Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Big Book Summer Challenge


Sue over at Book by Book is hosting her 7th annual Big Book Summer challenge, and since I have a few big books on my reading list for this year, I decided to join in again.

The Details
  • Anything over 400 pages qualifies as a big book.
  • The challenge runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.
  • Choose one or two or however many big books you want as your goal.

Potential Reading List
  • The Masterpiece, by Emile Zola
  • Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens
  • Can You Forgive Her, by Anthony Trollope
  • World Without End, by Kenneth Follett
  • Drums of Autumn, by Diana Gabaldon (just need to reread before November and season 4 of Outlander!)
That's a pretty aggressive list, considering I have a two-week vacation planned mid-summer, plus I tend to read less in the summer because I also like to garden, and I have other reading commitments (Persuasion for JASNA August meeting) and Fahrenheit 451 and To Kill a Mockingbird for Tuesday BookTalkRead-Along, but we have to have goals, right?



10 comments:

  1. This sounds like a fun challenge. I was just sorting through my to-read stacks and I found several big books that I haven't tackled yet. I should join this challenge. Thanks for sharing the link!

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    1. Yes, please do join the challenge, Angela! It's super easy and low-key and a lot of fun. Here are the details:

      https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/p/2018-big-book-summer-reading-challenge.html

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  2. Is The Masterpiece over 400 pages? I guess I read it in college & don't remember that. But it'd be nice to reread it & refresh my memory of the story --- it's been a long while. Enjoy your summer reading!

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    1. I have it on order, but the version I ordered on Amazon clocks in at precisely 400 pages, probably includes an intro or afterword, which I will read after I read the novel itself.

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  3. Yes, that is an ambitious list, but a good mix of classics and historical fiction, which certainly will help you stay motivated. Good luck!

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  4. I'm impressed by your ambition! Good luck...and happy reading this summer. (I'll be reading books with a lot fewer pages in them myself.) :D

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  5. Welcome to the 2018 Big Book Summer Challenge, Jane! So glad you are joining the fun again :)

    You've got a great list of possibilities here - I like that you included some classics. It IS ambitious - Follett and Gabaldon are both known for their really BIG books! I included a Gabaldon on my list, too :)

    Enjoy!

    And remember to stop back by the Challenge page to leave links to your reviews, too.

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  6. I have Dragonfly in Amber on my TBR. The Outlander books are so huge, aren't they? Good luck with your goals!

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    1. They're big books but easy to read and I find I can read a Gabaldon fairly quickly. Not like a Tolstoy!

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  7. I feel like I'm reading a lot of bigger books this year and so I just checked and, yes, I'm on my 13th 400+ book of the year. Wow! But the longest was Our Mutual Friend. It didn't feel that much longer than any of the others so I can recommend that for one you could easily get through!

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