PenPal Readers discussion

I went ahead and started my thread, hope this is OK. Spreadsheets give me a major migraine! I'll tick these off as I go.

1 - A classic published before 1800
2 - A classic with a single-word title. (ie. Emma, Middlemarch, Kidnapped, etc.)
3 - A classic by an author you’ve never heard of before.
4 - A classic you can read in a day – under 200 pages
5 - A 19th century classic - published between 1800 and 1899.
6 - A translated classic - originally published in a language other than your native language.
7 - A children's classic.
8 - A banned or challenged classic.
9 - A classic that scares you. Is there a classic you've been putting off forever? Is it a really long or complex book that has intimidated you?
10 - A 20th century classic - published between 1900 and 1960
11 - A classic that has been made into a movie, television series/mini-series, or theatre production
12 - A classic published in the year one of your your parents or grandparents was born (pre-1960).
13 - A classic crime story (fiction or non-fiction).
14 - A classic travel or journey narrative (fiction or non-fiction.) (ie. Kon Tiki, Around the World in 80 Days, Travels with Charley, etc.)
15 - A classic with a colour in the title. (ie. The Woman in White; Anne of Green Gables; The Red and the Black.)
16 - Re-read a favourite classic. And tell us why you love it so much.

Wonderful to have you in the challenge, and yes, all good to use the option of tracking in a thread!

Happy reading, we can’t wait to see what classics you choose!

Thanks Anne, and nice to "see" you!

Hi there, we're doing a lot more than just 16 books as this is an ongoing challenge. Those are just extras for extra points. Shall I enter your books on the beautifully coloured and luscious spreadsheet so you can see which establishment you have read to?

Will anyone besides Mion eventually read 800 points and get to Cervantes Secret Circle? Only time will tell!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Hello, and thank you!
I seem to have misunderstood how the challenge works.
Yes, please, put me on the spreadsheet. I'll see if I can figure this out.

You can definitely track in the thread! There are two options for tracking based on reader’s preferences!!! So please don’t feel you have to use the spreadsheet.

Jazzy is offering to copy your books over to the spreadsheet if you wanted to see them there, as it calculates points and there’s reading levels to reach.

Yes you don't have to worry about adjusting the spreadsheet. Usually if people do add their own books they just put them in the next line down and we sort them out, it's easy x

Thanks, Ladies! IN that case, jumpin right in once I finish a couple of looming real-life deadlines!

Finally Finished one!
Animal Farm by George Orwell, 121 pages
meets task 4 - A classic you can read in a day – under 200 pages

Have added it for you! This challenge will be ongoing to track your classic books so won't stop at the end of the year x

and remember any classic you read doesn't have to match the criteria to be added

Thanks Jazzy!