2013 Projects/Events


This is the projection of what I’ll be doing in my bookish life during 2013. I put all projects/events/challenges that I’ll be hosting and participating. If you find many books appear in more than one project/event/challenge, it’s because I’ve limited myself to join only events/challenges that can serve one another. I will try to read them on schedule, but I may change/substitute the books and/or schedule, and the list may be extended throughout the year.

This serves as the master page for all my projects/events/challenges both in this blog AND Fanda Classiclit blog.

Occasional Events


DONE!  Hotter Potter Reading Event (Jan – Jul)



I’ve read all of the series so long ago, and think it’s good to give Harry Potter another look after I’ve been delving into classics and literary fictions. This event is hosted by Melisa.
Jan: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone (re-read) 
Feb: Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secret (re-read)
Mar: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (re-read)
Apr: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (re-read)
May: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (re-read)
Jun: Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince (re-read)
Jul: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows (re-read)


DONE!  Celebrating Dickens (Feb)



I hosted this event to celebrate Charles Dickens’ 201st anniversary. Please sign up here if you’d like to join. I have two books I’ll read plus Little Dorrit miniseries adaptation to watch.
- Little Dorrit
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood


DONE!  Social Justice Theme Read 2013 (Feb)



As this event will be held on February, I joined it as I’ll be reading Dickens. Rachel will host this.

- Little Dorrit – Charles Dickens





For this reading event hosted by o (Delaisse), we will read classics from French authors. I'd pick:

- Candide - Voltaire





On March we would read books from Modernist era authors, Allie from A Literary Odyssey would host this. Unfortunately, I only have one book suits the theme in my reading schedule:

- Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Wonlf


DONE! Zoladdiction  (Apr)



I’m hosting an event together with o (Delaisse), dedicating to Emile Zola, an author we both love. I’ll be reading two Zola I’ve got in my TBR:

- The Masterpiece
- La Bete Humaine

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Year Long Events


DONE! Let’s Read Plays (Jan - Oct)



This is an event I’m hosting together with Dessy since November 2012. It’s not too late to join in if you want, just sign you up here.

Jan: King Lear – William Shakespeare
Feb: Richard III - William Shakespeare
Mar: Medea – Euripides
Apr: The Taming of The Shrew - William Shakespeare
May: Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
Jun: An Ideal Husband – Oscar Wilde
Jul: The Cherry Orchard – Anton Chekhov
Aug: Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare
Sep: Saint Joan - George Bernard Shaw
Oct: Hamlet - William Shakespeare


 Read Big! Reading Challenge (Feb - Jan 2014)


It's a challenge to read chunkster books! Level: Heavyweight I'm planning to read:

Feb: Little Dorrit – Charles Dickens
Mar: The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
Apr: The Mill on the Floss - George Elliot
Jun: Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince (re-read)
Jul: War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy -- Incredible Bulk!
       Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows (re-read)
Aug: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
Oct: Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Dec: David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
Jan: Roman Lives - Plutarch
Baca Bareng BBI 2013

Apr (woman lit): The Mill on the Floss - George Eliot
May (20th 0r 21st century classics): In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
Jun (European lit): An Ideal Husband - Oscar Wilde
Aug (war lit): A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway
Sep (biography): The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila - St. Teresa of Avila
Oct (Man Booker Prize): The Sea - John Banville
Turn Of The Century Salon (@ Fanda Classiclit)



Katherine of November’s Autumn will host this interesting literary event. The idea is to group up and share our thoughts, impressions, and enthusiasm with each-other on the works of these inspiring Classic authors from the era of ‘turn of the century’ (1880-1930s). I have checked my reading schedule and my TBR, and found out that I have several books include in that era, so here they are…

Jan: The Old Man and The Sea – Ernest Hemingway
       The Portrait of A Lady - Henry James
Mar: Mrs. Dalloway – Virginia Woolf
Apr: The Masterpiece – Emile Zola
         La Bete Humaine – Emile Zola
May: The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald (re-read)
Jun: An Ideal Husband - Oscar Wilde
Jul:  A Farewell To Arms - Ernest Hemingway
Sep: Saint Joan - George Bernard Shaw
Dec: Notes From Underground - Fyodor Dostoyevsky


DONE! - Narrative Poem Reading Challenge (@ Fanda Classiclit)



After plays, come poems. Well…don’t I just love challenges? This challenge will be hosted by Listra, and I will focus on Dante’s works only: The Divine Comedy. As I feel it’s too hard to be tackled at once, I divide it to three months: -- Level: Homer --

Jun: Inferno – Dante Alighieri
Jul: Purgatorio – Dante Alighieri
Sep: Paradiso - Dante Alighieri

DONE! 2013 TBR Pile Challenge (hosted by Adam)



Having missed last year challenge by Adam, I’m joining for this year, with a determination to get through all this books by the end of the year. I have posted my master post for this challenge.

