Lanelle’s Comments (group member since May 11, 2015)

Lanelle’s comments from the Public Domain Readers group.

I'm in.
Duration: 1 year

1916-1917
1820-1829
1904-1905 The King of Diamonds (1904)
1850-1859 Round the Sofa (1859)
1910-1911 The Red Symbol (1911)

1900-1901 The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901)
1908-1909 Wyoming (1908), Olive in Italy (1909)
1918-1919
1912-1913
1840-1849 A Christmas Carol (1843)

1920-1921
✅1924-1927 The Bat (1926) 1/23 ****
FREE SPACE
1860-1869 The Semi-Attached Couple (1860), The Unseen Bridegroom (1869)
1810-1819 any Austen book

before 1800
✅1880-1889 The Diary of a Nobody (1889) 4/4/23 ****
1902-1903
1800-1809
1890-1899 The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), A Tale of the Western Plains (1892), The Invisible Man (1897)

✅1870-1879 Around the World in 80 Days (1872) 1/13 ****
1830-1839
1906-1907
1914-1915 K (1915), Number Seventeen (1915)
1922-1923

JenniferFour wrote: "I have been a total slacker this year about posting but I have been reading. Have 2 Jane Austen audiobooks running now (nothing like the comfort of an old friend) and reading a Fergus Hume mystery ..."

Jennifer, if one of those audio books is Persuasion, you might be interested in the yearlong challenge I recently posted.

Use this thread to post your accomplishments on your yearlong challenge.

You can also use this thread to ask for help finding a book or author for a specific task.

Feel free to leave a review about a book you read for one of the tasks.

Or use this thread for a purpose I haven't thought of :)

The chapters and chapter headings of Persuasion:

Chapter 1 --
* The Elliots and their financial problem. - read a book where the main character has financial trouble
Chapter 2 --
* Retrenching will solve things. - read a book where someone moves to a new location
Chapter 3 --
* Perhaps a tenant from the navy will help. - read a book where time is spent on a ship or boat
Chapter 4 --
* Anne's history with Frederick Wentworth. - read a historical book (must be historical when it was written)
Chapter 5 --
* The house is let, the family is off to Bath, and Anne is off to Uppercross. - read a book with a location in the title
Chapter 6 --
* The Musgroves welcome Anne, and the Crofts come to Kellynch. - read a book with a title that begins with M, A, C, or K
Chapter 7 --
* Frederick arrives. - read a book by an author whose name begins with 'F'
* Charles Jr. is injured. - read a book where someone gets physically hurt
* Frederick and Anne meet again. - reread a book
Chapter 8 --
* Anne finally dines at the Musgroves with Frederick. - read a book from your TBR list
* The latter brags about his good luck, and the former has quite given up dancing. - read a book published in a year ending in 7 (1807, 1897, 1917, etc.)
Chapter 9--
* Who will Frederick pick, Henrietta or Louisa? - read a book written by an author using more than two names
* Frederick shows consideration in removing young Walter from around his aunt's neck. - read a book YA book
Chapter 10 --
* The long walk. - read a book with 400+ pages
* Anne refused Charles? - read a book that someone else has tagged DNF
* The Crofts' gig. - read a book where a vehicle is important to the story
Chapter 11 --
* Off to Lyme. - read a book with a lot of travel in it
* Meet the Harvilles. - read a book by an author that is new to you
* Poor Captain Benwick reads too much poetry. - read a book with poetry in it
Chapter 12 --
* The morning finds Mr. Elliot in mourning. - read a book where someone dies
* The afternoon sees the Cobb and the fall. - begin reading a book in the afternoon
* Benwick will fetch the surgeon, and there is no one so capable as Anne. - read a book with a doctor in it
* Return to Uppercross to tell the Musgroves. - listen to an audio book
Chapter 13 --
* The lady's head improves. - read a book where the main character heals
* Anne is a comfort to all at Uppercross. - read a book by an author that you feel comfortable reading
* The Musgroves leave for Lyme, and Anne goes to Lady Russell. - read a book where the main character has a title
* Anne and Lady Russell call at Kellynch. - read a book by an author who has double consonants in their name (Anne, Russell, Kellynch)
Chapter 14 --
* Benwick cancels the trip to Uppercross because Anne is not there. - read a book where someone goes missing
* But surely he will call soon--No? - read a book with a title that begins with N
* Anne heads to Camden Place. - read a book where the head is prominent on the cover
Chapter 15 --
* Anne sees her family's new home, and Mr. Elliot is in favor there. - read a best seller
* He calls very late indeed. - read a book by a male author
Chapter 16 --
* Mrs. Clay is still with Elizabeth. - read a book about best friends
* Mr. Elliot takes a particular interest in a female Elliot; Lady Russell knows which one. - read a book by a female author
* The Dalrymples receive the Elliots. - read a book that you might give as a gift
* A definition of good company. - read a book that you think will be good
Chapter 17 --
* Mrs. Smith, widow. - read a book where the main character is a widow
* Call on Mrs. Smith and not the Vicountess? - read a book with nobility in it
* Lady Russell would like there to be a new Lady Elliot, but there is never any burst of feeling. - read a book with a feeling in the title
Chapter 18 --
* The Crofts have come to Bath. - read a book set in England
* Mary writes that Benwick is in love; Anne can scarcely believe it. - read a romance
* The Admiral gives an account of Frederick's reaction. - read a retelling
Chapter 19 --
* Frederick is in Bath. - read a book written in from a male point of view
* Frederick is at Molland's--so is Anne. - read a book with two people on the cover
* It is raining and there is only room for two in the carriage. - read a book with all the letters of RAIN in the title
*A couple is the subject of gossip and jealousy. - read a book with a character you would like to switch places with
Chapter 20 --
* The concert. - read a book where music is performed
* I have hardly seen you since our day at Lyme. - read a book with less than 20 reviews
* He must love her, but the other gentleman will not soon withdraw. - read a book within 24 hours
* A proposal. - read a book where an agreement is made
* There is nothing worth my staying for. - read a book that might make you cry
Chapter 21 --
* Mrs. Smith's revelations. - read a book by an author whose initials can be found in REVELATIONS
Chapter 22 --
* The Musgroves come to Bath; Anne calls on them. - read a book with something plural in the title
* Wentworth is there too. - read a second book of a trilogy or series
* I am no card-player. - read a book where people play cards
* Elizabeth invites everyone to Camden Place for an evening party. - read a book where the main character gets an invitation
Chapter 23 --
* No long engagements. - read a short story
* Frederick writes to the picture framers while Harville and Anne discuss constancy of love. - read an epistolary book
* You pierce my soul. - read a book where someone gets stabbed
* Engaged. - read a book with a past tense word in the title
Chapter 24 --
* Who can be in doubt of what followed? - read a book with the word WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY, or WHEN in the title

