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The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford
The first time I heard of Ford Madox Ford was when I was reading Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast. I can’t remember the exact quote, but essentially Hemingway said readers shouldn’t bother with Ford’s novels. Then a few months ago … Continue reading
Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee
This is the fourth novel I’ve read by Coetzee and the third that I’ve completed for my 50 Year Project. I read this novel a few years ago and found it disturbing. Since I have the rule that I have to read or reread … Continue reading
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Youth by J. M. Coetzee
J. M. Coetzee’s Youth is a semi-fictionalized autobiographical novel, published in 2002. In the novel, a young man during the 1960s, after graduating in mathematics and English, flees South Africa and settles in London. He doesn’t want to cope with the political … Continue reading
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Dusklands by J. M. Coetzee
There are two authors on the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die that have ten novels on the list. One is Charles Dickens. The other is J. M. Coetzee. This year I am determined to read the ten … Continue reading
Shakespeare and Reading Goals
Last week I asked all of you which play by Shakespeare I should read this summer. And the winner is Macbeth. I’m really excited to read this one since so many of you said that you loved it. Thanks for … Continue reading
April Reading Goals.
I don’t usually do this, but for this month I’m going to post about my reading goals for April. I’m trying to get more organized and I figure if I blog about it, it might help. This month I hope … Continue reading
Books Published in the First Years of My Life Challenge
It has been a few weeks since I joined another reading challenge for 2012. Since most of my challenges will involve reading classics I decided to select some books that are a little more recent. Words and Peace has a … Continue reading
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50 Year Project 