Lisa's BFBs for 2024
Conversazioni2024 BIG FAT BOOK CHALLENGE
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1LisaMorr
Hi everyone, trying to beef up my reading in 2024 to include as many BFBs as possible.
I don't yet have a goal - I'll see how it goes!
I don't yet have a goal - I'll see how it goes!
2LisaMorr
BFB #1: Possession by A.S. Byatt
557 pages
This was a difficult read but I'm glad I made it through. I would characterize it as a literary romantic mystery. Two literature scholars work together to determine if two Victorian poets had an otherwise unknown romance, using letters, journals and poems to discover the truth. Some of what made it difficult for me included the poems (many quite long, covering multiple pages), which included some clues (and to be completely honest I did not completely read every poem...) and also the fact that while the scholars lived in the 80's, the way they talked made me think they were also from the Victorian era.
The mystery was worth it though, and the author managed to include a bit of suspense by arranging a bit of UK/US competition over the rights to the discovery.
557 pages
This was a difficult read but I'm glad I made it through. I would characterize it as a literary romantic mystery. Two literature scholars work together to determine if two Victorian poets had an otherwise unknown romance, using letters, journals and poems to discover the truth. Some of what made it difficult for me included the poems (many quite long, covering multiple pages), which included some clues (and to be completely honest I did not completely read every poem...) and also the fact that while the scholars lived in the 80's, the way they talked made me think they were also from the Victorian era.
The mystery was worth it though, and the author managed to include a bit of suspense by arranging a bit of UK/US competition over the rights to the discovery.
3johnsimpson
Hi Lisa, welcome to the group my dear.
4LisaMorr
>3 johnsimpson: Thank you John!
6LisaMorr
>5 connie53: Thank you Connie!
7LisaMorr
So, no 500+ page books even started in February! I will be a bit more proactive and make sure to at least start something in March. I looked through my TBR pile for long 1001 books, and have pulled the following two out to at least make progress with this month:
The Arabian Nights Entertainments (which I started quite a while ago and just put aside when I was traveling a lot) and Gargantua and Pantagruel.
Edited to fix touchstone.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments (which I started quite a while ago and just put aside when I was traveling a lot) and Gargantua and Pantagruel.
Edited to fix touchstone.
8LisaMorr
BFB #2: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story created by Nikole Hannah-Jones
624 pages
I started this one in February with the intention of finishing it then for Black History Month; didn't make that deadline so then I thought I could finish it in March for International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and I still couldn't finish!
I finally finished it in April. It was good, and I learned a lot - however it was a bit uneven, which I think is to be expected with a project like this - different chapters written by different authors. The chapters were organized around different issues like citizenship, self-defense, inheritance. Prior to each chapter there was a short historical snippet and a poem or short fiction piece.
It took me a while to read because there is a lot of painful history here and honestly not a lot of hope for change. I'm glad I read it and I have a lot more reading to do in this area.
624 pages
I started this one in February with the intention of finishing it then for Black History Month; didn't make that deadline so then I thought I could finish it in March for International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and I still couldn't finish!
I finally finished it in April. It was good, and I learned a lot - however it was a bit uneven, which I think is to be expected with a project like this - different chapters written by different authors. The chapters were organized around different issues like citizenship, self-defense, inheritance. Prior to each chapter there was a short historical snippet and a poem or short fiction piece.
It took me a while to read because there is a lot of painful history here and honestly not a lot of hope for change. I'm glad I read it and I have a lot more reading to do in this area.
