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Cynda reads down her TBR in 2021
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FanficI hope to read both The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn and The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner. Maybe some Shakespeare fanfic would be good.
Literature of my EthnicitiesI hope to read several selections of Wendy Wasserstein (dramatist), Gloria E. Anzaldúa (literary activist).
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OMG you're actually reading Bazan! She's awesome and I daresay she writes some seriously powerful Gothic prose. I gave up on Ellis Peters after the 2nd book but I remember both of them were good.
Hi Ila. Perhaps it was you who I saw read House of Ulloa, anyway someone at Catching Up, and immediately knew I would have to read it. I am making opportunity this year. I am excited 🤓
Love Ellis peters..and Brother Cadfael ...enjoy the books...
Thanks siriusedward. I enjoyed the television series of a few or all of the Cadfael books. I am fairly confident I will enjoy reading the books, learning more critical thinking skills. Curious minds want to know.
The House of Ulloa is an amazing book, something of a hidden gem in English speaking countries anyway. I read Mexican Gothic last year and really enjoyed it. I liked but did not love the Cadfael books and stopped after the first three, but I love the TV show. I am currently in Purgatory with Dante myself...Hope you have a great year.
Thanks for stopping by Karen. As for Purgatory, I will follow in after you. If you are still there, we will help each other through.
Good luck with your challenge Cynda. Don Quixote is an all time favorite and The Divine Comedy was another 5 star one for me. I'm not familiar with the rest of yours and look forward to seeing which were your favorites.
Thanks Sue :)I am currently reading
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
and
Quixote: The Novel and the World by Ilan Stavans
I had planned on reading just Part 1 of Don Quixote, but I might just continue on to Part 2 while the momentum has been established. . . .
I reread Part One of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
. I plan to reread Part Two in 2022.my review
Companion Book
Quixote: The Novel and the World
by Ilan Stavans
my review
In some ways the novel-within-the-novel story reminded me of The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. But the novel-length story was more complex and satisfying.
Congratulations on your first check off on this challenge. I'm glad you liked part I of Don Quixote. Many people seem to not like part II as well, but I loved part II also.
Interesting reviews, Cynda! Sounds like you got a lot out of your re-read. Like Sue, I loved both parts of DQ, but would love to re-read it someday.
Hi Sue and Kathleen! I read Part Two only once or twice way back in the 80s. I look forward to finding out what difference a few decades make ;-) While I enjoyed it then, I think I will have a better understanding now. Hope so!
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Thanks Sara and Bob. I had to motivate myself too. I hope you each enjoy a read/reread.
This year I fit in a little Hispanic Month reading:Fiction
by Emilia Pardo Bazán
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
by.Ilan StavansNonfiction
by Paul Horgan (classic nonfiction)
by Manuel H. Peña (on way to becoming classic)
by Teresa BruceSome of these books were also read for Spooktober.
Well that is a fascinating bunch of books, Cynda! I really enjoyed your reviews. Glad you could fit them into two annual themes. :-)
This month I hope to read parts 2 and 3 of Dante Alighieri's masterpiece.Purgatorio
Paradiso
And 2 Father Cadfael novels by Ellis Peters
Monk's Hood
St. Peter's Fair
Kathleen wrote: "Well that is a fascinating bunch of books, Cynda! I really enjoyed your reviews. Glad you could fit them into two annual themes. :-)"Thanks Kathleen. I am glad to sometimes compare notes with you. I will be reading Bonjour Tristesse this month.
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!)
Books mentioned in this topic
Bonjour Tristesse (other topics)St. Peter's Fair (other topics)
Monk's Hood (other topics)
Purgatorio (other topics)
Paradiso (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ellis Peters (other topics)Dante Alighieri (other topics)
Manuel H. Peña (other topics)
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Emilia Pardo Bazán (other topics)
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1. Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri
2. Paradiso by Dante Alighieri
🏘 3. The House of Ulloa by Emilia Pardo Bazán
4. El guacho Martín Fierro by Oscar Fariña
🏘 5 Don Quixote Book One by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
6. La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous
New between 1900 and 1999
Six of Father Cadfael by Ellis Peters (1977 to 1982)
🏘 1. A Morbid Taste for Bones
🏘 2. One Corpse Too Many
🏘 3. Monk's Hood
4. St.Peter's Fair
5. The Leper of St. Giles
6. The Virgin in the Ice
Alternates Wild Cards
1 Solitude: A Novel of Catalonia by Víctor Català (2019)
🏘 2. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2020)