Jan: The Old Man and The Sea – Ernest Hemingway
       The Portrait of A Lady – Henry James
       The Confession – John Grisham
Feb: Little Dorrit – Charles Dickens
        The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Charles Dickens
Apr: The Masterpiece – Emile Zola
        La Bete Humaine – Emile Zola
May: In Cold Blood – Truman Capote
Jun:  The Beekeeper’s Apprentice – Laurie R. King
Jul:   The Orange Girl – Jostein Gaarder (translated edition: Gadis Jeruk)
Sep: Veronika Decides To Die – Paulo Coelho
Oct: The Sea – John Banville
Alternates:
- David Copperfield – Charles Dickens
- Matilda - Roald Dahl


DONE! - 2013 TBRR Pile Mystery Reading Challenge



For this challenge hosted by Maria, I will only join the themes readalongs occasionally when the themes match my reading schedule:

Jan: (legal thriller) The Confession – John Grisham
Feb: The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens
May: In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
Jun:  The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl
        (historical mystery) The Beekeeper’s Apprentice – Laurie R. King
Jul: The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
Oct: The Accused: Theodore Boone #3 - John Grisham



DONE! - Fun Year With Children Literature



Another event hosted by Maria, this time she’s collaborating with Bzee:


Jan: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone (re-read) 
Feb: Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secret (re-read)
Mar: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (re-read)
Sep: Kidnapped – Robert Louis Stevenson
        Matilda - Roald Dahl
Dec: Little House on the Prairie - Laura Ingals Wilder


DONE! Back To The Classics 2013 (@ Fanda Classiclit)



For the second time, I'm joining this challenge (hosted by Sarah) to read classics in boarder categories.

Jan: The Old Man and The Sea – Ernest Hemingway
Feb: Little Dorrit – Charles Dickens
Mar: The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
May: Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
        The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Aug: War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
Sep: Kidnapped – Robert Louis Stevenson
        The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila - St. Teresa of Avila
Oct: Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison
Nov: Moby Dick - Herman Melville
        Cinta Sejati (translated short stories collection) by Guy de Maupassant




Hosted by Ren's Little Corner



Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secret – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
King Lear – William Shakespeare
Foucault’s Pendulum – Umberto Eco
Richard III – William Shakespeare
Little Dorrit – Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Charles Dickens
Candide - Voltaire
Mrs. Dalloway – Virginia Woolf
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare
The Dante Club – Matthew Pearl
Veronika Decides To Die – Paulo Coelho
Hamlet – William Shakespeare
Matilda - Roald Dahl
Song of Solomon – Toni Morrison
Saint Joan – George Bernard Shaw
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens



DONE! - New Authors Reading Challenge 2013



1. Virginia Woolf: Mrs. Dalloway
2. Herman Melville: Moby Dick
3. Henry James: The Portrait of A Lady
4. Dante Alighieri: The Divine Comedy
5. Laurie R. King: The Beekeeper’s Apprentice
6. John Banville: The Sea
7. George Elliot: The Mill on the Floss
8. Truman Capote: In Cold Blood
9. Roald Dahl: Matilda
10. Betty Smith: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
11. Voltaire: Candide
12. Euripides: Medea
13. George Bernard Shaw: Saint Joan




Hosted by: Words and Peace



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
6. Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw


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Long Term Projects


The Classics Club (until March 2017) - @ Fanda Classiclit



All classics I’ll be reading this year will be included in this project. Please navigate to my project list to check my whole progress.

Books I've read for 2013:
1. The Old Man and The Sea - Ernest Hemingway
2. The Portrait of A Lady - Henry James
3. King Lear - William Shakespeare
4. Little Dorrit - Charles Dickens
5. The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens
6. Candide - Voltaire
7. Medea - Euripides
8. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas (re-read)
9. Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
10. The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare
11. The Masterpiece - Emile Zola
12. La Bete Humaine - Emile Zola
13. The Mill on the Floss - George Eliot
14. Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
15. In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
16. Inferno - Dante Alighieri
17. An Ideal Husband - Oscar Wilde
18. Richard III - William Shakespeare
19. Purgatorio - Dante Alighieri
20. The Cherry Orchard - Anton Chekhov
21. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
22. A Farewell To Arms - Ernest Hemingway
23. Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare
24. Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson
25. Saint Joan - George Bernard Shaw
26. Matilda - Roald Dahl
27. The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila - St. Teresa of Avila
28. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
29. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
30. Cinta Sejati - Guy de Maupassant's short stories collection
31. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
32. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33. Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison
WEM (Well Educated Mind) Self Project (@ Fanda Classiclit)



From my own list, I hope to get through these books during 2013:

Jan: All The President’s Men - Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward
       The Portrait of A Lady – Henry James
Feb: Richard III – William Shakespeare
Mar: Mrs. Dalloway – Virginia Woolf
May: The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald (re-read)
Jun: Inferno – Dante Alighieri
Jul: The Cherry Orchard – Anton Chekhov
Sep: Saint Joan - George Bernard Shaw
Oct: Hamlet - William Shakespeare
        The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila - St. Teresa of Avila
Nov: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Dec: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison





Hosted by Rachel, my list is here.

Books I have read for 2013:
1. The Old Man and The Sea - Ernest Hemingway
2. The Portrait of A Lady - Henry James
3. Candide - Voltaire
4. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas (Re-read)
5. Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
6. La Bete Humaine - Emile Zola
7. The Mill on the Floss - George Eliot
8. In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
9. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
10. Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson
11. The Sea - John Banville
12. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
13. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
14. Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison


Historical Fiction Challenge 2013 - 2015 (@ Fanda's Historical Fiction)


Hosted by Maria, my list is here. Level: Librarian (read 10 - 15 books/3 years)
Result: 2013 = 8 books
           2014 =
           2015 =

Books I have read for 2013:
1. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
2. The Flames of Rome - Paul I. Maier
3. The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl
4. Richard III by William Shakespeare
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
6. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
7. Saint Joan - George Bernard Shaw
8. Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson

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