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I have set myself challenges of books that I have wanted to read for over a year and books that I haven't finished. The 2 lists total 24 books and 6 reserves (if I really don't want to finish a book I can swap another is).
2willow1212k
My TBR list :
My unfinished books:
1984 - This sounds like a must read
Anna Karenina - I've read an esl version of this - time to read the whole thing
Snow Falling on Cedars - I've owned 2 copies of this
Pride and Prejudice - the book I always forget to remember I haven't read
A Fraction of the Whole - picked up a water logged copy in Greece a couple of years ago after the title really got my attention
The Secret Life of Bees - I don't know why I had this on my "search for a copy" list for so long but I have a copy now and I'm going to see what my fascination is with it
Dubliners - I've wanted to read Joyce for a long time
Birdsong - this is on so many lists and there must be a reason
Cloud Atlas - I've wanted to read this for a while and it catches my attention on my bookshelf every day
Kundun - I watched the film years ago and have owned the book for years so it's about time that it was read
Possession - another book from top book lists
Catch-22 - I've seen this mentioned time and again but I have never picked up a copy
The reserves
The Gormenghast Trilogy The Ghormenghast Trilogy -I have wanted to read this since the BBC series came out - I was pretty young at the time so if I read it then I get the bonus of watching the series too. At almost a thousand pages it will be a long awaited return to form.
Red Azalea Life and Love in China Red Azalea - maybe. I've read the Empress Orchid books and have been looking for more books by her for a while
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - I have wanted to read this since it came out
My unfinished books:
1984 - This sounds like a must read
Anna Karenina - I've read an esl version of this - time to read the whole thing
Snow Falling on Cedars - I've owned 2 copies of this
Pride and Prejudice - the book I always forget to remember I haven't read
A Fraction of the Whole - picked up a water logged copy in Greece a couple of years ago after the title really got my attention
The Secret Life of Bees - I don't know why I had this on my "search for a copy" list for so long but I have a copy now and I'm going to see what my fascination is with it
Dubliners - I've wanted to read Joyce for a long time
Birdsong - this is on so many lists and there must be a reason
Cloud Atlas - I've wanted to read this for a while and it catches my attention on my bookshelf every day
Kundun - I watched the film years ago and have owned the book for years so it's about time that it was read
Possession - another book from top book lists
Catch-22 - I've seen this mentioned time and again but I have never picked up a copy
The reserves
The Gormenghast Trilogy The Ghormenghast Trilogy -I have wanted to read this since the BBC series came out - I was pretty young at the time so if I read it then I get the bonus of watching the series too. At almost a thousand pages it will be a long awaited return to form.
Red Azalea Life and Love in China Red Azalea - maybe. I've read the Empress Orchid books and have been looking for more books by her for a while
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - I have wanted to read this since it came out
3willow1212k
My unfinished books:
Life of Pi
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The God of Small Things
The Solitaire Mystery
Sophie's World A Novel about the History of Philosophy
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
I am Legend
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
We Were the Mulvaneys I've started to read this twice but now I'm reading properly again I can enjoy it
The Little Friend I started this and really got into it then we were moving house and going up to Scotland in between. I even thought I'd left it on the plane or train and got another copy only to find the first again.
Diane Arbus A Biography I have to finish this one - it's so interesting
The Book of Lost Things - I got this for holiday 2 years ago but I was pregnant and had a little one to entertain during a holiday where half the days were wet and couldn't dedicate the time to get into it.
The reserves
Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles - if I've read her Cleopatra (in the first person!) then I really should read this. I've always been interested in Mary Queen of Scots.
Lee Miller On Both Sides of the Camera
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Life of Pi
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The God of Small Things
The Solitaire Mystery
Sophie's World A Novel about the History of Philosophy
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
I am Legend
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
We Were the Mulvaneys I've started to read this twice but now I'm reading properly again I can enjoy it
The Little Friend I started this and really got into it then we were moving house and going up to Scotland in between. I even thought I'd left it on the plane or train and got another copy only to find the first again.
Diane Arbus A Biography I have to finish this one - it's so interesting
The Book of Lost Things - I got this for holiday 2 years ago but I was pregnant and had a little one to entertain during a holiday where half the days were wet and couldn't dedicate the time to get into it.
The reserves
Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles - if I've read her Cleopatra (in the first person!) then I really should read this. I've always been interested in Mary Queen of Scots.
Lee Miller On Both Sides of the Camera
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
4willow1212k
Those are the books I've challenged myself to read.
So far this year I have read Coraline
The Shadow of the Wind
The Secret Life of Bees (TBR Challenge)
The Raw Shark Texts
So far this year I have read Coraline
The Shadow of the Wind
The Secret Life of Bees (TBR Challenge)
The Raw Shark Texts
