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Christy | Catherine Marshall

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I took this from my mom‘s bookshelf years ago and finally read it with #RandomClassic

Turns out this is a 1967 copy that belonged to my dad‘s mom. I‘m glad she stuck an address label inside so I‘d see it all these years later.

I really enjoyed learning about this time and community which I had little knowledge of before.

And what an ending!!!!

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CogsOfEncouragement

Christy | Catherine Marshall

#WhereAreYouMonday I fell behind in the chapter a day pace with the rest of the #RandomClassic BR so I‘m still trudging in the snow on the way to Cutter Gap, Tennessee. I‘ll catch up soon. I‘m enjoying my first read of Christy.

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ChaoticMissAdventures

The Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas

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"My compliments to Satan!"

Well. This was a wild ride. I have never really thought about classics being historical fiction of their time. This book was written about 200 years after some of the true events told. I think this is classified as an adventure book, honestly I found it more of a long winded book about soldiers run amuck. I didn't particularly like anyone and found most all of the characters immature.
#randomclassic @TheAromaofBooks

ChaoticMissAdventures I did finish, and found the book easy enough to read once I got into the cadence of it all. I do wish the humor of the first couple of chapters had continued, it seemed to be replaced with misogyny and ridiculousness. I am glad I read it. 3.5/5 13mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Thanks for reading with me!!! 13mo

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How it Affects Us All | Laura Bates

Feeling very lucky since I have already started both!

#Bookspin - Men Who Hate Women part of my #NFNovember with @Bookwormjillk
and
#DoubleSpin is my #RandomClassic which I will be completing this month! with @thearomaofbooks

Bookwormjillk That‘s always a bonus! I‘m looking forward to your review. 13mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 13mo

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TheAromaofBooks

The Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas

Getting ready to start this #RandomClassic !! I'm curious to know what translations everyone is reading? @janeycanuck shared an article yesterday with some fantastic information on the various English choices - https://welovetranslations.com/2022/07/13/whats-the-best-translation-of-the-thre... - and reading it made me purchase a different copy! I really wanted to read the two volume hardcovers that I have had on my shelf for so ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont\'d) long, but there isn\'t any copyright/translation info listed and I\'m afraid they are abridged - and now that I have a definitely-not-abridged copy to compare the sheer volume of pages, I\'m pretty sure my hardcovers don\'t have the full story!! So far I\'ve only read one page, and I\'m delighted to see a shoutout to another #RandomClassic hero, our old friend Don Quixote 😂 Looking forward to reading with you all!! 1y

TheAromaofBooks @BarkingMadRead @Bklover @CatLass007 @ChaoticMissAdventures @Clare-Dragonfly @Cuilin @curiouserandcurioser @Deblovestoread @Jadams89 @janeycanuck @julieclair @Librarybelle @Read4life @TheBookHippie @wordslinger42 1y

TheBookHippie So….. I got many editions coming from the library, because I was this days old when I realized I have a junior edition 🫣🤪😅 1y

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BarkingMadRead I have the comic book cover edition pictured here! And I was so excited to see our good friend Don mentioned 🤣 1y

Librarybelle I found a cheap Kindle edition! But, the translation so far flows well, so that‘s good. And yes to Don Quixote! 😂 1y

CatLass007 I‘m listening to the one that‘s free on Audible. It doesn‘t say in the listing who is the translator. Six buddy reads this month and most of them are free. I guess I‘m a glutton for punishment. And I‘m already behind… 1y

Jadams89 I have the Bantam Classic edition translated by Lowell Bair — it says it‘s complete and unabridged 1y

ChaoticMissAdventures Goodness Paper Mill Press doesn't want to give any credit to their translator! I had to Google a bit but it looks like Richard Pevear translated this pretty copy 1y

Clare-Dragonfly The edition I got from the library was translated by Eleanor Hoffman. 1y

julieclair I‘m reading on Serial Reader, and have no idea what edition I‘m reading! 🤷‍♀️ 1y

