tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post286924804860578520..comments2023-11-03T04:41:32.335-06:00Comments on A Reader's Journal: Classics Challenge UpdateBookloggedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-41216545030768753392007-03-04T09:02:00.000-07:002007-03-04T09:02:00.000-07:00I just wanted to say thanks for providing the chal...I just wanted to say thanks for providing the challenge. I got one book read, and although it is a poor showing, I still got one book read! That's one book I would not have read w/out the challenge. Big Hug and Thanks Again! :Dmaggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-8008137732923751432007-03-03T20:01:00.000-07:002007-03-03T20:01:00.000-07:00Book review #4 is posted. All that is left is one...Book review #4 is posted. All that is left is one review; I'll have it up by tomorrow morning. Here is the link.<BR/>http://sharala.blogspot.com/2007/03/classics-challenge-book-4.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054205963916941320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-60175860596379308792007-03-03T17:18:00.001-07:002007-03-03T17:18:00.001-07:00ok Treasure Island is up!ok Treasure Island is up!nessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182423080676677535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-22972010115663651042007-03-03T17:18:00.000-07:002007-03-03T17:18:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.nessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182423080676677535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-34313745808008744542007-03-03T07:56:00.000-07:002007-03-03T07:56:00.000-07:00Ok Yesterday I posted my 2 bonus reads (both Faulk...Ok Yesterday I posted my 2 bonus reads (both Faulkner books) and am posting this evening on Tresure Island. Tomorrow's post on Ovid's Love Poem should bring me more then up to date in time for the drawing.<BR/><BR/>thanks soooo much!nessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182423080676677535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-6590571589253825552007-03-02T13:44:00.000-07:002007-03-02T13:44:00.000-07:00I've posted my review to my fourth book, A Room wi...I've posted my review to my fourth book, A Room with a View. Wow! I still get to be part of the drawing? That's cool.<BR/><BR/>I did find reading the books very rewarding. I discovered a new author that I love(George Eliot) and found a Forster book that leaves me feeling happy. Thank you Booklogged.<BR/><BR/>http://educatingpetunia.blogspot.com/2007/03/review-room-with-view.htmlPetuniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059145750315789676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-36721537456972408072007-03-02T00:13:00.000-07:002007-03-02T00:13:00.000-07:00I've finished all 5 - some of them were rather sho...I've finished all 5 - some of them were rather short though - amazing prizes - thanks for the encouragement to read those books!rajmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-23923201051784924102007-03-01T01:10:00.000-07:002007-03-01T01:10:00.000-07:00Well, first of March, it is official: I did not re...Well, first of March, it is official: I did not read a single book from the classics challenge. Sigh! Might have overreached and intimidated myself. New goal: read those 5 books in the remaining 10 months of 2007.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the challenge, at least I had the plasterstones to the way to hell: good intentions.Kucki68https://www.blogger.com/profile/08899834063961406187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-70579528524082844392007-02-28T22:58:00.000-07:002007-02-28T22:58:00.000-07:00I've finished my final book for the challenge and ...I've finished my final book for the challenge and posted the review on my blog. Thanks for the motivatione to read 5 classics. I've really enjoyed this challenge!Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044394341877375419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-58296518951829321462007-02-28T22:54:00.000-07:002007-02-28T22:54:00.000-07:00I finished my last two books but I was waiting to ...I finished my last two books but I was waiting to say I had done the reviews. Well, the last two books are Life Studies/For the Union Dead by Robert Lowell and Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka (exact reference to follow). Book reviews to appear in next two days, but I just ran out of time. Thanks for sponsoring. It was great to get these 5 books read and worth the effort. The other three have already been posted and reviewed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054205963916941320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-2851170821330726232007-02-28T14:20:00.000-07:002007-02-28T14:20:00.000-07:00Thank you for hosting this challenge! I finished ...Thank you for hosting this challenge! I finished my 5th classic, <I>Heart of Darkness</I>. All five of my reviews can be found at this link:<BR/><BR/>http://3mchallenges.blogspot.com/2007/02/winter-classics-challenge.html1morechapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919728304715220778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-90853382920119462452007-02-28T12:00:00.000-07:002007-02-28T12:00:00.000-07:00I just finished the fifth classic, so I completed ...I just finished the fifth classic, so I completed the challenge. I did not have time to post anything on my <A HREF="http://chef-doeuvre.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">blog</A> yet, but will do so in the next few days.<BR/>Thanks for hosting it, I hope to join again next year.Henk van Kampenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702399918103350953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-84709230273555252452007-02-28T10:23:00.000-07:002007-02-28T10:23:00.000-07:00Hi! I am back on from the dead~ all is explained o...Hi! I am back on from the dead~ all is explained on my blog... I have finished all five books and just posted on Dorian Gray. The last two posts are on its way. I have a good good reason why I havent posted. I had actually finished everything firstish week of Feb (thank god!) <BR/><BR/>Thanks a mill for hosting this. I love classics but I read these ones which I have owned for sometime now but never got around too. By 'forcing' to make a public announcement - for myself anyways- it has kept me on course for what I want to read. Thanks a million.nessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182423080676677535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-82948291174448290352007-02-28T07:12:00.000-07:002007-02-28T07:12:00.000-07:00I finished the challenge!! Victory! I'll be postin...I finished the challenge!! Victory! I'll be posting my last review tonight when I get home from work and an update on the books I was going to read in comparison to the books I actually read.