Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

Challenge #1 - Old & New TBR Challenge -
FULLY COMPLETED 12-11-24!! :)

1899 and Earlier/Old School
✅1. Framley Parsonage, Anthony Trollope, 5*****s, 5-19-24
✅2. Nicholas Nickleby, Charles Dickens, 5*****s, 11-21-24
✅3. My Lady Ludlow, Elizabeth Gaskell, 3***s, 11-4-24

1900-1999/New School
✅4. The Sea, the Sea, Iris Murdoch, 4****s, 2-7-24
✅5. Angel, Elizabeth Taylor, 4****s, 10-11-24
✅6. The Children, Edith Wharton, 4****s, 3-23-24

My Six Bookshelf Dust Collectors
✅7. Way Station, Clifford D. Simak, 4****s, 10-5-24
✅8. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke, 4****s, 2-29-24
✅9. Shoulder the Sky: A Story of Winter in the Hills, D.E Stevenson, 5*****s, 3-31-24
✅10. Someone at a Distance, Dorothy Whipple, 4****s, 1-30-24
✅11. Crampton Hodnet, Barbara Pym, 4****s, 9-18-24
✅12. The Breaking Wave/Requiem for a Wren, Nevil Shute, 5*****s, 12-11-24

Alternates
✅A-1. Somebody's Luggage, Charles Dickens, 3***s, 7-21-24
✅A-2. Miss Mole, E.H. Young, 4****s, 7-16-24
✅A-3. A Long Way to Go, Borden Deal, 4****s, 8-27-24

Challenge #4 - Members Choice Challenge - COMPLETED 5-3-24
Choose one book per category/genre for a total of 12 books.

12/12

✅1. 19th Century - Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott, 5*****s, 1-12-24
✅2. 20th Century - The Making of a Marchioness, Part I and II by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 4****s, 1-15-24
✅3. 21st Century - The Quiet Side of Passion by Alexander McCall Smith, 4****s, 1-17-24
✅4. A book originally written in a language other than your own - Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig, 3***s, 2-22-24
✅5. An author never read before - Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful, 4****s, 1-10-24
✅6. Diversity Classic, read a book from a religion, culture, country, or race different than yours - An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro, 4****s, 2-26-24
✅7. Science Fiction/Fantasy - Wizard and Glass by Stephen King, 4****s, 1-10-24
✅8. Action/Adventure - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, 4****s, 5-3-24
✅9. Children's/Young Adult - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart, 5*****s, 1-24-24
✅10. Nonfiction Memoir/Biography - Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry, 3***s, 1-10-24
✅11. Mystery/Thriller - Happiness Falls by Angie Kim, 4****s 2-13-24
✅12. (Horror or) Humor - Clover Hendry's Day Off by Beth Morrey, 4****s, 1-26-24

Challenge #5 - Short Story Challenge - COMPLETED 5-4-24

Read 24 short stories. This equates to only two per month for the year. Read them all at once or spread them out -- it's up to you.

40/24

✅1. Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott, 5*****s, 1-12-24
✅2. The Gentle Spirit by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 3***s, 1-17-24
✅3. They're Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson, 4****s, 1-24-24
✅4. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, 4****s, 1-24-24
✅5. A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell, 5*****s, 1-27-24
✅6. The Vigilante by John Steinbeck, 4****s, 1-31-24
✅7. A Planned Occasion by Angie Kim, 4****s, 2-13-24
✅8. Wants by Grace Paley, 5*****s, 2-18-24
✅9. The Beauties by Anton Chekhov, 3***s, 2-7-24
✅10. My Robin by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 4****s , 3-4-24
✅11. Rain by W. Somerset Maugham, 3-4-24, 4****s
✅12. The Bus Conductor by E.F. Benson, 4****s, 3-9-24
✅13. In the Orchard by Virginia Woolf, 4****s, 3-11-24
✅14. To Build a Fire by Jack London, 5*****s, 3-19-24
✅15. Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin, 5*****s, 3-20-24
✅16. The Reckoning (Penguin Little Black Classics) by Edith Wharton 4****s, 3-24-24
✅17. Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway, Short Story Collection, 2**s, 3-24-24
✅18. Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid, 5*****s, 3-29-24
✅19. The Shortest Day by Colm Tóibín, 3***s, 3-30-24
✅20. The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges, 3***s, 3-31-24
✅21. Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories by Jincy Willett, 3***s, 4-4-24
✅22. The Doll by Daphne du Maurier, 3***s, 5-2-24
✅23. The School by Donald Barthelme, 5*****s, 5-4-24
✅24. Books vs Cigarettes by George Orwell, 5*****s, 5-4-24

