These challenges are the greatest thing since sliced bread! What a great way to motivate, focus and direct your own reading. I'm about 2/3 of the way through George Orwell's Burmese Days so I'll allow myself the indulgence of updating the list as though it were complete. Here's how I stand at the moment:
Here's the link to 3M's blog for a detailed explanation of the rules and a list of participants. Completed titles appear in red italics.
1870 The Law and the Lady - Wilkie Collins
1880 A Study in Scarlet - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1890 The Well at World's End - William Morris
1900 First Men in the Moon - HG Wells
1910 The Poison Belt - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1920 The Mysterious Affair at Styles – Agatha Christie
1930 Burmese Days – George Orwell
1940 The Robe - Lloyd C Douglas
1950 The Voyage of the Space Beagle – AE van Vogt
1960 The Chrysalids – John Wyndham
1970 Mission of Gravity – Hal Clement
1980 West of Eden – Harry Harrison
1990 Plum Island – Nelson DeMille
2000 Ptolemy's Gate – Jonathan Stroud
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
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3 comments:
Great progress so far!
Yep, I just sit back in my ice cube recliner, comfortably ensconced in my igloo, and the money rolls in all by itself (rolls eyes).
the money rolls in all by itself
???
With all that ice, I'd think it would be sliding, not rolling.... 8)
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