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Decided to update my #192019 Challenge, which now has turned into a #192020 challenge, and at the rate I‘m going I‘ll still be working on in 2021 and 2022. BUT I was able to add a few more when I took the time to update it...I really need to put some effort into this though if I ever want to complete it.

Finishing up this book today. Also, hi 👋🏻

I had a lot of intentions for the year I turned 40. Climbing Mount TBR. Completing #192019. Being up on birthdays and #jb correspondence. Reader, I failed at all these things.

I still intend on answering my #justbecause mail. I‘ll read what peaks my interest. But I need to not be so hard on myself when I don‘t make goals.

What intention did you miss the mark on this year? What did you learn?

I‘m so very close to done ✅ for my #192019 bookish challenge. I decided I wanted to read some Lovecraft for it. But nothing was fitting in to my open slots. So for 1923, I read all his published short stories.
The connection from Lovecraft to so many of my contemporary favorites is undeniable. While I concur with a lot of the literary criticism of his work, I‘m so very grateful he persisted in publishing, and wish he got to see his legacy.

So my date with Michelle Obama was cancelled due to #snowmageddon in the #pnw 😕❄️. But that just means I have the opportunity to read lots & lots & lots while I‘m tucked away this weekend. I‘ve got lots of choices here - things for #192019 , some @gettbr picks, some #botmbacklist picks. The hard choice will be between hot cocoa or wine🤷🏻‍♀️
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#FebruaryTBR

I‘m super-excited to reread The Talisman this month for my #chronologicalkingread. I‘ve also stacked a bunch of owned books for #192019.

I‘ll be listening to the tagged book at lunch tomorrow. I‘ll try not to hum Leary‘s “Asshole” under my breath. 🎶

A tiny cheat for #192019 - Howl was published in 1956 ... but the graphic novel didn‘t happen until 2010 (don‘t quote me). Still, I‘m glad I read it in this format - it‘s exquisite - a perfect companion to the poem.

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Meh ... I chose this because I wanted to use a The Waste Land for #192019 ... but after I read it I realized I already HAD an entry for 1922 😫
That being said, reading notes that clarify the allusions that litter this poem is more helpful than I can say. But the work IS scholarly - if you‘re looking for something lighter to illuminate the poem, you might feel bogged down by this.

In 2017, I found #192019 - a challenge to read a book published from 1920 - 2019. I had 3 years to do it - why not?
This has been THE BEST challenge ever. I got to authors & classics I‘d missed. Selecting & shopping for books became a scavenger hunt.
I recommend you do a challenge like this. Since 2019 is upon us, you could make a new one, #192021 - read books from 1920 to 2021 - you have 3 years. Consider it - it will enrich your life❤️

I‘m starting my first #NewYearWhoDis read today, and it ticks off the #192019 challenge, too!

This book appears on both Boxall‘s and Mustich‘s must-Read lists, so I‘ve got high hopes!