Plus:
✅25. For The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin, 5*****s, 7-4-24
✅26. The Immortal by Jorge Luis Borges, 3***s, 7-9-24
✅27. Lovers at the Museum by Isabel Allende, 4****s, 7-10-24
✅28. The Eyes by Edith Wharton, 4****s, 7-17-24
✅29. What I Learned from a Penguin: A Story on How to Help People Change by Daniel G. Amen, 4****s, 8-1-24
✅30. Antaeus by Borden Deal, 3***s, 8-28-24
✅31. Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant, 3***s, 9-1-24]
✅32. What the Shepherd Saw251] by Thomas Hardy, 3***s, 9-18-24
✅33. A Clean Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway, 3***s, 9-26-24
✅34. The Big Two-Hearted River by Ernest Hemingway, 3***s, 10-12-24
✅35. Call Me Joe by Poul Anderson, 4****s, 11-14-24
✅36. The Enormous Radio by John Cheever, 4****s, 11-22-24
✅37. The Answer Is No by Fredrik Backman, 5*****s, 11-28-24
✅38. Christmas at Thompson Hall by Anthony Trollope, 4****s, 12-5-24
✅39. The Guest by Albert Camus, 4****s, 12-21-24
✅40. A Whimsy of the World by Amor Towles, 4****s, 12-31-24
I read #40 just before midnight! ;)

Challenge #6 - Group Reads and/or Buddy Reads Challenge - COMPLETED 5-28-24

The challenge is to read 12 total books/stories from this year's group poll winners or Buddy Reads, in any combination.

18/12 Completed

✅1.Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott, 5*****s, 1-12-24
✅2. The Gentle Spirit by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 3***s, 1-17-24
✅3. Lamb in His Bosom by Caroline Miller, 4****s, 2-23-24
✅4. The Beauties by Anton Chekhov, 2**s, 2-7-24
✅5. To Build a Fire by Jack London, 5*****s, 3-19-24
✅6. My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok, 5*****s, 3-27-24
✅7. Quicksand by Nella Larsen, 3***s, 3-28-24
✅8. The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges, 3***s, 3-31-24
✅9. Two Trains Running by August Wilson, 4****s, 2-29-24
✅10. King Hedley II by August Wilson, 4****s, 4-20-24
✅11. Radio Golf by August Wilson, 4****s, 5-28-24
✅12. Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson, 4****s, 1-25-24
✅13. The Immortal by Jorge Luis Borges, 3***s, 7-10-24
✅14. Miss Mole by E.H. Young, 4****s, 7-16-24
✅15. The Eyes by Edith Wharton, 4****s, 7-17-24
✅16. The Chosen by Chaim Potok, 5*****s, 10-12-24
✅17. No Fond Return of Love by Barbara Pym, 4****s, 11-12-24
✅18. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein, 4****s, 11-27-24

Challenge #7 - Expand Your Horizon With New Authors - COMPLETED 2-18-24

Seek out at least six (6) authors that you have never previously read, from any genre or era you want.