Read4life With so much back & forth traveling coming up this month, I decided Serial Reader would make the most sense as far as portability. 1y

Bklover Whose version are you reading? I have an anonymous version but was thinking of ordering Ellsworth. 1y

TheAromaofBooks @Bklover - Apparently I asked everyone else but forgot to actually mention which translation I am using 😂 Richard Pevear is the translator for this Penguin edition. 1y

SamAnne I love that a Tom Gauld cartoon is the cover. 1y

wordslinger42 My translation is by Eleanor Hochman! It‘s the Signet Classics edition; I‘m enjoying it so far 😊 1y

AnishaInkspill this one\'s on my wishlist 1y

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TheAromaofBooks

The Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas

Hey friends!! We'll be starting this #RandomClassic on Tuesday!! I am here to take a poll: do we want to stick with one chapter a day, which means it will take us a little over two months to read this; or go with two chapters a day and finish in early November? I'm slightly inclined to stick with the single chapter because I have a lot of buddy reads for October, but I also understand if we don't want it to drag out so long haha ⬇

TheAromaofBooks Let me know your thoughts!!

@BarkingMadRead @Bklover @CatLass007 @ChaoticMissAdventures @Clare-Dragonfly @Cuilin @janeycanuck @julieclair @Librarybelle @Read4life @TheBookHippie @wordslinger42 1y

Librarybelle Single chapter would work better for me, but I am open to either option. 1y

wordslinger42 A single chapter would be a lot more manageable for me! 1y

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BarkingMadRead Single chapter would be amazing 1y

Clare-Dragonfly I also have enough other reading commitments in October that I don‘t think I could manage two chapters a day! I also find one chapter a day a lot easier to keep track of, so that‘s my vote. 1y

curiouserandcurioser @TheAromaofBooks could i be added to this please? One vhapter a day works best for me:) thanks! 1y

TheBookHippie Single! 1y

ChaoticMissAdventures I am up for either! I started chapter 1 and they seem like I could get through one a lunch time which is nice. 1y

CatLass007 I‘m voting for one chapter a day. 1y

Deblovestoread I‘d love to jump into this one with you all. Chapter a day would be perfect. 1y

janeycanuck It makes no difference to me. I‘ll be behind in 4 days no matter how many chapters we do 🤪 1y

Read4life I prefer one chapter a day. 1y

TheAromaofBooks Okay, we seem to be pretty unanimous - one chapter a day it is!! Looking forward to reading with you all!! 😁 @BarkingMadRead @Bklover @CatLass007 @ChaoticMissAdventures @Clare-Dragonfly @Cuilin @curiouserandcurioser @Deblovestoread @janeycanuck @julieclair @Librarybelle @Read4life @TheBookHippie @wordslinger42 1y

TheAromaofBooks @curiouserandcurioser @Deblovestoread - I have you both added to the tag list for this one!! If either of you would like to be added to my master list, which I tag each month so people can decide whether or not they want to read that month\'s book, just let me know!! 1y

Bklover So glad you‘re sticking to one chapter a day! 1y

Jadams89 Can I be added to the tag list? I‘ve had this book on my shelf for probably 15 years waiting to be read 1y

curiouserandcurioser @TheAromaofBooks yes, please add me to master list! Thanks❤ 1y

julieclair I‘m going to try! Glad it‘s one chapter a day. 😎 1y

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LitsyEvents

The Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas

https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2778074
Via @TheAromaofBooks

Hey friends!! Time to start thinking about our October #RandomClassic - The Three Musketeers!! I've never read this book or any other book by Dumas, but I have had a lovely two-volume edition sitting on my shelf since... 2003 k Let me know if you want to read along!! Wel'll be tackling one chapter a day, which means it will take us over 2 months to finish this 65-chapter story.

