tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post5234990211386663230..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Back to the Classics 2018: Final Wrap-Up PostsKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-61647477327678714472018-12-31T18:51:42.856-05:002018-12-31T18:51:42.856-05:00I finished a while ago, but I wasn't able to w...I finished a while ago, but I wasn't able to write my wrap-up (an a few reviews hehehe) until today. Thank you for this amazing challenge! :DTaniahttps://duranteelconticinio.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-40127066617923509562018-12-31T18:33:36.207-05:002018-12-31T18:33:36.207-05:00I only completed 8 categories, so I only get one c...I only completed 8 categories, so I only get one chance.<br />#1 A 19th century classic: The Fortunes of Nigel by Sir Walter Scott<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2220116985?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1<br />#3 A Classic by a Woman Author<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/334241920?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1<br /><br />#5 A Children’s Classic: Linnets and Valerians<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2465281764?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1<br />#6 A Classic Crime Story: The Maltese Falcon <br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2583071501?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1<br />#7 A classic travel or journey narrative, fiction or non-fiction: Kon-Tiki<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2232196702?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1<br />#10 A classic by an author that’s new to you: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1855602499?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1<br />#11 A classic that scares you: Kristin Lavransdatter<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/334241998?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1<br />#12 Re-read a favorite classic: A Wrinkle in Time<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/333802081?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1<br /><br />You can contact me at nuninmex@hotmail.com<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429385363899319104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-66209331300744725322018-12-31T14:04:43.564-05:002018-12-31T14:04:43.564-05:00Linked my wrap-up post. Thanks for hosting this ag...Linked my wrap-up post. Thanks for hosting this again!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225859948546847678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-68168348646866221332018-12-31T02:39:57.246-05:002018-12-31T02:39:57.246-05:00Hi, I've been able to complete six categories ...Hi, I've been able to complete six categories and have linked my post. My blog is 'a hot cup of pleasure' and my email id. is neerrr(at)gmail(dot)comneerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-75377616127249465392018-12-31T02:07:43.812-05:002018-12-31T02:07:43.812-05:00This was a lot of fun! Thank you, Karen, for hosti...This was a lot of fun! Thank you, Karen, for hosting this challenge, my first. I've read in all 12 categories and linked to my reivews in my wrapup post, listed above. Looking forward to 2019's challenge.BookTapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808126395322513413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-13954820522523880472018-12-29T11:33:17.534-05:002018-12-29T11:33:17.534-05:00I completed 9 categories just under the wire and h...I completed 9 categories just under the wire and have linked my wrap up post. Thank you for hosting this challenge and I'm glad you decided to do it again in 2019!Mary R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12468537883595941188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-10937736269849083792018-12-29T11:14:51.979-05:002018-12-29T11:14:51.979-05:00I completed all 12 of the categories again this ye...I completed all 12 of the categories again this year (yea! So excited!). I thoroughly enjoyed every book I read this year, but if I had to pick one favorite, it would be The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It is undoubtedly the best book I have ever read.<br /><br />These are the books I read in each category (I do not have a blog, but all of my books are posted on Goodreads):<br /><br />1. 19th century classic (1800-1899): White Nights (1848) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2212491844<br /><br />2. 20th century classic (1900-1968): 1984 (1949) by George Orwell<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2177259335<br /><br />3. Classic by a woman author: O Pioneers (1913) by Willa Cather<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2211275718<br /><br />4. Classic in translation: The Count of Monte Cristo (French, 1844) by Alexandre Dumas<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2177278885<br /><br />5. Children’s classic: Little House in the Big Woods (Little House series #1, 1932) by Laura Ingalls Wilder<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2435877070<br /><br />6. Classic crime story (fiction or non-fiction): In Cold Blood (1966) by Truman Capote<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2196063528<br /><br />7. Classic travel or journey narrative (fiction or non-fiction): Don Quixote (1605) by Miguel de Cervantes<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2523131133<br /><br />8. Classic with a single-word title: Macbeth (1606) by William Shakespeare<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2289518034<br /><br />9. Classic with a color in the title: The Woman in White (1859) by Wilkie Collins<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2209546903<br /><br />10. Classic by an author that’s new to me: A Bell for Adano (1944) by John Hersey<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2300474023<br /><br />11. Classic that scares me (one I’ve been putting off forever): Atlas Shrugged (1957) by Ayn Rand<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2180054139<br /><br />12. Re-read a favorite classic: Death on the Nile (1937) by Agatha Christie<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2211291303<br /><br />Thank you, Karen, for continuing this challenge again next year. I look forward to participating once again.