✅1. Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful, 4****s, 1-10-24
✅2. Michael Perry, Truck: A Love Story, 3***s, 1-9-24
✅3. Susan Glaspell, A Jury of Her Peers, 5*****s, 1-27-24
✅4. Carsten Henn, The Door-to-Door Bookstore, 4****s, 1-30-24
✅5. Angie Kim, Happiness Falls, 4****s 2-13-24
✅6. Grace Paley, Wants, 5*****s, 2-18-24

BONUS "NEW" AUTHORS:
✅7. Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out, 4****s, 2-24-24
✅8. Chaim Potok, My Name Is Asher Lev, 5*****s, 3-27-24
✅9. James Goodhand, The Day Tripper, 5*****s, 4-15-24
✅10. Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance, 5*****s, 4-22-24
✅11. Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station, 4****s, 4-26-24
✅12. Samuel Burr, The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, 4****s, 4-30-24
✅13. Jessica Pan, Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes, 4****s, 7-29-24

Challenge #12 - Series Books – Start, Continue, Complete - COMPLETED 12-15-24!

I plan to read:

16/16

✅The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series - #21 How to Raise an Elephant, 6-6-24, 4****s
✅Isabel Dalhousie Series - #12 The Quiet Side of Passion by Alexander McCall Smith, 1-17-24, 4****s
✅44 Scotland Street Series - #11 The Bertie Project by Alexander McCall Smith, 4****s, 7-16-24
✅Detective Varg Series- #2 The Talented Mr. Varg, 4****s, 8-3-24
✅Irish Country Series - #15.5 An Irish Country Yuletide by Patrick Taylor, 4****s, 12-15-24
✅The Dark Tower Series - #4 Wizard and Glass by Stephen King, 1-10-24, 4****s
✅Stephanie Plum Series - #25 Look Alive Twenty-Five, 4****s, 7-20-24
✅Dering Family Series - #3 Shoulder the Sky, 3-31-24, 5*****s **SERIES COMPLETED**
✅Chronicles of Barsetshire - #4 Framley Parsonage, 5*****s, 5-19-24
✅Emily Series (LM Montgomery) - #2 Emily Climbs, 4****s, 9-13-24
✅Anne of Green Gables - #5 Anne's House of Dreams, 5*****s, 4-8-24
✅August Wilson's "Century Cycle" series -✅ Joe Turner's Come and Gone, ✅Two Trains Running, ✅King Hedley II, ✅Radio Golf. **SERIES COMPLETED**
✅Hunger Games series - #0 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, 4****s, 5-3-24 **SERIES COMPLETED**

Challenge #15 - A-Z Title Challenge - COMPLETED 6-22-24

(If preferred, you may use only 23 letters. There are 4 optional letters marked with an (*) -- you only need to use one.)

✅A-An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro, 4****s, 2-26-24
✅B-Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott, 5*****s, 1-12-24
✅C-Clover Hendry's Day Off by Beth Morrey, 4****s, 1-26-24
✅D-The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn, 4****s, 1-30-24
✅E-Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid, 5*****s, 3-29-24
✅F-Ferris by Kate DiCamillo, 5*****s, 3-13-24
✅G-The Gentle Spirit by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 3***s, 1-17-24
✅H-Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano, 4****s, 1-10-24
✅I - In the Orchard by Virginia Woolf, 3***s, 3-11-24
✅J-Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson, 1-25-24, 4****s, 1-25-24
✅K-Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig, 3***s, 2-22-24
✅L-Lamb in His Bosom by Caroline Miller, 4****s, 2-23-24
✅M-The Making of a Marchioness, Part I and II by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 4****s, 1-15-24
✅N-A Northern Light in Provence by Elizabeth Birkelund, 4****s, 5-31-24
✅O-The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate, 4****S, 5-20-24
✅P-A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy, 3***s, 6-22-4
✅Q-The Quiet Side of Passion by Alexander McCall Smith, 4****s, 1-17-24
✅R-The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart, 5*****s, 1-24-24
✅S-The Sweet Dove Died by Barbara Pym, 4****s, 1-18-24
✅T-Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry, 3***s, 1-10-24
✅U-An Unsuitable Attachment by Barbara Pym, 4****s, 3-22-24
✅V-The Vigilante by John Steinbeck, 4****s, 1-31-24
✅W-Wizard and Glass by Stephen King, 4****s, 1-10-24
*X
✅Y-The Young Man by Annie Ernaux, 3***s, 6-27-24
*Z

Challenge #16 - A-Z Author Challenge - COMPLETED 12-3-24

(If preferred, you may use only 23 letters. There are 4 optional letters marked with an (*) -- you only need to use one.)

