.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/105833

Hi there! I'm also new to this group this year. I want to echo Stasia's (alcottacre) recommendation of Bleak House by Dickens. I loved it. The first chapter is all talk about the courts of chancery--which I didn't fully understand, I admit, but after that short chapter the book gets going. I found it helpful to go back and read that chapter after I had finished the book and then I understood what Dickens was trying to say there.

I have Oliver Twist on my TBR shelves. I love the movie musical, and I was in a stage production of it during grade school. For some reason, I've not gotten around to reading it yet.

Sandy K

I see you've covered a lot of the Classics under your belt already! :)

11. Gulliver's Travels
12. What Katy Did
Is it wrong that I liked Katy more at the beginning than when she became 'good'?
13. Just So Stories

There's a bit of a lean towards Classics at the moment, mostly because it's become a little tricky to read a book and feed the baby now that she's getting bigger. The ipod is easier to hold, so I'm using the Kindle app and reading on that. There are a lot of free Classics, if you can get past the lack of proof-reading and formatting. I'm still reading proper books whenever I get the chance.

I'm looking forward to Bleak House. Will also keep an eye out for American Notes as that sounds really interesting.

I am sure you can find the two Dickens books available for free.

14. Uncle Tom's Cabin

Have started Bleak House. Loving it so far.

#17: I hope you continue to enjoy Bleak House!

I was lurking in you thread the other day (so much I'm planning to read at some point!), but didn't feel like I had much to add to the discussion. Then I found this video today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFnuP9niRUg