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205332241000300136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-72397236615540718452018-12-26T11:56:29.336-05:002018-12-26T11:56:29.336-05:00I did it! Now I just hope I did this right as well...I did it! Now I just hope I did this right as well. Next year, I'll write the reviews, as I read the books. Promise!Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-85465005884564420562018-12-26T08:16:38.542-05:002018-12-26T08:16:38.542-05:00I did it! And now I hope I did it right. I solemnl...I did it! And now I hope I did it right. I solemnly swear never to postpone my reviews ever again. Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-28106971739356813102018-12-23T16:45:14.436-05:002018-12-23T16:45:14.436-05:00Managed to read all twelve I believe. I really do ...Managed to read all twelve I believe. I really do love this challenge because it gets me to read some books I might not otherwise choose!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09326127651421456713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-86397696095278816842018-12-23T16:13:09.305-05:002018-12-23T16:13:09.305-05:00Thomas Peaple tppeaple@gmail.com
19th century- Th...Thomas Peaple tppeaple@gmail.com <br />19th century- The Importance of Being Earnest <br />20th century- 4.50 from Paddington <br />Woman- The Daughter of Time <br />Translation- Utopia (latin) <br />Detective- The Murder of Roger Akroyd <br />Colour- The Blue Castle <br />New to Me- Last Seen Wearing ( Hilary Waugh) <br />Children's classic- The Horse and his Boy <br />journey- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader <br />One word- Rebecca <br />Reread- Anne of Green Gables <br />Intimidating- Anna KareninaThomas peaplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253469455331148228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-68658199495790157002018-12-22T10:12:13.053-05:002018-12-22T10:12:13.053-05:00I don't have a blog so linking my Goodreads re...I don't have a blog so linking my Goodreads reviews. I completed all 12 challenges. :)<br /><br />1. 19th Century: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo <br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1824918750<br />2. 20th Century: The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter <br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1838829633<br />3. A Classic by a Woman - Mansfield Park by Jane Austen<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1714589416<br />4. A Classic in Translation - The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hašek<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2039585106<br />5. A Children's Classic - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1754843398<br />6. A Classic Crime Story - The Daffodil Affair by Michael Innes<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2085908511<br />7. A Classic Travel or Journey Narrative - Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2125385378<br />8. A Classic with a Single Word Title - Middlemarch by George Eliot<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1730953286<br />9. A Classic with a Color in the Title - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1754843506<br />10. A Classic By an Author That's New To You - Sanshiro by Natsume Soseki<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1866517946<br />11. A Classic that scares you - A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1714589857<br />12. Reread a Favorite Classic - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen<br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/165240386<br /><br />You can contact me through Goodreads or through my email n.hawk0824@gmail.com :) <br />Sasha H. https://www.blogger.com/profile/05175307255344644443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-53025251798617374702018-12-21T13:13:46.845-05:002018-12-21T13:13:46.845-05:00I finished! I'm so proud of myself!I finished! I'm so proud of myself!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16570909066204046214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-43051217848741705942018-12-21T11:13:07.998-05:002018-12-21T11:13:07.998-05:00I finished the last book for the challenge a few d...I finished the last book for the challenge a few days ago, and I just wrote and linked to my wrap up post that has all the links to the 12 books. I've also linked here to my reviews in your links for each category.<br /><br />This is my wrap up post, https://silviacachia.wordpress.com/2018/12/21/back-to-the-classics-2018-wrap-up/<br /><br />My email is silviacachia at yahoo dot com. <br /><br />Thanks for the challenge, Merry Christmas, and I'm looking forward to next year's categories!Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-19126033785841709592018-12-19T14:49:19.126-05:002018-12-19T14:49:19.126-05:00That's great, thank you!That's great, thank you! Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-79489256833324799252018-12-16T23:02:19.905-05:002018-12-16T23:02:19.905-05:00I didn't think I'd get to finish the chall...I didn't think I'd get to finish the challenge but I hadn't counted on Anna Karenina being such an absorbing read!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-62514907377898605502018-12-15T02:55:36.651-05:002018-12-15T02:55:36.651-05:00Hi Karen, I've finished & linked my wrap-u...Hi Karen, I've finished & linked my wrap-up post. My email is on my blog but I'll add it here too: chudson9(at)bigpond(dot)com<br />Great to see you're continuing the challenge next year. The categories are interesting.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-60203511922959879122018-12-12T09:25:49.752-05:002018-12-12T09:25:49.752-05:00I posted a link to my Goodreads shelf, in the revi...I posted a link to my Goodreads shelf, in the reviews I wrote which prompt it is for, I hope that's alright!<br /><br />If not, I'll post a list here:<br /><br />1. 19th century classic: The Hunchback of Notre Dame<br />2. 20th century classic: Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) - published in 1968, so 50 years old exactly!