2017 Reading Challenge discussion

Post your books either published in or about the 1700's.

Outlander
I wasn't prepared for this to be over 800 pages, but I really enjoyed the descriptions of Scotland during the 1740's. Claire's 1946 eyes take everything in through her lens as an educated woman, combat nurse trapped in a time she's vaguely familiar with. Romance, intrigue, violence, war...it's all there.

Joanna wrote: "Outlander
I wasn't prepared for this to be over 800 pages, but I really enjoyed the descriptions of Scotland during the 1740's. Claire's 1946 eyes take everything in through her lens a..."
Great choice for this category! I loved this book, but admittedly did not continue with the series. It's definitely popular.

Joanna wrote: "Outlander
I wasn't prepared for this to be over 800 pages, but I really enjoyed the descriptions of Scotland during the 1740's. Claire's 1946 eyes take everything in through her lens a..."

This is one of my favorite books - and series. Listening to Davina Porter read it is such a treat. I managed to read several books into the series in the 90's. A couple months ago, I began re-reading / listening again.

"...it's all there" is SO true. This series continues to engage me. Then again I could probably listen to Davina Porter read the dictionary and be entertained.

The Marriage of Figaro : a play written at the end of the 18th century, full of light-hearted (and not so light-hearted too) banter. It's a good read, and very interesting for anyone who likes history (it was written just before the French Revolution and some of Figaro's speaches are about freedom and inequality). It's also the play that inspired Mozart's opera.

Insects of Surinam - Maria Sibyl Merian

This is a beautiful reprint of a book of scientific drawings originally published in 1705! Includes an introductory section with an in-depth history of Merian's life and work. Quite amazing for the times.

Beautiful art, and for the most part scientifically accurate.