Great video. The hardest book challenge sounds amazing. I hope you enjoy A Month In The Country. It is one of my standout books that I’ve read this year. I thought it was beautiful 😊
Thanks! I've heard nothing but good things about A Month in The Country. The Hardest Book Challenge (HRCYED) is being hosted by Stephanie @qwordy. Definitely check it out!
I’m so glad you were able to hop on to Leandra’s sprints today and mentioned reading Oblomov. I wouldn’t have found your channel otherwise and am looking forward to perusing your video backlist. Hoping to find some Anthony Trollope in there somewhere. 🙂
Thanks and welcome! I've read the Warden (before I started my channel), but haven't made it back to Trollope yet. He's on my list (and shelves) and I'm slowly collecting both series.
Uff da, that's a lot! I'm just hoping to finish a biography of Agnes Varda this week so I can get my new release in the HRCYED done. It's a really busy week of work for me, but I'm about halfway through, so I think I can make it.
Go for it! I'm doubtful I'll make it anywhere close to getting through that stack, but if I can knock Oblomov out this weekend then I can get through 1 or 2 shorter ones before the month is out. We'll see!
i don’t want to be rude and assume anything, but it seems like she has doesn’t work a ton (or at all) so she has more free time to read many books. not that that’s a bad thing, i would love to be in that position!
Right on. I've mentioned this before in the comments, but perhaps I'll mention it in a video. I was working when I started my channel and continued to work all the way through May as well as take care of my family, plan for graduation, and a multi state move. That said I definitely have more free time and way more discretionary time than someone working full time. Despite that, however, I have heard that I do read very quickly. Currently, I'm not working but seem to be busier than ever! This months reading will reflect how much reading I got done when not reading everyday.
Thanks! Currently, I'm not working so I do have more time to read than someone working fulltime. That said this is my favorite hobby. I carry a book with me always, I don't watch tv, and I'm very mindful of mindless scrolling/screentime. I don't know how to build speed, but for stamina I would try slowly increasing how long you sit and read with zero interruptions. start with 15 or 20mins and build up to 1hr (if possible). I find if I can read at least 1hr every day I can get through ALOT of books.
I haven’t chosen my book for Saturday. My choices are a reread of Anne Rice’s Interview of a Vampire OR a nonfiction called Plagues and Peoples. The latter is still popular and in my professional is important given we had a pandemic and no one knew what to do. It details how plaques have shaped civilization. It could be dry, whereas Anne Rice is always a good time.
I'd go with Anne Rice as if your book is too dry you might feel FOMO. Then again, might spice up the game. On the third hand, some people are bringing multiple books.
Haha, all my reading plans are unrealistic 😂 What I really like about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is the character of Huck himself and the relationship between Huck and Jim which has a "found family" feeling to it. But I hate the ending and find it super problematic. Everett fixes most issues in James, though he creates a couple more 😅
As you were talking about Oblomov I had to think of Against Nature by Huysmans. Haven't read it yet, but from what I know of it, I think it could make for an interesting syntopical read.
Good! I've heard VERY mixed things about My Year of R&R, so nice to hear someone liked it. I do think you'd like Oblomov. I just finished it and it was a 5 star book for me!
I finished The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and now I’m reading My Jim. I want to finish Travels With Charley but I’m back at work and it will be difficult to finish it this month. 😕 Good luck on your reading goals.
I just got to watch this on Sunday morning. I was having a wonderful time at the National Book Festival in DC. It exceeded my expectations. Hearing from authors such as David Baldacci, James McBride, Tiyia Miles and many others. Seeing my goddaughter so very excited to see Rebecca Yarros was exciting. I ordered a copy of Oblomov. I read My Year of Rest and Relaxation which I didn't like at all. See you tomorrow
@noteworthyfiction the thing that I didn't like about My Year of Rest and Relaxation was the glorification of the use of drugs. I actually threw it in the trash.
Yeah, the number of books I gathered up for the next round of Pickpongathon does not reflect AT ALL the fact the we have just a few days left. We live with an optimist's world view, apparently, when it comes to our reading plans.
I just joined the storygraph readalong to add some thoughts I had when I read Huckleberry Finn (I think in July). I just put a comment in the end of book section with all of my thoughts bc I don't have the book with me at the moment to figure out how the story is broken up chapterwise.
You're inspirational in terms of your reading planning. In the words of Julia Robert's, I think I'm not a planner, more of a fly by the seat of my pants kinda girl. 😂
This week i'll be reading The House on the Strand and a Trollope short story or two. If my book gets here in time, I'll read it for the year of my birth. (Book title is secret for now 😅)
@@noteworthyfiction oh believe me... I've been juggling a lot of books plus Kristin Lavransdatter all summer so it's nice now just to focus on 1 book at a time until the madness starts again. Lol
@@noteworthyfiction If you saw the same knock me over dance scene, I was shocked and had to get my son to watch with me. I was also reading that the Royal Albert Hall in London banned him at one time.
@@DianaLong-om3ck what! A dance scene? Was there a video? If so please share in the discord! I must see it. And yes, I think she mentioned he had been vaunted. 😏