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-57209603591805594852007-02-28T05:32:00.000-07:002007-02-28T05:32:00.000-07:00I'm finished! I actually completed the challenge ...I'm finished! I actually completed the challenge on Feb. 18th but havent' had time to write my last review or drop by your site for a visit until now. I know I wouldn't have picked up any classics this year if it wasn't for this challenge and now I'm hooked. I'm planning on finishing all of Jane Austen's novels and have just begun Jane Eyre. Thanks!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814789873080798966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-45875792815316647412007-02-27T13:35:00.000-07:002007-02-27T13:35:00.000-07:00Well, I finished 4 books and have started the 5th ...Well, I finished 4 books and have started the 5th but won't finish it by the end of the month.Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576523079112503893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-29652329857513579522007-02-27T06:40:00.000-07:002007-02-27T06:40:00.000-07:00I've just posted a wrap-up on my blog. I only man...I've just posted a wrap-up on my blog. I only managed to finish 4 but who knows when I would've even gotten to them. So a big thank you booklogged for hosting this challenge, and doing a fantastic job, btw. And I'm looking forward to next year's challenge! :Ptanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-43527868922511373042007-02-27T05:13:00.000-07:002007-02-27T05:13:00.000-07:00Phew! Cutting it a bit fine, but I've managed to f...Phew! Cutting it a bit fine, but I've managed to finish all five as of late last night. It was tought, but I got through it. Review will follow on my blog tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>Thanks a lot booklogged!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-49932684381173291122007-02-27T00:31:00.000-07:002007-02-27T00:31:00.000-07:00This was definitely a wonderful challenge! I finis...This was definitely a wonderful challenge! I finished four out of my five and am halfway through Lolita as of this writing. Reviews are up of the other four and I'm hoping to get Lolita up by the end of the week. Thanks so much, it's been wonderful to get back into some Classics.verbivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657421290507408759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-70751910781513118242007-02-26T14:56:00.001-07:002007-02-26T14:56:00.001-07:00I've finished!Classics completed since Jan. 1:1. I...I've finished!<BR/><BR/>Classics completed since Jan. 1:<BR/><BR/>1. In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower. Marcel Proust (started in '06)<BR/><BR/>2. The Brothers Karamazov. Fyodor Dostoevsky (started in '06)<BR/><BR/>3. Six Characters in Search of an Author. Luigi Pirandello<BR/><BR/>4. "Ward No. 6." Anton Chekhov<BR/><BR/>5. The Return of the Native. Thomas Hardy<BR/><BR/>6. Waiting for Godot. Samuel Beckett<BR/><BR/>7. David Copperfield. Charles DickensSFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-53891895262573909882007-02-26T14:56:00.000-07:002007-02-26T14:56:00.000-07:00I've finished!Classics completed since Jan. 1:1. I...I've finished!<BR/><BR/>Classics completed since Jan. 1:<BR/><BR/>1. In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower. Marcel Proust (started in '06)<BR/><BR/>2. The Brothers Karamazov. Fyodor Dostoevsky (started in '06)<BR/><BR/>3. Six Characters in Search of an Author. Luigi Pirandello<BR/><BR/>4. "Ward No. 6." Anton Chekhov<BR/><BR/>5. The Return of the Native. Thomas Hardy<BR/><BR/>6. Waiting for Godot. Samuel Beckett<BR/><BR/>7. David Copperfield. Charles DickensSFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-59869120066520371552007-02-26T13:00:00.000-07:002007-02-26T13:00:00.000-07:00I've read five, now, and I am so grateful to you f...I've read five, now, and I am so grateful to you for hosting this challenge! In years past, I've gone through classics phases, during which I tried to make up for not having read many classics as a student. But, I'd gotten away from them and the Classics Challenge was just a wonderful boost! I'm going to continue to read more of those classics I've put off. Thanks so much!!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-87996254337808055642007-02-25T14:50:00.000-07:002007-02-25T14:50:00.000-07:00This has been a lovely challenge for me! I'll be p...This has been a lovely challenge for me! I'll be posting on the last day of February (hopefully I'll have finished my fifth classic).Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-62643919012369476942007-02-25T13:35:00.000-07:002007-02-25T13:35:00.000-07:00We'll just have to leave it at four; I bailed on t...We'll just have to leave it at four; I bailed on the fifth. Ah, well, C'est la vie.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217383813263874657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-20444818798309817212007-02-25T13:11:00.000-07:002007-02-25T13:11:00.000-07:00I have finished my challenge! Thanks so much for h...I have finished my challenge! Thanks so much for hosting this. Without the challenge I would not have finally read these classics.<BR/><BR/>I agree with stretching it out to 3 months. I had to read classics exclusively in order to finish. Not a bad thing at all, but I do like to break it up a little. Thanks again!<BR/><BR/>I would post a link here to my completed challenge list..but the URL is long and I don't know how to make a link...sorry!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08134658141375355475noreply@blogger.com