Tag: list for 2017
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Top Ten Books for Fall
After a long, hot, dry, allergy-stricken, wildfire smoke-infused summer, we are finally getting rain again, and I love it. Today I actually wore my thick cable-knit sweater, and my raincoat has seen a couple of outings, too. Fall means pumpkin-flavored treats, but (as importantly) it also brings cozy moments reading a book while listening to […]
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Russian Literature Challenge 2017
Ok – I saw this challenge, hosted by Keely, and decided it was irresistible. In 2014 I participated in o’s Russian Literature challenge, which was awesome, so I’m more than ready for another Russian lit focus! I’ll be aiming for a large Level 2 “Chekhov”; these six books: Forever Flowing – Vasily Grossman. I heard […]
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2017 Mount TBR Challenge
This year, I had fun tackling books that had been on my TBR mountain for a while, so I want to do it again in 2017. Again, it’ll be Pike’s Peak (12 books) for me, which really is a challenge. This is my list as of today, subject to change if I happen to acquire […]
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The Chronological Sherlock Holmes Challenge
12/29/16 edit: Full schedule here. Two years ago, I started on a rereading of the Sherlock Holmes series, with the intent of reading the stories in the approximate order that they occur in Holmes’s lifetime. I didn’t get very far, but I never abandoned the concept. It’s been about ten years since I first read […]
Classics Considered 