✅A-Alcott, Louisa May, Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power, 5*****s, 1-12-24
✅B-Burnett, Frances Hodgson, The Making of a Marchioness, Part I and II, 4****s, 1-15-24
✅C-Clarke, Arthur C., Childhood's End, 4****s. 2-29-24
✅D-Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, The Gentle Spirit, 3***s, 1-17-24
✅E-Evanovich, Janet, Look Alive Twenty-Five, 4****s, 7-20-24
✅F-Frankl, Viktor, Man’s Search for Meaning, 5*****s, 3-4-24
✅G-Gemeinhart, Dan, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, 5*****s, 1-24-24
✅H-Henn, Carsten, The Door-to-Door Bookstore, 4****s, 1-30-24
✅I-Ishiguro, Kazuo, An Artist of the Floating World, 4****s, 2-26-24
✅J-Jenkins Reid, Taylor, Evidence of the Affair, 5*****s, 3-29-24
✅K-King, Stephen, Wizard and Glass, 4****s, 1-10-24
✅L-London, Jack, To Build a Fire, 5*****s, 3-19-24
✅M-Morrey, Beth, Clover Hendry's Day Off, 4****s, 1-26-24
✅N-Napolitano, Ann, Hello Beautiful, 4****s, 1-10-24
✅O-Orwell, George, Books vs. Cigarettes, 5*****s, 5-4-24
✅P-Perry, Michael, Truck: A Love Story, 3***s, 1-10-24
*Q-
✅R-Reed, Shannon, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out, 4****s, 2-24-24
✅S-Smith, Alexander McCall, The Quiet Side of Passion, 4****s, 1-17-24
✅T-Toibin, Colm, The Shortest Day, 3***s, 3-30-24
✅U- Uhlberg, Myron, The Sound of Silence: Growing Up Hearing with Deaf Parents, 5*****s, 12-3-24
✅V-Victor Martinez, Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida, 4****s, 7-26-24
✅W- Whipple, Dorothy, Someone at a Distance, 4****s, 1--30-24
*X-
✅Y- Yu Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station, 4****s, 4-26-24
AND - Young, E.H., Miss Mole, 4****s, 7-16-24
✅Z-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We, 3***s, 7-12-24

Personal Bookshelf Challenge - COMPLETED 9-17-24

I plan to read 6 books off my personal bookshelf:

7/6

✅1.The Making of a Marchioness, Part I and II by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 4****s, 1-15-24, Kindle shelf
✅2. Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway, 2**s, 3-24-24Barbara Kingsolver
✅3. Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories by Jincy Willett, 3***s, 4-4-24
✅4. Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida by Victor Martinez, 4****s, 7-26-24
✅5. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, 5*****s, 8-31-24
✅6. Murder in Little Egypt by Darcy O'Brien, 5*****s, 9-17-24

More?? ;)

✅7. Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton, 4****s, 9-25-24

Enjoy your planning, Terris!

Yay Terris! Looks like you’re going all out again next year! It’s just way too tempting right? Enjoy!!

All the best, Terris!

Lori wrote: "Yay Terris! Looks like you’re going all out again next year! It’s just way too tempting right? Enjoy!!"

Yes, I just can't stop myself! And isn't it exciting?! :)

Matt wrote: "Good luck Terris!"

Thanks, Matt!

Wobbley wrote: "Enjoy your planning, Terris!"

I certainly plan to! :)

Ila wrote: "All the best, Terris!"

Thanks, Ila!

