Tag Archives: Readalongs

War and Peace Readalong: March and April

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

This year I’m taking part in a year-long group read of War and Peace, hosted by Amy and Iris. I had fallen behind with the reading in March (which is why I didn’t post an update for that month) but … Continue reading →

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War and Peace Readalong: February

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

This is my second monthly update on the readalong of War and Peace I’m participating in this year (hosted by Amy and Iris). Unlike last month, when I reported on how much I was enjoying the book and finding it … Continue reading →

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War and Peace Readalong: January

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

Throughout 2013 I am taking part in a readalong of Tolstoy’s War and Peace hosted by Amy of My Friend Amy and Iris of Iris on Books. Amy has posted some questions to help us discuss January’s reading. Why are … Continue reading →

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Group Read: The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Having signed up for the Elizabeth Gaskell Reading Challenge I’m intending to read some of Gaskell’s full-length novels this year, but when I saw that Katherine of Gaskell Blog was hosting a group read of the novella, The Moorland Cottage, … Continue reading →

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Final thoughts on Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

I was hoping to have this review ready to post at the end of Amanda’s readalong, but as usual things didn’t go according to plan and I’m almost a week late! I had tried to read Bleak House once or … Continue reading →

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Bleak House Readalong: Chapters 20-32

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

I didn’t post my Bleak House Readalong update last Wednesday as it was Book Blogger Appreciation Week, so in this post I’ll be discussing Week 4: Chapters 20-25 and Week 5: Chapters 26-32. *Please note: If you haven’t read as … Continue reading →

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Bleak House Readalong: Chapters 14-19

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

I’m a few chapters ahead of the readalong schedule again, but this post is based on my thoughts at the end of Chapter 19. *Please be aware that this post may contain spoilers* It’s week 3 of the readalong, I’m … Continue reading →

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