Ring in the new! I do enjoy reading posts in which bloggers show off their proposed reading for the month but have never been able to do this myself as most of my reading is dependent on what I find on my weekly library visits. However, I find 2013 begins with a small pile of books, a mixture of my own and from the library, ready to go.
Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett is my Classics Club choice for January and I would like to make a start on Middlemarch by George Eliot which will be a long term read throughout the year.
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Any of the above will be perfect for The Classics Club readathon this weekend.
Then I have selections for various challenges....
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers ( Literature & War January readalong)
Hag's Nook by John Dickson Carr ( Vintage Mystery Challenge)
The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier ( 2013 TBR Pile Challenge)
Recipe For Love by Katie Fforde ( What's In A Name 6)
And for no reason at all...
Rook by Jane Rusbridge
I've never been this organised. I don't know that I want to be this organised or whether it will work but I do know that I want to read all of these books so no harm in giving it try. I'm very tired after two lovely but exhausting weeks of family celebrations so will be relaxing and starting the year with light and easy reads.
I wish I could join in the month of re-reading. I know as I'm packing my books up I'll be very tempted to settle in with old favorites - and not just to escape the tedium of packing. But I'd already joined the TBR challenge - and I do need to clear those shelves off, or at least whittle them down.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy your quieter reading time!
Good luck with the moving which is always a hassle. I've never been much of a rereader but I'm particularly looking forward to Wuthering Heights.
DeleteYou have a wonderful month of reading lined up. I particularly love Middlemarch, and I'm very curious about Clayhanger. I've only read a little Arnold Bennett, but the name is familiar. I think there might have been a television series back in the day.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful month!
My copy of Clayhanger has an image from the TV series on the cover - I don't know whether it ever viewed here but I never saw it. After reading Babylon Hotel early last year I've wanted to read AB's more serious work so now's the time.
DeleteOrganization is fun! It is great to see what you have planned and hopefully, if you're looking for light reads to start the year, you'll be enjoying the Katie Fforde soon. I really enjoyed it last year.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Cat!
I'm reading Katie Fforde now - not at all my usual sort of book but it is light and lots of fun. Perfect for relaxing.
DeleteI like being somewhat organized, but with room to do as I please if my mood changes.
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I have left some space for a mood change which I can guarantee is sure to happen sometime during the month.
DeleteAha, I'm taking part in this weekend's readathon too. Really must sort out what I want to read for it though! I bought Clayhanger a couple of weeks ago as I've never read any Bennett so I'm keen to see your review of it...
ReplyDeleteI read The Grand Babylon Hotel last year which was one of his mysteries he churned out to make a living but I'm looking forward to trying his more literary work.
DeleteLooking forward to the readathon. :-)
Looks like you have some great reading lined up. Wish I was as organized as you.
ReplyDeleteWow, I don't realize that Middlemarch is such a thick book!
ReplyDeleteI love The Lady and The Unicorn, although I still think Girl with A Pearl Earring is Chevalier's masterpiece. Good luck with the readathon! :)