Terris wrote: "Challenge #12 - Series Books – Start, Continue, Complete

I plan to read:

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series - #21, #22
Isabel Dalhousie Series - #12, #14
44 Scotland Street Series - #11, #..."

Your series challenge made me smile, I really liked 2 of your series though I am now as current, so not I need to check out your others .... my TBR will never get smaller... sigh ...lol

Good luck Terris, nice to see you’re going big again!

I’m tempted to add the series challenge now, I’ve got lots of unread Alexander McCall Smith books waiting too!

Jeri wrote: "Terris wrote: "Challenge #12 - Series Books – Start, Continue, Complete

I plan to read:

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series - #21, #22
Isabel Dalhousie Series - #12, #14
44 Scotland Street ..."

I know what you mean! I'll never have a time when I'll say "I don't have anything to read"!!

Pamela wrote: "Good luck Terris, nice to see you’re going big again!

I’m tempted to add the series challenge now, I’ve got lots of unread Alexander McCall Smith books waiting too!"

Do you know that I've read "62!!" Alexander McCall Smith books and I'm still 15 books behind on the five series of his that I read! The man writes faster than I can read!!! ;)

I'm waiting to see your selections, Terri! Don't forget to add Framley Pasonage, the next Trollope after Doctor Thorne.

Good luck and Happy reading!

Shaina wrote: "I'm waiting to see your selections, Terri! Don't forget to add Framley Pasonage, the next Trollope after Doctor Thorne.

Good luck and Happy reading!"

Yes, I’m working on my plans and will start to type in soon.
Thanks for reminding me about Framley Parsonage! We definitely want to read that one next year :)

My goodness, I never realized how many series you are reading! You know one of my favorite things is watching your reading year unfold.

Sara wrote: "My goodness, I never realized how many series you are reading! You know one of my favorite things is watching your reading year unfold."

I love watching your reading year too -- I see what you're reading then I write it on my TBR list!!! You're going to have to quit reading so much -- I can't keep up! haha!

You know, I didn't realize that I read that many series either till I started writing them down! I really just can't keep up with Alexander McCall Smith, though I love him. I need to read a few of his in 2024. But a few of the books that I was putting down on my challenge lists surprised me that they were "series" books! I forgot about "Emily" and "Anne of Green Gables" and "Allan Quatermain!" And then you reminded me of the D.E. Stevenson one and I promised to read "Framley Parsonage" with Shaina which is Book #4 -- well, it all really snowballed!
I don't know if I'll get all those read, but at least it feels organized now and I have a plan! :)

I see you have Framley Parsonage down. Have you read it below? I'm reading it right now, and found the first 4 chapters to be pretty hard going. I just didn't care to read about Mark, and that's all it's about. But it's picked up a lot now, and I'm enjoying it more.

I’ve not gotten my buffet in order yet but have been thinking about it. Framley Parsonage is definitely going on my Old & New. And wow! I am amazed at your series. I’ve just ordered the Anne box set for myself for Christmas!! Can’t wait!

Teri-K wrote: "I see you have Framley Parsonage down. Have you read it below? I'm reading it right now, and found the first 4 chapters to be pretty hard going. I just didn't care to read about Mark, and that's al..."

I have not read it but it's next on the Barsetshire list since I've read the first three. I'm glad to get your information so I'll be prepared and not get put off right at the beginning! Also, I'll probably listen to it, and sometimes an audio book can kind of push through boring sections that I might have trouble making myself actually read!
I'll keep my fingers crossed and be watching to see what you say about it!
Thanks, Teri-K!

Lori wrote: "I’ve not gotten my buffet in order yet but have been thinking about it. Framley Parsonage is definitely going on my Old & New. And wow! I am amazed at your series. I’ve just ordered the Anne box se..."

