Month: March 2017

Classics Club Spin #15

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It’s time for another Classics Club Spin!  Below is my Spin list.  While I’m interested in reading all of the books on this and my master list, I’m really hoping it will be one of the books below in particular.  I’m not saying which one, though.

  1.  Lawrence, D.H.: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
  2. Atwood, Margaret: A Handmaid’s Tale
  3. Du Maurier, Daphne: Rebecca
  4. Barrie, J.M.: Peter Pan
  5. Beckett, Samuel: Waiting for Godot
  6. Dumas, Alexandre: The Count of Monte Cristo
  7. Remarque: All Quiet on the Western Front
  8. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
  9. Bronte, Anne: Agnes Grey
  10. Fitzgerald, F. Scott: Tender is the Night
  11. Flaubert, Gustav: Madame Bovary
  12. Milton, John: Paradise Lost
  13. Nabokov, Vladimir: Lolita
  14. Burnett, Frances Hodgson: The Secret Garden
  15. Eliot, George: Middlemarch
  16. Goethe, Johann: Faust
  17. Proust, Marcel: Swann’s Way
  18. Heller, Joseph: Catch-22
  19. Hemingway, Ernest: A Farewell to Arms
  20. Crane, Stephen: Red Badge of Courage

The Spin number will be chosen on Friday, and then those of us participating will have until May 1st to read the book that corresponds to that number.
Are you participating in the Classics Club Spin?  Whether or not you’re participating, would you be interested in doing a read-along of any of the books on my list?  Let me know in the comments!

Monday's Minutes

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“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

Currently Reading:

  • The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien – for #FanspeakTheRing
  • The Riot Grrrl Collection edited by Lisa Darms
  • Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

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Finished:

  • A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
  • Real Happiness by Sharon Salzberg

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Challenges:

Total pages read this week: 314

Total # of books for the year: 12 of 85.  COYER is now over, so I’ll be returning to mostly reading my physical books.  I’m hoping to finish The Return of the King before The Lord of the Rings read-along ends on March 19th.  There are several other books I have stacked up on my desk that I want to read this month and in April, but I’m going to concentrate on finishing The Lord of the Rings.

What are you reading this week?

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for February 24th – March 2nd.
  • The Boyfriend and I have been sick most of this week.  Exercising was not a priority.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Steps: 22,350/70,000
  • Miles: 7.90/35
  • Total Miles: 89.28/1779
  • Active Minutes: 117/210
  • Days I Drank 64 ounces of Water: 3/7
  • Virtual 5Ks: 0/10
  • Total Money Donated: $1.18/$30.00