TheAromaofBooks Thank you!!! 1y

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TheAromaofBooks

The Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas

Hey friends!! Time to start thinking about our October #RandomClassic - The Three Musketeers!! I've never read this book or any other book by Dumas, but I have had a lovely two-volume edition sitting on my shelf since... 2003 😂 Let me know if you want to read along!! We'll be tackling one chapter a day, which means it will take us over 2 months to finish this 65-chapter story.

I'm planning to post The Red Pony discussion this weekend. Hopefully⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the Musketeers are at least moderately less depressing! 😅

As always, tagging the entire master list and you can let me know if you're interested in October's book specifically. I'll be posting weekly(ish) check-ins for the Musketeers as we go!!
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Lcsmcat I‘ll skip this one as I‘ve already read it. 1y

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janeycanuck Well, I still haven‘t finished Don Quixote OR Evelina so I should not add a third unfinished classic to my list! But uh… tag me for Three Musketeers anyway 🤪 1y

TheAromaofBooks @janeycanuck - I like your can-do attitude 😂 1y

BarkingMadRead Never read this, but I‘ve got it, I‘m ready! 1y

Cuilin I‘ve read it and loved it!! Very fun. Tag me anyway. If I remember enough I may join the discussion. 1y

janeycanuck @TheAromaofBooks I am nothing if not unwarrantedly optimistic! 1y

TheBookHippie Never read it -have my copy!! 1y

Librarybelle I‘m ready for it! 1y

Bklover I‘m ready!!! I‘m with @janeycanuck - my track record is NOT good, but will never give up!😉 1y

Read4life I‘ve never read it. I‘m ready with my copy. 1y

janeycanuck @Bklover we can stand on the sidelines and cheer everyone else on while holding our own unopened copies. 1y

wordslinger42 I‘ll jump in for October 😊 1y

ChaoticMissAdventures I have a copy!! This sounds daunting but I believe in us! 1y

julieclair I‘m going to try…. Have never read this and would like to. 🤞 1y

CatLass007 I have my free-on-Audible copy and I‘m ready. If it‘s going to take us over two months for the October selection, does that mean that the November selection is cancelled or moved? 1y

Clare-Dragonfly Yeah, I‘ll join in for this one! 1y

Bklover @janeycanuck That sounds perfect! 🧡 1y

TheAromaofBooks @CatLass007 - No, I start a new book on the first even if a previous book is still in progress. Keeps things lively 😂 However, I will take a poll from the group before we start next week to see if everyone would prefer to stick with one chapter or try two chapters a day so we can get through it in about a month instead of two. 1y

CatLass007 I don‘t think I‘ll be participating in the Christy buddy read. 1y

janeycanuck Before I end up down a rabbit hole on this... Is there any particular translation that is considered to be the standard or particularly good? 1y

TheAromaofBooks @janeycanuck - I haven\'t done any translation research, so let me know if you find out anything interesting 😂 I know there was a lot of variation with Don Quixote. 1y

janeycanuck @TheAromaofBooks I‘m settling on Richard Pevear. This website was helpful in deciding! https://welovetranslations.com/2022/07/13/whats-the-best-translation-of-the-thre... 1y

TheAromaofBooks @janeycanuck - Oooo thank you!!! That is SO interesting! I have a two-volume hardcover edition that has no copyright date but I am guessing printed c1950. I just clicked through and compared the first line to all the ones that this article provided and still couldn\'t find a match!!! My concern is that it\'s abridged since so many translations are. So this was very helpful to find an unabridged edition - I am going with Pevear as well - Amazon ⬇ 1y

TheAromaofBooks (cont\'d) can have it here tomorrow, just in time! 😂 1y

janeycanuck @TheAromaofBooks oh, that‘s so weird none of the translations match!! That‘s awesome you‘ll be able to get a Pevear quickly. The whole abridgement to turn it into a kid‘s story in English is so bizarre. I‘m glad there are some truer versions that keep the spirit of the writing. 1y

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CogsOfEncouragement

The Red Pony | John Steinbeck

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I‘ve read a few Steinbeck through the years, but not this. Now I‘m ready for the #RandomClassic discussion later this month.

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