Oh, Anne is great! You've probably read at least some of those books before, as have most of us have. But I've never read the whole series and I'd like to. So I just add one every so often.
Unfortunately, that's kind of how I handle most of my series, and you see where that's got me!!! I'm glad this challenge is giving me a little nudge and now I feel like I have a plan!! We'll see how it works out ;)

I’m looking forward to seeing what you read. Framley Parsonage has been the next volume in the Barsetshire series for me for YEARS. At this point, I feel like I should just start over.

Happy reading!

Regina wrote: "I’m looking forward to seeing what you read. Framley Parsonage has been the next volume in the Barsetshire series for me for YEARS. At this point, I feel like I should just start over.

Happy read..."

Well, good luck if you decide to read it. I have found that these books are not heavily connected. I'm thinking a re-read is not necessary unless you just want to. Maybe it will fit into one of your challenges! :)

Your list reminded me that I have a collection of three Cranford novels, and My Lady Ludlow is the only one I haven't read yet. I'm off to add it to my series list...

Teri-K wrote: "Your list reminded me that I have a collection of three Cranford novels, and My Lady Ludlow is the only one I haven't read yet. I'm off to add it to my series list..."

And now you've reminded me that I need to read Mr. Harrison's Confessions! Maybe I can find a place for it somewhere on one of my challenges ;)

Wow, Teri-K, I have also read the first two but not Lady Ludlow. Running to put it on the list.

Terris, I noticed Requiem for a Wren on your Old and New challenge. The same book is titled The Breaking Wave and may be easier to find, assuming you don't already have it. It is one of Shute's more solemn books, dealing with the effects of war on those who served. An excellent read. I hope you like it. Have a very good year and happy reading.

Thanks so much for the info, Bob! I noticed that I had The Breaking Wave on my "wish list" on Hoopla, but I'm not sure that I knew they were the same book! I appreciate that clarification and am looking forward to reading another book by Nevil Shute!

I look forward to following your progress, Terris. You have a lot of authors I love on your list but one's I haven't read. Happy reading!

Sue wrote: "I look forward to following your progress, Terris. You have a lot of authors I love on your list but one's I haven't read. Happy reading!"

Thanks, Sue! I'll be sure to recommend my favorites to you! Happy reading to you, too :)

Good luck with your challenges snd Happy New Year, Terris!

Thanks, Terry! You too! :)

In your O&N you are reading some favorite authors - Taylor, Whipple, Pym and Young. I loved Miss Mole.

Marilyn wrote: "In your O&N you are reading some favorite authors - Taylor, Whipple, Pym and Young. I loved Miss Mole."

I'm so glad to hear that, Marilyn! I tried to add more authors that make me feel good. I, too, love all those authors! I thought that would help me finally be able to complete the O&N challenge ;)
I'm looking forward to Miss Mole!

I finished the first one on my Old/New Challenge!


Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple, 4****s, 1-30-24

Ready to start another one!

Well done getting started on that really difficult challenge! I've heard a lot of good things about Dorothy Whipple recently. Was this your first book by her?

Wobbley wrote: "Well done getting started on that really difficult challenge! I've heard a lot of good things about Dorothy Whipple recently. Was this your first book by her?"

No, my second. I also read High Wages, and enjoyed it. Unfortunately, her books are kind of hard to get ahold of. When I talked to my local librarian about that, he bought these two books for the library! I thought that was so nice of him! Now, I guess I'll have to find some other ones on my own ;)

Wow, your librarian is super nice!!

Wobbley wrote: "Wow, your librarian is super nice!!"

I know! I think so too!

Wow! That’s a super nice librarian! I’d also love to read Dorothy Whipple but have difficulty finding copies.

Lori wrote: "Wow! That’s a super nice librarian! I’d also love to read Dorothy Whipple but have difficulty finding copies."

I know! We're going to have to keep an eye out!

I feel good about my January reading! I read 13 books, 6 short stories, and 1 play. I finished 5 Bingo squares and actually read one on my Old/New list -- yay! I don't think I'm going to be able to keep up that pace. But I have some really good books coming up, so I have a lot to look forward to :)

A great month!!!