OK, so this
is one of the consequences of joining too many reading challenges in a year:
you must post a lot of wrap ups during December! As I’ll be busy with Book Kaleidoscope—will you join too?—I will post my wrap up in two parts. This
is the first one.
Narrative Poem Reading Challenge by
Listra (Half-Filled Attic)
Level: Homer (read
< 4 narrative poems)
Plan: to read 3 narrative poems
Result: read 2 narrative
poems
I passed
this challenge but have only finished two narrative poems, instead of three as
I intended to at the beginning. I picked Dante for this challenge, and managed
to read Inferno and struggling a bit through Purgatorio, but I totally
failed with Paradiso. I have tried to read few chapters, but I didn’t
understand it a bit, although I have read the analysis too. I guess Paradiso is
much too theological for me, and it’s far from fun. But at least, this
challenge has encouraged me to read narrative poems, and more importantly, to finally
read Dante! I especially like Inferno, because Purgatorio is already
theological in the last chapters. Thanks to Listra for hosting this challenge!
New Authors Reading Challenge 2013 by
Ren (Ren’s Little Corner)
Level: Middle (read
12-20 books)
Plan: to read 12 books
Result: read 13
books
I still have
one more book for this challenge, and I think I would be able to finish it
before end of the year (will update later). But at least I have exceeded the
target of 12 books. I’m glad I can finally read books of these new authors.
Several of them become my new favorites: Herman Melville, George Bernard Shaw, Laurie
R. King and Henry James. And of course, it was delighted to get to know the
famous Dante. Thanks to Ren for hosting it, and for spoiling us with giveaways
along the year!
Books I've read:
12. Euripides: Medea
Books on France 2013 Reading Challenge
by Words and Peace
Level: Beaucoup (read
6 books)
Plan: to read 6 books
Result: read 6
books
This one is
perhaps the most successful reading challenge I am joining this year as, not
only that I reached the target, I could also stick with the book choices, just
as what I intended from the beginning. Thanks to Words and Peace for hosting
it, France is always dear to my heart, and even my most favorite author is a
French: Emile Zola!
Books I've read:
1. Candide by Voltaire
2. The Masterpiece by Emile Zola
3. La Bete Humaine by Emile Zola
4. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (re-read)
5. Cinta Sejati (translated short stories collections) by Guy de Maupassant
2013 TBRR Pile Mystery Reading Challenge
by Maria @ HobbyBuku’s Mystery Stories
Challenge: read 12
books
Result: read 7
books
Actually I
was not sure I’m going to complete this challenge as I don’t read many popular
books now. However, I still enjoy reading them sometimes, and I ended up
reading seven books for the whole years. Laurie R. King with her Mary Russell’s
series becomes my new favorite, and I plan to read more from her. And of
course, the biggest surprise is that J.K. Rowling wrote a detective series! As
expected, I love it very much. Thanks for Maria for hosting it, I’m sorry I
couldn’t be more productive….
Books I've read:
1. The Confession – John Grisham
2. The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens
3. In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
4. The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl
5. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice – Laurie R. King
6. The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
7. The Accused: Theodore Boone #3 - John Grisham
Fun Year With Children Literature by
Bzee and Maria
This one is
not a challenge, it’s a fun event to read children literatures. I ended up reading
5 books. Three of them are my rereading of Harry Potter (I only included 3
early series, the next 4 are not for children—in my opinion). There’s nothing special
with the children books I have read, maybe I’m never a big fan of children
literature anyway… Thanks to Bzee and Maria for hosting it!
Books I've read:
To be
continued to part 2….
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