Category Archives: Challenges

So long, 2013…and may your replacement be kinder!
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Posted on January 1, 2014 by

So this happened…or rather, didn’t happen. Michelle has read 55 books toward her goal of 80 books. 55 of 80 (68%) I just…couldn’t. I got into a reading rut when I tried to read a couple of bad books in succession, … Continue reading →

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Kelley’s Year End Wrapup
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Posted on December 31, 2013 by

Well, I missed my Goodreads reading goal AGAIN this year. However, I’m overall fairly pleased with myself. I read some really good books and I think that joining a book club helped force me to read things outside of my … Continue reading →

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P&P Readalong review #6 (AKA: The End)
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Posted on June 21, 2013 by

And, ladies and gents, we have arrived at the conclusion of my dearly loved, but lately loathed, Pride and Prejudice. My favorite moment in the whole novel happens in this final section, but we’ll get to that in a moment. … Continue reading →

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P&P Readalong Part 5
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Posted on June 21, 2013 by

Ok, so I know I am woefully late on my OWN readalong posts. I totally should have made the reading sections longer or read them all at once and then written and scheduled the subsequent blog posts. Reading just a … Continue reading →

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P&P Readalong Review #4
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Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Chapters 31-40 should be subtitled: Lizzy is  clueless, tweenage drama, meddlesome friends, and lots o’ letters In this section, Darcy (and also his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam) visit Elizabeth and the Collinses at the parsonage. Charlotte wants to believe at first … Continue reading →

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Kelley – P&P Readalong Week 3
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Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Chapters 21-30 –  from Rejecting Mr. Collins to Mrs. de Burg’s Well, Caroline Bingley has persuaded Mr. Bingley to leave town to marry Darcy’s sister, and Jane’s deludedly nice and doesn’t blame Caroline and is all martyrish sweetness and YAWN. … Continue reading →

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P&P Readalong Review #3
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Posted on April 19, 2013 by

This is the section where nothing happens. Actually, I read these ten chapters last week and didn’t post because I couldn’t think of anything interesting to say about them then. Then, I stopped reading P&P and switched to Monkey Mind … Continue reading →

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Kelley – P&P Readalong Week 2
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Posted on April 13, 2013 by

Chapters 11-20 – from Imprisoned at Netherfield to Mr. Collins’ Proposal More bitching about at Netherfield. Mean girls, mean Darcy, clever Lizzie. (I’m guessing that could sum up most of the book from here on out). There’s an awesome scene … Continue reading →

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Pride and Prejudice Readalong Challenge #2
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Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Ugh, let’s just call this the section of hideous Mr. Collins and be done with it, okay? He’s so incredibly detestable, I didn’t even want to read this part. He’s self-righteous, too outspoken, and PROUD. Oh, wait, wasn’t that supposed … Continue reading →

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Kelley – P&P Readalong Week 1
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Posted on April 9, 2013 by

First off, I don’t think I ever read Pride and Prejudice before, so I’ll be able to talk about this from a first-time perspective, yay! I’m doing an audiobook of this one, and also trying out the Audible listen + … Continue reading →

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