Jane Austen's last completed novel, Persuasion, was published in 1817, over 200 years ago.

Some scholars and critics describe Persuasion as a great 'Cinderella' story. Anne, the heroine, is generally not admired and it seems that she is often exploited by the people around her. Her prince, Captain Wentworth, comes back into her life, eventually confesses his love, and the couple are reunited. (taken from the Penguin Classics edition of Persuasion)

In the next post you will find a list of the chapter headings in the book.
Your goal is to read at least 1 task from each chapter of Persuasion. Some chapters have just one heading and others have several.

Rules:
This is a yearlong challenge. No page limits.
Books must be in the public domain.

I imagine one resolution we here on Goodreads don't have a problem with is reading.
But it is possible to get stuck in a rut.

I found a list of reading and writing resolutions on a blog. The title of the blog post was "Because Reading is Better Than Real Life". (Isn't that an awesome title?) I have copied some of the blog's list of reading resolutions here. Hopefully these tasks will inspire you to broaden your reading.

Duration: 1 year
You decide how many books to read for each category.
No page limits.
Books must be in the public domain.

Here are some of their reading goals:
1. Read ? number of books by authors that are new to me.
2. Read ? number of __________ books this year. (the genre of your choice)
3. Read ? number of hardback or paperbacks this year.
4. Read ? number of classics this year.
5. Listen to ? number of audio books this year.
6. Read ? number of books that you already own.
7. Read ? number of books in a series this year.
8. Read ? number of non-fiction books.
9. Read ? number of ebooks this year.
10. Read ? number of books with ‘____________’ in the title. Insert the word of your choice in the blank. It is your decision whether to allow the word to change. (plural, possessive, past tense, etc.).

Welcome to Book Bingo!

The goal is to read 5 books. The 5 books can be in a horizontal, vertical, or a diagonal row. Notice the FREE SPACE in the middle of the board. You may fill it with any public domain book you like. Happy Reading!

Time Frame: one year

The Rules:
* There is no page limit.
* Books must be in the public domain.
* The book must be published in the year(s) specificized in the box.
* When you have finished your five in a row, call BINGO!

Optional goal: Blackout! Read a book for each spot on the Bingo board.

Here is a list to help you search for books published in a certain decade. Because the list is crowd sourced, you should double check what year the book was published.

Library wrote: "Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.

From frankenstein"

Yay! You got it!

Bingeing Poe is an awesome idea!

There are 3 Es, 1 F, 3 Os, 1 P, and 4 Ss.

Library wrote: "What Christmas is as we grow older
Dickens
12-24-22
4
W!"

There are no Ws. Sorry

Library wrote: "I'm gonna try to guess it before then"

We can go into January if you really want to guess this last puzzle :)

Library wrote: "Is this still going?"

Sorry, Jada. I somehow missed the notifications.

There are 7 As and 4 Ds.

The game is over on January 1st though :(

There is 1 C, 3 Gs, and no Ys.

Jada, the rules say "You can use up to three letters from your book. The first letter of the title (use or ignore 'a', 'an', 'the'), and the author's first and last name."

Do you want to use the T or the Y from the title?

N O T H I N G / I S / S O / P A I N F U L / T O / T H E / H U M A N /

M I N D / A S / A / G R E A T / A N D / S U D D E N / C H A N G E .



Letters guessed: A, C, D, E, F, G, O, P, S, W, Y

You got it, Jada. Well done!

And sorry. I didn't see that you posted a few days ago :(

There are 3 Bs.

Anyone is welcome to make a guess.

Book: The Secret Garden
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Date Read: 9/18/22
Rating: *****
Possible Letter to Guess: B

Jada, there are 3 Ss.

There is 1 C and no Gs.