<br />4. Classic in translation: Peter Pan<br />5. Children's Classic: Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass<br />9. A Classic with a color in the title: James and the Giant Peach<br />10. A new-to-you-author: A Single ManCarmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011202283502224742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-12364569270467354062018-12-12T01:01:26.991-05:002018-12-12T01:01:26.991-05:00Just added my wrap up link to Mr. Linky. Managed t...Just added my wrap up link to Mr. Linky. Managed to read all twelve and am looking forward to next year. Thanks for hosting Karen! :DRuthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-47058129439651619282018-12-10T15:28:57.962-05:002018-12-10T15:28:57.962-05:00Yay!!! I finished the challenge! I posted the li...Yay!!! I finished the challenge! I posted the link to my blog entry and my blog entry has the list with links to all the books I chose. I hope that is correct!!! If not, please let me know and I can do whatever is needed to get my name entered in the drawing. Thanks for the challenge, this is my first time doing it. [(I am listed as either Anh or Anh Gordon or Anh (Gordon) in your category pages]. kaenhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954306305483228594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-36966623193461777192018-12-09T13:29:20.961-05:002018-12-09T13:29:20.961-05:00Apparently I can message people via Goodreads! Tha...Apparently I can message people via Goodreads! Thank you for suggesting this, I will add it to the instructions. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-12531354698630310852018-12-08T21:26:20.929-05:002018-12-08T21:26:20.929-05:00I don't have a blog but I hope my link to my G...I don't have a blog but I hope my link to my GoodReads Classics Challenge shelf will make this easier for you.<br />It has been a great year with some new writers, some brilliant books and a few disappointing ones.<br />Classics challenge wrap-up<br /><br />19th Century: The Pioneers by James Fennimore Cooper https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2216343928?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />20th Century: All That Swagger by Miles Franklin https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2220642717?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />By a Woman Author: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2220641946?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />Classic in Translation: Kristin Lavransdotter: The Wife by Sigrid Unset https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2220641508?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />A Children’s Classic: The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1821767563?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />A Classic Crime Story: The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1491383235?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />Journey or Travel Narrative: Forbidden Journey by Ella Maillart <br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2214762959?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />A Classic with a Single Word Title: Katherine by Anya Seton https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2220639307?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />A Classic with Color in the Title: Red Pottage by Mary Cholmondeley https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1606359668?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />A Classic by an Author New to You: Sunlight on a Broken Column by Attia Hosain https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2216343007?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />A Classic That Scares You by its Sheer Length: Black Lamb & Grey Falcon by Rebecca West https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2216345638?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />Re-read a Favourite Classic: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1491301368?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 <br /><br />Thank you for expanding my mind. <br />Pat Kenber<br />kenber@sbcglobal.net<br /> PatKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340484003660647950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-44929797511129504462018-12-03T15:23:54.719-05:002018-12-03T15:23:54.719-05:00I read 9 books this year, so I qualify for 2 entri...I read 9 books this year, so I qualify for 2 entries into the drawing, woo hoo! :)<br /><br />1 - 19th Century Classic: The Time Machine<br />2 - 20th Century Classic: Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy<br />3 - Classic Author New to Me: The Mysterious Affair at Styles<br />4 - Classic by Female Author: Poirot Investigates<br />5 - Classic Crime: The Murder on the Links<br />6 - Classic Children's: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland<br />7 - Classic Color in Title: The Children of Green Knowe<br />8 - Classic Single Word Title: Persuasion<br />9 - Classic That Scared Me: War and Peace<br /><br />I was mostly disappointed with my picks this year. I'm hoping to choose better books next year! I did really enjoy finally discovering Agatha Christie, though, and really enjoyed Kristin Lavransdatter, one I picked up because the cover was so pretty. And after having read War and Peace, I now have the confidence to tackle any long book, so it wasn't all for naught! :)<br /><br />The links to all my reviews are here under my Back to the Classics Goodreads shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/29349600-rachel-b?shelf=back-to-classics-2018<br /><br />(I have listed the links individually under each corresponding category post on your blog as well, but if I need to list them individually here, please let me know.)<br /><br />As far as contact information goes, are you able to use Goodreads to contact the winner?Rachel Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216974656186832613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-50298867891750686222018-11-25T07:07:06.985-05:002018-11-25T07:07:06.985-05:00Just posted my Back to the Classics 2018 final wra...Just posted my <a href="http://100greatestnovelsofalltimequest.blogspot.com/2018/11/back-to-classics-challenge-2018.html" rel="nofollow">Back to the Classics 2018 final wrap up</a><br />Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-42488324783785286472018-11-24T20:54:08.674-05:002018-11-24T20:54:08.674-05:00I've posted my wrap up. I had a great year rea...I've posted my wrap up. I had a great year reading all of the books! I'll be sending you an email so you have a way of contacting me - I don't have an email listed on my blog.Amy Alinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com