I‘ve had this on my shelf for a long time & I‘d really love to tackle it this year! Is anyone interested in a buddy read?
It‘s a trilogy of historical novels set in 14th-c. Norway, originally published in 1920, 1921, & 1922. These would work well for anyone finishing the #192025 challenge this year! I‘m planning to use the first 2 books for 1920 & 1921.
I was thinking May—July or June—August, one book per month. Comment if you‘re interested!
Ruthiella I would be interested! I have an ebook copy and have been meaning to read it for a while now. 2d
Deblovestoread I‘d be interested! It is such a chunkster I‘m not sure I could do a book a month but I‘m willing to try 😂 2d
Andrea313 I'd give it a try starting in June! 2d
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Daisey I also have this on my TBR and have been thinking I need a readalong to get me started on it. I‘d probably prefer starting in June to work better around some other long reads I hope to fit in. 2d
quietjenn Yes! I was just thinking of this today, oddly enough. 2d
Librarybelle I‘d be interested! 2d
LeahBergen It‘s so good! 2d
lauraisntwilder Yes! This has literally been on my nightstand for over a year. 2d
MeganAnn I finished book 1 at the beginning of the year and have plans to eventually tackle the rest of the book before the end of the year. I‘d love to join in for books 2 & 3 when you get to them. Book 1 was very good. 2d
MaureenMc I‘m interested! Been meaning to read this one for a while. 2d
Amiable This was my #chunksterchallenge read a few years ago! 1d
Gleefulreader I‘d be interested! 1d
AmyG I have read the first 2…and need to read the third. I‘d love to join in. 1d
BarbaraJean @Ruthiella @Andrea313 @Daisey @quietjenn @Librarybelle @lauraisntwilder @MaureenMc @Gleefulreader 🎉Yay! We‘ll start in June, then! I‘m thinking one general discussion/book & probably a few other posts along the way. @Deblovestoread It should work out to just under 100 pages/week—that sounds maybe doable 😂 @MeganAnn @AmyG Would love to have you join! I can tag you once we get to your non-read books, or for the whole thing, whichever you prefer. (edited) 22h
Librarybelle Sounds good to me! 22h
BarbaraJean @LeahBergen @Amiable I‘ve heard such good things about it for so long—it‘s time to finally read it! 22h
Amiable @BarbaraJean I mean … it‘s better than “Clarissa.” 😖😀 22h
BarbaraJean @Amiable 😂😂That‘s definitely “damning with faint praise”!! One of my college professors (who‘s a medievalist) highly recommended it and her taste *usually* aligns with mine—we‘ll see! 22h
Amiable @BarbaraJean There was a long stretch in the middle that I had to push myself through. And some of the main character‘s choices irritated me. But I would definitely recommend it as a worthwhile read. (edited) 21h
Ruthiella Awesome! 👍 18h
BarbaraJean @Amiable Makes sense, and it's good to know that the middle might end up being a bit of a slog. Glad to hear you found it worthwhile overall! 18h
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