tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post4187183043581387178..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: A Century of BooksStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-30893183001390473672011-12-01T12:10:31.355+00:002011-12-01T12:10:31.355+00:00I've posted about this on my blog! Looking for...I've posted about this on my blog! Looking forward to it (even if I am taking the easy option).Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434990195940872461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4947181529881633802011-10-08T22:51:53.529+01:002011-10-08T22:51:53.529+01:00I really LOVE the idea of this Simon and would LOV...I really LOVE the idea of this Simon and would LOVE to join in BUT sadly, well not sadly as I am excited about it, with Bookmarked moving venues next year and getting bigger and the Green Carnation Prize 2012 plus my own reads I just want to read I think I shall have to very envioulsy watch from afar. Maybe... just maybe... I could consider doing something similar in 2013 or thereafter?<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing how you get on with this.Simon (Savidge Reads)http://savidgereads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-89275127851951449712011-10-03T18:18:51.992+01:002011-10-03T18:18:51.992+01:00wonderful challenge and i love to take part but no...wonderful challenge and i love to take part but not great at challenges ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-83678354908668685442011-10-03T02:21:31.745+01:002011-10-03T02:21:31.745+01:00That sounds like great fun. I don't think I c...That sounds like great fun. I don't think I could manage to read 100 books in a year, so I'd have to be on the five year plan maybe. And not sure I could do the books consecutively...but it is something to think about! :)daniellehttp://danitorres.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-56732690862760854722011-09-30T15:59:04.757+01:002011-09-30T15:59:04.757+01:00Here is somebody-or-other's list of top ten bo...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/sep/28/andy-mcsmith-top-10-books-1980s" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is somebody-or-other's list of top ten books of the 1980's for your reference... I do not necessarily endorse his selections :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-39450260193317643982011-09-30T13:26:32.336+01:002011-09-30T13:26:32.336+01:00I'm not good with challenges, but I will consi...I'm not good with challenges, but I will consider this one as it's goopd for me to have a structured plan.Ericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46144480326242762312011-09-30T11:07:50.178+01:002011-09-30T11:07:50.178+01:00Love the idea!I don't usually follow reading c...Love the idea!I don't usually follow reading challenges either but this sounds pretty flexible. Maybe I'll try something similar this coming year.Geetanjalihttp://chronicledefforts.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-51733511947854042792011-09-29T18:23:47.719+01:002011-09-29T18:23:47.719+01:00Wow! Excellent!Wow! Excellent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13051735958952339292011-09-29T17:31:59.304+01:002011-09-29T17:31:59.304+01:00What a fantastic idea! I think I'd want to all...What a fantastic idea! I think I'd want to allow myself longer than a year to complete the century, just so as not to regulate my choice of reading too much. I don't have any problem with reading 100 books in a year, but they must cluster around certain periods - the fifties are probably very over-represented, although if I were to re-read all of Angela Thirkell that's 1931-61 pretty much covered! But I don't think that would be a proper challenge, so I think I should limit the number I could count. I won't try to emulate LizzySiddal and aim for 100 authors, though _ I'll just look on admiringly.<br /><br />I'll set up a list and see how far I get - I'll never be able to keep up with you in reviewing a book for every year, but could aim for one per decade and count anything more as a bonus. There's certainly plenty of material on the TBR pile. Oh, and I'll have to count re-reads, because otherwise I simply couldn't survive it, withdrawal would be setting in by the end of January...Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57156882603753720482011-09-29T15:55:34.708+01:002011-09-29T15:55:34.708+01:00I like this idea.
I have a reading list that I ...I like this idea. <br /><br />I have a reading list that I call "Reading Through the Centuries" - it's not a challenge -just my personal reading list of books from 1700 - 1999. I started reading through the list in order but the thought of not reading anything post-1900 for something like two years was making me nuts so I decided that reading the list in order was too confining for me. <br /><br />Anyway, the books are organized by year so if you'd like to take a look it's posted on my blog under "Projects" <br /><br />Good luck with your challenge!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-84088259672550527822011-09-29T14:26:46.331+01:002011-09-29T14:26:46.331+01:00Wow - I like the idea of a title from each decade ...Wow - I like the idea of a title from each decade - I might do that with my VMCs... Can't wait to follow progress!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01645380186218270629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57648896645352272972011-09-29T12:36:53.008+01:002011-09-29T12:36:53.008+01:00Hi Simon!
What a fantastic challenge! I will try ...Hi Simon!<br /><br />What a fantastic challenge! I will try to follow along, too, as I need to read more fiction!<br />If you need a book from the 90's, try reading Gail Anderson-Dargatz's award-winning "Cure for Death by Lightning", a work of fiction which is partly based on household tips and recipes belonging to the author's mother...You might find it interesting, too, I hope!Sarahhttp://twitter.com/#!/BioStewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45088971637551860032011-09-29T07:36:51.133+01:002011-09-29T07:36:51.133+01:00Oops - forgot to leave the link to my list earlier...Oops - forgot to leave the link to my list earlier. Here you go:<br /><br />http://www.librarything.com/catalog/LizzySiddal&collection=1&deepsearch=C20+challengeLizzySiddalhttp://lizzysiddal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-6444285530527377362011-09-29T05:44:35.212+01:002011-09-29T05:44:35.212+01:00I would love to do this challenge, sounds like fun...I would love to do this challenge, sounds like fun. But I'll need to stick to 1 per decade as 1 per year wouldn't be possible for me.Rachelhttp://booksinthesun.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91514965131368418842011-09-29T02:52:03.052+01:002011-09-29T02:52:03.052+01:00I would love to join in! Is there any way you coul...I would love to join in! Is there any way you could give recommendations for some of the years? I'm thinking especially the early 20th century. That way I'm not just randomly choosing a book because it was published in 1906 ;)Read the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997187112713403821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32639353746889949682011-09-28T22:37:30.712+01:002011-09-28T22:37:30.712+01:00Last year, I toyed with the idea of doing somethin...Last year, I toyed with the idea of doing something like this, but not as a challenge, just as a long-term project, along with another involving all the countries of the world. (Now that I think about it, I might have gotten the idea from Lizzy's projects on her blog.) Then the idea of making and updating a list made me feel all stressed out, so I didn't do it. But now that I've fully weaned myself from challenges, maybe I'll take this on as a project, with no time limit.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896331683344872038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-17909252301944026302011-09-28T22:34:35.657+01:002011-09-28T22:34:35.657+01:00Strangely, I've had a post called "The 20...Strangely, I've had a post called "The 20th Century Reading Project" sitting in my drafts folder for ages. The same objective, but I couldn't do it in a year and I intend to count any book I've written about since I started blogging three years ago. Maybe we could become affiliates?!FleurFisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096222149445024649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49634996473891927452011-09-28T21:57:50.621+01:002011-09-28T21:57:50.621+01:00I love this challenge! I'd love to join in, t...I love this challenge! I'd love to join in, too, because I'm a sucker for reading challenges, but I've found my review schedule doesn't allow for the freedom challenges require (to succeed). Still...I'm seriously tempted!Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69606654860562478452011-09-28T21:39:16.637+01:002011-09-28T21:39:16.637+01:00I read the comments from fellow posters with even ...I read the comments from fellow posters with even more "challenging" reading tasks with some amazement. Quite honestly I think some of you are crazy! However each to his/her own ...<br /><br />Good luck to all of you. I'm now off to read fifty books published in successive years in fifty different languages each of which features a different animal as the main character. :-))Dark Pusshttp://morganas-cat.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28472225714029218732011-09-28T20:29:03.651+01:002011-09-28T20:29:03.651+01:00Ohhhh scary! Not the number of books - I'm alr...Ohhhh scary! Not the number of books - I'm already past 100 for the year - but the expectation that they'll randomize themselves for you. :) I am doing a challenge this year where I'm supposed to read a book set in every US state (plus extra credit for foreign locations). I sort of thought it would take care of itself but it hasn't, so much. :) No, really, I think it's a great plan and I wish you all the best and can't wait to see how it goes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19595414621702568482011-09-28T20:17:08.198+01:002011-09-28T20:17:08.198+01:00This is quite an undertaking - I know because I st...This is quite an undertaking - I know because I started my 20th Century challenge about 5 years ago. I wanted to finish it before I was 50. It was not to be (I started a blog instead.) and still have about 30 to go. But, if you start yours, I'll cheer you on and aim to complete mine next year alongside you. Are you on librarything? Here's my list - 99 years, 99 books, 99 authors! I'll wager there's very little crossover with your list ...LizzySiddalhttp://lizzysiddal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-35890207158249050302011-09-28T20:00:06.122+01:002011-09-28T20:00:06.122+01:00Somewhat serendipitously, the Guardian have today ...Somewhat serendipitously, the Guardian have today published one journalist's recommended titles for each year of the 1980s:<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/sep/28/andy-mcsmith-top-10-books-1980s<br /><br />I can't see you picking the Scarman Report as your choice for 1981. Though given that you were praising Oliver Sacks yesterday you might like the idea of making 'The Man Who Mistook Is Wife For A Hat' your 1985 selection?David Nolan (David73277)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16898875181095358216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71105268874887470452011-09-28T19:51:07.678+01:002011-09-28T19:51:07.678+01:00I don't think the 1970-1999 period is at all &...I don't think the 1970-1999 period is at all "dreaded", if I may take issue with Dan.<br /><br />Look at the published works of Bellow, Murakami, Grass, Piercy, Mahfouz etc. and then see if you can still say that!<br /><br />Have fun!Dark Pusshttp://morganas-cat.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77829195053690968222011-09-28T14:51:26.428+01:002011-09-28T14:51:26.428+01:00You certainly have a vast pool of titles in your p...You certainly have a vast pool of titles in your possession to choose from! <br /><br />I'll be watching from the sidelines but like Thomas, if I lay out some of the books I plan to read soon the decades just might fill in.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-6462558476118699752011-09-28T12:24:49.914+01:002011-09-28T12:24:49.914+01:00Wow, this is quite a challenge! I don't think ...Wow, this is quite a challenge! I don't think I could manage it, but I applaud your effort.<br /><br />As dreaded as the 70s, 80s, and 90s seem to be, take heart - Muriel Spark published 11 novels in those decades. An excellent way to fill in 11 years!Dannoreply@blogger.com